The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-01-07
THE WAR.

Efsglit Russian army corps cross Car
pafhians and enter Hungary
Caucasus at 100000 men; announces cap
Gnre + eight Hungarian towns.
e.-Ita4s calls 100, 900 men to the coiors.
G--Austria protests against Italian Occur
patton Of Avlona Albania
13-Count Berchtold, Austrian PREMIER
resigns.
across the Aisne river with heavy loss
H.-Cermans state allies lost l5O.0OV men
In recent futile offensive on west front
zszeppelins lombard six British towns.
kill i've.
Russia says Austrian resistance in
northeastern Hungary has been broken.
"a Battle of Dogger Banks; German
cruiser Bluecher sunk.
G.-German government seizes all corn,
wheat and -four
Prussia. Russians occupy Tabriz. Per-
STA.
Feb. 5.-Germany announces war gone
about British Isles to start February IL.
T.--sEhe Lusitania flies American flag
crossing Irish sea to avoid submarines.
ii sharp American note to Germany. re-
fusing to recognize the war zone. Is
made public.
u. German submarine blockade Of
Great Britain begins.
N-Thirty-two British French Warships
attempt to force Dardanelles.
% Germans announce more than 100000
Russians captured in second battle Of
a. Russians ousted from Bukowina.
Germans take Przasnysz
March 1--Russians recapture Przasnysz.
Lloyd-George demands abolition OF
liquor In Britain.
a. Great Britain and France announce all
trade IS to be cut on from Germany
B.-Ailies land 100 900 men at Dardanelles.
6.--Austrians evacuate CzernoWitz. Vent
n German S cruiser Prince Eitel Fried
rich interned at Hampton Roads. Brit
isf win victory at Neuve Chapeile. but
bungling prevents their using 1t. Ger
man submarine sinks British cruiser
BayanO; $50 lost.
1&.-German cruiser Dresden sunk near
Juan Fernandez islands. Pacific ocean.
17.-IIoyd-C George announces Britain will
take over war Industries.
Is. British battleships Irresistible and
sunk at Dardanel1es.
E.-Zeppelins lombard Paris.
x2-Przemysl captured by Russians 49,
"a. Germans announce Memel has been
recaptured from Russians.
26,Cernan submarine sinks the Ealaba;
1fS lost; one American killed. German
submarine U %. Captain Weddigen.
ai.-King George of England announces
be has given up liquor for the duration
April m.~German cruiser Karlsruhe in
termed at Norfolk.
10. -British capture Hill so. another de-
M.-Using asphyxiating gas. Germans cap
ture several villages north Of Ypres.
as.--French cruiser Leon Gambetta sunk
by Austrian submarine in the Strait OF
Otranto: 800 killed.
s0.-Greafest military offensive In history
begins with German attack on Russians
near Gorlice. Galicia.
May l--American ship GuIhight torpedoed
OF Sciliy Islands: three killed.
Washington hears American steamer
Gushing Is damaged by bomb from Ger
man aeroplane Germans capture Tar
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S--Iusitania torpedoed OFF Fastnet Rock
IRELAND; 1000 dead. including ITO AmeriS
8.@Germans capture Libau. Russian Bal
Wilson announces: "A man may be
IL ~Bryce commission gives detailed re-
port on German atrocities In Belgium.
BEi lsh battleship Goliath sunk by.
H. President Wilson'S first note on the
Lrsitania made public.
81 italy declares war on Austria. Coall-
ton cabinet announced in London. Italy
invades Austria at three points.
H--British battieship Triumph torpedOed
bit Dardanelles American ship Nebras-
x,1B Is iii bafileshIp Majestic sunk In
Dardaneiles. Steamer Princess Irene.
British auxiliary, blown up at mouth of
8i-First Zeppelin raid on London. Ger
man reply to first Lusftania note reaches
Wilson proves xlisapp pointing
6.-Germany IN note to Washington re-
grets attack on Gushing and Gulhight.
s;-IIalians occupy Monfalcone
public.
1s5yenizeIos wins in Greek election
Is Sixteen killed in Zeppelin raid on
-Ausfro-Germany occupy Tarnogrod
20 Germany announces Captain Weddi-
gen was killed when his submarine was
sunk.
s2-Ienberg fails e Austro-G German. New
s9san ca y, Ike fshyrinth north
July 1--Italians take Tolnino
e.--Last German troops In South Africa
s.-Gerr liS note on Lusitania made pub
Nc Italian cruiser Amala sunk by Aus
trian submarine In Adriatic.
49, German cruiser. Koenigsberg de-
stroyed by British in East Africa.
zE-Germahs capture Prxasnysz. Two
hundred South Wales coal miners quit
as.~German submarine attacks cunard
20.-ftaiian cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi
sunk by Austrian submarine.
E3-Thfrd u. S. Lusitania note to Ger
many made public.
decd OF Scotland. Germans take Pull
kusk.
81 British steamer Iberian torpedoed.
one American killed. Germans take
Aug. L-Austro. Hungarian protest against
s-Gsrinans take Warsaw.
A-Germans take serock. Russians de-
feat Germans IN naval battle In Gulf Of
p.~Gergnans take Lomza.
H. Germans take StedlIee. Sig. killed In
Zeppelin raid on England, Allies land
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