The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-28
Progress Of the World Conflict
In 1916 Great Actions and
Heavy Losses Rounania an
Ally of the Entente Powers.
JANUARY.

10 6upIAaFAlSSs germany agreed that
survivors on liners torpedoed would
not be sent adrift In open boats and
that she would pay for lives lost on
the Lusitania.
Dardanelles: Allies evacuated the Gal
lipoli peninsula British loss in the
campaign 10000.
D. Montenegro: Montenegrin officials
signed peace terms with Austria
FEBRUARY.
8. Galicia: Russian army attacked the
Austrian front near Tarnopol.
Is. Southern Zone: Russians captured Err
zerum with 1900 Turks and 1923 guns
Is. Verdun: Germans sprang a heavy at
tack on the Verdun salient along a Is
mile front; gains at some points were
miles deep.
rs. Verdun: French Fort Douaumont, A
miles from Verdun city, captured by
Germans.
e. Verdun: Germans tntrenched on a Il
mile front of ground captured.
MARCH.
8. Sea Raider: German ship Moewe,
which captured the British ship APP
pam and sank Is merchantmen, reach
ed home port laden with prisoners and
gold.
II. Yerdun Battle: French counterat-
tacks repulsed at Verdun.
italian Front: Italian artillery bonn
barded the Austrian town Of Goritz "A
hours.
10. Verdun: French attacks checked or
Dead Mans hill.
a. Liner Sunk: British steamer Sussex
torpedoed and sunk in the English
channel; 90 deaths
APRIL.
2 Aerial Warfare: Zeppelins raided
coast Of Scotland and England, inflict-
ing casualties which raised the total
in 8 days to 50 killed and 1865 wounded.
6. VeIdun: Germans captured Haucourt.
2. Verdun: French repulsed Germans at
Dead Mans hill.
8. Italy: Italians evacuated their front
line Of trenches in the ChristaIlo zone,
Trentino.
Verdun: French yielded Bethincourt
line to German assaults.
8. Verdun: In an offensive on Is mile
front the Germans captured 500 yards
of trenches on hill 295 near Dead
Mans hill, mo. 304. AssaiIants used
liquid fire.
ID. Vefdun: French offensive on Dead
Mans hill repulsed by Germans
IS. Mesopotamia: Russians captured Treb-
izond, an important Turkish town on
the Black sea.
q. Russian North Front: Germans cap
tured over 5000 Russians in drive
south of Lake Narocz
%. British Disaster: General Townshend
surrendered Kut-el- Amara, Mesopota-
mia, to the Turks, with about 10000
troops.
8. Submarines: Germany agreed to mod
ify submarine warfare on merchant
ships
%. Belgian Front: Germans captured
1900 yards of British trenches, 100 to
800 yards deep, on Vimy ridge.
Verdun: French recaptured Fort Douau-
mont after violent struggle; also re-
took hill 287.
"a. Verdun: Germans recaptured Fort
Douaumont and other positions;
French counterattacks repulsed.
26. Neutral Rights: United States de-
manded that England cease Illegal
seizures of neutral mails at sea.
80. Italy: Austrians launched great drive
in TTentino.
81 Naval Battle: Greatest naval battle
of the war off Jutland coast Ger
man high seas fleet led the attack,
defeating first British division. Brit
ish reserve turned the tide, but battle
ended in draw. Both sides lost
heavily in ships; loss of life upward of
10000.
JUNE.
i. italian Front: Italians opened a coun-
ter offensive in the zone of Austrias
maximum effort, May 30-31
4 Belgium: British counterattacks on
Ypres ridge repulsed with loss to the
Canadians of 5000 men.
Kitchener Lost: General Kitchener
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z. Verdun: Germans captured Fort
Vaux, called the key to Verdun."
g. Galician Front Russians recaptured
the fortress Of Lutsk, Volhynia
TO- Galician Front: Russians captured
Dubno, Volhynia; $4,000 prisoners
claimed in the days fighting, and
booty in enormous quantities"
Aerial Warfare: French aeroplanes
bombarded Karlsruhe and Treves. In
Karlsruhe 10 were killed.
% Verdun: German attacks carried
Thiaumont fort and reached to Fleury,
three and a half miles from Verdun.
25 Italy: Italians began an offensive in
Trentino. Austrians in general re.
treat.
JULY.
L verdun: French retook Thiaumont:
lost 1t at 8 p. m. and regained 1t at
rs
The Somme: Concerted French and
British drive begun on the north and
south banks of Somme river; villages
and towns and seven miles of trenchez
captured on q mile front.
2. The Somme: Battle all day on the
Somn1e. British captured Fricourt.
French captured Frise
g. The Somme: British attack conferred
around La Boisselle, aiming for Ba-
paume. French continued attacks to-
ward Peronne.
T. Verdun: Germans retook Fort Thiau,
mont.
5. The somme Germans made counter,
attacks on the Somme. but were re,
pulsed. French and British were alst
repuIsed at Hardecourt and on La
Boisseue front.
IL. The Somme: British attack on the
Somne covered mile front, including
La Boisseile, Contamination, Wood Of
Mametz and Trones Woods
L. The Sonrne: British captured Contal-
maiSon. Germans repuIsed French
south of the Somme
a. The Sonme: British opened daybFeak
attack on the second German line at
Longueval. captured that village and
all Of Trones Woods.
Is. The gomme: British captured Del
vile Wood
Is. The SoTnnle: Germans launched heavy
attack on the British new positions
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