The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-01-08
THE WAR.


dahle sunk in English channel; 600 lost
Eight Russian army, corps cross Car
aIa pathians and enter HTngaTyh; aIsh ,os. in
Caucasus at 10000 men; announces cap
ture # eight Hungarian towns
1-Austria protests against Italian occu-
patton of Avlona, Albania.
13.-Count Berchtold. Austrian premier.
A.-Germans at Scissors drive French
across the Aisne river with heavy loss.
in recent futile offensive on west front.
1s:-Zeppelins lombard six British towns.
kill FIVE
N.-Russia says Austrian resistance in
northeastern Hungary has been broken.
A.-Battle of Dogger Banks: German
cruiser Bluecher sunk.
27.-German government seizes all corn.
wheat and flour.
| oo-Russian army reaches Tilsit. EaSt
Prussia. Russians occupy Tabriz Per-
Feb. 5.-Germany announces war zone
1.-The Lusitania flies American flag
crossing Irish to avoid submarines.
n-Sharp American note to Germany. re
fusing to recognize the war zone. Is
made public
1S-German submarine blockade" Of
Great Britain begins.
H-Thirty-two British-French warships
attempt to force Dardanelles.
22aGermans announce more than 10000
Russians captured in second battle of
Mazurian lakes.
c..-Russians ousted from Bukowina.
26.-Germans take Przasnysz.
March 1.-Russians recapture Przasnysz.
Lloyd-George demands abolition of
liquor in Britain.
2-Great Britain and France announce all
trade is to be cut off from Germany
and her allies.
5.-Allies land 10000 men at Dardanelles.
6.-Austrians evacuate Czernowitz. Veni-
zelos. Greek premier. resigns
hhGeTman oi cruiser r. Prince Prince paae Etei FEea Rr,t
ish win victory at Neuve Chapelle, but
bunglng. prevents their using 1t. Ger
man submarine sinks British cruiser
Bayano: 1870 lost.
H-German cruiser Dresden sunk near
Juan Fernandez Islands, Pacific ocean,
T-Lloyd-George announces Britain win
take over war industries.
1s-Brltish battleships Irresistible and
sunk at Dardanelles.
N-Zepoelins lombard Paris.
22.-Przemysl captured by Russians; 49,
900 men taken.
2a-Gerrnans announce Memel has heen
recaptured from Russians.
26.-German submarine sinks the Falaba.
lis lost: one American killed German
submarine %. Captain Weddigen.
sl.-King George of England announces
he has given up lia~or for the duration
of the war.
April n.-German cruiser Karlsruhe in
termed at Norfolk.
20.-British capture Hill 60. another de-
lusive victory.
ture several villages north of Ypres.
26.-French cruiser Leon Gambetta sunk
so.Noireatest military offensive in history
begins with German attack on Russians
near Gorlice Galic!a.
May 1.-American ship Gulhight torpedoed
off Scilly Islands; three killed.
2-Washington hears American steamer
Gushing Is damaged by bomb from Ger
man aeroplane. Germans capture Tar
now.
e.-Japan sends ultimatum to China.
7.-Lusitania torpedoed on F'astnet Rock.
Ireland; 100 dead. including il0 Ameri-
s-Germans capture Libau. Russian Bal
tic port.
n.-wiison announces: "A man may be
12-Bryce commission gives detailed re-
port on German atrocities In Belgium.
British battieship Goliath sunk by
l4,-President Wilson'S first note on the
Lusitania made public.
2.-Italy declares war on Austria Coali-
ton cabinet announced In London. Italy
inyades Austria at three points
S.-Brtish battleship Triumph torpedoed
at Dardanelles. American ship Nebras-
kan torpedoed.
E.-Brtish battleship Majestic sunk in
Dardanelles. Steamer Princess Irene.
British auxiliary, blown up at mouth OF
Thames: all aboard killed.
man reply to first Lusitania note reaches
Wilson, proves disappointing.
June 4.-Germans capture Przemysl,
grets attack on Gushing and Gulfiight
10.-Italians take Gradisca.
u.-Second U. s. Lusitania note made
public
16.-Sixteen killed in Zeppelin raid
England.
ls.-Austro- Germany occupy Tarnogrod..
@-Germany announces Captain weddi-
gen was killed when his submarine was
22.~Lemberg falls to Austro-German New
23.-F'rench capture the Labyrinth. north
of Arras.
s.-Last German troops in South Africa
surrender.
s-German note on Lustania made pub
lie. Italian cruiser Amalf sunk by Aus
trian submarine In Adriatic
1s.German sT,,l cruiser, ra koeh,gsberg ;sis de
15.-Germans capture Przasnysz. Twof
hundred South Wales coal miners auid
work.
1s.-German submarine attacks Cunar3
liner O-duna.
2o,-Italian cruiser Giuseppe Garibaidi
sunk by Austrian submarine.
23-Third u. s. Lusltania note to GeH
many made public.
25-Amercan steamer Leelanaw torpeA
doed off Scotland Germans. take Pull
tusk.
so.-Austrc-German take Luelin; .,.,
one American killed. Germans take
Chom.
muntion trade made public in Wash
ington.
s-Germans take Warsaw.
6.-Germans take Ivangorod
e.-Germans take Serock. Russians de-
feat Germans In naval battle in Gulf of
Riga
e-Germans take Lomza.
12-Germans take Stedlice. Six Killed in
Zeppelin raid on England. Allies land
10000 men at three points on Gallipoli
I7.-Gcrnans take Eovno.
S-Venizelos proally again chosen Greek
premier British transport Royal Ed
ward sunk in tho Aegean, one thousand
killed.
1s-White Star liner Arabic torpedoed;
several Americans killed. Germans cap
ture Novogeorgievsk.
23.-Germans take Ossowiec.
SPORTING RECORDS AND CHAM
PIQNS OE 1915.