The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-07
WAR

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sunk by German submarine in the Eng.
fish channel. with 579 of crew.
Jan. b.-Russians annihilated Ninth
Turkish army corps and routed First and
Tenth corps In the Caucasus.
Russians forced Uzsok pass In the
Carpathians.
Jan. 1Q-I.ille evacuated by Germans
and occupied by British.
Jan. I.-Russians stormed southern
~Carpathian pass and entered Transyl-
vania-
Ian. 1s-Six German Zeppelins raided
Norfolk coast. dropping bombs in
Yarmouth. Sandringham. Kings Lynn,
Conner. Sherringham and Beeston. caus-
ing heavy damage and some loss of life.
Jan. Alderman armored cruiser Blue
cher sunk and two battle cruisers Grip
pied by Vice Admiral Beatty's squadron
In running fight In North sea
Jan. c6.-Austro-Hungarian forces occu-
pied Kielce. Russian Poland.
Jan. N.-Austrians drove Russians from
Uzsok pase in Carpathians.
Feb. L-French torpedo boa. sunk of
Nieuport.
four forts IN the Dardanelles.
Feb. 4-Gernany declared waters
around British isles a war zone.
Feb. 6-Russians crossed River Rawka,
penetrating German front west of War
Jaw.
Ieo. 5.-IeTN1dnS VlOlenItY DOmDarQeQ
Scissors, setting II afre.
Feb, N-Russians repulsed Austro-G Ger
mans in Carpathians but were driven back
In BukowinA-
British held cargo of food ship Will
heimina,
Feb. n.-united States warned Germany
against destroying American vessels or
Hives Of American citizens In attacking
shipping. and warned Great Britain of
the danger to American interests in the
cse OF American flag by British vessels.
Germans evacuated Lodz. but drove the
k1ussfans out Of East Prussia.
FEB. H.-Germany replied u~nfavprably
90 American warning not to sink Ameri-
can ships. and Great Britain refused to
modify its shipping orders
, Germany began blockade Of England BY
thinking two vessels.
FEB. S.-German blockaders sank
american steamer Carib, Norwegian shin
Eegin. damaged British collier and three
British merchant steamers.
Keims bombarded by Germans, 20 ci-
Villains killed.
Feb. 2s.-Allied fleets reduced Turkish
sorts at entrance of Dardanelles.
Feb. 2s.-Dacia seized by French cruiser
and taken to Brest.
March Great Britain laid embargo
against shipment of all commodities into
Germany.
Hamburg-American o~ficials indicted in
New York by federal grand Jury for con-
1piracy to defraud the United States.
March 6.-Austrians evacuated Czerno-
WITT, Bukowina.
March s.-Zeppelin airship LIS de-
etroyed near Tiriemont and II of crew
Killed.
March 1o.-American ship William F.
Frye sunk by German cruiser Pr,nz Fitel
Friedrich. Prinz Eitel at Newport News
with captain and crew OF Frye.
March n-German submarine U-12 sunk
ny British torpedo boat Ariel.
British took Neuve ChApelle.
Germans abandoned Augustowo, Po-
Hard.
March 15.-Britsh order in council shu,
on all trade with Germany. ordering tech
n1cal blockade.
German cruiser Dresden sunk OF Falk-
and Islands by British warships Glasgow
and Kent and Japanese converte: cruiser
Drama.
March D-American sanitary commits
sion organized for work in Serbia.
British battleships Irresistible and Ocean
n French battleship Bouvet sunk by
soines in the D~ardaneiles.
March 2.-Austrtan fortress of Prem
yxi surrendered to Russians.
Turks mastered thousands of Chris
tians at Urumiah. Persia.
March 2-Germans In Client executed
II Beigtans az spies.
Germans drove Russians out OF East
Prussia
Allies landed force on Gallipol PENN
sula-
March 27.-RussIans forced way through !
C~arpath,ans into Hungary.
March %.-Twenty-day battle in Cham |
8 country Won by French, Germans |
losing 1000.
German submarine sank British steam
ers Aguilar and Falaba. about 40 lives
being lost.
April 4.-Russians cleared Beskid range
of Austrians.
Turkish cruiser Mejldleh sunk by Rus
sian mine.
April s-Germany agreed to pay for
sinking American ship William p. Frye. |
April 10.-Steamer Harpalyce. first re-
lief ship OF New York to Belgium. sunk
In North sea by torpedo or mine.
April 2l.-United States replied to Ger
governments criticism OF its for
sign policies. denying allegations and re-
jecting suggestions that expectation of
be prohibited.
sunk by Austrian torpedo. $50 lives
April 2e.-German air raiders dropped
fncendiary bombs on five English east
coast towns.
Russians occupied Loubnia. northeast
Uzsok pass.
April 81. British announced destruction
Of eight German submarines within week
by mines and net traps.
May british torpedo boat destroyer
and two German torpedo boats sunk In
Eight in North sea.
American tank steamer Gulhight tor
by Germans off Scilly islands, cap
tain and two seamen lost.
May S-Austro-German forces occupied
Tarnow.
May 7-Cunard liner Lusitania torpedoed
md sunk by Germans of coast of Ireland
loss of 1.36 lives. including lis
Americans: among tho latter A. G. Van
Ebert Hubbard. Chas. Frohman.
Chas. Klein and Charles Plamondon.
May &-British destroyer Maori SUM
BY mine.
Russian naval base Of Libau captured
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