The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-01-07
THE WAR.

Jan. 1-British predreadnaught Formi
dable sunk in English channel; 800 los
Eight Russian army corps cross Car
pathians and enter Hungary.
| k.--RuSsia estimates Turkish loss Il
Caucasus at 100000 men; announces cap
ture # eight Hungarian towns.
s-Italy calls 100000 men to the colors
| 8.-Austria protests against Italian occu
| patton of Avlona, Albania.
| 13.-Count Berchtold, Austrian premier
| resigns
A.-Germans at Scissors drive Frencl
across the Aisne river with heavy loss
| H.-Germans state allies lost 100000 mel
| in recent futile offensive on west front
| 19-Zeppelins lombard six British towns
kill five.
| H.-Russia says Austrian resistance IL
northeastern Hungary has been broken
| A.-Battle of Dogger Banks; German
cruiser Bluecher sunk.
alderman government seizes all corn
wheat and flour.
30.-Russian army reaches Tilsit, Eas
Prussia Russians occupy Tabriz. Per
Feb. 5.-Germany announces war zone
about British Isles to start February IS
1.-THE Lustania flies American flag
:, crossing Irish sea to avoid submarines
1.-Sharp American note to Germany. re-
fusing to recognize the war zone. Is
made public.
S.-German submarine blockade" OF
Great Britain begins.
N.-Thirty-two British-French warshfps
attempt to force Dardanelles.
N.-Germans announce more than 100000
Russians captured in second battle of
Mazurian lakes.
24-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
6.-Allies land 100000 men at Dardanelles.
6-Austrians evacuate Czernowitz Veni-
zelos. Greek premier. resigns:
u.-German cruiser Prince Eite Fried
rich informed at Hampden Roads, Brit
ish win victory at Neuve Chapelle. but
bungling prevents their using 1t. Ger
man submarine sinks British cruiser
Bayano; $50 lost
Alderman cruiser Dresden sunk near
Juan Fernandez islands. Pacific ocean:
H-Lloyd-George announces Britain will
take over war industries.
B-British battleships Irresistible and
Ocean and French battleship Bouvet
sunk at Dardanelles.
21.-Zeppelins lombard Paris.
22.-Przemysl captured by Russians; 49,,
900 men taken.
23.-Germans announce Memel has been
recaptured from Russians.
Fisherman submarine sinks the Falaba;
1lS lost; one American killed. German
submarine U 20, Captain Weddigen.
sunk
he has given up liquor for the duration
of the war.
April 1l-German cruiser Karlsruhe in
termed at Norfolk
20.-British capture Hill 60, another de-
lusve victory
24.-Using asphyxiating gas. Germans cap
:. ture several villages north of Ypres.
B.-French cruiser Leon Gambetta sunk
by Austrian submarine in the Strait of
Otranto: 600 killed
military offensive in history
begins with German attack on Russians
near Gorlice Galicia
May 1.-AmericanI ship Gulf1ight torpedoed
off Scflly Islands, three killed. n
Washington hears American steamer
Gushing is damaged by bomb from Ger
man aeroplane. Germans capture Tar
now.
,.-Japan sends 4ltimatum to China
'.-Lusitania torpedoed off Fastnet Rock.
Ireland; 1900 dead, including 40 Ameri-
cans.
l-Germans capture Libau. Russian Bal
1-Wison announces "A man may be
too proud to fight"
Bryce commission gives detailed re-
port on Germdn atrocities in Belgium.
British battle$hip Goliath sunk by |
4-President Wilson'S first note on the |
Lusitania made public.
1-Italy declares, war on Austria. Coali- |
ton cabinet ANNOUNCED In London. Italy |
invades Austria at three points.
British battldship Triumph torpedoed
at Dardaneles. ! American ship Nebras-
kan torpedoed.
british battlaship Majestic sunk in
Dardaneles Steamer Princess Irene,
British auxiliary blown up at mouth of |
Thames: all ABOARD killed.
First Zeppelin raid on London. Ger
Wilson. proves disappointing
une 4.-German9 capture Przemys1
Germany in mote TO Washington re-
grets attack orb Gushing and Gulfiight.
Italians occupy Monfalcone.
Italians take Gradisca.
Second U. IS. Lusitania note made
public.
.-Venizelos wins in Greek election.
Sixteen killed in Zeppelin raid on
England.
.-Austro-Gern} any occupy Tarnogrod
ANNOUNCES Captain Weddi-
gen was killed when his submarine was
sunk
.-Lemberg fd lis to Austro-G German New
British loan of 81, $50. 900 is f1oated
French cal ture the Labyrinth, north
of ArraS.
lily 4.-ltaliahs take Tolmino.
Last German troops in South Africa
German nbte on Lusitania made pub
lie Italian (cruiser Amalf sunk by Aus
TRAN submarine in Adriatic.
German cruiser, Koenigsberg de-
stroyed by british in East Africa.
Germans fcapture Przasnysz. Two | {
hundred SoIIth Wales coal miners quit
work.
German submarine attacks Cunard ]
liner Ordunta.
italian 4ruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi ]
Junk by Austrian submarine.
Third UI S. Lusitania note to Ger
many made. public. /
steamer Leelanaw torpe-
loed off SCOTLAND Germans take Pull
usk.
-Austro- Getman take Lublin.
British steamer Iberian torpedoed.
me. American killed. Germans take
g. 1-AustHo- Hungarian protest against J
nunition trfde made public in Wash
Germans flake Warsaw.
Germans take Ivangorod.
Germans take Serock. Russians de- 6
eat Germafns in naval battle in Gulf of
,iga. i
Germans aake Lomza.
Germans take Stedlice. Six killed in
eppeln raid on England. Allies land 1
LOCO men DIT three points on Gallipoli
Germans ltake Kovno.
-Venizelos,I proally, again chosen Greek /
remier British transport Royal Ed
ard sunk BIN the Aegean. one thousand
lied L
White Star liner Arabic torpedoed;
,veral Amfricans killed. Germans cap
e Novogeqrgievsk. i