Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-08-24


boats. transport and a destroyer and
one German destroyer sunk.
November deutschland reaches
New London, Conn, on second trans
Atlantic trip with cargo worth SlO,-
100000. U-53 arrives in a German
port.
November 2.-Germans evacuate
Fort Vaux, at Verdun. Italians take
Abb in new offensive.
November 3.-Italians take 3.49o
more prisoners.
November 5.-Central powers pro-
claim kingdom of Poland. Italians
announce, have taken 40,365 Austrians
since fall of Gorilla.
November 9.-Teutons driven back
twelve miles In Dobrudja.
November 13.-British advance north
of Ancre; take $500 prisoners.
November 15.-England announces
food controller will be appointed.
November News received OF
wholesale deportations Of Belgians for
forced labor In Germany.
November 19.-Allies take Monastir.
Macedonia.
November 21.-EmperOr Francis Jo-
seph of Austria dies and Charles Fran
els becomes ruler. Teutons take Graf
Ova In drive on western ROumania.
November 23.-Russian dreadnaught
Imperatrita Maria sunk by internal ex-
plosion; 200 killed.
November 24.-TeutOns capture Tur-
nu-Severin and OrsOva from ROuma-
mans.
November 25-TeutOns cross Alt
river and sweep rapidly through Rou'
mania.
November 26-Venizelos party de-
clares war on Germany and Bulgaria
Teutons invading Roumania from
north and south form junction.
November 27.-Teutons take Alex
andria. Roumania. Zeppelins raid
England: two dOwned by gunfire.
November 29.-Beatty replaces Jelli
coe in command of British fleet.
December French and Greeks
CidSU Ill hllltliS SilttlS. WIN
great battle for Bucharest.
December 6.-Bucharest falls.
December Lloyd George becomes
premier of Great Britain.
December s. -Twenty-sevep thou
sand Roumanians surrender.
December 10.-Deutschland arrive:
home.
December 12.-Germany announce:
she is ready for peace parleys.
December 14.-Russla officially re
Bluffs German peace offer.
December 15.-French under Nivell'
take 1900 prisoners on seven-mil'
front at Verdun. Nivelle then leave
to become commander In chief OF al
Frances home armies. Buzcu and al
Wallachia lost to Roumanians.
December 1S.-Russian troops TAX
over whole ROumanian front.
December 19.-Lloyd George tell
commons Germans must make rest
tuition and reparatiOn to get peace.
December 2O.-WilsOn sends note
to both sides In war asking their aims
December 24.-Switzerland Officiall
indorses Wilson's plea for statemen
of war aims.
December 25.-Teutons take 900
Russians in ROumania.
| December 26.-Germany replies Z
Wilson, suggesting peace conference
but not stating own war aims or term
Of peace.
December 30.-Allies In reply to Gel
man peace proposal call offer empt
and insincere and refuse conference.
December 31.-King Constantine g
Greece thanks President Wilson for hi
note to the belligerents.
January 4, 1917.-British transpol
Icernia sunk by U-bOat in Mediterrs
mean; $50 lost.
January 5.-House Of represent,
tives rules committee begins investig,
ton of Wall street leak" of Wilso
peace note news.
January 6.-Russians retreat acros
Sereth river In Roumania.
January S.-Russians launch Offer
sive near Riga.
January 11.-Allies in reply to Wi
son note outline aims. but refuse
parley with an unbeaten Germany.
January 17.-Learn German raid,
Moewe has sunk 81 ships and seize
three others in South Atlantic. E
tente. in supplementary note to Wilso
amplifies war aims.
January 19.-Brltish steamer va
rowdale, Moewe's prize, reaches
German port with 400 prisoners.
January Wilson makes h
/ "peace without victory" address in Sc
ate, demanding United States ent
world league at close of war.
January 24.-After initial success
Russians are forced back near Riga.
January 25.-Mine sinks British au
Hilary cruiser Laurentic off Irish Goa.
: January 31.-Germany declares rut
less submarine war, revOking /;
/ pledges to the United States.
February 3.-United States seve
: diplomatic relations with German
: President Wilson In address to sena
outlines crisis. United States seiz
3 informed German warships.
r February 4.-Wilson asks neutrs
to break with Germany, United Stat
reserve feet ordered in service.
S February 5.-Announced Americ
l. seaman was killed when German 81
). marine shelled lifebOat of Britt
K steamer EaveStOne.
February G.-Learned Germany
It holding United States Ambassador {
rard.