The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-08-09


English channel. Six British drift-net
boats, a transport and destroyer and
one German destroyer sunk.
November 1.-Deutschland reaches
New London, Conn, on second trans
Atlantic trip with cargo worth $1O,-
100000. U-53 arrives in a German
port.
November 2.-Germans evacuate
Fort Vaux, at Verdun. Italians take
4,731 in new offensive.
November 3.-Italians take 1886
more prisoners.
November 5.-Central powers pro-
claim kingdom Of Poland. Italians
announce, have taken 4C,365 Austrians
since fall Of Gorlzia.
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 17.-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 Crai-
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-Seyerin 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 2.-French and Greeks
clash in Athens streets. Teutons win
great battle for Bucharest.
| December 6.-Bucharest falls.
December Lloyd George becomes
premier of Great Britain.
December s. Twenty-seven .hOu-
sand Roumanians surrender.
December 10.-Deutschland arrives
home.
December 12.-Germany announces
she is ready for peace parleys.
December 14.-Russia officially re-
Bluffs German peace offer.
December 15.-French under Nivelle
take 1900 prisoners on seven-mile
front at Verdun. Nivelle then leaves
to become commander in chief of all
Frances home armies. Buzcu and all
Wallachia lost to RouInanians.
December 1S.-Russian troops take
over whole Roumanian front.
December 19.-Lloyd George tells
commons Germans must make resti-
tuition and reparation to get peace.
December 2O.-Wilson sends notes
to both sides in war asking their aims
December 24.-Switzerland officially
indorses Wilson's plea for statement
of war aims.
December 25.-Teutons take 5000
Russians in Roumania.
December 26.-Germany replies tc
Wilson, suggesting peace conference
but not stating own war aims or terms
of peace.
December 30.-Allies in reply TO Ger
man peace proposal call offer empty
and insncere and refuse conference.
December 31.-King Constantine OF
Greece thanks President Wilson for his
note to the belligerents.
january 4. 1017.-British transport
Icernia sunk by U-boat in Mediterra
mean; $50 lost.
January 5.-House Of representa-
tives rules committee begins investiga
| ton of Wall street "leak" Of Wilson
peace note news.
January 6.-Russians retreat across
Sereth river in Roumania.
: January S.-Russians launch offen
sive near Riga.
: January 11.-Allies in reply to vii
! son note outline aims. but refuse L
parley with AN unbeaten Germany.
) January 17.-Learn German raidel
, Moewe has sunk q ships and seize'
three others in South Atlantic. En-
tente, in supplementary note to Wilson
: amplifies war aims.
: January 19.-British steamer Var
rowdale, Moewe's prize, reaches
: German port with 469 prisoners.
) January 90. - Wilson makes hi
t "peace without victory" address in sen
ate, demanding United States ente
$ world league at close of war.
January 24.-After initial successes
q Russians are forced back near Riga.
!. January 25.-NIlne sinks British aux
iliary cruiser Laurentic off Irish coas
Y January 31.-Germany declares rutf
less submarine war, revoking a
I pledges to the United States.
February 3.-United States sever
+ diplomatic relations with German.
= President Wilson in address to senat
outlines crisis. United States seize
9 interned German warships.
r February 4.-Wilson asks neutral
to break with Germany, United State
2 reserve fleet ordered in service.
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l. seaman was killed when German sui
; marine shelled lifeboat of BIRTHS
X steamer Eavestone.
February 6.-Learned Germany
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