The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-02

bridge across Danube.
October 26.--Light craft clash in
English channel. Six British drift-net
boats, a transport and a destroyer and
one German destroyer sunk.
November 1.-Deutschland reaches
New London, Conn, on second trans
Atlantic trip with cargo worth $10,-
100000. U-53 arrives in a German
port.
November 2.--Germans evacuate
Fort Vaux, at Verdun, Italians take
Alb in new offensive.
November 3.--Italians take 3.495
more prisoners.
November 5.-Central powers pro-
claim kingdom of Poland. Italians
announce, have taken 40365 Austrlans
since fall OF Gorilla.
November 9.-Teutons driven back
twelve miles in Dobrudja.
November 13.-Britlsh advance north
of Ancre; take $500 prisoners.
November 15.-England announces
food controller will be appointed
November 17.-News received of
wholesale deportatlons 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 Roumana from
north and south form junction.
November 27.-Teutons take Alex
andria, Roumania. Zeppelins raid
England; two downed by gunfre.
November 29.--Beatty replaces Jelll-
coe in command Of British fleet.
December 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 g. - Twenty-seven thou
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 5000 prisoners on seven-mile
front at Yerdun. Niyelle then leaves
TO become commander I'm chief of all
Frances home armies. Buzcu and all
Wallachia lost to Roumanians.
December 1S.-Russian troops take
over whole ROumanlan front.
December 10-Lloyd George tells
commons Germans must make restl-
tuition and reparaton to get peace.
December 20.--Wilson sends notes
to both sides in war asking their aims.
December 24.-Switzerland officially
lndorses Wilson's plea for statement
of war aims.
December 25.-Teutons take 5000
Russians In ROumania.
December 26,-Germany replies to
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 insincere and refuse conference.
December 31.-Klng Constantine of
Greece thanks President Wilson for his
note to the bellgerents.
January 4, 1917-Britlsh transport
Icernla sunk by U-boat in Medlterra-
mean; $50 lost.
January 5.--IIouse Of representa-
tives rules committee begins investlga-
ton of Wall street "leak" of Wilson
peace note news.
January G.-Russians retreat across
Sereth river In Roumnnla.
January S.-Russans launch often
slve near Riga.
January 11.--Allles in reply to VIII
son note outline aims. but refuse to
parlcy with an unbeaten Germany.
January 17.-Learn German raider
Moewe has sunk p ships and seized
three others in South Atlantic. En-
tente IN supplementary note to Wilson,
amplliies war aims.
January 19.-Brltish steamer Var
rowdale, Moewe's prize, reaches
German port with 400 prisoners.
Jr AIRY %. - Wilson makes his
"peace without victory" address In SEN
ate, demanding United States enter
world league at close of war.
January 24.-After initial successes,
Russians are forced back near Riga.
January 25.-Mlne sinks British aux
Hilary cruiser Laurentlc Off Irish coast.
January 31.-Germany declares ruth
less submarine war, revoklng all
pledges to the United States.
February 3.-United States sewers
diplomatic relations with Germany.
President Wilson In address TO senate
outlines crisis. United States selzes
informed German warships.
February 4.-Wilson asks neutrals
to break with Germany, United States
reserve fleet ordered In service.
February 5.-Announced American
seminar was killed when German sub
marine shelled lifeboat of British
steamer Eavestone
February 6.--Learned Germany is