Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-09

navoda falls. Defenders blow up great
bridge across Danube.
October 26.-Lght craft clash In
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 Germans evacuate
Fort Vaux, at Verdun- Italians take
Abb in new offensive.
November 3.-Italians take 1895
more prisoners.
November 5.-Central powers pro-
claim kingdom of Poland. Italians
announce, have taken 4O,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 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 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-venizeIos party de-
clares war on Germany and Bulgaria.
Teutons invading Roumania from
north and south form junction.
November 2T.-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 thou
sand Roumanians surrender.
December 1O-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 1000 prisoners on seven-mile
front at Verdun. Niyelle then leaves
to become commander in chief of all
| Frances home armies. Buzcu and all
Wallachia lost to Roumanians.
! 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 9.OOC
Russians in Roumunia.
! 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 insincere and refuse conference.
December 31.-King Constantine OF
| Greece thanks President Wilson for his
note TO the belligerents.
January A. 1917.-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 often.
| sive near Riga.
| January 11.-Allies In reply to Will
son note outline aims. but refuse to
parley with an unbeaten Germany.
! January 17-Learn German raider
Moewe has sunk 81 ships and seized
three others in South Atlantic En-.
4 tente, in supplementary note to Wilson
| amplifieS war aims.
January 19.-British steamer Var
| rowdale, Moewe's prize. reaches q
January % 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.-Mine sinks British aux
| Hilary cruiser Laurentic off Irish coast
| January 31.-Germany declares ruth
| less submarine war. revoking al
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