Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-08-03
PRINCIPAL. Events
In Third YEAR
OF The WAR


tie continues. Russians in heavy bat
tie after crossing Stokhod river.
August 2.-Russians within ten
miles of KOvel.
August 3.-French recapture part
Of Fieury, near Verdun. Sir Roger
Easement hanged in London for par
ticipation in Irish revolt.
August 4.-French take Thiaumont,
near Verdun.
August 5.-British Overwhelm Turks
at ROmani, near Suez canal.
August 6.-Russians cross rivers
Sereth and Graberka and take six vii
lagos from Austrians.
August 8.-Italians take Gorilla
bridgehead and capture 10000 pris-
oners. Russian General Letchitzky
takes two towns and many villages.
August 9.-Gorizia falls to Italians
in great offensive. Austrians near
Stanislau withdraw on wide front.
~ August 1O.-Russians take Stanislau.
August 11.-Allies seize Dorian in
Balkan drive.
August 13.-Austrians evacuate line
of the Strypa river.
August 14.-Russians capture Tusto-
baby.
August 15.-Russians take Jablon-
liza, near Carpathian pass.
August 16.-Allies take three miles
of trenches near the Somme. An
nounced Russians have taken $4,000
prisoners since June 4, 1916, when
drive began.
August 1S.-Russians advance three
miles into Hungary.
August 20.-British advance on IL
mile front at Thiepval near Somme
river. Allies attack on 150-mile front
In Balkans. Two British light cruis-
ers and one or two German U-boats
sunk in North Sea battle
August 22-Announced big Russian
contingent has landed at Saloniki
August 23.-The Deutschland reach
es Bremen.
August 24.-Russians recapture
Mush, Armenia.
August 27-Roumania declares war
on Teutons and invades Pennsylvania
Italy formally declares war on Ger
many.
August 29.-Kaiser makes Won Hin
Genburg chief of staff of all German
armies in place Of Won Falkenhayn.
August 31.-Roumanians cross Dan
ube and occupy Rustchuk, Bulgaria
Austrians fall back id Pennsylvania.
September 2.-Roumanians, far in
Pennsylvania, take Hermannstadt.
Zeppelins raid London and one is
brought down in flames.
September 3.-Allies take three viii
lagos on Somme. Roumanians capture
Orsova, Austria. Germans and Bull
gars invade the DObrudja.
September 4.-French take five more
villages on Somme; allies prisoners
in two days, 5000.
September 6.-Teutons take Danube
city of Turtukai and 10000 Rouma-
mans.
September S.-ROumanians and Rus
slams drive foe back little in Do
brudja.
September 10.-Teutons take Rou-
manian fortress of Silistria.
September 11.-British drive across
Struma river In Balkans.
September 12.-Allies capture three
mile line on Somme Roumanians over
whelmed in Dobrudja.
September 15.-British take Ger
man SOmme positions on six-mile
front. Use tanks" for first time in
warfare.
September 1S.-Allies take Florina,
Macedonia.
September 19.-Serbs fight their way
back onto their own soil.
September 21.--RuSSians and Rou-
manians announce they have thrown
back the invaders in Dobrudja.
September 22.-Announced allies
took $500 prisoners in Somme battle
between July 1 and September Is.
September 23-Roumanians in Do
brudja driven back in disorder. Yep
pelins invade England; one burned, an
other captured.
September 25.-Allies advance along
15-mile front on Somme. Venizelos
leaves Athens to lead revolt against
King Constantine.
September 26.-Allies take Combles
and Thiepval in Somme battle.
September 30.-Von Falkenhayn
routs Roumanians at Hermannstadt,
Pennsylvania.
October IA Roumanian army
crossed the Danube.
October 2.-Another Zeppelin shot
down near London.
October f. Mackensen drives Rou-
manian invaders of Bulgaria back to-
ward Danube.
+. October 5.--Roumanians flee across
the Danube. Serbs cross Cerna river
In drive on MonaStir.
October German submarine U-53
visits Newport, r. l., on mysterious
mission. Sinks five ships off Nara
gansett Light night of October rs.
October S.-Roumanians driven back
to Transatlantic frontier.
October 10.-Roumanians in rout
flee through mountain passes.
October 11.-Greece turns over her
fleet to France on allies demand. Ital-
Irix %oly