The Harrison times., 1917-08-18
PRINCIPAL EVENTS
IN THIRD YEAR
OF THE WAR

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 Thlaumont,
near Verdun.
August 5.-British Oyerwhelm Turks
at Romani, near Suez canal.
August 6.-Russians cross rivers
Sereth and Graberka and take six viii
lagos from AuStrians.
August S.-Italians take Gorilla
brldgehead and capture 10000 pris-
oners. Russian General Letchitzky
takes two towns and many villages.
August 9.-Gorlzla falls to Italians
in great offensive. Austrians near
Stanislau withdraw on wide front.
August l0.-Russians take Stanislau.
August 11.-Allles seize Dolran in
Balkan drive.
August 1S.-Austrlans evacuate line
OF the Strypa river.
August 14.-Russians capture Tusto-
baby.
August 15.-Russians take Jablon-
liza, near Carpathlan pass.
August 16.-Allies take three miles
Of trenches near the SOmme. An
nOunCed Russians have taken 35S,O00
prisoners since June 1, 1916, when
drive began.
August 18.-Russians advance three
miles into Hungary.
! August 20.-British advance on IL
mile front at ThlepvaI, 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
denburg 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 in Pennsylvania.
September 2.-ROumanlans, far in
Pennsylvania, take Hermannstadt.
2eppelins raid London and one Is
brought down In flames.
September 3.-Allles take three viii
lagos on SOmme. ROumanans 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 a little In Do
brudja.
September 10,-Teutons take Rou-
manan fortress of Silistria.
September 11,-British drive across
Struma river in Balkans.
September 12.-Allles capture three
mile line on Somme. Roumanians over
.whelmed in Dobrudja.
September 15.-Britlsh take Ger
man Somme positions on six-mlle
front. Use tanks" for first time in
warfare.
September 1S.-Allies take Florlna,
Macedonia.
September 19,-Serbs fight their way
back onto their own soil.
September 2l.-Russians and Rou-
manians announce they have thrown
back the invaders in Dobrudja.
September %2.-Announced allies
took $500 prisoners in Somme battle
between July l and September 49,
September 23.-Roumanlans in Do,
brudja driven back in disorder Yep
pelins invade England one burned, an
other captured.
September 25-Allies advance along
l5-mile front on Somme. Venizelos
leaves Athens to lead revolt against
King Constantine.
September 26.-Aues take Combles
and ThIepyal IN Somme battle.
September 30.-Yon Falkenhayn
routs Rouu, ians at Hermannstadt,
Pennsylvania
October IA Rouman.an army
crossed the Danube
October 2.--Another Zeppelin shot
down near London.
October 4.-Mackensen drives Rou.
manlan Invaders of Bulgaria back 10.
ward Danube.
October 5.--Roumanlans flee across
the Danube, Serbs cross Cerna river
In drive on Monastlr.
October 7,--German submarine U-53
visits Newport, II. l., on mysterious
mission. Sinks Aye ships Off Nara.
g0nsett Light night of October 7.s.
October S.-Roumanlans driven back
to TrOnsylvanla frontier
October 10,--Roumanians In rout
hee through mountain passes.
October ll,-Greece firms ovor hor