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Dsonshir by defeating William u.
Johnston Of San Francisco at Forest
Hills. N. 7. Score. 4-8. Ga. 60. g.
4 Charles Evans. Jr. ("Chick''). won the
national amateur golf championship
by defeating Champion Robert A.
Gardiner at Philadelphia. up and
to play.
5. New York Baseball club (Giants) COM
pleted 4 string of q consecutive games
by defeating st. Louis (Cardinals) In
q double header In New York.
OCTOBER.
L Boston Red sox clinched American
league pennant.
4 Brooklyn clinched the National league
pennant.
4 Red sox defeated Brooklyn in the
9Th and deciding game Of the world
series. winning the championship.
.. Michigan defeated Syracuse at foot
ball at Ann Arbor: score. IA to IL
I. Ohio State defeated Indiana at foot
ball at Columbus. 46 to Z. Cornell de-
feated Michigan at Ithaca. q to 20.
Harvard beat Princeton. to Q. at
Cambridge. Browns team beat Yale.
q to 6. at New Haven. Pennsylvania
and Dartmouth tied. 2 to z. at Phil
adelphia.
9. Yale defeated Princeton, 10 to 0. at
football. Brown beat Harvard, q to
Q. Pennsylvania beat Michigan, 10 to ].
at Ann Arbor.
g. Yale defeated Harvard at New Ha-
ven. 6 to 3. Army beat Navy. Is to z.
Wisconsin tied with Illinois. o to O.
Chicago lost to Minnesota, 49 to o.
O. Colgate defeated Brown. at Provt.
dence, q to o.
DECEMBER.
B National College Athletic association
met in New York.
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CONVENTIONS

JANUARY.
II. National Civic federation met In
Washington.
IS. Biennial convention Of United Mine
Workers Of America met at Indian
apolis.
TEBRuARY.
8. First convention Of Chamber Of Com
merce Of tho United States met in
Washington.
L National Congress Of Mothers met in
Nashville. Tenn.
II. National Academy Of Scientists met
in Washington. Daughters Of the
American Revolution met in WASH
ington.
la United Confederate Veterans met at
Birmingham. Ala.
JULY.
l. National Education association met in
q. Goth national encampment Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic opened
at Kansas City. Mo.
sEPTEMBER.
II. National conference Of Catholic socie.
ties met in Washington.
NOVEMBER.
10 w. c. T. U. annual convention met at
indianapolis.
DECEMBER.
a. American Association For the Ad.
vancement Of Science met In New
York.
q Geological society 0f America met at
Albany. American Historical society
met In Cincinnati
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MISCELLANEOUS.

MARCH.
81. British orders in council sanctioned
tho capture Of neutral ships destined
for a nonblockaded port.
NAY.
26. United States demanded that England
cease illegal seizures Of neutral mails
at sea.
& Sir Roger Easement, alleged German
agent in the Irish revolution. hanged
at London.
q. Greeks In Crete revoited against King
Constantine's rule.
OCTOBER.
10. Allies recognized the Greek rebel gov
ernment.
s. Germany and Austria proclaimed new
kingdom Of Poland.
a Archduke Charles Francis, Austro-
Hungarian commander in the field, a.
sumed the reins al emperor and king.
e. Provisional (rebel Greek government
declared war on Bulgaria.
DDCDNBBR.
4 United States protest to Germany
against deportation Of Belgtans MADE
public.
"a New British war council announced.
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Events of the Year 1916
Reviewed and Classified
Death Record Of Noted Peo-
pke---Personal, Political
and Sporting Epents.
Mexican Situation.

le Gen. Trevino notified Gen. Pershing
that movement Of troops south. east
or west. would be considered a hos
tile act.
u President Wilson called out the Or
ganized militia OF tho whole country
for service on the Mexican border.
War vessels ordered south to Mexi-
can waters.
a President Wilson notified the Mexican
government that American troops
would not be withdrawn from Mexi-
can soil and would remain solely to
protect the United States border.
q. Two troops Of the 10th cavalry were
In action outside Carrizal 80 miles
south OF Juarez, with Carranza forces.
Mexican Gen. Felix Gomez was killed:
also Capt c. T. Boyd and Lieut..
Adair of the 10th cavalry. The affair
resulted from an attempt by the cav
airy to march westward In defiance Of
Gen. Trevino's notice OF the 10th. q
troopers were made prisoners by the
Mexicans, Is killed and 16 missing.
q Militia ordered to proceed to the Mex
ican border.
g. President Wilson demanded the imme-
diate release Of the Carrizal war pris-
Oners.
a. q negro prisoners taken by Mexicans
at Carrizal were delivered to the Unit
ed States forces at Ell Paso.
JULY.
B. Col. G. A. Dodd. leader Of an ad-
vance into Mexico. promoted to brig
sdier general.
9. Carranza troops fought Villistas at
Los Nievos (The Snows), near Jiminez.
Is. National guardsmen from department
of the east on the Mexican border
numbered $1,000.
AUGUST.
3. Mexico appointed members of Joint
commission to confer on the issues
with the United States.
22 Franklin X. Lane, Judge George Gray
and DR.. John r. Mott appointed for
the United States on Mexican Joint
commission.
SEPTEMBER.
g. Joint American Mexican conference
met at New London, Conn.
16. A band of 600 to 100. led by Villa,
raided Chihuahua City. Fighting re-
ported with Carranza troops.
NOVEMBER.
q Villistas defeated by Mexican regu.
lars at Chihuahua.
a. American-Mexican protocol signed.
Is. Villistas attacked Chihuahua City and
drove out Carranzas troops.
,EcEMBER.
l. Villistas driven from chihuahua City.
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]. WH1TcoMB RILEY. aged an ~ - : O. 49,
a James whitcomb Riley, popular poet.
at Indianapolis; aged 6S (about).
AUGUST.
Z. Gen. d. Mem. Gregg, noted Federal
cavalry leader in the civil war, at
Reading, Pa; aged 50.
nent yachtsman. at Weston. Mass:
aged 50.
81. John p. st. john noted prohibition
leader. nominee for president in 1884,
at Olathe. Kan: aged s.
Z Samuel w. Pennypacker. noted ex-
lR Horace White. old time Journalist. in
New York city; aged 81.
Gen. Basil w. Duke. brigade leader
under John H. Morgan, the Confeder-
ate raider. in New York city: aged a.
H. Seth Low, educator and civic leader,
in New York city; aged 6.
ID. Prof. Frank Dempster Sherman, art
teacher and poet, in New York city;
aged 66.
l. Maj. William Warner, former United
States senator from Missouri and past
commander in chief Of the q. A. R.,
in Kansas City. Mo-: aged 76
2h William M. Chase. noted portrait
., painter. in New York city; aged 81.
81. Charles Taze Russell, preacher and ed
itor. known as Pastor Russell, at
Pampa. Tex: aged g.
NOVEMBER.
10 Charles N. Flagg. portrait painter,
in Hartford. Conn: aged g.
IL Percival Lowell. astronomer. at Flag
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Great Drives and Battles
of the Armies IN 1916.
Thirteen Nations
In the Field
WEST FRONT.

WEST FRONT.
JANUARY.
. Germans sprang a heavy attack on q
Ave mile front near Tahure. in the
Champagne, on ground the French
captured in September, 1915.
FEBRUARY.
q Germans began heavy attack on
the Verdun salient along q Is mile
front: gains at some points were
miles deep.
q. Giant armored French fort Douau-
mont, miles from verdun city and
ono Of it's permanent fortif1cationa
captured by Brandenburg Germans.
%. Germans captured fortified French
villages in the Verdun salient, with
1000 prisoners.
q. Germans had intrenched on a IL mile
front Of ground captured before Yer
dun.
MARCH.
H. Germany's captures to date at verdun
were 5000 prisoners, II cannon and
232 machine guns.
II, French repelled fve German attacks
at Vaux. near Verdun.
30. Germans captured Malancourt, in the
Vertlun area, but were repulsed at
Dead Mans hill. according to French
report.
3. In an offensive on q IS mile front at
Verdun the Germans captured 600
yards of trenches on hill 295. near
Dead Mans hill. No. 3N. Assailants
used liquid fire.
II. French line held firm and drove back
Germans around Vaux. Germans
claimed repulse Of French attacks
near Dead Mans hill
JUNE
Z. Germans captured Fort vaux. called
the ''key to Verdun." with its garri-
son Of 700; also captured Rooge. in
Belgium. making Verdun advance since
June / nearly miles wide.
q. Germans resumed vigorous attacks at
Verdun on both sides Of the Meuse.
30. French recaptured Thiaumont (held
by Germans since June 23), but were
driven out by nightfall.
JULY.
l. French retook Thiaumont; lost II at
3p. m. and regained it at 4:30 p. m.
Concerted French and British drive be-
gun on the north and south banks of
the Somme river: villages and towns
and even miles Of trenches captured
on n & mile front
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WAR ON THE SEA.

JANUARY.
Z. Germany agreed that survivors on
liners torpedoed would not be sent
adrift in open boats and that she
would pay for lives lost on the Luz
sitania.
s. German sea raider Moewe. after
months Of cruising in South African
waters. during which she captured the
British ship Appam and sank Is mer-
chantmen, reached home port laden
with prisoners and gold.
a British steamer Sussex torpedoed and
sunk in the English channel: IS deaths.
NAY.
5. Germany agreed to modify submarine
warfare on merchant ships.
81. German high seas fleet and heavy
squadron of the British grand fleet
fought several hours on the coast Of
Jutland. The Germans reported loss
of cruisers. battleship and de.
stroyers. British lost warships and
8 destroyers with 2 battleships in
doubt. British loss of life about 6.00):
German, about 1000
OCTOBER.
8. Submarine U-63 sank three British.
one Dutch and one Norwegian ships
on Nantucket shoals. All on board
were saved
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OBITUARY
JANUARY,

JANUARY.
4 Gen. Grenvlue w. Dodge, noted Fed
eral commander in the civil war. At
Council Bluffs. Ia; aged 81.
g. Ada Rehan, noted retired actress. In
New York; aged IS.
visional president OF Mexico. at FL
Paso. Tex.
10. Jeanette L. Glider. writer. critic and
editor. in New York: aged 66
TEBRuARY.
L. John Townsend Trowbridge, poet and
story writer. at Arlington; Mass. {:
aged 80.
n Dr. Allyn Gorton, 'Father Of Eugen-
ics." in Brooklyn; aged s3.
y. Henry James. noted author. at Chel-
sea. England: aged q.
MARCH.
Z Carmen sylvia. poet and novelist, dow
ager queen Of Roumania, at Bukha-
rest: aged e.
Z Jean Mounet-sully. French actor. in
II. Former United States Senator Henry
Gassaway DaviA at Washington:
aged 93.
q. Robert Burns Wilson. poet and artist.
in New York city; aged g.
APRIL.
1 Geo. w. smalley, noted American
Journalist, in London: aged sa.
NAT.
IL Clara Louisa Kellogg. once noted
prima donna, at New Hartford, Conn. !:
aged 73.
- Rev; DR.. Timothy Dwight. former
president Of Yale university, at New
Haven. Conn.,; aged 81.
q. Gen. ]. 8. Gallieni. leader Of the
French flank attack at the Marne bat
tie. Sept 2. 1914. in Paris.
q. Harry Hawk. the actor, on the boards
at Ford's theater when President Lin
coin was assassinated. April IA. 1865.
died at Granville. England; aged 70.
a. James ]. Hill. railroad magnate at
ST. Paul: aged n.
30 Col. John Singleton Mosby, noted
Confederate cavalry leader in the civil
war. at Washington; aged 81
O. John R. Mclean. publisher Of the
Washington Post and Cincinnati En-
quirer; aged 67.
1 Edward 8. Ellis, American novelist
and historian. at Cliff Island. Me-:
aged 76
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GEN. HAIG. p ~ q - n, a
French continued attacks toward Pc
rome. Allies claimed 1900 prisoners.
4. Germans retook Fort Thiaumont.
s. Germans made counterattacks on the
Somme, but were repulsed; also near
Luneville, Lorraine. French and Brit
ish were also repulsed at Hardecourt
and on the La Boisselle front.
II. British attack on the Somme covered
mile front, including La Boisselle.
Contamination, Wood Of Mametz and
Trones woods.
L. British captured Coptalmaison. Ger
mans repulsed French south Of the
Somme.
Is. Germans launched heavy attack on
the British new positions east of Ba-
zentin and recaptured Delville wood
and Longueval. British attacked at
Ovillers ana Pozieres.
20. Allies attacked along the front Of II
miles on the Somme with 100000 men
German estimate). At one point the
German first line was pressed back 500
yards and the salient at Vermandovil-
lers penetrated: elsewhere repulsed.
SEPTEMBER
q. Anglo French forces captured
Combles. on the Somme front.
OCTOBER.
"a. French attacked on 4 1-3 miles front
at Verdun, capturing fort of Douau-
mont and $500 prisoners. Germans
captured Douaumont May a. 1876.
NOVEMBER.
3. French reoccupied Fort vaux. verdun.
l3. British launched new drive on the
Ancre line miles wide.
DECEMBER.
G. After prolonged mbardment and sue
cessive attacks at Verdun the Germans
captured the summit of hill a04.
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MISCELLANEOUS

JANUARY.
8. Germany assured the United States
that submarine warfare in the Med
iterranean would be conducted accord
ing to the rules Of international law.
~. Germany dtsaV0Wed the sinking OF
the Lusitania and promised repara-
tion for American lives lost.
Ii. Sweden protested against British in
fractions of her commercial rights
FEBRUARY.
l. Captive British steamer Appam arriv-
ed as German prize at Norfolk. Va.
IL German order to sink armed enemy
merchantmen arrived in Washington.
II. The United States senate ratified
treaty with Nicaragua for trans
oceanic canal route to cost the United
States 100000.
q. The United States ratified a treaty
with Hayti assuming a protectorate
over that republic.
MARCH.
9. Germany stated her new U boat pol
icy against merchant ships.
APRIL.
& The European allies refused to stop
seizure Of neutral mails.
19. President Wilson before Joint session
Of congress announced that Germany
had been notified that submarine war
fare against merchant ships must be
q. British reply note defended interfer-
ence with neutral trade as incident to
altered conditions Of warfare.
Irish Sim Fein patriots rebelled in Dub
lin, seized the postofflce and other
points in the city.
q. British troops recaptured points in
Dublin. Martial law declared for Ire
land. Sir Roger Easement captured
while attempting to land arms.
I. Sim Feiners throughout ireland sur
rendered.
/ Irish rebel leaders. including Pearse.
provisional president, shot In London
Tower for treason.
s. -Four executions for treason in ireland.
The United States marines landed in
Santo Domingo to protect the Ameri.
can legation.
Germany agreed to ''visit and search"
rules for submarines.
8. Germany admitted sinking the Sussex
and offered indemnity.
II. Connolly, Irish rebel commander shot
in London Tower.
Is. United States notified Great Britain
that 1t could no longer tolerate 'law-
less mail seizures by British patrol
ships on the high seas"
JUNE.
8. New United States army bill became
law. federalizing the militia and in
creasing the regular army.
9. Yuan Shfh Kai, president Of the Chi.
nese republic. died in Peking; suc-
ceeded by Vice President Ii Yuan
Hung.
l. New United States army reorganiza-
ton law in effect
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France reported
ia French towns
and communes
destroyed by
war. 554 towns
captured by
Germans, 16, $50
houses destroy-
ed and 1854
damaged.
British attack,
led by Gen.
Haig, centered
around La Bois-
selle. aiming for
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Steamer Roam
oke foundered
OF the coast of
California;; "a
drowned.
Lieut.. Shackle-
ton cabled from
the Falkland is
lands that his
exploring ship
Endurance was
crushed Oct. q.
fN1E --l kh~k sH
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l. New United States army reorganiza
ton law in effect

Germ an mer.
chantsubmarine
- u tschland
reached Ralti-
more. 16 days
out from Helgo-
land port. Her
captain. P a u !
Koenig. stated
that his vessel
was q pioneer
Of regular serv-
ice.
r u r al credits
bill became law.
Paralysis cases
in Naw vork
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RUSSIAN FRONT.

JANUARY
:. New Russian drive in Bukowina cen.
tered in battle for Czernowitx
MARCH.
q. Russian attack checked at Dvinsk.
with enormous losses to the assail.
ants.
JUNE.
I. Russia reported that Gen. Brusiloff's
offensive in Volhynia, Bukowina and
Galicia had netted 10000 prisoners. N
guns. 1N machine guns and - NOR.
tars besides arms and equipment.
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oSdiAs AIiA. dB0&
NJ oily Elliott
Seawell, novel;
list and play
wright, in Wash
ington: aged 56.
Henryk Sienkie-
wicz. Polish nov
elist, a u t h o r
20 u o Vadis'
and q Polish
tale. Fire and
Sword" "T h Q
no1,,oo - ofn az
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NJ RS. Hetty
Green, known as
the richest wo.
m a n In t III .
world, In New
York city; aged
81.
Prof. Ellie Met
chnikon. noted
bacteriologist,
sharer in the
Nobel prize for
m Q die al re-
search. in Paris;
oOAH ~
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MEXICO
MARCH.

}. Francisco Villa. outlawed Mexican,
raided Columbus. N. NJ. set fires and
killed 18 Americans: finally driven
back to Mexico by United States cav
airy; upward of 100 Villistas killed.
i Punitive expedition ordered into Mex
leo to disperse the bandit bands.
L United States troops modified on the
Mexican border.
I Carranza refused permission to United
States troops to enter Mexico.
! Carranza was granted reciprocal priv
ileges to send troops over the border.
Col. G. A. Dodd and Gen. Pershing
Jed two columns of cavalry into Mex
leo to pursue Villas bands
/. Mexican generals prohibited United
States troops from entering towns.
q Of Villas band. including Gen. Coz
man. killed In action with Carranza
troops. Villa reported wounded.
}. Col. q. A. Dodd's column of the 7th
and 10th United States cavalry defeat
"a 800 Villistas at Guerrero; 80 Mexi-
Gias killed. 4 cavalrymen wounded.
APRIL.
L Col. Browns 10th cavalry defeated
Villistas at Aguascalientes. killing 80
bandits. Col. Gonzales Mexican troops
repulsed an attack of Villistas at Par.
ras, killing AZ bandits.
:. Mexican troops, led by Gen. Cavazos,
routed Villa and his bodyguard, kill
ing 10 bandits.
J. Mexico declared that no permission
had been granted the United States
to use Mexican railroads.
/ United States soldiers attacked by
Mexican soldiers and sailors at Par
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SPORTING

JANUARY.
8. Nick Gianakopulos. Greek athlete. won
the national cross country title by
outrunning Hannes Kolehmainen. at
New York.
MARCH.
Is. Jess Willard outpointed Frank Moran
in a ~ round combat at Madison
Square Garden, New York.
NAY.
2l. Miss Molla Bjurstedt retained the Wo-
mems Metropolitan singles champion
ship title by defeating Miss Marie
Guthrie at the Forest Hills tennis
court. N. Y.
80 Friar Rock. three-year-old. owned by
August Belmont, won tho historic
Suburban race at Belmont park. N. Y.
JUNE.
o. Oswald Kirkby defeated Fred HERES
hon for tho Metropolitan golf anna
teur championship. 8 up and to play.
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SHIPWRECK


8. Spanish steamer Principe do Austurias
sunk of San Sebastao: over 400
drowned.
MAY.
8. Steamer 8. r. Kirby wrecked on lake
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Berne, Switzerland. aged TO-
H. John ]. Ennekin. noted landscape
painter. in Boston; aged 76.
10 Capt. ]. c. Clark, veteran clown, at
Long Branch: aged IS.
e. Franz Joseph emperor Of Austria and
king Of Hungary; aged 86.
q Jack London, author; aged 40.
"a Sir Hiram Maxim, inventor, in Lon
don; aged 76
DECEMBER.
s. John d. Archbold, oil magnate: aged
6S.
10. Field Marshal oyama. commander Of
the Japanese army In the war with
Russia; aged a.
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SOUTH AND BALKAN FRONT.

reverses in Moldavia.
SOUTH AND BALKAN FRONT.
JANUARY.
Z. Allies evacuated the Gallipoli peninsu-
la, leaving to the Turks enormous
plunder. British loss in the campaign
10000
FEBRUARY.
Is. Russians captured Erzerum. with l3.-
600 Turks and 323 guns.
8. British attack on Tigris front repulsed
by counterattack Of Turks British
lost 5000 killed and wounded.
APRIL.
IL Austrians in great force attacked Ital-
ian positions in the Plezzo basin, Tren.
tino, and were repulsed. according to.
Italian report. Italians recaptured po-
sition on Monte sperone, which the.
Austrians captured on the l1th.
1s. Russians captured Trebizond, an i'm.
portant Turkish town on the Black
sea. by a land and sea attack.
q. British under Gen. Townshend sur.
rendered Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia,
to the Turks. with about 10000 troopa.
after prolonged siege.
NAY.
r. Italians continued retreat in Trentino.
Austria claimed 5000 prisoners in the
Tyrol campaign,
JUNE.
L Italians opened q counter offensive
In the zone Of Austria's maximum
effort May 30 and 81. Result reportedk
disastrous to the invaders.'
q. Italians began an offensive movement
In Trentino. Austrians reported in
general retreat.
AUGUST.
.. Italians captured Goritz tho supposed
key to Trieste. Prisoners reported,
10000. The town had been under Ore
over q year.
sive northward through Macedonia,
% Aoumania entered tho war and attack.
ed Austria in the Carpathians, aiming
70 invade Pennsylvania. Germany de- :
clared war on Roumania.
30 Roumanians forced three mountain
passes into Hungary and captured
Kronstadt. north Of Vulcan pass ma
an Industrial center
u. turkey and Bulgaria declared war ON
Roumania.
D sugars and Germans captured BRIDGE
head OF Tutrakan, on the Danuba. "a
miles from Bucharest.
IA Teutonic allies defeated Russians At
Dobric, in Dobrudja.
~' va oAhSludyu 3 COlumN surrounded
the Roumanians near Red Tower pass
and destroyed their army.
OCTOBER.
& Teutons recaptured Kronstadt. Hun.
gary. which Roumanians took Aug. N
q. Constanza, on the Black sea, Rouma-
MAS chief port, captured by Germans
and Bulgars
"a Roumanians evacuated cernavoda. ON
the Danube,
2& Danube bridge at Cernavoda was
blown up to check invading army.
n Houmanta moved capital to Jassy.
NOVEMBER.
IL Franco-Servians captured hill 1872 IN
front Of Monastir. Bulgars evacuated
Monastir.
a Austro-Germans captured Craiova
Roumania, with heavy booty.
a Falkenhayns .........
army recaptured s**#S=as
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reached Alt riv- E#:**::***:s.:.:;SSSS :***s::;SS
er. Won Mack 4sSr
ensen's troops N# EMM3A
crossed the Dam
ube above Ger sess
navoda.
Is. Austro German
column Of Fall xssS*#a 3>
kenhayn and f.ru E.,vrvu.vv
Bulgar-Turkish.
German column. moving southeast and
northwest. respectively. met in Rou-
mania so miles west Of Bucharest.
DECEMBER.
I. German guns shelled Bucharest.
6. Teutonic allies captured Bucharest
former capital Of Roumania.
Z. Gen. Sarraips column checked by Ger
mans in northern Greece. Germans
and Bulgars won counterattacks In
the Monastir section. Teutonic allies
captured 1900 Roumanians in Walla-
CHA.
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survivors were icebound on Elephant
island.
AUGUST.
49, Steamer Admiral Clark. from Port
Arthur. Tex, foundered: q lives lost
g. United States armored cruiser Mem
phis formerly Tennessee) wrecked
in a hurricane in Santo Domingo har-
bor: 30 OF the crew dead, Is injured.
OCTOBER
g. Steamer Merida lost in a storm on
Lake Erie, with Is sailors. The James
B. Colgate also went down with q
sailors
NOVEMBER.
1. Steamers Retriever and Connemara
wrecked of Irish coast: 90 lives lost.
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cuse' ":iS y. .-o; Photo by American
Cornell. O:Iz4-o: Press Association.
,a, tx. pennsv1va. 1va "CH1cK" EVANS.
MIA. 2O:52 as. Junior varsity-syra
cuse, Ills rs: Cornell. l1.2Oa-5; Co.
lumbia, n:32; Pennsylvania, 1905 Is.
DO. Chick (Charles) Evans won the ma
tional open golf championship, one Of
the two greatest golf honors in the
United States; the third amateur to
win the American open title. His to-
tai score was 286 strokes for u holes,
q record.
AUGUST.
y. The lawn tennis doubles champions,
w. M. Johnston and G. J. Griffin, re-
tained their titles by defeating Nc.
Loughlin and Dawson at Forest Hills.
N. T.: scores, 81, 81. GO.
sEpTEkBER.
4 Welsh. lightweight champion boxer
Of the world. defended his title at
Colorado Springs by defeating White
in 20 rounds.
s. Richard Norris Williams of Philadel-
phia won the national tennis cham
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d. oiCu SOtc, \
Molla Bjurstedt
again won tho
women's tennis
singles cham.
pio ship over
Mrs. E d w q r d
Raym ond by
scores Of 60, 6.l.
Syracuse won
the varsity 4
miles at Pough-
keepsie. T 1 m .
Warsity)-Syra-
cuse. @:15 2-5:
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