The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-15

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October 26--Light craft clash Ia
English channel. Six British drift-net
boats, a transport and destroyer and
one German destroyer sunk. 4 3.
November 1.-Deutschland reaches
New London, Conn.,, on second trans
Atlantic trip with cargo worth $1O,-
100000. U-53 arrives in q German
port.
-.> November 2.-Germans evacuate
Fort Vaux, at Verdun. Italians take
4731 in new offensive. :-.e Y.
November Galatians take 1896
more prisoners. ....;
November 6.-Centrl powers pro-
claim kingdom Of Poland. Italians
announce, have taken 40,365 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 -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 Roumania from
north and south form junction.
November 27.-Teutons take Alex.
andria, Roumania. Zeppelins raid
England; two downed by gunfre.
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 7.-Lloyd George becomes
premier Of Great Britain.
December s. Twenty-seven thou.
sand Roumanians surrender.
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 Verdun. Nivelle then leaves
to become commander in chief Of all
Frances home armies. Buzcu and all
Wallachia lost to Roumanians.
December 18.-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
Endorses Wilson's plea for statement
Of war aims.
December 2s.-Teutons take 9,OO(
Russians in Roumania.
December 26.-Germany replies tt
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 4, 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 8.-Russians launch often
sive near Riga.
January 11.-Allies in reply to VIII
son note outline aims. but refuse t
parley with an unbeaten Germany.
January 17.-Learn German raider
Moewe has sunk 21 ships and seizet
three others in South Atlantic. En-
tente, in supplementary note to Wilson
amplifles war aims.
January 19.-British steamer Var
rowdale, Moewe's prize, reaches {
German port with 469 prisoners.
January %. - Wilson makes hi.
peace without victory" address in sen
ate, demanding United States ente1
world league at close Of war.
January 24.-After initial successes
Russians are forced back near Riga.
January 25.-Mine sinks British aux
iliary cruiser Laurentic off Irish coast
January 31.-Germany declares ruth
less submarine war, revoking al
pledges to the United States.
February 3.-United States sever.
diplomatic relations with Germany
President Wilson in address to senat,
outlines crisis. United States seize.