The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04

October 26.-Light craft clash II
English channel. Six British drift-ne
boats, transport and a destroyer ant
one German destroyer sunk.
| November deutschland reache,
New London, Conn, on second trans
Atlantic trip with cargo worth SO,
100000. U-53 arrives in German
port.
November 2~Germans evacuatt
Fort Vaux, at Verdun. Italians tax,
4,131 in new offensive.
November 3.-Italians take 3.495
more prisoners.
| November 5.-Central 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 1890 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
lmperatrita 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-VenizeloS party de-.
clares war on Germany and Bulgaria.
Teutons invading Roumania front
north and south form junction.
November 27.-TeutOnS take Alex
andria, Roumania. Zeppelins raid
England; two dOwned by gunfire.
November 20.-Beatty replaces JelI-
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 10.-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 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 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 20.-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 1900
Russians In Roumania.
December 26.-Germany replies to
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
Tcernia sunk by U-boat In Mediterra-
mean; $50 lost.
January 5.-House of representa-
lives 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
barley with an unbeaten Germany.
January 17.-Learn German raider
Moewe has sunk p ships and seized
three others in South Atlantic. En-
-ente, in supplementary note to Wilson.
amplifies war aims.
January 19.-British steamer Var
'owdale, Moewe's prize, reaches a
German port with 400 prisoners.
January %. Wilson makes his
peace without victory" address in SEN
lite. 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
liary cruiser Laurentic off Irish coast.
January 31.-Germany declares ruth.
ess submarine war, revoking all
pledges to the United States.
February 3.-United States sewers
diplomatic relations with Germany
President Wilson in address to senate
outlines crisis. United States seizes
nterned German warships.
February 4.-Wilson asks neutraIs
o break with Germany. United States
eserve fleet ordered in service.
February 5.-Announced American
canaan was killed when German sinh