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bridge across Danube.
October 26.-Light craft clash In
English channel. Six British drift-net
boats, a transport and destroyer and
one German destroyer sunk.
November deutschland reaches
New London, Conn, on second trans
Atlantic trip with cargo worth $10,-
100000. U-53 arrives in German
port.
November 2.--Germans evacuate
Fort Vaux, at Verdun. Italians take
Abb in new offensive.
November 3.-Italians take 1896
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 $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 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 from
north and south form junction.
November 27.-Teutons take Alex
andria, ROumania. Zeppelins raid
England; two downed by gunfire.
November 29-Beatty replaces Jelli-
coe in command of British fleet.
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clash in Athens streets. Teutons win
great battle for Bucharest.
December 6.-Bucharest falls.
December Lloyd George becomes
premier of Great Britain.
December 8. 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. Nlvelle 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 belllgerents.
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 '1eak" of Wilson
peace note news.
January 6.-Russians retreat across
Sereth river in Roumania.
January S.-Russians launch often
sive near Riga.
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son note outline aims. but refuse tC
parley with an unbeaten Germany.
January 17.-Learn German, raider
Moewe has sunk 81 ships and seized
three others in South Atlantic. En-
tente, in supplementary note to Wilson
amplifies war aims.
January 19.-British steamer Var
rowdale, Moewe's prize, reaches 6
German port with 400 prisoners.
January %. Wilson makes hi!
"peace without victory" address in sen
ate, demanding United States entel
world league at close Of war.
January 24.-After initial successes
Russians are forced back near Riga.
January 25.-Mine sinks British aux
Hilary 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
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