Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07
EUROPEAN WAR

Jan I-News received of torpedoing of
 Ener Persia in Mediterranean; nj ITpVst ao lest including R N McNeeiy. Jan s-British conscription bill passed sfst reading and three cabinet members Italian steamer carving Mop,s,.v-,, Adriatic: ae lost Jan 7--Germany promised U. s its sub rnsrt .larthes would observe rules of civilized Jan @-British battleship Edward VII Dominating Cattaro.
 Jan l2-Austrian cruiser sunk by Jan N-Aany documents connecting Son fapen with alleged war plots in U
 tAhen from him by British. turned over 10 American embassy.
 kermanshah. Persia. occupied by Turks Jan. ls.-Russians renewed general at- tack on Austrian front
 Austrfans took Cetinte and pursued A9ntenegrins toward Albania
 Jan H-Austrian hydroplane and tor p~a9 boat sunk by British submarine in Jan. 22-Austria issued ultinaturn to kMnnienegro to surrender or face ami Jan 2i.-Scutari occupied bv Aus,-ians Jan. 2-Twenty-four killed in Zeppelin raid on Paris
 Germans took nearly mile of French Jan S---Another Zeppelin raid made on Jan. sl.-SeveraI Zeppelins made raid over Midland and northeast counties of Enslsnd. e persons killed
 Feb l-Brittsh liner Appam. in charge raider Moewe arrived at Norfolk win csptlves from seven other vessels Collier Franz Fischer sunk by bomb Feb 2-PersIan army defeated Russians marching on Tehersn
 zeppelin lost in North sea and crew Feh. s-French aviators attacked city of smyrna. killing 2oo. memnrandum of settlement of Lusitania case. both sides yielding ground
 Feb. s-Germans took so yards of French trenches near Viuny.
 U, s demanded from Austria apology and repsration for attack on Petrolite. French cruiser Amiral Chsrnier tor pedoed and sunk: s7i lost
 Feb. is.-Russians under Grand Duke Ntchoias caDtUred Erzerum
 Feb. 2l-German attack on Verdun be- Feb. 24.-G~rmans captured villages within big gun range of verdun
 Austria announced sinking Of Italian transport loaded with soldiers by bomb Feb 2s.-French checked somewhat German drive on NPrdun.
 Russians took Kerflanshah. Persia. by storm.
 austrians entered Durazzo. Italians re crine.
 French cruiser Provence sunk in Medi- terranean: siao lost
 Feb N-Bri,:sh steamer MaloJa sunk Feb ss-Itailan government seized g fnterned German steamers
 German commerce raider Greif and Brii'eh cruiser tIcantara sunk in North sea fight esI lost
 wsr~h a-Grrmans drove through vfi- IaFe ot Dnuaunor' and beyond.
 R-ssians took Bitiis. Armenia by as ssuIt
 U senate rejected resolution warn ing Americans oN armed ships
 March s-French chect ed second Ger man infantry attack on Verdun.
 Two Zep-ali7s raided northeast coast Of March s-Germans began new drive or, Ne-tiun. capturing village of Forges March T-Gerrnans made further gains ef yerdun ai tremendous roSt
 V s house of representatives tabled resolution warning Americaus of armed Marrh s-Germany declared war on Portugal
 March 10 o-Russians advanced to within n mites os Trebizo,d Turks and Germans evacus,ed Ispahsn. Persia.
 Msrch it-Itaiiaus started big offensive along whole Austrian front
 March 70 -Ge-mans repulsed French at. tacks at I.e Mort Hornrne and captured trenches from British at yermeiIee Na-"h eo eo-sGusaron af Trench and Brit fsh sirpianes bombed Zeebrugge destroy tng much property and killing many per sons
 
 Austrians Tn Poland and Gaiicia: and took Ispahan. capital of Persia
 Marrh 2e-hustrians evacuated Czerno- March 2s-French bombarded German positions at MaIsncourt and Avocogrt British channel steamer Sussex and Rrs,;sh steamer Englishman torpedoed without warning. Americans on both Enientr allies rejected Lansing's pro oo~ai to diearr1 merchantmen
 March s-Great German attack on. Hauco"r--Nsiarcourt front repuised March .s-Briiish steamer Eagle Point ore smerican aboard torpedoed without cerrnan aerial attack on saIoniki killed twenty
 Are near verdun but were repulSed cerrns-s torpedoed Russian hospital sbtr in Rfacf sea: fl5 lost
 M.rch sf sf-Germsns took village Of Ma fanrourf near yerdun. al terrific cost tYvs ZeppeIins raided eastern counties Q, Fngiand. killing 2: one Zeppelin de- sn-ii I-sixteen killed in Zeppelin raid aprii s~zeppeHns raided England and Scotland killing ten.
 so-fi 9-Fnse1fe allies in note to q uphels ,eir rsss ,enIss ,e ssssSh oe e@reei post attack south Of nooaumont
 British nnsr zent torpedoed without xn,5I 10 -French lost so yards near rad Man hin at Nerdun and then re- puysed tremendous attack; losses were inrti u-French retook trenches at ve-run after terrific battle
 April is.-Russ.ans captured Trebizond- nnrf fe fe-President Wilson sent ultima erv, 10 Germany on submarine question snd ,os6 congress in joint session
 errr 7n-Biz forces of Russians landed u rrt' 5-Brftish battieship Russell sunk r,x mine in Mediterranean: f34 lost
 anrfi 1-Generai Towrshend and n.ee British surrendered to Turks at kut-ei-
 
 Nav l-Brftisb steamer Hendonhan ;a- Aen with wheat for Belgian rebef. sunk e,v German submarine.
 May 2-Ffve German airships raided coasts of England and Scotland
 Belgian relief ship Fridland sunk by Nav s-Cermsny's reply. received In ~sshfn~roU promised compliance with s.~s of warfare in submarine operations S,sf coverf threat to resume former meth -ds untess America persUades England to uff starvation blorkade
 May s-Presideni Wilson told Germany <u,r relations win Brltain eouio not enter e- ~r,frower<v with Berlin