Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-03
PRINCIPAL EVENTS
IN THIRD YEAR
OF The WAR

"hfu pounu on flrst trip. Somme "a
tie continues. Russians In heavy ba
Tie after crossing Stokhod river.
August 2.-llussians within te
irsies Of Kovel.
August 3.-French recapture PAL
d Fleury, near Verdun, Sir Roge
easement hanged in London for pal
ficipatlon in Irish revolt
August 4.-French take Thlaumon
near Verdun.
August 5.-Brltlsh overwhelm Turk
nj Romani, near Suez canal.
August 6.-RusSians cross river
Sereth and Graberka and take six vii
lagos from Austrans.
August S.-Italians take Gorizli
bridgehead and capture 10000 pris
pners. Russian General Letchltzk.
takes two towns and many Villages.
August 0,-Gorizla falls to Italian,
Ia great offensive. AustrIans neal
Stanislau withdraw on wide front
August lO-RussianS take StaniSlau
August ll.-Allles seize Dorian il
Balkan drive.
August l3,--Austrlans cyacuate line
of the Strypa river.
August li.-RuSslans capture rusto.
baby.
August l5.-Russians take Jublon.
itEn, near Carpathian pass
August l6.--Allies take three miles
OF trenches near the Somme An
nonnced Russians have taken $4,000
prisoners since June 4, 1916, when
drive began.
August IS Russians advance three
uIiles into Hungary.
August 2O-Britlsh advance on H..
nile front at Thiepya near Somme
river, Allies attack on l50-mlle front
IN Balkans Two British light cruls-
ers and one or two German U-boats
sunk in North Sea battle.
August 22.-Announced big Russian
contingent has landed nj Salonikl.
August 23.-rhe Deutschland reach.
es Bremen.
August 2i.-Russlans recapture
huSh. Armenia.
August Roumania declares war
on Teutons and lnvades PENNSYLVANIA.
Italy formally declares war on Ger
many.
August 29.-Kaiser makes Won Hin.
denburg chief Of staff of all German
armies in place Of Won Falkenhayn.
August 3l-RoumananS cross Dan.
nbe and occupy Rustchuk, Bulgaria
Austrians fall back in Pennsylvania.
September 2.-Roumanians, far in
Pennsylvania, take Hermannsadt.
zeppelins raid London and one IS
Brought down In flames.
September 3.-Allies take three vii
hges on Somme. Roumanlans capture
OrSoya, Austria. Germans and Bull
CARS invade the Dobrudia.
September 4.-French take five more
villages on Somme; allies prisoners
In two days. 5000.
September 6.-Teutons take Danube
dty of Turtukal and 10000 Rouma.
uiaRs.
September S-Roumanians and Rus
sans drive foe back little In Do
brudM
September lo.-Teutons take Rou-
Hmnian fortress Of Sillstria.
September ll.-British drive across
Struma river In Balkans.
September l2.-AlieS capture three
mile line on Somme. Roumanlans over.
Whelmed in Dobrudja.
September H. British take Ger.
nan Somme positions on slx.mlle
front. Use tanks" for first time in
warfare
September 1S.-Allies take Florina
Macedonia.
September l9.-Serbs fight their way
back onto their own soil.
September 2l.-Russans and Rou.
manians announce they have thrown
back the invaders in Dobrudja.
September 22.-Announced allies
took $500 prisoners in Somme battle
between July and September Is.
September 23.-Roumanians in Do
hrudja driven back In disorder Zen
pelins invade England; one burned. an.
other captured.
September 25.--Allies advance along
l5mile front on Somme. Yenzelos
lenves Athens to lead revolt against
King Constantine.
September 26.-Allies take Combles
and Thlepval In Somme battle.
September 30.-Von Falkenhayn
wuts Roumanians at Hermannstadt
Pennsylvania.
October Ia Roumanlan army
crossed the Danube.
October Another Zeppelin shot
down near London.
October 4.-Mackensen drives Ron.
nanian invaders of Bulgaria back 10.
ward Danube.
October 5.--Roumanlans flee across
the Danube. Serbs cross Cerna river
in drive on Monastlr.
October Herman submarine U-53
risfts Newport, Il. l., on mysterious
mission. Sinks five ships off Nara.
gausett Light night of October rs.
October S.-Roumanlans driven back
TO Pennsylvania frontier.
October 10.-Roumanians in rout
fee through mountain passes.
October 11.-Greece turns over her
feet to France on allies demand. Ital-
tnns. resumlng Carso drive, take s.
GO prisoners.
October 22.-Roumanans In Do.
Mudja retreat hastily.
October 23.-Teutons occupy Con
ssanza, principal Roumanan seaport.
Germans throw Russians back across
Earayuvka river.
October 24.--French take $500 pris-
sasers at Verdun.
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