The Tomahawk., 1917-08-09

October 5.-Allies land at Saloniki.
Oetober Q-Germans occupy Bel
grade.
October 1O.--Bulgaria attacks Ser
bia.
December 9.-Germany announces
Serbia is entirely conquered.
December 19.-Allies eVacuate Gal-
lipoli.
February IA, 191e.-Russians capture
Erzerum, Turkey.
February 23.-Germans open Verdun
offensive.
April 1S.-Russians take TreDlzond,
Turkey.
April 24-Irish revolt in Dublin.
April 28-British besieged in kut-el-
Amara, Mesopotamia, surrender.
Nav 3O:-Battle Of Jutland; IA Brit
ish and Is German warships sunk.
June 5.-Lord Kitchener drowned
when cruiser Hampshire is torpedoed
north of Scotland.
Jnne 17-Russians retake CzernO-
WITT, capital of Bukowina, In great or
fensive.
June 2O.-Arabs rebel from Turkey,
capture Mecca; new kingdom estaD-
lished.
June 27-British and French in
great drive in west.
July 9.-Submarine merchantmen
Deutschland reaches Baltimore.
Julv 27.-Russians retake Brody,
northern Galicia.
August Galatians take Gorilla.
July 1O.-Russians Jake Stanislau'
Galicia.
August 29.-Roumania enters war on
side of the entente and invades iran q
sylvania.
September 6-Germany begins great
squeeze on Roumania.
November 1O.-First great air bat
tie of worlds history; 81 British,
French and German airplanes brought
down.
December 5.-Teutons take b.
charest.
December 11.-Germany openly prof.
fers peace to her enemies.
December president wilson
asks both sides t. define their war
aims.
January IL, 1OAS. 4\O"o
German cruiser Moewe has taken ~
ships in South Atlantic.
January 22.-Wilson asking peace
without victory" demands United
States enter world league at close OF
war.
January 31-Germany declares ruth
less submarine warfare on all Ships
whatever nationality, in the war zones
February 3.-United States sewers
diplomatic relations with Germany.
February 26.-President asks con-
gress for authority to arm all Amer1-
can vessels.
February 26.-British capture Kut-
el-Amara.
February 2S.-Zimmermann note
suggesting alliance Of Mexico ana
Japan with Germany against United
States made public.
March 11.-British capture Bagdad.
March 11.-Russian revolution starts'
March 15.-Czar abdicates
March 17.-Germans begin big
"strategic retirement" on west front.
April 3-Wilson asks congress to
declare a state of war with Germany
April 6-President signs congress
resolution proclaiming war.
April 7.-Cuba declares war on Ger
many.
April 9.-Austria-H breaks
diplomatic relations with united
States.
April 9.-British storm Vimy Ridge.
~Anri1 7O.-Brazil breaks diplomatic
relations with Germany.
April 16-French in great offensive
near Aisne river.
April 19.-American freighter Mon
golia sinks a submarine, this being
the first American victory Of the war.
April 2S.-Both houses Of congress
pass selective draft army bill.
Nav 15-Big Italian offensive in
Carso begins.
June 3-Chinese royalists name
Chang Hsun dictator; Germans assist
plot.
June 5.-Americans register for
army draft without disorder.
Time 7-British blow up Messines
ridge; explosion heard in London.
June S.-General Pershing reaches
England.
June liking Constantine OF
Greece abdicates; nation prepares to
join allies.
June 1878 killed, 43O injured in
London by German airplane raid.
June 15.-United States Liberty
Loan closes, with billion >oVersuo-
scription.
June 27.-Announce arrival OF nrss
American army in France.
June 2S.-Brazil joins in war.
June 3O.-Russians begin big onen-
sive in Galicia led by War Minister
Kerensky in person.
July 2.-Chinese empire declared re-
established; republicans prepare to re-
sist.
July 4EEezz4tt5yF TIVE German
planes Of immense new type kill 49,
injure 1877, in London.