Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-03

october 9.-Gcrmans occupy Der
grade,
October 10.--Bulgarla attacks Ser
bia.
December 9,--Germany announces
Serbia Is entirely conquered.
December 10.-Allles evacu0te Gal
lipoli.
February IA, 1916. --Russlans capture
Erzerum, Turkey.
February 23.-Germans open Verdun
offensive.
| April lS.-Russans take Treblzond,
Turkey.
April 24.-Irlsh revolt in Dublin.
April 2S.-British besieged In Kut-el.
Amara, Mesopotamla, surrender.
May 30,--Battle of Jutland II Brit
lsh and IS German warships sunk.
June 5.--Lord Kitchener drowned
when cruiser Hampshire is torpcdoed
north of Scotland.
June 17.-liussans retake Czerno-
WITT capital Of Bukowlna, in great Of
fenslve.
June 20.-Arabs rebel from Turkey,
capture Mecca; new kingdom estnb-
lished.
June 27-Brltlsh and French In
great drive In west.
July 9.-Submnrlne merchantmen
Deutschland reaches Baltimore
July 27.--Russlans retake Brody,
northern Galcla.
August Galatians take Gorilla.
July 10.-Russans take Stanlslau,
Galicia.
August 2S.--Roumanla enters war on
side of the entente, and lnyades Tran
sylvana.
September G.-Germany begins great
squeeze on Roumana.
November 10.-Flrst great air bat
tie of worlds history; 81 British,
French and German aIrpanes brought
down.
December 5.-Teutons take Blu:
charest.
December 11.-Germany openly prof
fers pence to her enemies.
December 81. = President Wilson
asks both sides to define their war
aims.
January II, 1917.-News received
German cruiser Moewe has taken "a
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 2G.-President asks con-
gress for authority to arm all Amerl-
can vessels.
February 26.-Brltish capture Kut-
el-Amara.
February 2S.-Zimmermann note
suggesting alliance Of Mexico and
Japan with Germany against United
States made public.
March 11.-British capture Bagdad.
March 11.-Russ'an revolution starts.
March 15.-Czar abdlcates.
March 17.-Germans begin big
strategic retirement" on west front.
April 3.--Wilson asks congress to
declare state Of war with Germany.
April 8.-President signs congress
resolution proclaimlng war.
April Cuba declares war on Ger
many.
April 9.-Austria.H Hungary breaks
diplomatic relations with United
States.
April 0.-3rItlsh storm vimy Ridge.
April 10.-Brazil breaks diplomatic
relations with Germany.
April 16.-French In great offensive
near Aisne river.
April 19.-Amerlcan freighter Mon
golla sinks submarine, this being
the first American victory of the war.
April 2S.-Both houses Of congress
pass selectlve draft army bill.
May 15.-Blg Italian offensive In
Carso begins.
June 3.-Chlnese royallsts name
Chang Hsun dictator; Germans assist
plot.
June 5.-Americans register for
army draft without disorder.
June 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 13.--153 killed, 400 injured In
London by German airplane raid,
June 15.-United States Liberty
Loan closes, with billion oversub-
scription.
June 27.-Ann0unce arrival OF first
American army In France.
June 2S.--Brazll joins In war.
June 30.-Russlans begin big often
slve In Gallcia led by War Minister
Kerensky In person.
July Chinese empire declared re-
established; republicans prepare to re-
sist.
July 7.--Twenty-two German air.
planes of immense new type kill 43,
injure 1877, In London.
July S.-Wllson orders export en-
barge.
July 12.-Chinese empire falls;
Chang Hsun fees to Dutch legation In
Peking.
July 13.--In biggest air battle so far
British claim downing Of 30 German
planes on west front.
July 14.-yon Bethmann-Hollweg,
German imperial chancellor, resigns
and the kaiser appoints DIR. Georg
Mlchaelis In his place.
July 19.-Russlans In Gallcla mu-