Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-01-05
DAILY SUMMARY
WAR IN EUROPE
Progress of the World Conflict
In 1916 Great Actions and
Heavy LOsses---ROumania an
Ally of the Entente Powers.
JANUARY.


English ports win be enforced
I. Submarines Germany agreed that
survivors on liners torpedood would
not be sent ndrltt in open boats and
that she would pay for lives lost on
the Lustauia,
DardoneIlos, Allies evacuated the Gal
llpol pculusulD British loss In the
campaign 10000
rs. Montenegro; Montencgrn officials
signed peace terms with Austria
FEBRUARY.
8, GalIeil Russian army attacked the
Austrian front near Turnopol
10. Southern Zone Russians captured Err
2crum with 1900 Turks and 3g3 guns,
q. Verdun; Germans sprang heavy at
tack ON the Nerdun salient along %
mile front, gains at some points were
miles deep,
o. Nerdun; French Fort Douaumont, 4
miles from Ncrdun city captured by
Germans,
% Verdun; Germans iutrenched on T.
mile front of ground captured
MARCH.
s. Sea Raider. German ship Mocwc,
which captured the British ship APP
pam and sank IS merchantmen, reach
ed home port laden with prisoners ana
gold
20, Verduu Battle French countcrat-
tacks rcpuscd at Ncrduu
i'r'''t" 'I'"l' i,"'''h "r'HieIy pom,
hours.
70. Vcrdun French attacks checked on
Dead Mu's Ill.,
a. Liner Sunk British steamer Sussex
w. P,"",t '''' sun" J" '"t Ih1'''"
''''''"'' '' '''''''
APRIL
2. Aerial Warfare: Xeppelms raded
coast Of Scotland and England m0ict-
ing casualties which raised the total
in days to SO killed and 1866 wounded.
6. Verduu Germans captured IIaucourl
Z. Nerduu French repulsed Germans at
Dead Mans hill.
s. Italy Italians evacuated their front
line Of trenches in the Christallo zone,
Trcntiuo
Verdun French yielded Bethincourt
line TO German assaults
Q. Verdun: In an offensive on 70 mile
front the Germans captured 500 yards
of trenches ON hil 2g5, near Dead
Mans hul no 3Ji Assailants used
liquid dre.
a. Nerdun, French offensive on Dead
Mans hil repulscd by Germans.
rs. MesopoDamia, Russians captured Trcb-
iloud, am important Turkish town on
the Black sea
e. Russian North Front Germans cap
tured over 5000 Russians in a driYe
south of Lake Marco
~ ni.a,S, ','S"2tt,' He,elal loWISle'lu
su' W. 800 f.ii"' d. Nieaoio'n d,
m''' t" '"e i"'NS' WIN "DouV l"'VV'
"'oP'' n
WAY
). Submarines: Germany agreed to mod
ify submarine warfare on merchant
ships,
%, Belgium Front: Germans captured
1900 yards Of British trenches, 100 to
800 yards deep, on Vmy ridge,
Nerdun: French recaptured Fort Douau-
mont after violent struggle; also re-
took hin %1
"A. Nerdun; Germans recaptured Fort
Douaumont and other positions;
French CounterattaCks repulscd.
g, Neutral Rights: United States de-
manded that England cease illegal
seizures of neutral mails at sea,
80. Italy: Austrans launched great drive
in Trentiuo.
81. Naval Battle: Greatest naval battle
of the war off Jutand coast. Ger
man high seas fleet led the attack
defeating lrSt British division Brit
'Sm w 5 ,'(u ''I ~ ~ "'''.t
Iao,,n, T., eLi,-. i.,, ~ 10, ,,,,,,.,'u ,'S
"a Goa - - ''''l''' 'N'' " NV - '"'' "
-'''''
JUNE.
J. Italian Front: Italians opened a coun-
ter offensive In the zone of Austria's
maximum effort, May 1881.
L. Belgium: British counterattacks on
Ypres ridge repused with loss to the
Canadians Of 5000 men
Kitchener Lost: General Kitchener
drowned while ON voyage to Russia.
T. Verdun: Germans captured Fort
VauX, called the KEY to Verdun"
g. Galician Front: Russians recapured
the fortress of Lutsk. Volhynia
30 Galiclan Front. Russians captured
Dubno, Volhynia, 5000 prisoners
claimed in the DAVIS fighting and
"booty I'm enormous quantities
Aerial Warfare. French aeroDlanes
bombarded Karlsruhe and Treves In
Karlsruhe 40 were killed
e. Verdun. German attacks carried
Thiaumont fort and reached to Fleurv.
three and a half miles from Verdun
6. Italy; Italians began an offensive in
Trentino Austrians in general re-
treat
INV
l. Verduh: french retook Thlaumont;
lost 1t at p m, and regained 1t ut
sou D. m,