Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-01-05
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pedoed and sunk: 5 lost
May l0.-Berlin admitted Sussex was tor
pedoed by German submarine
May 7.-Dutch steamer Batavier
blown up. one American killed.
May 9o.-Gerrnan seaplanes raided Eng
lish east coast.
Austrians made decided gains against
Italians. crossing the border near VI
cenZa.
May. 25.-British steamship Washington
May s1.-Austrians reported capture Of
Asiago and Arsiero.
Great naval battle in North sea. British
losing "A vessels and Germans 49,
June 5.-Earl Kitchener and staff lost
when cruiser Hampshire was blown up in
! North sea.
June 7-Germans took Fort vaux by
| storm.
Austrians in Tyrol repulsed by Italians
! with heavy losses.
| Russians recaptured Lutsk fortress.
June H.-Russians captured czernowitz.
| capital Of Bukowina.
June 2O.-Russians split Austrian Buko-
wilma army and occupied Zadova. Strog-
| METZ and GlibOka-
| June 1.-TWO Austrian transports. load
| ed with troops. sunk in Durazzo haroOr by
| Italian Warships.
June N.-Itaiians recaptured Posina and
June 2s-U s. note to Austria demand
ing apology for attack on Petrolite pub
| lished
east Galicia and took Kolomea.
| July L-Allies began great offensive on
west front. making big gains on both
sides Of River Somme
July 3.-French captured a number of
towns in drive toward Peronne.
British took La Boisselie.
| July 5.-French carried by storm German
! second line near Peronne.
Turks announced recapture Of herman
| shah from Russians.
July 6.-Russians again routed Austrians
/ in Galicia.
David Lloyd-George made British sec
rotary Of war.
July s.-French took Biache. close TO
| Peronne.
German submarine Deutschland arrived
at Baltimore
July 13.-Germans opened seventh great
assault on Nerdun.
July l5.-Italians captured vanzi. in Po-
sina valley.
Russians captured Baiburt Armenia, by
assault.
Germans took La Maisonnette and BIZ
aches. in SOmme sector.
July 1s.-Germans opened fierce counter
attack on British. with gas shells, win
ming at Longueval and Delville wood.
British blacklisted large number OF
American individuals and firms for deal
ing with the Germans.
July 23-British renewed terrific drive
in Somme region. entering Pozieres.
July 26.-Russians captured Erzingan.
Armenia.
July 2s.-Russians captured Brody. Cali
clan railroad center; smashed Teuton FIRST
line west Of Lutsk, and drove back Won
Linsingen in Volhynia.
Aug S.-Russians smashed through Teu-
ton lines on l5-mile front in Galicia.
Turks captured Bitls and Mush.
Aug. e-Italians captured Goritz.
Zeppelns raided English and Scotch
Aug. 1s.-Russians took 1900 men in
Turks beat British east of suez canal
and in Mesopotamia.
Aug 15.-Russians. captured Jablonitza.
in the Carpathians. and pierced new leu
ton lines on Lemberg front.
Aug. 19.-Two British cruisers. one Ger
man battleship and one German subma-
rine lost in North sea action;
British swept Germans back on n-mile
front in Somme sector.
Aug 4-British advanced south OF
Thepval and French took Maurepas.
Russians recaptured Mush, Armenia. and
reported big victory near Rachta.
Zeppelins raided east coast of England;
Aug, 27-italy declared war on Ger
many.
Aug 2s.-Germany declared war on Rou-
mania.
of staff in place of Falkenhayn.
Aug 30.-Roumanians took Kronstadt |
and other Transylvanian towns
Aug. 3l-Roumanians seized Rustchuk, |
Bulgaria and more Hungarian towns.
Sept 2-Zeppelins raided England, one |
being destroyed.
Sept. 4-Dar-es-S alaam, chief town OF |
German East Africa, taken by British:
Sept. 7.-Teutons took Roumanian for
tress of Turtukai.
Sept s.-Teutons and Bulgars took Do |
Sept. 1O.-Germans and Bulgarians cap |
tured Roumanian fortress of Silistria-
Sept. 11.-Allies began new offensive in /
Balkans. crossing the Struma.
Sept l5-Allies smashed German third
line in Somme sector, advanced five miles
and took three towns. British used terri
Serbs drove Bulgars back ten miles and
British and French advanced in Balkans.
Sept. 16.-Roumanians and Russians
crushed in the Dobrudja-
Sept. 17.-British took Danube trench"
Mouquet fortified farm and 1000 yards of
German trenches north of Courcelette.
Germans sank French transport filed
Sept iS.-French captured Deniecourt.
Allies routed Bulgars in Macedonia and
captured Florina.
Sept ls.-Teutons drove Russians back
over stokhod river; ,s,
killing 90; one Zeppelin destroyed and one
Sept. 2s.-zeppelins again raided Eng
ID s Sen 9ssiMAnglo-French forces took Com
bles and Thiepval after terrific fighting.
Sept. S-VeniZelos and Admiral Coun-
douriotis issued proclamation of provision
al government for Greece.
Oct british took 5000 yards OF Ger
man trenches close to Bapaume.
Zeppelins raided England; one destroyed
Serbians routed Bulgars in Macedonia.
oct. 2-Roumanians crossed the Danube
into Bulgaria
Oct. 4.-Allies made great advances on
entire line in Macedonia.
Invading Roumanians forced out of Bull
Allied transport Gallia torpedoed; SIS
Oct Sherman submarine U-53 sank
i've vessels off U. S. coast.
Germans recaptured Kronstadt. Transyl-
Oct. s-Serbians forced crossing of Cerna
liver in Macedonia
oct. io.-Itaiians resumed advance on
trieste taking 5.ooo Austrians.
Oct. 11.-Greek fleet turned oyer to allies
m their demand and largely dismantled.
Teutons began invasion OF Roumania-
Oct 15.-French captured Sally Saillisel
,orth OF the Somme
oct 1s.-Cunard liner Alaunia sunk by
nine in English channel; part OF crew {
ost.
oct H.-RoCmanians won on Transyl-
-ania frontier but lost in Dobrudja
Russian battleship Imperatritza Maria
destroyed by interior explosion; 900 lost. .
Oct. 2.-Teutons captured Constanza, :
1oumanian Black sea port
Oct. 24.-French smashed German line