The Dermott news., 1917-08-02

oClODeT 0.-NreTmduS occupy Dct- grade.
 October 1O--Bulgaria attacks Ser bia.
 December 9.-Germany announces Serbia is entirely conquered.
 December 19.-Allies evacuate Gal lipoli.
 February I4, 1916.-Russians capture Erzerum, Turkey.
 February 23.-Germans open verdun offensive.
 April 1S.-Russians take Trebizond. Turkey.
 April 24-Irish revolt in Dublin.
 April 2s.-British besieged in Kut-ei. Amara, Mesopotamia, surrender. May S0.-Battle of Jutland; IA Brit ish and IS German warships sunk.
 June 5.-Lord Kitchener drowned when cruiser Hampshire is torpedoed north of Scotland June 17.-Russians retake Cxerno- witz, capital of Bukowina, In great of- fensive
 June 2o.-Arabs rebel from Turkey, capture Mecca new kingdom estab lished. | June SI,-bTllIsH uIu iVhNA great drive in west.
 July 9-Submarine merchantman Deutschland reaches Baltimore.
 July 27.-Russians retake Brody, northern Galieia.
 August 9.-Italians take Gorizia.
 July 1O.-Russians take Stanislau. Galicia
 August 2S-Roumania enters war on side of the entente, and invades Tran sylvania.
 September 6-Germany begins great squeeze on Roumania.
 November 10-First great air bat tie of worlds history; CT British. ,-.sp airplanes brought French and 1e' ---'' down.
 December 5.-Teutons take Bu- charest. l December 11.-Germany openly prof. 1 fers peace to her enemies December 21. President Wilson asks both sides to define their war aims January IT. 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.-Unlted States sewers diplomatic relations with Germany.
 February 26.-President asks con- gross for authority to arm all Amert- can vessels.
 February 2e.-British capture Kut- el-Amara.
 February 2S-Zimmermann not0 suggesting alliance of Mexico and Japan with Germany against United States made public. March 11-Brltish capture Bagdad.
 March 1l.-Russian revolution starts. March l5,-Czar abdicates.
 March 17.-Germans begin biz strategic retirement" on west front.
 April 3.-Wilson asks congress to declare state of war with Germany
 April e.-President signs congress resolution proclaiming war.
 April 7.-Cuba declares,war on Ger many. April 9.-Austria- Hungary breaks diplomatic relations with United States.
 April e.-RritIsh storm vimy Ridga. April l0.-Brazil breaks diplomatic relations with Germany. April 16.-French In great offensive near Alsne river. April 19.-American freighter Mon- golla sinks submarine, this being the first American victory of the war.
 April 2s.-Both houses of congress pass selective draft army bill. May l5.-Big Italian offensive in Carso begins.
 June 3.-Chinese royalists name Chang Hsun dictator; Germans assist plot. &S June 5.-Americans register for army draft without disorder.
 June British blow up Messines ridge; explosion heard in London. .
 June s.-General Pershing reacsx England.
 June Fixing Constantine of Greece abdicates; nation prepares te join allies.
 June 19.-153 killed. 430 injured h London by German airplane raid. June 15.-United States Liber0 Loan closes, with billion oversub. scription. June 27.-Announce arrival of drD1 American army in France. June 2S-Brazil joins In war.
 June SO.-Russians begin big offen- siye in Galicia led by War Minister Kerensky in person.
 July 2.-Chlnese empire declared re- established republicans prepare to ro' sist.
 July 7.-Twenty-two German alr~