Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-09

| Oct. 4.-AIfies made great advances on
| ent e line in Macedonia
| Invading Roumanians forced out of I IL
| garia. 49,
Oct. Sherman submarine U-53 sank
| five vessels off q s.. coast.
| Germans recaptured kronstadt. TTansyl-
Oct s-Serbians forced crossing of Cerna
| river in Macedonia
Oct 10-Itaiians resumed advance on
| Trieste, taking 5000 Austrians.
Oct 11-Greek fleet turned over to allies
| on their demand and largely dismantled.
Teutons began invasion of Roumania
Oct. 15-French captured Sally Saillsel,
north of the Somma
Oct. 17-Russians badly defeated in Ca
| licia.
italians captured Mount Pasubio
4, oct lJ.-Cunard liner Alaunia sunk by
| mine in English channel; part of crew
Oct. O-Roumanians won on Transyl-
| vania frontier but lost in Dobrudja
Russian battleship Imperatritza Maria
| destroyed by interior explosion; 200 lost.
Oct 23.-Teutons captured Constanza
| Roumanian Black sea port
Oct. 24-Brench smashed German line
at verdun, taking Douaumont fort and
oct 25.-Teutons occupied Czernavoda
and the Vulcan pass, Roumania
Oct. S.-Teutons took Campulung, north
ern key to Bucharest
Greek steamer torpedoed; 900 lost
Steamer Marina torpedoed without warn
ing; number of Americans lost.
Oct alderman submarine Deutschland
arrived at New London, Conn.
Nov 2.-Germans evacuated Fort
Vaux Verdun front.
Nov. 5.-Germany and Austria proclaim
ed autonomy of Poland.
No. 6.-Von Mackensen forced back in
the Dobrudja.
P. & o. liner Arabia sunk by subma-
rine in Mediterranean
Nov. S-American steamer Columbian
sunk by submarine.
Nov. 13.-Battle of the. Ancre opened.
British capturing five miles of positions
and three strong towns.
Nov. 19.-Allies captured Monastir.
Nov. 20.-AlleS ordered diplomats of
central powers to leave Greece.
Nov. 21.-Teutons took Craicva, Rou-
manian rail and military center.
Nov. 22.-Ministers of central powers left
Greece.
Liner Britannia, hospital ship. sunk by
mine in the Aegean; "a lost.
Nov. 23.-Greece refused to surrender
arms and munitions to the allies.
Nov. H-Teutons occupied Orsova and
Turnu Severin
Nov. 25-Provisional government of
Greece declared war on Bulgaria
Entente allies demanded Greece deliver
its arms and munitions.
Roumanian armies in Wallachia routed.
Nov. 27.-Teutons captured Alt river line
in Roumania
German airships raided England: two
Zeppe' ins destroyed.
Nov 2S.-AJnerican steamer Chemung
sum. by German submarine: crew saved.
Roumanian government moved from
bucharest to Jassy.
Nov. 29.-Sir John r. Jeliicoe was made
first sea lord of the admiralty and Sir
David Beatty. commander of the grand
Falkenhayn captured Pitechti. Rouman-
ian railway center, and Kampulung.
Italian steamer Palermo torpedoed off
Spain; % Americans aboard.
Nov 30.-Teutons opened battle for Blu
charest
Greece refused demands of Admiral du
Fournet and allies prepared to seize
Athens then landing ing troops at Piraeus. .,on.
French sailors and Greek reservists
fought.
Dec. 2.-Germans pressed closer on Bu-
ately in the wooded Carpathians and also
seized Czernavoda bridge.
Greece and allies reached compromise.
German reichstag passed man power"
Announcement made in duma that al
lies had agreed to give Constantinople to
Russia If entente wins war.
charest
German submarines shelled Funchal,
capital of the Madeira Islands.
signed.
Dec. 6-Bucharest and Ploesci taken by
the Teutons.
Lloyd-George appointed premier of
Great Britain
Allies protested to civilized world
against deportation Of Belgians
Dec. s.-U. S. protested to Germany
against deportation of Belgians.
Dec. 10.-Lloyd-George announced his
cabinet.
Russians and Roumanians had successes
in Trotus valley and east of Ploechti.
Dec. n.-Germans levied huge taxes on
captured Roumanian cities.
Dec. R-Germany offered to discuss
peace terms with the entente allies.
General Nivelle made commander in
chief of the French armies of the north
and northeast.
King of Greece ordered general mobi-
lization.
Germany answered American note by
defending deportation of Belgtans.
Dec. 13-Greek regulars took Katerina
from the French.
Archduke Carl Stephen of Austria Sc
lected regent of Poland.
Germany in reply to U. S. justified
sinking of American steamer Lanao
Dec. H.-Great Britain called 100000
more men to arms.
France decided to prohibit alcoholic
drinks except wine and beer.
British horse transport sunk by sub
marine in Mediterranean: II Americans
lost.
Dec. 15.-French captured wide stretch
of German trenches near Verdun.
Russian duma rejected German peace
proffer
Greece accepted ultimatum of the en-
tente.
Dec 17.-French drove Germans from
Chambrettes farm, Verdun front
Roumanian army safe behind Russian
lines
Dec. 19.-Premier Lloyd-George replied
to Germany's peace proposals, virtually
refusing to consider them.
Dec. 20-Violent bombardment of Eng
fish positions in France.
Dec. 22.-RuSsianS attacked Turkish DO
sitions in Armenia