The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11

October 26.-Light craft clash in
English channel. Six British drift-net
boats, transport and a destroyer and
one German destroyer sunk.
November deutschland reaches
New London. Conn, on second trans
Atlantic trip with cargo worth SIO,-
100000. U-53 arrives in a German
port.
November Germans eyacuate
Fort Yaux, at Verdun. Italians take
4,731 in new offensive.
November 3-Italians take 1896
more prisoners.
November 5.-CentraI powers pro-
claim kingdom of Poland. Italians
announce, have taken 4O,365 Austrians
since fall of Gorilla.
November 9.-Teutons driven back
twelve miles in Dobrudja.
November 13.-British advance north
of Ancre; take $500 prisoners.
November 15.-England announces
food controller viii be appointed.
November 17.-News received of
wholesale depOrtations of Belgians for
forced labor in Germany.
November 19.-AIlies take Monastir.
Macedonia.
November 2L-EmperOr Francis Jo-
seph of Austria dies and Charles Fran
els becomes ruler. Teutons take Graf
ova in drive on western Roumania.
November 23.-Russian dreadnaught
Imperatrita Maria sunk by internal ex-
plosion; 200 killed.
November 24.-Teutons capture Tur-
nu-Severin and Orsova from Rouma-
mans.
November 25.-Teutons cross Alt
river and sweep rapidly through Rou-
mania.
November -Venizelos party de-
clares war on Germany and Bulgaria.
Teutons invading Roumania from
north and south form junction.
November 27.-Teutons take Alex
andria, ROumania. Zeppelins raid
England two downed by gunfire.
November 29.-Beatty replaces JeI1i-
coe in command of British fleet.
December 2-French and Greeks
clash in Athens streets. Teutons win
great battle for Bucharest.
December 6.-Bucharest falls.
December Lloyd George becomes
premier of Great Britain.
December Twenty-seven thou
sand ROumanians surrender.
December 10.-Deutschland arrives
home.
December 12.-Germany announces
she is ready for peace parIeys.
December 14.-Russia officially re-
bluffs German peace offer.
December 15.-French under Nivelle
take 5000 prisoners on seven-miIe
front at Verdun. NiveIle then leaves
to become commander in chief of all
Frances home armies. Buzcu and all
Wallachia lost to Roumanians.
December 1S.-Russian troops take
over whole Roumanian front.
December 19.-LIOyd George tells
commons Germans must make resti-
tuition and reparation to get peace.
December 2O-Wilson sends notes
to both sides in war asking their aims.
December .24-Switzerland officially
indOrses Wilson's plea for statement
Of war aims.
December 25.-Teutons take 5000
Russians in Roumania.
December 26.-Germany replies to
suggesting peace conference,
but not stating own war aims or terms
of peace.
December 3O.-Allies in reply to Ger
man peace proposal call offer empty
and insincere and refuse conference.
December 31.-King Constantine of
Greece thanks President Wilson for his
note TO the beiligerents.
January 4, 1917-British transport
Icernia sunk by U-boat in Mediterra-
mean; 80 lost
January 5.-House of representa-
tives rules committee begins investiga-
ton of Wall street "1eak'' of Wilson
peace note news.
January 6.-RuSsians retreat across
Sereth river in Roumania.
January 8.-Russians launch often
sive near Riga.
January 11.-Allies in reply to Will
son note outline aims. but refuse to
parley with an unbeaten Germany.
January 17.-Learn German raider
Moewe has sunk d ships and seized
three others in South Atlantic En-
tente, in supplementary note to Wilson,
amplif1es war aims.
January 19.-British steamer Var
rOwdale, Moewe's prize, reaches a
German port with 469 prisoners.
January %. Wilson makes his
peace without victory address in SEN
ate, demanding United States enter
world league at close of war.
January 24.-After initial successes.
Russians are forced back near Riga.
January 25.-Mine sinks British aux
Iliary cruiser Laurentic off Irish coast.
January 31.-Germany declares ruth
less submarine war, revoking all
pledges to the United States.
February 3.-United States sewers
relations with Germany.
President Wilson in address to senate
outlines crisis. United States seizes
German warships.
February 4.-Wilson asks neutrals
TO break with Germany, United States
reserve fleet ordered in service.
February ANNOUNCED American
seaman was killed when German sub
marine shelled Efeboat OF British |
steamer Eavestone.
February 6.-Learned Germany is |
holding United States Ambassador Ge-
-ard.