The Benson signal., 1917-08-04

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October 26.-Light craft clash in
English channel. Six British drift-net
| boats, transport and a destroyer and
one German destroyer sunk.
November 1.-Deutschland reaches
New London, Conn.,, on second trans
Atlantic trip with cargo worth $1O,-
| 100000. U-53 arrives in German
| port.
November 2-Germans evacuate
| Fort Vaux, at Verdun. Italians take
| 4,731 in new offensive.
November 3.-Italians take 3.495
more prisoners.
November 5.-Central powers pro-
claim kingdom of Poland. Italians
announce, have taken 40,365 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 will be appointed
November 17.-News received of
wholesale depOrtations of Belgians for
forced labor in Germany.
November 19.-Allies take Monastir,
Macedonia.
November 21.-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-
November 25.-Teutons cross Alt
river and sweep rapidly through Rou-
mania.
November 26.-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 Jelli-
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 s. Twenty-seven thou
sand Roumanians surrender.
December 1O.-Deutschland arrives
home.
December 12.-Germany announces
she is ready for peace parleys.
December 14.-Russia officially re-
buffs German peace offer.
December 15.-French under Nivelle
take 5000 prisoners on seven-mile
front at Verdun. Nivelle then leaves
to become commander in chief of all
Frances home armies. Buzcu and all
Wallachia lost to ROumanians.
December 18.-Russian troops take
over whole Roumanian front.
December 19.-LlOyd 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
Wilson, 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 belligerents.
January 4, 1917.-British transport
Icernia sunk by U-boat in Mediterra-
mean; $50 lost.
January 5.-House of representa-
tives rules committee begins investiga-
ton of Wall street "leak" of Wilson
peace note news.
January 6.-Russians retreat across
Sereth river in Roumania.
January S.-Russians launch often
sive near Riga.
obituary lI."AlllCS LII reply W WILL
son note outline aims. but refuse to
parley with an unbeaten Germany.
January 17.-Learn German raider
Moewe has sunk q ships and seized
three others in South Atlantic. En-
tente, in supplementary note to Wilson,
amplifies war aims.
January 19.-British steamer Var
rowdale, Moewe's prize, reaches
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