Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-09
PRINCIPAL EVENTS
I'M THIRD YEAR
OF THE WAR

ward bound on first trip SOmme bat
lie continues. Russians in heavy bat
Gle after crossing Stokhod river.
August 2.-Russians within ten
miles of Kovel.
August 3.-French recapture part
or Ffeury, near Verdun. Sir Roger
Easement hanged in London for par
dcipadon in Irish revolt.
August 4-French take Thiaumont,
near Verdun.
August British overwhelm Turks
at Rol1aani, near Suez canal.
August 6.-Russians cross rivers
$ercth and Graberka and take six vii
Eages from Austrians.
August S.-Italians take Gorilla
5Cidgeaead and capture 10000 pris-
<saecs- Russian General Letchitzky
<ai1es two towns and many villages.
August 9.-Gorizia falls to Italians
I'm great offensive. Austrians near
Sfanisiau withdraw on wide front.
August 10.-Russians take Stanislau.
August 11.-Allies seize Dorian in
Raikaa drive.
August 13.-AustrianS evacuate line
of the Strypa river.
August 14.-Russians capture Tusto-
baby
August 15.-Russians take Jablon-
sfza, near Carpathian pass.
August 16.-AllieS take three miles
or trenches near the Somme. An
aEounced Russians have taken 358,0OO
prisoners since June 4, 1916 when
drive began.
August 1S.-Russians advance three
miles into Hungary.
August 20.-British advance on IL
sa1iie front at ThiepvaI. near Somme
river Allies attack on 150-mile front
ta Balkans. Two British light cruis-
ers and one or two German U-boats
sunk in North Sea battle.
August 22.-Announced big Russian
contingent has landed at Saloniki
August ,23.-The Deutschland reach
ss Bremen.
August 24.-Russians recapture
3assi. Armenia.
August 27.-Roumania declares war
ON Teutons aud invades Pennsylvania.
Italy formally declares war on Ger
ER,any-
August 29.-Kaiser makes Won Hin
seaburg chief of staff of all German
Srmies in place of Won FaIkenhayn.
August 31.-Roumanians cross Dan
abe and occupy Rustchuk. Bulgaria
-AUStrians fall back in Pennsylvania
PENNSYLVANIA, take Hermannstadt
Zeppeiins raid London and one is
Brought down in flames.
September 3.-Allies take three vii
zageS on Somme. Roumanians capture
OrSova, Austria. Germans and Bull
1sarS invade the Dobrudja
September French take five more
villages on Somme; allies prisoners
sn two days. 5000.
September 6.-TeutOns take Danube
city of Turtukai and 10000 Rouma-
zlians.
September S.-Roumanians and Rus
slams drive foe back q little in Do
arudja.
September 10.-Teutons take Rou-
xaianian fortress of Silistria.
September 11.-British drive across
SStruma river in Balkans.
September 12.-AIlies capture three
rsiAe line on Somme. Roumanians over
: S~t,etmed in Dobrudja
September 15.-British take Ger
atian Somme positions on six-mile
front Use tanks" for first time in
warfare.
September 1S.-AIiies take Florina,
Macedonia
September 19.-Serbs fight their way
1>ssck onto their own soil.
September 21.-Russians and Rou-
sshaninns announce they have thrown
back the invaders in Dobrudja.
September 22-Announced allies
took $500 prisoners in Somme battle
Between July 1 and September Is.
September 23.-Roumanians In Do
crstdja driven back in disorder Zep-
&setins invade England; one burned, an
other captured.
September 25-Allies advance along
2S-sniie front on Somme. Venizelos
deaveS Athens to lead revolt against
King Constantine.
September 26.-Allies take Combles
and Thiepval In Somme battle.
September 30.-Von Falkenhayn
Eouts Roumanians at Hermannstadt
Transyivania.
October IA Roumanian army
crossed the Danube
October Another Zeppelin shot
down near London.
October 4.-Mackensen drives Rom
Snanian invaders Of Bulgaria back to-
ward Danube
October 5.-Roumanians flee across
che Danube Serbs cross Cernn river
ta drive on Monastir.
October Herman submarine U-5l
visits Newport. II. l., on mysterious
GnlssiOn- Sinks five ships off Maria
&gansett Light night of October 7-S
October S.-Roumanians driven back