The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-01-05
Paris reported great c"s4sn attacks at

Verdun checked
Liner cymric. carrying munitions tor
pedoed and sunk; 5 lost.
May l0-Berlin admitted Sussex was tor
pedoed by German submarine
May H.-Dutch steamer Batavier V
blown up: one American k.Ied
May 20.-German seaplanes ralded Eng
lish east coast.
Austrians made decided gains against
Italians. crossing the border near vi
cenza.
May 25.-Britisb steamship Washington
sunk by submarine.
May 3l.-Austrians reported capture of
Asiago and Arsiero.
Great naval battle in North sea, British
losing IA vessels and Germans Is.
June 5.-Earl Kitchener and staff lost
when cruiser Hampshire was blown up In
North sea.
June 7-Germans took Fort VauX by
storm.
Austrians in Tyrol repulsed by Italians
with heavy losses.
Russians recaptured Lutsk fortress.
June I.-Russians captured CzernoWitZ,
capital Of Bukowina.
June 20 Russians split Austrian Buko-
wilma army and occupied Zadova, Strog-
metz and Gliboka
June 25.--Two Austrian transports, load
ed with troops sunk in Durazzo harbor by
Italian warships
June Galatians recaptured Posina and
Arsiero.
June 2S.-U. S. note to Austria demand
Ing apology for attack on Petroltte pun
lished.
June sO.--Russians routed Austrians in
east CIal1c1A and took k0lOmea.
July 1.-Ales began great offensive on
west front, making big gains on both
sides of River Somme.
July 3.-French captured number of
towns in drive toward Peronne.
British took La Boisselle.
July 81 French carried by storm German
second line near Peronne.
Turks announced recapture of herman
shah from Russians.
July s.-Russians again routed Austrians
in Galica.
David Lloyd George made British sec
rotary of war
July 9.-F'rench took Biache. close to
Peronne.
German submarine Deutschland arrived
at Baltimore.
July 13-Germans opened seventh great
assault on Verdun,
July 15-Italians captured Vanzi. in Po-
sina valley.
Russians captured Baiburt, Armenia, by
assault
Germans took La Maisonnette and Bi-
aches. in Somme sector,
July 1S-Germans opened fierce counter
attack on British, with gas shells, win
British blacklisted large number of
American individuals and firms for deal
ing with the Germans
July 23-British renewed terrific drive
in Somme region, entering Pozieres
July 26.-Russians captured Erzingan,
Armenia
July 28-Russians captured Brody, Cali
clan railroad center: smashed Teuton first
line west of Lutsk, and drove back Won
Linsingen in Volhynia.
Aug. S.-Russians smashed through Teu-
ton lines on 15-mile front in Galica.
Turks captured Bitlis and Mush.
Aug. 9.-Italians captured Gortz.
Zeppelins raided English and Scotch
coast.
Aug. 1S.-Russians took $4,000 men in
Galicia.
Turks beat British east Of suez canal
and in Mesopotamia
Aug. 15.-Russians captured Jablonitza,
in the Carpathians, and pierced new Teu-
Aug. 1.-TWO British cruisers, one Ger
man battleship and one German subma-
| rine lost in North sea action;
British swept Germans back on H-mile
| front in Somme sector
| Aug. A.-British advanced south of
| Thiepval and French took Maurepas
/ Russians recaptured Mush Armenia and
| reported big victory near Rachta.
| Zeppelins raided east coast Of England;
Aug, 27.-Italy declared war on Ger
| many
Roumania declared war on Austria Hun
| gary.
Aug. 2s.-Germany declared war on Rou,
j Aug. 2s.-Hindenburg made German CHIEF
| of staff in place of Falkenhayn.
/ Aug 30.-Roumanians took Kronstadt
| and other Transylvanian towns.
Aug 31-Roumanians seized Rustchuk
Bulgaria, and more Hungarian towns.
Sept. 2.-Zeppelins raided England. one
| being destroyed
Sept. 4.-Dar- es-s alaam, chief town OF
German East Africa, taken by British:
| Sept 7.-Teutons took Roumanian for.
tress of Turtukai.
Sept S.-Teutons and Bulgars took Do
| brio, Roumania.
| tured Roumanian fortress of Silistria.
/ Sept 11-Allies began new offensive in
Balkans crossing the Struma.
| Sept 15.-Allies smashed German third
| line in So1nme sector, advanced five miles
| and took three towns. British used terri
| BILE new armored cars.
/ ha mil nd
| British and French advanced in Balkans.
Sept. 16.-Roumanians and Russians
/ crushed in the Dobrudja.
i Sept. 17.-British took Danube TRENCH
/ Mouduet fortified farm and 1000 yards of
i German trenches north Of Courcelette.
/ Germans sank French transport filed
/ Sent, iS.-French captured Deniecourt
| Allies routed Bulgars in Macedonia and
Sept. i9-Teutons drove Russians back
j over Stokhod river
i Sept, 23.-Zeppelins raided England,
/ killing 30: one Zeppelin destroyed and one
Sept. 25.-zeppelins again raided Eng
i Sem 26-Anglo-French forces took Com
bles and Thiepval after terrific fighting.
i Sept. 2S-Venizelos and Admiral Coun-
/ douriotis issued proclamation of provision
i al government for Greece.
i oct 1.-British took 5000 yards of Ger
man trenches close to Bapaume;
i Zeppelins raided England; one destroyed.
Serbians routed Bugars in Macedonia.
/ oct 2.-Roumanians crossed the Danube
| into Bulgaria.
Oct 4-Allies made great advances on
| entire line in Macedonia.
j Invading Roumanians forced out OF Bull
"A Allied iii transport Gallia torpedoed; ssS
| lost.
| five vessels off U. S. coast
Germans recaptured Kronstadt. Transyl-
Oct. s.-serbians forced crossing of Cerna
| river in Macedonia
| oct l0.-Italans resumed advance on
Trieste. taking 5000 Austrians.
Oct l1-Greek fleet turned over to allies
| on their demand and largely dismantled.
| Teutons began invasion of Roumania
Oct. 15-French captured Saily-Saillisel,
| north OF the Somme.
| Oct. l9.-Cunard liner Alauna sunk by
mine in English channel; part of crew
| lost.
| vania frontier but lost in Dobrudja
| Russian battleship Imperatritza Maria
| des royed by interior explosion 200 lost.
Oct. 90 -Teutons captured Constanza,
| Roumanian Black sea port.
oct. 24.-French smashed German line
at Verdun. taking Douaumont fort and
! village