The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-01-12

Jan. News received of torpedoing of
shoS, O. 90 liner Ia , Persia in Medtesrsnean;
u. s. consul at Alden.
Jan. British CONSUMPTION bill passed
nrst reading and three cabinet members
resigned
Italian steamer carrying Montenegrin
recruits from L. s. sunk by mine in the
Adriatic: 200 lost
Jan 7.-Germany promised U. S. its sub
marines would observe rules OF civilized
Jan. 9.-British bat.leship Edward VII
sunk by mine.
Jan. u.-Austrians captured Ioveen
dominating Cattaro.
Jan. 13.-Austrian cruiser sunk By
French submarine
Jan. H.-Many documents connecting
Won Papen with alleged war plots in u.
;. taken from him by British turned
over to American embassy.
kermanshah, Persia, occupied by Turks
Jan. 15.-Russians renewed general at
Cick on Austrian front
Austrians took Cednje and pursued
Montenegrins toward Albania
Jan H--Austrfan hydroplane and tor
pedo boat sunk by British submarine in
Adriatic.
Jan. 22.-Austria issued ultimatum to
Montenegro to surrender or face ami
hilation.
Jan. 24.-scutari occupied by Austrians
Jan. 29-Twenty-four killed in Zeppelin
raid on Paris
Germans took nearly mile of French
trenches east OF SoucheZ.
pa sae: "'-Another Zeppelin raid made on
Jan. sl.-Several Zeppeins made raid
over Midland and northeast counties of
England: 81 persons killed.
Feb. british liner Appam. in charge
or prize crew from German commerce
raider Moewe, arrived at Norfolk with
captives from seven other vessels
Collier Franz Fischer sunk by bomb
from Zeppelin: 13 lost.
Feb, PERSIAN army defeated Russians
a tnU Tnh
drowned
Feb. S-Frerch aviators attacked
city OF Smyrna, killing 200.
President Wilson accepted Germany''s
memorandum of settlement OF Lusitania
case; both sides yielding ground
FEB. 9-Germans took 500 yards of
French trenches near Vimy.
u s demanded from Austria apology
and reparation for attack on Petrolte.
French cruiser Amiral Charnier tor
pedoed and sunk; ga lost
Feb. 16-Russians under Grand Duke
Nicholas captured Erzerum
Feb. 21-German attack on Verdun be-
gan
Feb. A.-Germans captured villages
within big gun range of Verdun
Austria announced sinking of Italian
transport loaded with soldiers by bomb
from airplane.
German drive on Verdun.
Russians took Kermanshah. Persia. by
firing
French cruiser Provence sunk in Medi
terranean; 8 40 lost
Feb q British steamer Maloja sunk
Feb Catalan government seized "a
informed German steamers.
German commerce raider Greif and
British cruiser Alcantara sunk i'm North
sea fight: ga lost.
March s-Germans drove through viii
lage of Douaumont and beyond
Russians took Bitlis. Armenia by as
sault
T. senate rejected resolution warn
Ing Americans off armed ships
March 5.-French checked second Ger
man infantry attack on Verdun
Two Zeppelns raided northeast coast of
England: 10 killed
March 6-Germans began new drive ON
Verdun. capturing village Of FORCES.
March 7.-Germans made further gains
at Verdun at tremendous cost
u. $: house OF representatives tabled
resolution warning Americans off armed
liners
March e.-Germany declared war on
Portugal
March lo.-Russians advanced to within
30 miles OF TrebiZond. Turks and Germans
evacuated Ispahan. Persia.
March 14.-ltalians started big offensive
along whole Austrian front
March 19.-Germans repulsed French at.
tacks at lie Mort Homme and captured
trenches from British at VermelleS
March 2o-Sduadron OF French and Brit
ish airplanes bombed Zeebrugge. DESTROY.
sons
March Sl-Germans halted at verdun
Russians gained AGAINST Germans and
Austrians in Poland and Galicia; and took
Ispahan. capital of Persia
March y Az AN evacuated Czerno-
WITT and BuS,
March "a F 'ombarded German
positions at Ma It and Avocourt.
British cham .eamer Sussex and
British steamer Englishman tornedoaS
without warning: Americans on both
Entente allies rejected Lansing's pro
posal TO disarm merchantmen
March 2S.-GTeat German attack ON
Haucourt- Malancourt front repused
March 29.-Brtish steamer Eagle Point
one american aboard. to-pedoed without
German aerial attack on saloniki killed
twenty
fire near Verdun but were repulsed
Germans torpedoed Russian hospital
ship in Black sea: il5 lost
March 81 Germans took village OF Ma
lancourt. near Verdun. at terrific cost.
Five Zeppelins raided eastern counties
of England. killing Is: one Zeppelin de
April sixteen killed In Zeppelin raid
on England
April 2-Zeppelins raided England and
April 3-Entente allies in note TO II
upheld their right TO search parcel post
April French repulsed fierce German
attack south of Douaumont.
British liner Gent torpedoed without
warning: IS lost.
Dead Man hill al Verdun and then re-.
pulsed tremendous attack; losses were
very large
April u French retook trenches a,
yerdun after terrific battle
April ls.-Russians captured Trebizond
April 10 President Wilson sent ultima
tum 10 Germany submarine question
and told congress in joint session
April 70 Big forces OF Russians landed
In F-ance
-spri' = British battleship Russell sunk
by mine I'm Mediterranean: I24 lost
April - General Townshend and 1000
British surrendered 10 Turks at Kut-el-
Amara
May british steamer Hendonhan. Ia
den with wheat for Belgian relief sunk
by German submarine.
Nav Five German airships raided
coasts OF England and Scotland
Belgian relief ship Fridand sunk by
German submarine
Nav 5-Germany's reply received I'm
Washington. promised compliance with
laws ~ warfare In submarine operations
with covert threat To resume former meth
DDS unless r'erica persuades England to
lift starvaf' blockade
Nav s-President Wilson told Germany
our relations with Britain could not enter
IN controversy with Berl 4