Macon beacon., 1917-08-03
PRINCIPAL EVENTS
IN THIRD YEAR
OF The WAR

tie continues. Russians in heavy bat
tie after crossing Stokhod river.
August 2.-Russians within ten
miles of Kovel.
August 3.-French recapture part
of Fieury, near Verdun. Sir Roger
Easement hanged in London for par
ucipation in Irish revolt.
August 4.-French take Thiaumont,
near Verdun.
August 5.-British overwhelm Turks
at Romani, near Suez canal.
August 6.-Russians cross rivers
Sereth and Graberka and take six vii
lagos from Austrians.
August S.-Italians take Gorilla
bridgehead and capture 10000 pris-
oners. Russian General Letchitzky
takes two towns and many villages.
August 9.-Gorizia falls to Italians
in great offensive. Austrians near
Stanislau withdraw on wide front.
August 10.-Russians take Stanlslau.
August 11.-Allies seize Doiran in
Balkan drive.
August 13-Austrians evacuate line
OF the Strypa river.
August 14.-RusSians capture Tusto-
baby.
August 15.-Russians take Jablon-
itza, near Carpathian pass.
August 16.-Allies take three miles
OF trenches near the Somme. An
nounced Russians have taken 35S,000
prisoners since June 4, 1916, when
drive began.
August 1S.-Russians advance three
miles into Hungary.
August 20.-British advance on IL
mile front at Thiepval near Somme
river. Allies attack on 150-mile front
in Balkans. Two British light cruls-
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
es Bremen.
August 24.-Russians recapture
Mush, Armenia.
August 27.-Roumania declares war
on Teutons and invades Pennsylvania
Italy formally declares war on Ger
many.
August 29.-Kaiser makes Won Hin
denburg chief of staff of all German
armies In place Of Won Falkenhayn.
August 31.-Roumanians cross Dan
ube and occupy Rustchuk. Bulgaria.
Austrians fall back in Pennsylvania.
September 2.-Roumanians, far in
Pennsylvania, take Hermannstadt.
Zeppelins raid London and one is
brought down in flames.
September 3.-Allies take three vii
lagos on Somme. Roumanians capture
Orsova, Austria. Germans and Bull
gars invade the Dobrudja.
September 4.--French take five more
villages on Somme; allies prisoners
in two days, 5000.
September 6-Teutons take Danube
city Of Turtukai and 10000 Rouma-
mans.
September 8.-Roumanans and Rus
slams drive foe back little In Do
brudja.
September 10.-Teutons take Rou-
manian fortress of Silstria
September 11.--British drive across
Struma river in Balkans.
September 12.-Allles capture three
mile line on Somme. Roumanians over
whemed In Dobrudja.
September 15.-British take Ger
man Somme positions on six-mile
front. Use tanks" for first time In
warfare.
September 1S.-Allies take Florina,
Macedonia.
September 19.-Serbs fight their way
back onto their own soil.
September 21.-Russians and Rou-
manians announce they have thrown
back the invaders In Dobrudja.
September 22.-Announced allies
took $500 prisoners in Somme battle
between July / and September IS.
September 23.-Roumanians in Do
brudja driven back in disorder. Yep
pelins invade England; one burned, an
other captured
September 25.-Allies advance along
15-mile front on Somme. Venizelos
leaves Athens to lead revolt against
King Constantine.
September 26.-Alles take Combles
and Thiepyal in Somme battle.
September 30.-Von Falkenhayn
routs Roumanians at Hermannstadt,
Pennsylvania.
october IA Roumanian army
crossed the Danube.
October 2.-Another Zeppelin shot
down near London.
October 4.-Mackensen drives Rou-
manian invaders of Bulgaria back to-
ward Danube.
October 5.--Roumanians flee across
the Danube. Serbs cross Cerna river
in drive on Monastir
October German submarine U-59
visits Newport, r. l.. on mysterious
mission. Sinks five ships off Nara.
gansett Light night of October 7-8
October 8.-Roumanians driven back
to Transylvania frontier.
October 10.-Roumanians In roui
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