Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
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August 2.--Russians within tel
miles Of koyel
August 3.-French recapture part u
FIeury. near Verdu2 Sir Roger Case
ment h1ngcd in London flor particip1
tion in Irish revolt
August French take Thiaumont
near VeIdun.
August 5-British overwhelm Turk!
at Romani near Suez Canal
August 6.-Russians cross Rivers
Sereth and Graberka and take six vii
lagos from Aust-ians.
August S-Iialians take Gorizi.
bridgehead and capture 1000 pris
oners. Russian General Letchitzk,
takes two towns and many villages.
August 9.-Gorizia falls to the ltal
iaus in great offensive Austrians neal
Stanislau withdraw ON wide front
August 10.-Russians take Stauisllu
August lt-Allies sieze Dorian in
Balkan drive.
August l3-Austrians evacuate line
of the Strypa River
August 1i-Russian capture TuSto-
baby.
August 1j-Russians take Jabionita-
"a, near Carpathian Pass.
August l6-Allies take three miles
of trenches near the Somme An
nounced Russians have taken 35S.00D
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 cruisers
and one or two German U-boats sunk
in North Sea battle.
August 22-Announced big Russian
contingent has landed at Saloniki.
August 2S-The Deutschland reach
ed Bremen.
August q Russians recapiure
Mush, Armenia.
August q Rumania declares war
on Toutons and invades Pennsylvania
Italy formally declares war on Ger
many Greeks give up kavala forts
to Bulgarians by King Constantines
order.
August 29-kaiser makes Won Hin
lenburg Chief of Staff of all German
armies in place of Won Falkenbayn.
August Rumanians cross Dan
lbe and occupy Rustahuk. Bulgaria
Austrians fall back in Pennsylvania
September -Rumanians, far in
Pennsylvania, take Hermannstaut
zeppelins raid London and one Is
brought down in flames.
September g. Allies take thre Vii
leges on Somme, Rumanians capture
Orsova, Austria. Germans and Bull
CARS invade the Dobrudja.
September French take five more
yilleges on Somme; Allies prisoners
in two days, 5000.
September 6Teutons to Danube
city of Turtukai and 10000 Ruma,
mains.
September S-Rumanians and Rus
slams drive foe back a little in Do
brudja.
September 10-Teutons take Ruma.
Man fortress of Silistria.
September 1l-British drive across
Struma River in Balkans.
September 12-Allies capure three
mile line on Somme. Rumanians over.
whelmed in Dobrudja
September l5-British take German
Somme positions on six mile front
Use tanks for first time in war.
fare.
September 1S-Allies take Florina
Macedonia.
September 10 Serbs fight their way
| back onto their own soil.
| September q Russian and Ruma
| mans announce they have thrown back
| The invaders in Dobrudja.
September %. $500 Announced allie.
! took $4,000 prisoners in Somme bar
tie between July and Sept. Is.
September 23.~Roumanians in Dob
rudja driven back in disorder. Zep
pelins invade England; one burned
another captured.
September 25-Allies advance alon.
fifteen mile front on Somme Veni
zelos leaves Athens to lead revolt
against King Constantine
September 26.--Allies take Comb,s
and Thiepval in Somme battle.
September 30-Von Falkenhay
routs Roumanians at Hermannstadt
Ttransylvania.
October IA Roumanian army
crossed the Danube
Otober Another Zeppelin sho
down near London.
| October Mackensen drives Rou
| manlan invaders of Bulgaria back to
ward Danube Russians cross Zlot;
lipa south Of Brzezany.
October 5.-Roumanians flee across
the Danube. Serbs cross Cerna Rive
| in drive on Monastir.
October Herman submarine US
visits Newport, X. l., on mysteriou
mission. Sinks five ships off Nara
gansett Light night Of October rs
United States destroyers rescue pas
Gengers and crews.