The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-08-02

boats, a transport and a destroyer and
one German destroyer sunk.
November 1.-Deutschland reaches
New London, Conn.,, on second trans
Atlantic trip with cargo worth $1O,-
100000. U-53 arrives in a German
port.
November 2.-Germans evacuate
Fort Vaux, at Verdun. Italians take
4,13l In new offensive. y
November 3.-Italians take S.4995
more prisoners.
November 5.-Central powers pro-
claim kingdom Of Poland. Italians
announce, have taken 4O,365 Austrians
since fall Of Gorilla.
November 9.-Teutons driven back
twelve miles in Dobrudja.
November 13.-British advance north
of Ancre; take $500 prisoners.
November 15.-England announces
food controller will be appointed.
November 17.-News received of
wholesale deportations Of Belgians for
forced labor in Germany.
t November 19.-Allies take Monasttr.
Macedonia.
November 21.-Emperor Francis Jo-
seph of Austria dies and Charles Fran
els becomes ruler. Teutons take Graf:
ova in drive on western Roumania.
November 23.-Russian dreadnaught
l~mperatrita Maria sunk by internal ex-
plosion; 200 killed.
November 24.-Teutons capture Tur-
~nu-Severin and Orsova from Rouma-
mans.
November 25.-Teutons cross Alt
river and sweep rapidly through Rou-
mania.
November 26.-venizelos party de-
clares war on Germany and Bulgaria.
Teutons invading Roumania from
north and south form junction.
November 27.-Teutons take Alex
andria, Roumania. Zeppelins raid
England; two downed by gunfre.
November 29.-Beatty replaces Jelli-
coe in command Of British fleet.
December 2.-French and Greeks
clash in Athens streets. Teutons win
great battle for Bucharest.
December 6.-Bucharest falls.
December Lloyd George becomes
premier of Great Britain.
December S.-Twenty-seven thou.
sand Roumanians surrender.
December 1O.-Deutschland arrives
home.
December 12.-Germany announces
she is ready for peace parleys.
December 14.-Russia officially re
Bluffs German peace offer.
December 15.-French under Nivelle
take 5000 prisoners on seven-mile
front at Verdun. Nivelle then leaves
to become commander in chief Of al
Frances home armies. Buzcu and al
Wallachia lost to Roumanians.
December 1S.-Russian troops talk
over whole Roumanian front.
December 19.-Lioyd George tell.
commons Germans must make resti
tuition and r%eparation to get peace.
December 2O.-Wilson sends notes
to both sides in war asking their aims
December 24.-Switzerland oficiall,
Endorses Wilson's plea for statemen,
Of war aims.
December 25.-Teutons take 9,OO(
Russians in Roumania.
December 26.-Germany replies tt
Wilson,, suggesting peace conference
but not stating own war aims or term.
Of peace.
December 30.-Allies in reply to Ger
man peace proposal call offer empt,
and i%nsincere and refuse conference.
December 31.-King Constantine O.
Greece thanks President Wilson for hi:
note to the belligerents.
January 4, 1917.-British transpor
Icernia sunk by U-boat in Mediterra
mean; $50 lost.
January .5.-House Of representa-
tives rules committee begins investiga
ton of Wall street "leak' of Wilson
peace note news.
January 6.-Russians retreat across
Sereth river in Roumania.
January S.-Russians launch often
sive near Riga.
January 11.-Allies in reply to Will
son note outline aims. but refuse t,
parley with an unbeaten Germany.
January 17.-Learn German raide,
Moewe has sunk 21 ships and seize,
three others in South Atlantic. En-
tente, in supplementary note to Wilson
ampliies val aims.
January 19.-British steamer Var
rowdale, Moewe's prize, reaches T.
German port with 469 prisoners.
January o. Wilson makes hi!
"peace without victory" address in sen
ate, demanding United States ente
world league at close Of war.
January 24.-After initial successes
Russians are forced back near Riga.
January 25.-Mine sinks British aux
iliary cruiser Laurentic off Irish coast
January 31.-Germany declares ruth
less submarine war, revoking al
pledges to the United States.
February 3.-United States sever.
diplomatic relations with Germany
President Wilson in address to senat,
outlines crisis. United States seize
interned German warships.
February 4.-Wilson asks neutral,