Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-09

at Sylt losing three seaplanes. two Ger
man vessels sunk.
Observation-Disclosures front repulsed.
Russian attacks repused with heavy
loss.
Allies agreed on unity of action in ev-
March 29-British steamer Eagle Point
one American aboard torpedoed without
warning.
German aerial attack on Salonfki killed
twenty
Terrific fighting at Goritz bridgehead
fire near Verdun but were repulsed
Germans torpedoed Russian hospital
ship in Black sea; 115 lost.
March s1.-Germans took village of Ma
lancourt. near Verdun, at terrific cost
Five Zeppelins raided eastern counties
of England. killing %: one Zeppelin de-
stroyed.
April 2.-Zeppelins raided England and
Scotland. killing ten.
April 3-Entente allies in note to u s.
upheld their right to search parcel post.
April 4-French repulsed fierce German
attcck south of Douaumont
British liner Gent torpedoed without
April e.-French evacuated entire salient
of Bethincourt
Turks defeated British near Felahia,
Mesopatama.
April 1O-French lost 500 yards near
Dead Man hill at Verdun and then re-
pulsed tremendous attack; losses were
April iI.-French retook trenches at
Verdun after terrific battle.
April 1S.-Russians captured Trebizond.
April 19-President Wilson sent ultima
tum to Germany on submarine question
and told congress in joint session.
April 2o.-Big forces of Russians landed
in France
April 25.-German warships and Zeppe-
Inns attacked Lowestoft and vicinity, but
were driven off.
April 27-British battleship Russell sunk
by mine in Mediterranean: 124 lost.
April 29.-General TownShend and 10000
British surrendered to Turks at Kut-el-
Amara.
tie near Mouravitz
May british steamer HendonhaIl. Ia
den with wheat for Belgian relief, sunk
by German submarine.
May 2.-Five German airships raided
coasts of England and Scotland
Belgian relief. ship Fridland sunk by
May ayan 4@zep psif destroyed by British
cruiser.
May 5.-Germanys reply received in
Washington. promised compliance with
laws of warfare in submarine operations
with covert threat to resume former meth
DDS unless America persuades England to
lift starvation blockade
Zeppelin raided Saloniki and was de-
stroyeG by gun fire.
May S-President Wilson told Germany
our relations with Britain could not enter
IN controversy with Berlin.
Paris reported great German attacks at
Verdun checked.
Liner Cymric, carrying munitions. tor
pedoed and sunk; lost
plotters, convicted in New York.
May l0.-Berlin admitted Sussex was tor
pedoed by German submarine
May u.-GermanS captured British
trenches at Hulluch.
May 13.-Russians reported defeat of
Turks in big battle near Erzingan.
British warship defeated small German
squadron off Belgian coast.
May T.-Dutch steamer Batavier v
blown up; one American killed
May 20.-German seaplanes raided Eng
fish east coast.
Austrians made decided gains against
Italians, crossing the border near Vi
cenza.
May 25.-British steamship Washington
sunk by submarine.
italian steamer Moravia torpedoed
without warning.
May 3l.-Austrians reported capture of
Asiago and Arsiero.
Great naval battle in North sea, British
losing IA vessels and Germans 49,
June 5.-Earl Kitchener and staff lost
when cruiser Hampshire was blown up Ill
North sea.
June 7-Germans took Fort Vaux by
storm.
Austrians in Tyrol repulsed by Italians
with heavy losses.
Russians recaptured Lutsk fortress.
June 17.-Russians captured Czernowitz.
capital of Bukowina.
June 20.-Russians split Austrian Buko-
wilma army and occupied Zadova, Strog-
June 25.-Two Austrian transports, load
ed with troops, sunk in Durazzo harbor by
Italian warships.
Arsiero.
June 2S-U. S. note to Austria demand
ing apology for attack on Petrolte pun
lished.
June so-Russians routed Austrians in
east Galicia and took Kolomea.
July 1.-Allies began great offensive on
west front, making big gains on both
sides of River Somme
July 3.-French captured a number of
towns in drive toward Peronne-
British took La Boisselle.
July 5.-French carried by storm German
second line near Peronne.
Turks announced recapture of Herman
shah from Russians.
July 6.-Russians again routed Austrians
in Galicia.
David Lloyd-George made British sec
rotary of war.
July 9.-French 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
aches, in Somme sector.
July 1S.-Germans opened fierce counter
attack on British, with gas Shells. Win
ming at Longueval and Delville wood.
British blacklisted large number of
American individuals and firms for deal
ing with the Germans.
July 2S.-British renewed terrific drive
in Somme region. entering Pozieres.
Armenia
July 2S.-Russians captured Brody. Cali
clan railroad center; smashed Teuton first
line west of Dutsk, and drove back Won
Linsingen in Volhynia.
Aug S.-Russians smashed through Teu-
ton lines on 15-mile front in Galicia.
Turks captured Bitlis and Mush.
Aug. 9.-Italians captured Goritz.
Zeppelins raided English and scotch
coast.
Aug. 1s.-Russians took $4,000 men in
Turks beat British east of Suez canal
and in Mesopotanlia.
Aug. l5-Russians captured Jablonitza,
in the Carpathians. and pierced new leu
ton lines on Lemberg front.
Aug 1.-TWO British cruisers, one Ger
man battleship and one German subma-
rine lost in North sea action.
British swept Germans back on n-mile
front in Somme sector.
Aug. 24-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;
killing eight.
Aug. 27-Italy declared war on Ger
many.
Roumania declared war on Austria Hug
gary.
Aug. &.-Germany declared war on Rou-
mania.
Aug. 2.-Hindenburg made German chief
of staff In place Of Falkenhayn.
Aug. S0.-Roumanians took Kronstadt
and other Transylvanian towns
Turkey declared war on Roumania.
Aug. M-Roumanians seized Rustchuk.
Bul4aria and more Hungarian towns.
Sept. 2.-Zeppelins raided England. one
being destroyed.
Sept. -Dar-es-Salaam, chief town of
German East Africa, taken by British.
Sept. Z-Teutons took Roumanian for
tress of Turtukai.
Sept. S-Teutons and Bulgars took Do
brio, Roumania.
Sept 1O.-Germans and Bulgarians cap
tured Roumanian fortress of Silistria-
Sept. u.--Allies began new offensive in
Balkans. crossing the Struma-
Sept. 15.-Allies smashed German third
line in Soinrue sector advanced five miles
and took three towns. British used terri
BILE new armored cars.