The Elbert County tribune., 1917-08-03
PRINCIPAL EVENTS
IN THIRD YEAR
OF THE war

Deutschland leaves Baltimore home
ward bound on first trip. Somme bat
tie continues. Russians In heavy bat
tie after crossing Stokhod river.
August 2.-Russians within ten
miles of Kovel.
August 3.-French recnpture part
Of Fieury, near verdun. Sir Roger
Easement hanged In London for par
ticipation in Irish revolt.
August 4.-French take Thlaumont,
near Verdun.
August 5.-British overwhelm Turks
at Romani, near Suez canal.
August 6.-I,ussians cross rivers
Sereth and Graberka and tnke six vii
lages from Austrians.
August S.-ItaIians take Gorizia
bridgehead and capture 10000 pris-
oners. Russian General Lercnitzky
takes two towns and many villages.
August 9.-GorlzIa falls to Italians
In grent offensive. Austrians near
Stnnlslau withdraw on wide front.
August 10.-Russians take Stanislau.
August 11.-Allies seize Doiran In
Balkan drive.
August 13.-Austrians evncunte line
OF the Strypa river.
August 14.-Iiussians capture Tusto-
baby.
August 15.-Russians take Jablon-
liza. near Cnrpathian pass.
August 10.-Allies take three miles
of trenches near the Somme. An
nounced Russians have taken 35S,o00
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 bnttle.
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.-kniser makes Won Hin
denburg chief of staff of all German
armies In place of Won Falkenhayn. 4
August 31.-Roumanians cross Dan
ube and occupy Rustchuk. Bulgaria.
Austrians fall back in Pennsylvania.
September 2.-Roumanians, far in
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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.-F'rench take five more
villages on Somme; allies prisoners
In two days, 5000.
September 6.-Teutons take Danube
city of Turtukai and 10000 Rouma-
ninns.
September S.-Roumanians and Rus
SLAMS drive foe back little in Do
brudja.
September 10.-Teutons take Rou-
manian fortress of Silistria.
September 11.-British drive across
Struma river in Balkans.
September 12.-Allies capture three
mile line on Somme. Roumanians over
whelmed 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-
mnnians announce they have thrown
back the invaders in Dobrudja.
September 22-Announced allies
took $500 prisoners in Somme battle
between July l and September IS.
September 23.-Roumanians in Do
brudJa driven back in disorder. Zep-
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.-Allles take Combles
and Thiepval In Somme battle.
September 30.-von Falkenhayn
routs Roumanians ut Hermannstadt,
Pennsylvania.
October IA Roumanian army
crossed the Danube.
October 2.-Another Zeppelin shot
down near London.
October 4.-Maokensen 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 7.--German submarine U-53
visits Newport, II. l., on mysterious
mission. Sinks five ships off Narra-
gansett Light night of October rs.