Gilpin observer., 1917-08-02

October 26.-Light craft clash In
English channel. Six British drift-net
boats, a transport and destroyer and
one German destroyer sunk.
November 1.-Deutschland reaches
New London, Conn.,, on second trans
Atlantic trip with cargo worth $10.-
100000. U-58 arrives in a German
port.
November 2.-Germans evacuate
Fort Vaux, at Verdun. Italians take
4,731 in new offensive.
November 3.-Italians take 1896
more prisoners.
November 5.-Central powers pro-
claim kingdom Of Poland. Italilns
announce, have taken 4O,365 Austrians
since fall Of Gorizia.
November 9.-Teutons driven back
twelve miles in Dobrudja.
November 13.-Britisli 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.
November 19.-Allies take Monastir,
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
1mperatrita 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 28.-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 gunflre.
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 8. Twenty-seven thou
sand Roumanians surrender.
December 10.-Deutschland arrives
home.
December 12.-Germany announces
she is ready for peace parleys.
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buffs 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 all
Frances home armies. Buzcu and all
Wallachia lost to Roumanians.
December 1S.-Russian troops take
over whole Roumanian front.
December 19.-Lloyd George tells
commons Germans must make resti-
tuition and reparation to get peace.
December 20.-Wilson sends notes
to both sides in war asking their aims.
December 24.-Switzerland officially
indorses Wilson's plea for statement
of war aims.
Russians in Roumania.
December 26.-Germany replies to
Wilson, suggesting peace conference,
but not stating own war aims or terms
Of peace.
December 30.-Allies in reply to Ger
man peace proposal call offer empty
and insincere and refuse conference.
na,ovnhar -
Greece thanks President Wilson for his
note to the belligerents.
January 4, 1917-British transport
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 to
parley with an unbeaten Germany.
January 17.-Learn German raider
Moewe has sunk p ships and seized
three others in South Atlantic. En-
tente, in supplementary note to Wilson,
amplifies war aims.
January 19.-Brltish steamer lar
rowdale, Moewe's prize, reaches a
German port with 469 prisoners.
January %. Wilson makes his
"peace without victory" address in SEN
ate. demanding United States enter
world league Mt 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 all
pledges to the United States.
February 3.-United States sewers
diplomatic relations with Germany
President Wilson in address to senate