The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-01-04
DAILY SUMMARY Of THE GREAT
WAR N EUROPE ON LAND AND SEA


Y The somme! British attacked IN the
PozIeres region. but were repulsed.
AUGUST.
Submarine Warfare; Italian steamer
Letimbro. with ii3 passengers, sunk
by n submarine ut Malta while trying
to escape.
T. somme Front: Germans using LIQUID
IRE. recaptured trenches from the
British at pozleres. on the Somme line.
D Italian Front: Italians captured Co
rita. the supposed key 10 Trieste.
l6 somme Front: Allied attacks won
1900 yards OF German trenches north
OF Maurepas. South OF Maurepas tho
French captured ia miles of trencho
and south of the Somme i.a0 yards. -
%. Balkan Front: Bulgars attacked and
drove back both TANKS OF the Anglo
French line In northern Greece.
q Balkans: Russian troops were with
the allies In Greece Bulgars contin-
ued TO force back allies wings In
Greece Roumania was fully MOBILIZE
ell to enter the war. Allies marching
north In Greece attacked Bulgars Mt
Veles mountain.
a Balkan Front: Roumania mobilixed
her troops and crossed the frontier.
a. Italy; Italy formally declared war on
the German empire.
2s Balkans: Roumania entered tho war
and attacked Austria In the Carpa-
thians aiming to invade Pennsylvania
Germany declared war on Roumania.
% Balkan Front; Russians Joined with
Roumania In attack on Pennsylvania
Do Germany: Field Marshal Won Hinden-
burg appointed German chief Of stan.
Balkans: Roumanians forced three
mountain passes into Hungary and
captured Kronstadt.
n. Balkans: Turkey and Bulgaria de-
clared war on Roumania-
sEPTEMeER.
. Roumania: Roumanians took orsova
on the Danube
q somme Line; Allies captured Guile
mont. 10 Forest and Clery.
4 The somme: French advanced on q
II mile front south Of the Somme. boz
tween Barleux and Chaulnes Ger
mans repulsed British at Thiepvai and
Pozieres.
6. Roumania: Bulgnrs and Germans
captured bridge head OF Tutrakan. on
the Danube. 20 miles from Bucharest.
Invaders were led by Won Mackensen
and took aoooo prisoners.
10. Roumanla: Germans and Bulgars cap
tured fortified town OF Sllistria. on the
Danube.
n Greece; Greeks In Crete revolted
against King Constantines rule.
u Transylyania: Roumanians evacuated
Vulcan Pass and were repulsed at
Herman nstadt.
q. Greece: Cretan rebels seikci the Is
land. Ex-Premier Nenizelos Joined
the rebels.
d somme Front: Anglo French forces
captured Combles
q TrAnsylvania: Austro- Germans under
Won FalkenhRyn. captured Red Tower
pa~, In rear of the Roumanians
%. Transylvania: End Of the German en-
circling movement which began on
the 18th. Won Falkenhasn's column
surrounded the Roumanians near Red
Tower pass and destroyed their army.
OCTOBER.
O. Balkans: Austrian monitors on the
Danube destroyed pontosn bridges In
rear OF the Roumanian forces invad-
ing Bulgaria
8. Roumanian Defeat; Roumanians were
defeated In Transyivania. Roumani-
ans invading Bulgaria defeated.
I. Submarine: German u boat % called
at Newport
s. Roumanian Defeat; Teutons recap
tured Kronstadt. Hungary. which
Roumanians took Aug. 81 Roumanian
army rctrcated to border.
War on the Coast; Submarine U s.
sank three British. one Dutch and one
Norwegian ship on Nantucket shoals.
All on board saved.
II. Greece: Allies seize. all Of the Greek
navy and railroads In Athens and n
raeus
a Verdun: French attacked on n ti-3
mile front at verdun. capturing VIII
iaSe and fort OF Douaumont and $500
prisoners.
r. Roumanla: Russo Roumanians evac-
uated Cernavoda. on the Danube river.
%. Roumania: The Danube bridge at
.cernavoda. greatest bridge In Europe
and only one across the Danube In
Roumania. was blown up by Rouma-
mans
NOVEMBER.
& verdun: French re-occupied Fort
vaux
8. Poland. Germany and Austria pro-
claimed new kingdom OF Poland.
The Somme: Allies launched new grand
attack. French nearly completed cap
ture Of saillIsel and British advanced
1000 yards
G. The somme: Germans made success
full counterattacks on both British and
French lines.
II Gaiicia: Austro Germans broke
through the Russian lines In the Hal
icz section.
Il The somme: British launched new
drive miles wide and captured
towns. with 1900 prisoners.
rs. Roumania: Archduke Charles Fran
els Austrian army defeated Rouma-
MINIS on roads leading south into Wal
lachia. taking $500 prisoners
Is. Monastir: Franco seryians captured
hill 1.212 In front OF Monastir. Bulgars
evacuated Monastir.
q. Roumania: Austro-Germans captured
Craiova with heavy booty.
q Greece: Allies expelled Teutonic.
Turkish and Bulgar ENJOYS from Ath-
ems.
q Austria: Archduke Charles Francis.
Austro-Hungarian commander In the
field. assumed tho reins as emperor
and king.
a. Roumania: Constanza. on the Black
sea, Roumania's chief port. captured
by Teutons. who also cut railway 10
Cernavoda on the Danube.
a Roumanla: Falkenhayn's army recap
tured orsova and reached Alt river.
Won Mackensen's troops crossed the
Danube above cernavoda.
Is. Roumania: Austro- German column OF
FaIkenhayn and Bulgar-Tu rkish-Ger-
man column. moving southeast ana
northeast. respectively met In Rou-
mania, 80 miles west OF bucharest
Balkans. Provisional (rebeD Greek gov
eminent declared war on Bulgaria.
n. Submarine: American steamer chs-
mung, with coDtraband cargo. torpe-
doed on Spain: crew saved.
q. Galicia; Russia began new drive In
the carpathians