The state herald., 1917-08-03

navoda falls. Defenders blow up great
bridge across Danube.
October 28.-Light craft clash In
English channel. Six British drift-net
boats, transport and 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, ut Verdun. Italians take
Alb in new offensive.
November 3.-Italians take S.495
more prisoners.
November 5.-Central powers pro-
claim kingdom of Poland. Italians
announce, have taken 4O,385 Austrians
since fall Of Gorizia.
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.
November 10.-Allies take Monastir,
Macedonia.
November 21.-Emperor Francis Jo-
seph of Austria dies and Charles Fran
els becomes ruler. Teutons take Grail
ova In drive on western Roumania.
November 23.-Russian dreadnaught
Imperatrita Maria sunk by internal ex-
plosion; 200 killed.
November 24.-Teutons capture Tur-
nuSeverin 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 gunfire.
November 29.-Beatty replaces Jelll-
coe in command of British fleet.
December 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 10.-Deutschland arrives
home.
December 12.-Germany announces
she Is ready for peace parleys.
December 14.-Russia officially re-
buffs German peace offer.
December 15.-French under Nivelle
take 1900 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.-Russlan troops take
over whole Roumaninn front.
December 19.-Lloyd George tells
commons Germans must make restI-
tuition and reparatlon to get peace.
December 20.-wilson sends notes
to both sides In wdr asking their aims.
December 24.-Switzerland officially
indorses Wilson's plea for statement
Of war aims.
December 25.-Teutons take 5000
Russians In Roumanla.
December 28.-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 inslncere and refuse conference.
December 31.-King Constantine OF
Greece thanks President Wilson for his
note to the belligerents.
January 4. 1917.-British transport
Icernia sunk by U-boat In Mediterra-
mean: 15O lost.
January 6.-House OF representa-.
tives rules committee begins investign.
ton Of Wall street "leak" Of Wilson
pence note news.
January 6.-Russians retreat across
SCREEN river IN hounnnin.
January s.-Russians launch ofYcn.
sive near Rign.
January 11.-Allles In reply TO VII.
son note outline aims. but refuse to
parley with an unbenten Germany.
January 17.-Learn German raider
Mocwc has sunk 2i ships and seIzed
three others In South Atlantic. En-.
tente. In supplementary note to Wilson
nmplifies war aims.
January 19.-British steamer far.
rowdnle. Moewe's prize. reaches u
German port with 400 prisoners.
January %. Wilson makes his
"pcacc without victory" address In sen
ate. dcunnding United States enter
world league ut close OF wnr.
January 24.-Aftcr initial successes
Russians nrc forced back near Riga.
January 25.-Minc sinks British aux
Hilary cruiser Laurentic on Irish coast
January I.-Gcrmnny declares ruth
less submarine war. rcvoking nj
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