Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-02

English channel. Six British dr,f,.net
""a's. a transport and a destroyer and
one German destroyer sunk.
November l.-Deutschlund reaches
New London. Conn.,, on second trans.
Ailantic trip with cargo worth So
oo."S. C-53 arrives in a German
port.
November 2.-Germans ~eyacuate
FORT Naux. at Verdun. Italians take
1.'3i In new offensive.
November 3~.-I,alians take 3.A95
more prisoners.
November 5.-Ccntral powers pro-
c'aiih Kingdom Of Poland. Italians
announce, have taken 1896 Austrlans
since fall Of G0rizia.
November a.-Teutons driven back
tweive miles in Dobrudja.
November l3.-British advance north
Oh .Aiicre; take $500 prisoners.
November l5.-England announces
1000 controller will be appointed.
November 17.-News received OF
wholesale deportations of Belgians for
forced labor in Germany.
November l8.-Allies take Monnstir,
Macedonia.
November 2l.-Emperor Francis Jo-
sepfi OF Austria dies and Charles Fran
r's becomes ruler. Teutons take Graf.
"'h IN drive on western Roumania.
November 23.--Russian dreadnaught
'lhperatrita Maria sunk by internal ex-
p~losion 200 killed.
November 24.-Teutons capture Tur.
nu'Scverin and Orsova from Rouma.
mans.
November 25.--Tcutons cross All
river and sweep rapidly through Itou
mania.
November 96.~-Venize!os party de
cinres war on Germany and Bulgaria
Teutons invading Roumaniu from
north and south form junction.
November 21.-~Teutons take Alex
andria. Roumania. Zeppelins rait
England two downed by gunfire.
November @.--Beatty replaces JelIi
coe in command of British fleet.
December 2.-French and Greek!
clash In Athens streets. Teutons vii
great battle for Bucharest.
December 6.-Bucharest falls.
December Lloyd George become
premier of Great Britain.
December $ ~- Twenty-seven thou
sand Roumanians surrender.
December 10.-Deutschland arrive
home.
December 12.--Germany announce
she is ready for peace parleys,
December 14.--Russia officially re
bluffs German peace offer.
December 15.-French under Nivell
take 5000 prisoners on seven-mil
front at Verdun. Nivelle then leave
to become commander in chief Of a
Frances home armies. Buzcu and a
Wallnchia lost to R~oumanians.
December l~S.--Russian troops TAX
over whole Roumanian front.
December 19,--Iloyd George tel
commons Germans must make rest
tuition and reparation to get peace.
December 20.-Wilson sends not,
to both sides In war asking their aim
December 24.-Switzerlnnd official
indorses Wilson'S plea for statemel
of war aims.
December 25.--Teutons take 90
Russians In Roumnnla.
December 26.-Germany replies
wilson, suggesting peace conferent
but not stating own war aims or teri
Of peace.
December 30.--Allies in reply to &c
man peace proposal call offer emp
and insincere and refuse conference.
December 31.--King Constantine
Greece thanks President Wilson for h
note TO the belligerents.
January 4, 1917.--British transpo
Icernia sunk by U-boat In Mediterr
mean; $50 lost.
January 5.--HOuse of represent
tives rules committee begins ~investig
ton of Wall street leak" Of Wills
peace note news.
January 6.--Russians retrent aero
Sereth river In Roumanin.
january S.--Russians launch offe
sive near Riga.
January 11.--Allies In reply to W
son note outline aims. but refuse
parley with IN unbeaten Germany.
January 17.-Learn German raid
Moewe has sunk p ships and seiz
three others In South Atlantic. Z
tente, In supplementary note to Wilst
amplifies war aims.
January 19.--British steamer VI
rowdale, Moewe's prize, reaches
German port with 400 prisoners.
January D. Wilson makes
t "peacc without victory" address In 81
ate, demanding United States en-
8 world league at close Of war.
January 24.--After initial success
Russians are forced back near Riga
!, January 25.--Mine sinks British Al
niary cruiser Laurentic of Irish con
' January 3~1.-Germany declares ru
less submarine war, revOking
{ pledges to the United States.
February 3.-United States sew
dip,Omatic relations with GermnA
President Wilson In address to sen,
outlines crisis. United States sci,
informed German warships.
February 4.--Wilson asks neutr
to break with Germany, United Sta
8 reserve fleet ordered in service.
February 5.-Announced Anerit
l. seaman was killed when German 8
;. marine shelled lifeboat Of Brit
X steamer EavestOne.
February G.-Learned Germany
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