The Monticellonian., 1917-08-02

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 October 5.-AIlies land at Saleniki.
 October 9.--Germans occupy Bel grade.
 October 10.-Bulgaria attacks Ser bia.
 December 9.-Germany announces Serbia is entirely conquered.
 December 19.-Allies evacuate Gal lipoli
 February IA. 1916.-Russians capture Erzerum. Turkey.
 February 23-Germans open Verdun offensive.
 April 1S.-Russians take Trebizond, Turkey.
 April 24.-Irish revolt in Dublin.
 April 2S.-British besieged in Kut-el- Amara, Mesopotamia, surrender.
 May 30.-Battle of Jutland; IA Brit ish and IS German warships sunk.
 June 5.-Lord Kitchener drowned when cruiser Hampshire is torpedoed north of Scotland.
 June 17.-Russians retake Czerno- witz. capital of Bukowina, in great of fensive.
 June 20-Arabs rebel from Turkey, capture Mecca; new kingdom estab- lished.
 June 27.-British and French in great drive in west.
 July 9.-Submarine merchantman Deutschland reaches Baltimore.
 July 27.-Russians retake Brody. northern Galicia.
 August 9.-Italians take Gorizia.
 July 10.-Russians take Stanislau, Galicia.
 August 2S.-Roumania enters war on side of the entente, and invades Tran sylvania.
 September 6-Germany begins great squeeze on Roumania.
 November 10.-First great air bat tie of worlds history; 67 British. French and German airplanes brought down.
 December 5.-Teutons take Blu charest
 December 11.-Germany openly prof fers peace to her enemies.
 December 21. - President Wilson asks both sides to define their war aims.
 January F. 1917.-News received German cruiser Moewe has taken 24 ships in South Atlantic.
 January 22.-Wilson asking peace without victory" demands United States enter world league at close of war.
 January 31.-Germany declares ruth less submarine warfare on all ships. whatever nationality, in the war zones.
 February 3-United States sewers diplomatic relations with Germany.
 February 26.-President asks con- gross for authority to arm all Ameri- cap vessels.
 February 26.-British capture Kut- el-Amara.
 February 2S.-Zimmermann note suggesting alliance of Mexico and Japan with Germany against United States made public.
 March 11.-British capture Bagdad. March 11.-Russian revolution starts.
 March 15.-Czar abdieates.
 March 17.-Germans begin big ''s.rategic retirement" on west front.
 April 3.-Wilson asks congress to declare a state of war with Germany.
 April 6.-President signs congress resolution proclaiming war.
 April 7-Cuba declares war on Ger many.
 April 9.-Austria-H Hungary breaks diplomatic relations with United States.
 April 9.-British storm Vimy Ridge. April 10.-Brazil breaks diplomatic relations with Germany.
 April 16-Freneh in great offensive near Aisne river.
 April 19.-American freighter Mon- golia sinks a submarine, this being the first American victory of the war. April 2S.-Both houses of congress pass selective draft army bill.
 May 15.-Big Italian offensive In Carso begins.
 June 3.-Chinese royalists name Chang Hsun dictator; Germans assist plot.
 June 5.-Americans register for army draft without disorder.
 June 7.-British blow up Messnes ridge; explosion heard in London.
 June S.-General Pershing reaches England.
 June Fixing Constantine of Greece abdicates; nation prepares to join allies.
 June 1s.-153 killed, 430 injured in London by German airplane raid.
 June 15.-United States Liberty Loan closes, with billion oversub- scription.
 June 27.-Announce arrival of first American army in France.
 June 2S.-Brazil joins in war.
 June 3O.-Russians begin big offen- siye in GaIicia led by War Minister Kerensky in person.
 July 2.-Chinese empire declared re- established; republicans prepare to re- sist.
 July 7.-Twenty-two German air. nlsnes of immense new type kill 43, injure 197, in London.
 July S.-Wilson orders export em- bargo.
 July 12.-Chinese empire falls; Chang Hsun fees to Dutch legation in Picking.
 July 13.-In biggest air battle so far British claim downing of 30 German planes on west front.
 July 14-Von Bethmann-Hollweg, German imperial chancellor. resigns and the kaiser appoints Dr. Georg