The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-03

| october ZO.-L1ght Craft clash ln
English channel. Six British drift-net
boats, a transport and destroyer and
one German destroyer sunk.
November l. deutschland reaches
New London, Conn.,, on second trans
Atlantic trip with cargo worth $1O,'
100000. U-53 arrives in German
port.
November 2.-Germans evacuate
Fort Vaux, at Verdun. Italians take
Alb in new offensive.
November 3.-Italians take 1896
more prisoners.
November 5.-Central powers pro-
claim kingdom Of Poland. Italians
announce, have taken 4O,365 Austrians
since fall Of Gorilla.
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 19.-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-
nu-Severin 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 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 Twenty-seven thou
sand Roumanians surrender.
December 1O.-Deutschland arrives
home.
December 12.-Germany announces
she is ready for peace parleys.
December 14.-Russia officially re-
Bluffs 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 2O.-Wilson sends notes
to both sides in war asking their aims.
December 24.-Switzerland officially
indorses Wilson's plea for statement
Of war aims.
December 25.-Teutons take 1900
Russians in Roumania.
December 26-Germany replies to
Wilson, suggesting peace conference,
but not stating own war aims or terms
of peace.
December 3O.-Allies in reply to Ger
man peace proposal call offer empty
and insincere 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; $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 q ships and seized
three others in South Atlantic. En-
tente, in supplementary note to Wilson,
| amplifies war aims.
January 19.-British steamer Var
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 at close of war.
January 24.-After initial successes,
Russians are forced back near Riga.
January 25.-Mine sinks British aux
Hilary 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
| outlines crisis. United States seizes
| interned German warships.
February 4.-Wilson asks neutrals
to break with Germany, United States
reserve fleet ordered in service.
| February 5.-Announced American
seaman was killed when German SUBJ
marine shelled lifeboat of British
| steamer EaveStOne.
February 6.-Learned Germany is
holding United States Ambassador &C.
rard.
February british liner Califor-
mia, one American aboard, sunk, un-
warned, off Ireland; Al lives lost.
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