Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-03

France capture $4,000. Ia
October 5.-Allies land at Sol,
October 9.-Germans occunv 'I u
grade. Bel
October N-Bulgaria attacks G.
bia. A" Ser
December 9.--Germany annopno.
Serbia is entirely conquered.
December 19.-Allies eyacuato n,
lipoli. "ai-
February Ia, 1916.-Russians co,+,,-
Erzerum, Turkey. 'le
February 23.-Germans omen vo.,
offensive. S'uun
April lS.-Russians take rrebizoo,
Turkey.
April 24.--Trish revolt in Dublin
April 2S.-British besieged in Knit,
Amara, MesopOtamia. surrender
May 30.-Battle OF Jutland: Il Rr,.
ish and Is German warshps sunk
June 5.-Lord Kitchener 5rovr,,
when cruiser Hampshire is torna,,a.i
| north of Scotland
June 17.-Russians retake Cqor,o
witt, capital of Bukowina, in great of
fensive.
June 20.-Arabs rebel from Turkav
capture Mecca; new kingdom estab'
| lished.
June 27.-British and French in
great drive in west.
July Submarine merchantman
Deutschland reaches Baltimore.
July 27.-Russians retake Brody
northern Galicia.
August 9.-Itallnns take Gorizia.
July 10.-Russlans take Stamslap
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; 81 British.
French and German airplanes brought
down.
December 5.-Teutons take b.
charest.
December 11.-Germany openly prof.
fers peace to her enemies.
December 21.- President Wilson
asks both sides to define their war
aims.
January II. 1917.-News received
German cruiser Moewe has taken "A
ships in South Atlantic
January 22.-Wilson asking "peqce
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,
Sruary 3.-United States sewers
dipl 1atic relations with Germany.
FEBRUARY 26.-President asks con-
gress for authority to arm all Amer-
can vessels.
February 26.-Britlsh capture Kut.
eI-Amara.
February 2S.-Zlmmermann 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 abdicates.
March 17.-Germans begin big
strategic retirement" on west front
April 3.-Wilson asks congress to
declare state of war with Germany.
April 6.-President signs congress
resolution proclaiming war.
April Cuba declares war on Ger
many.
April 9.-Austria-H Hungary breaks
diplomatic relations with United
States.
April 9.-Brltish storm vlmy Ridge
April 10.-Brazil breaks diplomatic
relations with Germany.
April 16.-French in great offensive
near Aisne river
April 19.-American freighter Mon
golla sinks q submarine, this being
the first American victory of the war
April 28.-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 Tor
army draft without disorder.
June british blow up Messlnes
ridge; explosion heard in London.
June e.-General Pershing reaches
England.
June liking Constantine OF
Greece abdicates; nation prepares 70
join allies.
June 13.-153 killed, 430 injured IN
London by German airplane raid
June 15.-United States Liberty
Loan closes, with billion oVerSuO-
/ scriptlon.
June 27.-Announce arrival of hrst
American army In France.
June 28.-Brazil joins in war.
June 3O.-Russians begin big offeh-
sive in Galicia led by War Minister
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