Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-08-03

bridge across Danube.
October 26.-Light craft clash in
English channel Six British drift-net
boats, transport and destroyer and
one German destroyer sunk.
November deutschland reaches
New London, Conn.,, on second trans
Atlantic trip with cargo worth $1O,-
100000. U-53 arrives in a German
port.
November Germans evacuate
Fort Vaux, at Verdun. Italians take
Abb in new offensive.
November 3.-Italians take 1896
more prisoners.
November 5.-Central powers pro-
claim kingdom of Poland. Italians
announce, have taken 1895 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 Graf
owe in drive on western Roumania.
November 23.-Russian dreadnaught
Imperatrita Maria sunk by internal ex-
plosioI: 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 gunfre.
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 s. 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 18.-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 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 30.-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 8.-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,
amplif1es war aims.
January 19.-British steamer Var
rowdale, Moewe's prize, reaches a
German port with 469 prisoners.
January o. Wilson makes his
'speace 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