Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-08-24
PRINCIPAL EVENTS
IN THIRD YEAR
OF THE WAR

ward bound on nrSt trip. SOlnme Dat
tie continues. Russians in heavy bat
tie after crossing Stokhod river.
August Russians within ten
miles OF Kovel
of Fieury, near Verdun. Sir Roger
Easement hanged in London for par
ticipation in Irish revolt.
August 4.-French take Thiaumont,
nears Verdun.
August 5.-British overwhelm Turks
at ROmani, near Suez canal.
August 6.-Russians cross rivers
Sereth and Graberka and take six vii
lagos from Austrians.
August S.-Italians take Gorizia
bridgehead and capture 10000 pris-
Oners. Russian General Letchitzky
takes two towns and many villages.
August 9.-Gorizia falls to Italians
In great offensive. Austrians near
'Stanislau withdraw on wide front.
August 1O.-Russians take Stanislau.
August u.-Allies seize Dorian in
Balkan drive.
August 13-Austrians evacuate line
Of the Strypa river.
August 14.-Russians capture TustO-
baby.
August 15.-Russians take Jablon-
ttza. near Carpathian pass.
August 16.-Allies take three miles
of trenches near the Somme. An
nOunced Russians have taken 35S,OOO
prisoners since June 4, 1916, when
drive began.
August 1S.-Russians advance three
miles into Hungary.
August 20.-British advance on IL
mile front at Thiepval, near Somme
river. Allies attack on 15O-mile front
in Balkans. Two British light cruis-
ers and one or two German U-bOats
sunk in North Sea battle.
August 22.-AnnOunced big Russian
contingent has landed at SalOniki.
August 23.-The Deutschland reach
es Bremen.
August 24.-RussIans recapture
Mush, Armenia.
August 27.-ROumania declares war
Italy formally declares war on Ger
many.
August 29.-Kaiser makes Won Hin
denburg chief of staff of all German
armies In place of Won Falkenhayn.
August 31.-ROumanians cross Dan
ube and occupy Rustchuk, Bulgaria.
Austrians fall back in Pennsylvania.
September 2.-ROumanians, far in
Pennsylvania. take Hermannstadt.
Zeppelins raid London and one is
brought down In flames.
September 3.-Allies take three vii
lagos on SOmme. ROumanians capture
Orsova, Austria. Germans and Bull
CARS invade the DObrudja.
September 4.-French take five more
villages on Somme; allies prisoners
In two days, 5000.
September 6.-Teutons take Danube
city Of Turtukai and 10000 Rouma-
mans.
I September S.-ROumanians and Rus.
slams drive foe back little In Do.
,brudja.
September 10.-Teutons take Rou.
manian fortress of Silistria.
September u.-British drive across
'Struna river in Balkans.
September 12.-Allies capture three
mile line on SOmme. Roumanians over
whelmed In DObrudja.
September 15.-British take Ger
man SOmme positions on six-milt
front. Use "tanks" for first time In
warfare.
September 1S.-Allies take Florina
Macedonia.
September 19.-Serbs fight their way
back onto their own soil.
September 21.-Russians and Rou
manians announce they have thrown
back the invaders in Dobrudja.
September 22.-Announced allie
took $500 prisoners in SOmme BATH,
between July 1 and September IS.
September 23.-Roumanians In Do
brudja driven back in disorder. Yep
pelins invade England; one burned, an
other captured.
September 25.-Allies advance alOn
15-mile front on Somme. Venizelo
leaves Athens to lead revolt agains
King Constantine.
September 26.-Allies take COmble
and Thiepval In SOmme battle.
September 30.-VOn Falkenhay
routs Rouma -ians at Hermannstad
Transylvania.
October IA ROumanian arm
crossed the Danube.
October 2.-AnOther Zeppelin she
down near London.
October A. Mackensen drives Rol
manian invaders of Bulgaria back I,
ward Danube.
October 5.--Roumanians fee acros
the Danube. Serbs cross Cerna rive
in drive on Monastir.
October Herman submarine u
visits Newport. Il. l.. on mysteriot
mission. Sinks five ships Off Narr
,gansett Light night of October 4
October S.-ROumanian driven baa
to Pennsylvania frontier.
October '10.-Roumanians in no,
fee through mountain passes.
October 11.-Greece turns over h
feet to France on allies demand. Its
.ians. resuming Carso drive. take
600 prisoners.
october 22.-Roumanians In ID
brudja retreat hastily.
October 23.-Teutons occupy Co
stanza, principal Roumanian seapo
Germans throw Russians back aero