Gilpin observer., 1917-08-02
PRINCIPAL Events
IN THIRD YEAR
Of THE WAR


tie after crossing Stokhod river.
August 2.-Russians within ten
miles of Kovel.
August 3.-French recapture part
Of Fieury, near Verdun. Sir Roger
Easement hanged in London for par
ticipation in Irish revolt.
August 4.-French take Thiaumont,
near Verdun.
August 5.-British overwhelm Turks
at Romani, near Suez canal.
August 6.-Russians cross rivers
Sereth and Graberka and take six viii
lagos from Austrians.
August 8.-Italians take Gorilla
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 10.-Russians take Stanislau.
August 11.-Allies seize Doiran in
Balkan drive.
August 13.-Austrians evacuate line
Of the Strypa river.
August 14.-Russians capture Tusto-
baby.
August 15.-Russians take Jablon-
1txa, near Carpathian pass.
August 16.-Allies take three miles
Of trenches near the Somme. An
nounced Russians have taken $4,000
prisoners since June 4, 1915, when
drive began.
August 18.-Russians advance three
miles into Hungary.
August 2O.-British advance ON H.
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
on Teutons and invades Transylvania.
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 S1.-Roumanians cross Dan
ube and occupy Rustchuk. Bulgaria.
Austrians fall back in Transylvania.
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
gars invade the Dobrudja.
September 4.-French take five more
villages on SOmme; allies prisoners
in two days, 5000.
September 8.-Teutons take Danube
city of Turtukai and 10000 Rouma-
mans.
September S.-Roumanians and Rus
slams drive foe back little in Do
brudja.
September 1O.-Teutons take Rou-
manian fortress of Silistria.
September 1.-Brltish drive across
Struma 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-mile
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 allies
took $500 prisoners In Somme battle
between July q and September Is.
September 23.-Roumanians in Do
brudja driven back In disorder. Zep-
pelins invade England; one burned, an
other captured.
September 25.-Allles advance along
15-mile front on Somme. Venlzelos
leaves Athens to lead revolt against
King Constantine.
September 26.-Allies take Combles
and Thiepval in Somme battle.
September 30.-yon Falkenhayn
routs Roumanians ut Hermannstadt,
Pennsylvania.
October IA Roumanian army
crossed the Danube.
October 2.-Another Zeppelin shot
down near London.
October 4.-Mackensen drives Rou-
manian invaders Of Bulgaria back to-
ward Danube.
October 5.--Roumanians flee across
the Danube. Serbs cross Cerna river
in drive on Monastir.
October 7.-German submarine U-53
visits Newport, r. l., on mysterious
mission. Sinks five ships Off Nara.
gansett Light night of October 7-S
October S.-Roumanians driven back
to Pennsylvania frontier.
October 10.-Roumanians in rout
fee through mountain passes.
October 11.-Greece turns over her