Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-08-12
PRINCIPAL EVENTS
IN THIRD YEAR
OF THE WAR

tie continues. Russians In heavy bat
ue after crossing Stokhod river.
August 2.-Russians within ten
miles of Kovel.
August 3.-French recapture part
OF Ffeury. near Verdun. Sir Roger
Easement hanged In London for par
ucipauon in Irish revolt.
August 4.-French take Thiaumont,
near verdun.
August 5.-British oyerwhelm Turks
at Romani, near Suez canal.
August 6.-Russians cross rivers
Sereth and Graberka and take six viii
lagos from Austrians.
August S.-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 eyacuate line
Of the Strypa river.
august if.~INuSslaus capture lusto-
baby.
August 15.-Russians take Jablon-
itza. near Carpathian pass
August 16.-Allies take three miles
OF trenches near the SOmme. An
nounced Russians have taken 35S,000
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 150-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 21.-Roumania declares war
on Teutons and invades Pennsylvania.
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 Transylvania.
September 2.-Roumanians, far in
Pennsylvania, take Hermannstadt.
Zeppeiins 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, 6,Oo0.
September 6.-Teutons take Danube
city of Turtukai and 2C,000 Rouma-
mans.
September S-Roumanians and Rus
slams drive foe back little in Do
brudja.
September 10.-Teutons take Rou-
manian fortress of Silistria.
September 1l.-British drive across
Struma river in Balkans.
September 12.-Allies capture three
mile line on Sonme. Roumanians over
wbelmea in Dobrudia
Se,,an,bar 15-Rri,isb taLa Ger.
man Somme positions on six-mile
front Use .,anks- for frs. time in
warfare.
S.,,.,oh.r 1s-.uias ,,La Ilori,a
Macedonia
Sen-enher 1o-Sarbs f,gb, their vav
hack onto their own soil
Sen,e,nher 21-Russions and Ron.
n.pions announce they have thrown
bact the invad.rs in G,obrpoia
Sen,emher 22-Annoupced allies
took ~ 500 prisoners I'm Somme battle
hetween Julv l and September 1s
S.,,n,har % oa-porronio,s ., No
,-nsta .r,,an h.,t- IN d,sord.- Z.n.
49, - r,,,.,d ona h,,-r,, a.
r,ho- oa,,ura,
Soih or .u,o ar. .,o,,
,r,i,a tron, ., snmme ven;zeIo,
, .,hars 90 ,aad raro,t aaains,
King Constantine.
Se.,ohar 90 Au,as ,ora 1,onb,e,
"a Th;anr.I - Souu. ha,,;s
S,. % W E.rr.hr,
- pann.,ions or Hermanns,oSt
Tr.nsrIron;a
oc,oher IA Roumanfan arm,
c'oo