The midland journal., 1917-01-05
BOIL repoEted greak German attacks q

| blown up; one American killed.
| May 2O.-German seaplanes raided Eng
| lisf east coast.
| Austrians made decided rains against
| Italians. crossing the border near Vi
| cenza.
May 2S.-British steamship Washington
May S1.-Austrians reported capture Of
| Asiago and Arsiero.
Great naval battle in North sea. British
| losing IA vessels and Germans Is. ~
June 6-Earl Kitchener and STAN LOTT
| when cruiser Hampshire was blown up In
June 7.-Germans took Fort vaux by
| storm.
Austrians in Tyrol repulsed by Italians
| Russians recaptured Lutsk fortress
June. H.-Russians captured Czernowitz.
| capital OF Bukowina
June 20.-Russians split Austrian Buko-
| wilma army and occupied Zadova, Strog-
June @.-Two Austrian transports, load
| ed with troops sunk in Durazzo harbor by
June 27-Itaiians recaptured Posina and
| Arsiero.
| ing apology for attack on Petrolite pub
| lished.
Jtlne SO.-Russians routed Austrians in
| east Galicia and took Kolomea.
| July 1.--Allies began great offensive on
west front. making big gains on both
| sides of River Somme.
July 3.--Frencli captured NUMBER OF
| towns in drive toward Peronne.
British took La Boisselle
July 5.-French carried by storm German
second line near Peronne.
Turks announced recapture OF herman
shah from Russians.
July 6.-Russfans again routed Austrtans
in Galicia.
David Lloyd-George made British sec
July s.-French took Biache. close to
Peronne.
German submarine Deutschland arrived
at Baltimore
July l3.-Germans opened seventh great
July 15.-Ttalians captured vanzi. in Po-
sina valley.
Russians captured Baiburt. Armenia, by
assault.
aches in Somme sector
July 1S.-Germans opened fierce counter
attack on British, with gas shells. WIN
British blacklsted large number OF
American individuals and firms for deal
ing with the GermAns.
July 23.-British renewed terrific drive
In Somme region, entering Pozieres.
July 26--Russians captured Erzingan.
July 2S.-Russians captured Brody. Cali
clan railroad center; smashed Teuton nrst
line west Of Lutsk, and drove back Won
Linsingen in Volhynia.
Aug. s.-Russians smashed through Teu-
ton lines on 15-mile front in Galicia.,
Turks captured Bitlis and Mush.
Aug 9-Italians captured Goritz.
Zeppelins raided English and Scotch
Aug. 1s.-Russians took $1,000 men in
Galicia.
Turks beat British east of suez canal
and in Mesopotamia.
Aug. 15.-Russians captured Jablonitza.
in the Carpathians. and pierced new Teu-
ton lines on Lemberg front:
Aug. 19.-Two British cruisers. one Ger
man battleShip and one German suoma-
rine lost in North sea action;
British swept Germans back on u-mile
front in Somme sector.
Aug A.-British advanced south OF
Thiepval. and French took Maurepas.
Russians recaptured Mush, Armenia. and
reported big victory near Rachta.
Zeppelins raided east coast OF England;
killing eight.
many.
Aug. 2s-Germany declared war on Rou-
mania.
of staff in place of Falkenhayn.
Aug. SO.-Roumanians took Kronstadt
| and other Transylvanian towns
Aug 31-Rournanians seized RuStchuk,
Bulgaria and more Hungarian towns
Sept. 2-Zeppelins raided England, one
| being destroyed.
German East Africa, taken by British:
Sept 7.-Teutons took Roumanian for
tress Of Turtukai
Sept. 1O.-Germans and Bulgarians cap
| tured Roumanian fortress of Silistria-
Sept. u.-Allies began new offensive in
| Balkans, crossing the Struma.
Sent. 15.-Allies smashed German third
| line in Solnme sector, advanced five miles
| and took three towns. British used terri
Serbs drove Bulgars back ten miles and
| British and French advanced in Balkans.
Sept. 16.LRoqmaniasn1s and Russians
erSsneo gept aRritis5 IN ag took "Danube trench,
| Mououet fortified farm and 1000 yards of
! German trenches north OF Courcelette;
| Germans sank French transport filled
| Sent. IS.-French captured Deniecourt
| Allies routed Bulgars in Macedonia and
Sept. 1s-Teutons drove Russians back
| over Stokhod river:
Sept. 23.-zeppelins raided England.
| killing 80: one Zeppelin destroyed and one
Sept. 25.-Zeppelins again raided Eng
Sept. 26.-Anglo-French forces took Com
bIes and Thiepval after terrific fighting.
| Sept. 2S-Venizelos and Admiral Coun-
| douriotis issued proclamation of provision
| al government for Greece.
oct. I.-British took 1000 yards of Ger
| man trenches close to, Bapaume:
/ Zeppelins raided England; one destroyed.
| Serbians routed Bulgars in Macedonia.
Oct 2.-Roumanians crossed the Danube
into Bulgaria.
| Oct 4-Alies made great advances on
| entire line in Macedonia.
Invading Roumanians forced out of Bull
Allied transport Gallia torpedoed: ssS
| lost.
| five vessels off u. s. coast.
Germans recaptured Kronstadt. Transyl-
oct s-serbians forced crossing of Cerna
river in Macedonia.
Trieste, taking 5000 Austrians.
Oct. n.--Greek fleet turned oyer to allies
| Teutons began invasion of Roumania.
Oct. 15-French captured Sailly-Saillisel
north OF the Somme.
Oct. i9-Cunard liner Alaunia sunk by
mine in English channel; part of crew
lost.
yania frontier but lost in Dobrudja
Russian battleship Imperatritza Maria
destroyed by interior explosion; 200 lost.
Oct 3-Teutons captured Constanza,
| Roumanian Black sea port.
Oct. N.-French smashed German line
at verdun. taking Douaumont fort and
village.
oct. 26.-Teutons occupied Czernavoda
and the Vulcan pass. ROumania.