Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-09

grade.
October 1o--Bulgaria attacks Ser
bia.
December Germany announces
Serbia is entirely conquered.
December 19.-Allies evacuate Gal
lipol-
February IA. 1916.-Russians capture
Erzerum, Turkey.
February 23.-Germans open yerdun
offensive.
April 1S.-Russians take Trebizond,
Turkey.
April 24-Irish revolt in Dublin
April 2S-British besieged in Kut-el-
Amara, Mesopotamia, surrender.
May 30.-Battle of Jutland, II Brit
ish and Is German warships sunk.
June 5-Lord Kitchener drowned
when cruiser Hampshire is torpedoed
north of Scotland.
June 17.-Russians retake Czerno-
WITT. capital of Bukowina, In great Of
fensive.
June 2O.-Arabs rebel from Turkey.
capture Mecca; new kingdom estab-
lished.
June 27-British and French In
great drive in west
July 9-Submarine merchantmen
Deutschland reaches Baltimore
July 27.-Russians retake Brody.
northern Galicia.
August Galatians take Gorilla
July 1O.-Russians take Stanislau,
Galicia.
August 2S.-Roumania enters war on
side of the entente, and invades Tran
sylvania.
September Germany begins great
squeeze on Roumania.
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tie of worlds history; CT British,
French and German airplanes brought
down.
December 5-Teutons take Blu
charest.
December 11.-Germany openly prof.
fers peace to her enemies
December 81 President Wilson
asks both sides to define their war
aims.
January II. 1917.-News received
German cruiser Moewe has taken "a
ships in South Atlantic
January 22.-WilSon asking peace
without victory demands United
States enter world league at close of
war.
January 31.-Germany declares ruth
less submarine warfare on all ships.
whatever nationality. in the war zones
February 3.-United States sewers
diplomatic relations with Germany.
February 26.-President asks con-
gress for authority to arm all Ameri-
can vessels.
February 2G.-Britisp capture Kut-
el-Amara.
February 2s.-ZinAmermann note
suggesting alliance of Mexico and
Japan with Germany against United
States made public.
March 11.-Britfsh capture Bagdad-
March 11--Russian revolution starts.
March 15.-Czar abdicates.
March 17.-Germans begin big
strategic retirement" on west front.
April 3.-Wilson asks congress to
declare n state of war with Germany.
April 6.--President signs congress
resolution proclaiming war
April Cuba declares war on Ger
many.
April 9.-Austria-H Hungary breaks
diplomatic relations with United
States.
April 9.-British storm Why Ridge.
April 1O.-Brazil breaks diplomatic
relations with Germany.
April 16.-French in great offensive
near Aisne river.
April 19-American freighter Mon
golfa sinks IL submarine, this being
the first American victory of the war.
April 2S-Both houses of congress
pass selective draft army bill.
May 15.-Big Italian offensive In
Carso begins.
June 3-Chinese royalists name
Chang Hsun dictator; Germans assist
plot.
June 5.-Americans register for
army draft without disorder
June 7.-British blow up Messines
ridge; explosion heard in London.
June s.-General Pershing reaches
England
June liking Constantine of
Greece abdicates; nation prepares to
join allies.
June 13.-153 killed, 430 injured in
London by German airplane raid
June 15.-United States Liberty
Loan closes. with billion oversub-
scription-
June 27.-Announce arrival of f1rst
American army in France
June 2S.-Brazil joins in war
June 3O.-Russiins begin big often
sive in Galicia Ted by War Minister
Kerensky in person.
July Chinese empire declared re-
established; republicans prepare TO re-
sIst
July 7.-Twenty-two German air.