Macon beacon., 1917-08-03


bridge across Danube.
October 26.-Light craft clash In
English channel. Six British drift-net
boats, transport and a destroyer and
one German destroyer sunk.
November 1.-DeutSchland reaches
New London. Conn, on second trans
Atlantic trip with cargo worth Sl0,-
100000. U-5S arrives in u German
port.
November 2-Germans evacuate
Fort Vaux, at verdun. Italians take
ABB in new offensive.
November 3.-Italians take 2495
more prisoners.
November 5.-Central powers pro-
claim kingdom of Poland. Italians
announce, have taken 40,S65 AuStrians
since fall of Gorilla.
November 9.-Teutons driven back
twelve miles in Dobrudja
November 13,-BritiSh advance north
of Ancre; take $500 prisoners.
November 15.-England announces
food controller will be appointed.
November 17.-News received Of
wholesale deportations of Belgians for
forced labor in Germany.
November 19.-AllieS take Monastir,
Macedonia.
November 21.-Emperor Francis Jo-
seph of Austria dies and Charles Fran
els becomes ruler. TeutonS take Crai-
ova in drive on western Roumania.
November 23.-Russian dreadnaught
lmperatrita Maria sunk by internal ex-
plosion; 200 killed.
November 24.-Teutons capture Tur-
nu-Severin and Orsova from Rouma-
mans.
November 25.-Teutons cross Alt
river and sweep rapidly through Rou-
mania.
November 26-Venizelos party de-
clares war on Germany and Bulgaria.
Teutons invading Roumania from
| north and south form junction.
November 27.-Teutons take Alex
andria, Roumania. Zeppelins raid
England; two downed by gunfire.
November 29.-Beatty replaces Jelli-
coe in command of British fleet
December 2.-French and Greeks
clash in Athens streets. Teutons win
great battle for Bucharest.
December G.-Bucharest falls.
December Lloyd George becomes
premier Of Great Britain.
December 8. Twenty-seven thou
sand Roumanians surrender.
December 10.-Deutschland arrives
home.
December 12.-Germany announces
she is ready for peace parleys.
December 14.-Russia officially re.
buffs German peace offer.
December 15.-French under Nivelle
take 1900 prisoners on seven-mile
front at Verdun. Nivelle then leaves
to become commander in chief Of all
Frances home armies. Buzcu and all
Wallachia lost to Roumanians.
December 1S.-Russian troops take
over whole Roumanian front.
December 19.-Lloyd George tells
commons Germans must make resti
tuition and reparation to get peace.
December 20.-Wllson sends notes
to both sides in war asking their aims
December 24.-Switzerand officially
indorses Wilson's plea for statement
Of war aims.
December 25-Teutons take 000(
Russians in Roumania.
December 26.-Germany replies tC
Wilson, suggesting peace conference
but not stating own war aims or terms
of peace.
December 30-Allies in reply to Ger
man peace proposal call offer empty
and insincere and refuse conference.
December 31.-King Constantine OF
Greece thanks President Wilson for his
note to the belligerents.
January H. 1917.-British transport
Icernia sunk by U-bOat in Mediterra
mean; $50 lost.
January 5-House of representa-
tives rules committee begins investiga
ton Of Wall street "leak" of Wilson
peace note news.
January 6.-Russians retreat across
Sereth river In Roumania.
January S.-Russlans launch often
sive near Riga.
January 11.-Allies in reply to vii
son note outline aims but refuse tC
parley with an unbeaten Germany.
January 17.-Learn German raider
Moewe has sunk 21 ships and seizet
three others in South Atlantic. En-
tente, in supplementary note to Wilson
amplifies war aims.
January 19-British steamer Var
rowdaie, Moewes prize reaches {
German port with 469 prisoners.
January %. Wilson makes hi,
"peace without victory" address in sen
ate, demanding United States entel
world league at close of war.
January 24.-After initial successes
Russians are forced back near Riga.
January 25.-lIine sinks British aux
iliary cruiser Laurentic off Irish coast
January 31.-Germany declares ruth
less submarine war; revoking al
pledges to the United States.
February 3.-United States sever,
dinlOmotic relations with Germany