The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

October 5.-Allles land at Salonlki.
October 9.-Germans occupy Bel
grade.
October 1O.-Bulsarla attacks Ser
bia.
December 9.-Germany announces
Serbia is entirely conquered
December 19.-AllleS eyacuate Gal
lipoll.
February IA, 19l6.-Russians capture
Erzerum, Turkey.
February 23.-Germans open Yerdun
offensive.
April 1S.-Russians take TrebizOnd.
Turkey
April 24-Irlsh revolt in Dublin.
April 2S.-BrtiSh besieged In Kur-el-
Amara, MesopOtamla, surrender.
May 3O-Battle Of Jutland; IA Brit
iSh and IS German wNrShlps 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 20.-Arabs rebel from Turkey
capture Mecca; new kingdom estab-
! liShed
June 27.-Brltlsh and French in
great drive In west
July 9.-Submarlne merchantmen
| Deutschland reaches Baltimore.
July 27.-Russians retake Brody.
northern Gallcia.
August 9-Itallans take Gorlzia.
July 10.-Russians take Stanlslau,
Gallcia.
August 28.-ROumania enters war on
side Of the entente, and invades Tran
sylvania.
September 6-Germany begins great
squeeze on Roumanla.
November 10.-Flrst great air bat
tie OF worlds history; 81 British.
French and German airplanes brought
down.
December 5.-Teutons take Bu-
| Charest.
December 11.-Germany openly proifa
fers peace to her enemies. t@
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 sever y
diplomatic relations with Germany.
February 26.-President asks con-
gress for authority to arm all Ameri-
can vessels.
February 26.-Brltish capture Kut-
el-Amara.
February 2S.-Zimmermann note
suggesting alliance Of Mexico and
Japan with Germany against Unltetf
States made public. 80
March 11.-British capture Bagdad.
March 11-Russian revolution starts.
March 15.-Czar abdlcates.
March 17-Germans begin big
strategic retirement" on west front.
April 3.-Wilson asks congress to
declare a state of war with Germany.
April 8.-President signs congress
resolution prOclaiming war.
April Cuba declares war on Ger
many.
April 9.-AustriaH Hungary breaks
diplomatic relations with United
States.
April 9.-British storm Vimy Ridge.
April 10.-Brazil breaks diplomatic
relations with Germany.
April 16.-French In great offensive
near Aisne river.
April 19.-American freighter Mon
golia sinks a submarine, this being
the first American victory of the war n,
April 28.-Both houses of congressar
pass selectlve draft army bill.
May 15.-Big Italian often 1p'@n
CarsO begins.
June 3.-Chinese rOyalists name
Chang Hsun dictator; Germans assist
plot.
June 5.-Americans register for
army draft without disorder.
June british blow up Messlnes
ridge; explosion heard in London.
June 8.-General Pershing reaches
England. 49,.
June liking Constantine OF
Greece abdicates; nation prepares to
join allies.
June 19.-153 killed, 43O injured In
London by German airplane raid.
June 15.-United States Liberty
Loan closes, with billion oversub-
scrlption.
June 27-Announce arrival of first
American army in France. =.
June 2S.-Brazll Joins In war.
June 30.-Russians begin big often '
slve In Gallcia led by War Minister
Kerensky In person.
July 2.-Chinese empire declared re.
established republicans prepare to re-
sist.
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