The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

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October 28-Light craft clash In
English channel. Six British drift-net
boats, a transport and a destroyer and
one German destroyer sunk.
! November deutschland reaches
New London, Conn, on second trans
Atlantic trip with cargo worth Sl0,'
100000. U-53 arrives In a German
port.
November 2.-Germans evacuate
Fort Vsux, at yerdun. Italians take
4,7Sl in new offensive.
November 3.-Italians take 3.49J
more prisoners.
November 5.-Central powers pro-
claim kingdom Of Poland. Italians
announce, have taken 40.365 Austrians
since fall of Gorilla.
November 9.-TeutOns driven back
twelve miles In DObrudja.
November 13-BrltlSh advance north
Of Ancre; take $500 prisoners.
November 15.-England announces
food controller will be appointed.
November l7-News received of
wholesale depOrtatiOns of Belgians for
forced labor In Germany.
November 19.-Allles take Monastir,
Macedonia.
November 21.--EmperOr Francis Jo-
seph Of Austria dies and Charles Fran
els becomes ruler. Teutons take Grail
ova In drive on western ROumania.
November 23.-Russian dreadnaught
lmperatrlta Maria sunk by internal ex-
ploslon; 200 killed.
November 24-TeutOns capture Tur-
nu-Severln and Orsova from ROuma-
mans.
November 25.-Teutons cross Alt
river and sweep rapidly through Rou-
mania.
November 26.-Yenlzelos party de-
clares war on Germany and Bulgaria.
TeutOns invading Roumanla from
north and south form junction.
November 27.-TeutOns take Alex
andria, Roumanla. Zeppellns raid
England; two downed by gunflre.
November 29.-Beatty replaces Jelll-
coe in command of British fleet
December 2.-French and Greeks
clash In Athens streets. TeutOns win
great battle for Bucharest.
December 6.-BuCharest falls.
December Lloyd George becomes
premier Of Great Britain.
December S. 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 5000 prisoners on seven-mile
front at yerdun. Niyele 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 ROumanlan front
December 19.-LlOyd George tells
commons Germans must make resti-
tuition and reparatiOn to get peace.
December 2O-Wilson sends notes
to both sides In war asking their aims
December switzerland officially
indorses Wilson's plea for statement
of war aims.
December 25.-TeutOns take 5000
Russians in ROumanin.
December 26,-Germany replies to
Wilson, suggesting peace conference
but not stating own war aims or terms
of peace.
December 30.-Allles In reply to Ger
man peace proposal call offer empty
and inSincere and refuse conference.
December 31.-Klng Constantine Of
Greece thanks President Wilson for his
note to the belligerents.
January 4, 1017-British transport
Icernia sunk by U-bOat In Mediterra-
mean; $50 lost,
January 5.-ElOuse Of representa-
tiveS rules committee begins lnveStiga-
ton Of Wall street "eak" Of Wilson
peace note news.
January 8.-Russans retreat across
Sereth river in ROumania.
January S.-RuSSlans launch often
sive near Riga.
January t1.-Allies in reply to VIII
son note outline aims, but refuse to
parley with an unbeaten Germany.
January 17-LeNrn German raider
Moewe has sunk 81 ships and seized
three others in South Atlantic En-
tente In supplementary note to Wilson,
amplifies war aims,
January 19,-British steamer Var
rowdale, Moewes prize, reaches Il
German port with 400 prisoners.
January %. - Wilson makes his
"peace without victory" address in SEN
ate, demanding United States enter
world league at close Of war
January 24-After initial successes,
Russians are forced back near Riga
January 25,-Mine sinks British aux
iliary cruiser Laurentic off Irish coast.
January 3l.-Germany declares ruth
less submarine war, reyoklng all
pledges to the United States.
February 3.--Unted States sewers
diplomatic relations with Germany.
President Wilson In address TO senate