Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-07

November 1.-DeutSchland reaches
New London, Conn.,, on second trans
Atlantic trip with cargo worth So,
100000. U-53 arrives in a German
port
November 2.-Germans evacuate
Fort Vaux, at Verdun. Italians take
Alb in new offensive.
November 3.-Italians take 3.495
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.-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 fol
forced labor in Germany.
November 19.-Allies take Monastir
Macedonia.
November 21.-Emperor Francis 10.
seph of Austria dies and Charles Fran
els becomes ruler. Teutons take Graf.
ova in drive on western Roumania
November 23.-Russian dreadnaught
Imperatrita Maria sunk by internal ex-
plosion; 200 killed.
November 24.-Teutons capture Tur-
nu-Severin and Orsova from Rouma.
mans.
November 25.-Teutons cross ALI
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 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.
bluffs German peace offer.
December 15.-French under Nivelle
take 5000 prisoners on seven-mile
front at Verdun. Mivelle then leaves
to become commander in chief of all
Frances home armies. Buzcu and all
Wallachia lost to Roumanians.
December 18.-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.-Wilson sends notes
to both sides in war asking their aims
December 24.-Switzerland officially
indorses Wilson's plea for statement
of war aims.
December 25.-Teutons take 5000
Russians in Roumania.
December 26.-Germany replies to
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 Uffer empty
and insincere and refuse conference.
December 31.-King Constantine OF
Greece thanks President Wilson for his
note to the belligerents.
January 4, 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 '1eak" of Wilson
peace note news.
January 6.-Russians retreat across
Sereth river in Roumania.
January S.-Russians launch often
sive near Riga.
January 11.-Alfies in reply to Will
son note outline aims. but refuse tt
parley with an unbeaten Germany.
January 17.-Learn 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, Moewe's prize, reaches s
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.-Mine sinks British aux
Hilary 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
diplomatic relations with Germany
President Wilson in address to senat
outlines crisis. United States seize
informed German warships.
February 4.-Wilson asks neutral
TO break with Germany, United State
reserve fleet ordered in service.
February 5.-Announced American
seaman was killed when German sub
marine shelled lifeboat of British
steamer Eavestone.
February 6.-Learned Germany
holding United States Ambassador &c
rard.
February british liner CalifoI
MIA, one American aboard, sunk, III
warned, off Ireland; Al lives los
Spain calls new U-boat decree unlaw
! full.
February S.-Germany tries to ge
Ambassador Gerard to sign a>paper re
affirming PrusSian treaties with tn
/ United States, but he refuses.
/ February 10.-Gerard finally above
/ TO leave Berlin.
February 12.-Aruounced officiall
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