The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-02
PRINCIPAL EVENTS
IN Third YEAR
OF THE WAR

tie after crossing Stokhod river.
August Russians within ten
miles of Koyel.
August 3.-French recapture part
of Fieury, near Verdun. Sir Roger
Easement hanged In London for par
ticipation in Irish revolt.
August 4.--French take ThiaumOnt,
near Eerdun.
August 5.-British overwhelm Turks
at Romani, near Suez canal.
August 6.-Russians cross rivers
Sereth and Graberka and take six viii
lagos from Austrians.
August S.-Italians take Gorilla
bridgehead and capture 10000 pris-
oners. Russian General Letchitzky
takes two towns and many villages.
August 8.-Gorizla falls to Italians
In great offensive. Austrians near
Stanlslau withdraw on wide front.
August 10-Russlans take Stanislau.
August 11.-Allies seize Dorian In
Balkan drive.
August 13.-Austrians evacuate line
Of the Strypa river.
August 14.-Russians capture Tusto-
baby.
August l5.-Russians take Jablon-
ttza, near Carpathian pass.
August 1G.-Allies take three miles
Of trenches near the Somme. An
nounced Russians have taken 35S,000
prisoners since June 4, 1910, when
drive began.
August 1S.-Russlans advance three
miles into Hungary.
August 20,-Britlsh advance on IL
mile front at Thiepval, near Somme
river. Allies attack on 150-mile front
in Balkans. Two British light cruis-
ers and one or two German U-boats
sunk in North Sea battle.
August 22.-Announced big Russian
contingent has landed at Saloniki.
August 23.-The Deutschland reach
es Bremen.
August 24.-Russlans recapture
Mush, Armenia.
August 27.-Roumania declares war
on Teutons aud inyades Pennsylvania
Italy formally declares war on Ger
many.
August 29-Kaiser makes Won Hin
denburg chief of staff OF all German
armies In place Of Won Falkenhayn.
August 31.-Roumanians cross Dan
ube and occupy Rustchuk, Bulgaria.
Austrlans fall back in Pennsylvania.
September 2.-Roumanians, far in
Pennsylvania, take Hermannstadt.
Heppelins raid London and one Is
brought down In flames.
September 3.--Allies take three vii
lagos on Somme. Roumanians capture
Orsova, Austria. Germans and Bull
sars invade the Dobrudja.
September 4.--French take five more
villages on Somme; allies prisoners
in two days 6O00.
September 6.-Teutons take Danube
city Of Turtukai and 10000 Rouma-
MANS.
September S.-Roumanians and Rus
slams drive foe back little in Do
brudja.
September 10.-Teutons take Rou-
mnnian fortress of Sllistrla.
September 1l.-Brtlsh drive across
Struma river In Balkans.
September 12.--Allles capture three
mile line on Somme. Roumanlans over
whelmed In Dobrudja.
! September 15,-Brltlsh take Ger
man Somme positions on sx-mile
front. Use tanks" for first time In
warfare.
September 1S.-Allles take Florlna,
Macedonia.
September 19.-Serbs fight their way
back onto their own soil.
September 21.--Russlans and Rou-
manlans announce they have thrown
back the invaders In Dobrudja.
September 22-Announced allies
took $500 prisoners in Somme battle
between July l and September Is.
September 23.--Roumanlans in Do
brudja driven back In disorder. Yep
pelins invade England; one burned, an
other captured.
September 25.--Allies advance along
15-mile front on Somme. Venizelos
leaves Athens to lead revolt against
King Constantine.
September 2G.--Allies take Complies
and Thlepval IN Somme battle.
September 30.-Yon Falkenhayn
routs Roumanians at Hermannstadt,
Transylyania.
October IA Roumanian army
crossed the Danube.
October Another Zeppelin shot
down near London.
October 4.-Mackensen drives Rou-
manian invaders Of Bulgaria back to-
ward Danube.
October 5.--Roumanians flee across
the Danube. Serbs cross Cerna river
IN drive On Monastlr.
October Herman submarine U-53
visits Newport, X. l., on mysterious
mission. Sinks five ships off Narra-
gunsett Light night OF October 7-S.
October -Roumanans driven back
to Pennsylvania frontier.
October l0.-ItOumanians In rout
Zee through mountain passes.
October 11.--Greece turns over her
fleet to France on allies demand. Ital-
lans. resuming Carso drive, take g.,
600 prisoners.
october 22.-Roumanians In DO.
brudja retreat hastily.
October 23.--'reutons occupy Con.
stauza, principal Roumanian seaport
Germans throw Russians back across
Nurayuyka river.
October 24--French take $500 pris
ouers at Yerdun.