Middletown transcript., 1917-08-04

OcIODer Z0.-Llgnt Craft clash IN
English channel. Six British drift-net
boats, transport and destroyer and
one German destroyer sunk.
November 1.-Deutschland reaches
New London, Conn.,, on second trans
Atlantic trip with cargo worth $1O,-
100000. U-53 arrives in a German
port.
November 2.-Germans evacuate
Fort Vaux, at Verdun. Italians take
4,731 in new offensive.
November 3-Italians take 3.495
more prisoners.
| November 5-Central powers pro-
| claim kingdom Of Poland. Italians
announce, have taken 4O,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 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 Graf
ova in drive on western Roumania
November 23.-Russian dreadnaught
1mperatrita 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 6.-Bucharest falls.
December Lloyd George becomes
premier Of Great Britain.
December 8. -Twenty-seven thou
sand Roumanians surrender.
December 1O-Deutschland arrives
home.
December 12-Germany announces
she is ready for peace parleys.
December 14-Russia officially re-
bHffs German peace offer.
December 15.-French under Nivelle
take 5000 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.-Wilson sends notes
to both sides in war asking their aims.
December 24.-Switzerland officially
Endorses 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 3O.-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 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 leak" of Wilson
peace note news.
January 6.-Russians retreat across
Sereth river in Roumania.
January 8.-Russians launch often
sive near Riga.
January 14.-AlIies ia reply to Will
son note outline aims. but refuse to
parley with an unbeaten Germany.
January 17.-Learn German raider
Moewe has sunk q ships and seized
three others in South Atlantic. En-
tente, in supplementary note to Wilson,
amplifes war aims.
January 19.-British steamer Var
rowdale Moewe's prize, reaches a
German port with 469 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
Hilary cruiser Laurentic off Irish coast. |
January 31.-Germany declares ruth
less submarine war, revoking all
pledges to the United States.
February 3.-United States sewers
diplomatic relations with Germany.
President Wilson in address to senate
outlines crisis. United States seizes
informed German warships.
February 4.-Wilson asks neutrals |
to break with Germany, United States
reserve fleet ordered in service.
February 5.-Announced American
seaman was killed when German SUBJ
marine shelled lifeboat of British
steamer EavestOne.
February 6.-Learned Germany is |
holding United States Ambassador &C. |
rard.