Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-31


deutschland reaches New London,
on second trip from Bremen.
20-Allies capture Monastir.
2I-Emperor Franz Joseph of Aus
Hungary dies.
22-Britannic. huge hospital ship,
sunk by German mine or torpedo in
Aegean sea; fifty lost.
December.
6-Austro-Germans capture Bucharest
Rumanian capital; Lloyd George heads
new British ministry.
12-Germany proposes peace.
1S-Allies reject German peace pro-
posal; want reparation and restitution
21-Wilson warns Europe United
States on brink of war; demands peace
terms.
1917.
JANUARY.
7-Austro-Germans penetrate to Foe
sani Rumania
s-Allies state specific peace terms
PREPARATION, restitution and adequate
security for future.
February.
Germany declares U-boat block
ade of Great Britain; warns neutraIs
all ships will be sunk without warn
ing.
S-Wilson breaks relations with Ger
many; demands release of ~ American
sailors on British liner Yarrowdale
captured by German raider; American
liner Housatonic sunk by U-boat.
26-Cunard liner Laconia sunk by
U-boat; three Americans killed; British
re-capture Kut-el-Amara; Wilson asks
power to arm merchant ships.
March.
1-Washington reveals German plot
to induce Mexico and Japan to invade
United States.
Wilson decides to arm ships de-
spite congress refusal
12-British capture Bagdad
14-Petrograd announces Russian
revolution; Nicholas abdicates; Ameri-
can steamer topedoed without warning.
April.
2-Wilson asks congress to declare
war on Germany; calls for 500, 200 vol
unteers and liberal CT edit to allies.
4-Senate votes for war. So to o.
6-House votes for war. 373 to SO;
Wilson signs declaration of war; seiz-
ure of German ships in America begun.
9-Austria breaks relations with
United States; Brazil with Germany;
British break German lines between
Lens and Arras.
2O-Turkey breaks relations with
United States two German destroyers
sunk in attempted raid on England.
21-British commission under For
eign Secretary Balfour arrives in the
United States.
24-French ENJOYS STRIVE; Wilson
signs $1,000, 100000 war bond issue;
5000, 600, 900 loan to Great Britain
2S-Guatamaula breaks relations with
Germany.
May.
2-United States floats $2,OOh,ooO.OOO
T,oan
limited States destroyers arrive in
British waters.
6-Allied war council held III Paris
11-Russian Socialists call tnterna-
tional peace conference.
15-General Petain succeeds General
Nivelle in supreme commah1 OF frehch
armies.
IA. F. Kerensky, Socialist leader
becomes minister of war In Russia.
18-Wilson signs select service bill.
26-Zeppelin raid on Folkstone kills
70; Injuries 174; three raiders brought
down.
British smash German salient
south of Ypres.
S-General Pershing arrives in Lon
don.
dictates In favor of second son, Alexan-
der.
15-Liberty loan oversubscribed by
5000, O00. 900.
1s-Russian republic calls for often
sive on east front
22-United States mission arrives
in Russia.
27-Former premier Venizelos forms
new Greek cabinet.
2S-First American force arrives In
France; Brazil revokes neutrality.
July.
War minister Kerensky leads Rus
slams in terrific offensive in Galicia; Chi
nese republic overthrow, Hsuan Tung.
boy emperor, restored to throne.
Russian women's legion goes to
front, first in present war.
9-wilson calls entire national
guard into service; orders embargo or
war supplies.
12-Russians take Halicz. key to Lem
berg; Chancellor Bethmann-HollWeg or
Germany resigns.
14-Georg Michaelis becomes German
chancellor; Chinese republic restored.
2O-Drafting of select service army
takes place in Washington.
21-Germans begin offensive against
Russia.
23-Russians begin great retreat.
25-Tarnopol and Stanislau captured
from Russians by Germans.
26-Russian women's legion in first
battle, five women killed. Three Rus
sian armies lose all nf their artillery.
27-Rumanians aided by loyal Russian
troops capture ten villages and advance
seven miles. Austro-Germans reported
retreating I'm disorder before Rumanians
2S-Another contingent of Americas
troops landed safely al a port in Europe.
To date no loss of life or even injury
has been reported among any of the
Sammies since they sailed from America.