The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-03

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fensive.
June 20.-Arabs rebel
capture Mecca; new kin
lished.
June 27.-British and e
great drive in west.
July 9.-Submarine -,
Deutschland reaches Bali
July 27.-Russians retake Brouy,
northern Galicia.
August Galatians take Gorilla.
July 10.-Russians take Stanislau,
Galicia.
August 2S.-Roumania enters war on
side of the entente, and invades Tran
sylvania. M
September Germany begins great
squeeze on Roumania.
November 10.-First great air bat
tie of worlds history; 81 British,
French and German airplanes brought
down.
December 5.-Teutons take Blu
charest.
December 11.-Germany openly prof
fers peace to her enemies.
December q. President Wilson
asks both sides to define their war
aims.
January II, 1917.-News received
German cruiser Moewe has taken "a
ships in South Atlantic.
January 22.-Wilson asking peace
without victory" demands United
States enter world league at close Of
war.
January 31.-Germany declares ruth
less submarine warfare on all ships,
whatever nationality in the war zones.
February 3.-United States sewers
diplomatic relations with Germany.
February 26.-President asks con-
gress for authority to arm all Ameri-
can vessels.
February 26.-British capture Kut-
el-Amara.
February 2S.-Zimmermann note
suggesting alliance of Mexico and
Japan with Germany against United
States made public.
March 11.-British capture Bagdad.
March 11.-Russian revolution starts.
March 15.-CZar abdicates.
strategic retirement" on west front.
April 3.-Wilson asks congress to
declare state Of war with Germany.
April 6.-President signs congress
resolution proclaiming war.
April Cuba declares war on Ger
many.
April 9.-Austria- Hungary breaks
diplomatic relations with United
States.
April 9.-British storm Vimy Ridge.
April 1O.-Brazil breaks diplomatic
relations with Germany.
April 18.-French in great offensive
near Aisne river.
April 19.-American freighter Mon
golia sinks a submarine, this being
the first American victory Of the war.
April 2S.-Both houses Of congress
pass selective draft army bill.
May 15.-Big italian offensive In
Carso begins.
Chang Hsun dictator; Germans assist
plot.
June 5.-Americans register for
army draft without disorder.
June british blow up Messines
ridge; explosion heard IN London.
June S.-General Pershing reaches
England.
June liking Constantine Of
Greece abdicates; nation prepares to
join allies.
June 1913 killed, 430 injured In
London by German airplane raid.
June 15.-United States Liberty
Loan closes, with billion oversub-
scription.
June 27.-Announce arrival Of first
American army in France.
June 28.-Brazil joins in war.
June 3O-Russians begin big often
sive in Galicia led by War Minister
Kerensky in person.
July 2.-Chinese empire declared re-
established republicans prepare to re-
sist.
July 7.-Twenty-two German air%
planes of immense new type kill 43,
injure 1877, in London.
July S.-Wilson orders export en-
barge.
July 12.-Chinese empire falls
Chang Hsun fees to Dutch legation in
Picking.
July 13.-In biggest air battle so far
British claim downing of 80 German
planes on west front.
July 14.-von Bethmann-He2lweG,.
German imperial chancellor, n -.
and the kaiser appoints DR.. 0obrg
Michaelis in his place.
July 19.-Russians in Galicia mu-
tiny and are routed by Germans.
July 20.-Draft for American Ma
tional army held.
July 20.-Premier Lvoff Of Russia
resigns and Kerensky succeeds him.
tuIv 01-T1nited States sonata.