Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-03

English channel, Six British driIt-nt
boats, Il transport and destroyer IN
one German destroyer sunk.
November deutschland reache
New London, Conn, on second trans
Atlantic trip with cargo worth $40
100000. U53 arrives In a Germa
port.
November 2.-Germans evacuat
Fort Vaux, at verdun. Italians tax
4,73l in new offensive.
November 3.--Itaians take $40
more prisoners.
November 5.--Central powers pro
claim kingdom Of Poland, italian
announce, have taken 40,365 Austran
since fall of Gorilla.
November 9.-Teutons driven bacl
twelve miles In Dobrudja.
November l3.-- British advance nortl
of Ancre; take $500 prisoners,
November 10. England announces
food controller will be appointed.
November l7-News received OF
wholesale deportatons of Belgans fol-
forced labor In Germany
november l0,-Allies take MonaStlr
Macedonia.
November 1.--Empcror Francis ,lo
seph of Austria dies and Charles Fran
els becomes ruler, Teutons take Graf
oya in drive on western Roumanla.
November %. Russian dreudnaught
Imperatrta Maria sunk by internal ex-
ploSion; 200 killed.
November ~ -Teutons capture Tur-
nu-Scverin and Orsova from Rouma-
mans.
November -. Teutons cross AIT
river and sweep rapidly through Rou-
mania.
November Vcnl2clos party de-
elareS war on Germany and Bulgaria,
reutons invading Roumania from
north and south form junction.
November p Teutons take Alex
andria Roumanla Zeppellns raid
England two downed by gunfre.
November Beatty replaces Jelli.
coc IN command Of British fleet.
December French and Greeks
clash in Athens streets. Teutons win
great hattle for Bucharest
December Bucharest falls.
December Lloyd George becomes
premier of Great Britain.
December $, = Twenty-scven thou
sand RoumanianS surrender.
December lO.-Deutschland arrives
home.
December l2-Germany announces
she Is ready for peace parleyS
December IA Russia officially re-
bluffs German peace offer.
December French under NIvelle
take 5000 prisoners on seven-mlle
front at Verdun. Nivele then leaves
to become commander In chief OF all
Frances home armies. Buzcu and all
WallachIa lost TO Roumanlans.
December lS.-Russian troops take
over whole Roumanan front.
December 19.-Lloyd George tells
commons Germans must make restl-
tuition and reparation TO get peace.
December 20 Wilson sends notes
10 both sides in war asking their aims.
December 81 Switzerland officially
indorSeS Wilson's plea for statement
Of war aims.
December % Teutons take 5000
Russians in Rounanlu
December 26-Germany replies TO
Wilson suggesting peace conference,
but not stating own war aims or terms
Of peace.
December S0-Alics in reply 10 Ger.
man peace proposal call offer empty
md inslncere and refuse conference.
December 81. King Constantine Of
Greece thanks President Wilson for his
note to the bellgerents.
January 4 1917 British transport
Icernla sunk by U-boat In Medlterra-
mean 80 lost
January Blouse of representa-
ives rules committee begins lnyeStlga.
ion of Wall street leak of Wilson
)eace note news.
January 6.-RussIans retreat across
Sereth river In Roumanla.
january s.-Iussians launch often.
,iye near Riga
January 1l.-Allies in reply to VII.
,on note outline aims. but refuse TO
barley with an unbeaten Germany.
January 17.-Learn German raider
Noewe has sunk p ships and seized
hree others in South Atlantic. En-.
ente, in supplementary note to Wilson,
implifes war aims.
January TO- British steamer Var
'owdale, Moewe's prize, reaches n
ierman port with 400 prisoners,
January 30. - Wilson makes his
peace without victory" address in sen
lte, demanding United States enter
world league at close of war.
January 24.-After initial successes.
Russians are forced back near Riga.
January 25.-Mne sinks British aux.
liary cruiser Laurentlc Off Irish coast,
January 31.-Germany declares ruth.
ess 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 selzes
nterned German warshlps.
February 4.-Wllson asks neutrals
% break with Germany, United States
'eserve 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 is
holding United States Ambassador Ge-
-ard.
February british liner Callfor.
MIA, one American aboard, sunk, I'm.
off Ireland; Al lives lost.
Spain calls new U-boat decree unlay-