The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-28


Princip begins.
If~-Aiiies occupy lpres
fC-~t.ermans occupy ostend' RED
els defeated In South Africa
IL German troops before warsaw
20 Germans cross fser Russians
IN swat battle trying 70 hold ffHeI"-
as--Gens. De Wet and Beyers re-
vol r south Africa. routed
20 irincip. ASSASSIN or Archduke
Fffciunnd. gets 10 years. four nc-
compi.ces sentenced 70 be hanged.
So tunsin declares state or war
Nov. I-Germnn squadron wins ma
val battle with British of Chile.
s--Grcat Britain declares state OF
war with Turkey. Russians capture
JefOalau, Galicin Great Britain an
nexes island Of Cyprus. South African
revoits crushed Serbia breaks rela-
tions with Turkey.
7--Jupancse capture kiauchau.
s--Germans surrender Tsingtau.
z7--Austria admits evacuation OF
cz@rnowitz Bukowins
Dec. l-Gen. De Wet captured
1--Austrians capture Belgrade.
s-British keet sinks four German
cruisers of Falkland Islands.
l4-serbians occupy Belgrade.
i6-~Germans raid British coast
towns. killing ~ persons
30--Gcrman airplanes raid Dun
kirk, killing 10. woundins 81.
1918
Jan. s-British reply 20 American
note on detention OF neutral SHIPS
claims right.
cher sunk in North Sea In running
night with British squadron
Feb. 2-Great Britain makes all
food shipments contra band.
s-AnglO- French fleet destroys four
forts in Dardanelles.
5-British defeat Turks north OF
suez; heavy German losses on east
front
l0-Russians abandon Cxernowitz.
20-Allied feet bombards Dsrdan-
2T-Gen. Botha invades German
West Africa
March i-Great Britain declares
blockade Of German coast
IO-Prinz Eitel FREDERICK, German
raider. puts ia ~ Newport News' ana
announces sinking OF American snip
William Il. Frye.
fs-British battleships Irresistible
and ocean and French batteshlp
Bouvet sunk In DardAnelles
2@-Przemysl. Austrian fortress IN
Galicia. surrenders.
gs-Allied troops landed in Gal
lipoli. DardRnelles-
April America demands repaairSS-
ton from Germany for sinking VIII
MI Ii-KronprinE wilhelm German
raider. arrives az Newport News
May 2--Austrians take $4,000 hus-
7-Brltish liner Lusitania sunk by
German submarine, 100 lost. includ-
ing 100 Americans
In Dardauelies. British submarine
sinks three Turk ships In Dardan-
Giles.
c2-Italy declares war on Austria
24--Italians capture territory In
a7EBritish battleship Triumph |
sunk in Dardanelles. Turk gunooat |
also sunk.
2S-British battleship Majestic de-
stroyed In DarGaneiles.
3t-Germsn reply on Lusitania I'M
satisfactory; alleges liner was arm
ed.
June s-Austro- Germans reeapture
Przemysl; San Marine joins allies
al. s. Secretary OF state William
Jennings Bryan resigns Lansing ap-
22@Austro- Germans reoccupy Lem
2s-Dominion liner Armenian sunk
by Germans IL Americans lost.
June italian armored cruiser
Amalti sunk by Austrian submarine.
Aug. british reply TO American
protest OF blockade offers 10 submit
disputed cases OF seizure TO arbitra-
5-Germans capture warsaw.
I4--British transport sunk in Ae-
gean sea; 1000 troops lost;
I9--German U-ooat sinks White
Star liner Arabic; 90 lost.
sept. Germany agrees TO sink no
more liners without warning.
Scar takes over eommano o.
Russian armies from Grand Duke
i0-Wilson demands recall Of DR..
Dumba, Austrian ambassador.
le--Germans occupy wilma.
25-Allies begin huge Drive on west
front take 20VoO prisoners.
Oct. loan or $500. 900. 600 20 !
Great Britain and France completed.
e--French ana British troops land
at salonika Greek king businesses
Premier Nenizelos. forms coalition
cabinet
7-Austro-Germans invade Serbia
capture Belgrade.
i0-Bulgarians invade Serbia; Ger
mans push south.
l4--Bulgaria officially declares war
on Serbia
l5-Great Britain declares war on
t6-Serb- Anglo French forces at
tack Strumitza. Bulgaria. France de-
rlares war on Bulgaria.
19-Russia and Italy declare war
on Bulgaria.
2s--Aristide BRAND becomes pre-
mter OF new French car met
Nov. 6--Bulgarians capture Sish, !
important railroad center % Serbia
Dec. british driven hack from /
Bagdad by Turks.
l--Ford peace ship sails: Greece /
grants allies right 10 use Macedonia Z
Tor war purposes
e--Teutons clear Serbia Of all en-
ie-Alles withdraw 100. 900 troops
from Galiipoli. still hold tip Of pen
inaula.
sO-British passenger steamer Per
STA sunk without warning In Med /
terranean. Consul r. NJ McNclly I
drowned with 200 others
1919
Jan. Great Britain adopts con
Feb. German prize crew brings
British steamer Appam into Norfolk /
VI.
ia-Russians capture Erzerum
Asia Minor
2s-Germans attack fortress of
March 4-French report auxiliary |
"a liser Provence sunk In Mediter- /
mean with loss OF 1000.
s-Germany declares war on Por-
tugal
is--Admlral Won Tirpitz German
naval head. retires
20--SiXty- allied airmen raid /
Tcebruegc
British steamer sussex torpe-
decd. Americans aboard
April i-Zeppeiin raid on England
lills IS. Injuries 30
second raid Kills if. injuries 100
New British budget 50 900 600.
pel. largest in world history.
tA-WilHuu sends ulflmatRgn 20
Germany ON SUSSEX sinking. sum-
mons congress- Russians capture
Trebizond Asia Minor.
IS Russian army lands in France,
French make gains az Ncrdun
24--lrisn revolt ia Dublin - Killed
alderman battle cruisers raid
Lowestoft and Yarmouth England
2s--Rrifish garrison az Kut-el-