The Raymer enterprise., 1917-08-02
PRINCIPAL events
IN THIRD YEAR
OF THE war

HilItS VI hoNel.
August 3.-French recapture part
OF Fleury, near Verdun. Sir Roger
Easement hanged in London for par
ticipation in Irish revolt.
August 4.-French take Thiaumont,
near Ferdun.
August 5.-British overwhelm Turks
at Romani, near Suez canal.
August 6.-Russians cross rivers
Sereth and Graberka and take six vii
lagos from Austrians.
August S.-Italians take Gorilla
bridgehead and capture 10000 prls-
oners. Russian General Letehtzky
takes two towns and many villages.
August 9.--Gorizia falls to Italians
In great offensive. Austrians near
Stanislau withdraw on wide front.
August 10.-Russians take Stanislau.
August 1l.-Allies seize Doiran In
Balkan drive.
August 13.-Austrians evacuate line
of the Strypa river.
August 14.-Russians capture Tusto-
baby.
August 15.-Russians take Jablon-
itza, near Carpathian pass.
August 16.-Allies take three miles
Of trenches near the Somme. An
nounced Russians have taken 35S,000
prisoners since June 4, 1916, when
drive began.
August 1S.-Russians advance three
miles into Hungary.
August 20.-British advance on IL.
mile front at Thiepyal, near Somme
river. Allies attack on 150-mlle front
In Balkans. Two British light cruis-
ers and one or two German U-boats
sunk In North Sea battle.
August 22.-Announccd big Russian
contingent has landed at Saloniki.
August 23.-The Deutschland reach
es Bremen.
August 24.-Russians recapture
Mush, Armenia.
August 27.--Roumanla declares war
on Teutons and invades Transylyanla.
Italy formally declares war on Ger
many.
August 29.-Kaiser makes Yon Him.
denburg chief Of staff of all German
armies In place OF Won Falkenhayn.
August H.-Roumanians cross Dan
nbe and occupy Rustchuk, Bulgaria.
Austrians fall back In Transylvanla.
September 2.-Roumanians, far in
Pennsylvania, take Hermannstadt.
Zeppellns raid London and one Is
brought down in flames.
September 3.-Allies take three vii
lages on Somme. Roumanians capture
Orsova, Austria. Germans and Bull
gars invade the Dobrudja.
September 4.-French take five more
villages on Somme; allies prisoners
In two days, 5000.
September 6.-reutons take Danube
city Of Turtukal and 10000 Rouma-
mans.
September S.-Roumanians and Rus
SLAMS drive foe back little In Do
brudla.
September 10.-Teutons take Rou-
maninn fortress of Silistria.
September l1.-Brltish drive across
Struma river in Balkans.
September l2.-Allles capture three
mile line on S0mme. Roumanians over
whelmed In Dobrudja.
September 15.-Britlsh take Ger.
man Somme positions on six-mlle
front, Use tanks" for first time In
warfare.
September 1s.-Allies take Florina
Macedonia.
September l9.-Serhs fight their way
back onto their own soil.
September 21.-Russians and Rou-
manians announce they have thrown
back the invaders in Dobrudja.
September 22.-Announced allies
took $500 prisoners In Somme battle
between July l and September Is.
September 23.-Roumanans in Do
brudJa driven back In disorder. Yep
pelins invade England; one burned, an
other captured.
September 25.-Allies advance along
l5-mlle front on Somme. Venlzelos
leaves Athens TO lead revolt against
king Constantine.
September 26.-Allies take Combles
and Thlepyal In Somme battle.
September 30.-Von Falkenhayn
routs Roumanians at Hermannstadt,
Pennsylvania.
October IA Roumanian army
crossed the Danube.
October 2.-Another Zeppelin shot
down near London.
October 4.-Mackensen drives Rou-
manlan invaders Of Bulgaria back to-
ward Danube.
October 5.--Roumanians flee across
the Danube. Serbs cross Cerna river
In drive on Monastir.
October Herman submarine U.53
visits Newport, II. l., on mysterious
mission. Sinks five ships of Narra-
gansett Light night Of October 7-S.
October 8.-Roumanian driven back
to Trnnsylyania frontier.
October 10.-Roumanians In rout
fee through mountain passes.
October 1.-Greece turns over her
fleet to France on allies demand. Ital-
ians, resuming Carso drive. take s.
600 prisoners.
october 2.-Roumanians In Do
brudja retreat hastily.