The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-09

English channel. Six British drift.net
boats. transport and destroyer and
one German destroyer sunk.
November 1.-Deutschland reaches
New London, Conn.,, on second trans.
Atlantic trip with cargo worth $40
100000. U-53 arrives in German
port.
November 2.-Germans evacuate
tort Vaux, at Verdun. Italians take
4'l3l In new offensive.
November 3.-Italians take 3.495
more prisoners.
November 5.-Central powers pro-
claim kingdom Of Poland. Italians
announce, have taken 4O,365 Austriuns
since fall Of GorizIa.
november 9.-Teutons driven back
| twelve miles in Dobrudja.
November 13.-British advance north
OF Ancre; take $500 prisoners
November 15.-England announces
tood controller will be appointed.
November 17.-News received of
wholesale deportations Of Belglans for
forced labor in Germany.
November 10.-Allies take Monastir,
Macedonia.
November 21.-Emperor Francis Jo-
sepn or Austria dies and Charles Fran
CHS becomes ruler. Teutons take Crni-
ova In drive on western Roumnnia.
November 23.-Russian dreadnaught
1mperatrlta Maria sunk by internal ex
plosion; 200 killed.
November 24.-Teutons capture Tur-
nu-Severin and Orsova from Roumn-
mans.
November 25.-Teutons cross Alt
river and sweep rapidly through Rou-
mania.
November 26.-Venizelos party de-
clares war on Germany and Bulgaria.
Ieutons invading Roumania from
north and south form junction.
November 27.-Teutons take Alex
andria, Roumania. Zeppelins raid
england; two downed by gunfire.
November 29.-Beatty replaces Jellf-
coe in command of British feet
December 2.-French and Greeks
clash in Athens streets. Teutons win
great battle for Bucharest.
December 6.-Bucharest falls.
december 7.--Lloyd George becomes
premier Of Great Britain.
December 8. - Twenty seven thou
sand Roumaninns surrender.
December 10.-Deutschland arrives
home.
December 12.-Germany announces
sne is ready for peace parlcys.
December 14.-Russia officially re-
buffs German peace offer.
December 15.-French under Niyelle
take 5000 prisoners on seven-mile
front at Vcrdun. Nivelle then leayes
10 become commander in chief OF all
Frances home armies. BuZcu nnd nil
Wallachia lost to Roumaninns
December 1S.-Itussinn troops tnke
over whole Roumanian front.
December 19.-Lloyd George tells
commons Germans must make resti-
tuition and reparatlon to get peace.
December 20-WilsOn sends notes
to both sides in war asking their aims.
December 24.-Switzerland officially
indorses Wilson's plea for statement
of war aims.
December 25-Teutons take 5000
Russians In Roumunin.
December 20.-Gcrmhny replies to
Wilson. suggesting peace conference,
but not stating own war nims or terms
OF peace.
December 30.-Allies In reply to Ger
man peace proposal call offer empty
md inslncere and refuse conference.
December 31.-King Constantine of
Greece thanks President Wilson for his
note to the belligercnts.
January 4, 1917.-Britlsh transnort
Icernia sunk by U-boat In Medlterra-
mean; $50 lost.
January 5.-House Of representa-.
tlves rules committee begins investiga-
tlon Of Wall street "leak" of Wilson
peace note news.
January 0.-Russlans retreat across
Sereth river in Roumania.
January 8.-Russians launch often.
sive near Riga.
January 11.-Allies in reply to Will
son note outline aims. but refuse to
parley with an unbeaten Germany.
January IT, Learn German raider
Moewe has sunk 21 ships and seized
three others in South Atlantic. I'm
tente, In supplementary note to Wilson.
nmplifies war aims.
January 19.-British steamer Var
rowdnle, Moewe's prize. reaches n
German port with 400 prisoners.
January %. - Wilson makes his
"peace without victory" address in sen:
ate. demanding United States enter
world league mt close Of war.
January 24.-After inltial successes.
Russlnns are forced back near Riga.
January 25-Nfine sinks British aux
iliary cruiser Laurentic of Irish coast.
January 31.-Germany declares ruth.
less submarine war, rcvoking all
pledges to the United States.
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