Cheyenne record., 1917-08-02
PRINCIPAL EVENTS
IN THIRD YEAR
OF THE war


tie after crossing Stokhod river.
August 2.-Russians within ten
miles of Kovel.
August 3.-French recapture part
of Fieury, near Verdun. Sir Roger
Easement hanged in London for par
ticipation in Irish revolt.
August 4.-French take Thiaumont
near Verdun.
August 5.-British overwhelm Turks
at Romani, near Suez canal.
August 6.-Russian3 cross rivers
Sereth and Graberka and take six viii
lagos from Austrians.
August S.-Italians take Gorilla
bridgehead and capture 10000 pris-
oners. Russian General Letchitzky
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 11.-Allles 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-
liza, near Carpathian pass.
August 16.-Allies take three miles
of trenches near the Sonme. An
nounced Russians have taken 5000
prisoners since June 4, 1916, when
drive began.
August 1S.-Russians advance three
miles into Hungary.
August 2O.-British advance on IL
mile front at Thiepval, near Somme
river. Allies attack on 15O-mile front
in Balkans. Two British light cruis-
ers and one or two German U-boats
sunk in North Sea battle.
August 22.-AnnOunced big Russian
contingent has landed at Saloniki.
August 23.-The Deutschland reach
es Bremen.
August 24.-Russians recapture
Mush, Armenia.
August 27.-ROumania declares war
on Teutons and invades Pennsylvania.
Italy formally declares war on Ger
many.
August 29.-Kaiser makes Won Hin
denburg chief Of staff of all German
armies in place of Won Falkenhayn.
August 31.-Roumanians cross Dan
ube and occupy Rustchuk, Bulgaria.
Austrians fall back in Transylvania
September 2.-Roumanians, far in
Pennsylvania, take Hermannstadt.
Zeppelins raid London and one is
brought down In flames.
September 3.-Allies take three vii
lagos on Somme. Roumanians capture
Orsovu, Austria. Germans and Bull
gars invade the Dobrudja.
September 4.-Frcnch take five more
villages on Somme; allies prisoners
In two days, 5000.
September 6.-Teutons take Danube
city of Turtukai and 10000 Rouma-
mans.
September S.-ROumanians and Rus
slams drive foe back Il little in Do
brudja.
September 1O.-Teutons take Rou-
manian fortress of Silistria.
September 11.-British drive across
Struma river in Balkans.
September 12.-Allies capture three
mile line on SOmme. Roumanians over
whelmsd in Dobrudja.
September 15.-British take Ger
man Somme positions on six-mlle
front. Use tanks" for first time in
warfare.
September 1S.-Allies take Florina,
Macedonia.
September 19.-Serbs 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 and September IS.
September 23.-Roumanians in Do
brudja driven back in disorder. Yep
pelins invade England; one burned, an
other captured.
September 25.-Allies advance along
15-mile front on Somme. Venizelos
leaves Athens to lead revolt against
King Constantine.
September 26.-Allies take Combles
and Thiepval in Somme battle.
September 30-Von Falkenhayn
routs Roumanians at Hermannstadt,
Transylvania.
October IA Roumanian army
crossed the Danube.
October 2.-Another Zeppelin shot
down near London.
October 4.-Mackensen drives Rou-
manian invaders Of Bulgaria back to-
ward Danube.
October 5.--Roumanians fee across
the Danube. Serbs cross Cerna river
in drive on Monastir.
October Herman submarine U-53
visits Newport, r. L, on mysterious
mission. Sinks i've ships or Maria
gansett Light night Of October 7-S.
October S.-Roumanians driven back
to Transylvania frontier.
October 1O.-Roumanians In rout