Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-03
HISTORY Of 1916
TOLD IN BRIEF
Most important Events of the
Last Year Set Forth.
PROGRESS OF EUROPEAN WAR
Chief Developments In the Mighty
Conflict of Nations-Politica and
Other Happenings in the
United States.
COMPILED BY {. w. PlcKARp.
PROGRESS OF EUROPEAN WAR
EUROPEAN WAR

-. N. y,
U: s consul at Alden.
hcia.
Jan. s.--British CONSUMPTION bill passed
resigned.
Italian steamer carrying Montenegro
recruits from U. S. SUM BY mine In the
Adratic: 200 lost.
Jan. 7.-Germany promised u s. its sub
marines would observe rules Of civilized
warfare
Jan. s.-British battleship Edward VII
sunk by mine
allies entirely evacuated GalnpoIl penin-
sula
Jan, I1.-Austrians captured I.ovcen.
dominating Cattaro.
British steamer Clan McFarlans tor
pedoed in Mediterranean: 10 lost
Jan, u -Austrian cruiser sunk by
French submarine
Spanish steamer Bayo sunk by mine; 25
lost
Jan, 14-Many documents connecting
Won Papen with alleged war plots In u
s. taken from him by British. turned
over to American embassy.
y ernanshah. Persia, occupied By Turks
Jan. l5.-Russians renewed general at
tack on Austrian front
Ausrtaus took Cednje and pursued
M0nteuegrins toward Albania
Jan 2l-Austrian hydroplane and tor
Adriatic
Jan 2s-Austria issued ultinatum to
Montenegro to surrender or face ami
Turks driven in rout by Russians to
ErZerum
Jan 23.-Germans made airplane raid on
county OF Kent. England.
Austrtaus occupied Auuvarl and Dull
Ctgno Montenegro
Jan q -Scutari occupied BY Austrians.
Germany submitted to y. new note
on Lusifa1ia but It was rejected
Draft bill passed by house OF rgmmons.
Jan. q. Dominion liner NoIseman re-
ported sunk
NfonteaeSrin delegates signed articles of
surrender
Jan. 25-Austrians took some trenches
and i2o0 Italians near Oslavia.
House Of lords passed CONSUMPTION bill
Jan 27-Germans defeated in attempts
TO recapture trenches in Artois
Z. s protest on British mail seizures
made public
Jan g. -'fwenty-four killed in Zeppelin
raid on Paris
Germans took nearly mile OF French
trenches east OF Souchey
British destroyer Viking sunk By mines;
all hands lost
Jan. S0-Another Zeppelin raid made on
Paris.
Ian. si.-several zeppellns made raid
over Midland and northeast counties of
England. 81 persons killed
Fec. british liner Appam. In charge
raider Moewe. arrived at Norfolk with
can YES from seven other vessels.
c. er Franz Fischer sunk by bomb
iron liappeliH. - lost
sturmer succeeded Goremykin as Rus
sian premier
Feb Persian army defeated Russians
ma hing on TeheFan
zeppelin lost in North sea and crew
drowned
Feb s.-French aviators attacked
etfr Of smyrna. killing on
President W.,s1n accepted Cermanv's
memorandum Of settlement Of Lusitania
eae@ both stiles yielding ground
Feb e-Germans took SEQ yards OF
French trenches near Vimy
u $ demanded from Austria apology
ar respiration for attack on petrolite.
French cruiser tmiraI Charnier tor
sai
Feb 10 Russians crossed the Dnlester
ard threatened C1ernowitZ
Germany announced armed enemy r,er-
chant ships would he treated as warshiDs
feh i6-Rgssians under Grand DUKE
Nicholas cnpturpd FsrzeruHe
Feb T.-Secretarv Lansing announced
s. would insist Germany assure safety
Feb. l8-U. $. declared all merchant
ships have right to carry defensive arma-
me0t.
. Feb, ie.-Russians continued advance in
Armenia taking Mrsh
Feb Chairman Zeppelin shot down
near Revigny France
Feb A.-German attack on verdun be-
Turks evacuated Lake Van district. in
Fen ei-eier1naus CAPTURED villages
within big gun range OF Verdun
Austria announced sinking or italian
frftnsp RI loaded with soldiers by bomb
Feb y French checked somewhat
German drive on Verdun
Russians took Kermanshah. Persia by
storm.
Austrlans entered Durazzo. italians re
firing
French cruiser Provence sunk IN Medi-
terranean. = 10 lost
-Four Rritish steamers sunk 20 lost.
General Kuropatkin made commander OF
Russian armies In North
Moslems routed by South African troops
in western Egypt
Feb z -Pritish steamer MaioJa sunk
Feb p -ftsIan government seized "A
informed German steamers
German commerce raider Grelf and
Brit'sh cruiser Aicantara sunk IN North
March 9-Gel-noaus drove through vIl-
LACE o. Dnuquriout and beyond
Russians too Bitlis, Armenia. by as
sault
n g -essaiv rejected resolution warn.
fng americans OF armed ships
Nfrch 5-Frens checke9 second Ger
nan infantry attack on Verduu
Two Zeppeiins raided mort heast coast or
ENGLAND: ~ killed
C-erraan. raider Moewe reached port OF
Mar h 6--Germans began new drive or
Ne~dU1 capturing VILLAGE Of Forces
March 7--Gernans made further gains
a. Nerduu NJ tremendous cost
L 5. house Of representatives tabled
resolution warming Americans on armed
liners
March, s.--Germany declared war on
PORTUGAL
British troops advanced 10 relief ~ be-
Eieged force at Kut-el-Amara in Mesopo-
tarnia, but Turks beat them of
March lo-Russians advanced 10 within
30 miles OF TrehIzond Turks and Germans
evacuated Ispahsn. Persia.
March II -Norwegiap haraHe Stliue tor
pedofd and sunk In Havre Roads seven
American passengers escaped
March i4-Ttalians started big offensive
along whole Austrian front
March 16-GallienI. French minister NJ
war. resigned and Gen. Charles Rocques
succeeded him
March IS Russians renewed advance
against Turks IN Caucasus
Third Russian invasion ~ East Prussia
announced by capture 81 Memel a Ger
man seaport
German submarines torpaaoed tbref
British ships
March le-Cermans repuised French NJ
tacks at lie Mort Homme and capturet
trenches from british at NermelIes
Nine civilians killed when German sea
niaces dropped bombs near Dover. Eng
March 20.-Sduadrou Of French and Brit
fish airpianes bombed Zecbrugge DESTROY
ing much property and killing many per
sons.
March 31.-Germans halted at Verdun
German and British destroyer fleets II
running fight on North sea
hnsSians gained against Germans ana
Austrihns in Poland and Galicta: ana toni
Iepahan capital of Persia
March % -Austrians evacuated Czarno
witz and Bukowina.
British steamer Minneapolis sunk i,
Mediterranean.
March 2s-French expelled German,
from first line trenches near Verdpu
March A-French boubar1ed Gern7sr
positions at Malancourt and Avoeourt
British channel steamer Sussex apt
British steamer Englishman torpefIos,
without warning: Americans on both
Entente allies rejected I.snsing's Dro
posai to disarm merchantmen