River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-02

English channel. Six British drift-net
coats, transport and destroyer and
one German destroyer sunk.
November deutschland reaches
New London, Conn, on second trans
Atlantic trip with cargo worth $1O,-
100000. U-53 arrives in a German
port.
November 2.-Germans evacuate
Fort Vaux, at Verdun. Italians take
4,731 in new offensive.
November 3.-Italians take 1896
more prisoners.
November. 5.-Central powers pro-
claim kingdom of Poland. Italians
announce, have taken 40,365 Austrians
since fall of Gorilla.
November 9.-Teutons driven back
twelve miles in Dobrudja
November 13.-British advance north
of Ancre; take $500 prisoners.
November 15.-England announces
food controller will be appointed.
November 17.-News received of
wholesale deportations of Belgians for
forced labor in Germany.
November 19.-Allies take Monastir,
Macedonia.
November 21.-Emperor Francis Jo-
senh Of Austria dies and Charles Fran
els becomes ruler. Teutons take Graf
Ova in drive on western Roumania.
November 23.-Russian dreadnaught
Imperatrita Maria sunk by internal ex-
plosion; 200 killed.
November 24.-Teutons capture Tur
nu-Severin and Orsova from ROuma-
mans.
November 25.-Teutons cross Alt
river and sweep rapidly through ROu-
mania.
November 26.-Venizelos party de-
clares war on Germany and Bulgaria.
TeutOns 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 Jelli-
cOe in command of British fleet.
December 2.-French and Greeks
clash in Athens streets. Teutons win
great battle for Bucharest.
December 6-Bucharest falls.
December Lloyd George becomes
premier Of Great Britain.
December g. Twenty-seven thou
sand ROumanians surrender
December 10.-Deutschland arrives
home.
December 12.-Germany announces
oh {cs orIa
December 14.-Russia officially re-
bluffs German peace offer.
December 15.-French under Nivelle
take 5000 prisoners on seven-mile
front at Verdun. Nivelle then leaves
to become commander in chief of all
Frances home armies. Buzcu and all
Wallachia lost to ROumanians.
December 18.-Russian troops take
over whole ROumanian front.
December 19.-Lloyd George tells
commons Germans must make reSti-
tuition and reparation to get peace.
December 20.-Wilson sends notes
to both sides in war asking their aims.
December Switzerland officially
indorses Wilson's plea for statement
Of war aims.
December 25.-Teutons take 5000
Russians in ROumania.
December 26.-Germany replies to
Wilson, suggesting peace conference,
but not stating own war aims or terms
Of peace.
December 3Q-Allies in reply to Ger
man peace proposal call offer empty
and insincere and refuse conference.
December 31-King Constantine of
Greece thanks President Wilson for his
note to the belligerents.
January 4, 1917.-British transport
Icernia sunk by U-boat IN Mediterra-
mean; $50 lost.
January 5.-House of representa-
tives ruaes committee begins investiga-
ton of Wall street leak" of Wilson
peace note news.
January 6.-Russians 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
Will an ullUCdICA
January 17.-Learn German raider
Moewe has sunk 81 ships and seized
three others in South Atlantic. En-
tente in supplementary note to Wilson,
amplifies war aims.
January 19.-British steamer Var
rowdale, Moewe's prize, reaches a
German port with 400 prisoners.
January %. - Wilson makes his
''peace without victory" address in SEN
ate, demanding United States enter
world league at close of war.
January 24-After initial successes,
Russians are forced back near Riga.
January 25.-Mine sinks British aux
Hilary cruiser Laurentic off Irish coast.
January 31.-Germany declares ruth
less submarine war, revoking all
pledges to the United States.
February 3.-United States sewers
diplomatic relations with Germany.
President Wilson in address to senate
outlines crisis. United States seizes
informed German warships.
February 4-WilSon asks ne1tralS