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

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October 5.-Allies land at Saloniki.
October 9.-Germans occupy Bel.
grade.
October 1o.-Bulgaria attacks Ser.
bia.
December 9.-Germany announces
Serbia Is entirely conquered.
December 19.-Allies evacuate Gal
lipoli
February Ii, 1910.-Russians capture
Erzerum, Turkey.
February 23.-Germans open Verdun
offensive.
April 19.-Russians take Trebizond,
Turkey.
April 24.-Irlsh revolt in Dublin.
| April 29.-British besicged in-Kut.el-
Amara, Mesopotamin, surrender.
May 3O.-Battle Of Jutlnnd; IA Brit
ish and 18 German warshIps sunk.
| June 5.-Lord Kitchener drowned
when cruiser Hampshire Is torpedoed
north of Scotland.
June 17.-Russians retake Czerno-
WITT, capital Of Bukowina, in great Of
fcnsive
June 20.-Arabs rebel from Turkey,
capture Mecca new kingdom estab-
lished.
June 27.-British and French In
| great drive In west.
July 0.-Submnrne merchantmen
Deutschland reaches Baltimore
! July 27.-Russans rotnkc Brody,
northern Gnlicia.
August 0.-Italians take Gorilla.
July 1O.-Russians take Stunislnu,
Galicin.
August 2s.--Roumania enters war on
side of the entente and invades Tran
sylvania.
September 6.-Germany begins great
squeeze on Roumania.
November 10.-First great mir bat
tic of worlds history; 07 British,
French and German airplanes brought
down.
December 5-Teutons take Bu-
chnrcst.
December 11.-Gcrmnny openly prof
ferS peace to her enemies.
December 81. - President Wilson
asks both sides to define their war
aims.
January II. 1917-News received
German cruiser Mocwc has taken "a
ships In South Atlantic.
January 22.-Wilson asking peace
without victory" demands United
States enter world league Mt close n4
war.
January 31.-Gcrmany declares ruth
less submarine warfare on all ships,
whatever nationality, In the war zones.
February 3.-Unitcd Stntcs sewers
diplomatic relations with Germany.
February 20-TrcSldent asks con-
gress for authority to arm ull Amsri-
can vessels
February 20.-Brltish capture KIT
1 cl-Amnrn.
i February 28-Zimmermnnn note
suggesting alliance Of Mexico and
!, Japan with Germany against United
:. States made public
}, March 11.-Britlsh capture Bagdnd.
= March 11.-Russian revolution starts.
March 15.-Cznr nhdicates.
8 March 17.-Germnns begin big
: strategic retirement" on west front.
April 3.-Wilson asks congress to
declare state Of war with Germany.
April 6.-President signs congress-
resolution proclaiming war.
April 7,--Cuba declares war on Ger.
many.
April D.-Austria- Hungary breaks
diplomatic relations with United
States.
April 0.-Brltlsh storm vimy Ridge.
April 1O.-Brazll breaks diplomatic
relations with Germany.
April 18.-Frcnch In great Offensive
near Aisne river.
April 10.-Amercan freighter Mon.
golla sinks n submarine. this being
the first American victory Of tho war.
April 28.-3oth houses Of congress-
pass selective draft army bill.
May 15-Rlg italian offensive In
CnrsO begins
June 3.--Chincse rOynlists name
Chang Hsun dictator; Germans assist
plot.
June 5.-Amcricans register for
army draft without disorder.
June 7.-Isrltish blow up Messlnes
ridge; explosion heard in London.
June 8.-Gcncrnl Pershing reaches
England.
June liking Constantine OF
Greece ahtllcntcs; nation prepares to
join allies.
June 13.-153 killed. 43O injured In
London by German airplnnc raid
June 15.-Unitcd States Liberty
scription.
June 27.-Announce arrival Of first
| American army in France.
June 28.-Brazil joins In war.
June 30.-Russians begin big often
slve In Galiria led by War Minister
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