The Carlisle independent., 1917-08-02

riaHce capture Z0,UOC.
 October 5.-Allies land at Salonih.
 October 9.-Germans occupy Bel grade.
 October 10-Bulgaria attacks Ser bia
 December 9.-Germany announces Serbia Is entirely conquered. December 19.-Allies evacuate Gal lipoli.
 February IA, 1916.-Russians capture i Erzerum, Turkey. February 23.-Germans open Verdun offensive. . April 1S.-Russians take Trebizond, Turkey.
 April 24.-Irish revolt in Dublin.
 April 28.-British besieged in Kut-el- Amara, Mesopotamia, surrender.
 May 30.-Battle of Jutland; II Brit ish and IS German warships sunk.
 June 5.-Lord Kitchener drowned when cruiser Hampshire is torpedoed north of Scotland June 17.-Russians retake Czerno- witz, capital of Bukowina, in great of- fensive
 June 20.-Arabs rebel from Turkey, capture Mecca; new kingdom estab- iished.
 June 27--British and French in great drive in west.
 July 9-Submarine merchantman Deutschland reaches Baltimore.
 July 27.-Russians retake Brody northern Galicia.
 August 9.-Italians take Gorizia
 July 10.-Russians take Stanisiau, Galicia.
 August 2S.-Roumania enters war on side of the entente, and invades Tran sylvana.
 September 6.-Germany begins great squeeze on Roumania.
 November 10.-First great air bat tie of worlds history; CT British, French and German airplanes brought down.
 December 5.-Teutons take Blu charest.
 December 11.-Germany openly prof fers peace to her enemies.
 December 21.- President Wilson asks both sides to define their war aims.
 January IT, 1917.-News received German cruiser Moewe has taken 24 ships in South Atlantic.
 January 22.-Wilson asking peace without victory" demands United States enter world league at close of war.
 January 31.-Germany declares ruth less submarine warfare on all ships. whatever nationality, in the war zones.
 February 3-United States sewers diplomatic relations with Germany.
 February 26.-President asks con gress for authority to arm all Ameri- can vessels
 February 26.-British capture Kut- el-Amara
 February 2s.-Zimmermann note suggesting alliance of Mexico and Japan with Germany against United States made public.
 March 11-British capture Bagdad.
 March 11.-Russian revolution starts. March 15.-Czar abdicates.
 March 17.-Germans begin big Strategic retirement" on west front.
 April 3.-Wilson asks congress to declare a state of war with Germany.
 April 6-President signs congress resolution proclaiming war.
 April 7.-Cuba declares war on Ger many.
 April 9.-Austria-Hungary breaks diplomatic relations with United States.
 April 9.-British storm vimy Ridge.
 April 10.-Brazil breaks diplomatic relations with Germany.
 April 16.-French in great offensive near Aisne river.
 April 19.-American freighter Mon- golia sinks submarine, this being the first American victory of the war. April 28-Both houses of congress pass selective draft army bill. May 15-Big Italian offensive in Carso begins. June 3.-Chinese royalists name Chang Hsun dictator; Germans assist plot. June 5.-Americans register for army draft without disorder.
 June 7-British blow up Messines ridge; explosion heard in London.
 June 8.-General Pershing reaches England. June Fixing Constantine of Greece abdicates; nation prepares to join allies.
 June 13.-153 killed, 430 injured in London by German airplane raid June 15.-United States Liberty Loan closes, with billion oversub- scription.
 June 27-Announce arrival of first American army in France. June 28.-Brazil joins in war.
 June 30.-Russians begin big offen- sive in Galicia led by War Minister Kerensky in person. July 2.-Chinese empire declared re- established; republicans prepare to re-