The Dermott news., 1917-08-02

English channel Six British drift-net boats. a transport and destroyer and one German destroyer sunk.
 November 1.-Deutschland reaches New London, Conn. on second trans Atlantic trip with cargo worth $l0.- 100000. U-53 arrives in . German port.
 November 2-Germans evacuate Fort vaux. at verdun. Italians take 4.7S1 in new offensive.
 November 3.--Italians take 3.405 more prisoners.
 November 5.-Central powers pro- claim Kingdom of Poland. Italians announce, have taken 4O,365 Austrians since fall of Gorizia.
 November 9.-Teutons driven back twelve miles in DobruHja.
 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 Belginns for forced labor in Germany.
 November 19.-Ailies take Monastir, Macedonia.
 November 21.-Emperor Francis Jo- seph of Austria dies and Charles Fran cis becomes ruler. Teutons take Crai- ova in drive on western Roumania.
 November 23.-Russian dreadnaught Imperatrita Maria sunk by internal ex- plosion: 200 killed.
 November 24-Teutons capture Fur nu-severin and Orsova from Rouma- ninns. ~. - -
 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 andrsn. Roumana. Zeppelins raid England: two downed by gunflre.
 November 29-Beatty replaces Jelll- COG 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 7.-Lloyd George becomes premier of Great Britain.
 December s. - Twenty-seven thou sand Roumanians surrender.
 December 10.-Deutschland arrives home
 December 12.-Germany announces she Is ready for peace parleys.
 December 14.-Russia officially re- buns German peace offer.
 December 15.-French under Niyeile takH 9,000 prisoners on seven-mils front at yerdun. Nivelle then leaves to become commander in chief of all Frances home armies. Buzcu and all Wallachia lost to Roumanians
 December 1S.-Russian troops take over whole Roumanian front.
 December 19-Lloyd George tells commons Germans must make resti tution and reparation to get peace.
 December 2O.-Wilson sends notes to both sides in war asking their aims.
 December 24.-Switzerland officially !ndorses Wilson's plea for statement of war aims.
 December 25.-Teutons take e.OOO Russians in Roumania.
 December 26.-Germany replies to Wilson. suggesting peace conference but not stating own war aims or terms of peace.
 December 30.-Allies in reply to Ger
 
 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; l50 lost.
 January o.-House of representa- lives rules committee begins investiga- ton of Wall street "leak" of Wilson peace note news.
 January 6.-RussIans retreat across Sereth river in Roumania.
 January S.-Russians lSunch ofYen- sive near Riga.
 January l.-Allies In reply to Will son note outline aims. but refuse to barley with an unbeaten Germany.
 January 17.-Learn German raider Moewe has sunk 2l ships and seized three others in South Atlantic. En- tente. in supplementary note to Wilson. amplifles war aims.
 January 19.-British steamer Tar Moewe's prize. reaches a German port with 469 prisoners.
 January 22. - 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 of 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