The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-11-28
1916

Jan. S5British troops at Kut-el-
Amara surrounded.
Jan. 9-British evacuate Gallipoli
peninsula.
Jan. 13-Austrians capture Cetinje,
capital of Montenegro.
Jan. 23-Scutari, capital Of Albania,
captured by Austrians.
Feb. 22-Crown princes army begins
attack on Verdun.
March S-Germany declares war on
Portugal.
March 15-Austria-H Hungary declares
war on Portugal.
March 24-Steamer Sussex torpedoed
and sunk.
April 1S-President Wilson sends
note to Germany.
April 19-President Wilson speaks to
congress, explaining diplomatic situa-
ton.
April 24-Insurrection in Dublin.
April 29-British troops at Kut-el-
Amara surrender to Turks.
April 30-Irish revolution sup
pressed.
May 3-Irish leaders of instruction
executed
May 4-Germany makes promise to
change methods Of submarine warfare.
May 13-Austrians begin great often
sive against Italians in TrentinO.
May 31-Great naval battle off Dan
ish coast.
June 5-Lord Kitchener lost with
cruiser Hampshire.
June 11-Russians capture Dubno.
June 29-Sir Roger Easement SEN.
| fenced to be hanged for treason.
July British and French begin
great offensive on the Somme.
July 6-David Lloyd George appoint
ed secretary of war.
July 9-German merchant submarine
Deutschland arrives at Baltimore.
July 23-General Kuropatkins army
wins battle near Riga.
July 27-Engllsh take Delville wood;
Serbian forces begin attack on Bull
CARS in Macedonia.
Aug. 2-French take Fleury.
Aug. 3-Sir Roger Easement execut-
ed for treason.
Aug. 4-French recapture Thiau-
mont for fourth time; British repulse
Turkish attack on Suez canal
Aug. Italians on IsOnzo front cap
ture Monte Sabotino and Monte San
Michele.
Aug S-Turks force Russian evacu-
alton of Bitlis and Mush.
Aug. Galatians cross Isonzo river
and occupy Austrian city of Goeritz.
Aug. 10-AuStrians evacuate Stanis-
lau; allies take Dorian, near Saloniki,
from Bulgarians.
Aug 19-German submarines sink
British light cruisers Nottingham and
Falmouth.
Aug. 24-French occupy Maurepas,
north of the SOmme; Russians recap
ture NIush in Armenia.
Aug. 27-Italy declares war on Ger
of allies.
Aug. 29.-Field Marshal Won linden
burg made chief of staff of German
armies, succeeding Gen. Won Falken-
hayn.
Aug 30-Russian armies seize all
five passes in Carpathlans into Hun
gary.
Sept. 3-Allies renew offensive north
of Somme; Bulgarian and German
troops invade Dobrudia, in Roumanla.
Sept. 7-Germans and Bulgarians
captVre Roumanian fortress of Tutra-
KAN ROumanians take Orsova, Bull
garian city.
Sept. Observation-Disclosures army
captures Roumanian fortress of Sill
tria.
sept. 14-British for first time use
tanks"
Sept. 15-Italians begin new often
sive on Carso.
Oct. 2-Roumanian army Of inva-
sion in Bulgaria defeated by Germans
and Bulgarians under Won Mackensen.
Oct 4-German submarines sink
French cruiser Gallla and Cunard liner
FrancOnia.
Oct. Sherman submarines sink six
merchant steamships off Nantucket,
Mass.
Oct. 11-Greek seacoast forts dis
mantled and turned over to allies on
demand of England and France.
Oct. 23.-German-Bulga armies cap
ture ConstanEa, Roumania.
1917
Jan 1-Submarine sinks British
transport Ivernia.
Jan. 9-Russlan premier, Trepoff, re-
signs. Golitzin succeeds him.