The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-21

Jan. 8-British troops Mt Kut-el-
Amara surrounded.
Jan. 9-Rritish evacuate Gallip0li
peninsula.
Jan. lS-Austrians capture Cetinje.
capital of Montenegro.
Jan. 23-Scutari. capital of Albania,
captured by Austrians.
Feb. 22-Crawn princes army begins
attack on Verdun.
March s-Germany declares war on
Portugal.
March 15-Austrla- Hungary declares
war on Portugal.
March 24-Steamer Sussex torpedoed
and sunk. .i.t
note to Germany.
April 19-Presiient Wilson speaks to
congress. explaining diplomatic situa-
tiOn.
April 24-InsurrectiOn In Dublin.
April 29-BritAh troops at Kut-el-
Amara surrender to Turks.
April 3O-Irish revolution sup
pressed.
May 3-Irish leaders of insurrection
executed.
May 4-Germany makes promise to
change methods OF submarine warfare.
May 13-Austrians begin great often
sive against Italians In TrentinO.
May 3l-Great naval battle OF Dan
ish coast.
June 5-Lord Kitchener lost with
cruiser Hampshire.
June l1-Russians capture DubnO.
June 29--Sir Roger Easement SEN
fenced to he hanged for treason.
July British and French begin
great offensive on the SOmme.
July 6-David Lloyd George appoint
Ell secretary OF war.
July 0-German merchant submarine
Deutschland arrives ut Baltimore.
July 23-GeneraI Kuropatkin's army
wins battle near Riga.
July 27-English take Deiville wood
Serbian forces begin attack on Bull
Rars in Macedonia.
Aug. 2-French take Fleury.
Aug. 3-Sir Roger easement execut-
ed for treason.
Aug. 4-French recapture Thlau-
mont for fourth time; British repuIse
Turkish attack on Suex canal.
Aug. Italians on IsOnxo front cnp-
ture Monte Sabotino and Monte San
Michele.
Aug. S-Turks force Russian evacu-
alton of Bitlis and Mush.
Aug. 9-Itallans cross Isonxo river
and occupy Austrian city OF GOeritz.
Aug. 1O-Austrians evscuate Stanis-
lnu: niles take DOiran. near Suloniki.
from Bulgarians.
Aug. lO-German submarines sink
British light cruisers Nottingham and
Falmouth.
Aug. 24EFrench occupy Maurepas,
north Of the Somme; Russians recap
ture Mush In Armenia.
Aug. 27-Itnly declares war on Ger
many: Roumanl,A enters war on side
Of allies. ~ H.
Aug. 20.-Field Marshal won Hlnden-
burg made chief Of stan Of German
armies. succeeding Gen. Won Falken-
hayn. .H
Aug. 3)-Russian armies seize all
Ave passes in Carpathians into Hun
gary HtI
Sept. 3-Ailies renew offensive north
of S0mme; Bulgarian aud German
troops invade Dobrudja. In Roumania.
Sept. 7-<3ermanx and BulRarians
capture ROufnanian fortress Of Tutra-
kan;. ROumanians take OrsOva. Bull
garian city.
Sept. 1O-German- Bulgarian army
captures ROumnnian fortress Of Sill
tria.
Sept. 14-British for first time use
"tnnks."
Sept. 15-ltallans begin new often
sive on CarsO.
Oct. 2-ROumnnian nrihy OF inva-
sion In Bulgaria defeated by Germans
and Bulgarians under Won Mnckensen.
Oct. +Germnn submarines sink
French cruiser GaLia and Cunartl liner
F'rancOnin.
Oct. Sherman submarines sink six
merchant steamships of Nantucket,
Mass.
Oct. l1-Greek seacoast forts dis
mantieti and turned over to allies on
demand Of England and France.
Oct. 23.-(erman-Bnlgar armies cap
ture COnstnnza, Roumania.
1917
Jun. 1-Submarine sinks British
transport Ivernla.
. Jan. 9-Russian premier. Trep0f, re-
signs. GOlitzin succeeds him.
Jan. M-Gerwany announces unre-
stricted submarine warfare.
= Feb. 3-Presldent Wilson reviews
submarine controversy before con-
gress; United States sewers diplomatic
relations with Germany; American
steamer HousatOnic sunk without
warning.
Feb. 7-Senate indOrses presidents