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f DAILY ItOGCE RIVER OHKIEU TACn SLTE 1 1U1UV, DIX KMIIKIt 8!, 10l. CHIEF EMS OF 15 TOPICALLY una Record of Shipwrecks, Tires, Storms and Accidents and the Year' Necrology, JANUARY. U Exposition) Panama-Callfornla tipo- anion opened Hi Han Divno. 1 Obituary: J. M. Wright, civil war .veteran and military annalist In Washington. 1 Financial i London Block kxehang ' reopened , i Buprsin Court: United Btatea u prein court ruled tlml th Danbury hatter mum pay la&ow fin for boycott t up In 1802, 0n. J. 1. lllnaksr, veteran x-congr- wans aged Paraonal: President Wlleon' daughter. Mr. Bayr. gave tlrth to aun In tha Whlta llouaa, I Obituary l K. W. Bhurtleff, civil war veteran and noted rtlt In Naw York; aged -74 1. Mexico! Carranaa' forcea defeated Villa troop at Pueblo; Villa loat ?U klllad. 10. Obltuaryi Marshall P. Wilder, hu mor l t and auiuur. at Bt. Paul, Minn.: Md M. It Obituary i Mi. John Wood, one not ed actress on tha English-American stage, In KiifciutHl: ui i at li Karlhuuuiw Kiirlhiiu.'ilio In Italy; many cltV and limns destroyed. Avostana UOn r tMi principal aurTorar. About duitn. IT. Socialism: govtiiiiMsaf Uuruprttit neu trul suttee lint m Lunduii lur u paac conf prune. Obituary: Un. A. M. 8locl. noted In tlia defens of Port Arlliur In IU04-4 at IvtVoiiradj nd 7. Mexico; (Jan. Iloiju Qowuile Uaraa choavn provlslotail president of Mex loo by tht con van t Ion at Mexico City. II Obituary: Gen. C. II. Tumpkin. V- B. A., retired. In Washington; aged H. Shipwreck: lirltiah siemner i'enarth wrevkrd on Ctf Norfolk coast; il sail ora drowned. III Obituary: Col. J. A. Joyce, Moral veteran, author and , poet. In Weh Ins ton; uced . U. B. Frothlnghnm. noted light 0ra atar. at Burlington, VI.; Mod K. r. Mexico: Provisional President Oarxa and nla cabinet abandoned Mexico City aa a capital tt Storm; Btorm ravaged tha raclflo coast, ciiunlnit widespread damage Mexico: Mexican First Chief Carranaa reuccuplcd Moxlco City. Pulitknli l'ridont Wilson vatoad tha Immigration bill. tt. Mexico: General tiurxa renounced tli office of provisional prealdent of Mex ico. FEBRUARY. t Mexico: General Villa proclaimed hlmm-ir prealdent of .Mexico. 4 Obituary: Albnn J. Connnt, veteran artist, died In New York city: ailed W I Lua.tunlii; British occiui llnnr Lusl tanla ront'lird port In ICncUiiid Dying tha Cr.lK-d Hiatca Una ia Mexico: Carr.inx.-i, hend of the Con tltutkinullat porly In Mexico, axpclleil tha Ki.umi.li iiilnlmcr 11. Cnltcd Kuite Motca: The I'nlted Btatea addi-eaucil notea to the Oerninn government und also to Great Urltuin atatlng Ita waltlun rrtanllng new Uermaii war xoiio and tha uae of tho I'nlled Stntea ling by Grant Urltaln. II Obliuuo:. Jaiuva Crechnuii, noted Joumallat, tllt-d In Itcrlln: acad U Kanny Croaby. blind hymn writer, dlod In l)rlditeorl. Conn. U Obituary: Klltn Mury McClcllan, wid ow of Gen. George 11. McClollan, not ed lender In tha civil war, at Nice. France. ' It Obllunryt Frank Jo mra, Inat of Jamea brothera, notod In the civil war and later ua deanvrata men, 'died near Es calator Spring, Mo ; nscd 7i 10. Obituary: Krank r"uller, war gover nor of Utah under Lincoln, In Naw York city; aged OS. Expoaltlon: Panimn-Pacific Intcrnatlon I txpoaltlon at Ban Kranclaco formal ly opened. MARCH. L Mining Accident: Mine axploalon at Hlnton, W. Va killed over 100 minora Obituary: Chester W. Flrklna, poet and atory writer. In New York city: aged U. I War Kmlmruo: United Btntea con greaa puaacd a rvMolutlon prohibiting tha aulllng of ahlpa carrying fuel, arma, ammunition, man or auppllea to any wnrahlp, tciulcr or aupply ahlp of a belllgarant nation. 4 Political: Tha Blxty-thlrd congraat cloaed, 1 Thaw Trial: Harry Kendall Thaw plaoed on trial In New York for con aplracy to eacapa from tha aaylum at Matteawan. It Thaw Acquittal: Thaw and four al leged conspirator acquitted on charge of conaplracy. 14 Aviation Dlaaater: Lincoln Deachay, tha American aviator, killed In flight at tha I'anama-Paclno expoaltlon In Ban Franclaco, Obituary: Samuel Dowlas, editor and publisher of tha Springfield Republic an, at Springfield, Maae.i aged 64. U. Obituary: C'harlea Francis Adama, historian and publicist, In Washing ton; agad W. U Obituary: Mary Anna Jackaon, wid ow of Oon. T. J. (Stonewall) Jackaon, at Charlotte, N. C; agod Hi 8. Bhlp Dlaaater: United Stntea aubma rtna F-4 annk off Honolulu while mak ing ft submerged run. All on board drowned. , Flret Flra In tha bualnesa district of Bpnkan caused loss of nearly IMO.OOO. W, Neutral I'roteett The United Btate protested HKitlnst the uritian oraer in council barring neutral trade with . Germany APRIL 4, Shipwreck i Dutch liner Maurlta loat In atnrm oft tha Atlnntlo coast; 49 peo ple drowned, L Puglllamt Jesa Wlllard defeated Jack Johnaon at Havana, Cuba, t, Noutral Protean United Btntea chal lenged Great nrltnln'a right to bar In nocent neutral ship from belligerent porta, Obltunryt Curtis Oulld, ttatesman and diplomat, In Boston; aged M. 1. Crulaer Interned! German crulaer Prlno Eltel Frledrloh Interned at Newport New. Va till the and of the war. Obituary t F. Hopklnson Bmlth, author and artlat, In New York city; agod 7. t Mexico: Villa' forcea defeated at Irnpunto by Oen, Obregon' army. 10. Obltuaryi Donald NIcKerson, journal T I HI A DIM!! Adairs of Interest In the Political and Social World, Sports and Miscel laneous Items. 1st. former editor New York tribune. In New York city: ag4 M. 11. Naval! German aa rnldur Kronprln Wllbelm, which had captured and mink 14 veaaela. arrived at Newport News. Va. It Obliuuryi Hx-Oov. U. A. Woodbury of Venoont, at Uurllngton; aged 77. 14 Mexico; Villa's army defeated by 'Obregon'a forcea at Calaya. Obituary; Nelaon W. A Id rich, former avnator from Ithod Island, In Naw York city; agad 7t tl, Munlllons Kxportt President Wllaon oitlrlully notined Gcrnmny that thla country would not atop tha exporta tion! of arma and ammunition. ft. Obituary! Frederick W, Be ward, eon of Bacretary of Stat W. II. Beward. and who was wounded In defending hie father when attacked on April 14, IMS, at Montrose. N. Y.; aged H M. Heat Jlaoord: April heat record of fl dograe In Naw York city. Cruiser Interned: aerman raiding crula er Kronprlna Wllhelm wa interned at Newport New. Va., till tha and of tha war. a. Fire: Public library of 8t Paul de atroyed by flra; loaa tSTt.Ooa Peat Coruiroaa: International paace congreaa met at Tha Hague. Panama Canal: Nam of Culobra cut. In tha Panama canal, changed to Oall- lard cut. Mi Fir: Colon, Panama, awept by fir; loaa t&hio.oiio In tha bualneaa district, wher 4G& bulldlcga war destroyed. MAY. t Obituary: Olive Harper, author and translator, In Philadelphia; aged 71. Weather Vogartea: Froat, anow and rain In the central weat from Tela to Montana. 4 Political: Italy denounced th triple allliince, of which h waa a member with Germany and Austria. f. Japan-China: Japan delivered an ul timatum to China demanding concee lons t Japan-China; China accepted Japan' demands without tiualincutlona. 11. Naval: Warship fleet arrived at New York. It Neutral Protest: Prealdent Wilson aent a not to Germany protesting against submarine warfare on neu trals, citing the Lualtanla com. 14 Portugal: devolution at Lisbon. 14 Portugal: New government proclaim ed by revolutionist In Portugal. The new premier, Joao Chagna, shot by a senator. 17. Naval: President Wilson reviewed th warship fleet on Hudson river. it Naval: .parade at New York. 0. Volcano: Lassen Peak, Cat., bunt out In eruption. Personal; Rooavlt won hi defenaa ault against charge of libel mad by William I In me, S. Japan-China: Japan and China 1gnd treutlea to rarry out Jaimn'a demand Neutrality: Prealdent Wilson proclaim ed United Stntea neutrality In th war between Italy and Austria-Hungary. JUNE. L Convention: United Confederal Vet eran met at Richmond. & Maxtooi Prealdent Wilson warned the Mexican revolutionists to mak pc. Baggag Law: Naw United State bag gage law went Into effect. 1 Personal: Oen. Uennett II. Toung re elected commander In chief United Confederate Veteran Trust Victory: United State petition to dlaaolv th United Btatea Steel corporation denied by court of appeal. t Sporting! Walter J. Travis won hla fourth Metropolitan golf champion ahlp, defeating J. O. Anderson I up In th final, at By. N. Y. t Paraonal: William Jennings Bryan re signed th portfolio of (tat in Wil son's cabinet. 1 Paraonal: P.obert Lansing appointed secretary of tut ad Interim. Leo Frank Caa: Oeorgla prison com .mission reported against commuting eontenc of Frank, alleged murderer. 10. Fry Caae: Germany announced that the caa of th sinking of th United Bute chip W. P, Fry by a German crulaer would ba referred to a prise court and not settled under th treaty of 183, aa thl country had demanded. Neutral Protest: Second not of the United State to Germany on th Lu sltunla case was published in th United Btate and also delivered to the aerman government In Ilorlln. It reiterated th not of May IS. Obituary; Gen. li. L. Mollnvux, noted civil war ofllcor. In New York city; aged 81 It Sporting; Molln PJuretedt won th womnn'a national tennis championship at I'hlhuVlphh; score, 44 tt-t tt-0. Storm DlKitme ; 13 pcraona killed and W hurt In a siui in which swept over Wis consin, lown and Mlnncmitii. It Obltunrys Col. C. E. Woodruff, U. 8 A., noted surgeon and anthropoloillst. In New Rochclle, N. ?.; aged til. 17. Ponce Lengue: . New peace longu or ganised In Philadelphia. Indlnn Troubloa: VuijUl .IriV-na declar ed war on tho United Btntea, Fleet ordered to mil for lower California to protect Americana, It Sporting; Jerome D, Traver. noted amateur, won tltlo of open golf cham pionship nf the United Btatea, defeat ing McNnmnra, nt Ualtunrol, N, J. Thaw Ciibci Harry K. Thaw granted a Jury trial to teat hla snnlty. tt Naval: The Arizona battleship, big gest United States supcrdrMilnnught, Inunchcd at llrooklyn navy yard. & Knrthuualco: Barthqunk In southern California cnusod loss of 11,000,000. 14. Fry Case! United State tent a note to Germany asking for a reconsider ation of tha Fry case, refusing to ac cept Germany' contention that It wa a case for a prise court. British niockadet Great Britain an nounced to the United 8tate that it blockade against neutral trad with Germany would continue. B, Mexico I Carranaa troop occupied Mexico City. Obltunryt Rafael Joseffy, celebrated pianist. In New Tork city; aged 6t Sporting! Yale defeated Harvard in tha varalty race at New Haven, winning , all varalty, frehnian and aocond var alty vent. 17. Mexlcoi Gen, Huerta arrested at New ' man, N. M., by United State mar shals on charge of conspiracy, ff. Bpnrtlngt Cornell won the varsity race nt Prntrhkrctwlf, ?J. V w't!t Lc land Stanford aecond. Time, Wda-S: alau lunlnr raca in Ifll-fl. vlth Pcnii. aylvanla second. Byrncuae won th f rasinnan race In l i. with Cornea second. a. Obituary:- O'Lonuvan ilossa (Jere- nilnli O'Uonovnni, Irbih patriot leader. In New York c.ly; aKd M. K. I'ersotial: Orni vli ve ('lurk, dnughtar of Htirnker ( lwio Cl.irk, married at lioulliiK Green. Mo., to Juntos M Tlioirmjn, a New Orleans JonriiullnL JULY. t Obltuaryi Gen. Porflrlo Dlnx, former president of Mexico after several terms and U1kjmm1 by Mndero, In 1'nrla; aged to. I. Attoinptttd AiimiimiIiiuiIuii: J. P. Mor gun, th bunker, shot at Glen Cove, N. Y by Frank Holt, a Oorrnnn col leite prnfrssor. Obltuury: Bt. Clulr McKelway, editor of the Brooklyn Ragle, In llri)klyn, N. Y.; aged U. 1. Btorm; Tornudo wrouuht havoc In the middle west. Cincinnati suffered most; doad reported st upward of 40, with many missing. t Neutral Itlghts: Germany replied to th second not of lb United Bute, promising to aufeguord Americana under their own flog. 14 Noutral Right: Th United State government notified Great Britain that thl country would not recognlx pro ceeding under lirttleh ordera In coun cil aa valid. Thaw Caa: Barry K. Thaw declared an by an advlaury Jury In New York rity. It Flood: Flood In Ohio caused loaa of I3.UUO.000; ( peraon drowned. It Bportlng: Norman S. Tabor of Boaton made a new world' 1 mile run record at Cambridge. Tim. 4:121-4 a. Anniversary: Bout hold, N. Y., began the 17! th anniversary celebration of It settlement (1M0. K Neutral Protean Third American not to Germany on th torpedoing of neu trals reoeived In Berlin. It refuse to compromise with Germany on neutral right and declare that further en croachment will be considered "d llberataly unfriendly." Steamer Disaster: Lake tfcuralon taamer Eastland went down at ber dock in Chicago; out of 2,401 passen gers and 0 crew Ml war drowned or missing. V. Haiti: Political revolt against Preal dent Qulllaum of Haiti to avenge the execution of IflO political prisoner. Gulllaume took refuge In the French legation. a. Huitl: Hayttan revolutionists Invaded th French legation, dragged out th drpoaod President Gulllaume and hot him to death. a. Haiti: Haitian anlper killed t United Btate marine who landed In Port au Prince to aid In protecting foreigner from th mob. O. Obituary; Or. W. A. Croffut, Journal . let. traveler and author, in Washing ton; aged HO. AUGUST. t Neutral Rights: Germany refused to consider the W. P. Fry damage case a matter for negotlallone with the United Stntea Great Britain Instated upon her policy of restricting neutral trad with Germany. t Btorm: Cloudburst at Erie, Pa., caus ed a loaa of tti.ou0.000; 75 death. 4 British Blockade: Great Britain sent three notes to th United Btate up holding her blocked of neutral porta. t Haiti: United Btate naval fore oc cupied Port au Prince. Haiti, to pro tect American rights. Obltuaryi "Moarten Msartens," Dutch novelist, In Zelsu Holland; aged 67. Mexico: Conference of A. tl. C. power and the United Btate over Mexico met In Washington. 4 Haiti: United State force took for- clbl posse anion of Port Au Prince; restating Haitian fired upon. Obituary: Gen. B. F. Tracy, lawyer and soldier, former aecretary of navy, In New York city: aged t& 10. Mexico: United Statea battleship Louisiana' and New Hampshire sailed for Vera Crux. Mex., to quell anti foreign demonstrations. Th War: United State declined to put an embargo on the sal of munition ' to belligerent and agreed to accept pay from Germany for the linking of th ahlp Fry. IL Mexico: Gen. Carranaa reaented Pres ident Wilson' attempt to restore peace in Mexico. General Carranaa wa notified that arm ed Intervention in Mexico by th United State would not b approved by tha A. B. C powera. War Treasure: Heavy ahlpmemt of Brltlah treasure, including 119,000, 000 In cold, arrived at New York. tt Volcanoes: Vesuvius. 8tromboll and Etna, th Italian volcano, becam active.1 Haiti: Haiti elected Dartlguenav pres ident. 14 Obituary: John W. Harper, noted publisher, In New Tork; aged B4. Mexico: The I'nlted Btatea and Argen tina. Brnxll, Chile, Bolivia, Uruguay and Guatemala, Jointly, appealed to Mexican partlca to make pence. It War Riot: Riot In Boston; Italian re acrvlHta nsanulted policemen who pro tected Ccrinuna from tho mob. Obltuury: Oen. J. C. Black, noted law yer and civil war veteran. In Chicago: arrcd 74 14 Btorm: Troplcnl hurrlcnne flooded Gulveaton with watera of the gulf; other points on the const invaded Loss estimated at tCO.000.CVK) and death upward cf CtO, with many missing, Frank Case: ln Frank, Ceorgla life convict, forcibly taken from, prison at MIllediMviilo nnd loingeO'iienr Ma- , rlcttn, l.o::ic if hla ul u.ctl victim. Mary riiujim. ' , Convention: National fMucitlonnl iibbo- elation mot nt Oakland. Cnl. 17. The War: Th United Stntc agreed to a Joint board to settle th disputed Fry damage case. B. Mexico: Carranxa'a gonernls announc ed that they would support hla objec tion to enirasa In n pence cnnfeivr-e The War: Grout Britain declared cotton contraband. H4. Tho Arabic Casei Berlin Informed Washington that the killing of Amer icana on board of tha Arabic waa not Intentional. Convention: Conference of governor met In Boaton, a. Obltuaryi John D. Long, former sec retary of navy, at Hlugham. mobs,: aged 77. Obltuaryi Paul Armstrong, playwright, In New Tork; aged 44 M. Convention! Spanish American war veternna met at Scranton, Pa. Cold Wave: Froat In the mlddl weat O, U. B. Submarine: United State F-4, which tank off Honolulu March S, wa raised. 8EPTEMBER. 4 Fire: Loaa of 12,000,000 by flame on th grain pier In Newport New, Va. Sporting: Amateur golf championship of the United Btatea won by Robert A, Gardner of Chicago, who defeated John G. Andoraon of Mount Vernon, N. Y., I up and 4 to play, at Detroit. 7. British Gold: i'..O00.0oo In British gold reached New York via express ship . tnent, . ' flportlng: William M. Johnston won th national tennis slnglrs championship at Forest Hills, N, Y defeating Mau rice K. McLaughlin, with a score of 1-4 7-, 10-1. . Convention: American Banker' aaeo clntlnn met at Hentlle, Wash, I, , Heat VVovoi Temperature 90 In New York hottest Bc:t. V aSnco list. 11 Contraband Trading: Brltlah prlie court condemned tH,,i00 worth of American good a contraband forfeit to Great Britain. Haiti: Th United Btate recognized th new Haitian government of Pres ident Dartlguenav and concludnd a treaty estubliahlng a protectorate tor tn year. 17. Arctic Exploration: Vlllijulmur Blef ansson, th explorer, heard from after a silence of 17 month. He wna In Banks Land and reported finding un charted land. It Mexico: Pan-American confereea on Mexican affair postponed decision three weeks. It Mexico: In an affair between United Btates troops and Mexican Invader at Progreao, Tex., 1 American and 17 Mexican were killed. Obituary: Dr. Austin Flint, noted physl clun and alienist, in New York city; aged m. t4 Obituary: J, Kelr Bardie, noted Eng lish Socialist, M. P. and lecturer,, In Glasgow, Scotland. 17, Explosion: Gasoline and dynamite ex plosion In th business district of Ard mnre, Okln., killed peopl and in jured over 100; property loss tWO.000. Convention: 4th annual encampment of th Grand Army of th Republic open ed In Washington, a. Convention: Farmers' National con (res opened at Omaha. Paraonal: President Wllaon welcomed th G. A. It veteran In Camp Em ery, Washington. Sporting: Th Philadelphia club clinch ed th National leagu pennant at Boaton by defeating Boston to 0. Wireless: Wireless phone talk wa ac complished between Arlington, V. and San Francisco, 1.0(0 miles. Convention: Sons of Veterans' annual encampment, in Washington. War Anniversary: Semicentennial anni versary of tha Wsahlngton grand re view of 11KB by 20,000 G. A. a veter ans. Storm Disaster: Gulf hurricane atruck Louisiana coast; death estimated about KM. SO. Wireless: Speech transmitted by wlrc leas phona from Arlington. Va., to Honolulu. 4.9J0 mue. Sporting: Boaton becam American league champion through th defeat of Detroit by BL Loula. I to 1 at De troit OCTOBER. L Personal: Capt E. R. Monfort of Ohio elected commander In chief of th Q. A. tt. 4 Convention: International Farm con greaa opened at Denver. t Bubmarlne: Germany disavowed th Inking of th liner Arabic and acroed to pay Indemnity for loaa of American uvea when the amp wa lorpeaoea. t Sporting: Harvard defeated Carlisle in football. 29 to T. at Cambridge. Oil Anderson won 350 mil auto race for th Aator cup, at 8heephad Bay. Mexico: Pan-American conferee voted to recommend th Carranaa party in Mexico a the d facto government U, Convention: National Woman' Chris tian Temperance union mat at Beat- tie. Wash. It Sporting: Boaton American defeated the Philadelphia National In th fifth and deciding gam of the world's se ries. 5 to 4 at Philadelphia. tt. Mexico: Th United States, BraxU, Chile. Argentina. Guatemala, Bolivia, Uruguay, Colombia and Nicaragua formally recognised Gen. Carraoxa head of th de facto government of Mexico. XL Wireless: Wireless telephoning ac complished between Arlington, va-. and Paris. tt Sporting: Cornell defeated Harvard. 10 to 0, at Cambridge, Mas. Princeton ' defeated Dartmouth, 80 to 1, at Prince ton. M, War Blockade: Steamer Hocking, sailing under United. 8tatea flag, seis ed by a British crulaer off th port of New Tork. NOVEMBER. L Obituary: Herman Rldder, German American editor, in New Tork: aged 64. t Shipwreck: Steamer Banta Claua, off Oregon; U deaths, t Obituary: P. A. B. Wldener. capital 1st in Philadelphia; aged 44 Football: Harvard defeated Princeton, 10 to 4 1. Neutral Protest: United Ststes note to Great Britain declared th British blockade Illegal and a curtailment of ' neutral rights. Ml Japan: Emperor loshlhlto, formally crowned at Kioto. Btorm: Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota hit by a tornado; many deaths, Fire: Loss of M. 000,000 at plant of Beta - lehem Steel works. It Football: Tale defeated Princeton by 18 to 7. 14 Obituary: Booker T. Washington, negro leader and educator, at Tuake- gee, Ala.: aged 67. 14 Obituary; Susan E. Dlcklnaon, Jour- nallat slater of Anna E.. th "girl orator" of civil war days, in Bcran- ton. Pa.: aged 84 Mine Accident: 13 miner killed by dust exDloalon at Ravenadal. Wash. It Btorm: Record eastern gale of 71 mile an hour. on. the upper Atlantic coast. Obituary: Dr. Solomon Bchechter, noted Biblical acholar and authority, in Now York: aged 68. . Football: Harvard defeated Tale. 41 to 0. at Cambridge. Mass. C. Railroad Accident: 18 person klllad In a clrcu train head-on collision near Columbus, Qa. t. Tornado: U killed and SO Injured by violent windstorm near Hot Spring. Ark. a. Mexico: At NoRalca. Sonora, about 76 Mexlcana and t American soldier were killed In a long rang shooting ' affair. XI. Football: Army beat Navy, 14 to 4 In New Tork. M. Neutral Rlghta: Great Britain seised t 8nlnt Lucia th American steamer Tenneasee. Explosion: 80 workmen killed at th Du Pont powder plant at Upper Hogley, Del. DECEMBER. t German War Charge: Th United Btatea requested Germany to recall Boy-Ed and Von Papen, attache of the embassy at Washington. Dr. Karl Buenx and associate found guilty of aiding Germany by falsa hlppers' manifests, 4 World' Fairs Panama-Paclflo expo sition cloaed; attendance over 17.000, 000; profits 12,000,000. Peace Mission: Ford' peace mission set out from New Tork. 1 Blxty-fourth congress convened. Political: Th United State asked Austria to disavow th act of linking the Italian liner Ancona on Nov. 7. 10. Porsonol: Boy-Ed and Von Papen re called by Germnny a requested by th United Statea on Dec. 1, 11. Chlnni Th council of state reported that th recent election declared for a monnrchy. It rcrsnnnl: Mnrrlnrto of President Wood row Wilson In Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait. 19. Political: Election nf deputies In ' Oreecei W. Porsonnt: Admlrnl George Dewey's TSth blrdny celebrated,' 2", Conventions: American Boclctv of In tel n:it'r;ul Law rml P.-.n-AinorlMn "l-iCo coive- I: V.'--'ilittnn, f Con,'"eUn: ATier'enn Historical as rncPtlon uireta In Viir!ili:ai in. IE URQPEAI FIELD AND l!l Campaign Against Russia on Its Eastward SweepCoo quest of Warsaw and Other Fortresses. JANUARY. L Battleship Bunk: British batUeahip Formidable sunk in the English chan nel by German submarine or a mine; over COO drowned, t France: German attacked by the al lies at Solaaons, France, It France: High water In th Also compelled th allte to retreat 14 Franc: Allies withdrew south of th Alone at Boiaaons, losing t,0o0 prison ers and many guna. It France: Allies captured La Basse, in France. M. Cruiser Sunk: In a German naval at tack on the English coast the German cruiser Bluccher was sunk, with about 700 of ber crew. British crulaer Lion disabled. 10. Bubmarlne: German submarine at tacked British ship in th Irish sea, (00 mile from the nearest German naval base on the Belgian coast FEBRUARY. t Crulaer Lost: British cruiser 2an MacNaughton, with crew of 289 men. loat while cruising off the British coast Turkey: Turks, estimated at 11,000, at tacked British guards along Sues csv nal south of Ismail la, Egypt 4 Naval War Zona: German admiralty declared a war son in th English channel on and after Feb. It f. East Prussia: Germans, by forced march, turned the Russian flank at Johannlsburg, In East Prussia, and forced the enemy to retreat hurried ly to Russian territory. It Austrian Front: Austrian reoocupled Cxernowlu, Bukovtna, which the Rus sians captured early in the war. War Zone: The German war son de cree went into effect warning neu tral of danger In the English channel a. Bhlp Evelyn Sunk:- American mer chant ahlp Evelyn mysteriously Bunk In th British war son in th Irish ea. 84. Poland: German atonned and cap tured Przaanysz, Poland, an Impor tant Russian post north of Warsaw, Th Dardanelles: Allied fleet bombsrd ed Turkish forts guarding the Darda nelles strait sea entrance to Constan tinople. MARCH. L War Blocked: England announced her intention to stop all ships to and from the seaports of Germany. t Bubmarlne: Three British merchant vessels sunk by German submarine oft the coast of England. 10. Cruiser Raider: German auxiliary Prince Eltel Friedrlch made port at Newport News, Va.. at the end of a 80,000 mile sea raid, having on hoard 842 passengers and crew of vessels sunk by her. Including th American hip W. P. Fry. It Submarine: 7 British, 1 French and 1 Swedish merchant vessels torpedoed by German submarine U-29 in British waters. - British auxiliary cruiser Bayamo sunk by a mine or German . submarine off the coast of Scotland; about 200 Britons drowned. ' 14 Naval: German crulaer Dresden, which survived th battle of Falk land Inlands, sunk in battle with a British fleet near San Juaa Punaa- des island, oft Chile. It Brltlah Blockade: Great Britain to sued a sweeping order in council cut ting off all outside trade with Ger . many and refused to enter Into an agreement with Germany to modify the war xone blockade. It Naval: British battleahlpa Irresistible and Ocean and French battleship Bou vet sunk by mines during a naval at tack in th Dardanelles. n. Fall of Prsemysl: The Austrian for tress of Prsemysl, In Qallcia, surren dered to the Russian army after a gallant and prolonged defense. APRIL. 4 Naval: British battleship Lord Net son destroyed by Turk In Darda nelles strait 14 Aerial Warfare: German airships dropped bombs near London In day Hstht. 22, Western Front: Germans captured the heights of Lea Eparscs on the Mouse line and ' recaptured Hart mannswellerkopf. In the Vosgea moun tains. They repulsed an attack by the allies along th Ypres car.nl with asphyxiating gas and crossed this bar rier to the w'est side. & Dardanelles: Allied troops landed on the shore of the Dardanelles under fire from th Turkish guns 24 Submarine: French steamer Leon Gambutta torpedoed by an Austrian submarine in th strait of Otranto; 000 oeamen drowned. SO. Belgium: German artillery at N leu port Belgium, bombarded Dunkirk, on ' Iho French channel coast Inflicting casualties at 22 mil rang. . MAY. ' 1. Lualtanla: The Cunard liner Lualta nla sailed from New Vork for Liver pool on her hapless voya e. Submarine: American stcu cr Gulfllght from Port Arthur, Tex., to Liverpool, England, torpedoed off 8ci!ly Islands The captain waa killed; the vessel and 33 of the crew saved. 7. Lualtanla Sunk: The Lualtanla was torpedoed and aunk off Klnsole, Mun star coast Ireland. Ther were 4104 person on board, of whom 1,100, In cluding about 100 Americans, were lost Submarine: British battleship Goliath torpedoed in th Dardanellea with a loss or mo lives. 14 Italy: Th Italian cabinet resigned on account of the war preaaura. Qallcia: Austro-Germnn recaptured Ja roalav, on th weat bank of San river, Qallcia, forcing the Ruaslans to hur riedly abandon th Carpathian moun talna. 24 Italy: Th king of Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary, having previous ly donounced the treaty of alliance with th Teutonic powers. Clash of - troop on th frontier. S. Itnlyi Austrian navy and airships at tacked Italy' coast. Italian troop seised Austrian territory. Submarines: British battleship Triumph torpedoed In th Dardanellea whlla supporting a land attack. O. Submarine: British battleship Majes tic sunk by a torpedo In th Darda nellea JUNE. t Prxemysl: German recaptured Prse mysl. Gnllcln, which the Russian had occupied Mirch 82, ' after a alcge of , 20 dav. ' 1 Italy and Bulgaria la ti;e ConflictSubmarine War t tare and Allied Campaign 1 Against Constantinople. X many; 200 noncombatants, including - summer resort patrons, killed. 20. Bubmarlne: Germany announced the sinking of the famous submarine U-29. Capt. Weddigen, by a Brltlah mer chantman flying the Swedish flag. 22. Gallcla: Lemberg. Gallcia, recaptured by Austrian after ten months' occu pation by Russians. 24 GaJicIa: Germans captured Holies, on , Dniester river in Gallcia, virtually ; controlling all eastern Gallcia, 84 Submarine: British admiralty at earn er Armenian, with Americana in her crew, torpedoed off the British coast; 8 Americans lost JULY. 24 Poland: Austrians captured Radom, E7 mile south of Warsaw. Submarine: Italian cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi sunk by an Austrian sub marine in the Adriatic AUGUST, t Italy: Italy sent ai ultimatum to Turkey. t Fall of Warsaw: The German army captured Warsaw, the capital of Po land, after a vigorous campaign which lasted over eight monCis. t Baltic Sea: A Ccet of German bat tleship and cruisers attacked the en trance to the gulf of Riga, In t- BJ tic sea. Submarine: A British submarine sank: tlie Turkish battleship Barbaroaaa In the sea of Marmora. It Submarines: Tho British transport Royal Edward was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine in tnc Aegean sea, with a lose of nearly LOOO soldiers and sailors. It Submarine: A German submarine tor- pedoed the White Star liner Arabic off Cape Clear, Ireland; 29 Americans were among the passengers. ; Russian Fortress Captured: Novo Geor gievsk. the second greatest Russian fortress In Poland, with its garrison, was captured by Gen. von Beseler's German army. - 2t Aerial Warfare; A Russian aeroplane squadron bombarded Constantinople, kilunfj or wounding 41 persons. 24 Aerial Warfare: 2 allied airships flew ltt) miles in German territory, drop ping bombs upon a Mi munition fac tory and at several railway Junctions in Rhenish Prussia. Servia: Austrian troops crossed the border Into fiervta. Fall of Brest-Litovsic: The fortress of Brest-Lltovk fell before the sssaults of the German armies. SEPTEMBER. L Neutral Rights: German ambassador . notified the United State that ocean liners would not be sunk by subma rines without warning unless they re sisted er attempted to escape, t Russia: Grand Duke Nicholas, com-. fciarwler ofttie Russian army in Po land, transferred to the Caucasus. Cxar Nicholas assumed the command. Aerial Warfare: German airships raid ed London, Injuring S4 persons and killing 20; second raid within 24 hours. It Aerial Warfare: French air men raid ed In Baden, Rhenish Prussia and Lorraine. Zeppelin raided eastern coast of England, it Poland: Germans flanked Russian at . Vilna and captured the fortress. tt Balkans: Bulgaria mobUixed her army. 24 France: Great drive of the allies from th French aeacoast to Verdun. Heavy capture of gun reported and 20.000 unwounded prisoners. German front broken S miles In length at La Basse and Souches, France, and 35 mile in Champagne. 24 Balkan: British and French troop landed on neutral soil of Greece to support Servia against Austria. OCTOBER, t Bulgaria: Russia sent an ultimatum to Bulgaria demanding dismissal of ' German off! cere, etc. Allies prepared to land troop In Greece and the Aus-tro-Germans to Invade Be rv la Greece: Greece formally protested against the landing of Brltlah and French troops at Salonlk! to defend Servia. Venlselos, Greek premier, fa voring the allies, resigned. King Con stants appointed Alexander Zaimls. former premier, to head new cabinet and assumed personal control. T. Servia: Austro-German forces under Gen. von Mackensen Invaded Servts. Bulgaria sent 24 hour ultimatum to Servia. U. Bulgaria: Bulgaria declared war on Servia. it France: Delcasse, foreign minister of France, resigned his post Servia: Bulbars invaded Servia nt 3 points south from Nlah and attacked toward th railway from Belgrad to Salonika Aerial Warfare: 4 killed and 114 Injur ed In London by Zeppelin attack. It Bulgaria: Great Britain declared war on Bulgaria. 17. Bulgaria: France declared war on ' Bulgaria. It Bulgaria: Italy declared war on Bul garia. 2t Bubmarlne: German cruiser Prlni Adalbert sunk by Brltlah submarine; crew of U7 nearly all lost. 34 Aerial Warfare: Italian airship bom barded Trieste, and the Austrian air men bombarded Venice. 34 France: A new French war cabinet was completed, Ariatid Briand, pre mier. SL Bervta: .German troop captured ar senal town of Kragujevats, Servia. NOVEMBER. t Bulgaria: Great railway Junction at Nlsh, Servia, captured by Bulgarians. T. Submarine: Italian Ur.er Ancona sunk by an Austrian submarine In the Med iterranean: 208 live lost Including oin Americans. t Russian Frontier: Germans abandoned some of the ground In front of Riga. 14 Atrial Warfare: Austrian alrahlpa bombarded Verona; tt victims, of whom 30 died. 84 Teuton captured Mltrovttxa and Pristine, with control of th vat of Kossovo, In Bervla. 24 Italy: Attacks by Italian troops along th whol front especially violent around Gorlts, were repulsed. 34 Servia: Priarend captured by Bulga rians, with 17.000 prisoner. DECEMBER. 1, Turkyi British wore defeated by Turk near Bngdad, Mesopotamia, t Bervla; German and Austrian forces captured Monastlr, Bervla. 14 Allied troop In Greece marching to relieve Sirvln f'rr-d to retreat to Sn ' lonlltl. I 1
