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Most Important Events of the
Last Year Set Forth.
Chief Developments in the Mighty
Conflict of Nations—Political and
. Other Happenings in the
United States.
COMPILED BY E. W. PICKARD.
Jan. I.—News received of torpedoing of
P. & O. liner Persia in Mediterranean;
about 250 lost, including R. N. McNeely, |
U. 8. consul at Aden. |
Jan. 6.—British conscription bill passed
first reading and three cabinet members |
resigned. 1
Italian steamer carrying Montenegrin‘
recruits from U. 8. sunk by mine in the <‘
Adriatic; 200 lost. - |
Jan. 7.—Germany promised U, S. its sub- |
marines would observe rules of civilized (
warfare. 5 ‘
Jan. 9.—British battleship Edward VII ‘
sunk by mine.
Jan. Il.—Austriang captured Lovcen,
dominating Cattaro.
Jan. 13.—Austrian cruiser sunk by
French submarine,
Jan. 14.—Many documents connecting
Von Papen with alleged war plots in U.
8. taken from him by British, turned
ever to American embagsy. -
Kermanshah, Persia, occupled by Turks.
Jan, 16.—Russians renewed general at
tack on Austrian front,
Austriang took Cetinje and pursued
Montenegrins toward Albania.
Jan. 2l.—Austrian hydroplane and tor
ie"dq fbigat sunk by British submarine in
riatic, ¥
#Jan. 3.—Austria fssued ultimatum to
Montenegro to surrender or face anni
hilation.
Jan. 24.—Scutari occupied by Austrians.
Jan. 29.—Twenty-four killed in Zeppelin
raid on Paris.
Germans took nearly a mile of French
trenches east of Souchez,
P.‘!ain. 30.—Another Zeppelin raid made on
aris.
Jan. 3ll.—Several Zeppelins made rald
over. Midland and northeast counties of
HEngland; 67 ipersons killed.
Feb. I.—British liner Appam, in charge
of prize crew from German commerce
ralder Moewe, arrived at Norfolk with
captives from seven other vessels,
Collier Franz Fischer sunk by bomb
from Zeppelin; 13 lost,
Feb. 2.—Persian army defeated Russians
marching on Teheran.
Zeppelin lost in North sea and crew
drowned.
Feb. 8-—French aviators attacked
city of Smyrna, killing 200.
President Wilson accepted Germany’s
memorandum_ of settlement of Lusitania
case, both sides yielding ground.
Feb. 9.—Germans took 800 yards of
French trenches near Vimy.
U. 8. demanded from Austria apology
and reparation for attack on Petrolite.
French cruiser Amiral Charnier tor
pedoed and sunk; 374 lost.
< Feb. 16.—Russians under Grand Duke
Nicholas captured Erzerum,
Feb. 21.—German attack on Verdun be
gan.
Feb. 24.—Gerinans captured villages
within big gun range of Verdun.
Austria announced sinking of Italian
transport loaded with soldiers by bomb
from airplane.
Feb. 2.—French checked somewhat
German drive on Verdun.
Russlans toock Kermanshah, Persia, by
storm.
Austrians entered Durazzo, Italians re
tiring.
French cruiser Provence sunk in Medi
terranean; 3.130 lost.
Feb. 27.—British steamer Maloja sunk
by mine: 174 lost.
Feb, 29.—Italian government seized 34
interned German steamers.
German commerce raider Greif and
British cruiser Alcantara sunk in North
sea fight; 264 lost.
March_3.—Germans drove through vil
lage of Douaumont and beyond.
Ri,:tssians took Bitlis, Armenia, by as
sault.
U. 8. senate rejected resolution warn
ifng Americans off armed ships.
March s.—French checked second Ger
man infantry attack on Verdun.
Two Zeppeling raided northeast coast of
England; 13 killed.
March 6.—Germans began new drive on
Verdun, capturing village of Forges.
March 7.—Germans made further gains
at Verdun at tremendous cost.
U. 8. house of representatives tabled
{fsolution warning Americans off armed
ners.
March 9.—Germany declared war on
Portugal.
March 10.—Russians advanced to within
80 miles of Trebizond. Turks and Germans
evacuated Ispahan, Persia.
March 14.—Italians started big offensive
along whole Austrian front,
March 19.—Germans repulsed French at
tacks at Le Mort Homme and captured
trenches from British at Vermelles,
March 20.—Squadron of French and Brit
ish airplanes bombed Zeebrugge, destroy
ing much property and killing many per-
Eons.
March 31.—Germans halted at Verdun.
Russians gained against Germans and
Austrians in Poland and Galicia; and took
Ispahan, capital of Persia.
March 22.—Austrians evacuated Czerno
witz and Bukowina. \
March 24.—T'rench hombarded German
positions at Malancourt and Avocourt.
British channel steamer Sussex and
British steamer Englishman torpedoed
without warning; Americans on both,
Entente allies rejected ILansing’s pro
posal to disarm merchantmen.
March 28.—Great German attack on
Haucourt-Malancourt front repulsed.
March 29.—British steamer Eagle Point,
one American aboard, torpedoed without
warning. |
German aerial attack on Saloniki killed
twenty.
March 20.—Germans attacked with liquid
fire near Verdun but were repulsed,
Germans torpedoed Russian hospital
ship in Black sea: 115 lost.
Mparch 31.—Germans took village of Ma,
lancourt, near Verdun, at terrific cost.
Five Zeppeling raided eastern counties
of England. killing 28; one Zeppelin de
stroyed.
April I.—Sixteen killed in Zeppelin raid
on England.
April 2.—Zeppelins raided England and
Scotland, killing ten.
April B.—Entente allles in note to U, 8.
upheld their right to search parcel post.
April 4—French repulsed fierce German
attack south of Douaumont,
British liner Zent torpedoed without
warning; 48 lost.
April 10.—TFrench lost 500 yards near
Dead Man hill at Verdun and then re
pulsed tremendous attack; losses were
very large.
April 11.—French retook trenches at
Verdun after terrific battle,
April 18.—Russians c%gtured Trebizond.
April 19.—President Wilson sent ultima
tum to Germany on submarine question
and told consresn in joint_session.
. Alg;n 20.—Big forces of Russians,landed
n France.
April 27.—British battleship Russell sunk
by mine in Mediterranean; 124 lost.
April 29.—General Townshend and 10,000
British surrendered to Turks at Kut-el-
Amara, g
May I.—British steamer Hendonhall, la
den with wheat for Belgian relief, sunk
by German_ submarine.
%flpy 2.—Five German uiuhépl ralded
.wgltl of Enfla.nd and Scotland,
elglan rellef ship Fridland sunk by
German submarine,
wluy b.—Germany’s reply, received lin
ashington, promised compliance with
uvg of arur'a in submarine operations,
‘with covert threat to resume former meth
unless A :tefl%.u,_‘ rsuades England to
N stal iion block . e
‘May B.—President W told Germany
gur relations with Bri@in could not enter
v&5 CORUUYOIRY. Wile aetil X
| __Paris reported great German attacks at
" Vfidun EheCkied' . !
ner Cymrice, carrying munitions, tor
_pedoed amd sunk; 5 lost, i
* May 10.—Berlin admitted Sussex was tor
- pedoed by German submarine.
May 17.—Dutch steamer Batavier V
blown up; one American killed,
May 20.—German seaplanes ralded Eng
lish east coast.
Austrians made decided gains against
Italians, crossing the border near Vi
cenza, -
May 25.—British steamship “Washington
sunk by submarine, ¢ :
May 3lL.—Austrians reported capture of
Asiago and Arsiero.
Great naval-‘battle in North sea, British
losing 14 vessels and Germans 18.
June s.—Karl Kitchener and staff lost
when cruiser Hampshire was blown up in
North sea. .
June 7.—Germans took Fort Vaux by
storm. . ‘
Austrians in Tyrol repulsed by Italians
with heavy losses.
Russians recaptured Lutsk fortress.
June 17.—Russians captured Czernowitz,
capital of Bukowina. d
June 20.—Russians split Austrian Buko
wina army and occupied Zadova, Strog
nietz and Gliboka.
June 25.—Two Austrian transports, load
ed with troo%s. sunk in Durazzo harbor by
Italian warships. ;
June 27.—Itallans recaptured Posina and
Arsiero, .
June 28.—U. S. note to Austria demand
}?gh %pology for attack on Petrolite pub
shed.
June 30.—Russians routed Austrians in
east Galicia and took Kolomea.
July I.—Allies began great offensive on
west front, making big gains on both
sides of River Somme.
July 3.—French captured a number of
towns in drive toward Peronne. |
British took La Boisselle.
July s.—French carried by storm German
*second line near Peronne. |
Turks announced recapture of Kerman- ‘
shah from Russians,
July 6.—Russians again routed Austrians
in Galicia.
David Lloyd-George made British sec
retary of war. :
July 9.—French took Biache, close to
Peronne, >
German submarine Deutschland arrived
at Baltimore.
July 13.—Germans opened seventh great
assault on Verdun.
July 15.—Italians captured Vanzi, in Po
sina valley.
Rus%ians captured Baiburt, Armenia, by
assault,
Germans took La Malsonnette and Bi
aches, in Somme sector.
July 18.—Germans cpened fierce counter
attack on British, with gas shells, win
ning at Longueval and Delville wood.
British blacklisted large number of
American individuals and firms for ‘deal
ing with the Germans.
July 23.—British renewed terrific drive
in Somme region, entering Pozieres,
July 26.—Russians captured Erzingan,
Armenia.
July 28.—Russians captured Brody, Gali
clan railroad center; smashed Teuton first
line west of Lutsk, and drove back Von
Linsingen in Volhynia.
Aug. B.—Russians smashed through Teu
ton lines on 15-mile front in Galicia.
Turks captured Bitlis and Mush.
Aug. 9.—ltalians captured Goritz,
Zeppeling raided English and Scotch
coast,
Aug. 13.—Russians took 84,000 men in
Galicia.
Turks beat British east of Suez canal
and in Mesopotamia.
Aug. 15.—Russians captured Jablonitza,
in the Carpathiang, and pierced new Teu
ton lines on Lemberg front. 3
Aug, 19.—Two British cruisers, one Ger
man battleship and one German subma
rine lost in' North sea action,
British swept Germans back on 11-mile
front in Somme sector.
Aug. 24.—British advanced south of
Thiepval, and French took Maurepas,
Russians recaptured Mush, Armenia, and
reported big victory near Rachta.
Zeppelins raided east coast of England;
killing eight.
Aug. 27.—Italy declared war on Ger
many.
Roumania declared war on Austiia-Hun
gary.
Aug, 28.—Germany declared war on Rou
mania.
Aug. 29.—Hindenburg made German chief
of staff in place of ¥Falkenhayn,
Aug. 30.—Roumanians took Kronstadt
and other Transylvanian towns.
Aug. 31.—Roumanians seized Rustchuk,
Bulgaria, and more Hungarian towns.
Sept. 2.—Zeppelins raided England, one
being destroved.
Sept. 4.—Dar-es-Salaam, chief town of
German East Africa, taken by British, -
Sept. 7.—Teutons took Roumanian for
tress of Turtukai.
Sert, B.—Teyutons and Bulgars took Do
bric, Réumania.
Sept. 10.—Germans and Bulgarians cap
tured Roumanian fortress of Silistria.
Sept. 11.—Allies began new offensive In
Baikans, crossing the Struma.
Sept. 15.—Allies smashed German third
line in Somme sector, advanced flve miles
and took thrce towns. British used terri
ble new armered cars, $
Serbe drove Bulgars back ten miles and
British and French advanced in Balkans.
Sept. 16.—Roumanians and Russians
crushed in the Dobrudja.
Sept. 17.—British took “Danube trench,”
Mouquet fortified farm and 1,000 yards of
German trenches north of Courcelette.
Germans sank French transport filled
with troops.
Sept. 18.—French captured Deniecourt.
Allies routed Bulgars in Macedonia and
captured Florina.
Sept. 19.—Teutons drove Russians back
over Stokhod river,
Sept. 23.—Zeppeling raided England,
killing 30; one Zeppelin destroyed and one
captured. %
Sept. 25.—Zeppelins again ralded Eng
land, killing 36.
Sept. 26.—Anglo-French forces took Com
bles and Thiepval after terrific fighting.
Sept. 28.—Venizelos and Admiral Coun
douriotis issued proclamation of provision
al government for Greece.
Oct. I.—British took 3,600 vards of Ger
man trenches close to Bapaume.
Zeppelins raided England; one destroyed.
Serbians routed Buigars in Macedonia.
Oct. 2.—Roumanians crossed the Danube
into Bulgaria.
Oct. 4.—Allies made great advances on
entire line in Macedonia,
Invading Roumanians forced out of Bul
garia.
. Allied transport Gallia torpefioed; 638
lost.
Oct. B.—German submarine U-53 sank
five vessels off U. S. coast.
Germans recaptured Kronstadt, Transyl
vania.,
Oct, 9.—Serbilans forced crossing of Cerna
river in Macedonia.
Oct. 10,—Italians resumed advance on
Trieste, taking 5,000 Austrians,
Oct. 11.—Greek fleet turned over to allies
on their demand and largely dismantled.
Teutons began invasion of Roumania.
Oct. 15.-~-French eaptured Sailly-Saillisel,
north of the Somme.
Oct. 19.—Cunard liner Alaunia sunk by
{nhge in English channel; part of crew
ost. ‘
Oct, 20.—Roumanians won on Transyl
vania frontier but lost in Dobrudja,
Russian battleship Imperatritza Maria
destroyed by interior explosion; 200 lost,
Oct. 23.—Teutons captured Constanza,
Roumanian Black sea port, ! ‘
Oct. 24.—French smashed German Ifne
at Verdun, taking Douaumont fort and
village.-
Oct. 26.—Teutons occupied Czernavoda
and the Vulcan pass, Roumania.
Oct. 28.—Teutons took Campulung, north
ern key to Bucharest.
Greek steamer torpedoed; 200 lost,
Steamer Marina torpedoed without warn.
ing; a number of Americans lost.
Nov., 2.-Germans evacuated Fort
- Vaux, Verdun front.
- Nov. s.—Germany and Austria proclaim
ed autonomy of Poland.
No. 6.—~Von Mackensen forced back in
the Dobrud{a,.
P, & O. liner Arabla sunk by subma
rine in Mediterranean.
Nov. B.—~American steamer Columbian
sunk by submarine.
Nov., 13.—Battle of the .:_ncro opened,
British capturing five miles” of positions
and three strong towns,
Nov. 19.—Allies captured Monastir,
Nov. 2.—Allles ordered diplomats of
central gzwers to leave Greece,
Nov. ~Teutons took Crajova, Rou
manian rail and military center.
Nov. 22.—Ministers of central powers left
e Biitanbla hosaital sbis: vl b
ner Britannie, hospital ship, sunk by
mfiw in the Aegeo.n: 2}, lost.
NoV, 24.—Teutons occupied Orsova and
Turnu Severin,
‘Nov. 2.—Provisional Bsovernmmt‘ of
Greece declared war on ugula. a
Entente allles demanded Greece delfver
its arms and munltlonlh «
goumamm armies | allachia rou%
<] g, ,~Te .captured Alt river
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THE BULLETIN, IRWINTON. GEORGIA.
.German airships raided England; twd
Zeppelins destroyed. : o
Nov. 28.—American steamer Chemung
sunk by German submarine; crew saved.
Nov. 29.—Sir John R, Jellicoe was made
first sea lord of the admiralty and Sir
flDaVEId Beatty, commander of the grand
eet. -
Falkenhayn captured Pitechti, Rouman
fan' railway center, and Kampuiung.
Italian steamer Palermo- torpedoed off
s%xm; 25 Americans aboard.
ov. 30.—Teutons opened battle for Bu
charest.
Greece refused demands of Admiral du
Fournet and allies. prepared to seize
Athens, landing troops at Piraeus.
Dec. I.—Allies mgrched on Athens;
E)renfl:{x sailors and Greek reservists
ughnt.
Dec, 2.—Germans pressed closer on Bu
charest,. while Russians attacked desper
ately in the wooded Carpathians and alsa
Seized Czernavoda bridge.
~ Greece and allies reached compromise.
| blfierman reichstag passed ‘“‘man power”
~__Announcement made in duma that al
lies had agreed to give Constantinople to
Russia if entente wins war.
Dec. 4.—Teutons began shelling of Bu
charest, g S
German submarines shelled Funchal,
capital of the Madeira Islands.
Dec. s.—~Premier Asquith of England re
signed. ‘
Dec. 6.—Bucharest and Ploesci taken by
the Teutons.
Lloyd-George appointed premier of
Great Britain,
Allies protested to clvilized world
against deportation of Belgians.
Dec. B.—U., 8. protested to Germany
against deportation of Belgians.
Dec, 10.—Lloyd-George announced his
cabinet.
Russians and Roumanians had successes
in Trotus valley and east of Ploechti.
Dec. 11.—Germans levied huge taxes on
captured Roumanian cities.
Dec. 12.—Germany offered to discuss
peace terms with the entente allies.
General Nivelle made commander in
chief of the French armies of the north
and northeast.
King of Greeae ordered a general mobi
lization.
Germany answered American note by
defending deportation of Belgians.
Dec. 13.—Gréek regulars took Katerina
from the French.
Archduke Carl Stelghen of Austria se
lected as regent of Poland.
Germany in reply to U. 8. justified
sinking of American steamer Lanao.
Dec. 14.—Great Britain called 1,000,000
more men to arms. ~
France decided to prohibit alcoholic
drinks except wine and" beer,
British horse transport sunk by sub
{natrine in Mediterranean; 17 Angaricans
ost.
Dee. 16.—French captured wide stretch
of German trenches near Verdun.
Russian duma rejected German peace
proffer,
‘ G{eece accepted ultimatum of the en
ente,
Dec. 17.—French drove Germans from
Chambrettes farm, Verdun front.
ußoumanlan army safe behind Russian
nes.
Dec. 19.—Premier Lloyd<George replied
to Germany’s peace proposals, virtually
refusing to consider them.
Dec. 20.—Violent bombardment of Eng
lish positions in France.
Dec. 22.—Russians attacked Turkish po
sitions in Armenia,
Feb. I.—Yussuf Izzeddin, crown prince of
Turkey, committed suicide.
March 22.—Official mandate announced
abandonment of Chinese monarchy and
resumption of republic, and rejection of
emperorship by Yuan Shi Kai who re
sumed presidency.
April 18.—Sir Roger Casement captured
and German ship sunk while landing arms
in Ireland for uprising.
April 24.—Sinn Fein rebels seized parts
of Dublin and serious fighting followed.
April 30.—Main body of Irish rebels sur
rendered.
May 2.—President Jiminez of Dominican
republic impeached. e
May 3.—Pearse, Clark and MacDonagh,
leaders of Irish revolt, executed.
May s.—Fighting broke out in Santo Do
mingo; American marines landed,
May 12.—James Connolly and John Mec-
Dermott, Irish rebels, executed.
June. 6.—Yuan Li Hung became presi
dent of China.
June 29.—Casement convicted of treason
and sentenced to death. .
July I.—U, S. marines routed 250 Santo
Domingo rebels, killing 27 and losing one
man.
Sept. 2.—China appealed for aid for
million people driven out by great floods.
Sept. 30.—Emperor Lidj-Jeassu of Abys
slnia deposed; Ouizero-Zeoditu proclaimed
empress of Ethiopia.
Oct, 4.—Gen, Count Terauchi made pre
mier of Japan.
Oct. 21.—Count Carl Stuergkh, Austrian
premier, assassinated by Vienna editor.
Oct. 24.—Two American officers killed by
Dominican rebels.
Nov. 22.—Karl Franz proclaimed emperor
of Austria-Hungary. -
Nov. 29.—Capt. H. F. Knapp, U. 8. N,,
commander in Santo Domingo, proclaimed
a military government of that country.
Dec. 4.—Pope created ten new cardinals,
Dec. 14.—Denmark voted to sell Danish
West Indies to United States.
Edmund Schulthess elected president of
Swiss confederation.
Jan. 10.—Nineteen foreigners, nearly all
Americans, were murdered by Mexican
bandits near Chihuahua.
Jan. 12.—Lansing demanded that Car
ranza punish slayers of Americans. .
March 9.—Nine American civilians and
eight soldiers killed and several wounded
when Villa bandits raided Columbus, N.
M. Many raiders slain on” both sides of
border by soldiers. President Wilson or
dered Qeneral Funston to pursue and pun
ish Villa, 2
March 10.—President Wilson ordered §5,-
000 troops into Mexico to get Villa.
Villa’s men_raided big Arizona ranch,
March 12.—First troops entered Mexico
in pursuit of Villa.,
- March 14.—U. S. army raised to war
strength of 119,000 men for campaign
against Villa. Half million cartridxes for
Carranza army seized at Douglas, Ariz,
March 16.—Fi. gt clash between Villa out
posts and American expedition. Seven
troopers wounded.
March 17.—Carranfia forbade American
troops pursuing Villa to enter Mexican
-towns,
U. 8. senate passed resolution declaring
the United States did not intend to in
tervene in Mexico.
March 27.—Capture of Torreon by Villis
tas reported.
March 28.—Congress arproprlated $8,600,-
060 for Mexican expedition. ‘
March 29.—Carranza granted use of
Mexican Northwestern railroad to U, 8.
for shipment of supplies. |
Dodd’s cavalry defeated Villa forces
at Guerrero, killing 60; one U. 8, soldier
mortally wounded. Villa seriously wound
ed, »
April I.—-U, 8. cavalry defeated Villista
detachment north of Guerrero, killing 30.
April 12-U, 8. troops attacked by Car
ranza troops and citizens of Parral; two
Americans and 40 Méxicans killed.
April 18.—Carranza demanded withdraw
al of U. 8. troops from Mexico.,
April 18.—Pursuit of Villa at standstill
because of hostility of Carranzistas.
April 29.—Generals Scott, Funston and
Obregon conferred on Mexican situation.
May b6.—Villa bandits ralded Glenn
Springs, Tex.," killing three U, 8. soldiers
and a boy.
Major Howze with six tro?s of cavalry
routed Villista band at Ojos Azules, killing
ss'Mny 9.—President Wilson ordered mill
tia of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona
and 4,500 more regulars to Mexican bor
er,
dlfiay 11,—American-Mexican border con
ference ended futilely,
Curtis Bayles, American farmer, killed
by Mexican raiders near Mercedes, Tex,
May 25.—P001e ranch in Big Bend coun
try, {‘exu again raided lv' Mexicans,
Tandelario Cervantes, Viliista leader,
killed by American troops.
Ma; zf.-Carrn.nu demanded withdrawal
of A*!ericnn troops from Mexico on peril
of “recourse to arms.’
June 17.—General Parker .rushed rein
%o\;cemfllt: to American troops in Mexico
elow Matamoros, .
June l1‘8(&-Wn-l"tll’ex::.‘t'tmempfl!ex'ed all
state militia mobilized.
v Foufih flpgnmvo . expedition withdrawn
rom Mexfco, . ' o
- Carrangs, soldiece at Mazatlan fired on
. June 20.—General Funston called for at
least 50,000 troops for border service.
U. 8, sharply refused to withdraw troops
«from Mexico. * B
June 21.—Detachment of American cav
alry attacked by Carranza troops at Car
rizal, 12 belnlg killed. Mexican losses in
cluded Gen. Felix Gomez. 2
June 23.—House granted use of state
“militia as federal soldiers. - ;
Secretary Baker ordered all militia to
border as quickly as possible.
© June 2.—President Wilson demanded
that Mexico release captured troopers.
June 26.—Administration rejected plan
for mediatioh with Mexico.
Senate passed bill for drafting militia
into federal service. :
June 29.—Twenty-three troopers taken at
Carrizal released by Mexico. A
Pe(v!'shlng' column began retiring north
wards, .
July 6.—~War department called out reg
ular army reserves to fill new regiments.
- July 13.—President Wiison raised em
bargo on food for Mexico.
July 28.—U, S. accepted Carranza's plan.
for joint commission,
Aug. 12,—War department ordered 32,000
more state troops to border.
Aug. 22.—Secretary Lane, Judge George
Gray and Dr. J. B. Most named as Mexi
can settlement commission.
Aug. 30.—President ordered 21,000 troops
back from Mexican border,
Sept. 6.—American and Mexican commis
sioners began sessions at New London,
Conn, »
Nov. 24.—American-Mexican commission
signed protocol for withdrawal of Ameri
can troops and patrol of border.
Nov. 28.—Villa captured Chihuahua City.
Dec. 2.—Villa driven from Chihuahua
City by Carranza forces,
Dec._6.—Parral recaptured by Carranza
forces.
Dec. 12.—Carranza troop train blown up
by Villistas; 200 killed or injured.
|
Jan. 2.—Assoclate Justice J. R, Lamar,
U. 8. Supreme court, at Washington.
Jan. 3.—Gen. G, M. Dodge, Civil war
hero and railroad builder, at Council
Bluffs, Towa.
Col. R. T. Van Horn, founder of the ‘
Kansas City Journal at Kansas City.
Jan. 6.—Matthew W, Pinkerton, at Chi
cago.
Charles W. Knapp, veteran newspaper
man, at New York.
Jan. . —Rt. Rev. Richard Scannell, Cath
olic bishop of Omaha.
Ada Rehan, aetress, at New York.
Jan. 13.—Victoriano Huerta, former pro
visional president of Mexico, at El Paso.
Jan. 17.—Hon. Arnold Morley, former
British postmaster general.
Jeannette I. Gilder, author and editor,
at New York,
Jan. 25.—Samuel 8. Chamberlain, pub
lisher of Boston American,
Jan. 30.—Sir Clements R. Markham, fa
mous explorer, at London.
Feb. 7.—C01. \?V. P. Hepburn, former con
gressman, at Clarinda, la.
Feb. 12.—J. T. Trowbridge, author, at
Arlington, Mass,
Feb. 20.—Dr. Henry B. Favill, of Chi-
Ca_.lgo, prominent physician and publicist.
'eb. 24.—Admiral von Pohl, at Berlin.
dFeb. 28.—Henry James, author, in Lon
on.
March 2.—Queen Mother Elizabeth of
Roumania (Carmen Sylva).
Mounet-Sully, famous actor, at Paris,
March 4.—Brig, .Gen. W. Sooy Smith, at
Medford, Ore.
March 7.—Rear Admiral Asa Walker, U.
8. N., retired, at Annapolis.
March 10.—Henry Gasaway Davis, for
mer U. 8. senator from West Virginia, at
‘Washington.
March }4.-4]‘ 8. Senator Benjamin F.
Shively of Indiana, at Washington.
* March 19.—Cardinal Gotti, prefect of the
Propaganda at the Vatican, in Rome.
March 25.—C. J. Mulligan, sculptor, at
Chicago. .
Marchk» 27.—Thomas Pence, Eeecretary
Pex:locratlc national committee, at Wash
ngton.
April .—Naphtali Luccock, M. E, bishop
%fr Montana and Dakota, at La Crosse,
is.
Dr. J. B. Angell, president emeritus of
University of Michigan. ‘
April 4.—George W, Smalley, veteran
journalist, in London. 4‘
April 7.-—Geor§€ ‘W. Colton, former gov- |
ernor of Porto Rico, at Washington.
April 11.—Richard Harding Davis, novel
ist, at Mt. Kisco, N. Y. .
April 14.—T, J. Burrill, famous bacterio
logist and educator, at Urbana, 111.
April 16.—George W. Peck, former gov
ernor of Wisconsin, at Milwaukee. |
April 19.—Baron von der Goltz, German
commandant at Constantinople.
April 30.—Earl St. Aldwyn, noted Eng
lish statesman, better known as Sir Mi
chael Hicks-Beach.
May 11.—W. A. Gardner, president Chi
cago & Northwestern railway.
May 13.—Bryan Lathrop, philanthropist.
at Chicago.
Clara Louise Kellogg, opera star, at Elp- |
stone, Conn. |
May 16.—Dr. E. N. Corthell, president
American Society of Civil Engineers, at
Albany, N. Y. |
May 26.—Rev. Dr. Thimothy Dwight, for
mer president of Yale, at New Haven,
Conn,
May 21.—General Gallieni, at Paris,
May 2.—James J. Hill, at St. Paul.
May 30.—C01. John S. Mosby, famous
confederate raider, in Washington.
June I.—Charles Sooy Smith, famous civ
il engineer, at New York.
June 6.—Yuan Shi Kal, president of
China,
June 9.—John R. McLean, owner of
Washington Post and Cincinnati Enquirer,
June 16.—U. 8. Senator E. C. Burleigh of
Maine,
June 20.—Edward 8. Ellis, noted writer
of boys’ stories. at Cliff Island, Me.
July 3.—Mrs. Hetty Green at New York.
July 15.—Prof. Elie Metchnikoff, famous
bacteriologist, in Paris.
July 18.—James H. Moore, noted finan
cier, at Lake Geneva, Wis. :
July 2.—James Whitcomb Riley, at In
dianapolis.
July 23.—Former U. S. Senator T. M.
Pattersontat Denver.
Sir William Ramsay, famous chemist,
in England.
Aug. 7.—Vice Admiral Kamimura of Ja
pan.
Aug, 9.—J. M. Thurston, former senator
from Nebraska.
A. B. Stickney, founder of Chicago Great
Western .railway.
Robert Grau, theatrical manager,
Aug. 11.—Dr. John B. Murphy, famous
Chicago surgeon.
Aug. 14.—Gen, Charles J. Paine, Civil
‘war veteran and yachtsman, at Boston.
Aug. 25.—Archbishop John L. Spalding,
at Peoria, Il
Aug. 31.—John P, St. John, noted Pro
hibitionist, at Olathe, Kan,
Sept. 2.—S. W. Pennypacker, ex-governof
of }?ennsylvanie.
Sept. 4—R. C. Kerens, former ambassa
dor to Austria,
Sept. 12—T. I, James, former postmas
ter general, in New York,
Sept. 13.—Dr. George K. Herman, lead
er in middle West athletics, at Chicago.
Sept. 16.—Horace White, famous journal
ist, at New York.
“dept. 17.—Seth Low, in New York.
Sept. IS.TMa{. Gen, Albert L. Mills, U.
-8. A., at Washington.
Sept. 19.—William J. Calhoun, noted law
yer and diplomat, at Chicago,
Sept. 27.—Rear Admiral C. E. Vreeland,
u. § N., retired.
Oct. I.—U. S. Senator James P. Clarke
of Arkansas, at Little Rock.
Oct. 2.—E. 8. Lacey, former comptroller
of the currency, at Chicago.
Mrs. Havelock “Ellis, noted lecturer on
eugenics, in London.
| (§ct. 12.—Otto, insane former king of
Bavaria.
Oct. 15.—Rev. Francis Brown, president
Union Theoiogical seminary, at New York,
Oct, 18.—Eben Eugene Rexford, poet and
author.
Normal Duncan, author, at Fredonia,
N. Y.
Oct. 25.—~Willlam M, Chase, noted paint
er, in New _York. %
Oct, 28.—Prof. Cleveland Abbe, “father
of weather bureau,” at Washingfon,
Oct, 31.—*Pastor” Russell, noted inde
pendent preacher.
Nicholas E. Young, tormewrealdent Na
tional Baseball league, at Washington.
Nov. s.—Cardinal Della Volpe at Rome,
Nov. 12.—Dr. Percival Lowell, famous
astronomer, at Flagstaff, Ariz.
!Nov. 14.—Brig. Gen. D. C, Kingman, U,
. A, i
Nov. 15.—Rt. Rev. Charles Edward Che
ney, senior bishop of Reformed Episcopal
church, at Chicago. £
i Molly Elliott Seawell, author, at Wash
ngton. :
. Henryk Bienkiewicz, Polish fovolm.
Nov. 18.—F. M. Lym’u president of the
quorum of apostles o Mormon church.
Nov, 21.—Frang Josef, emperor of Aus
tria-Hungary. 2 . {
~_Dr. Bugene Louls Doyen, noted French
surgeon, at Paris.
Nov. 22.—Jack London, author, at Santa
Rl?lsa' et Hiram Max! )
OV. 24.—8ir Hiram Maxim, noted inven
“tor, in London. e f
Nfov. 26.:~Mrs. Inez Milholland Bolsse
v%n, noted suffragist, at Los Angeles. *
ov. 27.—Emge Verhaeren, Belgian poet.
Dec. 3.—Sir Francesco Tosti, composer.
Dec. s.—John D. Archbold, president of
sytémdard gfl- BC(;atMl Tarryt%wn.lN. Y, :
eorge C, Boldt, leadin otel man, in
New York, . & 3
Herbert D. Peirce, former minister to
Norway, at Portland, Me.
Dec, 6.—Hans Richter. noted Wagnerian
conductor. >
Dec. 10.—Field Marshal Prince Iwao
Oyama at Tokyo,
Dec. 13.-J. “W." Comyns Carr, English
critic and dramatist, -4
Dec. 15.—~W. C. Nixon, president St.
Louis and San Francisco railroad.
Dec. 16.—Hugo Munsterberg, professor
of psychology at Harvard.
Bec. 17.—Clara Ward, Princess Chimay,
in Padua, Italy. 5
Jan. 3.—Explosion on oil tanker Aztec
at New York killed ten,
Jan. s.—Steamer Kanawha sank in Ohlo
river; 40 lost. . >
Jan, 9.—Du Pont powder mills at Car
ney’s Point, N. J., blown up; six killed.
Jan. 15.—U. §. submarine E-2 blown up
g.t {\Tew York navy yard; four killed, 15
urt.,
Jan. 16.—-Fire did $10,000,000 damage in
Bergen, Norway, and $1,500,000 damage in
Lisbon.
Ol{?n' 17.—-Fire destroyed modst of Wirt,
a.
Jan, 21.—Fire at Molde, Norway, did
$600,000 damage.
Jan, 22.—Great Northern train wrecked
gy davalanche near Corea, Wash.; six
ead.
Jan, 28,—Otay valley dam near San
Diego, Cal., broke; 50 dead.-
Feb. 2.—Japanese liner Daijin sunk in
collision; 160 lives lost.
Feb. 3.—Canadian parllament building at
Ottawa destroyed by fire; seven lives lost,
Feb. 16—Three British steamships, many
lighters and a pier burned at Brooklyn;
loss $4,000,000. °
Feb, 16.—Holland suffered from great
storm and floods.
Feb, 21.—Ten killed In wreck on New
Haven road.
Feb. 29.—Fifteen men killed by explo
sion in mine at Kempton, W. Va.
March §.—Spanish steamer Principe de
lAstturias hit rock and sank off Brazil; 300
ost.
March 22—Fifteen milllon dollar fire at
Nashville, Tenn., and $5,000,000 fire at Au
gusta, Ga, =
March 29.—Twenty-six killed and many
injured in collision on New York Central
lines near Cleveland.
April 17.-Bix killed, 40 injured in wreck
on New Haven road at Bradford, R. I.
April 19.—Tornadoes in Kansas and Mis
souri killed 17.
April 22.—More than 1,00 lost in collision
between Chinese cruiser and transport.
May B—Steamer Kirby sank in Lake Su
perior; 20 lost.
May 15.—Explosion in Du Pont powder
plant at Gibbstown, N. J., killed 13,
June 2.—Thirteen killed in train wreck at
Packard, la,
June 4—Waterfront fire at San Francis
co did SOO,OOO damage,
June s.—Tornadoes killed 57 in Arkansas
and 49 in other middle Western states.
June' 13.—Four killed in two-million-dol
lar fire at Baltimore.
July 4.—Eleven killed, 376 hurt in Fourth
of July celebrations.
July 14.—U. 8. navy collier Hector sunk
in_storm off Charleston, S. C.
July 20.—Hundreds of fishermen lost in
mensoon off Ceylon coast.
July -22,—Six killed and 40 hurt by bomb
duging San Francisco preparedness pa
rade.
July 24.—Twenty-two men killed by gas
explosion in a Cleveland water tunnel.
Aug. 9.—Cloudburst in West Virginia re
sulted in nearly 100 deaths. .
Aug. 12.—Trolley wreck at Johnstown,
Pa., killed 25. $
Aug. 20.-U. 8. armored cruiser Mem
gh;sd‘ wrecked in Santo Domingo harbor; 41
e
Sept. 12—Central span of great, bridge
fl}'fi’a St. Lawrence at Quebec fell; 27
ed. 1
Sept. 18.—Great dam near Hannwald,
Bohemia, burst; 300 dead.
Oct. 26.—Nineteen killed in burning of
hospital at Farnham, Quebec.
Nov, 3.—Steamers Connemara and Re
}riever sunk by collision in Irish sea; 92
ost. 4
Nov. 7.—Fifty lives lost when Boston L
car plunged off bridge.
Nov, 21.—Explosion at Bakaritza, Rus
sia, killed 341.
Dec. I,—Bixty-six persons killed in
train collision in Austria.
Dec. 9.—Thousand killed by explosion in .
Russian ammunition factory.
Dec. 11.—Million dollar fire destroyed
Quaker Oats plant at Peterboro, Ont.
Dec. 13.—Canadian torpedo boat @Grilse
foundered; 45 lost.
Jan. I.—Prohihition in effect in lowa,
Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Idaho,
Arkansas and South Carolina.
Jan. 9.—Bix New Haven road former
directors acquitted of violating Sherman
law; jury disagreed as to five.
Feb. 9—Most Rev. George W. Munde
lein installed archbishop of Chicago.
May 13.—Immense preparedness parade
in New York.
May 27.—Forty thousand in Beston pre
paredness g?rade.
May 31.—Mrs. J. E. Cowles, California,
elected president General Federation of
Woman’s clubs.
June 3.—lmmense preparedness parade
in Chicago.
June 4.—Rockefeller education board
gave $789,980 to colleges.
Sept.”27.—New York-Chicago express on
Michigan Central held up and robbed near
Detroit.
Nov. 10.—Rockefeller boards appropriat
ed $2,000,000 for great medical and surgi
cal institution in Chicago.
Nov. 16.—-Wireless service between U, S,
and Japan opened.
Nov. 19.—-Ruth Law broke American non
stop airplane record, Chicago to Hornell,
N:. ¥,
Dec. T.—~Freight embargo put on ship
ments from middle west to Atlantic sea
board.
Dec. 26.—American Association for the
Advancement of Science met in New
York. }
Jan, 4.—Congress reassembled.
Jan. 11.—Progressive national committee
called convention for June 7 in Chicago.
Jan. 23.—National Prohibition convention
called for July 19 in St. Paul, :
Jan, 2%.—President Wilson nominated
Louis D. Brandeis for Supreme court
justice.
Feb, 2—House passed antichild Jabor
111,
bl«‘eb. 4 —Senate passed bill for indepen
dence of Philippines in 2 to 4 years.
Feb. 9.~Senate passed house resolution
making available $600,000 for re-equipping
Mare Island and New York navy yards
and house bill increasing by 300 the en
trance class at naval academy,
Feb. 10,—Secretary of War Garrison and
Assistant Secretary- Breckinridge re
signed.
Feb. 15.-!0. '(1;. Marye, ambassador to
ssia, resigned.
Rg'eb.a 18.—Senatte ratified Nicaraguan
anal route treaty. ;
cFeb. 28.—Haitian treaty ratified by sen
ath«farch B,~J. H. Shea of Seymour, Ind.,
nominated ambassador to Chile,
March 6.—Newton D, Baker of Cleve
land appointed secretary of war.
Mm‘cg 22.—House passed Hay army re
organization bill.
March 80.—House passed Immigration
bill with literacy test clause.
April 11.—House passed $39,000,000 rivers
and harbors bill. .
April 18.—Senate passed army reorgani
zat&n bill. :
~ April 21.-—Ja%nese ambassador protested
to Y’reslaent ilzon against oriental ex
clusion clause of immigration bill, . -
- April 22.-—Benatl P“ud house bill re
3peufln free sugar law. 4
P ~fu,..xema: Morgenthau resigned as
lamgauador to urke{;‘ ;
A e eot B s
‘nate rthur. B,
> sident and Caleb Harrison of Chicago
gr' vice president, -.. e ~
fay I.—Hpuse Trejected bill pledg
w?thdyrawalflxom Philippines witgfn defi~’
nite time,
May 15.—Senate rejected nomination o
G. Rublee of N, H. as member feder:
trade eommission. s
May 17.—Senate passed armgv bill. -
House passed $561,000,000 floo %ntrol
May 2&—House passed $50,000,000
purchase bill, 3 A
House passed army bill,
. May 29.—Senate passed rivers and h
bors bill, -~ e
June IL.—Louis D. Brandeis confirmed
associate justice of Supreme court. /
tiJunéamz.—House passed naval appropria~
on ) %
June 7.—Republican and Progressive na
tional conventions opened in Chicago, o
June 10.—Charles Evans Hugises nomis -
nated for president. by Republican con=
vention. :
June 10.—Theodore Roosevelt nominated
-by Progressives. . :
~_Juné H4.—Democratic convention opened
at_St. Louis, ; '
June 15.—-Wilson and Marshall renomf®
nated by Democrats. ;
June 26.—Roosevelt declined Progressive
nomination and Pregressive national coma
mitte indorsed candidacy of Hughes,
J udne 27.d—Sena.fie p;lx)snsled sundrly civil, good
roads and pension s, carrying total
$360,000,000, © vins Wi 08
June 27.—W,. R. Willcox made chairman
of Republican national committee, ?
June 28.—House voted $27,000,000 for im
mediate use of army, and passed good
roads bill, :
July 10.—House passed emergency reve
ex:xruel bilzl. & 7
uly 12.—Senate passed agricultural
carrying $24,000,000. grousuee ‘bill,
July 13.—Judge J. H. Clarke of Ohio 7
nominated for associate justice U. S. Sus ~
P Taly St z
uly 16.—Congressman Hay of Virgin
glt’gg;:nated associate justice {I. 8. Xoufi 3
ims.
July 18.—Abram Elkus nomina -
e o it
uly 19.—Prohibition national conve
ox}enled ;;1 Sé. Paul, Minn. Ve
uly zl.—Senate passed nav -
viding for 157 vessels, BYy DOl B 8
Prohibitionists nominated J. Frank Han
ly for president and Ira D. Landrith for
vifelpregzidegt. :
uly 27.—Senate passed arm
rying $313,070,447. ¥ Bl oo
at;:ug. B.—Child labor bill passed by sen-
Aug. 15.—House passed big navy bill
Aug. 16.—Senate passed bill promising in
dependence to Philippines when Filipinos
are fit for self-government.
blfiug' 18.—President Wilson vetoed army
Senate passed shipping purchase bilL
Aug. 19.—Federal workmen’s compensa
tion act passed by senate.
Aug. 25.—House accepted senate amend
ments to army bill, .
Septi)llfil.—sf{xate p_asied enlzeirgency revs
enue with reprisal provisions agains:
Bitish blacklst. 2 e
ept. 7.—Senate ratified treaty for pur
chase of nish West Indies. . y :
Sept. 8. ngress adjourned.
Sept. 12=Republicans won in Maine
election,
Nov. 7.—Wilson and Marshall re-elected
president and vice president of U, S.'
Nov. 10.—Count Tarnowsky named Aug
trian ambassador to U. S.
Dec. 4.—Congress began short session.
Dr. Henry Van Dyke, American ambase
sador to the Netherlands; T. A. Thomp- .
son, minister to Colombia, and W. Ipi
Hornibrook, minister to Siam, resigned.
Dec. s.—President Wilson read his mes
sage to congress. .
Dec. 14.—Senate passed immigration bily
with yteracy test clause.
Jan. 7.—Rioting strikers looted and burn
ed East Youngstown, O.
Jan. 19.-One man Kkilled and five shot
in strike riot at East Chicago, Ind.
Feb. b.—General strike of switchmen on
Wabash railroad.
March 6—Wage Increases of $8,000,000
annually granted in soft-coal fields,
April 24.—Striking employees of West
inghouse Co. rioted in East Pittsburgh,
led by masked woman. §
May 2.-Fatal strike riots at Carnegle
Steel Works in Braddock, Pa.
May 9.~Chlca.g€ Garment Workers starte
ed big strike. ¥ G
May 16.—Chicago express drivers went
on strike,
July 26.—Tra service brotherhoode
voted overwhelpingly for a strike. :
Aug. b.—-Strike stopped all surface car
traffic in_boroyghs of Manhattan, the
Bronx and Richimond, New York, :
Aug. 7.~New [York street car strike
ended. | %
Aug. I%—Federal board’s mediation in
threatened railway strike failed.
Aug. 'l4.—President Wilson conferred -
with rail heads and union men.
Aug. 29.—Failing to avert rail strike,
President Wilson asked congress to pase
three bills to meet situation.
Sept. I.—House passed eight hour rail
road bill, to avert strike. 4
Sept. 2.+-Senate passed eight hour bill,.
Sept. 6.—Strike of subway, elevated and
surface railway men in New York.
Sept. 22.—General sympathy strike of
unjon labor called in New York.
fiSt;p(t], 28.—General strike in New York -
zzled.
Nov. 6~1. W. W. men from Seattle
;oafihtdsherirt’s posse at Everett, Wash.;
led. 5
Nov. 21..—-United States Steel corpora
tion announced 10 per cent raise of wages,
Nov. 22.—Adamson 8-hour law held un-
E(;nsmutional by federal judge in Kansag
L)
Nov. 2.—New England cotton mille
rajsed wages of emPloyees.
Nov. %.—lnternational Harvester com
pany arki many other concerns announced
large wage increases.
Nov. 30.—Chicago Wholesalers’ associa
tion raised wages. 0%
Dec. 11§-New York garment workers on
strike. ¢ ~
Jan. 5.-C. H. Weeghman and Yartners ‘
bought Chicago National league club.
Feb. 25.—Charles Ellis won three-cushion
billiard championship from De Oro.
March 2.—Jess Willard defeated Frank
Moran at New York.
April 12—-Baseball season opened.
May 30.—Dario Resta in Peugeot car won
Indianapolis 800 mile race.
June 17,—Syracuse crews won regatta
at Poughkeepsie. ¥
June 23—Harvard beat Yale in New
London regatta. ”
June 30.—Charles Evans, Jr., Chicago,
won open national golf championship.
Aug. 16.—George M. Church retained .
Western tennis championship.
Aug. 18.—~Walter Hagen of Rochester,
gfi Y., won Western open golf champion
ip.”
Ax:]g. 25.—~Mrs. F. C. Letts, Cincinnati,
won women's Western golf championship.
Sept. 4.—~Freddie Welsh defeated Charley
Whlge in 20 rounds.
Sept. 9.—~Charles Evans, Jr., Chicago,
won national amateur golf championship.
Sept. 30.—Johnny Aitken in a Peugeot
won Astor cup, breaking world's record.
\ Oct, I.—Bdston won American league
championship. <
Oct. 3.—Brooklyn won National league
championship, %
~ Oct. T.—Alexa Stirling, Atlanta, won
- women’s national golf championship,
| hOct. 112.—#“40st0n Red Sox won world's
championship,
Oct.pu.—Resta won Grand American 250-
mile automobile race at Chicago.
Nov. 16.—-Dario Resta won Vanderbilt
cup at Santa Monica, Cal.
180\'. 18.~Grand Prix race at Santa Mon
ica, Cal., won by Aitken; Driver Lewis
Jackson and three spectators killed,
Nov. 2.--Ohip State unlveraltr won
western conference football championship.
; Jan, %.-U, ,g.t'§ngremf court declared
ncome tax constitutional f
May 2.—Richard H, Alshton elected
president Northwestern railway. >
June 24.~C0rn Products trust ordered
digsolved by federal judgle In New York.,
t Juneflzs.—}welgfsrgoo lg& sic rallroad sold
at_auction for $18,000,000. i
Oct. 2.—Amerfioau} lo‘an of. $60,000,000 made
to China to build railways. : ‘
t’N?v‘,i “’f's“:f’x‘ tfiun‘;', glgged dissolved
y federal court in New 4
%fimlg.—gmun bank made loan of
A 0 n gy il
‘W L—Great 'flflw&%m« elt ‘
celed proposed $500,000, from U, v