Chapter XXV: Part XV: Miscellaneous Provisions (3)
_Tornado_, H.M.S., sunk, 23 D 7
_Torrent_, H.M.S., sunk, 23 D 7
Tourcoing, reoccupied by Allies, 18 O 8
Tournai captured by Germans, 24 Au 4;
the British reach, 21 O 8;
enter it, 8 N 8
TRANSYLVANIA invaded by Roumanians, 28 Au 6;
they occupy Kronstadt, 29 Au 6;
Hermanstadt, 1 S 6;
and advance, 14 S 6;
the Austro-Germans gain the Vulcan Pass, 20 S 6;
the Roumanians regain ground there, 26 S 6;
and counter-attack, 3 O 6;
but retire, 5 O 6;
the Austro-Germans retake Kronstadt, 7 O 6;
and advance, 8 O 6;
the Germans enter Roumania, 13 O 6
_Transylvania_ sunk, 4 My 7
Trebizond, the Russians attack, 3 Ap 6;
they capture it, 18 Ap 6;
the Turks reoccupy it, 24 F 8
Trent, the Italians enter, 3 N 8
Trentino, the Battle of, 14 My-4 Je 6
Trepoff, M., resigns, 9 Ja 7
Trèves, air-raids on, 17 O 5, 3 Je 7, 22 S 7, 21 Au 8
Trieste, a naval action at, 9 D 7;
occupied by Italians, 3 N 8
Tripoli captured by British, 13 O 8
_Triumph_, H.M.S., sunk, 25 My 5
Trones Wood, fighting at, 9-14 Jl 6
Trotus Valley, fighting in the, 8 Mh 7, 8 Au 7
Tsar of Russia assumes command of the Army, 5 S 5;
abdicates, 15 Mh 7
TSINGTAU (KIAO-CHAU): evacuation demanded by Japanese, 15 Au 4;
the blockade begins, 27 Au 4;
the Japanese attack, 2 S 4;
a British force landed, 24 S 4;
bombarded, 31 O 4;
captured, 7 N 4
_Tubantia_ sunk, 16 Mh 6
_Tulip_, H.M.S., sunk, 30 Ap 7
TURKEY: declares war on Roumania, 30 Au 6;
the Sultan of, dies, 3 Jl 8;
signs an Armistice, 30 O 8
_Tuscania_ sunk, 5 F 8
Tutrakan captured by Bulgarians, 6 S 6
Tuz Khartmatli, a British success at, 29 Ap 8
Tuzla captured by Germans and Bulgarians, 21 O 6
Tyrwhitt, Commodore, defeats German naval forces, 10 My 7, 5 Je 7
Tysmienica captured by Russians, 7 Au 6
U-boats: _see_ SUBMARINES
Udine captured by Austrians, 29 O 7;
the Italians reoccupy it, 3 N 8
Uganda invaded by Germans, 20 N 4
Ujiji captured by Belgians, 3 Au 6
UKRAINE: a Russian offensive in the, 4 Je 6;
the Govt. demands recognition, 19 D 7;
its independence accepted at Brest-Litovsk, 10 Ja 8;
the Republic makes peace, 9 F 8;
the Germans establish a dictatorship, 1 My 8
_Ullswater_, H.M.S., sunk, 15 Au 8
Um-el-Hannah, a battle at, 21 Ja 6
Umlej surrenders, 16 Jl 6
_Undaunted_, H.M.S., sinks German destroyers, 17 O 4
_Undine_ sunk, 7 N 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: sends a Note protesting against maritime
policy of Great Britain and France, 7 N 5;
publishes a Note protesting against British search of mails,
27 Ja 6;
presents a Note to Germany, 19 Ap 6;
Mr. Wilson is re-elected President, 7 N 6;
he sends a Peace Note, 20 D 6;
Germany replies, 25 D 6;
the Allies reply, 9 Ja 7;
breaks off diplomatic relations with Germany, 3 F 7;
invites neutral Powers to sever relations with Germany, 4 F 7;
refuses to negotiate with Germany, 12 F 7;
asks Congress to declare a state of war, 2 Ap 7;
the Senate decides for war, 4 Ap 7;
the Government ditto, 5 Ap 7;
adopts conscription, 28 Ap 7;
publishes Mr. Wilson's message to Russia, 10 Je 7;
the first troops reach France, 26 Je 7;
a conference with British War Cabinet in London, 20 N 7;
declares war on Austria, 7 D 7;
replies to Germany's Peace overtures, 15 O 8
Unity of Command announced by the Allies at Rapallo, 9 N 7;
by Mr. L. George at Paris, 12 N 7
Urmia occupied by Turks, 16 Ap 5
URUGUAY severs relations with Germany, 6 O 7
Uskub captured by Bulgarians, 22 O 5;
by French, 30 S 8
Valenciennes reoccupied by the Allies, 2 N 8;
formal entry by the British, 7 N 8
Valona occupied by the Italians, 26 D 4, 29 My 5
Van captured by Russians, 15 My 5;
the Battle of, 4 O 5;
reoccupied by Russians, 18 Mh 7
Van Deventer, Gen., apptd. to command in East Africa, 16 My 7
_Vanguard_, H.M.S., lost, 9 Jl 7
Vardar crossed by French and British, 27 O 5;
the Battle of the, 15-30 S 8
Varennes captured by Allies, 26 S 8
Varna bombarded, 27 O 5
Vaux, Fort, the Germans attack, 3 Mh 6;
they gain ground at, 1 Ap 6;
the French gain ground at, 20 Ap 6;
a fresh German attack, 1 Je 6;
the fort isolated, 4 Je 6;
more German attacks, 6 Je 6;
they capture it, 7 Je 6;
the French retake it, 2 N 6;
the Americans retake the village, 1 Jl 8
_Vehement_, H.M.S., sunk, 2 Au 8
Veles captured by Bulgarians, 21 O 5;
retaken by Serbians, 25 O 5;
by Bulgarians, 29 O 5;
by Serbians, 25 S 8
_Velox_, H.M.S., mined, 25 O 5
Venice, air-raids on, 11 Je 6, 25 F 8
Venizelos, M., resigns, 5 O 5;
goes to Crete, 25 S 6;
forms a Provisional Govt., 29 S 6;
becomes Premier, 26 Je 7
Verdun cleared of civilians, 16 F 6;
the Battle of, 21 F-1 Jl 6;
the French attack at, 24 O-4 N 6, 15-18 D 6;
fighting at, 17 Jl 7;
the French attack again, 20 Au 7, 25 N 7
Vermelles, a German success near, 11 My 6
Verona, air-raid on, 14 N 5
Versailles, an Allied Conference begins at, 28 O 8
Victoria Nyanza, fighting on, 23 Je 5
Vidzy retaken by Russians, 20 S 5
_Ville de Ciotat_ sunk, 24 D 5
Ville-sur-Ancre captured by Australian troops, 19 My 8
Villers-Bréttoneux captured by Germans, 23 Ap 8;
retaken by British, 24 Ap 8
Villers-Guislan captured by British, 18 Ap 7
Vilna capitulates, 18 S 5;
fighting near, 25-27 Mh 6, 7 Ap 6
Vimy Bridge, the French attack, 25-29 S 5;
fighting on the, 15 My 6, 19 My 6, 21 My 6, 25 My 6;
German attacks near, 12 F 6;
captured by British, 9 Ap 7
_Vindictive_, H.M.S., raids Zeebrugge, 23 Ap 8;
is sunk off Ostend, 10 My 8
_Viribus Unitis_ sunk, 31 O 8
Vistula crossed by the Germans, 21 Jl 5, 28 Jl 5
Vladimir Volynski captured by Austro-Germans, 5 Au 5
Vladivostok, marines landed at, 5 Ap 8;
British troops landed at, 3 Au 8;
Japanese troops landed at, 11 Au 8
Vlodava captured by Germans, 15 Au 5
Vranja captured by Bulgarians, 15 O 5
Vulcan Pass carried by Austro-Germans, 20 S 6;
the Roumanians regain ground at, 26 S 6
Walfish Bay occupied by Union troops, 25 D 4
Walmer, air-raid on, 20 F 6
War Committee apptd. by British Cabinet, 11 N 5
_Warilda_ sunk, 3 Au 8
Warlencourt captured by British, 25 F 7, 25 Au 8
Warmbad captured by Union troops, 4 Ap 5
Warneford, Lieut., destroys a Zeppelin, 7 Je 5
Warsaw, the 1st battle for, 15-27 O 4;
the 2nd ditto, 18 N-28 D 4;
the 3rd ditto, 19 Jl-5 Au 5;
captured by Austro-Germans, 5 Au 5
Welsh Ridge, the Germans attack, 30 D 7
Wemyss, Adm., succeeds Lord Jellicoe, 26 D 7
_Westfalen_ torpedoed, 19 Au 6
Westminster, the Duke of, rescues prisoners from the Senussi,
17 Mh 6
Whitby bombarded, 16 D 4
_Wien_ sunk, 9 D 7
Wilhelm II. of Germany flies the country, 9 N 8;
formally abdicates, 28 N 8
Wilhelmsthal occupied by British, 14 Je 6
Wilson, Sir H., succeeds Sir W. Robertson, 16 F 8
----, Mr. W., re-elected President, 7 N 6;
states his 'fourteen points,' 8 Ja 8 (for 'Notes,' etc.,
_see_ UNITED STATES)
Windau occupied by Germans, 18 Jl 5
Windhoek captured by Union troops, 12 My 5
'Windsor' adopted by Royal Family, 17 Jl 7
_Wolf_ returns to Germany, 24 F 8
'Wonderwork, the,' stormed by British, 14 S 6
Women's Royal Naval Service formation announced, 28 N 7
_Woodfield_ sunk, 3 N 5
Wulverghem, fighting at, 13-15 Ap 8
Wum Biagas captured by British, 9 O 5
Yarmouth bombarded, 3 N 4, 25 Ap 6, 14 Ja 8;
air-raid on, 19 Ja 5
_Yarra_ sunk, 29 My 7
_Yorck_ sunk, 4 N 4
Ypres, the 1st Battle of, 19 O-21 N 4;
the 2nd ditto, 22 Ap-24 My 5;
a German success near, 14 F 6;
a British ditto, 2 Mh 6;
fighting at, 2 Je 6, 13 Je 6;
the 3rd Battle of, 31 Jl-6 N 7;
the 4th ditto, 28-29 S 8
Yser, the Battle of the, 16-30 O 4
---- Canal, German attempts to cross, 12 F 6
Zaimis, M., becomes Premier, 5 O 5;
resigns, 4 N 5;
becomes Premier again, 22 Je 6;
resigns again, 11 S 6;
becomes Premier again, 3 My 7;
resigns, 23 Je 7
Zeebrugge occupied by Germans, 15 O 4;
bombarded by British ships, 23 N 4;
by Franco-British squadron, 23 Au 5;
air-raids on, 22 Ja 5, 11 F 5, 16 F 5, 1 Ap 5, 18 Mh 6, 20 Mh 6,
10 N 6, 15 N 6, 17 N 6, 28 N 6, 11 D 6, 1 Je 7, 3 Je 7, 12
S 7, 2 My 8, 22 My 8;
a naval action off, 7 Ap 7;
bombarded by British ships, 12 My 7;
a naval raid on (_Vindictive_), 23 Ap 8;
recaptured by Belgians, 19 O 8
_Zenta_ sunk, 16 Au 4
Zeppelin, Count, dies, 8 Mh 7
ZEPPELINS DESTROYED: in Belgium by Lieut. Warneford, 7 Je 5;
near Brussels, 7 Je 5;
near Ostend, 9 Au 5;
L19 in the North Sea, 31 Ja 6;
near Revigny, 21 F 6;
L15 over the Thames, 31 Mh 6;
L20 off Norway, 2 My 6;
L7 off Schleswig, 4 My 6;
near Salonika, 5 My 6;
at Cuffley by Lieut. Robinson, 3 S 6;
L32 and L33 in Essex, 23 S 6;
at Potter's Bar by Lieut. Tempest, 1 O 6;
two in the Eastern Counties, 27 N 6;
in France, 16 Mh 7;
L22 in the North Sea, 15 My 7;
L43 in the North Sea, 14 Je 7;
one in the SE. of England, 16 Je 7;
off Jutland, 21 Au 7;
five in France, 19 O 7;
off the East Coast, 5 Au 8;
in the North Sea, 11 Au 8;
off the Frisian coast, 12 Au 8
ZEPPELIN RAIDS: on Yarmouth, Cromer, and King's Lynn, 19 Ja 15;
on Calais, 21 F 5;
ditto, 18 Mh 5;
ditto, 28 Mh 5;
on the Tyneside, 14 Ap 5;
on East Anglia, 15 Ap 5;
ditto, 30 Ap 5;
on Calais, 16 My 5;
on Ramsgate, 17 My 5;
on Southend, 26 My 5;
on London (the first), 31 My 5;
on the East Coast, 4 Je 5;
ditto, 6 Je 5;
on the North-East Coast, 15 Je 5;
on the East Coast, 9 Au 5;
ditto, 12 Au 5;
ditto, 7 S 5;
ditto, and on London, 8 S 5;
on London, 12 O 5;
ditto, 13 O 5;
on Paris, 29 Ja 6;
on the Midlands, 31 J a 5;
on the North-East Coast, 5 Mh 6;
on the East Coast, 31 Mh 6;
on the North-East Coast, 1 Ap 6;
ditto, and on Scotland, 2 Ap 6;
on the Eastern Counties, 4 Ap 6;
on the North-East, 5 Ap 6;
on the Eastern Counties, 25 Ap 6;
on Kent, 26 Ap 6;
on the North-East and Scotland, 1 My 6;
ditto, 2 My 6;
on East Anglia, 29 Jl 6;
on the East and South-East, 31 Jl 6;
on the Eastern Counties, 2 Au 6;
on England, 9 Au 6;
on the Eastern Counties, 23 Au 6;
ditto, and on London, 24 Au 6;
ditto, 3 S 6;
ditto, 23 S 6;
ditto, 25 S 6;
on London, 1 O 6;
on England, 27 N 6;
on Kent, 16 Mh 7;
on East Anglia, 23 My 7;
on the South-East, 16 Je 7;
on the Yorkshire coast, 21 Au 7;
on the North-East, East, and London, 19 O 7;
on the Yorkshire coast, 12 Mh 8;
on Hartlepool, 13 Mh 8;
on the East Coast and Midlands, 12 Ap 8
Zillebeke, Klein, the Germans attack at, 6 N 4, 12 N 4
Zonnebeke, a battle at, 23 O 4;
captured by British, 26 S 7
_Zubian_, H.M.S., 27 O 6
_Zulu_, H.M.S., damaged, 27 O 6
Zurawno, a battle at, 10 Je 5
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