March 23, 1917

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1917, Arras, Austria-Hungary, Bapaume, Cambrai, Canal de Saint-Quentin, Crozat Canal, Dvinsk, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hindenburg Line, Imperial German Navy, La Fere, merchant shipping, Mikhail Alekseyev, Oise, Riga, Romania, Russia, sinking, SMS Mowe, St Quentin

French defeat the Germans between St. Quentin and La Fère; Germans flood the Oise Valley; La Fère under water; further French advance on the Crozat Canal. Fighting on the British front between Arras and the Bapaume-Cambrai road. General Alexeieff reports great German concentration on Riga-Dvinsk front. Rumanians lose positions south of the Trotus Valley. Germans announce return of raider Möwe to port, and names of nine more victims.

March 9, 1917

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1917, American President, Bois de Caurieres, Diyala, food, France, Germany, Iraq, merchant shipping, Ottoman Empire, Petrograd, prisoners of war, Russia, Russian Revolution, submarine, Turkey, United States of America, Verdun, Woodrow Wilson

French take over 200 prisoners near the Caurières Wood, Verdun. General Maude forces the passage of the Diala. President Wilson‘s decision to arm American merchantmen. Food riots in Petrograd.

March 4, 1917

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1917, American President, Bezonvaux, Bois de Caurieres, Bois de Fosses, Bouchavesnes, France, Germany, Gommecourt, Great Britain, merchant shipping, Operation Alberich, retreat, trenches, United States of America, Verdun

Further German retreat on two-miles front east of Gommecourt; British take front and support trenches along 1,200 yards at Bouchavesnes. German attack at Verdun on a two-miles front between Bézonvaux and Fosses Wood; a foothold north of Caurières Wood gained. President Wilson’s armed neutrality resolution obstructed in the Senate though favoured by the majority.

February 26, 1917

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1917, American President, Ancre, Arras, France, Germany, Great Britain, HMS Firefly, Iraq, Kut, Le Barque, Lens, merchant shipping, occupation, Ottoman Empire, Turkey, United States of America, Woodrow Wilson

British advance on the Ancre continues; Le Barque occupied. British raids north of Arras and west of Lens. President Wilson asks Congress for power to arm merchant ships. Fighting 30 miles west of Kut; British gunboat Firefly recaptured.

October 20, 1916

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1916, Battle of the Ancre Heights, Battle of the Somme, Carpathians, Dorna Watra, Dragoslavele, Erich von Falkenhayn, France, Germany, Great Britain, merchant shipping, Norway, Romania, Schwaben Redoubt, Stuff Redoubt, submarine, Torzburg, Vatra Dornei

German attacks on Schwaben and Stuff Redoubts defeated. Falkenhayn at Dragoslavele within the Törzburg Pass; Rumanian withdrawal in the Buzau Pass; heavy fighting at Dorna Watra. German Note to Norway on her submarine policy.

October 8, 1916

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1916, Austria-Hungary, Bapaume, Battle of Le Transloy, Battle of the Crna Bend, Battle of the Somme, Battle of Transylvania, Bran, Bulgaria, Courcelette, Danube, Erich von Falkenhayn, France, Germany, Great Britain, Imperial German Navy, merchant shipping, Monastir Offensive, Peronne, Republic of Macedonia, Rhode Island, Romania, Sailly-Saillisel, Serbia, sinking, Sistovo, Skotchivir, SM U-53, submarine, Svishtov, Torzburg, United States of America, Warlencourt

British progress north of the Courcelette-Warlencourt Road. French progress to the outskirts of Sailly, across the Bapaume-Péronne Road. Falkenhayn‘s offensive in Transylvania progresses; Törzburg taken. Germans take an island in the Danube, north-west of Sistovo. Serbians capture Skotchivir, north of the Teherna. U 53 torpedoes eight vessels outside of Newport, Rhode Island.

July 27, 1916

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1916, Austria-Hungary, Battle of Delville Wood, Battle of the Somme, Brusilov Offensive, Charles Fryatt, civilian casualties, court martial, Delville Wood, France, Germany, Great Britain, Imperial German Navy, Longueval, Lutsk, merchant shipping, prisoners of war, Russia, SM U-33, SS Brussels, submarine, Ukraine

British again gain east and north-east of Delville Wood; fighting at Longueval; Thiepval threatened. Russians break the enemy first line west of Lutsk; 9,000 prisoners. Captain Charles Fryatt, commander of Great Eastern liner Brussels, Court-martialled and shot by the German authorities in Belgium for alleged attempt to ram German submarine A 33.

July 9, 1916

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1916, Adriatic, Austria-Hungary, Baltimore, Barleux, Battle of Albert, Battle of the Somme, Belloy-en-Santerre, Biaches, Bray, Brusilov Offensive, Ferdinand Foch, France, Galicia, Germany, Imperial German Navy, Iraq, La Maisonette Farm, merchant shipping, Ottoman Empire, Peronne, Royal Navy, Russia, Sanna-i-Yat, sinking, Stokhod, submarine, Tigris, trade, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America

General Foch advances along the Bray-Péronne Road and takes Biaches, one mile west of Péronne; French in the outskirts of Barleux and in Belloy-en-Santerre; progress at La Maison[ ]ette Farm. Fighting on the Stokhod; Russians win the river crossings at Svidinki. Fighting at Sanna-i-Yat on the Tigris. Four British drifters surprised by Austrian cruisers in the Adriatic; two sunk. German submarine Deutschland, purporting to be a merchantman, arrives at Baltimore from Bremen with mails and cargo.

May 8, 1916

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1916, Australia, Éamonn Ceannt, Battle of Kondoa Irangi, Battle of Verdun, Belgium, British Empire, civilian casualties, Con Colbert, Cote 304, Easter Rising, execution, France, German East Africa, German Empire, Germany, Great Britain, Imperial German Navy, Ireland, Kondoa Irangi, merchant shipping, Michael Mallin, Mozambique, New Zealand, Nhika, Portugal, Portuguese East Africa, Portuguese Empire, Rwanda, Seán Heuston, sinking, SM U-20, SS Cymric, submarine, Tanzania, Thiaumont Farm

Further German attacks on Hill 304 repulsed; French progress in region of Thiaumont Farm. War Office announce Australian and New Zealand troops in France. German rally in East Africa; they advance on Kondoa Irangi; Belgian advance into Ruanda progressing satisfactorily; German attack Nhika, Portuguese East Africa. White Star liner Cymric torpedoed, sinks in 11 hours; five of the crew killed. Four more Irish rebels shot.

May 6, 1916

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1916, blockade, Germany, Great Britain, Imperial German Navy, merchant shipping, submarine, United States of America

Text of German reply to American Note published; further efforts to make renunciation of submarine campaign contingent on American interference with British blockade.