Saturday, January 8, 1916. Riots in Youngstown.

The British took Sheikh Sa'ad.

The Russian Navy took control of the Black Sea.

A steelworkers strike lead to a riot at Youngstown, Ohio.

Last edition:

Friday January 7, 1916. Mighty Oregon.

Labels: 1910s, 1911, Austro Hungarian Army, Battle of Mojkovac, Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad, British Army, cavalry, Education, Montenegrin Army, Music, Ottoman Army, University of Oregon, World War One

Friday January 7, 1916. Mighty Oregon.

Austro Hungarian troops retreated at Mojkovac, although the battle would go on for another eleven days with Montenegrins ultimately withdrawing.

British cavalry and artillery engaged the Ottomans at Sheikh Sa'ad.

The University of Oregon's fight song, Mighty Oregon, premiered.

Last edition:

Thursday, January 6, 1916. The Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad.

Labels: 1910s, 1916, Austro Hungarian Army, Battle of Mojkovac, Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad, boats and ships, British Army, Iraq, Montenegrin Army, Montenegro, Ottoman Army, Royal Navy, Siege of Kut, World War One

Thursday, January 6, 1916. The Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad.

6,000 Montenegrans held back an Austrian force at Mojkovac, Montenegro.

A British relief force of 13,000 men seeking to relieve British forces at Kut ran into the Ottoman Sixth Army at Sheikh Sa'ad.

The battleship HMS King Edward VII was sunk by a mine.

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Wednesday, January 6, 1916. GOP worries over Wilson intentions regarding Mexico. Helen Keller's Strike Against War. British Conscription.

Labels: 1910s, 1916, British Army, Helen Keller, Mexican Revolution, Mexico, Montenegrin Army, Montenegro, Serbian Army, Socialism, United Kingdom, Venustiano Carranza, War, Woodrow Wilson, World War One