Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 60, Number 20, Jasper, Dubois County, 18 January 1918 — Page 7

GREAT EVENTS OF THE YEARJN BRIEF Progress of the War of Civilization Against Germany.

AMERICA ENTERS CONFLICT Czar o Hussfn Deposed and Radicals Seek Peace HJndcnburg Line Sjnaahed by Allies and Teutons Invade Italy Other Important Happenings Of 1917. Compiled by E W. PICKARD. THE WORLD WAR Jan. t. Germans defeated Russians In Wnlla lia. British transport Ivernia sunk In Mediterranean; 1FK lost. Jan. 9. Premier Trcpoff of Russia. re signed and was succeeded by Prineo Golltzine. British warship Cornwallls sunk by torpedo. Jan. M Japaneso battleship Tsukuoa destroyed by explosion; 153 killed. Jan 22. President Wilson, addressing senate, gave world outline of terms on which he believed lasting peaco could bo concluded. Jan. 23.-Destroyora fought two engagements in North sea. the Germans losing Pijvont! vessels and the English one. Jan 25. -Germans took mile of French trenches on HUI 301, Verdun region. British uuxlllnry cruiser Laurontlc sunk by mine, 360 lives lost. Krenh transport Admiral Magon torpedoed; Ml lost. Jan 81. Germany announced submarine ?toekndo of all enemy countries, outlined orblddon zones and rovokod pledgci on fubmarlno warfare. Feb. 3 - United States broko off diplomatic relations with Germany; Prouldont Wilson dismissed Ambassador von Borntorff and recalled Ambassador Gerard. n l, 1 y . . . . j'uu. i, uormnny ngrceu to release MuorlennH taken by rornmerco rnldor. Ilnnnnn iriinlinitt Inlnrnml nt TTnnnlitln mirned by crew; many German vessels In American porui (lamagou. Feb G. German submarine shelled and rmnk TlrttlMh nrovlttlnmil niivnl nnlll! )Savestono and killed four mon, Including liionnru waiiaoo, American. Belgian relief steamor Lars Kruse mink by Gorman submarine; all but one of crew JUIU. lPnli. 7 Armtirtt llnnr Pnllfnrntu ntwl rtli tr vohhoIh sunk by German submarine; -11 Jost on California. riMj. jü. rromueni wnson reiuseu parley nought by Germany. American schooner Lyman M. Law doütfnVii1 hv Aiiulrlutt itimttitt f In. Fob. 1? Hrltlnh smashed German lines on uom suies or Anoro river. U, fl. sent porompiory domnnd to Germany for release of Ynrrowdnlo prisoners. German mibmnrlno sank Italian trans tport; WW 11 von hud. Fol. 21). -G or many frood tho Ynrrowdnlo tri tmtiMt'ri Feb. -Gorman Mibmnrlno mink Cunnrtior litiooma orr imii 0001: va lost, moulding Mrrt. A. II. liny and dmiHhtor of Chlouifo, and one American mombor of crow, rmtluh runt Ormnn dontroyurH fought In JuuKiwn nninii',i Fob, at, Prouldont Wllimn nnkod oon groH to giant, him pnworti to protect American whipping, Brlllsii innic hut-ol-Amnrn from Turun Fob l!H, (I. i. jinvtM'nmOMt rovonlod ucrmnn plot to Jnlu wlili Moxho and Japan In limiting war on Untied Plato, ImtlHh ooouplod GmmnooouiM and other VlllllgnN In Anoro vog'nn. ito o tiomrnror niiia n tornmioodt o lnwl March It. Oormnny announced nil v Heia .would bo miulc horonfior wltlu ohhnut warning, Mli'fh .1 A mil rfii n nMrinlr tiut nf flnnllu romihu'd with groat Iohhoh, Mttivh Prouldont Wilson ordered tho arming of U, H merchant vohhMh. March 11 -Pagdad ruptured by llrltlsh, March 39. Uovolutlnn begun Petrograd, March China Hoverod dlplomatlo roIntloiiH with Gormnny. RuHstan imperial cabinet doposod by duma. March It -Germans In Kreat retreat along Homme front. March in. Car Nicholas abdicated Russian thnmo for himself and his son, Russia ns captured TTamndan, Asiat lo Turkey. March 17. Rrltlsh took Rapaumo and French took Royo. Zoppollns raided London; one shot down near Complegno, France. Rrtand cabinet In Franco resigned, March 1. American freighters Vlgllancla, City of Memphis and Illinois, sunk by German submarine; 22 perished, Rrltlsh and French advaneod 10 miles on 70-mllo front and took Poronno, Chaulnea and Noyo. March ID. Germans nmdo now fierce drive at Verdun, but wero rcputecd with enormous losses. Rlbot formed new French cablnot. Mnroh 21. Rrltlsh took forty nioro towns In France. March 2G. French occuplod Folombray and La Feullleo, south of Coucy forest. Rrltlsh captured Lagnlcourt. March 2S. Now Russian government installed. April 1. Rrltlsh capturod Savy, Vcndelles. TSpchy and Pelxlere. French reached outskirts of Vauxaillon and Laffaux. Armed American ship Aztec sunk by German submarine off French coast; 10 of crew saved. April 2. President Wilson, addressing special sfh-sion of congress, asked formal resolution that state of war was in existence between the United States and Germany, and called for co-operation with enteuto allies to defeat German autocracy. April 4. Senate passed resolution declaring state of war between U. S. and Germany by a vote of S2 to 6. April 6. House passed wo resolution by vote of 373 to 50; President Wilson signed it and Issued a proclamation to world and ordered navy mobilized at once. All German vessels in American ports wero seized and many supposed German plotters were arrested. April 7. German cruiser Corznoran. interned at Guam, blown up by crew. Cuba and Panama declared stato of war with Germany. April 3. Austria broko oft diplomatic relations with U. S. April 9. British advanced two to three indes on twelve mile front near Arras, smashing German line and taking Vlmy ridge and many towns. April 10. Rrazll severed relations with Germany: Argentina declared supported the position of the United States; Chill decided to remain neutral. April 11. Costa Rica declared It supBorted the position of the United States; fruguay proclaimed its neutrality. April 12. British naval men met in first allied council with U. S. officials in Washington. Bulgaria severed relations with U. S. April 13. Boiivia severed relations with Germany. British and French mado further big advances on west front. April 14. House passed 17.000,000,000 war revenue authorization bill without dissenting vote. April 16. Brtish patrols entered suburbs of Lens. Germans routed at Lagnicourt with terrible losses. British transport Arcadian torpedoed 279 lostBritish transport Cameronia sunk; 140 16. President Wilson issued proclamation warning agalnts the commission or treasonaoie acts. Congress appropriated $100,000,000 for emergency war fund French opened great offensive on 25mile front between Suisoons and Reims, taking 10.000 prisoners. April 17. Senate unanimously passed J7 -000,000,000 bond issue bill. Germans sank two British hospital ships loaded with wounded British and Germans. April 19. American liner Mongolia sank jCerman submarine in Irlh sea.

Nicaragua indorsed course of United States. April 20. Russian council of workmen s and soldiers' delegates declared against separate peace. Two German destroyers sunk off Dover. April 21. British war commission arrived In United States. Turkey severed relations with United States.

April 24. French war commission ar rived In United States. British made further advances in Arras sertor in face of desperate opposition by Germans. April 25. German destroyers bombarded Dunkirk but were driven off. American tanker Vacuum sunk by sub marine; naval lieutenant and 9 gunnera lost. April 27. British occupied Arleaux and half of Oonv. April 2S. Concress passed army bills with selective conscription features. Guatemala severed relations with Ger many. Anrll 29. General Petain mado chief of French staff. May 3. Chilean minister to Germany demanded his passports. May 4. French captured Craonne. House passed espionage bill with modi fled press censorship clause. British transport Transylvania torpe doed; 413 lives lost. May o. French mado big advance on four mile front southwest of Laon. May 6. Bolivia severed relations with Germany. May 7. Coalition government of provi sional government and soldiers and work men's delegates formed In Russia. May 11. Italy reported destruction of 13 German submarines in one week. Chlor go board of trado stopped trading In May wheat. May 12. British again hit tho Hinden burg line, establishing themselves near Bullecourt. May 14. Senate passed cspionago bills without prohibition and press censorship clauses. Italians attacked along tho wholo Isonzo front, gaining ground north of Göritz. May 15. Chancelor Hollweg before the Reichstag refused to discuss Germany's peace alms. Trading in wheat futures stopped In six middle west exchanges. Ttallans mado big gains on Julian front. taking Monte Curco and Monte Vodlce. May 17. Senate passed army draft bill. Brltlnh completed capturo of Bullerourt Aiay is. president Wilson orderen one division, commanded by General Pershing, sent to Franco at once. Ho also signed tho army draft bill and set Juno C for registration day. Honduras severed rolatlon3 with Ger many. May 19. President Wilson selected H. C. Hoover as heart of a food control board. Nicaragua severed relations with Gor ma ny. Sonata passed tho $3,312,000,000 war bud get. May 23. House paused war tax bill car rylng ? 1,870,000,000. Socrotary Lansing refused passports for Amorlcan delegates to Stockholm Koclal 1st poucu conference. American ship carrying supplies to Switzerland sunk by torpedo. Prämier Tluisa and entire Hungarian caumet resigned. May 21. Italians broke through Austrian front from CnHtagnavtai to Gulf of Trieste, taking 9.000 prlsonors. May LT First American Held service cortm wont to front in Franco. Germans made air raid on southeastern England, killing 70 anU Injuring 1744. May 27. Italians again broko through Austrian lines. May 29. War department Issued call for lOO.tKK) vo unloerM for regular arm.v. London reported sinking of hospital ship and nrmod cm sor by submarines. Urasll chamber of deputies authorized rovooat on of notitra llv decree. tun 2 -Hemilo panned first of admin istration's food hills. Fourteen Herman ami iimuoo pioimra Imllotcd by föderal grand Jury at CmiIouko. U. tJ t'Milrnad commluslon to UunsUv ar rived at VlndlvnHlolt, Juno l -AmorHui oommlenlon to IXun ilia, houtlod by Root, roiwdiod Hutmlitn port. I' ruin'h ropulHod Avo groat nttttcka huh in or .mm. hin I.- PniotdlniT mado commander In ohlof of miMKlim minion, Inno fi, Mnro (him ton Auu'i'lwuirt rcirlHhuod for million ymiiuf tho Natl uimi a riM5'. Goriunn rvvlatort) raided imvul buno in I ho MiMlwny tour London, but wuro driven off, lojdnjt olHiu miiehinon, lirltlHh mm u ulw tidvnnoo on north bank of t In Hoarno. Amori'un Mnor mink Ctornmn mihinnrlno nftor long num. ,tuno 7. -Prltlah hmnxn immt offoiiBlvo u Belgium, blowing up MohhIuoh rldgo and ndvoiolng fi mlloii on U-inllo front, Hirnidhtonlng out Wtf wiillont, Mwu 8. -General PorHhluK nnd muff arrived In lihmlnud. Germany broko nit rolnttouH with Haiti, Juno 10 Gonoral Porshlnn'H tnfC arrived In Franco. June 1Ü.-K ng Cono ant no of Grooco. forced by tho allloH, abdicated In favor of Prince Alexander, bin nocond non, Amorlcan HtoamNhlp Potrollto reported sunk by Hiibmarlno. Juno 13.- GormanH nindo air raid on London, killing 07 and wounding 4117, Army and navy deficiency appropriation hill carrying 13,000,000,000 passed by congress, Juno lt. British mado big ndvanco east and Houth of Messlnos, June 15. Liberty loan heavily over-subscribed when books closed. Juno 20.-Presldent Wilson issued call for 70,000 volunteers for regular army. Juno 22. French repulsed violent attacks of Germans on tho Chemln des Dames. Juno 23. House passed food control bill with "bono dry" amendment. Juno 25. President Wilson appointed an exports council composed of the secretaries of stato. agriculture and commerco and tho food adndnlstrator. Juno 2"J. American coal barons agreed to fixing of prices. First contingent of Pershing's army landed In France. June 27. Socond contingent of Pershing's army landed in France. New Greek cabinet headed by Venizelos took oath of otllco. June 23. Brazil revoked its decree of neutrality in war between entento allies and Germany. June 29. Greece broke off diplomatic relations with Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey. Julv 1. Russians captured Ronluchy, Gallcia, and Turkish strongholds in the Caucasus. July 3. French repulsed great German attack near Cerny. July 7. Russians successfully attacked in Pinsk sector. Germans made air raid on London, killing 37 and losing a number of planes. July S. President Wilson proclaimed an embargo on shipments of food, fuel, steel and munitions, to cut off supplies from neutral countries to Germany except dairy products for non-combatants in exchange for coal. July 9. New Austrian cabinet resigned. President Wilson called entire National Guard and Its reserve into the federal service by August 5. British battleship Vanguard destroyed by interior explosion; S00 lost. July 10. Russians broke Teuton line east of LemDcrg ana tooK iaiicz. July 11. President Wilson called on American business Interests to aid nation by foregoing unusual profits in selling to the nation and the public. July 12. Russian advance checked west of Bohorodozany. July 14. Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg. resigned and Dr. G. E. Michaelis succeeded him; House passed W40.000.000 aviation bill. July 17. French took German trenches near ilalancourt. Three members of Russian cabinet re signed; riots In Petrograd suppressed. Shake-up in British cabinet. July 19. Great German attack between Craonne and Hurtebise partly successful. Chancellor Michaelis declared himself for the submarine warfare. In Vilgna region Germans drove back Russians because some Russian regiments held meetings to decide whether to obey orders. July 20. Draft for American National army held. Premier Lyoff of Russia resigned and was succeeded by Korensky. July 21. Sonate passed food control and aviation bills. Russian troops in disorderly retreat. burning villages. July 22. German aviators raided Emrland, killing 11 in coast towns, but being driven away from London. Slam declared state of war with Germany and Austria-Hungary. July 23. Government of national safety created in Russia and Kerensky given absoluto powers. July 25 Mutinous division of Korniloff's Russian army reported blown to pieces with it? own artillery. Russians and Roumanians in South Carpathians broke Teuton line.

National Guard of 19 states and District of Columbia mobilized. July 23. Germany yielded to Argentine demands concerning submarine warfare. Landing of moro American troops In France announced. War Industries board. F. N. Scott chairman, created. July 30. Germans penetrated Russian territory east of Zbrocz. but Russian resistance stiffened. Henry Chapman Gilbert. Washington, first man accepted for National army. British cruiser Ariadne torpedoed; 33 killed. July 31. Anglo-French forces opened grear offensive in Flanders on 20 mile front Uking 11 villages and 5,000 prisoners. Aug. 1. British and French gained further ground in Ypres sector, but Germans recaptured St. Julien and part of Westhoek. Av. 2. German counter-attacks in Flanders repulsed Korniloff succeeded Brusslloff as commander in chief of Russian armies. Aug. 3. Austriaus captured Czernowitz and Kimpolung. British re-took St. Julien. Flanders. Serious draft riots in central Oklahoma. Aug. 4. Shipping board commandeered about 675 ships under construction. Aug 5. President Wilson drafted entire National Guard into federal service. Germans made violent attack on British In Hollebeke. Aug. 6. Chancellor Michaelis made many changes in imperial and Prussian ministerles. Premier Kerensky completed a coalition cabinet. Aug. 8. Roumanian forces opened new offensive north of Fokshanl. Food corjlrol bill sent to President Wilson. Canadla.i conscription bill passed. Aug. 9. Teutons forced crossing of Suchitza river in" Fokshanl region. Aug. 10. British drovo Germans back two miles In Flanders and French advanced cast and north of Bixschoote. Aug. 11. Arthur Henderson resigned ns labor member of British war cabinet, being accused of double dealing concerning Stockholm conference. Herbert Hoover made Amorlcan food administrator. Aug. 12. German airplanes raided England, killing 23. Aug. 14. China declared war on Gormany and Austria-Hungary. Poaco proposals by tho popo mado public. 1 Aug. 15. Canadian troops capturod Hill 70, dominating Lena imC thu Loos salient, and onterod Lens. U. S. government's plan lo control Hour and wheat put In operation. Aug. lfi. Brltlh and French mado big gal ms In Fhmderft, taking Langomarck and othor villages. Von Mackensen drovo Russlnns across tho Scrcth rlvor. Aug. IS. French mndo groat alrplano raids on German positions In Belgium and Conn any. Italians began new offenslvo In tho Isonzo region, Aug. 19. Rrltlsh lino advanced fiOO yards oast of Lancf-marck, mainly with "tanks." Many 1. W. W. loador3 arrestod by U. S. federal agents. Aug, 20.Fronch drovo back Gormann In Verdun sector on 11 mllo front, taking Avocourt wood, Lo Mort Hommo summits, Corhcaux wood and Champnouvllle, Aug. 21. British forced tholr way further Into tho defenses of Lens. French mado further advances In Verdun sector. Aug. 22- Oormnnn oponcd offonolvo in Riga region. British took Important positions along Yproti-Menln road. German mado ttlr raldM on Knglluh coast, killing 11. Aug. 23. -Pr. rr. A. Garfield mado fuel administrator of U. S. Aug. 21. Mrltloh pushed back on YprcaMnnln road. French took Hill to i, Verdun, by tonn. Aim i!t,Hnlhinti capturod Monlo Santo, northrntd of norlatn. Auw. 2K. ProHldonl WIlMon rojoetml tho pnpo'n prnin pt npoiMllH Hit Itr pOBnlblo NVllllO Gorman nutnorney pxImIs. , Auw. flo.-U. ft wheat oommltteo fixed htiMle prlco for Ml? crop at J'J.üO, , Gormunn mud) ntr mid on port of Ulun. Hnpt. 1. Rrllltfh diifdroyotö dontroyod four flormnti nrmod Irnwloro off Jutland, Boot, 8.-Rumhinö nbtiudonort Uli. , Uormnn airnlanoM ruldod Chatham, I Ci igln ml, killing lus, Hjpt. I. liiiltuna uuptui'od Monto fflnn Gabrlolo. Uonunu aubmurlno niiollöil fJouvhorouKh ami nlrplfthoM humhod houdun, Hupt, n, -Amorlcan Nniloiml urmy hoimn movomont to cuutnnmouiM, , I'YmIoi'uI ngoniH ruhloil 1, w, W, quuv torn throughout country. American morohuiitmon undor convoy Utuckod by U-bo(Un; two HttjuuiNhlpH and ouo HUbmarluo sunk. Hopt. (I. JIouh panned war orodltH hill nuthorUlng $li,6;is,t)i,vii)o in bonda and cortlilcatoM. , flopt. 7.-Athnllo transport IIuoh Mlnnohuhu torpedoed; ft) Uond, Dornum uvlntoru bombod Amorlcan hospital camp, killing tlvo. Hopt, K.-Hocrotary LariHlng exposed vlo. latlons of noutrallly by Swedish olllclals in Argentina und Htockhohn, In transmitting German cablogramH advlnlng sinking of Argentine vohhöIh. French cablnot resigned, Rout, 9, Korniloff, commander In ohlof of Russian armlos, headed military counter revolution and was dismissed by Kerensky. Sept, 10. Senate passed war revenue bill totaling f 2,411,(370.000. Paul Palnlevo became French premier. Sopt. 1.-Count Luxburg, Gorman minister to Argentina, given his passports; anti-Gorman riots in Buonos Aires, Kerensky mado commander in chiof of Russian armies. Sept. 13. KornllofC's revolt collapsed. Secretary Lansing exposed unneutral action of former Swedish chargo in Mexico City. Sopt. 14. Kalians drovo Austrians from Monto San Gabriele summit. Sept. 15. Senato passed bill for $11,63S,iGü,4tI0 bond issues. British naval aircraft destroyed one German destroyer and some trawlers near Ostend. Sept. 16. Premier Kerensky proclaimed Russia a republic. Sept 17. Costa Rica broke off relations with Germany. Sept. IS. Russia began reorganization of army, suppressing soldiers' committees. House passed $7.141,000,000 deficiency war supply bill. Sept. 20. British began great offensive east oil Yprts. Sept. 21. Secretary Lansing published

message of von BernstorfiT to Berlin asking letvo to spend $50,000 "to infiuence congress." Costa Rica severed diplomatic relations with Germany. Germany and Austria replied favorably to pope's peace proposal. Germans broke through Russian lino at Jacobstadt. Sept. 22. Secretary Lansing revealed details of Bernstorff's plotting before U. S. entered the war. Sept. 23. Secretary Lansing disclosed German abuse of U. S. protection by concealing in Bucharest legation explosives and disease germs after U. S. had taken it over. Sept. 24. German airplanes raided England, killing 20. War Industries board and producers cut steel prices in half. Germans lost heavily in attacks near Verdun. Sept. 25. Germans made two more air raids on England. U. S. senato passed $00ö,0ö0,000 war de ficiency bill. Sept. 2G. British took strong positions from Germans east and nort" east of Ypres. Germany offercKl to evacuate Belgium under certain conditions. Gen. Soukhomllnoff, former war minis ter of Russia, sentenced for life for high treason. Sept. 2S. Many I. W. W. leaders indicted for seditious conspiracy. Sent. 29. British captured Ramadie. Me sopotamia, and its laige garrison. German airplanes raided .London. British airplanes bombed Zeebrugge. Sept. SO. Two more air raids made on London. Fuel Administrator Garfield set limits for retail prices of coal. Oct. 1. Heavy attacks of Germans re pulsed by French and British, and of Austrians by Italians. Four groups of German airplanes raided London and coast towns. Second Liberty loan campaign started. French airmen made reprisal raids on Frankfort. Stuttgart. Treves and Coblenz, and British bombed Zeebrugge locks. Oct. 2. British repulsed six desperate German attacks in Flanders. British cruiser Drake torpedoed; 19 killed Oct. 3. President Wilson signed the war tax bill. Oct. 4. British won great battle east of Yprea.

broke off relations with Congresa completed and adjourned. its -war program Oct. 7. Uruguay severed relations with Germany Oct. 12. -British gained halt mile on six mile front in Flanders. Germans captured part of Island of Oesel in Gulf of Riga. Oct.. 14. President Wilson created war board to stop trading with the enemy and to.ik other steps to curb enemv activities in America. One Russian and two German torpedo boats sunk in battle near Oesel. Oct 15. Destruction of French steamer Medio by submarine announced; 250 lives lost. Oct. 17. Two German raiders sank two British destroyers and 12 Scandinavian merhantmen they were convoying in the North sea. Oct. 17. Germans in full possession of island of Oesel. American transport Antilles torpedoed; 67 lost. Oct 15. Germans captured Moon island from Russians. Oct. J9. Germans made air raid on London, killing 34. Oct. 20. Four Zeppelins destroyed by the French. Oct 23. French broke througn German lines north of the Aisne. inflicting heavy losses and taking 8,000 prisoners. American troops went into first line trenches and fired first shot at Germans. Oct. 24. Austrians and Germans began offensive along Isonzo front. Oct. 23. French made another big gain In Aisne sector. Austro-German attack drove Italians back to frontier on the Julian line forcing abandonment of Balnslzza plateau; 30.000 Italians captured. Oct. 26. British and French made big attack cast of Ypres. Brazil declared stato of war with Germany existed. Oct. 27. Italians in general retreat, 100.COO captured: Teutons advanced beyond Clvidale. Oct. 30.-Austro-Germans took Udine and broko through Camlc Alps into Venetla. Vlttorlo Orlando formed now Italian cabinet Count Georgo von Hortllng mado German Imperial chancellor, Michaelis having resl vncd. Oct. 31.-BorlIn reported 120,000 Italians and moro than 1,000 guns captured. American transport Finland struck by torpedo; eight mon killed. ,.,Y' Italians ro-formod behind tho Tagllamonto. British announcod capturo of Becrshoba, Palestine. Nov. r:.-Crown prince wlthdrow from tho Chemln dca Pamoa to tho AJlotto river. Onu Gorman crulsor and ton armed trawlers sunk by British In tho Cattegat. United States and Japan mado compact on open door In China and co-oporatlon In tho war. ' Nov. 3.-Gormana raided salient hold by Americans, killing throe, wounding G and taking 12 prisoners. Nov. C Amorlcan patrol boat Alcedo sunk by torpedo; 21 lost Nov. 6 Italians rotroatod from Tagllamonto lino. British captured Passchondaolo and advaneod SOO yards beyond. Nov, 7. Italians fell back to Llvenza rlvor, Germans following American commission to Paris conference, headed by Col. House, reached England. British In Palostlno capturod Gaza, Nov. 8. Russian maximalists under Lonlno seized government ami planned for Immcdlato peace; Korotisky lied from Petrograd. Nov. 9. Britain, Franco and Italy created Interallied war committee; Gon. Diaz mado flrtit commander of Italian armies. Nov 10. Ruaslun robol government mado Lonlno premier. Germans rooohed Rlnvo rlvor In Italy. Nov. 11. Italians rupulood Toutonu near Anlago. Loyal troopH attacked maximalists In Retrograd, Hanau hold Teutona on Rlnvu rlvor. Nov. Jlt-Koronsky and tho CoHtmalw badly donated. Fronch cabinet roglnnod. Nov. IR.-tloorgmi f'lomonooiiu became P'Oinlor of Franco. Itnllnnn Inundated Mk neetlnn about tho lowor Pin vo lo pavo Vmtoo, Mucin Ilm HolBGd tho mivornmont of Finland, Nov, 17-llolahovlkl won In Moscow. UrltlHh light Moa.foruoH routed Clorman Huunflvon nff J lelgnhunl. VirltiHii occuplod .Jaffa, Ralotlno, M'milonH who orosnod Plavo at ',onon fiunlnllntott. Nov. m.-nnlHhovlkl onorally victorious! In RuMMlai Civil war haltod by lack of food. Nov. 10,-ToutonH concentrating big gnu firo on north of Italian lino, Profililont Wilson IhhiuhI proclamation putting novoro restrictions on onomv aliens In United States. Dan: M WUlard Hulda head of TJ, fl. war IndmitrluH board, Amorlcan destroyer Glmuncoy sunk In collision; 21 lout, Nov, 20, -Two Amorlcan soldlorn killed and five wounded In artillery combat. Nov, 21, Rrltlsh smashed through tho Htndonhurg Uno toward Cambrat, taking many towns and thousands of prlsonors. French p.iiccossfully attacked German salient south of Juvlncourt. Nov. 22. Furious fighting near Cambral, Italians naootlng groat massed attack between Plnve and Brenta rivers, Bolshevlkl govornmont In Russia proposed general armlat!c Nov. 23, The Ukrnlno declared separation from Russia. Nov. 24. Tho British took Bourlon wood, near Cambral. The Caucasus declared its Independence. Nov. 25 British and French armies reached Italian front. Nov. 27. Superior war council of 11 formed for United States. British took part of Fontaine near Cambral. Italians repulsed fierce Touton attacks. Nov. 2S. Coalition ministry formed in Russia. Germany assented to bolshevik! plan for armistice. U. S government assumed control over all Imports. Three Scandinavian kings agreed in maintain neutrality. Nov. 29. Interallied war conference opened in Paris. Austria agreed to Russia armistice plan. Nov. 30. Government announced safe arrival In France of large numbers of National Guard troops. Germans pierced British lines south of Cambral. Dec. 1. British regained most of ground lost near Cambral. and nine German attacks were repulsed with great losses. Dec. 2. British withdrew from Masnieres on Cambrai front. Dec. 3. British Tepulsed furious attacks near Cambral. United States congress met for second war session. England reported East Africa completely cleared of Germans. Russian deputation began armistice negotiations with Germans. Armistice announced on many sections of Russian front. Dec. 4. President Wilson, in his annual message, declared peace would not be made with present rulers of Germany, that America would fight to last gun, and asked declaration of war against AustriaHungary. Establishment of Tartar republic in Crimea announced. British steamer Apapa torpedoed; vpassengers and the crew lost. Dec. 6. Germans rejected Russians' first demands in armistice negotiations. Italians lost some positions on Aslago plateau. British aviators raided Swelbrucken and Saarbrucken. British withdrew from Bourlon wood salient near Cambrai. Dec. 6. Italians driven back on Aslago plateau. Armistice for ten days declared on Russian front. German air raiders killed seven in England. U S. destroyer Jacob Jones torpedoed; 66 men lost. Dec. 7. United States coneress declared war on Austria-Hungary. Roumania accepted armistice with the enemy. Dec S. Great Italian air fleet made successful attack on Austro-Germans. Ecuador severed diplomatic relations with Germany. Dec. 9. Kaledines and Korniloff leading revolt of Cossacks against Lenlne government of Russia. Dec. 10. British captured Jerusalem. Japanese troops landed in Vladivostok. Dec 11. Russian constituent assembly met Dec. 12. Germans made great attack eaMt of Bullecourt gaining slightly. Congressional inquiry into U. S. war preparations started. British destroyer, four trawlers and

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six merchantmen sunk in North sea by Germans. Dec. 15. Armistice agreement signed by Russian bolshevlkl government and Teutonic allies. War council in U. S. -war department created. Dec. 17. Charles Piez succeeded Rear Admiral Harris as general manager of the emergency fleet corporation. Dec. IS. Gen. Goethals made acting quartermaster general and Gen. Wheeler acting chief of ordnance. German air raid on England.

DOMESTIC Jan. 17. Danish West Indies passed under sovereignty of United States. Jan. 22. Blue sky laws of Ohio. Michigan and South Dakota held constitutional by U. S. Supreme court. Jan 23. Women of North' Dakota granted limited suffrage. Jan. 29. President Wilson vetoed the immigration bill because of literacy test. Feb. 1. House passed immigration bill over president's veto. Feb. 2. Indiana and Alaska prohibition bills passed and governors of Oregon and Tennessee sitrned "dry" bills. Feb. 5. Senate passed immigration bill over president s veto Feb. 8. Utah's prohibition bill signed by governor. Feb. 14. Ohio senate passed woman sut fraKO bill. Feb. 19. Washington's "bone dry" bill signed by Gov. Lister. Feb. 20. Senate passed drastic espion age bills. South Dakota prohibition bill passed. Feb. 21. House passed senate measure prohibiting Importation of liquor into pro hlbltlon stiites. Prohibition bill for Kansas passed. Feb 22. House passed army hill wlthou; largt-r general staff and univorsai tram Intr features. Feb. 2S. House passed senate bill mak ing city of Washington dry. Senate passed administration revenue bin to raise $350.000.000. March 2. -Senate passed $517.000.000 navy bill. March 4. Six tv-fourth congress expired Twelve senators by filibuster prevented onssairo of shin armlntr bill and much othor imnortnnt loirlshitlon. Woodrow Wilson took oath of office In private. March 5. Wilson and Marshall Inaugu rated. March 0. Federal trrand Jury at Now York Indicted lf.3 eastern fuel doalers for criminal eoTisn racv to raise coal prices March 9. President Wilson callod extra session of enncrross for Anrll 16. March 21. -President Wilson advanced date for extra session of congress to Anrll 2. April 2 Congress mot In special session nm'd erent n.itr lot c en hui'insm. April 9. Supremo court upheld woman's minimum wage law or Oregon, ami uoclnrnd Illegal nrleo fixlmr restrictions by monno of "llconsns" for nubile UNO of patented arMclcs. April 17. Rhode Island legislature ox tendnd presidential suffrage to women. .Inno f. ScrloiiH revolt In Jnllot, HI., pen Itnntlnrv nuollod bv mllltarv. Juno 27. Mnupo priesen rlvor and har bors bill appropriating ?27.ono.ooo. Senate punned daylight saving bill. .Tnlv y lnrn riot In Fnst St. Louis In which mnro than 20 ncirroos and two whlt mon wero killed and heavy property lose enusnd. July 26.-Sonato pnfinod rlvorn and bar bors bill. Atnr. l.-Sonnto missed Hhotmard rcsolu Hon for national prohibition amendment to mo constiiimon. Aug. 23. Soldlura of Twenty-fourth V. S, Infantry (colorud) Mtartud race riot at I otmton. Tex., hi tm ID whiles. Sept. 22 Gov. .1. K. KurgiiHou of Tojns found Bullty of uocopunu mogul promt ami unpea'-hod. Nov. u.-1 1 Vinn nluetcil mayor of Now York; HoclallslH thoro and In ChkuiKo overwhelmingly defeated; woman öuffrniio won In Now York nmte. Nov. slit, -Ton Poll -onun and a woman killed bv bomb In M:hvnuUoo. Doc. 17. lloijMo uf r proaontnllvofl nnopiod voiu rwoiimmi lor pronini ill in conalllutlonn I nimndmout. r 1 Jan. 27.-Pronldonl Onnvmlos of CoHla Rh a deponed by jnllllory ami cIIIrohh, March 1,-Chlnotto piomlor roHhiuod ho. onuso ProHldout I J Yuan-lfung infused lo break rolatlonn with Germany. March 8. -Amorlcan murinen worn landed nt flnntlngo do Cuba and restored ordor, Robols iihftndnnod tho oily, March Ifl.-Czar Noholan of Russia abdicated. 1 March 20.Ropubllian govornmont for Russia Inslallod. Juno 17." Irish Sinn Foln robol prisonera all roloasod, Juno lio.-llsuan Tung, Manchu omporor, announced hin sucqoHHlon to tho throno of China. July 5. Civil war broko out In China. July 10, Manchu restoration In China collapsed, July in. Chang Hsun's army surren dered after battlo at Peking. July 25. Convention to draft constitution for Ireland mot In Oct, 10. Prince Ahmed Fund homo rulo London, mado sultan of Kgypt, Dec. 9 Revolution In Portugal; Sldonlo Paos mado provisional presldont, Dec. 17. Union government undor Rordon victorious in Canada election. MEXICO Jan. 2. U. S.-Mexlco parleys ended, Carranza refusing to sign protocol. Torreon recaptured by Carranza forces. Jan. 4. Villa defeated in big battle at Jimlnez. Jan. 15. Mexican-American joint commission formally dissolved. Jan. 21. War department ordered more than 25,000 militia from border. Jan. 27. President Wilson ordered withdrawal of American troops from Mexico. Feb. 5. Gen. Pershing marched out of Mexico. March 11. Carranza elected president of Mexico. April 23. Villa's main army defeated by Carranza forces at Babicora. Nov. 13. Villa troops captured Ojinaga after hard fight. SPORTING April IL Baseball season opened. May 2S. Benny Leonard won world's champion lightweight title from Freddie Welsh in New York. June 9. University of Chicago won western intercollegiate conference meet. University of Michigan re-admitted to western Intercollegiate conference. Juno 16. Earl Cooper in a Stutz won the Chicago auto derby.' July 14. Francis Ouimet won western amateur golf championship at Midlothian. Aug. 24. C. H. Larson, Waupaca. Wis., won Grand American Handicap at Chicago. Sept. 1. Mrs. F. C. Letts, Chicago, won women's western golf championship. Sept. 15. Jim Barnes won western open Solf championship at Chicago. Sept, 21. Chicago White Sox won American league pennant Sept. 24. New York Giants won National league pennant. Oct. 15. Chicago White Sox won world's championship from New York Giants. DISASTERS

Jan. 5. Earthquake In Formosa killed 300. Jan. 11. Tremendous explosion wrecked Canadian Car & Foundry Co. plant at Kingsland, N. J. Jan. 12. Du Pont Powder Co. plant at Haskell, N. J., destroyed by explosions. Jan. 13. Collier' explosion in Fushun. Manchuria, killed 770. Jan. 27. Two million five hundred thousand dollar fire in. business district of Pittsburgh. Pa, Feb. 2. Explosion and fire in Chicago tenement killed 25. Feb. 3. Thirty killed, 344 hurt In ship explosion at Archangel. Feb. 10. Four million dollar fire In

works of Union Switch company near Pittsburgh. Feb. 12. Great conflagration In th Piraeus. Greece; heavy loss of life. Feb. 21. British transport Mendl sunk in collision; 625 South Af rlcan .'laborers 4 lost. March 11. Tornado In cast central Indiana k!"d more than 20. March 22. Thirty-eight persona killed and 200 injured when tornado wrecked suburbs and part of city of New Albany, lnd. April 10-ISxplosions In amrminltion plant of Russia noar Chester, Pa,, killed April 27. Explosion In Hastings mine near Ludlow. Colo., killed 119 men. May 21. Great fire in Atlanta, Ga.; loss $3,500.000. May 25. Thirty Mves lost and great damage done by storm In Kansas. May 2C -Tornadoes in central Illinois killed about 15n and did million of dollars' worth of damage. May 29. Tornadoes In aouthern Illinois, Kentucky. Tennessee-, Aiabama and Arkansas killed many persons. Juno 7. San Salvador, capital of Salvador, and a number of surrounding towns destroyed by volcanic eruption, oarthquake and fire. June 9. -More than 150 moo perisKo In biasing mine at Butte. Mon:. June 30. Water tank fell un wJmlemak, Christopher Columbus at Milwaukee, killing 13 and hurting many. July 1. Niagara Gorge troLt:y car plunged into rapids; 2S killed. July 25. Mine explosion at Nv We.torford. Cape Breton, killed 9Z. Aug. 4. Mine explosion at Clay. Ky.. killed 31. Aug. 10. -British steamer City o? Athens, carrying missionaries to Afrlc.. sunk by floating mine: 19 lost. Aug 13.-EIghteen killed in uollcy car collision near North Branford. Conn. Aug. IS. Largo part of Saloniki. Greece, destroy od by fire, Oct. 2. -Typhoon anr flood ut Tk,U: mnny killed. Oct. l). -Mil dan dollar .V-s In Guayaquil Ecuador. Oct. 2S. Great floods In Natal. South Africa: thousand drowned. Oct. 30 -Million dollar fire on B. & O. docks at Baltimore: seven persons killed. Dec. G.-Explosion of French ammunition ship in Hahfux harbor killed 1.000 and wrecked much nf tho cty and suburbs. Doc. 17. American submaMno F-l aunk In collision; r lost.

NECROLOGY Jan 10. - William F. Cody (Buffalo BUI) Jan. 11.-Sebastian Schlesinger, composer, at Nice. Waynf MacVoagh, former U. S. attorney general, at Washington. Jan. Hi. Admiral Goorgo Dewoy nt Washington. Philip Bolloau, painter, In Noiv York, Jan. 20.-William do Morgan. nvvollnL Fob. 7. Cardinal Dtomodo Falconlo nt Paris. Fob. 10. Al liny man. theatrical producer. Fob. 11. Duko of Norfolk In London. Fob. 18. Carolus Duran, painter, at Paris. Fob. 18.-MaJ. Gon. Frederick Funston at San Antonio, Tox. March 4. A. Ii. Wonsscri, palnto at Englowood, N. J. March n. Manuel do Arrlagn. former presldont of Portugal. March H. -Count Ferdinand ttoppclln, wt Chnrlottcnhurg G. W. Guthrie, American ambassador to Japan, at Tokio. March ll.-Conareysnmn Cyrus Sulluway of Now Ilnmpohlru. March 12 - Wall or Clark, Amarloan landBcnpt painter. In Now York. April 2.-Gen. Lloyd bleo, diplomat and od I tor, April 8.!tMuird Oln&y. forn.er oecrotury of tdnte, nt Motion. April 10 -CohKroHmnan Henry V, HüIküion of North Dakota, at Witidtthiflon. April I. Hon vdn RlMdnii, Gorman ttv. drnnr Komml of H iium. ApHi -Dnvn Montgomery, fscter. tit t'hlc lo-o April st. W. 11. Parry, nwntwr fadarnl trado commlton. n Waihltf Ion, A 1011 ?n, Union I oifiiimudlr vrrn Honjjuvnr, fornior Auwirlnn amlmwinu&r lo 11 9. 'May lö.-Jonovh Hmiihmi Fornpar, former if B, noun tor. nt Cincinnati, May il,Jo8oph 11. choala, lawyer and dlplomnt, nl Now York. Muy ia,Hla L, Pratt, suulptor, at Ronton. Mav 10 - Polva Look wood, plonoor HUlfVfifClnt. In Wnnhltwtnn. T). W. Cnmutoek, conifroiwmnn from ln uMnnn. , May &-Harry Lano, U. ß. no.ia tor from Oregon, . Mnöfi.--V. II. Mlllor, formor U. H. at tornoy genrnh at IndlnnapollH. Juno l.-John C. Rlack, votoran hankor of Chlcngo. Juno 3. Mrs. Mattida B. Cnro, phllatw Ihroplst and tomporanoo worker, at Park Hill. N. Y. Louis Oathmann, Inventor, at WashingJuno fi. D. W. Pottor, ovngollHt, nA Chlcago. Juno 12. Mino. Toreso Carono, plnnltf In New York. Juno 10. Rt. Row J. A. McFaul, Catholic bishop of Trenton, N. J. June 17. Judson C. Clements, Interstate commerco commissioner, at Washington. Juno 20 Dlgby Roll, American eonifl. dlan. Juno -27. Col. Oliver Hazard Paynfc, financier. In New York. June 30. YVllllam Winter, ctornn dramatic critic, at New Rrlghton, N. Y. July 1 William TT. Moody, former associate justice of Supreme court. July 2. Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, British actor. In London. July 10. Col. B. B. Herbert editor National Printer-Journalist, of Chlcngo. Herbert Kelcoy. actor. July 15. Federal Judge F. M. Wright at Urbana. 111. July IG. Bo Sweeney, assistant secretary of the interior. July IS. Archibald MeLolla"h. Christian Science editor, at Brookline. Mass. July 20. Prof. J. B. Carter, director of the American Academy of Rome. July 24. Mmton Marble, American publicist, in England. July 30. Gon. Harrison Gray Otis, owner Los Angeles Times. Aug. 1 Jere J. Cohan, veteran actor, at Monroe. N. Y. Dr. Simeon Gilbert, veteran church journal editor, in Chicago Aug. 2. Raphael Kirchner, portrait painter, in New York. Aug. 9. Rt. Rev. Nicholas Matz. Catholic bishop of Denver. Aug 17. Former U. S. Senator John WKern of Indiam at Asheville, N. C. Aug. 29. Karl Grey, former governor general of Canada. Mgr. Thomas F. ICenncdy, rector of tbc American College in Rome. Sept. 12. Queen Eleanore of Bulgaria. Sept. 13. Henry E. Legier, public librarian of Chicago. Sept. 16. Henry B. Brown, president of Valparaiso university. William F. Stone, collector of the port of Baltimore. Oct. 9. Hussein Kemal. sultan of Egypt Oct. 15. Don M Dickinson, former post master general, at Detroit. Oct. 20. Rev. Thomas Spurgoon. noted London preacher. Oct. 21. U. S. Senator Paul O. Hustlnc of Wisconsin. Oct 22. Robert Fitzslmmons. former heavyweight champion, at Chicago. Oct. 24. j. Carroll Beckwlth. painter. In New York. Oct. 28. Prince Christian of BchiewirHolstein in London. Oct. 29. Congressman Charles Marti of Chicago. Oct 30. Dr. T2. B. Andrews, educator, at Interlachen, Fla. "Private" Johr Allen, former conrresaman from Mississippi. Gen. Charles H. Groavenor. former con gressman from Ohio. Nov. 3. Rear Admiral Rodgers. U. S. N. retired. Nov. 8. W. H. Kendall. English actor, Nov. 1L Liliuokalanl. former aueen of Hawaii, at Honolulu. Nov. lo. John W. Foster, former secre tary of state, in Washington. Nov. 17. Auguste Rodln. French scuIdtor. Nov. IS. Gen. Sir Stanlev Mauri mm. mander of British army in Mesopotamia. Nov. 30. W. E. Chandler, former secretary of the navy. Dec S. Dr. A. D. Melvln. chief of U S. bureau of animal industry. Dec. 12. Dr. A. T. Still, founder of 'steopathy. Dec, 16. Henry Clay Barnabee. vet- ' "an comic opera star. Frank Gotch. former wrestling cham7 Ion of .world.

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