Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 61, Number 13, Jasper, Dubois County, 22 November 1918 — Page 7

CHRONOLOGY OF MAIN EVENTS OF WAR FOR LIBERTY

Battles That Have Marked the Greatest Struggle in the World's History. r r r r r m nyr Tnn uini i uuniuiiinv I o i 1 1 1 u rvi I n COMPLETE AND FINAL Four Years of Bitter Warfare Before the Defeat of Autocratic Attempts to Rule the World Could Be Assured Progress of the Titanic Contest Practically as It Went On From Day to Day. rom June 1914, wnen tne assasslnation of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, and his wife, at Sarajevo, Bosnia, gave Emperor William of Germany his excuse for beginning war which he believed would result in his !.nf PI!,,?"C"1 Ü:Lt through military domination, the main events of the struggle are told in the following chronicle : 1914 v June 28 Archduke Ferdinand and wife assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia. July 28 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. Aug. 1 Germany declares war on Russia and general mobilization Is under way In France and Austria-Hungary, i Aug. 2 German troops enter France at Cirey; Russian troops enter Germany at Schwldden ; German army enters Luxemburg over protest and Germany asks Belgium for free passage of her troops. Aug. 3 British fleet mobilizes ; Bel-

glum appeals to Great Britain for dip- March 25 Russians victorious over lomatic aid and German ambassador Austrians in Carpathians. quits Paris. April S German auxiliary cruiser, Aug. 4 France declares war on Ger- Prins Eitel Friedrich, interned at Newmany; Germany declares war on Bel- port News, Va. fium; Great Britain sends Belgium April 1G Italy has 1,200,000 men neutrality ultimatum to Germany; mobilized under arms; Austrians reBrltlsh array mobilizes and state of port complete defeat of Russians in war between Great Britain and Ger- Carpathian campaign.

many Is declared. President Wilson Issues neutrality proclamation. Aug. 5 Germans begin fighting on Belgian frontier; Germany asks for Italy's help. Aug. G Austria declares war on Russia. Aug. 7 Germans defeated by French at Altkirch. Aug. 8 Germans capture Liege. Portugal announces it will support Great Britain; British land troops in France. Aug. 10 France declares war on Austria-Hungary. Aug. 12 Great Britain declares war on Austria-Hungary; Montenegro declares war on Germany. Äug. 15 Japan sends ultimatum to Germany to withdraw from Japanese and Chinese waters and evacuate Klaochow; Russia offers autonomy to Po land. Aug. 20 German army enters Brussels. Aug. 23 Japan declares war on Germany; Russia victorious in battles in East Prussia. Aug. 25 Japanese warships bombard Tslngtao. Aug. 25 Japan and Austria break off diplomatic relations. Aug. 2S English win naval battle over German fleet near Helgoland. Aug. 29 Germans defeat Russians at Allensteln; occupy Amiens; advance to La Fere, 65 miles from Paris. Sept. 1 Germans cross Marne; bombs dropped on Paris ; Turkish army mobilizes; Zeppelins drop bombs on Antwerp. Sept. 2 Government of France transferred to Bordeaux; Russians capture Lemberg. Sept. 4 Germans cross the Marne. Sept. 5 England, France and Rusila sign pact to make no separate peace. Sept G French win battle of Marne ; British cruiser Pathfinder sunk in North sea by a German submarine. Sept 7. Germans retreat from the Marne. Sept. 14 Battle of Alsne starts; German retreat halted. Sept. 15 First battle of Solssons fought Sept 20 Russians capture Jarolsau and begin siege of Przemysl. Oct 9-10 Germans capture Antwerp, Oct. 12 German take Ghent. Oct. 20 Fighting along Yscr river 'begins. s Oct. 29 Turkey begins war on Russia. Nov. 7 Tslngtao falls before Japanese troops. Nov. 9 German cruiser Emden destroyed. Dec. 11 German advance on Warsaw checked. - Dec. 14 Belgrade recaptured by Serbians. Dec. 1G German cruisers bombard .Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby, on English coast, killing 50 or more .persons; Austrians said to have lo.st upward of 100,000 men in Serbian defeat Dcc. 25 Italy occupies Avlona, AlbamiR. 1 0l K IVlWl

Jan. 1 British battleship Fwmlda- Europe, ible sunk. Dec. S-9 Allies defeated in MaceJan. 8 Rounmni wobrilzes 750,000 donla. mn; violent flhtt In the Argonne. Dec. 15 Sir John Douglas Half suct

Jan. 11 Germans cross the Rawka, 30 miles from Warsaw. Jan. 24 British win naval battle in North sea. Jan. 20 Russian array invades Hungary ; German efforts to cross Alsne repulsed. Feb. 1 British repel strong German attack near La Bassee. Feb. 2 Turks are defeated in attack on Suez canal. Feb. 4 Russians capture Tarnow in Galicla. I Feb. S Turks along Suez canal in full retreat; Turkish land defenses at the Dardanelles shelled by British torpedo boats. Feb. 11 ( ormans evacuate Lodz. Feb. 12 Germans drive Russians from positions in East Prussia, taking 20,000 prisoners. Feb. 14 Russians report capturt of fortifications at Smolnlk.

jroh 16 Germans canture Plock and Bielsk in Poland; French capture two miles of German trenches in Champagne district. Feb. 17 Germans report they have taken 50,000 Russian prisoners in Mazurian lake district. T?h ir Gorman blockade of Eucllsh Ppench coasts put into effect. Feb. 19-20 British and French fleets bombard Dardanelles forts. Feb. 21 American steamer Evelyn sunk by mine in North sea. Feb. 22 German was office announces capnn-e of 100,000 Kusslan prisoners in engagements in Mazurian lake region; American steamer Carib sunk by mine in North sea. Feb. 28 Dardanelles entrance forts capitulate to English and French. March 4 Landing of allied troops on both sides of Dardanelles straits re ported; German U-4 sunk by French destrovers. March 10 Battle of Neuve Chapelle begins March 14 German cruiser Dresden sunk in Pacific by English. Mnrnh ir british battleshins Irresistible and Ocean and French battleship Bouvet sunk in Dardanelles strait. March 22 Fort of Przemysl surrenders to Russians. March 23 Allies land troops on Gallipoli peninsula. April 23 German force way across Ypres canal and take 1,600 prisoners. April 25 Allies stop German drive on Ypres line in Belgium. April 29 British report regaining of two-thirds of lost ground in Ypres battic. aiay 7 Liner Lusitania torpedoed and sunk by German submarine off the coast of Ireland with the loss of moro than 1,000 lives, 102 Americans. May 9 French advance two and one-half miles against German forces north of Arras, taking 2,000 prisoners. May 23 -Italy declares war on, Austria. June 3 Germans recapture Przemysl with Austrian help. June 18 British suffer defeat north of La Bassee Canal. June 28 Italians enter Austrian territory south of Rlva on western shore of Lake Garda. juiy 3 Tolmino falls Into Italian hands. July 9 British make gains north of Ypres and French retake trenches in the V.osges. July 13 Germans defeated in the Argonne. July 29 Warsaw evacuated; Lublin captured by Austrians. Aug. 4. Germans occupy Warsaw. Aug. 14 Austrians and Germans concentrate 400,000 soldiers on Serbian frontier. Aug. 21 Italy declares war on Turkey. Sept. 1 Ambassador Bernstorff announces Germans will sink no more liners without warning. gept. 4 German submarine torpedoes liner Hesperian. Sept. 9 Germans make air raid on T.nnrtnn. killlncr- 20 nersons and wounding 10o others; United States w v v 7 tj asks Austria to recall Ambassador Dumba. Sept. 20 Germans begin drive on Serbia to open route to Turkey. Sept 22 Russian army, retreating from Vllna, escapes encircling movement Sept. 25-30 Battle of Champagne, resulting in great advance for allied armies and causing Kaiser Wilhelm to rush to the west front; German counter-attacks repulsed. Oct 5 Russia and Bulgaria sever diplomatic relations; Russian, French, British, Italian and Serbian diplomatic representatives ask for passports in Sofla. Oct 10 General Mackensens forces take Belgrade. Oct VI Edith Gavell executed by Germans. Oct. 13 Bulgaria declares war on Serbia. Oct. 15 Great Britain declares war on Bulgaria. Oct. 10 France declares war on Bulgaria. Oct. 39 Russia and Italy declare war on Bulgaria. Oct. 27 Germans join Bulgarians In northeastern Serbia and open way to Constantinople. Oct 30 Germans defeated at Mltau. Nov. 9 Italian liner Ancona torpedoed. Dec. 1 British retreat from near fcagdad. I . 1 tl .... .. adila . UCC. 4 r oru pence pm

ceeds Sir John French as chief of English armies on west front. 1916 Jan. S British troops at Kut-el-Amara surrounded. Jan. 9-rBrhish evacuate Gallipoli peninsula. Jan. 13 Austrians capture Cetlnje,' capital of Montenegro. Jan. 23 Scutari, capital of Albania, captured by Austrians. Feb. 22 Crown prince's army begins attack on Verdun. March 8 Germany declares war on Portugal. March 15 Austria-Hungary declares war on Portugal. March 24 Steamer Sussex torpedoed and sunk. April 18 President Wilson sends note to Germany. April 19 President Wilson speaks to congress, explaining diplomatic situation. April 24 Insurrection in Dublin. April 29 British troops at Kut-el-Amara surrender to Turks. April 30 Irish revolution suppressed. May 3 Irish leaders of insurrection

executed. May 4 Germany makes promise to change methods of submarine warfare. May 13 Austrians begin great offensive against Italians in Trentino. May 31 Great naval battle off Danish coast. June 5 Lord Kitchener lost with cruiser Hampshire. June 11 Russians capture Dubno. June 29 Sir Roger Casement sentenced to be hanged for treason. July 1 British and French begin great offensive on the Somrae. July G David Lloyd Gfeorge appointed secretary of war. July 9 German merchant submarine Deutschland arrives at Baltimore. July 23 General Kuropatkin's army wins Dame near iciga. July 27 English take Delville wood ; Serbian forces begin attack on Bul gare in Macedonia. Aug. 2 French take Fleury. Aug. 3 Sir Roger Casement executed for treason. Aug. 4 French recapture Thiaumont for fourth time ; British repulse Turkish attack on Suez canal. Aug. 7 Italians on Isonzo front capture Monte Sabotino and Monte San Michele. Aug. 8 Turks force Russian evacuation of Bitlls and Mush. Aug. 9 Italians cross Isonzo river and occupy Austrian city of Goerttz. Aug. 10 Austrians evacuate Stanislau ; allies take Doiran, near Saloniki, from Bulgarians. Aug. 19 German submarines sink British light cruisers Nottingham and Falmouth. 1 Aug. 24 French occupy Maurepas, north of the Somme; Russians recap ture Mush in Armenia. Aug. 27 Italy declares war on Germany; Roumania enters war on side of allies. Aug. 29. Field Marshal von Hindenburg made chief of staff of German armies, succeeding Gen. von Falkenhayn. , Aug. 30 Russian armies seize all five passes in Carpathians into Hun gary. Sept. 3-Allies renew offensive north of Somme; Bulgarian and German troops invade Dobrudja, in Roumania. Sept. 7 Germans and Bulgarians capture Roumanian fortress of Tutrakan; Roumanians tako Orsova, Bulgarian city. Sept 10 German-Bulgarian army captures Roumanian fortress of Silitrla. Sept. 14 British for first time use "tanks." Sept. 15 Italians begin new offen sive on Carso. Oct 2 Roumanian army of invaslon in Bulgaria defeated by Germans and Bulgarians under Von Mackensen. Oct 4 German submarines sink French cruiser Gallia and Cunard liner Franconla. Oct. 8 German submarines sink six merchant steamships off Nantucket, Mass. Oct 11 Greek seacoast forts dismantled and turned over to allies on demand of England and France. Oct 23. German-Bulgar armies capture Constanza, Roumania. 1917 Jan. 1 Submarine sinks British . ... i transport lvernia. Jan. 9 Russian premier, Trepoff.J" signs. Golitzln succeeds him. Jan. 31 Germany announces unrestricted submarine warfare. j Feb. 3 President Wilson reviews submarine controversy before congress; United States severs diplomatic relations with Germany; American steamer Housatonlc sunk without warning. Feb. 7 Senate indorses president's act of breaking off diplomatic rela tions. Feb. 12 United States refuses German request to discuss matters of difference unless Germany withdraws unrestricted submarine warfare order. Feb. 14 Von Bernstorff sails for Germany: Feb. 25 British under General Maude capture Kut-el-Amara ; submarine sinks liner Laconia without warning; many lost, including two Americans. Feb. 20 President Wilson asks congress for authority to arm American merchantshlps. Feb. 2S Secretary Lansing makes public Zlmmomann note to Mexico, proposing Mexican-Japanese-German alliance. March 9 President Wilson calls extra session of congress for April 10. March 11 British under Generai Maude capture Bagdad; revolution starts in Petrograd-

March 15 Czar Nicholas of Russia abdicates. March 17 French and British capture Bapaume. March 18 New French ministry formed by Alexander Ribot. March 21 Russian forces cross' Persian border into Turkish territory; American oil steamer Healdtön torpedoed without'' warning. March 22 United States recognizes new government of Russia. March 27 General Murray's British expedition into the Holy Land defeats Turkish army near Gaza. April 2 President Wilson asks congress to declare that acts of Germany constitute a state of war; submarine sinks American steamer Aztec without warning. April 4 United States senate passes resolution declaring a state of war exists with Germany. April 0 House passes war resolution and President Wilson signs joint resolution of congress. April 8 Austria declares severance of diplomatic relations with United States. April 9 British defeat Germans at. Vimy Ridge and take 6,000 prisoners; United States 'seizes 14 Austrian interned ships. Oct. 24 French win back Douaumont, Thiaumont field work, Haudromont quarries, and Chillette wood near Verdun, in smash of two miles. Nov. 1 Italians, in new offensive on the Carso plateau, capture 5,000 Austrians. Nov. 2 Germans evacuate Fort Vaux at Verdun. Nov. 5 Germans and Austrians proclaim new kingdom of Poland of territory captured from Russia. Nov. 6 Submarilne sinks British passenger steamer Arabia. Nov. 7 Cardinal Mercler protests against German deportation of Bel

gians; submarine sinks American steamer Columbian. Nov. S Russian army invades Transylvania, Hungary. Nov. 9 Austro-German armies defeat Russians in Volhynia and take 4,000 prisoners. Kov. 13 British launch new offensive in Somme region on both sides of Ancre. Nov. 14 British capture fortified village of Beaucourt, near the Ancre. Nov. 19 Serbian, French and Russian, troops recapture Monastir; Germans cross Transylvania Alps and enter western Roumania. Nov. 21 British hospital ship Britannic sunk by mine in Aegean sea. Nov. 23 Roumanian army retreats 90 miles from Bucharest. Nov. 24 German-Bulgarian armies take Orsova and Turnu-Severin from Roumanians. Nov. 25 Greek provisional govern ment declares war on Germany and BUigaria. Nov. 28 Roumanian government abandons Bucharest and moves capital to Jassy. . Dec. 5 Premier Herbert Asquith of England resigns. Pec. 7 David Lloyd George accepts British premiership. Dec. 8 Gen. von Mackensen captures big Roumanian army in Prohova valley. Dec. 12 Chancellor von BethniannTTnllivm' nnnnnnpps in roirhstacr that Qermany wiU pr0pose peace ; new cal inet in France under Aristlde Briand as premier, and Gen. Robert Georges Nivelle given chief of command of French army. Dec. 15 French at Verdun win "two miles of front and capture 11,000. Dec. 10 Lloyd George declines German peace proposals. Pec. 23 Baron Burian succeeded as minister of foreign affairs in Austria by Count Czernin. Dec. 26 Germany proposes to President Wilson "an immediate meeting of delegates of the belligerents. Dec. 27 Russians defeated in fiveday battle In eastern Wnllachia, Roumania. April 20 Turkey severs diplomatic relations with the U. S. April 28 Congress passes selective service act for raising of army of 500,000; Gautemala severs diplomatic re lations with Germany. May 7 War department orders ralsIng of nine volunteer regiments of englneers to go to France. May 14 Espionage act becomes law by passing senate. May 18 President Wilson signs selective service act. Also directs expeditionary force of regulars under General Pershing to go to France. May 19 Congress passes war appropriation bill of $3,000,000,000. June 5 Nearly 10,000,000 men in U. S. register for military service. June 12 King Constantine of Greece abdicates. June 13 General Pershing and stall arrive in Paris. June 15 First Liberty loan closes with large oversubscription. June 26 First contingent American troops under General Sibert arrives in France. June 29 Greece severs diplomatic relations with Teutonic allies. July 9 President Wilson drafts state militia Into federal service. Also places food and fuel under federal control. July 13 War department order drafts 678,000 men Into military service. July 14 Aircraft appropriation bill of $640,000,000 passes house ; Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg's reslgna tion forced by German political crisis, Julv l8-Unlted States government orders censorship of telegrams and cablegrams crossing frontiers. July 19 New German Chancellor Michaells declares Germany will not war for conquest; radicals and Catholie party ask peace without forced acoulsltlons of territory.

July 22 Slam declares war on Germany. July 23 Premier Kerensky given unlimited powers In Russia. July 28 United States war indus

tries board created to supervise ex-

peaditures. British,- Italian and Belgian j.roovs.4 Xug. 25 Italian Second army breaks July 21 rAmericans and'Frcncfc capfhiUiifrh Aiicfrinn Una. nn Tsnnzn front, turn f!hntnnn Thiprrv.

V.A11. VS Wjll iXUOlVlUll ilUv w I Aug. 2S President Wilson rejects Pobe Benedict's peace plea. Sept. 10 General Korniloff demands control of Russian government. Sept. 11 Russian deputies vote to support Kerensky. KornilofTs generals ordered arrested. Sept. 16 Russia proclaims new republic by order of Premier, Kerensky. Sept. 20 General Haig advance mile through German lines at Ypres. Sept. 21 Gen. Tasker H. Bliss named chief of staff U. S. army. Oct. 16 Germans occupy islands of Runo and Adro in the Gulf of Riga. Oct. 25 French under General Petan advance and take 12,000 prisoners on Aisne front. Oct. 27 Formal announcement made that American troops In France had fired their first shots In the war. Oct. 2 Italian Isonzo front collapses and Austro-German army reaches outposts of Udine. Nov. 1 Secretary Lansing . makes public the Luxburg "spurlos versenkt" note. jov o Permanent interallied military commission created. Nov. 24 Navy department announces capture of first German submarine bv American destroyer. Nov. 2S Bolshevik! get absolute control of Russian assembly in Russian elections. Dec. 6 Submarine sinks the Jacob Jones, first regular warship of American navy destroyed. Dec. 7 Congress declares war on Austria-Hungary. Dec. 8 Jerusalem surrenders to Gen. Allenby's forces. 1918 jnn. 5 President Wilson delivers speech to congress giving "14 points" necessary to peace. jan OQ British monitors win sea fight with cruisers Goeben and Breslau, sinking latter. Jan. 28 Russia and Roumania sever diplomatic relations. Feb. 2 United States troops take over their first sector, near Toul. Feb. 6 United States troopship Tuscanla sunk by submarine, 126 lost Feb. 11 President Wilson in address to congress gives four additional peace principles, including self-determination of nations ; bolsheviki declare war with Germany over, but refuse to sign peace treaty. Feb. 13 Bolo Pasha sentenced to death in France for treason. Feb. 25 Germans rake Reval, Russian naval base, and Pskov; onanceilor von Hertling agrees "in principle with President Wilson's peace principles, in address to reichstag. March 1 Americans repulse German attack on Toul sector. March 2 Treaty of peace with Germany signed by bolsheviki at BrestLitovsk. March 4 Germany and Roumania sign armistice on German terms. March 13 German troops occupy Odessa. March 14 All Russian congress of Soviets ratifies peace treaty. March 21 German spring offensive starts on 50-mile front. March 22 Germans take 16,000 British prisoners and 200 guns. March 23 German drive gains nine miles. "Mystery gun" shells Paris. March 24 Germans reach the Somme, gaining 15 miles. American engineers rushed to aid British. March 25 Germans take Bapaume. March 27 Germans take Albert. March 28 British counter-attack and gain; French take three towns; Germans advance toward Amiens. March 29 "Mystery gun" kills 75 churchgoers in Paris on Good Friday. April 4 Germans start second phase of their spring drive on the Somme. April 10 Germans take 10,000 British prisoners In Flanders. April 16 Germans capture Aiessines ridge, near Ypres ; Bolo Pasha executed. April 23 British and French navies "bottle up" Zeebrugge. April 20 Germans capture Mount Kemmel, taking 0,500 prisoners. May 5 Austria starts drive on Italy. May 10 British navy bottles up Ostend. May 24 British ship Moldavia, carrying American troops ;torpedoed; 50 lost ay 27 Germans begin third phase of drive on west front; gain five miles. NIay eg Germans take 15,000 prisoners In drive. fay 29 -Germans take Solssons and menace Helms. American troops capture Cnntigny. lay.SQ Germans reach the Marne, 5o miles from Paris. Moy 31 Germans take 45,000 prisoners tu drive. .lune 1 Germans advance nine miles; are 46 miles from Paris. June 3 Five German submarines attack U. S. coast and sink 11 ships. June 5 U. S. marines fight on the Mnrne near Chateau Thierry. June 0 Germans start fourth phase of their drive by advancing toward Noyon. June 10 Germans gain two miles. U. S. marines capture south end of Belleau wood. June 12 French and Americans start counter-attack, Juno 15 Austrians begin another diive on Italy and take 10,000 prisoners. June 17 Italians check Austrians on Piave river. June 19 Austrians cross the Plavc.

June 22 Italians defeat Austrian on the Piave. June 23 Austrians begin great re treat-across the Piave. July IS General Foch launches aU'

lied offensive, with French, American. "-' w--. v - July 30 German . crown ' prince flees from the Marne and withdraws army. Aug. 2 Solssons recaptured by Foch., Aug. 4 Americans take Fismes. Aug. 5 American troops landed at Archangel. Auj,. 7 Americans cross the Vesle. Aug. 16 Bapaume recaptured. Aug. 28 French recross the Somme. Sept. 1 Foch retakes Peronne. Sept. 12 Americans launch successful attack In St. Mihi el salient. Sept 2S Allies win on 250 mile line, from North Sea to Yerdun. Sept. 29 Allies cross Hindenburg line. Sept. 30 Bulgaria surrenders, after successful allied campaign in Balkans. Oct. 1 French take St Quentin. Ost. 4 Austria asks Holland to mediate with allies for peace. Oct. 5 Germans start abandonment of Lille and burn Doual. Ort. 6 Germany asks President Wilson for armistice. Oct. 7 Americans capture hills rrouno Argonne. Oct 8 President Wilson refuses armistice. Oct. 9 Allies capture Cambral. - Oct. 10 Allies capture Le Cateau. Oct. 11 American transport Otranto torpedoed and sunk; 500 lost Oct. 13 Foch's troops take Laon and La Fere. Oct. 14 British and Belgians take : Routers; President Wilson demands surrtif er by Germany. Oct 15 British and Belgians cross Lys river, take 12,000 prisoners an 100 guns. Ä Oct 16 Allies enter Lille outskirts. Oct 17 Allies capture Lille, Bruges, Zeebvugge, Ostend and Douai. Oct. IS Czecho-Slovaks issue declaration of independence; Czechs rebel and seize Prague, capital of Bohemia; French take Thlelt Oct 19 President Wilson refuses AusIran peace plea and says Czechoslovak state must be considered. Oct 21 Allies cross the Olse and threaten Valenciennes, fw 99 Tint's forces cross the v, v. i Scheldt Oct. 23 President Wilson refuse! latest German peace plea. Oct. 27 German government asks, President Wilson to state terms. Oct. 28 Austria begs for separate peace. Oct 29 Austria opens direct negotiations with Secretary Lansing. Oct 30 Italians Inflict great defeat on Austritf; capture 33,000; Austrians evacUtttnt! Italian territory. Oct 31 Turkey surrenders; Austrians utterly routed by Italians; lose 50,000; Austrian envoys, under white flag, enter Italian lines. Nov. 1 Italians pursue beaten Austrians across Tagliamento river; allied conference at Versailles fixes peace terms for Germany. Nov. 3 Austria signs armistice amounting virtually to unconditional surrender. Nov. 4 Allied terms arc sent to Germany. Nov. 7 Germany's envoys enter alA lied lines by arrangement. rov ö Kaiser Wilhelm abdicates and crown prince renounces throne. Nov. 10 Former Kaiser Wilhelm and his eitcst son, Friedrich Wilhelm flee to Hofland to escape widespread revolution throughout Germany. Nov. 11 German authorities sign armistice ending hostilities preceding arrangement of the peace terms. SAID TO FEED ON INSECTS Pitcher Plant Known to Scientists as One of the Wonder of the Vegetable Kingdom. The pitcher plant is one of th freaks of plant life. It growls in swampy lands and is well known In Canada. The flowers, touched with beautiful, delicate tints, are prized for decorative purposes. But the wonder of the pitcher plant Is its leave. They are green, water-holding pitchers, beautifully veined with red and purple, with considerable variation in form. During rainfalls they are filled with water. This largely evaporates, leaving the receptacle half full. Externally these cups are smooth, white Internally they are lined with fine bristles pointing downward. There is also a sticky, sugary sort of semi-fluid substance to be found around the inner margin of the bowl or pitcher. Thii arrangement not only attracts a larg number of tiny insects, but they art so eager to feed on the sugary substance that not a few tumble into the water below and die there. They cannot fly out, for the lines of flight would be practically vertical, while hundreds of little bristles confronting them prevent escape over the surface by walking out. Many believe that the plant, through Its leaves, absorb the digestive parts of these Insect, and that they thus contribute to Ita nutrition: in other words, that the pitcher plant to this extent Is one of the carnivores of the vegetable Winrdorn. . Finicky. "It's -a hard matter to please some of i, these society leaders," said the society editor. , 'What's the matter now?" asked the city editor. "Mrs. Grabcoln say the wrlteup of her narty In this morning' paper wasn't punctuated to iult her." 1 I. mlnghaun Ae-Herildr ' .

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