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Show EVENTS OF WORLD 1 leOUlG 1917 United States Joins Ranks of the Foes of Germany.- SENDS BIG ARMY TO FRANCE Russia Ousts Czar, Becomes Republic and Falls Into Hands of Teuton-Led Teuton-Led Radicals Allies Smash Hindenburg Line, and Austro-Germans Invade In-vade Italy. ... v v January. Jan. 1. Germans defeated Russians In TVallachia. British transport Ivernia sunk in' Mediterranean Medi-terranean ; 150 lost. Jan. 9. Premier Trepoff of Russia resigned re-signed and was succeeded by Prince Gollt-zine. Gollt-zine. British warship Cornwallis sunk by torpedo. tor-pedo. Jan. 14 Japanese battleship Tsukuba destroyed by explosion; 153 killed. Jan. 22. President Wilson, addressing senate, gave world outline of terms on which he believed lasting peace could be concluded. Jan. 23. Destroyers fought two engagements engage-ments in North sea, the Germans losing several vessels and the English one. Jan 25. Germans took mile of French trenches on Hill 304, Verdun region. British auxiliary cruiser Laurentic sunk by mine; 350 lives lost. French transport Admiral Magon torpedoed; tor-pedoed; 1-11 lost. Jan 31. Germany announced submarine blockade of all enemy countries, outlined forbidden zones and revoked pledges on submarine warfare. February- Feb. 3. United States broke off diplomatic diplo-matic relations with Germany; President Wilson dismissed Ambassador von Bern-storff Bern-storff and recalled Ambassador Gerard. Feb. 4. Germany agreed to release Americans taken by commerce raider. German gunboat interned at Honolulu burned by crew; many German vessels in American ports damaged. Feb. 5. German submarine shelled and sank British provisional naval collier Eavestone and killed four men, Including Richard Wallace, American. Belgian relief steamer Lars Kruse sunk by German submarine; all but one of crew lost. Feb. 7. Anchor liner California and other oth-er vessels sunk by German submarine; 41 lost on California. Feb. 12. President Wilson refused parley ought by Germany. American schooner Lyman M. Law destroyed de-stroyed by Austrian submarine.. Feb. 13. Germany announced period of grace for all vessels in "barred zones" had expired. Feb. 17. British smashed German lines on both sides of Ancre river. TJ. S. sent peremptory demand to Germany Ger-many for release of Yarrowdale prisoners. German submarine sank Italian transport; trans-port; 998 lives lost. Feb. 22. Germany freed the Yarrowdale prisoners. Feb. 26. German submarine sunk Cunar-der Cunar-der Laconia off Irish coast; 12 lost, including includ-ing Mrs. A. H. Hoy and daughter of Chicago, Chi-cago, and one American member of crew. British and German destroyers fought in English Channel. Feb. 26. President Wilson asked congress con-gress to grant him powers to protect American shipping. British took Kut-el-Amara from Turks. German destroyers bombarded Broad-stairs Broad-stairs and Margate, killing woman and child. Feb. 28. U. S. government revealed German plot to join with Mexico and Japan in making war on United States. British occupied Gommecourt and other villages in Ancre region. French destroyer Casslnl torpedoed; 106 lost March. March 2. Germany announced all vessels ves-sels would be sunk hereafter without warning. March 4. Austrian attack east of Gorltz repulsed with great losses. T March 6. Austria Informed U. 8. It Indorsed In-dorsed German submarine warfare program. pro-gram. German-Hindoo plot to invade India through China revealed by arrests in New York. March 9. President Wilson ordered the arming of U. S. merchant vessels. March 11. Bagdad captured by British. March 12. Revolution begun in Petrograd. Petro-grad. Germans abandoned main defensive svs-tem svs-tem east of Bapaume. American steamer Algonquin torpedoed without warning. . m March 13. China severed diplomatic relations re-lations with Germany. Russian imperial cabinet deposed by duma. March 14. Germans In great retreat along Somme front. March 15. Czar Nicholas abdicated Russian Rus-sian throne for himself and his son. Russians captured Hamadan, Asiatic Turkey. March 17. British took Bapaume and French took Roye. Zeppelins raided London; one shot down near Complegne, France. Briand cabinet in France resigned. March 18. American freighters Vlgllan-cia, Vlgllan-cia, City of Memphis and Illinois, sunk by German submarine; 22 perished. British and French advanced 10 miles on lO-mlle front and took Peronne, Chaulnes and Noye. March 19 Germans made new fierce drive at Verdun, but were repulsed with enormous losses. Ribot formed new French cabinet. March 21. British took forty mors towns In France. American steamer Healdton sunk without with-out warning by German submarine; 21 of crew killed. March 26. French occupied Folembray and La Feuillee, south of Coucy forest British captured Lagnlcourt. March 28. New Russian government installed. April. April 1. British captured Savy, Ven-delles, Ven-delles, Epehy and Peizlere. French reached outskirts of Vauxaillon and Laffaux. Armed American ship Aztec sunk by German submarine off French coast' 19 of crew saved. April 2. President Wilson, addressing special session of congress, asked formal resolution that state of war was In existence exis-tence between the United States and Germany, Ger-many, and called for co-opers.tion with entente allies to defeat German autocracy. April 4. Senate passed resolution declaring declar-ing state of war between U. S. and Germany, Ger-many, by a vote of 82 to 6. April 6. House passed war 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 were seized and many supposed German Ger-man plotlers were arrested. April 7. German cruiser Cormoran, Interned at Guam, blown up by crew. Cuba and Panama declared state of war with Germany. April 8. Austria broke off diplomatic relations with U. S. April 9. British advanced two to three miles on twelve mile front near Arras, smashing German line and taking Vlmy ridge and many towns. American steamer Seward sunk in Mediterranean Medi-terranean by German submarine. April 10. Brazil severed relations with Germany; Argentina declared It supported the position of the United States; Chill decided to remain neutral. April 11. Costa Rica declared it supported sup-ported the position of the United Stales, Uruguay 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, War department called for volunteers for duration of war. April 13. Bolivia severed relations with Germany. British and French made further Dig advances ad-vances on west front. April 14. House passed $7,000,000,000 war revenue authorization bill without dissenting dissent-ing vote. April 15. Brtish patrols entered suburbs of Lens. Germans routed at Lagnlcourt with terrible ter-rible losses. British transport Arcadian torpedoed; 279 lost. British transport Cameronla sunk; 140 lost. April 16. President Wilson Issued proclamation proc-lamation warning agalnts the commission of treasonable acts. Congress appropriated $100,000,000 for emergency war fund, French opened great offensive on 26-mile 26-mile front between Soissons and Reims, taking 10.000 prisoners. April 17. Senate unanimously passed $7 000,000,000 bond issue bill. - Germans sank two British hospital shlpb loaded with wounded British and Germans. Ger-mans. April 19. American liner Mongolia sank German submarine in Irish 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 arrived ar-rived In United States British made furthei advances in Arras sector in face of desperate opposition by Germans. April 25. German destroyers bombarded Dunkirk but were driven off. American tanker Vacuum sunk by submarine; sub-marine; naval lieutenant and 9 gunners lost. April 27. British occupied Arleaux and half of Oppy. April 28. Congress passed army bills with selective conscription features. Guatemala severed relations with Germany. Ger-many. April 29. General Petain mads chief of French staff. May. May 3. Chilean minister to Germany demanded his passports. British began new offensive west of Queant and took Fresnoy. May 4. French captured Craonne. House passed espionage bill with modified modi-fied press censorship clause. British transport Transylvania torpedoed; torpe-doed; 413 lives lost. May 5. French made big advance on four mile front southwest of Laon. May 6. Bolivia severed relations with Germany. May 7. Coalition government of provisional provi-sional government and soldiers' and workmen's work-men's delegates formed in Russia. May 8. Germans recaptured Fresnoy from British. May 11. Italy reported destruction of 13 German submarines in one week. Chicago board of trade stopped trading In May wheat. May 12. British again hit the Hindenburg Hinden-burg line, establishing themselves near Bullecourt. May 14. Senate passed espionage bills without prohibition and press censorship clauses. Italians attacked along the whole Isonzo front, gafning ground north of Gorltz. Officers training camps opened. May 15. Chancelor Hollweg before the Reichstag refused to discuss Germany's peace aims. Trading in wheat futures stopped in six middle weBt exchanges. Italians made big gains on Julian front, taking Monte Cucco arid Monte Vodlce. May 17. Senate passed army draft bill. British completed capture of Bullecourt. May 18. President Wilson ordered one division, commanded by General Pershing, sent to France at once. He also signed the army draft bill and set June 5 for registration day. Honduras severed relations with Germany. Ger-many. May 19. President Wilson selected H. C. Hoover as head of a food control board. Nicaragua' severed relations with Germany. Ger-many. Senate passed the $3,342,000,000 war budget. bud-get. May 23. House passed war tax bill carrying car-rying $1,870,000,000. Secretary Lansing refused passports for American delegates to Stockholm socialist social-ist peace conference. American ship carrying eupplles to Switzerland sunk by torpedo. Premier Tisza and entire Hungarian cabinet resigned. May 24. Italians broke"through Austrian front from Castagnavizza to Gulf of Trieste, taking 9,;00 prisoners. May 25. First American field service corps went to front in France. Germans made air raid on southeastern England, killing 76 and Injuring 1744. May 27. Italians again broke through Austrian lines. May 29. War department issued call for 100,0'jO volunteers for regular army. London reported sinking of hospital ship and armed cruiser by submarines. Brazil chamber of deputies authorized revocation of neutrality decree. June. June 2. Senate passed first of administration's admin-istration's food bills. Fourteen German and Hindoo plotters indicted by federal grand jury at Chicago. U. S. railroad commission to Russia arrived ar-rived at Vladivostok. June 3. American commission to Russia, Rus-sia, headed by Root, readied Russian port. French repulsed five great attacks south of Laon. June 4. Brusslloff made commander In chief of Russian armies. June 5. More than ten million young Americans registered for the National army. German aviators raided naval base in the Medway near London, but were driven off. losing eight machines. British made big advance on north bank of the Scarpe. American liner sank German submarine after long fight. British squadron bombarded Ostend and sank German destroyer. June 7. British began great offensive In Belgium, blowing up Messlnes ridge and advancing 5 miles on 9-mile front straightening out big salient. June 8.-General Pershing and staff arrived ar-rived in England. Germany broke ort relations with Haiti June 10. General Pershing's staff arrived ar-rived in France. Heavy fighting renewed in the Trentino Italians making gains. June 12. King Constantlne of Greece forced by the allies, abdicated In favor of Prince Alexander, his second son. American steamship Petrollte reported sunk by submarine. June 13. Germans made air raid on London, Lon-don, killing if7 and wounding 437. Army and navy deficiency appropriation bill carrying $3,000,000,000 passed by congress. con-gress. Prince Alexander took oath as king of Greece. June 14. British made big advance east and south of Messlnes. June 15. Liberty loan heavily over-subscribed when books closed. June 20. Presidont Wilson Issued call for 70,000 volunteers for regular army. June 22. French repulsed violent attacks of Germans on the Chemin des Dames. June 23. House passed food control bill with "bone dry" amendment. June 25. President Wilson appointed an exports council composed of the secretaries secre-taries of state, agriculture and commerce and the food administrator. June 26 American coal barons agreed to fixing of prices. First contingent of Pershing's army landed in France. , June 27. Second contingent of Pershing a army landed in France. New Greek cabinet headed by Venlzelos took oath of office. Congress of workmen s and soldiers delegates of all Russia adopted resolution rejecting any move for separate peace. June 28. -Brazil revoked its decree of neutrality in war between entente allies and Germany. June 29. Greece broke off diplomatic relations re-lations with Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey. July. July 1. Russians captured Konluchy, Galicla, 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 kill-ing 37 and losing a number of planes. July 8. 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 6. British battleship Vanguard destroyed by interior explosion; 800 lost. July 10. Russians broke Teuton line east of Lemberg and took Halicz. 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 Bethmanri-Hollweg resigned and Dr. G. E. Michaelis succeeded succeed-ed him. House passed $640,000,000 aviation bill. July 17. French took German trenches near Malancourt. Three members of Russian cabinet resigned; re-signed; riots in Petrograd suppressed. Shake-up in British cabinet. v Finland diet adopted independence bill. July 19. Great German attack between Craonne and Hurteblse 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 Kerensky. July 21. Senate passed food control and aviation bills. Russian troops In disorderly retreat, burning villages. July 22. German aviators raided England, Eng-land, killing 11 in coast towns, but being driven away from London. Slam declared state of war with Germany Ger-many and Austria-Hungary. July 23. Government of national safety created In Russia and Kerensky given absolute ab-solute powers. July 25. Mutinous division of Kornlloff'a Russian army reported blown to pieces with its own artillery. Russians and Roumanians in South Carpathians Car-pathians broke Teuton line. National Guard of 19 states and District of Columbia mobilized. July 28. Germany yielded to Argentine demands concerning submarine warfare. Landing of more American troops In France announced. War industries board, F. N. Scott chairman, chair-man, created. July 30. Germans penetrated Russian territory east of Zbrocz, but Russian resistance re-sistance stiffened. Henry Chapman Gilbert, Washington, first man accepted for National army. British cruiser Ariadne torpedoed; SS killed. July 81. Anglo-French forces opened great offensive In Flanders on 20 mile front taking 11 villages and 5,000 prisoners. August. Aug. 1. British and French gained further fur-ther ground in Ypres sector but Germans recaptured St. Jullen and part of West-hoek. West-hoek. Aug. 2. German counter-attacks In Flanders Flan-ders repulsed. Korniloff succeeded Brusslloff as commander com-mander In chief of Russian armies. Aug. 3, Austrlans captured Czernowitz and Ktmpolung. 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 minis-teries. minis-teries. Premier Kerensky completed a coalition cabinet. Aug. 8. Roumanian forces opened new offensive north of Fokshani. Food control bill sent to President Wilson. Wil-son. Canadian conscription bill passed. Aug. 9. Teutons forced crossing of Su-chitza Su-chitza river in Fokshani region. Aug. 10. British drove Germans back two miles in Flanders and French advanced ad-vanced east and north of Bixschonte. Aug. 11. Arthur Henderson resigned as labor member of British war cabinet, being be-ing accused of double dealing concerning Stockholm conference. Herbert Hoover made American food administrator. ad-ministrator. Aug. 12. German airplanes raided England, Eng-land, killing 23. Aug. 14. China declared war on Germany Ger-many and Austria-Hungary. Peace proposals by the pope made public. pub-lic. Aug. 15. Canadian troops captured Hill 70, dominating Lens anc" the Loos salient, and entered Lens. IT. S. government's plan to control flour and wheat put In operation. Aug. 16. British and French made big gains In Flanders, taking Langemarck and other villages. Von Mackensen drove Russians across the Sereth river. Aug. 18. French made great airplane raids on German positions in Belgium and Germany. Italians began new offensive In the Isonzo Ison-zo region. Aug. 19. British line advanced 500 yards east of Langemarck. mainly with "tanks " Many I. W. W. leaders arrested by U. S. federal agents. Aug. 20. French drove back Germans In Verdun sector on 11 mile front, taking Avocourt wood, Le Mort Homme summits Corbeaux wood and Champneuvllle. Aug. 21. British forced their way further fur-ther into the defenses of Tens. French made further advances In Verdun Ver-dun sector. Aug. 22. Germans opened offensive In Riga region. British took important positions along Ypres-Menin road. Germans made air raids on English coast, killing 11. Aug. 23. Dr. H. A. Garfield made fuel administrator of U. S. Aug. 24. British pushed back on Ypres-Menln Ypres-Menln road. French took Hill 304. Verdun, bv storm Aug. 24. Italians captured Monte Santo northeast of Gorlzla. Aug. 28. President Wilson rejected the pope's peace proposals as Impossible while German autocracy exists. Aug. 30. U. S. wheat committee fixed basic price for 1917 crop at $2.20. Germans made air raid on port of Riga. September. Sept. 1. British destroyers destroyed four German armed trawlers off Jutland. Sept. 3. Russians abandoned Riga. German airplanes raided Chatham, England, Eng-land, killing 108. Sept. 4. Italians captured Monte San Gabriele. German submarine shelled Scarborough and airplanes bombed London. Sept. 6. American National army began movement to cantonments. Federal agents raided I. W. W. quarters quar-ters throughout country. American merchantmen under convoy attacked by U-boats; two steamships and one submarine sunk. Sept. 6. House passed war credits bill authorizing $11,538,945,460 In bonds and certificates. cer-tificates. Sept. 7. Atlantic transport lines Minnehaha Minne-haha torpedoed; 50 dead. German aviators bombed American hospital hos-pital camp, killing five. Sept. 8. Secretary Lansing exposed violations vio-lations of neutrality by Swedish officials In Argentina and Stockholm. In transmitting German cablegrams advising sinking of Argentine vessels. French cabinet resigned. Sept. 9. Korniloff, commander In chief of Russian armies, headed military counter coun-ter revolution and was dismissed by Kerensky. Ker-ensky. Sept. 10. Senate passed war revenue bill totaling $2,411,670,000. Paul Palnleve became French premier. Sept. 12. Count Luxburg, German minister min-ister to Argentina, given his passports; anti-German riots in Buenos Aires. Kerensky made commander in chief of Russian armies. Sept. 13. Koi niloff's revolt collapsed. Secretary Lansing exposed unneutral action of former Swedish charge in Mexico City. Sept. 14. Italians drove Austrlans from Monte San Gabriele summit. Sept. 15. Senate passed bill for $11,638,-966,460 $11,638,-966,460 bond Issues. British naval aircraft destroyed one German Ger-man destroyer and some trawlers near Oa- 6Sept. 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 $7,144,000,000 deficiency war supply bill. Sept. 2o. British began great offensive east of Ypres. ,,, Sept. 21. Secretary Lansing published message of Von Bernstorff to Berlin asking ask-ing leave to spend $50,000 "to influence congress." con-gress." Costa Rica severed diplomatic relations with Germany. Germany and Austria replied favorably to pope's peace proposal. Germans broke through Russian line at Jacobsladt. Sept. 22. Secretary Lansing revealed details de-tails of Bernstorff's plotting before U. S. entered the war. Sept. 23. Secretary Lansing disclosed German abuse of U. S. protection by concealing con-cealing in Bucharest legation explosives and disease germs after U. S. had taken it over. Sept. 24. German alrpltnes raided England, Eng-land, killing 20. War Industries board and producers cut steel prices in half. Germans lost heavily in attacks near Verduu. Sept. 25. Germans made two more air raids on England. U. S. senate passed $8,000,000,000 war deficiency de-ficiency bill. Sept. 26. British took strong positions from Germans east and nort east of Ypres. Germany offered to evacuate Belgium under certain conditions. Gen. Soukhomlinoff, former war minister minis-ter of Russia, sentenced for life for high treason. Sept. 28. Many I. W. W. leaders indicted for seditious conspiracy. Sept. 29. British captured Ramadie, Mesopotamia, Me-sopotamia, and its large garrison. German airplanes raided London. British airplanes bombed Zeebrugge. Sept. 30. Two more air raids made on London. Fuel Administrator Garfield set limits for retail prices of coal. October. Oct. 1. Heavy attacks of Germans repulsed re-pulsed by French and British, and of Austrlans Aus-trlans by Italians. Four groups of German airplanes raided raid-ed London and coast towns. Second Liberty loan campaign started. French airmen made reprisal raids on Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Treves and Cob-lenz, Cob-lenz, and British bombed Zeebrugge locks. Oct. 2. British repulsed six desperate German attacks in V landers. British cruiser Drake torpedoed; 19 killed Oct. 3. President Wilson signed the war tax bill. Oct. 4. British won great battle east of Ypres. Oct. 6. Peru broke off relations with Germany. Congress completed Its war program and adjourned. Oct. 7. Uruguay severed relations with Germany. Oct. 12. -British gained half mile on six mile front in Flanders. Germans captured part of Island of Oesel in Gulf of Riga. Oct. 14. Pi esident Wilson created war board to sto- trading with the enemy and took other steps to curb enemy activities in America. One Russian and two German torpedo boats sunk In battle near Oesel. Oct 15. Destruction of French steamer Medie by submarine announced; 250 lives lost. Oct. 17. Two German raiders sank two British . destroyers and 12 Scandinavian merliantmen they were convoying in the North sea. Oct. 17 Germans in full possession of Island Is-land of Oesel. American transport Antilles torpedoed; 67 lost. Oct. IS. Germans captured Moon Island from Russians. Oct. 19. Germans made air raid on London, Lon-don, killing 34. Oct. 20. Four Zeppelins destroyed by the French. Oct. 23. French broke througn German lines north of the Alsne. inflicting heavy losses and taking 8,000 prisoners. American troops went Into first line trenches and fired first shot at Germans. Oct. 24. Austrlans and Germans began offensive along Tsnnzo front. Oct. 25. French made another big gain in Alsne sector. Austro-German attack drove Italians back to frontier on the Julian line forcing forc-ing abandonment of Balnsizza plateau; 30.000 Italians captured. Oct. 26. -British and French made big attack at-tack east of Ypres. Brazil declared state of war with Germany Ger-many existed. Oct. 27. Italians in general retreat, WO 000 captured; Teutons advanced beyond Civi-dnle. Civi-dnle. Oct. 30. Austro-Germans took Udine and broke through Carnlc Alps into Vene-tia. Vene-tia. Vittorlo Orlando formed new Italian cabinet. Count George von Herding made German Ger-man imperial chancellor, Michaelis having resigned. Oct. 31.-Berlln reported 120.000 Italians and more than 1,000 guns captured. American transport Finland struck by torpedo; eight men killed. November. Nov. 1. Italians re-formed behind the Tagliamento. British announced capture of Beersheba Palestine. Nov 2.-Crown prince with.lrew from the Chemin des Dames to the Ailette river. One German cruiser and tun armed trawlers sunk by British In the Cattegat. United Slates and Japan made compact on open door in China and co-oporation in the war. Nov. 3. Germans raided salient held by Americans, killing three, wounding 6 and taking 12 prisoners. Nov. 5. American patrol boat Alcedo sunk by torpedo; 21 lost. Nov. 6 Italians retreated from Taglla-mento Taglla-mento line. British captured Passchendaele and ad. vanced 800 yards beyond. Nov. 7. Italians fell back to Llvenea river, Germans following;. American commission to Paris conference, confer-ence, headed by Col. House, reached Eng. land. British In Palestine captured Gaza. Nov. 8. Russian maximalists under Lenine seized government and planned for Immediate peace; Kerensky fled from Petrograd. Pe-trograd. Nov. 9. Britain, France and Italy created cre-ated Interallied war committee; Gen. Diet made first commander of Italian armies. Nov. 10. Russian rebel government mads Lenine premier. Germans reached Piave river In Italy. Nov. 11. Italians repulsed Teutons near Aslago. Loyal troops attacked maximalist In Petrograd. Italians held Teutons on Plave river. Nov. 1Z. Heavy fighting in Moscow, followed fol-lowed by compromise. Nov. 13 Kerensky and the Cossacka badly defeated. French cabinet resigned. Nov. 14. Heavy fighting all along the Piave In Italy. Nov. 15. Georges Clemenceau became premier of France. Italians inundated big section about the lower Piave to save Venice. Socialist seized the government of Finland. Fin-land. Nov. 16. U. S. cabinet decided to demand de-mand a supreme war council. Nov. 17 Bolsheviki won In Moscow. British light sea forces routed German squadron off Helgoland. British occupied Jaffa, Palestine. Teutons who crossed Piave at Zenson annihilated. Nov. 18. Bolsheviki generally victorious in Russia; Civil war halted by lack of food. Kaiser refused to treat for peace with new government of Russia. Berlin police killed socialist rioters. Nov. 19. Teutons concentrating big gun fire on north of Italian line. President Wilson issued proclamation putting severe restrictions on enemy aliens In United States. Daniel Wlllard made head of U. 8. war Industries board. American destroyer Chauncey sunk In collision; 21 lost. Nov. 20. Two American soldiers killed and five wounded In artillery combat. Nov 21. British smashed through th Hindenburg line toward Cambral, taking many towns and thousands of prisoners. French successfully attacked German salient south of Juvincourt. Nov. 22. Furious fighting near Cambral. Italians meeting great massed attack between Piave and Brenta rivers. Bolsheviki government in Russia proposed" pro-posed" general armistice. Nov. 23. The Ukraine declared separation separa-tion from Russia. Nov. 24 The British took Bourlon wood, near Cainbrai. 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 Cam- k'Salians repulsed fierce Teuton attacks. Nov. 28. Coalition ministry formed In Germany assented to bolsheviki 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 Na-tional Guard troops. Germans pierced British lines south of Cambrai. December. Dec. 1. British regained most of ground lost near-rambral, and nine German attacks at-tacks were repulsed with great losses. Dec. 2. British withdrew from Mas-nieres Mas-nieres on Cambrai front. Dec. 3 British repulsed furious attacks near Cambral. United States congress met for second war session. England reported East Africa completely complete-ly cleared of Germans. Russian deputation began armistice negotiations neg-otiations with Germans. Armistice announced an-nounced on many sections of Russian front. Dec. 4. President Wilson, in hla annual message, declared peace would not ba made with present rulers of Germany, that America would fight to last gun, and asked declaration of war against Austrla-H Austrla-H ungary. Establishment of Tartar republic In Crimea announced. British steamer Apapa torpedoed; 80 passengers and the crew lost. Dec. 6 Germans rejected Russians' first demands In armistice negotiations. Italians lost some positions on Aslago plateau. British aviators raided Sweibrucken and Saarbrucken. British withdrew from Bourlon wood salient near Cambrai. Dec. 6 Italians driven back on Aslago plateau. Armistice for ten daya declared on Russian Rus-sian front. German air raiders killed seven In England. Eng-land. U. S. destroyer Jacob Jones torpedoed; 66 men lost. Dec. 7 United States congTess declared war on Austria-Hungary. Roumania accepted armistice with the enemy. Dec. 8. Great Italian air fleet made successful suc-cessful attack on Austro-Germans. Ecuador severed diplomatic relations with Germany. Dec. 9.-Kaledlnes and Korniloff leading revolt of Cossacks against Lenine government govern-ment of Russia. Dec. 10 British captured Jerusalem. Japanese troops landed in Vladivostok. 1 'o 11. Russian constituent assembly assem-bly met. Dec 13. Germans made great attack cast of Bullecourt. gaining slightly. Congressional inquiry into U. S. war preparations started. British destroyer, four trawlers and six merchantmen sunk In North sea by Germans. Dec. 15. Armistice agreement Bigned by Russian bolsheviki government and Teutonic allies. War council In U. S. war department created. Dec. 17. Charles Plez succeeded Rear Admiral Harris as general manager of the emergency fleet corporation. Dec. IS. Gen. Goethals made acting quartermaster general and Gen. Wheeler Wheel-er acting chief of ordnance. German air raid on England. |