Show I t EVENTS EVENTS OF Y EAR BRIEF COMPLETE DEFEAT OF CENTRAL POWERS IN WORLD WAR MARKS AN EPOCH IN HISTORY r Ij h DATES OF DOWNFALL Month Twelve Ends With Leaders of Victorious Nations Gathered to Settie Settie Settle Set Set- tie tie tle peace Peace Terms Terms ther Terms Other Other Foreign and Domestic Occurrences Occurrences I t i COMPILED BY E. E W. W PICKARD t THE WOR WORLD WOLD D WAR Jan l Italians 1 I drove across acrs' acrs Piave river from Zenson loop Jan Jai 4 President 4 Wilson presented his railway control program to congress BrUsh hospital ship Rewa torpedoed b by Germans Germans Jan 5 Premier 5 Lloyd Llod George stated Britain's war alms aims Jan 7 U. i-U. U. U S. S government began mobil mobilization of ot workers U. U S. S Supreme court upheld draft law Submarine Submarine crews crews mutinied at Kiel Klel killIng killing kill kill- Ing SS 3 officers kil- kil Jan Ja S President 8 Wilson Wison stated AmerIcas Amer Amer- ica's cas war wa alms and peace demands Jan Ja 9 and Bulgaria signed separate separate separate sep sep- arate peace Jan 10 Central Central powers withdrew otTer offer of ot general Jeneral peace reace and offered Russia separate separate separate sep sep- arate peace Russia and Germany renewed armistice armistice armis armis- tice for tor month Jan 14 British lI-British H British airmen made big successful successful suc sue daylight raid on Karlsruhe Germans bombarded Yarmouth from the te sea sa sea Jan 15 Daniel 15 Daniel Wiard Willard resigned as a head bead of U. U S. S war Industries board Jan 20 2 In naval action acton at boar entrance to Dardanelles the British sank Turkish cruiser Breslau and forced the Goeben ashore Jan 21 British 21 21 British boarding ship Louvain sunk 22 lost lost Jan 24 German 24 Germany 24 and Austria replied to peace proposals of Wilson Wison and Lloyd GeorgeS George r rejecting the concrete tons Jan an 26 Twelve 26 Twelve killed by explosion In Newport naval torpedo station Odessa captured by the bolshevik Jan 27 RussIan 27 2 Russian government broke relations relations rela rela- with wih Roumania Italians began besan offensive between Asiago and the he Brenta Brenta Rom look took Jan German IS-German German air ai raiders killed 47 7 In London Ukrainians defeated bolshevik troops In three day battle batte and took ook Lutsk Italians broke through Austrian line lne taking l. l Ir 00 prisoners Tan Jan 30 German 30 German air raid rid on Paris 43 9 killed an Jan 31 Bolshevik 31 31 took Feb reb 3 Allied 3 Aled 3 Allied supreme war council deC der de- de r C ared war must be bo carried on to vic vie tory tOr Feb 4 U. 4 U. U S S. S s' s government took over control of ot oil 01 Feb 5 Franz 5 Franz von and six others convicted of at conspiracy In New York Feb 6 United 6 States transport Tuscania cania sunk by torpedo off or Irish coast Americans lost Feb 3 Peace 9 Peace treaty between Ukraine a and the central powers signed I Feb e h 10 Russia 10 Russia a declared e the war at an end so far as she was concerned and ad ordered complete demobilization but re refused refused refused re- re fused to n p peace ace treaty Feb 14 Bob 14 Bolo Pasha Paha convicted of treason treason trea trea- son In France and sentenced to death Feb 15 President 15 Wilson put all aU foreign for for- eign trade of U. U S S. under license Eight British Brish submarine chasers sunk by German destroyers in Dover straits Feb IS German aviators atac attacked ed Lendon Lon Len Ln- Ln don killing 21 2 Feb 18 Germans 18 resumed war on Rus Rus- sia ala crossing the Feb 19 Germans 19 took and Lutsk Lutak Bolshevik offered to sign peace treat treaty Bolshevik Don Cossack republic organized organ organ- at Gen hav- hav l committed suicide Feb 20 Germans 20 Invested Reval and troops In Finland Feb 21 Germans 21 Germans took Minsk and n 4 Jericho ho captured by the British V t Feb 22 Senate 22 Senate 2 Senate passed Wilson bill bi to rule railroads Feb 23 President 23 Issued proclamation stipulating government guaranteed price for wheat at principal primary markets prices varying from 2 at Spokane ane to 22 or Dr New York Feb Peb 25 Germans 25 Gerans 25 captured Reval Reval Feb Americans 21 repulsed strong attack at- at wk tack IAk in Chernin Chemin des Dames sector with wih li bavy Y losses to attackers March 1 McAdoo l-McAdoo announced third Liberty Lib Lib- erty loan to open April Apri 6 u. u S. S troops repulsed raid In Toul sector sector sec see tor suffering many casualties German Germanos losses os es ver very heavy neavy British cruiser torpedoed S lives lost March 3 Germans 3 halted Invasion of Russia Slavs Slays signed peace treaty giving Turkey urley big slice of ot territory March 4 French 4 delivered surprise blow near Verdun penetrating German lines British B French and Italian ambassador don dor dorl asked asked Japan to take necessary nEcessary steps to p 1 re allied aled Interests In Siberia Siberia British advanced on mile 12 12 front In P. P larch z 6 In Lorraine Loraine re- re put put- f. f fi 1 German attack and took prisoners President Wilson refused assent to Jap- Jap arese arCe intervention In Russia Russa S M M. Baruch named chairman charman of ot th the war Industries board March 6 6 sl signed ned preliminary peace treaty giving up and control control con- con 1 of ot the Danube March 7 Germany t-Germany and Finland signed peace treaty March 8 Trotsky 8 resigned as foreign minister of ot Russia Russia British advanced three miles mUes on mile 18 mie I-mie front in Palestine British repulsed attack atack on Ypres DIx mude line lne with wih heavy losses to enemy Eleven killed 46 4 injured in air raid rid on London March Marb 9 Nine 9 Nino persons killed In air raid on Paris March 11 Sixty Il-Sixty l Sixty airplanes bombed Paris 31 24 i killed Enemy aviators attacked Naples Naple Seven killed hilled In hospital hospital President In message to o Soviets pledged gs Ot f ed ad aid of United I States e t to free Russia Lussia 1 from German control control March 12 Ninety five thousand drafted men called caled to b begin ln movement to cantonments cantonments cantonments can can- March 29 2 British aviators ton of ot explosives explosives ives on Coblentz March 13 Germans 13 seized Odessa March 14 American H Rainbow division occupied trenches In sector from Crom which they drove the enemy first f permanent advance by Americans r i March 15 Germans 15 repulsed with wIh heavy hev 1 loss in Flanders by British Russian All Al congress of ot Soviets Soviet at Moscow Moscow Mos Mos- cow cw ratified German peace terms March arch IS Allied 18 Allied supreme war council counci condemned German treatment of ot Russians Russians Rus Rus- and and antI refused to acknowledge e the peace treaties March 19 American 19 American destroyer Manley I collided with wih British war vessel 16 killed March 20 America 20 and Great Britain seized IO tons of Dutch shipping March 21 Germans 21 Gerrans 21 Germans opened heavy at at- at attack attack tack on British lines Unes north Of St. St St Quentin March 22 Great 22 Great 2 Great battle batte In Franco Franc con con- Germans falling failing to break breal British Rne both sides Bides sustained heavy losses British In Palestine crossed the Jordan March 23 British 23 British fell fel back from five to ten miles mies their lines still stU unbroken estimated est estl esti- mated casualties German GermanS Oo British French e and American troop t brought ht up to hsu support o t British t an Paris shelled by new German gun from fromI frome I e p r distance of 76 ml miles 8 r March 25 Germans 25 2 took Nesle and March 26 British 26 British destroyed entire Turk entre army near Jit lilt Hit Mesopotamia Mesopotamia- March arch 27 Germans 27 Germans 2 took Albert an and B British BIh llly recaptured Morlancourt Morlancourt and ad Chip Uy March French 28 2 French retook three towns townsand townsand townsand and Germans Gerans advanced toward Amiens but were stopped with wIh heavy losses losseS- losse In command March Gem 29 3 Gen Foch put of ot allied aled armies In Franco France Fance and Gen Pershing Per Per- shing offered to him all aU his troops and resources Shell Shel from German long range gun killed kled 75 in a Paris church Caucasus after aCtor proclaiming Its It Independence inde independence Inde- Inde made separate peace with wih Tur Tur- key April Apri 4 Germans 4 resumed drive toward Alens Amiens gaining gaining little at heavy cost coet Armenians recaptured from Turks April 5 Allies 5 Allies held their lines Unes against t h heavy attacks Berlin announced the capture of ot Russia Russia Japan and Great Britain landed small smal force orce at Vladivostok to life and ant P property April f 6 Third 6 Third Liberty loan campaign op opened in United I States Provost rr Marshal 1 General al Crowder callad caled cal cal- call call- ed ad d draft men Inca to colors April 9 Germans 9 hit British front between between be- be tween Apri La L Basse Base and gain gain- ng g 3 miles April Ir 10 Germans drove British back north orth and south of ot American troops on firing frIng line lne in great battle bate April Apri 11 British Il-British l British evacuated but ut recaptured other positions April Apri 12 Tremendous 12 fighting continued In n Flanders Germans advancing to MerI Merwon Mer- Mer I Americans won all aU day fight on To Toul l front front April 13 Turks 13 Turks took Batum Zeppelin and airplane factory at Manel Manzei Manzel Man- Man zel zei el Germany burned with wih great geat loss April Apri 14 Count 14 Count Czernin Austrian foreign for for- Ign eign elg minister resigned American navy y collier coler Cyclops 23 on onboard onboard board oard reported missing April 15 BerlIn 15 Berlin announced the occupation ion tion ton of by German troops British warships sweeping the Kate Kate- Katte Katte- g gat sank n 10 German trawlers Allies hr took ten villages Ia wl from Bulgarians on n Macedonian n front 01 April 16 J Germans ns took and most of ot Messines ridge C. C 1 M. M l. l Schwab made director general of U. U S. S shipbuilding April 17 Viscount Ii-Viscount Uner made British war secretary Baron Burian made mado Austrian foreign minister Bolo Bob Pasha executed for tor treason against France April 20 Germans 20 made strong attack atack on n Americans In Toul sector and took Seicheprey village e but were driven back backwith backwith with heavy loss April 22 BrItish 22 Brish 2 British and French naval forces force raided German U-boat U bases at Ostend stend and Zeebrugge and sank concrete- concrete laden aden vessels at channel chanel mouths April 25 British 25 British drove back Germans east ast of Amiens Germans took Mount Kemmel and advanced advanced ad ad- to northwest threatening Ypres April Apri Germans 26 captured and St. St Blot April Apri 29 Germans El-Germans Germans 2 attacked strongly on onhree three sides of Ypres salient and on Belgian Bel Bet gian glan line lne but were repulsed losing hosing flan ly French retook Senate passed Overman verman ordination co-ordination co bill I I May ray 4 Campaign 4 for Third Liberty loan closed with wih loan heavily over subscribed May 6 President 6 Wilson Wison ordered ln es of alleged graft gran In aircraft work May 7 Nicaragua 7 7 declared war on Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many and her allies ales Roumania signed peace treaty with wih central cen- cen ral powers May 10 Ostend IG-Ostend Ostend U-boat U base bottled up by the sinking of oC old cruiser by British BrUsh 1 May a 11 Italians il-Italians l Italians took the Col del Orso Oro and Monte Corno b by storm May 14 House 14 House passed the Overman bill bi May 17 German 17 plot In Ireland exposed ex- ex posed and Sinn Fein leaders arrested May lIay 18 Entente iS-Entente Entente powers Japan and China agreed on plan for Cor preservation of ot the he peace in th thi far Car east eat May 19 Australian 19 troops captured Ville VUe sur ur German air raiders killed 44 persons In n London and lost five planes May 23 U. 23 U. U S. S took over earlier can busness business busi bus ness nes of Pullman company British Brish merchant troop transport Moldavia Moldavia Mol- Mol davia avla torpedoed torpedoed- 55 Americans killed May 24 Republic 24 of ot White Russia pro- pro claimed Costa Cost Rica declared war on the central central cen- cen ral pow powers ers May 27 Germans 27 Germans Z-Germans Germans attacked on the Aisne front front taking taing the Chemin des Dames and ad between and In Flanders where they were repulsed Italians Italian broke through enemy lines at Capo Silo Sio on lower lave Piave May Center 18 Center of ot crown princes prince's army crossed the Vesle at Fismes but allies ales checked advance on flanks tanks Americans In captured Cantigny Can Can- Ca- Ca Igny tigny by dashing attack atack May 29 Allies 29 Allies evacuated Soissons and Germans pushed advance to Fere Fore en Tar- Tar denois six ml miles s north of the Marne May 30 German 30 German aviators bombed Canadian Cana Cana- dian dunn hospital killing many May 31 Germans Il-Germans reached the Marne at apex of ot their salient U. U S. S transport President Lincoln sunk b by U-boat U 26 20 navy y men lost lost House passed army appropriation bill bl June 2 Allied 2 2 Allied reserves stopped German Geran advance June 3 U. 3 U. U S. S learned German U boats operating In American waters had sunk 10 0 vessels since e May 25 23 June 5 Germans 5 shifted main attack to Oise Olse front with wih no success Two more vessels vessel sunk by German U- U boat In American waters June 6 Americans 6 Americans defeated Germans In Chateau Thierry sector June Juno 10 Germans 10 advanced two iwo miles mies east of or losing heavily wo Americans cleared cleared- Germans from Beleau Belleau Bel- Bel leau eau wood Italian torpedo boats raided Austrian naval base near Dalmatian islands sinkIng sinking sink sink- Ing ng one battleship an and anI damaging another June 11 French Il-French French l-French French defeated Germans southeast of ot and Americans won again near ear Chateau hateau Thierry Ger Ger- mans reached the Oise Olse at Machemont and Torpedoing of ot British transport Ausonia reported 40 0 lost lost June 13 French 13 French repulsed heavy German attack between Courcelles and Mery and made successful counter attack counter counter-atack southwest of ot Noyon June 14 Turks H-Turks Turks seized Tabriz Persia and looted American Amerian consulate and hos hos- pital ant June 15 Austrians 15 began great offensive on front of ot 10 miles mies In Italy Ialy crossing the Piave at various places June 16 Italians 16 Italians checked Austrian drive retaking many positions Americans r repulsed heavy attacks In Toul Tout sector and In Alsace Alace June 20 Allies 20 Allies drove back Austrians In Italy Ialy Americans stormed German trenches and positions n near ar Cantigny June 23 22 began retreat in Italy Ialy June 23 Austrian 23 retreat turned Into a rout June 25 Italians 25 Italians cleared west bank of or orthe the Piave of or Austrians and attacked heavily ly hea In mountain region June 27 2 Second 27 Second national draft drawing held In Washington ton Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle Cas Ca- Ca Cate tIe tle te torpedoed many lost June 28 Important 28 Important 2 gains gain made by Brit Brit- ish between H Hazebrouck and Bethune and by French southwest of ot Soissons First American troops landed In Italy Ialy June 29 Packers 29 29 Packers and others attacked as profiteers in report of ot federal federa trade c commission Congress voted for tor war I purposes July l Americans I-Americans captured Vaux vil vl- vl vil- vil Jage lage and with wih French took other Important important important tant positions American transport Covington homeard homeward homeward home home- ward ard bound torpedoed 6 lost July 4 Australians 4 4 and Americans captured captured cap cap- Hamel Harnel Hamel two Eighty-two ships launched In American shipyards July 6 Count 6 von |