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Show EVENTS OF YEAR TOLDIfl BRIEF COMPLETE DEFEAT OF CENTRAL POWERS IN WORLD WAR MARKS AN EPOCH IN HISTORY. DATES OF TEUTON DOWMFALL Twelve-Month Ends With Leaders of Victorious Nations Gathered to Settle Set-tle Peace Terms Other Foreign and Domestic Occurrences. COMPILED BY E. W. PICKARD. THE WORLD WAR Jan. 1 Italians drove Teutons across Piave river tnun Zens.m loop. Jan. 4 President Wilson presented his railway control program to congress. P.rti.sh hospital ship Rewa torpeaoed by Germans. J itn. 6 Premier Lloyd George stated Britain's war aims. Jan. 7 U. S. government began mobilisation mobili-sation of 3,0oo.u workers. U. S. Supreme court upheld draft law. Submarine crews mutinied at Kiel, killing kill-ing 33 officers. Jan. 8 President Wilson stated America's Amer-ica's war iiims and peace demands. Jan. 1 fvussia and Bulgaria signed sep-aral sep-aral o peace. Jan. )0- Central powers withdrew offer of u'-'iHTiil peace and offered Russia sep-arate sep-arate peacw. Russia and Germany renewed armistice armis-tice fur month. Jan. 14- Brit is h airmen made big successful suc-cessful daylight raid on Karlsruhe. Germans bombarded Yarmouth from the sea. Jan. 15 Daniel WIMard resigned as head of U. S. war industries board. Jan. 20 In naval action at entrance to Dardanelles the British sank Turkish cruiser Brealau and forced the Gueben ashore. Jan. 21 British bonrdlng ship Lou vain sunk; 221 lost. Jan. 2-1 Germany and Austria replied to 1 pence proposals of Wilson and Lloyd i George, reject I ng the concrete sugges- ! tluns. Jan. 26 Twelve killed by explosion In Newport naval torpedo station. Odessa raptured by the bolshevik!. Jan. 27 ---Russian government broke relations rela-tions with l : on mania. Italians began offensive between Asiago and the Brent a.. Roumanians took Kishinev. Jan. 2 German air raiders killed 47 in London. - Ukrainians defeated bolshevik troops in three day battle and took Lutsk. 1 1 a linns broke ft h rough Austrian line, taking l.itfO prisoners. - Jan. 30 German air raid on Paris; 49 killed. Jan. 31 Bolshevikl took Orenburg. Feh. 3 Allied supreme war council declared de-clared war must be carried on to vicr tory. Fob. 4 U. S. government took over control of oil. Feb. 5 Franz von Rintelen and six others convicted of conspiracy in New YorW I'b. 6 United States transport Tus-cania Tus-cania sunk by torpedo off Irish coast; 204 Americans Inst. Feb. 9 Pe:-.oe treaty between Ukraine nnil the central powers signed. Fob. 10 -Russia declared the war at an end so fa r as she was concerned and ordered complete demobilization; but refused re-fused to siun peace treaty. Feb. 14 Rolo Pasha convicted of treason trea-son in France and sentenced to death. Feb. 15 President Wilson put all foreign for-eign trade of U. S. under license. Fight British submarine chasers sunk ' by GernKin destroyers In Dover straits. Feb hi German aviators attacked London, Lon-don, killing 21. Feb. IS Germans resumed war on Russia, Rus-sia, crossing the Dvina. Feb. 19 Germans took Dvinsk and Lutsk ; Bolshevikl offered to sign peace treaty. Bolshevik Don Cossack republic organized organ-ized at Tcherkask, Gen. Kaledines having hav-ing committed suicide. Feb. 20 Germans invested Reval and landed troops in Finland. Feb. 21 Germans took Minsk and Kovno. Jericho captured by the British. Feb. 22 Senate passed Wljson bill to rule railroads. Fob. 23 President issued proclamation stipulating government guaranteed price for wheat at principal primary markets. pHeos varying from $2 at Spokane to $2.28 ii i New York. Feb. 25 Germans captured Reval. I eo. o .-v mericii ns lepuiseu strung attack at-tack In Chemin des Dames sector with lu-nvv losses to attackers. March 1 McAdoo announced thfrd Lib-. Lib-. erty loan to open April 6. U. S. troops repulsed raid in Toul sector, sec-tor, suffering many casualties; German losses very heavy. British cruiser Calgarian torpedoed; 4S lives lost. March 3 Germans halted Invasion of " Russia; Slavs signed peace treaty giving TnrVev big slice of territory. Much 4 French delivered surprise blow near Verdun, penetrating German lim s Bftish. French and Italian ambassa-dor ambassa-dor asked Japan to take necessary steps to t'eguard allied interests in Siberia. British advanced on 12-mile front in P h'stine. Va rch 5 Americans in Lorraine repel re-pel ed German attack and took prisoners. ('estdent Wilson refused assent to Jap- -se Intervention In Russia. Bernard M. Baruch named chairman of th" war industries board. March 6 Roumania signed preliminary peace treaty giving up Dobrudja and control con-trol of the Danube. March 7 Germany and Finland signed peace treaty. March S Trotzky resigned as foreign I minister of Russia. i British advanced three miles on lS-mile 1 front in Palestine. British repulsed attack on Y'pres-Dlx-mude line with heavy losses to enemy. Eleven killed. 46 injured in air raid on London. March 9 Nine . persons killed In air raid on Paris. March 11 Sixty airplanes bombed Paris- 34 killed. Fnemv aviators attacked Naplfcs. Seven killed in hospital. President, in message to Soviets, pledged pledg-ed aid of United States to free Russia from German control. March 12 Ninety-five thousand drafted men called to begin movement to cantonments can-tonments Mar'h 29. British aviators droped ton of explosives explos-ives on Coblentz. March 13 Germans seized Odessa. March 14 American Rainbow division occupied trenches in Luneville sector from which they drove the enemy; first permanent advance by Americans. March 15 Germans repulsed with heavy loss' in Flanders by British. 11-Russian congress of Soviets at Moscow Mos-cow r:1 tilled Gorman peace terms. Maren 1 Allied supreme wax council condemned German treatment of Russians Rus-sians and Roumanians and refused to acknowledge the peace treaties. Mar h U' American destroyer Man'.ov co'lided with British war vessel; 16 killed. March 2 America and Great Britain seized 1. (''-'. 0-0 tons of Dutch shipping. March 21 Germans opened heavy at-taek at-taek on British lines north of St. Quentin. March 22 Great battle In France continued. con-tinued. Genua. is failing to break British line ; both sides sustained heavy losses. British in Palestine crossed the Jordan. Ma-eh 2'.! British fell back from tive to ten miles, their lines still unbroken: estimated esti-mated casualties. German. 2.""'ii; Bri'ish. ni vv French and A merican troops brought up to support British. Paris shelled by new German gun from distance of 7-j miles. March 2"i Germans . tool; Bapai'me. Nnsle and Gniscard. March British destroyed entire Turk 9 rmy near t Tit . M esopni a mi a March 27 -Germans took Albert and British recaptured Morlancourt and Chip-ill Chip-ill y. March 2S French retook three towns and Germans advanced toward Aniens but were t tupped with heavy losses- March 2j-Gen. Foeh put .n command of allied armies in France, and Gen. Pershing Per-shing offered to him all hid troops and resources. Shell from German long range gun killed 75 In a Pans cnurch. Caucasus, acvjr proclaiming its inde- Eendenuc, made separate peace with Tur-ty. Tur-ty. April 4 Germans resumed drive toward Amu-ns, gaining little at heavy cost. Armenians recaptured Erzerum from Turks. Aprd 5 Allies held their lines against heavy attacks. Berlin announced the capture of Ekat-erincolav, Ekat-erincolav, Russia. Japan and Great Britain landed small forc at Vladivostok tu pre tec t life and property. April 6 Third Liberty loan campaign opened in United States. Provost Marshal General Crowder called call-ed lja,oij.j draft men to colors. April 9 Germ .ins hit British front between be-tween La Basse and Armentieres, gaining gain-ing 3 miles. April li Germans drove British back north and south of Armentieres. American troops on firing line in great battle. April 11 British evacuated Armentieres but recaptured other positions. April 12 Tremendous lighting continued In Flanders, Germans advancing to Mer-ville. Mer-ville. Americana won all day fight on Toul front. April 13 Turks took Batum. Zeppelin and airplane factory at Man-zed, Man-zed, Germany, burned with great loss. April 14 Count Czernin, Austrian foreign for-eign minister, resigned. American navy collier Cyclops, 293 on board, reported missing. April 15 Berlin announced the occupation occupa-tion of Helsingfors by German troops. British warships, sweeping the Kattegat, Katte-gat, sank 10 German trawlers. Allies took ten villages from Bulgarians on Macedonian fiont. April 16 Germans took Bailleul, Wytschaete and most of Messines ridge. C. M. Schwab made director general of U. S. shipbuilding. April 17 Viscount Milner made British war secretary. Baron Burian made Austrian foreign minister. Bolo Pasha executed for treason against France. April 20 Germans made strong attack on Americans in Toul sector and took Seicheprey village, but were driven back with heavy loss. April 22 British and French naval forces raided German U-boat bases at ' Ostend and Zeebru'-se and sank concrete- laden vessels at channel mouths. April 25 British drove back Germans east of Amiens, Germans took Mount Kemmel and advanced ad-vanced to northwest, threatening Y'pres. April 20 Germans captured Dranoutre and St. Eloi. ' April 29 Germans attacked strongly on three sides of Y'pres salient and on Belgian Bel-gian line, but were repulsed, losing heavily. heav-ily. French retook Locre. Senate passed Overman co-ordination bill. May 4 Campaign for Third Liberty loan closed with loan heavily over-subscribed. May G President Wilson ordered investigation inves-tigation of a;h?ged graft in aircraft work. Maj' 7 Nicaragua declared war on Germany Ger-many and her allies. Roumania signed peace treaty with central cen-tral powers. May 10 Ostend U-boat base bottled up by the sinking of old cruiser by British. May 11 Italians took the Col del Orso and Monte Corno by storm. May 14 House passed the Overman bill. May 17 German plot in Ireland exposed ex-posed and Sinn Fein leaders arrested. May 18 Entente powers, Japan and China, agreed on plan for preservation of the peace in the far east. May 19 Australian troops captured Ville sur Ancre. German air raiders killed 44 persons In London and lost five planes. May 23 U. S. took over carrier business busi-ness of Pullman company. British merchant troop transport Moldavia Mol-davia torpedoed; 55 Americans killed. May 24 Republic of White Russia proclaimed. pro-claimed. Costa Rica declared war on the central cen-tral powers. May 27 Germans attacked on the Aisne front, taking the Chemin des Dames; and between Voormezeele and Locre In Flanders, where they were repulsed. Italians broke through enemy lines at Capo Sile on lower Piave. May 28 Center of crown prince's army crossed the Vesle at Fismes but allies checked advance on flanks. Americans in Picardy captured Can-tigny Can-tigny by dashing attack. May 29 Allies evacuated Soissons and Germans pushed advance to Fere en Tar-denois, Tar-denois, six miles north of the Marne. May 30 German aviators bombed Canadian Cana-dian hospital, killing many. May 31 Germans reached the Marne at apex of their salient. U. S. transport President Lincoln sunk by U-boat; 26 navy men lost. House passed $12,000,000,000 army appropriation appro-priation bill. June 2 Allied reserves stopped German advance. June 3 U. S. learned German U-boats, operating in American waters, had sunk lo vessels since May 25. June 5 Germans shifted main attack lo Oise front, with no success. boat in American waters. June 6 Americans defeated Germans in Chateau Thierry sector. Juiie 10 Germans advanced two miles east of Montdidler, losing heavily. I Americans cleared Germans from Bel-i Bel-i leau wood. Italian torpedo boats raided Austrian naval base near Dalmatian islands, sinking sink-ing one battleship and damaging another. June 11 French defeated Germans southeast of Montdidier and Americans won again near Chateau Thierry; Germans Ger-mans reached the Oise at Machemont and Bethancourt. Torpedoing of British transport Ausonia reported; 40 lost. June 13 French repulsed heavy German attack between Courcelles and Mery, and made successful counter-attack southwest of Noyon. - June 14 Turks seized ' Tabriz, Persia, and looted American consulate and hospital. hos-pital. ' - - -. June 15 Austrians began great offensive on front of 100 miles in Italy, crossing the Piave at. various places. -. June 16 Italians checked Austrian drive, retaking many positions. Americans repulsed heavy attacks In Toul sector and in Alsace. June 20 Allies drove back Austrians In Italy. A merfcans stormed German trenches and positions near Cantigny. June . 22 Austrians began retreat in Italy. June 23 Austrian retreat turned Jnto a rout. June 25 Italians cleared west bank of the Piave of Austrians, and attacked heavily in mountain region. June 27 Second national draft drawing held in Washington. Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle Cas-tle torpedoed; many lost. June 2S Important gains made "by British Brit-ish between Hazebrouek and Bethune, and by French southwest of Soissons. First American troops landed In Italy. - June 29 Packers and others attacked as profiteers hi report of federal trade commission. . Congress voted $21,000,000,000 for war purposes. July 1 Americans captured Vaux village vil-lage and with French took other important impor-tant positions. American transport Covington, homeward home-ward bound, torpedoed; 6 lost. July 4 Australians and Americans captured cap-tured Hamel. F.iuhty-two ships launched in American ship vards. .lulv 6 Count von Mirbaeh. German ambassador am-bassador to Russia, assassinated in Moscow. Mos-cow. Population of Murman coast, Russia, joined the entente. Italians and French opened an offensive offen-sive in Albania. July 9 Von Kuehlmann's resignation ns foreign secretary accented by the kaiser. Von Hinize succeeded him. Julv 11 A ustrlnn army in Albania retreated re-treated to the Skumbi river. U. S. army transport Westover torpedoed; torpe-doed; ten men lost. Julv 12 French made a mile advance on Plcardv front southeast of Amiens. Julv J3 President Wilson authorized to take nver control of telegraph and tele-pNne tele-pNne lines of country. July 14 British forces occupied Kern, on White sea. juiv 15 Germans resumed offensive, at-ta'ki'ng at-ta'ki'ng along the Marne and on both bides of Reims. Americans drove them back across the river and French withstood with-stood all assaults further east. Haytl declared war against Germany. July 16 Americans smashed German attacks east of Chateau Thierry. Lx-Czar of Russia executed. July ly Frencn and Americans began big drive, pushing eastward on Co-miie front from Beileau to the Aisne and taking tak-ing many towns and prisoners. July ly Franco-American troops made further advances on Solssons-Chateau Thierry front. British took town of Meteren. L. S. armored cruiser San Diego destroyed de-stroyed near .New York by submarine. July 2J Franco-American offensive continued, con-tinued, more towns and great numuers of guns and prisoners being taken. Germans retreated from south bank of Marne. Big transport Justlcia torpedoed off Ireland; ten of crew lost, July 21 Chateau Thierry captured by allies. German U-boat sank three barges and damaged a tug close to Cape Cod. July 26 Heavy lighting north of the Marne, French retaking Reuil. July 27 Germans retreated along the whole front north of the Marne. July 2S Franco-Americans crossed the Ourcq on wide front. July 29 Allies took Fere-en-Tardenois, Grand Rozoy, Cugny and other towns, despite fierce resistance, and gained control con-trol of the Dormans-Reims road. Americans in desperate tight took Se-ringes, Se-ringes, Sergy and Roncheres. July 31 Control of telegraph and telephone tele-phone lines taken over by U. S. government. govern-ment. Aug. 1 Americans cleared ' the Bois de Meuniere of Huns. Aug. 2 Allies advanced their entire ifne, taking Soissons and Ville-en-Tar-denols; Germans retreated precipitately toward the Vele. Germans in Albert region retreated east of the Ancre. Allied forces occupied Archangel. Two British destroyers sunk by mines; 97 lost. Aug. 3 Allies pushed their line to the Vesle. Government announced America and Japan would send troops to Vladivostok to occupy city and protect rear of Czechoslovak Czecho-slovak force. British ambulance transport Warilda torpedoed; 123 lost. Aug. 6 American and French units forced crossings of the Vesle on both sides of Fismes. Aug. 8 British and French started offensive of-fensive on the Amiens front, taking many towns and 10,000 prisoners. Aug; 9 Further progress made by the allies in Picardy, 7,000 more prisoners taken. Aug. 10 Allies took Montdidier and I i.i ii ui CM , AJIK'I IC.ailS VJ Ul 13 I UlSll wou severe fight north of the Sornme. Americans captured Flsmette, across the Vesle from Fismes. Aug. 11 German U-boat sank nine fishing fish-ing boats' off Massachusetts coast. Organization of First American field army, under Pershing, completed. Aug. 16 Germans withdrew from Hebu-terne Hebu-terne salient north of Albert. British troops occupied Baku, center of Caspian sea oil region. American regiment landed at Vladivostok. Vladivos-tok. Aug. 17 One hundred I. W. W. members mem-bers convicted in Chicago of disloyalty. Aug. 19 Germans were forced back in the Lys sector, between the Matz and the Oise and northwest of Soissons. Aug. 21 French took Lassigny and advanced ad-vanced in other sectors. British attacked in the Hebuterne sector sec-tor between Albert and Arras, taking several towns. Aug. 22 British took Albert. Aug. 24 British took Bray, Thiepval and Grandcourt. French cleared south banks of the Oise and the Ailette. House passed draft age extension bill. Bolshevikl defeated by allies on Ussuri front. Aug. 25 British entered Bapaume. Aug. 27 French took Roye. and neighboring neigh-boring towns. Allies broke through Hindenburg line In Scarpe river region. Senate passed draft age extension bill. Aug. 2S British advanced astride the Scarpe, taking Croisellea and Pelves. I-ranch took Chaulnes and Nesle and many other towns and reached the Somme. Aug. 29 French took Noyon. Americans defeated Germans at Ju-vigny. Ju-vigny. , Senate passed bill making U. S. dry after June 30, 1919. , Aug. 30 Germans lost Combles and fell back toward Perohne. In the Lys sector they abandoned Bailleul. Aug. 31 Franco-American forces won big battle north of Soissons. British recaptured Mount Kemmel in Lys salient. Sept. 1 British captured Peronne. Sept. 21 rench and Americans gained full possession of the Soissons .plateau. British smashed Drocourt-Queant line, Sept. 4 British advanced far beyond the Canal du Nord tcward Cambrai. French drove Germans north of the Oise. Germans in Vesle sector retreated toward to-ward the Aisne, pursued by Americans and French. Sept. 5 Entire German line from Peronne almost to Reims retreated for several miles. German Chancellor Von Hertling resigned. re-signed. U. S. transport Mount Vernon hit by torpedo; 35 killed. Chauny. Manufacture of malt liquors in U. S. after Dec. 1 ordered stopped. Sept. 12 American First army, aided by French, attacked on both sides of St. Mihiel salient, making big advances and taking many towns. British took Havrlncourt and Moeuvres. British steamer Gal way Castle torpedoed; torpe-doed; 1S9 lost, ir eluding 90 women and children. Approximately 14,000,000 Americans registered reg-istered under new draft law. Sept. 13 Americans cleared out the St. Mihiel salient, taking nearly 20,000 prisoners. pris-oners. Sept. 15 Germany asked Belgium to make peace. Serbians and French took strong Bulgarian Bul-garian positions on Salonikl front. Sept. IS British successfully attacked northwest of St. Quentin and French advanced ad-vanced south of that city. Allies pushed their advance on Salonikl front to a depth of ten miles. Belgium refused German peace offer. Sept. 19 Big food riots in Holland towns. British and Arabs routed the Turks in Palestine. Sept. 22 Gen. Allenby reported advance of 60 miles in Palestine and capture of Nazareth. Sept. 23 French reached the Oise river south of St. Quentin. Allies continued their big advance in Macedonia, occupying Prilep. Sept. 24 -Gen. Allenby reported jcapture of Acre and Haifa. Sept. 26 Serbs captured Veles and British Brit-ish Invaded Bulgaria. Sept. 26 Americans and French opened big drive between the Suippe and the Meuse, taking many towns and prisoners. British captured Strumnltza, Bulgaria. U S. warship Tampa torpedoed; US lost. Sept. 27 Bulgaria asked allies for arm-i arm-i 1st ice. Sept. 2S Belgians and British made big advance in Yprt s region, and allies gained on every front. Fourth Liberty loan campaign opened. Sept. 29 British and Americans smashed through Hindenburg line between Cambrai Cam-brai and St. Quentin. Belgians captured Dixmude. Sept. 29 Bulgaria signed armistice, submitting sub-mitting to allies' terms, including demobilization, demobil-ization, evacuation of Greece and Serbia and surrender of all her lines of communication. com-munication. French cavalry entered Us-kub. Us-kub. Sept. 30 More victories won by allies in Flanders and on the French fronts. American cargo boat Ticonderoga torpedoed; tor-pedoed; 213 lost. Chancellor Von Hertling, Vice Chancellor Chancel-lor Von Payer and Foreign Secretary Von Hintze resigned. Oct. 1 Damascus captured by Allenby's forces. Germans evacuated Armentieres and Lens. Oct. 2 French occupied St. Quentin. Germans driven out of entire area between be-tween Aisne and Vesle rivers. American. British and Italian warships raided Durazzo. destroying t he Austrian naval base there and all vessels in the harbor. Oct. 3 Austria announced withdrawal of her troops from Albania. Germans driven back everywhere except around Ca mbrai. Prince Maximilian of Baden made German Ger-man chancellor. Q,-t. 4 Vienna asked Holland to Invite the btoll Iyer en ts to a peace conference. Americans made big advance west of the Meuse. Japanese liner Hirano torpedoed ; 290 lost. Oct. 5 Czar Ferdinand of Bulgaria abdicated abdi-cated In favor of Prince Boris. Germany and Austria asked armistice and peace negotiations based on Wilson's program. Oct. 6 German line north of Reims smashed. U. S. transport Otranto sunk in collision; colli-sion; 450 lost. Oct. 7 Americans in furious battle for north end of Argonne forest. Oct. 8 President Wilson answered German Ger-man peace note by demanding the evacuation evac-uation of all occupied territory and asking ask-ing .vhether the chancellor meant Germany Ger-many accepted the Wilson terms, and whether he spoke only fur the present authorities of the empire. Allies smashed Hindenburg defenses on 20-mile front between Cambrai and St. Quentin, and Franco-Americans started new drive east of the Meuse. Oct. 9 British occupied Cambrai and pushed far beyond. Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse elected elect-ed king of Finland by landtag. Oct. 10 Irish mall boat Leinster torpedoed; torpe-doed; 4'0 lost. Le Cateau, railway center, taken by allies. al-lies. Oct. 11 Argonne wood cleared of Ger- ! mans by Americans. Kaiser called rulers of all German federated fed-erated states to conference. Oct. 12 German chancellor sent reply to Wilson, saying Germany accepted all his terms and agreed to evacuate all invaded territory. Entire German defense system in Champagne Cham-pagne smashed. Oct. 13 La Fere and Laon taken by the French. Serbs captured Nish. Oct. 14 President Wilson rejected Germany's Ger-many's peace and armistice proposals. Allies began big drive In Flanders, taking tak-ing Roulers and other towns. Italians captured Durazzo. ! Oct. 15 Allies took Menin, flanked Os-i Os-i tend and threatened Bruges; 12,000 prisoners pris-oners taken. Oct. 16 General retreat from northern Belgium by Germans. Americans captured Grand Pre, north of the Argonne. Allies pursued Austrians Into Montenegro. Montene-gro. Oct. 17 Germans evacuated Ostend, Lille and Douai. Oct. IS Allies occupied Turcoing, Rou-baix, Rou-baix, Zeebrugge and Thielt. Independence ot Czecho-Slovak nation declared by its provisional government. Emperor Charles decreed federalization of Austro-T-Iungarian empire. Oct. 19 President Wilson rejected Austria-Hungary's peace proposals. Allied armies in Belgium reached the .LMJi.cn l i un ner. Fourth Liberty loan closed, heavily oversubscribed. over-subscribed. Oct. 2035,000 retreating Germans Interned In-terned in Holland. Oct. 21 Germ-uiy made reply to President Presi-dent Wilson, full of evasions, denials and assurances. Allies in Serbia reached the Danube and Isolated Turkey. Oct. 22 British entered suburbs of Valenciennes Val-enciennes and crossed the Scheldt. Oct. 23 President Wilson told German government he would take up with allies the subject of an armistice; but that the U. S., If it must deal with the kaiser and his crew, demanded not peace negotiations, negotia-tions, but surrender. British broke through German defenses south of Valenciennes. Americans made advance In terrific fighting in Meuse valley. Serbs, Slovenes and Croatlans announced formation of sovereign state. Oct. 24 Italians began big offensive on tji6 Piave line. Oct. 26 French in big advance In Serre-Oise Serre-Oise region. Ludendorlf resigned. Declaration of independence of the peoples of middle Europe promulgated in Independence Hall, Philadelphia. British occupied Aleppo. Oct. 27 Germany replied to President Wilson, asking terms for armistice. German reichstag put control of military mili-tary in civil government. Allies crossed the Piave In'Italian drive. Oct. 28 Austria-Hungary asked for separate sep-arate armistice and peace on allies' terms. Oct. 29 Austrian lines beyond the Piave smashed by allies. Turkey presented separate peace proposals. propos-als. Oct. 30 Entire Turkish army on the Tigris captured. Austrian commander in Italy asked Gen. Diaz for armistice. Oct. 31 Armistice with Turkey went into effect. Allies opened new drive on Ghent Kingdom of Greater Serbia proclaimed. Croatian parliament decreed separation of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia from Hungary. Nov. 1 American First army smashed German lines west of the Meuse. Allies drove Germans out of 19 towns in Belgium. Austrian army fleeing across the Taglia-mento Taglia-mento In Italy. Count Tiza, former Hungarian premier assassinated. Ukrainians and Teutons captured Lem-berg. Lem-berg. Nov. 2 King Boris of Bulgaria abdicated abdicat-ed and a peasant republic was established Hungary's complete separation from' Austria declared. ' Americans made great advance on both sides of the Meuse. Trente taken by Italians. Valenciennes taken by British. Knv a TVinctP -.f mining Viw Ttollinn Armistice with Austria signed. Nov. 4 Armistice terms for Germany fixed by allies. British captured Le Quesner in great offensive between the Sambre and the Scheldt. Nov. 5 Americans win fierce battle for crossing of the Meuse. President Wilson told Germany to ask armistice terms from Foch. French made big advance, taking Guise and Marie. Nov. 6 Great French yictory on 100-mile 100-mile front. American troops entered Sedan. Revolution spreading through Schleswlg and other parts of Germany. Nov. 7 Practically all of German fleet reported in revolt. German emissaries reached Marshal Foch to ask armistice terms. Germans evacuated Ghent. Socialist party demanded abdication of the kaiser. Nov. S Bavarian diet deposed King Ludwig and the Witlelsbach dynasty. Great advances made by allies on entire west front. Nov. 9 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated. Social Democrats in control of government govern-ment In Germany; Ebert made chancellor; chancel-lor; republic proclaimed in Berlin. Nov. 10 Kaiser fled to Holland. Nov. " 11 Germany signed armistice terms, amounting to unconditional surrender, surren-der, and the war came to a close. Bolshevikl defeated by Americans and British on the Dvina. Nov. 12 Emperor Charles of Austria ab- dicated. 1 Nov. 13 Allied fleet arrived at Constantinople. Constan-tinople. Nov. 14 American and French troops moved into Alsace. Former crown prince of Germany interned in-terned In Holland. Nov. 15 New German government appealed ap-pealed to President Wilson to save Germany Ger-many from starvation and anarchy. Czecho-Slovak republic under Masaryk as president ratified by national assembly at Prague. Nov. 16 Belgian troops entered Antwerp. Ant-werp. American troops began march to Rhine. Nov. 17 British troops started for the Rhine. Nov. IS President WMlson announced he would attend opening of peace conference. Admiral Kolchak put In control of all-Russian all-Russian government at Omsk. Nov. 20 Overthrow of Ukrainian government govern-ment bv ant-bolshevik forces announced, i Nov. 21 German tleet was surrendered. Nov. 22 King Albert of Belgium entered Brussels. Nov. 23 American troops crossed the Prussian frontier. Poles captured Lemberg. Nov. 24 North German states proclaimed proclaim-ed a republic. French under Gen. Gourand entered Strassburg. Nov. 25 "Soviets gained upper hand in Berlin, but were outvoted elsewhere In Germany. Nov. 26 Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia Ser-bia made regent of Jugo-Slnv state. Nov. 27 3avarla broke relations with Berlin. Nov. 2S Wi h!m definitely renounced all his rights to the throne. Nov. 21' Huiiyary interned Mackensen's army of 17o,0t n. Kins Nichols of Montenegro deposed by national assembly. Nov. 30 Li lb tan la proclaimed a republic. Secretary Lansing, Henry White, General Gen-eral Bliss and Colonel House named U. S. peace delegates. Dec. 1 First of U. S. returning army reached New Y'ork. Dec. 2 Congress reconvened and heard President Wilson's message and farewell. British fleet arrived at Libau. Dec. 4 President Wilson and party sailed for France. Dec. 5 Skoropadski, hetman of the Ukraine, killed and that country under control of the Unionists. Dec. 6 Belgian troops occupied Dussel-dorf Dussel-dorf on he Rhine. Bloody righting In Berlin between socialist so-cialist factions. Dec. 7 British occupied Cologne. Dec. S American troops rushed to Cob-lenz Cob-lenz as last German forces crossed Rhine. Dec. 9 Former kaiser attempted suicide. sui-cide. Dec. 10 French armv occupied . Mainz. Dec. 12 British troops crossed the Rhine at Cologne. Dec. 13 American troops crossed the Rhine at Coblenz. President Wilson landed at Brest. Dec. 14 President Wilson received In Paris. Armistice extended to Jan. 17. Kiev occupied by troops of the "directory." "direc-tory." Dec. 15 Gen. Mannerhelm elected regent re-gent of Finland. Dec. 16 Central congress of soldiers and workmen's delegates met In Berlin; Lieb-knecht Lieb-knecht and Spartacides defeated. pec. 17 Polish general staff ordered mobilization of 1.500.OOO men. Dec. 25 President Wilson ate Christmas dinner with troops of American army of occupation. DOMESTIC Jan. 5 Charles B. Henderson appointed senator from Nevada. Jan. 8 Mississippi legislature ratified prohibition constitutional amendment. Jan. lu House adopted national woman suit rage amendment resolution. Jan. 12 Chicago and middle west paralyzed para-lyzed by terrific blizzard. Feb. 19 Montana legislature ratified federal prohibition amendment. Feb. 2o Wisconsin senate passed resolution, reso-lution, 22 to 7, denouncing La Follette, March 1 Brig. Gen. Thomas Cruse, quartermaster's department, U. S. A., named in charges of conspiracy in furnishing fur-nishing army supplies. March 3 Miss Anne Martin of Reno, Nev., announced her candidacy for the U. S. senate. March 5 Wisconsin assembly deadlocked deadlock-ed all night on- joint resolution denounc ing ja fouette as disloyal. March 6 Wisconsin assembly passes joint resolution denouncing La Follette. Secretary Daniels established five-mild "d ry " zone around naval training stations. sta-tions. House passed sabotage bill, 219 to 0. March 7 Conferees agreed on administration adminis-tration railroad bill. Automobile chamber of commerce announced an-nounced cut of 3C per cent in production of pleasure automobiles for fiscal year. Metropolitan magazine for March excluded ex-cluded from mails for publication of article ar-ticle "Is America Honest V" by William Hard. March 8 Senate ordered inquiry into price of food. March 9 Victor Berger, Milwaukee; Adolph Germer, J. Louis Engdahl, W. P. Kruse, Irwin St. John Tucker, Chicago, indicted under spy act. March 11 Senate unanimously authorized author-ized sale of German-owned property in United States to American citizens. March 12 Senate passed urgent deficiency defi-ciency bill, carrying $1,180,000,000. Congressman Scott Ferris of Oklahoma elected chairman of Democratic congressional congres-sional committee. March 13 Senate passed conference report re-port on railroad control bill. Maryland house of delegates defeated woman's suffrage bill. March 14 World's largest reinforced concrete ship, launched at a Pacific port, pronounced complete success by experts. Psther Cleveland, daughter of Grover Cleveland, married to Capt. W. S. B. Bos-anquet Bos-anquet of Coldstream Guards, in London. March 15 Congress passed daylight saving sav-ing bill to take effect March 31. March 18 Delaware legislature ratified prohibition amendment. April 2 Irvine L. Lenroot, Republican, elected U. S. senator from Wisconsin. Massachusetts legislature ratified national na-tional prohibition amendment. April 29 X. P. Whitley appointed senator sena-tor from Missouri. May 15 Air mail route between Washington, Wash-ington, Philadelphia and New York opened. Aug. 27 Walter H. Page, American ambassador am-bassador to Great Britain, resigned. Two American soldiers and a number of Mexicans killed in battle at Nogales. gept. 4 Bomb explosion in Federal building, Chicago, killed 4 and injured 30. Sept. 18 John W. Davis made American ambassador to Great Britain. Oct. 1 Senate defeated woman suflrage amendment to constitution. - . STov. 5 Republicans gained control of the senate and the house of representatives representa-tives in general election. Nov. 2u Government assumed control of all cable lines. Nov. 22 Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo Mc-Adoo resigned. Dec. 16 Carter Glass sworn in as secretary sec-retary of the treasury. X NECROLOGY Jan. 1 Dr. Frederick A. Noble, leading Congregational clergyman, at Evanston, 111. I Jan. 5 Dr. John S. Foley, Catholic bishop bish-op of Detroit, j Jan. 13 U. S. Senator James H. Brady ! of Idaho. ' Jan. 14 Maj. A. P. Gardner, former congressman from Massachusetts. Jan. 30 United States Senator ' William Hughes of New Jersey.' Feb. 2 John L. Sullivan, former heavyweight heavy-weight champion, at West Abington, Mass. Leander Richardson, dramatic editor and author. Feb. 4 Col. Frederick H. Smith, Republican Repub-lican leader in Illinois, at Peoria. P'eb. 10 Abdul Piamid, former sultan of Turkey. Feb. 14 Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, former British ambassador to America. Feb. 22 Terry McGovern, former world's featherweight champion, at New York. Feb. 26 Dr. Samuel G. Nixon, commissioner commis-sioner of health of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia. Phil-adelphia. Archbishop Edmond Francis Prender-gast Prender-gast at Philadslphia. March 6 John Redmond, Irish Nationalist National-ist leader, at London. March 7 Rear Admiral Thomas Perry, retired, at Southern Pines. N. C. Cardinal Serahni, prefect of the congregation congre-gation of the propaganda, at Rome. March 9 George Von L. Meyer, former cabinet member and diploma:, at Boston. Prof. J. M. Munyon of Philadelphia, at Palm Beach. March 13 Mrs. James A. Garfield, widow wid-ow of President Garfield, at Pasadena, Cal. ' Charles Page Bryan, diplomat, at Washington. Wash-ington. March 15 Former Senator Isaac Stephenson Steph-enson of Wisconsin. Sir George Alexander, English actor. James Stillman, financier, at New Y'ork. March 21 Warner Miller, former U. S. senator from New Y'ork. March 22 Maggie Mitchell, famous actress, ac-tress, in New York. March 26 Claude Achille Debussy, composer, com-poser, in Paris. March 27 Martin J. Sheridan, famous athlete, In New York. April 3 Charley Mitchell, famous English Eng-lish pugilist. April 11 Rear Admiral S. P. Comly. U. S. N". retired. W. C. McDonald, first governor of New Mexico. April 12 U. S. Senator R. F. Broussard of Louisiana. Former Mayor Rudolph Blankenburg of Philadelphia. April 13 Hempstead Washburne, former form-er mayor of Chicago. April 14 V.'illbi m Joel Stone, U. S. sen- ; ator from Missouri. April 17 Senor Aldunate, Chilean ambassador am-bassador to U. S., at Washington. April 20 Col. George Pope, at Hartford- Conn. Arr!l 3'1 Dr. Carlos d Pona, Uruguayan Uruguay-an mirisu r. In Wash in gt on. DH !v Fletcher Ingals, noted physician, j in Chicago. I Mv & Mrs. Better Palmer of Chicago, May 8 Marcus Mayer, famous theatrical theatri-cal manager, at Amltyville, L. I. May 11 Federal Judge C. C Kohlsaat, at Chicago. May Ij Pastor Charles Wagner, In Paris. May 14 James Gordon Bennett, proprietor pro-prietor of New ork Herald, In France. May 22 Dr. Miuot J. Savage, noted Unitarian Uni-tarian minister. May 23 Gen. John B. Castleman, famous fam-ous Confederate soldier, at Louisville. May 26 Maitland Armstrong, American artist. In New York, June 3 Ramon M. Valdez, president of Panama. June 4 Charles Warren Fairbanks, former vice president, at Indianapolis. June 5 Brig. Gen. R. K. D. Michie. U. S. A., in France1. June 5 Dr. John Merrlttee Driver, noted preacher and lecturer, at Chicago. June 10 George B. Harris, head of Burlington Bur-lington Railway. Arrigo Bolto Italian composer. June 22 Archbishop John J. Keane of Dubuque, la. June 2i J. A, Mitchell, editor of Life. July 2 Rev. Dr. Washington Gladden, at Columbus, O. July 3 Mohammed V, sultan of Turkey. Viscount Rhondda, British food controller. con-troller. Benjamin R. Tillman, U. S. senator from South Carolina. July 13 John. D. O'Rear, American minister min-ister to Bolivia. July 27 Gustav Kobbe, American author au-thor and critic. Aug. 6 Congressman James H. Davidson David-son of Oshkosh, Wis. Aug. 8 Max Rosenthal, famous artist, at Philadelphia. Aug. 9 John D. Shoop, superintendent of schools of Chicago. Aug. 10 William P. Kellogg, former governor of Louisiana, In Washington. Aug. 12 Anna Held, actress, at New York. Aug. 17 Jacob H. Gallinger, U. S. senator sena-tor from New Hampshire. Aug. 22 Herman F. Schuettler, chief ot police of Chicago. Aug. 28 Ollie M. James, U. S. senator from Kentucky. Aug. 30 Prof. S. H. Willlston, noted paleontologist, at Chicago. Sept. 7 Francis S. Chatford. Catholic bishop of Indianapolis. Sept. 9 Brig. Gen. L. W. V. Kennon, In New Y'ork. Sept. 12 Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones, note-d preacher and pacifist of Chicago. Former U. S. Senator J. C. S. Blackburn Of Kentucky. Anthony W. Dimock of New Y'ork. Sept. 17 Cardinal John M. Farley, archbishop arch-bishop of New York. Maj. Gen. Lloyd Wheaton, U. S. A., retired, re-tired, in Chicago. Viscount Ichiro Motono, Japanese statesman. Sept. 2n John Ireland, Catholic archbishop arch-bishop of St. Paul. Oct. 7 Maj. Gen. C. G. Doyan. U. S. M. C. Oct. 8 James B. McCreary, former United States senator and governor of Kentucky. Oct. 13 John F. Hopkins, former mayor of Chicago. Oct, 14 Solon Menos, minister from Haiti, at Washington. Oct. 17 Congressman John A. Sterling of Illinois. Oct. 22 Dr. F. K. Brooke, Episcopal bishop of Oklahoma. Oct. 25 Charles Lecocq, French composer. com-poser. Oct. 26 Ella Flagg Young, former superintendent su-perintendent of schools of Chicago. Oct. 27 Eugene Hale, former U. S. sen- v ator from Maine. Oct. 30 Nelson N. LampeTt, well known Chicago banker. Nov. 4 Mrs. Russell Sage. Morton F. Plant, financier and yachtsman. yachts-man. Dr. Andrew White, educator and diplomat. diplo-mat. Nov. 8 Robert J. Collier, editor and publisher. Nov. 15 Gen. H. C. King, soldier and author, in New York. Nov. 19 Dr. C. R. Van Hise, president of University of Wisconsin. Joseph F. Smith, president of Mormon church, Nov. 22 Former Governor W. D. Hoard of Wisconsin. Nov. 25 N. M. Kaufman, copper and Iron magnate and hotel man of Chicago. Dec. it Edmond Rostand, poet and dramatist, "in Paris. Dec. 9 L. W. Page, head of U. S. bureau bu-reau of roads. Dec. 12 Effie ElLsler, actress, aged 95. . DISASTERS Jan. 1 Conflagration In Norfolk, Va.; loss $2.000,0O. , - Jan. 13 Million dollar fire in Indianapolis Indianapo-lis industrial district. Feb. 14 Forty-two children killed In nunnery lire in Montreal. Feb. 24 Liner Florizel, St Johns, N. F., to New York, wrecked in blizzard near Cape Race; 92 lost. March 9 Twelve killed In collapse of moving picture theater at Winchester, Ky. P'ive killed and $5,000,000 damage by tornado tor-nado in northwestern Ohio. April 13 Seventy killed In burning of insane asylum at Norman, Okla. April 21 Earthquake in southern California; Cali-fornia; towns of Hamet and San Jacinto wrecked. May 1 Savannah liner City of Athena Delaware cost; 66 lives lost. May IS Nearly a hundred persons killed by explosions in Aetna Chemical plant, near Pittsburgh, Pa. June 22 Circus train telescoped at Gary, Ind.; 63 killed. June 29 Fifty persons killed by collaps of building in Sioux City, la. July 1 Shell factory explosion In England Eng-land killed 50. July 2 Explosion in munitions plant near Syracuse, N. Y., killed 16. July 6 Excursion boat sank In Illinois river; So lives lost, Guam devastated by typhoon. July 9 Hundred persons killed In train collision near Nashville, Tenn. July 12 Japanese battleship blew up, killing 500 men. Aug. 21 Tornado in Minnesota destroyed Tyler and Connors, killing about 50. ' Oct. 3 Shell loading plant at Morgan, N J., blew up; 94 killed. Oct. 11 Severe earthquake In Porto Rico; 150 killed. Oct. 12 Great forest fires in northeastern northeast-ern Minnesota; many towns destroyed and about 1,000 lives lost. Oct. 25 Steamship Princess Sophia wrecked on Alaska coast; 343 lives lost. Nov. 1 Ninety-eight persons killed in wreck on Brooklyn Rapid Transit train. Nov. 21 About 1,500 killed by explosion of munition trains in Belgium. - SPORTS H Feb. 8 Kleckhefer won three-cushion billiard championship from De Oro. Feb. 25 Jack Dempsey defeated Bill Brennan in six lounds at Milwaukee. March 15 Kleckhefer successfully defended de-fended three-cushion billiard championship champion-ship against Cannefax. March 23 Michigan university won the eighth annual indoor conference meet. April 19 Kieckhefer retalnd three-cushion championship, beating Maupome. Sept. 11 Boston American league team defeated Chicago National league team for world's championship, and protes-sional protes-sional baseball quit for period of the war. Nov. S Kieckhefer retained three-cushion title, defeating McCourt. Nov. 22 Kleckhefer retained three-cushion title, defeating Cannefax. FOREIGN April 22 Five hundred killed In battle bet ween Mexican federal forces and rebels. April 2S Dr. Pldonlo Paez elected president presi-dent of Portugal. Sept. 6 Hsu Shlh Chang elected president presi-dent of China. Dec. 1 Peru and Chile preparing for war over provinces of Taena and Arlca. Dec. 11 Gustave Ador elected president ot Switzerland. Dec. 11 Sldonlo Paes, president of Portugal, Por-tugal, assassinated. Premier I .'ny i Georgo and con lit ion cabinet won in British general election. j" 1 iee. 17 A drnlral Castro elected preal- dent of Portugal ' . |