Show I 1 greab V OF I 1 I 1 1 THE YEAR IN BRIEF progress of the war of civilization I 1 against germany 1 1 AMERICA ENTERS CONFLICT i czar of russia deposed and Radl Rad cala leala seek pence hindenburg line t eniar smashed hed by abiles and teu w e tons tona invade italy other c il important happen I 1 1 11 lna of 1917 1017 compiled b by Y E M PICKARD I 1 I 1 THE WORLD WAR I 1 Wal w jan i 1 I germano defeated nua nu slana salans in lachia british BrItIs tj tran transport port ivernna sunk in merit terrane ani ito lost jan 9 premier of russia re of and was waa succeeded by prince bolit zino british warship cornwallis sunk by tor for dodo jan japak japanese se battleship destroyed hy by e explosion killed jan 22 allion ivinson addressing chot cj ot gave world rl outline of terms on oil which ila ca believed lasting peace could to be concluded J jan a n 23 fought two eneato a mania it in north tea the germans engal log lorinc ng several assets a and d t tha a ir inglish one jan 25 took mile of french trenches tron cheB on SM verdun region legion british auxiliary cruiser lauren laurentio if lo punk 1 y itne lives lost french transport admiral magon torpedoed kl lot lost jan il gerany announced submarine blockade hlo ckarle of nil all enemy countries unlined zorica and revolted ale pledges agen en con 13 warfare I 1 leb feb 8 united states broke oft off dipino matte relations rel atlon with avith germany Ireal deot dent I 1 wilson dismissed ambassador yon von hern bern and recalled ambassador gerard rob feb 4 Cl ermany agreed to release Amelic tins taken by commerce r raider a I 1 der I 1 german gunboat interned at honolulu burned by crow many herman german vessels in ports porta damaged falb 6 submarine submarino sub marino and ana sank british provisional naval collier and killed four men including debard wallace american belgian relief lars kruse kruge punic I 1 by german carman submarine sub mayine all but one of crew i lost web aa A bior liner california and other nanh by german sub submarine marine 41 lot st on california A i reb ach 12 wilson refused parley kouklis by cormany many 1 I 1 lyman lit at law to 4 strayed by submarine submarine A reb feb 17 smashed lines on both 01 les of et aparo river U a 8 sent demand to ger rf iriny 1 rin y lo 10 f r mh of barrowdale wdale prisoners mardt bank italian franx t alve 11 i lost I 1 93 bleb a to 22 Germany freed the barrowdale wdale pr lo loners I 1 I 1 fy feh 26 bunh eunit bunar C uner V der laconia aconia I oft off irish coast 12 lost loat I 1 In clid i tang ing mrs A 11 II troy nov and daughter of clot clil I 1 anso 0 o and one american member of trave row 1 on r itina and 0 german brinan destroyers fought in 4 channel y ail eli 20 prisident wilroy asked von ron rtresa ress to grant rant bim powers to protect gerfe american avi ship ing took kut cutel amara from ti tarla I 1 rk P r val 1 cb 2811 28 11 tj re revealed vented a jorman plot to an join with mexico mailco and japan in makeni war on united states i IIrI tish occupied and other VI I 1 lages in ancee re nepion pIon I 1 I 1 french destroyer casslar torpedoed ia loit march 2 announced al all I 1 ves ve helst bel sel st would be stink mink hereafter without 1 1 t ma ach 4 austrian attach east ci 0 goeltz I 1 re pu 1 sr d with grent loav march ill I 1 I 1 son ordered the tha I 1 ot U B inci chant vessel 4 i blar it II matured by british I 1 N I 1 arch 12 11 revolution begun tn in petr petrol 0 r 11 1 ad hi 1 march ll 11 chann severed diplomatic re allons with germany nu Baian imperial cabinet deposed by deimit i march 14 hoermann HO bermans ermana in groat grant retreat front march 16 Czar nicholas abdicated nus tor for himself nna and lila ills poll eon russians ilus captured cap lured liar nadan turkey march 21 arit ish took babau and french took P loyb zepp effris ra makled me ded london one ona shot down CAmp legno Frit france trica arland cabinet tn in franco france resigned sinned re march ls IS via cla city of and illinois aenk by german submarine SS 23 perished perl ched and french advanced advanced ia 1 miles on 70 0 alio front and took peron peronne rae chaulnes an and noye n lin march re ly IS 19 germans mado made nw now clero flero drive nt at verdun but were repulsed with vim sex se I 1 11 I 1 tl 11 formea r tried new french cabinet march 21 tools took forty more towns town in france art h 26 French occupied roi embray and ii feuillye Feul Feu illee south of 0 concy chucy forest air 1 sh captured blar march ch russian government installed etal led april I british captured savy bavy von deltas r and Pelzie lora re french reached outskirts of Vaux vauxaillon aIllon and laff ux armed american ship aztec flunk bunk by 01 ertman submarine ort oft french coast 19 0 of crew saved ened april 2 president wilson brodal session of ft congress asked formal resolution that state of 0 war was waa in eliv tunce tence between tile tha united beatea and gar many and called for operation cooperation co with emente allies to defeat german autocracy april 4 banate cassed resolution doclar ing state of 0 war var between U 8 and jermany by n s vote of sa to 6 april 6 lionso as se d war r resolution lution liy vote of yil to V w li president rest clent esal kyun winea it and issued a proclamation nation to world and ordered navy mobilized at once alt all german carman veeella in amerlan porta were seized und and many supposed german plotters plot lera a arrested april 70 7 0 jail ion c crumber r uis e r corcoran Cor moran interned at out oui ji i bio blown v n up U P by crow crew cuba and ami VRAM dec declared lured state of 0 war with germany april S austria broke off od diplomatic I 1 relations with V U B S april 9 british advanced two to three rulle on twelve nillo mile front near arras rin ashing german una ling and taking vimy ridge arid and i rany adny towns april 10 Brazil severed Eov preil relations aith oermann germany argentina declared ll it sup the position ilan ot of the tha united states chill doe decided yos d to remain neutral I 1 april II 11 costa conta bitica declared it sup ib position of the united 8 alefi uruguay p proclaimed its neutrality uruguay april 2 naval men met in birri fart t stilled c council with U 8 officials in n washington bulgaria severed relations rela tlona with U 8 april 13 IJ bolivia olivia severed relations with germa germony toy Brit loil and french made further big ad vang on con wet front apici api II 11 14 house passed 1 war revenue 8 bill without duhant I 1 ins vote anell IB 15 birtis r V entered of lens T ans germans routed at Launi court with ter ri ble losses british transport Arc arcadian adlan torpedoed 2 10 lost british trans trana ort art Camer onla HO lost april 16 President wilson issued proclamation I 1 lar la warning tile th commission of treas treasonable nets acts congress Con Bres appropriated tor for emergency war fund french ope opened neill great offensive on sr 25 mile front between Sol and reims taking I 1 I 1 j april 17 Senate unanimously passed IT 0 bon i asso bill I 1 germans sank two british final ships loaded with wounded anu and gari nano april American 19 10 liner Mor mongolia golla sank german submarine in irish sea I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 nicaragua endorsed indorsed Indor sed course of united unite stat oil A april 1 1 20 co council u licit ot of workmen 8 and jr soldier delegates declared against rate peace beta two we german carman destroyers sunk off dover april sl bradsh war commission arrived in united states turkey severed re relations lotions with united states april r i 24 2 french war commission arrived aad ln in united states state british ninde further advances in arra aas fetor in faco face or of desperate opposition by mn april as german destroyers bombarded dunkirk but were driven oft off american tanker anker vacuum sunk punk by sub ab marine naval lieutenant and I 1 gunners gunner lost april 27 british occupied areaux anil and april I 1 half I 1 at of oppy appy april 23 Congress passed army bills wit with avil s e bonset features feature guatemala severed relations with gar many april aart 1 29 retain roada made chief of 0 i staff may 3 chilean minister to germany d demanded his passports may lay 4 french captured Cra craonne Cr nonne onne louse passed espionage bill with modi fled fied press preas censorship clause claudo transport a torpedoed liven lost 1 amny 1 ly r 1 I 1 emch r made UK big advance on an fo four t 3 r aw ielli rit southwest of laon may 6 bolivia severed relations with germany ila may 7 V government of proal 1110 blonak 1 I go i ament and soldiers and work mens id katoa gates forms formed in russia Itus sla may 11 italy reported destruction 0 of f 13 G brinan crinan in one week cli leago b nril ot of trade stopped trading in ilay wheat 1 may mals 12 U again hit the alinden hurb burg line establishing themselves near ma mav if senate passed espionage bi alha prohibition and press bonso conso r ship class att attacked acted along alone the tha whole laoner isonzo front ground north of conits may blay 16 15 hollwig before detoia the refused to discuss germanys germanas Germ anys peare alms alma trading in futures stopped in six middle weft It allano made blk big gains on julian front taking monte mante curro cucco and monte adice mity 17 passed army draft bill british completed CA ato of Huller ourt IS 10 nta 1 l 1 on ordered one d islon commanded by general ile 10 lillig sent V to france nt once ile iio ri also signel signed the 0 hrnry draft bill and sot sat june 6 5 for realm g rolt ration I 1 day clay Ifer honduras duran severed relations rela tlona tiona with oer ger tinna liny IS 19 wils waln selected 11 II C nty hoover IIo fiver as head of a L food entrot board nicaragua agua severed retail is in with ger gar ani senate passed the lie war budget ge 1 may arf U alouse passed war tax bill car H secretary 1 refused passports for Arneri calt de agates to stockholm nodal lot peace confers nce ann ship e carryl ar crying nR supplies to switzerland sunk bunk by torpedo premier arid anil entire hungarian cabinet t resigned may 24 Z Ita italians linns broko broke through austrian front from to gult gulf of oc trieste taking U pris anero may islay h a firma Il rBt american field service corps corpa went to front in fran france a germans made air raid on southeastern gingland lin Rland 70 and injuring mt 1741 may 27 ital italians ans again brote broke through austrian lines chiny 29 war department issued call tor for I 1 vol volunteers u steers for regular army london reported inking of hospital ahti a and nd armed cruiser ty by submarines brazil chamber of deputies authorized ro revocation vocation ot it neutrality decree juno S senate passed first 0 f adman o food bills fourteen german aerman and hindmo plotters plot tera Indle indicted ted by federal brand gand jury nt at chicago U 8 S railroad commission to russia arrived nt at vladivostok juno june 3 commission to russia at h headed 0 abed by root reached russian bussian port n five south of laon june 4 commander in chief ot of Russ russian larl armies ar e s june amore than t tan e n million young americans registered for the national army Gerr gentian fan av aviators gators raided naval baso base in tile the medway near london ondon Ii but were driven orf looting olgat machines machine britian Brit british ial mado made bit biff advance c on n north dorth bank of tho the fi fararre fir arpe arre american liner sank german G erman submarine after long fight juno june 7 began great offensive in T el glum blowing up lit messines ridge aal ond a 5 miles on 9 mile ti ont straightening out big biff salient juno june general and w taff staff arrived in england kenland germany broke olt off relations with haiti juno lo io general per shingo start staff arrived in britnee june 12 King constantine Constant lne of greece forced by tile the allies r lit ID favor of 0 prince alexander hi i second son bon Anie american rican mahl p to reported punic by submarine jun t magermans la 13 Germans made air raid on london killing sri 97 and army and navy hill bill carrying 3 passed by con gross cross juno 14 british made pin pig advance east and south couth of messines Mess lites juno june 16 liberty loan heavily over sub ascribed scribed when books closed juno 20 dont wilson issued call for f or toai volunteers for regular army jung june 22 french repulsed violent attacks attack of germans on tho the des dea dadea june 23 passed stood fiad control bill with alb anne no dry amendment amend meat june 25 fi wilson appointed an exports council composed of ct the bartes of state agriculture and commerce coin merce and the food juno june ag coal barons agreed to fixing of nt prices birst l contini contingent ent of ings army landed in france I ranco june 27 second contingent of Ings army I 1 in france nw new greek a reek cabinet headed bb Veil Vani telca took tonk bath ot of juno june 28 drain revolted revoked its decree of neutrality in war between entente alie and germany june 29 ireece broke on off diplomatic re lotions with GOrT nany bulgaria Dul Bul garla and turkey jul july I captured Kon luchy galiata GalIc Ta end and turkish Strong strongholds holds in tile flie Cau caucasus enous july 3 french repulsed great jarman german attack near cerny july 7 THua russians successfully attacked in ilnay bectol germans ran air raid on london kill gnp t 7 and losing a number of pl platies atles anju july ly S gIre silent wilson willnon proclaimed an embargo cin barBO on an shipments ot of food fuel and munitions to out cut olt off supplies front neutral countries countr lea to germany lar many except dairy products product a for or non combatants in exchange for cool coal ju july jy anew austrian cabinet resigned I resident wilson called entire national nul guard and its reserve into the tha federal service gervice by august 5 british battleship destroyed by interior explosion 00 lost july J uly lo russians broke title line east of lemberg and took hallex july 11 President wilson called on american business interests to aid nation by foregoing unusual profits in fit bellini se ailing to 1 the nation and the public july 12 advance checked west of july 11 14 Chancellor dilweg resigned and dr 0 R E succeed ed ad him iloco passe passed I 1 aviation bill j july u lylla 17 french took german trenches near ne a r lancourt three tro niem embers berB of russian cabinet re aigner riots in Petro petrograd grad suppressed Bup pressed blat ake o up in british cabinet july 19 great german attack between and partly chancellor michaelis doclar cd himself tor for the submarine warfare wart arB in illena region deblon germans drove bak ili a a falls because bee a use same IO russian Ilus regiments ovid ibold ine meetings eting s to decide whether to obey orders july 20 draft tor for Ameri american curt national army anny held premier lyof of tuorila resigned and avas afta succeeded liy by Xe july 21 Senate food control and aviation uv lallon bills russian troops in retreat burning vil villas laes july 22 aviators av latora raided ran enar land kII kallok Ing it 11 in coast towns but bonnil be arx ij driven away way rom from london slam doclar cd od stole of war with germany and austria hungary july 23 government ament of national safet haffty Y created in hussla and given nb ab golioto powers july 25 of nu islan army reported report d blown to pieces with its ow own artillery Ruse lans and lani in south cir car path lana broke touton line A 11 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 notional national guard gua rd of 13 19 states and district of columbia mobilized july 28 germany yielded to argentine argentina demands dama nl concerning submarine warfare war fara lending landing of moro american troops in F france rance announced war industries ard ard f N scott chair man created july SO dorman Germans penetrated russian ter territory cast of Z brict to but ut russian resistance ais si t he too t 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