EVENTS OF YEAR "
, TOLD IN BRIEF
COMPLETE DEFEAT OF CENTRAL
POWERS IN WORLD WAR MARKS '
' IT an i: EPOCH IN HISTORY. H
dates of; teuton iDOWNpAili-
Twelve-Month Ends With i Leaders of
Victorious Nations Gathered to Set
- tie Peace Terms Other Foreign and
Domestic Occurrences
COMPILED BY E. W. PICKARD.
THE WORLD WAR
TlL,n ? Italians drove Teutons across
Piave river Irom Zenson loop.
aifn President Wilson presented bis
railwa control program to congress -.
finnan's hospltal shiD Rewa torpeaoed by
Jan, 5 Premier Lloyd
Britain's war aims.
George stated
,',k?; SuPreau- court upheld draft law.
to T?aclr?wa ,uutin K'i. "-
S-Pesident Wilson -stated Amer
ica s war aims and peace demands,
ara pa?e.SSla Bulgaria signed sep-
?1L Central , powers withdrew offer
of general peace and offered Russia sep
arate peace. , . :
uSUroramon?h.Grmany renewed
Jan. 14 British airmen made big suc
cessful daylight raid on Karlsruhe.
Germans bombarded Yarmouth from
the sett
VfrP011 Wiard resigned as
e?d C,U; s- war industries board.
ran a-In. naval action at entrance to
Dardanelles the British sank Turkish
Ashore 681311 and forced the Goeben
mnJ! -2iTiBrlt,sn boarding ship Louvain
sunk; 224 lost. '.
Jan. 24 Germany and Austria replied to
peace proposals of Wilson and Lloyd
tknsSe rejecting the concrete sugges-
Jan. 26-Twelve killed by explosion la
Newport naval torpedo station.
Odessa captured by the bolshevikl.
- -Jan. 27 Russian government broke rela
tions with Roumanla.
Italians began offens-'ve between Asiago
and the Brenta.
Roumanians look Kishinev.
Jan. 28 German air raiders killed 47 In
London. v
Ukrainians defeated bolshevik troops In
three day battle and took Lutsk.
Italians broke through Austrian line,
taking 1.500 prisoners.
,J,?tl- 30 German air raid on Paris; 49
Killed..
Jan. 31 Bolshevikl. took 4 Qrenburg,
Feb. 3 Allied supreme war council de-
iarea war must te carried on to vic
tory,
Feb. 4 U. S.
control of oil.
Feb. 5 Franz
others convicted
York.
government took over
von Rintelen and i six
of conspiracy - In New
Feb. 6 United
States transport Tiia-
cania sunk by torpedo off Irish coast; 204
Aiiitrrxcans lust. j
Feb. "9 Peace treaty between Ukraine
ana uie central powers signed.
Feb. 10 Russia declared the war at an
ena so iar as sne ws - concerned and
ordered complete demobilization : but re-
xusea to sign peace treaty.
Feb. . 14 Bolo Pasha convicted of trea
on in rrance and sentenced to death
Feb. 15 President Wilson put all for
eign trade of U. S. under limn
Eight British submarine chasers sunk
oy -Aierman , aestroyers m oover straits.
Feb " IS German aviators attacked Lon
don. killing 21.
Feb. 18 Germans resumed war on Rub.
a. crossing tne uvina.
Feb. 19 Germans took Dvinsk and
Lutsk; Bolshevikl offered to sign peace
Bolshevik Don Cossack renublin
Ized at Tcherkask, Gen. Kaledines hav
ing- committee suicide.
r et. 20 Germans invested Reva and
ianaea . iroops in f iniana.
et.- 21 Germans took Minsk and
Kovno.
Jericho captured by the British.
'eo. 22 senate passed Wilson bill to
rule railroads.
Feb. 23 President issued proclamation
stipulating government guaranteed price
for wheat at principal primary markets,
prices varying from $2 at Spokane to $2.28
ai iNew x orK.
Feb. 25 Germans raptured Reval.
Feb-. 28 Americans repulsed stronar at
tack in Chemin des Dames sector with
Heavy losses to attackers.
March 1 McAdoo announced third Lib
erty, loan to open ' April 6. -
UV S. troops repulsed raid in Toul sec
tor, suffering many casualties; German
losses very heavy.
British cruiser Calgarian torpedoed; 48
uves lost.
March 3 Germans halted invasion of
Russia; Slavs signed peace treaty giving
Turkey big slice or territory.
March 4 French delivered surprise
oiow near verdun, penetrating German
lines. '
British. French and Italian- ambassa
dors asked Japan to take necessary steps
to sareguara auiea interests in Siberia.
British advanced on 12-mile front in
Palestine.
March S Americans in Lorraine ' re
pulsed German attack and took prisoners.
President Wilson refused assent to Jap
anese intervention in Russia.
Bernard M. Baruch named chairman of
the war industries board.
March 6 Roumanla signed preliminary
peace treaty giving up juoDruaja ana con
trol of the Danube. -
March 7 Germany and Finland signed
peace treaty. ,
March 8 Trotzky resigned as foreign
minister or Russia,
British advanced three miles on 18-mile
front in Palestine.
British repulsed attack on ' Ypres-DIx-,
mude line with heavy losses to tenemy. .
Eleven killed. 46 injured in air raid on
London.
March 9 Nine persons killed In air
raid on Paris.
March 11 Sixty airplanes bombed
Parts; 34 killed.
Enemy aviators attacked Naples. Seven
killed in hospital.
President, in message to Soviets, pledg
ed aid of United States to free Russia
from .German control.
March 12 Ninety-five thousand drafted
men . called to begin movement to can
tonments March 29 .
British aviators droped ton of 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.
All-Russian congress of Soviets at Mos
cow. ratified German peace terms. '
March - 18-Allied . supreme war council
condemned German treatment of Rus
sians and Roumanians - and refused to
acknowledge the peace treaties. ;
March-19 American destroyer Manley
collided with British, war vessel; 16 killed.
March 20 America and Great Britain
seized 1,000,009 tons of Dutch shipping.
March " 21 Germans, opened heavy at
tack on British lines north of St. Quentin.
March - 22 Great' battle in France con
tinued, Germans failing to break British
line; both sides sustained heavy losses. .
RtHiM -in 'Palestine -crossed- th '.Tru-rJa
March 23 British fell back from five to
ten miles, their "lines still unbroken; esti
mated casualties., German. 250.000; British,
100.000: : French and American troops
Paris shelled; by new German gun from
distance of 76 miles.
March - 25 Germans took ,' Bapaume.
Nesle and Guiseard.
March 26 British destroyed entire Turk
army -near Hit; Mesopotamia. ; -, ;
March 27-r-German took Albert and
British recaptured Morlancoiirt and Chip
'illy.:-' :- v-'-'--'fv; . . : . '
c March 28 French - retook three towns
and Germans advanced toward : -Arotens
but were stopped with heavy losses.;
. March 29 Gen. J-'och put in command
of allied armies, in France, and Gen. Per
shing . offered to him all his troops and
resources.; - . . . . : - , - i. -i
Shell from German long ' range', gun
killed 75 in a Paris church. . . r
Caucasus, aftor proclaiming its inde
pendence,, made, separate peace with Turkey;-
Y,
; April 4 Germans resumed drive toward
Amiens, gaining little at - heavy cost.- ;
Armenians recaptured Erzerum from J
Jl Ulli.it, . i . .
C April 5 Allies Jield their lines' against
heavy: attacks. . '. , . !. :-.' j, .
V Berlin' Announced th' eanturi nt Fkat-
erinosiavV -Russia, - -pcZ- ' '
J apan :, and Great 1 Britain landed small
force at .Vladivostok to pretect. life : and
property." . : : -.: -: .
April 6 Thtrd Liberty loan T campaign
opened in United States, v
. Provost Marshal General Crowder call
ed 150,000 draft men to:colors. . - , f
April 9 Germans hit British front be
tween La Basse - and , Armentleres. gain
ing 3 miles. . . ,
- Aprik- 10 Germans drove British' back
north -.and south -of Armentieres. 1
American troops on firing line in great
battle.
April 11 British evacuated Armentieres
but recaptured other, positions.
April 12 Tremendous fighting continued
in Flanders, Germans advancing to Mer
ville. ,
Americans won all day fight on Toul
front.
April 13 Turks took Batum.
. Zeppelin and airplane factory at Man
zeL Germany, burned with great loss.
April 14--Jount Czernin,- Austrian for
eign., minister, resigned.
American navy collier Cyclops, 293 on
board, reported missing.
April 15 Berlin announced the occupa
tion of Helsingfors by German troops.
British warships, sweeping the Katto
gat, sank 10 German trawlers.
AiIics;took ten villages from Bulgarians
on .Macedonian front. 's
April 16 Germans ! took BaHleul.
Wytschaete and most of Messines ridge.
; C;- M.- - Schwab made director general . of
U. S. shipbuildng.
April 17 Viscount Milner made British
war secretary. i
Bkrbn ' Burian made Austrian v 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 lossj
April 22 British and French naval
forces . raided German U-boat bases at
Ostend and Zeebrugge and sank concrete
laden vessels at channel mouths.
- April 25 British drove back Germans
east of Amiens.
Germans took Mount Kemmel and ad
vanced to northwest, threatening Ypres.
. .April 26 Germans captured Dranoutre
and St. Eloi. s
'April 29 Germans attacked-strongly on
three sides of Ypres salient and on Bel
gian line, but were repulsed, losing heav
ily. French retook Locre. .
Senate passed Overman co-ordination
May 4 Campaign for Third Liberty loan
closed with loan heavily over-subscribed.
May 6 President Wilson ordered inves
tlgat. on of alleged graft in aircraft work.
May 7 Nicaragua declared war on Ger
many and her allies.
Roumanla feigned peace treaty with 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. v . -
.J! "r9erniaJ Plt in Ireland ex
posed and Sinn Fein leaders arrested.
May 18- Entente powers, Japan and
c-tiina. agreed on plan for preservation of
wjc iK3w;e in me iar east.
May 19 Australian troops captured Vine
ur Ancre.
German air raiders killed 44 persons
in London and lost five planes.
-May PH: s- took over carrier busi
ness of Pullman company.
British, merchant troop transport Mol
dY,a torpedoed; 55 Americans killed.
crRepu blip, of White Russia pro-
' Costa Rica declared war on the cen
tral powers.
May 27 Germans attacked on the Aisne
front, taking the Chemin des Dames;
and between ' Voormezeele and Locre in
ganders, where they were repulsed.
Italians broke through enemy lines at
Capo.Sile.on lower Plavs;i.
May 28 Center of crown prince's army
crossed ; the Vesle at Fismes but allies
checked advance on flanks.
Americans Jn Picardy captured Can
tigny by dashing attack.
May 29 Allies evacuated Soissons and
Germans pushed advance to Fere en Tar
denois, six miles north of the Mame.
May 30 German aviators bombed Cana
dian hospital, killing many. '
May 31 Germans reached the Marne at
apex of their salient.
. U- a transport President Lincoln sunk
by U-boat; 26 navy men lost.
priation bflfSed ,12'0G0'000'000 ay appro
June 2 Allied reserves stopped German
advance.
June 3 U. S. learned German U-boats,
operating in American waters, had sunk
10 vessels since May 25.
June 5 Germans shifted main attack to
Oise front, with no success
iwo more vessels sunk by German U
boat In American waters.
June 6 Americans defeated Germans in
Chateau Thierry sector
June 10 Germans advanced two mile?
east of Montdidler. losing heavily.
Americans cleared Germans from Bel
leau wood.
Italian torpedo boats raided Austrian
naval base near Dalmatian islands sink
ing one battleship and damaging another
June 11 French defeated German
southeast of Montdidler and American
wpn again near Chateau Thierry; Ger
mans reached the Oise at Maehemont and
ttetnan cou rt.
rJPeoiPftg,of.BrItish transport Ausonia
reported : 40 lost.
June 13 French repulsed heavy German
attack between Courcelles and Mery and
made successful counter-attack soutliwest
of Noyon.
Jiln,e 14T1lurka. seed Tabriz. Persia,
and looted American consulate and hos
pital. June 15 Austrians began great offensive
on front of 100 miles in Italy, crossing the
Piave 'at various places. - ' - 5 '
June 16 Italians checkAri inMn
drive, retaking many positions.
Americans repulsed heavy attacks in
Toul sector and In Alsace. "
June -ay-Ames drove back Austrians in
Italy.
Americans stormed , German ti
and positions near Cantigny.
wuijc augiruua oegan retreat in
Italy.
June 23 Austrian retreat turni intn
a rout.
June 25 Italians cleared wst hanb
the Piave of Austrians, and attacked
heavily In mountain rtgion.
June ZV second national draft drawine
held in Washington. awing
Canadian hospital shin Llandoverv Cn.
tle' torpedoed; many lost. -
June 28-Important gains made by Brit
ish between Hazebrouck and Bothnna
and by French southwest of Soissons.
nirst American troops landed in Italy r
June 29 Packers- and others attnnVAH
as profiteers iu report of federal trade
commission.
Congress voted $21,000,000,000 for
war
purposes. .
July l-Americans captured Van hi.
ta.Gs auu wmi ricuui iwa ULiier impor
tant positions.
American transport Covington, home
ward bound, torpedoed; 6 lost.
Julv 4 Australians and : Americans eani
tured Hamel. . ..
Eighty-two ships launched In American
shipyards. -
July 6--Count von Mirbach. German am
bassador to Russia, assassinated In Mos
cow. . " - . .- -
Population . of Murman coast. Russia.
Joined the. entente. - " ' -i
Italians and French opened an offensive-
in Albania. :;! ''v-f; l
July 9 Von Kuehlmanh's resignation as
foreign secretary accented bv the kaiser.
Von Hintze succeeded him.' -
July 11-vAUStrian army in Albania re
treated "to the Skumbi river. -
U. S. armv ; transoort Westover tortm-
doed ; -ten men lost. r i-
Juiy 12 French made a t mile advance
on Picardy front . southeast of Amiens.
July 13 President Wilson authorized to
take over control of telegraph and tele
phone lines of country. ,' .
- July 14 British forces irannfAA Item."
on White sea. .-' -. '
July 15 Germans resumed offensive,, at--tackine
alonar th .. Mara : uit nn hnth
sides of Reima. Americans drovo thorn
back across the river and French with
stood all assaults further east. ; ;'
Hayti declared-war against Germany. T
July 16 Americans - smashed . German ,
Attacks east of Chateau Thierry: : : v
v Ex-Czar- of Russia executed, v. i S i .,
J uly 18 French and Americans' began 4
big drive, pushing eastward ' oa 25-miie
from from Belleau to the Aisne and tak
ing many towns 'and prisoners. ;
July 19 Franco-American troops made
further advances on tsoissons-Chateau
Thierry front. , . .
British took town of Meteren ;
v. t. araioieu cruiser ban Diego de
stroyed near e w x ork by subinarine. ,
J uly 20-- J? raneo-American . offensive con
tinuedL more towns and gret numbera'of
guns and prisoners being taken. ,
Germans
Marne..'": "'1-:' ;
tilX transnnrt Tn!tfrlo , nff
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.
b July 26 Heavy fighting north of the
Marne, French retailing 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 .tierce resistance, and gained con
trol of the Dormans-Reims road.
Americans in desperate tight took Se
ringes, Sergy and Roncheres.
July 31 Control of telegraph and tele
phone, lines taken over by U. S. govern
ment. Aug. 1 Americans cleared the Bois de
Meuniere of Huns.
ii Aus: 2 Allies- advanced their entire
line, taking Soissons and Vllle-en-Tar-denois;
Germans retreated precipitately
toward the Vesle.
Germans In Albert region retreated east
of the AncreV
Aiited forces occupied Archangel.
Two British destroyers sunk by mines;
WJ lost.
Vesle 3'AJUes Pushed their line to the
Government announced America and
Japan would send troops to Vladivostok
to occupy city and protect rear of Czecho
slovak force.
British ambulance transport Warilda
torpedoed; 123. lost.
Aug. 6 American and French units
i urcea crossings of the Vesle on both
sides of Fismes.
Aug. 8 British and French started 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 Montdidler and
Chaulnes; Americans with British won
severe fight north of- the Somme;
Americans captured Fismette. across
the Vesle from Fismes. . ..
Aug. 11 German U-boat sank nine fish
ing boats off Massachusetts coast.
Organization of First American field
army, .-under Pershing, completed.
Aug. 15 Germans withdrew from Hebu
terne salient north of Albert.
British troops occupied Baku.' center of
Caspian sea oil region. ,
American regiment landed at Vladivos
tok. Aug. 17 One hundred I. W. W. mem
bers convicted in Chicago of disloyalty.
Aug. 19 Germans were forced back In
the Lys sector, between the Matz and the
vise ana nortnwest of Soissons.
Aug. 21 French took Lassigny and ad
vanced in other sectors.
British attacked in the Hebuterne sec
tor between Albert and Arras, taking
several towns.
Aug. -22 British took Albert. ,
Au4f. 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 neigh
boring towns.
Allies broke through Hindenburg line in
Scarpe river, region.
Senate passed draft age extension bill.
Aug. 28 British advanced astride the
Scarpe, taking Croiselles and Pelves. .
Franch took Chaulnes and Nesle and
many other towns and ' reached the
Somme.
Aug. 29 French took Noyon.
Americans defeated Germans at Ju
vigny. ,
Senate passed bill making U. S. dry
after June 30, 1919.
Aug. 30 Germans lost Combles and fell
back toward. -PerOnne. -"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. 2 French 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
vise. N.
Germans in Vesle sector retreated 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 re
signed. U. S. transport Mount Vernon hit by
Sept. 6. French captured Ham and
Chauny.
Manufacture of malt liquors in U. S.
after Dee. 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 Havrincourt and Moeuvres
British steamer Galway Castle torpe
doed; 189 lost, including 90 women and
children. . -
Approximately 14,000,000 Americans reg
istered under new draft law.
Sept. 13 Americans cleared out the St.
Mihiel salient, .taking nearly 20,000 pris
oners. Sept. 15 Germany asked Belgium to
make peace.
Serbians and French took strong Bul
garian positions on Saloniki front.
Sept. 18 British successfully attacked
northwest of St. Quentin and French ad
vanced south of that city.
Allies pushed their advance on Saloniki
front to a depth of ten miles.
Belgium refused German peace offer.
Sept. 19 Big food riots j 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 Prllep.
Sept. 24 Gen. Allenby reported capture
of Acre and Haifa.
Sept.. 25 Serbs captured Veles and 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 Strumnitza, Bulgaria.
U. S. warship Tampa torpedoed; 118 lost.
Sept. 27 Bulgaria asked allies for arm
istice. SeDti 28 Belgians and British made biz
advance in Ypra -region,-and allies 'gained
n every iront. -
Fourth Liberty loan campaign opened.
Sent. 29 British and Americans smashed
.through Hindenburg line between Cam
era! and St. Quentin.
Belgians captured Dixmude. t
Sept. 29 Bulgaria" signed armistice, sub
mitting to allies terms. Including demobil
ization, evacuation of Greece andV Serbia
and surrender of all her lines of com
munication. .French, cavalry entered Us
kub. Sept. 30 More victories won by -allies
in Flanders and on the French fronts. -
American cargo boat Ticonderoga tdr
podoed; 213 lost.
Chancellor Von Hertling, Vice Chancel
lor. Von Payer and Foreign .Secretary Von
Hintze. resigned.
. Oct. 1 Damascus eapfured by Allenby's
forces. ;-'-.
Germans evacuated 'Armentieres and
Lens...' - ' , - -:'.-. -'',,- -
Oct. 2 French occupied St, Quentin.
Germans driven j out of entire area be
twees Aisne and Vesle rivers. - "
American. British and Italian warships
raided' Durazzo, destroying the Austrian
naval base there and all vessels in the
harbor. '...."-r. . --- ..
Oct. 3 Austria announced withdrawal of
her troops from Albania. v
Germans driven back everywhere except
around . Cambrai. - - v-
Prince Maximilian ' of f Baden made Ger
man chancellor. :;v-i. ; " ' ? . .-
Oct. 4 Vienna: asked Holland to invite
the belligerents to a peace conXeranco. . .
Americans made s; big advance west of
-the,. Meuse. . . . ....... . , , ...
jvJapaneae liner .Hirano torpedoed; ;29Q
5rizar Ferdinand of Bulgariaf abdi
cated in favor of PrmceBoris. v 5 r ; ,
Germany -and Austria asked "armistice
and peace negotiations based,' OnXWilson's
program. J . ,;: - '. . . . ; -.. '
Oct. 6-German . Uhe v north 1rOt R6ims
smashed. :'-v'..4-:.;f 4v .
S- transport Otrahto rsuhklUi
sion; 450 lost,:- . .i-.-x-rA
Americans in f urious ttle f or
nbrth end f Argonne Xorest. ... r--.v -.,-';
Oct.; 8 President: Wilson-answered Ger
man peace-note by demanding the evac
uation of all occupied territory and ask
ing whether the- chancellor meant Ger
many accented th fWH
w iwner; ne spoken jonly for the r present
.Allies smashed Hindenburg! defenses on,
20-mile front'between Cambrai and Su -Quentin.
and -Franco-Americans started
new drive east of -the 'Meuse.
Oct, j 9 British occupied Cambrai arid
pushed far beyond. ' ? "v v
Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse elect
ed king of Finland by landtag, u -
m ct. 10 Irish mail .boat Leinster torpe-r
doed ; . 400 lost. . . .' -: .; -
Le Cateau. railway center, taken by al
lies. - .-. , . -- . " .--,. V. ; ii ' .
Oct.- 11 Argonne wood cleared of Ger-'
mans.. by . Americans, r - .. , .. -; : v
Kaiser called rulers of all German fed
erated states, to conference -1 . --'.
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 Cham
pagne smashed.
Oct. 13 La Fere and Laon taken by the
French. j ' - . - -
Serbs captured Nish.
Oct. 14 President Wilson "rejected Ger
many's peace and armistice proposals.
Allies Deean hur rlriVA In-KlanHani glr.
ing Roulers and other towns.
Italians captured Durazzo.
Oct. 15 Allies took Menin. flanked Os
tend and threatened Bruges; 12.000 prls-
Oct. 16 General retreat from northern
Belgium by Germans: '
Americans captured Grand. Pre, north of
the Argonne.- V x
Allies pursued Austrian Jnto Montene
gro, ".v--.,-
Octr 17 Germans evacuated Ostend. Lille
and Douai. . .;" T:77v - -
w 9ct-18TA,lies occupied Turcolng.- Rou-
baix, Zeebrugge and Thielt.
Independence ot Czecho-Slovak nation
declared by its provisional government.
Emperor Charles decreed federalization
of Austro-Hungarian empire 1 -
Oct. 19 President Wilson rejected Austria-Hungary's
peace proposals.
Allied armies in Belgium reached the
Dutch frontier.
Fourth Liberty loan close'd. heavily over
subscribed. -
Oct. 2015,000 retreating Germans in
terned in Holland. -.
Oct. 21 Germany made reply to Presi
dent Wilson, full of evasions, denials and
assurances. . . -
Allies In Serbia reached the Danube and
isolated Turkey.
Oct. 22 British entered suburbs of 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
nis crew, demanded not peace negotia
tions, butx surrender.
Britlsh. rro,ke through German defenses
south of Valenciennes.
.T4erlc.anf, made advance in terrific
fighting in Meuse valley.
Serbs, Slovenes and Croatians announced
formation of sovereign state. -
PC 2I,t.aBans big offensive on
the Plave line. .
Oct. 2Sj-French in big advance to Serre
Oise region.
Ludendorff resigned.
Silar?oll.-?.f 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 mili
tary In civil government. . :
AHfe?ocr?ss1dJthe,Piave ,n Italian drive.
Oct. 28 Austria-Hungary asked for sep
arate armistice nrt nMl T a lllan' . . '
-cKAust,r,I.an lmea beyond the Piave
smashed -by allies.
luricey presenter separate peace propos-
als.
T&'l1? Turkish army on the
DfffDaSeaeDder to It&ly aSked n
ffeetrt31" ArmisUce with Turkey went Into
Allies opened hew drive on Ghent
oFd.0m of Greater Serbia proclaimed.
Croatian parliament decreed separation
Hungary' SlavonIa and DalmatU from
Nov. 1 American First army smashed
German lines west of the Meuse. aanea
Belg1SmdrOVe Germans out of 19 towns in
mtntotrli VIlyy CT8 the
asiassinate' frmer Hunrtan premier.
b Ukrainians and Teutons captured Lem
Nov. 2 Klne Boris nf Rni.i. .wi
ed and a peasant republic was established
Aus?rnifade;8lare0dmplete 8eparan
sideroeorfCahe8 MeuSe. adVance n
Trente taken by Italians.
Valenciennes taken by British. .
ov. 3 Trieste occupied by Italians.
Aiuiisuge witn Austria signed' - -
t N VV. ArmisUce terms fof; u Germany
fixed by allies.
British captured Le Quesney in great
offensive between the Sambre and the
Scheldt.
Nov. 6 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 victory on 100
mile front. - .
American troops entered Sedan.
Revolution spreading through Schleswig
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. ,8 Bavarian diet deposed King
Ludwig and the Wittelsbach dynasty.
Great advances made, by allies on entire
Nov. 9 Kaiser Wllhelm abdicated.
Social Democrats in control of govern
ment in Germany; Ebert made chancel
lor: republic- proclaimed in Berlin.
Nov. 10 Kaiser fled to Holland.
Nov. 11 Germany signed armistice
terms, amounting to unconditional surren
der, and the war came to a close.
Bolshevikl defeated by Americans and
British on the Dvlna.
Nov. 12 Emperor Charles of Austria ab
dicated. .
Nov. 13 Allied fleet arrived at Constan
tinople. Nov. 14 American and French troops
moved into Alsace.
Former--crown prince of Germany in
terned in Holland.
Nov; 15 New German government Ap
pealed to President Wilson to save Ger
many from starvation and anarchy.
Czecho-Slovak republic ; under Masaryk
as president ratified by national, assembly
at Prague. . .:
Nov. 16 Belgian troops entered Ant
werp. ,..
American troops began march to Rhine.
Nov. 17 British troops started for the
wnine.
Nov. 18 President Wilson announced he ,
would attend opening of Deace conference.
Admiral Kolchak put in control, of all'
Russian government at Omsk. : 4
Nov. 20 Overthrow of Ukrainian govern
ment by. anti-bolshevik - forces announced.
, Nov 2 German fleet 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 proclaim
ed a republic. ..-.. ,.. . - - :; vw- -.
' French under Gen. - Gourand entered
Strassburg. l
v Nov 25 Soviets , gained upper hand in
Berlin,'.- but; were- outvoted, elsewhere ' in
Germany r .i; S'-fjr?-.-1-'v-
Nov. 26 Crown Prince Alexander of Ser
bia made regent of Jugo-Slav state.
Nov. 27 Bavaria s broke relations " with
Berlin. ... . . -J -j ..-s.-.iU.. ,
Nov. 28 Wflhelm definitely renounced all
his rights to .the throne - ?
Nov, 29 Hungary ; interned Mackenseu's
army, of 170.000. .. -: -'-- -r-- .
King Nicholas of Montenegro deposed
oy nauonai assemDiy,
Nov. 30 Lithuania proclaimed a repub- j
lio.
Secretary Lansing, Henry White, Gen
eral Bliss and Colonel House named U.
S. peace delegates. - ' .. - - x. s-.?i. i
Dec. 1 First of U S.(i returning army
'reached 'New'iTorfc.KvKvf.-'
: J Dec. 2 Congress reconvened and heard
President Wilson's message and farewell.'
British" fleet arrived at-Libau. - -
: Dec. 4-r President - Wilson- arid' par ty
-.sailed for France: - : :' - ' -
r Dec.' , 5 Skoropadski,' . hetman of- the
Ukraine.;'- killed and that country under
control of the Unionists... : '" j .' 1i..F;-Z
Dec 6-Belgian troops .occupied' Dussel
dorf, ou, he Rhinei ::':J:-r:-l
Bloody fighting in Berlin . between so
: cialist factions. ;; ','-.'--: .'-' '. ' , '-'-'v I 1
' Dee. 7 British occupied Cologne, . .
; Dec. 8-rAmerican troops rushed to Cob-
lenz,as last German. forces crossed Rhine.
Dec. 9 Former kaiser, attempted sui
cide, -."v ':' '-. v,-. -'....:: , - -J V2
Dec. .10 French -arm y: occunled Mainz;
vuee. iz n
at- Cologne.
12 British troops crossed the Rhine;? H June 10 George B.. Hams, head of Bui -o?ne
-.- . , - - , , .- - I hngton.. Railway. -- ., ,.-.-' . - , . .
' Dec. 13 Amerfean
Rhine at Coblenz.
troops crossed
tne
President 'Wilson .landed- at'. Brest.- '
- Dec. 14 President Wilson :: received in
Paris. . ,'
, Armistice extended . to Jan. 17. .' - ' .
Kiev occupied by troops of the ."direc-
Dec. 15 Gen.i.. Mannerheim elected fi re
gent of Finland.
. Dec. 16 Central congress of soldiers and
workmen's delegates met In Berlin; Lieb
' knecht and Spartacldes defeated.?. - .
Dec. 17 Polish general "staff r ordered
mobilization of 1.500.000 men. V-
Dec. 25 President . Wilson ate Christmas
'dinner -with troops of American army of
occupation.. ...
DOMESTIC
Jan. 5 Charles B. Henderson appointed
setiator from .Nevada,,-
Jan. 8 Mississippi- legislature ratified
prohibition constitutional amendment. -
Jan. lu House adopted national woman
suftrage amendment resolution. . . -
' Jan. 12 Chicago and middle west para
lyzed by terrific blizzard.
Feb. 19 Montana legislature ratified
federal prohibition amendment. t
Feb. 25 Wisconsin - senate passed 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 ' fur
nishing army supplies. - v
March 3 Miss Anne, Martin ' of Reno,
Nev., announced her candidacy for the
U. S. senate. - ": i -'- .,-. .v - -
' March 6 Wisconsin assembly deadlock
ed all night on joint resolution denounc
ing La Follette as disloyal.
March 6 Wisconsin assembly passes
joint-resolution denouncing La Follette.
Secretary Daniels established five-mile
wrytzone around naval training sta
tions. : ...iff- --...-"'-,... .
House passed sabotage bill. 219 to 0.
March 7 Conferees agreed on adminis
tration railroad bill.
Automobile chamber of commerce an
nounced cut of 3t . per cent In production
of pleasure automobiles for fiscal year.
Metropolitan magazine for March ex
cluded from mails for publication of ar
ticle "Is America Honest?" by William
Hard. . . ;.- ,
March . 8 Senate ordered Inquiry Into
price of food. ' - -
March 9 Victor Berger, u Milwaukee ;
Adolph Germer, J. Louis Engdahl. W. P.
Kruse, Irwin St. John -Tucker, Chicago,
indicted under spy act. ' ; ; :
March , 11 Senate unanimously" author- '
ized sale of German-owned property Jin
United States to American citizens,
March J 2 Senate ' passed urgent - defi
ciency bill, carrying $1,180,000,000.
Congressman Scott Ferris of Oklahoma
elected chairman of Democratic congres
sional committee.
March 13 Senate passed conference 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.
Esther Cleveland, daughter of Grover
Cleveland, married to Capt. W. S. B. Bos
anquet of Coldstream Guards, in London.
March. 15 Congress passed daylight sav
ing bill to take effect March 31.
March -18 Delaware legislature ratified
prohibition amendment.
April 2 Irvine sL. Lenroo, Republican,
elected U. S. senator from Wisconsin.
Massachusetts legislature ratified na
tional prohibition amendment.
April 29 X. P.-Whitley appointed sena
tor from Missouri. -
May 15 Air mail route between Wash
ington, Philadelphia, and New York
opened. . - ' '
Aug. 27-r Walter 1 H. Page, American am
bassador to Great Britain,' resigned.
Two American soldiers and a number
of Mexicans killed in battle at Nogales. -
Sept. 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 suffrage
amendment to constitution.
Nov. 5 Republicans gained control of
the senate and the house of representa
tives in general election.
Nov. 2u Government assumed control
of all cable lines.
Nov. 22 Secretary of the Treasury Mc
Adoo resigned.
Dec.. 16 Carter Glass sworn in as sec
retary of, the treasury. ' v.
NECROLOGY
' Jan. 1 Dr. Frederick A Noble, leading
Congregational clergyman, at Evanston,
Jan. 5 Dr. John S. Foley. Catholic bish
op of Detroit.
, Jan. 13-U. S. Senator James H. Brady
of Idaho. - , v x
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 heavy
weight champion, at West Abington.
Mass. :- "
Leander Richardson, dramatic ' editor
and author. -
Feb. 4 CoL Frederick H. Smith. Renub-
lican leader in Illinois, at Peoria. ' -
Feb. 10 Abdul Hamid. 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. , v
Feb. 26 Dr. Samuel G. Nixon, commis
sioner of health of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia-Archbishop
Edmond Francis Prender
gast at Philadelphia.
March 6 John Redmond. Irish National
ist leader, at London.
March 7 Rear Admiral Thomas Perry,
retired, at Southern Pines. N. C.
Cardinal Seraflni, prefect of the congre
gation of the propaganda, at Rome.
March 9 George Von L. Meyer former
cabinet member and diplomat, at Boston.
Prof. J. M. Munvon of Philadelnhia. at
Palm Beach. .- - . ;
March 13 Mrs. James A. Garfield," wid
ow of President Garfield, at - Pasadena.
Cal. ' ..
Charles Page Bryan, diplomat, at Waah
lngton. '.-
March 15 Former Senator Isaac Steph
enson of Wisconsin. : ' . r -.
Sir George Alexander English actor.
James Stillman, financier, at New York,
March 21 Warner Miller, former U. S
senator rrom rnew York.
March 22 Maggie MitchelL famous ac
tress, in New York. ' ; . :
- March. 26 Claude Achille Debussy. 5 com-'
poser.-in Paris. - ,-?,- -y .
, March 27 Martin - J. SheVidan. i famous
athlete. In New York. .. , -
April 3 Charley MitchelL famous Eng
lish pugilist. ' : ; - -'
April 11 Rear Admiral S. P. Comly. U.
S. N. retired. .
"W: ;-C: McDoriald. nrst governor of New
April 12 U. S, Senator R. F. Broussard
of Louisiana. ' '!
-'' Former -Mayoi Jfludolph Blankenburg Of
Philadelphia. 4 - . - .': .;.
April 13 Hempstead Washburrie. form
rm'ftTor:of ChIca.a-o:' 'j . : - . . : , - -..-'-'
April 14-William Joel Stone, U. S. sen
ator from : Missouri, '-fi-'f-:-'- :; j t"
April 17 Senor ? Aldunate. Chilean am
bassador to U. S.. at Washington. .
' April- 20 Col. George Pope, at Hart-'
rord. conn.- - -j. .
April. 30 Dr.- Carlos de . Pena; Uruguay
an minister, in -Washington. ' '. -'-
Dr. E. "Fletcher .Ingals. noted physician.
in v.nicago.
May 5 Mrs. Pctter Palmer of Chicago,
at Sarasota. FUu
fr ? May j S Marcus Mayer, famous theatrt-
May 11-Federal Judge C. C. Kohlsaat.
at- Chicago. . .. : v. 'U, ,
s May n lPastOr Charles WagrieK in
Paruj.. - r.. " '.:' r-r?. , v.: ::
May 14 James Gordon Bennett, pro
prietor of 1 New It ork Herald, in France,
is May 22 Dr. Minot J. Savage, noted Unl-
lai mn umiiBier. - : --- ,' .
: May 23 Gen. John B. Castleman, fam
ous Confederate soldier.- at , Louisville.
May 26 Maitland Armstrong. American
.June 3Ramop : M. Valdez. president of
Panama."' ::ioiJVi;i;i5';-:
J One. v. 4 Charles , ".Warren Fairbanks,
former "vice -president, at Iodianapolis. .
v Jutie. 5Brig.- Gen. ; R. E. D. MIchle. U.
o. a., m r ranee.- v .
5 June 5-Drfaohn IMerrtttee Driver, noted
preacher and lriufr at -China n
ArrlgO BoitO. . Italian' Mm'rtnaM'
- June 22 Archbishop John J. Keane of
Dubuque,. la.- v s -. . -. ;,- :
June. i9-,; A--Mitchell." editor vof Life.
uiy 2 J.ev. ur. Washington Gladden,
at j Columbus, ft -, ,
. July 3 Mohammed V, sultan of Turkey.
trolUrOUn Rnondda British food con-
fJSkin S-'-Tillman. D. S. seriator from
South. Carolina. ' - .
iUJyi3"SI?hn D, O Rear. American min
ister to Bolivia. r '
July 27-Gustav Kobbe. American au
thor and critic.
AuS-' 6 Congressman James H David
son Of Oshkosh Wis,
of Vi T,1 Rosenthal, famous artist,
at Philadelphia. -
c 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
Fork. .
Aug. 17-Jacob H. Galllnger. U. S. sena
tor from New Hampshire.
Aug. 22 Herman F.. Schuettler. chief of
police of Chicago
Aug.-28-OIIie M. James. U. S. senator
from Kentucky. ' .' s i-
.Augcv30-Prbf. S.wiH. Williston. noted
paleontologist, at Chicago.
Sept. 7 Francis S. Chatfprd, Catholto
bishop -of Indianapolis; - r
Sept. 9-Brig;v Gen. L. W. V. Kennbn.m
New York. .
Sept. 12 Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones, noted
yrcacuer anu pacinsi oi cnicago.
Former U. S. Senator J. C. S. Blackburn
of Kentucky. .'
Anthony W.. Dlmock of New York.
Sept. 17 Cardinal John -M. Farley, arch
bishop of New York. . - s
Maj. Gen. Lloyd Wheaton. U. g. A., re
tired, in Chicago. . - .
Viscount . Ichiro Motono. Japanese
statesman. , A
Sept; 25 John - Ireland. Catholic kreh
blshop of St. PsuL ' .
Oct. 7-Maj Gen. C. G. Doyari. U. 8.
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 Leoocq. " French composer..-
: - - - - -.
Oct. 26 Ella Flagg Young, former su
perintendent of schools of Chicago.
-Oct. 27 Eusrene Hale, former U. S. sen
ator from Maine. ,
.Oct. 30 Nelson N. Lam pert, well known
jntcago Danker. . .
..Nov. 4 Mrs. Russell' Sage.
Morton :F. Plant, financier and yachts
man. Dn Andrew White, educator and diplomat.'-
i'"s
publisher.
Nov. 15 Gen. . H. C. King, soldier and
author, in New. York. v
Nov. 19 Dr. C. R. Van Hise. president
of University of Wisconsin.
Joseph F. Smith, president "of Mormon
church.
XT... oo n........ m n i. jt .
of Wisconsin.- i . ; , .
Nov. 25 N. -M. Kaufman, copper and
iron magnate and hotel man of Chicago.
Dec 2 Edmond Rostand, poet and
dramatist,' In Paris." "
Dec. 9 L. W. Page, head of U. S. bu
reau of roads. .
. ' ' r '.
. ' - ; : O
Jan. 1 Conflagration in "Norfolk, Va.;
loss $2,000,000.
Jan. 13 Million dollar fire in Indianapo
lis industrial district.
Feb. 14 Forty-two children kiljed in
nunnery fire in Montreal,
i Feb. 24 Liner Florizel, St. Johns. N. F.,
to New - York, -wrecked .In blizzard near
Cape Race; 92 lost.
March 9-t-Twelve killed in collapse of
moving i picture theater at Winchester,
Ky. , .
-. Five killed and $5,000,000 damage by tor
nado in northwestern Ohio. ,
April- 13 Seventy killed in burning of
Insane asylum at : Norman, Okla.
. April 21 Earthquake in southern Cali
fornia; towns of Hamet and San Jacinto
wrecked. ' .
. May 1 Savannah liner City of Athens
sunk in collision with French cruiser off
Delaware -cost; '66 lives lost. .
May 18 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 collapse
of building in Sioux City, la. .
July 1 Shell factory explosion in Eng
land killed 50. ' - .
July . 2 Explosion In munitions plant
near Syracuse, N. Y., killed 16.
July 6 Excursion boat sank In Illinois
river; 85 lives lost.
.v Guam devastated by typhoon. "
July 9 Hundred persons killed in train
collision -near Nashville, Tenn.
July 12 Japanese battleship blew up.
killing 600 men.
Aug. 21 Tornado in Minnesota destroyed
Tyler and Connors, killing about 60.
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 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 v persons killed in
wreck on Brooklyn Rapid Transit train.
Nov. 21 About 1.500 killed by explosion
of munition trains in Belgium..
Feb. 8 Kleckhefer 'won three-cushion
billiard championship from De Oro..
Feb. v 25 Jack Dempsey defeated Bill
Brennan in six tounds at Milwaukee.
; March 15 Kleckhefer successfully de
fended three-cushion billiard champion
ship against Cannefax.
. March 23 Michigan university won the
eighth -;: annual indoor conference meet.
'. April 19 -Kleckhefer retaind three-cushion
championship, beating Maupome.
Sept. 11 Boston American league team
'defeated 1 Chicago National league team
for world's championship,: and profes
sional baseball quit for period of -the war.
Nov.-- 8 Kleckhefer retained ' three-cushion
title, "defeating MeCourt. . .
Nov. .22 Kleckhefer 'retained three-cushion,
title, defeating Cannefax. , :
FOREIGN
-T : :
April- 22 Five - hundred killed In battle
between - Mexican,' federal forces -and '
. rebels..; -'. . v
April 28 Dr. Sldonlo Paez elected presi- - ,
dent of Portugal. , .
Sept. 6 Hsu Shlh Chang elected presi-
dent of China.
Dec. l-Peru and Chile preparing for '1
war over provinces of Taenia and Arica. i.
- PL. W Gustavo Ador elected president
of Switzerland. - T- . . . - -
Dec. 14 Sidonlo Paes. president of Por-
tu gal, assassinated. -
. Premier i. Lloyd George and coalition
cabinet won in British general election.
. Dee. 17 Admiral , Castro elected presi-
dent of Portugal.
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