The Dermott news., 1917-08-02

Germany has asked barley with Unit ed States through Swiss minister al Washington and been snubbed. Ger many masses five army corps to over awe Holland.
 February 13-British hem in Turks at Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia.
 February 15. Germany releases American Yarrowdale prisoners.
 February 17.-Learn German em- bassy gave orders for crtppling of Ger man merchantmen here before publica- ton of ruthless warfare note.
 February 2O.-Austria backs Ger many in ruthless warfare. Food riots In New York. probably stirred up by German agents.
 February 22.-Germany torpedoes seven Dutch ships leaving Falmouth in violation of her pledge.
 February 23.-British stringently re- strict imports to fight submarine war.
 February 25.-Germans make "stra- tegic" retirement on Ancre front. La conia, British ship. sunk unwarned off Ireland; two American women killed.
 February 28.--President asks con gross for authority to arm American merchantcraft. British capture kut- el-Amara.
 February 2S.-Germanys plot to ally Mexico and Japan with her against the United States and her promise or three American states to Mexico re- vealed
 March 1.-President Wilson con firms story of German attempt to in cite Mexico and Japan. Tokyo de nounces plot. House passes bill to arm ships, 4O3 to 13.
 March 3.-Russians take Hamadan Persia. from Turks;
 March President Wilson" q" nounces "willful men" in senate who filibustered against armed ship bill. killing 1t by ending of administra- tion term. British take over 25-mile Somme front from French. President takes oath of office for second term.
 March 6-President's advisers tell him he has power to arm ships with out action of congress.
 March 7-Berlin admits sending in- tercepted Zimmerman note to Mex leo.
 March 9.-President calls extra con gress session for April 16.
 March 11.-British capture Bagdad. Russian revolution starts. Petrogrnd troops desert government
 March 12-German U-boat shells and sinks United States merchant ship Algonquin without warning.
 March 14.-China breaks diplomatic relations with Germany.
 March 15.-Czar abdieates.
 March 16.-Grand Duke Michael of Russia renounces throne. bringing Romanoff dynasty to an end. Duma in control.
 March 17.-Germans begin big re- treat on west front. Announced vote of Russian people will decide form of government.
 March lS.-News received of sink ing of American ships City of Mem phis. nlinois md Vigilancia by U- boats; 22 men missing.
 March 2l.-Wilson calls on congress to meet April 2 instead of April 18. Twenty lost when United States tanker Healdton. bound for Holland. is sunk by U-boat in North sea.
 March 25.-President orders partial mobilization of National Guard to pro- tect property from German plotters. Navy ordered to get ready.
 March 27.-Fifteen thousand more National Guardsmen called out
 April S.-Wilson asks declaration of state of war by congress. Ger mans drive Russians across Stokhod river, taking a large number of pris- oners.
 April 4.-Senate passes war resolu- ton. S2 to 6.
 April 5.-House passes war resolu- ton 373 to 50.
 April 6.-President signs congress resolution and proclaims state of war. Government takes over German liners
 April ;.-Cuba declares war on Ger many.
 Arril 9.-Austria- Hungary breaks diplomatic relations with United States. British storm Vimy Ridge. taking 6.0O0 prisoners on first day of battle. Wilson joins fight to raise new armies by universal service prin- ciple.
 April 10.-British prisoners at Vimy reach li.0O0. Brazil breaks dlplo- matic relations with Germany. Brit ish advance 50 miles beyond Bagdad.
 April 1l.-Herbert c, Hoover, ac- cepts offer to direct food supplies of United States.
 April l3-Brltish cut Into Hinden- burg line. President defines war zone off coast.
 April l4-House passes seven bill Hon war loan bill.
 April 15-Wilson calls on nation to support him In war.
 April l6.-French Tn 25-mile of fensive toward the Ladies Roard" and in Champagne take 10000 prisoners first day.