The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-02

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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 IS. Germany releases
American Yarrowdale prisoners.
February 17.--Learn German EN-
bassy gave orders for Gripping of Ger
man merchantmen here before publlca
| ton of ruthless warfare note.
! February 20.-Austrla 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-
teglc" retirement on Ancre front. La
coma, British ship, sunk unwarned of
Ireland; two American women killed.
February 26-Presdent asks con-
gress for authority to arm American
merchantcraft. British capture Kut-
el-Amara.
February 2S.-Germany's plot to ally
Mexico and Japan with her against
the United States and her promise Of
three American states to Mexico re-
vealed.
March President Wilson con-
firms story of German attempt to in
cite Mexico and Japan. Tokyo de-
nounces plot. House passes bill to
arm ships, 403 to 10.
March 3.-Russians take Hamadan,
Persia, from Turks.
March r. President Wilson de-
nounces "willful men" in senate who
flibustered against armed ship bill,
killing it by ending Of admlnistra-
ton 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 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. Petrograd
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 abdicates.
March 16.--Grand Duke Michael of
Russia renounces throne, bringing
Romanofr 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
March 1S.-News received of sink
ing of American ships City of Mem
phls, Illinois and Vigilancia by u
boats; 30 men missing.
March 21.-Wllson calls on congress
to meet April 2 instead of April 16.
Twenty lost when United States tanker
Healdt0n bound for Holland, is sunk
by U-boat in North sea.
March 25.-President orders partial
of National Guard to pro-
tect property from German plotters.
Navy ordered to get ready.
March 27-Ffteen thousand more
National Guardsmen called out
April 3.--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, so to 6.
April 5.--House passes war resolu-
ton 373 to so.
April 6-Presldent signs congress
resolution and proclalms state Of war.
takes over German liners.
April Cuba declares war on Ger
many.
April 9.--Austria-Hungary breaks
diplomatic relations with United
States. British storm Vlmy Ridge,
taking 5000 prisoners on first day of
battle. Wilson joins fight to raise
new armies by universal service prin-
clple
April 10.-Brltlsh prisoners ut Vimy
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matte relations with Germany, Brit
ish advance 80 miles beyond Bagdad.
April 11.-Herbert C. Hoover, ac-
cepts offer to direct food supplies of
United States.
April 13.-British cut into linden
burg line. President defines war zone
off coast.
April 14.--House passes seven bill
lion war loan bill.
April 15.-Wllson calls on nation to
support him In war.
April 16.--French I'm 25-mile Of
fenslve toward the Ladies Roard" and
in Champagne take 10000 prisoners
first day.
April 17.--Blg war credit passes SEN
ate. German wounded die when U-boats
sink British hospital ships Donegal
and Lanfrano without warning.
April 1S.-French prisoners In new
offensive total 1900.
April 10.--Fight Is started for pro-
hibitlon during war American freight
er Mongolia sinks a U-boat--the first
American victory Of the war.
April 20-In confused night battle
Of destroyers in English Channel Brit
ish and German vessels lock, and