The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29
WAR DIARY FOR 1917


peace terms arc PREPARATION, restitu.
ton and future security.
Jan. 22-President Wilson ad-
dresses senate on peace terms.
Jan. 31-Germany declares indis-
criminate submarine warfare on neu-
trail as we'll as enemy shipping.
Feb. 3-America breaks diplomatic
relations with Germany
, Feb. Germany announces re-
lease Of American prisoners captured
by German raiders.
Feb British admiralty an
nounces first weeks total of vessels
unfortunately sunk by German
submarines as: British, 81; other bel
ligerents, A; American, i; other neu-
trails, 10. Total tonnage, 1884.
Feb. 26-British recapture Kut-el-
Amara.
Feb. 27-Cunard liner Laconia sub
marined with loss Of American lives.
Feb. 28-German conspiracy to in
volve Mexico and Japan In war
against America, revealed.
March 11-British capture Bagdad.
March 12-Czar suspends sittings
Of the duma.
March l3-Germa ans abandon their
main defenses west of Bapaume.
March 14-Russian revolution be-
gins.
March 15-Czar Nicholas abdi-
Gates.
March 17-British capture Ba-
paume, and advance along fourteen
miles 'front.' French advance along
Lfteen miles front Fourteen villages
occupied by allied troops.
,, March 1S-Germans begin to re-
tire along eighty-five miles front be-
tween Arras and scissors.
March 20 German retirement
lhalts on the Hindenburg line
March 22-America is first foreign
government formally to recognize the
new revolutionary government OF
Russia.
April President Wilson asks
congress to declare war on Germany.
April 6--America declares war on
Germany.
April Cuba follows America In
declaring war on Germany
April 9-British penetrate German
front at Arras. taking 5000 prison
ers.
| April 9-Austro-H Hungary sewers
DIPLOMATIC relations with America.
April 1O-British continue their
AIIdS OnSASltSB Ce*hAhS ~ S~S>~-
! 600 prisoners.
Anril 16-French offensive on
twenty-five miles front between Sols-
sons and Rheims captures German
| first line and 10000 prisoners.
| April 2O-French offensive ends
with total capture of 10000 prisoners.
April 2O-Turkey sewers dlplo-
matte relations with America.
April 21-British Foreign Minister
Balfour and other members OF Brlt
/ fsh mission arrive in America.
| April 21-French government an
nounces between April $40, Anglo
French offensives captured o3,oou
prisoners and $50 guns.
April 24-Marshal Joffre and othe1
members of French mission arrive
| in America. -
April Congress passes selective
draft bill.
May American destroyers arrive
in British waters for war duty.
May 5-French develop an often
siye east of scissors, taking 5000
prisoners.
Nav 13-General Korniloff com
imanding Petrograd garrison, resigns
because of growing difficulty OF main
ltaining discipline
Nav 16-Prof. Minlykoff resigns as
Russian foreign minister.
/ May 24-Italians break Teutonie
lines on six mile front at Castagna
yizaz, taking 5000 prisoners.
MAY 28-Italian offensive ends
with total of $4,000 prisoners cap
Itured. =
June 3-Root mission arrives in
June s-General Pershing arrives
/ in London.
June liking Constantine o.
/ Greece abdicates.
4 June 13-General Persh1ng arrives
in Paris.
June 26-First American troops
land in France. ;,
July Russians begin offensive II
Galieia, under War Minister keren
j skv capturing 10000 prisoners.
4 July lO-Russians capture Hallcz
key to Lemberg.
July 14-George Michaelis becomes
chancellor of Germany.
! July 1S-Austro-G star
counter offensive against Russians II
|Galicia.
i July 2O-Russian premier. Prince
IIyoff resigns and is succeeded b.
Kerensky.
/ July 26-Russian general staff ad
mits revolutionary Decentralization II
Russian army.
July 27-Russians evacuate Czerno
i WITT, capital of Bukowina.
July 31-Anglo-French offensive o.
J. twenty mile front between Warnetol
and Dixmude resulting in capture o
5000 prisoners.
Aug. 3-America, England, Franc
and italy agree to refuse permission
for delegates to attend socialist peac
. lconference at Stockholm.
Aug. 15-Czar and family remove
, to Tobolsk.
Aug. 15-Pope appeals to bell1gel
ents for peace.
! Aug. 21-Italians begin new lsonz
: offensive.