The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-07-18


radio stations needed for naval com
munications and closing all othe1
stations. Seizure of all German ship!
interned in American ports.
April 7. Executive order -(No
25S7) directing that the Coast GuarC
operate as a part of the Navy.
April 9. Austria sewers diplomatic
relations with the United States.
April 1O-11. Conference of the ag.
ricultural representatives of 80
States met with the Secretary of Ag-
riculture in st. Louis.
April IL. American steamer Sc
ward torpedoed and sunk without
warning in Mediterranean by Ger
man submarine.
April 13. Executive order (No.
2594) creating a Committee on Pub
lie Information.
April IA. Executive order mo.
$500 establishing additional defen-
sive sea areas.
April Is. President Wilson adj
dresses an appeal to the American
people calling upon all to do their
part in the war, and pointing out the
part each can take.
April 16. Proclamation by the
President of the United States relat-
ing to treason and misprision of trea-
son.
April II. Congress passed general
deficiency bill, which contained an
emergency fund of S100,000,000 to be
used at the discretion Of the Presi-
dent for war purposes.
April 10. Gunners on American
Lines steamship Mongolia fired on
German submarine and probably de-
stroyed it.
April 81. British commission to in
ternational war conference, headed
by Arthur j. Balfour. British foreign
secretary, reaches America. Last
call for aliens to surrender arms.
April %. British commission az
rives in Washington.
April "a. Congress authorizes an
issue of bonds (S7,000,000,000) to
meet expenditures for the national
security and defense.
April 25. French commission to in
ternational war conference, headed
by Viviani and Joffre. arrives in
Washington. Loan of $200,000,000
made to Great Britain.
April %. Congress votes for con-
scription. Executive order (No. 2604)
relating to censorship of submarine
cables, telegraph, and telephone lines.
April 20. British and French COM
missions pay tribute at the tomb of
Washington. at Mount Verson.
April 80. American oil-carrying
steamship Vacuum torpedoed and
sunk, 81 Americans lost.
May 2. Conference of governors
and representatives of State councils
of national defense met in Washing
ton. Loan of $1OO,000,OO0 made to
Italy.
May 3. Marshal Joffre and NJ. Vivi-
ami leave Washington for a tour in
the Middle West
May 4. Count Tarnowski. Austrian
ambassador, leaves the United States.
May 5. Conference of presidents
and representatives of colleges and
universities held in Washington, D..
C.
May s. Loan of $lOO,OOO,OOO made
to France.
May 9. Belgium and France get
joint loan of $75,000,0O0 to buy food.
May 9. Railroad commission to
Russian Government left Washing
ton. United States buvs informed
Austrian vessels for $6.77S,0O6.
May 10. First issue of the Official
Bulletin, published daily by Commit
tee on Public Information. Red
Cross war council created bv the
President of the United States.
May II. Allies adopt a united buy
ing scheme in the United States. in
charge of a commission under gov
eminent supervision. General NUM-
tons board of Council of National
Defense appointed.
May ~. Members of special diplo-
matte mission of the United States to
Russia announced BY Department of
State. Red Cross Building dedicated.
May Ia. American mission to Rus
STA receives final instructions from
the President. Campaign to sell lib
bonds is begun by Treas
ury Department. Minister Enrico
member Of Italian war COM
arrives in Washington. Great
Britain receives s25.000,000 INSTALL