New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-08-03

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!, many masses five army corps to ovel
awe Holland.
February 13.-British hem in Turk
at Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia.
February Is. - Germany release
: American Yarrowdale prisoners.
: February 17.-Learn German en-
bassy gave orders for Gripping of Ger
man merchantmen here before publica
, ton of ruthless warfare note.
February 2O.-Austria backs Ger
many In ruthless warfare. Food riot
In New York, probably stirred up b.
German agents.
February 22.-Germany tOrpedoe.
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
coma, British ship, sunk unwarned of
Ireland; two American women killed
February 26.-President asks con
gress for authority to arm American
merchantcraft. British capture Kut
el-Amara.
February 28.-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 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 IS.
March 3.-Russians take Hamadan,
Persia, from Turks.
March Al President Wilson de-
nounces "willful men" in senate who
flibustered against armed ship bill,
killing it by ending Of administra-
ton term. British take over 25-mile
Somme front from French. President
takes oath of Office for second term.
March 6.-Presldent'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. 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 oun 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 1S.-News received of sink
ing of American ships City of Mem
phis, Illinois and V%igilancia by u
boats; % men missing.
March 21.-Wilson calls on congress
to meet April 2 instead of April 1G.
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 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, 80 to 6.
April 5.-House passes wal resolu-
ton 1873 to so.
April 8.-President signs congress
resolution and proclaims 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 Vimy Ridge.
5000 prisoners on first day of
Wilson joins fight to raise
lew armies by universal service prin-
.lple.
April 10.-British prisoners ut Vimy
each 1000. Brazil breaks diplo-
matte relations with Germany, Brit
sh advance so miles beyond Bagdad.
April 11.-Herbert G. Hoover, ac-
'epts offer to direct food supplies of
States.
April 13.-British cut into linden
urg line. President defines war zone
# coast. I
April 14.-House passes seven bill
on war loan bill. s
April 15.-Wilson calls on nation to /
upport him in war. ]
April 16.-French In 25-mile Of {
toward the Ladies Roard" and t
l Champagne take 10000 prisoners
rst day. 9
April 17.-Big war credit passes SEN
te. German wounded die when U-boats |
nix British hospital ships Donegal
nd LanfranO without warning. t
April 1S.-French prisoners in new
fensive total 1900. a
April 19.-Ffght is started for pro- r
during var American freight /
Mongolia sinks a U-boat-the first
merican victory of the war. b
April 2O.-In confused night battle L
destroyers in English Channel Brit G
h and German vessels lock, and G
ews fight with cutlasses. a
April 21.-BalfOur commission from S
reat Britain reaches United States. t.
April 24.-French commission ar Il