Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31

Russian army reported olNWn 70 pieces
with It's own artillery.
Russians and Roumanians in South Car
pethaus broke Teliton iiEr.
National Guard Of - states and DistFict l
OF Columbia modified
< July zs.-Gerutany yielded to Argentine /
demands concerning submarine warfare I
Landing OF more American troops III /
France announced
/ man, created
July 30-Gernlans penetrated Russian |
territory east OF Zbrocz, but Russian re-
Henry Chapman Gilbert. Washington.
first man accepted for National army
British cruiser Ariadne torpedoed IS
Killed
July -Anglo-French forces opened
great offensive IN Flanders on 20 mile
front taking II villages and 5000 prisoners
Aug. british and French gained fur
Their ground in Ypres sector. but Germans
reea ptured st. Julien and part Of West
heek
Aus. 2-ierman counter attacks in Fian-
Eorniioff succeeded BrussiloS as com
mander in chief Of Russian armies
aug s-Austrians captured Czernowiiz
British re-to9l at Julien Flanders
Serious draft riots in central Okla lo11la,
Aug 4-shinpng board commandments
about els ships under construction.
Aug 5.-President Wilson drafted entire
National Guard into federal service:
Germans made viol-..t attack on British
Aug. e-~C'hanoellor Michaels made many
changes IN imperial and Prussian minis
Premier Ker,7slsy completed coalition
Aug. s.-R, anian forces opened new
: offensive nort Il FokshanL.
Food control bill. sent 10 President VIII
: son.
Canadian CONSERVATION bill passed.
] chiyza river in ITokshani region.
2 Aug 10-British drove Germans back
two miles In Flanders and French adj
0 vancea east and north OF B{xschoote
Aug 1t-Art1ur Henderson resigned as
: labor member Of British war cabinet. pc
. ing accused Of double dealing concerning
. ! Stockholm conference.
x Herbert Hoover made American food adj
; . ministrator
Nng. i4|China declared war on Ger
!. many and Austria-H Hungary.
= Peace proposals by the pope made pub
Aug. t5-Canadiau troops captured Hin
i 70. dominating Lens and the Loos salient
and entered Lens
U. S. governments plan 10 control -four
: and wheat put in operation.
/ Aug 16-British and French made big
!. gains in Flanders, taking Iangemarc5 and
Won MaeEensen drove Russians across
Aug. B-French made great airplane
raids on German positions IN Belgium and
r r Italians began new offensive in the Ison-
20 region
~ cast Of IapgeTnarck. mainly with tanks -
MANY I " W. leaders arrested By L.
~ s federal gents
~ Aug. Tr-T'Teneh drove back Germans. IN
~ Verdun sector on II mile front, taking
"a Avocaurt wood. lie Mort Homr1e SUBMITS
- tCorbeaUX wood and Champneuville,
Aug. 21.-Brit.sh forced their way fur
.. Tier into the defenses of Lens.
French made further advances in Yer
n Aug. 22-Gernans opened offensive in
- Riga region
7r British took important positions along
w. Ypres-Menin road.
ID Germans made air raids on English
=, coast killing II
- Aug 23-Dr II. 4. Garfield made fuel
administrator Of e. 8.
u Aug. M.-.Brttish pushed back on yp7es-
rs French took TEfD ao4. ver1ua hv storm,
y, Aug 24-Tt8lisrs captured Monte santo,
northeast Of Gorizia.
Aug. 2s-President Wilson rejected fhe
: pope's peace proposals as impossible While
~ German autocracF exists
"a Aug. ST., S. wheat cas2nittee fixed
II basic price for 1911 crop at SEQ
"a Germans made air raid on port Of
lg Sept. british destrovers destroyed
al four German armed trawiers off Jutland
4, Sept. S.-Russians abandoned Riga.
l
land. killing l18.
TX Sept. 4.-1taiians captured Monte san
~ Gabriele
p. German submarine shelIed Scarborough
and airplanes bombed London.
In Sept. 5.-American National army began
ID movement to cantonments.
H. Federal agents raided /. w w. quar-
tiers throughout country.
r. American merchantmen under convoy
attacked by C-boats; Two steamships anC
Il one submarine sunk.
r. Sept. G.-House passed war credits bill
authorizing slI,5SS .e45, 400 in bonds and Ger
e tiflcatas
OF Sept. ATLANTIC transport lines Mime
haha torpedoed; 50 dead.
ed German aviators bombed American hos
pital camp killing FIVE.
m Sept 8.-Secretary Lansing exposed VIC
iauons OF neutrality b. Swedish officials II
on Argentina and Stockholm, in transmitting
n German caotegrams advising sinking O.
Argentine vessels.
tst French cabinet resigned.
Sept, s.-Kornilof, commander in chic
10 OF RUSSIAN armies headed military coun
all ensky
-, sept. IL Senate passed war revenue bill
Paul Pauleve became French premier.
'lh Sept; l2..Coont Luxeurg, German min
lstef 10 Argentina given his passports
an anti-German riots in Buenos Aires
re kerensky made commander in chief O
zee Russian armies.
sept. 13,-Kornilof's revolt collapsed.
10 secretary Lansing exposed unneutra
action OF former Swedish charge in Mexic,
ny City.
Sept. t-1tahans drove Austrians from
2 s Monte San Gabrielle summit
Sept. l6.-Senate passed bill for 81 5sg
los 9J6,f6D bond issues
British naval aircraft DESTROYED one Ger
or man destroyer ana some trawlers near os
les terd.
sept, 1s.-Prenlier Kerensky prociairne
re Russia republic
ria Sept l1-Costa RIGA broke off relation
with Germany
~. Sept, Is.-Russia began reorganization q
he army, suppressing soldiers committees
House passed si.l4i,090oo0 deficiency wa
an supply bill,
sept, 29.-British began great oftensiv
=, Sept IL Secretary lansing publishe
HI message Of Won Bernstarf to Berlin ASK
Ing leave to spend $4,000 TO influence con
an sress.
eel Costa Rica severed diplomatic relation
om with Germany.
Try Germany and Austria replied fayorab b,
zee to pope's peace proposal.
=, Germans broke through Russian line a
nal Sept. 22.-secretary Lansing revealed de
RAJ taIEs OF Bernstor1f's plotting before U. {
entered the war.
ed Sept 2s.-secretary Lansing disclose
German abuse OF L. S. protection ey COZ
ne ceabhg in Bucharest legation explosive
on it over.
on Sept. 24.-German airpIanes raided Enc
TO land killing 2o "a .
:. War Industries board and producers Gu
asst steel prices in half
Germans lost heavily in attacks nea
eg Aerdun
ID Sept. % Germans made two more al
raids on England
Y. s senate passed 600 war de
les ficiency bill
sept. 26,-British took strong posit;on
re- from Germans east and northeast Q
fpres.