Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31

April -AuStrlaHu breaks
diplomatic relations with the United
States. British storm Vimy Ridge
taking 5000 prisoners on first day of
battle. Wilson joins fight to raise
new armies by universal service prin
cpal.
April 10.-Brtsh prisoners at Vimy
reach 1900 Brazil breaks diplomatic
relations with Germany. British adj.
vance fifty miles beyond Bagdad
April ll.--Herbert G.. Hoover az.
cepts offer to direct food supplies of
United States.
April l3.-British cut into linden.
burg line. President defines war zone
of coast.
April House passes seven bill.
on war loan bill.
April l5.-Wilson calls on nation 10
Import him in war.
April l6..Frcnch in twenty-five.
mile offensive toward the Ladies'
Road and in Champagne take II. 900
prisoners first day.
April l7--Big war credit passes Sen
tie. German wounded die when L
loats sink British hospital ships Don.
gal and l.antrano without warning.
April lS.--French prisoners in new
flcnsiye total 10000
Aril l9.--rignt is started for pro.
hi ZION during war American freight.
'r Mongolia sinks a U-boat-the first
american victory OF the war.
April lO.-ln confused night pat y
''eSt'ryers in English channel l}ri:.
sh and German vessels lock and crews
sht "'th cutlasses.
Aplil 2l Balfour commission from
r"at Britain reaches United States
April 2i-French commission. ar.
ives ia United States
April 'j-U-boats sink Fix, four
'lit = vessels in week, 1t Is am )unc.
II. taus ne alarm in Britain Wilson
ellis Balfour United States will not
make a separate peace. United States
makes first foreign war loan $500.
10000 to Great Britain
April 2S-House votes CONSUMPTION
lrmy bill, 397 to "a, and Senate. 81 to
y Guatemala breaks off relations with
Germany.
April 29.-Petain chosen to lead
french armies in place of Vivele. Jof
IRE asks United States army in France
without delay
May 2.--Announce first Liberty loan
bond issue will be S2,000, 900 GOO Sec.
retarv of State Lansing warns U.boat
slnkings are serious.
May Russians abandon Mush,
Armenia to Turks.
May 3.-News received of mstraeat.
ment of Jews in Palestine by Turks.
May 4.--French take Craonne from
Germans.
May G. French In second battle OF
The Aisne take 5000 prisoners.
May Orders given to raise | /, 900
engineers here to work in France.
May 10.-Critical situation in Rus
'ia and civil war is feared.
May l4.-Grcat Britain turns over
70 United States l,02i,500 tons of ship.
hing building for her here.
May l5.--New Italian offensive be.
Gins.
Nav 16.--Announced squadron Of
American destroyers Is assisting the
British; u.boat losses sink to twenty.
tx In week.
May 49, President proclaims con
icriptlon law calling on 1C000,000
men, aged twenty.one to thirty.one
wears, to register June 5.--Italians an.
nounce CASE prisoners
May 25.-Italy launches renewed
"orso offensive, taking 5000 prisoners
hrst day German aeroplanes kin sew
enty.slx persons In Dover and Foke
stone.
May 2G-Germany announces she
will sink hospital ships without warn
Ing unless they obey certain strict
Jules about the courses they take. An,
nounced Italy has captured 22,l1i Aus,
'rians since May "A.
June 3,--Gcneral Chang Ilsun named
dictator by royalists Of China,
June 5.--United States registers for