The Arizona copper camp., 1917-11-24
HISTORY MAKING EVENTS

ing 1000 prisoners.
Villa starts march on Juarez with
1000 troops, and calls on all Mexico
to overthrow Carranza government
$4,000 Bolsheviki troops take Mos
COW from provisional government
forces.
Death toll in sinking of American
steamer Rochester is 10.
Prosecution of East St. Louis off
cials urged by chairman of congress.
sional committee investigating riot
Sunday, Nov. 18-Furious battle along
Piave front, with hand-to-hand fight
ing, italian line holding.
japan breaks off negotiations with
U. S. for purchase of steel, declar-
ing Americas demands for Japanese
shipping cannot be complied with
Juarez prepares to resist Villa at
tack.
President Wilson in cablegram to
Colonel House in London endorses
plan for unity of control in conduct
of war, and asks Colonel House to
attend first meeting of supreme war
council.
Funeral of Queen Lilioukalani is
held at Honolulu.
Congressman Medill Mccormick of
Illinois, just back from European
front, declares no peace in sight be-
fore 1919 owing to Russian col
lapse.
Alaska Steamship Co. steamer Mari
posa wrecked on Straits island,
Sumner sound. All passengers res
cued.
British take Jaffa, in Palestine.
Monday, Nov. 19-Railroads place
their interests in hands of President
Wilson with full power to avert
threatened strike of railroad broth
erhoods.
Drastic regulations barring Ger
mans from district of Columbia, and
from zones around ports, arsenals
and railroad terminals are pre-
scribed. All Germans living within
United States, Philippines, Alaska,
Porto Rico are affected.
A. F. of L. convention at Buffalo
endorses attitude of Samuel Com
pers in working hand in hand with
President Wilson and placing needs
of nation above all other consider
ations.
Y. M. C. A war fund of $35,00O,000
is raised and may be oversub-
scribed.
Bolshevikis reported as victorious
in all principal Russian cities.
Italians repulse Austrians west of
Piave river, but Germans take
Quero and Monte Cornelle on Ital-
ian left and take LOO Italian pris-
oners.
General Maude, British commander
in Mesopotamia, dies.
Tuesday, Nov. 20-U. S. destroyer
Chauncey sinks in collision in war
zone, 21 lives are lost.
Italians check German attempt to
drive south along west bank of
Piave river.
British forces in Palestine advance
to II miles northwest and Is miles
west of Jerusalem.
Suspected Germans are rounded up
and compelled to leave sea coast
and port cities.
Serious riots occur in Berlin be-
tween socialists and police, in which
rioters are shot down without
mercy
French steamship Medic sunk in
Mediterranean Sept. %, with loss of
$50 lives, it is announced. Subma-
rine that sank Medic was sunk be-
fore the steamer went down by con-
voying destroyer.
Every surplus grain of wheat in U.
S. has been shipped to Europe and
only that which is saved out of the
ordinary consumption can now be
shipped. Europe still needs 1885,
100000 bushels before next harvest
comes in, it is announced by Her
bert Hoover.
Kerensky is reported at Luga, 80
miles south of Petrograd.
Mexican government asks that fed
eral troops interned in U. S. follow
ing capture of Ojinaga by Villa be
allowed to return to Mexico.
Los Angeles votes out saloons by
10000 majority.
Nov. 21.-British under
General Haig smash German line on
front of 80 miles opposite Cambria.
Attack made without any artillery
preparation, tanks and infantry ad-
vancing through barbed wire en-
tanglements. Third German line is
swept away. French launch attack
simultaneously on Aisne; 10000
German prisoners reported taken.
Austrians are reported to have
agreed to spare Venice if all author
ity is put in hands of patriarch.
Russian Maximalist government de-
clares Russia is out of the war and