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


Gcf s.-president Wilson signed the var
tax bill.
Oct. 4.-Brltish wen great battle east OF
Oct. e-Peru broke Oft relations with
Germany
Congress completed it's war program
Oct. Uruguay severed relations with
Germany
Oct. L. British gained half mile on six
mile front in Flanders.
Germans captured part OF Island OF
OeseI In Gulf of Riga
Oct i4-President Wilson created war
board 10 stop trading with the enemy and
took other steps TO curb ersi.sE ACTIVITIES
In America.
One Russian and two German torpedo
boats sunk In battle near 0esei
Oct i6.-Destruction of French steaner
Medic by sumbarine announced; 80 lives
lost
oct. 1.-Two German raiders sank two
British destroyers aud II Scandinavian
merchantmen they were conveying in the
oct 17.-Gernans in fun possession Of Is
land of 0esel
American transport Antilles torpedoedi
S. lost.
Oct. R.-Germanse captured Moon island
from Russians.
Oct. Is-Gerinans made air raid on Lon
don killing "a.
Oct. es.-French broke through German
lines north OF the AisDe. inf1icfing heavy
losses and taking s,ae0 prisoners.
American troops went into first line
trenches and fired first shot al Germans.
Oct 24-Austrians and Germans began
offensive along 1sonzo front,
Oct 2a.--French made another big gain
Austro-G German attack drove Italians
back to frontier on the Julian line fore
( ing abandonment Of Bainsizza plateau;
{ 10000 Italians captured
! Oct 2s-Eritish and French made big at
! tack east OF Ypres
/ Brazil declared state Of war with Ger
many existed.
! Oct. 27.-Italians in general retreat. 100 o90
captured; Teutons advanced beyond Civil
Oct. so.-Austro-Germans took udine
and broke through Carnic Alps into Vene-
vittorio Orlando formed new Italian
cabinet.
Count George Won HertIing made Ger
man imperial chancellor, Michaelis having
resigned.
OCT. 3L-Berlin reported 10000 Italians
and more than 1000 guns captured.
American transport Finland struck by
{ torpedo, eight men killed.
Nov 1.-Italians reformed behind the
Taglamento.
British announced capture of Beersheba,
Palestine,
Nov. Grown prince Withdrew from the
Chemtn des Danes TO the Aiiette river.
one German cruiser and ten armed
traH-lers sunk by British IN the Cattegat
United States and Japan made compact
on open door In China and cooperation in
the war
Nov 3-Germans raided salient held b.
Americans killing three, Wounding and
taking u prisoners.
Nov. 5.-American patrol boat AIcedc
sunk by torpedo; q lost
Nov. 8 Italians retreated from TasIia
mento line.
British captured Passchendaele and ad
Yanced 500 yards beyond.
Nov. italians fell back TO Livenzs
river. Germans following
American commission 10 Paris confer
enee, headed by Col. House. reached Eng
land.
British In Palestine captured GAIA.
Nov S-RUssian maxinalists unde1
Lenine seized government and planned fol
immediate peace KerensAiy fled from Pc
trogred
ated interallied war committee: Gen. Dis.i
made first commander Of Italian armies,
Nov i0-Rqssian rebel government made
Lenine premier
Germans reached Piave river in Italy.
Nov Italians repulsed Teutons nea
Asiaeo
LoSai troops attacked naximalists i,
Petrpgrad.
Italians held Teutons on Pave river.
NoT. f3,-kerensky and the Cossack
badly defeated
French cabinet resigned
Nov i5.-Georges Ciemenceau hecam
premier Of France.
italians Inundated big section about tn
lower PiaVe to save Venice
Socialist seized the government OF Fin
land
Nov, f7-Bolshevik won In Moscow.
British Hight sea forces routed German
squadron off HelgolaHd
British occupied Jaffa, Palestine.
Ieutons who crossed Piaye al Zenso
apnihilated,
Nov 1Sl-Bolshepiki generally vlctorfou
70 food Hussla' c''A war halted by lack Q
Nov 1s-Teutons concentrating big gu
: fire on north Of italian line.
( President Wilson issued proclamatio
putting severe restrictions on eaem
aliens in United States
= Daniel Willard made head Of L. S, wa
industries board.
American destroyer Chauncey sunk i
: Nov. 20.-Two American soldiers kIIle
( and five wounded in artillery combat.
Nov 21.-British smashed through tn
Hindenburg line toward Cambria. takin
{ many towns and thousands Of prisoners.
= French successfully attacked Gerna
salient south Of Juvincourt,
NOV. 22--FurioEs fighting near Cambria
! Italians meeting great nlassed attac
between Ptave and Brenta rivers.
Bolsheviki government in Russia pre-
. posed general arrnistice.
Nov 23--The. Ukraine declared separa
I ton from Russia.
I Nov. 24-The British took Bourbon WOO,
! near Cambria.
The Caucasus declared its independence,
! Nov. y -British and French armie
0 reached Italian front.
Nov e7.-Superior war council af
formed for United States.
brai
italians repulsed fierce Te,iton attae,zx
Nov. gS--t Coalition yf1if1fS+fss rr~1Y~ass ;
+ Russia --'@t
: Germany assented to eslsheyIki plan Il
arTuistice.
l. S, government assumed control ov.
5 all imports
Three Scandinavian kings agreed /
l maintain neutrality.
NOV 29.-Interailied war confarAn,
r opened in Paris ~
Austria agreed 10 Russia armistjee MIA,
Nov. 3o.-GoYernment announced sal
a arrival IN france OF large numbers Of NJ
: Germans pierced British lines south ,
: Cambria.
Dec. British regained most of groun
: lost near Cambria and nine German a
:, tacks were repulsed with great losses
Dec. British withdrew from Ma,
nieres en- Cambria front
! Dec 3.-British repulsed furious attacL
near Cambria.
: United States congress met for seeor
s. war session.
England reported East Africa complet
q " cleared of Germans
/ Russian deputation began arnistice ne,
: citations with Germans. Armistiee a,
nounced on many sections OF Russia
front
: Dec, 4,-President Wilson. in his snnu,
message, declared peace would mi !
Il made with present rulers OF German
that America would fight TO last gun . :
! asked declaration of war against Austri,
Hungary.
r Establishment Of Tartar republic
Crimea announced
: British steamer Apapa torpedoea.
passengers and the crew lost
5 Dec 5--Gernlans rejected Russizns. 49,