Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-03

Washington and been snubbed. Ger
many masses FIVE army corps to over
awe Holland.
February 13.-R=itish hem In Turks
at Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia.
February 10. - Germany releases
American Yarrowdale prisoners.
February 17.-Learn German en-
bassy gave orders for Gripping of Ger
man merchantmen here before pubIica-
ton Of ruthless warfare note.
February 20.-Austria backs Ger
many In ruthless warfare. r,od riots
In New York, probably ssefed up by
German agents.
February 22.-Germany torpedoes
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 off
Ireland; two American women killed.
February 26.-President asks con-
gress for authority to arm American
merchantcraft. British capture Kut-
el-Amara.
February 2S.-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 President Wilson con-
firms story Of German attempt to in
cite Mexico and Japan. Tokyo de.
nounces plot House passes bill to
arm ships. 403 to 13.
March 3.-Russians take Hamadan,
Persia, from Turks.
March A. President Wilson de-
nounces "wiIlful men" in senate who
filibustered 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.-President's advisers tell
him he has power to arm ships with
out action of congress.
March berlin admits sending In
tercepted Zimmerman note to Mex
leo.
March president calls extra con-
gress session for April 10.
March 11.-British capture Bagdad.
Russian revolution starts. Petrcgrad
troops desert government.
March HERMAN 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 renounces throne, bringing
Romanoff dynasty to an end. Duma
in control.
March 17.-GerJnans 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 Vigilancia by G.
boats; % men missing.
March 21-Wilson calls on congress
to meet April instead of April 16.
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 war resolu-
ton 1913 to SO.
April 6.-President signs congress
resolution and proclaims state of war.
Government takes over German liners.
April Cuba declares war on Ger
many.
April 9.-Austria- Hungary breaks
diplomatic relations with United
States. British storm Vlmy Ridge.
taking 5000 prisoners on first day of
battle. Wilson joins fight to raise
new armies by universal service prln-
ciple.
April 10.-British prisoners at Yimy
| reach 1000 Brazil breaks diplo-
matte relations with Germany, Brit
ish advance so miles beyond Bagdad.
April 11.-Herbert G. Hoover, ac-
cepts offer to direct food supplies of
United States.
April 13.-British cut into Hinden-
burg line. President defines war zone
off coast.
April 14--House passes seven bill
lion war loan bill.
April 15.--Wilson calls on nation to
support him in war.
April 16.-French in 25-mile Of
fensive toward the Ladies Roard" and
in Champagne take 10000 prisoners