The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-31
April 24-rrench commission ar
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April 24-French commissloH -
1ives in United States.
April 25.--U-boat sink sixty-four
British vessels in week. it Is an
nonnced, causing alarm in Britain,
Wilson tells Balfour United States VIII
not make separate peace. United
states makes first foreign war loan
100000, 900 to Great Britain.
April 2S-House votes conscriptlor
army bill, 3S7 to "a. and senate 81
to s. Guatemala breaks off relations
with Germany.
April 29-Petain chosen TO lead
French armies in place of Nivene'
Joffre asks United. States army IN
France without delay.
May 2-Announce first Liberty Loan
bond issue will be $4,000, 100000. Sec
rotary of state Lansing warns o-poat
si1. kings are serious.
May 2--Russians abandon Mush
Armenia. to the Turks.
Nav 3--News received of mistreat
ment of Jews in Palestine by Turks,
May 4-French take Craonne from
Germans.
May e-trench in second battle OF
the Aisne take 6,l0o prisoners.
May Orders given TO raise ll,Oo9
engineers here for work in France.
May 10-Critical situation in Rus
sia and civil war is feared.
May 14-Great Britain turns oVer
to United States 1924 500 tons OF
shipping building for her here
May 15-New Italian offensive be
gins
May 16--Announced squadron OF
American destroyers is assisting the
British; U-boat losses sink to twenty
six in week.
May 1S-President proclaims con
scription law, calling on 100000
men, aged twenty-one to thirty lone
years. to register June Italians
announce 6.432 prisoners.
May 25~-Italy launches renewed
Corso offensive. taking 5000 prison
ers rst day German aeroplanes kill
seventy-six persons in Dover and
Folkestone.
May 26-Germany announces she
Will sink hospital ships without warn
ing unless they obey certain strict
rules about the courses they take. An
nounced Italy has captured 22414
Austrians since MAY IA
June General Chang Hsun
named dictator by royalists of China
June 5-United States registers for
the army draft without disorder
General Brusiloff made head of Rus
sian armies.
June british blow UP Messines
Ridge. explosion heard in London
5000 prisoners taken on first day of
offensive.
June General Pershing COM
mander OF American expedition. ar
rives in England. Secretary of War
Baker plans for 100000 American
aeroplanes one hundred American
aviators arrive in France
June 9-Wilson tells Russia what
United States is fighting for. Japan
offended by United states note urging
China to maintain order
June 11--Lord Northcliffe famous
publisher, arrives to coordinate Brit
ish missions in United States,
June liking Consta milne of
Greece abdicates in favor OF his sec
ond SON Alexander, at command OF
the allies
June 13--Tn greatest air raid so far
on London. 1873 are Killed and 40
injured. Pershing reaches Paris.
Elihu Root and American mission in
PetroErad.
June l5--Liberty Loan oversub-
scrihed. Great Britain frees all the
Irish rebels,
June l7-Dr. IverS. who wrote Ger.
naanys Official reply to the Belgian
atrocity charges. is sentenced TO nint
months Imprisonment in Berlin fol-
eNtorting $4,000 from the mother OF
soldier by threats. evidence shows
he IS chronic drunkard and NOR
rhine fiend. Duma demands imme.
dlate offensive by Russian troops
June l9-tnited States Admira
sims put in command of allied fee
off Ireland
June 22-Announced liberty loar
subscriptions total S30352 26S50
June 25-American Red Cross cam
paign closes. with subscriptions over
the hundred million dollars sought
June 26.-ohicial Mesopotamian re-
port scores British civil and military
leaders, Canadians within one mile
~ Lens great French coal center.
jams e7.~-Arrival Of first Emitted
states army in France announced
Juns 2S-Brazil JOINS in war by an.
milling her decree of neutrality be.
tween the entente nations and Ger
many
June 2s-Greece breaks diplomat tic
relations with the central powers
June 3n--Russians begin big often
slve In Galicia. War Minister Keren-
Sky leads attack Haic gains mile or
/ four-mile front before Lens