Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-31
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had been selected to
head the American expeditionary forces in
France. arrived with his staff in London.
On the same day Washington reported
the safe arrival in France Of 100 Ameri-
can aviators, the first American fighting
forces to reach that country.
A solution Of the Greek situation,
which had endangered the operations
OF the allies in the Balkans, was reach
ed June IL. when on the demand of
France, Great Britain and Russia, King
Constantine abdicated in favor Of his
second SON. Prince Alexander
London reported another big raid by
Zeppelins on June Is. in which 1877 per-
sons were killed and many injured.
The subscriptions to the FIRST Ameri-
can liberty loan closed June Is, the
loan being oversubscribed by s750.o00.-
On June Is IT was announced the first
contingent of American troops. under
command OF Maj. Gen. Sibert, had ar
rived safely in France
On the 1st Of July the Russian forces,
under the personal leadership of War
Minister Kerensky, electrified the allies
eiehteen-mile front in Galicia, captur-
ing many strongly fortified towns and
taking thousands of prisoners. For two
weeks the Russians continued to ad-
vance along front that widened to 100
miles, but on July IS the Russian Of
u
rout. when many Russian regiments
mutinfed and fed. Kerensky succeeded
Prince Lvoff as premier Of Russia on
July 20. and on July Is. in an effort to
stem the rout Of the Russian armies.
the council Of workmen's and soldiers
delegates and tire council Of delegates
Of the peasants OF all Russia voted I'M
limited powers to the government of
Premier Kerensky.
The first political crisis In the Ger
e
July IA in the resignation Of Chancellor
Won Bethmann Hollweg and the ap-
pointment as his successor Of DR.. Georg
Michaelis. On July % Siam declared
war against Germany and Austria
Hungary. bringing the number of the
allied nations to sixteen.
The British launched tfeir second
great offensive Of the year on the Elan
ders front on July 81, attacking on a
twenty mile front from Dixmude to War
preparation. The British forced their
way into the German lines to depth
Of two to two and a half miles, taking
ten villages and more than 5000 pris-
oners. For the next three months the
British, with the cooperation of the
French, continued to hammer away at
the German lines. On August Ger
nowftz, capital of Bukowina, was occu-
pied by the Austrfans. changing hands
for the tenth time during the war. On
the same day the Russian provisional
government issued a manifesto refus-
ing to recognize Finnish independence.
Pope Benedict. on August IA, transmit
| ted to all belligerents and neutral gov
ernnents peace proposals embodyins the
following terms: The evacuation OF Bel
and Of the German colonies by the allies:
the peaceful settlement of territorial ques-
tons between Italy and Austria and
Germany and France. and Of territorial
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menia. the Balkan states and Poland
! the Limitation Of ornaments. and the
formation Of supreme court OF arbitra-
! ton
| In tho course Of the operations on the
I west front Canadian troops. or August
Is. seized Hill 10. dominating Lens from
the northwest. position formerly regard
ed as impregnable. American troops
time in history. were reviewed by King
George August H. Continuing their at
tack In Flanders on nine-mile front. the
British. cooperating with the French
| t.30o prisoners.
/ The Italian forces opened a great ofYen-
sive on August 10. attacking on a front
forty IN. miles long. from TSlm Inc , to the
captured Monte santo. an Austrian
stronghold on the Isonxo front. Two
more nattons<entered the war on the side
Of the allies In August. Liberia declaring
claring war on both Germany and Aus
tria Hungary August II. On August q
President Wilson'S reply to the peace pro-
posals Of Pope Benedict was made public
II declared that I'VE cannot take the WORD
Of the present rulers Of Germany as 9
guarantee Of anything that IL to endure
unless explicitly supported by such con.
elusive evidence Of the will and purpose
OF the German people themselves as thu
other peoples OF the world would be justi.
4 fed In accepting"
Early In September the Italians contin.
aed to make progress in their drive on thu
the capture Of fourteen strongly fortified
mountains, causing an eleven-nilo breach
In the Austrian lines and resulting In thu
capture Of 1900 prisoners.
Il Conditions In Russia grew moro chaotic
Il during the month OF September Gen
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