The Tomahawk., 1917-08-09

Washington and been snubbed. Ger
many masses five army corps to over
awe Holland.
February 13.-British hem in Turks
at Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotaml9.
February Is. Germany releases
American Yarrowdale prisoners.
February 17.-Learn German en-
bassy gave orders for crippling Of Ger
man merchantmen here before pub1ca'
ton Of ruthless warfare note.
February 2O.-Austria backs Ger
many in ruthless warfare. Food riots
in New York, probably stirred 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 of
Ireland; two American women killed
February 26:-President asks con-
gress for authority to arm American
merchantcraft. British capture Kut'
el-Amara.
February 28.-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 1.-Presldent Wilson con-
firms story Of German attempt to In
cite Mexico and Japan. Tokyo de'
nounces plot. House passes Dill TO
arm ships, 403 to ID.
| March 3.-Russlans take Hamadan,
Persia, from Turks.
| March president Wilson de-
! rounces "willful men" in senate who
flibustered against armed ship bill'
killing it by ending Of admlnlstra-
ton term. British take over 25-m1le
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 w1tn-
out action Of congress.
March 7.-Berlin admits sending In
tercepted Zimmerman note to Mex
leo.
March S.-HFSSlucuL GUILD OntA~ W.
gress session for April 16.
March 11.-British capture Bagdad.
Russian revolution starts. Petrograd
troops desert government.
March 12.-German U-boat shells
and sinks United States merchant
ship Algonquin without warming.
March 14.-Chfna breaks diplomatic
relations with Germany.
March i5.-Czar abdicates.
March 16-Grand Duke Michael OF
Russia renounces throne, bringing
Romanoff dynasty to an end Duma
in control.
March 17.-Germans begin big re-
treat on west front. Announced vote
of Russian people will decide form OF
government.
March 1S.-Nevs received of sink
Ing Of American ships City Of Mem
phis, Illinois and Vigilancia by u
boats; % men missing.
March 21.-Wllson calls on congress
TO meet April 2 instead Of April l6.
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 Guardsm en- called out
Aprl 3-Wilson asks declaration
~ 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, 50 to 6.
April 5.-House passes war resolu-
ton 373 to so.
Anril 6.-President signs congress
resolution and proclaims state OF war.
Government takes over German liners.
Anril CUBA declares war on Ger
many.
April 9.-Austria-Hungary breaks
Diplomatic relations with united
Stotes. British storm Vimy Ridge,
taking 5000 prisoners on first day OF
battle. Wilson joins fight to raise
new armies by universal service prin-
ciple.
April 1O.-British prisoners at Vimy
reach 1000. Brazil breaks diplo-
matte relations with Germany, Brit
ish advance so miles beyond Bagdad.
Anril 11.-Herbert G. Hoover, ac-
cents offer to direct food supplies of
United States.
April 13.-British cut into linden
hurg line. President defines war zone
off coast.
April 14.-House passes seven bill
lion war loan bill.
Anril 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
first day.
April 17.-Big war credit passes SEN
ote. German wounded die when U-boats
sink British hospital ships Donegal
and Lanfrano without warning.
April 1S.-French prisoners in new