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

&CTll ls--AfafFiGEN HNef aipH@Slia SdEh
German submarine in iVish sea.
Nicaragua Endorsed course Of United
April 2o.-Rassian council Of vorkrnen's
and soldiers delegates declared against
Two German aostroyers sunk of Dover.
April 2l.~Britsh war commission arrived
In United States.
! Turkey severed relations with United
april q French war commission ar
rived in United States
British ma5e further advances In Arras
sector in face Of desperate opposition o5
April SHERMAN destroyers bombarded
Dunklrk but were driven OF.
American tanker Vacuum aunk by sub
marine, naval lieutenant and gunheTs
April 27.-BriHsh occupied Arleauv aod
April 2S'ECongress passed D-,s
With selective conscriptton rs
Guatemala severed rcia in Ger
April 2s.--General Petain made chief Of
French staff
MAY g-CbfleaH minister 10 Germany
demanded his passports
May 4--French captured Craonne
House passed espionage BILL with mod
fed press censorship clause
doed. 4l3 lives lost.
May 5.-French made big ad4nee on four
mile front southwest OF Laop
May 6.-Bolivia severed relations with
* Nav ava ;7'-coaut'on government Of provi-
Fionai government and soldiers and work
mems delegates formed Ia Russia
Nav 1i-Italy reported destruction of ID
/ German submarines In one week,
Chicago board of trade stopped trading
( May le-Brtish again hit the linden
burg line. establishing themselves near
D
MAY i4-senats passed espionage bills
| without prohibition and press censorship
( clauses,
italians attacked along the whole Isouzo
front, gaining ground north of Goritz
MAY 15.-Chancelor Hollweg before the
Relchstag refused to discuss Germany 5
pssce aims.
Trading in wheat futures stopped in six
middle west exchanges.
Italians made big gains on Julian front,
taking Monte Cucco and Monte Vodiee.
May 17-Senate passed army draft bill.
British completed capture Of BuHecourt
May 1s-President Wilson ordered one
division, commanded by General Pershing
sent TO France at once. He also signed
the army draft bill and set June for
Honduras severed relations with Ger.
many
May ls-Presdent Wilson selected IT.
c. Hoover as head OF food control board
Nicaragua severed relations with Ger
many
Senate passed the $3.50, o00. 600 war bud
May "a House passed war tax bill car
Secretary Lansing refused passports fol
American delegates TO Stockholm social
list peace conference.
American ship carrying supplies L
Switzerland sunk by torpedo
Premier Tisza and entire Hungarian
/ cabinet resigned
. May q Italians broke Through Austrian
front from CastagnarizGa to GuI o
J Trieste taking $500 prisoners
May 2a.-FiTst American field serVIrt
corps went to front in France.
d Germans made air raid on southeastern
England killing l6 and iuiurjng l4i
May 2r-italians again broke through
Austrian lines
? May War department issued call 70
1o9.0e0 volunteers for regular army.
London reported sinking Of hospital shjl
and armed cruiser by submarines
b Brazil chamber Of deputies authorizes
revocation Of neutrality decree.
June Senate passed first Of admin
istraton's food bills.
: Fourteen German and Hindoo plotter
indicted by federal grand jury al Chicago
q y. s. railroad commission to Russia ar
rived at NladivcStok.
June 2-Amari--- commission to Rus
To- STA headed BE- ,rHed Russian port
French rc' rat attacks souU
OF Laon
q June 4. -Brussal.l made commander j.
June 5.-More than ten million youn
: Americans registered for the Nationa
q army
German aviators raided naval base f
the Midway near London, but were drive
$ off losing eight machines.
Il. British made big advance on north ban
y Of the Scarpe.
American liner sank German submsrin
l. June british began great offensive !
Belgium, blowing up Mesines ridge an
l. advancing miles on smile from
Strengthening out big salient
n June S-General Pershlng and staff al
rived ia England.
y Germany broke OF relations with Halt
IL June I0-General Pevshings stan al
rived IN France
q June liking Constantine Of Greco,
a. forced by the allies abflcateG in favor {
s. Prince Alexander bis second son.
& American steamship Petrolite reporte
n sunk by submarine.
y June t3.-Germans made air raid on Lor
T. don, killing 81 and wounaiug 4S7
p Army and navy deficiency appropriate
bill carrying sS,oeooe1,ooo passed by COZ
"a gress
N June l4-Brltish made big advance eai
to and south of Messnes,
at jane Is -Liberty loan heavily over-sul
IN scribed when books closed
T. June 20.-President Wilson issued ca
for 10 900 volunteers for regular army.
n, June p French repulsed violent attaci
Of Germans on the Chen1in des Danes.
ar June 2s-House passed food control b
with Done dry" amendment
ic Jane &,-President Wilson appointed I
exports council composed Of the seer
&c taries OF state agriculture and CONNER,
s. and the food administrator
" June 26.-Amerlcan coal harons agreed
fixing of prices.
u First contingent OF Pershlng's arm
ii June 27'-secoRd contingent OF Pershing
army landed tn France
p New Greek cabinet headed by venlzelt
S took cath Of Office
Juns. IS Brazil revoked its decree
81 ne!trsli'y In war between entente ALI,
in and Germany.
June 29.-Greeee broke off diplomatic r
III ard Turkey
july Russians captured Konluch
T. Salicia, and Turkish strongholds in Il
Caucasus.
ar July S.-Freneh repulsed great Germa
L attack near Gerny
July Russians successfully attack.
os in Pinsk sector,
Germans made air raid on London XII
r ing 81 and losing a number Of planes
July S.-President Wilson proclaimed :
d; embargo on shipments Of food, fuel ste
and munitions, to cut off supplies fro
10 nentral countries to Germany excent dali
products for noncompliance in exchan,
C. FOR coal
IN July s-New Austrian cabinet resiene
President Wilson called entire Nation
Or Guard and its reserve into the feder
service by August 5.
s. British battleship Vanguard destroy.
s, hy. interior explosion SEQ lost.
July iO,-Russans broke Teuton lii
- east of Iemberg and TOOK Halicz
July D.-~FreSidenf Wilson called {
os American business interests TO aid nafle
r ny foregoing unusual profits in selling
the nation and the public.
July IL Russian advance checked wa
VI Of Bohorodozany
July l4-Chancellor Bethmann- HolIyv.
resigned and Dr.. 6. f. Michaels succee
ed him
II House passeH s64a.noa coo aviation bill.
N July T.-FTehch took German trench,
u near Maiancourt
s Three members OF Russian cabinet r
signed riots IN Petrograd suppressed