The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-07-18
Concluded from last week.
1917.

aouucing her intention of ruthless
use of submarine, outlining barred
zones and prescribing conditions fol
American vessels.
February 9. President Wilson ad.
dresses joint session of Congress or
.she German submarine order and an
sounces the breaking of diplomatic
relations with Germany.
February 3. Dismissal of German
ambassador.
February 8. American steamship
Housatonic torpedoed and sunk by
submarine after warning.
February 4. President Wilson no.
fifying neutrals of break with Ger
many; hopes they "can find itspossi-
NE to take similar action"
February 7. Senate indorses Pres
ident Wilson's position in severing
diplomatic relations.
February 10. American Ambassa-
dor James w. Gerard leaves Ger
many.
February Is. American schooner
Lyman NJ. Law torpedoed in the Med
iteranean, presumably by Austrian
submarine.
February IA. German Ambassador
ron Bernstorff sails from New York.
February "a. Cunard liner Laconia
torpedoed and sunk without warning;
Y persons, including 2 American wo-
men. lose their lives.
February 26. President Wilson adj
dresses joint session of Congress,
recommending Earned neutrality"
February %. Associated Press
makes public a proposed alliance be-
.ween Germany and Mexico in the
.svent of war between United States
End Germany.
March 1. Resolution introduced in
the Senate relating to the authentic
ity Of the Zimmerman" letter.
March 2. Authenticity of the note
signed Zimmerman" attested by
President Wilson and Secretary of
State Lansing.
March 9. Proclamation by the
President of the United States, call
mig an extra session of Congress on
April 16, 1917.
March II. United States gives for
NAL notice that it has decided to
place an armed guard on all Ameri-
can merchant vessels sailing through
barred zone. American steamship
Algonquin sunk without warning by
German submarine.
March l6. American steamship
FiGlancia sunk without warning by
German submarine; five Americans
lost
March II. American tanker Hi
ao;s sunk by German submarine.
American freighter City of Memphis
slmI, BY German submarine; eight
lives lost.
March 81. Proclamation by the
President of the United States call
ing an extra session Of Congress on
Apil 2, 1917. American steamship
Healdton sunk in safety zone without
warning; q persons lost, 7 being
. Americans.
March "a. United States orders
withdrawal from Belgium of Minis
ter Brand Whitlock and members of
American Relief Commission.
March &c. United States refuses
Germanv's proposals to interpret
and supplement the Prussian treaty
of 1899.
April /. American steamer Aztec
samed) sunk without warning.
April 2. President Wilson address,
rs joint session of Congress on the
existence of state of war.
April 8. Executive order mo.
25Ti) constituting the Public Health
Service a part of the military forces
of the United States.
April 5. Executive order mo.
$3.50 of the President of the United
States establishing defensive sea
areas and regulations for carrying
fihs order into effect.
April 5. American steamer Missou-
rim ,funarmed) torpedoed and sunk
without warning.
April 6. Resolution of Sixty-ffth
Congress, first session, declaring that
a state of war exists passed and
Ggned by the President.
April 6. Proclamation by the Pres
ident Of the United States, declaring
~zr and defining the status of alien
eaefnies.
April 6. Proclamation by the Pres
Ident 81 the United States declaring
var and defining the status Of alien
esemies. Proclamation By the Presi-
ANT of the United States relating TO