The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29

l sept. O--IeIudno CdpIulO ANA6o-
! Sept Italians announce total
capture of $4,000 prisoners along
| IsonZo.
Sept S-State department reveals
| German minister to Argentina's tele-
grams to Berlin urging sinkings OF
| Argentine ships "spurlos versenkt
| (without trace.
| Sept General Korniloff removed
as Russian commander-in-chief for
demanding Kerensky's retirement
! Sept. 10-General Korniloff starts
counter revolution.
Sept. 13-Korniloff revolt crushed.
Sept 21-State department reveals
Bernstorff sent telegram to Berlin
last January requesting $4,000 to
influence congress.
Sept. 29-Bolo Pasha arrested in
Paris.
| Sept. 30-viscount Ishii announces
recognition of open door and Amerl-
can trade rights in China.
Oct. British government an
nounces it will begin reprisals for
German air raids over England.
Oct. british develop an onen-
| sive east of Ypres, taking 5000 pr1s-
oners.
Oct 1O--Announcement of mutiny
in German feet at Wilhelmshaven.
! Oct. 13-German naval forces cap
| ture Riga Bay islands.
! Oct. 20-French make first capture
of Zeppelin.
| Oct. 23-French in offensive north
of Aisne capture 5000 prisoners.
Oct. 24-Austro-German offensive
against Italy begins.
/ Oct. 25-French Aisne offensive re-
| sumed with capture Of 1000 more
1 prisoners.
Oct. 25-Germans retire twenty
Ave miles in Riga sector
Oct. 26-Brazil declares war on
Germany.
/ Oct. 26-Italian ministry resigns.
! Oct 27-First announcement OF
/ American troops occupying first line
! trenches in France.
| Oct 28-Austro-German offensive
reaches Italian plains after capture
| Of 100000 prisoners.
Oct. 3o-Count Won Hertliing be-
comes chancellor Of Germany.
/ Nov. 1-Anglo-French reinforce
4 ments reach Italian front.
/ Nov. 1-Kerensky announces Rus
STA is worn out by war strain.
Nov. Germans abandon first line
positions north of Aisne.
| Nov. 3-First American prisoners
of war captured by Germans along
IRhine-Marne canal, near Lorraine
border after trench raid.
1 Nov. 7-Bolsheviki revolt breaks
out in Petrograd.
Nov. S-Premier Kerensky fees
from Petrograd.
! Nov. 9-Italian retreat finally
halted at Piaye line, after loss Of
over 100000 prisoners and 1000
guns
i Nov. 9-Bolsheviki government de
clares in favor of immediate peace
Nov. 12-Kerensky' followers de
feated in battle with Bolshevik
troops on outskirts of Petrograd.
\ Nov. 12-Lloyd George makes
speech in Paris attacking allies "toe
! late" policies and urging unity Of
command.
! Nov. 16-Lord Northcliffe warns
England if bungling doesn't end
America will take over management
of great part Of war.
i Nov. 16-Cleme becomes pre-
mier of France.
Nov. lS-British capture Jaffa.
Nov. 21-British break Hindenburg
line taking, 10000 prisoners and fore
ing Germans back three to six miles
Nov. 2s-Bolsheviki government
begins armistice negotiations with
Germany.
Nov. 2s-Inter-allied conference
opens in Paris.
Nov. 3O-Lord Landsdowne de
clares in favor of restatement OF
allies war aims and negotiated
peace.
Dec. 1-Unarmed American engi
neers make gallant fight when sur
prised by German attack near Cou
zeaucourt. ~
Dec. 3-British occupy all of Ger
man East Africa, making loss of Ger
many's colonial empire complete.
Dec. president Wilson an
! nounces Americas war aims.
Dec. 6-Russo-German armfstice
announced.
Dec America declares war OF
Austro-Hungary.
Dec. 8-Generals Kaledine ant
Korniloff begin Russian counter revo
luton with aid of Cossacks.
Dec. 8-Rumania agrees to arms
tice with Germans.
Dec. 1O-British capture Jerusalem
Dec. 13-Fighting develops in soutl
Russia between Bolshevilxi and Cos
sacks.
Dec. l4-Colonel House arrives II
America from inter-allied conference
Dec. 15-Armistice between Russi
and central powers signed at Brest
!, Litovsk.
Dec. 1s-Martial law proclaimed il
1 Petrograd.
Dec. 20-Lloyd- George announce
British war aims are same as Amer
! lica's.
3 Dec. 23-Peace negotiations bt
tween Russia and central power
! opened at Brest-Litovsk.
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