Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30

port with it9 prisoners
Jan Wilson makes his 'peac,
without victory address in Senate
demanding United States enter worlt
league at close of war.
Jan 22.-Berlin announces 10000.
Ecumanian captiyes.
Jan 2i.-Af;er initial success es
Russians are forced back near Riga.
Jan 25-Aline sinks British auxll
larry cruiser Laureutic of Irish coast
Jan 3l.-Germany declares ruthles.
submarine war, revokins all pledge:
to the United States
Feb. 2.-United States sewers diplg
matte relations with Germany. Pres
ident Wilson in address to Senate out
lines crisis United States seizes in
termed German warships.
Feb Wilson asks neutrals te
break with Germany United States
reserve neet ordered in service
Bridges guarded.
Feb Announced American sea
man was killed when German submar
inc shelled lifeboat of the British
steamer Eavestone. Learn Germans
have done s20.o0O,Gl0 damage to mer
| chant ships in New York harbor
Feb. 6.-Learned Germany is hold
ing United States Ambassador Gerard
/ Feb, British liner California, one
American aboard, sunk. unwarned. of
iceland; 4 lives lost Spain calls new
[ boat decree unlawful.
Feb. S.-Germany tries to get Am
bassador Gerard to sign a paper To-
affirming russian treaties with the
United States, but he refuses.
Feb. la.-Gerard finally allowed to
leave Berlin,
+ Feb. l7.-Announced officially Ger
many has asked parley with the United
States through Swiss minister al
Washington and been snu0bed. GEE.
many masses five army corps to oye,-
awe Holland.
Feb. lS,-British hem in Turks at
Nut-el-Amara, Messapotamia.
Feb. l5.-Germany releases AmeG,
can larrowdale prisoners.
Feb. l7.-Learn German Embassy
save orders for crippling of German
merchantmen here before publication
OF ruthless warfare note.
Feb. 20-Austria backs Germany in
ruthless wrfare Food riots in New
York, probably stirred up by German
agents.
FEB. 22.-Germany torpedoes seven
Dutch ships leaving Falmouth in VIC.
la,'on of her pledge.
Feb, 23.-British stringently restrict
Imports to fight submarine war.
feb. 2j.-Germans make strategic
retirement on Ancre front i.acunia
British ship, sunk unWarned of Ire
land; two American women killed
FEB. 26.--President askes Congress
for authority to arm American mer-
chant craft British CAPTURE Kut-e'
Amara.
Feb. 2S.--Germany's plot to ally
Mexico and Japan with her agaiugt
the United States and her promise Of
three American states to Mexico re-
yealed
March president Wilson con
lnms story of German attempt to il
cite Mexico and Japan. Toxic d.
nounces plot. House passes bin t.
arm ships, 403 to 10.
March 3.-Russians take Hamadan,
Persia, from Turks.
March President Wilson do
rounces "wilful men'in Senate who
hlibustered against armed ship bill.
killing it by ending of Administrator
rnIle Somme front from French. Pres
ident takes oath of office for second
term
March : Presidents advisors te.l
him he has power to arm ships WITH
cut action hy Congress.
March 7,-Berlin admits sendiDr in
tt,lCepted Zimmerman note to Mex.
! leo.
March 9.---Presdent calls extra Con
gress session for April 49,
4 March l1.-British capture Bagdad
Russian revolution starts. Petrograd
/ troops desert government
March lz.-Gcrman U-boat shei q
and SINKS United States merchant ship
Algonquin without warning
March ii.--Chna breaks diplomatic
relations with Germany.
/ March l5.-Czar abdicates
March 16.--Grand Duke Michael Of
Russia renounces throne, bringing
Romanoff dynasty to an end. Duma
I in control.
March 17.--Germans begin big re-
treat on western front. Announced vote
Of Russian people will decide form OF
government.
March 1S-News received of slnk.
ing of American ships City of Mems
phis, Illinois, and vigilancia by u
boats; % men missing.
March 2l.--Wilson calls on Congress
to meet April instead Of April ~
Twenty lost when United States tank
er TIcamton, bound for Holland, IS
sunk by U.boat in North Sea.
March sj.-- President orders partial
mobilization Of National Guard to pro.