The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-03


War Industries board, F. N. Scott chair
man. created.
July S0.-Germans penetrated Russian
territory east of Zbrocz, but Russian re-
Henry Chapman Gilbert, washington,
first man accepted for National army
British cruiser Ariadne torpedoed; ~
killed
great offensive In Flanders on 20 mile
front taking II villages and 5000 prisoners.
Aug. british and French gained fur
Their ground in Ypres sector, but Germans
recaptured St Julien and part OF West
hook.
Aug. Herman counter-attacks in Flan-
ders repulsed.
Korniloff succeeded Brussilon as COM
mander In chief of Russian armies.
Aug. 3.-AustrianS captured CzernoW1tz
and Kimpolung
British re-took st. Julien, Flanders
Serious draft "a riots in central oslah HGs
about 675 ships under construction.
Aug. 5.-President Wilson drafted entire
National Guard into federal service.
Germans made violent attack on British
Aug. e.-Chancellor Michaelis made many
changes in imperial and Prussian minis
teries.
Premier Kerensky completed coalition
Aug. s-Roumanian forces opened new
offensive north OF Fokshani.
Food control bill sent to President Will
son.
Canadian CONSUMPTION bin passed.
Aug. 9.-Teutons forced crossing OF SUI
chitZa river in Fokshani region.
Aug. ..10-.British drove Germans back
two miles In Flanders and French ad-
vanced east and north of Bixschoote.
Aug. u.--Arthur Henderson resigned as
labor member Of British war cabinet, be-
ing accused of double dealing concerning
Stockholm conference.
Herbert Hoover made American food adj
ministrator.
Aug. Alderman airplanes raided Eng
land, killing 20.
Aug. 14-China declared war on Ger
many and AustTia-Hungary
:, Peace proposals by the pope made pub
Aug. 15-canadian troops captured I'm
70, dominating Lens anG the Loos salient,
ana entered Lens
u. S. governments plan to control flour
and wheat put in operation.
Aug. 16.-British and French made big
gains in Flanders, taking Langenarck and
other villages.
Won Mackensen drove Russians across
the Sereth river.
raids on German positions in Belgium and
Germany
Italians began new offensive in tho Ison-
Aus. 1e-British line advanced 500 yards
east OF Langen1arck, mainly with tanks"
Many I. w w. leaders arrested by y.
8. federal agents.
Aug 2O.-French drove back Germans in
Verdun sector on II mile front, taking
Avocourt wood LIE Mort Homrne SUBMITS
Corbeaux wood and Champneuville.
Aug. M.-British forced their way fur
Their into the defenses of Lens.
French made further advances in YER
dun sector.
Aug 22-Germans opened offensive in
Riga region.
British took important positions along
-MAYlfTI road
Germans made cir raids on English
Aug 2s-Dr. II, A Garfield made fuel
Aug. M-British pushed back on Ypres-
Menin road.
French took Hin 904, verdun, by storm.
Aug A.-Italians captured Monte Santo,
Aug. 2S.-President Wilson rejected the
pope's peace proposals as impossible while
German autocracy exists.
Aug. sou. s. wheat committee nxed
basic price for 1917 crop at $40.
Riga
seeag british destroyers DESTROYED
four German armed trawlers off Jutland.
Sept. 8.-Russians abandoned Riga.
German airplanes raided Chatham, Eng
land, killing 108
Sept. 4-Italians captured Monte San
German submarine shelled Scarborough
and airplanes bombed London.
Sept. 5.-American National army began
movement to cantonmentg.
Federal agents raided I. w. w. quar-
tiers throughout country.
American merchantmen under convoy
attacked by U-boats; two steamships and
one submarine sunk.
Sept. 6.-House passed war credits bill
authorizing s11,53S. 945, 400 in bonds and GER
tificates
Sept 7.-Atlantic transport lines Mime
haha torpedoed: so dead.
German ayiators bombed American hos
pital camp, killing five.
Sept. 8.--Secretary Lansing exposed vio-
lations Of neutrality by Swedish officials in
Argentina and Stockholm, in transmitting
German cablegrams advising sinking OF
Argentine vessels.
French cabinet resigned.
Sept. 9.-korniloff, commander In chief
Of Russian armies, headed military coun-
ensky.
Sept. 1o.-senate passed war revenue bill
totaling 81, All, $4,000.
Paul PalnIeYe became French premier.
Sept. 12.-Count Luxburg, German min
lister to Argentina given his passports;
anti-GerInan riots in Buenos Aires.
Kerensky made commander in chief OF
Russian armies.
Sept. 13-KorniIoff's revolt collapsed.
Secretary Lansing exposed unneutra1
action OF former Swedish charge in Mexico
City.
Monte San Gabrielle summit.
Sept. B.senate passed bill for S11, $685.
$685. AGO bond issues.
British naval aircraft destroyed one Ger
man destroyer anc some traWlers near Os-
tend.
Sept. 16--Prenier Kerensky proclaimed
Russia a republic.
Sept. H.-Costa Rica broke OFF relations
with Germany.
Sept. 1S.-Russia began reorganization OF
army, guppressing soldiers committees.
House passed s.. ID, o000o0 deficiency war
supply bill
sept. a.-British began great offensive
east OF Ypres.
Sept. N.-Secretary Lansing published
MESSAGE Of Won Bernstorh to Berlin ask
Ing leave to spend $4,000 TO influence con-
Costa RIGA severed diplomatic relations
with IS6x many.
germany and Austria replied faycrably
to pope's peace proposal
Germans broke through Russian line at
JacohStadt
sept. M-secrerary Lansing revealed de-
tails of Bernstorff's plotting before u. S.
entered the war
Sept 23.-Seeretary Lansing disclosed
German abuse of u. S. protection by con-
cealing in Bucharest legation explosives
and disease germs after U. s. had taken
it over.
Sept. 24-German airplanes raided Eng
land, killing %.
steel prices in half
Germans lost heavily in attacks near
Sept. 2s.-Germans made two more air
r. 8 senate nassed IS 00n. on ogsn war d.