The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25

demands concerning submarine warfare
Landing OF moro American troops In
France announced.
War industries board. f. N. Scott chair
man, created.
July sO.--Germans penetrated Russian
sIstance stiffeaed.
Henry Chapman Gilbert. washington.
first man accepted for National army =.
killed
July s1-Anglo-French forces opened
/ great offensive in Flanders on - mlIe
/ front taking IL villages and 300 prisoners
Aug. i.-British and French gained fur-
ther gro;yd in Ypres sector. but Germans
| recaptvred St Julien and part OF west
| heck
Aug 2-German counter-attacks In Elan
| ders repulsed
Kornilof succeeded Brussiloff as COM
mander in chief OF Russian armies
/ Aug. 3.-Austrians captured CzernoWitz
and Kimpol1ng.
British re-took ST Julien. Flanders.
Serious daft riots in central Oklahoma;
Aug. 4.-Shipping board commandeereo
about 675 ships under construction.
Aug 5.-President Wilson drafted entire
| National Guard into federal service.
| In Hollebeke.
Aug. e.-Chancellor Michaelis made many
| changes in imperial and Prussian minis
teries.
Premier Kerensky completed coalition
| cabinet
Aug. s.-Roumanian forces opened new
Food control bill sent to President Will
| son.
| Canadian CONSUMPTION bill passed.
Aug. 9.-Teutons forced crossing or So
| cilitza river I'm Fokshani region.
| Aug. 10-British drove Germans back
two miles in Flanders and French ad-
vanced east and north of Bixschoote.
| Aug. 11.-Arthur Henderson resigned rs
labor member of British war cabinet. be-
ing accused OF double dealing concerning
Stockholm conference.
Herbert Hoover made American food adj
| mnistrator
Aug. 12-German airplanes raided Eng
land. killing %.
| Aug l4-China declared war on Ger
many and Austria Hungary.
Peace proposals by the pope made pub
lie.
Aug 15.-Canadian troops captured Hill
| 70. dominating Lens ano the Loos salient
and entered Lens
". S. governments plan to control flour
and wheat put IN operation. -
| Aug. 16.-BritiSh and French made bic
gains In Flanders. taking Langemarck and
| other villages.
Won Mackensen drove Russians across
Aug. 1S.-French made great airplane
raids on German positions in Belgium and
| Germany.
Italians began new offensive in the Ison-
Aug. 19.-British line advanced 500 yards
east OF LangemarclS. mainly with tanks. =
Many I. W. w. leaders arrested by u
Aug. 2O.-French drove back Germans ir
verdun sector on II mile front. taking
Corbeaux wood and Champneuville.
Aug. 21-British forced their way fur.
Their into the defenses of Lens.
French made further advances in Yer
dun sector
Aug. 22-Germans opened offensive ir
Riga region.
British took important positions alonr
Germans made air raids on English
coast. killing IL.
Aug; 2s.Dr. H. A: Garfield made fue
Aug. 2..British pushed back on Ypres
French took Hiu aoi verdun. by storm.
| Aug Galatians captured Monte Santo
northeast OF Gorilla.
Aug. 2s-presidcnt Wilson rejected tn,
ropes peace proposals ms impossible while
German autocracy exists.
Aug. so.-U. s. wheat committee hxet
basic price for 1917 crop Mt $50
Germans made air raid on port Of
Riga.
Sept british destrovera destroyed
| four German armed trnwlera off 1utland.
Sept. 3.-Russians abandoned Riga.
German airplanes raided Chatham. Eng
Sept. i-ftalians captured Monte saI
Gabrielle.
German submarine shelled Scarborough
and aifplancs bombed London.
Sept. b.-American National army bcgai
movement TO caDtonmonts.
Federal agents raided l. w. w. quar-
tera throughout country.
American merchantmen under convo,
attacked by U-boats; two steamships ant
one submarine sunk.
| Sept G.-Ilorse passed war credits bill
authorizing SLICES .9iS. AGO In bonds and Ger
tincates.
Sept. 7.-Atlantic transport lines Mime
haha torpcdoed: 30 dead.
German aviators bombed American hos
ptal camp, killing five.
Sept. S.-Secretary ansing exposed VIC
lations OF neutrality Is Swedish officials IL
Argentina and Stockholm, In Transmitting
, | Argentine vessels.
French cabinet resigned.
Sept. 9.-Kornioff. commander In chile
OF Russian armies. headed military coun
ter revolution and was dismissed by kor
ensSy.
Sept. lo:-senate passed war revenue bill
Paul Painleve became French premier.
Sept. 12.-Count Luxburg. German min
lister TO Argentina, given his passports
anti-German riots In BuenoS Aires.
Kerensky made commander In chief o
| Russian armies.
Sept. i3.-kornilor's revolt collapsed.
Secretary Lansing exposed unneutra
action of former Swedish charge In Mexico
Sept. 14.-Italians drove Austrians from
Monte San Gabrielle summit.
Sept. 15.-Senate passed bill for $ll,53S.
400 bond issues
British naval aircraft destroyed one Ger
man destroyer and some trawlers near Os
tend.
: Sept l6.-Premier Kercnsky proclaime,
Russia a republic.
Sept I7.-Costa Rica broke of relation
with Germany.
Sept. ls-Rnssa began reorganization o
army, suppressng soldiers committees.
sn n0Tse sI PASSED s7iAO00'OOo deficiency wa
Sept. 2O.-British began great offensive
east of Ypres.
message OF Won Berrstorff to Berlin ask
ing leave TO spend $4,000 Ito influence con
Costa Rica severed diplomatic relation
with Germany.
Germany and Austria replied favorabl,
Germans broke through Russian line a
| JacobStadt.
Sept 22-Secretary Lansing revealed de
tails of Bernstorff's plotting before u. 5
entered the war.
Sept. 3.-Secretary Lansing disclose,
German abuse Of u. S. protection by con
cealing IN Bucharest legation explosive
and disease germs after u. S. had takel
Sept: 2!;-German airplanes raided Eng
, land, killing %.
War indus i,es board and producers Gu
, | steel prices in half.
Germans los. heavily In attacks nea
Ver6un.
q. S. senate passed $780, 100000 war de
Sept. a.-British took strong position
, from Germans east and mort east o
Ypres.
under certain conditions.
| Gen. Soukhomlinon, former war minis
! ter OF Russia. sentenced for life for higl
treason.