The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-01-05
Compiled by e. w. PlCKARD.
January.

January.
Jan. 1;-Germans defeated Russians in
Wallachia
British transport Ivernia sunk in Medi.
terranean; $50 lost.
Jan. 5-Braila, Roumania. captured BY
TeutOns
Jan. s.-Premier Trepoff of Russia re.
signed and was succeeded by Prince Colt.
zine.
British warship CORVALLIS sunk by tor.
Jan. H.-Japanese battleship Tsukuba
destroyed by explosion; 1853 killed;
Jan 17-German raider in South Allan
tic said to have sunk Is or more ships.
- Entente allies sent another note to U.
s.: explaining why peace is not possible
Jan. 18.-Germans evacuated Braila.
Rounana.
Jan. 19.-Muntions factory near London
blown up; many lives lost.
Jan. 22.-President Wilson, addressing
which he believed lasting peace could be
Germans defeated in two attacks at
Verdun.
jar: 2a:-5Restroyers fought two engage
ments in North sea, the Germans losing
several vessels and the English one.
ian A-Germans made gains in fierce
Jans 25 @ees m 1sa took mile Of French
trenches on Hill 3N. Verdun region.
British auxiliary cruiser Laurentic sunk
French transport Admiral Magon tor
Jan. 27-Ailies attacked Teutons on all
fronts. gaining much ground.
Jan. 29.-Greek government saluted flags
British cruiser Amethyst fought Ger
man commerce raider and submarine
north of Pernambuco.
Jan. 31.-Germany announced submarine
forbidden zones and revoked pledges on
submarine warfare.
February.
Foh WV
IN blockade zone;" eight lives lost.
Feb. 2.-Nine more neutral vessels sunk
by German IS, submarines. with loss Of life.
Wilson dismissed Ambassador Won Bern
Brsh so yards Of
trenches north Of the Ancre.
Feb; 4-Germany agreed to release
German gunboat informed at Honolulu
burned by crew; many German vessels In
American ports damaged .v.
Eayestene ana killed four men, including
President A wilson A issued proclamation
sorbidding American shipowners to trans
Ter their ships to foreign registry.
and near Kut-el-Amara.
Belgian relief steamer Lars Kruse sunk
by German submarine: all but one Of crew
= Feb. 6.-Thirteen vessels sunk by German
With hesvy lGss Of lfe
lost on California
Senate Endorsed President Wilson's &C.
f Feb , s."British I steamer Tur,no and nine
other vessels sunk by Germans.
British torpedo destroyer sunk by mine;
Feb. 1o.~Ambassador Gerard left Ger
. many.
Germany. through Swiss minister. in
oo111 WIFI
Feb wilson ws barley
sought by Germany.
stroyed by Austrian submarine.
grace for all vessels in BARRED zones
White Star liner Afric sunk by subma-
Feb. 15.--Germans opened new Often
Feb. 1S-Great Britain announced clos
ing Of Germany's North sea coast to ship
FEB 17.-British smashed German lines
on both sides of Ancre river.
u. S. sent peremptory demand to Ger
many for release Of Yarrowdale prisoners.
port 9ss Ges lost freed the Yarrowdale
Feb A-Holland aroused by sinking Of
Dutch steamers by German submarines.
Germans in Somme region retreated on
wide front. abandoning five towns.
der Iaconia off Irish coast: Il lost, includ-
Ing Mrs. A. H. Hoy and daughter of Chi
cago, and one American member Of crew.
British and German destroyers fought in
Feb. 26"Presdent Wilson asked con-
. gress. to grant. him powers to protect
A British took RKut-el-Amara from Turks
German destroyers bombarded Broad
Feb. 27.-President Wilson declared La
coma case az was an "overt act" -o,oo,oa
German plot to join with Mexico and
Japan in making, war on United States.
British occupied Gommecourt and other
villages in Ancre region.
French destroyer Cassini torpedoed; 1os
lost.
March.
March 1.-House passed bill empowering
president to arm American merchant YES
March 2.-Germany announced all ves-
sells would be sunk hereafter without
March s-Russia reported capture Of
Hamadan, Persia, from Turks.
March 4.-Austrian attack east of Goritz
March 6-Austria informed U. s. it in
dorsed German submarine warfare pro-
German-Hindoo plot to invade India
through China revealed by arrests in New
March s-President Wilson ordered the
March 11.--Bagdad captured by British.
March 12-Revolution begun in Petro-
grad.
Germans abandoned main defensive sys-
lem east of Bapaume.
American steamer Algonquin torpedoed
without warning.
March 13.-China severed diplomatic re-
s iations with Germany.
Russian imperial cabinet deposed by
duma
March 14-Germans in great retreat
e1ong Somme front
- March 15.-Czar Nicholas abdicated Rus
sian throne for himself and his son.
Russians captured Hamadan, Asiatic
March 17.-British took Bapaume and
French took Roye.
Zeppelins raided London; one shot down
near Compiegne, France.
BRAND cabinet in France resigned:
March 18.-American freighters Vigilan-
ella, City of Memphis and Illinois, sunk by
German submarine: ~ persisted;
British and French advanced 10 miles on
70-mile front and took sPeronne, Chaulnes
and Noye.