McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-01-04

uenry chapman Gilbert, washington,
first man accepted for National army.
killed
July a1.-Anglo-French forces opened
great offensive in Flanders on 20 Elile
front taking II villages and 5000 prisoners
Aug. british and French gained fur
ther ground In Ypres sector. but Germans
hook.
Aug Herman counter-attacks in Fian-
ders repulsed.
Kornilofr succeeded Brussiloff as COM
mander in chief of Russian armies.
Aug. 3-Austrians captured Czernowitz
and Kimpolung.
British re-took st. Julien, Flanders
Serious draft riots in central Oklahoma;
Aug. 4-Shipping- board Communicated
about 67b ships under construction.
National Guard into federal service.
Germans made violent attack on British
In Hollebeke.
Aug. s-Charcellor Michaelis made many
changes in imperial and Prussian minis
Premier Kerensky completed coalition
cabinet
Aug. S-Roumanian forces opened new
offensive north of Fokshani.
Food control bill sent to President Will
son.
Canadian CONSUMPTION bill passed.
Aug. 9.-Teutons forced crossing OF Su-
ch it,a river In Fokshani region; 500,
two miles in Flanders and French adj
vanced east and north Of Bixschoote.
Aug. n.--Arthur Henderson resigned as
labor member of British war cabinet, be-
Stockholm conference.
Herbert Hoover made American food ad-
ministrator.
Aug, lSi.German airplanes raided Eng
Aug. 14-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 ane the Loos salient,
and entered Lens.
u. s. governments plan to control -four
and wheat put In operation.
Aug. 16-British and French made big
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
italians began new offensive in the Ison-
Aug. l9.-British line advanced 500 yards
east of Langemarck, mainly with tanks. :"
Many l. W. w. leaders arrested by u.
Aug. 20.-FTench drove back Germans in
Verdun sector on Il mile front, taking
Avocourt wood, LIE Mort Homme SUBMITS,
Corbeaux wood and Champneuvile.
X.
Their into the defenses Of Lens
French made further advances in YER
dun sector.
Aug. 22.-Germans opened offensive in
British took important positions along
Ypres-Menin road.
Germans made air raids on English
coast, killing II.
ad AHE a6r d H u 4 s. Garfield made fuel
Aug. N.-British pushed back on Ypres-
t9g m s ysssu ao By s ssn
Aug. @.-President Wilson rejected the
pope's peace proposals as impossible while
Aug. so.uU. s. wheat ' committee fxed
basic price for 1917 crop at 500
Germans made air raid on port OF
Sept 1.-British destroyers destroyed
four German armed trawIers off Jutland.
Sept. 3.-Russians abandoned Riga.
German airplanes raided Chatham. Eng
Sept, 4-ftaiians captured Monte San
Gabrielle.
German submarine shelled Scarborough
and airplanes bombed London.
Sept 5.-American National army began
movement to cantonments.
Federal agents raided I. w. W. quar-
tiers throughout country.
American merchantmen under convoy
attacked by U-boats; two steamships and
Sept 6.-House passed war credits bill
authorizing $l1.53S. 81. 400 in bonds and GER
tiicates.
Sept 7.-Atlantic transport lines Minne-
haha torpedoed; so dead.
German aviators bombed American hos
pital camp, killing Ave.
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-
ter revolution and was dismissed by Ker-
ensky.
Sept lo;asen ssa IL passed war revenue bill
Paul Painieve became French premier.
Sept. n.--Count Luxburg, German min
lister to Argentina, given his passports:
anti German riots in Buenos Aires.
Kerensky made commander In chief of
Russian armies.
Sept. ls.-Korniloff's revolt collapsed.
Secretary Lansing exposed unneutral
action Of former Swedish charge in Mexico
Sept. A-Italians drove Austrians from
Monte San Gabrielle summit,
Sept. l5.-Senate passed bill for 81. 1885,
British naval aircraft destroyed one Ger
man destroyer and some trawlers near o.
Sept. 1s.-Premier Kerensky proclaimed
Russia a republic.
Sept .H.-Costa Rica broke of relations
Sept. lS.MRussia began reorganization of
army suppressing soldiers committees.
House passed H.144,ooo.ooo deficiency war
Sept. 2o-British began great offensive
Sc Sept. n.Esecretary Lansing published
message Of Won Bernstorff to Berlin ask
ing leave to spend $4,000 ito influence con-
Costa RIGA severed diplomatic relations
We Germany and Austria replied favorably
to popes peace proposal
Germans broke through Russian line at
Sept. SS-secretary Lansing revealed de-
tails of Bernstorff's plotting before U. s.
Sept. Y.-secretary Lansing disclosed
German abuse of u s. protection by con-
cealing in Bucharest legation explosives
and disease germs after U. s. had taken
Sept: M;-German airplanes raided Eng
land, killing TO-.
Wa War industries board and producers cut
Germans lost heavily in attacks near
Sept 25:-Germans made two more air
u. s. senate passed sS.oooooo.oo war de-
Sept. 2s.-British took strong positions
from Germans east and mort east of
Ypres.
Germany offered to evacuate Belgium
under certain conditions.
Gen. Soukhomlinoff, former war minis
ter of Russia, sentenced for life for high
Sept. 2S.-Many I. W. w. leaders indicted
| for seditious conspiracy
SEPT. 2s.-British captured Ramadie, Me-
| sopotarnia, and its large garrison.
German airplanes raided London.
| British airplanes bombed Zeebrugge.
Sept. 3o-Two more air raids made on
London.
| for retail prices Of coal
Oct 1.-Heavy attacks Of Germans re-
| pulsed by French and British, and Of Aus
| trians by Italians.
| Four groups Of German airplanes raid
| ed London and coast towns.
Second Liberty loan campaign started.
| French airmen made reprisal raids on
| Frankfort, Stuttgart, Treves and Cob
lenz and British bombed Zeebrugge locks.
Oct 2-British repulsed six desperate
German attacks in Flanders
British cruiser Drake torpedoed; Is