The Tupelo journal., 1918-01-11

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xesignsd and pr. g, z. Michaelis succeed
House passed boa 900 aviation bill.
July H.-French took important hill POI
isitfon1 from west of Reims.
July 1s.-Russians took Lodziany from
,,Austrians. but evacuated Kalusz.
July H.-French took German trenches
near Malancourt.
signed: riots In Petrograd suppressed.
Shake-up in British cabinet.
July N.-Great German attack between
lCraonne and Hurtebise partly successful.
Chancellor Michaelis declared himself
for the submarine warfare.
Finland diet adopted independence bill.
In .Vtlgna region Germans drove back
Russians because some Russian regiments
orders.
July, a-Draft for American National
army held.
Premier Lyon Of Russia resigned and
was succeeded by Kerensky.
4 Germany called 2,00O, 0OC of her youngest
men to the colorS.
July 21.-Senate passed food control and
Russian troops in ~disorderly retreat.
burning villages.
July 22.-German aviators raided Eng
land, killing II in coast towns, but being
driven away from London.
SHam declared state Of war with Ger
many and Austria-Hungary.
Russians burned and evacuated Tarno-
pc.
July 23.-Government of national safety
created in Russia and Kerensky given abb
sOlute powers.
Germans lost heavily in attacks along
the Chemin des Danes.
July A.-Goethals, Denman and White
Capps, E. N. Hurley n cambridge Colby
appointed to succeed them.
Secretary McAdoo asked congress for
IS, coo. 100000 more for war.
81 RllSSiarc eU1p11otad Cfapic1an
French defeated Germans on CraOnne
plateau.
July 25.-Mutinous division of Korniloff's
Russian army reported blown to pieces
with its own artillery.
Russians and Roumanians in South Car
pathians broke Teuton line.
National Guard of 10 states and District
OF Columbia modified.
July 2.-TeutOns took four more Cali
clan towns from Russians.
Germans repulsed in Champagne, but
made slight gain on Aisne front:
Allied conference in Paris declared war
must be fought to the finish.
July N.-Austro-Germans continued their
advance In Tarnopol region.
demands concerning submarine warfare.
Landing of more American troops In
France announced.
War industries board, F. N. Scott chair
July 29.-Germany and Austria-H Hungary
officially put out peace talks
Russians retired beyond their border
near Husiatyn.
French repealed fierce attack on Aisne
front.
July 3o.-Germans penetrated Russian
territory east of Zbrocz, but Russian re-
sistance stiffened.
Henry Chapman Gilbert, Washington.
first man accepted for National army.
British cruiser Ariadne torpedoed; 50
July 31.-Anglo-French forces opened
great offensive in Flanders on 20 mile
front taking q villages and 5000 prisoners.
August.
Aug. british and French gained fur
Their ground in Ypres sector. but Germans
recaptured st. Julien and part of West
hook.
ders repulsed.
Kornilof succeeded Brussiloff as COM
mander in chief Of Russian armies.
Aug: 3-Austrians captured Czernowitz
British re-took st. Julien. Flanders.
Serious draft riots in central Oklahoma.
Holland American liner Noordam dis
Aug. 4.-Shipping board Communicated
about CTS ships under construction.
Aug. 5.-President Wilson drafted entire
National Guard into federal service:
Germans MADE violent attack on British
In Hollebeke. .
Canadian troops reached environs of
Lens.
Russian retreat halted near Czernowitz
Aug. 6.-Chancellor Michaelis made many
changes in imperial and Prussian minis
teries.
Premier KerenSky completed a coalition
cabinet.
gion of Fokshani.
American tank steamer Campana sunk
by U-boat: captain and foul gunnerS made
prisoners.
Aug. French penetrated German lines
in Champagne in three places.
Aug. S.-Roumaniar forces opened new
offensive north of F~okShani.
Food control bill sent to President Will
son.
Canadian ccnscription bill passed.
Aug. 9.-TeutonS forced crossing OF Su-
chitza river in Fokshani region.
Aug. 10.-British drove Germans back
two miles in Flanders and French ad-
vanced east and north of Bixschoote.
Russians repulsed north OF Fokshani.
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. !2:-German a%irplanes raided Eng
land. killing %.
Russians forced back in Moldavia. de-
spite desperate resistance.
Aug. 13.-GermanS took Panciu, MOlda-
Wan railway junction, after hard battle. !,
Japanese mission arrived in United
States.
Aug. H-China declared wal on Ger
many and Austria-Hungary.
Peace proposals by the pope made pub
lie. -.
Aug. 1~5.-Canadian troops captured Hill
70, dominating Lens and the Loos salient,
and entered Lens.
Teutons stormed bridgehead at Baltare-
tn, Roumania. and took Stroanf.
FX-CZar Nicholas and family sent from
Esarskoe-Selo to Tobolsk. Siberia.
u. S. governments plan to control Hour
and wheat put in operation.
Aug. 16.-British and French made big
gains in Flanders. taking Langemarck and
other villages. q
Won Mackensen drove Russians across
the Sereth river.
Aug. 1s.-French~ made. great airplane
raids on German positions in Belgium and
Germany.
italians began new offensive in the Ison-
20 region.
Aug. 19.-British line advanced 500 yards
east Of L~.ange1narck. mainly with tanks"
Many I. w. w. leaders arrested by u.
S. federal agents.
Italians made big advance from PLAYA
to the sea.
Aug. M.-French drove back Germans In
Verdun sector on IL mile front. taking
Avocourt wood, LIE Mort Homme submits,
Corbeaux wood and C~hampneuville.
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