The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-11


April 2o-Russian council of workmen s
and soldiers delegates declared against
separate peace.
Two German destroyers sunk off Dover
April H.-Britsh war commission arrived
In United States.
Turkey severed relations with United
April 24-Treach war commission ar
rived in United States.
British made further advances In Arras
rector In face OF desperate opposition by
April 25.-German destroyers bombarded
Dunkirk but were driven of.
American tanker Vacuum sunk by sub
marine: naval lieutenant and Q gunners
lost
April H.-British occupied Arleaux and
half Of Oppy.
April 2S.-Congress passed army bills
with selective conscription features.
Guatemala severed relations with Ger
many.
April 2s-Generai Petain made chief of
May 3.-Chilean minister to Germany
demanded his passports.
May 4.-French captured Craonne.
House passed espionage bill with modi-
fed press censorship clause:
British transport Pennsylvania torpe-
doed: 4l3 lives lost.
May 5.-French made big advance on
four mile front southwest of Laon-
May 6.-Bolivia severed relations with
Germany.
L.
sional government and soldiers and work
mems delegates formed I'm Russia.
May 1l-Italy reported destruction OF L.
German submarines in one week.
in May wheat
May 12-Brltish again hit the linden.
burg line. establishing themselves near
May 4-Senate passed espionage bills
without prohibition and press censorship
clauses.
front gaining ground north OF Goritz
May 15.-Chancelor Hollweg before the
Reichstag refused to discuss Germany's
peace aims.
middle west exchanges.
Italians made big gains on Julian front.
taking Monte Cucco and Monte Vodsce.
May 1I-Senate passed army draft bill.
British completed capture OF Bulecourt.
May 1s.-President Wilson ordered one
division, commanded by General Pershng.
sent 10 France at once. He also signed
the army draft bill and set June for
registration day
Honduras severed relations with Ger
many.
May 1s.-President Wilson selected H.
c. Hoover as head of food control board.
Nicaragua severed relations with Ger
many.
Senate passed the ss.s42. OOo, 900 war bud
May 2s;-House passed war tax bill car
rying $3.50 ,0o0. 600
American delegates to Stockholm social
list peace conference
American ship CARRYING supplies to
cabinet resigned
May Galatians broke thro, Oh Austrian
front from Castagnavizza Gulf of
Trieste. taking 1900 prisoners.
May 25-First American field service
corps went 10 front in France.
Germans made air raid on southeastern
England, killing 76 and injuring 1744.
May Galatians again broke through
Austrian lines.
May 29-War department issued call for
100000 volunteers for regular army:
London reported sinking OF hospital ship
and armed cruiser by submarines.
Brazil chamber of deputies authorized
revocation of neutrality decree.
June 2--Senate passed first OF admin
istration's food bills.
Fourteen German and Hindot plotters
indicted by federal grand jury at Chicago.
u. S. railroad commission to Russia ar
rived at VladivoStoS. s
June 3.-American commission to Rus
STA, headed by Root, reached Russian port.
French repulsed five great attacks south
June 4.-Brussiloff made commander in
chief of Russian armies.
June 5.-More than ten million young
Americans registered for the National
army.
German aviators raided naval base in
the Midway near London, but were driven
off, losing eight machines. 4
British made big advance on north bank
American liner sank German submarine
after long fight.
June british began great offensive II.
Belgium blowing up Messines ridge and
advancing miles on 59-mile front.
Strengthening out. big salient.
June S.-General PerShing and Sta1 ar
rived in England.
Germany broke off relations with Haiti
June 10-General Pershings staff ar
June 12.-King Constantine of Greece.
forced by the allies abdicated in favor of
Prince Alexander. his second son.
American steamship Petrolite reported
sunk by submarine.
June ls-Germans made air raid on Lon
don. killing 81 and wounding All.
Army and navy deficiency appropriation
bill carrying $4,000. 100000 passed by con-
June 14.-British made big advance east
and south of Messines.
June 15-Liberty loan heavily over-sub-
scribed when books closed.
June 20.-President Wilson issued call
for 10000 volunteers for regular army.
June 22.-French repulsed violent attacks
of Germans on the Chemin des Danes.
June 23.-House passed food control bill
with "bone dry amendment.
June 25.-President Wilson appointed an
exports council composed of the secre-
taries of state. agriculture and commerce
and the food administrator
June 26.-American coal barons agreed to
First contingent OF Pershing's army
landed I'm France.
June 27.-Second contingent of Pershings
army landed IN France
New Greek cabinet headed by Venizelos
took oath OF office.
June 2s-Brazil revoked its decree of
neutrality In war between entente allies
and Germany.
June 2s.-Greece broke off diplomatic re-
lations with Germany, Austria. Bulgaria
July 1.-Russians captured Koniuchy,
Galicia and Turkish strongholds in the
Caucasus.
July S.-French repulsed great German
attack near Cerny.
July 7.-Russians successfully attacked
in Pinsk sector
Germans made air raid on London. kill
ing 81 and losing a number of planes.
July S.-President Wilson proclaimed
embargo on shipments OF food. fuel, steel
and munitions. TO cut off supplies from
products for non-combatants in exchange
for coal.
July 9-New Austrian cabinet resigned.
President Wilson called entire National
Guard and its reserve into the federal
service by August 5.
British battleship Vanguard destroyed
by interior explosion: 500 lost
July lO.-Russians broke Teuton line
east of Lemberg and took Hancz.
July u.-Presdent Wilson called on
American business interests to aid nation
by foregoing unusual profits in selling 10
the nation and the public.
July 12.-Russian advance checked west
OF Bohorodozany.
July H-Chancellor Bethmann-H ollweg
ed him.
House passed $4,000. 600 aviation hill