New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-01-04
AMERICA ENTERS CONFLICT
Gear Of Russia Deposed and Radicals
Seek Peace - Hindcnbur0 Line
Smashed by Allies and Teu.
tons Invade itaIy-other
Important Happen
inos Of 1917.
Compiled by e W. PIckARD.
THE WORLD WAR

British warship CORVALLIS sunk by tor.
ae ssn; ad%I6s By eeapfosion sat IS kiIIed r'uku1'
Jan. 2.-President Wilson, addressing
senate. gave world outline of terms on
whieh he believed lasting peace could be
Jan. 2a-Destroyers fought two engage,
ments in North sea, the Germans losing
se Jan 2 yeses.s ana the teoE En gIIs Of enc French
trenches on Hill 3N, verdun region.
British auxiliary cruiser Laurentic sunk
French transport Admiral Magon tor
Jan 31.-Germany announced submarine
forbidden zones and revoked piedges on
submarine warfare.
Feb. s,-united States broke of dlplo.
Wilson dismissed Ambassador Won Bern
storff and recalled Ambassador Gerard.
Feb: 4.-Germany agreed to release
German gunboat i%nterned at Honolulu
burned by crew; many German vessels in
American ports damaged.
Feb 6-German submarine shelled and
sank British provisional naval collier
Eavestone and killed four men. including
Richard Wallace, American.
Belgian relief steamer Lars Kruse sunk
by German submarine; all but one of crew
Feb. 7.-Anchor liner California and 9TH
er vessels sunk by German submarine: II
lOBt en- California.
Feb. 1S-President Wilson refused parley
American schooner Lyman M. Law de-
stroyed by Austrian submarine.
Feb. 13.-Germany announced period of
grace for all vessels in barred zones"
Feb. M.NBritish smashed German lines
on both sides Of Ancre river.
U. s. sent peremptory demand to Ger
many for release Of Yarrowdale. prisoners.
German submarine sam Italian trans
Feb. %. Germany freed the Yarrowdale
Feb. @.-German submarine sunk cunar-
ing Mrs. A. H. Hoy and daughter of Chi
cago, and one American member of crew.
British and German destroyers fought in
Feb. 26.-President Wilson asked con-
gress to grant him powers to protect
British took Kut-el-Amara from Turks.
German d%estroyers bombarded Broad
stairs and Margate, killing woman and
Feb. 2s.-U. S. government revealed
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; 16
March 2~.--Germany announced all YES
March 4.--Austrian attack east of Goritz
JepulSe0 WIN great losses.
March 6.-Austria informed u. s. 1t in
dorsed German submarine warfare pro-
gram.
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March s.-President Wilson ordered the
arming Of u; S. merchant vessels;
March 11.-Bagdad captured by British.
March 12.-Revolution begun in Petro-
grad.
Germans abandoned main defensive sys-
TEN east Of Bapaume.
American steamer Algonquin torpedoed
without warning.
March l3.-China severed diplomatic re-
lations with Germany.
Russian imperial cabinet deposed by
March A.-Germans in great retreat
March i5.mczar Nicholas abdIcated Rus
sian throne for himself and his son.
Russians captured Hamadan, Asiatic
March l7.-British took Bapaume and
French took Roye.
Zeppelins .raided London: one shot down
near Compiegne' France: .
March 1S.-American freighters Vigilan-
German submarine; % perished
W-mile front and took Peronne. Chaulnes
March is.-Germans made new fierce
enormous losses.
Ribot formed new French cabinet.
March 21.-British took forty more towns
American steamer Healdton sunk with
out warning by German submarine; 2l of
March 26.-French occupied Folembray
and La Feuillee. south Of Coucy forest.
British captured Lagnicourt.
March 2S.-New Russian government in
April 1.-Britlsh captured savy, Ven
delles, Epehy and Peiziere.
French reached outskirts of vauxaillon
Armed American ship Aztec sum- by
German submarine off French coast; 10
OF crew saved.
special session of congress. asked formal
resolution that state of war was in exis-
tence between the United States and Ger
entente allies to defeat German autocracy.
April 4.-Senate passed resolution decIar-
ing state of war between U. S. and Ger
. April OS.-House passed wal resolution
by vote of 1913 to 30; President Wilson
signed it and issued a proclamation to
once. All German vessels in American
ports were seized and many supposed Ger
p,lotters were arrested.
at Guam. blown up by crew.
Cuba and Panama declared state of war
with Germany; ,ro.. ~ .u..
with U. s..
April 9.-British advanced two to three
miles on twelve mile front near Arras.
German line and taking Vimy
ridge and many towns.
American steamer eward sun in Medi-
by German submarine.
April 10.-Brazil severed relations with
Germany; Argentina declared 1t supported
the position Of the United States; Chill
April il.-Costa Rica declared 1t sup
ported the position of the United States:
proclaimed its neutrality.
April E.-British naval men met in first
allied council with U. 8. officials in
Bulgaria severed relations with U. 8.
Wal department called for volunteers
for duration of war.
April D.-Bolivia severed relations with
British and French made further big ad-
April M-House passed S,00o.0 900, 900 war
authorization bill without dissent
April I.-Brtish patrols entered suburbs
Germans routed At Lasnicourt with ter
British transport Arcadian torpedoed;
British transport cameronia sunk; 40
April 1s.-President Wilson issued proc
consress appropriated s1co.ooo.ooo for
war fund.
French opened great offensive on. r. I
mile front between Scissors and Reima
taking 1000 prisoners. {
April n.-Senate unanimously passed g..
%, 000, 900 bond issue bill. {
Germans sank two British hospital shipt
oaded with wounded British and Ger. ]
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