Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-05
Compiled by e. W. PIcKARp.
January.

JANUARY.
Jan l.-Germans defeated Russians d
British transport Ivernia sunk in MedI
terranean 80 lost
Jan. 6-Bralla, Roumanla. captured b!
Jan. s.-Premier Treporf OF Russia ~
signed and was succeeded by Prince Colt
aine.
british warship CORVALLIS sunk by tor
Jan H-Japanese battIeship Tsukubs
destroyed by explosion. iS5 killed.
Jan. T.-German raider in South Allan
slc said 20 have sunk Is or more ships
Entente allies sent another note to n
Z. explaining why peace rs not possible
Jan. ls-Germans evacuated Braila
Roumenia
Jan i9-Munitions factory near London
blown up many lives lost.
Jan y President Wilson. addrcsslng
senate. gave world outline Of terms on
which he believed lasting peace Oosld be
Germans defeated In two attaosls al
Verdun
Jan. q -Destroyers fought two enence.
nents On North sea. the Germans losing
several vessels and the English one
Jan. N-Germans made galns "a ferce
attacks west Of Riga.
Jan. es-Germans took mEe Of Froach
trenches on Hill 30f. Verdun region.
British auxiliary cruiser Iaurehto sunk
by mine $50 lives lost
French transport Adms-ai kaxs. tor
Jan. h-Ailies attacked Te.ssas 90 all
fronts gaining much Erosnd
Jan. =. Greek government sahsted nags
British cruiser Amethyst te.<ht Ger
rnan commerce raider and ssbfusrn ne
north Of PernRmbuco.
blockade OF all enemy COUNTRIES, outlined
forbidden zones and revoked pledecs on
rubuarine warfare.
February.
Peh. l.-Nine vessels sunk BY Germans
IN blockade Eoue;- eight lives Lost.
Feb. Anime more neatrai veeeeis sunk
BY German submartnes. with loss OF life
Feb 3-Unlted States broke OF diplo-
patio relations with Germany: President
Wilson dismissed Ambassador Won Bern
storm and recalled Ambassador Gerard.
British captured 200 yards OF German
trenches north 81 the AncSe.
Feb. i-Germany agreed 10 release
Americans taken BY commorce raider.
German gunbOaf lnterned at Honolulu
burned by crew: many German vessels In
Aperiean ports DAMAGED
Feb Herman submarine shellsd and
Eavestone and killed four men. inchDding
Richard Wallace. American.
sorb,ssIe mso . so proc n % nation
fer their ships ~ 'creign registry
British Ceported big gains on west front
Belgian relief steamer lars Rrn.e sunk
by German submarine all but one of crew
lost
Feb s-Thirteen vessels sunk by German
submarines. with heavy hnsus OF life.
Feb. 1-Anchor liner California and 9TH
or vessels sunk by German submarine: u
Senate indorsed President Wilson's ac-
tion toward Germany.
Feb. s.-British steamer TurDo and nine
other vessels sunk by Germans.
British torpedo destroyer sunk by mine |
Feb. Io-Ambassa0or Gerard left Ger
maw.
Germany. through Swiss minister. In
fOT%sy pFSposSsd PSwtsy , With .a, y
American schooner Lyman NJ Law de-
siroyed BY Austrian submarine 4
Feb. n-Germany announced period ~
grace Cor IA vessels in barred zones"
White star liner Afric sunk by subna-
rine.
Feb. i5;.Germans opened new Often
Feb 1s-Great britain announced clos
Ing o. Germany's North sea coast 20 ship
Feb n.-Brittsh smashed German lines
on b-th sides OF Ancre river.
u. sent psremptory demand 60 Ger
many for release Of Yarrowdale prisoners.
port ss lives lost
Feb o.-Germany freed the Yarrowdale
Feb n-Hoiiand aroused by sinking OF
Dutch steamers by German submarines.
Germans IN Sornme region retreated on
wide trout. abandoning FIVE towns.
Feb. H--Gerrnan submarine sunk Cunar-
Ger Laeonla on Irish coast; Y lost. includ-
Ing Mrs A. IT. Hoy and daughter 81 Chi ,
cago. and one American member OF crew
British and German destroyers fought In
Feb. S.-President Wilson asked con-
gross 20 grant him powers 10 protect
British took Kut-el-Amara from Turks
Germsr destroyers bombarded Broad
stairs and Margnte, killing woman and
Feb. n-Presldent Wilson declared La
coma case was an overt act"
Feb. &.-u. y government revealed
German plot 70 Join with Mexico and
british occupied Gommecourt and other
Villages In Ancre region.
FreHh destroyer cassini torpedoed; 100
= ~ March.
March i-House passed bin empowering
aresidsss TO arm American merchant yes
March i-Germany announced an YES
sells would be sunk hereafter without
Mares a-Russia reported capture Of
Hamadan. Persia, from Turks,
March l-Austrian attack east OF Goritz
XarsS s@Aus,fis informed U. g. II in
lorsed German submarine warfare PRO
hrouss china revealed by arrests in New
Mares s-President Wilson ordered the
r,ninl Of " msrchant vessels, .,,,.s
Marco i2-Revolution begun In Petro-
.Gcrnsas abandoned main defensive sys-
a. Zinieriean steamer Algonquin torpedoed
March Mach is@cRina severed diplomatic re-