The Dermott news., 1918-01-03
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in United States.
Turkey severed relations with United
States.
April 24-French war commission ar
rived in United States.
British made further advances In Arras
sector in face of desperate opposition by
Germans.
April 25.-German destroyers bombarded
Dunkirk but were driven Off.
American tanker Vacuum sunk by sub
marine; naval lieutenant and gunners
lost.
April 27.-British occupied Arleaux and
April 2SICongress passed army bills
with selective transcription features.
Guatemala severed relations with Ger
April 30 General Petain made chief of
French STAFF.
May 3-Chilean minister to Germany
May 4.-French captured Craonne.
House passed espionage bill with modi-
fed press censorship clause;
British transport Transylvana torpe-
decd 4l3 lives lost
May 5.-French made big advance on
four mile front southwest OF Iaon
May 6.-Bolivia severed relations with
May coalition government OF provi-
sional government and soldiers and work
mems delegates formed in Russia.
May I1-1taly reported destruction of 10
German submarines in one week
Chicago board OF trade stopped trading
in May wheat.
May 12-British again hit the Hinden-
burg line. establishing themselves near
May H-Senate passed espionage bills
without prohibition ana press censorship
clauses.
italians attacked along the whole Iseuzo
front gaining ground north OF GOritz.
May 15.-Chancelor Hollweg before the
Reichstag refused TO discuss Germany's
Trading In wheat futures stopped IN six
middle west exchanges.
Italians made big gains on Julian front.
taking Monte CuCco and Monte Nodice.
May 17.-Senate passed army draft bill.
British completed capture of Bulleconrt
May lS-Presdent Wilson ordered one
division, commanded by General Pershtns,
sent TO France at once. He also signed
the. army draft bill and set June for
Honduras severed relations with Ger
! many.
| c. Hoover as head OF a food control board.
Nicaragua severed relations with Ger
many.
Senate passed the s23t2.ccoooo war bud
May 23,-House passed war tax bill car
| rying sl.s70.0O0 600.
] Secretary Lansing refused passports for
| American delegates to Stockholm social
| LIST peace conference.
s, AmeriGan ship carving supplies to
Premier Tisza and entire Hungarian
cabinet resigned
May 24-Italians broke through Austrian
| front from Custagnavizza to Gulf OF
| Trieste taking 5000 prisoners,
May Is First American helc service
corps went to front in France
! Germans made air raid on southeastern
| England. killing !" and injurtuE Int
May 27.-ltalians again broke through
May war department issued call for
| iea.e0o 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 Senate passed first OF admin
/ istratiou's food bills.
Fourteen German and Hndoo plotters
indicted by federal grand jury at Chicago.
L s railroad commission 10 Russia ar
rived at Vladlvostok.
sla headed by Root, reached RUSSIAN port.
French repulsed i've great attacks south
June 4.-Brussilon rrsco commander IN
chief OF Russian armies.
June 5.-More than ten million young
Americans registered for the National
German aviators raided naval base In
the Midway near London. but were driven
| or. losing eight machines.
] British made big advance on north bank
! OF the SCarpe
American liner sank German submarine
June 7.oBritish began great offensive ~
Belgium. blowing up Messines ridSe end
advancing miles on s-mlic 'front.'
STRENGTHENING out big salient
June s.-C;eneral Pershing and staff ar
rived in England
Germany broke or relations with Haiti.
June l0-Genernl Pershings stan ar
| rived in France
June l2-King Constantine. OF Greece.
forced by the allies, abdioatcd In favor OF
! Prince Alexander his second son.
American steamship Petrolite reported
sunk by submarine.
| June 13-Germans made AR raid on Lon
| don killing 81 and wounding sS1.
| Army and navy deficiency appropriation
hill carrying S3ooo,oooooo passed BY con
Juno u British mado big advance east
and south OF Messines
Juno l5-I.iberty loan heavily over-suo-
seribed when books closed
June 20-President Wilson ISSUED call
for 70 600 volunteers for regular army
Juno % French repulsed violent attaeks
OF Germans on the Chemin des Danes
June 23.-House passed food control bill
with bone dry amendment
juno 2s.-President Wilson appointed an
exports council composed Of the secre-
! tartes OF state agriculture and commerce
and the food administrator
June es.-American coal harons agreed TO
First contingent OF PershIng's army
JIne eT.-Second contingent of Pershing's
army landed In France.
New Greek cabinet headed by venlxeIos
/ took oath OF office.
neutrality in war between entente allies
| and Germany.
June % Greece broke OF diplomatic re
/ latlops with Germany. Austria, Bulgaria
July Russians captured Konicchy.
! Gailcia. and Turkish etrongholds In the
| Caucasus.
/ attack near Cerny.
! July 7.-Russlans successfully attacked
Germans made air raid on London. kill
! ing 81 and losing "A number OF planes
| July S-President Wilson proclaimed an
embargo on shipments OF food, fuel. steel
| and munitions. to cut of supplies from
| neutral countries to Germany except dairy
| products for non-Combatants in exchange
/ fer coal.
! July e-New Austrian cabinet resigned.
| President Wilson called entire National
| Guard and It's reserve into the federal
| service by August 8.
British battleshp Vanguard destroyed
! by Interior explosion, 500 lost.
| July lO.-Russians broke Teuton line
east OF Iemberg and took Halicz
| July u.-President Wilson called on
| American business interests 10 aid nation
| by foregoing unusual profits In selling TO
the nation and the public.
| July I2-Russian advance checked west
| OF BohorodoIany.
| July lA-Chancellor Bcthmann- Hollwe.
| resigned and DR.. @, 4. Michaelis succeed
House passed 500 o.oco aviation bin
July 7,-French took German trenches