Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-31

( gion.
June z7-Second national draf
drawing he'd in Washington.
Canadian hospital ship LlaDdo
. very Castle toTpedOed; many lost
June 28-Important gains made
I by British between HaZelbroucl
and Bethune, and by French south
west Of scissors.
First American troops landed IL
Italy.
June 29-Packers and others at
tackled as profiteers in report Of
federal trade commission.
| Congress voted $2l coo, 600, 900 for
war purposes.
July Americans captured VauS
village and with French took other
important positions.
American transport COvingtOn
homeward bound, torpedoed; lost
July 4-Australians and Ameri-
cans captured Ha,mel.
Eighty-two ships launched in
American shipyards.
July 6-Count Won Mirbach, Ger
man ambassador to Russia, assas-
/ sinatsd in Moscow.
! Population Of Thurman coast, Rus
STA, joined the entente.
Italians and French opened an
offensive in Albania
July 9-Von Kuehlmann's resig-
nation as foreign secretary accept
ed by the kaiser. Won Hintze sue
ceeded him.
July 11-Austrian army in Alba
mia retreated to the Skumbi river.
u. S. army transport WestoVer
torpedoed; 10 men lost.
July 12-French made a mile ad
vance on Picardy front southeast
of Amiens.
July 13-President Wilson an
thorized to take over control OF
telegraph and telephone lines OF
country.
July 14-British forces occupied
KEN, on White sea
July 15-Germans resumed Of
fensiVe, attacking along the Marine
and on both sides of Reims. Ameri-
cans drove them back across the
river and French wIthstood all as
saults further east.
Hayti declared war against Ger
many.
July 16-Americans smashed Ger
man attacks east OF Chateau
Thierry.
Ex-czar~ of Russia executed.
July 1SAFrench and Americans
began big drive, pushing eastward
on 25-mile front from Belleau to
the Aisne and taking many towns
and prisoners.
July Decentralization troops
made further advances on Scissors
Chateau Thierry front.
British took town of Meteren.
L. S. armored cruiser San Diego
destroyed near New York by sub
marine.
July .20-Franco-American often
sive continued, more towns and
great numbers of guns and pris-
oners being taken.
Germans retreated from south |
bank Of Marine.
Big transport Justicia torpedoed /
off ireland; 10 of crew lost.
July 2l-Chateau Thierry cap !
tured by allies.
German U-boat sank three barges |
and damaged tug close 10 Cape !
Cod.
July 26-Heavy fighting north OF /
the Marine, French retaking Reuil /
July 27-Germans retreated along f.
the whole front north of the Marine
July 2S-Franco-AIpericans cross
ed the Ourcq on wide front.
July 29-Allies took Fere- en-
Tardenois, Grand Rozoy, Cugny and /
ether towns, despite fierce resist
ance, and gained control of the
Dormans-Reims road.
Americans in desperate fight took
Seringes, Sergy and Roncheres.
July 31-Control OF telegraph and
telephone lines taken over by U. S
government
Aug. Americans cleared the
Bots de Meuniere Of Huns.
Aug. 2-AIlieB advanced their en-
tire line, taking scissors and Vile
en-Tardenois; Germans retreated
toward the Vesle.
Germans in Albert region retreat
cd east of the Ancre.
Allied forces occupied Archangei
Two British destroyers sunk by
81 lost.
Aug. 3-Allies pushed their line
to the Vesle.
Government announced America
and Japan wouI dsend troops 10
Vladivostok to occupy city and pro
-ect rear Of Czecho-Slovak force.
British ambulance transport Wa
-ilda torpedoed; 123 lost.
Aug. 6-Americaa and French
units forced crossings of the VesIa
IN both sides of Fismes.
Aug. S-British and French start 4
ID offensive on the Amiens front.
,aking many towns and 10000 pris-
'ners.
Aug. 9-Further progress made
~ the allies in Picardy. 1000 more
prisoners taken.
Aug. 10-AIlies took Montdidier
Ind Chaulnes; Americans with Brit
sh won severe fight north OF the
5omme
Americans captured Fismette,
Lcross the Vesle from FTsmes.
Aug. Herman U-boat sank
line fishing boats off Massachu-
etts coast. {
Organization OF First American
ield army under Pershing, com {
'leted.
Aug. 15-Germans withdrew from 7
iebuterne salient north of Albert
British troops occupied Baku, /
enter OF Caspian sea oil region. {
American regiment landed at
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