Meade County news., 1918-01-03

drive at Verdun, but were repulsed with
enormous losses.
Ribot formed new French cabinet.
March 2O-French battleship sunk by
German submarine In Mediterranean.
March 2l.-British took forty more towns
In France.
American steamer Healdton sunk with
out warning by German submarine; 21 OF
March A.-Russians took Kerind, Per-
sia.
March 2s.-French occupied Folembray
and La Feuillee, south of Coucy forest.
British captured Lagnicourt.
March 28.-New Russian government in
stalled.
Ruyalcourt, Sorel-le-Grand and Fins. and
gained ground near Heudicourt
April.
April british captured savy. Ven
French reached outskirts Of Vauxaillon
and Laffaux.
Armed American ship Aztec sunk by
German submarine OF French coast; 10
of crew saved.
April 2.-President Wilson, addressing
special session Of congress, asked formal
resolution that state of war was in exis-
n ,enGe between the United States and Ger
entente allies to defeat German autocracy.
April 3.-United States and entente Of
Meals arranged conference for full CO.
cPoAeseAOA IA war dBdlnBI Germany. Sena-
tor La Toilette blocked senate action on
war resolution for one day.
april 4.-senate passed resolution declar-
ing state OF war between u. s. and Ger
many, by a vote Of 81 to 8.
Germans forced crossing of Stokhod
river In Volhynia
April 6.--House passed war resolution
~ vote OF SIS to 90; President Wilson
world and ordered navy mobIIized at
once. All German vessels in American
ports were seized and many supposed Ger
man plotters were arrested
April 7-German cruiser Cormoran.
interned at Guam. blown up by crew.
,,;;S Gpoa and Panama declared state OF war
U. s: government took over every wire
less plant In the country.
April s.-Austria broke off diplomatic
April 9.-British advanced two to three
miles. on twelve mile front near Arras,
smashing German line and taking Vimy
ridge and many towns.
American steamer Seward sunk In Medi-
terranean by German submarine.
General munitions board for American
army and navy created.
April l0.-Brazil severed relations with
germany; Argentina declared 1t supported
tne,.P tne position OF the United States; Chill
Arrns Va
April 11.-Costa Rica declared It SUD-
PNDi'Su pODlllOH OI In6 united States.
Uruguay proclaimed its neutrality.
g. senate sen ,.e passed army bill appro-
April 12.-Brltish naval men met in first
allied council with U. s. officials in
War department called for volunteers
for duration of war.
Bulgaria severed relations with U. s.
Germany
British and French made further big ad-
vapces on west front
April A.-House passed $1,000 100000 war
revenue authorization bill without dissent
ing vote.
April 15.-Brtish patrols entered suburbs
of Lens.
Germans routed at Lagnlcourt with ter
President Wilson issued address to ma
ton calling for full, united service
-, British transport Arcadian torpedoed;
H9 lost.
British transport Cameronia sunk: 40
lost
April 16,-President Wilson issued proc
lamation warning againts the commission
of reasonable acts.
Congress appropriated s1OO.OOOOOO for
emergency war fund.
French opened great offensive on 25-
mile front between Scissors and Reims,
taking 10000 prisoners.
French liner Sontay torpedoed; As lives
lost.
April 7.-senate unanimously passed 81
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Germans sank two British hospital ships
loaded with wounded British and Ger
mans
April 1s.-French hit Germans hard be-
tween Reims and Auberive and repelled
great counter-attacks.
April 19.-American liner Mongolia sank
German submarine in Irish sea.
French took strong positions near
Nicaragua indorsed course of United
States.
April 2o.-Russian council of workmen's
and soldiers delegates declared against
separate peace.
Two German destroyers sunk off Dover.
April H.-British war commission arrived
in United States.
Turkey severed relations with United
States.
German destroyers shelled Calais kill
ing civilians.
April 22-British resumed grand often
sive on west front,
April 2S.-British airmen destroyed 40
German airplanes.
April A.-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
Dunlirk but were driven off.
April 26.-German destroyers shelled
Ramsgate.
American tanker Vacuum sunk by sub
marine; naval lieutenant and gunners
April T.-British occupied Arleaux and
half of Oppy
April 2S.-Congress passed army bills
with selective conscription features.
Guatemala severed relations with Ger
many
April 29.-General Petain made chief of
French staff.
April SO.~senate authorized president to
use interned German and Austrian boats
at once.
Series of air attacks made on Zeebrugge.
American armed steamer Rockingham
sunk by submarine; 16 missing.
Greek steamship Parthenon y enG Gno sunk by
May.
May 2-Dr. Lauro Mueller Brazilian
foreign minister and pro-German. re-
May s.-Chilean minister to Germany
demanded his passports.
British began new offensive west Of
Queant and took Fresnoy.
U. s. and Canada agreed to regulate
May 4-French captured Craonne.
House passed espionage bin with modi-
fed press censorship clause.
British transport Pennsylvania torpe-
doed; 413 lives lost.
May 5.-French made big adance on four
mile front southwest of Laon.
May 6-Bolivia severed relations with
Germany.
Mass meeting at SalonilSi proclaimed
deposition of king Of Greece and his dy-
nasty.
May 7.-Coalition government of provi-
sional government and soldiers and work.
mems delegates formed in Russia.
May S,-Germans recaptured Fresnoy
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