The Ordway new era., 1918-11-22


gary; German efforts to cross Aisne re-
pulsed.
Feb. British repel strong German
attack near La Bussee.
Feb Turks are defeated in at
tack on Suez canal.
Feb. 4-Russiuns capture Tarnow
in Galicia. >rf tn
Feb. S-Turks along Suez canal In
full rstreat; Turkish land defenses al
the Dardanelies shelled by British tor
pedO boats.
Feb. 11-Germans evacuate Lodz.
Feb. 12-Germans drive Russians
from positions In East Prussia. tnking
26,0OO prisoners.
Feb. 14-Russians report capture of
Notifications ut Smolnik.
Feb. l6-Germans capture Plock
and Bieisk in Poland; French capture
two miles of German trenches in Cham
payne district.
Feb. 17-Germans report they have
taken $4,000 Russian prisoners in Ma
zurian lake district.
Feb. 1S-German blockade of English
and French coasts put into effect.
Feb. 19-2O-British and French fleets
lombard Dardanelles forts.
Feb. 21-American steamer Evelyn
sunk by mine in North sen.
Feb. 22-German was office announ-
ces capture of 100000 Russian prison.
ers in engagements in Mazurian lake
region: American steamer Carib sunk
by mine in North sea.
Feb. 2S-Dardanelles entrance forts
capltulate to English and French.
March 4-Landing of allied troops on
both sides of Dardanelles straits re-
ported; German U-4 sunk by French
destroyers.
March 1O-Battle of Neuve Chapelle
begins.
March 14-German cruiser Dresden
sunk in Pacific by English.
March 1S-British battleshlps IRE
sistible and Ocean and French battle
ship Bouvet sunk in Dardanelles strait.
March 22-FOrt of Przemysl sur
renders to Russians.
March 23-Allies land troops on Gal
lipoli peninsula.
March 25-Russians victorious over
Austrians in CarpathIans.
April S-German auxiliary cruiser,
port News, Va.
April 16-Italy has 100000 men
mobilized under arms; Austrians re-
port complete defeat of Russians in
Carpathian campaign.
April 23-German force way across
Ypres canal and take 1,60O prisoners.
April 25-Allies stop German drive
on Ypres line in Belgium.
April 29-British report regaining of
two-thirds of lost ground in Ypres bat
tie.
May Liner Lusitania torpedOed
and. sunk by German submarine of
the coast of Ireland with the loss of
more than 900 lives, 1O2 Americans.
May 9-French advance two and
one-half miles against German forces
north of Arras, taking 1000 prisoners.
May 23-Italy declares war on Aus
tria.
June 3-Germans recapture Prem
ysl with Austrian help.
June 1S-British suffer defeat north
of In Bassee Canal.
June 2S-Italians enter Austrian ter
ritory south of Riva on western shore
of Lake Garda.
July 3+Tolmino falls into Italian
hands.
July 9-British make gains north of
Ypres and French retake trenches in
the vosges.
July 13-Germans defeated in the
Argonne.
July 29-Warsaw evacuated; Lub-
lin captured by Austrians.
49,, Ocrupy Warsaw
Aug. 14-Austrians and Germans
concentrate 100000 soldiers on Ser
bian frontier.
Aug. 21-Italy declares war on Tur-
key.
Sept. Ambassador Bernstorff an
nounces Germans will sink no more
liners without warning. H-
Sept. 4-German submarine torpe-
does liner Hesperian.
Sept. 9-Germans make air raid on
London, killing 90 persons and
wounding 100 others; United States
asks Austria to recall Ambassador
Dumba.
Sept. 2O-Germans begin drive, on
Serbia to open route to Turkey.
Sept. 22-Russian army, retreatinS
from wilma. escapes encircling move
ment. --.--..s.
Sept. 25-30-Battle of Champagne.
resulting in great advance for allied
armies and causlng Kaiser Wilhelm to
rush to the west front; German
cOunter-attacks repulsed.
Oct. Russia and Bulgaria sever
diplomatic relations; Russian. French.
British. Italian and Serbian diplomat
ic representatives ask for passports In
Sofin.
Oct. 1O-Genernl Mackensen's forces
take Belgrade.
Oct. Edith Cavell executed by