The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-11-28
1917.


Jan. f--Submarine sinks British
transport Ivernii.
Jan. e-Russian premier. Trepoff. re-
signs. Goiitzin succeeds him.
Jan. 31--Germany announces unre-
lstrlcted submarine warfare.
Feb. ~3-President Wilson reviews
submarine controversy before con-
gress; United States sewers diplomatic
relations with Germany; American
steamer Housatonlc sunk without
warning.
Feb. SENATE indorscs presidents
act OF breaking off diplomatic relations.
Feb. 12--United States refuses Ger
man request to- discuss matters Of diff
ference unless Germany withdraws UNI
restricted submarine warfare order.
Feb. 14-Von Bernstorff sails for
Germany.
Feb. 25-British under General
Maude capture Kut-el-Amara; subma-
rlne sinks liner Laconia without warn
ing: many lost. including two Amert-
cans.
Feb. 26-President Wilson asks con-
gress for authority to arm American
merchantships.
Feb. 28-Secretary Lansing makes
public Zimmerman note to Mexico. pro-
posing Mexican Japanese German ALL
unce.
March 9--Iresidsnt Wilson calls ex-
ira session OF congress for April l6.
March tt-British under General
Maude capture Bagdad; revolution
starts In Petrograd.
March 15-CZar Nicholas OF Russia
March t7--French and British cap
ture Bapaume.
March 1S-New French ministry
formed by Alexander Ribot.
March 2f--Russian forces cross Per-
sian border into Turkish territory:
American oil steamer Healdton torps-
doed without warming.
March Painted States recognizes
new government Of Russia.
March 27-General Murray'a British
expedition into the holy land defeats
Turkish army near GAIA.
April 2--President Wilson asks on
gress to declare that acts OF Germany
constitute a state OF war: submarine
sinks American steamer Aztec without
warning.
Apr, 4-United States Senate passes
resolution declaring a state OF war ex-
lists will, Germany.
April 6-House passes war resolution
and President Wilson signs Joint res0-
luton of congress.
April 8-Austria declares severance
Of diplomatic relations with United
States.
April 9-British defeat Germans at
Vimy Ridge and take 5000 prisoners;
United States seizcs Ia Austrian in
termed ships.
April 20--Turkey sewers diplomatic
relations with the United States.
April 28-Congress passes selectfve
service act for raising OF army or
500. 900: Guatemala sewers diplomatic
reIa tions with Germany.
May War department orders rails
ing Of nine volunteer regiments OF en-
%gireers TO 20 to France.
May 14EEspionage act becomes law
by passing Senate.
May t8--President Wilson signs Sc
~'ective service act. Also directs expe
dictionary force Of regulars under Cen
eral Pershlng to go to france.
May 1~9-Congress passes war appro-
priation bill OF SO. 900, 900, 900.
June 5-Nearly 10000, 900 me In
United States register for military
service.
June Fixing Constantine Of Greece
abdicates.
June ts-General Pershing and star
arrive I'm Paris.
Juno tS--First Liberty loan closes
| with large oversubscriptiOn.
Juno 26--First contingent American
troops under General Sibert arrives In
June 29-Greece YER diplomatic re-
latlons with Teutonic allies.
July SEPresident Wilson drafts state
| militia into federal service. Also places
/ food and fuel under federal control.
Juiy 13-War department order drafts
G.8 600 men into military service.
July fa-Aircraft appropriation blu