Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-31
Chronology Of the Clos.
ing Chapters OF
Struggle

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2O-French troops strike between
. the Disc and the Aisne rivers, south
of Noyon.
26-Allied forces in Siberia drive
Bolshevili from Ussuri river front,
beyond vladiyostok.
28-Allied offensive on western
| front nets 10000 prisoners and 1900
guns since July IS.
} 29-French troops recapture Noy.
on British take Bapaume.
| 31-President Wilson signs man.
power bill providing for an army Of
4, 900 600 men and drafting all be- /
tween the ages Of eighteen and for.
ty-five inclusive. a'f
SEPTEMBER
british capture Peronne. Cana
dian and English troops break the
Hindenburg line between Dracourt
and Queant. &
4-American forces land at Arch
angel to join Allies in offensive AGA.
inst 6olsheviki from Northern Rus
STA.
French capture Ham.
i 10-Allied forces stand before the
whole Hindenburg line.
! 12-Americans begin action, wip-
ing out St. Mihlel salient in three
days.
1s-Pershins's men reach German
border at Paony.
| 13-Austria-Hungary makes nrst.
reace bid directly to all helligerents.
15-Serbian and French troops ne
gin offensive against the Bulgarian
front in Macedonia.
17-unitsd States turns down Aus-
ltrians offer Of peace.
19-General Alaenby's Allied sopce
in Palestine begin offensive against
the Turks. M
20-Bulgaria signs unconditional
surrender armistice.
22-Nazareth won from Turks BY
British.
2a-French and American forces
strike on both sides Of the Araonns
u forest. e'Ha*
| T.-British strike ON Cambrai
front and break through the Hin.
denburg positions.
/ 2S-Belgian army strikes In Fan
ders.
/ ocToHER.
! bulgaria signs armistce With
Allies
s-General yAllenby captures Ds-
lmascus IL
! zGermany and Austria ask Preei.
dent Wilson to arrange an armlstlcs.
72-Germany, replying to President
|WiIsons answer to ito note, says
that she and the Austro1s hungarian
fGovernment accept President wllson's
fourteen terms.
14-President insorms Germany
there can be no peace until autocra-
ey ends, and that atrocities must end
before armistice will be granted.
| 1s-President rejects Austfo-tiun-
garian plea for armistice.
(! 21-Germany, In note, accepts Prss-
ident's conditions and agrees to meet
them.
2s-President Wilson aerees to tor
ward German proposal for armIstIcs
to Allies.
| 27-Germany. declaring people now
rule, again asks armlstlce terme.
| 2s-Austria asks armistIce and ssr.
arate peace on Presldent's condition.
NOVEMBER. e 81
1-Terms Of unconditional surren-
der armistice granted to Turks ara
ANNOUNCED, Turks quitting war
| a-AustriaH Hungary signs 'uncondi.
ltional surrender" armistice, leaving
Germany to battle alone.
4-Versailles conference Of Allies
agrees on terms Germany must &C
cept and adopts Wilson peace pro
lsramme.
/ 5-Presidsnt tells Germany armis.
tice terms are ready and can be had
from Marshal Foch. Adds that Ger.
many must pay for al damage done
civilians.
\ Sherman armistice and peace
delegation proceed to western front
to obtain terms.
| S--Field Marshal Foch meets Ger
man delegation. Refuses request for
provisional suspensions III hoa2ili.
tiles
s-Abdication, of Kaiser Wilhelm
announced.
1l-Armistice signed and fighting
stops
DECEMBER.
&President Wilson, in joint Sos
sion of the Congress, explains rea-
sons for his peace trip.
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