The Dermott news., 1918-01-03
National Guard Of 10 states and District

of Columbia modified
July S,-Germany yielded to Argentine
demands concerning submarine warfare.
Landing OF moro American troops In
France announced.
War industries board. F. N. Scott chair
man, created.
July 30.-Germans penetrated Russian
territory east of Zhrocz. but Russian re-
| sistance stiffened.
Henry Chapman Gilbert, Washington.
first man accepted for National army. -
British cruiser Arladne torpedoed; IS
| killed.
July 3i.-Anglo- French forces opened
| great offensive in Flanders on 20 mIe
| front taking II villages and 5000 prisoners
Aug. british and French gained tuF-
| ther ground In Ypres sector. but Germans
hook.
Aug Herman counter attacks in Elan
KorniloT succeeded Brussilor as com
| mander in chief of Russian armies.
Aug S.-Austrians captured CzernowHH
British re took St julien. Flanders
Serious dratt riots in central Oklahoma,
Aug. 4.-Shipping board Communicated
| about 675 ships under construction
| Aug 5.-President Wilson drafted entire
| National Guard into federal service:
! Germans made violent attack on British
| in Hollebeke
Aug 6IChancellor MIchaelis made many
| changes In imperial and Prusstsn minis
| teries
Premier Kercnsky completed a coalition
| cabinet
Aug. s.-Roumanian forces opened new
| offensive north OF Fokshani.
| Food control bill sent TO President VIII
| son.
| Canadian CONSUMPTION BIN passed.
Aug. 9-Teutons forced crossing or SUI
chitza river in Fokshani region.
Aug. 10.-British drove Germans back
two miles In Flanders and french al
vaneed east and north OF Bixschoote.
| Aug n.-Arthur Henderson resigned ms
| labor member OF British war cabinet. be-
Ing accused OF double dealing concerning
| Ill -l, TO-.
| Herbert Hoover made American food ad-
| ministrator.
Aug I2aGerman airpianes raided Eng
Aug. i4."China declared war on Ger
| many and Austria Hungary
Peace proposals by the pope made pup
Aug 1a-Canadian troops captured nm
| 20. dominating Lens anc tho Loos salient.
| and entered Lens
u. s governments plan to control -four
| and wheat put in operation.
Aug 1s-British and French made big
aims In Flanders. taking Langemarck and
Won Mackensen drove Russians across
| the Sereth river
Aug fs-French made great airplane
raids On German positions In Belgium and
| Germany.
Italians began new offensive in the Ison-
Aug le-Rritish line advanced 6no yards
cast Of I4angemarck mainly with tanks
Many l. w w. leaders arrested by U.
Aux. D-FTench drove back German, In
/ Verdun sector on II mile front. taking
Avocourt wood; lie Mort Homme snnmi's.
! Corbeaux wood and Champncuvillc.
Aug q British forced their way fur
Their into the defenses Of Lens.
French made further advances In Yer
Aug. 2e1Gernans opened offensive In
/ Riga region.
British took important positions along
Germans made air raids on English
coast, killing II.
Aug ?s.nr n A Garfield made fuel
hnr = British pushed back on Yprcs-
! Mcuin road
Aug "a Italians captured Monte Santo,
northeast OF Gorilla
Aug. 2s@President Wilson rejected tho
pape's peace proposals rs impossible while
| German autocrnCy exists
Aug. NJ. s wheat committee nxed
basic price for 1917 crop at GO
Sept british destroyers DESTROYED
| for German armed trawlers on 1utland.
Sept. 3--Russians abandoned Riga.
German airplanes raIded Chatham. Eng
| land. killing los
Sept 4-Itaiians captured Monte San
Gabrielle
German submarine shellcd Scarborough
and alrpianes homted London.
Sept American National army began
| noN tmenf TO environments.
| Federal agents raided l. w. w. eucT-
tiers throughout country.
American merchantmen under convoy
attacked by U-boats. two steamships and
| one submarine sunk,
sept blouse passed war credits bill
authorizing sii.SsS -. tc0 In bonds and GER
tifteates
| Sept Atlantic transport En,s Mime
/ haha torpcdocd 90 dead.
| German sviators bombed American hos
pital camp killing five.
sept s-Secretary Lansns exposed vio-
| lations OF neutrality by Swedish officials In
| Argentina and Stockholm, Ia transmitting
| German cahlcsrams advising sinking OF
| Argentine vessels
| fTcach cabinet resigned.
! Sept 9.-kornilon, commander IN chief
81 RUSSIAN armies, headed mlHta'y eoun-
Ter revolution and was dismissed by ker-
/ cnshy.
sept. 10 Senate passed war revenue bill
totalins sa,t.t.67o.0ao.
! Paul IalnIeSe Secame French premier.
Sept. L Count Luxburg. German min
/ lister TO Argentina, gwen his passports,
! anti German riots In BUcnos Aires.
| kDrensky made commander in CHIEF OF
/ Russian aEu4les
sept "a kornto1's revolt collapsed.
| Secretary Lansing exposed uuncutrai
| action OF former Swedish charge in Mexico
City
Monte san Gabrielle summit
| s.pt. l5.-Senate passed bill for Gl.5SS-
| e56. GO bond issues.
! British naval aircraft destroyed one Ger
man destroyer and some trawiers near os-
sept. i6-Preinier Keronsky proclaimed
| Russia IA republic
sept iI.-Costa Rica broke OF rclationS
/ with c. rmauy
/ sept IS.-Russia began reorganization OF
/ army, suppressing soldiers commi tees.
House passed s.. lA.opo,ooo deficiency war
Stp 20.-British began great offensive
| e.lst II Npres.
| scot 2i-Secretary lansing published
/ message OF on BerDsturT a. Berlin ask
! INK leave to sps nd $4,000 TO influence con-
Costa Rica severed dipio .n.sic relations
| with Germany,
Germany and Austria replied favorably
| 10 pope = peace proposal
| Germans broke through Russian line OF
| Jacobstadt
| Sept - Secretary Lansing revealed de
| tails OF BernstorfTs plotting before u. :.
| entered the war
| Sept 23-Secretnry Lansing DISCLOSED
| German abuse of u. s. protection by Cot-
| cealing in Bucharest legation explosives
| and disease germs after u. S. haa teen
| II over.
sept Alderman airplanes raided Eng
| land, killing 10.
War industries board and producers cut
| steel prices In half
Germans lost heavily In attacks near
Ncrdun.