The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-01-04

Oct. 6.-Peru broke on relations with
Germany.
&c Congress completed Its war program
Oct 7.-Uruguay severed relations with
Oct IL British gained half mile on six
mile front In Flanders.
Germans captured part OF Island oil
oesel In Gulf OF Riga.
board 70 stop trading with the enemy and
TOOK other steps to curb enemy activities
One Russian and two German torpedo
boats sunk In battle near Oesel.
| Oct. Redistribution OF French steamer
Medic by submarine announced: $50 lives
Oct. 1.-two German raiders sank two
| British destroyers and ~ Scandinavian
merhantmen they were conveying in the
J., Oct. i7.ooGe,mans in full possession of is
:, American transport Antilles torpedoed:
Oct. ls.-Germans captured Moon island
so Oct ti hsnGsTman. made air raid on Lon
Oct. oo.-Four zeppelins destroyed by the
Oct. 2s.-French broke through German
| lines north OF the Aisne. infiicting heavy
| losses and taking 5000 prisoners.
American troops went into first line
trenches and fired first shot at Germans.
Oct. N-Austrians and Germans began
offensive along Isonzo front.
Oct. 25,-French made another big gain
| In Aisne sector.
Austro-German attack drove Italians
pack to frontier on the Julian line fore
ing abandonment OF Bainsizza plateau;
5000 Italians captured.
| tack east OF Ypres.
Brazil declared state of war with Ger
Oct 27.-Itaiians In general retreat. 100 900
dale.
Oct so-Austro Germans took udIne
and broke through Carnic Alps into Vene-
tia.
vittorio Orlando formed new Italian
Count George Won Hertiing made Ger
man mar, imperial chancellor. Michaelis having
Oct. si.-Berlin reported 10000 Italians
and more than 1000 guns captured.
American transport Finland struck by
| torpedo: eight men killed.
NOV. 1.-ltalians reformed behind the
| Tagliamento.
| British announced capture of Beersheba.
Palestine.
Nov: 2.-Crown prince withdrew from the
Chemin des Danes to the Ailette river.
One German cruiser and ten armed
| trawlers sunk by British in the Cattegat.
United States and Japan made compact
| the war.
| Nov. 3.-Germans raided salient held by
Americans killing three. wounding and
Nov. 5.-American patrol boat Aicedo
sunk by torpedo 81 lost.
Nov. .6-Italians retreated from Taglia-
mento line.
British captured Passchendaele and ad-
vanced 800 yards beyond.
| Nov. 7.-1talians fell back to Livenza
| river. Germans following.
American commission to Paris confer
ence headed by Col. House. reached Eng
British in Palestine captured GAIA
Nov. 8.-Russian maximalsts under
Lenine seized government and planned for
immediate peace; Kerensky fed from Pc
Nov. s.-Britain. France and Italy Gre
ated interallied war committee: Gen. Diaz
made first commander of Italian armies.
| Nov 1o.-Russian rebel government made
Germans reached Piave river in Italy.
Nov. 11.-Italians repulsed Teutons near
Loyal troops attacked maximaiists In
Italians held Teutons on Piave river.
| Nov. 13.-kerensky and the Cossacks
French cabinet resigned.
Nov. 15.-Georges Clemenceau became
premier of France.
italians inundated big section about the
lower Piave TO save Venice.
Socialist seized the government Of Fin
Nov. I7-Bolsheviki won in Moscow.
British light sea forces routed German
| squadron OF Helgoland.
British occupied jana, Palestine.
Teutons who crossed Piave at Zenson
Nov. N.-Bolsheviki generally victorious
| in Russia: Civil war halted by lack Of
Nov. 1s-Teutons concentrating big gun
| FIRE on north OF italian line.
President Wilson issued proclamation
aliens in United States.
Daniel willard made head of U. 8. war
American destroyer Chauncey sunk in
collision; q lost.
Nov. @.-Two American soldiers killed
and Ave wounded In artillery combat.
Nov. H.-British smashed through the
Hindenburg line toward Cambria. taking
many towns and thousands of prisoners.
French successfully attacked German
salient south OF Juvincourt.
Nov. luxurious lighting near Cambria.
Italians meeting great massed attack
between Piave and Brenta rivers; ,,
posed general armistice.
Nov. 2s-The Ukraine declared separa-
ton from Russia.
Nov. N.-The British took Bourbon wood.
The Caucasus declared its independence.
Nov. Is British and French armies
reached Italian front.
Nov N-Superior war council OF ii
formed for United States.
British took part of Fontaine near Cam
brai.
Nov. 2s-Coalition ministry formed in
Russia.
Germany assented to boisheviki plan for
u s.. government assumed control over
Three Scandinavian kings agreed in
maintain neutrality.
opened in Paris.
Austria agreed to Russia armistice plan
Nov. 3-Government announced safe
arrival in France OF large numbers OF Ma
tional Guard troops.
Germans pierced British lines south OF
Dec. british regained most of ground
lost near Cambria and nine German at
tacks were repulsed with great losses.
Dec 2.-British Withdrew from Mas
nieres on Cambria front.
Dec. 3.-British repulsed furious attacks
near Cambria
United States congress met for second
war session.
England reported East Africa complete
ly cleared of Germans.
Russian deputation began armistice neg
citations with Germans. Armstice an
nounced on many sections of Russian
front.
Dec. A-President Wilson, in his annual
message, declared peace would not be
made with present rulers Of Germany,
that America would fight to last gun, and
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