Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-04-09
CHRONOLOGY OF
AMERICAS FIRST
YEAR OF BIG WAR

April 6, 1917-America declares
state of war with Germany.
April S.-Austria sewers relations
with United States.
April 20.-Turkey sewers relations
with United States.
May FIRST batch of American de-
stroyers begin cooperation with Brit
ish in submarine zone.
May 1S.-Woodrow Wilson signs Sc
lective service act
June 15.-Subscriphons close for the
first Liberty loan; two billions offered
and over three billion subscribed
June 26.-First large force of Amer
lean troops lands in France.
July 20.-Drawing at Washington of
names for first seleotive service army
August 1o.-Food and fuel control
bill is passed.
August 27-President Wilson replies
to the pope's peace proposals. III,
October 27.-Subscriptious close for
second Liberty loan. Three billions Of
fered; SASH, 800 subscribed.
November 3.-First clash of American
with German soldiers.
November 29.-First session of inter-
allied conference at Raris, Colonel
NJ. House heading American delega-
ton.
December 5.-Wilson asks that war
be declared upon Austria.
December 6-Destroyer Jacob Jones
sunk by German submarine with loss
of more than 40 Americans.
December War declared on Aus
tria. "r" ...'
December 26.-Wilson issues procla-
nation taking over all the railroads
in the country and names w. G. Nc
Adoo as director general.
January 5, s191S.-American aviators
drop bombs on German lines in retail
alton for bombing which killed two
American woodcutters
January Limited States supreme
court upholds constitutionality Of Sc
lective service act
January S-President Wilson ad-
dresses congress, giving outline of
peace aims.
January 16-Fuel Administrator Har-
ry Garfield issues his "workless day"
order.
January S1-Announcement is made
that American troops are occupying
first line trenches.
February Official announcement
that Americans are on the Lorraine
front.
February 5-Tuscania carrying Amer
lean troops is torpedoed, with eighty
two known dead and PIC unaccounted
for.
February 9-American prisoners taken
by Germans during raids on first line
trenches.
February 11-President Wilson ad-
dresses congress on peace aims, reply
ing to German and Austrian chancel-
lors --. .... .....-
March bill appropriating $4,000
90 for housing shipbuilders becomes
lazy.
March 5-Pfesident reorganizes wal
industries board and makes B. M.
Baruch chairman with vast powers
March 11-President Wilson sends re-
assuring message to Russian soviets.
March 14-Senate adopts conference
report on administration railroad bill
which provides revolving fund of half
billion dollars for government opera
ton of roads. -> -
March 21-Germany starts great
west front drive. -
April 6-Unclc Sam has about half
million soldiers in France, constituting
the greatest force ever transported such
a distance, TASK being made infinitely
harder by dangers of submarines. For
his war purposes has constructed over
500 miles of railroads in France, with
vast warehouses, piers, docks, switch
ing yards, etc. Has a big feet of de-
strcyers cooperating with the British
and French fleets and since the war
began has built and put into commits
sion large feet of submarine chasers
Has contributed vast amounts Of wheat,
meat, fat and sugar for the food of the
allies and has extended credits to them
totaling S4,949, 100000.
But this is only the beginning. The
giant has only just begun to put forth
his strength in men. ships, munitions
and money.