Williams news., 1918-03-21
AMERICA ENTERS CONFLICT
czar Of Russia Deposed and Radicals Seek Peace - Hindenburg Line Smashed by Allies and Teu- tons Invade ltaIy-Other
 Important Happen
 lnss of 1917. CompIIed bv E. w PICkARn
THE WORLD WAR

British transport Ivernia sunk in Medi Jan: e--Premier Trepofr of Russia re stgned and was succeeded by Prince Golit
 British warship cornwallis sunk by tor
 Jan. 14--Japanese. batt1eship -Tsukubs
 gsn s99aoR Miison hSs h'sa sddressn, senate. gave world outline of terms or which dnsl,, he believed lasting peace could b.
 Jan. 2s.7Destroyers fought two engage trenches on iii so4. Yerdgn resion. en'l by mine; $50 lives lost
 French transport Admiral Magon tor.
 Jan. 31.-Germany announced submarine blockade of all enemy countries, outlined forbidden zones and revoked pledges or
 at| Fs6 rsis1a sgnlted States broke gs dlRl0 st9rfr and recalled Ambassador Gerard.
 German gunboat interned at Honolulu burned by crew; many German vessels ir
 Feb. 6-LGerman submarine shelled and sank British Pr0visional naval collier Richard Wallace, American.
 Belgian relief steamer Lars Kruse sunk by German submarine; all but one of crew
 Feb. Z-Anchor liner California and oth- sr vessels sunk by German submarine: fl
 Feb: 12.-President Wilson refused barley sought by Germany.
 stroyed by Austrian submarine
 Feb. T.-Brftish smashed German lines
 U. s. sent peremptory demand to Ger many for release of Yarrowdale prisoners.
 German submarine sank Italian trans
 Feb. 22.-Germany freed the Yarrowdale TsnL os r,.r~,,,, -,,t,,....,,,, .r,..,- ~,,-- der Laconia off Irish coast; F lost, inciud- ing Mrs. A. H. Hoy and daughter of Chi British and German destroyers fought in English Channel.
 ress to grant Sim poWers asep to protect ARaTishn R9iT,sb +aah shhlpRlngf from ,,r, eerman % plot to join 'ee with Mexieo feoeaied and Jepan in making var on United States. villages, in Ancre region:
 French destroyer Cassini torpedoed; 10s March 2.-Germany announced all ves- sels would be sunk hereafter without March 4.-Austrian attack east of Goritz reH9lssd WitP grSat foS5ss i:on -oesa
 March 1al1 1Is,-Ragdad l. captured by British. March 1s:;-China severed diplomatic re- Russian imperial cabinet deposed by March 14-Germans in great retreat March 15.-czar Nicholas abdicated Rus sian throne for himself and his son.
 Russians captured Hamadan, Asiatio March H.-British took Bapaume and Zeppelins raided London; one shot down Briand cabinet in France resigned.
 March 18.-American freighters Vigilan- cda, City of Memphis and illinois. sunk by German submarine: 22 .perished.
 U-mile front and took Peronne. chauines March 1e.-Germans made new fierce drive at Verdun. but were repu1sed with Ribot formed new French cabinet
 March 2s..-;F1rench occupied Folembray British captured Lagnicourt
 March 2s.-New Russian government in April 1-.British captured savy. Ven delles, Epehy and Peiziere.
 French reached outskirts of vauxaillon Armed American ship Aztec sunk by April .2-President Wilson, addressing ..pec,iatt , session of congress, asked formal tence between the United States and Ger ma1ay and 1s ea1led a for so-operation with ing state of war between U. s. and Ger sZ Vote of sss to es; President tes?sdIson Wiison once. All German vessels in American ports were seized and many supposed Ger April 7LGerman cruiser Cormoran. interned at Guam, blown up by crew.
 April s.-1ASstria. broke off diplomatic April s...British advanced two to three miles on twelve mile front near Arras, April 1O.-Brazil severed relations with fhe position of the United States: chiI decidsd nIsS t9 as,a remain Rs,utrad ,ot ..,.a :. ported the position of the United states; Uruguay proclaimed its neutrality. enied council with U. s. officials in Washington.
 rsaon9 xtR g. With British and French made further big ad- April lamHoqss passed sz,o oeo, ,ooo.eoo war April B.-Brtish patrols entered suburbs Germans routed at Lagnicourt with ter -Pritish transport Arcadian torpedoed; British transport Cameronia sunk: 14o Lost.
 April 16.-President Wilson issued proc IAmation warning againts the commission of reasonable acts.
 Congress appropriated $100, ,o0o for emergency war fund.
 French opened great offensive on E. mile front between Soissons and Refrns, taking 10000 prisoners.
 April H.--senate unanimously passed N.- 900, 900, 900 bond issue bill
 Germans sank two British hospital ships mans.
 April 1e.-American liner Mongolia sank Herman gubmarinN in Irish sea.