The Pulaskian., 1918-01-04

Germans captured part of Island of Oesel in Gulf of Riga.
 Oct. H.-President Wilson created war board to stop trading with the enemy and took other steps to curb enemy activities in America.
 One Russian and two German torpedo boats sunk in battle near Oesel.
 Oct. 15.-Destruction of French steamer Medic by submarine announced; 250 lives lost.
 Oct. 1.-Two German raiders sank two British destroyers and 12 Scandinavian merchantmen they were conveying in the North sea.
 Oct. 17-Germans in full possession of is- land of Oesel.
 American transport Antilles torpedoed; 67 lost.
 Oct, 1s.-Germans captured Moon island
 Oct: 19,-Germans made air raid on Lon don, killing 24
 Oct .2o.-Four Zeppelins destroyed by the French.
 Oct 2s.-French broke through German lines north of the Aisne, inflicting heavy losses and taking 5000 prisoners.
 American troops went into first line trenches and fired first shot at Germans.
 Oct A.-Austrians and Germans began offensive along Tsonzo front in Aisne sector.
 Austro-German attack drove Italians back to frontier on the Julian line fore ing abandonment of Bainsizza plateau; 30,000 Italians captured.
 Oct 26.-British and French made big at- tack east of Ypres.
 Brazil declared state of war with Ger
 Oct. 27-ItaIians in general retreat, 100. 900 captured; Teutons advanced beyond Civi- dale.
 Oct. 9o.-Austro-Germans took Udine and broke through Carnic Alps into Vene- tia.
 Ylttorto Orlando formed new Italian
 Count George von Hertling made Ger man imperial chancellor, Michaelis having resigned.
 Oct 31.-Berlin reported 120,000 Italians and more than 1000 guns captured.
 American transport Finland struck by torpedo; eight men killed
 Nov I-Italians reformed behind the Tagliamento.
 British announced capture of Beersheba, Palestine.
 Nov: 2.--Crown prince withdrew from the CheHln 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 on open door in China and cooperation in the war.
 Nov 3.-Germans raided salient held by Americans, killing three, wounding and taking 12 prisoners.
 Nov 5.-American patrol boat Alcedo sunk by torpedo; 21 lost.
 Nov. 65-Italians retreated from Taglia- mento line. vanced 800 yards beyond.
 Nov 7.-Italians fell back to Livenza river, Germans following.
 American commission to Paris confer ence, headed by Col. House, reached Eng land.
 British in Palestine captured Gaza.
 Nov. S-Russian maximalsts under Lenine seized government and planned for immediate peace; Kerensky fled from Pe- trograd
 Nov 9.-Britain. France and Italy ere ated interallied war committees; Gen. Diaz made first commander of Italian armies.
 Nov. 10-Russian rebel government made 1enine premier.
 Germans reached Piave river in Italy
 Nov. u.-Italians repulsed Teutons near Asiago.
 Loyal troops attacked maximalists in Petrograd.
 Italians held Teutons on Piave river.
 Nov. 13-Kerensky and the Cossacks badly defeated.
 French cabinet resigned.
 Nov. 15.-Georges C1emenceau became premier of France. 'Italians inundated big section about the lower Piave to save Venice.
 Socialist seized the government of Fin land.
 Nov. 17-Bolsheviki won in Moscow.
 British light sea forces routed German squadron off Helgoland.
 British occupied Jaffa, Palestine.
 Teutons who crossed Piave at Benson annih1lated.
 Nov. 1S.-Bolsheviki generally victorious in Russia; Civil war halted by lack of Nov. 19.-TeLtons concentrating big gun fire on north of Italian line.
 President Wilson issued proclamation putting severe restrictions on enemy aliens In United States.
 Daniel Willard made head of U. B. war industries board.
 American destroyer Chauncey sunk in collision 21 lost.
 Nov. So-Two American soldiers killed and five wounded in artillery combat.
 Nov. H.-British gT1aohed through the Hindenburg line toward Cambrai, taking many towns and thousands of prisoners. French successfully attacked German salient south of Juvincourt.
 Nov. 22-Furious fighting near Cambrai. Italians meeting great massed attack between Piave and Brenta rivers.
 Bolsheviki government in Russia pro- posed general armistice.
 Nov. 23.-The Ukraine declared separa- ton from Russia.
 Nov. 24.-The British took Bourbon wood, near Cambrai.
 Nov. g British and French armies reached Italian front.
 Nov. N-Superior war council of il formed for United States.
 British took part of Fontaine near Cam Italians repulsed fierce Teutona attacks. Nov. 2S.-Coalition ministry formed in Russia
 Germany assented to bolshevi1i plan for armistice.
 U. s. government assumed control over all imports.
 Three Scandinavian kings agreed in
  maintain neutrality
 Nov 29-Interallied war conference opened in Paris.
 Austria agreed to Russia armistice plan Nov. 30.-Government announced safe arrival in France of large numbers of Ma tional Guard troops.
 Germans pierced British lines south of Cambrai.
 Zee. 1.-British regained most of ground lost near Cambrai. and nine German at- tacks were repulsed with great losses.
 Dec 2-British withdrew from Mas nieres on Cambrai front.
 Dec. 3.-British repulsed furious attacks near Cambrai.
 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 Armistice an nounced on many sections of Russian front.
 Dec. 4--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 asked declaration of war against Austria Hungary.
 Establishment of Tartar republic in Crimea announced.
 British steamer Apapa torpedoed; 30 passengers and the crew lost
 Dec. 6.-Germans rejected Russians first demands in armistice negotiations.
 Italians lost some positions on Asiago