The Snowflake herald., 1918-01-18

states.
April 2O.-Russian council OF workmor,.
and soldiers delegates declared aeainst
separate peace ~s0AAASI
Two German destroyers sunk Off Dover
April M;-British war commission arrived
Turkey severed relations with United
States.
April N.-French war commission ar
rived in United States.
British made further advances in Arras
sector in face of desperate opposition by
Germans.
April 25.-German destroyers bombarded
Dunktrk but were driven off.
American tanker Vacuum sunk by SUBJ
marine; naval lieutenant and gunners
April H.-British occupied Arleaux and
April 28-Congress passed army bills
with selective conscription features.
Guatemala severed relations with Ger
many
April 29.-General Petain made chief Of
French staff
May S.-Chilean minister to Germany
demanded his passports.
May 4-FrencS captured Craonne.
fed press censorship clause.
doed; 41S lives lost
May 5.-French made big advance on
four mile front southwest of Laon.
May 6.-BoliVia severed relations with
Germany.
May 7.-Coalition government of provi-
SlOHdl government anu SOlQlcTS' ana WORK.
mems delegates formed in Russia.
May 11.-Italy reported destruction of 13
German submarines in one week.
Chicago board of trade stopped trading
May 12-British again hit the Hinden-
burg line, establishing themselves near
Bullecourt.
May 14-Senate passed espionage bills
without prohibition and press censorship
Italians attacked along the whole Isonzo
front, gaining ground north of Goritz.
May 15.-Chancelor Hollweg before the
Reichstag refused to discuss Germany's
peace aims.
Trading in wheat futures stopped in six
middle west exchanges.
Italians made big gains on Julian front,
taking Monte Cucco and Monte Vodice.
May 17.-Senate passed army draft bill.
British completed capture of Bullecourt.
May 1S.-President Wilson ordered one
division, commanded by General Pershing,
sent to France at once. He also signed
registration day
Honduras severed relations with Ger
many.
May 19.-President Wilson selected H.
G: Hoover as head of food control board.
Nicaragua severed relations with Ger
many.
Senate passed the $s,342, 1000 war bud
rying $3.50, 600, 600
Secretary Lansing refused passports for
- 100000 SN$@~~~
tst peace conference
., American ship carrying supplies to
Switzerland sunk by torpedo.
Premier TisZa and entire Hungarian
cabinet resigned.
May A.-Italians broke through Austrian
front from Castagnavizza to Gulf of
Trieste, taking 5000 prisoners.
May 25.-First American field service
corps went to front in France.
Germans made air raid on southeastern
England. killing rs and injuring 1744.
May H.-Italians again broke through
Austrian lines.
May 29.-War department issued call for
London reported sinking of hospital ship
and armed cruiser by submarines.
Brazil chamber of deputies authorized
revocation of neutrality decree.
June 2.-Senate passed first Of admin
istrations food bills.
Fourteen German and Hindoo plotters
indicted by fedeBal grand jury at Chicago.
y. s. railroad commission to Russia ar
rived at Vladivostok.
June 3.-American commission to Rus
sia, headed by Root, reached Russian port.
French repulsed five great attacks south
June 4.-Brussiloff made commander in
chief of Russian armies.
June 5.-More than ten million young
Americans registered for the National
army.
German aviators raided naval base in
the Midway near LONDON but were driven
British made big advance on north bank
Of the Scarpe.
American liner sank German submarine
June 79British began great offensive in
Belgium, blowing up Messines ridge and
advancing 5 miles on Smile front,
STRENGTHENING out big salient.
June S.-General Pershing and staff ar
Germany broke or relations with Haiti.
June 1O.-General Pershing's staff ar
June 12.-King Constantine of Greece.
forced by the allies, abdicated in favor of
Prince Alexander. his second son.
sunk by submarine.
June 13.-Germans made air raid on Lon
don, killing. 81 and wounding 4SI.
Army and navy deficiency appropriation
bill carrying $3,OOO,OOO,0OO passed by con-
June 14.-British made big advance east
and south of Messines
June 15.-Liberty loan heavily over-sub-
scribed when books closed.
June 2O.-President Wilson issued call
for 10000 volunteers for regular army. ny
of Germans on the Chenin des Danes.
June 23.-House passed food control bill
with ''bone dry amendment.
June 25.-President Wilson appointed an
exports council composed of the secre-
taries of state. agriculture and commerce
and the food administrators.
June 26.-American coal barons agreed 10
First contingent of Pershing's army
landed in France.
lime N.-Second contingent OF Pershing's
army landed in France.
New Greek cabinet headed by Venizelos
took oath of office. So,
June 28.-Brazil revoked its decree of
neutrality in war between entente allies
ali lime 29~Greece broke off diplomatic re-
lations with Germany, Austria, Bulgaria
anu Tn1Y - 1aNRussians captured Koniuchy,
Galicia, and Turkish strongholds in the
Juiy 3.-French repulsed great German
July 7.~Russians successfully attacked
in Pinsk sector. 80,
Germans made air raid on London, kill
ing 81 and losing number of planes:
July S-President Wilson proclaimed an
embargo on shipments of food, fuel, steel
and munitions, to cut off supplies from
neutral countries to Germany except dairy
products for non-combatants in exchange
for coal. .,.-...
President Wilson called entire National
Guard and it's reserve into the federal
service by August 5.
British battleship Vanguard destroyed
by interior explosion; 800 lost.
July 1O.-Russians broke Teuton line
east of Lemberg and took Halicz.
Julv 11-President Wilson called on
- int fn aid nation