Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-01
NauonaI Guard Of ~ states and District

1 Naronai Guard of ~ states and District
/ of Columbia mobillzed
| July 2S.-Germany yielded to Argehlino
/ demands concerning submarine war IN
| Landing of more American troops :"
War industries board. F. N. Scott chair
/ man, created.
July So-Germans penetrated ,, p,sa EaSsi re-
SlStance Stiffened.
Henry Chapman Gilbert, Washington
nrst man accepted for National aLg %
British cruiser Ariadhc torpeooeu' %
| killed
July sl.-Anglo-French forces opened
great offensive n Flanders o on ,risona er1
Aug. british and French galneo III,
| Their ground in Ypres sector. Dut SeTnna .t
recaptured st. Julien and part OF west
| hook.
Aug 2-German counter-attacks in Elan
| ders repulsed
Korniloff succeeded Brussilon as COM
| mander In chief of Russian armies.
Aug: 3.-Austrians captured Czerno"A
| British re-took st. Julien, Flanders.
| Serious draft riots In. central Oklahoma.
| Aug. 4-Shipping board Communicated
/ about 675 ships under construction.
Aug 5.-President Wilson drafted entire
National Guard into federal service:
Germans made violent attack on br'tisn
| in Hollebeke.
| Aug 6-Chancellor Michaelis made many
| teries
Premier Kerensky completed coalition
| Aug. s.-Roumanian forces opened new
| offensive north of Fokshani
Food control bill sent to President W.
| son.
| Canadian CONSUMPTION bill passed.
Aug. s-Teutons forced crossing OF Su-
| chitza river in Fokshani region.
Aug. 10.--British drove Germans back
two miles in Flanders and French adj
| aof RtX9ChOOtG.
Aug. n.-Arthur Henderson resigned as
| labor member of British war cabinet, be-
ing accused of double dealing concerning
Herbert Hoover made American food ad-
| ministrator.
Aug, 12.-German airplanes raided Eng
Aug. H.-China declared war on Ger
| many and Austria-Hungary.
| Peace proposals by the pope made pub
| lie.
! Aug. 15.-Canadian troops captured Hin
| TO- dominating Lens anc the Loos salient,
| and entered Lens.
| u 8. governments plan to controi hour
and wheat put in operation.
| Aug. 16.-British and French made big
gains in Flanders. taking Langemarck and
Won Mackensen drove Russians across
the Sereth river.
Aug 1S.-French made great. airplane
| raids on German positions In Belgium and
italians began new offensive in the 1son-
20 region.
east Of Langemarck mainly with tanks"
/ Many I. w. w. leaders arrested by U.
8. federal agents.
Aug. D.-French drove back Germans In
| Ayocourt wood, lie Mort Homme submits,
| Corbeaux wood and Champneuville.
| Aug 21.-British forced their way fur
| Their into the defenses of Lens.
French made further advances In YER
dun sector.
British took important positions along
Germans made air, raids on English
Aug, 2s-Dr. a; A. Garfield made fuel
Aug. 24-British pushed back on Ypres-
French took Hill so4, verdun. by storm.
| Aug A-Italians captured Monte Santo.
northeast of Gorilla.
pope's peace proposals as impossible while
| German autocracy exists.
| Aug. sou. s. wheat committee fixed
basic price for 1917 crop at go.
Germans made air raid on port OF
| Riga.
| Sept. british destroyers destroyed
| Sept. 3.-Russians abandoned Riga.
German airplanes raided Chatham. Eng
land. killing lGs a n,... Co..
| Gabrielle.
German submarine shelied Scarborough
| and airplanes bombed London.
| Sept. 5.-American National army began
| movement to cantonments.
| Federal agents raided I. w. W. quar-
| tiers throughout country.
| American merchantmen under convoy
attacked by U-boats; two steamships and
| one submarine sunk.
| Sept. 6-House passed war credits bill
authorizing $1,53S. "a, 400 In bonds and GER
| tificates.
|
| haha torpedoed; SO dead.
| German ayiators bombed American hos
pital camp, killing five.
! Sept. 8.-Secretary Lansing exposed vio-
| lations of neutrality by Swedish officials in
| Argentina and Stockholm, in transmitting
German cablegrams advising sinking OF
| Argentine vessels.
| French cabinet resigned.
| Sept 9.-Korniloff, commander in chief
| of Russian armies, headed military coun-
ter revolution and was dismissed by Ker-
| ensky.
Sept 1O.-senate passed war revenue bill
totaling 81. $4,000.
| Paul Painleve became French premier.
| Sept, 12-Count Luxburg, German min
lister to Argentina, given his passports;
| anti-German riots in Buenos Aires.
Kerensky made commander in chief OF
Russian armies.
| Sept 13.-Korailofr's revolt collapsed.
| Secretary Lansing exposed unneutral
action of former Swedish charge in Mexico
| City.
Sept A.-Italians drove Austrians from
Monte San Gabrielle summit.
Sept. 15.-Senate passed bill for $685.
British naval aircraft destroyed one Ger
man destroyer and some trawlers near Os-
| tend.
Sept. 1s.-Premier Kerensky proclaimed
sept T.-Costa RIGA broke off relations
| with Germany.
| Sept 1S-Russia began reorganization Of
army, suppressing soldiers committees.
| House passed 81 IA, 900 600 deficiency war
Sept Sept. 2o.-Britsh began great offensive
Sept. 2.Esecretary Lansing published
message of Won Bernstorff to Berlin ask
ing leave to spend $4,000 ito influence con-
Costa RIGA severed diplomatic relations
with Germany.
| Germany and Austria replied favorably
to pope's peace proposal.
Germans broke through Russian line at
| Jacobstadt.
Sept. 22-Secretary Lansing revealed de-
tails of Bernstorff's plotting before U. s..
Sept. 23.-Secretary Lansing disclosed
| German abuse of U. s. protection by con-
cealing in Bucharest legation explosives
and disease germs after U. S. had taken
it over.
land, killing 90
War industries board and producers cut
steel prices in half.
Germans lost heavily in attacks near
Verdun.
Sept 25.-Germans made two more air
raids or England.
y. S. senate passed $soOo,OOOOOO war de-
| ficisncy bill.
Sept. 26.-British took strong positions
from Germans east and mort east of
| Ypres.
Germany offered to evacuate Belgium
under certain conditions.
Gen. Soukhomlinoff, former war minis
ter of Russia, sentenced for life for high
| treason.
Sept. 2S.-Many 1. w. w. leaders indicted
| for seditious conspiracy.
/ Sept 29.-British captured Ramadie, Me-
sopotamia, and its large garrison.
| German airplanes raided London.
| British airplanes bombed Zeebrugge.
| Sept. 30.-Two more air raids made or
| London.
Fuel Administrator Garfield set limits
for retail prices of coal.
Oct. 1.-Heavy attacks of Germans re-
pulsed by French and British, and of Aus
TRANS by Italians.
Four groups of German airplanes raid
ed London and coast towns.
, Second Liberty loan campaign started
French airmen made reprisal raids or
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