The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-03
AMERICA ENTERS CONFLICT
czar Of Russia Deposed and Radicals
Seek Peace - Hindenburg Line
Smashed by Allies and Teu-
tons Invade Italy-Other
Important Happen
ings Of 1912.
Compiled by E. w. PIcKARD.
THE WORLD WAR

btltlSn transport lVernla sunk In Medi'
Jan 9.-Premier Trepofr OF Russia re.
signed and was succeeded by Prince Colt
zine.
British warship CORVALLIS sunk by tor
pedo.
Jan. n-Japanese. battleship .Tsukuba
destroyed by explosion; 1853 killed.
Jan 2-Presdent Wilson, addressing
senate gave world outline of terms on
which he believed lasting peace could be
Jan. 2S-Destroyers fought two engage
ments in North sea. the Germans losing
several vessels and the English one.
trenches on Hill 3A Verdun region.
British auxiliary cruiser Laurentic sunk
by mine, $50 lives lost.
French transport Admiral Magon tor
pedoed l41 lost.
Jan 3l.-Germany announced submarine
blockade of all enemy countries, outlined
forbidden zones and revoked pledges on
submarine warfare
Feb. S.-United States broke off diplo-
matte relations with Germany: President
Wilson dismissed Ambassador Won Bern
storf and recalled Ambassador Gerard.
Feb: 4-Germany agreed to release
Americans taken by commerce raider.
German gunboat informed at Honolulu
burned by crew: many German vessels In
American ports damaged .r.s
Feb 5-German submarine shened and
sank British provisional naval collier
Eavestone and killed four men. including
Richard Wallace, American
Belgian relief steamer Lars Kruse sunk
by German submarine; all but one OF crew
lost
Feb. 7.-Anchor liner California and 9TH
er vessels sunk by German submarine; Al
lost on California.
Feb. l2.-Presldent Wilson refused parley
sought by Germany.
American schooner Lyman NJ Law de-
Btroyed by Austrian submarine.
Feb. 17.-British smashed German lines
on both sides OF Ancre river.
u. S. sent peremptory demand to Ger
many for release of Yarrowdale prisoners.
German submarine sank Italian trans
Feb. 22-Germany freed the Yarrowdale
prisoners.
Feb. 25.-German submarine sunk Cunar-
der Laconia off Irish coast; 10 lost. incud-
ing Mrs A. TT. Hoy and daughter of Chi
cago. and one American member OF crew.
British and German destroyers fought in
FEB. S.-President Wilson asked con-
Rress to grant. him powers to protect
British took Kut-el-Amara from Turks
Feb, %.-u. S. government revealed
Japan in making. war on United States.
British occupied Gommecourt and other
villages I'm Ancre region.
French destroyer Cassih torpedoed; JOG
March 2--Germany announced all YES
sells would be sunk hereafter without
March 4-Austrian attack east of Goritz
repulsed with great losses.
March 9.-President Wilson ordered the
arrning OF u. S. merchant vessels.
March 11.-Bagdad captured by British
March 12.-Revolution begun in Petro-
March 13-China severed diplomatic re-
lations with Germany.
Russian imperial cabinet deposed by
duma.
March H-Germans in great retreat
along Somme front
March i5.-czar Nicholas abdicated Rus
sian throne for himself and his son.
Russians captured Hamadan, Asiatic
Turkey.
March 17.-British took Bapaume and
zeppelins raided London; one shot down
near Compegne. France.
BRAND cabinet in France resigned.
March 1S.-American freighters Vigilan-
cia, City OF Memphis and illinois, sunk by
German submarine: % persisted.
British and French advanced 10 miles on
TO-nile front and took Peronne, Chaulnes
March ls-Germans made new fierce
drive at Verdun, but were repulsed with
Ribot formed new French cabinet.
March H.-British took forty more towns
March 26-Frenoh occupied Folembray
and La Feuillee. south OF Coucy forest.
British captured Lagnicourt.
March 2S.-New Russian government in
stalled.
April british captured savy. Ven
delles. Epehy and Peiziere.
French reached outskirts of Vauxaillon
and Laffaux.
Armed American ship Aztec sunk by
German submarine off French coast; 10
April 2.-President Wilson. addressing
special session OF congress, asked formal
tence between the United States and Ger
many. and called for cooperation with
entente allies TO defeat German autocracy.
April 4.-Senate passed resolution declar-
ing state of war between u. S. and Ger
many, by vote Of 50 to 6.
April O.-House passed war resolution
by vote OF 1913 to 50; President Wilson
signed IL and issued a proclamation to
world and ordered navy modified at
once. All German vessels In American
ports we're seized and many supposed Ger
man plotters were arrested.
April 1.-German cruiser Cormoran,
interned at Guam, blown up by crew.
Cuba and Panama declared state OF war
with Germany.
April s.-Alstria broke Off diplomatic
April s-British advanced two to three
miles on twelve mile front near Arras.
smashing German line and taking Vimy
ridge and many towns
April 10.-Brazl severed relations with
Germany; Argentina declared Il supported
the position OF the United States; Chill
decided to remain neutral.
April u.-Costa Rica declared II sup
ported the position OF the United states;
April 1e.-British naval men met in first
allied council with u. s. officials In
Bulgaria severed relations with u. s.
April 13.-Bolivia severed relations with
British and French made further big ad-
vances on west front.
April 14-House passed s7,O00.O00OOO war
revenue authorization bill without dissent
ing vote.
April l5.-Brtsh patrols entered suburbs
OF Lens.
Germans routed at Lagnicourt with ter
rible losses
British transport Arcadian torpedoed;
z79 lost
British transport cameronia sunk. 14o
lost.
April 16-President Wilson issued proc
lamation warning againts the commission
OF reasonable acts
Congress appropriated t1OooCO.OoO for
emergency war fund.
French opened great offensive on N-
mile front between Scissors and Reims.
taking 10000 prisoners.
April l7.-Senate unanimously passed 81 :
ooO,000,0O0 bond issue bill.
Germans sank two British hospital ships
loaded with wounded British and Ger
mans.
April 1s-American liner Mongolia sank
Germen submarine In Irish sea.