Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-01-03

National Guard Of 10 states and Districs
OF Columbia modified.
July 8.-Germany yielded to Argentine
demands concerning submarine warfare.
Landing Of moro American troops In
France announced
War industries board. F. N. Scott chair
July S0-Germans penetrated Russian
territory east Of Zbrocz. but Russian re-
sstance stifrened.
Henry Chapman Gilbert, Washington.
first man accepted for National army.
British cruiser .Ariadne torpedoed; 80
killed.
July a1.-Anglo- French forces opened
great offensive IN Flanders on 20 mile
front taking II villages and 5000 prisoners.
Aug. 1.-British and French gained FUR
ther ground in Ypres sector. but Germans
recaptured st. julien and part OF west
hook.
Aug. 2.-German counter-attacks in Elan
derS repulSed.
Korniloff succeeded Brussiloff as COM
mander in chief of Russian armies.
Aug: 3.-Austrians captured Czernowitz
and Kinpelung.
British re-took st. Julien, Flanders.
Serious draft riots in central Oklahoma
Aug. 4.-Shipping board Communicated
about SIS ships under construction.
!, Aug 5.-President Wilson drafted entire
National Guard into federal service:
Germans made violent attack on British
Aug. 6.-Chanceilor Michaelis made many
changes insimperiai and Prussian minis
teries
Premier Kcrensky completed coalition
cabinet.
Aug. s.-Roumanian forces opened new
offensive north of Fokshani
Food control bill sent to President VIII
con.
Canadian CONSUMPTION bill passed.
Aug. 9.-Teutons forced crossing of SD
chitza river in Fokshani region.
Aug. ,10.--British drove Germans back
two miles in Flanders and French ad-
vanced east and north of Bixschoote.
Aug 1-Arthur Henderson resigned ms
labor member of British war cabinet. be-
ing accused of double dealing concerning
. Herbert Hoover made American food ad-
ministrator.
Aug, l2-German airplanes raided Eng
Aug I-China declared war on Ger
many and Austria Hungary.
Peace proposals by the pope made pub
lie.
Aug. 15-Canadian troops captured Hin
70. dominating Lens anc the Loos salient,
and entered Lens.
U. s. governments plan to control flour
and wheat put in operation.
Aug. 16.-British and French made big
gains in Flanders taking Langemarck and
other villages.
Aug. 1S-French made great airplane
raids on German positions in Belgium and
Germany.
italians began new offensive in the Ison-
Aug. 1s.-British line advanced 500 yards
east of Langemarck, mainly with tanks"
Many I; w. w. leaders arrested by U.
Aug. 2O.-French drove back Germans in
Verdun sector on II mile front. taking
Avocourt wood, lie Mort Homme submits.
Aug. a1.-British forced their way fur
Their into the defenses Of Lens.
French made further advances In YER
dun sector.
Aug. 22.-Germans opened offensive in
British took important positions along
Germans made air raids on English
AZ ssa6r =; H A Garfield made fuel
Aug. A..,British pushed back on Ypres-
French took. Hill so4, verdun. by storm.
Aug. N.-Italnns captured Monte Santo,
northeast of GUrizia.
Aug. 2S-President. Wilson rejected the
German autocracy exists.
Aug. So.-U. 8: wheat committee flxed
basic price for 1917 crop at 500.
Germans made air raid on port Of
Sept british destroyers destroyed
four German armed trawlers off Jutland.
Sept 3.-Russians abandoned Riga.
German nan, air ply raided Chatham, Eng
Sept. 4.-Italians captured Monte San
Gabrielle.
German submarine shelled Scarborough
and airplaneS bombed London.
Sept 5.-American National army began
movement to cantonments.
Federal agents raided /. 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 Sl1,5SS, 9i5,46O In bonds and GER
tiflcateS.
Sept. 7.-Atlantic transport lines Minno-
haha torpedoed; SO dead.
German aviators bombed American hos
pital camp. killing five.
Sept. S.-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. 1A-=Senate passed war revenue bill
totaling $2,411. 10000.
Paul Painlcve became French premier.
Sept. 12.-Ce unit Luxburg, German min
lister to Argentina, given his passports;
anti-GerInan riots in Buenos Aires.
Kerensky made commander in chief OF
Russian armies
Sept. 13.-Korniloffs revolt collapsed.
Secretary Lansing exposed unneutral
action of former Swedish charge in Mexico
City.
Sept. 14-ItaIians drove Austrians from
Monte San Gabrielle summit.
Sept. 15.-Senate passed bill for $11, $685.
1885, 400 bond issues.
British naval aircraft destroyed one Ger
man destroyer and some trawlers near Os-
tend.
Sept. 16.-Premler Kerensky proclaimed
Russia a republic.
Sept. T.-Costa Rica broke of relations
Sept. 1S.-Russia began reorganization of
army, suppressing soldiers committees.
House passed $7,144.OOO,oOO deficiency war
Sept. 2o-British began great offensive
Sept. a.-Secretary Lansing published
message of Won Bernstorff to Berlin ask
ing leave to spend $4,000 Ito influence con-
Costa RIGA severed diplomatic relations
Germany and Austria replied favorably
to popes peace proposal.
= Germans broke through Russian line at
Sept. 22-secretary Lansing revealed de-
tails of Bernstorff's plotting before U. S.
Sept. 2.-Secretary Lansing disclosed
German abuse of U. s. protection by con-
cealing in Bucharest legation explosives
and disease germs after U. S. had taken
1t over.
Sept; 2t; A.; airplanes raided Eng
War industries board and producers cut
steel prices in half.
Germans lost heavily in attacks near
Verdun.
Sept. 25.-Germans made two more air
u. S. senate passed IS, oOO.OOO.OOO war de-
ficiency bill.
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