Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-01-04

drive at verdun, but were repulsed with
enormous losses.
Ribot formed new French cabinet.
March 20-French battleship sunk by
German submarine in Mediterranean.
March 21.-British took forty more towns
| In France.
out warning by German submarine; Fl of
March 24.-Russians took Kerind, Per-
| STA.
March 26.-French occupied Folembray
| and La Feuillee south of Coucy forest
British captured Lagnicourt.
March 2S.-New Russian government in
March 9O-British captured villages of
Ruyalcourt, Sorel-le-Grand and Fins. and
gained GROUND near Heudicourt.
April.
April british captured Savy Ven
delles, Epehy and Peiziere.
French reached outskirts Of Vauxail4on
and Laffaux.
Armed American ship Aztec sunk by
German submarine off French coast; 10
of crew saved.
April 2-President Wilson, addressing
special session of congress, asked formal
resolution that state of war was in exis-
tence between the United States and Ger
many. and called for cooperation with
entente allies TO defeat German autocracy.
April 3.-United States and entenee Of
flclals arranged conference for full CO.
operation in war against Germany; Sena-
tor La Toilette blocked senate action on
war resolution for one day.
April 4.-Senate passed resolution declar.
ing state of war between u. S. and Ger
many, by a vote of 81 to 6.
Germans forced crossing of Stokhod
river in Volhynia
April 6.-.House passed war resolution
signed it and issued a proclamation to
world and ordered navy modified at
once. All German vessels in American
ports were seized and many supposed Ger
nlnttnrS
April 7.-German cruiser Cormoran,
interned at Guam, blown up by crew.
Cuba and Panama declared state of war
with Germany
U. S. government took over every wire
less plant in the country.
April S-Austria broke off diplomatic
April 9.-British advanced two to three
miles on twelve mile front near Arras,
smashing German line and taking Vimy
ridge and many towns.
American steamer Seward sunk in Medi-
terranean by German submarine.
General munitions board for American
army and navy created.
April 1O-Brazil severed relations with
Germany; Argentina declared it supported
the. position of the United States; Chill
decided to remain neutral.
British made further big gains east of
Arras.
April 11-Costa RIGA declared it sup
ported the position of the United States;
Uruguay proclaimed it's neutrality.
u. S. senate passed army bill appro-
priating $281, 1856 456.
April 12.-British naval men met in first
allied council with U. s. officials in
Washington
War department called for volunteers
for duration of war.
Bulgaria severed relations with u. S.
April 13.-Bolivia severed relations with
Germany.
British and French made further big ad-
VanceS on west front.
April 14.-House passed $1,000. 100000 war
revenue authorization bill without dissent
ing vote.
April 15.-Brtish patrols entered suburbs
Germans routed at Lagnicourt with ter
rible losses.
President Wilson issued address to ma
ton calling for full, united service.
British transport Arcadian torpedOed;
279 lost.
British transport Cameronia sunk: 40
lost.
April 16-President Wilson issued proc
lamation warning againts the commission
of reasonable acts.
Congress appropriated s1OO,OOO,OOO for
emergency war fund.
French opened great offensive on 25-
mile front between scissors. and Reims,
taking 10000 prisoners.
French liner Sontay torpedoed; Is lives
lost.
April 17.-Senate unanimously passed 81
900, 0O0,O 900 bond issue bill
Germans sank two British hospital ships
loaded with wounded British and Ger
mans.
April 1S.-French hit Germans hard be-
tween Reims and Auberive and repealed
great counter-a ttackS.
April 19.-American liner Mongolia sank
German submarine in Irish sea.
French took strong positions near
CraOnne.
Nicaragua indorsed course Of United
States.
April 2O.-Russian council of workmen's
and soldiers delegates declared against
separate peace.
Two German destroyers sunk off Dover.
April 21.-British war commission arrived
Turkey severed relations with United
States.
German destroyers shelled Calais, kill
ing civilians.
April 22-British resumed grand often
sve on west front.
April 23.-British airmen destroyed 40
German airplanes.
April 24.[French war commission ar
rived in United States.
British made further advances in Arras
sector in face of desperate opposition by
April 25.-German destroyers bombarded
Dunkirk but were driven off.
April fisherman destroyers shelled
American tanker Vacuum sunk by sub
mar11e; naval lieutenant and gunners
April 2.-British occupied Arleaux and
April 28HCongress passed army bills
with selective CONSUMPTION features.
SeNeISu LCldIlOAS Win W.
April 29-General Petain made chief Of
French staff.
April 3O.-Senate authorized president to
use tnterned German and Austrian boats
at once.
Series of air attacks made on Zeebrugge.
American armed steamer Rockingham
sunk by submarine; Is missing.
Greek steamship Parthenon sunk by
German submarine: loss 100000.
May
May 2-Dr. Lauro Mueller. Brazilian
foreign minister and pro-German, re-
signed.
Nav 3-Chilean minister to Germany
demanded his passports.
British began new offensive west Of
Queant and took Fresnoy.
u. S. and Canada agreed to regulate
price of wheat.
Nav 4-French captured Craonne.
House passed espionage bill with modi-
| fed press censorship clause.
British transport Pennsylvania torpe-
doed; ALB lives lost.
May 5.-French made big adance on four
| mile front southwest of Laon. 49,
May 6-Bolivia severed relations with
Mass meeting at saloniki proclaimed
| deposition of king of Greece and his dy-
nasty.
| Nav 7.-Coalition government of provi-
sfonal government and soldiers and work.
mems delegates formed in Russia.
May S-Germans recaptured F'resnoy
Allies began offensive on Macedonian