The Ordway new era., 1918-01-04
National Guard of 10 states and District

| July S--Germany yielded to Argentine
| demands concerning submarine warfare.
| Landing of moro American troops in
| France announced.
War industries board. F. N. Scott chair
July so--Germans penetrated Russian
Henry chapmen Gilbert, Washington.
hIst Brtisb man accepted for National anS army 40
killed.
July a.-Angio- French forces opened
| great offensive In Flanders on 20 mile
| front taking II villages and 5000 prisoners.
Aug. british and French gained fur
| ther ground in Ypres sector. but Germans
| hook.
Aug. 2..German counter attacks in Flan-
Korniioff succeeded Brussiloff COM
| mander in chief of Russian armies.
Aug. 3.-Austrians captured Czernowitz
and Kimpoiung.
| Serious draft riots In central Oklahoma.
Aug. 4.-shippng board Communicated
about go ships under construction
| Aug 5.-President Wilson drafted entire
National Guard Into federal service:
Germans made violent attack on British
Aug. 6.-Chancellor Michaelis made many
changes in imperial and Prussian minis
Premier Kerensky completed coalition
cabinet.
Aug, s-Roumanlan forces opened new
Food control bill sent to President Will
son.
Aug. 9.-Teutons forced crossing of Su-
chitza river In Fokshani region.
| Aug. 10-British drove Germans back
two miles in Flanders and French ad-
| vanced east and north of Bixschoote.
labor member of British war cabinet. be-
ing accused OF double dealing concerning
Stockholm conference.
Herbert Hoover made American food ad-
| ministrator.
Aug, l2-German airpianes raided Eng
Aug H-China declared war on Ger
| many and Austria Hungary.
:, Peace proposals by the pope made pub
Aug 15.-Canadian troops captured Hin
and entered Lens.
u. s. governments plan to control flour
nH Aug g"f isIBrtish hi is odP and Pnench 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
| Germany.
Italians began new offensive in the Ison-
Aug is-BrItish line advanced 500 yards
east of I.angemarck. mainly with tanks"
Many !; w W leaders arrested by u.
Aug 2o.-French drove back Germans In
Avocourt wood, lie Mort Homme submits.
CorbeauS wood and Champneuville
ther into the defeuses of Lens
French made further advances in Yer
Aug, 22-Germans opened offensive in
British took important positions along
Germans made air raids on English
coast, killing II.
odml5sf4ot6g AgE 3331r Of = u A Garfield made fuel
Aug. 2.,British pushed back on Ypres-
French took Hin soi verdun. by storm.
Aug &-Italians captured Monte santo.
Aug. 2s.NPresident Wilson rejected the
pope's peace proposals as impossible while
Hue sT su1Tgersey wheat fsists committee nxea
basic price for 1917 crop at s2.2o.
Germans made air raid on port of
Sept. british destroyers destroyed
four German armed trawlers OF Jutland.
Sept. 3.-Russians abandoned Riga.
land. killing los.
Gabrielle.
German submarine shelled Scarborough
and airplanes bombed London.
Sept. 5-American National army began
movement to cantonments.
Federal agents raided I. w. w. quar-
ters throughout country.
American merchantmen under convoy
| attacked by U-boats; two steamships and
one submarine sunk
Sept. 6.-House passed war credits bill
authorizing $n.53s. .s45.46o In bonds and GER
haha torpedoed: 60 dead.
German aviators bombed American hos
Sept. S.-Secretary Lansing exposed vio-
lations Of neutrality by Swedish officials In
German cablegrams advising sinking OF
| Argentine vessels.
French cabinet resigned.
Sept. 9.-Kornilon, commander in chief
of Russian armies headed military coun-
ter revolution and was dismissed by ker-
Sept. 1o:asenate passed war revenue bill
Paul Painleve became French premier.
Sept. 12.-Count Luxburg. German min
lister to Argentina, given his passports:
Kerensky made Commander in Chief of
Sept. i3-Korniioff's revolt collapsed.
Secretary Lansing exposed unneutral
action of former Swedish charge in Mexico
Sept H.-Italians drove Austrians from
Monte San Gabrielle summit.
Sept. l5.-Senate passed bill for 81, ,53s.-
British naval aircraft destroyed one Ger
man destroyer and some trawlers near os-
Sept. 16.-Premier Kerensky proclaimed
Russia q republic. .,, 80, ,.,,.
Sept. 1s.-Russia began reorganization of
House passed T.1A.ooo.oOo deficiency war
Sept. 2S-British began great offensive
Sept. 2i.--secretary Lansing published
Ing leave to spend $4,000 ITO Influence con-
gress."
Costa Rlca severed diplomatic relations
| with Germany.
Germany and Austria replied favorably
| to popes peace proposal
Germans broke through Russian line at
Jacobstadt.
| Sept. 22-Secretary Lansing revealed de-
tails OF Bernstorr's plotting before U. S.
entered the war.
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
II over.
Sept. 4.-German airplanes raided Eng
land, killing 20.
War industries board and producers cut
steel prices In half
Germans lost heavily in attacks near
verdun.