The Tupelo journal., 1918-01-11

sent ID France AZ once. HA also sfSf{S6
the army draft Bill 4 set Juns goI
Honduras severed relations With 0br.
May 1s.-President Wilson selected Il.
&c. Hoover as head Of q food control board.
Senate passed the ss.s42.ooo,ooo war bud
May 20.-British renewed attacks near
tBullecourt, winning a, mile front.
Austrians began counter offensive in the
May a.-Two Chicago nurses on way to
France killed at sea by fragments OF shell
May Estate department protested to
Germany against the detention of Ameri-
May 2a-House passed war tax bill car
| ,rying $3.50. 000. 900.
Secretary Lansing refused passports for
American delegates to Stockholm social
list peace conference.
American ship carrying supplies to
Switzerland sunk by torpedo.
Premier Tisza and entire Hungarian
cabinet resigned.
Premier Tuan Chi Jul of China dis
missed.
| front from ~Castagnavizza to Gulf of
Trieste. taking 5000 prisoners.
German airships raided eastern counties
of England.
corps went to front in France.
Germans made air raid on southeastern
England, killing rs and i~njuring 1744.
May 2.-ltalanS again broke through
Austrian lines.
Ching-Hsi made premier Of China.
May 28.-Plots to defeat the CONSUMPTION
| law thwarted by arrests in several states.
Italians captured San Giovanni and Aus
TRANS ordered non-combatants to leave
Trieste.
Food survey bill passed by house of rep
MAY 29.-War department issued call for
1O0,O 900 volunteers for regular army:
London reported sinking of hospital ship
and armed cruiser by submarines.
Brazil chamber of deputies authorized
revocation of neutrality decree.
May 3l.-President Wilson sent note to
Russia telling Americas war aims.
Brazil senate authorized alliance with
other states ito defend the American re-
publics."
June.
Tune 1.-Russian soldiers assumed con-
troll Of fortress of Kronstadt.
Three Chinese provinces declared their
icy Of the government at Picking.
Tune 2.-Senate passed first of admin
istration's food bills.
Fourteen German and Hindoo plotters
indicted by federal grand jury at Chicago.
u. 8. railroad commission to Russia ar
rived at Vladivostok.
June 3.-American commission to RUS
| sia, headed by Root. reached Russian port.
French repulsed five great attacks south
June I.-Brussiloff made commander in
chief Of Russian armies.
June 5.-More than ten million young
Americans registered for the National
army. :,
sank German destroyer.
German aviators raided naval base In
the Midway near London, but were driven
of, losing eight machines.
British made big advance on north bank
Of the SCarpe,
American liner sank German submarine
after long fight.
Belgium, blowing up Mesines ridge and
advancing 8 miles on Smile 'front.',
Strengthening out big salient.
niles for Pershing's army and escorted BY
American warships arrived at France.
Kronstadt rebels submitted to Russian
provisional government;
Tune 8.-General Pershing and stan ar
Germany broke of relations with Haiti.
June N-General Pershing's staff ar
Heavy fighting renewed in the Trentino.
Italians making gains.
Tune Fixing Constantine of Greece.
forced by the allies. abdicated In favor OF
Prince Alexander. his second son.
British advanced on tive mile front be-
yond Messines, taking Gaspard.
American steamship Petrolite reported
sunk by submarine.
June 13.-Germans made air raid on Lon
don. killing 81 and weunding 437.
Army and navy deficiency appropriation
bill carrying $3.oOo,oW,oO passed oy CON
Prince Alexander took oath as king of
Greece. -
June 14.-British made big advancc east
and south of Messines.
June 15.-Liberty loan heavily over-sub-
scribed when books closed. -.
Count EsterhaZy formed coaltlon capi-
President Wilson signed $50 10000 war
budget and espionage bills.
June le.-Russian c9n tanif OF in w9rs ssnan
rate peace and expelled Robert Grimm,
Swiss socialist, for bearing German offeS
OF peace. -
American oil steamer John ID. Archbold
sunk by submarine: 5 lost.
June T.-Russian duma ordered imme-
| date offensive by Russian armies.
Two Zeppelins raided coast OF Kent, oie
June 2O.-President Wilson issued call
| for 10000 ~vol>nteers for regular army.
June 22.-French repulsed violent attacks
| of German on the Chemin des Danes. -.
| with "bone dry" amendment
June 25.-President Wilson appolntea r an
exports council composed of the secre-
Id ries of state agriculture and
and the food administrator.
Greek cabinet headed by Zalmls re-
French made decided gains near Hurte-
bise.
June 26.-American coal barons agreed 70
fixing of prices.
President appointed medical and food
commission to go to Russia.
First contingent of Pershing's army
landed in France. ~
June 27-second contingent of Pershings
| army landed In France. ..,
Congress of workmen's and soldiers,
! delegates of all Russia adopted resolution
| rejecting any move for sepsrate peace,
New Greek cabinet headed by Venizelos
took oath of office. 90
French cruiser Kleber sunk by mine; 81
lost.
June 2S.-Brazil revoked its decree OF
| neutrality in war between entente allies
J1ne 29-Greece broke off Diplomatic re-
| 1ations with Germany, Austria. Bulgaria
and Turkey.
June 3O.-Russians opened offensive on
wide front in GaliciG.
French and Germans fighting bitterly on
| Dead Man hill.
July.
July 1.-Russians captured Kentucky,
Galicia, and Turkish s~trongholds In the
Caucasus.
July 3.-French repulsed great German