Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-01-04


saslo price for 1917 crop AZ SEQ
Germans made air raid on port OF
riga,
Aug. 81 French made successful attack
northwest VI Hurtebise.
September.
Sept l-BrltRh destrOyem destroyed
four German armed tTaWlers on Jutland,
sept 3-ltuHslanA abandoned ltlga
German alrPlanea ralded Chatham Eng
Sept I-itallana captured Monte San
Gabrielle,
German submarine shelled Scarborough
and alrplanea bombed London,
Sept b,-AmerlCan National army began
movement TO eantonments'
Federal agents ralded l. W, w, quar-
teIa throughout country,
Organized labor met In Minneapolis 10
form loyal organization,
American merchantmen under convoy
attacked by U-boats, two steamships and
one submarine sunk,
Sept G-llouse passed war credits bill
authorizing ilbas, $50 In bonds and GER
tlhcatea,
Sept 7,-Atlantlc transport lines Mime
haha torpedOed 90 dead.
German avlators bombed American hos
pltal camp, killing fye,
Sept S.-AeCTetary Lansing exposed VO-
latiOns OF neutrality by Swedish officials In
Argentina and Stockholm, In transmitting
German eablegrams advising sinking OF
Argentine vessels.
French cabinet resigned,
sept a-kOrnllOr, commander In chief
OF Russian armies, headed military cOun-
tor revolution and was dismissed by ker-
enaky.
Sept 10 -senate passed war revenue bill
totallng'i2 ll GO, OOO
PAU Plnlevc became French premier.
Sept ll,-Augtriana failed In desperate
Atlaeka On Monte ban Oebrlels.
Sept ~ Count Luxburg, German min
ister to Argentina, given his passports,
anti German riots In Buenos Aires,
Kerensky made commander In chief OF
Russian armies,
Trading with the enemy bill passed. with
amendment forbRlding publication OF war
comment In German without English
translation,
Council OF three given supreme author
ity In Poland by Germany and Austria,
Sept i3,-Korniloffs revolt collapsed.
Secretary Lansing exposed unneutrnl
action OF former Swedish charge In Mexico
City.
Russian army advanced toward Riga.
Sept N,-ltalians drove Austrlans from
Monte San Gabrielle summit,
Sept l1'-senate passed bill for Nl,53S,-
9o6,i6O bond Issues.
British naval aircraft destroyed one Ger.
man destroyer and some trawlcrs near Os.
tend,
Sept l6,-Premier Kerensky proclaimed
Russia Il republic,
Sept H-Costa Rica broke of relations
with Germany.
Germany apologzed to Argentina foi
LuXburgs actions but Argentina demand.
ed iull formal explanation.
Roumauians took German positions near
Narnltzu
Sept B.-RussIa began reorganization Of
army suppressIng soldiers committees,
House passed s, lii,VoOy deficiency wal
supply Dll
Sept lg-Argenune senate voted for
break with Germany
Sept 90 British began great offensive
east of Aprcs
President Wilson named board to adjust
war labor troubles
Sept 2l.-Secrelary Lansing published
message Of Won BcrnstOrn 10 Berlin ask.
ing leave TO spend $4,000 TO Influence con-
gress,"
Costa Rica severed diplomatic relations
with Germany.
Germany ana Austria replied fayorably
70 pope peace proposal
General Bliss succeeded General Scott as
chief of stan, L, ). \.
Germans broke through Russian line at
Jacobstadl
Sept .! Secretary Lansing revealed de-
tails of BernstOrns plotting before u, 5.
entered the war
Fierce lighting continued in Flanders.
British bUmhurdcd Ostcud
Sept g. Secretary Lansing disclosed
German abuse OF L, 5. protection by con
cealing in Bucharest legation explosives
and disease germs after L. 5. had taken
1t over.
Russians took German positions near
pskoff.
Sept 2i-German airplanes raided Eng
land, killing ~.
War Industries board and producers cut
steel prices In half
Germans lost heavily In attacks near
Verdun.
Sept 25.-Germans made two more air
raids on England.
Argentine chamber OF deputies voted TO
sever relations with Germany,
T. $. senate passed tS,OO0,0OOOO war de-
fCiency bill
Sept. 26-British took strong positions
from Germans east and northeast OF
Ypres.
Germany offered to evacuate Belgium
under certain conditions.
Peru presented ultmatum to Germany
concerning sinking OF bark Lorton.
Strike Of iron workers at San Francisco
ended.
Gen. soukhomlinon, former war minis.
ter Of Russia sentenced for life for high
treason,
Sept. 27-Democratic congress met in Pc
trosrad.
for sedtious conspiracy
Sept 29-Britsh captured Ramade, Me-
sopotama, and its large garrison
German airpIanes ralded London.
British airplanes bombed Zeebrugge.
Rioters at Essen demanded peace and
food
Sept 3o-Two more air raids made on
London.
Fuel Administrator Garfield set limits
for retail prices Of coal
Italians made big gains on Bainsiz2a
plateau.
Frankfort
Revolt in Russian Turkestan.
October.
oct. l.-TIeavy attacks Of Germans re.
pulsed by French and British, and of Aus
TRANS by Italians
Four groups Of German airplanes raid
ed London and coast towns.
Second Liberty loan campaign started.
French airmeu made reprsal raids on
Frankfort Stuttgart, Treves and cob
lenz. and British bombed Zeebrugge locks.
oct British repulsed six desperate
German attacks in Flanders.
British cruiser Drake torpedoed, IS
oct 3-Prosident Wilson signed the war
tax bill
Russian democratic congress voted
against a coalition government,
oct 4.-British won great battle east OF
Ypres.
Oct 5.-French repulsed violent attack
on Hill 344