The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-03

Congress completed it's war program and adjourned. Oct 7-Uruguay severed relations with Germany. Oct. F. British gained half mile on six mile front in Flanders Germans captured part of Island of Oesel in Gulf of Riga. Oct. H-President Wilson created war board 10 stop trading with the enemy and tcok other steps to curb enemy activities i in America. One Russian and two German torpedo l boats sunk in battle near Oesel. Oct 15.-Destruction of French steamer Medic by submarine announced 250 lives l lost
 Oct. 1.-Two German raiders sank two | British destroyers and F Scandinavian merhantmen they were conveying in tho North sea.
 Oct I7.-Germans in full possession of is- | land of Oesel.
 American transport Antilles torpedoed e lost. Oct. 1s.-Germans captured Moon island ] Oct. 19.-Germans made air raid on Lon- i don, killing 34.
 Oct. ,2o.-Four zeppelins destroyed by the
 Oct. 25.--French broke through German l lines north of the Aisne. inflicting heavy | losses and taking 5000 prisoners. | trenches and fired first shot at Germans. | Oct. 4-Austrians and Germans began offensive along 1sonzo front Oct. 25.-French made another big gain 1 in AiSne sector. l Austro-German attack drove Italians ] back to frontier on the Julian line fore | ing abandonment of Bainsizza plateau; 3o,0o0 Italians captured. Oct. 26.--British and French made big at- | tack east of Ypres Brazil declared state of war with Ger l many existed
 Oct, 27.-Italians in general retreat. 100 zoo captured: Teutons advanced beyond Civi- Oct. o.-Austro-Germans took Udine and broke through Carnic Alps into Vene- Yittorio Orlando formed new Italian cabinet.
 Count George von Hertlfng made Ger man imperial chancellor, Michaelis having
 Oct. 31.-Berlin reported 10000 Italians and more than 1000 guns captured
 oAIa9I1' American aT transport Finland struck by Nov. 1-Italians reformed behind the Tagliamento
 British announced capture of Beersheba.
 Nov. 2.-Crown prince withdrew from the Chernin des Danes to the Ailette river.
 one German cruiser and ten armed traWlers sunk by British in the Cattegat. United States and Japan made compact on open door in China and cooperation in the war. Nov. S.-Germans raided salient held by Americans, killing three. wounding and taking 12 prisoners.
 Nov; 5.-American patrol boat Alcedo sunk by torpedo: 21 lost. Nov. 6-Italians retreated from Taglia- mento line
 British captured Passchendaele and ad- vanced 800 yards beyond. Nov. 7.-Italians fell back to Livenza river. Germans following. American commission to Paris confer ence, headed by Col. House, reached Eng
 British in Palestine captured Gaza Nov. s.-Russian maximalsts under Lenine seized government and planned for immediate peace; Kerensky fled from Pe-
 Nov, s-Britain. France and Italy ere ated interallied war committee; Gen. Diaz made first commander of Italian armies.
 Nov. 1o.-Rqssian rebel government made Lenine premier
 Germans reached Piave river in Italy
 Nov. u.-Italians repulsed Teutons near Asiago.
 Loyal troops attacked maximalists in
 Italians held Teutons on Piave river.
 Nov. 13.-Kerensky and the Cossacks badly defeated. French cabinet resigned Nov. 15.-Georges Clemenceau became premier of France.
 Italians inundated big section about the | lower Piave to save Venice. Socialist seized the government of Fin | land.
 Nov 17-Bolshevik won in Moscow. l British light sea forces routed German 1 squadron off Helgoland.
 British occupied Jaffa, Palestine.
 Teutons who crossed Piave at Benson | annihilaIed
 Nov 1S-Bolsheviki generally victorious in Russia; Civil war halted by lack of fire on north of Italian line.
 President Wilson issued proclamation putting severe restrictions on enemy | aliens in United States.
 Daniel Willard made head of U. S. war | industries board
 American destroyer Chauncey sunk in | Nov. 20.-Two American soldiers killed and five wounded In artillery combat.
 Nov. 1.-British smashed through the | Hindenburg line toward Cambrai, taking | many towns and thousands of prisoners. l French successfully attacked German | salient south of Juvincourt. | Nov 22.-Furious fighting near Cambrai. Italians meeting great massed attack | between Piave and Brenta rivers. 1 Bolsheviki government in Russia pro | posed general armistice, | Nov 23-The Ukraine declared separa- tion from Russia
 Nov. 24-The British took Bourbon wood, near Cambrai. Nov g British and French armies reached Italian front.
 Nov 27.-superior war council of Il formed for United States.
 British took part of Fontaine near Cam
 Italians repulsed fierce Teuton attacks. Nov. 28.-Coalition ministry formed in
 Germany assented to bolsheviki plan for armistice o..,,,,,os ,o,..o, o,,or U. 5. government aSSuIneu COHtfOl over
 Three Scandinavian kings agreed in maintain neutrality.
 Nov 29.-Interallied war conference ] opened in Paris. l Austria agreed to Russia armistice plan. | Nov 30-Government announced safe | arrival in France of large numbers of Ma tional Guard troops.
 Germans pierced BFi1sh lines south of l Cambrai.
 Dec. j -Britisht resained most of ground | los.s 1T CambrfA and nine German at 6s kts@ were relpllsed with great losses, Tyoec. British withdrew from Mas i flieres on Cambrai front. | Dec. 3-British repulsed furious attacks | near Cambrai
 United States congress met for second | war session. | England reported East Africa complete | ly cleared of Germans. 1 Russian deputation began armistice neg | citations with Germans. Armistice an
 nounced on many sections of Russian | front.
 Dec. 4-President Wilson, in his annual
 message. declared peace would not be
 made with present. rulers of Germany that America would fight to last gun, and
 asked declaration of war against Austria | Hungary.
 Fsta hlishrnent of Tartar republic in