The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-18

April 20-Russian council OF workmen
and soldiers delegates declared against
separate peace.
Two German destroyers sunk off Dover.
April 21.-British war commission arrived
in United States.
Turkey severed relations with United
April 24-French war commission ar
rived In United States.
British made further advances I'm Arras
sector in face Of desperate opposition by
Germans.
April 25.-German destroyers bo.nbarded
Dunkirk but were driven OF.
American tanker Vacuum sunk by sub
marine; naval lieutenant and gunners
lost.
April H.-British occupied Arleaux and
April 2S'-Congress passed army bills
with selectlve CONSUMPTION features.
Guatemala severed relations with Ger
April 29-General Petain made chief of
French staff.
May 3.-Chilean minister to Germany
demanded his passports
May 4-French captured Craonne.
House passed espionage bill with modi
fed press censorship clause:
British transport Pennsylvania torpe-
May 5-French made big advance on
four mile front southwest Of Laon.
May s-Bolivia severed relations with
May 7-Coalition government OF provi-
sional government and soldiers and work
mems delegates formed in Russia
May 1i.-Italy reported destruction OF -
German submarines I'm one week.
Chic go board OF trade stopped trading
I'm May wheat
May 12-British again hit the linden
burg line. establishing themselves near
MAY I4-senate passed espionage bills
without prohibition and press censorship
clauses.
italians attacked along the whole Isonzo
front. gaining ground north OF Goritz.
H. 49, In1Iw LAFa Ntn
Reichstag refused TO discuss Germany's
peace aims.
Trading in wheat futures stopped In six
middle west exchanges.
Italians made big gains on Julian front.
taking Monte Cucco and Monte Nodice.
May 11-Senate passed army draft bill.
Nav e"n laen Q, ordered ore
division. commanded by General Pershing,
sent 90 France AT once. He also signed
the, army draft bill and set June b for
Honduras severed relations with Ger
many.
G. Hoover rs head OF IA food control board.
many.
Senate passed tho 3a.S42Oco.Oo war bud
May 23-House passed war tax bill car
rying $3.50. 600
Secretary Lansing refused passports for
American delegates To stockholm social
list poece conference.
6, american ship CARRYING supplies to
cabinet resigned.
May Galatians broke through Austrian
front from Castagnaylzza to Gulf of
Trieste, taking 1000 prisoners.
May 20 First American field service
corps went 10 front I'm France
nc, Gerfnans made air raid on southeastcrn
England killing 40 ana injuring 11tt.
May T.-ltalIans again broke through
May % War department issued cali for
10000 volunteers for regular army.
London reported sinking OF hospital ship
and armed cruiser by submarines
Brazil chamber OF deputies authorized
revocation OF neutrality decree.
juno 2.-Senate parsed first OF admin
intrations food bills.
Fourteen German and uindoo piotters
Indicted by federal Grand Jury at Chicago
II. q railroad commission to Russia ar
rived az NladlvoAtok.
June 3AAmetichn commission To ltufa
French fepulsed i1ve great attacks south
y juno me- rruesiiorr made commander In
eEief OF Russian armies,
Juno b.@Mofe than ton million young
Americans registered for tho National
army
the Midway near London. but were driven
Off losing eight machines,
british made blk advance on north bank
OF the hchfpa,
American liner sank German submarine
after long nght
June /; british began great offensive H..
belgium, blowing ~ Meesines ridge aud
STRENGTHENING out big salient
Jun, S,.donerei iershng and stan ar
Germany broke or relations with Haiti.
June, 10 General fershing's STAN ar
rived In France,
forced by the allies .abdieated In favor of
Prince Alexander, his second son.
American steamship Petrolite reported
June ia Germans made air raid on Lon
don, killing 81 and wounding at.
Army and navy deficiency appropriation
hill carrying s9.ooo.ooo.ooo passed by con-
June li.-British made big advance east
and south OF Messines.
June ib.-Liberty loan heavily over-sub-
scribed when books closed.
June 20-President Wilson issued call
for 10000 volunteers for regular army.
June 22-French repuised violent attacks
June 2s.-iiouse passed food control bill
with .'bone dry" amendment.
June 25.-President Wilson appointed an
exports council composed OF the secre-
taries OF state. agriculture and commerce
and the food administrators.
June 26.-American coal barons agreed TO
First contingent Of Pershlng's army
landed I'm France.
June 27-second contingent of Pershing's
army landed In France
New Greek cabinet headed by Venizelos
took oath OF office.
June 2s.-Brazil revoked it's decree OF
neutrality in war between entente allies
and Germany.
June 2s-Greece broke off diplomatic re-
lations with Germany, Austria. Bulgaria
and Turkey.
July l.-Russians captured Koniuchy.
Galicia. and Turkish strongholds in the
Caucasus.
July 3.-French repulsed great German
attack near Cerny.
July 7.-Russians successfully attacked
in pinsk sector.
Germans made air raid on London kill
ing 81 and losing a number of planes.
July S.-Presdent Wilson proclaimed an
on shipments OF food. fuel steel
and munitions, TO cut on supplies from
neutral countries to Germany except dairy
products for non-combatants IN exchange
for coal.
July 9-New Austrian cabinet resigned |
President Wilson called entire National |
Guard and its reserve into the federal |
service by August 5.
British battleship Vanguard destroyed |
by interior explosion: 500 lost.
July l0-Russans broke Teuton line |
east OF Lemberg and took Halicz.
American business interests 70 aid nation |
by foregoing unusual profits in selling to |
the nation and the public.
July l2-Russian advance checked west |
OF Bohorodozany.
July l4-Chancellor Bethmann- Hollweg !
resigned and DR.. G. T. Michaels succeed |
ed him.
House passed 10000 aviation bill.
July H.-French took German trenches |