Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-01-03
THE WORLD WAR

Jan. i.-Germans defeated Russians Ii
Wallachia.
British transport 1vernia sunk in Medi
ferranean; $50 lost.
Jan. .9.-Premier Trepoff of Russia re
signed and was succeeded by Prince Colt
British gwarship CORVALLIS sunk by tor
Jan. a japanese battleship rsukubs
Jan. 22.-President Wilson, addressing
senate. gave world outline of terms OF
which he believed lasting peace could b.
Jan. 2a.-Destroyers fought two engage.
ments in North sea. the Germans losing
several vessels and the English one.
Jan 5.-Germans took mile Of French
branches on Hill 304. Verdun region.
British auxiliary cruiser Laurentic sunk
by mine; $50 lives lost
French transport Admiral Magon tor
Jan. Sl.-Germany announced submarine
blockade of all enemy countries, outlined
forbidden zones and revoked pledges on
Feb. S-United States broke off diplc
matte relations with Germany; PRESIDE
Wilson dismissed Ambassador Won Bern
storff and recalled Ambassador Gerard.
Feb: 4.-Germany agreed to release
Americans taken by commerce raider.
German gunboat informed at Honolulu
burned by crew; many German vessels in
Feb. 5.-German submarine shelled and
Eank British provisional naval collier
Eavestone and killed four men, including
Richard Wallace, American.
Belgian relief steamer Lars Kruse sunk
BY German submarine; all but one Of crew
Feb. 7-Anchor liner California and 9TH
er vessels sunk by German submarine; Al
lost on California.
Feb. 12.-President Wilson refused pa: ,ey
sought by Germany.
AnonPfaon cOhOnnor T nj Tau
stroyed by Austrian submarine.
Feb. T.-British smashed German lines
on both sides Of Ancre river.
U. 8. sent peremptory demand to Ger
many for release Of Yarrowdale prisoners.
German submarine sank italian trans
Feb. 22..-Germany freed the Yarrowdale
Feb 2.-German submarine sunk Cunar-
der Tacoma of Irish coast; u lost, includ-
ing Mrs. A. H. Hoy and daughter Of Chi
British and German destroyers fought In
FEB. 8~President Wilson asked con-
gress to grant him powers to protect
British took Kut-el-Amara from Turks.
Feb. 81. 9. government revealed
Japan in making war on United States.
British occupied Gommecourt and other
villages in Ancre region.
French destroyer Cassini torpedoed; 10e
March 2-Germany announced all YES
sells would be sunk hereafter without
warning.
March 4.-Austrian attack east of Goritz
repulsed with great losses.
March 9-President Wilson ordered the
arming of U. S. merchant vessels
March 11.-Bagdad captured by British
March 12-Revolution begun in Petro-
March 1s-China SCI cred diplomatic re-
lations with Germany.
Russian immortal cabinet denosed nv
duma.
March A.-Germans in great retreat
along Sofnne front
March i5.-Czar Nicholas abdicated Rus
sian throne for himself and his son.
Russians captured Hamadan, Asiatic
March 17.-British took Bapaume and
French took Roye.
Zeppelins raided London: one shot down
near Compiegne, France.
BRAND cabinet in France resigned.
~ March 1S-American freighters Vigilan-
cia, City Of Memphis and Illinois. sunk by
German submarine; ~ persisted.
British and French advanced 10 miles on
70-mile front and took Peronne, Chaulnes
4 March 1s--Germans made new fierce
drive at Verdun, but were repulsed with
enormous losses.
Ribot formed new French cabinet.
March 2l-British took forty more towns
in France.
March 26.-French occupied Folembray
British captured Lagncourt.
March 2S.-New Russian government in
April 1.-British captured savy. Ven
delles, Epehy and Peiziere.
French reached outskirts of Vauxaillon
and Laffaux.
Armed American ship Aztec sunk by
German submarine Off French coast; 10
\ of crew saved.
April 2.-President Wilson, addressing
special session of congress, asked formal
az lNnft eta Of rIFnr to, IT,
tence between the United States and Ger
many, and called for cooperation with
entente allies to defeat German autocracy.
ing state Of WAR Between eS 9. s. and dee Ger
many, by a vote of 81 to 6.
April 6-House passed war resolution
by vote OF SS to So; President Wilson
world and ordered navy .mobllized at
once. All German vessels in American
ports were seized and many supposed Ger
man plotters were arrested.
April Herman cruiser Cormoran,
informed at Guam, blown up by crew.
Cuba and Panama declared state Of war
April S-Austria broke off diplomatic
relations with u. s.
April 9.-British advanced two to three
smashing German line and taking Vimy
ridge and many towns.
April 10-Brazil severed relations with
Germany; Argentina declared It supported
decided to remain neutral.
April u.-Costa Rica declared 1t sup
ported the position of the United States;
Uruguay proclaimed its neutrality.
April 1s.-British naval men met in first
aiiied council with U. s. officials In
Bulgaria severed relations with U. s.
April 13.-Bolivia severed relations with
Germany.
Tsriffsh and French made further big ad-
vances on west 'front.'
ApriI l4.-Honse passed $1,000 000,0 900 war
revenue authorization bill without dissent
April Is. British patrols entered suburbs
Germans routed at Lagnicourt with ter
British transport Arcadian torpedoed:
II British transport cameronia sunk; 14o
lost.
lamation warning agairtts the commission
Congress appropriated s1Oo.oOooOO for
emergency war fund.
French opened great offensive on. %
mile front between aoissons and ReiIns,
taking 10000 prisoners
AnIll IT.-Senate unanimously passed w.
Ir.. 600 bond Issue bin.
[4effraua sank two british hospital Ships
1dE9e1 Eith wounded British and Ger
Xbrfl ls-American liner Mongolia sank
German submarine IN irish sea