The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01

d: Nicaragua indorsed course of United
April 2o.-Russian council of workmen's
and soldiers delegates declared against
separate peace.
April 2.-British war commission arrived
in United States, ~ r.
April 24-French war commission ar
rived in United States
British mad further advances in Arras
sector in face of desperate oppositlon by
Germans.
Dunkirk but were driven on
American tanker Vacuum sunk by sub
marine: naval lieutenant and gunners
April H.-British occupied Arleaux and
April 2sPCongress passed army bills
with selective CONSUMPTION features
Guatemala severed relations with Ge'-
April 2s..GeneraI Petain made chief of
May 3-Chilean minister to Germany
demanded his passports o
May 4.-Freneh captured Craonne-
House passed espionage Dill with mooi-
British transport Transyivania torpe-
Nav 5'-F'rench made big advance On
four mile front southwest of Laon
May 6.-Bolivia severed relations with
May 7-Coalition government Of proyi-
sional government and soldiers and work
mems delegates formed in Russia
May u-Italy reported destruction of 1s
German submarines in one week.
Chicago board of trade stopped trading
May 12.-British again hit the linden
burg line establishing themselves near
May 14-senate passed espionage bills
without prohibition and press censorship
Italians attacked along the whole Isonzo
front. gaining ground north OF So fdsa .,.
Reichstag refused to discuss Germany's
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middle west exchanges.
Italians made big gains on Julian front.
taking Monte Cucco and Monte Vodice
May 17-Senate passed army draft bill.
British completed capture OF Buiiesourt.
May NV WlS9 ner aTo PeTebne
the The army III draft Bill and set June for
Honduras severed relations with Ger
May 1s-President Wilson selected H.
C. Hoover as head of food control board.
Nicaragua severed relations with Ger
Senate passed the $500. 100000 war bud
May !2s.-House passed war tax bill car
Secretary Lansing refused passports for
American delegates to Stockholm social
ship Sa Toynago supplies to
cabinet resigned.
May A.-Itallans broke through AUSTRIAN
Trieste. taking 5000 prisoners
May 25-First American field service
corps went to front in France.
Germans made air raid on southeastern
England. killing 76 and injuring 17A
May 27,--Italians again broke through
May 2s.-War department issued call for
10000 volunteers for regular army;
London reported sinking of hospital ship
Il Brazil a. i'e chamber Of depHtits authorized
revocation of neutrality decree.
2-Senate passed admin
istration's food bills.
Fourteen German and Iindoo plotters
Indicted by federal grand jury at Chicago.
u. S. railroad commission to Russia ar
rived at Vladivostok.
sia headed by Root. reached Russian port
French repulsed five great attacks south
June 4-Brussiiofr made commander in
chief of Russian armies.
June 5.-More than ten million young
Americans registered for the National
German aviators raided naval base in
the Midway near London. but were driven
OF, losing eight machines.
British made big advance on north bank
American liner sani, German submarine
June 7.eBritish began great offensive III
Belgium blowing up Messines ridge and
advancing miles on 9mile front.
Strengthening out, big salient
June S-General Pershing and staff ar
Germany Broke OFF relations with Haiti.
june liking Constantine Of Greece.
forced by the allies. abdicated In favor OF
American steamship Petronte reported
sunk by submarine
June 13-GermanS made air raid on Lon
don. killing 81 and wounding 4S7.
Army and navy deficiency appropriation
bill carrying 100000 900 passed by con-
June 14.-British made big advance east
June 15.[Iiberty loan heavily over-sub-
scribed when books closed $780,. -,
for 70 600 volunteers for regular army.
of Germans on the Chemin des Danes
June 25.-President Wilson appointed an
taries of state. agriculture and commerce
and the food administrator
fixing of prices.
June T.-Second contingent of Pershing's
New Greek cabinet headed by Venizelos
June s.-Brazil revoked its decree of
neutrality in war between entente allies
June 2s.~Greece broke off diplomatic re
lations with Germany. Austria, Bulgaria
July 1.-Russians captured Koniuchy.
Galicia. and Turkish strongholds in the
July s.-French repulsed great German
attack near Cerny.
July Russians successfully attacked
in Pinsk sector.
Germans made air raid on London, kill
ing 81 and losing number of planes.
July S.-PreSident Wilson proclaimed an
embargo on shipments of food. fuel. steel
and munitions, to cut off supplies from
neutral countries to Germany except dairy
products for non-combatants in exchange
Tor coal.
July e.-New Austrian cabinet resigned
President Wilson called entire National
Guard and its reserve into the federal
service by August s.
British battleship Vanguard destroyed
by interior explosion; 800 lost.
July 1O.-Russians broke Teuton line
east of Lemberg and took Halicz.
July n.-President Wilson called on
American business interests to aid nation
ny foregoing unusual profits in selling to
the nation and the public.
July 12.-Russian advance checked west
of Extraordinary.