The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-01-04

demands concerning submarine warfare
rLandins OF moro American troops IN
War Industries board. F. N. Scott chair
man. created.
July sO.-Germans penetrated Russian
territory s;s,an east east Of zbroc.. but Russian re-
Henry Chapman Gilbert. Washington.
nrst man accepted for National army.
British cruiser Ariadne torpedoed; -
July a.-Anglo-French forces opened
great offensive in Flanders on 20 mile
front taking II villages and 5000 prisoner
ther ground in Ypres sector but Germans
seeaptured St julien and part OF west
Aug. 2.-German counter-attacks in Flan-
Korniion succeeded Brussiloff ~ COM
mander In chief of Russian armies
Aug; S-Austrtans captured CxefnoW'.
Serious draft riots In central oklahoma
Aug. I-Shipping board commandeereo
ihps snseE Woon drafssa entire
National Guard Into federal service;
Germans made violent attack on British
Aus. s.~Chancellor Michaelis made many
changes In imperial and Prussian minis
Premier Kerensky completed q coalition
cabinet
Aug s-Roumanian forces opened new
Food control biz sent to President WILL
son.
Canadian eonscrip.,on bin passed =, eu
Aug. io.British drove Germans back
vs1csd van ss east n and Iamat norsh Of Bi..ehoote.
Aug. u.-Arthur Henderson resigned a.
labor member of British war cabinet. be.
ing accused of double dealing concerning
Herbert Hoover made American food ad-
Aug. l2Iaerman airplanes rsided Eng
many ans and MGnaa Gnsaaa eaSlnssa aanss war on '
Peace proposals by the pope made pup
Aug. 16-Canadian troops captured Hin
| 70. dominating Lens anc the Loos salient.
and entered Lens
u s. governments plan to control -four
and wheat put in operation.
Aug. 16.-British and French made big
gains in Flanders. taking Langemarck and
Won Mackensen drove Russians across
the Sereth river
raids on German positions IN Belgium and
italians began new offensive in the 1son-
Aug. 1s-British limo advanced 500 yards
east of Langemarck. mainly with tanks"
Many I; w. W. leaders arrested by U.
Aug. 0.-Freneh drove back Germans in
vsrdun sector to5 On or1 II NILE front taking
Corbeaux wood and Champneuviile.
| Aug. 21.-Brttlsh forced their way fur
|
French made further advances in YER
Aug. 2?.-aermans opened offensive in
British took important positions along
| Ypres-Menin road.
xus 2sMbr. H, A. GARFIELD made fuel
Aug. M.MBritish pushed back on Ypres-
freneS TOOK HIN sa: yerauD, BY storm; m.
nos,aeAss Ause ssoPresdent q e Wilson rejected the
ea.ts a.
Aug. D.-U. 8: wheat comnittes nxed
basic price for lsl7 crop at Dso ..
Sept 1.-British Destroyer destroyed
| four German armed trawlers OF Jutland.
Sept. 3.-Russians abandoned Riga.
German airplanes raided Chatham. Eng
Sept. 4.-ftaiians captured Monte San
| Gabrielle.
| German submarine shelled Scarborough
/ and airplanes bombed London.
Sept. b.-American National army began
movement to cantonments.
Federal agents raided L W. W. quar-
American merchantmen under convoy
| attacked by U-boats: two steamships and
Sept. s-House passed war credits bill
authorizing 3il.sss. ~. 400 in bonds and GER
| tificates.
Sept; 7:-Atiantic transport transport lines Minne-
| German aviators bombed American hos
pital camp. killing five.
lations Of neutrality by Swedish officials in
Argentina and Stockholm, IN transmitting
German cablegrams advising sinking OF
| French cabinet resigned.
sept. s-kornilon, commander In chief
ter revolution and was dismissed by ker-
Sept 1oassps,s :, ts saa e passed war revenue bill
Paul Painleve became French premier.
Sept R-Count Luxburs. German min
anti German riots in Buenos Aires.
| Kerensky made commander in chief Of
Sept l3-Kornilor's revolt collapsed.
Secretary Lansing exposed unneutral
action Of former Swedish charge in Mexico
Sept A.-ltalians drove Austrians from
| Monte San Gabrielle summit:
Sept. l6..senate passed bill Tor n1.sss.-
British naval aircraft destroyed one Ger
man destroyer and some trawlers near Os-
Sept. 1A-Premisr Kerensky proclaimed
sept HEtosta Rica broke of, relations
"ssa Sept. enR, n.MRSss,. began REORGANIZATION of
House passed v.1i4.ooo.oOo deficiency war
Sept. S:-British began great offensive
| Sept. M-Secretary Lansing published
message OF Won Bernstor6 to Berlin ask
| ing leave to spend $4,000 ito influence con-
gress."
we Germany and Austri. replied favorably
| to pope's peace proposal
Germans broke through Russian line at
Jacobstadt.
Sept V.-Secretary Lansing revealed de-
tails Of Bernstorr's plotting before u. 8.
entered the war.
Sept. 0.-secretary Lansing disclosed
German abuse Of U. g. protection by con-
cealing in Bucharest legation explosives
and disease germs after u. 8. had taken
Sept. Alderman airplanes raided Eng
land, killing 20'
War Industries board and producers cut
steel prices in half
Germans lost heavily in attacks near
Verdun.
sent &.-Germans made two more air