The Tomahawk., 1918-11-28
March 15-Czar Nicholas Of Russia


formed by Alexander Ribot.
~ March 21-Russian forces cross
Persian border into Turkish territory;
American oil steamer Healdton torpe-
decd without warning.
March 22-United States recognizes
newsgovernment of Russia.
March 27-General Murray's British
expedition into the Holy Land defeats
Turkish army near Gaza. =.
April 2-President Wilson asks con-
greSs to declare that acts of Germany
constitute a state of war; submarine
sinks American steamer Aztec without
warning. -.
:, April limited States senate passes
resolution declaring a state of war ex-
lists with Germany. ....
April 6-House passes war resolution
and President Wilson signs joint reso-
luton Of congress.
April S-Austria declares severance
of diplomatic relations with United
States. IT,
April 9-British defeat Germans at
Vimy Ridge and take 5000 prisoners;
United States seizes IA Austrian In
termed ships. ~. .~
Oct. M-French win back Douau-
mont. Thiaumont field work, Haudro-
mont quarries, and Gillette wood near
Verdun, in smash Of two miles.
Nov. Italians, in new offensive on
the Carso plateau. capture 5000 Aus
TRANS.
Nov. 2-Germans evacuate Fort
Vaux at Verdun.
Nov. 5-Germans and Austrians pro-
claim new kingdom Of Poland Of ter
ritory captured from Russia.
Nov. eSubmarilne sinks British
passenger steamer Arabia.
Nov. cardinal Mercier protests
against German deportation of Bel
gians; submarine sinks American
steamer Columbian.
Nov. S-Russian army invades
Pennsylvania, Hungary.
Nov. 9-Austro-G German armies de-
feat Russians in VOlhynia and take
1900 prisoners.
Nov. 13-British launch new offen-
sive in Somme region on both sides of
Ancre. 49,. ...
Nov. 14-British capture fortified VIII
lage of Beaucourt, near the Ancre.
Nov. 19-Serbian, French and Rus
sian troops recapture Monastir; Ger
mans cross Pennsylvania Alps and en-
ter western Roumania.
Nov. 21-British hospital ship Brit
annie sunk by mine in Aegean sea.
Nov. 23Roumanian army retreats
90 miles from Bucharest.
Nov. +German-B garian armies
take Orsova and Turnu-Severin from
ROumanians.
Nov. 25-Greek provisional govern
ment declares war on Germany and
Bulgaria.
Nov. 2S-Roumanian government
abandons Bucharest and moves capital
| to Jassy.
u Dec. 5-Premier Herbert Asquith Of
England resigns. D.
Dec. 7-David Lloyd George accepts
British premiership.
Dec. Seen. Won Mackensen cap
lures big Roumanian. army in Prohova
valley.
Dec. 12-Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg announces in reichstag that
Germany will propose peace; new cab
met in France under Aristide BRAND
as premier, and Gen. Robert Georges
Nivelle given chief of command Of
French army.
Dec. 15-French Mt Verdun win two
miles of front and capture 1900.
Dec. 1O-Lloyd George declines Ger
man peace proposals.
Dec. 23-Baron Burian succeeded as
minister of foreign affairs In Austria
by Count Czernin.
Dec. 26-Germany proposes to Presi-
| dent Wilson ian immediate meeting Of
delegates of the belliserents."
Dec. 27-Russians defeated in FIVE
day battle In eastern Wallachia, Rou-
mania.
April 2O-Turkey sewers diplomatic
relations with the u. s.
April 28+COngress passes selective
service act for raising of army Of 5OO.-
600; Guatemala sewers diplomatic re-
lations with Germany.
May War department orders rails
ing Of nine volunteer regiments of en-
gineers to 90 to France.
May 14-Espionage act becomes law
by passing senate.
May 18-President Wilson signs Sc
lective service net. Also directs ex-
peditionary force of regulars under
General Pershing to 60 to France.
May 19-Congress passes war appro-
printion bill Of $3,OOO.0OO,OOO.
June 5-Nearly 1O,OOO,OOO men in
U. s. register for military service.
June Fixing Constantine Of Greece
abdicates.
June 13-General Pershing and stan
arrive IN Paris.
June 15-First Liberty loan closes
with large OversubscriptiOn.
June 26-First contingent American
troops under General Sibert arrives in
France.