Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-01-04

Oct. 2s.-French brdx.e through German
lines north of the Aisne, infiicting heavy
losses and taking 5000 prisoners.
American troops went into first line
trenches and fired first shot at
Oct. A.-Austrians and Germans began
offensive along 1sonZo front.
Oct. 25.-French made another big gain
In Aisne sector.
Austro-German attack drove. Italians
back to frontier on the Julian line fore
ing abandonment of Bainsizza plateau;
80, 900 Italians captured.
Oct. 26.-British and French made big at
tack east of Ypres.
Brazil declared state Of war with Ger
many existed.
Italian cabinet resigned.
Oct. 27.-Italians in general retreat. 100 1000
captured; Teutons advanced beyond Civil
dale.
peninsula south of Dixmude..
Second Liberty loan over-subscribed.
Oct. 2S.-French in Flanders took VII
Oct. 29.-Austro-Germans took Commons.
Oct. 30.-Austro-Germans took Udine
and broke through Carnic Alps into Vene-
British advanced 1000 yards toward Rou-
vittorio Orlando formed new italian
Count George Won Hertling made Ger
man imperial chancellor. Michaelis having
Oct. 31.-Berlin reported 10000 Italians
and more than 1000 guns captured.
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American transport Finland struck by
torpedo; eight men killed.
November.
Nov. Italians reformed behind the
Tagliamento.
British announced capture of Beersheba,
Palestine.
Nov. 2.-Crown prince withdrew from the
Chemin des Danes to the Ailette river.
German uprising reported in southern
Brazil.
One German cruiser and ten armed
rawlers sunk by British In the Cattegat.
United States and Japan made compact
on open door in China and cooperation In
the war.
Nov. 3.-Germans raided salient held by
Americans. killing three, wounding 8 and
Nov; 5..Americam patrol boat Aicedo
after hard battle.
Nov. 6.-Italians reiterated from Taglia-
British captured Passchendaele and adj
vanced 800 yards beyond. d.
Nov. 7.-Italians fell back to Livenza
river, Germans following.
Russian rebels seized vital points In Pc
trograd.
American commission to Paris confer
ence. headed by Col. House. reached Eng
land.
British in Palestine captured GAIA.
Nov. 8.-Russian maxtmalists under
Lenine seized government and planned for
RooSOt AACACAAohy I y
trograd.
Austro-German crossed Livenza river
in places.
Nov. 9.-Britain, France and Italy cre-
ated interallied war committee; Gen. Diaz
made first commander of Italian armies,
Nov. 10.-Russian rebel government made
Lenine premier.
Germans reached Piave river in Italy.
Nov. n.-Italians repulsed Teutons near
Asiago.
Loyal troops attacked maximalists in
Nov. 12-Heavy fighting in Moscow. fol-
lowed by compromise.
Italiaps held Teutons on Piave river.
badly defeated.
French cabinet resigned.
Nov. 14.-Heavy fighting all along the
Nov. 15.~deorges clemenceau became
premier of France.
Italians inundated big section about the
lower Piave to save Venice.
Socialist seized the government of FIN.
land.
Nov. 16.-U. s. cabinet decided to de.
.m And a ,s suRrel%Se War council %on IL Moscow
squadron off Helgoland.
British occupied Jaffa, Palestine.
Teutons who crossed Piave at Zenson
annihilated.
Nov. 1s.-Bolsheviki generally victorious
in Russia; Civil war halted by lack of
Kaiser refused to treat for peace with
new government of Russia.
Berlin police killed socialist rioters.
Nov. 19.-Teutons concentrating big gun
fire on north of Italian line.
President Wilson issued proclamation
putting severe restrictions on enemy
aliens in United States.
Daniel Willard made head Of U. S. war
industries board.
American destroyer Chauncey sunk In
collision; Il lost.
Nov. 0.-Two American soldiers killed
and five wounded in artillery combat.
l. British ODaped nav 0ffanaiVa Datween
st. Quentin and the Scarpe.
German attacks on Italian line ceased.
Nov. 21.-British smashed through the
Hindenburg line toward Cambria. taking
many towns and thousands Of prisoners.
French successfully attacked German
salient south of Juvincourt.
Nov. luxurious fighting near Cambria,
between Piave and Brenta rivers.
posed general armistice.
Nov. 23.-The Ukraine declared separa-
ton from Russia.
Nov. A-The British took Bourbon wood,
The Caucasus declared it's independence.
Nov. @-British and French armies
reached Italian front.
Nov. 27.-Superior war council of II
formed for United States.
British took part of Fontaine near Cam
brai.
Italians repulsed fierce Teuton attacks.
Noy. 2S.-Coalition ministry formed in
Russia.
Germany assented to bolsheviki plan for
armistice.
U. 8. government assumed control over
all imports.
Three Scandinavian kings agreed in
maintain neutrality.
Nov, 2s;.Interallied war conference
opened in Paris.
Austria agreed to Russia armistice plan.
Nov. 30.-Government announced safe
arrival in France of large numbers of Ma
itional Guard troops.
Germans pierced British lines south Of
Cambria.
December.
Dec. british regained most of ground
lost near Cambria. and nine German at
tacks were repulsed with great losses.
Dec. 2.-British Withdrew from Mas
nieres on Cambria front.
Dec. 3.-British repulsed furious attacks
near Cambria.