The Colorado statesman., 1918-01-05


Germans captured part of Island OF
oesel In Gulf of Riga.
! board to stop trading with the enemy and
took other steps to curb enemy activities
One Russian and two German torpedo
boats sunk in battle near Oesel.
Oct 15.-Destruction Of French steamer
Medic by submarine announced; 80 lives
lost.
Oct. 1.-TWO German raiders sank two
British destroyers and IL Scandinavian
merchantmen they were conveying In the
Oct. IZ--Germans in full possession of Is
American transport Antilles torpedoed;
| 67 lost.
Oct 1s-Germans captured Moon island
| from Russians
Oct. ls,-Gerrnans made air raid on Lon
| don, killing "a
Oct aO.-Four Zeppelins destroyed by the
French.
Oct 23-French broke through German
| lines north of the Aisne inflicting heavy
losses and taking 5000 prisoners.
American troops went INTO first line
trenches and fired first shot ~ Germans:
offensive along Isonzo front.
Oct. 25.-French made another big gain
Austro- German attack drove Italians
PACK to frontier on the s,a Jusian ine atsaS iSrS
80. 600 italians Captured. '
! Oct 26,-British and French made big at
tack east of Ypres.
Oct. 27.-Itaiians in general retreat. 100. 900
captured: Teutons advanced beyond Civil
Oct. o-Austro-Germans took Udine
and broke through Carnic Alps into Vene-
Ylttorio Orlando formed new italian
cabinet.
Count George Won Hertling made Ger
| resigned.
Oct. 31.-Berlln reported 10000 Italians
1
American transport Finland struck by
torpedo: eight men killed.
Nov 1.-Italians reformed behind the
Tagliamento.
British announced capture of Beersheba,
Palestine.
Nov. 2.-Crown prince withdrew from the
CheTin des Danes to the Ailette river.
One German cruiser and ten armed
trawlers sunk by British in the Cattegat.
United States and Japan made compact
on open door in China and cooperation in
the war.
Americans. killing three, wounding and
taking II prisoners.
Nov b.-American patrol boat Alcedo
Nov. 6-Italians retreated from Taglia-
mento line.
British captured Passchendaele and ad-
vanced 500 yards beyond.
Nov. 7.-Italians fell back to Livenza
| river. Germans following.
American commission to Paris confer
ence. headed by Col House. reached Eng
| land.
British in Palestine captured GAIA
Nov. S.-Russian maximalists under
Lenine seized government and planned for
immediate peace; Kerensky fled from Pc
Nov s-Britain. France and Italy Gre
ated interallied war committee; Gen. Diaz
made first commander of Italian armies.
Nov. 10.-Russian rebel government made
Lenine premier.
Nov. n-Italians repulsed Teutons near
Asiago.
Loyal troops attacked maximalists in
italians held Teutons on Piave river.
Nov. 13.-Kerensky and the Cossacks
French cabinet resigned.
Nov. 15.-Georges Clemenceau became
premier of France.
italians inundated big section about the
| lower Piave to save Venice.
Socialist seized the government of Fin
Nov. 17-Bolsheviki won in Moscow.
British light sea forces routed German
sq9aiqir9hn Rritish occunie5 om Iaffa Palestine
Teutons who crossed Piave at Zenson
Nov. is.|Bolsheviki generally victorious
in Russia; Civil war halted by lack of
iGS9 Nov. 1s-Teutons concentrating big gun
fire on north of italian line.
President Wilson issued proclamation
PPiena PiHefagi In TeHeee Tnited states. t'''0nS OH enemy
Daniel Willard made head of q. s. war
american destroyer Chauncey sunk in
collision; q lost.
Nov. 20.-Two American soldiers Killed
and FIVE wounded in artillery combat.
Nov. 21.-British smashed through the
Hindenburg line toward Cambrai, taking
many towns and thousands of prisoners.
salient south OF Juvincourt
Nov. 22.-Furious fighting near Cambria.
italians meeting great, great messed r,rsrs attack
Bolshevil government In Russia pro-
posed general armistice.
Nov. 23.-The Ukraine declared separa-
tior from Russia
Nov. 24.-The British took Bourbon wood.
near Cambria.
Nov. Is British and French armies
reached italian front.
Nov T-Superior war council OF IL
formed for United States.
British took part of Fontaine near Cam
Italians repulsed fierce Teuton attacks
Nov. 2S.-Coalition ministry formed In
Germany assented to bolshevild plan for
U. s, government assumed control over
al Three Scandinavian kings agreed in
Nov. 29.-Interallied war conference
Austria agreed to Russia armistice plan.
Nov 3O.-Government announced safe
arrival in France of large numbers OF Ma
tional Guard troops.
Germans pierced British lines south of
Dec. I.-British regained most of ground
lost near Cambria. and nine German at
taclSs were repulsed with great losses.
Dec. 2-British withdrew from Mas
neres on Cambria front.
Dec 3.-Brltish repulsed furious attacks
United States congress met for second
England reported East Africa complete
| ly cleared of Germans.
Russian deputation began armistice neg
| citations with Germans; Armistlce an
nounced on many sections of Russian
| front.
| Dec. 4-President Wilson. in his annual
| message declared peace would not be
| made with present rulers OF Germany.
| that America would fight to last gun, and
| asked declaration of war against Austria
Hungary.
Establishment of Tartar republic In
British steamer Apapa torpedoed: so
| passengers and the crew lost.
Dec. 6.-Germans rejected Russians first