New Britain herald., 1918-01-04

 l Argentine chamber of deputies vot i ed to sever relations with Germany. U. $. senate passed $5,OOOO O0O,OoO war deficiency bill. Sept. 26-British took strong posi- tions from Germans east and north ! east of Ypres. Germany offered to evacuate Bel gium under certain conditions. Peru presented ultimatum to Ger many concerning sinking of bark Lorton. Strike of iron workers at San Fran cisco ended. Gen. Soukhomlinoff, former war minister of Russia, sentenced for life for high treason. September 27-Dem ocratic congress met in Petrograd.
 Sept. 28-Many I. w. w. leaders in dicted for seditious conspiracy. Sept. 29-British captured Ramadle. Mesopotamia, and it's large garrison. German airplanes raided London British airplanes bombed Iee- brugge. Rioters at Essen demanded peace and food.
 Sept 3O-Two more air raids made on London. Fuel Administrator Garfield set limits for retail prices of coal. Italians made big gains on Baln- sizza plateau. Great mass meeting for peace held at Frankfort. Revolt in Russian Turkestan. October. Oct 1-Heavy attacks of Germans repulsed by French and British, and of Austria by Italians Four groups of German airplanes raided London and coast towns. Second Liberty Loan campaign started. French airmen made reprisal raids on Frankfort, Stuttgart, Treves and Coblenz, and British bombed Zee brugge locks.
 Oct 2-Brtish repulsed six desper- ate German attacks in Flanders.
 British cruiser DEake torpedoed; 19 killed.
 Oct. 3-President Wilson signed the war tax bill.
 Russian democratic congress voted against a, coalition government.
 Oct 4--British won great battle east of Ypres.
 Oct 5-French repulsed violent at tack on Hill 344.
 Oct. 6-Peru broke off relations with Germany.
 Congress completed it's war pro- gram and adjourned.
 Oct. 7-Uruguay severed relations with Germany.
 Oct 9-Pershing and Bliss commits stoned generals.
 Oct. 9-British and French made another big advance in Flanders.
 Oct. 10-Secretary Lansing revealed Bernstorff's part in German sabotage plots in America in 1916.
 President Wilson directed the food administration to license after Nov. 1 manufacture, storage, importation and distribution of about 20 prime com modities.
 Oct. 12-British gained half-mile on six-mile front in Flanders.
 Germans captured part of Island of Oesel in the Gulf of Riga.
 Oct 13-Germans took Arensburg, capital of Oesel Island.
 Oct. 14-Presdent Wilson created war board to stop trading with the enemy and took other steps to curb enemy activities in America.
 One Russian and two German tor pedo boats sunk in battle near Oesel
 Oct. 15-Destruction of French steamer Medic by submarine an- nounced: 250 lives lost.
 Oct 1.-Two German raiders sank two British destroyers and 12 Scandi- navian merchantmen they were con- voying in the North Sea.
 Oct. 17--Germans in full possession of Island of Ocsel.
 American transport Antilles torpe- doed; 67 lives lost.
 Oct. 1S-Germans captured Moon Island from Russians.
 Oct. 19-Germans made air raid on London, killing 34.
 Oct 20-Four Zeppelins destroyed by the French.
 Oct. 22-French and British made thousand yard advance on mile and half front in Flanders.
 Oct 23-F'rench broke through German lines aorth of the Aisne, in ficting heavy losses and taking 5000 prisoners.
 American troops went into first line trenches and fired first shot at Ger mans.
 Oct. 24.-Austrians and Germans began offensive along Isonzo front.
 Oct. 25.-French made another big gain in Aisne sector.
 Austro-German attack drove Ital- 1 ians backA to frontier on the Jullan 1 line forcing abandonment of Bain- sizza plateau; 3O,O00 Italians captured. 1
 Oct 26-British and French made l big attack east of Ypres
 Brazil declared state of war with l Germany existed.
 Italian cabinet resigned.
 Oct 27-Italians in general re- treat, 100000 captured; Teutons ad- l hovonH CiVi691a