The Ordway new era., 1918-11-22
March 15.-Cznr Nicholas of Russia


formed by Alexander ltibot.
March 21-Russian forces cross
Persian border into Turkish territory;
American oil steamer Healdton torpe-
docd without warning.
March 22-United States recognizes
new government of Russia.
March 27-General Murray's British
expedition into the Holy Land defeats
Turkish army near GAIA.
April 2-President Wilson asks con-
gress to declare that acts of Germany
constitute state of war: submarine.
sinks American steamer Aztec without
warning.
April limited States senate passes
resolution declaring II 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.
April 9-British defeat Germans at
| vimy Ridge and take 6.00O prisoners;
| United States seizes IA Austrian in
termed ships.
Oct. 24-French win back Douau-
| mont. Thiaumont field work, HaudrO-
mont quarries. and Chillette wood near
verdun. in smash OF two miles.
Nov. Italians, in new offensive on
the Carso plateau. capture 5000 Aus
| trians.
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. G-Submarilne sinks British
passenger steamer Arabln.
| Nov. 7-Cardinal Mercier protests
against German deportation of Bel
gians; submarine sinks American
steamer Columbian.
| Nov. S-Rnssian army invades
TransylvanIa. Hungary.
| Nov. 9-Austro-German armies de-
feat Russians In Volhynia and take
1000 prisoners.
Nov. 13-British launch new often
sive In Somme region on both sides of
| Ancre.
| Nov. 14-British capture fortified VII
lage af Beaucourt. near the Ancre.
Nov. 10-Serbiap, French and Rus
sian troops recapture Monastir; Ger
mans cross Pennsylvania Alps and en-
ter western Roumanin.
Nov. 21-British hospital ship Brit
annie sunk by mine in Aegean sea.
Nov. 23-Roumaninn army retreats
30 miles from Bucharest.
Nov. 4-German-Bulgarian armies
take Orsova and Turnu-Severin from
Roumanlans.
Nov. 25-Greek provisional govern-
ment declares war on Germany and
Bulgaria.
Nov. 2S-Roumanian government
abandons Bucharest and moves capital
to Jassy.
Dec. 5-Premier Herbert Asquith of
England resigns.
Dec. 7-David Lloyd George accepts
British premiership.
Dec. S-Gen. Won Mackensen cap
lures big Roumanian army in ProhoSa
valley.
Dec. 1o-Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollwee announces in reichstag that
| Germany will propose peace; new cab
met in France under Aristide BRAND
as premier. and Gen. Robert Georges
NlvelIe given chief of command of
French army.
Dec. 15-French mt yerdun win two
miles of front and capture II 600.
Dec. 10-Lloyd George declines Ger
man peace proposals.
Dec. 23-Bnron Burian succeeded as
minister of foreign affairs in Austria
nv Count CZprnin
Dec. 26-Germany proposes to Presi-
| dent Wilson ian immediate meeting of
delegates of the belligerents."
| Dec. 2T-Russians defeated In five
day battle in eastern Wallachia, Rou-
mania.
April 2O-Turkey sewers diplomatic
relations with the U. S.
April 2S-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 go to France.
. May 14-Espionage act becomes law
by passing senate.
May 1S-President Wilson signs se-
lectiye service act. Also directs eN-
peditionary force of regulars under
| General Pershing to go to France.
May 19-Congress passes war nppro-
priation bill of $1,000. 100000.
June 5-Nearly 10.O00.OOO men In
U. S. register for military service.
June Fixing Constantine Of Greece
| abdicates.
| June 13-Genernl 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