The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-03
GREAT EVENTS IF THE YEAR IN BRIEF Progress of the War of CiviIiza- ton Against Germany. AMERICA ENTERS CONFLICT czar of Russia Deposed and Radicals Seek Peace - Hindenbure Line Smashed by Allies and Teu-
 tons Invade Italy-Qther
 Important Happen
 ings of 1917.
 Compiled by E. w. PACKARD.
AMERICA ENTERS CONFLICT
THE WORLD WAR

terranean, 150 lost.
 Jan: s1Premier Trepof of Russia re. zine.
 British warship Cornwallis sunk by tor pedo.
 Jan. 14-Japanese battleship Tsukuba destroyed by explosion; 15S killed.
 Jan 2.-President Wilson, addressing senate. gave world outline of terms on which he believed lasting peace could be Jan. 23.-Destroyers fought two engage snents in North sea, the Germans losing several vessels and the English one.
 Jan 25.-Germans took mile Of French trenches on Hill 3G4, Nerdun region.
 British auxiliary cruiser Laurentic sunk by mine; $50 lives lost.
 French transport Admiral Magon tor pedoed; Al lost
 Jan. 5i.-Germany announced submarine blockade of all enemy countries, outlined forbidden zones and revoked pledges on Feb. 3.-United States broke of diplo- matic relations with Germany: President storff and recalled Ambassador Gerard. Feb 4-Germany agreed to release Americans taken by. commerce raider. German gunooat inteTned at Honolulu burned by crew; many German vessels in American ports damaged
 Feb. 5-German submarine shelled and sank British provisional naval collier Eayestone and killed four men. including Richard Wallace, American lost.
 FeO. T.-AnchOr liner CalilOrn1a ana olh CT vessels sunk by German submarine; fl lost oEi California.
 Feb. 12.-President Wilson refused barley sought by Germany.
 American schooner Lyman NJ. Law de- stroyed by Austrian submarInes
 Feb. 17.-British smashed German lines on both sides Of Ancre river.
 U. s. sent peremptory demand to Ger many for release Of Tarrowdale prisoners. German submarine sank Italian trans port: 99S lives lost.
 Feb. 22.-Germany freed the Yarrowdale prisoners
 der Laconia off Irish coast; D lost, inelud- ing Mrs A H. Hoy and daughter Of Chi cago, and one American member of crew. British and German destroyers fought in English Channel.
 Feb. 26.-President Wilson asked con gress, to grant. him powers 10 protect British took Kut-el-Anara from Turks Feb 2S.-U. s. government revealed German plot to join with Mexico and JapS m l making war on United States. BrA5 5tisi occupied Gommecourt and other villages in Ancre region;
 March 2.-Germany announced all yes sels would be sunk hereafter without March 4-Austrian attack east Of Goritz repulsed with great losses.
 March 9.-President Wilson ordered the arning of U s. merchant vessels.
 March u.-Bagdad captured by British. March 2.-Revolution begun in Petro- March 1s.-China severed diplomatic re- lations with Germany.
 Russian imperial cabinet deposed by March n.-Gernans in great retreat March i5.-Czar Nicholas abdicated Rus sian throne for himself and his son. Russians captured Hamadan, Asiatic March 17.-British took Bapaume and French took Rove
 zeppelins raided London; one shot down near Compiegne, France.
 Briand cabinet in France resigned.
 March 1s.--American freighters yigilan- cia, City Of Memphis and Illinois, sunk by British and French advanced 10 miles on 70-mile front and took Peronne, Chaulnes March 1s-Germans made new fierce drive at Verdun, but were repulsed with Ribot formed new French cabinet.
 March N--British took forty more towns March 2s.-French occupied Foierbray and La Feuilee, south Of Coucy forest British captured Laguicourt
 March 2s.-New Russian government in April i-British captured sayy, Ven delles. Epehy and Peiziere.
 French reached outskirts of Yauxaillon Armed American ship Aztec sunk by German submarine of French coast; 1s April 2-President Wilson. addressing ~Recial session of congress, asked formal sSsdE<OlutlOn that state Of war was in exis- ySTace between the United States and Ger ltsf2any, and called for cooperation with 7 entente allies to defeat German autocracy. April 4.-senate passed resolution declar- ing state of war between U. $. and Ger many, by a vote of g. to s. April s.--House passed war resolution by vote of Sl3 to 50; President Wilson signed it and issued a proclamation to world and ordered navy mobiliZed at once. All German vessels in American ports were seized and many supposed Ger
 
 April 7.-Gerrnan cruiser Cormoran. interned at Guam, blown up by crew. with Germany
 April s.-Austsria, broke of diplomatic April 9.-British advanced two to three miles on twelve mile front near Arras. smashing German line and taking Yimy ridge and many towns.
 April fO-Brazfl severed relations with Germany; Argentina declared # supported the position of the United States: Chill decided to remain neutral.
 April I1.-Costa Rica declared 1t sup ported the position of the United States: Uruguay proclaimed it's neutrality.
 April ls.-British naval men met in first allied council with U. 5. officials in Bulgaria severed relations with U. s.
 April 13.-Bolivia severed relations with British and French made further big ad- April i4-House passed $, eco. e00,oo0 war revenue authorization bill without dissent Ing vote.
 April i5.-Brtish patrols entered suburbs of Lens.
 Germans routed at Lagnicourt with ter rible losses.
 British transport Arcadian torpedoed: 279 lost.
 British transport Cameronia sunk. 40 lost
 April 1e-President Wilson issued proc lamation warning againts the commission of reasonable acts
 Congress appropriated sl00 o00.000 for emergency war fund.
 French opened great offensive on 25- mile front between Soissons and Reims. taking 10000 prisoners.
 April 17-Senate unanimously passed s7.- 900, ,000. 900 bond issue bill.
 Germans sank two British hospital ships loaded with wounded British and Ger mans.
 April 1e.-Anerican liner Mongolia sank German submarine in Irish sea.