The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-18

Congress- completed its war program
and adjourned
oct. Uruguay severed relations with
Germany
Oct. L. British gained half mile on six
mile front in Flanders
Germans captured part OF Island OF
Oesel In Gulf OF Riga
Oct. 14--President Wilson created war
board 20 stop trading with the enemy and
in America.
One Russian and two German torpedo
boats sunk in battle near Oesel
oct l5-Destruction OF French steamer
lost
Oct. 1.-two German raiders sank two
British oestroyers and Il Scandinavian
mmer f,s they were conveying in the
Oct. HoGermans in full possession of is
: American transport Antilles torpedoed:
81 lost.
Oct ls.-Germans captured Moon island
from Russians
Oct; I9;-Germans made air raid on Lon
Oct. ,@.-Four zeppelins destroyed by the
French.
Oct. 23--French broke through German
losses and taking 5000 prisoners.
American troops went into first line
trenches and fired first shot at Germans.
Oct A-Austrians and Germans began
offensive along Isonzo front
Oct. 25.-French made another big gain
in Aisne sector
Austro-German attack drove Italians
Dack TO frontier on the Julian line fore
Ing abandonment OF BainsiZZa plateau;
10000 Italians captured
Oct. 26.-British and French made big at
tack east OF Ypres
Brazil declared state OF war with Ger
many existed
Oct. Galatians In general retreat. 100 COO
captured: Teutons advanced beyond Civil
Oct. 80 Austro- Germans took udine
and broke through Carnic Alps into Vene-
tia.
vlttorio Orlando formed new italian
cabinet.
Count George Won HertlIng made Ger
man imperial chancellor. Michaels having
resigned.
oct. 3i.-Berlin reported 10000 Italians
and more than 1000 guns captured
American transport Finland struck by
torpedo. eight men killed
Nov. 1.-ltalians reformed behind the
Tagliamento.
Palestine
Nov; :.,,crown prince withdrew from the
Chenin 1es Danes To the Ailette river
ore German cruiser and ten armed
trawlers sunk by British In the Cattegat.
United states anu Japan made compact
on open door In China and cooperation In
the war.
Nov. 3.-Germans raided salient held by
Americans. killing three. woundlng and
taking II prisoners.
sunk by torpedo. p lost
Nov. 8 Italians retreated from Taglla-
mento line.
British captured Passchendaele and ad-
varced 500 yards beyond.
Nov. Italians fell back 10 Lvenza
river Germans followns.
american commission TO Paris confer
ence. headed by Col. House. reached Eng
land
British In Palestine captured GAIA.
Nov. S.-Russian maxmalsts under
Ina
Immediate peace; Kerensky fled from Pc
troRrad.
Nov. e.-Britain. France and Italy cre-
mndo flrrt commander Of Italian arm armies 'A
Nov 10.-RussIan rebel government made
Lenne premier.
Germans reached Piave river In Italy.
Nov. ti,-1talians ropulHed Teutons near
AHiaeo.
Loyal troops attacked maximalIsts In
Petrosfad.
Nov. kercnsky and the Cossaclts
badly defeated.
French cabinet resigned,
Nov. hs@tleorgea Ciemencehu became
premier Of France
Italians inundated big section about the
lower pinve to save Venice,
Socialist Hesed tho government OF Fin
Nov. i7-nolahevili won In Moscow.
British light sen forces routed German
squadron off iIelgoland
british occupied jaIfa, Palestine
TegionH who crossed fiave at Zenson
Nov is noishevIkl generally victorious
IN Russia; civil war halted by lack OF
food
Nav i0,-Teutons concentrating big gun
hre on north OF italian line.
President Wilson issued proclamation
putting severe. restrictions on enemy
Daniel Willard made head OF u. y, war
industries board.
American destroyer chauncey sunk In
Nov. 3..Two American soldiers killed
and Ave wounded In artillery combat.
Nov I.-British smashed through the
many towns and thousands OF prisoners.
French successfully attacked German
salient south Of Juvincourt.
Nov. luxurious fighting near Cambria.
pnv meeting ans s srsn m rSe attack
Bolsheviki government In Russia pro-
posed general armistice.
Nov 2s.-The Ukraine declared separa-
ton from Russia
Nov. 24.-The British took Bourbon wood.
near Cambria.
The Caucasus declared it's independence
Nov. Is British and French armies
Nov 27-Superior war council OF IL
formed for United States.
British took part OF Fontaine near Cam
brai.
Italians repulsed fierce Teuton attacks
NOV. 2s.-Coaiition ministry formed in
Russia.
Germany assented to bolsheviki plan for
armiSt'ce
u S government assumed control over
all imports.
Three Scandinavian kings agreed in
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
tional Guard troops.
Germans pierced British lines south OF
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. S.-British repulsed furious attacks
near Cambria.
United States congress met for second
war session.
England reported East Africa complete
~ cleared OF Germans.
Russian deputation began armistice neg
citations with Germans Armistice an
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
aslsed declaration of war against Austria
Hungary
Establishment Of Tartar republic IN
-rimea announced.
British steamer Apapa torpedoed: ~
passengers and the crew lost
Dec. 6.-Germans rejected Russians first /
demands in armstice negotiations
Italians lost some positions on Asia go |