The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-29
March l5-czar Nicholas Of Russia

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ture Bapaume.
March 1S-New French ministry
formed by Alexander Ribot.
March 21-Russian forces cross
Persian border into Turkish territory /;
American oil steamer Healdton torpe-
doed without warning.
March 22--UnIted States recognizes
new government OF Russia.
March 27-General Murrays British
expedition into the Holy Land defeats
Turkish army near GAIA.
April president Wilson asks con-
gress To declare that acts OF Germany
constitute n state OF war; submarine
sinks American steamer Aztec without
warning.
April United States senate passes
resolution declaring n 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 5000 prisoners:
United States selzes ii Austrian in
termed ships.
Oct. 24-French win back Douau-
mont. Thiaumont field work. Haudro-
mont Quarries. and Gillette wood near
Nerdun. In smash OF two miles.
Nov. Italians, in new offensive on
the Carso plateau. capture 5000 Aus
TRANS.
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. 6-Submarilne sinks British
passenger steamer Arabia.
Nov. Cardinal MERCER protests
against German deportation. of Bel
gians submarine sinks American
steamer Columbian.
Nov. S-Russian army invades
Pennsylvania, Hungary.
Nov. 9-Austro-G 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 of Beaucourt, near the Ancre.
Nov. 19-Serbian. French and Rus
sian troops recapture Monastir; Ger
mans cross Pennsylvania Alps and en-
ter western Roumania.
Nov. 21-British hospital ship Brit
annie sunk by mine in Aegean sea.
Nov. 23-ROumanian army retreats
90 miles from Bucharest.
Nov. 4-German-Bulgarian armies
take Orsova and Turnu-Severin from
Roumanans.
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. David Lloyd George accepts
British premiership.
Dec. Seen. Won Mackensen cap
lures big Roumanian army in Prohova
valley.
Dec. 12-Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg announces in reichstag that
Germany will propose peace; new cab
~, <r;c Dx;o
as premier, and Gen. Robert Georges
Nivelle given chief of command Of
French army.
Dec. 15-French at Verdun win two
miles of front and capture 11,OOO
Dec. 10-Lloyd George declines Ger
man peace proposals.
Dec. 23-Baron Burian succeeded as
minister of foreign affairs in Austria
by Count Czernin.
Dec. 26-Germany proposes to Presi-
dent Wilson ian immediate meeting of
delegates of the belligerents."
Dec. 27-Russians defeated in five
day battle in eastern Wallachia, Rou-
mania.
April ZO-Turkey sewers diplomatic
relations with the u. s.
April 28-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 60 to France.
May 14-Espionage act becomes law
by passing senate.
May 1S-President Wilson signs Sc
lective service act. Also directs ex-
peditionary force of regulars under
General Pershing to go to France.
May 19-COngress passes war appro-
priation bill of $4,000. 100000
June 5-Nearly 100000 men in
q. S. register for military service.
June 12-King Constantine of Greece
abdicates.
June 13-General Pershing and staff
arrive In Paris.
June 15-First Liberty loan closes
with large oversubscription.
June 26-First contingent American