The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-01-04

losses ana taking 5000 prisonera.
trenches and fred first shot al Germans.
OCT. 4.-Austriana and Germans begar
offensive along laonzo front
Oct 8'-freneh made another big gair
Austro- German attack drove italians
back 70 frontier on the Julian line fore
Ing abandonment OF Bainslzza plateaui
| SO,UoO Italians captured,
oct, 2e.-Britlsh and French made big at.
tack east OF Ypres.
Brazil declared state OF war with Ger
many existed
oct, 27.-ltallans I'm general retreat, l0O. 900
dale.
oct, sO,-Austro Germans took udine
ahad ana broke through carnio Alps into Vene-
yIttorio Orlando formed new Italian
Count George Won Hertling made Ger
man imperial chancellor, Michaelis having
| resigned.
Oct, sI-Berlin reported 10000 Italians
and more than 1000 guns captured,
American transport Finland struck by
| torpedo; eight men killed.
Noy l,-ltalians reformed behind the
British announced capture of Beersheba,
Nov. 2-Crown prince withdrew from the
Chemin des Danes to the Allette river.
one German cruiser and ten armed
trawlers sunk by British I'm the Cattegat
United States and Japan made compact
on open door in China and cooperation In
| the war.
Nov s.-Germans raided salient held by
Americans, killing three, wounding and
| taking u prisoners.
Nov. 5.-American patrol boat Alcedo
sunk by torpedo; q lost.
Nov. 6-ltallans retreated from Taglia-
mento line.
British captured Passchendaele and ad-
vanced 500 yards beyond.
Nov. I-ltalians fell back TO LiveHza
river. Germans IOllOMinR.
American commission TO Paris CONFER
enoe, headed by Col. House, reached Eng
land.
British in Palestine captured GAIA.
Nov. S.-Russinn maXimalists under
Lenine seized government and planned for
immediate peace; Kerensky He'd from Pc.
Nov. s.-Britain. France and Italy Gre
ated intcrallied war committee; Gen. DiaZ
made first commander OF italian armies.
Nov lO.-Russian rebel government made
Germans reached PIave river in Italy.
Nov, ll.-Itallans repulsed Teutons near
Asiago
Loyal troops attacked maxlmalists in
Italians held Teutons on Plave river.
Nov. 13.-Kerensky and the Cossacks
French cabinet resigned.
Nov B;-Georges Clemenceau became
premier OF France.
Italians inundated big section about the
lower Piave TO save Venice.
Socialist seized the government OF Fia-
land.
Nov, 17-.Bolshevilsi won in MOSCOW.
British light sea forces routed German
squadron on Helgoland.
British occupied Jaffa, Palestine.
Teutons who crossed Piave at Zenson
Nov. iS.-Bolsheviki generally victorious
in Russia; Civil war halted by lack OF
food
fro north Of italian line.
President Wilson issued proclamation
putting severe restrictions on enemy
aliens in United States.
Daniel Willard made head OF q. 8. war
industries board.
American destroyer Chauncey sunk in
Nov 2O.-Two American soldiers killed |
and FIVE wounded in artillery combat.
Nov. 21.-British smashed through the |
line toward Cambria. taking |
many towns and thousands OF prisoners.
French successfully attacked German |
salient south of Juvincourt.
Nov. 22.-Furious fighting near Cambria. |
Italians meeting great massed attack |
Piave and Brenta rivers.
Bolshevild government in Russia pro-
posed general armlstice
Nov 23-The Ukraine declared separa-
ton from Russia.
Nov. 24--The British took Bourbon wood,
III The Caucasus declared its independence.
Nov. 25--British and French armies
reaChed ltallan front.
Nov 27.-Superior war council OF II
formed for United States.
British took part of Fontaine near Cam
brai. NIL ..,.-,--
Nov 2S-Coaltion ministry formed in
Germany assented to bolsheviki plan for
q. S. government assumed control over
Three i,ca' Scandinavian kings agreed in
Nov. 90 29.GInteraliied war conference
opened in Paris
Austria agreed to Russia armistice plan.
Nov, 30.-Government announced safe
arrival in France of large numbers of Ma
iOnal Guard troops.
Germans pierced British lines south of
Dec. i-Brltish regained most of ground
ost near Cambria and nine German at
acks were repulsed with great losses.
Dec. 2.-British withdrew from Mas
heres on Cambria front.
Dec. 3-British rcpulsed furious attacks
lear Cambria.
United States congress met for second
England reported East Africa complete
Y cleared of Germans.
Russian deputation began armistice neg ,
tiations with Germans. Armistice an
ounced on many sections of Russian | ,
Dec Dec. 4.-President Wilson. in his annual
message, declared peace would not be
" |
hat America would fight to last gun, and ,
sked declaration of war against Austria
hungary. ,
rimea announced. ,
British steamer Apapa torpedoed; 80 t
assengers and the crew lost.
Dec. 5.-Germans rejected Russians first c
emands in armistice negotiations.
Italians lost some positions on Asiago r
British aviators raided sweibrucken and
aarbrucken.
British Withdrew from Bourbon wood
lient near Cambria.
Dec. 6.-ItalianS driven back on Asiago
lateau. 2
Armistice for ten days declared on Rus
German air raiders killed seven in Eng /
md.
U. S. destroyer Jacob Jones torpedoed; F
men lost.
Dec. 7-United States congress declared A
ar on Austria-Hungary.
Roumania accepted armistice with the is
Dec. 8.-Great italian air fleet made suc- 6
essful attack on Austro- Germans Z
Ecuador severed diplomatic relations
Dec 9.-Kaledines and Korniloff leading u
volt Of Cossacks against Lenine govern. e
ent of Russia.
Japanese troops landed in Vladivostok. Z
Dec. u.-Russian constituent assem-
y met. Z
Dec 12.-Germans made great attack +
Lst of Bullecourt, gaining slightly. 1,
Congressional inquiry into y. s. war y
operations started. ~
British destroyer, four trawlers and 4
K merchantmen sunk in North sea by
ermanS. ,
Dec. 15.-Armistice agreement signed q :,
: Russian bolsheviki government and Z,
autonic allies.
War council In u. s. war department nj
eated. II
Dec. 17.-Charles Piez succeeded Rear ~
1miral Harris as general manager of II
e emergency fleet corporation.
Dec. 18.-Gen. GoethalS made acting ~,
general and Gen. Wheel h
acting chief of ordnance. 90
German air raid on England. W
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