Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-31
June 2s-Austrian retreat turned into

| fighting in Yekaterinburg, Siberia,
June 2-Second national draft drawing
Canadian hospital ship LIandovery Cas-
| tie torpedoed; many lost.
June 2S-Important gains made by Brit
| iSh between HaZebrouck and Bethune
| and by French southwest of scissors.
First American troops landed in Italy.
| June 29-Packers and others attacked
as profiteers i'll report of federal trade
commission.
Congress voted s21.ooO. 100000 for war
| purposes.
French took important ridge between
| scissors and Chateau Thierry
Italians took Monte di Valballa from
| Austrians.
June 30-Italians took the Col del Rosso
July 1-Americans captured Vaux viii
| lage and with French took other impor-
| tant positions.
American transport Covington, home
! ward bound. rorpedoed; 6 lost.
July 2-President Wilson announced
| that more than million American sol
| diers were in France.
| Italians took mountain posts in Monte
| Grappa religion, and made advance near
| mouth of the Pave.
'Jr,y 4-Australians and Americans cap
! tured Hamel.
Eighty-two ships launched in American
| shipyards:
| bassador to Russia. assassinated in Mos
! COW.
Population of Thurman coast. Russia
! Joined the entente.
| italians and French opened an often
| sive in Albania.
July white Sea and wologdache re-
| publics reported created in Russia.
| July S-Austran right wing in Albania
turned by allies.
| July 9-Von Kuehimann's resignation as
| foreign secretary accepted by the kaiser
Won HintZe succeeded him.
| July 10-Provisional Siberian govern
ment constituted at Novonik olacvsk.
| July 1-Austrian army in Albania re-
! treated to the Skumbi river
Il 6 TRANSPORT WeSfOVer forpa-
| doed: ten men lost
| July 12--French made a mile advance
| on Picardy front southeast of Amiens
July 13-President Wilson authorized to
| take over control of telegraph and tele-
| phone lines of country
| July 1tBritish forces occupied Kem
| July 15-Germans resumed offensive, at
| lacking along the Marine and on both
| sides of Reims. Americans drove them
| back across the river and French with
stood all assaults further east.
| Hayti declared war against Germany.
July 16-Americans smashed German
! attacks east of Chateau Therry.
| Ex-Czar of Russia executed
July l8-French and Americans began
big drive. pushing eastward on 25-mile
| front from Belleau to the Aisne and TAX
| ing many towns and prisoners.
July 19-Franco-American troops made
1urtner advances on SoisSonS-Chateau
| Thierry front
British took town of Meteren.
Y. ,: armored cruiser San Diego de-
| stroyed near New York by submarine.
July 20-Franco-American offensive con-
| tlnued, more towns and great numbers of
guns and prisoners being taken.
Germans retreated from south bank of
| Marine.
Big transport Justicia torpedoed off
| ireland; ten of crew lost
Austrian cabinet resigned.
July A-Chateau Thierry captured by
| German U-boat sank three barges and
damaged tug close to Cape Cod
July 23-Germans continued to retreat.
! alneS taking more towns.
| PRESIDENT Wilson issued proclamation
taxing over control of wires on July 81
Baron Won Hussarek made Austrian
! premier.
July 24-Allies recaptured Epieds and
! Treloup.
July 25-Allfes captured Oulchy on west
| and neared Fismes on the east.
July 2o-HeaVy fighting north of the
! Marine, French retaking Reuil.
July 27-Germans retreated along the
Whole front north of the Marine.
July %-Franco-Americans crossed the
July 29-Allies took Fere-en-Tardenois,
| Grand Rozoy, Cugny and other towns,
| despite fierce resistance, and gained con-
| troll of the DOrmans- Reims road.
| Americans in desperate fight took Sc
| rInSeS, Sergy and ROncheres.
| July 30-Allies advanced slightly in flu
rious fighting beyond Sergy and Seringes.
! t1eld Marshal Won EiChhorn and aid
/ aSsasSinated in Kiev
| July 3l-Control of telegraph and tele-
! phone lines taken over by U. S. govern
Aug; 1-Amercans cleared the Bots de
| Meuniere of Huns.
line Gus ta 2Allss advanced theE entire
| denolS; Germans retreated precipitately
| toward the Vesle.
Germans in Albert region retreated east
| of the Ancre.
Allied forces occupied Archangel.
Japan agreed TO u. S. plan for inter
| Vention in Russia
| Two British destroyers sunk by minesa
| 81 lost.
=, Aug. 3-Allies pushed their line to the
| Vesle.
Government announced America and
Japan would send troops to Vladivostok
70 occupy city and protect rear of Czecho-
! British ambulance transport Warilda
| torpedoed; 123 lost
Aug. 4-Americans captured Fishes.
Aug. 5-Zeppelins raided English coast,
| one being shot down at sea.
| Aug. 6-Am9rican and French units
| forced crossings of the Vesle on both
| sides of Fismes.
| Diamond Shoals lightship off Cape Hat
| teras sunk by submarine.
| aug. %Britlsh and French started Of
tenslVe on the Amiens front. taking many
| towns and 10000 prisoners
| Large body of SiameSe troops arrived
| in France
Aug. 9-Further progress made by the
allies in Picardy, 1000 more prisoners
Aug. 1O-Anies took Montdtdier and
! Chaulnes: Americans with British won
severe fight north of the Somme.
| Americans captured Fismette, across
| the Vesle from Fismes.
! Finnish diet voted for a monarchy.
! Aug. l1-German U-boat sank nine fish
| ing boats off Massachusetts coast.
Organization of First American field
| army, under .Pershing. completed.
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Aug, lS-French captured the IaSsigny
massif and Beval
| the Czecho, sioVaks as G an allied 6afion'
| Austrians in Albania withdrew to north
| of Semeni river.
cardy, French taking Ribecourt.
Aug. 15-Germans withdrew from Hebu-
terne salient north of Albert.
British troops occupied Baku center or
Caspian sea Oil region.
American regiment landed al Viadivos-
tok
Aug. l1-One hundred l. w w. mem
| bers convicted in Chicago of disloyalty.
! Aug. 19-Germans were forced back In
the Lys sector, between the Matz aud the
Disc and northwest of SCISSORS.
| Aug. Y-FrenCh took LGsSigny and ad-
| Vanced in other sectors.
British attacked in the Hebuterne sec
tor between Albert and Arras, taking
Aug. 22-British took Albert.
French made further big advances on
| both sides of Noyon.
! Aug 23-Germans defeated and driven
| back by French and British all along the
battle line in Picardy and north of the
| Somme.
Aug; A-British took Bray, Thiepval
| and Grandcourt
French cleared south banks of the Disc
| and the Aiette.
| House passed draft age extension oil.
Bolsheviki defeated by allies on Ussuri
| front
| Aug. 25-Britisn entered Bapaume.
! Aug. 26-French took defenses of Roye
! by storm.
| Aug 27-French took Roye and neigh
| boring towns.
Allies broke through Hindenburg line in
| Scarpe river region.
| Senate passed draft age extension bill.
| Aug. 2S-British advanced astrde the
| Scarpe. taking Croiselles and Pelves.
|