The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-11-28

Feb. british repel strong German
attack near La Bassee.
Feb. Turks are defeated in at
rack on SueZ canal.
Feb. 4-Russians capture Tarnow
IN Gallcia.
Feb. S-Turks along Suez canal In
full rStreat; Turkish land defenses at
the Durdaneles shelled by British tor
| podO boats.
Feb. 11-Germans evacuate LODI.
Feb. 12-Germans drive Russians
from positions in East Prussia, taking
2G,000 prisoners.
Feb. 14-Russians report capture of
Qualifications ut Smolnik.
Feb l6-Germans capture PlOck
and Bielsk in Poland; French capture
two miles of German trenches in Cham
'Nanr district.
heb. l7-Germans report they have
jaEcn 10000 Russian prisoners in Ma
2ur.Hn lake district.
Feb. iS-German blockade of English
and French coasts put into effect.
Feb. 10-2O-Brtish and French fleets
lombard Dardaneles forts.
Feb. 21-American steamer Evelyn
sunk by mine in North sea.
Feb. 22-German was office annOun-
ccS capture of 100000 Russian prison
ers in engagements in Mazurian lake
REGION American steamer Carlb sunk
by mine in North sea.
Feb. 2S-Dardanelles entrance forts
capituate to English and French.
March 4-Landing of allied troops on
both sides Of Dardanelles straits re-
ported; German U-4 sunk by French
destroyers.
March 1O-Battle of Neuve Chapelle
begins.
March 14-German cruiser Dresden
sunk in Pacific by English.
March 1S-Brltlsh battleships IRE
sistible and Ocean and French battle
ship Bouvet sunk in Dardanelles strait.
March 22-Fort of Przemysl sur
renders to Russians.
March 23-Allies land troops on Gal
lipOli peninsula.
March 25-Russlans victorious over
Austrians in Carpathians.
April Sherman auxiliary cruiser,
Prins Eitel Friedrich, informed at New
port News, Va.
April 16-Italy has 100000 men
modified under arms; Austrians re-
port complete defeat of Russians in
Carpathlan campaign.
April 23-German force way across
Ypres canal and take 1000 prisoners.
April 25-Allles stop German drive
on Ypres line in Belgium.
April 29-Britlsh report regaining of
twO-thirds of lost ground in Ypres bat
tie.
May Liner Lusitania torpedOed
and sunk by German submarine off
the coast of Ireland with the loss Of
more than 1000 lives. 102 Americans.
May 9-French advance two and
One-half miles against German forces
north of Arras, taking 1000 prisoners.
May 23-Italy declares war on Aus
tra.
June 3-Germans recapture Prem
ysl with Austrian help.
June 1S-Brtsh suffer defeat north
of La Bassee Canal.
June 2S-Itallans enter Austrian ter
ritory south of Rlva on western shore
of Lake Garla.
July 3-TolmIno falls into italian
hands.
July 9-Brtsh make gains north Of
Ypres and French retake trenches in
the VOSges.
July 13-Germans defeated In the
Argonne.
July 29-Warsaw evacuated; Lub-
lin captured by Austrlans.
Aug. 4.-Germans occupy Warsaw.
Aug. l4-Austrians and Germans
concentrate 100000 soldiers on Ser
blan frontier.
Aug. 21-Italy declares war on Tur-
key.
Sept. Ambassador Bernstorff an.
nounces Germans will sink no more
Sept. Herman submarine torpe-
does liner Hesperian.
Sept. 9-Germans make air raid on
London, killing 20 persons and
wounding 100 others; United States
asks Austria to recall Ambassador
Dumba.
Sept. 20-Germans begin drive on
Serbia to open route to Turkey.
Sept. 22-Russlan army, retreatlng
from Wilma, escapes encircling move
ment.
Sept. 25-30-Battle of Champagne,
resulting in great advance for allied
armies and causing Kaiser Wilhelm to
rush to the west front; German
counter-attacks repulsed.
Oct. RUSSIA and Bulgaria sever
diplomatic relations; Russian, French,
British. Italian and Serbian diplomat
ic representatives ask for passports in
Sofia.
Oct. 10-General Mackensen'S forces
take Belgrade.
Oct. 12-Edith Cavell executed by
Germans.
Oct. 13-Bulgaria declares war on
Serbia.
Oct 15-Great Rritain declares war