Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1918-01-01
Americans made big advance west Of
the Mouse.
Japanese liner Hirano torpedoed: 2sO

Americans made big advance west Of
the Mouse.
japanese liner Hirano torpedoed; 2so
lost.
Oct. Scar Ferdinand of Bulgaria abdi-
Gated in favor of Prince Boris.
Germany and Austria asked armistice
ana peace negotiations based on Wilson's
Oct; 6-German line north of Reims
U: s transport otranto sunk in COLI
Oct. 7-Americans in furious battle for
north end of Argonne forest.
Oct. S-President Wilson answered Ger
man peace note by demanding the evac-
uatlon, of all occupied territory and ask
ing whether the chancellor meant Ger
many accepted the Wilson terms, and
whether he spoke only for the present
authorities of the empire.
Allies smashed Hindenburg defenses on
Z0-mlle front between Cambria and st.
Quentin, and Franco-Americans started
new drive east of the Meuse.
oct. 9-British occupied Cambria and
pushed far beyond.
Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse elect
ed king of Finland by landtag.
doed; 400 lost.
LIE Cateau. railway center. taken by al
lies.
Oct, ll-Argonne wood cleared of Ger
mans by Americans.
Kaiser called rulers of all German fed
Grated states TO conference.
oct. E-German chancellor sent reply to
Wilson, saying Germany accepted all his
terms and agreed to evacuate all invaded
territory.
Entire German defense system in Cham
payne smashed.
Oct. 13-La Fere and Laon taken by the
French.
Serbs captured Nish.
Oct. 14-President Wilson rejected Ger
manys peace and armiStice proposals..
Allies began big drive in Flanders, TAX
ing Roulers and other towns.
Italians captured Durazzo.
Oct. l5-Allies took Menin. ~1anked Os-
tend and threatened BrugeS; 1000 pris-
OnerS taken.
Oct. 16-.General retreat from northern
Belgium by Germans.
Americans captured Grand Pre-, north of
the Argonne.
Allies pursued Austrians into Montene-
Oct. 17-Germans ostend, Lille
and Douai.
Oct. 1s-,Allies occupied Turcoing. Rou-
baix, Zeebrugse and Thielt.
Independence OF Czecho-slovak nation
declared by its provisional government.
emperor Charles decreed liberalization
of Austro-Hungarian empire.
oct: ls-President Wilson rejected Aus
~tria-Hungary peace proposals..
Allied armies in Belgium reached the
Dutch frontier.
Fourth Liberty loan closed, heavily over
Oct. a-15,OO0 retreating Germans in
termed in Holland.
Oct: 21-Germdny made reply to Presi-
dent Wilson. full of evasions. denials and
Allies in Serbia reached the Danube and
isolated Turkey.
Oct. 22-British entered suburbs of VAL
enclennes and crossed the Scheldt.
Oct. 23-President Wilson told German
government ne would take up with allies
the subject of an armistice; but that the
u. 5, If it must deal with the kaiser
his crew, demanded not peace neeotia-
tons, but surrender.
British broke through German defenses
south of Valenciennes.
Americans made advance in terrific
hghtlng in Mouse valley.
serbs, SloVenes and Croatians announced
formation of sovereign state.
oct; 24-ltallans began big offensive on
the Piave line,
Oct. 20 French in big advance in serre-
Disc region.
Ludendorff resigned.
Declaration Of independence of the
peoples of middle Europe promulgated in
Independence Hall, Philadelphia,
British occupled Aleppo.
&c, 2'-GerInany replied to President
German reichstag put control of mill
tary in civil government.
Allies crossed the Piave in Italian drive,
Oct. 2S-Austria-Hungary asked for sep
arate armistice and peace on allies terms.
oct. 29-Austrian lines beyond the Piave
smashed by allies.
ais. =
Tigris captured.
Austrian commander in Italy asked Gen.
Dlaz for armiStice.
effect. ~ i''
Allies opened new drive on Client.
Kingdom of Greater Serbia proclaimed
Croatian parliament decreed Separation
OF Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia from
Hungary.
Nov. American First army smashed
| German lines west of tho Mo,,S
Allies drove Germans out of 10 towns in
Belgium.
Austrian army fleeing across the Taglia-
mento in Italy.
Count Tia, former Hungarian premier.
assaSsinated.
berg. N
Nov. liking Boris of Bulgaria abdicat f.
ed and a peasant republic was established
Hungary's complete separation from
Americans made great advance n bo+b
sides of the Mouse.
Irente taken by Italians.
Valenciennes taken by British.
Nov. 3.-Trieste occupied by Italians.
Armistice with Austria signed.
NOV: 4-ArmistIce terms for Germany
fixed by allies.
British captured LIE Quesney in great
offensive between the Sambre and the
Scheldt.
Nov. 5-Americans win fierce battle for
crossing of the Meuse.
President Wilson told Germany to ask
armistice terms from Foeh.
French made big advance, taking Guise
and Marie.
Nov: 6-Great French victory on 100
mile front.
American troops entered Sedan.
Revolution spreading through SchlesWig
n other parts of Germany.
Nov. practically all of German fleet
reported in revolt.
German emlssaries reached Marshal
Foch to ask armistice terms.
evacuated Client.
Socialist party demanded abdication of
the kaiser.
Nov. S-Bavarian diet deposed King
Ludwig and the Wittelsbach dynasty.
Great advances made by allies on entire
west front.
Nov. 9-Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated.
Social Democrats in contro of govern
ment in Germany; Ebert made chancel-
lor; republic proclaimed in Berlin.
Nov. 10-Kaiser fled to Holland.
Nov. 11-Germany signed armistice
terms, amounting to unconditional surren-
der, and the war came to a close.
Bolsheviki defeated by Americans and
British on the Dvina.
Nov. 12-Emperor Charles of Austria alb
Nov. 13-Allied fleet arrived at Constan-
tinople.
Nov. 14-American and French troops
moved into AlSace.~
Former crown prince Of Germany in
termed in Holland.
Nov. l5-New German government ap-
pealed to President Wilson to save Ger
MANY from starvation an1 onarnhu