, 1918-01-03

Wa industries board. f. N. Scott chair
man, created.
territory east of Zbrocz. but Russian re-
sistance stiffened.
Henry Chapman Gilbert, Washington.
first man accepted for National army. -.
killed.
July s1.-AngIo-French forces opened
great offensive in Flanders on 20 mile
front taking II villages and 5000 prisoners.
Aug. british and French gained fur
ther ground in Ypres sector. but
hook.
Aug, Herman counter-attacks in Elan
Korniloff succeeded Brussilor as COM
mander in chief of Russian armies.
Aug. S.-Austrians captured Czernowitz
British re-took St. julien. Flanders.
Aug. 4.-Shipping board Communicated
about 675 ships under construction;
national aasi Siio dnsTd fnto W fedepnl a service. ehufe
Germans made violent attack on British
Aug. 6.NChancellor Michaelis made many
changes in imperial and Prussian minis
teries.
Premier Kerensky completed a coalition
Aug. s.-Roumanian forces opened new
offensive north of Fokshani.
Food control bill sent to President VIII
Canadian CONSUMPTION bin passed.
Aug. 9.-Teutons forced crossing Of Su-
Aug. 1o.@British drove German pack
two miles In Flanders and French ad-
Aug. n.~Arthur Henderson esigned as
labor member of British war cabinet, be-
Ing accused OF double dealing concerning
Herbert Hoover made American food ad-
ministrator.
Aug, I2Eeerman a~irplanes raided Eng
Aug. H.EChina declared war on Ger
many and Austria-Hungary.
DaoNa rrnn4onIa hu fhA nnnA maAn nu1h-
lie.
Aug. 16-Canadian troops captured Hill
70. dominating Lens anc the Loos salient,
and entered Lens.
u. s. governments plan to control flour
and wheat put IN operation, un
gains in Flanders. taking Langemarck and
other villages.
Won Mackensen drove Russians across
Aug. 1s.-French made great. airplane
raids on German positions In Belgium and
Germany.
italians began new offensive in tho Ison-
Aug. is.-British line advanced 500 yards
east of Langemarck. mainly with tanks"
Many 1: W. W. leaders arrested by q.
Aug. 2O.-French drove back Germans In
X xefSon se wood. %e Mort The Mom nr1et s;um nnnihs
Aug. N.-British forced their way fur
Their Into the defenses Of Lens.
French made further advances in Yer
Aug. 3.-aermans opened offensive in
Bri.isS took Important positions along
Germans made air raids on English
administrator of u. 8.
Aug. N...British pushed back on Ypres-
French took Hill so4, verdun. by storm.
Aug. A.-Italians. captured Monte santo.
nuR ssoPresident Wilson re,ected the
pope's peace proposals as impossible while
German autocracy exists.
basic price for 1917 crop at $40.
Germans made air raid on port Of
Sept. british d~estroyers Destroyed
four German armed trawlers off Jutland.
Sept. 3.-Russians abandoned Riga.
German airpdlanes raided Chatham. Eng
Sept, L~-ftaiians captured Monte San
Gabrielle.
and airplanes bombed London.
Sept. b.-American National army began
movement to environments
Federal agents raided I. W. W. quar-
tiers throughout country.
American merchantmen under convoy
one submarine sunk.
oa Sept; s;wH 10y sss S Rss sss in war SanS sre sna a bill
tificates.
Sept. 7.-Atlantic transport lines Minne-
haha torpedoed; go dead.
German aviators bombed American hos
pital camp, killing Ave.
Sept. S.-Secretary Lansing exposed VIC
lations of neutrality by Swedish officials in
Argentina and Stockholm, in transmitting
German cablegrams advising sinking OF
Argentine vessels.
French cabinet resigned.
Sept. 9.-Kornilor. commander in chief
OF Russian armies, headed military coun-
ter revolution and was dismissed by Ker-
ensky.
Sept. 1oasenate passed war revenue bill
Paul Painleve became French premier.
Sept. R.-Count Luxburg, German min
lister to Argentina, given his ~passportsi
anti-German riots in Buenos Aires.
Kerensky made commander in chief of
Sept. iS.-Kornilof's revolt collapsed.
Secretary Lansing exposed unneutral
ACTION of former Swedish charge In Mexico
Sept. n.-1talians drove Austrians from
Monte San Gabrielle summit.
Sept. 15.-Senate passed bill for S11.5sS,-
$50, 400 bond issues.
British naval aircraft destroyed one Ger
man destroyer and some awler near os-
Sept. 1s.-Premier Kerensky proclaimed
sept. 1.ESosta Rica broke OF relations
with Germany.
Sept. 1S.-Russla began reorganization of
army, suppressing soldiers committees.
House passed S.1A.ooo.ooo deficiency war
Sept. @.-Briush began great offensive
Sept. a.-secretary Lansing published
ing leave to spend 1900 "to influence con-
gress."
Costa Rica severed diplomatic relations
with Germany.
Germany and Austria replied favorably
to pope's peace proposal.
Germans broke through Russian line at
Sept. 22-Secretary Lansing revealed de-
tails of Bernstorn's plotting before U. 8.
entered the war.
Sept. 3.-Secretary Lansing disclosed
German abuse Of U. s. protection by con-
cealinK In Legation explosives
and disease germs after u. 8. had taken
II over.
War Industries board and producers cut
steel prices in half.
Germans lost heavily in attacks near
Verdun.