The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-02-01

and soldiers delegates declared agains
| separate peace.
| April H.-British war commission arrived
| in United States.
Turkey severed relations with United
States.
April A-French war commission ar.
| rived In United States
British made further advances I'm Arras
sector in face of desperate opposition b.
April 25.-German destroyers bombarded
| Dunkirk but were driven of.
American tanker Vacuum sunk by sub
marine; naval lieutenant and gunners
April z.-British occupied Arleaux and
half of Oppy,
| April 2S-Congress passed army bills
with selective CONSUMPTION features
Guatemala severed relations with Ger
| many
April 2a.-General Petain made chief OF
| French STAFF.
May 3.-Chilean minister to Germany
demanded his passports.
May 4-French captured Craonne.
House passed espionage bin with modI-
| fed press censorship clause.
British transport Pennsylvania torpe-
doed: Alb lives lost.
May 5.-French made big advance on
four mile front southwest Of Laon
May 6.-Bolivia severed relations with
Germany.
May 7-CoalItion government of provi-
sional government and soldiers and work
mems delegates formed In Russia
May u--Italy reported destruction OF IL
German submarines I'm one week
Chic go board OF trade stopped trading
I'm May wheat.
May 12.-British again hit the linden
burg line. establishing Them selves near
Nav H.-Senate passed espionage bills
without prohibition and press censorship
clauses
Italians attacked along the whole Isonzo
front. gaining ground north of Goritz.
May 15.-Chancelor Hollweg before the
Reichstag refused to discuss Germany's
Trading in wheat futures stopped in six
middle west exchanges.
Italians made big gains on Julian front.
taking Monte Cucco and Monte Vodice.
May 17.--Senate passed army draft bill.
May H.-President Wilson ordered one
division. commanded by General Pershing.
sent to France at once. He also signei
the army draft bill and set June for
registration day
Honduras severed relations with Ger
May 19.-PresIdent Wilson selected II.
G. Hoover as head of a food control board
Nicaragua severed relations with Ger
Senate passed the ss.s42 100000 war bud
Ma, May 2aoHouse passed war tax bill car
Secretary Lansing refused passports for
American delegates to Stockholm social
ist peace conference.
switzerland sunk by torpedo.
Premier Tisza and entire Hungarian
cabinet resigned
May 2.-Italians broke through Austrian
front from Castagnavizza to Gulf of
Trieste. taking 5000 prisoners.
May 25-First American field service
corps went to front i'm France
Germans made air raid on southeastern
England. killing 76 and injuring 1744.
May NMltalians again broke through
Nav 29-War department issued call for
10000 volunteers for regular army
London reported sinking Of hospital ship
Brazil e cha assr Of deputes authorized
revocation of neutrality decree.
June 2:-Senate passed first Of admin
istration's food bills.
Fourteen German and Hindoo plotters
indicted by federal grand jury at Chicago
u. 5. railroad commission to Russia ar
rived at vladivostok.
June 3-American commission to Rus
STA, headed by Root reached Russian port
French repulsed five great attacks south
Of Laon.
June 4.-Brussiloff made commander in
chief of Russian armies
June 5.-More than ten million young |
Americans registered for the National |
army.
German 'aviators raided naval base in |
The Midway near London, but were driven |
off. losing eight machines.
British made big advance on north bank
If the Scarpe.
American liner sank German submarine
after long fight.
June 7-British began great offensive H.,
advancing miles on Smile front,
out big salient.
June S.-General Pershing and staff ar
lived in England.
Germany broke of relations with Haiti
lived in France.
orced by the allies. abdicated in favor of
Prince Alexander his second son.
American. steamship Petrolite reported
unk by submarine.
June 13-Germans made air raid on Lon
lon. killing 81 and wounding 437.
Army and navy deficiency appropriation
Ill carrying $4,000 900 passed by con-
June 4.-British made big advance east
nd south OF Messines.
June 15.-Liberty loan heavily over-sub-
June 20.-President Wilson issued call
or 10000 volunteers for regular army.
June 22.-French repulsed violent attacks
Z Germans on the Chemin des Danes.
June 23.-House passed food control bill
nth bone dry" amendment.
juno 25.-President Wilson appointed an
aries OF state. agriculture and commerce
nd the food administrator. 6
June 26-American coal barons agreed to {
king OF prices
First contingent of Pershing's army
lnded I'm France.
June 27.-Second contingent OF Pershing's 9
New Greek cabinet headed by Venizelos 7
,ok oath OF office. I
June 2S.-Brazl revoked its decree OF
in war between entente allies
nd Germany.
June 2o-Greece broke off diplomatic re- Y
tions with Germany, Austria, Bulgaria
nd Turkey. a
July 1-Russians captured Koniuchy.
alicia, and Turkish strongholds I'm the S
aucasus.
July S-French repulsed great German e
July Russians successfully attacked n
Pinsk sector. Il
Germans made air raid on London kill 4
< 81 and losing n number OF planes
July s.-President Wilson proclaimed an "
nbargo on shipments OF food, fuel steel
III munitions. 10 cut Off supplies from [,
utrai countries TO Germany except dairy
oducts for non-combatants I'm exchange j
I coal.
July New Austrian cabinet resigned. I.
President Wilson called entire National e
lard and Its reserve into tho federal
rvice by August 8. G
British battleship Vanguard DESTROYED | G,
interior explosion. 500 lost a
Tuly l0-Russians broke Teuton line II
st OF Lemberg and took Halicz.
July u-President Wilson called on la
nerican business interests 10 aid nation
foregoing unusual pronts in selling to ST
Q nation and the public.
uly. l2-Russian advance checked west V
Bohorodoxany.
uly N-Chancellor Bethmann-H ol,weg "a
signed and DR.. G. T.. Michaei!s succeed
him. fe
House passed ssiooco.ooo aviation bill -
uly i7;-French took German trenches fr
ar Malancourt. Y
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