Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-04

Oct 6,-Peru broke on relations wit
Germany,
Congress completed Its war program
and adjourned.
Oct. Uruguay severed relations witt
oct u, British gained half mile on 81
mile front In Flanders
Germans captured part of Island o
Oesel In Gulf OF Riga.
Oct. H.-President Wilson created wa
board 70 stop trading with the enemy an,
TOOK other steps to curb enemy activities
| In America.
One Russian and two German torped,
boats sunk In battle near Oesel.
Oct Redistribution Of French steame
Medic by submarine announced; go live
Oct, 1.-two German raiders sank tw,
| British destroyers and u Scandinavian
merhantmen they were conveying In tn,
North sea.
Oct i7,ooGermans in full possession of II.
American transport Antilles torpedoed
CT lost
Oct S-Germans captured Moon islant
. Oct III; ls-Gsrmans made air raid on Lon
Oct ,@.-Four zeppellns destroyed by the
Oct. 2-French broke through German
lines north OF tho Aisne. inficting heavy
losses and taking 5000 prisoners.
American troops went into frst line
trenches and fired first shot at Germans.
Oct. a-Austrians and Germans began
Offensive along lsonzo front.
Oct rs. French made another big gain
In Aisne sector.
Austro- German attack drove Italians
back TO frontier on the Julian line Fore
10000 Italians captured
Oct % British and French made big at
tack east OF Ypres
Brazil declared state OF war with Ger
many existed
oct. Galatians In general retreat. 100 mn
dale
Oct, 5o-Austro- Germans took rdne
ara broke through Carnlc Alps into Vene-
ylttorIo Orlando formed new Italian
cabinet.
Count George Won HertlIng made Ger
man imperial chancellor. Mchaelis having
resigned
oct. 81 Berlin reported 10000 Italians
and more than 1908 guns captured
american transport Finland struck by
torpedo eight men killed,
Nov Italians reformed behind the
Tngliamento.
British announced capture OF Beersheba.
Palestine.
Nov q Crown prince withdrew from the
CheT'n des Danes TO the Ailette river.
Ort German cruiser and ten armed
trawlers sunk by British in the Cattegat.
United States and Japan made compact
on open door in China and cooperation In
the war
Nov 3.-Germans ralded salient held by
Americans, killing three, woundng g and
taking u prisoners.
Nov 5.-AmerlCan patrol boat Alcedo
sunk by torpedo. q lost
Nov. 6-Italians retreated from Taglla.
mento line.
British captured Passchendaele and ad-
vanced 800 yards beyond
Nov. 7-ltallans fell back TO Livenza
river Germans following.
American commission TO Paris confer
land
British In Palestine captured GAIA.
Nov. Russian maximalists under
Lenine seized government and planned for
immediate peace; kerensky fled from Pc
trograd
Nov. 9-Britain. France and Italy Gre
lted lntoralied war committee Gen Diaz
made first commander Of Italian armies.
Nov lO-Russian rebel government made
Lenine premier
Germans reached Plavc river in Italy.
Nov ll-lialians repulsed Teutons near
AsiaGo.
Loyal troops attacked maximalists in
Italians held Teutons on Piave river.
Nov Kerensky and the Cossacks
BADLY defeated
French cabinet resigned
Nov l5,-Georges Clemenceau became |
premier OF France,
italians inundated big section about the |
over Pave 10 save Venice
Socialist seized the government Of Fin /
and
Nov. l7-BolshevlM won In Moscow.
Itssltt
quadron or lIcigoland
British occupied Jaffa, Palestine.
Trutons who crossed Piave at Zenson
Nov Isl olshevikl generally victorious
n Russia; Civil war halted by lack OF
God
Nov is-Teutons concentrating big gun
he on north Of Italian line.
President Wilson issued proclamation
utting severe restrictions on enemy
Hens In United States.
Daniel willard made head OF U. 8 war
American destroyer Chauncey sunk in
q lost.
Nov. 20. Two American soldiers killed
nd Ave wounded in artillery combat.
Nov. 2l.-British smashed through the
IlDdenburg line toward Cambrai taking
AMY towns and thousands OF prisoners
French successfully attacked German
llient south Of Juvincourt.
Nov. %. Furious fighting near Cambria
Italians meeting great massed attack
etween Pave and Brcuta rivers
Bolshevild government In Russia pro-
osed general armistice.
Nov. q The Ukraine declared separa
on from Russia
Nov. 9t-The British took Bourbon wood,
The Caueasus declared its independence.
Nov 3 British and French armies
cached Italian front.
Nov. 27-Superior war council OF II
lrmcd for United states.
British took part OF Fontalne near Cam
italians repusel fierce Teuton attacks
Nov 2S--Coalition ministry formed in
ussia
Germany assented to bolshevlkl plan for
rWStiCe.
u. S government assumed control over
/ Imports
Three Scandinavian kings agreed in
aintaln neutrality
Nov % -lnterallled war conference
poned IN Paris
Austria agreed to Russia armstice plan
Nov. 30 Government announced safe
rival In France Of large numbers OF Ma
onal Guard troops.
Germans pierced British lines south OF
ambral
Dec. british regained most OF ground
81 near Cambria. and nine German at ,
lcks were rcpulsed WIKI great losses.
Dec. 2.-British Withdrew from Mas
Ieres on Cambria front
Dec. 3-Britlsh repulsed furious attacks ,
ear Cambria
United States congress met for second
ar session
England reported East Africa complete
cleared OF Germans.
Russian deputation began armlstice neg
.iations with Germans. Armistice an
)unced on many sections Of Russian {
ont.
Dec. 4-President Wilson. in his annual
essage, declared peace would not he ,
ade with present rulers Of Germany.
lat America would fight to last gun, and ,
sked declaration Of war against Austria
ungary.
OF Tartar republic In
rimea announced. {
British steamer Apapa torpedoed. 50
and the crew lost ,
Dec 5-Germnns rejected Russians first
'mands In armistice negotiations
Italians lost some positions on Aslago ,
ateau.
British aviators raidcd swelbrucken and
lnrbrucken,
British withdrew from Bourbon wood ,
llient near Cambria.
Dec 6.-Itallans driven back on Asiago :
ateau.
Armistlce for ten days declared on Rus.
an front.
German air raiders killed seven in Eng
nd I
U. s. destroyer Jacob Jones torpedoed;