The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-03

Germany.
ConsTsss completed its war program
Oct f.-Uruguay severed relations with
Oct 12-British gained half mile on six
mile front in Flanders.
Germans captured part Of Island OF
Oct. N.-President Wilson created war
board to stop trading with the enemy and
took other steps to curb enemy activities
Ono Russian and two German torpedo
boats sunk in battle near 0esel
Oct i5.-Destruction of French steamer
Medic by submarine announced: $50 lives
Oct H..Two German raiders sank two
merhantmen they were conveying in the
Oct H.-German. in full possession of is-
American transport Antilles torpedoed:
Oct ls-Germans captured Noon island
aon Oct klI,,ns hsmessman' made air raid on Lon
Oct ao.-Four Zeppsins destroyed by the
Oct zs-French broke through German
lines north Of the Aisne. innicting heavy
losses and taking 5000 prisoners
trenches and fired f,r.t shot at Germans.
Oct A.-Austrians and Germans began
Oct 5.-French made another big gain
Austro-German attack drove Italians
ing abandonment of Bainsixxa plateau;
5000 isauans captured
tack east of Ypres.
Brazil declared state of war with Ger
Oct. N.-Itaiians in general retreat. 100 100
captured: Teutons advanced beyond Civil
Oct so-Austro-Germans took udine
and broke through carnie Alps into vene-
Yittorio Orlando formed new italian
| cabinet,
Count George Won Hertling made Ger
man imperial chancellor. Michaelis having
Oct. si.-Beriin reported 10000 italians
and more than 1000 guIs captured.
torpedo; eight men killed.
Noy. 1.-ltalians reformed behind the
Tagliamento.
British announced capture of Beersheba,
| Palestine.
Chenfn des Danes to the Ailette river.
| one German cruiser and ten armed
trawiers sunk by British in the Cattegat.
United States and Japan made compact
| on open door in China and cooperation in
| the war.
Nov. s.-Germans raided salient held by
americans; killing three. wounding and
Nov; 6.-American patrol boat Aicedo
e Nov. sUftnian. paan r IetTeated os. from ragl,.-
mento line.
British captured Passchendaele and ad-
| vanced 500 yards beyond.
Nov. 7.-ftalians fell back to Livenxa
| river. Germans following.
| American commission to Paris confer
ence. headed by Col: House. reached Eng
| land.
British in Palestine captured GAIA
Il Nov. 8.-Russian maximalists under
Lenine seized government and planned for
immediate peace: Kerensky fled from Pc
Nov. s.-Britain. France and Italy cre-
| ated interallied war committee: Gen. Diax
Nov. io-Russian rebel government made
Lenine premier.
| Nov. I.-Itaiians repuised Teutons near
LOYAL troops attacked ma1imaliss. in
Italians held Teutons on Piave river.
Nov. 13.-Kerensky and the Cossacks
| French cabinet resigned.
| Nov. 15.-Georges Clemenceau became
premier of France.
| Italians inundated big section about the
lower Piave to save Venice.
Socialist seized the government of Fin
land.
British light sea forces routed German
squadron OF Hslgoland.
! Teutons who crossed Piave at zenson
Nov is-Bolsheviki generally victorious.
,D FOOD Russia; Civil war halted by lack of
nre on north of italian line.
President Wilson issued proclamation
putting severe restrictions on enemy
i
Daniel Willard made head of U. g. war
american destroyer chauncey sunk in
Nov. 1.-TWO American soldiers killed
and five wounded in artillery combat.
Nov 2l.-British smashed through the
| Hindenburg line toward Cambria taking
many towns and thousands Of prisoners.
| French successfully attacked German
salient south of Juvincourt
Nov. 22.-Furious fighting near Cambria.
Italians meeting great massed attack
Boisheviki government in Russia pro-
posed general armistice.
Nov. 23.-LThe Ukraine declared separa-
Nov. l.-The British took Bourbon wood.
The Caucasus declared IL. Independents.
reached italian front.
Nov, g7-super,oss war council of II
British took part of Fontaine near Cam
brai.
Nov 2s-Goalition ministry formed in
Germany assented to bolsheviki plan for
u. s. government assumed control over
Three Scandinavian kings agreed in
Nov. 9SInteraliied war conference
Austria agreed to Russia armistice plan.
Nov. 3.-Government announced safe
arrival in France of large numbers of Ma
tional Guard troops. -,
Germans pierced British lines south of
Cambria.
| Dec. british reEained most of ground
lost near Cambria and nine German at
tacks were repulsed with great losses
| Dec. 2-British withdrew from Mas
| uieres on Cambria front.
Dec S-British repulsed furious attacks
near Cambria.
United States congress- met for second
| war session.
ly cleared of Germans.
Russian deputation began armistice neg
nounced on many sections of Russian
| front.
message declared peace would not be
made with present rulers of Germany,
that America would fight to last gun, and
asked declaration of war against Austria
| Hungary. =