Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-10

France announced.
War industries board, F. N. Scott chair
July so.-Germans penetrated Russian
territory east Of Zbrocz. but Russian re-
sistance stiffened.
first man accepted for National army. :.
British cruiser Ariadne torpedoed; 80
great offensive in Flanders on 20 mile
front taking II villages and 5000 prisoners.
Aug. 1.-British and French gained fur
ground IL IN Ypres sector but
hhe oepp9 St Julien and part OF west
Aug. 2.-German counter-attacks in Elan
Kornioff succeeded Brussiloff as COM
mander in chief of Russian armies:
Aug: 3.-Austrians captured Czernowitz
British re-took St Julien. Flanders.
Serious draft riots in central Oklahoma;
Aug. 4.-Shippng. board Communicated
about Go ships under construction.
Aug 5.-PreSident Wilson drafted entire
National Guard into federal service.
Germans made violent attack on British
Aug. 6.-Chancellor Michaelis made many
changes in imperial and Prussian minis
tereS.
Premier Kerensky completed a coalition
cabinet.
Aug. s.-Roumanian forces opened new
offensive north of Fokshani.
Food control bill sent to President Will
| son.
Canadian Consumption bill passed.
Aug. 9.-Teutons forced crossing Of SUI
chitza river in Fokshani region.
Aug. 10.-British drove Germans back
two miles in Flanders and French adj
yanced east and north of BiXschoote.
| Aug. 11.-Arthur Henderson resigned as
| labor member of British war cabinet, be-
| ing accused of double dealing concerning
| Stockholm conference.
| Herbert Hoover made American food adj
| m1niStrator.
Aug. 12;.German airplanes raided Eng
\ Aug. 14.-China declared war on Ger
| many and Austria Hungary.
! Peace proposals by the pope made pub
Aug. 15.-Canadian troops captured Hill
| 70, dominating Lens ano the Loos salient.
| and entered Lens
1 U. s. governments plan to control flour
| and wheat put in operation.
| Aug. 16-Brltsh and French made big
gains in Flanders. taking Langemarck and
| Won Mackensen drove Russians across
| the Sereth river.
Aug. 1S.-French made great airplane
raids on German positions in Belgium and
| Germany.
Italians began new offensive in the Ison-
Aug. 19.-British line advanced 500 yards
east Of Langemarck. mainly with tanks; -
/ Aug. 2o.-French drove back Germans in
| Avocourt wood, LIE Mort Homme SUBMITS.
Aug. 21.-British forced their way fur
Their into the defenses of Lens
French made further advances in YER
dun sector.
Aug. 22.-Germans opened offensive in
Riga region.
British took important positions along
Germans made air raids on English
coast killing IL.
a5 AaE ssanr 81 Fl = 4 Garfield made fuel
Aug 24.--British pushed back on Ypres-
Menin road
Aug, 24.-Italans captured Monte Santo,
Aug. 2s.-President Wilson rejected the
popes peace proposals as impossible while
German autocracy exists.
Aug 3o.-U. S. wheat committee fixed
basic price for 1917 crop at $3.50.
Germans made air raid on port of
Riga.
Sept: british destroyers destroyed
four German armed trawlers off .Jutland.
Sept. 3.-Russians abandoned Riga
German alrplaneS raided Chatham, Eng
land. killing los.
Sept. 4.-Italians captured Monte San
Gabrielle.
German submarine shelled Scarborough
and airplanes bombed London.
Sept. 5-American National army began
movement to environments.
Federal agents raided /. w. w. quar-
tiers throughout country.
American merchantmen under convoy
attacked by U-boats: two steamships and
one submarine sunk.
Sept. e.--House passed war credits bill
authorizing $ll.53S. 945, 400 in bonds and GER
tificates
Sept. 7.-Atlantic transport lines Mime
haha torpedoed; 80 dead.
German aviators bombed American hos
pital camp, killing five.
Sept. S-Secretary Lansing exposed vio-
lations of neutrality by Swedish officials in
Argentina and Stockholm, in transmitting
Argentine vessels.
French cabinet resigned.
Sept. 9.-horniloff. commander in chief
of Russian armies, headed military coun-
ter revolution and was dismissed by ker-
ensky.
Sept. 10-Senate passed war revenue bill
totaling sa,4ll.67o.COO.
Paul Tainleve became French premier.
Sept. 12-Count LuNburg. German min
lister to Arsentina. given his passports:
tkerenSky made commander in chief of
Russian armies.
Sept l3.-lSorniloff's revolt collapsed,
Secretary Lansing exposed unneutral
action of former Swedish charge in Mexico
City.
Monte San Gabrielle summit.
sept. l5.-Senute passed bill for S11, $685.
956,46O bond issues.
British naval aircraft destroyed one Ger
man destroyer and some trawlers near Os-
tend.
Sept 16.-Premier kerensky proclaimed
Sept 17.-Costa RIGA broke off relations
with Germany.
army, suppressing soldiers committees.
House passed $7.144.0Oo.0Oo deficiency war
Sept. 2o.-British began great offensive
east of Ypres.
Sept 2i.-secretary Lansing published
message of Won Lernstorf to Berlin ask
( ing leave to spend $4,000 ito influence con-
gresS."s
Costa Rica severed diplomatic relations
; with Germany.
Germany and Austria replied faVorably
to pope'S peace proposal.
. Germans broke through Russian line al
Jacobstadt.
Sept 22.-Secretary Lansing revealed de-
tails of Bernstorffs plotting before U. S
entered the war.
/! Sept. 23.-Secretary Lansing disclosed
German abuse of T.. 8. protection by con
cealing in Bucharest legation explosives
and disease germs after U. S. had taker
it over.
. Sept. 24:-German airplanes raided Eng
:! land, killing 20.
War industries board and producers GU
: steel prices In half.
Germans lost heavily in attacks neal
y Nerdun.
Sept 25.-Germans made two more ali
u. S, senate passed $4,000. 100000 war de-
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