Meade County news., 1918-01-03


Oct S.-F'rench broke through GeEmsn
lines north of the Aisne, inflictinB hezv1
losses AMI taking 5000 prisoners.
American troops went into hrst unO
trenches and fired first shot at Gefmans-
Oct. 2.-Austrians and Germans began
offensive along Isonzo front.
Oct. 25.-French made another big gain
in Aisne sector.
Austro-German attack drove Italians
back to frontier on the Julian line fore
ing abandonment of Bainsizza plateau:
10000 Italians captured.
Oct. 26.-British and French made big at
tack east of Ypres.
Brazil declared state of war with Ger
many existed.
Italian cabinet resigned.
Oct N.-Italians In general retreat, 100 900
captured; Teutons advanced beyond Civil
French and Belgians captured Merciem
peninsula south of DiKmude.
Second Liberty loan over-subscribed-
Oct. 2S.-French in Flanders took vii
Oct 9-Austro- Germans took Cormons.
Oct 30-Austro-Germans took UdinO
and broke through Carnic Alps into Vene-
tia.
British advanced 1000 yards toward Rou-
lers.
vlttorio Orlando formed new italian
cabinet.
Count George Won Hertling made Ger
man imperial chancellor, Michaelis having
resigned.
Oct Sl-Berlin reported 10000 Itaiiana
and more than 1000 guns captured.
Hoover closed Elgin butter board for pc
riod of the war.
American transport Finland struck BY
torpedo; eight men killed.
November.
Nov 1.-Italians reformed behind the
Taglamento.
British announced capture of Beersheba,
Palestine.
NIo,y
Chemin des Danes to the Ailette river
German uprising reported in southern
Brazil.
One German cruiser and ten armed
trnwlers sunk by British in the CattegaE
United States and Japan made compact
o., open door in China and cooperation In
ffe war.
Nov. 3.-Germans raided salient held By
Americans. killing three, wounding and
taking II prisoners.
Nov. 5.-American patrol boat AIcedo
sunk by torpedo; q lost.
British captured Tekrit. MesopotamIa.
Nov. 6.-Italians retreated from Tagiia-
mento line.
British captured Passchendaee and ad-
vanced 500 yards beyond.
Nov. 7.-Italans fell back to Livenxz
river, Germans following.
Russian rebels seized vital points I'm Pc
trograd
American commission to Paris confer
ohNCb hCdNSN Wy SOls I1OuSSt IcdCHcO
land.
British in Palestine captured GAIA
Nov. 8.-Russian maximalists under
Lenine seized government and planned for
immediate peace; Kerensly fled from Pc
trograd.
Austro-Germans crossed Livenza river
in places.
Nov. 9.-Britain, France and Italy Gre
ated interallied war committee; Gen. Dlaz
made first commander of italian armies.
NTNxT z1t. ~
Lenine premier.
Germans reached Piave river in Italy.
Nov. 11.-Italians repulsed Teutons near
Asiago.
Loyal troops attacked maximallsts In
Nov. 12-Heavy fighting in Moscow, fol-
lowed by compromise
Italians held Teutons on Piave river.
Nov. 1S.-Kerensky and the COssackS
badly defeated.
French cabinet resigned.
Nov. 14-Heavy fighting all along the
Piave in Italy.
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
Nov, 16.-U. S. cabinet decided to de-
mand supreme war council
Nov. l7-BolSheviki won in Moscow.
British light sea forces routed German
squadron off Helgoland.
British occupied Jaffa, Palestine.
Teutons who crossed Piave at Zenson
annihilated.
Nov. 1S-Bolshevik generally victorious
In Russia; Civil war halted by lack Of
food.
Kaiser refused to treat for peace with
new government of Russia.
Berlin police killed socialist rioterA
Nov. 19-Teutons' concentrating big gun
fire on north of Italian line
President Wilson issued proclamation
putting severe restrictions on enemy
aliens in United States.
Daniel Willard made head OF U. s. war
industries board
American destroyer Chauncey sunk in
collision; p lost.
Nov. @.-Two American soldiers killed
and five wounded in artillery combat.
British opened new offensive between
st. Quentin and the Scarpe.
German attacks on Italian line ceased
Nov. H.-British smashed through tho
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 attncS
between Piave and Brenta rivers.
Bolshevlki government In Russia pro-
posed general armistice.
Nov 23.-The Ukraine declared separa-
ton from Russia.
Nov. A,-The British took Bourbon wood.
near Cambria.
The Caucasus declared its Independence
Nov. 2-British and French arzies
reached Italian front.
Nov. H-Superior war council OF Il
formed for United States.
British took part of Fontaine ns&r Cazz-
brai.
Italians repulsed fierce Teuton attacks
Nov 2S.-Coalition ministry formed in
Russia.
Germany assented to bolshevlki plan for.
armistice
U. s. government assumed control oVee'
all imports.
Three Scandinavian kings agreed On
neutrality.
Nov. 29:-Interallied war confers1Ca
opened in Paris
Austria agreed to Russia armistice plan
Nov. 3O.-Government announced ssta
arrival In France of large numbers of Ma
tional Guard troops.
Germans pierced British lines south 0e
Cambria.
December.
Dec. 1.-British regained most of ground
lost near Cambria. and nine German al.
tacks were repulsed with great losses.
Dec. 2.-British Withdrew from MAJ.
nieres on Cambria front
Dec 3.-I3rltish repulsed furious attacAx
near Cambria
United States congress met for second
war session.
England reported East Africa completa,-
ly cleared of Germans.
Russian deputation began armistice nSR-
with Germans. Armistice an
nounced on many sections of RuSsizn
front.
Dec. 4.-President Wilson. in his annual
declared peace would not 1a
made with present rulers of Germany