Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-01-04
United States Joins Ranks OF the
Foes of Germany.
SENDS BIG ARMY TO FRANCE
Russia Gusts Car, Becomes Republic
and Falls Into Hands of Teuton-
Led Radicals-AlIies Smash
Hindenburg Line, and
l. Austro-Germans In
wade italy.
Compiled by e. w. PICkARD.
January.

Jan. 1-Germans defeated Russians in
Wallachia.
British transport Ivernia sunk in Medi.
aerranean; $50 lost"
Jan 5.-Braila. Roumania, captured By
Jan. 9.-Prernier Trepoff of Russia re.
aligned and was succeeded by Prince Colt
zine.
British warship CORVALLIS sunk by tor
Jan. 14-Japanese battleship Tsukuba
DESTROYED by explosion 153 killed.
Jan. 17-German raider in South Allan
aic said to have sunk 10 or more ships. ~
Entente allies sent another note TO y.
8. explaining why peace is not possible
get.
Jan. I9.~Munitions factory near London
Blown up; many lives lost.
Jan 22-President Wilson, addressing
senate. gave world outline of terms on
which he believed lasting peace could be
concluded.
Germans defeated in two attacks at
Jan. 23.-Destroyers fought two engage
ments in North sea, the Germans losing
several vessels and the English one.
Jan. 4.-GermanS made gains IN nerce
attacks west of Riga.
Jan. 25.-Germans took mile of French
Rrenches on Hill 3W, Verdun region.
British auxiliary cruiser Laurentic sunk
French transport Admiral Magon tor
Dedoed; al lost. :,
Jan. T.-Allies attacked Teutons on all
aroilts. gaining much ground
Jan. 29.-Greek government saluted hags
British cruiser Amethyst fought Ger
Rnan commerce raider and submarine
north of Pernambuco.
Jan. 31.-Germany announced submarine
Blockade of all enemy countries. outlined
forbidden zones and revoked pledges on
Submarine warfare
February.
Web. Mime vessels sunk by Germans
IN blockade zone" eight lives lost.
Feb. mime more neutral vessels sunk
Feb 3.-United States broke off diplo-
Vnatic relations with Germany; President
Wilson dismissed Ambassador Won Bern
saorff and recalled Ambassador Gerard.
British captured 800 yards of German
branches north of the Ancre:
Feb. 4-Germany agreed to release
Americans taken by commerce raider.
German gunboat interned at Honolulu
burned by crew; many German vessels in
American ports damaged: .,,o,oa ona
sank British provisional naval collier
Eavestone and killed four men. including
Richard Wallace, American.
President Wilson issued proclamation
fDrbldding American shipowners to trans
Ger their ships to foreign registry
and near Kut-el-Amara-
Belgian relief steamer Lars Kruse sunk
Dry German submarine: all but one of crew
u
submarines, with heavy loss of life.
Feb. 7.-Anchor liner California and 9TH
er vessels sunk by German submarine; Al
aost on California.
Senate Endorsed President Wilson's &C
don toward Germany
Feb. S-Brtish steamer Turino and nine
sSther vessels sunk by Germans
British torpedo destroyer sunk by mine;
many lives lost.
Feb. 10-Ambassador Gerard left Ger
many.
Germany. through Swiss minister, in
formally proposed parley with U. s.
FEB. 12.-President Wilson refused parley
vought by Germany.
American schooner Lyman M. Law de-
gtroyed by Austrian submarine.
Feb. 1S.-Germany announced period or
grace for all vessels in barred zones
had expired.
zine.
FEB. 15-Germans opened new often
give in Champagne.
Feb. 16.-Great Britain announced clos
ing of Germany's North sea coast to ship
ping by mine field.
Feb. 17.-British smashed German lines
on both sides of Ancre river.
u. s. sent peremptory demand to Ger
many for release of Yarrowdale prisoners.
German submarine sank Italian trahs-
port: 99S lives lost.
Feb. 24.-HolIand aroused by sinking of
2 Dutch steamers by German submarines.
Germans in Somme region retreated on
wide front. abandoning five towns.
Feb. &.-German submarine sunk Cunar-
der Laconia off Irish coast; II lost. fncIld-
Ang Mrs A. II. Hoy and daughter of Chi
cago and one American member of crew.
British and German destroyers fought in
Fngllsh Channel.
Feb. 26-President Wilson asked con-
gress to grant him powers to protect
American shipping.
British took Kut-el-Amara from Turks.
German destroyers bombarded Broad
stairs and Margate, killing woman and
child.
Feb. 27-President Wilson declared La
COMA case was an covert act"
Feb. 2S-U. S. government revealed
German plot to join with Mexico and
Japan in making war on United States.
British occupied Gommecourt and other
villages In Ancre region.
French destroyer Cassini torpedoed; Jos
sost-
March.
March 1.-House passed bill empowering
president to arm American merchant YES
Rels.
March 2-Germany announced all ves-
sells would be sunk hereafter without
warning.
March 3.-Russia reported capture Of
Eamadan, Persia, from Turks
March 4-Austrian attack east of GoritZ
kepulsed with great losses