The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01

National Guard of 10 states and District
of Columbia modified
July 2S.-Germany yielded to Argentine
demands concerning submarine warfare
Landing of moro American troops in
War industries board. f. N. Scott chair
man. created.
territory east of Zbrocz. but Russian re-
siStance stiffened
st sn p Saonsi army
killed
July 31-Angio-French forces opened
great offensive in Flanders on 20 mile
front taking II villages and 5000 prisoners.
Aug. british and French gained fur
Their ground in Ypres sector but Germans
recaptured St Julien and part of West
ders repulsed.
Kornilon succeeded Brussilor as COM
mander in chief of Russian armies
Aug; 3.-Austrians captured Czernowftz
sefoaa Te St Ipisn
Aug. 4.-Shipping board Communicated
about SIS ships under construction;
National Guard into federal service.
Germans made violent attack on British
Aug. s.-Chancellor Michaelis made many
changes in imperial and Prussian minis
Premier Kerensky completed a coalition
cabinet.
Aug: s.-Roumanian forces opened new
Food control bill sent to President VIII
son.
Canadian consumption bill passed.
Aug. 9.-Teutons forced crossing of 5u-
chitza river in Fokshani region.
Aug. 1o:-British drove Germans back
vanced east and north of Bixschoote
Aug. n.-Arthur Henderson resigned as
ing accused of double dealing concerning
Stockholm conference
Herbert Hoover made American food ad-
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
TO- dominating Lens ano the Loos salient.
and entered Lens.
U. 8. governments plan to control -four
and wheat put in operation
Aug. 16-British and French made big
gains in Flanders. taking Langemarck and
other villages
Won Mackensen drove Russians across
Aug. 1S-French made great airplane
raids on German positions in Belgium and
Italians began new offensive In the Ison-
Aug 19-British line advanced 500 yards
east of Langemarck. mainly with tanks"
Many I: w. w. leaders arrested by U.
8. federal agents.
Avocourt wood, lie Mort Homme submits.
I
Aug. 21.-British forced their way fur
Their into the defenses of Lens.
French made further advances in YER
Aug. 22.-Germans opened offensive in
Riga region.
British took important positions along
Ypres-Menin road.
Germans made air raids on English
Az, s5aBr. y II :, A; Garfield made fuel
Aug. A:..British pushed back on Ypres-
French tqolc Inn so4. verdun; by storm.
Aug s 2s.0President Wilson rejected the
pope's peace proposals as impossible while
German autocracy exists.
basic price for 1s17 crop at $40
Germans made air raid on port of
Sept. british destroyers destroyed
four German armed trawlers off Jutland-
Sept. 3-Russians abandoned Riga.
German airplanes raided Chatham, Eng
land, killing 1oS
Gabrielle.
German submarine shelled Scarborough
and airplanes bombed London
Sept. 5.-American National army began
movement to cantonments.
Federal agents raided I. W. W. quar-
tiers throughout country.
American merchantmen under convoy
attacked by U-boats; two steamships and
Sept. 6.-House passed war credits bill
tificates-
Sept. 7.-Atlantic transport lines Mime
haha torpedoed; 90 dead.
German aviators bombed American hos
pital camp. killing five.
lations of neutrality by Swedish officials in
Argentina and Stockholm, in transmitting
German cablegrams advising sinking of
Argentine vessels.
French cabinet resigned
Sept 9.-kornilon, commander in chief
of Russian armies, headed military coun-
ter revolution and was dismissed by ker-
totaling s2,411.S $40 900.
Paul Painieve became French premier.
Sept. 12-Count Luxburg, German min
lister to Argentina, given his passports;
anti-German riots in Buenos Aires.
Kerensky made commander in chief Of
Sept. l3.-Korniloff's revolt collapsed
Secretary Lansing exposed unneutral
aetion OF FORMER S"eoisn charge In mexico;
Sept. 14-Italians drove Austrians from
Monte San Gabrielle summit.
Sept. 15.-Senate passed bill for s11,sss.-
s56. AGO bond issues
man destroyer and some trawlers near Os-
Sept. 16.-Premier Kerensky proclaimed
sept T.Ntosta RIGA broke OF relations
with Germany.
army, suppressing soldiers committees.
House passed 81 .144, 1000 deficiency war
sept sept 2o.-British began great offensive
east of Ypres.
Sept. N-Secretary Lansing published
message of Won Bernstorff to Berlin ask
ing leave to spend $4,000 ito influence con-
gress."
Costa Rica severed diplomatic relations
with Germany.
Germany and Austria replied favorably
to pope's peace proposal
Germans broke through Russian line at
Sent 22-Secretary Lansing revealed de-
tails of Bernstorffs plotting before U. s.
Sept. 2.-Secretary Lansing disclosed
German abuse of q. s. protection by con-
cealing in Bucharest legation explosives
and disease germs after u. s. had taken
Sept. 24-German airplanes raided Eng
land killing 20.
War Industries board and producers cut
steel prices in half
Germans lost heavily In attacks near
Verdun-
Sept 9.-Germans made two more air