Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-01-03

Nicaragua Endorsed course of United
States.
and soldiers delegates declared against
separete\peace.
Two German destroyers sunk off Dover.
April n.-British war commission arrived
Turkey severed relations with United
States.
April 24.-French war commission ar
rived in United States.
British made further advances in Arras
sector in face of desperate opposition by
Germans.
April 25-German destroyers bombarded
Dunkirk but were driven off.
American tanker Vacuum sunk by sub
lost
April 27-British occupied Arleaux and
April 289Congress passed army bills
with selective CONSUMPTION features.
Guatemala severed relations with Ger
, April 2s.-General Petain made chief of
| French staff.
| demanded his passports.
May 4.-French captured Craonne.
House passed espionage bill with modi-
| fed press censorship clause;
| British transport Pennsylvania torpe-
doed; 41S lives lost.
May 5.-French made big advance on
four mile front southwest of Laon.
May 6.-Bolivia severed relations with
May 7.-Coaltion government of provi-
sonal government and soldiers and work
mems delegates formed in Russia.
May 11-Italy reported destruction OF IL
| German submarines in one week.
Chicago board Of trade stopped trading
lin May wheat.
May 12.-British again hit the linden
burg line. establishing themselves near
Bullecourt.
May 14.-Senate passed espionage bills
without prohibition and press censorship
Italians attacked along the whole Isonzo
front gaining ground north Of Goritz.
May 15.-Ghancelor Hollweg before the
Reichstag refused to discuss Germany's
peace aims.
Trading in wheat futures stopped in six
middle west exchanges.
Italians made big gains on Julian front
taking Monte Cucco and Monte Vodice.
May 17.-Senate passed army draft DILL
British completed capture Of Bulleccurt.
May 1S.-President Wilson ordered one
division, commanded by General Pershing,
sent to France at once. He also signed
the. army draft bill and set June for
registration day.
Honduras severed relations with Ger
many.
May 19.-President Wilson selected H.
C. Hoover as head of food control board.
Sicaragua severed relations with Ger
Senate passed the $s,s42OOOo war bud
get
May 2s;-House passed war tax bill car
Secretary Lansing refused passports for
American delegates to Stockholm social
ist peace conference
g. American ship carrying supplies to
Switzerland sunk by torpedo.
Premier Tisza and entire Hungarian
cabinet resigned.
May 24.-Italians broke through Austrian
front from CastagnavizZa to gulf OF
Trieste, taking 5000 prisoners.
May 25.-First American field service
corps went to front in France.
Germans made air raid on southeastern
England, killing rs and injuring 1744.
May H,--Italians again broke through
Austrian lines
May 29-War department issued call for
100000 volunteers for regular army.
London reported sinking Of hospital ship
and armed cruiser by submarines.
Brazil chamber Of deputies authorized
revocation of neutrality decree.
June 2-senate passed first OF admin
istration's food bills.
Fourteen German and Hindoo plotters
indicted by federal grand jury At Chicago.
u. s. railroad commission to Russia ar
June s-American commission to Rrs-
STA, headed by Root, reached Russian port.
French repulsed five great attacks south
June 1.-Brussiloff made commander In
chief of Russian armies.
June 5.-More than ten million young
Americans registered for the National
German aviators raided naval base in
the Midway near London, but were driven
off, losing eight machines.
British made big advance on north bank
of the Scarpe.
American liner sank German submarine
after long fight.
June 7.-British began great offensive IL
Belgium blowing up Messines ridge and
advancing miles on Smile front.
strengthening out big salient.
June S.-General Pershing and staff ar
Germany Broke Off relations with Haiti.
June 1o-General Pershing's staff ar
riY Y,ne IN 1g tr9HGs Constantine of Greece,
forced by the allies. abdicated in favor of
Prince Alexander. his second son.
American steamship Petrolite reported
sunk by submarine
June iS-Germans made air raid on Lon
don, killing 81 and .woundinS 4S7.
Army and navy deficiency appropriation
bill carrying $3,OOo,OOO,0OO passed by con-
June 14.-British made big advance east
and south of Messines.
June 15.-Liberty loan heavily over-sub
scribel when books closed.
June 2o.-President Wilson issued call
for 10 900 volunteers for regular army.
/, June 22.-French repulsed violent attacks
OF Germans on the Chemin des Danes, .,
June 23.-House passed food control Dill
with "bone dry amendment.
June 25.-President Wilson appointed an
exports council composed OF the secre-
tares Of t state agFf9Tatte ana
June 26.-American coal barons agreed to
fixing of prices. :
landed in France.
June 27-Second contingent of Pershing's
arms landed in France.
New Greek cabinet headed by Venizelos
took oath of office. !
June 2S.-Brazil revoked its decree of
neutrality in war between entente allies
June 2s.~Greece broke Off diplomatic re-
ri
July i.~Russians captured Koniuchy, J
Gallcia, and Turkish stronEholds in the
July s.-French rcpulsed great German
July 7.~Russians successfully attacked
Germans made air raid on London, kill !;
ing 81 and losing a number Of planes.
July S.-Presdent Wilson proclaimed an
embargo on shipments Of food, fuel steel
and munitions, to cut OFF supplies from
neutral countries to Germany except dairy |.
products for non-combatants in exchange /,
July s.-New Austrian cabinet resigned:
President Wilson called entire National
Guard and its reserve into the federal /
British battieship Vanguard destroyed
by interior explosion, 800 lost; :.
July 1O.-Russians. broke Teuton line
July 11.-President Wilson called on
American business interests to aid nation
by foregoing unusual profits in selling to
the nation and the public.
July 12.-Russian advance checked west
of Bohorodozany.
July H.-Chancellor Bethmann-H ollweg
resigned and DR.. G. e. Michaelis succeed
House passed s64o.ooo,Ooo aviation bill.