The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-01-04


Germany.
Oct p, Z: british gained half mile on six
mile front in Flanders.
Germans captured part of Island of
Oesel in Gulf of Riga
Oct: A-President Wilson created war
board 70 stop trading with the enemy and
LOOK other steps to curb enemy activities
One Russian and two German torpedo
boats sunk In battle near Oesel.
Oct l5.-Destruction of French steamer
; Medie by submarine announced; $50 lives
Oct. 17.-Two German raiders sank two
British destroyers and IL Scandinavian
merhantmen they were conveying In the
Oct. r.aGermans In full possession of Is
American transport Antilles torpedoed:
Oct ls-Germans captured Moon island
from Russians.
. Oct lis l9snGeTmans made air raid on Lon
Oct. 2o.-Four zeppelins destroyed by the
Oct s..Freneh broke through German
losses and taking 5000 prisoners.
American troops went into first line
trenches and fired first shot at Germans.
Oct. A-Austrians and Germans began
offensiye along Isonzo front
Oct 2S-French made another big gain
Austro- German attack drove Italians
back TO frontier on the Julian line fore
Ing abandonment of Bainsizza plateau; ;
$1,000 Italians captured.
Oct. 26-British and French made big at
tack east of Ypres.
Brazil declared state of war with Ger
Oct. 27,-!talans in general retreat. 100. 900
captured; Teutons advanced beyond Civi-
Oct. -Austro-Germans took Udine
and and broke through Carnic Alps into vene-
Y,ttor,o Orlando formed new Italian
Count George Won Hertllng made Ger
man imperial chancellor. Michaelis having
Oct. 31-5Berlin reported 10000 Italians
and more than 1000 guns captured.
American transport, Finland struck by
Tagliamento.
British announced capture of Beersheba,
Nov: 2..Crown prince withdrew from the
Cnemin des Danes to the Ailette river.
one German cruiser and ten armed
trawlers sunk by British in the Cattegat.
United States and Japan made compact
on open door in China and cooperation In
the war.
Nov. s-Germans raided salient held by
Americans. killing three, wounding and
taking u prisoners.
sunk mSv BY ioPsde Il Ps.E0l ss boat Aced0
Nov. 6-1talians retreated from Taglia-
British captured Passchendaele and ad-
vanced 800 yards beyond.
Nov. Italians fell back to Livenza
river. Germans following.
American commission to Paris confer
ence. headed by Col. House. reached Eng
land.
British in Palestine captured GAIA,
Nov. s.-Russian maximalsts under
Lenine seized government and planned for
immediate peace: Kerensky fled from Pc
trograd
ated interallied war committee; Gen. Diaz
made first commander of italian armies.
Nov. 1o-Russian rebel government made
Germans reached Piave river In Italy.
Nov. L.-Italians repulsed Teutons near
Loyal troops attacked maximalists in
italians held Teutons on Piave river
Nov l3.-Kerensky and the Cossacka
French cabinet resigned
Nov. 15.-Georges Clemenceau became
premier OF France.
Italians inundated big section about the
lower Pave to save Venice.
Socialist seized tho government of Fin
Nov 17-Bolsheviki won in Moscow.
British light sea forces routed German
squadron off Helgoland.
British occupied Jaffa. Palestine.
Teutons who crossed Piave at Zenson
Nov. is.-Bolshevik generally victorious
n Russia: Civil war halted by lack OF
Nov. 1s-Teutons concentrating big gun
fire on north or Italian line.
President Wilson Issued proclamation
putting severe restrictions on enemy
aliens In United States.
Daniel Willard made head of U. g. wal
American destroyer chauncey sunk in
collision: 21 lost. anu,
and five wounded in artillery combat.
Nov. N.-British smashed through the
Hindenburg line toward Cambria. taking
French successfully attacked German
salient south OF Juvincourt
Nov. 22.-Furious fighting near Cambria.
Italians meeting great. Great messed r,nsrs attack
Bolsheviki government In Russia pro-
posed general armistice.
Nov A-The Ukraine declared separa-
Nov. A-The British took Bourbon wood
near Cambrai.
The Caucasus declared its Independence e:
reached italian front.
Nov. 27.-Superior war council OF II
formed for United States
Italians repulsed fierce Teuton attacks;
Noy. 2s-coalition ministry formed In
Germany assented to bolsheviki plan for
u q. government assumed control over
Three Scandinavian kings agreed in
msinta'n Sov. 5sfnteraIi,ed neIlsgd war conferenc.
opened in Parts
Austria agreed to Russia armistiese plan; =,
arrival in France OF large numbers Of Ma
tional Guard troops.
Germans pierced British lines south of
Dec. 1.-British regained most OF ground
lost near Cambria. and nine German at
tacks were repulsed with great losses.
Dec. 2.-British withdrew from Mas
nieres on Cambria front.
Dec. 3.-British repulsed furious attacks
near Cambria.
United States congress met for second
England reported East Africa complete
ly cleared of Germans.
Russian deputation began armistice neg
citations with Germans Armistice an
nounced on many sections OF Russian
front.
Dec. A-President Wilson. in his annual
message, declared peace would not be
made with present rulers Of Germany,
that America would fight to last gun, and
asked declaration OF war against Austria
Establishment of Tartar republic in