Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-08

lines north of the Aisne INJECTING heavy
losses and taking S.00e prisoners.
American troops went into first line
trenches and fred first shot at Germans.
Oct 24-Austrians and Germans began
offensive along lsonzo 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 Bainszza plateau;
10000 Italians captured.
Oct. 26-British ana French made big at
tack east of Ypres
Brazil declared state of war with Ger
many existed.
Oct Galatians in general retreat. 100 COO
captured: Teutons advanced beyond Civil
dale
Oct so-Austro- Germans took Udine
and broke through Carnic Alps into Vene
Vittorio Orlando formed new Italian
cabinet.
Count George Won Hertling made Ger
man imperial chancellor. Michaelis having
Oct 3I-Berlin reported 10000 Italians
and more than 1000 guns captured.
American transport Finland struck by
torpedo; eight men killed.
Nov. Italians reformed behind the
Tagliamento.
British announced capture of Beersheba,
Nov. Grown prince withdrew from the
Chemin des Danes to the Ailette river.
One German cruiser and ten armed
u.
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 II prisoners.
Nov 5.-American patrol boat Alcedo
sunk by torpedo; q lost.
Nov. ,6.-Italians retreated from Taglia-
British captured Passchendaele and ad-
vanced 500 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 8-Russian maximalists under
Lenine seized government and planned for
immediate peace; Kerensky fled from Pc
Nov. s.-Britain, France and Italy Gre
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. 11-Italians repulsed Teutons near
Loyal troops attacked maximalists in
Petrograd.
Italians held Teutons on Piave river.
Nov. 13-Kerensky and the Cossacks
badly defeated.
French cabinet resigned.
Nov. 15.-Georges Clemenceau became
premier of France.
lIalldnS inunUdL0u DlS SeCtlOu dDOuI Tie
lower Piave TO save Venice.
Socialist seized the government of Fin
land.
Nov. 17-Bolsheviki won in Moscow
squadron off Helgoland.
British occupied Jaffa, Palestine
Teutons who crossed Piave at Zenson
Nov 1S-Bolsheviki generally victorious
in Russia; Civil war halted by lack of
food.
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President Wilson issued proclamation
putting severe e restrictions on enemy
Daniel willard made head Of u. s. war
American destroyer Chauncey sunk in
Nov 1.-TWO American soldiers killed
and five wounded in artillery combat
Nov. N-British smashed through the
Hindenburg line toward Sambrai. taking
French successfully attacked German
salient south of Juvincourt
Nov luxurious fighting near Cambria
Italians meeting great msssed
Bolsheviki government In RUSSIA pro-
posed general armistice.
Nov. 23-The Ukraine declared separa-
ton from Russia
Nov. 2-The British took Bourbon wood,
The Caucasus declared its Independence.
Nov. % -British and French armies
reached Italian front.
Nov. H.-Superior war council OF
formed for United States
British took part of Fontaine near Cam
italians repulsed fierce Teuton attacks.
Nov. 2S.-Coaliton ministry formed in
Russia
u. s. government assumed control over
LIZ IN,
Nov 2s-Interallied war conference
opened in Paris.
Austria agreed to Russia armistice plan.
Nov. 3O0Government announced safe
arrival in France of large numbers OF Ma
tional Guard troops
Germans pierced British lines south of
Dec. 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.
near Cambria ~
United States congress met for second
England reported East Africa complete
ly cleared of Germans
Russian deputation began arp1istice neg
citations with Germans. Armistice an
nounced on many sections of Russian
front
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
British steamer Apapa -torpedoed; so
passengers and the crew lost.
Dec. 5-Germans rejected Russians first
demands in armistice negotiations.
Italians lost some positions on Asiago
British aviators raided sweibrucken and
Saarbrucken.
British withdrew from Bourbon wood
salient near Cambria.
Dec 6.-Italians driven back on Asiago
Armistice for ten days declared on Rus
German air raiders killed seven in Eng
U. S. destroyer Jacob Jones torpedoed;
Dec. LIMITED States congress declared
war on Austria Hungary.
Roumania accepted armistice with the
Dec S-Great Italian air fleet made suc-
cessful attack on Austro-Germans
Ecuador severed diplomatic relations
with Germany
revolt OF Cossacks against Lenine govern.
ment of Russia.
Dec. 10.-British captured Jerusalem.
japanese troops landed in Vladiyostok
Dec. 11.-Russian constituent assem-
bly, met.
Dec. 12.-Germans made great attack
east of Bullecourt. gaining slightly.
Congressional inquiry iHto =. S. war
preparations started
British destroyer. four trawlers and
six merchantmen sunk in North sea by
Germans.
Dec. 15.-Armistice agreement signed
by Russian bolsheviki government and
Teutonic allies.
War council in U S. war department
created
Dec 17.-Charles Piez succeeded Rear
Aomlrai Harris as general manager OF
the emergency fleet corporation.
Dec 1S.-Gen. Goethals made acting
quartermaster general and Gen. Wheel
er acting chief of ordnance.
German air raid on England.