Meade County news., 1918-01-03
Compiled by E. W. PIcKARp.
January.

January.
Jan. 1.-Germans defeated Russians in
British transport Ivernia sunk in Medi.
terranean; $50 lost.
Jan. 5.-Braila, Roumania, captured By
Jan. 0.-Premler Trepofr Of Russia re.
signed and was succeeded by Prince Colt.
zine.
British warship Cornwallis sunk by tor
pedo.
Jan. H.-Japanese battleship Tsukuba
destroyed by explosion; 1853 killed.
Jan. n.-German raider In South ATTAIN
tic said to have sunk 10 or more ships.
Entente allies sent another note to u.
s. explaining why peace is not possible
Jan. 1s.-dermans evacuated Braila,
Roumania
Jan 19-Munitions factory near London
blown up; many lives lost. -
senate gave world outline of terms on
which he believed lasting peace could be
Germans defeated in two attacks at
Jan. S.-Destroyers fought two engage
ments In North sea, the Germans losing
several vessels and the English one.
JAN A.-Germans made gains in fierce
attacks west of Riga.
Jan. 25.-Germans took mile of French
trenches on Hill SO4. Xerdqn region u,.,.
British auxiliary cruiser Laurentic sunk
by mine; $50 lives lost.
French transport Admiral Magon tor
pedoed 141 lost.
Jan. N-Allies attacked Teutons on all
fronts, gaining much ground.
Jan. 29.-Greek government saluted flags
of entente powers
British cruiser Amethyst fought Ger
man commerce raider and submarine
north of Pernambuco.
Jan. H.-Germany announced submarine
blockade Of all enemy countries outlined
forbidden zones and revoked pledges on
submarine warfare.
February.
Feb mime vessels sunk by Germans
in "biockade zone" eight lives lost.
Feb 2-Nine more neutral vessels sunk
by German submarines, with loss Of life.
Feb. 3,-United States broke Off diplo..
matte relations with Germany; President
Wilson dismissed Ambassador Won Bern
storff and recalled Ambassador Gerard.
British captured 800 yards of German
trenches north OF the Ancre
Feb l-Germany agreed to release
Americans taken by commerce raider
German gunboat interned at Honolulu
burned by crew crew many S German vessels In
Feb. SHERMAN submarine shelled and
sank British provisional naval collier
Eayestone and killed four men, including
President Wilson issued proclamation
forbidding American shpowners to trans
fer their ships to foreign registry.
British reported big gains on west front
and near Kut-el-Amara
Belgian relief steamer Lars Kruse sunk
by German submarine: all but one of crew
lost.
Feb. 6.-Thirteen vessels sunk by German
submarines, with heavy loss of life.
Feb. 7.-Anchor liner California and 9th
er vessels sunk by German submarine; Al
lost on California.
Senate indorsed President Wilson'S ac-
ton toward Germany
Feb. S.-British steamer Turlno and nine
other vessels sunk by GermanE.
Britiah tOrDedO DESTROYER sunk by m1nes
Feb. 1O,~Ambassador Gerard left Ger
many.
Germany through Swiss minister, in
formally proposed parley with u. s.
Feb. 12.-Presldent Wilson refused parley
sought by Germany.
American schooner Lyman M. Law de-
stroyed by Austrian submarine.
Feb. 13.-Germany announced period Of
grace for all vessels in barred zones
White Star liner Afric sunk by subma-
Feb. 15.-Germans opened new often
Feb. 16.-Great Britain announced clos
ing of Germany's North sea coast to ship
ping by mine field.
Feb. 17.-Brltish 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 trans
Feb. 22-Germany freed the Yarrowdale
prisoners.
FEB, N.-Holland aroused by sinking of
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: 12 lost, includ-
Ing Mrs A. II. Hoy and daughter OF Chi
cago. and one American member OF crew.
British and German destroyers fought in
English Channel.
gress to grant him powers to protect
American shipping.
British took Kut-el-Amara from Turks.
stairs and Margate, killing woman and
Feb. N.-President Wilson declared La
eGDS as case $ Xas an Sysrt SG5 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; 1O6
lost.
March.
March 1.-House passed bill empowering
president to arm American merchant ves-
sells
sells would be sunk hereafter without
warming
March S.-Russia reported capture of
Hamadan, Persia from Turks
March 4-Austrian attack east of Goritz
repulsed with great losses.
March 6.-Austria informed u. s. It In
dorsed German submarine warfare pro-
rman-Hindoo plot to invade India
through China revealed by arrests in New
York.
March 9.-President Wilson ordered the
arming of u s. merchant vessels.
March 11-Bagdad captured by British.
March 12.-Revolution begun in Petro-
grad.
tenn east of Bapaume.
American steamer Algonquin torpedoed
without warning.
March 13.-China severed diplomatic re-
lations with Germany
Russian imperial cabinet deposed by
March 14-Germans in great retreat
along Somme front.
March 15.-Czar Nicholas abdlcated Rus
sian throne for himself and his son.
Russians captured Hamadan, Asiatic
March 17.-Brltish took Bapaume and
French took Roye
Zeppelns raided London; one shot down
near Compiegne, France.
BRAND cabinet in France resigned.
March 1S.-American freighters Vigilan-
cia, City of Memphis and Illinois, sunk by
German submarine; % perished.
British and French advanced 10 miles on
70-milg front and took Peronne, Chaulnes
and Eoye.
March la-Germans made new fierce