, 1918-01-03

Nicaragua Endorsed course of United
States.
April 2o.-Russian council of workmen's
and soldiers delegates declared against
separate peace.
Two German d%estroyers sunk OF Dover.
April 2L.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
April 25,-German destroyers ~bombarded
Dunkirk but were driven on.
marine; naval lieutenant and 9 unners
April N.-Briush occupied Arleaux and
"1 April Fl SSpippcongress passed army bills
with selective CONSUMPTION. features.
April 2s..saeneral Petaln made chief of
May s.~Chilean minister to Germany
demanded his passports.
May FRENCH captured GTao oa,s u,,,,-
fed press censorship clause:
British transport Transylvania torpe-
May 5.-French made big advance on
May s.-Boiivia severed relations with
May 7.-Coalition government of provi-
sional government and soldiers and work.
May m.Wftaiy reported destruction of 10
German submarines in one. week.
Chicago board of trade stopped trading
May 12."British again hit the Hinden-
burg line, establishing themselves near
May M.-senete passed espionage bills
without prohibition and press censorship
italians attacked along the whole Isonzo
front. gaining ground north of Goritz.
May .1~5,-chancelor Hollweg before the
Reichstag refused to discuss ermany's
Trading in wheat futures stopped in six
middle west exchanges.
May 1I-senate passed army draft bill.
s Maa 1s. coPPPlsitssa eaR %iisen Of or ss e one
division, commanded by General Pershing,
sent to France at once. He also signed
Honduras severed relations with Ger
May 1s.-President Wilson selected II.
C. Hoover as head of a food control board.
Nicaragua severed relations with Ger
senate passed the ss,s42. 1900 war bud
Ma May !. 2s; 20 dSS Gs passed war tax bill Gar
Secretary Lansing refused passports for
American delegates to Stockholm social
sA AHs5lGaa s shiR b Saf .1ybsso. supplies to
cabinet resigned.
May 2i.-Itaiians broke through Austrian
trieste. taking s.ooS prisoners.
May 25.-First American field service
corps went to front in France.
ENGLAND. killing 76 and injuring 17H
May 27.a.Italians again broke through
May @-War department issued call for
100000 volunteers for regular army:
London reported sinking of hospital ship
Brazil chamber OF deputies authorized
revocation of neutrality decree.
June 2;-senate passed first of admin
Fourteen German and Hindoo plotters
indicted by federal grand jury at Chicago.
June 3.-American commission to Rus
sia, headed by Root, reached Russian port.
French repulsed i've great attacks south
June 4.-Brussilor made commander in
chief of Russian armies.
June 6.-More than ten million young
Americans registered for the National
army.
the Midway near London, but were driven
Off, losing eight machines.
British made big advance on north bank
American liner sank German ubmarine
after long fight.
Belgium, blowing up Messines ridge and
advancing s miles on e-mile front.
STRENGTHENING out DIG salient.
June S-General Pershing and stan ar
Germany broke on relations with Haiti.
June 1o-General Pershing's stan ar
June liking, Constantine Of Greece;
forced by the allies abdicated In favor Of
American. steamship Petrolite reported
sunk by submarine.
don. killing 81 and wounding 437.
Army and navy deficiency appropriation
bill carrying s3,Oco.ooo.ooo passed by con
June 14.-British made big advance east
and south of Messines.
June 15.-Liberty loan heavily over-sub-
scribed when books closed.
June 2O.-President Wilson issued call
for 7o.o99 volunteer 1.1 for ssg viaIen ar Attacks
of Germans on the Chemin des Danes.
June 23.-House passed food control bill
June 8.-President Wilson appointed an
exports council OF the secre-
taI,es sn Of , state aidSSS friistratte ana e0mmefe'
nSing OF prices,
June 27.-second contingent of ~Pershing's
army landed in France; ,aad ,v vsn,vs,os
jun 2s.-Brazil revoked its decree of
neutrality in wal between entente allies
June 2s."Greece broke OF diplomatic re-
Iations with Germany, Austria, Bulgaria
j July L.%Russians captured .Koniuchy.
Galicia, and Turkish In the
July 3.-French repulsed great German
July Russians successfully attacked
In Pinsk sector.
m made air raid on London. KILL
July 8.-President Wilson proclaimed an
embargo on shipments of food, fuel. steel
and munitions, to cut on supplies from
neutral countries to Germany except dairy
products for non-combatants In exchange
Juiy e.-New Austrian cabinet resigned.
President Wilson called entire National
Guard and its reserve into the federal
service by August 8. .
british battleship Vanguard destroyed
by interior explosion; 800 lost.
InlY lO.-Russians broke Teuton line