The Ordway new era., 1918-01-04

Congress completed Its war program
Oct. f-Uruguay severed relations with
Germany.
mile front in Flanders.
Germans captured part of Island of
Oesel in Gulf of Riga
board to stop trading with the enemy and
took other steps to curb enemy activities
In America.
One Russian and two German torpedo
boats sunk In battle near Oesel.
Oct 15.-Destruction of French steamer
Medic by submarine announced; go lives
lost.
Oct. 1.-Two German raiders sank two
British destroyers and u Scandinavian
Merchantmen they were conveying in the
Oct. l7aGermans in full possession of is
American transport Antilles torpedoed:
67 lost.
from Russians.
Oct; 1s;-Germans made air raid on Lon
don. killing "a.
Oct. eO.-Four Zeppeiins destroyed by the
French.
Oct 2a.,French broke through German
losses and taking 5000 prisoners.
American troops went into first line
trenches and fired first shot at Germans.
Oct. 2.-Austrians and Germans began
Offensive along 1sonzo front
Oct 25.-French made another big gain
Austro- German attack drove Italians
back to frontier on the Julian line fore
ing IN oo ahandonment Of Bainsizza plateau
Oct. 2d.-British and French made big at
tack east of Ypres.
Brazil declared state of war with Ger
Oct. 27.-Itaians in general retreat. 100 900
captured: Teutons advanced beyond Civil
Oct. so,-Austro-Germans took udine
and broke through Carnic Alps into Vene-
Vittorio Orlando formed new italian
cabinet.
man imperial chancellor. Michaelis having
resigned.
Oct. aI.-Berlin reported 10000 Italians
and more than 1000 guns captured.
American transport Finland struck by
torpedo; eight men killed.
,r Nov L-ltalians reformed behind the
Taglamento.
British announced capture of Beersheba,
Palestine.
Chemin 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 a.-Germans raided salient held by
Americans, killing three. wounding and
taking 12 prisoners.
Nov; 5..AmeTiean patrol boat AIcedo
Nov. 6-Italians retreated from Tagla-
mento line
British captured Passchendaele and ad-
vanced 500 yards beyond.
Nov. 7-Itallans fell back TO Livenza
river. Germans following.
American commission to Paris confer
enee. headed by Col. House. reached Eng
land.
British in Palestine captured GAIA.
Nov. S-Russian maximallsts under
Lenine seized government and planned for
immediate peace; KerenslSy fled from Pc
Nov. 9-Britaln. France and Italy Gre
ated interallied war committee: Gen. Diaz
made first commander of Italian armies.
Nov 1o.-Russian rebel government made
Lenine premier.
Germans reached Piave river in Italy
Nov. n.-italians repulsed Teutons near
Asiago
Loyal troops attacked maximalists in
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.
Italians inundated big section about the
lower Piave to save Venice.
Socialist seized the government of Fin
Nov. 17-.Bolsheviki won in Moscow.
squadron on Helgoland.
British occupied Jaffa. Palestine.
Teutons who crossed Piave at Zenson
Nov. is-Bolsheviki generally victorious
In Russia. Civil war halted by lack of
Nov. 19-Teutons concentrating big gun
fire on north Of Italian line.
putting severe restrictions on enemy
aliens in United States
Daniel Willard made head of U. s. war
American destroyer chauncey sunk in
collision; 21 lost.
and five wounded in artillery combat.
Nov 2.-British smashed through the
HindenburG line toward Cambrai, taking
many towns and thousands of prisoners.
French successfully attacked German
salient south OF Juvincourt.
Nov. 22.-Furious fighting near Cambria.
Att l.,ar aNN pI
between Piave and Brenta rivers.
Bolsheviki government in Russia pro-
posed general armistice.
Nov 23-The Ukraine declared separa-
ton from Russia.
Nov. 24.-The British took Bourbon wood.
near Cambria
The Caucasus declared its independence.
Nov. Q British and French armies
reached Italian front.
Nov. 27.-Superior war council of II
formed for United States.
British took part of Fontaine near Cam
brai.
Noy. 2s.-coailtion ministry formed in
Germany assented to boisheviki plan for
u. s. government assumed control over
Three Scandinavian kings agreed in
Nov. 2s-Interaliied war conference
Austria agreed to Russia armistice plan.
Nov. 3o.-Government announced safe
arrival in France of large numbers OF Ma
tonal Guard troops.
Germans pierced British lines south of
Cambria.
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.
Dec. 3-Britlsh repulsed furious attacks
United States congress met for second
war session.
England reported East Africa complete
ly cleared OF Germans.
Russian deputation began armisrice neg
citations with Germans. Armlstice an
nounced on many sections of Russian
front.
Dec. 4-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
Hungary.
establishment of Tartar republic in