The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03

basic price for 1917 crop at $40.
Germans made air raid on port OF
Idga.
Aug. 3l.-French made successful attack
northwest OF lIurtebise.
September.
Sept british destroyers destroyed
four German armed traNlers off Jutland.
Sept 3.-Russians abandoned Riga.
German airplanes raided Chatham, Eng
land. killing l0S.
Sept. 4-ltalans captured Monte San
Gabrielle
German submarine shelled Scarborough
and airplanes bombed London.
Sept 5.-American National army bernn
movement to CantOnments.
Federal agents raided L. w. w. quar-
ters throughout county,
Organized labor met in Minneapolis to
form loyal organization.
American merchantmen under convoy
Rttackedfhy p-boats; two steamships and
one submarine sunk p f'FF
Sept 6.5-liouse passed war credits bill
authorizing $1l53s .9i5, AGO in bonds and GER
tihcates.
Sept 7.--Atlantic transport lines Mime
haha torpedoed so dead
German aviators bombed American hos
pital camp. killing FIVE.
Sept S.-Secretary Lansing exposed vio-
ations of neutrality by Swedish officials in
Argentina and Stockholm, in transmitting
German cablegrams advising sinking of
Argentine vessels.
French cabinet resigned.
Sept 9.-korniloff, commander in chief
of Russian armies, headed military coun-
ter revolution and was dismissed by ker-
ensky.
Sept 1O-Senate passed war revenue bill
totaling' 81 All $4,000
Paul Painleve became French premier
Sept. 1l-Austrians failed in desperate
attacks ON Monte San Gabrielle.
Sept. l2.-Count LuXburg, German min
lster to Argentina, given his passports:
anti-German riots in Buenos Aires.
kerensky made commander in chief of
Russian armies.
Trading with the enemy bill passed, with
amendment forbidding publication of war
comment in German without English
translation.
Council of three given supreme author
ity in Poland by Germany and Austria.
Sept. 1S.-Korniloff's revolt collapsed
Secretary Lansing exposed unneutral
action of former Swedish charge In Mexico
City.
Russian army advanced toward Riga.
sept. l4.-ltalians drove Austrians from
Monte San Gabrielle summit.
Sept. l5.-Senate passed bill for $1l5SS
966,i60 bond issues.
British naval aircraft destroyed one Ger
man destroyer and some traWlerS near Os-
tend.
Sept. 16.-premlN Kerensky proclaimed
Russia a republic.
Sept 17-Costa Rica broke off relations
with Germany.
Germany apologized to Argentina for
LuAburg s actions, but Argentina demand
ed full formal explanation.
Roumanians took German positions near
Varntza.
Sept. 1S.-Russia began reorganization OF
army, suppressing soldiers committees.
House passed s., l44, 600 deficiency war
supply bill.
Sept. 2o,-Rritish bsgan great offensive
east OF Ypres.
President Wilson named board to adjust
war labor troubles.
Sept. 21.-Secretary Lansing published
message of Won Bernstorff to Berlin ask
ing leave to spend $4,000 ITO influence con-
gress."
Costa Rica sevesed diplomatic relations
with Germany.
Germany and Austria replied favorably
to pope'S peace proposal
General Bliss succeeded General Scott as
chief of staff, u. s. A.
Germans broke through Russian line at
Jac0bstadt
Sept. 22.--Secretary Lansing revealed dt.-
tails of Bernstorf's plotting before u. S.
entered the war.
Fierce fighting continued in Flanders.
British bombarded Ostend.
Sept. 23.-Secretary Lansing disclosed
&C man abuse of IT, S. protection by con-
cealing in Bucharest legation explosives
and disease germs after u. S. had taken
it over
Russians took German positions near
Pskoff.
Sept 2i.-German airplanes raided Eng
land killing 20.
War industries board and producers cut
steel prices in half.
Germans lost heavily in attacks near
Nerdun.
Sept 25-Germans made two more air
raids on England.
Argentine chamber of deputies voted Ia
sever relations with Germany
u. S. senate passed 5000, 900 war de-
ficiency bill.
Sept 26.-British took strong positions
from Germans east and northeast OF
| Ypres.
Germany offered to evacuate Belgium
under certain conditions.
Peru presented ultimatum to Germany
concerning sinking of bark Lorton.
Strike of iron workers at San Francisco
ended
Gen. SoulIhomlinoff, former war minis
ter of Russia, sentenced for life for hig
treason
Sept. 27.-Democratic congress met in Pc
trograd.
Sept. 2S-Many l. w. W. leaders indicted
for Seditious conspiracy.
Sept 29.--British captured Rsmadie, Me.
Sopotamia, and its large garrison.
German airplanes raided London.
British airpanes bombed Zeebrugge.
Rioters at Essen demanded peace ant
food
Sept 30-Two more air raids made or
London.
/ Fuel Administrator Garfield set limits
for retail prices of coal.
Italians made big gains on Bainsizza
plateau.
Great mass meeting for peace held IL
Revolt in Russian Turkestan.
October.
Oct. 1.-Heavy M.acks of Germans re
pulsed by French ana British, and of Aus
trians by Italians.
Four groups of German airplanes raid
ed London and coast towns.
Second Liberty loan campaign started.
French airmen made reprisal raids OF
! Frankfort. Stuttgart, Treves and Cob
Oct. British repulsed six desperate
German attacks in Flanders.
British cruiser Drake torpedoed; L
Oct. s.-President Wilson signed the wa
Russian democratic congress votet
against a coalition government.
Oct. 4-British won great battle east o
Ypres
Oct. 5-French repulsed violent attacl
bH flll1 Otf
Oct. 6--Peru broke off relations will
Germany
Congress completed it's war program
and adjourned.
Oct 7--Uruguay severed relations will
Germany
Oct. S,-Pershing and Bliss commissioned
generals.
Oct 9-British and French made an
other big advance In Flanders.
Oct 10-Secretary Lansing reveale,
Bernstorff's part in German sabotage plot
In America in 1916.
President Wilson directed the food ad
ministration to license after Nov. manu-
facture, storage. importation and dstri
button of about 20 prime commodities.
Oct 1o,-British gained half mile on 81,
mile front in Flanders.
Germans captured part OF Island o
Oesel in Gulf of Riga.
Oct 13-Germans took Arensburg, capi
fnI oaf ie1nr