New Britain herald., 1918-01-04

without dissenting vote.
 April 15.-British patrols entered suburbs of Lens.
 Germans routed at Lagnicourt with terrible losses
 President Wilson issued address to nation calls for full, united service
 British transport Arcadian torpe- doed, 279 lost
 British transport Cameronia sunk; 40 lost
 April 16. President Wilson issued proclamation warning against the commission of reasonable acts.
 Congress appropriated $1OO,0OO,0 900 for emergency war fund.
 French opened great offensive on 25-milc front between Soissons and Rheims. taking 10000 prisoners.
 French liner sontay torpedoed; 45 lives lost. April 17-Senate unanimously passed $7,000, OOO,OOO bond issue bill.
 Germans sank two British hospital ships loaded with wounded British and Germans
 April 1S.-French hit Germans hard between Rheims and Auberice and repelled great counter ttacks
 April 19-American liner Mongolia sank German submarine in Irish sea French took strong positions near Craonne.
 Nicaragua indorsed course of United States.
 April 20-Russian council of work mems and soldiers delegates declared against separate peace.
 Two German destroyers sunk off Dover.
 April 21.-British war commission arrived in United States.
 Turkey severed relations with Unit ed States.
 German destroyers sheIed Calais, killing civilians.
 April 22.-British resumed grand offensive on west front
 April 23.-British airmen destroyed 40 German airplanes.
 April 24.-French war commission arrived in United States.
 British made further advances in Arras sector in face of desperate op- position by Germans.
 April 25.-German destroyers bom~ barded Dunkirk but were driven off April 26 - German destroyers shelled Ramsgate.
 American tanker Vacuum sunk by submarine; naval lieutenant and nine gunners lost.
 April 27.-British occupied Arleaux and half of Oppy.
 April 29.-Congress passed army bills with selective conscription feat ures.
 Guatemala severed relations with Germany,
 April 29.-General Petain made chief of French staff
 April 30.-Senate authorized presi- dent to use interned German and Austrian boats at once
 Series of air attacks made on Zee bruggc.
 American armed steamer Rocking ham sunk by submarine; 16 missing.
 Greek steamship Parthenon sunk by German submarine; loss $4,0OO,. 000
 May.
 May 2.-Dr. Lauro Mueller, Brazil ian foreign minister and pro-German, resigned
 May 3.-Chilean minister to Ger many demanded his passports
 British began new offensive west of Queant and took Fresnoy
 U. $. and Canada agreed to regulate prlcc or wheat.
 May 4.-French captured Craonne. House passed espionage bill with modified press censorship clause.
 British transport Pennsylvania tor pedoed; 413 lives lost.
 May 5.-French made big advance on four mile front southwest of Laon. May 6.--Bolivia severed relations with Germany.
 Mass meeting at Saloniki proclaimed deposition of king of Greece and his dynasty.
 May 7.-CoalitiOn government of provisional government and soldiers and WorlImen's delegates formed in Russia.
 May 8.-Germans recaptured Fres- noy from British.
 Allies began offensive on Macedon- ian front.
 May 9.-British regained part of ground lost at Fresnoy.
 May 10.--Army bill conferees fixed ago for conscripts at 21 to 30.
 May l1.-Italy reported destruction of IS German submarines in one week
 Chicago board of trade stopped tra- ding in May wheat.
 May 12.--British again hit the Hin denburg line, establishing themselves near Bullecourt.
 May 13.--British took most of Bull lecourt and part of Roeux.
 May 14-Senate passed espionage bills without prohibition and press censorship clauses.
 President ordered army brought to full war strength of 293.000
 Officers training camps opened.
 Italians attacked along the whole Isonzo front, gaining ground north of GOritz.
 May 15.--Chancelor Hollweg before the Reichstag refused to discuss Ger many's peace aims.
 Trading in wheat futures stopped in six middle west exchanges.