The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-12-12

March l7-rrench and British cap
ture IIapaume.
March 1S-New French ministry
formed by Alexander Ribot.
March 21--Russinn forces cross
Persian border into Turkish territory
American oil teainer Healdton torpe-
decd without warning.
March 22-CnIted States recognizes
new government Of Russia.
March 27-t;eneral Murrny's British
expedition into the Holy Land defeats
Turkish nrmy near Guzn.
April 2-presidcnt Wilson asks con.
gress to declare that acts OF Germany
constitute n state Of IA submarine
sinks American steamer Aztec without
warning.
April 4-united States senate passes
resolution declaring n state Of war *.
lists with Germany.
April 6-House passes war resolution
and President Wilson signs joint reso.
luton Of congress.
April S-Austria declares severance
Of diplomatic relations with United
States.
April 9-British defeat Germans at
vimy Ridge md take G.OOO prisoners /;
United States seizes II Austrian in
termed ships.
Oct. 24-French win back Dounu.
mont, Thiaumont field work. TIaudro-
mont quarries. and Gillette wood near
Verdun. In smash OF two miles.
Nov. Italians, In new offensive on
the Cnrso plateau, capture 5000 Aus
trians.
Nov 2-Germans evacunte Fort
vaux at verdun.
Nov. 5-Germans and AustrIans pro.
claim new kingdom Of Poland Of ter.
ritory captured from Russia.
Nov. G-Suhmarilne sinks British
passenger steamer Arabia.
Nov. cardinal MERCER protests
against German deportation Of Bel
CLANS; submarine sinks American
steamer Columbian.
Nov. s-Russian army invades
Pennsylvania, Hungary.
Nov. G-Austro.German armies de-
feat Russians In Nolhynia and take
1900 prisoners.
Nov. 13-British launch new often.
sive In Somme region on both sides of
Ancre.
Nov. 14-British capture fortified vii
lage OF Beaucourt. near the Ancrc.
Nov. 19-Serhian. French and Rus
sian troops recapture Monastir: Ger.
mans cross Pennsylvania Alps and en-
ter western Roumnnia.
Nov. 2l-Brit!sh hospital ship Brit
annie sunk by mine In Aegean sea.
Nov. 23-Roumanlnn army !etrcats
90 miles from bucharest.
Nov. 9i-German.Bulgarian armies
take Orsova and Turnu. SEVERN from
Roumanlans.
Nov. 25-Greck provisional govern
mcrt declares war on Germany and
Bulgaria.
Nov. 2S-Roumnninn government
ahandnns Bucharest and moves capital
20 .Iassy.
Dec. Premier Herbert Asqulth of
England resigns.
Dec. 7-David Lloyd George accepts
British premiership.
Dec. S-Gcn. Won MackpnScn cap.
lures big Itoumaniun army In PrOhova
valley.
Dec. 12~-Chnnccllor Won Bcthmann.
Hollweg announces In rcichStng that
Germany will propose peace; new cab.
met In France under Aristlde BRAND
as PREMIER. and Gen. Robert Georges
Nlvclle given chief of command OF
French army.
Dec. 15-French at Vcrdun win two
miles Of front and capture 1000.
Dec. 1O-Lloyd George declines Ger.
man peace proposals.
Dec. 23-Rnron Burinn succeeded as
minister of foreign affairs In Austria
by Count Czcrnin.
Dec. 2G--Germany roposcs 10 Presl.
dent Wilson ian immediate meeting Of
delegates Of the belligerents."
Dec. 27-Russians defeated I'm five
day battle In eastern Wallachia, Rou.
mania.
April 20-Turkcy sewers diplomatic
relations with the 4. s.
April 2~S-Congress passes selective
service act for raising of army of 500.
600; Guatemala sewers diplomatic re.
lationS with Germany.
May War department orders rails.
Ing Of nine volunteer regiments Of en-.
einecrs 10 20 IN France.
May 1i-EspiQpage act becomes law
by passing senate.
May lS-Presidcnt Wilson signs So.
lectivc service act. Also directs ex.
peditionnry force Of regulars under
General Pershlng to 90 10 France.
May lo-Congress passes war appro.
printlon hill Of $1,000. OO0,OOO.
June 5-Ncarly lO.OOO,O0O men In
L. $. register for military service.
June liking Constantine OF Greece
nhdlcates.
June l3-Gcncral PerShing and staff
arrive In Paris.
June l5-First Liberty loan closes
with large Ovcrsubscriptlon.
June 3G-First contingent American
troops under General Sibcrt arrives In
France.
June .l--Grccce sewers diDlomntic