Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-11
June 14-First Liberty Loan Of 50,

June 14-FlrSt Liberty Loan OF $2,-
600, Oo0,o00 oversubscribed.
July 10-President called National
Guard into Federal service.
July 13-Orders from Washington
for first draft call for $4,000 men.
July Conditional draft made and
nearly 100000 men listed.
Aug. 10-Wilson signed food con-
troll bill
Nov. S-Bolshevik revolution in
Petrograd overthrow Kerensky gov
eminent.
Dec. 7-American Congress de-
clared war on Austria.
Jan. S.-President Wilson stated
war aims based upon reparation and
restoration to invaded nations.
Jan. 11-Fuel Administrator Gar
field ordered all factories. except war
plants, to close for five days to con-
serve fuel; stores and office build
ings to do without heat for II con-
secutive Mondays
Jan. 23-Freight embargo on all
but war materials ordered on Penn,
B. & @. and ?. e. r. railroads.
Jan. 28-President Wilson asks
people to voluntarily ration them
selves.
March s-Bolsheviki sign abject
peace terms with Central Powers.
March 21-Great German drive
against allies began against British
from Arras to ST. Quentin, a 50-mile
front, with a terrific bombardment.
March 23-British defense broken.
Paris bombarded by long range guns
from an alleged distance OF 76 miles.
March z5--French army arrived to
aid British. American Engineers take
part in stemming German rush.
March 28-Sec. Baker arrived i'm
Paris. Gen. Foch named by Versailles
Allied War Council as Generalissimo
of Entente forces.
April French and British halt
new German attacks in Amiens and
Montdidier regions.
April 10-Blocked in Amiens region,
Germans swing attack to the north
in Flanders, attacking over 25-mile
front.
April 23-British naval squadron
raids Zeebrugge and Ostend. block
ing U-boat channel
April 29-Wash1ngton announces
American troops have been fighting
at Amiens.
May Sec Baker asks for 5000, 900
men by July I. 1920.
May 23-Herbert Hoover. food con-
troller, announced that 1000, 900 per-
sons had starved since the opening
Of the war
May 2s-Americans drive Germans
from Cantigny.
June 3-U-boats raid American
shipping off New Jersey coast.
June 12-American Marines captur-
ed forest northwest OF Chateau
Thierry.
July Sec. Baker announced l.
10000 American soldiers were over
seas.
July Ninety five ships iaunshed
In United States.
July 19-Counter offensive launched
by French and Americans between
the Aisne and the Marine, 20 towns
and 1000 prisoners captured.
July 12-Oct. 15-Allied offensive
under unified command steadily
defeated and pushed back enemy on
al fronts; recovering 5000 square
miles Of territory. liberation of hum
dreds OF towns; capture Of $4,000
prisoners. $500 cannon. 10000 machine
guns, 1000 trench mortars and 200
airplanes destroyed. In Palestine
and Macedonia the Turks were rout-
ed and in Italy the Austrians were
pushed back in mad fight. Bulgaria
collapsed and was granted a truce
Sept. 30.
Oct. 2S-Austria begged Washing
ton to begin negotiations for a peace
at once.
Oct. S1-Armistice with Turkey ar
ranged. fighting having ceased the
day before. The Turks made an un-
conditional surrender. Austria sent
a white nag to the Italian command
er. Hostilities ceased Nov. 4.
Nov. 4-Austria granted armistice.
involving evacuation OF all Allied
territory. PREPARATION, surrender Of
warships and submarines. demobil-
ization and unrestricted passage for
the Allies through Austrian terri
tory to get to Germany.
Nov. 7-German representatives
visited Narshai Foch to ASCERTAIN
terms o. armisties TO be granted