Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-01

Germany.
Oct l2-British gained half mile on six
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 Redistribution OF French steamer
Medic by submarine announced; $50 lives
lost.
Oct. 1.-two German raiders sank two
British destroyers and IL Scandinavian
merchantmen they were conveying in the
North sea.
Oct l7.oGermans in full possession of is
American transport Antilles torpedoed:
81 lost
Oct. 1s.--Germans captured Moon island
Oct: 1s-Germans made air raid on Lon
Oct. so-Four Zeppelins destroyed by the
Oct. 23.-French broke through German
lines north of the Aisne. infiicting heavy
losses and taking 5000 prisoners.
American troops went into first line
trenches and fired first shot at Germans.
Oct. A.-AuStrians and Germans began
offensive along Isonzo front.
Oct. 25.-French made another big gain
Austro-German. attack drove italians
back to frontier on the Julian line fore
Ing abandonment of Bainsizza plateau;
$4,000 Italians captured.
Oct. 2e-British and French made big at
tack east of Ypres.
Brazil declared state Of war with Ger
many existed,
Oct. 27.-Itaiians in general retreat. 100 600
captured: Teutons advanced beyond Civil
dale.
Oct. 0.-Austro-Germans took Udine
and broke through Carnic Alps into Vene-
vittorio Orlando formed new Italian
cabinet.
Count George Won Hertling made Ger
man imperial chancellor, Michaelis having
resigned.
Oct S1.-Berlin reported 10000 italians
and more than 1000 guns captured
American transport Finland struck by
torpedo; eight men killed.
NOV. 1-ltaiians reformed behind the
Tagliamento
British announced capture Of Beersheba
Nov. 2-Crown prince withdrew from the
Chemin des Danes to the Ailette river.
trawlers sunk by British in the Cattegat.
United States and Japan made compact
on open door in China and cooperation in
the war.
Nov. 3.-Germans raided salient held by
Americans, killing three, wounding and
taking II prisoners.
Nov; 5.-American patrol boat Aicedo
sunk by torpedo; p lost.
Nov. 6.-Italians retreated from Taglia-
mento line.
British captured Passcher daele and ad-
vanced 800 yards beyond.
Nov. 7.-Italians fell back to Livenza
river, Germans following.
American commission to Paris confer
ence, headed by Col House. reached Eng
land.
British in Palestine captured GAIA.
Nov. 8-Russian maximalists under
Lenine seized government and planned for
immediate peace; Kerensky fed from Pc
trograd.
ated interallied war committee; Gen. Diaz
made first commander Of Italian armies.
Nov. 10.-Russian rebel government made
Lenine premier.
Germans reached Piave river in Italy.
Nov n.-Italians repulsed Teutons rear
Asiago.
Loyal troops attacked maxinlalists 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
land.
Nov. 17-Bolsheviki won in Moscow
British light sea forces routed German
squadron off Helgoland.
British occupied Jaffa, Palestine.
Teutons who crossed Piave at Zenson
annihilated.
Nov. 1S.-Bolsheviki generally victorious
in Russia; Civil war halted by lack of
Nov. 19-Teutons concentrating big gun
fire on north of italian line.
President Wilson issued proclamation
putting severe restrictions on enemy
aliens in United States.
Daniel Willard made head Of U. 8. war
industries board.
American, destroyer chauncey sunk in
Nov. @.-Two American soldiers killed
and five wounded in artillery combat.
Nov. 2.-British smashed through the
many towns and thousands of prisoners.
French successfully attacked German
salient south of Juvincourt.
Nov. luxurious fighting near Cambria.
Italians meeting great maSsed attack
between Piave and Brenta rivers.
Bolsheviki government in Russia pro-
posed general armistice.
Nov. 23.-The Ukraine declared separa-
ton from Russia
Nov. N.-The British took Bourbon wood,
near Cambria.
The Caucasus declared its independence.
Nov. Is British and French armies
reached italian front.
Nov. N.-Superlor war council Of II
formed for United States.
British took part Of Fontaine near Cam
brat. -
Nov. 2S-Coalition ministry formed in
Germany assented to bolsheviki plan for
armiStice.
y. 8. government assumed control over
all imports.
Three Scandinavian kings agreed in
NOV" Nov. 2sCInteraiiied war conference
opened in Paris.
Austria agreed to Russia armistice plan
Nov Achievement announced safe
arrival in France Of large numbers OF Ma
tional Guard troops.
Germans pierced British lines south OF
Dec. i.LBritish 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-British repulsed furious attacks
near Cambria
United States congress met for second
war session.
ly cleared Of Germans.
Russian deputation began armistice neg.
citations with Germans. Armistice an
| nounced on many sections of Russian
front.
Dec. 4-President Wilson, in his annual
message, declared peace would not be
mad METH %oad fg St to g
asked declaration of war against Austria
| Hungary.
Establishment Of Tartar republic In
| Crimea announced
| British steamer Apapa torpedoed; 81
| passengers and the crew lost.
Dec. 5.-GermanS rejected Russians first
demands in armistice negotiations
Italians lost some positions on Asiagc
| plateau.
| British aviators raided Sweibrucken and
| Saarbrucken.
British withdrew from Bourbon WOOD
| salient near Cambria
Dec. Galatians driven back on Asiagc
plateau.
| Armistice for ten days declared on Rus.
| sian front.
German air raiders killed seven in Eng
4 land
U. s. destroyer Jacob Jones torpedoed
| Sc men lost. :
Dec. 7.--United States congress declared
| war on Austria Hungary.
| Roumania accepted armistice with the
| enemy.
Dec. S.-Great Italian air fleet made sue.
| cessful attack on Austro-Germans.
Ecuador severed diplomatic relations
| with Germany.
| Dec. s.-Kaledines and Korniloff leadinf
| revolt of Cossacks against Lenine govern
| ment of Russia
Dec. 0.-British captured Jerusalem
| Japanese troops landed in Vladivostok
| Dec. 1.-Russian constituent assem-
bly, met
Dec. 12.-Germans made great attach
| east of Bulleeourt. gaining slightly
Congressional inquiry into u S. wal