Cleveland County herald., 1918-11-21
rarch 15-Czar Nicholas of Russia

1 M1reza 17-French and British cap ture BapauIne. March 1S-New French ministry l formed by Alexander Ribot. l March 21-Russian forces cross I Persian border into Turkish territory | American oil steamer Healdton torpe- ! doea without warning. i March 22-United States recognizes inew government of Russia. | Marcfa 2T-General Murray's British expedition into the Holy Land defeats l Turkish army near Gaza. | April 2-President Wilson asks con | gress to declare that acts of Germany | constitute 8 state of war; submarine l sinks American steamer Aztec without l warming.
 1 April Limited States senate passes resolution declaring state of war ex- l ists with Germany. l 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.
 l April 9-British defeat Germans at
 Yimy Ridge and take coco prisoners; 1 United States seizes 14 Austrian in-
 termed ships. 1 Oct 24-F'rench win back Douau- l mont, Thiaumont field work, Haudro-
 mont Qual1ies, and Chillette wood near Yerdun, in smash of two miles. l Nov 1-Italians, in new offensive on
 the Carso plateau, capture 5000 Aus 1 trianS.
 l Nov. 2-Germans evacuate Fort 1 Vaux at Ferdun. 1 Nos. 5-Germans and Austrians pro- 1 claim new Kingdom of Poland of ter
 ritory captured from Russia. l Nov. 6-Submarilne sinks British 1 passenger steamer Arabia. Nov T-Cardinal Mercier protests
 againsf German deportation of Bel l gians; submarine sinks American
 steamer Columbian. Nov B-Russian army invades 1 Pennsylvania, Hungary. l Nov 9-Austro-German armies de-
 feat Russians In Volhynia and take l 4,00O prisoners. 1 Nov 13-British launch new offen
 sive in Somne region on both sides of | Anere.
 Nov. 14-British capture fortified vil- 'age Of Beaucourt, near the Ancre. l Nov 19-Serbian, French and Rus 1 sian troops recapture Monastir; Ger mans cross Pennsylvania Alps and en- | ter western Roumania. Nov. 21-British hospital ship Brit 1 annie sunk by mine in Aegean sea. Nov 23-Roumanian army retreats 90 miles from Bucharest. 1 Nov 24-German-Bulgari armies | take 0rgova and Turnu-Severin from Roumanians NeF- 25-Greek provisional govern 1 ment declares war on Germany and 1 Bulgaria. 1 Nov. 23-Roumanian government Labandons Bucharest and moves capital 4Ae4sassy.
 Dec. 5-Premier Herbert Asquith of England resigns.
 Dec David Lloyd George accepts British premiership.
 Dec S-Gen. vOn MackenSen cap- lures big Roumanian army in Prohoya valley.
 Dec. 12-Chancellor von Bethmann- Hoilweg announces in reichstag that Germany will propose peace; new cab inet in France under Aristide Briand as premier. and Gen. Robert Georges NiyeIEe given chief of command of French army.
 Dec. 15-French at Verdun win two miles Of front and capture 11,000.
 Dec. 10-Lloyd George declines Ger man peace proposals.
 Dec 23-Baron Burian succeeded as minister of foreign affairs in Austria by Count Czernin.
 Dec 26-Germany proposes to Presi- dent Wilson ''an immediate meeting of delegates of the belligerents."
 Dec. 27-Russians defeated in five day battle in eastern Wallachia, Rou- mania- April 20-Turkey sewers diplomatic relations with the U. s.
 April 2S-Congress passes selective service act for raising of army of 500,- GOO; Guatemala sewers diplomatic re- lations with Germany.
 May War department orders rais- ing of nine volunteer regiments of en- gineers to go to France.
 May a4-Espionage act becomes law by passing senate.
 May 1S-President Wilson signs se- lectiye service act. Also directs ex- peditionRry force of regulars under General Pershing to go to France
 May 19-Congress passes war appro- priation bill of S3,000000,0O0.
 June 5-Nearly 10000,000 men in U. & register for military service.
 June Fixing Constantine of Greece abd;eates-
 June l3-General Pershing and staff arrive ia Paris.
 June 15-First Liberty loan closes with large oversubscription.
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