The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-22
March 15-Czar Nicholas of Russia


formed by Alexander Ribot.
Persian border into Turkish territory;
oil steamer Healdton torpe-
doed without warning.
March 22-United States recognizes
new government of Russia.
March 27-General Murray's British
expedition into the Holy Land defeats
Turkish army near GAIA.
April president Wilson asks con-
gress TO declare that acts of Germany
constitute a state of war; submarine
sinks American steamer Aztec without
warning.
April limited States senate passes
resolution declaring state of war ex-
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 British defeat Germans at
why 1siuSt anu luht O,OOO piiSOhOAS,
United States 'seizes IA Austrian in
termed ships
Oct. 24-French win back Douau-
mont, Thiaumont field work, Haudro-
mont quarries, and Gillette wood near
Verdun. in smash of two miles.
Nov. Italians, in new offensive on
the Carso plateau. capture 5000 Aus
TRANS.
Nov. 2-Germans evacuate Fort
vaux at verdun.
Nov. 5-Germans and Austrians pro-
claim new kingdom Of Poland Of ter
ritory captured from Russia.
Nov. 6-Submarilne sinks British
passenger steamer Arabia.
Nov. cardinal MERCER protests
against German deportation of Bel
gians; submarine sinks American
steamer Columbian.
Nov. S-Russian army invades
Pennsylvania, Hungary.
Nov. 9-Austro-Germa armies de-
feat Russians In Volhynia and take
1000 prisoners.
sive in Somme region on both sides OF
Ancre.
Nov. 14-British capture fortified vii
lage of BeaucOurt, near the Ancre.
Nov. 19-Serbian, French and Rus
sian troops recapture Monastir; Ger
mans cross Pennsylvania Alps and en-
ter western Roumania.
Nov. 21-British hospital ship Brit
annie sunk by mine in Aegean sea.
Nov. 23-Roumanian army retreats
90 miles from Bucharest.
Nov. -German-Bulgarian armies
take Orsova and Turnu-Severin from
Roumanians.
Nov. 25-Greek provisional govern
ment declares war on Germany and
Bulgaria.
Nov. 2S-Roumanian government
abandons Bucharest and moves capital
to Jassy.
| Dec. 5-Premier Herbert Asquith of
England resigns.
Dec. 7-David Lloyd George accepts
British premiership.
! Dec. Seen. Won Mackensen cap
lures big Roumanian army in Prohova
valley.
Dec. 12-ChancellOr Won Bethmann.
Hollweg announces in reichstag that
Germany will propose peace; new cab
| met in France under AriStide BRAND
as premier, and Gen. Robert Georges
Nivelle given chief Of command OF
French army.
Dec. 15-French Mt Verdun win two
miles of front and capture 1000.
Dec. 10-Lloyd George declines Ger
man peace proposals.
Dec. 23-Baron Burian succeeded as
minister of foreign affairs in Austris
by Count Czernin.
Dec. 26-Germany proposes to Presi
dent Wilson IAN immediate meeting o.
delegates Of the belligerents."
Dec. 27-Russians defeated In five
day battle In eastern Wallachia, Rou
mania.
April 2O-Turkey sewers diplomat
relations with the U. s.
April 28-Congress passes selectiv
service act for raising of army of 500
900; Guatemala sewers diplomatic re
lations with Germany.
May War department orders rails
ing Of nine volunteer regiments of Ell
gineers to 60 to France.
May 14-Espionage act becomes la,
by passing senate.
May 1S-President Wilson signs 81
N lactive service act Also directs el
peditionary force of regulars unde
General Pershing to go to France.
May 19-Congress passes war appr'
priation bill of $1,000 100000.
u June 5-Nearly 100000 men !
q. S. register for military service.
, June 12-King Constantine of Greco
! abdicates.
June 13-General Pershing and sta
arrive in Paris.
June 15-First Liberty loan close
with large oversubscription.
June 26-First contingent America
: troops under General Sibert arrives
: France.
June 29-Greece sewers diplomat
relations with Teutonic allies.
r July 9-Presldent Wilson draf