Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-31
THE WORLD WAR

Pave rIy from Zenson loop
Jan 4-FresIdent Wilson presented his
railway control program 10 congress.
British hospital ship Rewa torpedoed by
Germaus.
Jan. 5-Premier Lloyd George stated
BIItaIn's war aims.
Jan. IL. S. government began mobfli-
cation Of 100000 workers.
Y. ). Supreme court upheld draft law.
submarine crews mutimed at KEEL, kill
Jan. S-President Wilson stated Amer
1ca 5 war aims ana peace demands.
Jan. 9-Russia and Bulgaria signed sep
Jan. IO-Central powers withdrew offer
u general peace and offered Russia sep
Russia and Germany renewed armis-
tice for month
Jan. l4-British airmen made big sue
cessful daylight raid on Karlsruhe
the sea.
Jan, 15-Danel Willard resigned as
head of u. s. war industries board
Jan 20-In naval action at entrance to
DaTdaneles the British sank Turkish
cruiser Breslau and forced the GOeben
ashore.
Jan. 2l-Brltish boarding ship Louvain
sunk; 224 lost
Jan 24-Germany and Austria replied to
peace proposals of Wilson and Lloyd
tiOns.
Jan. 2G-Twelve killed by explosion in
Newport naval torpedo station
Odessa captured by the boIsheviki
Jan. 27-Russian government broke reIa-
tons with Roumania.
Italians began offensive between Asiago
and the Brenta
Roumanians took Kishinev.
Jan. @-German air raiders killed A in
London.
Ukrainians defeated Dolshevik troops I'm
three day battle and took LutsS
Italians broke through Austrian line,
taking 1900 prisoners.
killed
Jan. 31-RoIshevikl took Orenburg.
Feb 3-AIlied supreme war council de-
lory
Feb. IL. s. government took over
Feb 5-Franz Won RinteIen and six
L!rhers convicted Of conspiracy in New
York.
rob 6-United States transport Tus-
Caria sunk by torpedo off Irish coast: 2O4
Americans lost
Feb, 9-Peace treaty between Ukraine
anu the central powers si@ned.
Feb lO-Russia declared the war at an
end 50 far as she was concerned and
ordered complete demObilzation but re-
fused TO sign peace treaty
Feb 11-Presdent Wilson restated
Americas war demands.
Feb l3-Heatless Monday order re-
Scnde by Garfield
Feb H-Bolo Pasha convicted of trea-
son In France and sentenced to death.
Feb l5-Presidcrt Wilson put all for
eign trade of u. 5. under license.
by German destroyers in Dover straits.
Feb alderman aViatOrs attacked Lon
don. killing 81.
Feb lS-Germans resumed war on Rus
STA. crossing the Dvina.
Fen l9-GeTmans took Dvinsk and
I-utsl;: Bolshevik offered to sign peace
Bolshevik Don Cossack republic organ
ized AT Tcherkask, Gen. Kaledines hav-
Ing committed suicide
Feb 2O-GermanS invested ReVaI and
landed troops in Finland.
Feb. 21-Germans took Minsk and
2ovno
Jericho captured by the British.
Feb. 22-Senate passed Wilson bill to
rule railroads.
Feb 23-Prcsdent issued proclamation
STIMULATING government guaranteed price
for wheat at principal primary markets.
prices varying from 81 at Spokane to s2.2S
al New York.
Germans presented new terms to Rus
STA, giving them domination over 100000
square miles of Russian territory.
Feb. 25-GermanS captured ReVal
Feb. 2S-AmericanS repulSed strong at
tack in Chemin DIES DANES sector with
heavy losses to attackers.
March 1-MCAdOo announced third Lib
erty loan to open &prIl g.
L. s troops r,pulsed raid in Toul sec
tor. suffering many casualties; German
losses very heavy.
British cruiser Calgarian torpedoed; As
March -S-Germans halted invasion of
Turkey big slice of territory
March 4-French delivered surprise
blow near Nerdun, penetrating German
lines
British. French and Italian ambassa-
doris asked Japan to take necessary steps
TO safeguard allied interests in Siberia.
British advanced on 12-mile front in
Palestine
March 5-Americans in Lorraine re-
pulsed German attack and took prisoners.
President Wilson refused assent to Jap
ancse Intervention in Russia
6ernarf NJ BaruGh named chairman of
March 6-Roumania signed preliminary
peace treaty giving up Dobrudja and con-
tr 1, of Of the 2 ?a11nbev and Finland signed
peace treaty.
March S-Trotzky resigned as foreign
minister of Russia.
British advanced three miles IS-Iniie
British repulsed attack on Ypres-Dix-
nude line with heavy losses to enemy.
Eleven killed. 46 injured in air raid on
March 9-Nine persons killed in air
raid on Paris
March l0-SeCretary Baker arrived at a
British aviators bombarded Stuttgart
March ll-StXty airplaneS bombed
Paris; "a killed.
Enemy aviators attacked Naples. Seven
killed. in hospital
President. In message to Soviets. pledg-
ed aid of United States to free Russia
from German control
March 12-Ninety-five thousand drafted
comments March 20
British aviators dropped ton of explos-
ives on CoblenJZ.
German airshps raided northeast coast
u England.
March Ii-American Rainbow division
occupied trenches in Luneville sector
from which they drove the enemy; first
permanent advance by Americans.
German occupied Abo. Finland.
March 15-Germans repused with heavy
loss in Flanders by British.
An-Russian congress of Soviets at Mos
COW ratified German peace terms.
MaNimaists in Siberia murdered $50
Japanese,
Turkish troops occupied Baku region In
March i6-British airmen bombed Zwei-
brucken. doing great damage.
March 11-Germans occupied Nikolayev,
Russian naval base on Black sea
March lS-Allied supreme war council
condemned German treatment of Rus
slams aud Roumanians and refused to
acknowledge the peace treaties.
March t9-Amer,Can destroyer Manley
rolded with British war vessel; 10 killed
March 9N-America and Great Britain
seized 100000 tons of Dutch shipping.
March, I-Gecmans opened heavy at
tack on British lines north of ST. Quentin
Allied destroyerS sank four German war
craft on Dunkirk.
Two German transports sunk by mines.
many livCS lost
Marcl, 22-Great battle In France con-
tnUed. Germans failing 10 break British
fine both sides, Sustained heavy losses
British in Palestine crossed the Jordan
March % British fell back from five Ia
ten miles their lines still upbrollep. est
mated casualties, German. 2SA.09O. British
10000; French and American troops
brought up 10 support British
Paris shellCj by new German gun from
distance OF Is miles
March 24-British retirement stopped al
lines on the SuICme.
British airmeN bombed COlOgne and
other cities.
March >25-GermanS took Rapaunle
NeSle and GuiScard.
March s6-British destroyed entire Turk
army near Hit. MeSopotamia-
March 2I-GermanS took Albert and
British recaptured Morlancourt and Chip.
illy.
March S-French retook three town.