Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-01

|, 1918.
| verdun sector on II mile mont, taking
| Avocourt wood, Le Mort Homme summits.
Corbeanx wood and chamPneuville: o..
ther into the defenses Of Lens.
| French made further advances IN Yer
Aug. n.-aerrnans opened offensive in
British took Important positions along
Germans made air raids on English
.5T|s,.;I.,5r Ar M1Sr d Fl D. A g. Garfield made fuel
Aug. N-::l,ritish pushed back on Ypres-
ssn. " 60 ss,,gssa xsssra osg. Il 'ss ssao
Aug @.SPresdent Wilson rejected the
| pope's peace proposals as impossible while
German autocraoy exists.
basic price for 1917 crop at $2eo
Germans made aF raid on port OF
Riga.
four German, armed trawlers off Jutiand.
Sept. 3.-Russians abandoned Riga.
German airplanes raided Chatham, Eng
land, killing 19S. ,
| German submarine shelled Scarborough
and airplanes bombed London.
Sept. 5.-American National army began
| movement to cantonments.
Federal agents raided l. w. w. quar-
| ters throughout country.
| American merchantmen under convoy
| attacked by U-boats; two steamships and
one submarine sunk. 900,
Sept. e.-House passed war credits bill
authorizing $n.5SS. .sA5,4 AGO In bonds and GER
t1ficateS.
Sept. 7.-Atlantio transport lines Mime
| haha torpedoed; 80 dead.
German aviators bombed American hos-
pital camp. killing five.
| lations of neutrality by Swedish officials In
Argentina and Stockholm, in transmitting
German cablegrams advising sinking Of
| Argentine vessels.
Sept. 9.-Korniloff, commander In chief
| of Russian armies headed military ooun-
| ter revolution and was dismissed by Ker-
Sept. 1o.-senate passed war revenue bill
| totaling s., $4,000.
Paul Palnleve became French premier.
Sept. R.-Count Luxburg, German min
lister to Argentina, given his passports;
| anti-German riots in Buenos Aires.
Kerensky made commander In chief Of
Sept. is.-Korniloft's revolt collapsed. .
Secretary Lansing exposed pnpeutral
Sent. A.-Italians drove Austrians from
Monte San Gabrielle summit,, 49,, roo
British naval aircraft destroyed one Ger
| man destroyer and some trawlsrs near Os-
Sept 1s.-Premier Kerensky proclaimed
Rusaia q republic.
% Sspt' h.Ecosta Rica broke OF relations
with Germany. -.
| army, suppressing soldiers' committees.
House passed s.. IA. 100000 deficiency war
'qRg,tG ssgpt. SS.-Briush began great offensive
'1ss Sept. H.Nsecretary Lansing published
messa9e of Won Bernstorf to Berlin ask
Ing leave to spend $4,000 Ito influence con-
Costa Rica severed diplomatic relations
~tsa aermany MAJ and Austria replied favorably
| to popes peace proposal r Ill.,, -.
asrnaas broke through Russian line az
sspt. S.Nsecretary Lansing revealed de-
tails Of Bernstorffs plotting before U. b.
s1 sapt S.2secretary Lansing disclosed
German abuse of U. 8. protection by con-
csaling IN Bucharest Legation Ss SSx2l3slEyss sEsn
Sept; M-aerman airplanes raided Eng
Wsr ipdus,s5isss Z, s.l; board and producers cut
Germans lost heavily in attacks near
'S sept. B.-oermans made two moro air
y. q. senate passed ss,oOooOo.ooo war de-
sepf R-British took strong positions
frt1r1 Germans east and mort east or
Germany offered to evacuate Belgium
| uf1der certain conditions.
Gan. Soukhomlinoff, former war minis
tar OF Russia, sentenced for life for high
sspt. &.-Many I. W. W. leaders indicted
~ 1ssn{ psN5ritish captured Ramadie, Me-
sopotamia, and its large garrison: garrison.
Herman airplanes. raided London.
British aiEplanes BOMBED a; aede%ugSs osds s &c y,
SuI}H.A f%e} Administrator Garfield set limits
a,tsGss as British Gs es59aPs sn9 81 Aus ss:
trIans F1nr x Sroups o Of German airplanes raid
ed London .and coast towns.
French airmen made reprisal raids on
Iena srans1Sdith and British Bombed zeeSrusge locks
Oct. 2-British. repulsed six desperate
British cruiser Drake torpedoed; 10
% Oft Ell I&l-Presidsnt Wilson signed the war
Set: 1-British won great battle east Of
Ypres.
Uct. s-Peru broke off relations with
Germany.
Congress completed its war program
Oct. 7.-Uruguay severed relations with
Oct. l2-British gained half mile on six
mile front in Flanders.
Germans captured part Of Island OF
oess oss IN Prssdsns eqf Of Ssaw Wilson created war
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
Oct 1.-two German raiders sank two
British destroyers and Il Scandinavian
merchantmen they were conveying IN the
North sea.
Oct Ioaernans osss; in full possession of is
American transport Antilles torpedoed;
Oct. 1s.-Germans captured Moon island
from Russians.
Oct; Ia; 1s;-asrmans made air raid on Lon
Oct. N.-Four Zeppelins destroyed by the
French.
Oct. 23.-French broke through German
lines north Of the Aisne, inf1icting 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. @.--French made another big gain
In AiSna 1.CtNr
Austro-German attack drove Italians
back to frontier on the Julian line fore
ing abandonment Of Bainsizza plateau
$4,000 Italians captured.
Oct. 26.-British and French made big at
tack east Of Ypres.
Brazil declared state Of war with Ger
Oct. N.~itaiians in general retreat, 100, 900
captured; SaFs Teutons advanced oes0ho o''
Oct. @-Austro-Germans took udine
and broke through Carnic Alps into Vene-
V,ttorio Orlando formed new italian
Count George Won Hertl!ng made Ger, Ger
man imperial chancellor. Michaelis naV'ns
Oct. M.-Berlip reported 10000 Italians
and more than 1000 guns captured.
American transport Finland struck by
torpedo; eight men killed.
Nov. Italians reformed behind the
Tagliamento.
British announced capture Of Beersheba,
Palestine.
Chemin des DANES to the Ailette river.
One German cruiser and ten armed
trawlers sunk by British In the Cattegat.
United States and japan made compact