Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-31
Roumama and Russia completed peace

OF A1rdS.
April 3-Field Marshal Won Mackensen
went 70 the western front.
Murderous anti-Jewish riots reported in
Turkestan.
German troops were landed in Finland:
April 4-GermanS resumed drive toward
Amiens, gaining little at heavy cost
Armenians recaptured Erzerum from
Turks.
April 5-Allies held their lines against
Berlin announced the capture of Ekat-
erinoslay, Russia.
Japan and Great Britain landed small
force at Vladivostok to protect life and
property.
April 6-Third Liberty loan campaign
opened in United States.
Provost Marshal General Crowder call
ed 10000 draft men to colors.
April 9-Germans hit British front be-
tween La Basse and Armentieres, gain
ing miles.
April 10-Germans drove British back
north and south of Armentieres.
American troops on firing line in great
battle.
Trotsky made joint minister of war and
marine of Russia.
American troops repulsed strong attack
in Toul sector.
April 11-British evacuated Armentieres
but recaptured other positions
April 12-Tremendous fighting continued
Vile
Field Marshal Haig ordered British
present positions.
Germans made air raids on Paris and
English towns.
Americans won all day fight on Toul
front.
April 13-Turks took Batum.
Allies retoOk Hangard and French made
some advances.
Zeppelin and airplane factory at Man
Eel. Germany, burned with great loss.
April 4-Count Czernin, Austrian for
eign minister. resigned.
American navy collier CyclopS. 293 on
board, reported missing.
April 15-Berin announced the occupa-
ton OF HelsinSfors by German troops.
British warships. sweeping the Katie
Sat, sank 10 German traWlers.
Allies took ten villages from Bulgarians
on Macedonian front.
April l6 Germans took Bailleul,
Wytschaete and most of MeSsfnes ridge.
C. NJ. Schwab made director general of
.. S. shipbuilding
April 17-V;scount Miner made British
war secretary.
Baron Burian made Austrian foreign
minister.
,Bolo Pasha executed for treason against
France.
. April 2Q-Germans made strong attack
on Americans in TOul sector and took
Selcheprey village, but were driven back
with heavy loss
House passed s1.4O0.OOOOOO naval appro-
President applied enemy alien act to
women.
April 22-Brtish and French naval
forces raided German U-boat bases at
OsIend and LeeDruSSe and sank concrete
laden vessels at channel mouths.
April 24-Allies made considerable ad-
vances in Macedonia.
John ID. Ryan made director of Ameri-
can craft production.
April 25-British drove back Germans
east of Amiens.
Germans took Mount KENNEL and adj
vancgd to northwest, threatening Ypres.
am Inn
from Dutch East Indies of materials re-
Ii on by America for war uses
Aprll Z6IGermans captured Dranoutre
April 27-Brittsh made further retire
ment on the front before Ypres.
reports of courier revolution in Russ a ;
Alexis, son of former ear. to be EN-
peror with Grand Duke Michael Alexan-
April 2s-BFitish. steamship oronsa.
bearing American Y. N. c. A. workers,
torpedoed; all saved but three of crew.
April 29-GermanS attacked STRONGLY on
three sides of w es salient and on Bel
gan line. but We're repulsed. losing heav-
HE. French retOok Locre.
senate passed Overman coordination
April 3G--Serious anti-German demon
Strauons III JuSO-Slav districts of Austro-
Finnish White guard and Germans CAP
tured Niborg.
, Americans last of Amens beat off
heaVy German attack.
May -Berlin announced the Germans
had taken SevastopOl
French recaptured Hill 81. in Amiens
British defeated Turks near the Jordan.
May 3-Germans defeated Red guard in
big battle in Southwestern Finland
U 5. and Norway signed commercial
agreement. assuring latter supplies.
BRITISH in Palestine retired from Es
May Champaign for Third Liberty loan
closed with loan heavily oVer-SubScribed
Senate adopted drastic sedition bill re-
port.
May 6-President Wilson ordered inves-
ugaton Of alleged graft in aircraft work
May 7-Nicaragua declared war on Ger
many and her allies.
ROumania signed peace treaty with CEN
trail powers.
May 9-House of commons sustained
Premier Lloyd George in crisis caused by
Cen Matrices charge of misrepresents-
May 1O-Ostend U-boat base bottled up
by the sinking of old cruiser by British,
May E-Italians took the Col del Orso
and Monte Corao by storm
May A-House passed the Overman
Ciscaucasia proclaimed its indepen-
May 15-President Wilson named
Charles f. Hughes TO investigate air
craft production charges.
MAY tG-AmerIcan troops arrived on
BritisN line in Flanders.
Russian bolshcviki recaptured Baku
from Turks
posed and Sim Fem leaders arrested
May IS-tNtente powers. Japan and
emma, agreed on plan for preservation of
the peace in The far east
May l9-Austrahan troops captured Vile
sur AnCre.
German air raiders killed A persons
IN London and lost five planes
May 2o-French made important gains
near KENNEL.
President Wilson divorced aircraft pro-
drction and operation from jurisdiction
May 2l@birector General McAdoo re-
moved all railway presidents.
May 81 S. took oyer carrier bust
BT,tish merean fot tr6op TRANSPORT Mol,
davia t0rpedoed; So Americans killed.
May A-kebublic of White Russia pro-
Costa Rica declared war on the cen
trail powers.
May Galatians won important noun
tain positions in TOnale region.
May 27-Germans attacked on the Aisne
front, taking the Chemin deS Danes
and between Noormezeele and Locre in
Flanders. where they We're repulsed.
Americans tep2lsed strong attack in
WoeVrc district.
Italians broke through enemy lines al
Capo SiletOn lower Piave.
May 2&-Center of crown princes army
crossed the Nesie at Fismes but allies
checked advance on TANKS.
Americans in Picardy captured Can.
ugny by dashing attack.
May 29-AllieS evacuated scissors and
| Germans pushed advance TO Fere en- Tar.
denoiS. six miles north of the Marine.
U. S; government adopted policy OF
regulation of packing industry.
May SO-German aViat3rs bombed Cana.
| dian hospital, killing many.
May 3l-GerrGns reached the Marine al
| apex of the!- salient
U: 5. transport President Lincoln sunk
| by U-ooat; 20 navy men lost
] House passed $1,000. 600 600 army appro.
priation bill.
June 2-Allied reserves stopped German
! advance.
| Russian soviet government announced
| discovery Of large counter revolutionary
| plot.
| June gu. s. learned German U-boats
! operating in American waters, had sunk
/ TO vessels since May %.
| American troops helped beat Germans
| on the Marine
June 5-Germans shifted main attack tc
| Disc front. with no success