Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-08
GREAT EVENTS Of
THE YEAR IN BRIEF
Progress of the War of CiviIiza-
ton Against Germany.
AMERICA ENTERS CONFLICT
Gar of Russia Deposed and Radicals
Seek Peace Hindenburg Line
Smashed by Allies and Teu-
tons Invade ltaly-other
Important Happen
ings of 1917.
Compiled by w. PIcKARD.
AMERICA ENTERS CONFLICT
TIE WORLD WAR

1.-GSIiuduS ueLedleu IhuSSldIiS III
Wallachia
British transport Ivernia sunk in Medi
terranean; $50 lost.
Jan. 9.-Premier Trepoff of Russia re.
signed and was succeeded by Prince Colt
zine
British warship CORVALLIS sunk b. tor
pedo.
Jan. IA Japanese battleship Tsukuba
destroyed by explosion; 1853 killed.
Jan 22.-President Wilson, addressiny
senate. gave world outline of t rms o..
which he believed lasting peace could oe
Jan 23-Destroyers fought two engage
ments in North sea, the Germans losing
several vessels and the English one.
Jan 25.-Germans took mile of French
trenches on Hill 3O4, Verdun region.
British auxiliary cruiser Laurentic sunk
By mine, $50 lives lost.
French transport Admiral Magon tor
Jan Sl.-Germany announced submarine
blockade of all enemy countries, outlined
forbidden zones and revoked pledges on
submarine warfare.
Feb. 3-United States broke off diplo-
matte relations with Germany; President
Wilson dismissed Ambassador Won Bern
storff and recalled Ambassador Gerard.
Feb. z.-Germany agreed to release
Americans taken by commerce raider.
German gunboat interned at Honolulu
burned by crew: many German vessels In
American ports damaged.
Feb Sherman submarine shelled and
sank British provisional naval collier
Eavestone and killed four men, including
Richard Wallace, American.
Belgian relief steamer Lars Kruse sunk
by German submarine; all but one of crew
lost
Feb 7.-Anchor liner California and 9TH
ar vessels sunk by German submarine; Al
lost on California.
Feb president Wilson refused parley
sought by Germany.
tmerican schooner Lyman NJ Law de-
stroyed by Austrian submarine.
l3-(InrmAnY announced period
grace for all vessels in barred zones"
had expired.
on both sides Of Ancre river.
u. S. sent peremptory demand to Ger
many for release of Yarrowdale prisoners
German submarine sank italian trans
Feb. 22-Germany freed the Yarrowdale
prisoners.
Feb 25.-German submarine sunk Cunar-
der Laconia off Irish coast: u lost, includ-
ing Mrs A. II. Hoy and daughter of Chi
cago, and one American member of crew.
British and German destroyers fought in
Feb 26-President Wilson asked con-
gress to grant him powers to protect
British took Kut-el-A mara from Turks
German destroyers bombarded Broad
stairs and Margate, killing woman and
child.
Feb 28:I7u. s. government revealed
German plot to join with Mexico and
Japan in making war on United States.
British occupied Gommecourt and other
villages in Ancre region.
French destroyer Cassini torpedoed; 106
lost.
March 2.-Germany announced all YES
sells would be sunk hereafter without
warning.
March 4-Austrian attack east of Goritz
repused with great losses.
March 6.-Austria informed u. S. it in
dorsed German submarine warfare pro-
gram.
German-Hindoo plot to invade India
through China revealed by arrests in New
York.
March 9-President Wilson ordered the
arming of U. S. merchant vessels.
March 11.-Bagdad captured by British.
March 12.-Rsvolution begun in Petro-
grad.
Germans abandoned main defensive sys-
tenn east of Bapaume.
American steamer Algonquin torpedoc1
without warning
March 1S.-China severed diplomatic re-
lations with Germany.
Russian imperial cabinet deposed by
dnma
March H.-Germans in great retreat
along Somme front.
March 15-Czar Nicholas abdicated Rus
siam throne for himself and his son.
Russians captured Hamadan. Asiatic
Turkey
March 17.-Britisb took Bapaume and
French took Roye.
Zeppelins raided London; one shot down
near Compiegne. France.
March 1S.-American freighters Vigilan-
ella, City Of Memphis and Illinois, sunk by
German submarine; q persisted.
British and French advanced 10 miles On
70-mile front and took Peronne, ChaulneS
and Noye
March 19-Germans made new fierce
drive at Verdun. but were repulsed with
enormous losses.
Ribot formed new French cabinet.
March H.-British took forty more towns
IN France.
out warning by German submarine; q OF
crew killed.
March 26.-French occupied Folembray
and La Feuillee, south Of Coucy forest
British captured Lagnicourt.
March 2S.-New Russian government in
stalled.
April british captured savy. Ven
delles, Epehy and Peiziere
French reached outskirts of Vauxaillon
and Laffaux.
Armed American ship Aztec sunk by
German submarine off French coast: 10
April 2.-President Wilson, addressing
special session Of congress, asked formal
resolution that state of war was in exis-
tence between the United States and Ger
many, and called for cooperation with
entente allies to defeat German autocracy.
April 4.-Senate passed resolution declar-
ing state of war between u S. and Ger
many, by a vote of 81 to 6.
April 6.-House passed war resolution
by vote of 1913 to so; President Wilson
world and ordered navy modified at
once. All German vessels in American
ports were seized and many supposed Ger
man plotters were arrested
April 7.--SeTEoan cruiser Cormoran.
interned at Guam, blown up by crew
Cuba anu Panama declared state of war
with Germany.
April S.-Austria broke off diplomatic
relations with U. S.
April 9-British advanced two to three
miles on twelve mile front near Arras
o.
ridge and many towns.
American steamer Seward sunk in Medi-
terranean by German submarine.
April 10-Brazil severed relations with
Germany; Argentina declared it supported
the position Of the United States; Chill
decided to remain neutral.
April u.-CoSta Rica declared IL sup
ported the position OF the United States
Uruguay proclaimed its neutrality
April 1s.-british naval men met In first
allied council with U. S. officials in
Bulgaria severed relations with U. S
War department called for volunteers
for duration of war.
April ls.-Bolivia severed relations with
british and French made further big al.
vancss on west front.
revenue authorization bill without dissent
ing vote.
April i5.-Brtish patrols entered suburb:
Germans routed at Lagnicourt with ter.
rible losses.
British transport Arcadian torpedoed
279 lost
British transport Cameronia sunk: IA
lost
April ls.-President Wilson issued proc.
lamation warning againts the commission
Of reasonable acts.
Congress appropriated slo0. 10000 fol
emergency war fund
French opened great offensive on Is
mile front between scissors and Reims
taking l0.ON prisoners.
April T.-Senate unanimously passed s.
oooooO.090 bond issue bill.
Germans sank two British hospital ships
loaded with wounded British and Ger
mans
April ls.--American liner Mongolia sanS
German submarine in Irish sea.