The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-22

March lT-Frencb and British cap
ture Bapaume.
March 1S--New French. ministry
formed by Alexander RlbOt.
March 21-Russinn forces cross
Persian border into Turkish territory
American oil steamer HealdtOn tOrpe'
doed without warning.
March 22-United States recognizes
new government OF Russia.
March 2T-General Munay'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 9-British defeat Germans at
Vimy Ridge and take 5000 prisoners; /;
United States selzes II Austrian in.
termed ships.
Oct. 24-French win back DOuau-
mont, ThiaumOnt field work. Haudro-
mont guarrles. and Chillette wood near
Nerdun. in smash Of two miles.
Nov. Italians, in new offensive Oh
the Carso plateau. capture 5000 Aus
trians.
Nov. 2-Germnns evacuate Fort
vaux at Verdun.
Nov. 5-Germans and Austrians pro-
claim new kingdom of Poland OF ter
ritOry captured from Russia.
Nov. G-Submarllne sinks British
passenger steamer Arabia.
Nov. 7-CardinaI Mercier protests
against German deportation Of Bel
gians; submarine sinks American
steamer Columbian.
Nov. S-Russlan army invades
Pennsylvania, Hungary.
Nov. 9-Austro-German armies de-
feat RusSians in vOlhynia and take
1000 prisoners.
Nov. 13-British launch new often
Sive In Somme region on both sides of
Ancrc.
Nov. 14-British capture fortified vii
Iage Of BeaucOurt. near the Ancre.
Nov. I9-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-fioumanian army retreats
90 miles from Bucharest.
Nov. 24-German-Bulgaria armies
take Orsova and Tnrnu-Severin from
Rnumanians.
Nov. 25-Greek provisional govern
ment declares war on Germany and
Bulgaria.
Nov. 2S-Roumanlan government
abandons Bucharest and moves capital
TO JaSsy.
Dec. 5-Premier Herbert Asquith of
England resigns.
Dec. david Lloyd George accepts
British premiership.
Dec. Seen. Won Mackcnsen cap |
lures big ROumanian army in Prohova |
valley.
Dec. 12-Chancehur Won Bethmann-
HOllweg announces in relchstag 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 ut Verdun win two
miles of front and capture II 900.
Dec. 10-Lloyd George declines Ger
man peace proposals.
Dec. 23-BarOn Burian succeeded as
minister of foreign affairs in Austria
by Count Czernin.
Dec. 26-Germany proposes to PreSi-
dent Wilson 'an immediate meeting of
delegates of the belligerents."
Dec. 27-RuSsians defeated in five
lay battle in eastern Wallachia Rou-
mania.
April 2U-Turkey sewers diplomatic |
with the U. S.
April 2S-COngress passes selective
service act for raising of army of 500,-
100; Guatemala seyers diplomatic re-
atiOns with Germany.
May War department orders rails
ing of nine volunteer regiments of en-.
yineprS TO GO TO France.
May 14-EspiOnage act becomes law
~ passing senate.
May 1S-President Wilson signs Sc
ectivc service act. Also directs eX-
force of regulars under
General PeTshing to go to France.
May 19--COngress passes war appro-
lriatiOn hill of $4,000. 100000.
June 5--Nearly l0,OOOOOo men in
.. S. register for military service.
JVne 12-King Constantine of Greece
lbdlcates.
June 13-General Pershing and stan
lrrlve in Paris.
June 15-First Liberty loan closes
yith large Overspbscription.
June 26-First contingent American
rOOps under General Sibert arrives in !
france.
June 29-GreeCe sewers diplomatic {
with TeutOnic allies.
July 9-President Wilson drafts I
tate militia into federal service Also
'laces food and fuel under federal con- ,
roll
July. 13-War department order .
rafts 67S.O0O men into military SER
ice. I
July 14-Aircraft appropriation bill \