Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-11-23
March 15-Czar Nicholas of Russia

| March 17-French and British cap
ture Bapaume.
| March 1S-New French ministry
formed by Alexander Ribot.
March 21-Russian 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 27-General Murrays 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, a 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 seizes ii Austrian in
| termed ships.
Oct. 24-French win back Douau-
mont, Thiaumont field work, Haudro-
mont quarries, and Gillette wood near
Verdun, in smash of two miles.
Nov. Italians. in new offensive on
the Carso plateau. capture 5000 Aus
trians.
Nov. 2-Germans evacuate Fort
Vaux at Verdun.
Nov. 5-Germans and Austrians pro-
claim new kingdom of Poland of ter
ritory captured from Russia.
Nov. 6-Submarlne sinks British
passenger steamer Arabia.
Nov. cardinal MERCER protests
against German deportation of Bel
gians; submarine sinks American
steamer Columbian.
Nov. S-Russian army invades
Pennsylvania, Hungary.
Nov 9-Austro-German armies de-
feat Russians in Volhynia and take
1000 prisoners.
Nov 13-Brtish launch new often
sive in Somme region on both sides of
Ancre.
Nov. 14-British capture fortified vii
lage of Beaucourt, near the Ancre.
Nov. 19-Serbian. French and Rus
sian troops recapture Monastir; Ger
mans cross Pennsylvania Alps and en-
ter western Roumana.
Nov. 21-British hospital ship Brit
annie sunk by mine in Aegean sea.
Nov. 23-Roumanian army retreats
90 miles from Bucharest.
Nov. 4-German-Bulgarian armies
take Orsova and Turnu-Severin from
Roumanians.
Nov. 25-Greek provisional govern
ment declares war on Germany and
Bulgaria.
Nov. 2S-Roumanian 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 Mackensen cap
lures big Roumanian army in Prohova
valley.
Dec. 12-Chancellor Won Bethmann-
HolIweg announces in reichstag that
Germany will propose peace; new cab
met in France under Aristlde BRAND
as premier, and Gen. Robert Georges
Nivelle given chief of command of
French army.
Dec. 15-French at verdun win two
miles Of front and capture 1000.
Dec. 10-Lloyd George declines Ger
man peace proposals.
Dec. 23-Baron Burian succeeded as
minister of foreign affairs in Austria
by Count Czernln.
Dec. 26-Germany proposes to Presi-
dent Wilson IAN immediate meeting of
delegates of the belligerents."
Dee. 27-Russians defeated in five
day battle in eastern Wallachia, Rou-
mania.
April 20-Turkey sewers diplomatic
relations with the Y. s.
April 2S-Congress passes selective
service act for raising of army of 5O0,-
900; Guatemala sewers diplomatic re-
lations with Germany.
May War department orders rails
ing of nine volunteer regiments of en-
gineers to go to France.
May 14-Espionage act becomes law
by passing senate.
May 1S-President Wilson signs Sc
| lective service act. Also directs ex-
| peditionary force of regulars under
| General Pershing to go to France.
May 19-Congress passes war appro-
| priation bill of $1,000. 100000.
June 5-Nearly 100000 men in
U. S. register for military service.
June 12-King Constantine of Greece
abdicates.
| June 13-General Pershing and staff
| arrive in Paris.
| June 15-First Liberty loan closes
with large oversubscription.