Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-01-03


| mile front between Scissors and Reirns
! taking 10000 prisoners
April 17.-Senate unanimously passed 81.
! 0O0.0OO,OO0 bond issue bill.
Germans sank two British hospital ships
| loaded with wounded British and Ger
| mans,
April I9 I9-american liner Mongolia san.
| Ger-4tn subnl4tine In Irish sea
Nicarag qua indorsed course Of United
| States.
April 2o.-Russian council of, workmens s
and soldiers delegates declared against
| Two German destroyers sunk Off Dover.
+ April 2:-British war commission arrived
Turkey severed relations with United
| States.
April A.-French war commission ar
rived in United States
British made further advances in Arras
sector in face of desperate opposition by
| Germans.
April 25.-German destroyers bombarded
/ Dunkirk but were driven Off
American tanker Vacuum sunk by sub
marine; naval lieutenant and 8 gunners
lost
April 27-British occupied Arleaux and
April 2S-Congress passed army bills
with selective conscription features.
Guatemala severed relations with Ger
April 2s-General Petan made chief of
French staff.
May S.-Chilean minister to Germany
May 4-French captured Craonne.
House passed espionage bill with modi-
fed press censorship clause;
British transport Transylvania torpe-
doed; 413 lives lost.
May 5.-French made big advance on
four mile front southwest Of Laon.
May 6.-Bolivia severed relations with
Germany.
May 7-Coalition government of provi-
sional government and soldiers and work.
mems delegates formed in Russia
-Tfa1v doctrncftou nf "a
German submarines in one week.
Chicago board Of trade stopped trading
in May wheat
burg line, establishing themselves near
Bullecourt.
May M-senate passed espionage bills
without prohibition and press censorship
Italians attacked along the whole Isonzo
front. gaining ground north of Goritz.
to
peace aims.
Trading in wheat futures stopped in six
middle west exchanges.
Italians made big gains on Julian front.
taking Monte Cucco and Monte Vodice.
May 1z-Senate passed army draft BILL
British completed capture t,,r Of Buileeourt:
division, commanded by General Pershing,
sent to France at once. He also signed
the army draft bill and set June for
Honduras severed relations with Ger
many.
May 1s.-President Wilson selected H.
Nicaragua severed relations with Ger
many.
Senate passed the ss.s42ooo.ooo war bud
get.
May 2s.-House passed war tax bill car
rying 1870 100000
Secretary Lansing refused passports for
American delegates to Stockholm social
American ship carrying supplies to
Switzerland sunk by torpedo.
Premier Tisza and entire Hungarian
May M.-Italians broke through austrian
front from Castagnavizza to Gulf of
Trieste taking 5000 prisoners
corps went to front in France.
Germans made air raid on southeastern
England. killing 76 and injuring 1744.
May H.-.Italians again broke through
May 29-War department issued call for
100000 volunteers for regular army.
London reported sinking Of hospital ship
Brazil chamber Of deputies authorized
revocation of neutrality decree
June 2-Senate passed first Of admin
Fourteen German and Hindoo plotters
indicted by federal grand jury at Chicago.
u. 8. railroad commission to Russia ar
rived at V1adivostok.
June 3.-American commission to Rus
STA, headed by Root, reached Russian port.
French repulsed five great attacks south
June l.-Brussiloff made commander in
chief Of Russian armies.
June 5.-More than ten million young
Americans registered for the National
army.
German aviators raided naval base in
the Midway near London but were driven !
off, losing eight machines.
British made big advance on north bank
American liner sank German submarine
after long fight.
June 7-British began great offensive in /
Belgium. blowing up Messines ridge and |
straightening out big salient.
June S.-General Pershing and staff ar
Germany broke on relations with Haiti.
June 1o.-General Pershing's stan ar
june n.-King Constantine. Of Greece:
forced by the allies abdicated in favor Of |
Prince Alexander. his second son.
Ame hcan steamship Petrolite reported
don. killing 81 and wounding 4T
Army and navy deficiency appropriation
bill carrying $s.0ooooo,Ooo passed by con-
June H.-British made big advance east
and south of Messines.
june. 15.-Liberty loan heavily over-suD-
scribed when books closed. t.
June 20.-Presideht Wilson issued call
for 10000 volunteers for regular army.
June U.-Frencn repufSed vioient dttackS
Of Germans on the Chemin des Danes.
June 23-House passed food control bill
With "bone dry amendment.
june Is 1-President Wilson appointed an
exports os,uncil composed of the secre-
taries of state. agriculture and commerce
and the food administrator. +
Juno 26.-American coal barons agreed 70
First contingent Of Pershing's army
landed in France. ii
June N.-Second contingent of Pershings
armv landed in France. II
New Greek cabinet headed by VenixelO9
took oath Of Office. 4
June 8-Braxil revoked its decree OF
neutrality in war between entente allies
Tune n.-Greece broke of diplomatic re-
ations with Germany. Austria. Bulgaria
fuly i.-Russians captured Koniuchy,
1alicia, and Turkish stronghoids In the
July s-French rspulsed great German
July 7.--RussIans successfully attacked
!" Germans made air raid on London, KILL
uiv k-President Wilson proclaimed IN
.unhcrro on shipments Of food, fuel, steel
lnd munitions, to cut on supplies from
neutral countries to Germany except dairy
products for non-combatants In exchange
u Juiv s.-New Austrian cabinet resigned.
President Wilson called entire National
Guard and its reserve into the federal
81 Rrit;sh battieship Vanguard destroyed
- ~- 1ln~iov. Lost 1