Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-10

Germany.
Oct. 2.-British gained half mile on six
mile front in Flanders. i
oesel In Gulf Of Riga &
board to stop trading with the enemy and
took other steps to curb enemy activities
One Russian and two German torpedo
boats sunk in battle near Oesel.
Oct .!5.-Destruction of French steamer
Med Medic by submarine announced; $50 lives
Oct. 17.Two German raiders sank two
British destroyers and IL Scandinavian
mm erth tim they were conveying in She
Oct. l7aaGermans in full possession of is
- American transport Antilles torpedoed:
Oct. ls.-Germans captured Moon, island
from Russians.
ao oct j, l9Gs e. made air raid on Lon
French.
Oct 2s-French broke through German
lines north of the Aisne. inflicting heavy
losses and taking 5000 prisoners
american troops went into first line
trenches and fired first shot at Germans.
Oct A.-Austrians and Germans began,
OFFENSIVE along lsonZo front
Oct 2o-French made another big gain
Austro- German attack drove Italians
back to frontier on the Julian line fore
Ing abandonment of Bainsizza plateau
$4,000 Italians captured.
Oct 26.-British and French made big at.
tack east of Ypres
-, Brazil declared state Of war with Ger
Oct. 27-Italians in general retreat, 100. 600
captured; Teutons advanced beyond Civil
dale.
Oct. o-Austro-Germans took udine,
and broke through carnic Alps into Vene-I
Vittorio Orlando formed new Italian
Count George Won Hertling made Ger:
man imperial chancellor. Michaelis having
Oct 31.-Berlin reported 10000 Italians
and more than 1000 guns captured
American transport, Finland struck by
torpedo; eight men killed.
Nov. Italians reformed behind the
Tagliamento.
British announced capture Of Beersheba,
Palestine.
Nov 2.-Crown prince withdrew from the
Chemin des Danes to the Ailette river.
one German cruiser and ten armed
trawlers sunk by British in the Cattegat
United States and Japan made compacti
the war -
Nov 3.-Germans raided salient held by.
Nov: 5.--American patrol boat Alcedo
sunk by torpedo: q lost.
Nov. Galatians retreated from Taglia-
mento line.
British captured Pssschendaele and adj
vanced 800 yards beyond.
Nov. Italians fell back to Livenza
river. Germans following.
American commission to Paris confer
ence. headed by Col. House, reached Eng
British in Palestine captured GAIA.
Nov. S.-Russian maximalists under
Lenine seized government and planned for
immediate peace; Kerensky fed from Pc
trograd.
Noy. s.-Britain. France and Italy Gre
ated interallied war committee; Gen. Diaz
made first commander of Italian armies
Nov. 10.-Russian rebel government made
Lenine premier.
Germans reached Piave river in Italy.
Nov. u.-Italians repulsed Teutons near
Asiago.
Loyal troops attacked maximallsts in
Italians held Teutons on Piave river.
Nov. l3-kerensky and the Cossaclls
badly defeated
French cabinet resigned.
Nov. 15-Georges Clemenceau became
premier of France.
Italians Inundated big section about the
lower Piave to save Venice
Socialist seized the government of Fin
lard.
~: 17-,..Bolshevilsi won in Moscow
British light sea forces routed German
squadron off Helgoland
British occupied Jaffa. Palestine.
Teptens who crossed Piave at zenson
Nov. 1s.-Bolsheviki generally victorious
in Russia; Civil war halted by lack of
Nov. 19.-Teutons concentrating big gun
President Wilson issued proclamation
Putting nfed on enemy
Daniel Willard made head of U. 8. war
industries board.
American destroyer Chauncey sunk in
collision: 81 lost
Nov. 2O.-Two American soldiers killed
and five wounded in artillery combat.
Nov. 21-British smashed through the
IIindenburg line toward Cambria. taking
many towns and thousands of prisoners.
I French successfully attacked German
salient south sof JuVincourt
/, Nov. luxurious fighting near Cambria
Italians meeting great massed attack
between Pave and Brcnta rivers
Bolsheviki government in Russia pro-
Nov 23.-The Ukraine declared separa-
ton from Russia.
Nov. 24.---The British took Bourbon wood.
near Cambria.
The Caucasus declared its independence.
Nov. % British and French armies
reached Italian front.
Nov, 27-Superior war council of IL
formed for United States.
British took part of Fontatne near Cam
Italians repulsed fierce Teuton attacks.
Nov. 2S.-Coalition ministry formed in
Russia.
u. S. government assumed control over
Three Scandinavian kings agreed in
Nov. 29.-Interallied war conference
opened in Paris.
Austria agreed to Russia armistice plan.
Nov 30.-Government announced safe
arrival in France of large numbers of Ma
tional Guard troops.
Germans pierced British lines south OF
Dec. british regained most of ground
lost near Cambria. and nine German at
tacks were repulsed with great losses.
Dec. 2.-British withdrew from Mas
neres on Cambria front.
Dec. 3.-British repulsed furious attackn
near Cambria.
war session.
England reported East Africa complete
ly cleared of Germans.
Russian deputation began armistice neg.
citations with Germans, Armistice an
nounced on many sections of Russian
front.
Dec. 4-Presdent Wilson, in his annua
message, declared peace would not be
made with present rulers of Germany
that America would fight to last gun, anG
asked declaration of war against Austria
| hungary
Establishment of Tartar republic ii
Crimea announced.
British steamer Apapa torpedoed; s.
passengers and the crew lost.