Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-31
Finish of the Var and
Hun Defeats Told
in Dates
JANUARY

and, CORTLAND, Esthonia and Lithur
ian of Russia. Marie Corelli, move
list, fined by British Food Controlle
for excess sugar storage.
Lieutenant HOBBY Baker, form
or Princeton football captain, in hi
first air flight brings down German
plane.
5--Noyd George sets forth Grea
.Pritainss war aims in speech to trad
pms.
In mutiny at Kiel, German nav
Dase, submarine crew kill thirty
ght of their officers. Earl Read
Lord Chief Justice of England
appointed British High Commits
5ner to the United States.
s-President Wilson's fourteen
bjnts laid down. Italian Govern
snt prohibits making and sale o
ike, confectionery and pastry.
9-British destroyer Raccoor
rikes rock on Irish coast and i.
with crew of Jos.
12-Two British torpedo boat de
etroyers on Irish coast lost with all
on board but one.
13-French Minister OF War plac
es all postal and telegraph services
under military control.
14-Former Premier Caillaux ar.
restede on charges of high treason
by order of Premier Cleemenceau.
Unsuccessful attempt made to shoot
Lenine, Russian Premier.
1s-Prussian Chamber Of Lords re-
affirm exclusive right of German EN-
perof to make war or peace. Prem
Ter George makes famous statement
I'VE must either go on or go under"
1s-Ameriean troops take over
sector northwest Of Toul.
21-Sir Edward Carson, Minister
without portfolio. resigns from Brit
ish War Cabinet. London reports
resignation of Austrian Ministry.
22Baron Rhondda, British Food
Controller, DEGREES Tuesdays and
Fridays to be meatless days in Lon.
don: in other parts of kingdom Wed
nesdays and Fridays.
25Count Won Hertling discusses
Droc;dan@ uy;lsor,r .,,,r ora
programme and outlines Germany's
peace terms in the Reichstag.
26-Hungarian Cabinet resigns.
8-Eleven-ounce bread ration eff
fective in France.
29-Italians capture Monte di val
Della with 1000 prisoners and 1OC
machine guns.
30 Germans kill thirty-six in Par
is air raid
FEBRUARY
Argentine Minister of War re.
calls military attaches from Berlin
and Vienna.
4-Trial of Bole Pasha for treason
begun in Paris.
5-American steamer Alamance
torpedoed; six of crew lost.
6-Tuseania, an American trans
port, torpedoed of coast Of Ireland !:
fo1 lost. Rumanian Cabinet resigns
as result of demand from Won Mack.
ensen demanding start of peace ne
gotiations in four days.
9-Delegates Of Ukraine sign sep.
arate peace with Central Poweres.
do-Russia declares state Of war
with Germany.
12-British government declines to
recognize Brest-Litovsk treaty, Pres
ident Wilson addresses joint session
on war aims.
l3-Premier Lloyd George sus.
tanned by test vote in House Of Com.
mons.
14-Bolo Pasha found guilty.
l'Germany decides to renew
war on Russia.
16-Sir William Robertson resigns
succeeded by Sir Henry Wilson.
17-Lord Northcliffe appointed di.
rector OF propaganda in enemy coun.
tries
22-American troops in chemin des
DANES sector. Senate passes railroad
bill.
ANAmerican eunners rout enem,
at foul
26-Brftish hospital ship Glenar
Castle torpedoed in British Channel
27-Japan proposes joint military
operations with Allies in Siberia t.
saye military and other supplies
House passes alien Stacker bill.
2s-Spanish Cabinet RESIGNS
House passes railroad control bill
giving President power to fix rates
MARCH
1-Americans gain signal victor,
in salient north Of TouI. Major-cer
eral Payton c. March returns fror
theatre Of war.