River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-03

Oct, 12.-British gained half mile on six
mile front in Flanders.
Germans captured part of Island of
Oct, H.-President Wilson created war
board 70 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 Redistribution Of French steamer
Medic by submarine announced; $50 lives
Oct 1.-Two German raiders sank two
British destroyers and IL Scandinavian
merhantmen they were conveying in the
Oct 1zaaGermans in full possession of is
land Of Oesel.
American transport Antilles torpedoed;
Oct. 18.-Germans captured Moon island
from Russians.
@, oe. i,i 1gmGsrmans made air raid on Lon
Oct. ,2O.-Four Zeppelins destroyed by the
French.
Oct. 2s-French broke through German
lines north of the Aisne, inf1icting heavy
losses and taking 5000 prisoners.
American troops went into first line
trenches and fired first shot at Germans.
Oct. M.-Austrians and Germans began
offensive along IsonZo front
Oct. 25-French made another big gain
in Aisne sector.
Austro-German attack drove italians
back to frontier on the Julian line fore
ing abandonment of Bainsizza plateau;
10000 Italians captured.
Oct. 26.-British and French made big at
tack east of Ypres.
Brazil declared state Of war with Ger
many existed.
Oct. N.-Italians In general retreat, 100. 900
captured; Teutons advanced beyond Civil
Oct. 3o-Austro-Germans took Udine
and broke through Carnic Alps into Vene-
tia.
yittorio Orlando formed new italian
cabinet.
Count George Won Hertling made Ger
man imperial chancellor, Michaelis having
Oct. 31.-Berlin reported 100000 italians
and more than 1000 guns captured.
American transport Finland struck by
torpedo; eight men killed.
Nov. 1.-Italians reformed behind the
Tagliamento.
British announced capture Of Beersheba,
Nov: 2.--Crown prince withdrew from the
Chernin des Danes to the Ailette river.
One German cruiser and ten armed
trawlers sunk by British in the Cattegat.
United States and Japan made compact
on open door in China and cooperation in
the war.
Nov. 3.-Germans raided salient held by
Americans, killing three, Wounding 5 and
taking II prisoners.
Nov. 5.-American patrol boat A1cedo
sunk by torpedo; 81 lost.
Nov. Galatians retreated from Taglia-
mento line.
British captured Passchendaele 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
land.
British in Palestine captured GAIA.
Nov. 8-Russian maximalists under
Lenine seized government and planned for
immediate peace; Kerensky fed from Pc
trograd
Nov. 9.-Britain, France and Italy Gre
ated interaIlied war committee; Gen. Diaz
made first commander Of Italian armies.
Nov. 1O-Russian rebel government made
Germans reached Piave river in Italy.
Nov. 11.-Italians repulsed Teutons near
Loyal troops attacked maximalists in
italians held Teutons on Piave river.
Nov. 13.-Kerensky and the Cossacks
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
land.
Nov. 17-Bolsheviki won in Moscow.
British light sea forces routed German
squadron off Helgoland.
British occupied Jaffa, Palestine.
Teutons who crossed Piave at Zenson
Nov. 1S.-Bolsheviki generally victorious
in Russia; Civil war halted by lack of
food.
fire on north of Italian line.
President Wilson issued proclamation
putting severe restrictions on enemy
aliens in United States.
Daniel Willard made head Of q. s. war
industries board.
American destroyer Chauncey sunk in
Nov. a.-Two American soldiers killed
and five wounded in artillery combat.
Nov. M.-British smashed through the
Hindenburg line toward Ga m Ia; taxing
French successfully attacked German
salient south of Juvincourt.
Nov. 22.-Furious fighting near Cambria.
Italians meeting great Tineys ATTACK
Bolsheviki government In Russia pro-
posed general armistice.
Nov. 23-The Ukraine declared separa-
ton from Russia.
Nov. M-The British took Bourbon wood,
The Caucasus declared its independence.
Nov Is British and French armies
reached Italian front.
Nov. 27.-Superior war council OF IL
formed for United States.
British took part of Fontaine near Cam
italians repulsed fierce Teuton attacks
Nov. 2S.-Coalition ministry formed IN
Russia. -.
q. S. government assumed control over
all imports. T..
Nov. 29.-Interallied war conference
Austria agreed to Russia arrnistice plan.
Nov. Achievement announced safe
arrival in France Of large numbers or Ma
tional Guard troops.
Germans pierced British lines south of
Dec. i.-British regained most of ground
lost near Cambria. and nine German at
tacks were repulsed with great losses.
Dec. 2.-British withdrew from Mas
nieres on Cambria front.
Dec. 3.-British repulsed furious attacks
near Cambria.
United States congress met for second
war session.
England reported East Africa complete
ly cleared Of Germans.
Russian deputation began arnistice neg
citations with Germans. Arm1stlce an
nounced on many sections OF Russian
front.
message declared peace would not be
made with present rulers Of Germany,
that America would fight to last gun, and
asked declaration of war against Austria
Establishment of Tartar republic in
Crimea announced.
Messengers and the crew lost
Dec. 5-Germans rejected Russians first
demands in armistice negotiations.
italians lost some positions on Asiago