The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-01-04

National Guard OF 10 states and District
| or Columbia modified.
July S.-Germany yielded to Argentine
demands concerning submarine warfare.
Landing OF moro American troops In
| France announced.
War industries board. r. N. Scott chair
July aO.-Germans penetrated Russian
territory east OF Zbrocz. but Russian re-
Henry Chapman Gilbert. Washington.
first man accepted for National army.
British cruiser Ariadne torpedoed: IS
July H.-Angio- French forces opened
sreat offensive In Flanders on 20 mile
front taking II villages and 5000 prisoners.
Aug. 1.-British and French gained fur
ther ground in Ypres sector. but Germa ms
hSecasptured st. Julien and part OF West
Aug. Alderman counter-attacks In Flan-
| ders repulsed
Korniofr succeeded Brussiiofr as COM
mander In chief of Russian armies
Aug; 3.-Austrians captured Czernowitz
British re-took st. julien, Flanders.
Serious draft riots In central Oklahoma:
| Aug. l-Shipping board communicated
about SIS ships under construction.
Aug 6.-President Wilson drafted entire
| National Guard into federal service.
Germans made violent attack on British
Aug. 6-Chancelior Michaelis made many
changes in imperial and Prussian minis
Premier Kerensky completed a coalition
/ cabinet.
| Aug. s.-Roumanian forces opened new
| offensive north OF Fokshani.
Food control bill sent to President VII.
son.
| Canadian CONSUMPTION bin passed.
| Aug. s.-Teutons forced crossing Of su-
| chitza river in Fokshani region.
Aug. ..10.-British drove Germans back
two miles In Flanders and French ad-
vanced east and north OF Bixscho os,
| labor member OF British war cabinet be-
| ing accused OF double dealing concerning
| Herbert Hoover made American food ad-
mlnistrator.
Aug, IG,EGerman airpianes raided Eng
Aug. H--China declared war on Ger
many and Austria Hungary.
| Peace proposals by the pope made pub
Aug. 15-Canadian troops captured Hin
| 70. dominating Lens anc the Loos salient.
and entered Lens.
U, s. governments plan to control flour
and wheat put In operation.
Aug. 16.-British and French made big
gains in Flanders. taking Langemarck and
Won Mackensen drove Russians across
Aug. lS.-French made great airplane
raids on German positions In Belgium and
Italians began new offensive in the Ison-
Aug. 1s-British line advanced 500 yards
| east OF Langemarck. mainly with "tanlSs. :"
Many !: w. w. leaders arrested by u.
| 8. federal agents.
verdun sector on II mile front. taking
Avocourt wood. Le Mort Homme SUBMITS
| Corbeaux wood and Champneuville.
Aug. 2.-British forced their way fur
Their into the defenses Of Lens
French made further advances In YER
Aug. e2.-Germans opened offensive In
British took important positions along
| Ypres-Menin road.
aug Aug. DIR. H. A, GARFIELD made fuel
Aug. N:.British pushed back on Ypres-
French took Hin ao4. verdun. by storm.
| Aus. H-Italians captured Monte santo.
"V Aug. S.OPresident Wilson rejected tho
pope's peace proposals as impossible while
German autocracy exists
basic price for 1917 crop at $40.
| Germans made air raid on port OF
Sept. 1.-British destroyers DESTROYED
| four German armed trawlers off Jutland.
Sept. s.-Russians abandoned Riga.
German airplanes raided Chatham. Eng
Sept. I.-ftalians captured Monte San
Gabrielle.
German submarine sheiled Scarborough
and airplanes bombed London.
Sept. b.-American National army began
movement to cantonments.
Federal agents raided i. w. w. quar-
tiers throughout country.
American merchantmen under convoy
attacked by U-boats; two steamships and
in war cond sss sna e s
tifcates.
Sept. Z-Atlantic transport lines Mime
haha torpedoed; 60 dead.
German aviators bombed American hos
pital camp. killing I'VE.
Sept 8.-Secretary Lansing exposed vio-
lations of neutrality by Swedish officials in
German cablegrams advising sinking OF
Argentine vessels.
French cabinet resigned.
of Russian armies. headed military coun-
ter revolution and was dismissed by Ker-
Sept. 10.-Senate passed war revenue bill
totaling 81. $4,000.
Paul Painleve became French premier.
Sept, R.-Count Luxburg. German min
lister to Argentina. given his passports;
anti German riots in Buenos Aires.
Kerensky made commander In chief of
Russian armies.
Secretary Lansing exposed unneutral
action of former Swedish charge In Mexico
Sept. H.-Italians drove Austrians from
Monte San Gabrielle summit.
Sept. 15.-Senate passed bill for Nl.63S
British naval aircraft destroyed one Ger
man destroyer and some trawlers near o.
tend.
Sept. 1s.-Premier Kerensky proclaimed
Sept H.-Costa Rica broke or relations
with Germany.
Sept. 1S-Russia began reorganization of
army, suppressing soldiers committees.
House passed s.. 1A,OOo,0oo deficiency war
Sept. N.-British began great offensive
east OF Ypres.
Sept. H.-Secretary Lansing published
message OF Won BernstorH to Berlin ask
ing leave to spend $4,000 ito influence con-
gress."
with Germany.
Germany and Austria replied favorably
to pope's peace proposal
Germans broke through Russian line at
Jacobstadt.
Sept. 22.-Secretary Lansing revealed de-
tails OF Bernstorff's plotting before u. 8.
entered the war.
Sept. 23.-Secretary Lansing disclosed
German abuse OF u. s. protection by con-
cealing in Bucharest legation explosives
and disease germs after u. 8. had taken
Il over.
land, killing 90
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