, 1918-11-21

March 21-Russian forces cross
Persian border into Turkish territory;
American oil steamer Healdton torpe-
doed without warning.
March 22-United States recognizes
new government of Russia.
March 27-General Murray's British
expedition into the Holy Land defeats
Turkish army near GAIA.
April president Wilson asks con-
gress to declare that acts of Germany
constitute a state of war;; submarine
sinks American steamer Aztec without
warning.
April limited States senate passes
resolution declaring a state of war ex-
lists with Germany.
April 6-House passes war resolution
and President Wilson signs joint reso-
luton of congress.
April S-Austria declares severance
of diplomatic relations with United
States.
April 9-British defeat Germans at
Vimy Ridge and take 5000 prisoners;
United States seizes ID Austrian in
termed ships.
Oct. 24-French win pack Douau-
mont, Thiaumont field work. Haudro-
mont quarries, and Gillette wood near
Verdun. in smash of two miles.
Nov. Italians, in new offensive OH
the Carso plateau, capture 5000 Aus
TRANS.
Nov. 2-Germans e~vacuate Fort
Vaux at Verdun.
Nov. 5-Germans and Austrians pro-
claim new kingdom of Poland of ter
ritory captured from Russia.
Nov. 6-Submarilne sinks British
passenger steamer Arabia.
Nov. cardinal MERCER protests
against German deportation of Bel
CLANS; submarine sinks American
steamer Columbian.
Nov. S-RussiaE army invades
Pennsylvania, Hungary.
Nov. 9-Austro- German armies de-
feat Russians in Volhynia and take
1000 prisoners.
Nov. 13-British launch new often
sive in Somme region on both sides of
Ancre.
Nov. 14-British capture fortified vii
lage of Beaucourt, heal the Ancre.
Nov. 19-Serbian, French and Rus
sian troops recapture Monastir; Ger
mans cross Pennsylvania Alps and en-
ter western Roumania.
Nov. 21-British hospital ship Brit
annie sunk by mine in Aegean sea.
Nov. 23-Roumanian army retreats
90 miles from Bucharest.
Nov. Bulgarian armies
take OrsOva and Turnu-Severin from
R~oumanians.
Nov. 25-Greek provisional govern
ment declares war on Germany and
Bulgaria.
Nov. 2S-Roumanian government
abandons Bucharest and moves capital
to Jassy.
Dec. premier Herbert Asquith of
England resigns.
Dec. david Lloyd George accepts
British premiership.
Dec. Seen. Won Mackensen cap
lures big Roumanian army in Prohova
valley.
Dec. 12-Chancellor Won Bethmann-
HOllweg in reichstag that
Germany will propose peace; new cab
inc in France under Aristide BRAND
as premier, and Gen. Robert Georges
Nivelle given chief of command of
French army.
Dec. 15-French ut Verdun win W.
miles of front and capture 1000.
Dec. 1O-Lloyd George declines Ger
man peace proposals.
Dec. 23-Baron Burian succeeded as
minister of foreign affairs in Austria
by Count Czernin.
Dec. 26-Germany proposes to Presi-
dent Wilson IAN immediate meeting of
delegates of the belligerents."
Dec. 27-Russians defeated in Eve
day battle In eastern Wallachia, Rou-
mania.
April 2O-Turkey sewers diplomatic
relations with the U. s.
April 2S-Congress passes sciective
service act for raising of army of $780,
600; Guatemala sewers diplomatic re-
lations with Germany.
May War department orders rails
ing of nine volunteer regiments of"en-
gineers to go to France.
May 14-Espionage act becomes law
by passing senate.
May 1s-President Wilson signs Sc
lective service act. Also directs ex-
peditionary force of regulars under
General Pershing to go to France.
May 19-Congress passes war appro-
priation bill of $4,000. 000.0
June NEARLY 100000 men in
U. S. register for military service.
June 12-King Constantine Of Greece
abdicates.
June 13-General Pershing and stan
arrive in Paris.
June 15-First Liberty loan closes
with large oversubscription.
June 26-First contingent American
troops under General Sibert arrives In
France. e
June 29@Greece sewers DIPLOMATIC