Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-01-04
AMERICA ENTERS CONFLICT
Gar Of Russia Depesed and Radicals
Seek Peace - Hindenburo Line
Smashed by Allies and Teu.
tons Invade ltaIy-other
Important Happen.
inos Of 1917.
Compiled by e. w. PlcKARD.
THE WORLD WAR

signed and was succeeded by Prince Colt
British warghip CORVALLIS sunk by tor
Jan: 1411Japanese battleshiR ,Tsukuba
By sxgl9siop vl 1Ss killed
which he believed lasting peace could be
jar: ?sI;Destroyers fought two engage
several vessels and the English one.
Jan 25.-Germans took mile of French
trenches ,i1eS on Mill &c., Xsrdqn region
by mine; $50 lives lost.
French transport Admiral Magon tor
pe San j, IA aSst announced submar,n.
blockade OF all enemy countries. outlined
forbidden zones and revoked pledges on
Feb sSgnitad States broke off dtplo-'
matte relations with Germany; President
Wilson dismissed Ambassador Won Bern
'tHT and 5sca,,sd
Americans taken by commerce raider.
German gunboat interned at Honolulu
Xmeri e ny ports e damaged ns e'nan vessels IN
Feb. 5.-German submarine shelled and
ssnk e.+ British Pr,Evisienal naval collier
Richard Wallace, American.
Belgian relief steamer Lars Kruse sunk
by German submarine: all but one Of crew
Feb. 7.:-Anchor liner California and 9TH
or vessels sunk by German submarines: Il
lost on California.
sought by Germany.
American schooner Lyman M. Law de-
Stroyed by Austrian submarine.
Feb. T.-British smashed German lines
on both sides of Ancre river.
U. s. sent peremptory demand to Ger
many for release Of Yarrowdale prisoners.
port; 9ss lives lost.
prisoners.
Feb. 25.-German submarine sunk Cunar-
der Laconia off Irish coast: IL lost, includ-
Ing Mrs. A. H. Hoy and daughter Of Chi
British and German destroyer sI fought StM in
A Feb: 2s.@P fSt Wilson asked con-
kk ress to gFEai n, him powers to protect
British took Kut-el-Amara from Turks.
Feb: 2s;Lu. s. gover :;4', ,5o revealed
Japan in making, war on United States.
British occupied Gommecourt and other
villages In Ancre region:
March 2.-Germany announced all ves-
sells would be sunk hereafter without
. March 4m "a attack east of Gor'tz
arning Of u. S. merchant vessels. III"
March 11.-Bagdad captured by British.
March 12.-Revolution begun in Petro-
March 1s-China severed diplomatic re-
tations with Germany.
Russian imperial cabinet deposed by
March 14.-Germans in great retreat
along Somme 'front.'
March 15-Czar Nicholas abdicated Rus
Russians captured Hamadan, Asiatic
March H;-British took Bapaume and
Zeppelins raided London: one shot down
BRAND cabinet in France resigned.
eia, city Of Memphis and illinois. sunk by
German submarine: % persisted.
British and French advanced 10 miles on
O-mile front and took Peronne. Chaulnes
March i9-Germans made new fierce
drive at Verdun, but were repulsed with
Ribot formed new French cabinet.
March H.-British took forty more towns
March 2e..French occupied Folembray
md La Feuillee, south Of Coucy forest.
March 2s.-New Russian government in
April 1.-British captured savy. Ven
delles, Epehy and Peiziere.
F. French c fto reached outskirts Of vauxaillon
Armed American ship Aztec sunk by
German submarine Off French coast; 10
April 2-President Wilson. addressing
special session Of congress, asked formal
resolution that state Of war was In exis-
tenee between the United States and Ger
entente allies to defeat German autocracy.
April 4.-senate passed resolution declar-
Ing state Of war between U. s. and Ger
April blouse passed war resolution
by vote Of s5s to 80; President Wilson
sgnsd it and ssged
once. All German vessels in American
ports were seized and many supposed Ger
April 7:HGerman a''e cruiser cormoran.
informed at Guam. blown up by crew.
Cuba and Panama declared state Of war
April s.-Austria, broke off diplomatic
April 9.-British advanced two to three
ssshne line a1d tasng Vmy
ridge and many towns.
April 10.-Brazil severed relations with
the POSITION ef the United states rp4 ehiii
April 11.-Costa Rica declared it sup
the Of its 9e1tnay
April E.-British naval men met in first
all!ed council with U. S. officials in
Bulgaria severed relations with U. s.
April 13.-Bolivia severed relations with
British and French made further big adj
April 14.-House passed $1,000, 100000 war
revenue authorization bill without dissent
Ing vote.
April l5.-Brtish patrols entered suburbs
Germans routed at Lagnicourt with ter
rible losses.
British transport Arcadian torpedoed;
80 lost.
British transport cameronia sunk: 40
lost
April 1s.-President Wilson issued proc
lamation warning againts the commission
Of reasonable acts.
Congress appropriated $1ooooo.0oo for
emergency war fund.
French opened great offensive on f.
mile front between scissors and Reims,
taking 10000 prisoners.
APRIL l7.-senate unanimously passed 81
. 0ermans sank two British hospital ships
loaded with wounded British ana Ger
mans.
April 19.-American liner Mongolia sank |
German submarine In 1riah sea. --