The citizen., 1918-01-10

OCT. 2b-Britlsh and french made Dig at
Brazil declared state OF war with Ger
many existed.
Italian cabinet resigned
oct N.-Italians In general retreat 100 900
captured; Teutons advanced beyond civil
dale.
peninsula south OF Dixmude.
Second Liberty loan over-subscribed.
Oct. &.-French In Flanders took VII
lage Of Luyghem.
Oct. 29.-Austro-Germans took Cormons.
Oct. 30.-Austro Germans took Udne
and broke through Carnic Alps into Vene-
tia.
British advanced 1000 yards toward Rou-
lers.
vlttorio Orlando formed new italian
cabinet.
Count George Won Hertllng made Ger
man imperial chancellor, Michaelis having
resigned.
oct Si.-Berln reported 10000 Italians
and more than l;g0 guns captured.
riod of the war.
American transport Finland struck by
torpedo; eight men killed.
November.
Nov. 1-1talians reformed behind the
TaglamentO.
British announced capture Of Beersheba,
Palestine.
Nov. 2-Crown prince withdrew from the
Chemn des Danes to the Ailette river.
German uprising reported in southern
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 co-operation>in
the war
Nov. 3.-Germans raided salient held by
taking y prisoners.
sunk SGv BY SA%sEGan to4Psdo PaT0i ost boat Aoed0
British captured Tekrit. Mesopotamia.
after hard battle.
Nov. ,e.-Italians retreated from TaglIa-
mento line
British captured Passchendaele and ad-
vanced 500 yards beyond
Nov. 7-ftalians fell back to Livenza
river Germans following
Russian rebels seized vital points in Pc
trograd.
American commission to Paris confer
ence headed by Col House. reached Eng
British in Palestine captured Gaza-
Nov. 8-Russian maximalists under
Lenine seized government and planned for
immediate peace; Kerensky fled from Pc
Austro-Germans crossed Livenza river
in places.
Nov. s-Britain, France and Italy Gre
ated interallled war. committee; Gen. Diaz
made first commander of Italian armies.
Nov. 10.-Russian rebel government made
Lenine premier
Germans reached Piave river in Italy.
Nov. 11.-1talians repulsed Teutons near
/ Aslago.
Loyal troops attacked maximallsts in
Petrograd.
Nov. 12-Heavy fighting in Moscow. fol-
lowed by compromise.
Italians held Teutons on Piave river
Nov. l3-Kerensky and the Cossacks
badly defeated.
French cabinet resigned.
Nov. H-Heavy fighting all along the
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. 16-U s. cabinet decided to de-
mand a supreme war council.
Nov. 17-Bolshevik 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
Kaiser refused to treat for peace with
new government OF Russia.
Berlin police killed socialist rioters.
Nov. 19.-Teutons concentrating big gun
fire on north OF Italian line.
President Wilson Issued proclamation
putting severe restrictions on enemy
aliens in United States.
Daniel Willard made head Of U. s. war
industries board.
American destroyer Chauncey sunk In
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collision; 2l lost.
Nov. O.-Two American soldiers killed
and five wounded in artillery combat.
British opened new offensive between
st. Quentin and the Scarpe.
German attacks on Italian line ceased;
Nov. H.-British smashed through the
| Hndenburg line toward Cambria, taking
many towns and thousands OF prisoners.
French successfully attacked German
ealient south of Juvincourt.
Nov. 22.-Furious fighting near Cambrai.
between Piave and Brenta rivers.
Bolsheviki government In Russia pro.
| posed general armistice.
Nov 23-The Ukraine declared separa.
tion from Russia.
Nov: 24--The British took Bourbon wood.
near Cambria.
The Caucasus declared its Independence.
reached Italian front.
Nov. 27-superior war council Of II
formed for United States.
British took part Of Fontaine near Cam
Italians repulsed fierce Teuton attacks.
Noy. S-coalition ministry formed in
Russia
Germany assented to bolsheviki plan for
| y; $. government assumed control over
| all imports.
Three Scandinavian kings agreed IN
Nov, 2s-Interallied war conference
opened in Paris.
dSlttu " piAili
Nov, 3o.-Government announced safe
arrival In France OF large numbers OF Ma
uonal Guard troops.
Germans pierced British lines south Of
Cambria.
December.
Dec. 1.-British regained most of grounl
lost near Cambria and nine German at.
tacks were repulsed with great losses.
Dec. 2-British Withdrew from Mas
nieres on Cambria front.
rQDulaQd flriOnQ r a
near Cambria.
United States congress met for second
war session.
England reported East Africa complete.
ly cleared OF Germans
Russian deputation began armistice neg
citations with Germans. Armistice an
nounced on many sections OF Russian
front.
Dec 4-President Wilson. in his annual
message, declared peace would not be
made with present rulers OF Germany,
that America would fight 20 last gun, and
asked declaration Of war against Austria.
Hungary.
Establishment OF Tartar republic IN
Crimea announced.
British steamer Apapa torpedoed; u
passengers and the crew lost
Dec. 6-Germans rejected Russlans' hrst
dema nds In armistice negotiations.
Italians lost some positions on Asiago
plateau.
British aviators raided sweibrucken and
Saarbrucken.
British withdrew from Bourbon wood
salient near Cambrai
Dec. 6--ltalians driven back on Asiaso