The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25

and soldiers delegates declared against
Two German destroyers sunk OF Dover.
April 2l.-British war commission arrived
in United States
Turkey severed relations with United
April 2a-French war commission ar
rived in United States.
British made further advances In Arras
sector in face OF desperate opposition by
Germans.
April 25.-German destroyers bombarded
Dunl<irk but were driven on
American tanker Vacuum sunk by sub
marine: naval lieutenant and gunners
lost
April N-British occupied Arleaux and
April 2s..Congress passed army bills
with selectve CONSUMPTION features.
Guatemala severed relations with Ger
many.
April 2s-General Petain made chief Of
French staff
May 3-Chilean minister to Germany
demanded his passports.
May l-French captured Craonne.
House passed espionage bill with modi-
fed press censorship clause:
British transport Pennsylvania torpe-
May 5.-French made big advance on
four mile front southwest OF Laon-
May 6.-Bolivia severed relations with
MAY 7.-Coalltion government of provi-
| sional government and soldiers and work.
mems delegates formed In Russia 90
l.
German submarines In one week.
| Chic go board OF trade stopped trading
| in May wheat
May 12.-British again hit the Hinden-
burg line. establishing themselves near
| Bullecourt.
May I4-senate passed espionage bills
| without prohibition and press censorship
clauses.
italians attacked along the whole Isonzo
| front gaining ground north of Goritz
| May 15.-Chancelor Hollweg before the
/ Rpichetag refused to discuss Germany S
/ peace aims.
Trading in wheat futures stopped in six
| middle west exchanges.
italians made big gains on Julian front.
| taking Monte Cucco and Monte Vodice.
| May f7.-Senate passed army draft bill.
| British completed capture of Bullecourt.
May 1s.-President Wilson ordered one
division, commanded by General Pershing:
| sent. to France at once. He also signed
the. army draft bill and set June for
Honduras severed relations with Ger
| many.
May 19.-President Wilson selected II.
| c. Hoover as head Of food control board.
Nicaragua severed relations with Ger
! many.
Senate passed the $3.50. 100000 war bud
May 23.-House passed war tax bill car
| rying sl.S70.000.000.
Secretary Lansing refused passports for
| American delegates to Stockholm social
list peace conference.
. American ship carrying supplies tc
Switzerland sunk by torpedo.
Premier Tisza and entire Hungarian
cabinet resigned.
Nay Galatians broke through Austrian
front from Castagnavizza to Gulf OF
| Trieste, taking 5000 prisoners.
| May 25.- First American field service
corps went % front I'm France
Germans made air raid on southeastern
England. killing 76 and injuring 114t.
May 27.-1talians again broke through
| Austrian lines.
May 29.-war department issued call fol
| 100000 volunteers for regular army.
London reported sinking OF hospital shir
and armed cruiser by submarines.
Brazil chamber OF deputies authorized
revocation OF neutrality decree
Juno 2.-Senate passed first or admin
istration's food bills.
Fourteen German and Hipdoo plotters
indicted by federal grand Jury ut Chicago
". $ railroad commission to Russia ar
rived at Vladlvostot.
June 3.-American commission to Rus
sin, headed by Root, reached Russian port
French repulsed Ave great attacks soutl
Juno J.-Brusaiofr made commander II
chief of Russian armies.
June 5.--More than ten million your
Americans registered for tho Natlona
German avlatcrs ralded. naval base r.
the Midway near London. but wero driver
Off, losing eight machines.
British made big advance on north banl
American liner sank German submarine
June 7.eBritish began great offensive T.
Belgium. blowing up Messines ridge nm,
sdya,nSsng on m' bic salient 'front.'
June S-General Pershing and stan mr.
rived I'm England.
Germany broke on relations with Haiti
June 10 General Pershing's STAN ar
June Fixing Constantine OF Greece
forced by the allies aod nconS s IN favor
American steamship Petrolite reported
sunk by submarine.
June iS-Germans made air r 70, on Lon
Army md navy deficiency appropriation
hill carrying S3,0oo.ooo.Ooo passed by con
June 14.-British made big advance cas-
and south OF Messines.
June B.-Liberty loan heavily over-sub
scribed when books closed.
June 2o.~President Wilson issued cal
for "a. 900 volunteers for regular army.
June e2-French repulsed violent attacks
OF Germans on the Chcnin des Danes. :, =,
| June 23.-House passed 1000 controi OIL
with "bone dry amendment.
Juno 25.-President Wilson appointed III
exports council somPSssd s on the
and the food administrator.
| June 26.-American coal barons agreed u
fixing OF prices.
June 27-Second contingent OF Pershing
army landed In France.
took oath OF office.
June 2S.-Brazil revoked Its decree o
neutrality in war between entente allie
June 29,~Greece broke Off diplomatic re
lations with Germany. Austria. Bulgari;
July I.-Russians captured Konuchy
Galicia. and Turkish strongholds In tn
July S-French repulsed great German
Julv T.~Russians successfully attacke,
in Pinsk sector.
Germans made air raid on London. Kill
ing 81 and losing number OF planes.
July S.-President Wilson proclaimed a.
embargo on shipments OF food. fuel. stee
neutral countries TO Germany except dair,
products for non-combatants IN exchang
| for coal.
July e-New Austrian cabinet resigned
President Wilson called entire Nationa
Guard and its reserve into the fedora
service by August 8.
British battleship Vanguard destroyed
by interior explosion 500 lost.
July l0-Russans broke Teuton lin
east of Lemberg and took Halicz.
July n.-President Wilson called oil
American business interests TO aid natioi
by foregoing unusual profits in selling Il
the nation and the public.
July 12.-Russian advance checked ives
OF Bohorodozany.
July H-Chancellor Bethma nm Hollwe.
resigned and DR.. G. E. Michaelis succeed
House passed $4,000 600 aviation bill.
July n.-French took German trenches
near Malancourt.
Three members OF Russian cabinet re
signed: riots in Petrograd suppressed.
ShaEe-up in British cabinet.
July l9.-Great German attack betwee,
| Craonne and HurtebiSe partly successful