The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-21
March 1o-cuar Nicholas of Russia

March l6-New French ministry
formed by Alexander Ribot.
March 21-Russian forces cross
Persian border into Turkish territory
American oil steamer Healdton torpe-
dOed without warning.
March 22-Unlted States recognizes
new government Of Russia.
March 27--General Murray's British
expedition into the Holy Land defeats
Turkish army near GAIA.
April 2-Presldent 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 state Of war ex-
lists with Germany.
April G-H0use 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-Britlsh defeat Germans at
Vimy Ridge and take G,000 prisoners T;
United States selzes ii Austrian In
termed ships.
Oct. 24-French win back Douau-
mont, ThlaumOnt field work, Haudro-
mont quarrles, and Gillette wood near
Verdun, In smash of two miles.
Nov. 1-Itallans, In new offensive OH
the Carso plateau, capture 5000 Aus
trans.
Nov. 2-Germans evacuate Fort
VauX at Verdun.
Nov. 5-Germans and Austrians pro-
claim new kingdom Of Poland Of ter
ritory captured from Russia.
Nov. G-Submarlne sinks British
passenger steamer Arabia.
Nov. 7-Cardinal Mercier protests
against German deportation Of Bel
gians; submarine sinks American
steamer Columbian.
Nov. 8-Russian army invades
Transylvania, Hungary.
Nov. 9-AustrO-German armies de-
feat Russians In volhynla and take
1000 prisoners.
Nov. 13-Britlsh launch new often
slve In SOmme region on both sides Of
| Ancre.
Nov 14-Britlsh capture fortified vii
lage Of Beaucourt, near the Ancre.
Nov. 19-Serbian. French and Rus
sian troops reeapture MOnastlr; Ger
mans cross Pennsylvania Alps and en-
ter western ROumania.
Nov. 21-Brtlsh hospital ship Brit
annie sunk by mine In Aegean sea.
Nov. 23-Roumanian army retreats
40 miles from Bucharest.
Nov. 4-German-Bulgarlan armies
take OrsOva and Turnu-Severln from
ROumanians.
Nov. 25-Greek provisional govern
ment declares war on Germany and
Bulgaria.
Nov. 2S-RoumanIan government
abandons Bucharest and moves capital
to Jassy.
Dec. 5-Premier Herbert Asqulth OF
England resigns.
Dec. 7-Davld Lloyd George accepts
British premiership.
Dec. Seen. Won Mackensen cap
lures big Roumanlan army In PrOhova
valley.
Dec. 12-Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg announces In reichstag that
Germany will propose peace; new cab.
met in France under ArlstIde BRAND
as premier, and Gen. Robert Georges
Nlvelle given chief Of command OF
French army.
Dec. 15-French at Verdun win two
miles Of front and capture 1000.
Dec. 10-Lloyd George declines Ger
man peace proposals.
Dec. 23-BarOn Burian succeeded as
minister Of foreign affars In Austria
by Count Czernln.
Dec. B-Germany proposes to Presl-
dent Wilson ian immediate meeting OF
delegates of the belligerents."
Dec. 27-Russlnns defeated In five
day battle In eastern WallachIa, ROu-
mania.
April 20-Turkey sewers diplomatic
relations with the U. S.
April 2S-Congress passes selectlve
service act for raising Of army OF 50O,-
600; Guatemala sewers diplomatic re-
lations with Germany.
May War department orders rails
ing ~ nine volunteer regiments OF en-
gineers to 90 to France.
May 14-Espionage act becomes law
by passing senate.
May 1S-President Wilson signs Sc
lective service act. Also directs ex-
pedtlonary force of regulars under
General Pershing to go to France.
May 10-COngress passes war appro-
priation bill of S3,000,O00,000.
June 5-Nearly 100000 men in
U. S. register for military service.
June 12-King Constantine of Greece
abdlcates.
June 13-General Pershing and stafI
arrive In Paris.
June 15-l'irst Liberty loan closes
with large OversubscriptlOn.
June 2G=First contingent American
troops under General Sibert arrives In
France.
June 20-Greece sewers diplomatic
relations with TeutOnic allies.
Iuly 9-presldent Wilson drafts
state militia into federal service. Also
places food and fuel under federal con
troll.
July 13-War department order
drafts 67S,000 men into military ser.
vice.