Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-02
TIE WORLD WAR

w }1n; bb,acermans defeated Russians in
British transport Ivernia sunk in Medi-
Jan; 9:.Premier Trepoff Of Russia re.
British warship CORVALLIS sunk by tor
de4stroysssd By explosions 1853 Killed
senate, gave World outline OF terms os
which ndnSl,, he beloved lasting peace could be
Jan. 23.-Deatroyers fought two engage
several vessels and the English one
trsaeAes on m 49, '2S srdan 1 r. q french
British auxiliary cruiser Laurentic sunk
french ns tTan nyss t'a Adm.ra, MACON tor
Jan. $1.-Germany announced submarine
forbidden zones and revoked pledges on
submarine warfare:
matte relations with Germany; President
Wilson dismissed Ambassador Won Bern
storff and recalled Ambassador Gerard.
FeD. 4.-Germany agreed to release
Americans taken by commerce raider.
German gunboat interned at Honolulu
burned by crew; many German vessels In
Feb 5-German submarine shelled and
E Fave AN and Killed four nen s including
Richard Wallace, American.
II Began relief Lars , Rus ee sunk
Feb 7.-Anchor liner California and 9TH
lost on California.
Feb. 12.-President Wilson refused parley
American schooner Lyman M. Law de-
stroyed by Austrian submarine.
Feb, 7..British. smashed German lines
on both sides OF Ancre river.
y. S. sent peremptory demand to Ger
many for release Of Yarrowdale prisoners.
German submarine sank italian trans
p9FE tb ' sG Ges a9st freed the Yarrovaae
Feb. 25.--German submarine sunk Cunar-
der Iaconia OF Irish coast; IL lost, includ-
cago and @ cam eber of er
British and German destroyers fought in
Feb 2s-President Wilson asked con-
gress to grant him powers to protect
eer@an plot to join wsR Me1 EsSea asd
British occupied Gommecourt and other
French destroyer Cassini torpedoed; LOG
March 2.-Germany announced all YES
sells would be sunk hereafter without
March 4--Austrian attack east Of Goritz
repulsed with great losses.
March s.-President. Wilson ordered the
March 11.-Bagdad captured by British.
March I--Revolution begun in Petro-
March 1s.-China severed diplomatic re-
lations with Germany.
Russian imperial cabinet deposed by
March H:-Germans in great retreat
March 15-Czar Nicholas abdcated Rus
sian throne for himself and his son.
. Russians captured Hamadan, Asiatio
March 17.-British took Bapaume and
French took Roye,
zeppelins .raided London; one shot down
near Compiegne, France.
BRAND cabinet in France resigned.
March 1S:-American freighters vigilan-
cha. City Of Memphis and Illinois. sunk by
German submarine; % persisted.
British and French advanced 10 miles on
7O-mile front and took Peronne. Chaulnes
March ls-!Germans made new fierce
drive at Verdun, but were repulsed with
Ribot formed new French cabinet.
March H.-British took forty more towns
March 26.--French occupied Folembray
and Ia Feuillee, south Of Coucy forest.
March 28.-New Russian government in
April british captured savy. ven-
French reached outskirts of vauxaillon
Armed American ship Aztec sunk by
German submarine off French coast; 10
special session of congress. asked formal
resolution that state Of war was in exis-
many. and called for cooperation with
entente allies to defeat German autocracy
April 4;-senate passed resolution declar-
mag state by al v was of y to T. and Ger
April &..House passed war resolution
Signed eS'e i. OF ana ISSUED proeamaton to
world and ordered navy mobllizsd at
ports were seized and many supposed Ger
man plotters were arrested.
nts2nad a. blown cruiser sp hy
Cuba and Panama declared state OF war
VA" April s.HAustria broke of diplomatic
April s.-Briush advanced two to three
smashing German line and taking Vimy
ridge and many towns.
Germanyi Argentina declared i supported
the position Of the United States; Chill
decided SnE to reman P Rlea declared
ported the position of the United States;
Uruguay proclaimed it's neutrality.
allied council with U. 8. officials in
Washington.
Bulgaria covered relations with U. g..
British and French made further big ad-
April 14-House passed 1900. 100000 war
revenue authorization bill without dissent
April 15.-Brtish patrols entered suburbs
of Lens.
Germans routed at Lagnicourt with ter
rible losses.
British transport Arcadian torpedoed;
279 lost.
British transport Cameronia sunk: 40
lost.
April 16-President Wilson issued proc
lamation warning aga1nts the commission
OF reasonable acts.
Congress appropriated $1OO,0OO.eOO for
emergency fund.
French opened great offensive on H.
mile front between Scissors and Reims,
taking 10000 prisoners. ~"
April H.-Senate unanimously passed 81 -
00O, Cox. 900 bond issue bill. "a
Germans sank two British hospital ships
loaded with wounded British and Ger
mans.
April 1o.--Amexicap liner Mongolia sank
German submarine In Irish sea.