The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-03

Waliachia.
British transport Ivernia sunk In Medi.
Jan; a.Premier Trepoff Of Russia re.
sine.
British warship CORVALLIS sunk by tor.
Jan. n--Japanese battleship Tsukuba
destroyed by explosion; 1853 killed
Jan. 2.-PresIdent Wilson, addressing
senate. gave world outline of terms on
s wnich re believed lasting peace could DO
Jan. n.-Destroyers fought two engage
ments in North sea. the Germans losing
several vessels and the English one:
,rsanh.: Gf H took %a.s mile Of French
British auxiliary cruiser Laurentic sunk
by mine; $50 lives lost.
French transport Admiral Magon tor
pedoed, 14l lost
Jan sI.-Germany announced submarine
blockade Of all enemy countries, outlined
forbidden zones and revoked pledges on
submarine warfare.
Feb 3-United States broke off diplo-
matte relations with Germany: President
Wilson dismissed Ambassador Won Bern
storn and recalled Ambassador Gerard.
Feb: l-Germany agreed to release
Americans taken BY. commerce raider,
burned BY crew; many German vessels In
Feb Sherman submarine shelled and
sank British provisional naval collier
Richard Wallace, American.
Belgian relief steamer Lars Kruse sunk
by German submarine; all but one Of crew
lost.
Feb. 1-Anchor liner California and 9TH
er vessels sunk by German submarines: Il
lost on California.
sought by Germany.
American schooner Lyman M. Law de-
stroyed By Austrian submarine.
Feb. 17.-British smashed German lines
on both sides OF Ancre river.
U. 8. sent. peremptory demand to Ger
many for release Of Yarrowdale prisoners.
German submarine sank Italian trans
port; sas lives lost
Feb. 22-Germany freed the Yarrowdale
Feb 3-German submarine sunk Cunar.
der Laconia OF Irish coast: 70 lost includ-
ing Mrs A, II. Hoy and daughter OF Chi
cago. and one American member OF crew.
British and German destroyers fought in
FEB. %.~Presdent Wilson asked con.
gress to grant. him powers to protect
American shipping.
Fetish ss% EusA%srs from ,. Tsss
German plot to join with Mexico and
Japan in making war on United States.
British occupied Gommecourt and other
villages In Ancre region.
French destroyer Cassinl torpedoed; 106
lost.
March 2-Cermany announced all YES
sells would be sunk hereafter without
warning.
March A-Austrian attack east of Gorits
repulsed with great losses
March s.-President Wilson ordered the
-arming OF U. 8. merchant vessels.
March 11.-Bagdad captured by British.
oh 10-Ravolutton In
March 1a-China severed diplomatic re-
lations with Germany.
Russian imperial cabinet deposed by
March N-Germans in great retrea.
along Somme front.
March l5.-Czar Nicholas abdicated Rus
sian throne for himself and his son.
Russians captured Hamadan. Asiatic
March I7-British took Bapaums and
French took Roye.
Zeppelins raided London: one shot down
near Compiegne. France.
BRAND cabinet In France resigned.
March 1s-American frelghters vigilan-
cha, City Of Memphis and Illinois, sunk BY
German submarine: n .perished.
British and French advanced 10 miles on
7o-mile front and took Peronne. Chaulnea
March ls-Germans made new fierce
drive at verdun. but were repulsed with
Ribot formed new French cabinet.
March 2l.-British took forty more towns
March m-rrsnch occupied Folembray
and La Feuillee. south Of Coucy forest.
British captured Lagnicourt
March 1.-New Russian government in
April i.-BritIsh captured savy, Ven
delies. Epehy and Peiziere.
French reached outskirts Of vauxaillon
and Laffaux.
Armed American ship Aztec sunk by
German submarine OF French coast: u
OF crew saved.
April a-President Wilson. addressing
special session OF congress. asked formal
resolution that state Of war was In exis-
tence between the United States and Ger
many. and called for corporation with
entente allies TO defeat German autocracy.
April 4.-Senate passed resolution declar-
Ing state Of war between U. 8. and Ger
many. by a vote Of 80 to s.
April 6..House passed war resolution
signed it and issued proclamation 10
world and ordered navy modified at
once. All German vessels In American
ports we're seized and many supposed Ger
April 7.-0erman cruiser Cormoran,
tnterned at Guam, blown up BY crew.
Cuba and Panama declared state Of war
,. $S,I s v;iS g. broke on diplomatic
April s.-British advanced two to thrse
miles on twelve mile front near Arras.
.-sua shng German line and taking Vimy
Ne and many towns.
primary; Argentina declared i supported
q position OF the United States: Chill
: oeekled to remain neutral.
Affii 11.-Costa Rica declared u sup
ported the position Of the United States;
Uruguay proclaimed its neutrality.
April ii.-British naval men met In drst
allied council with U. 8. officials In
Bulgaria severed relations with U. 8.
April l3.-Bolivia severed relations with
Germany
British and French made further big ad-
vances on west front.
April H.-House passed 81, o0o. 900. 900 war
revenue authorization bill without dissent
April i5.-Brtlsh patrols entered suburbs
Germans routed at Lagnicourt with ter
British transport Arcadian torpedoed;
British transport cameronia sunk: IN
April Is-President Wilson issued proc.
iamation warning againts the commission
of reasonable acts.
French opened great offensive on. q
mile front between Scissors and Hefms.
taking 1000 prisoners.
April i7-Senate unanimously passed u.
~ Germans v sank two British hospital ships
loaded with wounded British and Ger
Apri, ,s-American liner Mongolia sank
Germs. submarine In Irish sea.