The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-15

March lS-~New French ministry
formed by Alexander Ribot.
March 21-RuSsian forces cross
Persian border into Turkish territory ;
American oil steamer Healdton torpe-
docd without warming.
March 22-United States recognizes
new government OF Russia.
March 27-General Murray's British
expedition into the Holy Land defeats
Turkish army near GAIA.
April 2-PreSident Wilson asks con
greSs to declare that acts of Germany
constitute "a state Of war; submarine
sinks American steamer Aztec without
warning.
April United States senate passes
resolution declaring a state of war ex-
lists with Germany.
April 6-House passes val resolution
and President Wilson signs joint reso-
luton of congress.
April S-Austria declares severance
OF diplomatic relations with United
States.
April British defeat Germans at
Vimy Ridge and take 5000 prisoners;
United States seiZes IA Austrian in
termed ships.
Oct. 24-French win back Douau-
mont, Thiaumont field work, Haudro-
mon quarrieS, and Gillette wood near
Verdun, in smash Of two miles.
Nov. Italians, in new offensive on
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. 6-Submarilne sinks British
passenger steamer Arabia.
Nov. cardinal MERCER protests
against German deportation of Bel
gians; submarine sinks American
steamer Columbian.
Nov. S-Russian army invades
Pennsylvania, Hungary.
Nov. 9-AuStro-German armies de-
feat Russians in Volhynia and take
1000 prisoners.
Nov. 13-British launch new often
sive In Somme region on both sides of
Ancre.
Nov. 14-British capture fortified vii
lage Of Beaucourt, e the Ancre.
Nov. 19-Serbian, French and Rus
sian troops rccapture Monastir, Ger
nan cross Pennsylvania Alps and en-
ter western Roumania.
Nov. 21-British hospital ship Brit
annie sunk by mine in Aegean sea.
Nov. 23-Roumanian army retreats
80 miles from Bucharest.
Nov. Observation-Disclosures armies
take Orsova and Turnu-Severin 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 Asquith Of
England resigns.
Dec. David Lloyd George accepts
British premiership.
Dec. Seen. Won MackenSen cap
lures big ROumanian army in Prohova
valley.
Dec. 12-Chancellor Won Bethmann-
HOllweg %nOun in reichstag that
Germany will propose peace; new cab
met in France under Aristide BRAND
a G nrnppinr onI Cnn pnhart rnnrnnC
Nivelle given chief Of command of
French army.
Dec. 15-French at Verdun win two
miles of front and capture IL 900.
Dec. 10-Lloyd George declines Ger
man peace proposals.
Dec. 23-Baron Burian succeeded as
minister Of foreign affairs In Austria
by Count Czernin.
Dec. 26-Germany roposes to Presi-
dent Wilson IAN immediate meeting Of
delegates Of the belligerents."
Dec. 27-Russians defeated In five
day battle in eastern Wallachia, Rou-
mania.
April 20-Turkey sewers diplomatic
relations with the U. s.
April 2S-Congress passes selective
service act for raising Of army of 5OO,-
600; Guatemala sewers diplomatic re-
lations with Germany.
May 7-War department orders rails
ing Of nine volunteer regiments of en-
gineers to 60 to France.
May 14-Espionage act becomes law
by passing senate.
May 1S-President Wilson signs Sc
lective service act. Also directs ex-
peditionary force Of regulars under
General Pershing to 60 to France.
May 19-Congress passes war appro-
priation bill Of 5000, OOO, 1000.
June 5-Nearly 100000 men In
U. S. register for military service.
June 12-King Constantine Of Greece
abdicates.
June 13-General Pershing and staff
arrive in Paris.
June 16-First Liberty loan closes
with large oversubscription.