The Tupelo journal., 1918-01-11

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Acknowledgement attack drove Italians
back to frontier on the Julian line fore
10000 italians captured.
Oct. 26.-Brftish and French made big at
tack east of Ypres.
Brazil declared state Of wal with Ger
italian cabinet resigned.
Oct. Galatians in general retreat, 100 900
captured; Teutons advanced beyond Civil
French and Belgians captured Merckem
peninsula south of Dixmude.
Second Liberty loan over-subscribed.
Oct. 28.-French In Flanders took VII
Oct. 29.-Austro-Germans took Commons.
Oct. 3.-Austro~Germans took Udine
and broke through Carnic Alps into Vene-
British advanced 1000 yards toward Rou-
Vittorio Orlando formed new italian
Count George Won Hertling made Ger
man imperial chancellor, Michaelis having
resigned.
Oct. 31.-Berlin reported 120, 900 Italians
and more thar 1000 guns captured.
Hoover closed Elgin butter board for pc
riod Of the war.
American transport Finland struck by
torpedo; eight men killed.
November.
Nov. I%-Italians reformed behind the
Tagliamento.
British announced capture of Beersheba.
Nov. 2.-Crown prince withdrew from the
Chemin des Danes to the Ailette river.
German uprising reported. in southern
Brazil.
One German cruiser and ten armed
trawlers sunk by British in the Cattegat.
United States and Japan made compact
pm open door in China and cooperation in
the war. >
Nov. 3.-Germans raided salient held BY
Americans, killing three, wounding S and
taking IL prisoners.
Nov. 5.-American patrol boat Alcedo
sunk by torpedo; q lost.
British captured Tekrit. Mesopotamia,
after hard battle.
Nov. 6.-Italians retreated from Taglia-
mento line.
British captured ~Passchendaele and ad-
vanced 500 yards beyond.
Nov. 7.-Italians fell back to Livenza
river. Germans following.
Russian rebels seized vital points in Pc
trograd.
American commission to Paris confer
once. headed by Col. House, reached Eng
British in Palestine captured GAIA.
Nov. 8.-Russian maximalists under
Lenine seized government and planned for
Immediate peace; Kerensky fled from Pc
Austro- Germans crossed Livenza river
In places.
Nov. 9.-Britain, France and Italy Gre
ated i~nterallied war committee; Gen. Diaz
made first mmand of italian armies.
Nov. 10.-Russian rebel government made
Lenine premier.
Germans reached Piave river In Italy.
Nov. 11.-Italians repulsed Teutons near
Asiago.
Loyal troops attacked maximalists In
Nov. 12.-Heavy fighting IN Moscow. fol-
lowed by compromise.
Italians held Teutons on Piave river.
Nou 2-Knvorcku ond tha CnnoonkA
badly defeated.
French cabinet resigned.
Nov. 4-Heavy fighting all along the
Piave in Italy.
Nov. 15.-GeOrges Clemenceau became
premier Of France.
Italians inundated big section abou the
lower Piave to save Venice.
Socialist seized the government Of Fin
land.
Nov. 16.-U. S. cabinet decided to de-
rnand a supreme war counci
Nov. 1l-Bolsheviki won in Moscow.
British light sea forces routed German
squadron off Helgoland.
British occupied Jaffa, Palestine.
Teutons who crossed Piave at Zenson
annihilated.
Nov. 1S.-BoIsheviki generally victorious
in Russia: Civil war halted by lack of
food.
Kaiser refused to treat for peace with
new government of Russia.
Berlin police killed socialist rioters.
Nov. 19.-Teutons concentrating big gun
fire on north of Italian line.
President Wilson issued proclamation
putting severe restrictions on enemy
aliens in United States.
Daniel Willard made head of U. s. war
industries board.
American destroyer Chauncey sun in
Nov. M.-Two American soldiers killed
and five wounded in artillery combat.
British opened new offensive between
st. Quentin and the Scarpe.
Cnrrnarn nttoRN ~ on Ifnhan line CEASED
Nov. 21.-British smashed through the
Hindenburg line toward Cambria. taking
many towns and thousands of prisoners.
French successfully attacked German
salient south of Juvincourt.
Nov. 22-Furious fighting near Cambria.
Italians meeting great massed attack
between Pave and Brenta rivers. r
Bolsheviki government in Russia pro-
posed general armistice.
Nov. 23.-The Ukraine declared separa-
ton from Russia.
Nov. 24.--The British took Bourbon wood.
near Cambria.
The Caucasus declared it's independence.
Nov. % British and French armies
reached Italian front,
Nov. 27.-Superior war council Of II
formed for United States.
British took part of Fontaine near Cam
brai.
: Italians repulsed fierce Teuton attacks.
Russia.
Germany assented to bolsheviki plan for
armistice.
u. S. government assumed control over
all imports.
Three Scandinavian kings agreed in
maintain neutrality.
Nov. 29.-Interallied war conference
opened in Paris.
Austria agreed to Russia armistice plan.
Nov. 30.-Government announced safe
arrival in France of large numbers of Ma
tional Guard troops.
Germans pierced British lines south of
Cambria.
December.
Dec. british regained most of ground
lost near Cambria. and nine German at
tacks were repulsed with great losses.
Dec. 2.-British withdrew from Mas
nieres on Cambria front.
Dec. British repulsed furious attacks
near Cambria.
United States ongress met for second
war session.
England reported East Africa complete
~ cleared of Germans
Russian %deputation began armistice neg
citations with Armlstlce an
nounced on many sections of Russian
front.
Dec. 4.-President Wilson. in his annual
message. declared peace would not be