The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01

Oct. s.-Peru broke off relations with
Congress completed Its war program
and adjourned.
Oct. Uruguay severed relations with
Germany.
Oct 12-British gained half mile on six
Germans captured part of Island OF
board to stop trading with the enemy and
took other steps to curb enemy activities
One Russian and two German torpedo
boats sunk in battle near Oesel.
Oct l5--Destruction of French steamer
lost
Oct, 1.-two German raiders sank two
British destroyers and Il Scandinavian
merhantmen they were conveying in the
Oct. 17oaGeTmans in full possession of is
American transport Antilles torpedoed:
oct, 1s.-Germans captured Moon island
from Russians
&c Oct 1smGsrmans made air raid on Lon
French.
lines north of the Aisne, INJECTING heavy
losses and taking 5000 prisoners.
tr american n. tF soo vent int first line
Oct. A--:Austrians and Germans began
OFFENSIVE along Isonzo front
Austro-German attack drove italians
ing abandonment of Bainsizza plateau:
$4,000 Italians captured.
Oct sE.British and French made big at
tack east of YpreS
Brazil declared state of war with Ger
Oct. N.-Italians in general retreat. 100 600
CAPTURED: Teutons advanced beyond Civil
Oct. o-Austro-Germans took Udine
and broke through Carnic Alps into vene-
Count George Won Hertling made Ger
man imperial chancellor. Kichaelis having
Oct s1-Berlin reported 10000 Italians
and more than loo guns captured.
american transport Finland struck by
torpedo; eight men killed.
-Noy. Italians reformed behind the
British announced capture of Beersheba,
Palestine.
Nov. 2-Crown prince withdrew from the
Chernfn des Danes to the Ailette river.
trawlers sunk by British in the cattegat.
United States and japan made compact
the war.
Americans. killing three. wounding and
ta hn1g u prisoners $3.50, 49,.
sunk RS by toapedo: P fost boat Aiceoo
Nov. 6-Italians retreated from Taglia-
British captured PasschendaeIe and adj
Nov. Italians fell back to Livenza
river. Germans following.
American commission to Paris confer
ence, headed by Col House. reached Eng
British in Palestine captured GAIA
Nov. S.-Russian maximalists under
Lenine seized government and planned for
immediate peace; kerensky fed from Pc
Nov. s.-Britain. France and Italy Gre
made first commander of italian armies.
Nov. 1O.-Russian rebel government made
/ Germans reached Piave river in Italy :
Nov. u.-Italians repulsed Teutons near,
Loyal troops attacked maximalists in
Italians held Teutons on Piave river.
Nov. 13-Kerensky and the Cossacks
French cabinet resigned
Nov. 15-Georges Clemenceau became
premier of France.
Italians inundated big section about the
lower Piave to save Venice.
Socialist seized the government Of Fin
Noy: 17-Bolsheviki won in Moscow.
British light sea forces routed German
squadron OF Helgoland.o
British occupied Jaffa. Palestine.
Teutons who crossed Piave at zenson
Nov 1s~Rolsheviki generally victorious
in Russia; Civil war halted by lack of
Nov. 1s-Teutons concentrating big gun
IRE on north of italian line.
putting severe restrictions on enemy
aliens in United States
Daniel Willard made head of o. g. war
American destroyer Chauncey sunk in
collision; p lost .,,,. .
and five wounded in artillery combat
Nov. .A.-British smashed through the
many towns and thousands OF prisoners
French successfully attacked German
salient south of Juvincourt
Nov. luxurious fighting near Cambria
Italians meeting great massed attack
between Piave and Brenta rivers
Bolsheviki government In Russia pro-
posed general armistice
Nov. 2s-The Ukraine declared separa-
ton from Russia
Nov; 24.1The British took Bourbon wood.
The Caucasus declared its Independence.
Noy: %1British and French armies
Nov. 27.-superior war council of IL
formed for United States.
British took part of Fontaine near Cam
aH eTsf Esnt09 in
Germany assented to bolsheviki plan for
q. S. government assumed control over
Three Scandinavian kings agreed in
Nov. 2s~Interaliied war conference
opened in Paris.
Nov 3O.-Government announced safe
arrival in France of large numbers OF Ma
tional Guard troops.
Germans pierced British lines south of
Cambria.
Dec british regained most of ground
lost near Cambria and nine German at
lacks were repulsed with great losses,
Dec british withdrew from Mas
nieres on Cambria front
Dec. 3.-British repulsed furious attacks
near Cambria.
United States congress met for second
war session.
England reported East Africa complete
~ cleared of Germans.
Ifat %
citations with Germans Armistice an
nounced on many sections of Russian
front.
message declared peace would not be
made with present rulers of Germany,
that America would fight to last gun, and
asked declaration of war against Austria
Hungary.
Establishment Of Tartar republic in