Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-11
THE w EEK
Epitome Of Events Ending May
II, 1918.
Issues Of the War.

ing. the British gained ground In
Flanders. restoring position on the
front between Noormezeele and La
Clytte. repulsing an attack of the
enemy in the Ypres sector. French
troops also made gains. Attacks in
Flanders and in the vicinity of Arras
and Amiens were confidently awaited
by the allies An American patrol was
wiped out in the Toul sector, caught
in silent ambush: "a German attempt
to entice Americans to the aid of sup
posed wounded soldier in the AmlenS
sector resulted in unmaskinE of the
decoy movement and capture of the
enemy. More than half million Amer
lean soldiers are in France, Secretary
Baker of the War Department an
nounced. Italy was reported ready to
meet the impending drive on the Italian
front.
Concomitants of War.
President Wilson announced opposi-
ton to giving credit to states for their
volunteers in fixing draft quotas. The
punish disloyalty, was passed by Con-
gress. ku KluX Khan riders went
through the streets of Birmingham.
Ala. warning idlers to go to work for
Tyler was torpedoed off the French
coast with loss of eleven lives. De-
mand of the bolshevik government in
Russia for removal of the American
consul at Vladivostok was ignored; the
soviet also demanded recall Of the
French amba Ssador as unfriendly. BY
the terms of peace with Germany Ru-
mania was forced to surrender much
territory: the Rumanian queen was re-
ported as refusing to recognize the
peace pact. Holland reached agree
ment with Germany regarding trans
portation over Dutch territory. Fin
land was reported preparing to declare
monarchy. with Duke Adolph Fred
eric of Mecklenburg-Sweri as king.
The State Department admitted that peace
overtures were in the air. After Emperor
Charles dissolved the Austrian parliament
in the face of opposition to war and de-
was made to dissolve the Hungarian par
lament British naval forces. in another
daring raid. blocked the entrance to Os-
tend harbor.
NATIONAL.
made chairman of the Senate foreign re-
lations committee. succeeding the late
Senator Stone Senator Whitley of Mis-
souri, was sworn in. J.. c. Hodgson was
opposition. Indiana held primaries for
congressional and county Offices Gov.
Whitman declined to call an extra session
Of the New York legislature to consider
the proposed federal amendment for pro-
hibition Tam.many Hall admitted women
to it's executive committee. Wage in
creases aggregating $500, 000. 900 annually
We're recommended for railroad employees
by the railroad wage board. Samuel Com
pers. president A F. Of L., demanded re-
moval of Arthur wager as governor of
Porto Rico. In a trench mortar explosion
at Camp Bowie, Tex, eleven were killed.
Naval Aviator I4everents and Observer
Cotton. in peril of death, were rescued at
sea from their sinking hydrOairDlane
Among those who died during the week
were Mrs. Potter Palmer. Chicago social
leader: w. H. Barne, Pennsylvania rail-
way pioneer: Bishop Franklin Hamilton
of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
FOREIGN.
The Costa Rican congress voted con-
fidence in President Tinoco and ex-
pressed regret at the failure Of the
administration. Edouard Suarez Muji-
ca was named Chilean ambassador to
the United States; d enial was given to
the report that DR.. l.. S. Rowe. assist
ant secretary Of the Treasury, Is to be
MADE American ambassador to Chile.
d. NJ. ChamOrro was named Nicaraguan
minister to the United States. Baron
Goto, Japanese minister of foreign af
fairs, gave assurances Of Japans de-
sire 10 promote relations with the
United States. Field Marshal Viscount
French was made Viceroy of Ireland
Sir Edward Carson warned Of danger
in the home rule issue. The bill for
suffrage reform passed to second read
ing in the Prussian unterhaus. THE
Russian Socialistic Federal Soviet Re-
public" was the name announced by the
soviet government of Russia. A Por-
tuguese convention was called for re-
vision of the constitution along the
lines of the United States fundamental