Evening star., 1918-11-18
1917.

January 31-Germany announces
unrestricted submarine warfare.
February 3-United States sewers
diplomatic relations with Germany.
February 24-British capture Kut-
et-Amara.
March 11--British capture Bagdad.
March 12-Revolution begun in
Russia; czar abdicates.
April S-United States declares war
on Germany.
May 5-French gain the Chemine des
Danes.
June british capture Messines
ridge.
June 2s-First American troops land
in France
June 2s-Greece enters war against
Germany.
July 2o-Kerensky becomes Russian
July 23-Russians retreat in Ga1icia,
August 19-Italians begin drive on
IsonZo front.
September 3-Germans capture Riga.
october 25-1talians driven back from
ISonzo line.
November 7-Kerensky overthrown,
bolsheviki seize power In Russia
British in Palestine capture GAIA
November 9-Italians reach the
Piave line.
November 20-Gen Byng attacks
with tanks near Cambria,
December 9-Jerusalem captured by
the British.
December 22-Bolsheviki begin
peace negotiations with central pow
erS.
1913.
January s-President Wilson an
M
ment Of world war.
February 9-Ukrainfans, seeding
from Russia, make peace with Ger
many.
March 3Bolsheviki sign Brest-
Litovsk treaty of peace with central
powers.
March 21-German drive on the
Somme begun to separate British and
French armies.
April 5-Japanese, American, French
and British marines land at Vladi-
vostok.
April sGermans- begin Lys drive
for channel ports.
April 1IGen: Foch appointed com
mander-in-chief of all allied armies
April 22-Briaish naval forces raid
Zeebrugge and Ostend. blocking sub
marine harbora
May 1-Germans occupy Sebastopol
anu seize ISuSSldu BLACK sea ne6t.
May 9-Ostend again raided and the
Vindictive sunk at entrance to har-
Dor.
May 27-German drive on the Aisne
begun, reaching the Marine.
June e-Americans attack at Cha
teau Thierry.
July 1-Americans capture yaux.
July 16-Czar Nicholas reported
July 1s-Foeh begins counter often
August French recapture sois.
sons.
August ALLIES cross the vesle.
August 15-American troops reach
Vladivostok.
August 25-British smash Hinden-
August s1-Germans retreat from
Lys salient.
September -Germans evacuate
Lens.
September 1-Americans begin ae-
ton. wiping out ST. Mihiel salient in
three days
September 1S-Bulgarian front crum-
bles before allied drive fyom Mace
donia-
September 22-British defeat Turks,
capture Nazareth.
September 3O-Bulgaria surrenders-
October British take Damascus.
October 1T-Belgfaas reach Ostend
and Bruges; Lille taken; British in
October 19-Relgfan coast won.
October c0-French reach the DAN
! uhe. Germany asks President Wilson
for aFmistice.
October 21-Cxecho-Saovak recog-
nized as nation and army joins al
lies.
October 25-Italy begins counter Of
fensive. driving the Austrians from
the Piave.
October ee-Gen. A1lenby captured
Aleppo.
October 28-Austria asks for sepa-
rate peace. accepting all Of President
Wilson'S terms; American long-range
guns shell Longuyove.
October Galatians drive Austrians
out of Piave line.
October so Turkey surrenders:
November 2-Americans rout Ger
mans In the Argonne.
November 3EAustrfa surrenders,
signs armfstfcs, effective pm. No
vember 4. SerbianS re-enter Belgrade,
November @-Allied supreme war
council agrees on terms of armistice
to Germany.
November 6Germany breaks rela-
tons with holsheyiki.
November 7-Ahericans enter Sc
dan.
November @Rsvoiutionists sei4e
various cities. Foch gives Germany
seventy-two hours to sign armistice.
Prince Max. German chancellor, re-
signs. Bavarian diet Gusts king.
November 9-Kaiser and crown
prince ahdicats- Austria violates
armistice terms. French take Hirson
and British occupy Maubsugs Hun
shells hold up envoy's messenger.
November 10-Socialists gain con-
troll OF German government after
lighting IN Berlin. Kaiser fees to
Holland.
November 11-Armistics signed.
Fighting ends.
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