The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-21

March 18-New French ministry
formed by Alexander Ribot.
March 21-Russian ef0rces cross
Persian border into Turkish territory
American oil steamer Healdtpn torpe.
doed without warning.
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 president Wilson asks con-
| gress to declare that acts of Germany
constitute state of war; submarine
sinks American steamer Aztec without
| warning.
April United States senate passes
resolution declaring state OF war ex-
lists with Germany.
April 6-House passes war resolution
and President Wilson signs joint reso-
luton of congress.
April s-Austria declares severance
Of diplomatic relations with. United
| States.
April 9-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. T'hiaumont field work, Haudro-
mont quarries. and Gillette wood near
Verdun. In smash of two miles.
Nov. .1-Italians. In new offensive OH
the CarsO plateau. capture 5000 Aus
trlans. ~.
Nov. 2-f;ermans evacuate Fort
vaux at verdun. .t-
Nov. 5-Germans and Austrians pro-
claim new kingdom of Poland Of ter
ritOry captured from Ruxsin. 7re-ril
Nov. 6-Submarilne sinks British
passenger steamer Arabia. nv
Nov. cardinal Mercier protests
against German deportation of Bel
CLANS; submarine sinks American
steamer Columbian. +.l
Nov. 8-Russlan army invades
Transatlantic. Hungary. q" =.
Nov. 0-AustrO-German armies de-
feat Russians in vOlhynia and take
1000 prisoners. 4.s- ~
Nov. 13-British launci, new Often
sive In Somme region on both sides of
Ancre. to- -
Nov. 14-British capture fortified vii
lage Of BeaucOurt. near the Ancre.
Nov. 19-Serbian. French and Rus
sian troops recapture MOnastir; Ger
mans cross Transylvania Alps and en-
Ter western Roumnnla.
Nov. 21-British hospital ship Brit
annie sunk by mine In Aegean sea.
Nov. 23-ROumanian army retreats
90 miles from Bucharest. l.., 80
Nov. 24-German-B Bulgarian armies
take Orsovn 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. e0..., fies f alI
Dec. 5-Premier Herbert AsQuith OF
England resigns.
Dec. 7-David Lloyd George accepts
British premiership.
Dec. S-Gen. Won Mackensen cap
lures big Roumanlan army In Prohova
valley. rf
Dec. 12-Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg announces In relchstag that
Germany will propose peace; new cab
fnet In France unAar Arisfids BRAND
as premier, aud Gen. Robert Georges
Nlvelle given chief of Cpmmand of
French army.
Dec. 15-French at verdun win two
miles Of front and capture 1000.
Dec. 1O-I.loyd George declines Ger
man peace proposals.
VNor 10 rnv n,,rtu -
minister OF foreign affairs In Austria
by Count CxernIn.
Dec. 26-Germany proposes to Presl-
dent Wilson ian immediate meeting Of
delegates Of the belligerents."
Dec. 27-Russians defeated In five
day battle. in eastern Wallachia, ROu-
mania.
April 2O-Turkey sewers diplomatic
relations with the U. 8.
April 2S-Congress passes selective
service act for raising Of army OF 5OO,-
coo; Guatemala sewers diplomatic re-
lations with Germany
May War department orders rails
ing of nine volunteer regiments of en-
gineers to go to France.
May 14-Espionage act becomes law
by passing senate.
May 1s-Presldent Wilson signs Sc
lective service act. Also directs ex-
peditionary force Of regulars under
General Pershing to 20 to France.
May 10-Congress passes war appro-
priation bill of 3 900 100000.
June 5-Neariy 1O.OOO.OOO men in
U. 8. register for military service.
June Fixing Constantine OF Greece
abdicates.
June 13-General Pershing and stan
arrive in Paris.
June 15-First Liberty loan closes
with large oversubscription.
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