Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-04

r April q. British war commission arrived
I In United States.
Turkey severed relations with United
States.
April 4-French war commission ar.
rived in United States
British made further advances in Arras
. sector In face Of desperate opposition BY
April 25.--German destroyers bombarded
Dunkirk but were driven of
American tanker Vacuum sunk by sub
marine. naval lieutenant and gunners
T April 1.-British occupied Arleaux and
half OF oppy.
April 2s'-Congresn passed army bills
with selectiye CONSUMPTION features.
a Guatemala severed relations with Ger
: many
April 2s-Generai Petain made chief of
May 3-Chilean minister to Germany
demanded his passports.
May 4.-French captured Craonne.
House passed espionage bill with modi-
fled press censorship clause:
British transport Pennsylvania torpe-
decd; 4l3 lives lost
May 5.-French made big advance on
four mile front southwest OF Laon.
May 6.-Bolivla severed relations with
Germany
May 7.-Coaition government OF prov-
slonal government and soldiers and work
mems delegates formed In Russia.
May ll-ltaly reported destruction Of 10
German submarines In one week
! Chicago board OF trade stopped trading
In May wheat
May To- British again hit the linden.
burg line. establishing themselves near
Bullecourt.
MAY A-senate passed espionage bills
without prohibition and press censorship
clauses.
italians attacked along the whole lsonzo
front gaining ground north OF Gorltz.
May 10 -Chancolor Hollweg before the
RPichstag refused to discuss Germany's
peace aims.
Trading in wheat futures stopped in six
middle west exchanges
Italians made big gains on Julian front |
taking Monte CuCcO and Monte NOdlce
May ll--Senate passed army draft bill
British completed capture Of Bulecourt |
May IS President Wilson ordered one |
division comman1ed By General pershing. |
sent to France at once lie also signed |
the, army draft bill and set June for
registration day
Honduras severed relations with Ger
many
May 49, president Wilson selected II
! c. Hoover as head OF a food control board.
Nicaragua severed relations with Ger
! many.
Senate passed the ,3Si2,OOOOOO war bud
! get,
May % House passed war tax bill car
rylng 81 ,S10009,0O0.
Secretary Lansing refused passports for
American delegates to Stockholm social
list peace conference
American ship carrying supplies TO
Switzerland sunk by torpedo
Premier TisZa and entire Hungarian
cabinet resigned
May 2t-ltalans broke through Austrian
front nom Castagnayizza to Gulf OF
Trieste, taking goo prisoners.
May Is First American field service
corps went TO front In France.
Germans made air raid on southeastern
England, killing Is and iniuring l7ii
May G-ltalIans again broke through
Austrian lines
May 60 War department issued call for
10000 volunteers for regular army
London reported sinking of hospital ship
and armed cruiser by submarines
Brazil chamber OF deputies authorized
revocation Of neutrality decree,
juno 2-Senlte passed first or admin
stration's food bills.
Fourteen German and Hlndoo plotters
indicted by federal grand jury at Chicago
L. S railroad commission TO Russia ar
rived at Nladiyostok.
June 3 Amtrican commission TO Rus
STA headed By Root. reached Russian port |
French repulsed five great attacks south
June 4.-Brussllor ma e commander in
chief Of Russian armies
Jane More than ten million young
Americans registered for the National
army.
the Midway near London but We're driven {
or losing plrht machines
British made big advance on north bank a
Of the Sclrpe
June british began great offensive i,
Belgium blowing Up Nesslues ridge and
advancing miles on emile front, ,
Strengthening out big salient
June S.-General Pershng and staN ar
rived IN England
Germany broke on relations with Haiti .
June 10 General Pershng's stan ar
june 70. King Constantine OF Greece b
forced BY the allies abdlcated in favor OF
Prince Alexander. his second son, =
American steamship Petrolite reported /,
sunk by submarine
June l3-Germans made air raid on Lon z
don. Killing g7 and wounding 49, Y
Army and navy deficiency appropriation =
hlll carrying s300o,co.000 passed by con-
June i4.-Brrish made big advance east Q
and south OF Messnes Il
June Is -Iiherty loan heavily over-sub-
scrbed when books closed
june 90 President wilson issued call q
for 70OOO volunteers FOR recul1r army
lime % French rcpulsed violent attacks
OF Germans on the Chcmin des nam"s is
June p House passed food control bill a
with "hDne dry" amendment
June % President Wilson appointed an X
exports council composed az the sc7re-
tnrles Of state agriculture and commerce
AND the food administrator 10
,I8ne e American coal barons agreed TO T.
Fiirsst y CONTINGENT OF Pershlng's army y
landed IN France
June q Second contingent Of Pershlngs 8,
army landed In France
New Greek cabinet headed by Nenizeos d
o line N Brazil revoked its decree Of
IN war between entente allies T.
June % ~Greere broke or diplomatic re- y
Iauous with Germany. Austria. Bulgaria
jalq Russians captured Koniuchy
Galicia, and Turkish strongholds in the s.
july S.-Trench pulsed great German e.
attack near Gerry
July 7.-Russaus successfully attacked II
= armans made air raid on London Kill !
Ing 81 and losing a number OF planes.
Iuly S-President Wilson proclaimed an "
embargo on shipments Of food, fuel steel
and munitions, 10 cut off supplies from L
neutral countries to Germany except dairy
products for non-combatants In exchange j.
july 9-New Austrian cabinet resigned e
President Wilson called entire National ei
Guard and its reserve into the federal
service by August s. G
British battleship Vanguard destroyed c,
by interior explosion; 500 lost. al
July l0-Russians broke Teuton line il
east OF Lemberg and took Halicz
July H. President Wilson called on IA
American business interests to aid nation
By foregoing unusual profits in selling to ST
the nation and the pualtc,
July p Russian advance checked west Y
Of Bohorodozany.
July 4.-Chancellor Bethmann- Hollweg II
and DR., G, L. Michaelis succeed.
ed him III
House passed 64O,OOOOO0 aviation bill.
July l7-French took German trenches I.
near Malancourt. \
Three members OF Russian cabinet re-
signed riots In Petrograd suppressed VI
Shake-up In British cabinet
July l9-Great German attack between te
-raonne and Hurtebise partly successful tr
Chancellor MiChaes declared himself
lor the submarine warfare. do
In Vigna region Germans drove back
Russians because some Russian regiments sc
leld meetings to decide whether to obey
lrders.
July 2O-Draft for American National
'rmy held. l.
Premier Lyoff OF Russia resigned and
vas succeeded by Kerensky. 10
July 2.-Senate passed food control and
aviation bills. pt
Russian troops in disorderly retreat tr
,urnlng villages