The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-04

1EIFlAnY
Oct. II British gained halt mile on six
mile front In Flanders.
Germans captured part OF Island OF
Oesel in Gulf OF Riga
Oct. H-President Wilson created war
board TO stop trading with the enemy and
TOOK other steps to curb enemy activities
In America.
One Russian and two German torpedo
boats sunk in battle near Oesel.
Oct 15.-Destruction OF French steamer
lost.
Oct. 1.-Two German raiders sank two
British d~estroyers and u Scandinavian
merhantmen they were conveying IN the
North sea.
Oct. i7.-Germans in full possession of is
American transport Antilles torpedoed
81 lost.
Oct. 1s.-Germans captured Moon island
from Russians.
Oct. 19.-Germar.s made air raid on Lon
don, killing "a.
Oct @.-Four Zeppelins destroyed by the
Oct. 2s.-French broke through German
lines north of the Aisne. inficting heavy
losses and taking 5000 prisoners.
American troops went into first line
trenches and fired first shot at Germans.
offensive along Isonzo front.
Oct 3.-French made another big gain
Austro-German attack drove Italians
back 10 frontier on the Julian line fore
ing abandonment of Bainsizza plateau:
5000 Italians captured.
Oct. 26.-British and French made big at
Brazil declared state OF war with Ger
many existed.
Oct. 27.-Italians in general retreat. 100. 900
captured; Teutons advanced beyond Civil
dale.
Oct. 80 Austro-Germans took udine
and broke through Carnic Alps into Vene-
tia.
VIt+orfo o.- go
cabinet.
Count George Won Hertling made Ger
man imperial chancellor. Michaelis having
Oct. 31.-Berlln reported 10000 Italians
and more than 1000 guns captured.
American transport Finland struck by
torpedo: eight men killed.
Nov. 1.-ltalians reformed behind the
Tagliamento.
British announced capture of Beersheba.
Nov. 2.--Crown prince withdrew from the
Cher'in dcs Danes 60 tho Aiiotte river.
one German cruiser and ten armed
travlers sunk by British I'm the Cattegat.
United States aud japan made compact
on open door In China and corporation In
Nov 3.-Germans raided salient held by
Americans. killing three. woundIng 6 and
taking IL prisoners.
sunk MGvi BY s'E ,ospsga. !, patrol boat Alcedo
NOV. Italians retreated from Taglia-
mento line.
British captured Passchendaele and ad-
vanced 500 yards beyond.
NOV. 7.-ltalians fell back TO Livenza
river. Germans following.
American commission TO Paris confer
enee. headed by Col. House. reached Eng
British In Palestine captured Gaza.
NOV. S.-ltusSlan maximnlists under
Lenine seized government aud planned for
immediate peace; kerensky fled from Pc
Nov. a.-Britain. France and Italy ere
interallied wal committee: Gen. Diaz
mnde first commander OF Italian armies.
Nov. 10.-Russian rebel government made
Lenine premier.
Germans reached Piave river In Italy.
Nov. I.-Italians rcpulsed Teutons near
Asiago.
Loyal troops attacked mnximallsts In
Pctrograd.
Italians held Teutons on Piave river.
Nov. 13.-Kerensky and the Cossacks
French cabinet resigned.
Nov. l5.-Georges Ciemenceau became
premier OF France.
Italians inundated big section about the
lover Piave 10 save Venice.
Socialist seized tho government OF Fin
land.
Nov. '17-%Bolsheviki won In Moscow.
British light sea forces routed German
squadron OFF Helgoland.
british occupied Jaffa. Palestine.
Tcutons who crossed Piave at BENSON
annihilated.
Nov. iS.-Bolsheviki generally victorious
IN Russia; Civil war halted by lack OF
Nov. 19.-Teutons concentrating big gun
fire on north OF italian line.
President Wilson ISSUED proclamation
severe restrictions on enemy
aliens In United States.
Daniel Willard made head of u. s. war
American destroyer Chauncey sunk in
n lost.
Nov. @.-Two American soldiers killed
and five wounded In artillery combat.
Nov. 2.-British smashed through the
Hindenburg line toward Cambria, taking
many towns and thousands OF prisoners.
French successfully attacked German
salient south OF Juvincourt.
Nov. 22.-Furious fighting near Cambria.
Italians meeting great massed attack
Piave and Brenta rivers.
Bolsheviki government In Russia pro-
posed general armistice.
Nov. c3.-The Ukraine declared separa-
ion from Russia.
Nov. 24.-The British took Bourbon wood.
hear Cambria.
The Caucasus declared its independence.
Nov. G British and French armies
italian front.
Nov. N.-Superior war council Of II
for United States.
British took part of Fontaine near Cam
orai.
Italians repulsed fierce Teuton attacks.
Nov. 2S.-Coalition ministry formed in
Russia. |
Germany assented to bolsheviki plan for
U. s. government assumed control over
LII imports.
Three Scandinavian kings agreed In
neutrality.
Nov. 29-Interallied war conference
opened I'm Paris.
Austria agreed TO Russia armlstice plan.
Nov. N.-Government announced safe
trivial in France OF large numbers of Ma
ional Guard troops.
Germans pierced British lines south OF
'ambrai.
Dec. british regained most Of ground
ost near Cambria. and nine German at
Dec. 2.-British withdrew from Mas
on Cambria front.
Dec. 3.-British repulsed furious attacks
lear Cambria.
United States congress met for second
England reported East Africa complete
y cleared OF Germans
Russian deputation began armistice neg
tiations with Germans. Armistice an
ounced on many sections Of Russian
ront.
Dec. 4-President Wilson. in his annual
nessage, declared peace would not be
hat America would hght to last gun. ana
sked declaration of war against Austria
ungary.
Establishment Of Tartar republic in
rimea announced.
British steamer Apapa torpedoed: 70
and the crew lost.
Dec. 5.-Germans rejected Russians first
eInands in armistice negotiations.
Italians lost some positions on Asiago
British aviators raided sweibrucken and
az rbrucken-
British Withdrew from Bourbon wood
Dec. Galatians driven back on Asiago
lateau.