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mile front In Flanders
Germans captured part OF Island OF
Oesel in Gulf OF Riga
Oct. N-President Wilson created war
board 10 stop trading with the enemy and
took other steps to curb enemy activities
One Russian and two German torpedo
boats sunk In battle near Oesel
Oct Redistribution OF French steamer
Medic by submarine announced; go lives
lost.
Oct 1.-two German raiders sank two
British destroyers and II Scandinavian
merhantmen they were conveying In the
North sea.
Oct. l7.aGermans in full possession of is
land OF Oesel.
American transport Antilles torpedoed:
67 lost
Oct ls-Germans captured Moon island
from Russians
Oct 19-Germans made air raid on Lon
don. killing a.
Oct .2O.-Four Zeppelins destroyed by the
French.
Oct 2s-French broke through German
lines north OF the Aisne. infiicting heavy
losses and taking 5000 prisoners.
American troops went into first line
trenches and fired first shot at Germans.
Oct. A.-Austrians and Germans began
offensive along Isonzo front.
Oct @.-French made another big gain
Austro- German attack drove Italians
back to frontier on the Julian line fore
Ing abandonment OF Balnszza plateau:
10000 Italians captured.
Oct. 2e.-British and French made big at
tack east of Ypres.
Brazil declared state OF war with Ger
many existed.
Oct H.-Italians in general retreat, 1Oo. 900
dale.
Oct observation-disclosures took Udine
and broke through Carnic Alps into Vene-
tia.
vittorio Orlando formed new Italian
Count George Won HertIing made Ger
man imperial chancellor, Michaelis having
resigned
Oct 31.-Berlin reported 10000 Italians
and more than 1000 guns captured.
American transport Finland struck by
torpedo; eight men killed.
NOV. Italians reformed behind the
Tagliamento.
British announced capture OF Beersheba.
Palestine.
Nov. 2-Crown prince withdrew from the
Chemin des Danes to the Ailette river.
One German cruiser and ten armed
trawlers sunk by British in the Cattegat.
United States and japan made compact
the war.
Nov 3.-Germans raided salient held by
Americans. killing three, wounding and
taking IL prisoners.
Nov. b.-American patrol boat Alcedo
sunk by torpedo: p lost.
Nov. 6-Italians retreated from Taglia-
mento line.
British captured Passchendaele and ad-
vanced 500 yards beyond.
Nov. 7-Italians fell back to Livenza
river, Germans following.
American commission TO Paris confer
ence, headed by Col. House. reached Eng
land.
British in Palestine captured GAIA.
Nov. S.-Russian maXimalists under
Lenine seized government and planned for
immediate peace; Kerensky fled from Pc
trograd.
Nov. 9.-Britain, France and Italy Gre
ated interallled war committee; Gen. Diaz
made first commander OF Italian armies.
Nov lO.-Russian rebel government made
Lenine premier
Germans reached Plave river in Italy.
Nov. 11.-Italians repulsed Teutons near
Asiago.
Loyal troops attacked maximalists in
Italians held Teutons on Piave river.
Nov. 19.-Kerensky and the Cossacks
badly defeated.
Nov. 15.-Georges Clemenceau became
premier of France.
Italians inundated big section about the
lower Piave n save Venice.
Socialist seized the government OF Fin
land.
Nov. 17-BolshevilSi won in Moscow
British light sea forces routed German
squadron off Helgoland
British occupied Jaffa. Palestine.
Teutons who crossed Piave at Zenson
annlhilated.
Nov. S.-Bolsheviki generally victorious
in Russia; Civil war halted by lack of
Nov. 1s.-Teutons concentrating big gun
President Wilson issued proclamation
putting severe restrictions on enemy
aliens in United States.
Daniel Willard made head of u. 8. war
industries board.
American destroyer Chauncey sunk in
collision; q lost.
and five wounded in artillery combat.
Nov H.-British smashed through the
Hindenburg line toward Cambria, taking
many towns and thousands of prisoners.
French successfully attacked German
salient south OF Juvincourt.
Nov. luxurious fighting near Cambria.
Italians meeting great massed attack
between Piave and Brenta rivers.
Bolsheviki government in Russia pro-
posed general armistice.
Nov. 23.-The Ukraine declared separa-
ton from Russia.
Nov. 24-The British took Bourbon wood.
The Caucasus declared its independence.
Nov. q British and French armies
reached Italian front.
Nov. 27.-Superlor war council OF II
formed for United States.
British took part OF Fontaine near Cam
italians repulsed fierce Teuton attacks.
Nov. 2S,-coalition ministry formed In
Germany assented to bolsheviISi plan for
u. S. government assumed control over
all imports
Three Scandinavian kings agreed in
Nov. 29-Interallied war conference
opened in Paris:
Nov. 30.-Government announced safe
arrival i'm France OF large numbers OF Ma
tional Guard troops.
Germans pierced British lines south OF
Cambria.
Dec. british regained most of ground
lost near Cambria and nine German at
taclxs were repulsed with great losses.
Dec. 2-British Withdrew from Mas
nieres on Cambria front.
Dec. 3-Brtish repulsed furious attacks
near Cambria.
United States congress met for second
war session.
England reported East Africa complete
ly cleared of Germans.
Russian deputation began armistice neg
citations with Germans. Armistice an
nounced on many sections of Russian
front
Dec. 4-President Wilson, in his annual
message, declared peace would not he
made with present rulers of Germany,
that America would fight to last gun, and
asked declaration of war against Austria
Hungary.
establishment OF Tartar republic in
Crimea announced.
British steamer Apapa torpedoed: so
passengers and the crew lost.
Dec. 6-Germans rejected Russians first
demands in armistice negotiations.
Italians lost some positions on Asiago