The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-04


Tic nation md ibc pubic.
tlnssians captured Keipsz, headquarters
of 1cuigu htruy Ia GaliGa.
Jus 12.-l!uSglnn a1'nnec checked west
J1iy ii--Cilanccllor Bothmnnn-lIollgoz
resigned and Dr a. j. NIghaelis succecd-
Ti"nsc passcd ,Gw.Qo0fo aviation bin.
Jnly 15.-I'rehel took important hill po-
siticna from Germans ucst of It"ins
July lf.-Itusaians took 1odzianY from
Ausltlsrs. but evnrD'tcd Knlus2
july is-French TOOK German trenches
roar MalancOuri,
Three members %; Russian cabinet re-
signed riots IL petrOgrad suppressed.
Shako-up In British cabinet
Crnpnue and lluticbisc partly successful
Chancellor Michnelis dcciarc1 himself
for tho submarine warfare.
Finland diet adopted Independence bill.
In Nilgnn region Gormana drove back
Thssinnp bcrause eOnc Russian regiments
7 hold meetings TO decide whether TO obey
. orders
. July 2o-Draft for American National
army held.
, Premier Lyon. OF Russia resigned and
wa3 succeeded 10y Kerensky.
Germany cnllcd 2,Oo1goG VI her youngest
I men to tho colors.
July 2i.-Senaie passed food control and
. aviation bills.
liussiau troops In disorUcrly retreat,
burning villages.
July z. Herman avistors raidel Eng
Z land. killing II IN coast towns bat being
driven away from l.onGor
siam DECLARED state of war with Ger
! many aud AuNria-I;uugIry.
l,ussiaus burned and evacuated Tarno-
July 2G.-Goyernmcnt or national safety
created in tussia and KCrcusky given abb
sulu'e powers
Ge.UatS loqt heavily in attacks along
, the ChCmin des DANES.
July 2i.-Goc,hals. Dcnman and White
out Of .shipring board; Read Admiral
Capps. T.; y. Hurley and Bainbridge Coiby
appointed 10 succeed them.
Secretary McAdoC asked congress for
Sjvy0.oO0pD more for war.
ltGsslauS evacuated SiHuiglau.
French defeated Germans OH Craonns
plateau.
July o. -Muiinous division OF Kornilor's
Russian army reported DlONn TO pieces
, with it's own artillery.
l;ussians aud Rnumanans in South Car
( pathians brnk" TcutOn hue.
/ National Guard OF ~ states and District
, OF Columbia mubil2Gd.
., july 2G.-Tcutous took four more Cali
clan towns from ltusSiauy.
Germans repulscd IN Champagne, but
made slight gain ON hsue front
Allied ronference in Paris declared war
musl be fought to the finish
July 21.--Austro- Germans continued their
@ advance in TaruOpol region.
july 2S.-Gcrmany yielded to Argentine
demands concerning submarine warfare.
Landing OF moro American troops In
France annOCi.Ced.
War industries board, Z. n. Scott chair.
July 29-Gcrmany and Austria Hungary
ofIicinlly put out pcacr talkS.
Russlans retired beyond their border
french repcllcd fierce attack on Aisne
front.
; july ao.-Germars penetrated Russia r
] territory east Of XbrGc., but Russian re.
, siEtdIco stincnc1.
Henry Chapman Gilhcrt Washington
first man accepted for National army.
, British cruiser Ariadnc torpcdOed; y
! killed.
july sl.-AnElc-rrench forces .openel
( grcaI offensive in Flanders on 90 mil,
front taking II villages mud 300 prisoners
. August.
F, Auy 1-BritiSh and french gained fur
! thcr ground in NpreS sector but Gernlani
hook. ...
: NmG. e.-German counter-attscks in Elan
; ders rcpulsed.
EorniIon succeeded Brussilon as com
, mnnder in chief Of Russian armies.
Aug. 3.-AusGians captured C2ernowlt'
British re-tool st. Julien. Flanders
. Serious, draft riots in central oklahoma
nbled by iuinc, ,
}, Aug. Slipping, hoard commanders
about GO slIspS Nludcr construction.
:. Aug. h.-Prcsident Wilson drafted entir
( National Guard into federal service.
Germans made violent attack on Brltis
Canadian troops reached environs o
q Lens.
Russian retreat halted near Czernowt
Aug 6-Chancellor Mchaelis made ma n
n changes in imperial and Prussian minis
i teries
Premier Kercnsky completed coalitio
II cabinet.
.. Germans drove Russians back in re
II gion of Follshan
American tank steamer Campana sun
j. by T-boat; captain and four gunners mad
prisoners.
l. Aug. French penetrated German line
in Champagne in three places.
II Aug. S.--Roumanian forces opened me-
offensive north of FOkshani.
n Food control bill sent TO President WI
i son.
J. Canadian conscription bill passed,
II Aug. 9.--Teutons forced crossing of ST
d ch,%a river in rGksnani region; cdor. ,sc
two miles in Flanders and French at
= vauccd cast and north Of BiXschoote
-, Russians rcpulsed north Of Tokshan
" Aug 1I-Arthur henderson resigned n
II labor member of British war cabinet. bt
" ing accused ot double dealing concernin
- Stockholm conference.
)" Herbert Hoover made American food 80
1t Aug l.-Gcrman airplancs raidcd En'
- land, killing %.
~ Russians forced back in Moldavia. d.
% spite dcspcrnc resistance.
Aug. lS.-Gcrmans took ronciu. Mold;
a .. vim railway junction. after lard battle.
Japanese mission arrived in Unite
c Aug, u.-Cnina declared war on CT.
to many and Austria Hungary
Peace proposals by the pope made pu'
vi lie.
W Au~. l5.-Canadian troops captured III
w 90 dominating Lens and the Ioos salicr
- and entered Lens.
.. Teutons stormed bridGehead at Baltar
" tn. Roumania and took Stroani.
g, EX-CZar Nicholas and family sent 1ro
~ Tsarskoc-Selo to Tobolsk, Siberia.
80 4. s. governments plan TO control ho'
n. and wheat put In operation.
O' AuE. 16--Eritish and French made y
"a gains in Flanders. taking LanSemarck ar
w other villages.
-, Won Mackcnscn drove Russians aero
". the Sercth river
co Avg. IS-FrcnCh made great airpls'
a. raids on German positions in Belgium ar
a. Germany.
IA Italians began new offensive in the lso
=, 70 rcEion -
Oh Aug 1N-Rrtish line advanced 500 var
-, aast Of IanEemnrCk. mainly with tanks
'h Many 7. w. w. leaders arrested by
S. federal agents.
Italians made big advance from Pla'
. TO the sea.
y, Aug 2O-Trcnch drove back Germans
he Vcrdun sector on II mile 'front.' takil
- Avocourt wood. Lc Mort lIomme summit
an Curhcnrlv wood and Champneuvil'e.
= Aug o1.-Tlrtish forced their way m
hd thor Into tho dcfonses Of Lens.
- Trcn2h made further advances in We
u" dun sector.
President Wilson tentatively flScd prlc
IH.,ta II stnt tna