Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-01

Two German destroyers sunk off Dover
April 21.-British war commission arrived
in United States
Turkey severed relations with United
States.
April M-French war commission ar
rived in United States.
British made further advances In Arras
sector in face Of desperate opposition by
Germans.
April 25.-German destroyers bombarded
Dunkirk but were driven or.
american tanker Vacuum sunk by sub
marine: naval lieutenant and gunnera
lost
April N-British occupied Arleaux and
April 28-Congress passed army bills
with selective CONSUMPTION features.
Guatemala severed relations with Ger
april 2s.-GeneraI Petain made chief OF
French staff.
May 3.-Chilean minister to Germany
demanded his passports. rr.onr
House passed espionage bill with mooi-
fed press censorship clause;
British transport Transylvania torpe-
doed; 413 lives lost.
May 5.-French made big advance on
four mile front southwest OF Laon.
May 6-Bolivia severed relations with
May 7.-Coalition government OF provi-
sionai government and soldiers and work
mems delegates formed in Russia =.
May 11.-Italy reported destruction OF L
Chicago board of trade stopped trading
May 12.-British again hit the linden
burg line, establishing themselves neal
Nav H.~senate passed espionage bills
without prohibition and press censorship
italians attacked along the whole Isonzo
front, gaining ground north of Goritz.
May 15.-Chancelor Hollweg before the
Reichstag 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 Vodice.
May 17.-Senate passed army draft bill.
British completed capture of Bullecourt
May 1S.-President Wilson ordered one
division, commanded by General Pershing,
sent to France at once. He also signed
the army draft bill and set June for
registration day
Honduras severed relations with Ger
many.
May 19-President Wilson selected H.
C. Hoover as head of a food control board
Nicaragua severed relations with Ger
many.
Senate passed the 1884,. 100000 war bud
May 2s;.House passed war tax bill car
rying 81, $40 100000.
Secretary Lansing refused passports for
American delegates to Stockholm SOCIAL
list peace conference.
American ship carrying supplies to
Switzerland sunk by torpedo.
Premier Prem, sc.; Tisas and entire Hungarian
May 24-Italians broke through Austrian
front from Castagnavizza to Gulf OF
Trieste, taking 5000 prisoners
May 25-First American field service
corps went to front in France.
Germans made air raid on southeastern
England. killing 76 and injuring 17A
May 2Z-Italians again broke through
MAY 29.-War department issued call for
| 100000 volunteers for regular army.
London reported sinking Of hospital ship
Brazil chamber of deputies authorized
| revocation of neutrality decree.
June 2.-Senate passed first OF admin
| istration's food bills.
indicted by federal grand jury at Chicago
u. s.. railroad commission to Russia ar
rived at Vladivostok.
June 3.-American commission to Rus
STA, headed by Root, reached Russian port
French repulsed five great attacks south
of Laon.
June 4-Brussilofr made commander in
chief of Russian armies.
June 5.-More than ten million young
Americans registered for the National
army.
the Midway near London, but were driven
off, losing eight machines.
British made big advance on north bank
American liner sank German submarine
June 7.eBritish began great offensive III
Belgium, blowing up Messines ridge and
advancing 5 miles on Smile front
Strengthening out big salient.
June S.-General Pershing and stafr ar
rived in England.
Germany broke on relations with Haiti
June 1o.-General Pershing's stan ar
rived in France.
June Fixing Constantine of Greece
forced by the allies. abdicated in favor OF
Prince Alexander mis- second son.
American steamship Petrolite reported
sunk by submarine.
June 13-Germans made air raid on Lon
don killing 81 and wounding 4S7.
ARMY and navy deficiency appropriation
bill carrying $3.OOOOoO,0OO passed by con-
gress.
June 15.-Liberty loan heavily over-suo'
scribed when books closed.
| June 20-President Wilson issued cal
June 22-French repulsed violent attacks
of Germans on the Chemin des Danes. -.
June 23-House passed food control bill
with ''bone dry amendment.
June &-President Wilson appointed ar
| exports council composed OF the secre-
taries of state. agriculture and commerce
and the food administrator.
June 26.-American coal barons agreed tc
First contingent of Pershing's army
June 27.-second contingent of Pershing':
army landed In France.
New Greek cabinet headed by Venizelos
| took oath of office.
June 2S.-Brazil revoked its decree OF
neutrality in war between entente allies
and Germany.
June 29.-Greece broke off diplomatic re.
lations with Germany, Austria, Bulgaria
and Turkey.
July i.-Russians captured Koniuchy
GaIicia, and Turkish strongholds In the
| Caucasus.
July 3-French repulsed great German
Juiy 7.~Russians successfully attacked
| In Pinsk sector.
Germans made air raid on London. kill
July S.-President Wilson proclaimed al
| embargo on shipments of food, fuel. stee
| and munitions, to cut OF supplies from
| neutral countries to Germany except dair!
| products for non-combatants in exchang,
for coal.
President Wilson called entire Nationa
Guard and its reserve into the fedora
| service by August 8.
| British battleship Vanguard destroyet
by interior explosion; 500 lost.
| July 10.-Russians broke Teuton lin
east of Lemberg and took Halicz.
July u.-President Wilson called OIL
American business interests to aid nation
| by foregoing unusual profits in selling t
the nation and the public.
July. 12.-Russian advance checked ives
OF Bohorodozany.
| july l4.-CnoNCellOT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
resigned and Dr. G. E. Michaelis succeed
ed him.
House passed ss4O,OOOOOo aviation bill.
July H.-FrenCh took German trenche
near Malancourt.
Three members of Russian cabinet re
signed; riots in Petrograd suppressed.
| Shake-up in British cabinet.
July 19.-Great German attack betwee
Craonne and Hurtebise partly successful
| Chancellor MiChaelis declared himsel
for the submarine warfare.
In Vilgna region Germans drove bac
Russians because some Russian regiment
held meetings to decide whether to ODE
| orders.
July 2O-Draft for American Nations
army held.
Premier Lyoff Of Russia resigned an
was succeeded by kerensky.
July H.-Senate passed food control an
aviation bills.
Russian troops in disorderly retrea
| | burning villages
July 22.-German aviators raided Ems
land. killing II in coast towns. but bein
driven away from London.
Siam declared state Of war with Gel
many and Austria Hungary.
| July Achievement of national safet
created In Russia and Kerensl<y given al
Solute powers
July 25.-Mutinous division OF Kornilofr
: Russian army reported blown to piece
| with its own artillery.