The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-01-10
Nicaragua Endorsed course OF United


Two German destroyers sunk off Dover;
April H.-British war commission arrived
Turkey severed relations with United
April 2.-French war commission ar
rived in United States.
British made further advances IN Arras
sector in face of desperate opposition py
Germans.
Dunl<irk but were driven OF.
American tanker Vacuum sunk by SUD
marine; naval lieutenant and gunners
lost.
April 2.-British occupied Arleaux and
April 2S.NCongress passed army bills
with selective CONSUMPTION features.
Guatemala severed relations with Ger
many. ,s 20
Nav s@Chilean minister to Germany
demanded his passports.
May 4.-French captured Craonne. "a,
House passed espionage bill with moui-
fed press censorship clause: -
British transport Pennsylvania torpe-
doed; 413 lives lost.
Nav 5-French made big advance on
four mile front southwest Of Laon. -,
May 6.-Bolivia severed relations with
Nav 7.-Coalition government of provi-
sional government and soldiers and work
mems delegates formed in Russia.
May 11.--Italy reported destruction OF lS
German submarines IN one WcSh.
Chicago board of trade stopped trading
Nav 12.EBritish again hit the linden
burg line, establishing themselves near
Nav 14-senate passed espionage bills
without prohibition and press censorship
clauses.
italians attacked along the whole Isonzo
front, gaining ground north of Goritz.
May 15.-Chancelor Hollweg before the
Reichstag refused to discuss Germany's
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 Dill.
British completed capture of Bullecourt.
May BpresdSentf Nv wilson ordeeea Gne
sent to France at once. He also signed
the army draft bill and set June for
Honduras severed relations with Ger
May 19.-President Wilson selected H.
G, Hoover as head of food control ooaro.
Nicaragua severed relations with Ger
Senate passed the $4,000 war bud
May 2smH To- sse passed war tax bill car
Secretary Lansing refused passports for
list peace conference.
/ American ship carrying supplies to
Switzerland sunk by torpedo.
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 tn1ur1ng II44.
May 2.-Itaiians again broke through
May 2s.-War department issued call for
! 100000 volunteers for regular army:
London reported sinking Of hospital ship
and armed cruiser by submarines: ,uoa
| Brazil chamber OF deputies autnorlzeu
| revocation Of neutrality decree.
June 2.-Senate passed first of admin
| istration's food bills.
Fourteen German and Hindoo plotters
| indicted by federal grand jury OF chicago.
y. s. railroad commission to Russia ar
rived at Vladivostok.
| June S-American commission to Rus
French repulsed five great attacks south
June 4-Brussiloff 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 oanK
% American liner sank German submarine
after long fight.
June 7.sBritish began great offensive In
III.
| advancing S miles on emile front,
STRENGTHENING out big salient
June S.-General Pershing and staT ar
Germany broke off relations with Haiti.
june 10.-General Pershing's staff ar
rived in France.
forced by the allies. abdicated in favor of
Prince Alexander. his second son.
American steamship Petrolite reported
! SUNK py sSGarmans made air raid on Lon
| don, killing 81 and woundlnS 45I.
Army and navy deficiency appropriation
| bill carrying $3,0OO,O0O,OOO passed by con-
line 14-British made big advance east
and south of Messines.
| June 15-Liberty loan heavily over-sup-
| scribed when books closed.
Iune 20-President Wilson issued call
for 10000 volunteers for regular army.
June 2Een Oh rePa ain S Ses Danes
J1Ine 23-House passed food control bill
with s'bone dry amendment
| I11re 35-President Wilson appointed an
ernnrts council composed of the secre-
| faYies of state agriculture and commerce
and the food administrator
June 26.-American coal barons agreed 10
FITS First contingent Of Pershing's army
| landed in France.
| Jure 27-Second contingent or PersnlnS
| army landed in France.
New Greek cabinet headed by Venizelos
took oath of oftice. "a,
neutrality in war between entente allies
June 29.~Greece broke off diplomatic re-
lations with Germany. Austria, Bulgaria
ana TnlY III 1a@Russians captured .Koniuchy,
Galicia, and Turkish strongholds In the
July s.@French repulsed great German
July 7.~Russians successfully attacked
AZ Germans ma. made air raid on London, kill
ing 81 and losing a number of planes;
July 8.-President Wilson proclaimed an
and munitions, to cut off supplies from
| neutral countries to Germany except dairy
products for non-combatants In exchange
JuIy 9.-New Austrian cabinet resigned;
| President Wilson called entire NATIONAL
| Guard and its reserve into the 1eoefai
Se Rritish battieship Vanguard destroyed
! by interior explosion; 800 lost
July 1O.-Russians broke Teuton line
| east Of Lemberg and took Hal1cz.
J,ily n.-President Wilson called on
American business interests to aid nation
BY fogeg9n and the pube In
| July 12.-Russian advance checked west
! of BohorodoZany.
| July l4-Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg
resigned and DR.. G. E. Michaelis succeed
81 House nl1is passed ss4o,ooo,ooo aviation bill.
| July 17:-French took German trenches
Three members of Russian cabinet re-
signed; riots in Petrograd suppressed.
| Shake-up in British cabinet
| July 19-Great German attack between
| Craonne and Hurtebise partly successful:
| Chancellor Michaelis declared himself
| for the submarine warfare.
In Vilgna region Germans drove back
| Russians because some Russian regiments
| held meetings to decide whether to obey
july 2o.-Draft for American National
/ army held.