Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03
AMERICA ENTERS CONFLICT
Gear Of Russia Deposed and Radicals
Seek Peace = Hindenburg Line
Smashed by Allies and Teu-
tons Invade ltaIy-Other
Important Happen
ings OF 1917.
Compiled by e. w. PIcKARD.
THE WORLD WAR


British transport Ivernia sunk in Medi-
signed and was succeeded by Prince Colt
British warship CORVALLIS sunk by tor
.pedo.
Jan H--Japanese. battIeship Tsukuba
jan 2--President Wilson. addressing
heh ne wead as atne of sous
concluded
Jan 2s-Destroyers fought two engage
several vessels and the English one.
trsnehes on % &c. t9 %ard mile re Of French
H., British asg az y cruiser Laurentic sunk
French transport Admiral Magon tor
Jan. s1.-Germany announced submarine
ibIockade of all enemy countries. outlined
,1orbidden zones and revoked pledges on
Feb. s;IUnited States broke OF diplo-
Wilson dismissed Ambassador Won Bern
'storn and recalled Ambassador Gerard.
Americans taken By com Dinner raiders erease
German gunboat interned at Honolulu
ss Feb R smGerman snbmaTine she1led and
lEavestone and Killed four men. including
Beigfan reiie ac sieame sr' cans Kruse sunk
by German submarine: all but one of crew
Feb 7---Anchor liner California and 9TH
ler vessels sunk by German submarine; Al
Feb President Wilson refused parley
sought by Germany
American schooner Lyman M. Law de-
istroyed by AUSTRIAN submarine.
ION both sides of Ancre river.
U: 3 sent peremptory demand to Ger
German submarine sank italian trans
port egg lives lost.
Feb H.-German submarine sunk cunar-
ing Mrs. A. H. Hoy and daughter Of Chi
a mr. forrc hi IL,
Feb 2s-President Wilson asked con-
American shipping.
British took Kut-el-Amara from Turks.
Gapmap n Plot to join With Msxiso and
British occupied Gommecourt and other
French destroyer 1 e Gassini torpedoed; 1os
sels would be sunk hereafter without
Ma are;h Austrian attack east of Gorttz
March sPrssident Wilson ordered the
farming of q. s. merchant vessels.
March 11:-Bagdad captured by British
March R-Revolution begun in Petro-
March 13-China severed diplomatic re-
Russian imperial cabinet deposed by
March 14-Germans in great retreat
March 15.-czar Nicholas abdicated Rus
Russians captured Hamadan. Asiatic
March 17.-British took Bapaume and
French took Roye. -
Zeppelins raided London: one shot down
BRAND cabinet in France resigned.
cia City Of Memphis and iiineis. sugh la by
iGsrman submarine; p persisted.
mile front and took Peronne. Chaulnes
March is-Germans made new fierce
drive at Verdun. but were repulsed with
Ribot formed new French cabinet.
March N--British took forty more towns
March 2s..-French occupied Folembray
an Rr,t la Feulltee. south Of Coucy forest
March 2s.-New Russian government in
deiles. Epehy and Pe aRtaTeo sa'y' ven
French reached outskirts of vauxaillon
Armed American ship Aztec sunk by
sGerman submarine OF French coast; 10
: April 2.-President Wilson. addressing
that state 81 war was in eRis
itence between the United States and Ger
entente allies to defeat German au3ocr ~csn
April Senate passed resolution declar-
many, by a vote Of 81 to G. -
ny %ote Of s to Rsee was
signed it and issued a proclamation to
once. All Gsrman vessels IN moD Amesica at
ports were seized and many supposed Ger
| April SHGer 1s cruiser cormoran.
nnterned at Guam. blown up by crew.
Cuba and Panama declared state of war
with Germany.
April S-Austria broke Off diplonatic
relations with U s.
/ April e-British advanced two to three
izniles on twelve mile front near Arras,
Fridge and many towns
April 10--Brazil severed relations with
tGermany. Argentina declared it supported
1.-THE position of the United States: Chill
April m-Costa Rica declared 1t sup
ported the position of the United States:
uruguay proclaimed its neutrality.
April 1S-6ritish naval men met in first
allied council with U. s. officials in
Bulgaria severed relations with u. 8.
April 1S--Bolivia severed relations with
Germany.
British and French made further big ad-
April 14--House passed 5000 ooo, 600 war
revenue authorization bin without dissent
AIrii i5.-Brtish patrols entered suburbs
Germans routed at Lagnicourt with ter
rible losses
British transport Arcadian torpedoed;
S79 lost
British transport Cameronia sunk: 40
April 1e.-President Wilson issued proc
1amation warning againts the commission
OF reasonable acts
Congress appropriated $100,Oo0Oo0 for
emergency war fund
= French opened great offensive on Is
mile front between scissors and Reims
taking 10000 prisoners
April 17.-Senate unanimously passed 81 =
10000. 600 bond issue bill
Germans sank two British hospital ships
loaded with wounded British and Ger
mans
April 1s.-American liner Mongolia sank
German submarine n Irish