The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-22

March l1-French n British cap
ture Bapaume.
March 1S-New French ministry
formed by Alexander Ribot.
March 21-Russian forces cross
Persian border into Turkish territory !;
American oil steamer Healdton torpe-
doe without warning.
March 22-United States recognizes
new government OF Russia.
March 27-General Murray's British
expedition into the Holy Land defeats
Turkish army near GAIA.
April 2-President Wilson asks con
greSs to declare that acts of Germany
constitute a state of war; submarine
sinks American steamer Aztec without
warning.
April United States senate passes
resolution declaring a state of war eN-
lists with Germany.
April 6-HOuse passes val resolution
and President Wilson signs joint reso-
luton of congress-.
April S-Austria declares severance
of diplomatic relations with United
States.
April 9-British defeat Germans at
Vimy Ridge and take 5000 prisoners;
United States SEXES II AuSrian in
termed ships.
Oct. 24-French win back Douau-
mont, Thiaumont field work. Haudro-
mont quarries, and Gillette wood near
Verdun, in smash of two miles.
Nov. Italians. in new offensive on
he Carso plateau, capture 5000 Aus
trianS.
Nov. 2-Germans evacuate Fort
vaux at Verdun.
Nov. 5-Germans and AuStrians pro-
claim new kingdom of Poland of ter
ritory captured from Russia.
Nov. G-Submarilne sinks British
passenger steamer Arabia.
Nov. Cardinal MERCER protests
against German deportation Of Bel
cians; submarine sinks American
steamer Columbian.
Nov. S-Russian army invades
Pennsylvania. Hungary.
Nov. 9-AuStro-German armies de
feat Russians in Volhynia and take
1000 prisoners.
Nov. 13-British launch new often
sive in Somme region on both sides of
Ancre.
Nov. 14-British capture fortified vii
lage of B~eaucourt, near the Ancre.
Nov. 19-Serbian, French and Rus
sian troops recapture Monastir; Ger
mans cross Pennsylvania Alps and en-
ter western Roumania.
Nov. 21-British hospital ship Brit
annie sunk by mine in Aegean sea.
Nov. 23-Roumanian army retreats
90 miles from Bucharest.
Nov. Observation-Disclosures armies
take OrsOva and Turnu-Severin from
Roumanians.
Nov. 25-Greek provisional govern
ment declares war on Germany and
Bulgaria.
Nov. 2S-Roumanian government
abandons Bucharest and moves capital
to Jassy.
Dec. premier Herbert Asquith of
England resigns.
Dec. David Lloyd George accepts
British premiership.
Dec. S-Gen. Won Mackensen cap
lures big Roumanian army in Prohova
valley.
Dec. 12-Chancellor Won Bethmann-
HoIlweg announces in reichstag that
Germany viii propose peace; new cab
met in France under Aristide BRAND
premier, and Gen. Robert Georges
Nivelle given HE of command OF
French army.
Dec. 15-French at Verdun win two
of front and capture 1000.
Dec. 1O-LIoyd George declines Ger
peace proposals.
Dec. 23-Baron Burian succeeded as
of foreign affairs IN Austria
by Count Czernin.
Dee. 26-Germany proposes to Presi-
dent Wilson "an immediate meeting of
delegates of the belligerents."
Dec. 27-Russians defeated in five
day battle in eastern WaIIachia, Rou-
mania.
April 2O-Turkey sewers diplomatic
with the U. S.
April 28-Congress passes ~selectfve
act for raising of army Of $780,
900; Guatemala sewers diplomatic re-
lations with Germany.
May War department orders rails
ing of nine volunteer regiments of en-
to go to France.
May 14-Espionage act becomes law
by passing senate.
May 1S-President Wilson signs Sc
lective service act. Also directs ex-
peditionary force of regulars under
General Pershing to go to France.
May 19-Congress passes war appro-
p~riation bill of $4,000. 100000.
June 5-NearIy 100000 men in
S. register for military service.
June 12-King Constantine Of Greece
lbdicateS.
June 13-General Pershing and staff
arrive in Paris.
June 15-First Liberty loan closes
large OversubScription.
June 26-First contingent American
under General Sibert arrives in
June 29-Greece severs diplomatic
with Teutonic allies.
July 9-President Wilson drafts
militia into federal service. Also
food and fuel under federal con-
rol.
July 13-War department order
traits 67S,OOO men into military SER
-ice.