The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-19

Marcn lf-rrencn ana 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-
doed without warning.
March 22-United States recognizes
new government OF Russia.
March 27-General Murray's British
expedition int 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 ex-
lists with Germany.
April 6-House passes war resolution
and President Wilson signs joint reso-
luton Of congress.
April S-Austria declares severance
of diplomatic relations with United
States
April British defeat Germans at
Vimy Ridge and take 6.OOO prisoners
United States seizes IA Austrian 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 OH
the 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. 6-Submarilne sinks British
passenger steamer Arabia.
Nov. cardinal Mercier protests
against German deportation Of Bel
ginns; submarine sinks American
steamer Columbian.
Nov. 8-Russian army invades
Transylvania. Hungary.
Nov. German armies de-
feat Russians In volhynia and take
1000 prisoners.
Nov. 13-British launch new offen-
sive In Somme region on both sides of
Ancre.
Nov. 14-British capture fortified vii.
lage Of Beaucourt, near the Ancre.
Nov. 19-ScrbIan. French and Rus
sian troops recapture Monastir; Ger
mans cross Pennsylvania Alps and en-
ter western Rcumania.
| Nor O1-Dritieb ho,xtxoI chic Drtx
annie sunk by mine In Aegean sea.
Nov. 23-Roumanian army retreats
90 miles from Bucharest.
Nov. 4-German-Bulgarian armies
take Orsova and Turnu- SEVERN from
Roumanans.
Nov. 25-Greek provisional govern
ment declares war on Germany and
! Bulgaria.
Nov. 2S-Roumanian government
abandons Bucharest and moves capital
to Jassy.
Dec. 5-Premier Herbert Asqulth Of
England resigns.
Dec. 7-David Lloyd George accepts
British premiership.
Dec. Seen. Won Mackensen cap
lures big Roumanian army in Prohova
valley.
Dec. 12-Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg announces In relchstag that
Germany will propose peace; new cab
met In France under Aristide BRAND
as premier. and Gen. Robert Georges
Nivelle given chief of command OF
French army.
Dec. 15-French at verdun win two
miles Of front and capture 1900.
Dec. 10-Lloyd Geonge declines Ger
man peace proposals.
Dec. 23-Baron Burian succeeded as
minister Of foreign affairs In Austria
by Count Czernin.
Dec. 26-Germany proposes to Presi-
dent Wilson IAN immediate meeting Of
delegates Of the belligerents."
Dec. 27-Russians defeated in FIVE
day battle In eastern Wallachla, Rou-
mania.
April 20-Turkey sewers diplomatic
relations with the U. 8.
April 2s-Congress passes selective
service act for raising of army of 5OO,-
900; Guatemala sewers diplomatic re-
lations with Germany.
May War department orders rails
Ing Of nine volunteer regiments of en-.
gineers to 90 to France.
May 14-Espienage act becomes law
by passing senate.
May 1S-President Wilson signs Sc
lective service act. Also directs ex-
peditionary force Of regulars under
General Pershlng to 80 to France.
May l9-Congress passes war appro-
priation bill Of $3.O0O,0OO.OOO.
June 5-Nearly 100000 men In
U. s. register for military service.
June 12-King Constantine Of Greece
abdicates.
June 13-(ieneral Pershing and stan
arrive In Paris.
June 16-First Liberty loan closes