Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-01-04
United States Jpins Ranks of the
Foes of Germany.
SENDS BIG ARMY TO FRANCE
Russia Gusts Gar, Becomes RepubIi,
and Falls Into Hands of Teuton-
Led RadicaIs-Allies Smash
Hindenburg Line, and
Austro-Germans IN
wade Italy.
Compiled by E. w. PlckARD.
January.

January.
Jan. 1.-Germans defeated Russians IL
Wallachia.
British transport Ivernia sunk in Medi.
lterranean; $50 lost.
Jan. 5.-Braila, Roumania. captured bJ
Jan. s.-Premier Trepoff of Russia re,
signed and was succeeded by Price Colt
zine.
British warship CORVALLIS sunk by tor.
Ipedo.
destroyed by explosion; 15S killed.
Jan. 17.-German raider In South Allan.
tic said to have sunk 10 or more ships.
Entente allies sent another note to U,
s.. explaining why peace is not possible
Jan. 1s.-Germans evacuated Braila
Jan. 19.-Munitions factory near Londor
blown up; many lives lost.
Jan. 2.-President Wilson, addressing
senate, gave world outline of terms or
which he believed lasting peace could b.
German defeated In two attacks al
Jan. 23.-Destroyers fought two engage.
ments in North sea, the losing
several vessels and the English one. =
Jan. A.-Germans made gains In hercs
attacks west of Riga.
Jan. 25.-Germans took mile of French
trenches on Hill so4. Verdqn region.
British auxiliary cruiser Laurentic SUNK
by mine; $50 lives lost
French transport Admiral Magon tor.
ipedoed: 1l lost. ~
Jan. 7.-Allies attacked Teutons on all
fronts. gaining much ground.
Jan. 29.-Greek government saluted flags
British cruiser Amethyst fought Ger.
man m raider and submarine
north of ~Pernambuco. -
blockade of all enemy countries: outlined
forbidden zones and revoked piedges OF
submarine warfare.
February.
Feb. mime vessels sunk by .Germani
IN BLOCKADE zone" eight lives lost.
Feb. 2.-Nine more neutral vessels sunk
fby German submarines, with loss OF life
Feb. 3.-United States broke off diplo.
imatic relations with Germany; President
Wilson dismissed Ambassador Won Bern.
.betorff and recalled Ambassador Gerard.
British captured 500 yards of German
trenches north of the Ancre:
Feb: 4.-Germany agreed to release
Americans taken by m raider.
German gunboat informed at Honolulu
burned by crew; many German vessels In
American ports damaged. .,a,,aa .,t
Eavestone and killed four men. including
Richard WALLACE. American. .u..,,
Eforbidding American shipowners to trans.
fer their ships to foreign registry
British reported big gains on west front
and neal Kut-el-Amara.
Belgian relief steamer Lars Kruse sunh
by German submarine; all but one of crew
ilO6J.
Feb. 6-Thirteen vessels sunk by German
submarines, with heavy loss of life.
Feb. 7.-Anchor liner California and 9th.
er vessels sunk by German submarine; Al
lost on California.
Senate Endorsed President Wilson'S ac.
ton toward Germany. 49,
Feb. S.-British steamer Turino and nine
other vessels sunk by Germans.
British torpedo destroyer sunk by minet
many lives lost.
lmanV.
Germany, through Swiss minister. in.
formally proposed paTley with IS To-
sought by Germany
American schooner Lyman M. Law de,
sttTE9 sS a BY Ag5driaR sq6%antaei period o,
grace for all vessels in barred zones"
had expired.
Feb. 15.-Germans opened new often.
sive in Champagne.
Feb. 16.-Great Britain announced CLOS
ing of Germany's North sea coast to ship
ping by mine field.
Feb. 17.-Rritish smashed German lines
lon both sides of Ancre river.
U. S. sent peremptory demand to Ger
many for release of Y~arrowdale. prisoners,
German submarine sank Italian trans
Feb. 22.-Germany freed the Yarrowdale
Feb. M.-Holland aroused by sinking Of
II Dutch steamer by German submarines.
Germans in Somme region retreated on
wide front, abandoning five towns.
Feb. &.-German submarine sunk Cunar-
der Laconia off Irish coast; IL lost. inelud-
Ing Mrs. A. H. Hoy and daughter OF Chs
cago. and one American member of crew,
British and German destroyers fought IN
English ann
Feb. &c. APresident Wilson asked con,
gress to grant him powers to protect
American shipping.
British took Kut-el-Amara from Turks.
German d~estroyers bombarded Broad:
stairs and Margate. killing woman and
lchild.
FEB. H.-President Wilson declared La
coma case was an covert act"
Feb. 28.-U. S. government revealed
lGerman plot to join with Mexico and
Japan in making war on United States.
British occupied Gommecourt and Other
Villages in Ancre region.
French destroyer Cassini torpedoed; in
lost.
March.
March 1-House passed bill
president to arm American merchant YES
sells.
March 2.-Germany announced all YES
sells would be sunk hereafter without
March 3.-Russia reported capture of
lHamadan, Persia. from Turks.
March Austrian attack east or Gor1t2
repulsed with great losses.
March 6.-Austria informed u. S. 1t In
ldorsed German submarine warfare pro-