Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-01-03

Oct 6.-Peru broke on relations with
Congress completed Its war program
and adjourned.
Oct 7.-Uruguay severed relations with
Germany.
Oct 12.-British gained half mile on six
mile front In Flanders.
Germans captured part Of Island OF
oesel In Gulf Of Riga.
Oct A-President Wilson created war
board to stop trading with the enemy and
took other steps to curb enemy activities
in America
One russian and two German torpedo
boats irk In battle near Oesel.
Oct Redistribution Of French steamer
lost.
Oct 1.-Two German raiders sank two
British destroyers and IL Scandinavian
merhantmen they were conveying in the
North sea.
Oct i7eaGermans in full possession of is
land OF Oesel.
American transport Antilles torpedoed;
81 lost
Oct. 1s-Germans captured Moon island
from Russians.
don. killing "a.
Oct .2o.-Tour zeppelins destroyed by the
French.
lines north of the Aisne inflicting heavy
losses and taking 5000 prisoners.
American troops went into first line
trenches and fired first shot at Germans.
offensive along Isonzo front.
Oct. 25.-French made another big gain
In Aisne sector.
Austro- German attack drove italians
ing abandonment Of Bainsizza plateau;
$4,000 Italians captured.
Oct. 2s.-British and French made big at
tack east Of Ypres.
Brazil declared state Of war with Ger
many existed.
Oct. N-Itaiians in general retreat. 100. 900
captured; Teutons advanced beyond Civil
Oct. so-Austro-Germans took Udine
and broke through Carnic Alps into Vene-
yittorio Orlando formed new italian
Count George Won Hertling made Ger
man imperial chancellor. Michaelis having
OCT: a.-Berlin reported 12eooo Italians
and more than 1000 guns captured.
American transport Finland struck by
torpedo; eight men killed.
Noy. l-Italians reformed behind the
Tagliamento.
British announced capture of Beersheba,
Palestine.
Nov. 2-crown prince withdrew from the
Chemin des Danes to the Ailette river.
trawlers sunk by British in the Cattegat.
United States and Japan made compact
on open door in China and cooperation in
the war.
v,
Americans, killing three, wounding and
taking u prisoners.
Nov: 5.-American patrol boat Alcedo
sunk by torpedo; q lost.
mento line
British captured Passchendaele and ad-
vanced 800 yards beyond:
Nov. 7.-1talians fell back to Livenza
river. Germans following.
American commission to Paris confer
ence, headed by Col. House, reached Eng
land.
British in Palestine captured GAIA.
Nov. S.-Russian maximalists under
Lenine seized government and planned for
Immediate peace; Kerensky fed from Pc
Nov. 9.-Britain, France and Italy cre-
ated interallied war committee; Gen. Diaz
made first commander Of Italian armies.
Nov. 10.-Russian rebel government made
Lenine premier.
Germans reached Piave river in italy.
Asiago.
LOYAL Loyal troops attacked maximalists in
italians held Teutons on Piave river.
Nov. 13.-Kerensky and the Cossacks
badly defeated.
French cabinet resigned.
Nov. 15,-Georges Clemenceau became
premier Of France.
Italians inundated big section about the
lower Piave to save Venice.
Socialist seized the government of Fin
land.
Nov. 17-Bolsheviki won in Moscow.
British light sea forces routed German
squadron off Helgoland
British occupied Jaffa Palestine.
TeYtons who crossed Piave at Zenson
Nov. 1S.-Bolsheviki generally victorious
in Russia; Civil war halted by lack of
food.
fire on north of italian line.
President Wilson issued proclamation
putting severe restrictions on enemy
aliens in United States.
American destroyer chauncey sunk in
collision; q lost
Nov. 20.-Two American soldiers killed !
and five wounded in artillery combat
Nov. H.-British smashed through the !!
Hindenburg line toward Cambria, taking i
many towns and thousands Of prisoners.
salient south of Juvincourt.
Nov. luxurious fighting near Cambria. |
Italians meeting great massed attack !
between Piave and Brenta rivers.
Bolsheviki government in Russia pro- !
posed general armlstice.
Nov. 23-The Ukraine declared separa- |
ton from Russia.
Nov. 2-,The British took Bourbon wood.
The Caucasus declared its independence.
Nov. Is British and French armies
reached italian front.
Nov H.-Superior war council Of II
formed for United StStes.
British took part of Fontaine near Cam |
brai.
Nov. 2S.-Coalition ministry formed in
Russia.
Germany assented to bolsheviki plan for
armiStice,
u. S. government assumed control over
all imports.
Three Scandinavian kings agreed in
maintain neutrality.
Nov. 29.-Interallied war conference
opened in Paris.
Austria agreed to Russia armistice plan. |
Nov Achievement announced safe |
arrival in France of large numbers of Ma |
tional Guard troops.
Germans pierced British lines south Of
Dec. 1-British regained most of ground
lost near Cambria. and nine German at
Dec, 2-British withdrew from Mas !
nieres on Cambria front.
Dec. 3-British repulsed furious attacks !
near Cambria.
United States congress met for second !;
war session.
England reported East Africa complete |
ly cleared Of Germans |
Russian deputation began armistice neg |
citations with Germans. Armstice an |
nounced on many sections of Russian !
front. i
message, declared peace would not be +,
made with present rulers of Germany, |
that America would fight to last gun, and
asked declaration of war against Austria
Establishment Of Tartar republic in
Crimea announced.
British steamer Apapa torpedoed; SO
passengers and tie crew lost
Dec. 6-Germans rejected Russians first
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