The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-11

mile front In Flanders.
Germans captured part OF Island of
Oct: A-President Wilson created war
board 10 stop trading with the enemy and
TOOK other steps TO curb enemy activities
/ in America.
One Russian and two German torpedo
boats sunk in battle near Oesel
Oct l5.-Destruction OF French steamer
Medic by submarine announced: go lives
| lost.
Oct. 1.-Two German raiders sank two
/ British destroyerS and II Scandinavian
mnerhantmen they were conveying in the
Oct. r.oGermans in full possession OF is
American transport Antilles torpedoed:
CT lost.
Oct ls--Germans captured Moon island
from Russians.
Oct; 1,ss,-Germans made air raid on Lon
Oct. @-Four Zeppelns destroyed by the
| French.
Oct. cs.--French broke through German
| 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.
| Oct. 4.-Austrians and Germans began
| offensive along Isonzo front
Oct 2o.-French made another big gain
| IN Aisne sector.
Austro-German attack drove Italians
ing abandonment of Bainsizza plateau:
$4,000 Italians captured
| Oct. 26.-British and French made big at
Brazil declared state of war with Ger
many existed
Oct. Galatians in general retreat. 100 coo
| captured; Teutons advanced beyond Civil
| dale.
Oct. 3d. Austro-Germans took Udine
and broke through Carnic Alps into Vene-
| tia.
vittorio Orlando formed new italian
Count George Won Hertling made Ger
man imperial chancellor. Michaelis having
Oct. 21.-Berlin reported 10000 Italians
and more than 1000 guns captured
American transport Finland struck by
| torpedo; eight men killed.
Nov. Italians reformed behind the
| Tagliamento.
| British announced capture OF Beersheba,
Palestine.
Cnernin des Danes to the Ailette river.
one German cruiser and ten armed
trawlerS sunk by British in the Cattegat.
| United States and Japan made compact
! on open door in China and cooperation in
| the war.
| Nov 3.-Germans raided salient held by
Americans. killing three, wounding and
| taking II prisoners.
Nov. 5.-American patrol boat Alcedo
sunk by torpedo; 81 lost.
Nov. Galatians retreated from Taglia-
mento line.
British captured Passchendaele and ad-
| vanced 500 yards beyond.
Nov. 7.-Italians fell back to LivenZa
| river. Germans followine.
American commission to Paris confer
ence. headed by Col House, reached Eng
| land.
British in Palestine captured GAIA
Nov. S.-RuSSian maximalSts under
Lenine seized government and planned for
immediate peace. Kerensky fled from Pc
trograd.
Nov. 9-Rritain, France and Italy Gre
| ated interalled war committee; Gen. Diaz
made first commander of Italian armies
Nov. 1O.--Russian rebel government made
Lenine premier
Germans reached Pave river In Italy.
Nov. u.-Italians repulsed Teutons near
Asiago.
Loyal troops attacked maximalists in
Italians held Teutons on Pave river.
Nov. 13.-Kerensky and the Cossacks
badly defeated.
French cabinet resigned.
Nov. 15.-GeorSes 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 fn Moscow
British light sea forces routed German
squadron off Helgoland
British occupied Jaffa, Palestine
Teutons who crossed Piave at Zenson
annihilated.
food.
Nov. 19-Teutons concentrating big gun
fire on north of italian line.
President Wilson issued proclamation
putting severe restrictions on enemy
aliens in United States.
Daniel Willard made head Of q. s. war
American destroyer Chauncey sunk in
collision: q lost.
Nov. @.-Two American soldiers killed
and five wounded in artillery combat.
Nov. H-Dritish smashed through the
Hindenburg line toward Cambria. taking
many towns and thousands of prisoners.
salient south of Juvincourt.
Nov. 22.-Furious fighting near Cambria.
Italians meeting great massed attack
between Pave and Brenta :; rivers s.,,
posed general armistice.
Nov. 23-The Ukraine declared separa-
ton from Russia.
Nov: A--The British took Bourbon wood,
near Cambria
The Caucasus declared it's independence.
Nov. 25-Britlsh and French armies
reached italian front.
Nov. 2Z-superior war council of il
formed for United States.
British took part Of Fontaine near Cam
brai
italians repulsed fierce Teuton attacks
Russia
Germany assented to bolsheviki plan for
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 30.-Government announced safe
arrival in France Of large numbers of Ma
tional Guard troops.
Germans pierced British lines south of
Cambria
Dec. british regained most of ground
lost near Cambria and nine German at
tacks were repulsed with great losses
Dec. 2.-British withdrew from Mas
nieres on Cambria front.
Dec. S.-lBritish repulsed furious attacks
near Cambria.
United States congress met for second
war session.
England reported East Africa complete
ly cleared OF Germans.
citations with Germans Armistice an
nourced on many sections OF Russian
front.
Dec. 4.-President Wilson, in his annual
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
Hungary.
Establishment OF Tartar republic I'm
Crimea announced.
British steamer Apapa torpedoed: ),
passengers and the crew lost.
Dec. 6-Germans rejected Russians frst
demands in armistice negotiations
Italians lost some positions Asiago
plateau.
British .aviators raided sweibrucken and
Saarbrucken-
British withdrew from Bourbon wood
salient near Cambria
toll 10,