Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-10

Two German destroyers sunk OF Dover.
April 21.-British war commission arrived
In United States.
Turkey severed relations with United
States.
April 24:-French war commission ar
rived in United States.
British made further advances in Arras
sector In face of desperate opposition byl
April 25.-German destroyers bombarded
Dunkirk but were driven of.
! American tanker Vacuum sunk by sub
marine; naval lieutenant and gunners
April! H.-British occupied Arleaux and
April .2s..-congress passed army bills
with selective CONSUMPTION features.
Guatemala severed relations with Ger
/ April 2s.-General Petain made chief of
| French staff.
/ May S.-Chilean minister to Germany
\ demanded his passports.
/ May 4.-French captured Craonne.
sd House sesI passed espiona ,sa blu with modi
I British transport Pennsylvania torpe-
/ doed; 413 lives lost.
May 5.-French made big. advance on
four mile front southwest of Laon.
May 6.-Bolivia severed relations with
May T-Coalition government of provi-
sonal government and soldiers and work
] mems delegates form ed in Russia
Nay l1.-Italy reported destruction of Is
Gt man submarines in one week.
Chicago board of trade stopped aiding
In May wheat.
way lZ.--bflUlSn again NIT the linden
burg line, establishing themselves near
BullecoCrt.
May 14.-senate passed espionage bills
without prohibition and press censorship
clauses.
Italians attacked along the whole. Isonzo
May i5-Chancelor Hollweg before the
Re.clstag refused to discuss Germany's
/ peace aims
middle west exchanges.
italians made big gains on Julian front.
II taking Monte Cucco and Monte Vodice
May 17.--senate passed army draft bill.
F.ritish completed capture of Bullecourt.
May s.-President Wilson ordered one
/ sent to France at once He also signed
the army draft bill and set June for
registration day.
many
May 19.-President Wilson selected H.
Nicaragua severed relations with Ger
many.
Senate passed the ss,s42ooo.ooo war bud
May 2s 90 dSS Gss passed war tax bill car
Secretary Lansing refused passports for
= American delegates to Stockholm social
list peace conference.
Switzerland sunk by torpedo.
Premier Tisza and entire Hungarian
cabinet resigned
front from Castagnavizza to Gulf Of
Trieste taking 5000 prisoners.
May Z0.-tlTSC American uelQ SERVICE
corps went to front in France.
Germans made air raid on. southeastern
England, killing rs and injuring 1744
Austrian lines.
May War department issued call for
Iondon Sinking Of hospital ship
and armed cruiser by submarines i
Brazil chamber of deputies authorized
revocation of neutrality decree
June 2.-Senate passed first of admin
istrations food bills.
Fourteen German and Hindoo plotters
indicted by federal grand jury at Chicago.
U. S. railroad commission to Russia ar
rived at Vladvostok.
June american commission to Russ
sia headed by Root, reached Russian port.
French repulsed five great attacks south
of Iaon.
chief of Russian armies.
June 5.-More than ten million young
Americans registered for the National
German aviators raided naval base in
the Midway near London. but were driven
off, losing eight machines.
British made big advance on north bank
of the Scarpe.
American liner sank German submarine
June 7.eBritish began great offensive ii,
Belgium, blowing up Messines ridge and
Strengthening out big salient.
June s..General Pershing and staff ar
Germany broke OF relations with Haiti
June 1o.-General Pershings staff ar;
rived in France.
forced by the allies. abdicated in favor Of
Prince Alexander. his second son.
American steamship Petrolite reported
sunk by submarine.
June &c ermans made air raid on Lon
don. killing 81 and woundins 4S7.
Army and navy deficiency appropriation
bill carrying $3.0oOOO0,00O passed by con-
June 14.-British made big advance east
and south of Messnes.
June 15-I.iberty loan heavily over-sub-
scribed when books closed .
June 20.-President Wilson issued call
for 10000 volunteers for regular army
June 22.-French repulsed violent attacks
OF Geaans 10, se passed food control bill
with "hone dry amendment.
June 25.-President Wilson appointed an
exports council composed of the secre-'
i tares of state. agriculture and commerce
! and the food administrator.
June 26-American coal barons agreed to
First contingent of Pershing's army
/ landed in France.
June 27.-Second contingent OF PerShinS'S
army landed in France.
:, New Greek cabinet headed by Venizelos
I June 2s.-Brazil revoked its decree Of.
] neutrality in war between entente allies
June as.~Greece broke off diplomatic re-
lations with Germany. Austria. Bulgaria
and Turkey; ,.,,a E,,,ah
!; Galicia. and Turkish stronghoids in the
= Caucasus.
/, July 3.-French repulsed great German
attack near Cerny.
:! July Russians successfully attacked
: in Pinsk sector
i Germans made air raid on London kill
ing 81 and losing number of planes.
= July S-President Wilson proclaimed an
= embargo on shipments of food. fuel. steel
:, and munitions, to cut off supplies from
neutral countries to Germany except dairy
products for non-combatants IN exchange
~ july s.-New Austrian cabinet resigned.
~ President Wilson called entire National
Guard and its reserve, into the federal
service by August 5.
British battleship Vanguard destroyed
by interior explosion; 500 lost.
July 10.-Russians broke Teuton line
: east of Lemberg and took Halicz.
July. n.--President Wilson called on
American business interests to aid nation
;. by foregoing unusual profits in selling to
the nation and the public.
II July 12-Russian advance checked west
r of Bohorodozany.
July 14.-Chancellor Bethmann- Hollweg
resigned and DR.. G. E. Michaelis succeed