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trenches and fired first shot at Germans.
Oct A.-Austrians and Germans began
offensive along Isonzo front
Oct. 2-French made another big gain
Austro-German attack drove Italians
back to frontier on the Julian line Fore
Ing abandonment of Bainsizza plateau;
$4,000 Italians captured
Oct. 26.-Brftish and French made big at
tack east Of Ypres.
many existed
Oct. H.-Italians In general retreat. 10o. 900
captured; Teutons advanced beyond Civil
dale.
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. S1-Berlin reported 10000 Italians
and more than LOCO guns captured.
American transport Finland struck by
torpedo; eight men killed.
Noy Italians reformed behind the
Taglamento.
British announced capture Of Beersheba,
Nov. 2.-Crown prince withdrew from the
Chemin 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 s.-Germans raided salient held by
Americans, killing three. wounding and
| taking IL prisoners
Nov; 5--American patrol boat Aicedo
sunk by torpedo; q lost.
Nov 6.-Italians retreated from Taglia-
British captured Passchendaele and ad-
vanced 800 yards beyond.
Nov. 7.-1talans fell back to Livenza
river, Germans following.
| American commission n PQriS n0nfpr-
ence, headed by Col. House, reached Eng
land.
British in Palestine captured GAIA.
| Nov. 8.-Russian maXimalists under
| Lenine seized government and planned for
immediate peace; Kerensky fed from Pc
trograd.
ated interallied war committee; Gen. Diaz
made first commander of Italian armies.
Nov 10.-Russian rebel government made
Lenine premier.
Nov. 11.-Italians repulsed Teutons near
Asiago
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 of Helgoland.
British occupied Jaffa, Palestine.
Teutons who crossed Piave at Zenson
Nov. iS.~Bolsheviki generally victorious
in Russia; Civil war halted by lack of
food.
Nov. 19.-Teutons concentrating big gun
fire on north of Italian line.
President Wilson issued proclamation
putting severe restrictions on enemy
Daniel Willard made head Of U. 9. war
industries board
American destroyer chauncey sunk in
Nov @-TWo American soldiers killed
and FIVE wounded in artillery combat.
Nov. H.-British smashed through the
line M taxing
French successfully attacked German
salient south Of Juvincourt.
Nov. luxurious fighting near Cambria.
Italians meeting great m r,xsys attack
Bolsheviki government In Russia pro-
posed general armistice.
Nov. 23.-The Ukraine declared separa-
ton from Russia
| Nov. A-The British took Bourbon wood,
''e The Caucasus declared its independence
Nov. Is British and French armies
| reached ltaildi lTOHt.
Nov. 27.-Superior war council Of II
formed for United States.
British took part Of Fontaine near Cam
brai.
Nov. 2S.-Coalition ministry formed in
Russia.
o. 8. government assumed control over
Three Scandinavian kings agreed in
Nov. 2s'@1nteraiiied war conference
Austria agreed to Russia armistice plan.
Nov. 3O-Government announced safe
| arrival in France Of large numbers OF Ma
tional Guard troops.
Germans pierced British lines south Of
Dec i.-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 3.-British repulsed furious attacks
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. Armistice an
nounced on many sections Of Russian
Dec. l.-President Wilson. In his annual
message, declared peace would not be
made with present a,a s rnst Of Germany
asked declaration of war against Austria
establishment Of Tartar republic in
British steamer Apapa torpedoed 80
passengers and the crew lost.
Dec. 6.-Germans rejected Russians first
demands in armistice negotiations.
italians lost some positions on Asiago
British aviators raided sweibrucken and
British Withdrew from Bourbon wood
salient near Cambria.
Dec. Galatians driven back on Asiago
4 Armistice for ten days declared on Rus
German air raiders killed seven in Eng
u. 8. destroyer Jacob Jones torpedoed;
Sc men lost
Dec. 7~United States congress declared
war on Austria Hungary.
Roumania accepted armistice with the
Dec. s.--Great italian air fleet made sue
Ecuador severed diplomatic as''S relations
"Di Dec s.-Kaiedines and Kornilofr leading
revolt Of Cossacks against Lenine govern
Dec io-British captured Jerusalem.
Japanese troops landed In Vladivostok.
Dec. n.-Russian constituent assem-
Dec. 12.-Germans made great attack
east of Bullecourt, gaining slightly.
Congressional inquiry into u 8. war
| preparations started.
British destroyer. four trawlers and
six merchantmen sunk in North sea by
Germans.
Dec. 15.-Armistice agreement signed
by Russian bolsheviki government and
Teutonic allies.
War council in U. S. war department
created.
Dec. 17.-Charles Piez succeeded Rear
Admiral Harris as general manager OF
the emergency fleet corporation.
Dec. 1S.--Gen. Goethals made acting
quartermaster general and Gen. Wheel
er acting chief of ordnance.
German air raid on England.
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