The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-01-04

l., 49, - iish war COMMISSION arrived
Turkey severed relations with United
April A-French war commission ar
rived in United States.
British made further advances in Arras
sector In face OF desperate opposition by
April 25-German destroyers bombardsd
Dunktrk but were driven OF.
American tanker Vacuum sunk by sub
marine; naval lieutenant and gunners
April H.-British occupied Arleaux and
half of Oppy.
April 2.-Congress passed army bills
with selective CONSUMPTION features.
Guatemala severed relations with Ger
April 2s.-General Petain made chief Of
French staff.
May 3-Chilean minister to Germany
demanded his passports.
May 4-French captured Craonne.
House passed espionage bill with modi-
fed press censorship clause:
doed: 41s lives lost
May 5.-French made big advance on
four mile front southwest of Laon.
May 6.-Bolivia severed relations with
Germany.
May 7-Coalition government of provi-
sional government and soldiers and work.
mems delegates formed in Russia
May 1-Italy reported destruction of Ia
German submarines in one week.
Chicago board OF trade stopped trading
May l2-British again hit the linden
burg line, establishing themselves near
May H-Senate passed espionage bills
without prohibition and press censorship
italians attacked along the whole Isonzo
front, gaining ground north of Goritz.
May 15.-Chancelor Hollweg before the
Reichstag refused to discuss Germany's
peace aims.
Trading in wheat futures stopped in six
middle west exchanges.
Italians made big gains on Julian front.
May 1L--Senate passed army draft bill.
British completed capture of Bullecourt.
division, commanded by General Pershing
sent to France at once. He also signed
the. army draft bill and set June for
Honduras severed relations with Ger
May 1s-President Wilson selected H.
| c. Hoover as head Of food control board.
Nicaragua severed relations with Ger
many.
Senate passed the ss.s42.OOO.OOO war bud
| get.
May 2s;-House passed war tax bill car
| Secretary Lansing refused passports for
| American delegates to Stockholm social
| list peace conference.
American ship CARRYING supplies to
| Switzerland sunk by torpedo.
| Premier Tisza and entire Hungarian
| cabinet resigned.
May 24.-Italians broke through Austrian
| Trieste, taking 1900 prisoners.
| May 25-First American field service
| corps went to front in France.
| Germans made air raid on southeastern
| England, killing rs and injuring 1744.
May H1Italians again broke through
May 29.-War department issued call for
| 100000 volunteers for regular army.
London reported sinking of hospital ship
a" Brazil Chamber G' Of deputies ' authorized
| revocation of neutrality decree.
June 2-Senate passed first OF admin
| istration's food bills.
Fourteen German and Hlndoo plotters
| indicted by federal grand jury at Chicago.
| U. s. railroad commission to Russia ar
| rived at Vladivostok.
| June 3-American commission to Rus
| STA, headed by Root reached Russian port.
French repulsed Ave great attacks south
June 4.-Brussilofr made commander in
| 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
American liner sank German submarine
June 7.eBritish began great offensive in
Belgium, blowing. up Messines ridge and
Strengthening out big salient.
June S.-General Pershing and stan ar
| rived in England
June 10,-General Pershing's stan ar
rived in France.
June liking, Constantine Of Greece
forced by the allies. abdicated in favor OF
| Prince Alexander. his second son.
American steamship Petrolite reported
sunk by submarine.
June 13-Germans made air raid on Lon
don, killing 81 and woundlng 437
| Army and navy deficiency appropriation
bill carrying $Sooo,OO0.0Oo passed by con-
June 14.-British made big advance east
and south of Messines.
| June 15.-Liberty loan heavily over-sub-
scribed when books closed.
| June 2O.-President Wilson issued call
for 10000 volunteers for regular army.
of Germans on the Chemtn des Danes.
June 23.-House passed food control bill
WI" J1ne 3 %wPres,dent Wilson appointed an
| exports council composed of the secre-
| taries of state. agriculture and commerce
and the food administrator.
June 26.-American coal barons agreed to
First contingent of Pershing's army
June 27.-second contingent OF Pershing's
| army landed In France.
New Greek cabinet headed by venizelos
June 8.-Brazil revoked its decree OF
neutrality in war between entente allies
June 2sNGreece broke of diplomatic re-
lations with Germany, Austria, Bulgaria
July i'NRussians captured Koniuchy
Galicia, and Turkish stronghoids in the
| Caucasus.
| July 3.-French repulsed great German
| attack near Cerny.
July 7.-Russians successfully attacked
in Pinsk sector.
| Germans made air raid on London. kill
ing 81 and losing a number of planes.
July S-President Wilson proclaimed ar
embargo on shipments OF food, fuel. stee
and munitions, to cut on supplies from
neutral countries to Germany except dairy
products for non-Com batants in exchange
for coal.
| july 9-New Austrian cabinet resigned
President Wilson called entire National
Guard and its reserve into the fedora
service by August 5.
British battleship Vanguard destroyed
by interior explosion. 500 lost.
| July l0.-Russians broke Teuton line
east OF Lemberg and took Hahcz.
| July u.-President Wilson called or
American husiness interests 10 aid nation