Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-10
|@F EVENTS OF
Ne YEAR N BRIEF
ess Of the War of CiviIiza-
Jon Against Germany.
]RIcA ENTERS CONFLICT
of Russia Deposed and Radicals
TX Peace - Hindcnburg Line
fmashed by Allies and Teu-
tons Invade ltaIy-Other
IL Important Happen
ings of 1917.
n1Compiled by Z. w. PicKARD.
by Z. w. PICARD.
E'EHE yFaaEsE.lo WAR

NH-SIi IlS DGliGSeu las peace COuIQ De
Jan. 2S-Destroyers fought two engage
rents in North sea-, the Germans losing
ieveral vessels and the English one.
Jan 25.-Germans took mile of French
renches on Hill 3O4. yerdun region.
British auxiliary cruiser Laurentic sunk
oy mine, $50 lives lost.
French transport Admiral Magon tor
pedoed; 141 lost
Jan 3l.-Germany announced submarine
Blockade Of all enemy countries, outlined
Forbidden zones and revoked pledges on
Aflbmarine warfare
Feb. 3-Unfted States broke off diplo-
Wilson dismissed Ambassador Won Bern
orf and recalled Ambassador Gerard.
"A Feb: 4.-Germany agreed to release
americans taken by commerce raider
Alderman gunboat interned at Honolulu
Rrned by crew: many German vessels in
nerican ports damaged.
Feb. Sherman submarine shelled and
nlS British provisional naval collier
svestones and killed four men, including
chard Wallace, American.
Belgian relief steamer Lars Kruse sunk
German submarine: all but one of crew
FEB 7.--Anchor liner California and 9TH
r vessels sunl, by German submarine; Al
ost on California.
Feb. 12.-President Wilson refused parley
sought by Germany.
American schooner Lyman M. Law de-
ktroyed by Austrian submarine.
Feb. 17.-British smashed German lines
h both sides of Ancre river.
W. Sent ueIIldHu W 1eT-
any for release of Yarrowdale prisoners
German submarine sank Italian trans
prt: 1913 lives lost. Z
Feb. 22-Germany freed the Yarrowdale
risoners.
Feb. 2.-German submarine sunk Cunar-
er Laconia off Irish coast: u lost, inc!ud-
g Mrs. A. HI. Hoy and daughter of Chi
ago, and one American member of crew.
British and German destroyers fought in
lnglish Channel.
Feb. 26.-President Wilson asked con-
freSS to grant him mowers urOteCt
american shipping.
British took Kut-el-Amara from Turks.
srrnan plot to Join with Mexico and
pan in making war on United States.
British occupied Gommecourt and other
Xillages in Ancre region.
RFrench destroyer Cassini torpedoed; 106
March 2.-Germany announced all ves-
March Austrian attack east of Goritz
spulsed with great losses
rming of u. s. merchant vessels.
8March 11:-Bagdad captured by British.
March 13.-China severed diplomatic re-
k,tions with Germany.
Russian imperial cabinet deposed by
March H.-Germans in great retreat
Hong Somme front:
n March s15.-Czar Nicholas abdicated Rus
liam throne for himself and his son.
Russians captured Hamadan, Asiatic
March 17-British took Bapaume and
Zeppelins raided London: one shot down
ear COmpiegne, France. 2
Briand cabinet in France resigned.
March 18-American freighters Vigilan-
la, City of Memphis and Illinois, sunk by
Kerrnan submarine 90 persisted.
yBritish and French advanced 10 miles or
4 e. mile front and took Peronne, Chaulnes
Va nd Move
March 19.-Germans made new fierce
2lriye at Verdun. but were repulsed with
Enormous losses.
Ribot formed new French cabinet
March 21.-British took forty more towns
n France.
March 26-French occupied Folembray
nd La Feuillee, south of Coucy forest.
British captured Lagnicourt.
March 2S-New Russian government In
hailed.
yApril 1.-British captured Savy, Ven
piles, Epehy and Peiziere.
French reached outskirts Of Vauxaillor
Armed American ship Aztec sunk b,
ernan submarine off French coast; i
crew saved.
becial session of congress. asked forma
esolution that state OF war was in eXis
hnce between the United States and Ger
amy, and called for cooperation will
ytente allies to defeat German autocracy
April 4-Senate passed resolution declar
d g state of war between u. S. and Ger
any, by vote of 50 to 6.
Vote OF sss 10 80; President Wilso'
gned It and issued a proclamation t
korld and ordered Law n.obilized a
ice. All German vessels in America
bris were seized and muay supposed Ger
an plotters We're arrested.
termed at Guam. blown UP by crew.
Cuba and Panama declared state of wa
18th Germany.
April 8.-Austria broke off diplomat
slatiOnS with u. S.
April 9.-British advanced two to thre
lies on twelve mile front near Arras
Spashing German line and taking Vim
tge and many towns.
April 10.-Brazil severed relations wit
Germany; Argentina declared It supporte
lie position of the United States; Chi
scided to remain neutral.
HApril 11.-Costa Rica declared. It sur
Hrted the position CT the United States
Uruguay proclaimed its neutrality.
= B,tApril 12-British naval men met in frs
Med council with U. S. officials
Washington 90
tBulgaria severed relations with U. s..
April 1S.-Bolivia severed relations wit
british and French made further big at
u xnces on west front.
q knrii H.-House passed $1,000 100000 we
Venue authorization bill without dissen
98 u vote
IA II pril l5.-Brtish patrols entered suburb
Lens.
(ermans routed at Lagnicourt with te
:ritish transport Arcadian torpedoet
ritish transport cameronia sunk;
bril- ls.-President Wilson issued pro
Eation warning againts the commissio
H. Reasonable acts.
bngress' appropriated sloo,ooo.oOO Il
III #&rgency war fund.
Srench opened great offensive on 2
b front between Scissors and Rein
Eng 10000 prisoners.
bril- i7-senate unanimously passed s
600 bond issue bill,
led with wounded British and Gle