Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-01-02


mile front in Flanders.
Germans captured part Of Island OF
Oesel in Gulf Of Riga.
Oct. 14-President Wilson created war
board TO stop trading with the enemy and
took other steps to curb enemy activities
One Russian and two German torpedo
boats SUNK In battle near Oesel
Oct 15.-Destruction Of French steamer
lost.
Oct. 1.-Two German raiders sank two
British destroyers and y Scandinavian
merliantmen they were conveying in the
Oct I7.-Germans in full possession of is
American transport Antilles torpedoed
81 lost
Oct. 1s.-Germans captured Moon island
from Russians
Oct. 19-Germans made air raid on Lon
don, killing a.
French.
Oct 23.-Freneh broke through German
lines north Of the Aisne. inficting heavy
losses and taking 5000 prisoners.
American troops went into first line
trenches and fired first shot at Germans
Oct. 24.-Austrians and Germans began
offensive along Isonzo front.
in Aisne sector.
Austro-German attack drove Italians
back to frontier on the Julian line fore
ing abandonment of Bainsizza plateau;
&c. 900 Italians captured
Oct. 26.-British and French made big at
tack east OF Ypres
Brazil declared state of war with Ger
many existed
Oct Galatians in general retreat, 100 600
captured: Teutons advanced beyond Civil
Oct s0-Austro-Germans took USine
and broke through Carnic Alps into vene-
yittorio Orlando formed new italian
Count George Won Hertling made Ger
man imperial chancellor. Michaelis having
resigned.
Oct. sI.-Berlin reported 10000 Italians
and more than 1000 guns captured.
American transport Finland struck by
torpedo; eight men killed.
NOV. Italians reformed behind the
British announced capture of Beersheba
Palestine.
Nov. Grown prince withdrew from the
CheHin 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
killing three, wounding and
taking II prisoners.
Nov: 5.-American patrol boat Alcedo
sunk by torpedo; p lost.
Nov. 6.-Italians retreated from Taglia-
mento line.
British captured Passchendaele and ad-
vanced 500 yards beyond.
Nov. 7.-Italians fell back to Livenza
river. Germans following.
American commission TO Paris confer
ence, headed by Col. House, reached Eng
British in Palestine captured GAIA.
Nov. S.-Russian maximalists under
benine seized government and planned for
Immediate peace; Kerensky fled from Pc
Nov. s-Britain. France and Italy Gre
ated interallied war committee Gen. Diaz
made first commander OF Italian armies
/, Nov. 10-Russian rebel government made
Germans reached Piave river in Italy.
Nov. u.-Italians repulsad Teutons near
Asiaso.
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-Bolshevik won in Moscow
British light sea forces routed German
or HelgOland.
British occupied Jaffa, Palestine.
Teutons who crossed Piave at Zenson
NOV. 1S--BOlSneVlkl generally victorious
f 10 Russia civil war halted by lack Of
Nov. 1s-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 U. s. war
American destroyer Chauncey sunk In
collision: p lost.
Nov. 9O.-Two American soldiers killed
and five wounded in artillery combat.
Nov H.-British smashed through the
line toward Cambria. taking
many towns and thousands Of prisoners.
French successfully attacked German
salient south OF Juvincourt.
Nov. luxurious fighting near Cambria.
Italians meeting great massed attack
between Piave and Brenta rivers.
Bolsheviki government in Russia pro-
posed general arrnistice-
Nov. 23.-The Ukraine declared separa-
ton from Russia.
Nov 24-The British took Bourbon wood.
The Caucasus declared its independence.
Nov. 3 British and French armies
reached Italian front.
Nov. 27-Superlor war council OF IL
formed for United States.
British took part of Fontaine near Cam
italians repulsed fierce Teuton attacks.
Nov. 2S.-coalitlon ministry formed in
Germany assented to bolsheviki plan for
T. T. s. government assumed control over
Three Scandinavian kings agreed in
Nov. 29-InteraIlied war conference
Austria agreed to Russia armistlce plan.
Nov. 3O.-Government announced safe
arrival I'm France OF large numbers OF Ma
tional Guard troops.
Germans pierced British lines south OF
Cambria.
lost near Cambria. and nine German at
tack ~ ere repulsed with great losses.
ID British withdrew from Mas
nferes o. Cambria front
Dec. s.-Brltish repulsed furious attacks
near Cambria
United States congress met for second
war session.
England reported East AFRICA complete
ly cleared of Germans.
Russian deputation began arnistice neg
citations with Germans. Armistlce an
on many sections OF Russian
Dec. 4.-President Wilson. in his annual
message, declared peace would not he
made with present rulers OF Germany.
that America would fight to last gun, and
q sked declaration of war against Austria
establishment Of Tartar republic In
British steamer Apapa torpedoed: 80
and the crew lost.
Dec. 5.-Germans rejected Russians first
demands In armistice negotiations.
Italians lost some positions on Asiago
plateau
British aviators raided Sweibrucken and
British withdrew from Bourbon wood
salient near Cambria
Dec. Galatians driven back on Asiago
plateau.
Armistice for ten days declared on Rus
sian front
German air raiders killed seven In Eng
land.
U. S. destroyer Jacob Jones torpedoed;
6e men lost.
Dec. Limited States congress declared
war on Austria Hungary.
Roumania accepted armistice with the
enemy.
Dec S-Great italian air feet made sue
cessful attack on Austro-Germans.
Ecuador severed diplomatic relations