The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-03

April .20.-Russian council of workmen's and soldiers delegates declared against separate peace.
 Two German destroyers sunk off Dover April 2;-British war commission arrived in United States.
 Turkey severed relations with United April 24-Freneh war commission ar rived in United States.
 British made further advances in Arras sector in face of desperate opposition by Germans.
 April 25-German destroyers bombarded Dunkirk but were driven of.
 American tanker Vacuum sunk by sub marine; naval lieutenant and gunners
 April 2z-British occupied Arleaux and
 April 2S.ICongress passed army bills with seiective conscription features.
 Guatemala severed relations with Ger
 April 2e-General Petain made chief of
 May S.-Chilean minister to Germany demanded his passports.
 May 4-French captured Craonne.
 House passed espionage bill with modi- fled press censorship clause;
 British transport Pennsylvania torpe- doed: AS lives lost.
 May 5-French made big advance on four mile front southwest of Laon.
 May 6-Borvia severed relations with
 May 7.-Coalition government of provi- sional government and soldiers and work mems delegates formed Tn RuSSla-
 May I1.-Italy reported destruction of 13 German submarines in one week.
 Chicago board of trade stopped trading in May wheat
 May 12-British again hit the linden burg line, establishing themselves near Bullecourt.
 May l4-Senate passed espionage bills without prohibition and press censorship clauses.
 Italians attacked along the whole Isonzo front. gaining ground north of Goritz.
 Nav K = lnpelnr HOl1w2g hRfOTe 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. taking Monte Cucco and Monte Vodice.
 May 17.-Senate passed army draft bill.
 British completed capture of Bullecourt.
 May B-President Wilson ordered one division, commanded by General Pershing, sent to France at once. He also signed the. army draft bill and set June for registration day.
 Honduras severed relations with Ger many.
 May 19-President Wilson selected H. c. Hoover as head of a food control board.
 Nicaragua severed relations with Ger many.
 Senate passed the &s.s42. 2.OOo.O0o war bud get.
 May 23--House passed war tax bill car Secretary Lansing refused passports for American delegates to Stockholm social ist peace conference.
 1GitI4CdA EUlp carrying SQpRllGS u Switzerland sunk by torpedo. cabinet resigned.
 May 24-Italians broke through Austrian front from Castagnavizza to Gulf of Trieste taking 9,000 prisoners.
 May 25.-First American field service corps went to front in France.
 Germans made air raid on southeastern England, killing 76 and injuring TIA.
 May, 2-Italians again broke through May 29.-War department issued call for 1o0.100 volunteers for regular army.
 London reported sinking of hospital ship and armed cruiser by submarines.
 Brazil chamber of deputies authorized revocation of neutrality decree.
 June 2.-Senate passed first of admin istration's food bills
 Fourteen German and Hindoo plotters indicted by federal grand jury at Chicago. U. S railroad commission to Russia ar rived at Vladivostok.
 June 3.-American commission to Rus sia. headed by Root, reached Russian port. French repulsed i've great attacks south June 4-BrussiIoff 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 Medway near London, but were driven of, losing eight machines.
 British made big advance on north bank of the Scarpe.
 American liner sank German submarine
 June 7.sBritish began great offensive in Belgium. blowing up Messines ridge and advancing miles on 9-nile front, straightening out big salient.
 June S.-General Pershing and staff ar Germany broke of relations with Haiti.
 June 10.-General Pershing's staff ar June 121King Constantine of Greece. forced by the allies. abdicated in favor of Prince Alexander. his second. son.
 sAa Pafrnlifa r6nOrfef sunk by submarine.
 June i3-Germans made air raid on Lon don. killing s7 and wounding 4Sl. Army and navy deficiency appropriation bill carrying s3.Oo0,ooo0o0 passed by con June 14-Britfsh made big advance east June I5-Liberty loan heavily over-sub- scribed when books closed.
 June 2o-President Wilson issued call June 22.-French repulsed violent attacks of Germans on the Chernin des Danes.
 Jqne 23aH0gse br Dasse9G an91nent f29d control Oi' June S.-President Wilson appointed an exports council composed of the secre- taF,es of stat state agTlGultaFe ana commerce June 2s.-American coal barons agreed to First contingent of Pershing's army 'a June M-second contingent of Pershing's army landed in France
 New Greek cAD4ASl AedNSA DJ fSiAiHcAoS took oath of office.
 June 2s-Brazl revoked its decree Of neutrality in war between entente allies ana lime G 9i@Greece 1I3 broke off diplomatic re- I.tions with Germany, Austria, Bulgaria
 July i.-Russians captured Koniuchy. Galicia, and Turkish strongholds in the
 July S.-French repulsed great German fHi1 0Russians successfully attacked in Pinsk sector.
 Germans made air raid on London, kill ing 3T and losing a number of planes.
 July 8-President Wilson procl latTned an embargo on shipments of food, fuel, steel and munitions, to cut of supplies from neutral countries to Germany except dairy products for non-combatants in exchange for coal.
 President Wilson called entire National Guard and its reserve into the federal service by August 5.
 British battleship Vanguard destroyed by interior explosion; 800 lost.
 July l0.-Russians broke Teuton line east of Lenberg and took Hahcz.
 July I1.-President Wilson called on American business interests to aid nation by foregoing unusual profits in selling to the nation and the public.
 TTlg 12-REssian advance checked west