The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-01-05


Ribot formed new French cabinet.
March 20.-French battleship sunk by
German submarine in Mediterranean
March 21.-British took forty more towns
In France.
American steamer Healdton sunk with
out warning by German submarine; 81 Of
crew killed.
March 24.-Russians took Kerind, Per-
STA.
March 26.-French occupied Folembray
and La Feuillee, south of Coucy forest
British captured Lagnicourt.
March 28-New Russian government in
stalled.
March 3o.-British captured villages Of
Ruya!court, Sorel-le-Grand and Fins, and
gained ground near Heudicourt.
April.
April 1.-Britsh captured Saw. Ven.
delles, Epehy and Peiziere.
French reached outskirts of Vauxaillon
and Laffaux.
~ Armed American ship Aztec sunk by
G ~ crna,1 submarine off French coast; is
april 2-President Wilson, addressing
SPECIAL session of congress, asked formal
resolution that state of war was in exis-
many 0e an% a the United States and Ger
entente allies to defeat German aurocracV'
APrll 3.-United States and entente or
on ota ARRANGED a; conference for full CO.
TOR La roulette blocked senate action IN
war resolution for one day va
ApIl 4.-Senate passed resolution declar
many, by vote of 50 to g. ~
GermanS forced crossing of StoLxbod
river in Volhynia. ''oo
by %ote S Of 5s to Passea var resolution
signed it and issued proclamation 1s1 10
Worlo ana ordered navy mobilized at
once: Al German vessels in American
man MP Rlotters We're arrested.
,nt ,pln I:-German cruiser Cormoran,
'nterned at Guam, blown up by crew.
viz Epoa as ana Panama declared state Of war
U. $; government took over every WIRE
less plant in the country. =,
ARfld StA aS broke off diplomatic
April 9-British advanced two to three
niles on twelve mile front near Arras.
smashing German line and taking Vimv
rage and many towns.
American steamer Seward sunk in Mo7i
teIianean by German submarine
General munitions board for American
army and navy created
April 10.-Brazil severed relations with
germany; Argentina declared it supported
the position Of the United States: Chill
oeclded to remain neutral
Arras NO es''A'S eae' VI
April 11.-Costa RIGA declared it SUM-
ported the position Of the United States:
Uruguay proclaimed it's neutrality
priating s2S1 1856, 496. A "pp'o-
April 12.-British naval men met In first
G Wasb,n council with U. 8. officials in
". War department. called for volunteers
Bulgaria severed relations with U. s..
ca Apon 1o'-Bohv1a severed relations with
80 British Births and French made further big ad-
Vances on west front. Il =
revenue authorization BIZ withc%t gisse war
April i5-Brtish patrols entered suburb,
Germans routed at Lagnicourt with ter
rible losses. va
President Wilson issued address to ma
ton calling for full. united service.
279 lost
British transport Cameronia sunk: 40
lost. ~-'
April 16-President Wilson issued proc
lamation warning againts the commission
Of reasonable acts.
.G CenErssS appT;S S s1oeooooo for
French opened great offensive on 25-
mile front between scissors and Reims.
taking 10000 prisoners.
French liner sontay torpedoed; As lives
April 17.-Senate unanimously passed ST.
O0O ,OOO,O 900 bond Issue bill.
Germans sank two British hospital ships
loaded with wounded British and Ger
April 1s.--French hit Germans hard be-
tween Reims and Auberive and repealed
great cOunter-attacks.
April 19.-American liner Mongolia sank
German submarine In Irish sea.
French took strong positions near
Nicaragua Endorsed course of United
States.
April 2o.-Russlan council of workmen's
and soldiers delegates declared against
separate peace.
Two German destroyers sunk off Dover
April H:-British war commission arrived
in United States.
States.
German destroyers shelled Calais. kill
April 22wBritish resumed grand Often
sive on west front.
April 2s;-British airmen destroyed 40
German airplanes.
April 24.-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 bombarded
Dunkirk but were driven off.
April Fisherman 'destroyers shelled
RamSgate.
American tanker Vacuum sunk by sub
marine; naval lieutenant and gunners
April 27-British occupied Arleaux and
April 2S.-Congress passed army bills
with selective CONSUMPTION features.
Guatemala severed relations with Ger
MANY.
April 29.--General Petain made chief Of
April 3O-senate authorized president to
use informed German and Austrian boats
Series Of air attacks made on Zeebrugge.
American armed steamer buckingham
sunk by submarine: IS missing.
Greek steamship Parthenon sunk by
German submarine: loss 100000.
May.
foreign minister and pro-Gernan. re-
signed.
May s.-Chilean minister to Germany
demanded his passports.
British began new offensive west of
Queant and took F,resnoy
y. s.. and Canada agreed to regulate
price of wheat.
House passed espionage bill with modi-
fed press censorship clause:
British tran transport Pennsylvania torpe-
May 5.AFreneh made big adance on four
! mile front southwest of Laon.
May 6.-Bollvia severed relations with
Mass meeting at saloniki proclaimed
deposition of king Of Greece and his dy-
Nay 7.-coalition government Of provi-
mems delegates formed in Russia.
from British
Allies began offensive on Macedonian
'front.'
May 9.-British regained part of ground
lost at Fresnoy.
May 1O-Army bill conferees fixed age
for conscripts at q to 30.
May n.-Italy reported destruction Of i:
German submarines in ono week:
,, Chicago board Of trade stopped trading
in May wheat.
May 12.-British again hit the linden.
burg line, establishing themselves neal
Bullecourt.
May 13.-British took most of Bullecourt
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