The Hope pioneer., 1918-12-26
British recaptured Morlancourt and Chip

stiiis oHereu 10 MN all his troops and
resources.
Shell from German long range gun
Killed 70 in a Paris church.
Caucasus. after proclaiming it's inde-
| key.
April 4-Gernans resumed drive toward
Amiens. gaining little at heavy cost.
Armenians recaptured Erzerum from
j., April 5-Allies held their lines against
heavy attacks.
Berlin announced the capture of Ekat-
ernoslav, Russia.
Japan and Great Britain landed small
force at Vladivostok to pretect life and
| property.
April G-Thrd Liberty loan campaign
| opened in United States.
Provost Marshal General Crowder call
April s-Germans hit British front be-
tween La Basse and Armentieres. gain
| ing miles.
| April lO-Germons drove British back
north and south of Armentieres.
American troops on firing line in great
| battle.
| April r-British evacuated Armentieres
but recaptured other positions.
April l2-Tremendous fighting continued
in xi,,I ,aianders' Germans advancing to Mer-
| Americans won all day fight on Toul
| front.
| April 13-Turks took Batu,n.
Zeppelin and airplane factory at Man
eel, Germany, burned with great loss.
April H-Count Czernin. Austrian for
elSn minister. resigned.
American navy collier Cyclops, 293 on
BOARD: reported missing.
april l5-Ber'in announced the occupa-
ton Of Heisinstors by German troops.
gat, sank 10 German trawlers.
| Allies took ten villages from Bulgarians
on Macedonian front.
Wytschaete and most of Messines ridge
&c. NJ. Schwab made director general of
U. S. Shipbuilding.
| April l7-Viscount Miner made British
war secretary.
Baron Burian made Austrian foreign
| minister
b Bolo Pasha executed for treason against
| France.
April 2o-Germans made strong attack
on Americans in Toul sector and took
seicheprey village. but were driven back
April 2?-British and French naval
Ostend and zeebrugge and sank concrete
lauen vessels at channel mouths.
April 25-British drove back Germans
Germans took Mount KENNEL and ad-
vanced to northwest, threatening Ypres.
.nn Apflt 2SIGermans captured Dranoutre
April .29-Germans attacked strongly on
| three sides of Ypres salient and on Bel
gan line. but We're repused. losing heav-
| ny. French retOOk IOcre
Senate passed Overman coordination
MAY May 4-:Campaisn for Third Liberty loan
d.
May G-president Wilson ordered inves-
tigaton Of alleged graft in aircraft WORK.
May -Nicarasua declared war on Ger
many and her allies.
Rpumania signed peace treaty with CEN
| trail powers.
May lo-Ostend U-boat base bottled up
May ll-ltalians took the Col del Orso
| and Monte Ccrno by Storm
| May 4-Houae passed the Overman
May May l7-German plot in Ireland en-
poSed Iai. and Sim fein leaders arrested.
May ls-Entente powers, Japan and
| the peace in the far east.
Nay ls-Austlahan troops captured Vile
| sur Ancre.
German air raiders killed "A persons
IN london and lost five planes.
May IL; S. took over carrier busi-
ness ol Pullman company.
| British merchant troop transport Moi
daTla torp.uoed; 80 Americans killed
| May 2i-kepuDlic of White Russia pro-
| Costa Rica declared war on the CEN
frHnty May 3iNGer'nans r.. attacked the Aisne
and between Voormezeele and Locre In
Flanders. where they were repulsed.
Italians broke through enemy lines a,
Capo Sila on lower Piave.
May 2S-Cente- of crown princes army
crossed the vesle at Fis,nes but allies
checked advance on fianks.
Americans in Picardy captured Can
| tiGny by dashiny attack
May 29-Al!ies evacuated scissors and
| Germans pushed advance to Fere en- Tar
| denols. six miles north of the Marne.
| May 39-German aviators bombed Cana
dian hospital killing many.
May sl.,Germans reached the Marine a,
| apex Of their salient.
! Y: S; transport President Lincoln sunk
by U-boat: % navy men lost
MoIse rs,iae PnSsed p;1f &2'o9oco'co army appro-
June 2-Alled reserves stopped German
| advance.
June ~. s. learned German u-boats
operating in American Waters. had SUNK
| 10 vessels since May %.
June 5-Germans shifted main attack to
Disc front, with no success
Two more vessels sunk by German L.
| BOAT IN American waters
June 6-Amerieans defeated Germans in
chateau Thierry sector.
| June lO-Germans advanced two miles
| east of MOntdidler losing heavily.
Americans cleared Germans from Bel
Italian torpedo boats raided Austrian
naval base near Da.matian islands, sink.
ing one battleshir and damaging another
southeast Of Mont.idirr ana Americans
won again near Chateau Thierry: Ger
ma ya.1 rs reached the Disc at Machemont ana
Torpcdoins of British transport Ausonia
reported: 40 lost.
June l"-french repu1sed heavy German
attack between Courcelles and Merry anc
made successful counter-attack southwes,
of Noyon.
| June l4-lurkS seized TabriZ. Persia
and looted American consulate and hos
pital. ava
June l5-Austrians began great offensive
on front Of 100 miles in Italy. crossing the
Plave at various places.
June l6.1talians checked Austrian
drive. retaking many positions.
Americans roDused heavy attacks In
| TOul sector and in AlSace.
June 20-Allics drove back Austrians in
Italy.
Americans stormed German trenche:
and positions near Cantiyny.
June 22-Austrians began retreat In
June 23-Austran retreat turned int
| rOut.
June 25-Italians cleared west bank OF
the Piave Of Austrians, and attacked
heavily in mountain region.
June 27-SecOnd national draft drawing
| held in Washington.
| Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Cas-
| tie tOrpcdOed: many lost.
June 28-tmportant gains made by Brit.
ish between HaZcbrouck and Bethune
and by French southwest of Soissons
First American troops landed in Italy
June 29-Packcrs and others attacked
as profiteers in report Of federal trade
commission.
Congress voted s2l. 900. 100000 for wal
purposes.
July l-Americans captured Vaux vii
lage and with French took other impor
tant pOSitiOnS