The Tupelo journal., 1918-01-11
United States Joins Ranks Of the
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Foes of Germany.
SENDS BIG ARMY TO FRANCE
Russia Gusts Gear, Becomes Republic
and Falls Into Hands Of Teuton-
Led Radicals-AlIies Smash
HIndenburg Line, and
Austro-Germans In
wade Italy.
Compiled by e. w. PLcKARD.
January.


Jan. 1.-Germans defeated Russians in
British transport Ivernia sunk in Medi.
terranean; $50 lost.
Teutons.
Jan. 9.-Premier grepoff of Russia re.
signed and was succeeded by Prince Colt.
zine.
British warship CORVALLIS sunk by tor
pedo.
Jan. A~.-Japanese battleship Tsukuba
destroyed by explosion; 1853 killed.
Jan. i7.-German raider In South ATTAIN
tic said to have sunk Is or more ships.
Entente allies sent another note to Y.
S. explaining why peace is not possible
yet.
Jan. 1S.-Germans evacuated Braila,
Roumania.
Jan. I9.-Munitions factory near London
blown up; many lives lost.
Jan. 22.-President Wilson, addressing
senate, gave world outline of terms on
which he believed lasting peace could be
concluded. .
Germans defeated in two attacks at
Jan. 23.-Destroyers fought two engage
ments in North sea, the German losing
several vessels and the English one.
Jan. A.-Germans made gains in fierce
attacks west of Riga
Jan. 25.-Germans took mile OF FRENCH
trenches on Hill 3N, verdun region.
British auxiliary cruiser Laurentic sunk
by 'mine; $50 lives lost.
French transport Admiral MACON tor-
Jan. M.-AlIies attacked Teutons on all
fronts. gaining much ground.
Jan. 29-Greek government saluted nags
British cruiser Amethyst fought Ger
man m raider and submarine
north of Pernamhuco.
Blockade of all enemy countries. outlined
forbidden zones and revoked pledges on
submarine warfare.
February.
Feb. Mime vessels sunk by rma
i'm BLOCKADE zone:' eight lives lost.
Feb. mime more neutral! vessels sunk
by German submarines, with loss Of life.
Feb. s.-JJnited States broke off diplo--
matte relations with Germany; President
Wilson dismissed Ambassador Won Bern
st.rff and recalled Ambassador Gerard.
british captured 800 yards of German
trenches north OF the Ancre.
Feb. 4.-Germany agreed to release
Americans taken by commerce raider.
German gunboat informed at Honolulu
burned by crew; many German vessels In
American ports damaged. 49,.
.. Feb R s;MGs1mn npov submarine na sn1l'ee eoi anq
Eavestone and killed four men, including
Richard Wallace. American.
President Wilson issued proclamation
forbidding American shipowners to trans
fer their ships to foreign registry.
British reported big gains on west front
and near Kut-el-Amara.
Belgian relief steamer Lars Kruse sum
by German submarine: all but one of crew
lost.
Feb. 6.-Thirteen vessels sunk by German
submarines. with heavy loss of life.
Feb. 7.-Anchor liner California and 9TH
er vessels sum- by German submarine; Al
lost on California. -
Senate Endorsed President wilson's ac-
tfon toward Germany.
Feb. e.-British steamer Turino nine
other vessels sunk by Germans;
British torpedo destroyer sunk by mine;
Feb 1o~~Ambassador Gerard left Ger
many.
Germany. through Swiss minister, in
formally proposed parley with u. ).
Feb. 12.-President Wilson refused parley
sought by Germany.
American schooner Lyman M. Law de-
stroyed by Austrian submarine:
Feb. 13.~-Germany announced period Of
grace for all vessels in barred zones
had expired.
White Star liner Afric sunk by subma-
Feb. 15.-Germans opened new often
sive in Champagne.
Feb. 16.-Great Britain announced CLOS
ing of Germanv's North sea coast to ship
ping by mine field.
Feb. 17.-British smashed German lines
on both sides of Ancre river.
u. S. sent peremptory demand 10 Ger
many for release of Yarrowdale prisoners.
German submarine sank italian trans
port: 1898 lives lost.
Feb. M-Holland aroused by sinking of
Dutch steamers by German submarines.
Germans in Sommo region retreated on
wide front. abandoning five towns.
Feb. &.-German submarine sunk Cunar-
der Tacoma off Irish coast: u lost. includ-
ing Mrs. A. H. Hoy and daughter Of Ch1-
cago. and one American member of crew.
British and German destroyers fought in
English<C Channel.
FEB 26.-President Wilson asked on
gress to grant him powers to protect
British took Kut-el-Amara from Turks.
German d~estroyers bombarded Broad
stairs and Margate, killing woman and
Feb. 27.-President Wilson declared La
coma case was an covert act
Feb. 2s.-U., S. government REVEALED lied
japan in making war on United states.
British occupied Gommecourt and other
villages in Ancre region. no
French destroyer Cassini torpedoed; l6
lost.
March.
March House passed bill empowering
president to arm American merchant YES
March germany announced all yes
sells would be sunk hereafter without
March 3.-Russia reported capture of
Hamadan, Persia, from Turks.
March 4.-AuStrian attack east or GOr1tz
repulsed with great losses.
March 6.-Austria informed U. S. It in
dorsed German submarine warfare pro-
gram.
through China revealed by arrests In New
York.
March 9.-President Wilson ordered the
arming of u. s.. merchant vessels.
March 11.-Bagdad captured by British.
March 12-Revolution begun in Petro-
grad.
Germans abandoned main defensive sys-
tenn east of Bapaume.
American steamer Algonquin torpedoed
without warning.
March 1S.-China severed diplomatic re-
slations with Germany.
Russian imperial cabinet deposed by
March A.-Germans in great retreat
along Somme. front.
March 5.-Czar Nicholas abdicated Rus
sian throne for himself and his son.
Russians captured Hamadan, Asiattc
March r7-British nook Bapaume and
French took Roye.
Zeppelins raided London; one shot down
near Compiegne, France.
Priand cabinet in France resigned.