The Dermott news., 1918-01-03

| nllle front IN + taflueTS.
Germans captured part OF Island OF
| Oesel IN Gulf of Riga.
Oct H-President Wilson created war
| board 10 stop trading with the enemy and
| took other steps to curb enemy activities
| In America.
One Russian and two German torpedo
boats sunk In battle near Oesel.
Oct f5.-Destruction OF French steamer
Medic by submarine announced; $50 lives
| lost.
oct 1.-Two German raiders sank two
| BRUSH destroyers and IL Scandinavian
merchantmen they were conveying In the
Oct 17.-Germans in full possession of Is
| land of Oesel.
American transport Antilles torpedoed;
e. lost
Oct ls-Germans captured Moon island
from Russians
Oct; 10 Germans made air raid on Lon
don. killing "a
Oct 9.-Four Zeppelins destroyed by the
| French
Oct. 23.-French broke through German
lines north of the Aisne, inficting heavy
losses and taking 5000 prisoners.
American troops went into first line
trenches and fred first shot Mt Germans.
Oct. 2-Austrians and Germans began
offensive along Isopzo front.
Oct. 2s.-French made another big gain
In Aisne sector.
back To frontier on the Julian line fore
| ing abandonment OF Bainsizza plateau:
| 30 600 Italians captured.
Oct, 26-Britsh and French made big at
tack east of Ypres
Brazil declared state OF war with Ger
many existed
Oct e7.-Italians In general retreat. 100 100
captured Teutons advanced beyond Civi-
dale.
and broke through Carnic Alps into Vene-
| tia
vitterio Orlando formed new italian
Count George Won HertIing made Ger
man imperial chancellor. Michaeiis having
resigned
Oct. 3l-Berlin reported 10000 Italians
and more than eco guns captured.
American transport Finland struck by
| torpedo. eight men killed.
Nov. Italians reformed behind the
! Tagliamento.
British announced capture of Beersheba,
| Palestine.
Nov. q Grown prince withdrew from the
Chenin des Danes TO the Ailette river.
| One German cruiser cn1 ten armed
| trawiers sunk by British In the Cattegat.
United States and japan made compact
! on open door III China and cooperation in
| the war.
Nov s-Germans raided salient held by
| Americans Killing three. wounding and
| taking II prisoners.
Nov, 5...American patrol boat Aicedo
sunk by torpedo: II lost:
Nov. italians retreated from Taglia-
mento line
british captured Pnsschendaele and nd-
vanCed 500 yards beyond.
| Nov. Italians fell back to Iivcnza
| river. Germans following.
American commission to Parts confer
LAM ''"es' " eo'- i'o'' ''A' '''' ''s
British in Palestine captured GAIA.
| Nov. s,-Russian maximalsts under
rm,ne seaEru ana 9 nm, p BOT
troproa
Nov. e-Britain. France and Italy Gre
| atcd interallied war committee: Gen. Diaz
| m1de first commander Of Italian armies.
Nov. Io.-Russian rebel government made
Lenine premier.
Germans reached Piave river IN Italy
Nov. u.-Italians rcpulsed Teutons near
Asiago.
! PetroCrad
Italians held Teutons on Ptave river.
Nov. 13,-Kerensky and tho Cossacks
badly defeated .
French CABINET resigned ~
Nov. f5.-Georges Clemcnceau became
premier Of Franee
Italians inundated big section about the
! lower Tiaye TO save Venice.
Socialist seized the government OF Fin
land
British light sea forces routed German
| squadron of Helgeland.
| British occupied Jana. Palestine.
Teutons who crossed Piave at Zenson
| Nov. is Bolsheviki generally victoriou.
| IN Russia: Civil war halted by lack Of
food
nre on north Of Italian line
! President Wilson issued proclamation
putting severe restrictions on enemy
/ llicns IN United states
Daniet " ulara ur. ie head OF U. q war
| industrIes board
! American destroyer Chauncey sunk IN
| collision. 81 lost.
! Nov 1.-TWO American soldiers killed
! and I'VE wounded In artillery combat.
Nov .i-Rrttish s.,nched through the
| UlnJenburg line toward Cambrai. taking
! many towns and thousands OF prisoners
French successfully attacked German
! salient south Of Iuvincourt.
Nov - Furious fghtinr near Cambria.
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! Nov. @-The British took bourbon wood
near Cambria
| The Caucasus declared lis Independents.
NOV, -British ana frehch armies
reached Italian front.
Nov. T-Superior war council or II
formed for United States.
british took part of Fontaine near Cam
! brai
/ Italians repulsed fierce Teuton attacks
| Nov y Coalition ministry formed In
| Russia
Germany assantcd to bolshcviki plan for