Meade County news., 1918-01-03

Aug. 29.-Austrians fed from Monte San
Gabrielle
Aug. 30-U. s. wheat committee fixed
basic price for 1917 crop at $2.20.
Germans made air raid on port of
Aug. 31.-French made successful attack
northwest of Hurtebise.
September.
Sept. 1.-British destroyers DESTROYED
four German armed trawlers off Jutland.
Sept. 3.-Russians abandoned Riga
German airplanes raided Chatham, Eng
land, killing 10S.
Sept, 4.-Ttalians captured Monte San
German submarine shelled Scarborough
and airplanes bombed London.
sept. 5.-American National army began
movement to cantonments.
Federal agents raided l. W. w. quar-
ters throughout country.
Organized labor met in Minneapolis to
FORM loyal organization.
American merchantmen under convoy
attacked by U-boats; two steamships and
one submarine sunk.
sept. 6.-House passed war credits bill
authorizing $l1,5SS. .945, 400 in bonds and GER
tificates.
Sept. 7.-Atlantic transport lines Minne-
haha torpedoed; so dead
German aviators bombed American hos
pital camp, killing five.
sept. S.-Secretary Lansing exposed vio-
Argentina and Stockholm, in transmitting
German cablegrams advising sinking Of
Argentine vessels.
French cabinet resigned
Sept. 9.-Korniloff, commander in chief
OF Russian armies, headed military coun-
ter revolution and was dismissed by Ker-
ensky.
Sept. 1O.-senate passed war revenue bill
totaling g. AL $4,000
Paul Painleve became French premier.
Sept. 11-Austrians failed in desperate
attacks on Monte San Gabrielle.
Sept. R-Count Luxburg, German min
lster TO Argentina, given his passports;
anti-German riots in Buenos Aires.
kerensky made commander in chief of
Russian armies.
Trading with the enemy bill passed, with
amendment forbidding publication Of war
comment in German without English
Council of three given supreme author
lty IN Poland by Germany and Austria
Sept. S-Korriloff's revolt collapsed.
secretary Lansing exposed unneutral
City.
Russian army advanced toward Riga
Sept. A.-ltalians drove Austrians from
Monte San Gabrielle summit.
ozs sept b.7Senate passed bill for $l1,53S,-
956, AGO bond issues.
British naval aircraft destroyed one Ger
man destroyer and some trawlers near Os-
tend.
Russia q republic.
sept. 1I.-Costa Rica broke off relations
with Germany.
Germany apologized to Argentina for
LuXburgs actions, but Argentina demand
ed full formal explanation.
Roumanians took German positions near
Varnitza.
Sept. 1S.-Russia began reorganization of
army, Suppressing soldiers committees.
House passed 81 .l44,OOO,0O0 deficiency war
supply bill.
Sept. l9,-Argentine senate voted for
break with Germany. ,i.,'.
Sept. 20.-British began great offensive
east of Ypres.
President Wilson named board to adjust
war labor troubles.
Sept. 2l.-Secretary Lansing published
message of Won Bernstorff to Berlin ask
ing leave to spend $4,000 ito influence con-
gress."
Costa Rlca severed diplomatic relations
with Germany.
Germany and Austria replied favorably
to popes peace proposal.
General Bliss succeeded General Scott as
chief of staff, U. S. A.
Germans broke through Russian line at
JacobStadt.
Sept 22.-Secretary Lansing revealed de-
tails of Bernstorff's plotting before U. S.
entered the war.
Fierce fighting continued in Flanders.
British bombarded Ostend.
Sept 23.-Secretary Lansing disclosed
German abuse of U. S. protection BY con-
cealing in Bucharest legation explosives
and disease germs after U. S. had taken
1t over.
Russians took German positions near
Pskoff.
Sept: Alderman airplanes raided Eng
land killing TO-
War industries board and producers cut
steel prices in half.
Germans lost heavily in attacks near
Verdun.
Sept. 25.-Germans made two more air
raids on England.
Argentine chamber of deputies voted to
sever relations with Germany.
y. s. senate passed $S,OOO,OOO,0O0 war de-
ficiency bill.
Sept. 26.-British took strong positions
from Germans east and northeast of
Ypres.
Germany offered to evacuate Belgium
under certain conditions.
Peru presented ultimatum to Germany
concerning sinking of bark Lorton.
Strike of iron workers at San Francisco
ended.
Gen. soukhomllnoff, former war minis
ter of Russia, sentenced for life for high
treason.
Sept. H-Democratic congress met in Pc
trograd.
Sept. 2S-Many I. w. w. leaders indicted
for seditious conspiracy.
Sept. 29.-British captured Ramadie, Me-
sopotamia, and its large garrison.
German airplanes raided London.
British airplanes bombed Zeebrugge.
Rioters at Essen demanded peace and
food.
Sept SO-Two more air raids made on
London.
Fuel Administrator Garfield set limits
for retail prices of coal.
Italians made big gains on Bainsizza
plateau.
Great mass meeting for peace held in
Frankfort
Revolt in Russian Turkestan.
October.
Oct 1.-Heavy attacks of Germans re-
pulsed by French and British, and of Aus
trians by Italians.
Four groups of German airplaneS raid
ed London and coast towns.
Second Liberty loan campaign started
French airmen made reprisal raids on
Frankfort. Stuttgart, Treves and Cob
lenz, and British bombed Zeebrugge locks.
Oct. 2.-British repulsed six desperate
German attacks in Flanders
British cruiser Drake torpedoed; 10
killed
Oct. 3.-President Wilson signed the war
tax bill.
against a coalition government.
Oct. 4-British won great battle east of
Ypres.
Oct. 5.--French repulsed violent attack
Oct. 6.-Peru broke off relations with
Congress completed its war program
and adjourned.
Oct. 7.-Uruguay severed relations with
Germany.
Oct. S-Pershing and Bliss commissioned
generals.
Oct. 9-British and French made an
other big advance in Flanders
Oct. 10-Secretary Lansing revealed
Bernstorff's part in German sabotage plots
in America in 1916.