Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-01-04

German submarine in Mediterranean.
March 21.-British took forty more towns
American steamer Healdton sunk with
out warning by German submarine; q of
crew killed.
STA.
March 26.-French occupied Folembray
and La Feuillee. south of Coucy forest.
British captured Lagnicourt.
March 2S.-New Russian government in
stalled.
March so.-British captured villages of
Ruyalcourt, Sorel-le-Grand and Fins. and
gained ground near Heudicourt.
April.
April british captured Savy, Ven
delles, Epehy and Peiziere.
French reached outskirts of Vauxaillon
and Laffaux.
Armed American ship Aztec sunk by
of crew saved.
April 2.-President Wilson, addressing
special session of congress, asked formal
resolution that state of wal was in exis-
tence between the United States and Ger
many, and called for cooperation with
entente allies to defeat German autocracy.
April States and entente Of
nclals arranged conference for full CO.
operation in war against Germany, Sena-
tor La toilette blocked senate action on
war resolution for one day.
April 4.-Senate passed resolution declar-
ing state of war between u. s. and Ger
many. by a vote of 81 to 6.
river in Volhynia.
April 6.-House passed war resolution
by vote of 3l3 to 50; President Wilson
signed 1t and issued a proclamation to
world and ordered navy modified at
once. All German vessels In American
ports were seized and many supposed Ger
man plotters were arrested.
informed at Guam, blown up by crew.
Cuba and Panama declared state of war
with m
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less plant In the country.
April S.-Austria broke off diplomatic
relations with U. s.
April 9.-British advanced two to three
miles on twelve mile front near Arras,
smashing German line and taking Vimy
ridge and many towns.
American steamer Seward sunk in Medi-
~terranean by German submarine.
General munitions board for American
army and navy created.
Apri W.-Brazli severed relations with
Germany; Argentina declared 1t supported
the position of the United States; Chill
decided to remain neutral.
Arras.
April 11.-Costa RIGA declared 1t sup
ported the position of the United States;
Uruguay proclaimed its neutrality.
priating s2Sl, 1856. 4ss.
April 12.-British naval men met In first
allied council with U. s. officials In
War department called for volunteers
for duration of war.
Bulgaria severed relations with u. s.
April 13.-Bolivia severed relations with
Germany.
British and French made further big ad-
yanceS on west front.
April 14.-House passed $1,000 600, 900 war
revenue authorization bill without dissent
ing vote.
April 15.-BrtiSh patrols entered suburbs
of Lens.
Germans routed at Lagnicourt with ter
rible losses.
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ton calling for full, united service.
279 lost.
British transport Cameronia sunk: 140
April 1s.-President Wilson issued proc
lamation warning againts the commission
of reasonable acts.
Congress appropriated 800, 900, 900 for
emergency war fund.
French opened great offensive on 25-
taking 10000 prisoners.
French liner Sontay torpedoed; As lives
lost.
000. 600, 900 bond issue bill.
Germans sank two British hospital ships
loaded with I'M British and Ger
mans.
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
Craonne.
Nicaragua Endorsed course Of United
States.
April 2O.-Russian council of workmen's
and soldiers delegates declared against
separate neace.
Two German destroyers sunk off Dover.
April 21.-Brjtish war commission arrived
in United States. .
Turkey severed relations with United
States.
German d%estroyers shelled Calais, kill
Ing civilians.
April 22.-British 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 26.-German destroyers shelled
American tanker Vacuum sunk by sub
marine; naval lieutenant and 8 gunners
lost.
April N.-British occupied Arleaux and
April 2S.tCongress passed army bills
with selective CONSUMPTION. features.
Guatemala severed relations with Ger
many.
April 29.-General Petain made chief of
April SO.~Senate authorized president to
use informed German and Austrian boats
at once.
Series OF air attacks maze on LeepTuBBe.
American armed steamer Rockingham
sunk by submarine; 16 missing.
Greek steamship Parthenon sunk by
German submarine: loss $4,0O,0O0.
May.
May DIR. Lauro Mueller. Brazilian
foreign minister and pro-German. re-
signed.
MAY 3.-Chilean minister to Germany
demanded his passports. .
British began new offensive west OF
u. S. and Canada agreed to regulate
price of wheat.
May 4-French captured Craonne.
House passed espionage bill with modi-
fed press censorship clause:
British transport Pennsylvania torpe-
doed; ALB lives lost.
MAY 5.-French made big adance on four
| mile front southwest of Laon. 49,.
May 6.-Bolivia severed relations with
Mass meeting at Saloniki proclaimed
deposition of king of Greece and his oy-
nasty.
May 7.-coalition government of proyi-