Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-31
Review of Happenings Over Whole World

Allies broke through Hindenburs
line in Scarpe river region.
Senate pasHod dra' age sxtssris,
| bill.
! Aug 28-British aiveuosd astris.
the scarpe, taking groiaeues an
! Pelyes.
French took C1auluss and Neal.
and many other towns and reaebes
the Somme
Aug. % French took Novon
| Americans defeat u German q.
I Juyiguy.
Senate passed bin making U g
dry after June 30, 1913.
Aug. 30 Germans lost csrht..
and fell back toward peronne h
The Lys sector tAey abandoned Ball-
ieul
Aug 31-Fraoco-AmeHoan force
won big battle norta OF soisgonu
British recaDtur=d Mount KEN
mel In Lya salient
Sept 1-Briasn captured Per
oane.
Sept 2-FreDch and America.
gained full possessions Of ~
scissors plateau
British smashed Drocourt-cuss,t
line
Sept British advanced far n.
yond the Canal du Nord towars
Cam brai
French drove Germans north d,
the Disc.
Germans in VesIe sector retreat.
ed toward the Aime. pursued ~
Americans and French.
Sept. entire German line from,
Peronne almost TO Reims retreated
for several miles
German Chancellor Won Hertllne
resigned.
u 5. Transport Mount Vernon
hit by torpedo; 35 killed.
Sept. 6-French captured Hamd
and Chauny.
Manufacture Of malt liquors. IA 4
U. 5. after Dec. / ordered STONED I
Sept. 12-American First a nv
aided by French attacked on botb 4
sides OF St hiihiel salient MAILING I
big advances ana taking MANY
towns.
British took Havrincourt and
MoeuYres.
British steamer Galway Castle
torpedoed; l89 lost, including 90
women and children.
Approximately $4,000, 900 Amerl-
cans registered under new draft
law.
Sept 13-Americans cleared ont
the St Mihiel salient, taking nearly
10000 prisoners.
Sept. 15-Germany asked Bel
GUM to make peace.
Serbians and French took strong
Bulgarian positions on SalonHdl
front
Sept. 1S-British successfully At
tackled northwest Of St Quentin
and French advanced south Of that
city.
Allies pushed their advance on
Saloniki front to a depth Of ten
miles.
Belgium refused German peace
offer
Sept. 19-Big food riots in Hol-
land towns.
British and Arabs routed the
Turks in Palestine.
Sept. 22-Gen. Allenby reported
advance of 60 miles in Palestine
and capture Of Nazareth.
Sept. 23-French reached the
Disc river south of St Quentin.
Allies continued their big advance
in Macedonia, occupying Prilep.
Sept. 24-Gen. Alleuby reported
capture of Acre and Haifa
Sept 25-Serbs captured VeleB
and British invaded Bulgaria.
Sept 6-Americans and French
opened big drive between the
Suippe and the Meuse, taking many
towns and prisoners.
British captured Stumnitza, B8A
5aria
U. S. warship Tampa torpedOet;
us lost.
Sept. 27-Bulgaria asked allies
Tor -armistice.
Sept 2S-Belgians and British
made big advance in Ypres region
and allied gained On every front
Fourth Liberty loan campaiga
opened.
Sept 29-British and Americas
through Hindenbrug lniE L
letgeen Cambral ana St Quentin.
Belgians captured Dixmude.
Sept. 29-Bulgaria signed arms
ice suba{tting 10 sllfos' terms. IN
Guiding demobilizatfon. evacuatlon
If Greeceand Serbia and surrender \
VI all her lines OF communicated .
French cavalry entered UsBub.
Sept. 3O-More victories won By
lilies in Flanders and on TIE
Srench fronts.
American cargo boat Ticcnderoga II
o7nad,a5. of9 fcsr Fl