The Snowflake herald., 1918-01-18

Germany. wiz
Oct. 12.-British gained half mile on six
mile front in Flanders.
Germans captured part of Island Of
Oesel IN Gulf of Riga.
Oct; A-President Wilson created war
poard TO stop trading with the enemy and
/ in America.
One Russian and two German torpedo
ooats sunk in battle near Oesel.
| OCT l5.-DeStruction OF French steamer
Medic by submarine announced; $50 lives
lost.
Oct. 1.-two German raiders sank two
merhantmen they were conveying in the
North sea.
Oct 17--Germans in full possession of is
land of Oesel.
American transport Antilles torpedoed:
| 81 lost
Oct. 18-Germans captured Moon island
| from Russians.
| Oct 19.-Germans made air raid on Lon
| don, killing "a.
Oct. 2O.-Four Zeppelins destroyed by the
| French.
Oct 23.-French broke through German
lines north of the Aisne. inflicting heavy
losses and taking 5000 prisoners.
American troops went into first line
trenches and fired first shot AZ Germans
| Oct. N.-Austrians and Germans hegan
onensive along Isonzo front.
Oct 25.-French made another big gain
Austro- German attack drove Italians
pack to frontier on the Julian line fore
Ing abandonment of Bainsizza plateau:
| $1,000 Italians captured.
| Oct. 26.-British and French made big at
I tack east of Ypres.
Brazil declared state of war with Ger
| many existed
Oct H.-Italians in general retreat, 1OO. 900
dale.
Oct o-Austro-Germans took Udine
ana broke through Carnic Alps into Vene-
| tia.
yittorio Orlando formed new italian
Count George Won Hertling made Ger
man imperial chancellor, Michaelis having
Oct. 81.-Berlin reported 10000 italians
and more than 1000 guns captured.
| American transport Finland struck by
torpedo; eight men killed
Nov. 1.-Italians reformed behind the
| Tagliamento.
British announced capture of Beersheba,
| Palestine.
Nov. 2-Crown prince withdrew from the
CneHtn deS Danes to the Ailette river.
one German cruiser and ten armed
| trawlers sunk by British in the Cattegat.
United States and Japan made compact
on open door in China and cooperation in
the war.
| Nov. 3.-Germans raided salient held by
Americans killing three, wounding 5 and
| taking II prisoners.
| Nov. 5.-American patrol boat Alcedo
sunk by torpedo q lost
Nov. .6-Italians retreated from Taglia-
| mento line.
| DLAlloIl CdpluI6u IdSSCuOnQdol6 ana dQs
vanced 800 yards beyond
| Nov. 7.-Italians fell back to Livenza
river. Germans following.
American commission to Paris confer
ence, headed by Col. House, reached Eng
| land.
British in Palestine captured GAIA.
Nov. S.-Russian maXimalists under
| Lenine seized government and planned for
| immediate peace; Kerensky fed from Pc
Nov. 9.-Britain, France and Italy Gre
Of &o6 TIT tod To-
made first commander of italian armies.
Nov 1O.-Russian rebel government made
| Lenine premier.
| Germans reached Piave river in Italy.
Nov. 1.-Italians repulsed Teutons near
| Asiago.
Loyal troops attacked maximalists in
| Petrograd
Italians held Teutons on Piave river.
Nov. 19.-Kerensky and the Cossacks
badly defeated.
French cabinet resigned
Nov. 15.-Georges sClemenceau became
premier of France.
italians inundated big section about the
| lower Piave to save Venice
Socialist seized the government of Fin
Nov. 17-Bolsheviki won in Moscow.
British light sea forces routed German
squadron off Helgoland.
British occupied Jaffa, Palestine
Teutons who crossed Piave at zenson
| annihilated
Nov 1S-Bolsheviki generally victorious
food l0 fussla' Civil war halted by lack of
Nov 19-Teutons concentrating big gun
fire on north of italian line.
President Wilson issued proclamation
putting severe restrictions on enemy
aliens in United States.
Daniel Willard made head of q. s. war
industries board.
American destroyer Chauncey sunk in
collision; Fl lost.
Nov 2O.-Two American soldiers killed
and five wounded In artillery combat.
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Hindenburg line toward Cambria taking
many towns and thousands of prisoners.
French successfully attacked German
salient south Of Juvincourt.
Nov. 22.-Furious fighting near Cambria.
Italians meeting great massed attack
between Piave and Brenta rivers
Bolshevikf government In Russia pro-
posed general armistice.
Nov. 23.-The Ukraine declared separa-
ton from Russia.
Nov. M.-The British took Bourbon wood,
near Cambrai.
Nov. 25 British and French armies
reached italian front.
Nov. 27.-Superior war council Of II
formed for United States.
British took part of Fontaine near Cam
italians repulsed fierce Teuton attacks.
Nov, 2S.-Coalition ministry formed in
Germany assented to bolsheviki plan for
u. S. government assumed control over
Three Scandinavian kings agreed in
maintain neutrality.
Nov. 29.-Interallied war conference
opened in Paris
Austria agreed to Russia armistice plan.
Nov. 30.-Government announced safe
arrival in France of large numbers Of Ma
tional Guard troops.
Germans pierced British lines south OF
Cambria.
Dec 1.-British regained most of ground
lost near Cambrai, and nine German at
tacks were -repulsed with great losses.
Dec 2-British withdrew from Mas
nieres on Cambria front
Dec. 3.-British repulsed furious attacks
near Cambrai.
United States congress met for second
war session.
England reported East Africa complete
ly cleared of Germans.
Russian deputation began armistice neg
citations with Germans. Armistice an
nounced on many sections of Russian
front.
Dec. A.-President Wilson, in his annual
message declared peace would rot be
made with present rulers OF Germany,
that America would fight to last gun, and
asked declaration of war against Austria
Hungary.
Establishment of Tartar republic in
Crimea announced.
British steamer Apapa torpedoed: so
passengers and the crew lost.
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