The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-03


 July &.-Germany yielded to Argentine demands concerning submarine warfare.
 Landing of moro American troops In France announced.
 War industries board, F. N. Scott chair man, created
 July SO.-Germans penetrated Russian territory east of Zbroez but Russian re- Henry Chapman Gilbert. Washington. hrst man accepted for National army.
 British cruiser Ariadne torpedoed; SS killed
 July s-Anglo-French forces opened great offensive in Flanders on 70 mile front taking II villages and o;0Oo prisoners. Aug. 1.-British and French gained fur ther ground in YpreS sector. but Germans recaptured St. Julien and part or west hoek
 Aug. 2-German counter-attacks in Elan ders repulSed
 Korniloff succeeded Brussilofr as com mander in chief of Russian armies.
 Aug. 3.-Austrians captured Czernowttz British re-took St. Julien. Flanders.
 Serious draft riots in central Oklahoma; Aug. 4-Shipping board commandeered about 615 ships under construction;
 Aug 5.-President Wilson drafted entire National Guard Into federal service:
 Germans made violent attack on British Aug. 6.-Chancellor Michaeus made many changes in imperial and Prussian minis teries
 Premier Kerensky completed a coalition cabinet.
 Aug. S.-Roumanian forces opened new offensive north of Fokshani.
 Food control bill sent to President Will son.
 Canadian conscription bill passed.
 Aug. 9.-Teutons forced crossing Of Su- chitza river in Fokshani region.
 Aug. 10.-British drove Germans back two miles in Flanders and French ad- vanced east and north of Bixschoote.
 Aug. n.-Arthur Henderson resigned as labor member of British war cabinet. be- ing accused of double dealing concerning Stockholm conference,
 Herbert Hoover made American food ad- minfstrator.
 Aug. 12.-German airplanes raided Eng land, killing 8
 Aug. 14.-China declared war on Ger many and Austria Hungary. :, Peace proposals by the pope made pub Aug. 15.-Canadian troops captured Hin 70, dominating Lens anC the Loos salient, and entered Lens.
 U. s. governments plan to control flour and wheat put in operation. Aug. 16.-British and French made big gains in Flanders. taking Langemarck and other villages.
 Won Mackensen drove Russians across Aug. 1s.-French made great airplane raids on German positions in Belgium and Germany.
 Italians began new offensive In the Ison- Aug 1s-British line advanced 800 yards eest Of Langemarck, mainly with tanks" NhdiI1 I. " iCehAClS @AAACoNSN Oy ." Aug. 9.-French drove back Germans in Yerdun sector on T mile front, taking Corbeaux wood and Champneuville Aug. H.-British forced their way fur ther into the defenses of Lens.
 French made further advances in Yer Aug. 22-Germans opened offensive in Riga region.
 British took important positions along YpreS- -Meni1 road.
 Germans made air raids on English coast. killing Il. 19E s56F o1 H r A earfela made fuel Aug. 24.-British pushed back on Ypres- Menin road.
 Aug 4.-Italians captured Monte Santo, northeast of Gorizia.
 Aug 28.-President Wilson rejected the pope's peace proposals as impossible while German autocracy exists.
 Aug 3o.-U. S. wheat committee fixed basic price for 1917 crop at s22o. Germans made air raid on port of Sept. 1-British destroyers destroyed four German armed trawlers of Jutland. Sept. s.-Russians abandoned Riga.
 German airplanes ralded Chatham, Eng land, killing 108.
 Sept 4.-ftalians captured Monte San Gabrielle.
 German submarine shelled Scarborough aud airplanes bombed London.
 Sept 5.-American National army began movement to canIonments.
 Federal agents raided l. W. W. quar- ters throughout country.
 American merchantmen under convoy attacked by U-boats; two steamships and one submarine sunk.
 Sept. 6.-House passed war credits bill authorizing s1,5SS. .945, ,460 in bonds and cer- tifcates.
 Sept. 7.-Atlantic transport lines Minne- haha torpedoed; 50 dead.
 German aviators bombed American hos pital camp, killing five.
 Sept. S.-Secretary Lansing exposed vio- lations of neutrality by Swedish officials in Argentina and Stockholm, in transmitting German cablegrams advising sinking of Argentine vessels.
 French cabinet resigned.
 Sept s.-kornilon, 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 &. 00o
 Paul Painleve became French premier.
 Sept. 2.-Count Luxburg, German min ister to Argentina, given his passports; anti-German riots in Buenos Aires.
 Kerensky made commander in chief of Russian armies.
 Secretary Lansing exposed unneutral action of former Swedish charge in Mexico Sept H.-Italians drove Austrians from Monte San Gabrielle summit.
 Sept. 15.-Senate passed bill for 11,5SS,- a56, 460 bond issues.
  man destroyer and some trawlers near Os- tend.
 Sept 1s.-Premier Kerensky proclaimed Russia a republic.
 Sept 17.-Costa Rica broke off relations with Germany.
 Sept 18.-Russia began reorganization Of army, suppressing soldiers committees.
 House passed q. IA, 100000 deficiency war supply bill.
 Sept. 20.-Briush began great offensive east Of Ypres.
 Sept I-Secretary Lansing published message of Yon Bernstorn to Berlin ask ing leave to spend s5N,o00 ito influence con- gress."
 Costa Rica severed diplomatic relations with Germany. J Germany and Austria replied1favorably 'V GeTmans egRs T rok1 1seleddag6 Russian line at JacobstadtT Sept. 22-Secretary Lansing revealed de- tails Of Bernstorn's plotting before U. S. entered the war.
 Sept. 23.-Secretary Lansing disclosed German abuse of U. $. protection by con- ceaing in Bucharest legation explosives and disease germs after U. s. had taken il over. Sept. M-German airplanes raided Eng 1 land, killing %. War industries board and producers cut steel prices in half. Germans lost heavily in attacks near Ferdun.