New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-22

NIuTcn ~II--ffencn II brltlSn cuIb-
ture Bapaume.
March lS-New French ministry
formed by Alexander RIbOt.
March 21-Russian forces cross
Persian border into Turkish territory |;
American oil steamer HealdtOn tOrpe-
dOed without warning.
March o2-United States recognizes
new government of Russia.
March 27-General Murray's British
expedition into the Holy Land defeats
Turkish army near GAIA.
April 2-President Wilson asks con-
gress to declare that acts of Germany
constitute d state of war; submarine
sinks American steamer Aztec without
warning.
April limited States senate passes
resolution declaring a state Of war ex-
lists with Germany.
April 6-HOuse passes war resolution
and President Wilson signs joint reso-
luton Of congress.
April S-Austria declares severance
of diplomatic relations with United
States.
April 9-British defeat Germans mt
Vimy Ridge and take 5000 prisoners;
United States seiZes II Austrian in
termed ships.
Oct. 24-French win back Douau-
mont, Thiaumont field work, HaudrO-
mont quarries, and Gillette wood near
Verdun. In smash of two miles.
Nov. Italians, in new offensive on
the Carso plateau. capture 5000 Aus
trians.
Nov. 2-;erinans evacuate Fort
Vaux ut Verdun.
Nov. 5-Germans and Austrians pro-
claim new kingdom of Poland Of ter
ritory captured from Russia.
Nov. 5Submarilne sinks British
passenger steamer Arabia.
Nov. 7-Cardinal MERCER protests
against German deportation Of Bel
gians; submarine sinks American
steamer Columbian.
Nov. S-Russian army invades
Pennsylvania, Hungary.
Nov. 9-AustrO-German armies de-
feat Russians In Volhynia and take
1000 prisoners.
Nov. 13-British launch new often
sive In Somme region on both sides Of
Ancre.
Nov. 14-British capture fortified vii
lage Of B%eaucourt, @ the Ancre.
Nov. 19-Serbian, French and Rus
sian troops recapture MOnastir; Ger
mans cross Pennsylvania Alps and en-
ter western Roumania.
Nov. 21-British hospital ship Brit
annie sunk by mine in Aegean sea.
Nov. 23-ROumaninn army retreats
80 miles from Bucharest.
Nov. 24-German- Bulgarian armies
take Orsova and Turnu-Severin from
Roumanians.
Nov. 21Greek provisional govern
ment declares war on Germany and
Bulgaria.
Nov. 2S-Roumanian government
abandOns Bucharest and moves capital
to Jassy.
Dec. 5-Premier Herbert A!squith of
England resigns.
Dec. David Lloyd George accepts
British premiership.
Dec. Seen. Won Mackensen cap-
lures big Roumanian army in Prollova
valley.
Dec. 12-Chancellor Won Bethmann.
Hollweg II in reichstag that
Germany will propose peace; new cab
met in France under .Aristlde BRAND
as premier. and Gen. Robert Georges
Nivelle given chief of command of
French army.
Dec. 15-French at Verdun win two
miles of front and capture 1900.
Dec. 1O-Lloyd George declines Ger
man peace proposals.
Dec. 23-Baron Burian succeeded as
minister of foreign affairs In Austria
by Count Czernin.
O. Dec. 26-Germany proposes to Presi-
dent Wilson ian immediate meeting of
delegates of the b~elligerents."
Dec. 27-I,ussians defeated in five
day battle in eastern Wallachia, ROu-
mania.
April 2O-Tnrkey sewers diplomatic
relations with the U. s.
April 28-COngress passes selective
service act for raising Of army of 5OO,-
900; Guatemala sewers diplomatic re-
latlons with Germany.
May War department orders rails
ing Of nine volunteer regiments Of en-
gfneers to go to France.
May 14-Espionage act becomes law
by passing senate.
lective service act. Also directs ex-
peditlonary force of regulars under
General P~ershing to go to France.
May 19|COngress passes war apprO-
priatiOn bill of $4,000. 100000.
June 5-Nearly 100000 men in
U. S. register for military service.
June Fixing Constantine Of Greece
abdicateS.
June 13-General Pershing and stan
arrive In Paris.
June 15-First Liberty loan closes
with large oversubscriptiOn.
June 26-First contingent American
troops under General Sibert arrives in
France.
June 29|Greece evers diplomatic
relations with TeutOnic allies.
July 9-President Wilson drafts
state militia into federal service. Also
places food and fuel under federal con
troll.
July 13-War department order
drafts 61S,OOO men into military SER
vice.
July 14-Aircraft appropriation bill
of S64O 600 ono masses house: Chancpl-