The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-01-04

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April O-Russian council OF workmen's
and soldiers delegates declared against
| separate peace.
fwo German destroyers sunk of Dover,
In United States.
Turkey severed relations with United
States,
April 2t-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 on.
| American tanker Vacuum sunk by sub
marine; naval lieutenant and gunners
Aprll 27.-Bntish occupied Arieaux and
half OF Oppy.
April 2S.ICongress passed army bills
with seleetive eonseription features,
Guatemala severed relations with Ger
Apil 29-Generai Petaln made chief of
May S-Chilean minister 10 Germany
demanded his passports.
British began new offensive west OF
oueant and took Fresnoy,
May 4.-French captured Craonne,
House passed espionage bill with modi-
fled press censorship clause,
British transport Trausylvania torpe-
May 5.-Trench made big advance on
four mile front southwest OF Laon.
May 6.-Bollvia severed relations with
May 7-Coalitlon government OF provi-
sioual government and soldiers and work.
mems delegates formed In Russia,
May S-Germans recaptured fresnoy
from British
May if.-Italy reported destruction Of 10
German submarines in one week.
Chicago board OF trade stopped trading
May l2.-British again hit the Hinden-
burg line, establishing themselves near
May T-senate passed espionage bills
without prohibition and press censorship
clauses,
front gaining ground north of Goritz.
Officers training camps opened.
May l5.-Chancelor Hollweg before the
ReichstaG refused to discuss Germany's
peace aims
Trading in wheat futures stopped in six
middle west exchanges.
Italians made big gains on Julian front |
taking Monte Cucco and Monte Vodice.
May lT--Senate passed army draft bill
British completed capture of Bullecourt |
NAV 1S-President Wilson ordered one |
sent to France at once. He also signed |
the. army draft bill and set June for |
registration day.
Honduras severed relations with Ger
many.
May 19-President Wilson selected II. |
c: Hoover as head OF n food control board. |
Nicaragua severed relations with Ger
many.
Senate passed the &S.S42.OOOCOO war bud
get.
May 2S.-House passed war tax bill car
rying Sl,S7O 10000.
Secretary Lansing refused passports for
American delegates TO Stockholm social
ist peace conference.
American ship carrying supplies TO
Switzerland sunk by torpedo.
Premier Tisza and entire Hungarian
cabinet resigned.
May 2l-Italians broke through Austrian
front from Castagnavizza to Gulf of
Trieste. taking 5000 prisoners.
May 25.-First American field service
corps went to front in France.
Germans made air raid on southeastern
killing iG and injuring lI44.
May H,-ltalians again broke through
May 29.-War department issued call for
100000 volunteers for regular army. d
London reported sinking OF hospital ship
and armed cruiser by submarines.
Brazil chamber OF deputies authorized
of neutrality decree.
June 2.-Senate passed first Of admin
istraton's food bills.
Fourteen German and Hndoo .plotters
indicted by federal grand jury at Chicago.
U. S. railroad commission to Russia ar
rived at Vladivostok.
June 3.-AmericaE commission to Rus
sin, headed by Root reached Russian port.
French repulsed five great attacks south
Jf Laun.
June 4-BrussiIoff made commander in I
,hief of Russian armies.
June 5.-Morc than ten million young
Americans registered for the National
army
German aviators raided naval base in
he Midway near London, but were driven
pff losing eight machines
British made big advance on north bank |
If the SCarpe.
American liner sank German submarine | !
lfter long fight.
British squadron bombarded Ostend and {
auk German destroyer I
June british began great offensive in
Belgium blowing up Messines ridge and
,dvanctng. miles on. 9-mile front, {
traightening out big salient. [
June S-General Pershing and staff ar {
Germany broke Off relations with Haiti. t
June 1O.-General Pershing's staff ar
Heavy fghting renewed in the Trentino, i
Italians making gains. a
June 12.--King Constantine. Of Greece.
orced by the allies, abdicated In favor of I
'rlnce Alexander his second son.
American steamship Petrolite reported
unE by submarine a
June 13.-Germans made air raid on Lon {
on killing 81 and wounding 437.
Army and navy deficiency appropriation | \
III carrying S3,O0O00O,OOO passed by con-
reSS. 81
Prince Alexander took oath as king of
June 14.-British made big advance east t
nd south of Messines.
June 15-Liberty loan heavily over-sub-
cribed when books closed.
June 20-President Wilson issued call Y
Or 20 OGO volunteers for regular army.
June % French repulsed violent attacks | q
f Germans on the Chemin des Danes.
June 23.-HOuse passed food control bill 6
18th bone dry amendment.
June 25-President Wilson appointed an e.
xports council composed of the secre-
lries of state. agriculture and commerce n
nd the food administrator. il
June 26.-American coal barons agreed to g
First Frs contingent of Pershing's army "
,Tune ,Ii 27-second contingent of Pershing's tc
rmy landed in France.
New Greek cabinet headed by Venizelos j
,ok oath of office.
CO CONGRESS Of wortmen's and soldiers ia
elegates of all Russia adopted resolution ei
,jecting any move for separate peace.
June 2S-BraZil revoked It's decree of G
in war between entente allies &C
June 2g.~Greece broke off diplomatic re- it
tions with Germany, Austria Bulgaria
July j. ' - 1'|Russians captured Koniuchy,
alicia, and Turkish strongholds in the st
July S.--French repulsed great German VI
tack near Cerny.
July 7-Russians successfully attacked ra
Germans made air raid on London, kill fc
8 81 and losing a number of planes
July S-President Wilson proclaimed an fr
nbargo on shipments of food, fuel, steel "
Id munitions, to cut Off supplies from
utral countries to Germany except dairy VI
oducts. for non-combatants in exchange
iuiy 9-New Austrian cabinet resigned tr
PRESIDENT Wilson called entire National
lard and its reserve into the federal TO
rvice by August s.
British battleship Vanguard destroyed so
interior explosion; 800 lost.
July 1O-Russians broke Teuton line ]
st Of Lemberg and took Halicz
July 11.-President Wilson called on LC
nerican business interests to aid nation
foregoing unusual profits in selling to fo
e nation and the public.
uly 12.-Russian advance checked west pu
BohorodoZany. tri
July l4.-Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg ]
signed and DR.. G. z. Michaelis succeed ed
House passed $64O, 900 aviation bill.
uly 17-French took German trenches FIR
ar Malancourt. lei
Three members of Russian cabinet re-
ned; riots in Petrograd suppressed &c
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