The Jasper weekly courier., 1919-01-03

formed by Alexander Rlbot.
March 2l-Russlan forces cross
Persian border into Turkish territory I;
American oil steamer Healdton torpe-
doed without warning.
March 22-Unlted 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 70 declare that acts of Germany
constitute state OF war; submarine
sinks American steamer Aztec without
warning.
April United States senate passes
resolution declaring state Of war ex-
lists with Germany.
April G-HIouse 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-Brltlsh defeat Germans at
Vimy Ridge ana take 6,00O prisoners;
United States seizes ii Austrian in
termed ships
oct. 24-French win back Douau-
mont, Thiaumont field work. Haudro-
mont quarries, ana Gillette wood near
Nerdun. in smash of two miles.
Nov. 1-Itaians. in new offensive on
the Carso plateau. capture 5000 Aus
TRANS.
Nov. 2-Germans evacuate Fort
vaux at verdun.
Nov. 5-Germans and Austrlans pro-
claim new kingdom OF Poland of ter
ritory captured from Russia.
Nov. 6-Submarilne sinks British
passenger steamer Arabia.
Nov. Cardinal Mercier protests
against German deportation Of Bel
gans; submarine sinks American
steamer Columbian.
Nov S-Russian army invades
Transylvanla. Hungary.
Nov. 9-Austro-German armies de-
feat Russians In Volhynia and take
1000 prisoners.
Nov. l3-British launch new often
sive in Somme region on both sides Of
Ancre.
Nov. 14--Britlsh capture fortified VII
lage Of Beaucourt. near the Ancre.
Nov. 19-Serbian. French and Rus
sian troops recapture Monastir; Ger
mans cross Pennsylvania Alps and en-
ter western Roumanla.
Nov. 21-British hospital ship Brit
annie sunk by mine in Aegean sea.
Nov. 23-Roumanian army retreats
90 miles from Bucharest.
Nov. Observation-Disclosures armies
take Orsoya and Turnu-Severin from
Roumanians.
Nov. 25-Greek provisional govern
ment declares war on Germany and
Bulgaria.
Nov. 2s-Roumanian government
abandons Bucharest and moves capital
TO Jassy.
Dec. 5-Premier Herbert Asquith OF
England resigns.
Dec. David Lloyd George accepts
British premiership.
Dec. s-Gcn. Won Mackensen cap
lures big Roumanian army in Prohova
valley.
Dec. 12-Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg announces 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. 10-Lloyd George declines Ger
man peace proposals.
Dec. 23-Baron Burian succeeded as
minister OF foreign affairs In Austria
by Count Czernin.
Dec. 26-Germany proposes To Presl-
dent Wilson "an immediate meeting of
delegates of the belligerents"
Dec 27-Russians defeated I'm five
day battle In eastern Wallachia. Rou-
mania.
April 20-Turkey sewers diplomatic
relations with the U. S.
April 2s-Congress passes selectIve
service act for raising OF army OF 500
900; Guatemala sewers diplomatic re-
lations with Germany.
May War department orders rails
ing of nine volunteer regiments of en-
g1neers TO go to France.
May 14-Espionage act becomes law
by passing senate.
May 1S-President Wilson signs Sc
lective service act. Also directs ex-
peditionary force of regulars under
General Pershing TO go TO France.
May 19-Congress passes war appro-
priation bill of S3,O00O00. 900.
June 5-Nearly 100000 men in
Y. 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 oversubscrlption.
June 26-First contingent American
troops under General Sibert arrives in
France.
June 29-ireece sewers diplomatic
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