Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-01-09
THE WORLD WAR

vO4N&s~ WAN
Jan, l-Italians drove Teatons across
Ptave river from BENSON loop. z
Jan, president Wilson presented his
railway control program to congress.
British hospital ship Rewa torpedoed BY
Ian; EPremier Lloyd George stated
Jan. I'll. 9. government began mobili.
sation Of 100000 workers.
y. s. Supreme court upheld draft law.
submarine crews mutinied at Kiel. kill
ian. S-President Wilson stated Amer
ica's war aims and peace demands.
Jan s-Russia and Bulgaria signed sep
Jan. lo-.centrai powers Withdrew offer
OF general peace and offered Russia sep.
Russia and Germany renewed armis-,
Jan. N-British airmen made big sue
cessful daylight raid on Karlsruhe.
Germans bombarded Yarmouth from
Jan. l5-Daniel willard resigned as
head Of U. S. war industries board
Jan. W-In naval action at entrance to
Dardanelles the British sank Turkish
cruiser Breslau and forced the Goeben
Jan. 2: 2l-British boarding ship Louvain
Jan. M-Germany and Austria replied to
peace proposals Of Wilson and Lloyd
tons.
Jan. 2s-Twelve killed by explosion In
Newport naval torpedo. station.
Odessa captured by the bolsheviki
Jan. N-Russian government broke rela-
tons with Roumania-
Italians began offensive between Asiago
Roumanians took Kishinev.
Jan. 2S-German air raiders killed q In
Ukrainians defeated bolshevik troops in
three day battle and took Lutsk.
Italians broke through Austrian line,
taking l,5o0 prisoners.
Jan. 3o-German air raid on Paris: ~
Jan. M-Bolaheviki took orenburg.
Feb. 3-Allied supreme war council de-
ciared war must be carried on to vic
tory
.I Feb; ~ {, l., s. government took over
Feb. 5-Frans Won Rintelen and six
others convicted of conspiracy in New
Feb. s-United States transport Tus-
CANA sunk by torpedo of Irish coast: 2N
Feb. s-Peace treaty between Ukraine
Feb f tie war at
end SO far as she was concerned and
| ordered complete rehabilitation; but re-
fused to sign peace treaty.
L
son in France and sentenced to death.
Feb. 15-President Wilson put all for
eign trade of u. s. under license.
Eight British a. submarine - chasers s. sunk
Feb; Alderman aviators attacked Lon
Feb. lsIGermans resumed war on Rus
| sia, crossing the Dvina.
Feb. ls-Germans took Dvinsk and
Lutsk; Bolsheviki offered to sign peace
Boisheyik Don cossacl republic organ
ing committed suicide.
| Feb. 1O-Germans invested Reval and
landed troops In Finland.
Feb. 2-Germans took Minsk and
Jericho captured by the British.
Feb. 2-senate passed Wilson bill to
FEB. 2s-President issued proclamation
| STIMULATING government guaranteed price
! for wheat at principal primary markets,
prices varying from 81 at Spokane to $2.2S
| at New York.
Feb. 25-Germans captured Reval.
Feb. 2S-Americans repulsed strong at
| tack in Chemin des Danes sector with
heavy losses to attackers.
March 1-McAdoo announced third Lib
erty loan to open April 6.
| u. 8. troops repulsed raid in Toul sec
tor. suffering many casualties; German
'o British Se1 cruiser Galgarian torpedoed; Is
March 3-Germans halted invasion OF
Russia: Slavs signed peace treaty giving
March EFrench delivered surprise
blow near Verdun,. penetrating German
British, French and italian ambassa-
doris asked Japan to take necessary steps
to safeguard allied interests in Siberia.
British advanced on Emile front In
| Palestine.
March 5-Americans in Lorraine re-
| N at a
| President Wilson refused assent to jap
anese Intervention in Russia. Z
Bernard M. Baruch named chairman OF
/ the war industries board.
4 March 6-Roumania signed preliminary
peace treaty giving up Dobrudja and con
March 7-Germany and Finland signed
March s1Trotzky resigned as foreign
| minister of Russia
British advanced three miles on ls-mile
British repuised attack on Ypres-Dlx.
nude line with heavy losses to enemy.
Eleven killed. 4s injured in air raid or
March szNine persons killed in ali
March ii-sixty airplanes bombed
E;as%,y s s4!at9gs attacked Naples Sever
1 President, IN message to Soviets. pledg
ed aid of United States to free Russia
| from German cOntrol.
March l2-Ninety-five thousand drafted
men called to begin movement to can
| tOnments March %.
| British aviators dropped ton OF explos
ives on Coblentz.
March 1S--Germans seized Odessa.
March 14--American Rainbow division
occupied trenches In Lunevfile sectol
! from which they drove the enemy; firs
permanent advance by Americans.
4 March I5-Germans repulsed with heavJ
loss in Flanders by British.
l. All-Russian congress OF Soviets at MOS
COW ratified German peace terms.
Il March 1S-.Allied supreme war council
4 condemned German treatments OF Rus
SLAMS and Roumanians and refused Il
acknowledge the peace treaties.
March 19--American destroyer Mamie,
coliided with British war vessel; i6 killed
4 March 20--America and Great Britain
i seized 1.000, 900 tons of Dutch shipping.
Il March H-Germans opened heavy at
a tack on British lines north Of St Quentin
II March 22-Great battle In France con
4 tinued. Germans falling to break Britisl
4 line; both sides sustained heavy losses.
British IN Palestine crossed the Jordan
II March 23-British fell back from five i
ten miles, their lines still unbroken; esti
l mated casualties, German. $4,000; British
10000; French and American troop
brought u I, e support British: ,,., -.
M ma, 9G ss took BapAums
March ~ British destroyed entire Turl
Il army near Hit. Mesopotaunin-