The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-12

-AmerfcMn troops occupy
Merse Heights. south of verdun,
president signs third Liberty
loan.
s----Jspanese forces landed Il
e--Gerrnans strike for Anthems
on both sides OF Scmme.
s-Enemy drive begins I'm FfaIl-
ders. a--~------'.---- -----7------------
s-Manpower bin. providing for
COT scription In Ireland, introduced
in House of Co-nr1onA
le-AYnerican troops arrfvW In
France and assigned to P.cardy
battle line,
lI--British pushed back eleven
miles on northern battle front.
12--Americaa troops aid In re-
pulse OF attack In Toul sector.
German air raids on Paris and
London.
13--Ger1Hans occupy Helsing-
fors- Battle of Hag -zArd.
l4--Aunounceme nI OF probable
si7ktng of. United States steamship
Cyciops.
ls--Fso'o pas1a executed.
iS--Manpower bin becomes .
law in England
22--Baron Won Richtofen. pre-
nier German f,ier. killed within
British Inca
ss--British raid zesbrusse and
block channel
l-Sehastopol, Russian fortress.
BY Germans
1s-German and Au-tr@-n err.
,erors meet and form close alh-
NICE for twenty-five yeAra
IT--CapfaIn AntonIS ReanAtI,
,amous italian fiier. killed In fAii
u M.,ecla, l. I.
I0-MAjvr RAouI T.nfbery. Af,.er-
tan ace. shot down over Tout
ront
24---Mex'oo sewers diplomatic re-
atoms with Cuba Costa Rfca de-
'iares var on Germany and Aus.
ria.
27-Bie enerny drive begins on
lisue- Marne front.
2S--kerensky. Boishcvfk repre-
sentative at Heisingfors. expelled
rom Finland. Americans advance
yer mile on Picardy front, CAP
uring Can'igny.
2A~~f5errnans take Ssofr-ous.
Go ermers advance within
wo miles Of Rheims.
Si--United States transport
PRESIDENT Lincoln sunk; four off,
'ers and twenty-five men lost-
JUNE.
3-Schooner Edward III. Cole
off New Jersey coast,
6-Arnertca.s marines drive eE-
ssny back for distAnce< of two
ai!es cap turing two villages.
s--Enemy drive on Noyou-
front.
fi---American troops capture
Re!ieaa woods and 500 prisoners.
l5.~Austrians begin new ofren-
dive eeainsf Italian lines from
asiaeo Plateau along piavc River
20 Adriattc Sea General March
more than 100000 Am
srican fighters in France.
1s-Ftai.aEs takc aggressive en-
psAve front
ls-~AustrisAn Sofranr4vs declared
. failure.
:s--I.aiians mako sweepiny VIC
.cries Aliens pisv- and Am rfcAn
marines clsan Beieau woods OF
sneiuy.
Provision made for fourth
liberty icsr issue of 5000. 0so. 900.
30--Engiish and Japanese land
ut yladsvcstok patrol streets aud
enforce neutrality.
July.
z-Amerfcans capture vsux.
4-AUstrAIian and American
troops capture Harnei.
l0---Ame. lean aviators penetrate
Nifty miles into German territory
north Of Chateau Thierry.
i0--Tess vote indicates bone dry
nation after January 4.
12--1taiians capture Besat and
fee in utter rout French
make great gain In ricardy.
15--Hsyti declares war on Ger
many Germans their Nth
big drive on q sifty- mile front IN
ne Cham parne region.
t7--Lieutenant Quentin Roose-
velt killed INSIDE of German lines.
1s-r-ench and Americans be
gin counter-offcnsive ON M2rfe-
Aisne front.
15--American troops. at second
battle CT Marne, stay German drive
toward Paris.
2I--A1iies capture Chateau
rnierry
27-Huns begin lk rstrcst On
Marine front
AUGUST.
2--Aifies capture SCISSORS.
l1--Ailies' drive on PfcArdy
.ront succeeds.
SEPTEMBER
british capture PeronrsA
French capture Ham.
13-perehings mon reach Ger
mar border ut Pegny.
14---Austria invites an beftger-
.nts TO enter into nonbinding dis
'ussions to bring about peace
17--Uni.ed States turns down
Austrian offer of peace.
@2--Nazareth won from Turks
- British.
OCTOBER
Bulgaria signs armistico with
lilies, ~--@
General Alienny captures
Damascus.
la-President wilson replying to
herman peace 'overturea, asks who
speaks for Germany. Junkers or
,eople.
as-Pres,dent Wilson nottsee
Germany that request for armistice
,as been tnrned over to allies. who
will answer.
NOvEafRFR.
Turkey signs armistice with
Allies; quits war.
4--Attstrta signs armistfcA,
caves Germany TO battle alone.
GERMAN arm ietice terms
agreed upon by allied council at
varsaIiles,