, 1919-01-02
THE WORLD WAR

Ian Eltalians drove Teutons across
Pave river from Zenson loop.
jan. president Wilson presented his
railway control program to congress.
british hospital ship Rewa torpedoed by
Jan; 6-Premier Lloyd George stated
britain's war aims.
nation OF 5000. 90 workers.
y. 9. Supreme court upheld draft law.
su5marine crews mutinied at Kiel. kill
Jan S-President Wilson stated Amor
ice's war aims and peace demands.
Jan. s-Russia and Bulgaria signed sep
Jan. '1O-Central powers withdrew offer
Oh general peace and offered Russia sep
Russia and Germany renewed armis-
lice for month.
cessful daylight raid on Karlsruhe.
Germans bombarded Yarmouth from
Jan. -15-paniel willard resigned q.
head Of u. S. war industries board.
ian. 9oIln naval action at entrance to
DaTdaneIies the British sank Turkish
ashore.
Jan. 2l-lBritish boarding ship Louvain
AN. 2-Germany and Austria replied to
peace proposals of Wilson and Lloyd
George. rejecting the concrete sugges-
Jan. 2e-Twelve killed by explosion in
newport naval torpedo. station.
ODESSA captured by the bolsheviki.
Jan. 2.Russian government broke rela-
tQns with Roumania.
Italians began offensive between Asiago
Roumanians took Kishinev.
jan. 2s-German air raiders killed II in
.Ukrainians defeated bolshevik troops in
thTse day battle and took Lutsk.
Italians broke through Austrian line.
taking 1900 prisoners.
Jan. so-German air raid on Paris; %
Jan. s1-Bolsheviki took orenburg.
Feb. 3-Allied supreme war council de-
Slared war must be carried on to VIC
Feb: ~, S. government took over
Feb. SFran1 Won Rintelen and six
2tners convicted or conspiracy In New
Feb. e-United States transport Tus-
CANA sunk by torpedo Off Irish coast; 24
Feb s-Peace treaty betwesn Ukraine
sn Sst the central powers signed;
ordered complete demobiiization: but re-
'f Fec. e f.- sfsn P essha trs sonsyictea of trea.
SOP Feb II Ei5r nPee,i shd seH Wi,aoe I to death ca ;or.
eign rad of u. s. under license.
Eight British submarine chasers sunk
by German destroyers in Dover straits.
Feb; IG-German aviators attacked Lon
Feb; ls.Germans resumed war on Rus.
si Feb crossing ismse tine Divine took pv,n,,s and
Lutsk; Bolsheviki offered to sign peace
treaty.
ing committed suicide.
,. pSs; i s9o6ns In s,n Invested Rsvai and
FEB. 21-Germans took Minsk and
Rovno.
Jericho captured by the British,
Q 22-senate passed Wilson bill to
stipulating government guaranteed price
for wheat at principal primary markets.
prices varying from 50 at Spokane to s2.2s
Feb. 25-Germans captured RevaI.
Feb; 2sGAmericans Tepnlsed strong At.
heavy losses to attackers.
March 1-McAdoo announced third Lib
city loan to open April g..
u. s. troops epulsed raid In Toul sec
tor. suffering many casualties; German
losses very heavy: :.
March s-Germans halted invasion OF
Russia; slavs, signed peace treaty giving
March 4-French delivered surprise
blow near verduns penetrating German
British. French and italian ambassa-
doris asked Japan to take necessary steps
to safeguard allied interests in Siberia,
British on 12-mile front In
March 5-Americans in Lorraine re-
President Wilson refused assent to jap
anese intervention In Russia
Bernard Nj. BQTuCn named chairman OF
the war industries board.
March 6-Roumania signed preliminary
peace treaty giving up Dobrudja and con-
March Germany and Finland signed
peace treaty.
March s.Trotzky resigned as foreign
British advanced three miles on 1s-miie
front in Palestine.
nude line with heavy losses to enemy.
Eleven killed. +s injured In air raid on
March Shine persons killed in air
'f March Sa masi.ty airpiane. bombed
Enemy a%viators attacked Naples. Seven
killed IN hospital.
cd r sid OF 'unit @sss States to free Russia
March i2-Ninety-five thousand drafted
tonments March q.
British aviators dropped ton of explos-
March isIGermans seized Odessa.
March t-Amsrican Eainbow division
ss Sem Which fre tSay drove ON i the ensmy :s sTs'
permanent advance by Americans.
March i5-Germans repulsed with heav,
AnlRussian Congress OF soviets at Mos
COW ratified German peace terms.
co MsssS as- GILMAN sug Eaeasme %ar Of s0q RSs
slams and Roumanians and refused q
aeknowledge the peace treaties; u..,.,
colided with British war vessel; i6 killed
March 20-America and Great Britain
seized 1000, 900 tons OF Dutch shipping.
March 2-Germans opened heavy at
tack on british lines north of st. Quentin
March zz-Great battle In France con
tinued, Germans failing to break Britisl
line; both sides sustained heavy losses.
British in Palestine crossed the Jordan
March 23-British fell back from Ave I
ten miles, their lines still unbroken: est
mated casualties. German. $4,000; British
100, 600; French and American troop
brought up to support British.
Paris shelled by new German gun fror
distance of 76 miles.
March 25-Germans took BRpaum
Nesle and Guiscard-
March 2s-British destroyed entire Tur
army near Hit, Mesopotamia-
March 27-Germans o Albert an