The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-03
THE WORLD WAR

rave river from Zenson loop,
Sai. ffreslaent Wilson presented his
ANYWAY control program to congress.
British hospital ship Rewa torpeuoed by
Jan; 6-rremier Lloyd George stated
-bTltaln's war aims.
Jan. 7-U. s. government began mobili-
cation of 100000 workers
~, .. supreme court upheld draft law.
submarine nd crews mutinied at KEEL kill
ing IS officers.
Jan. S-President Wilson stated Amer
lcas war aims and peace demands
Jan s-Russia. and Bulgaria signed sep
:arate peace
Jan. l0-Central powers withdrew offer
'of general peace and offered Russia sep
,arate peace.
Russia and Germany renewed armis-
Jan. l4-British airmen made big sue
Jeessful daylight raid on Karlsruhe.
Germans bombarded Yarmouth from
Jan. l5-naniel Willard resigned as
mead OF u. S. war industries board
Jan. ,2cTln naval action at entrance to
Dardanelles the British sank Turkish
ashore.
Jar. Jan. 2: 2l-British boarding ship Louvain
Jan. 24-Germany and Austria replied to
peace proposals of Wilson and Lloyd
tons
Jan. 2G--Tweve killed by explosion in
newport naval torpedo station
odessa captured by the bosheviki
Jan. 2-Russian government broke rela-
'tions with Roumania.
Italians began offensive between Asiaeo
and the Brenta.
Roumanians look Kishnev.
Jan. @-German air raiders killed AZ in
London.
Ukrainians defeated bolshevik troops In
three day battle and took Lu'sk
Italians broke through Austrian line,
taking 1870 prisoners
n is- u. ii,
killed
Jan. 21-Bolsheviki took orenburg.
FEB. 3-Alled supreme war council de-
clared war must be carried on to vic
Feb. 4--U.. S. government took over
control of oil
York
Feb. 6--United States transport Tus
cania sunk by torpedo of Irish coast; 204
Feb, 9-PeaGe treaty between Ukraine
and the central powers signed
Feb. l0-Russia declared the war at an
end SO far as she was concerned and
ordered complete disqualification: but re-
fused to sign peace treaty.
Feb. l4-Bolo Fasha convicted of tuee-
son In France and sentenced to death.
Feb. 15-President Wilson put all for
eign trade of U. s. under license.
Eight British submarine chasers sunk
by German destroyers in Dover straits.
don, killing n
Feb. 1S-Germans resumed war on Rus
sia, crossing the Dvina.
Feb. 19-Germans took Dvnsk and
Lutsk; Bolsheviki offered to sign peace
treaty.
Bolshevik Don Cossack republic organ
lied at Tcherkask Gen. Kaledines haV-
ing committed suicide.
Feb. 20-Germans invested Reval and
landed troops in Finland.
Rovno
Jericho captured by the british.
Feb. 22-Senate passed Wilson bill to
rule railroads.
Feb 23-President issued proclamation
stipulating government guaranteed price
for wheat at principal primary markets
prices varying from 81 at Spokane to s22S
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-McAd0o announced third Lib
erty loan to open April 6.
U. S. troops repused raid in Toul sec
tor, suffering many casualties; German
losses very heavy.
British cruiser CaIgarian torpedoed; As
March 3-Germans halted invasion OF
Russia; Slavs signed peace treaty giving
Turkey big slice Of territory.
March 4-French delivered surprise
blow near Verdun, penetrating German
lines.
British, French and italian ambassa-
doris asked Japan to take necessary steps
TO safeguard allied interests in Siberia
British advanced on Emile front in
March 5-.Amsricans in Lorraine re-
pulsed German attack and took prisoners.
President wilson refused assent to Jap
anese Intervention in Russia
Bernard NJ Baruch named chairman of
the war Industries board
March f--ROumania signed preliminary
peace ,reaty giving up Dobrudja and con
troll of the Danube,
March I-Germany and Finland signed
peace treaty.
March s.,TrotSky resigned as foreign
British advanced three miles on 1S-mile
front in Palestine.
British repused attack on Ypres-Dix-
nude line with heavy losses to enemy.
Eleven killed, 46 injured in air raid on
London.
March 9-Nlne persons killed in air
March ll-sixty airplanes bombed
Paris; "a killed.
Enemy aviators attacked Naples Seven
President, in message to Soviets, pledg-
ed aid of United States to free Russia
from German control
March 12-Ninety-hve thousand drafted
men called TO begin movement to can
comments March 20
British aviators dropped ton OF explos-
March 13~Germans seized Odessa.
March 4-Amercan Rainbow division
occupied trenches in Luneville sector
from which they drove the enemy; first
permanent advance by Americans.
March 15--Germans repulsed with heavy
loss in Flanders by British.
Al-Russian congress of Soviets at Mos
COW ratified German peace terms
March 1S-Allied supreme war council
condemned German treatment of Rus
SLAMS and Roumanians and refused to
acknowledge the peace treaties.
March 19-American destroyer Manlcy
coilided with British war vessel: 16 killed
March 20-America and Great Britain
seized 900 tons of Dutch shipping.
March 21-Ge-mans opened heavy at
tack on British lines north of St, Quentin.
March 22-Great battle in France con-
tinued Germans failing to break British
line; both sides sustained heavy losses.
British in Palestine crossed the Jordan.
March 23-British fell back from five to
ten miles. their lines still unbroken; esti-
mated casualties German. 250, 900; British,
10000; French and American troops
brought up to support British.
Paris shelled by new German gun from
distance of 76 miles.
March 25-Germans took Bapaume
Nesle and Guiscard.
March 26-British destroyed entire Turk
army near Hit. Mesopotamia-
March 27-Germans took Albert and