Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-01-02

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Japanese liner Hirano t~orpedoed; 80
lost.
Oct. Scar Ferdinand Of Bulgaria abdI-
Gated in favor OF Prince Boris.
Germany and Austria asked armistice
and peace negotiations based on Wilson's
oct; GERMAN line north of Reims
U. s. transport otranto sunk in COLI
sion; 40 lost.
Oct. EAmericans in furious battle for
north end OF Argonne forest.
Oct. 6President Wilson answered Ger
man peace note by demanding the evac-
uation. of all occupied territory and ask
ing whether the chancellor meant Ger
many accepted the Wilson terms, and
whether he spoke only for the present
authorities of the empire.
Allies smashed Rindenburg defenses on
O-mile front between Cambria and st.
Quentin, and Franco-Americans started
new drive east of the Mouse.
Oct. SBritish occupied Cambria and
pushed far beyond.
Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse elect
ed king of Finland by landtag.
Oct. l0-Irish mail boat Leinster torpe-
LIE Cateau. railway center, taken by al
Oct. 11-Argonne wood cleared of Ger
mans by Americans.
Kaiser called rulers OF all German fed
Grated states 10 conference.
Oct. R-German chancellor sent reply to
Wilson, saying Germany accepted all his
terms and agreed to evacuate all invaded
Entire German defense system in Cham
Oct. 1S-La Fere and Laon taken by the
French.
Serbs captured Nish.
Oct. 14-President Wilson rejected Ger
many's peace and armistice proposals.
Allies began big drive in Flanders, TAX
ing Roulers and other towns.
Italians captured Durazzo.
NOet. 16Allies took Menin, flanked Os-
tend and threatened Bruges; 12,000 pris-
oners taken.
Oct, 16-Generat retreat from northern
Belgium by Germans.
Americans captured Grand Pre-, north of
the Argonne.
Allies pursued Austrians into Montene-
Oct. I7-Germans evacuated Ostend. Lille
Inc Douai.
Oct. 1s-Allies occupied Turcoing, Rou-
baix, Zeebrugge and Thielt.
Independence of Czecho-Slovak nation
declared by its provisional government.
Emperor Charles decreed liberalization
of Austro-Hungarian empire,
Oct. f9-President Wilson rejected Aus
tria-Hungary's peace proposals.
Allied armies in Belgium reached the
Dutch frontier.
Fourth Liberty loan closed, heavily over
subscribed.
Oct, aO-15.ON retreating Germans in
termed in Holland.
Oct. 2l-Germdny made reply to Presi-
dent Wilson, full of evasions, denials and
assurances.
Allies in Serbia reached the Danube and
ISOLATED Turkey,
Oct. 22-British entered suburbs of VAL
enciennes and crossed the Scheldt.
Oct. 23-President Wilson told German
government he would take up with allies
the subject of an armistice; but that the
y. 3, II 1t must deal with the kaiser and
bis crew, demanded not peace negotia-
tons, but surrender.
British broke through German defenses
south of Valenciennes.
Americans made advance in terrific
hghting in Mouse valley.
serbs, Slovenes and Croatians announced
OF sovereign state,
Oct 24-ltalians began big offensive on
the Piave line.
Oct. 26--French in big advance in Serre-
Ludendorff resigned.
declaration Of independence of the
peoples of middle Europe promulgated in
Independence Hall. Philadelphia.
British occupied Aleppo.
Oct. 27-Germany replied to President
Wilson, asking terms for armistice.
German reichstag put control of mill
tary In civil government.
Alties crossed the Piave in italian drive.
Oct. Hungary asked for sep
arate armistlce and peace on allies terms.
Oct. 29-Austrian lines beyond the Piave
smaeneu by allies.
Turkey presented separate peace propos-
ais.
Oct. 30-Entire Turkish army ON the
Tigris captured.
Austrian commander in Italy asked Gen.
D1az for armiStice.
Oct. 31-Armistice with Turkey went info
effect. " A'o
Allies opened new drive on Client.
Kingdom of Greater Serbia proclaimed.
Croatian parliament decreed Separation
OIL croatia. SlaVOnia and nalpoafio fropn
Hungary.
Nov. 11American First army smashed
German lines west of the Mouse.
Belgium. -
Austrian arm fleeing across the Taglia-
Count TIA, former Hungarian premier,
Ukrainians and Teutons captured Lem
berg.
Nov. liking Boris of Bulgaria abdicat-
ed and a peasant republic wa established.
Hungary's complete separation from
austria declared.
Americans made great advance on both
sides of the Mouse.
Trente taken by Italians.
Valenciennes taken by British,
Nov. 3.-Trieste occupied by Italians.
Armistice with Austria signed.
Nov; 4Armistice terms for Germany
fixed by allies.
British captured LIZ Quesney in great
Scheldt.
Nov. 5-Americans win fierce battle for
crossing of the Meuse.
President Wilson told Germany to ask
armistice terms from Foch.
French made big advance, taking Guise
and Marie.
Nov: .6-Great French victory on 100
mile front.
American troops entered Sedan.
Revolution spreading through Schleswig
and other parts of Germany.
Nov. practically all of German feet
reported in revolt.
German emissaries reached Marshal
Foch to ask armistice terms.
Germans evacuated Client.
Socialist party demanded abdication of
the kaiser.
Nov. S-Bavarian diet deposed King
Ludwig and the Wittelsbach dynasty.
Great advances made by allies on entire
west front.
Nov. 9-Kaiser Wilhelm a~bdicated.
Social Democrats in control of govern
ment in Germany; Ebert made chancel-
Tor; republic proclaimed in Berlin.
Nov. 10-Kaiser fled to Holland.
Nov. U-Germany signed armiStice
terms, amounting to unconditional surren-
der. and the war came to a close.
Bolsheviki defeated by Americans and
British on the Dvina.
Nov. 12-Emperor Charles of Austria alb
dicated.
Nov. 1S-Allied fleet arrived at Constan-
tinople.
Nov. 14-American and French troops
moved into Alsace.
Former crown prince of Germany in
termed In Holland.
Nov. 15-New German government APP
pealed to President Wilson to save Ger
many from starvation n anarchy.
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