The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-01-03

lost.
Oct. Scar Ferdinand of Bulgaria abdI
Gated Ia favor of Prince Boris.
Germany and Austria asked armistic'
and peace negotiations based on Wilson's
Oct; s-German line north of REIN,
U; s; transport otranto sunk in COLI
Oct. 7-Americans In furious battle fol
north end of Argonne forest.
Oct. S-President Wilson answered Ger
man peace note by. demanding the evac
uation Of all occupied territory and ask
many accepted the Wilson terms, ant
whether he spoke only for the present
authorities of the empire.
., Allies smashed Hindenburg defenses OF
O-mile front between Cambria and st
Quentin, and Franco-Americans started
new drive east of the Mouse.
OCT. SBritish occupied Cambria and
Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse elect
ed king OF Finland by landtag.
Oct. I0-irish mail boat Leinster torpe
LIE Cateau. railway center. taken by al
lies
Oct. .l1-Argonne wood cleared of Ger
mans by Americans.
Kaiser called rulers of all German fed
Grated states TO conference.
Oct. 12-German chancellor sent reply Il
terms and agreed to evacuate all invaded
territory.
Entire German defense system in Cham
payne smashed.
Oct. 13-La Fere and Laon taken by tn,
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.
Oct. 15-Allies took Menin, fianked Os
tend and threatened Bruges: 1900 pris
oners taken.
Oct l6--Generai retreat from northern
Belgium by Germans
Americans captured Grand Pre-. north o.
the Argonne.
Allies pursued Austrians into Montene
gro.
Oct: 17-Germans evacuated Ostend Lii,
and Douai.
Oct lS--Allies occupied Turcoing, Rou
bafx. Zeebrugge and Thielt.
Independence of Czecho-Slovak natior
declared by its provisional government.
Emperor Charles decreed LIBERALIZATION
OF Austro-Hungarian empire
Oct 19-President Wilson rejected Aus
tria-Hungary's peace proposals.
Allied armies in Belgium reached thu
Dutch frontier.
Fourth Liberty loan closed, heavily over
subscribed.
Oct, 20-l5,Oo0 retreating Germans in
Oct 2l-Germany made reply to Presi
dent Wilson, full Of evasions. denials and
assurances.
Allies In Serbia reached the Danube ant
! 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
". s., IL 1t must deal with the kaiser and
MS crew, demanded not peace. negotia
lions, but surrender.
= British broke through German defense.
south of Valenciennes.
Americans made advance In terrific
nghting In Mouse valley.
SerDS. SlOVenpS and Cr0affana ar
formation OF sovereign state.
oct; MEitalians began big offensive or
the Piave line
Oct. 2s-French in big advance in serre
Disc region.
Ludendorff resigned.
DeOeas Of dSs Of II.
Independence Hall, Philadelphia
British occupied Aleppo.
Oct. N-Germany replied to President
wilson, asking terms for armistice.
German reichstag put control OF mill.
tary, In civil government
| Allies crossed the Piave In Italian drive
oct. 2S-Austria- HI hungary asked for sep.
arate armistice and peace on allies terms
Oct; 29-Austrian lines beyond the Piavt
smashed by allies
Turkey presented separate peace propos.
:. Oct. so-Entire Turkish army ON the
Tigris captured. 90,
austrian commander in Italy asked Gen
Dlaz Tor armiStice.
effect.
Allies opened new drive on Client.
Kingdom of Greater Serbia proclaimed
Croatian parliament decreed separation
Of Croatia. Slavonia and Dalmatia from
Hungary.
Nov. American First army smashed
German lines west of the Meuse.
Allies drove Germans out of 10 towns In
Belgium. "
I Austrian army fleeing across the Taglia.
mento In Italy.
Count Tia, former Hungarian premier
aSSassinated.
! Ukrainians and Teutons captured Lem
berg.
! Nov. liking Boris of Bulgaria abdicat
ed and peasant republic was established
Austria declared.
Americans made great advance on botl
sides of the Mouse.
! Trente taken by Italians.
valenciennes taken by British.
NOV 3;-Trieste occupied by Italians.
Armistice with Austria signed.
| fixed by allies
British captured lie Quesney In great
offensive between the Sambre and thu
| Nov. 5-Americans win fierce battle 10,
crossing of the Mouse.
| President Wilson told Germany to ash
armistice terms from Foch.
French made big advance. taking Guist
Nov: s--Great French victory on 100
| American troops entered Sedan.
| Revolution spreading through Schleswis
| and other parts of Germany.
! Nov. 7-Practically all of German fee
| reported In revolt.
/ German emissaries reached Marsha
| Foch to ask armistice terms
! Germans evacuated Client.
Socialist party demanded abdication o.
4 the kaiser.
Nov. S-Bavarian diet deposed Kins
Ludwig and the Wittelsbach dynasty.
| Great advances made by allies on entire
| west front.
Nov. .s-Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated.
ment in Germany Ebert made chancei
lor; republic proclaimed In Berlin.
| Nov. 10.Kaiser fled to Holland.
Nov. 11-Germany signed armistict
terms, amounting to unconditional surren
Bolsheviki defeated by Americans and
! British on the Dvina:
! Nov. 12-Emperor Charles of Austria alb
! Nov. is-Allied fleet arrived at Constan
Nov. n-American and French troop,
| moved into Alsace.
Former crown prince of Germany in
| Nov. i5-New German government ap
/ pealed to President Wilson to save Ger
/ many from starvation and anarchy.
Cxecho-Slovak republic under Masaryl
as president ratified by national assembly
Nov. is-Beisian troops entered Ant
| American troops began march to Rhine
Nov. H-British troops started for tho
Nov. 1s-President Wilson announced h.
would attend opening of peace conference
Admiral Kolchak put In control OF all
| Russian government at Omsk.
Nov. 20-Overthrow OF Ukrainian govern.
| ment by anti-bolshevik forces announced
| Nov 2I-German fleet was surrendered