Cleveland County herald., 1919-01-09

Japanese liner Hirano torpedoed; 290 lost.
 Oct. 5-Czar Ferdinand of Bulgaria abdi- cated in favor of Prince Boris.
 Germany and Austria asked armistice and peace negotiations based on Wilson's program.
 Oct 6-German line north of Reims smashed.
 U. $: transport Otranto sunk in colli- sion; 450 lost
 Oct. 7-Americans in furious battle for north end of Argonne forest.
 Oct. S-President Wilson answered Ger man peace note by demanding the evac- 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 Hindenburg defenses on 20-mlle front between Cambrai and St: Quentin, and Franco-Americans started new drive east of the Mouse. Oct. 3-British occupied Cambrai and pushed far beyond.
 Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse elect ed king of Finland by landtag. doed; 400 lost
 Le Cateau, railway center taken by all lies.
 Oct. 11-Argonne wood cleared of Ger mans by Americans.
 Kaiser called rulers of all German fed -erated states Io conference
 Oct. 12-German chancellor sent reply to Wilson, saying Germany accepted all his terms and agreed to eyaeuate all invaded territory
 Entire German defense system in Cham pagne smashed.
 Oct. 13-La Fere and Laon taken by the French.
 Serbs captured Nish
 Oct. 14-President Wilson rejected Ger many's peace and arnistice proposals.
 Allies began big drive in Flanders, talk ing Roulers and other towns.
 Italians captured DurazZo.
 Oct. 15-Allies took Menin, f1anked Os tend and threatened Bruges; 12,000 pris- oners taken.
 Oct. 16-General retreat from northern Belgium by Germans.
 Americans captured Grand Pre-, north of the ArgOnne.
 Allies pursued Austrians into Montene- Oct. 17-Germans evacuated Ostend, Lille and Douai
 Oct. 1S-Allies occupied Turcoing. Rou- baix, Zeebrugge and Thielt
 Independence of Czecho-Slovak nation declared by it's provisional government. Emperor Charles decreed liberalization of Austro Hungarian empire
 Oct. 19-President Wilson rejected Aus tria, ,Hungarya's peace proposals.
 Allied armies in Belgium reached the Dutch frontier.
 Fourth Liberty loan closed, heavily over subscribed.
 Oct, 2o-l5,ooo retreating Germans in termed in Holland.
 Oct. I-GermAny 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 eneiennes and crossed the Scheldt.
 Oct. 23-President Wilson told German government he would take up with allies the subject of an armistce; but that the U. S., If it must deal with the kaiser and his crew, demanded not peace negotia- tions, but surrender.
 British broke through German defenses south of Valenciennes.
 Americans made advance in terrific lighting in Mouse valley.
 Serbs, Slovenes and Croatians announced formation of sovereign state.
 oct; A-Italians began big offensive on the Piave line
 Oct. 26-French in big advance in Serre- OlSe region.
 Ludendorff resigned
 Declaration of independence of the peoples of middle Europe promulgated in Independence Hall, Philadelphia
 British occupied Aleppo.
 Oct. 2-Germany replied to President Wilson, asking terms for armistice.
 German reichstag put control of mli- tary in civil government
 Allies crossed the Piave in Italian drive oct. 2S-Austria- Hungary asked for sep arate armistice and peace on allies terms. Oct. 29-Austrian lines beyond the Piave ll6Ia2shed by allies.
 0y presented separate peace propos- TigriS captured ~ Diaz for armiStice effect ~ 'o Allies opened new drive on Ghent
 Kingdom of Greater Serbia proclaimed Croatian parliament decreed separation of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia from Hungary. H 0'-' Nov. 1-Amercan First army smasbed German lines west of the Mouse
 Allies drove Germans out of l9 towns in Belgium. --S III Austrian army fleeing across the Taglia mento in Italy.
 Count Tiza. former Hungarian premier aSSaSSinated Ukrainians and Teutons canturod Io berg. N 4A- Nov. liking Boris of Bulgaria abdicat- ed and peasant republic was established. Hungary's complete separation from Austria declared.
 Americans made great advance on both sides of the Mouse
 Trente taken by Italians
 Nalenciennes taken by British
 Nov. 3.-Trieste occupied by Italians. Armistice. with Austria signed fixed by allies.
 British captured Le Quesney in great offensive between the Sambre and the Nov 5-Americans win fierce battle for crossing of the Mouse.
 President Wilson told Germany to ask armistice terms from Foch
 French made big advance, taking Guise and Marie.
 Nov. 6-Great French victory on 1OO- IilllS lIOil.
 American troops entered Sedan. Revolution spreading through SchlesWig and other parts of Germany.
 Nov. 7-Practically all of German fleet reported in revolt.
 German emlssaries reached Marshal Foch to ask armistice terms.
 Germans evacuated Ghent.
 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-Kaser Wilhelm abdicated. Social Democrats in control of govern ment in Germany; Ebert made chancel- Tor; republic proclaimed in Berlin. Nov. 10-Kaiser fled to Holland. Nov 11-Germany signed armistice terms amounting to unconditional surren- der. and the war came to a close. Bolshevki defeated by Americans and British on the Dvina.
 Nov 12-Emperor Charles of Austria ab- Nov lS-Allied fleet arrived at Constan- tinope
 Nov 14-American and French troops moved into Alsace.
 Former crown prince of Germany in termed in Holland.
 Nov l5-New German government ap- pealed to President Wilson to save Ger many from starvation and anarchy. Czecho- -Slovak republic under Masaryk ,ta,a ,aI Inv l,l