The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-01-02

japanese liner Hirano torpedoed; go
lost v E77&t N l7'
Oct: 5-Czar Ferdinand Of Bulgaria abdi-
Gated In favor of Prince Boris.
Germany and Austria asked armistice
ana peace negotiations based on Wilson'S
program. -. f'
90 Oct IT, S-eerman line north of Reims
y. S: transport Otranto sunk in COLI
Oct. 7-Americans in furious battle for
north end of .Argonne forest. .-a
oct. S-President Wilson answered Ger
man peace note by demanding the evac-
; uation Of all occupied territory and ask
ing whether the chancellor meant Ger
| many many accepted the Wilson terms, and
whether he spoke only for the present
authorlt1es Of the empire.
~ Alnes smashed Hindenburg defenses on
G0-ml!e front between Cambria and St:
Quehtln, and F'ranco-Americans started
new drlve east Of the Mouse.
Pc OCT. 9-BritiSh occupied Cambria and
pushed far beyond.
81 Pr 1i,, Frederick Charles Of Hesse elect
ed King of Finland by landtag.
Oct. 1G-Irish mail boat Leinster torpe-
doed; 400 lost
=. LIE Cateau, railway center. taken by al
Oct. 1-Argonne wood cleared of Ger
mans by Americans.
Kaiser called rulers of all German fed
Grated states TO conference.
Oct. l2-German chancellor sent reply to
wilson, saying Germany accepted all his
terms and agreed to evacuate ali invaded
territory.
Entire German defense system in Cham
payne smashed
Oct. 13-La F'ere and Laon taken by the
French.
Serbs captured Nish
Oct 4-PreSident Wilson rejected Ger
manyS peace and armiStice proposals.
Allies began big drive in Flanders, TAX
Ing Rouers and other towns.
Italians captured DuraZzo.
t., lD-AllipS IA nix rod
tend and threatened Bruges; 1900 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-
gro
Oct 17-Germans evacuated Ostend, Lille
and Douai
Oct. 1s-Allies occupied Turcoing, Rou-
balx, Zeebrugse and Thielt
Independence Of CZecho-Slovak nation
declared by it's provisional government
emperor Charles decreed liberalization
or Austro- hungarian empire.
oct l9-PreSident Wilson rejected Aus
trla, Hungary.'s peace proposals.
Allied armies in Belgium reached the
Dutch frontier.
Fourth Liberty loan closed heavily over
subscribed.
Oct, 2o-z15,ooo ,retreating Germans in
Oct 21-GermAny made reply to Presi-
assurances
Allies in Serbia reached the Danube and
Isolated Turkey.
Oct: 22-British entered suburbs of Val
enclennes and crossed the Scheldt.
oct. 23-President Wilson told German
government he would take up with allies
we SUBJECT of an armistice;, but that the
u. s., if it must deal with the kaiser and
his crew, demanded not peace negotia-
tons, but surrender.
British broke through German defenses
south of Valenciennes.
Americans made advance in terrific
hghtinG in Meuse valley.
serbs. Slovenss and Croatians announced
formation of sovereign state.
Ocf; Z4-ltallans began big offensive on
Oct. 26-.French in big advance in serre-
Disc region.
Ludendorff resigned.
peoples of middle Europe promulgated in
INDEPENDENCE Hall, Philadelphia.
British occupied Aleppo.
Get. 2-Gernany replied to President
wilson, asking terms for armiStice.
German relchstag put control Of mill
tary y,: in civil government.
Allies crossed the Piave in Italian drive
Oct. Hungary asked for sep
arate armistlce and peace on allies terms
Oct; 29-Austrian lines beyond the Pave
smashed by allies.
ais. -
Tigris captured. amy oN Tic
r, Austrian commander in Italy asked Gen.
Oct. a-Armistice with Turkey went into
effect 'A1'o
Allies opened new drive on Client.
Kingdom of Greater Serbia procia lined
Croatian parliament decreed separation
OF Croatia, Slavona and Damatia from
Hungary.
r, o Noy; :, 1I :; First army smashed
German lines west of the Meuse
All1eS drove Germans out Of 10 towns in,
Belgium. 'A'
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.
Hungary's complete separation from
Austria declared.
Americans made great advance on both
sides of the Meuse.
Trente taken by Italians.
Valenciennes taken by British.
Nov. 3.-Trieste occupied by Italians
Armistice with Austria signed.
Nov. 4-Armistlce terms for Germany
fixed by allies.
British captured LIE Quesney in great
Scheldt
Nov. 5-Americans win fierce battle for
crossing of the Meuse
President Wilson told Germany to ask
armstice terms from Eoch.
French made bis 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 7-Practically all of German fleet
reported in revolt
German emlssares reached Marshal
Foch to ask armistice terms.
Germans evacuated Client.
SOcia(iS nnp1 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 abdicated
Social Democrats in control of govern
ment in Germany: Ebert made chancel-
lor; republic proclaimed in Berlin.
Nov. 10-Kai&er fled to Holland.
Nov. n-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. l3-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: l5-New German government ap-
pealed to President Wilson to save Ger
many from starvation and anarchy.
Czecho-Slovall republic under Masaryk
q va iEnfl NV l. L.,