The Red Cloud chief., 1919-01-02
British ~recaptured Morlancourt and Chip

resources.
Shell from German long range gun
killed 10 In a Paris church.
Caucasus. after proclaitning Its inde-
pendence, made separate peace with Iur-
April 4-Germans resumed drive toward
Arnlens, gaining little at heavy cost.
uArmenians recaptured Erzerum from
Turks.
April 5-Allies held their lines against
heavy attacks.
Berlin announced the capture OF Ekat-
Japan and Great Britain landed small
force At Vladivostok to protect life anu
property.
April s-Third Liberty loan campaign
opened In United States.
Provost Marshal General Crowder call
ed l5O,ND draft men to colors.
April y-Germ1ns hit British front be-
tween La Basse and Armentieres. gain
ing 3 miles.
April iO-Germans drove British back
north and south of Armentieres.
American troops on firing line In great
battle.
April ll-Britlsh evacuated Armcntieres
but reCaptured other positions.
April l2-Tremeudous fighting continued
vile.
Americans won all day fight on Toul
front.
April I3-Turks took Batum.
Zeppelin and alrplane factory at Man
eel. Germany, burned with great loss
April lLCount Czernin, Austrian Tor
eign minister. resigned.
/ american navy COlilSf tyClOpS, so pH
board, reported missing.
April l6-Berlin announced the occupa-
ton of HolsinSfors by German troops
British warsnips. sweeping the Katie
gat, sank 10 German trawlers.
Allies took ten villages from Bulgarians
on Macedonian font.
April IL - Germans took Bailleul,
WytsChaete and most of Messines ridge.
C. NJ. Schwab made director general OF
u. s.. s%hiphuilding.
April l7-Viscount Miner made British
/ war secretary.
Baron Burian made Austrian foreign
minister.
,,Rolo Pasha executed for treason against
France.
April 2O-Germans made strong attack
on, Americans In Toul sector and took
Seicheprey village, but were driven back
April 22-British and French naval
forces raided German U-boat bases at
Ostend and Zeebrugge and sank concrete
laden vessels at channel mouths.
April 2j-British drove back Germans
east of Amiens.
German took Mount KENNEL and ad-
Vanced To northwest, threatening Ypres.
April %G,Germans captured Dranoutrc
April 29-Germans attacked strongly on
three sides of Ypres salient and on Bel
gan line, but were repulscd. losing heav.
lily. French retOok IoCre.
Senate passed Overman coordination
May 4-Campaign for Third Liberty loan
closed with loan heavily over-subsCribed
May G-PreSilcnt Wilson ordered inves-
tigatIon of ALLEGED graft in aircraft work.
May 7-Nicarasua declared war on Ger
many and her allies.
Roumanla signed peace treaty with CEN
tral powers.
May 1O-Ostcnd U-boat base bottled up
by the sinking of old cruiser by British.
May 1l-ltalians took the Col del Orso
and Monte Como by storm.
May l4-House passed the Oyerman
May 17-German plot in Ireland ex-
posed and sim Feln leaders arrested.
May R-Entente covers, Japan and
emma, agreed on plan for preservation of
the peace in the far east.
May ls-Australlan troops captured VILE
German air raiders killed A persons
In LONDON and lost five planes.
May 2S.u; $. took over carrier bust.
ness or Pullman company.
British merchant troop transport Mol.
dayia torpcdoed. IS Americans Killed.
May 2i-Republic of White Russia pro
Costa Rica declared war on the cen.
May 27-Germans attacked on the AIsn,
'front.'. taking the Chemin des DANES
and between Voormozeele and Locre II
Flanders. where they were REFUSED.
Capo Sile on lower Piave.
May 2S-Center of crown princes army
crossed, the Vesle at Fismes but allies
checked advance on TANKS.
Americans In picardy captured Can
tiGny by dashing attack.
May 29-Allies evacuated Scissors anC
wv IaAll lNhTllNh nv ~ ell 1 al
denois, six miles north of the Marine.
May 30-German a%viatOrs bombed Cana
dian hospital. killing many.
apeX of their salient.
IT, s, transport President Lincoln SUM
House passed 81, Q ,o0o.6 5SS' army appro
priation bill.
June 2-Allied reserves stopped German
June 3-U. s. learned German U-boats
operating In American waters, had SUM
10 vessels since May %,
June 5-Germans shifted main attack &
Disc front, with no success.
Two more vessels sunk by German U
boat In American waters.
June 6-AmeriCans defeated Germans II
Chateau Thierry sector.
June lO-Germans advanced two mile
east Of Montdidier,. losing heavily.
Americans cleared Germans from Bel
leau wood.
Italian torpedo boats raided Austrian
naval base near Dalmatian islands. sink
ing one battleship and damaging another
June l-French defeated German
southeast Of Montdidier and American
!, won again near Chateau Thierry: Ger
mans reached the Disc at Machemont an
Bethancourt.
Torpedoing of British transport Ausoni
Jun l3-French repulsed heavy German
/, attack between Courcelles and Merry, an,
made successful counter-attack southwes
June 14-Turks seized Tabriz, Persia
and looted American consulate and hos
pltal.
Z June 15-Austrians began great offensiy
on front of 100 miles In Italy, crossing tn
Piave at various places.
June l6-ltalians checked Austrian
drive, retaking many positions.
4 Americans repulsed heavy attacks 4
Toul sector and In Alsace.
\ June ALLIES drove back Austrians I
Italy.
e Americans stormed German trenche
and positions near Cantigny.
= June 22-Austrians began retreat 4
Italy.
June 23-Austrian retreat turned int
a fout.
r June Galatians cleared west bank @
the Piave OF Austrians. and attacke
heavily In mountain region.
June 27-Second national draft DRAWN
n held In Washington.
Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Ca
a June 2S-lmportant gains made by Brit
ish between Hazehrouck and Bethun,
and by French southwest OF Scissors.
: First American troops landed In Italy.
Tune 29-Packers and others attacke
: as profiteers In report OF federal trad
commission.
Congress voted s2l. 900. 10000 for wa
n purposes.
r July l-Americans captured Vaux vi
I lage and with French took other impol
tant positions.
y American transport Covington, home
ward bound, torpedoed; 6 lost.
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