The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-03
THE WORLD WAR

Jan. president Wilson presented his
railway control program to congress.
British hospital ship Rewa torpedoed by
Jan. .5-Premier Lloyd George stated
Britainss war aims.
Jan. ~. s. government began mobili-
cation Of 100000 workers. M
Y. 8. Supreme court upheld draft law.
submarine crews mutinied at Kiel, kill
Jan S-President Wilson stated Amer
ica's war aims and peace demands.
Jan. s-Russia and Bulgaria signed sep
arate peace.
OF general peace and offered Russia sep
arate peace.
Russia and Germany renewed armis-
tice for month.
Jan. 14-British airmen made big sue
cessful daylight raid on Karlsruhe
Germans bombarded Yarmouth from
Jan. 15-Daniel Willard resigned as
head of U. S. war industries board.
Jan. 20-In naval action at entrance to
Dardanelles the British sank Turkish
cruiser Breslau and forced the Goeben
ashore.
Jan. q. British boarding ship Louvain
Jan. 24-Germany and Austria replied to
peace proposals of Wilson and Lloyd
George. rejecting the concrete sugges-
Jan. 2s-Twelve killed by explosion I'm
Newport naval torpedo station.
Odessa captured by the bolsheviki.
Jan. 21-Russian government broke rela-S
lions with Roumania-
Italians began offensive between Asiago
and the Brenta.
Roumanians took Kishinev
Jan. 2S-German air raiders killed Al in
London.
-Ukrainians defeated bolshevik troops in
three day battle and took Lutsk.
Italians broke through Austrian line,
taking 1900 prisoners.
Jan. sO-German air raid on Paris; 40
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Feb. Sailed supreme war council de-
clared war must be carried ON to vic
Feb. 4.U.,, $. government took over
Feb. 5-Franz Won Rintelen and six
others convicted Of conspiracy in New
Feb. s-United States transport Tus-
cania sunk by torpedo of Irish coast; 2O4
Feb, s--Peace treaty between Ukraine
Feb. 10--Russia declared the war at an
end SO far as she was concerned and
ordered complete rehabilitation; but re-.
Feb. 14-Bolo Pasha convicted of trea-
son in France and sentenced to death:
Feb. 15-President Wilson put all for
eign trade of u. s. under license.
Eight British submarine chasers sunk
by German destroyers in Dover straits.
Feb. ALDERMAN ayiators attacked Lon
don, killing q.
Feb. 1S-Germans resumed war on Rus
STA, crossing the Dvina.
Feb. 19--Germans took Dyinsk and
Lutsk; Bolsheviki offered to sign peace
Boishevik Don cossack republic organ
ICED at Tcherkasl, Gen. Kaledines hav-
ing committed suicide.
Feb. 2O-Germans invested Reval and
landed troops in Finland.
Feb 21-Germans took Minsk and
Jericho captured by the British.
Feb. 22-Senate passed Wilson bill to
rule railroads.
Feb 2S-President issued proclamation
stipulating government guaranteed price
for wheat at principal primary markets,
prices varying from 50 at Spokane to s2.2S
at New York.
Feb. 25-Germans captured Reval.
Feb. 2S-Americans repulsed strong at
tack in Chemin des Danes sector with
heavy losses to attackers
March 1--McAdoo announced third Lib
erty loan to open April s..
u. S. troops repulsed raid in Toul Sec
tor. suffering many casualties; German
British cruiser Bulgarian torpedoed; IS
lives lost.
March 3--Germans halted invasion of
Russia: Slavs signed peace treaty giving
Turkey big slice of territory.
March 4-French delivered surprise
blow near yerdun. penetrating German
British, French and italian ambassa-
doris asked Japan to take necessary steps
to safeguard allied interests in Siberia.
Palestine
March 5--Americans in Lorraine re-
pulsed German attack and took prisoners
President Wilson refused assent to Jap
anese Intervention in Russia.
Bernard M Baruch named chairman Of
the war Industries board.
March 6-Rounania signed preliminary
peace treaty giving up Dobrudja and con-
troll Of the Danube.
March 7-Germany and Finland signed
peace treaty.
March S-TrotzlSy resigned as foreign
minister OF Russia
Rrifish advanced three miles on 1S-mile
front in Palestine.
british repulsed attack on Ypres-Dix-
nude line with heavy losses to enemy.
Eleven killed. 46 injured in air raid on
london
March Shine persons killed in air
raid IN Paris.
March fl-Sixty airplanes bombed
paris. "a killed
Enemy aviators attacked Naples Seven
killed in hospital
PRESIDENT In message to Soviets, pledg-
al aid az Tinted States to free Russia
from German control.