Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-01-04
THE WORLD WAR


pave river from Zenson loop.
Jan. 4-PreSldent Wilson presented his
railway control program to congress
British hospital ship Rewa torpedoed by
Germans.
Jan; 5-Premier Lloyd George stated
Britain's war aims.
Jan. 7-U. S. government began notili-
zatlon of 100000 workers.
Y. >. Suprems court upheld draft law.
submarine crews mutinied at Kiel, kill
Jan. S-President Wilson stated Amer
lca war aims and peace demands
Jan. 9-Russia and Bulgaria signed sep
Jan. l0-Central powers withdrew offer
OF general peace and offered Russia sep
Russia and Germany renewed armls-
tice for month.
Jan. 14-Britsh airmen made big sue
cessful daylight raid on Karlsruhe.
Germans bombarded Yarmouth from
the sea.
Jan. .15-paniel Willard resigned as
mead of y. 5. war industries board
jan @-In naval action at entrance to
Dardanelles the British sank Turkish
cruiser Breslau and forced the Goeben
Jan. 2l-Britlsh boarding ship Louyain
sunk; 224 lost
Jan. 24-Germany and Austria replied to
peace proposals Of Wilson and Lloyd
tons.
Jan. 2s-Twelve killed by explosion in
Newport naval torpedo station
ODESSA captured by the bolsheviSi
Jan. 27-Russian government broke rela-
tons with Roumania.
Italians began offensive between Asiago
and the Brenta
Roumanians took Kishinev.
Jan. 2S-German air raiders killed A. in
Ukrainians defeated bolshevik troops in
three day battle and took Lutsk,
Italians broke through Austrian line.
taking l500 prisoners
Jam 96-German air raid on Paris; 40
To-
Feb. 3-Allied supreme war council de-
clared war must be carried on to vic
tory.
Feb ~. S. government took over
Feb 5-Franz Won RinteIen and six
others convicted Of conspiracy in New
Feb. e-Unlted States transport Tus-
c.ania sunk by torpedo off Irish coast; 904
Feb 9-Peace treaty between Ukraine
IS and the central powers signed.
Feb. l0-Russia declared the war at an
ordered complete rehabilitation; but re-
fused to sign peace treaty.
Feb. l4-Bolo Pasha convicted of trea-
son in France and sentenced to death.
FEB. 16-President Wilson put all for
eign trade of u. s. under license.
Eight British submarine chasers sunk
by German destroyers In Dover straits
Feb l6-German aviators attacked Lon
don killing q.
Fe}r is-7iermans resumed war on Rus
Feb i9-Germans took Dvinsk and
Luts6; Bolsheviki offered to sign peace
Bolshevik Don Cossack republic organ
ICED at Tcherkask, Gen. Kaledines hav-
ing committed suicide,
Feb. 20-Germans invested Reval and
landed troops in Finland
Feb. 2l--Germans took Mnsk and
Jericho captured by the British.
Feb. 22-Senate passed Wilson bill to
rule railroads.
stipulating government guaranteed price
for wheat at principal primary markets,
prices varying from 81 at Spokane to $2.2S
New York.
Feb. 2s-Germans captured Reval
Feb. 2S-Americans repulsed strong at
tack In Chemp des Danes sector with
heavy losses to attackers.
March l-McAdoo announced third Lib
erty loan TO open April G.
u. S. troops repulsed raid i'm Toul sec
tor, suffering many casualties; German
British cruiser Bulgarian torpedoed As
March 3-Germans halted invasion of
Russia; Slavs signed peace treaty giving
Tgrkey big slice o Of territory dGi;nyoa srrr,.o
blow near Verdun. penetrating German
Piish. French and Italian ambassa-
dor ask Japan to take necessary steps
10 fesl 7rd allied interests in Siberia.
r-tish advanced on i2-mile front in
J. iastine.
. ed German attack and took prisoners.
resident Wilson refused assent TO Jap
a ase Intervention in Russia.
q rnard NJ Baruch named chairman of
tn war industries board
March 6-Roumania signed preliminary
peace treaty giving up Dobrudja and con
March Germany and Finland signed
peace treaty.
March sGTBrotz,ky resigned as foreign
British advanced three miles on lS-mile
front in Palestine.
British repulsed attack on Ypres-DiX-
nude line with heavy losses 10 enemy.
Eleven killed, 46 injured in air raid on
London. I'M, -.
March i-sixty airpianes bombed
b Enemy aviators attacked Naples Seven
President In message to soviets. pledg-
ed aid of United States to free Russia
from Gegman control,
March i2-Ninety five thousand drafted
men called TO begin movement to can
British aviators dropped ton OF explos-
ives on Cobentz.
March i9-Germans seized Odessa.
March l4-American Rainbow division
occupied trenches in Luneyille sector
from which they drove the enemy; first
permanent advance by Americans.
March h5-Germans repulsed with heavy
loss in Flanders by British.
All-Russian congress Of Soviets at Mos
cow ratlleQ German peace NtiilS.
March lS-Allied supreme war council
condemned German treatment OF Rus
slams and Roumanians and refused &c
acIxnowledge the peace treaties.
March l9-American destroyer Manley
rollided with British war vessel l6 killed
March 20-Ameriea and Great Britain
seized Leo 000 tons OF Dutch shipping.
March 2l-Csermans opened heavy at
tack on British lines north. OF 81 Quentin
March 22-Great battle In France con
iinued. Germans failing to break British
line; both sides sustained heavy losses.
British in Palestine crossed the Jordan
March 23-British fell back from five tC
ten miles their lines still unbroken est
mated casualties, German. 25Q 600; British
10000. French and American troop.
brought up 10 support British.
Paris sheled by new German gun from
distance OF 76 miles
March N-Germans took Bapaume
Neele and Guiscard
March ee British DESTROYED entire Turi
army near Internationally