The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-01-02
British recaptured Morlancourt and Chip

March 2s-French retook three towns
ana Germans advanced toward Amien
Out were stopped with heavy losses.
March c3--Gen. Foch put IN co1nmant
OF allied armies in France, and Gen. Per
shing offered to him all his troops ant
resources. 4, #l Tgs5
Shell. from German long range gu1
killed Is in Paris church. ,
Caucasus, after proclaiming its indie
pendence, made separate peace with Tur
April 4-Germans resumed drive toward
Amiens, gaining little at heavy cost
Armenians cecaptured Erzerum from
Turks @@l.T
April 5-Allies held their lines against
heavy attacks.
Berlin announced the capture Of Ekat.
erlnOSlaV, Russia .s. @ ,r.
force at Vladivostok to protect life and
property. n" &E
April 6-Third Liberty loan campaign
opened in United States 7
Provost Marshal General Crowder call.
ed 10000 draft men to colors. &
April 9-Germans hit British front be.
tween La Basse and Armentieres. gain
April 1O-Germans drove British back
north and south Of Armentieres. @t5,
American troops on firing line In great
April 1l-British evacuated Armentieres
but recaptured other positions.
April 12-Tremendous fighting continued
IN FLANDERS, Germans advancing to Mer-
Americans won all day fight on Toul
front.
April ,13-Turks took Batum.
EEL Germany, burned with great loss,
April 4-Count Czernin, Austrian for
eign minister, resigned
American navy collier Cyclops, 293 on
board, reported missing.
/. April l5-Berlin announced the occupa-
tlon Of Helsingfors by German troops.
British WGarships, sweeping the Katie
,kr- ftoy ly1npc
Allies took ten villages from Bulgarians
on Macedonian front.
Aprl! IL - Germans took Baileul,
Wytschaete and most of Messines ridge
C. M. schwab made director general of
u. S. shipbuiding.
April 17-Viscount Miner made British
war secretary.
Baron Burlan made Austrian foreign
minister. -
,.Bolo Pasha executed for treason against
France. - - 800 =
April 2o-Germans made strong attack
On Americans in Toul sector and took
seicheprey village, but were driven back
with nh heavy W loss 1es:
forces raided German U-boat bases at
fOstend and Zeebrugge and sank concrete
laden vessels at channel mouths.
april 25-British drove back Germans
Germans took Mount KENNEL and ad-
vanced to northwest, threatening Ypres.
Apri1 2SEGermans captured Dranoutre
April 29-Germans attacked strongly on
three sides of Ypres salient and on Bel
glan llne, but We're repulsed, losing heav-
lily: French retook Locre
senate passed Overman coordination
May 4-Campaign for Third Liberty loan
closed with loan heavily over-subscribed.
tgatlon Of alleged graft in aircraft work
May 7-NicaraSua declared war on Ger
many and her allies.
Roumania signed peace treaty with cen-
May 10-Ostend U-boat base bottled up
by the sinking of old cruiser by British
May 11-Italians took the Col del Orso
ana Monte Corno by storm
Mn May l4-House. passed the overman
May 17-German plot in Ireland ex-
posed and Slim Fem leaders arrested.
May 1S-Entente powers, Japan and
CHINA, agreed on plan for preservation of
the peace in the. far east
May l9-Austraban troops captured Vile
German air, raiders killed a persons
In London and lost five planes.
May 29-u; S. took over carrier bust
ness of Pullman company.
British merchant troop transport Mol
uavla torpedoed: 55 Americans killed.
May 2l-Republic of White Russia pro-
Costa RIGA declared war on the CEN
q, May 27-Germans attacked on the Aisne
'front.' iron taking the Chemin des Danes;
Flanders, where they were repulsed
Italians broke through enemy lines at
Capo Sile on lower Pave.
crossed the Vesle at FISHES but allies
checked advance on TANKS.
Americans in Picardy captured Cam
t1gny by dashing attack.
May 29-Allies evacuated scissors and
Germans pushed advance to Fere en- Tar
denois, six miles north of the Marine.
May oo-German aviators bombed Cana
dian hospital, killing many.
May Sl-Germans reached the Marine at
apex of their salient
~, U: r, s transport President Lincoln sunk
by U-boat; rs navy men lost
priation bill. -''''''''''' a. my @'ppto-
June 2-Allied reserves stopped German
advance. r'. '
June 3-U. S. learned German U-boats.
operating in American waters, had sunk
10 vessels since May 25
June 5-Gernlans shifted main attack to
Disc front, with no success
Two more vessels sunk by German IT.
boat in American waters. 3d.
June 6-A,mericans defeated Germans in
chateau Thierry sector.
June lO-Germans advanced two miles
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 Germans
southeast Of Montdidier and Americans
won again near Chateau Thierry: Ger
mans reached the Disc at Machenlont and
Bethancourt.
Torpedoing of British transport Ausonia
reported; 40 lost.
June 13-French repulsed heavy German
attack between Courcelles and Merry. and
made successful counter-attack southwest
of Noyon.
" June 14-Tufks seized Tabriz., Persia
and looted American consulate and hos
pital. -
June 15-Austrians began great offensive
on front of 100 miles in Italy crossing the
Pave at various places.
June 16--1talians checked Austrian
drive, retaklng many positions.
Americans repulsed heavy attacks in
Toul sector and in Alsace.
June 20-Alles drove back Austrians in
Italy -
Americans stormed German trenches
and positions near Cantigny. "
June 22-Austrians began retreat in
Italy.
June 23-Austrian retreat turned into
a rout. .s
June Galatians cleared west bank of
heavily in mountain region.
June 27-Second national draft drawing
held in Washington.
Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Cas-
tie tOrpedOed; many lost. ~
June 2S-Important gains made by Brit
ish between Ha.cbrouck and Bethune,
and by French southwest of Scissors.
First American troops landed in Italy
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