The Tomahawk., 1919-01-09
DATES OF TEUTON DOWNFALL
Twelve. Month EEds With Leaders OF
n Victorious Nations Gathered to Set
tie Peace Terms-Other Foreign and
Domestic Occurrences.
COMPILED BY e. w. PIckARD.
THE WORLD WAR

~ British hospital ship Rewa torpeaoed by
pJ;1san Jans 5-Premier Lloyd George stated
satiop Of a.ooo,odo workers:
y. y. Supreme court upheld draft law,
Submarine crews mutinled at Kiel, Kill
Jan: s-Prssident Wilson stated Amer
1ca,s war aims and peace demands.
I, Jan. 9-Russia and Bulgaria signed sep
srate peace.
Of general peace and ofrered Russia sep
Russia and Germany renewed armis-
Jan. A-British alrmen made big sue
eessful daylight raid on Karlsruhe.
Germans bombarded Yarmouth from
Jan. .15--Daniel Willard resigned as
head Of U; S. war industries board.
JaH Min ma naval aston at sntrance 70
cruiser Breslau and forced the Goeben
Jan: ian 2l-British 3; 3t boarding ship 1ouvain
Jan. 24-Germany and Austria replied to
peace proposals Of Wilson and Lloyd
George. rejecting the concrete sugges-
Jan. 2s-Twelve killed by explosion in
Newport naval torpedo station.
Odessa captured by the bolshevxl.
. Jan. N-Russan government broke rela-
tions with Roumania.
Italians began offensive between Asiago
Roumanians took .Kishinev.
. Jan. 2S-German air raiders killed At In
Ukrainians defeated bolshevik troops in
three day battle and took Lutsk.
Italians broke through Austrian line.
Jan. so-German air raid on Paris: 49
Jan. s1-Bolsheviki took Orenburg.
s. Feb. 3-Allied supreme war council de-
clared war must be carried on to VIC
Teb: ~: s. government took over
FEB FEB: ,, SmTTanz yen % 1 s!nte!sn and m nsk six
+ Feb. e-United States transport Tus-
cania sunk by torpedo off Irish coast 2o4
. Americans lost
and the central powers signed
Feb. 1o.Russia declared the war at ar y,
enS fer IS she SeoSssee sat
Feb. 14-Bolo Pasha convicted Of trea-
e. Feb. i6NPresident Wilson put ali for
cign trade Of U. 8. under license.
Eight British submarine III chasers ,.o;.r sunk
Feb iEGerman aviators' attacked Lon
Feb. ls-Germans resumed war on Rus
Feb. ie-Germans took Dvinsk and
Z lLutsk: Bolsheviki offered to sign peace
Bolshevik Don Cossack republic organ
Ing &c sommitted suicide; ;nv..ted R.v., and
landed troops in Finland: :
FEB. 2i~Germans took Minsk. and
Jericho captured by the British.
r. Feb. 22-senate passed Wilson bill to
Feb. 2s-President issued proclamation
stipulating government guaranteed price
prices varying from 81 at Spokane to s2.2s
Feb. 25-Germans captured Reval.
Eeb. 2S--Americans repulsed strong At
tack IN Chemin des .,l Danes sector with
March 1-McAdoo announced third Lib
erty loan to open April 6.
toq tepHss nsRnsee mRny sa ea
Brit,.H Hety cruiser Galgarian torpedoed:
March s-aerman. halted invasion Of
Tfey big scs 9f terltoay SeSeled surprise
blow near verdun. penetrating German
British, French and italian .ambassa:
dors asked Japan to take necessary steps
81 to safeguard allied interests In Siberia.
British advanced on 12-mile front ir
i March 5-Americans in Lorraine re,
pulsed German attack and took ssI, prisoners t@ ap
President Wilson re refHsed W"s.a assent 10 jap
Bernard NJ Baruch named chairman o.
d ti1a war industries board.
srest2 eVns up anna
NaGch 7-Germany and Finland signet
isss March sres.H ETrotzky resigned as foreisr
Pritish advanced three miles on 1s-mil'
( rHrS rHHr,tish lG repuised attack on Ypres-Dix
nude line with heavy losses to enemy.
eleven killed. 4s injured In a'r raid o.
March slNine persons killed in al
March ,M ,M.s'nty airp'ane' oom's'
Enemy aviators attacked Naples Sever
kies ses,aens II aosR IN message to soviets pleds
I'd aid OF United States to free Russ
fran German control.
men called to begin movement to can
todsfs Rritiss aviators dropped ton of explos
ivss Garch on IiS"Germans seized Odessa. :,
March H-American Rainbow d'visio .s
Sce%p'sdh sSom Which % tSey drove the enemy; hrs
permanent advance by Americans.
March i5-Germans repnised with seaV
lsl. Russian congress Of soviets at 40.
COW ratified German peace terms.
M.rss Si,.sa supreme E1ss9meS; Tar q s0pns Rs,
sians and Roumanians and refused
acknowledge the peace ,rsatss. treaties; M.n,e
March 19-Amef1can destroyer Ma.ie
enIlided with British war vessel; 16 kille.
March 2e-America and Great Brita1
seized l.ooo0 900 tons Of Dutch Shipping.
tsck on British lines north Of st. Quentil
March 2-Great battle IN France GO,
HMss Hoth sides sustained heavy losses.
Rritish in Palestine crossed the Jofda
March s3-British fell back nom nve !
zen miles, their lines still unbroken; est
mafed casualties. German. e5oO0O; Brffts
lA0S0: French and American uool
Brought up to support British.
Psrss sheiled by new German gun no
distance Of Is milos
March 5-Germans took Bapaum
NeelA and 0uiscard.
Mereh 1-British destroyed entire Tul
army near Hit, MesopoeamiA-
Msrch g.Germans took Al0ofe q