The Owosso times., 1919-01-03
THE WORLD WAR

Jan, 1-Italians drove Teutons across
Piavc river from Zenson loop
Jan. 4-President Wilson presented his
railway control program to congress-
British hospital ship Rewa torpedoed by
Jan 6-Premier Lloyd George stated
Britain's war aims
Jan. 7-U. s. government began mobili-
xaton OF 100000 workers.
y. 3. supreme court upheld draft law.
submarine crews mutinied at Kiel. kill
Jan Jan. s.President Wilson stated Amer
ica's war aims and peace demands.
Jan. 9-Russia and Bulgaria signed sep
Jan iO-.Centrai powers withdrew ofrer
Oh or. general peace and offered Russia sep
;. Russia and Germany renewed armis-
cessful daylight raid on Karlsruhe.
Germans bombarded Yarmouth from
Jan. 15-Daniel Willard resigned a.
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
Jan. 2l-British boarding ship Louvain
sunk: 224 lost. : 4
Jan. A-Germany and Austria replied to
tions.
jan 26--Twelve killed by explosion In
Newport naval torpedo station.
Odessa captured by the boisheviki.
Jan. 2l-Russian government broke rela-
tions with Roumania.
Italians began offensive. between Asiago
Rounanians took Kishinev.
Jan. B-Gerrnan air raiders killed Al In
+ 1frainians defeated boishevik troops m
three day battle and took Lutsk
itsiians broke through Austrian line,
taxing an l,sS ,d,s prisoners; rs: 90 - p.r, -
killed. 80
Jan. s1-Bolshevilxi took orenburg.
Feb: 3-Allied supreme war council de-
cared war must be carried on to VIC
Feb: 4.U. s. government took over
! Feb. Glranz Won RinteIen and six
others convicted Of conspiracy in New
Feb. s--United States transport Tus-
cania sunk by torpedo or Irish coast; 2o4
Feb. s-Peace treaty between Ukraine
and the central powers signed.
Feb. 10-Russia declared the war at An
ordered complete demobilization; but re-
fused to sign peace treaty.
SON IN France and d' Sentenced @e'so to death. % @
eiEn trade Of u. 8. under license.
by German destroyers in Dover straits.
Feb. 16-German aviators attacked Lon
don, killing q.
Feb. 1s-Germans resumed war on Rus
sa, crossing the Dvina.
Feb. 19--Germans took Dvinsl and
Lutsk: Bolshevili offered to sign peace
Boishevik Don Cossack republic organ
ICED at Tcherkask Gen. Kaledines hav-
ing committed suicide.
Feb, 2o-Germans invested Revai and
landed troops In Finland.
Feb. 21-Germans took Minsk and
Jericho captured by the. British.
Feb E-senate passed Wilson bill to
Feb. 23--President issued proclamation
stipulating government guaranteed price
prices varying from s. al Spokane to g. IS
at New York. ~ a, 60 n
Feb. % Germans captured Reval
tack In Chemin des Danes sector with
heavy losses to attackers.
March 1--McAdoo announced third Lib
ery loan trooos to open apT rs;s !, ro,
tor. suffering many casualties: German
!. British cruiser Calgarian torpedoed As
March s--Germans halted invasion of
Russia: Slavs signed peace treaty giving
Turkey big slice q ter,,tory .rnr,ss
blow near verdun. penetrating German
British. French and Italian ambassa-
TO safeguard allied interests in Siberia.
British advanced on 12-mile front in
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-Roumania signed preliminary
peace treaty giving up Dobrudja and con-
March 7-Gernany and Finland signed
March srTrotzky resigned as foreign
british advanced three miles on 1s-miIe
front In Palestine.
British repulsed attack on Ypres-Dix-
Ss sysn S sd Ms hsaSy nyuEsS Ssses n 70 % raS
March szNine persons killed in air
March M-sixty airplanes bombed
Enemy sviators attacked Naples Seven
Killed in hospital.
President. in message to Soviets. pledg-
ed aid OF United States to free Russia
March 12-Ninety-five thousand drafted
men called to begin movement to can
British aviators droped ton of explos-
March 1SNGermans seized odessa.
March 14--American Rainbow division
occupied trenches In Luneville sector
from which they drove the enemy; first
March 15-Germans repulsed with heavy
loss In Flanders by British.
All l-Russian congress Of Soviets at Mos
COW ratified German peace terms.
rondenlned German treatment Of Rus