The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-01-04
IMPORTANT EVENTS +.
+: OF THE PAST YEAR

cts.
February 12-Announceinent official
ly made that Russia has withdrawn
from war.s
February 15-Oficial announcement
made that all imports and exports will
4 February a3 President Wilson fix
es price OF wheat at $2.20 per bpshel.
March 4-Rumania accepts German
peace terms.
! March 7-Scnate passes War Fin
ance Corporation bill.
| March 15-Intrstate Commerce Com
mission grants Eastern railroads is
per cent increase in rates
y March, 14-All-Russian Congress of
Soviets ratify German peace treaty.
March 21-President Wilson signs
Railroad Control bill.
March 27-United' States Steel Cor
poration grants Is per cent increase in
wages.
April 15-Count Czerin, Austro.t
Hungarian Premier, resigns.
April 1S-Senate passes bill to melt
350,000,000 silver dollars.
May Third Liberty Loan cam
paign ends.
May G-Peace treaty between Cen
tral Powers and Rumania signed.
May 14-Overman bill passes House
295 to 2.
May 21-DirectorGeneral McAdoo
removes all railroad presidents.
May 27-President Wilson addresses
Congress on new taXation-Railway
Administration Announces rs per cent
increase in freight rates; also increase
in passenger rates; wage increases al
SO granted.
May 2S-Secretary McAdoo merges
express companies.
June German submarines make
raids on American coast; sink many
ships.
June G-Secertary McAdoo advises
doubling war taXes-War Industry
Board commanders all steel for war.
June 17--Government plans to pool
war resources with Allies.
June 25-German government makes
new peace statement
June 26-Czar OF Russia reported
slain. .,
July President Wilson recon-
mends taking over telephone and tele-
graph systems.
July 3-Government increases price
of copper from 23a to rs cents.
July 15-American troops break
German attacks and advance, the
movement later proving the turning
point Of the war.
July 16-President Wilson signs
Wire Control bill
July IS-Allied troops launch great
counter-offensive; advance on twenty
dve-mie front,
August 15-MaXimum silver price
fixed by treasury at S101A.
August 29-Chairman of Money
Committee warns against excessive
speculation with borrowed money
September 11-Secretary McAdoo
favors higher exemption of Liberty |
bonds from income tax.
September 13-Americans wipe out
st. Mihiel salient
Co,+C-,,ho,. DroeiJopt J{T;Ieo,,
jects Austrian peace proposal.
September 23-Turllish armies in
Palestine wiped out
September 27-Bulgaria seeks
peace requests armistice terms.
September 3C-Bulgaria yields all
points; Allies grant armistice.
October 6-Germany sends another
appeal for peace.
October S--President Wilson re-
plies to German peace note.
October IL Kaiser summons Ger
man sovereigns to council.
October 13-Germany's request for
an armistice reaches this country.
October 15-President Wilson's
answer to Germany's armistice request
published.
October 19-Fourth Liberty Loan
ends.
October 21-German reply to vii
sons note received; again asks arm
Istice terms.
October 24-Wilson in note to Ger ;
many demands surrender Of autocracy.
October 25-President Wilson asks
nation to elect a Democratic Congress.
October 2S-Austria ready for sep {
irate peace; accepts Wilson's terms.
October 30-Another note from Ger ,
many requests terms for armistice.
October 31-Turkey surrenders un-
to Allies-Austrian COM
nander asks Italy for armistice.
November 1-Versailles conference {
m armistice terms begins.
November Austria officially out /;
If war. u
November 6-Peace and Armistice .
Commission leaves Berlin for France.
November German Armistice !
Commission reaches French line !
Revolution breaks out in Germany.
November 9-Empora William and
Crown Prince abdicate; fee to Hol- I
and
November 11-Germany signs arm {
stice; world war officially comes to an |
md.
November 12-Austrian Emperor d
Ibdicates.
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