The Raymer enterprise., 1919-01-02

Americans made big advance west Of
| the Meuse.
Japanese liner Hirano torpedoed: 20
| lost.
Oct. 5-czar Ferdinand OF Bulgaria abdi-
Gated In favor OF Prince Boris
Germany and Austria asked armistice
| and peace negotiations based on Wilson'S .
Oct; s-German line north Of Relms
smashed
Y. S; transpor, otran,o sunk in COLI
| sion: 80 lost
Oct. 7-Americans in furious battle for
| north end Of Argonne forest
Oct. s-President Wilson answered Ger
man peace note by demanding the evac-
uatlon OF all occupied territory and ask
ing whether the chancellor meant Ger
many accepted the Wilson terms. and
whether he spoke only for the present,
authorities Of the empire.
Allies smashed Hlndenburg defenses on
se-mile front between Cambria and St.
Quentin, and Franco-Americans started
new drive east OF the Meuse
Oct. British occupied Cambria and
pushed far beyond.
Prince Frederick Charles Of Hesse elect
ed King Of Finland BY tandtag.
Oct. i0-irish mall boat Leinster torpe-
doed. 10 lost.
lie cateau, railway center. taken by a.
lies
Oct. li-Areonne wood cleared Of Ger
mans By Americans
Kaiser called rulers of all German fed.
Grated states 10 conference
Oct. i--German chancellor sent reply to
Wilson. saying Germany accepted all hfs
terms and agreed to evacuate all invaded
territory.
Entire German defense system In Cham.
Oct, lila Fere and I.sou taken by the
French.
Serbs captured Nish.
Oct. lt-Presidcnt Wilson rejected Ger.
many's peace and armlstice proposals.
Allies began big drive In Flanders. TAX
ing Roulers and other towns
Italians captured Durazxo.
Oct. B-Allies took Menin. danked Os-
tend and threatened Bruges: 1900 pris-
onars taken.
Oct. is.General retreat from northern
Belgium by Germans.
Americans captured Grand Pre-. north Of
the Argonne
Allies pursued Austrians into Mon,ene-
Oct: i'-Germans evacuated ostend, Lille
and Douai
Oct is--Ailies occupied Tureoing, Rou-
baix, Zeebrugge and Thielt.
Independence Of Czecho-Slovak nation
declared by It's provisional government
Emperor Charles decreed LIBERALIZATION
VI empire.
Oct. 1s-President Wilson rejected AUS
triA-Hungarys peace proposals.
Dutch frontier.
Fourth Liberty loan closed. heavily over
oct. 31is,ooo re,reating Germans In
Oct, Y-Germany made reply to Presi.
dent Wilson. full Of evasions. denials and
ASSURANCES
Allies in Serbia reached the Danube and
Isolated Turkey.
Oct. se-British entered suburbs of VAL
enciehnes and crossed the Scheidt
Oct. S-Presldent Wilson told German
government he would take up with allies
he subject OF an armistice: but that the
Y, s., II II must deal with the kaiser and
,,ar n,s crew & aemanded not peace negotia-
British broke through German desenses
south OF Valcncicnnes
Americans made advance In terrific
hghting IN Meuse valley.
serbs; sioyenes and croatians announced
formation OF sovereign state
Oct. 2i-ltailans began big offensive on
the Piave line
Olse region "
Ludendorff resigned.
Declaration OF independence OF the
peoples OF middle Europe promulgated in
Independence Hall. Philadelphia.
British occupied Aleppo.
Oct. N-Germany replied TO President
Wilson. asking terms for armistlce.
oefnan reicnssag put control OF mill
tary In civil government
Allies crossed the Pave In italian drive.
ocl. S-Austria-Hungary asked for sep
arate armistice and peace on allies terms.
oct g-Austrian lines beyond the Piave
Turkey presented separate peace propos-
r,ri. oe, SaEnti.s Turkish army on the
,; austrian commander In Italy asked Gen.
Diaz for afmistice '
oct. a-Armistice with Turkey went Into
Allies opened new drive on Ghent.
hlhgdom OF Greater Serbia proclaimed
Croaiian parliament decreed Separator
OF Croatia. slayonia and Dalmafia from
Hungary.
Nov. i-American First army .m.sn.s
German lines west OF the Meuse.
Allies drove Germans out OF 10 towns In
Belgium. "a
Austrian army fleeing across the Tarlia.
mento In Italy.
assa ssinated rS's
berg A@s'ii-
Nov. liking Boris Of Bulgaria abdicat.
ed and a peasant republic was established
An.,r, mtasasys complete separation from
Americans made great advance on both
sides Of the Meuse
Trente taken by Italians
Nalenciennes taken by British.
Nov, 3-Trieste occupied by Italians
Armistice with Austria signed.
Nov. t-Armistice terms for Germany
fixed by allies
British captured lie ouesney In great
offensive between the Sambre and the
Nov. 5-Amerieans win fierce battle for
crossing OF the Meuse.
President Wilson told Germany To ask
armistice terms from Foch.
French made big advance. taking Guise
and Marie.
Nov; e-Great French victory on 100
mile front.
American troops entered Sedan.
Revolution spreading through SchleswIg
and other parts of Germany
Noy. Practically all OF German fleet
reported In revolt
German emissaries reached Marshal
Foch TO ask armistice terms.
Germans evacuated Ghcnt.
Socialist party demanded abdication OF
the kaiser.
Nov. s-Bavarian diet deposed King
Ludwig and the Wittelsbach dynasty.
Great advances made by allies on entire
west front.
Nov. s-kaiser Wilhelm abdicated.
Social Democrats in control OF govern
ment In Germany. Ebert made chancel-
ior; republic proclaimed In Berlin.
Nov. D-Kaiser fled TO Holland.
Nov. 11-0ermany signed armistice
terms. amounting to unconditional surren-
der. and the war came to close.
BolshevIkl defeated BY Americans and
British on the Dyina.
Nov ls-Empsror Charles OF Austria ab-
dicated.
Nov. is-Ail!ed feet arrived at Constan-
tinople.
Nov. N-American and French troops
moved into Alsace.
Former crown prince Of Germany In
termed In Holland.
Nov: ls-New German government ap-