Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-01-03

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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-
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 Hindenburg defenses on
20o-mle front between Cambria and st:
quentin, and Franco-Anericans started
new Ga+ drive east of the Meuse:
pushed far beyond.
Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse elect
cd king Of Finland by landtag.
ao Oet: l0-Irish mail boat Leinster torpe-
>. LIE Cateau, railway center, taken by al
lies.
Oct. 11-Argonne wood cleared of Ger
Kaiser called rulers of all German fed
Grated states 20 conference
re- Oct. 12-German chancellor sent reply to
Wilson, saying Germany accepted all his
terms and agreed to evacuate all invaded
territory. H.!
Entire German defense system in Cham
payne smashed.
: Oct. 1s-La Fere and Laon taken by the
French
Serbs captured Nish
Oct. 1-Presdent Wilson rejected Ger
many's peace ar I armistice proposals.
Allies began big drive in Flanders, TAX
Ing Roulers and other towns.
Italians captured DurazZo.
Oct. 15-Allies took Menin, f1anked Os-
tend and threatened Bruges; 1900 pris-
oners taken.
Belgium by Germans.
Americans captured Grand Pre-, north of
the ArgOnne.
Allies pursued Austrians into Montene-
Oct. 17-Germans evacuated Ostend. Lille
Oct. 1S--Allies occupied Turcoing, Rou-
batx, Zeebrugge and Thielt.
Independence of Czecho-Slovak nation
declared by its provisional government.
Of Austro-H Hungarian empire.
oct; 19President Wilson rejected Aus
rAaia a1 snI;s. peace "a P Proposals
Fourth Liberty loan closed, heavily over
Oct, 9o-15,ooo retreating Germans in
Oct: 21-Germany made reply to Presi-
dent Wilson, full of evasions. denials and
Allies in Serbia reached the Danube and
Oct. 22-British entered suburbs of VAL
enclennes and crossed the Scheldt.
government he would take up with allies
the subject of an armistice; but that the
y s., If 1t must deal with the kaiser and
peace
tions, but surrender.
British broke through German defenses
south of Valenciennes.
Americans made advance in terrific
nghtlng In Mouse valley
SERBS, slovenes and Croatians announced
FORMATION OF sovereign state.
~ ocf; 81: M-l tall began big offensive on
Oct. 26-French In big advance in serre-
Ludendorfr resigned.
ro re tod
peoples of middle Europe promulgated in
Independence Hall, Philadelphia
BRITISH occupied Aleppo.
Wilson, asking terms for armistice
German reichstag put control of mill
tary In civil government.
Oct. 2S-Austria- Hungary asked for sep
arate armistice and peace on allies terms
Oct 29EAustrian lines beyond the Pave
Turkey presented separate peace propos-
r:o:eett:: so-Enti3e Turkish army on the
Austrian commander in Italy asked Gen.
Oct. 31-Armistice with Turkey went into
Allies opened new drive on Client.
Kingdom of Greater Serbia proclaimed
Croatian parliament decreed separation
OF croatia. Slavonia and Dalmatia from
Nov. American First army smashed
German lines west of the Mouse.
Allies drove Germans out Of ~ towns in
mento in Italy.
.s Count Tia, former Hungarian premier
Ukrainians and Teutons captured Lem
berg.
ed and peasant republic was Established
Austria declared.
An, America ans made great advance on both
Irente taken by Italians.
Valenciennes taken by British,
Nov. 3.-Trieste occupied by Italians.
Armistice with Austria signed.
hxed by allies.
offensive between the sambrs and r the
Scheldt.
Nov. 5-Americans win fierce battle for
President Wilson told Germany to ask
armistice terms from Foch.
French made big advance. taking Guise
Nov: 6-Great French victory on 100
American troops entered Sedan.
Revolution spreading through schleswig
and other parts of Germany.
Nov. 7.Practically all Of German fleet
Foch to ask armistice terms.
Germans evacuated Client.
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 9-Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated.
Social Democrats in control of govern
ment in Germany; Ebert made. chancel-
lor; republic proclaimed in Berlin.
Nov 1O-Kaiser fed to Holland.
Nov u-Germany signed armistice
terms, amounting to unconditional surren-
der and the war came to a close.
Bolshevilki defeated by Americans and
British on the Dvina.
Nov. 2-Emperor Charles of Austria alb
Nov. is-Allied fleet arrived at Constan-
Nov 1-American and French troops
moved into Alsace.
Former crown prince OF Germany in
termed in Holland.
Nov 15-New German government ap-
pealed to President Wilson to save Ger
many from starvation and anarchy.
CZechO-Sl0vak republic under Masaryk
AZ president ratified by national assembly
r Nov. 1e-Belgian troops entered Ant
American troops began march to Rhine
Nov. 17-British troops started for the
Rhine. =
Nov 1s-President Wilson announced he
would attend opening of peace conference.
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