The state herald., 1919-01-03
COMPLETE DEFEAT OF CENTRAL
POWERS IN WORLD WAR MARKS
AN EPOCH IN HISTORY.
DATES OF TEuToN DOWNFALL
rwelve.Month Ends With Leaders Of
Victorious Nations Gathered 70 Get.
de Peace Tsrms-othsr Foreign and
Domestic Occurrences.
COMPILED BY Z. W. PIckARD.
THE WORLD WAR

Jan. 1-Italians drove Teutons across
Ptave river from Zenson loop.
Jan. <-Presidsnt Wilson presented his
seilway control program to congress.
+, British hospital ship Rswa torpsdosd By
Jan. .6-Prsmier Lloyd George stated
Brttain's war aims.
Jan. 7.u. g. soysrnment began mobih-
y. 8. Supreme court upheld draft law.
eubmarins crews mutinlsd at Kisi. XIII.
-, 3.n. i-Prs.iden. Wilson stated Amer
Jan. NRnasia and Bulgaria signed sep
Jan. io-csntrai powers withdrew snsr
g general peace and offered Russia sep
Ru:.ia and Germany renewed armis-
Jan. lEBritish airmen made big sue
eoesful daylight raid on Karlsruhe.
Germans bombarded Yarmouth from
Jan. lLpaniei willard resigned y
Jan. Min naval action at entrance 70
0Ardanslles the British sank Turkish
srviser Breslau and forced the oosbsn
J.n. n-British boarding ship Louvsin
Jan. EGermany and Austria replied to
eeacs proposals OF Wilson and Lloyd
SSefgs. rejecting the concrete suggss-
Jan. 1s-Twslvs killed By explosion h
Nevport naval torpedo station.
Ss':a tu,s% isDtur.d by the eOisssyi.i ssS ,.
Mons with RoumaniA-
Italians began offensive between Asiaso
srd the Brenta.
Jan. 3-Gsrman air raidsrs killed n In
Uirsinians defeated bolshsvik troops In
i ssnsns s SroH: sha sSaoSsh sHas Austrian lint.
Jan. NGsrman air raid on Paris; y
Jan. u-Bolshevik took orenburg.
Feb: Sailed supreme var council de-
llarsd war must be carried on to VIC
Feb: ~. 8. government took over
ather convicted of conspiracy in New
Feb. s-united States transport rus.
eania sunk BY torpedo on Irish coast: ~
"a Il. esss sc.:y. <::s ss:ss;n s.n:; Ukraine
Feb. 1o-Russia declared the war At an
~ % far - she was concerned and
3fdsred compiets dsmobilisation: but re-
@ -iersa~s lser !anlhesd TO death.
EN- trade OF u. g. under license.
Eight British submarine chassrs sunk
u German dcstroysrs IN Dover straits.
s.n. nj s,iiinG ,i9fam.n 4. .v'a'0r' attacked Lon
Feb. lS-dsrmans resumed war on Rus.
ea, crossing the Dvina.
on!fsS sSss 10 D...s .an p..es .ss
BoishsvIk Don cossack republic organ.
tssd at, a. ,sss TSnsskask 49,, Gen. kaiedines hav-
Fab,. ec-Germans invested Rsvai and
landed troops In Finland.
Feb. 'i-6ermans took Minsk and
Jericho captured by the British.
FEB. Senate paused Wilson bill to
gtipnlatinE government guaranteed price
prices y.ryins from :, At spokane to M
Feb. n-0ermsns captured Rsval.
Feb. as-Americans rspulsed strong at
iaek In chsmin dss DANES sector with
As sIeh 0;.e; ise2dcu K s'.Sa:s sn.ssne.a ,s,a Lib
cry loan to open April
Ter. suffering many Casualties; German
Britain s''s Cruiser nsa's sS.ls.r,.n .orp.do.d; -
.N:.sh ,-o.rm.n: halted invasion of
Tfksy Sig lice q territory. '
March EFrench delivered surprise
blow near vsrdun. penetrating German
uneu.
British. French and Italian ambassa.
lors asked Japan TO- take necessary steps
To- safeguard allied interests In Siberia
1ritish advanced on ia-miis front In
March s-Amsricans in Lorraine re.
pulsed German attack and took prisoners
President Wilson refused assent to Jap.
esss SsfueR K as%.a chairman o,
the war industries board.
March s-Roumania signed preliminary
Peace treaty. E swing up poorudja and con.
March 7-osrmany and Finland signed
'Ss:ss E.o..., resigned q. foreign
British advanced three miles on is.mils
Set Ssitish u S,es rseui..d attack on rpr...p,..
SS: s:y.n si . mss Injured n !: s ss on
Hsrsh sNins person. killed in air
"H.iss .%iI,.si.., .iI,:i. .irpl.n.. bombed
,T..i%,y ss.s,,. ss:s,,Sri attacked Naples. Seven
q si1 q United states 10 free kas.!s
Nsrrh ii-Nissiy: Ave thousand drafted
iepmsnts March 3 ~
iritish syi.sors dropsd ton Of srplos.
ives on cebisntx.
8Itu is-oNtH8Ha s$lhsa ousas4.
March I<-Amsrican Rainbow division
oecupied trenches In Lunsvilis sector
fron which they drove the enemy; hrst
permanent advance BY Americans.
March ib-Qermans repulscd with heavy
lcss IN Flanders BY British.
All. Russian congrsss Of Bovists at Mos.
COW ratified German peace terms.
March is-Ailied supreme war council
SLAMS and RoumsniAns and refused 10
acknowledge the peace treaties.
March tt-Amsrican destroyer Nsnlsy
coiiidsd with British war vessel. 10 Killed
March D-Amsftca and Great Rri,sin
seiaed i.o0,ool tons Of Dutch shipping
March H-0ermans opcncd heavy n.
tack on p-itish lines north OF st. Quentin,
MnIrh .-oreat battle In France con.
tinusd, Germans failing 70 break Britiih
lire. both sidee sustained heavy losses
March s1--British fell back from fvs 10
ten miles, their lines ntiii unbfoksn, ssti.
mated eHauaities, German, 30. 90, nritlsh.
loo,oooi French and American troops
brought up 10 support British.
Paris shefisd BY new German gun from
distance of u miles.
March 1-oernans took Bspaurns.
Nssie and uuiscnrd
March s-nritish DESTROYED entire Turk
army near lit Mesopotnmin.
March T-Germsps took Albsrt and