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and Germans advanced toward Anitens
but were stopped with heavy losses
March G-Cen, Foeh put IN command
Of allied armies In France, and Gen. Per-
shing offered TO him all his troops and
resources.
Shell from German long range gun
Killed Is In Paris church.
Caucasus, after proclaiming its indie
Penaence, made separate peace with Tur-
April 4-GeFmans resumed drive toward
Amiens, gaining little at heavy cost.
Armenians fecaptured Erzerum from
April 5-Allies held their lines against
heavy attacks.
Berlin announced the capture of Ekat-
erlnoslav, Russia
Japan and Great Britain landed small
force at Vladivostok TO protect life and
April e--Third Liberty loan campaign
opened In United States
Provost Marshal General Crowder CALI
ed l5O 900 draft men to colors.
April 9-Germans hit British front be-
tween La Basse and Armentieres, gain
ing miles.
April i0-Germans drove British back
north and south of Armentieres.
battle.
April Il-British evacuated Armentieres
but recaptured other positions.
April 12-Tremendous fighting continued
In Flanders, Germans advancing to Mer-
vile.
Americans won all day hght on Toul
front.
April 1s-Turkn took Batum.
Zeppelin and airplane factory At Man
EEL Germany. burned with great loss.
April N-Count Czernin. Austrian for
eign minister. resigned
American navy collier Cyclops, 2ss on
board, reported missing.
April 16-Berlin announced the occupa-
ton of Helslngfcrs by German troops.
British warships, sweeping the Katie
CAT sank 10 German trawlers.
Allies took ten villages from Bulgarians
on Macedonian front
April 1s = Germans took Bailleul
Wytschaete and most of Messines ridge.
q. M. Schwab made director general OF
u. S. shipbuilding.
April 17-viscount Miner made British
Baron Burian made Austrian foreign
minister
Bolo Pasha executed for treason against
| France
April 2O-Germans made strong attack
on Americans In Toul sector and took
Seicheprey village, but were driven back
| with heavy loss.
| April 22-British and French naval
| forces raided German U-boat bases al
ostend and zeebrugge and sank concrete
| laden vessels at channel mouths.
April 25-British drove back Germans
east of Amiens.
/
vanced to northwest, threatening Ypres.
April 26-Germans captured Dranoutre
| and St. Eloi.
April 2s-Germans attacked strongly on
three sides OF Ypres salient and on Bel
| gian line, but were repulsed, losing heav-
ily French retook Locre.
Senate passed overman coordination
May champaign for Third Liberty loan
closed with loan heavily over-subscribed.
May 6-President Wilson ordered inves-
| ugation of alleged graft In aircraft work.
| May 7--Nicaragua declared war on Ger
many and her allies.
houmanla signed peace treaty with CEN
May i0-Ostend U-boat base bottled up
by the sinking of old cruiser by British.
May u-Itallans took the Col del Orso
/ and Monte Como by storm
| bill.
May i7--German plot in Ireland ex-
posed and Sim Fein leaders arrested.
| May B-Entente powers, Japan and
| China. agreed on plan for preservation of
the peace in the far east.
May ls-Australian troops captured Vile
sur Ancre
| German air raiders killed "A persons
In London and lost five planes.
May 8-U. s. took over carrier bust
ness OF Pullman company.
/ British merchant troop transport Mol
davla torpedoed: Sc Americans killed
|
| claimed.
Costa RIGA declared war on the CEN
/ trail powers.
May 27-Germans attacked on the Aisne
i front, taking the Chemin des Danes;
and between Voormezeele and Locre In
| Flanders. where they were repulsed.
| Italians broke through enemy lines al
| Capo Sile on lower Piave.
/ May 2S-Center of crown princes army
| crossed the Vesle at F'ismes but allies
i checked advance on tanks.
| Americans In Picardy captured Can
tigny by dashing attack.
May @-A1lieS evacuated scissors and
Germans pushed advance to Fere en- Tar
denois, six miles north Of the Marine.
May 30-German aviators bombed Cana
dian hospital, killing many.
May 3l-Germans reached the Marine at
apex of their salient.
| u. s. transport President Lincoln sunk
i by U-boat rs navy men lost.
House passed $12,oOOoOO,OO0 army appro-
| priation bill.
June 2-Allied reserves stopped German
| advance.
June s-U. s. learned German U-boats,
operating in American waters, had sunk
10 vessels since May Is.
| June 5-Germans shifted main attack to
Disc front, with no success
Two more vessels sunk by German u
boat in American waters.
June 6-Americans defeated Germans In
Chateau Thierry sector.
June 10-Germans advanced two miles
east of Montddier. losing heavily.
Americans cleared Germans from Bel
leau wood.
italian torpedo boats raided Austrian
naval base near Dalmatian islands, sink
ing one battleship and damaging another
June I-French defeated Germans
southeast of Montdidier and Americans
won again near Chateau Thierry; Ger
mans reached the Disc at Machemont and
Bethancourt.
Torpedoing of British transport Ausonia
reported; 40 lost
June lS-French repulsed heavy German
attack between Courcelles and Merry and
made successful counter-attack southwest
June i4-Turks seized Tabriz. Persia
and looted American consulate and hos
pital.
June I5-Austrians began great offensive
on front OF 100 miles in Italy, crossing the
Piave at various places.
| June 16-Italians checked Austrian
drive. retaking many positions.
| Americans repulsed heavy attacks In
Toul sector and In Alsace.
June @-Ailies drove back Austrians in
Italy.
and positions near Cantigny.
June z-Austrians began retreat In
Italy.
June 2s-Austrian retreat turned into
| rout.
June .s-Italians cleared west bank of
| the Piave OF Austrians, and attacked
heavily In mountain region.
June 27-Second national draft drawing
held In Washington
Canadian hospital ship Llandovery CAS-
tie torpedoed: many lost
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