Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-01-01

! Allies continued their big advance IN
S1atedonlas occupying Priiep.
sep. zen Ailenby reported capture
| OF acre and Haifa.
| sept. 25-Serbs csptured Veles and BRIT
/ ish invaded Blu CARA
| sept ZS-Amsricans aEd French opened
| Dig drive between the Suippe and the
/ Meuse taking many towns and prisoners.
BRUSH captured Strumnitza. Bulgaria.
~ 3 warship Tampa torpedoed: us lost
sept zt-Bnlsaria asked allies for arm
British made big advance toward Cam
brai taking Bourbon
| Allied offensive IN Champagne continued
| Py.
Sept. 2s-Belgians and British made big
advance IN pres region. and allies gained
/ Fourth Liberty loan campaign opened.
/ sept. zS-British and Americans smashed
t t,r9 ~. sa.lndenourg line between Cam
Belgians captured Dixmude.
Ten thousand more Turks captured In
Sept 2S-Bulgaria signed armistice. sub
Knitting TO allies terms, including demobi1-
izaiiion. evacuation Of Greece and Serbia
| nunication. French cavalry entered Us
| kub.
! Sept. 3o-More victories won by allies
| In FLANDERS and on the French fronts.
American cargo boat Ticonderoga tor
pedoed: 2l3 lost.
Master numbers In new draft drawn at
| Washington.
Chancellor Won HertIing. Vice Chancei-
Ior Won Payer and Foreign Secretary Won
| Hintze resigned
Oct: damascus captured by Allenby's
French troops entered st. Quentin.
British in suburbs of Cambria
Germans evacuated Armentieres and
Oct. French occupied st. Quentin.
Germans driven out Of entire area be-
tween Aisne and Vesle rivers
American. British and Italian warships
ralded Durazzo, destroying the Austrian
naval base there and all vessels in the
harbor.
Oct. 3-Austria announced withdrawal of
her troops from Albania
Germans driven back everywhere except
around Cambria
Prince Macmillan of Baden made Ger
man chancellor
oct. 4-Vienna asked Holland TO invite
the oenlgerents TO peace conference.
Americans made big advance west OF
the Mouse.
Japanese liner Hirano torpedoed; go
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; e-German line north of Reims
smashed
U. S. transport otranto sunk in COLI
Oct. 7-.Americans in furious battle for
north end of Argonne forest
french marines occupied Beirut.
Italians took Eibassan, Albania.
Oct S-PIesident Wilson answered Ger
man peace note by demanding the evac-
uatloD or 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 Hindenburg defenses on
zO-mie front between Cambria and ST.
Quentin, and Franco meripanS Startal
new drive east OF the Mouse.
Turkish cabinet resigned.
OCT s-British occupied Cambria and
pushed Tar beyond.
Kriemhilde line
Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse elect
ed king of Finland by landtag.
Oct lO-Irtsh mail boat Leinster torpe-
doed; 400 lost
:, lie Cateau. railway center. taken by al
Oct. n-Argonne wood cleared OF Ger
mans by Americans
Kaiser called rulers OF all German fed
Grated states TO conference
Oct. 12-German chancellor sent reply to
wilson. saying Germany accepted all his
terms and agreed to evacuate all invaded
Entire German defense system in Cham
Oct. 1S-La F'ere and Laon taken by the
French.
Serbs captured Nish.
Oct. lEPresident Wilson rejected Ger
many's peace and armistice proposals
Allies began big drive in Flanders TAX
ing Roulers and other towns.
Italians captured Durazzo
oct. l5-Allies took Menln. fianked Os-
teno and threatened Bruges; 1900 pris-
oners taken.
Oct. 1G-GeneraI retreat from northern
Belgium by Germans.
Americans captured Grand Pre-. north of
the Argonne.
Allies pursued Austrians into Montene-
gro.
Oct; 17-Germans evacuated ostend. Lille
Oct. lS-Allies occupied Turcoing. Rou-
baix. Zeebrugge and 1'hiet
Independence of Czech o-Slovak nation
declared by its provisional government.
Emperor Charles decreed liberalization
OF Austro- Hungarian empire
Oct. i9-President Wilson rejected Aus
tria-Hungary's peace proposals.
Allied armies In Belgium reached the
Dutch frontier
Fourth Liberty loan closed. heavily over
subscribed.
Oct. 2O-15,OOO retreating Germans in
termed in Holland.
Oct. N-GormAny made reply to Presi-
cent Wilson, full OF evasions. denials and
Allies in Serbia reached the Danube and
isolated Turkey.
Oct. 22-British entered suburbs of VAL
enclennes and crossed the Scheldt.
Oct. 2S-President Wilson told German
government he would take up with allies
the subject of an armistice; but that the
~. - II IL must deal with the kaiser and
his crew. demanded not peace negotia-
tons, but surrender
British broke through German defenses
south of Valenciennes
Americans made advance In terrific
hghtlng in Mouse valley.
Serbs. Slovenes and Croatians announced
formation OF sovereign state.
Oct A-Italians began big offensive on
the PiaVe line
Oct. 26-French In big advance in Serre-
Disc region.
Ludendorff resigned.
Declaration of independence of the
peoples of middle Europe promulgated In
independence Hall, Philadelphia
British occupied Aleppo.
Oct G-Germany rerned to President
Wilson. asking terms for armistice.
GefInan reichstag put control of mill
tafy in civil government.
Allies crossed the Piave In Italian drive
oct SS-Austria- Hungary asked for sep
arate armistice and peace on allies terms
oct 2g-Austrian lines beyond the Piave
ais.
Oct. So-Entire Turkish army ON the
Tigrts captured
Austrian commander In Italy asked Gen
DiaZ for armistice
Oct. a-Armistice with Turkey went into
effect.
Allies opened new drive on Client
Kingdom of Greater Serbia proclaimed.
Croatian parliament decreed separation
OF croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia from
hungary.
Nov. American First army smashed
German lines west of the Meuse
Allies drove Germans out of 10 towns In
Belgium
Austrian army fleeing across the Taglia-
mento in Italy.
Count TIA, former Hungarian premier
| assassinated
Ukrsinians and Teutons captured Lem
Nov. liking Boris OF Bulgaria abdicat.