Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-04
COMPLETE DEFEAT OF CENTRAL
POWERS IN WORLD WAR MARKS
AN EPOCH IN HISTORY.
DATES OF TEUT0N DOWNFALL
Twelve'month Ends With Leaders Of
Victorious Nations Gathered to Set.
tie Peace Terms-other Foreign and
Domestic Occurrences.
COMPILED sY e. W. PIckARp.
Continued from yesterday

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Oct, G-crar Ferdinand OF Bulgaria abdi.
Gated In favor OF Prince Boris
uermany and Austria asked nrmiatice
srn mo pvaee negotiations based on Wilson's
oe,, Alderman line north of Reins
~; z; b transport oranto sunk in COLI
Oct. 7-Amsrieans In furious battle for
north end Of Argonne forest.
Oct b-Presidont Wilson answered Ger
man peace note by demanding tho evac-
Ing whether tho chancellor meant Ger.
many accepted tho Wilson terms and
whether he spoke only for tho present
authorities OF the empire
,on AIiien smashed Hindenburg defonses on
Ggm!e 'front.' between Cambria and 81.
Quentin. and Franco-Americans started
new drive east OF the Meuho.
r. Ibritihh occupied Cambria and
Prince Frederick Charles OF Hesae elect.
90 hhg OF Finland by iandtnE
.oest l0-iriah mall boat LeinHter torpe'
:, 10 csteau. railway center. taken by al.
OCT, n-Argonne wood cleared OF Ger
Kaiser called rulers OF all German fed
Grated states 10 conference.
x,oet E-Ocrman chancellor sent reply 70
WILSON. saying Germany accepted ali his
.otmh ana hRrsed to ovhcuhte all invaded
territory.
Entire German defense system In Cham.
payne smashed
,, Oct, iS-La Fere and Laon taken by the
Serbs captured Nlsh.
Oct h-froEijcnt Wilson rejected Ger
many'h peace and armiAtiee proposals.
Aiign began big drive In Flanders, TAX
lnE ltoulerH and other towns
Italians captured DuraxEo
octs ib-AlllNa took Menin nankad IA.
onern taken
9e! lc1Gcnetal retreat from northern
belgium by Germans.
the Argonne.
Allies pursued AustrianS into Montene
gro,
Oct IL Germans evacuated ontend. Lille
Oct, is-Aliiea occupied Tureoing. Rou.
bniki zoehrugge and fhlclt
Independence OF Cxccho. Sloynk nation
declared by It's provisional government,
Emperor Charles deer, 4 liberalization
o. tAus,ro-liungnrinn empire.
ooi PRESIDENT Wilson rejected Aus.
Fn n,Hungnry'h peace proposals.
Allied armies In Belgium reached the
Dutch frontier
Fourth Liberty loan closet. heavily over.
Oct. O--.if)D retreatins Germaus In.
termed IN holland.
Oct M-GOrmIny made reply TO Presi.
asnt Wilson. fnll OF ovaBions denials and
Allies in Serbia reached the Danube and
Isolated Turkey
Oct 22-BritiSh entered suburbs of Val
encienhtH and croSscd tho scheidt
Oct % President Wilson told German
government he would take up with a!iisg
,ne subject OF an nrmiHtice; but that the
~ D., u II must deal with the kaiser and
i,ans % crew, s n drmandcd not peace negotia-
british broke through German derenses
south OF Vnoencionncs
hSmerieans made advance In terrific
hHhting In Meusc valley.
serbs, Slovenss and Croatians announced
formation OF sovereign state
hocs N-i,allans began big offensive on
Oct. 26-Frcnch In big advance 4, Cara.
Olne region.
Ludendorr resigned
declaration of Independence OF the
peoples OF middle Europe promulgated In
Independence Hall. Philadelphia,
British occupied Alcppo.
x,Oct T--Germany replied TO President
wilson. asking terms for armistice.
,asS pernan ~ reichstag put control Of mill
AInes crossed the Piave In Italian drive,
oct' @-Austria- Hungary asked for sep
aete er'nisuce and peace on allies terms.
smashed S7MSs.nisn bv ai,,as lines beyond tho Piave
Turkey presented separate peace propos-
r,ooet: Oct: @-lEnti,o Turkish army on tho
Austrian commander In Italy a.k.d Gan
Oct a-ArmA,tice with Turkey wan, ,,,.
Allies opened n.w ar,v. ., ,,..,
Crontlan nariiamant Sen. proclalmed
iMnEary' ''"'" anu paimatia from
Nov. i,,American First army smashed
Allies drove c,eTmons o n,,. "suse'
ilelAium, ''' VI d" towns IN
msn9o In Itaiy'y Itiy "'''ns across tho Taglia-
Count risn. former Uu,,or,.
aseaaSinatad, ~ '"Ha''"n premier
bsra' b"'''""' ana rou'ons captured Lem
Nov, a-Kinu por,. ~, p,,
cd and n peasant rcpubiic was ns, n,p9aeiSat- a,9enat
Austria dsciarsSa' Sa"p'''o separation from
.,Amsrlosns made great advance on both
Trenie taken 6y Itaiians
yalenglennea taken by iiritiah.