Barnwell sentinel. (Barnwell C.H., S.C.) 185?-1925, January 17, 1918, Image 3

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i r t -* Z—• A -1 ■ BARNWELL SENTINEL, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE THRU —v~ Progress of the War of Civiliza tion Against Germany. AMERICA ENTERS CONFLICT Cxar of Russia Deposed and Radicat Seek Peace — Hindcnburg Line Smashed by Allies and Teu- tons Invade Italy—Other Important Happen- V ings of 1917. /.- f .-j— — ‘ uj.*.'..;:■ - ———*- f { Compiled by E W. PICKARD. THE WORLD WAR Nicaragua indorsed course of United States. .Ju. April. 20.--Russian council of workmen'* and soldiers’ jJelegktes declared agalny 4cpu.ra.te peace. — ••• w • ,Two Germajt destroyers sunk pff Dt rer April 21 -British war comfiilssion arrived In Untied Stales. " " M Turkey .Severed relations wrlth^JLJnlte'I States i y? April 24 French war commission ar rived I rt~* Uni ted States, y* —- — p 4 British made further Jan 1. -Germans defeated Russians In = Wallachii British transport Ivernia sunk in Medl terranean; 160 lost. * v Jan. 9.—Premiers Trepoff of Russia re signed and tvas succeeded by Prince Gollt- zipe. British Warship Cornwallis dunk by tor- pedo. Jari. 14 — Japan.** As battleship Tsukuba — destroyed by explosion; 153' killed. Jan 22.—President Wilson, addressing senate, gave world .outline of terms on •which he believed lasting peace could be concluded. Jan. 23.— Destroyers fought two engage ments in North sea. the Germans losing several vessels and the Kngllsh one. Jan 25. -Gernians took mile 1 of French trenches on Hill 304, Verdun region. British auxiliary cruiser I.aurentic sunk by mine, 350 jives lost Fnn h transport Admiral Magon tor- - pedoed; 141 lost Jan 3k—Germany announced submarine blockade bf all enemy countries, outlined forbidden zones and revoked pledges on aubYharine warfare. * Feb 3 ITnltecKStates broke off diplo matic relations with Germany; President Wilson dismissed Ambassador von Bern- atorff and recalled Amhnssador-Gerar<). i-'eb - 4 Germany agreed to release -- Americ ana- taken bv oomnaehea raider German gunboat interned at Honolulu burned tiy crew; many German Vessels In American ports damaged Feb 6 German'suhpjarlne shelled and i sank British provisional naval collier Favestoti'e and -killed four men. Including Richard Wallace...American. Belgian relief steamer I.nrs Kruse sunk - by Germap submarine all but one of crew Host. 1 4 Feb 7. —Anchor finer Callforrfla and oth er vessels sunk by German submarine; <1 lost on California Feb. 12 —President Wilson.refused parley sought by Germany. American schooner. Lyman M. Law de stroyed by Austrian submarine. Feb 17. British • smashed German Tines on both sides of Ah.cre river. IT. S sent peremptory demand^ to Ger many for release of Yarrowdalo prisoners. German submarine sank Italian trans port: 99$ lives lost. T/eh. 22—Germany 'freed the Yarrowdale prisoners Feb 26 German submarine sujik Cunar- der Laconia off Trlsh roast; 12 lost, includ ing Mrs A. H. Hoy at.d daughter of Chi cago. and American member of orew ** R*-itish’nnil German destroyers Bought in English Channel. Feb. 2*1. — President Wilson asked con gress to grant him powers to protect American shipping British took Kut-eJ-Amara from Turks Feb 2S IT S. government -revealed German ph’t.Jto loin with Mexico and Japan In fna’klng war .on United States.. British occupied Gommecourt and other villages in Ancre region. French destroyer Cassini torpedoed; 106 lost •'. March 2 —Germany announced all sector in face of desp/rate opposition by Germans. y'. * . 1 April 25-German destroyers bombarded Dunkirk but wyfe driven off. American tinker Vacuum sunk by sub marine, nwVal lieutenant and 9 gunners lost y' i" 1 Aprl>^27. —British occupied Arleaux and half/nt Oppy. ■ •' . > , -— r prll 2k Congress passed army bills rit.h selective conscription features. >~ Guatemala severed relations with Ger many , April 29 —General Retain made chief of Frenc.Tustaff ' , May 3.—Chilean minister , to Germany demanded his passports. * 1 ' i May 4 —French captured Oraortr)'e. House passed espionage bill with; modi-, fled press censorship clause. ’ • _ . j British transport Transylvania torpe doed; 413 live's lost. . ' _ - May r, - French' made, big advance on four mile front southwest of Laon. May 6.- Bolivia severed relations with Germany. May 7 —Coalition government of provi sional government and soldiers’ and work- "mPrf’s delegates formed In Russia . May 11. Italy reported destruction of 13 German submarines In one week. Chicago board of trade stopped trading in May wheat. * May 12. British ftgaln hit the fllnden- burg line, establishing themselves near BtJllocourt. May 14 —Senate pass.ed espionage "hills without prohibition and press censorship clauses. - - Italians attacked along the whole Isopzo front gaining ground north of Ooritz. May 15—Chancelor Hollweg before the Reichstag refused to discuss Germany’s -peace aims. Trading in' wheat futures stopped In six middle west exchanges. Italians made,<Wg gains on Julian front, taking Monte Cucco arid Monte V'Odice. May 17.—Senate passed army draft hill National G^ard of 19 states arid District of Columbia mobilized* July 28. —tGerrliSny yielded to Argentine derhands concerning sulnua-rme warfare. !\jipdlng ,of ‘more Arderlcan triiops in Frame announced • War-industries board. 1*\ N . Scott chalr- fnari, 'created \ July 30.—Germans penetrated- Russian territory east of Zbrocz. but Russian re sistance stiffened. . -- Henry < hapman filbert; ^-WafshingttHV, vances In Arras first man accepted tor National army. , Oct/^fc-^Peru. broke off relations Germany ted its war program A/ rltti I six merchantmen sunk In North sea by .Germans. t o tigress co .arid adHnirued •/ TiSf J'T Uruguay sev*'fed feTSttoffs wlffi Gcr.fnany i ■ ■ t. 12. —Rritish -gjitTied half mile on s’x Du-.' Ki. ArnVistiee agreement signed bv itu.-s. bn l* ■. - Li 1ki gov» r'ntiwat and, 1 ' ' ffTffi , /. works of Union Switch company i'ftisburgh. in ColUslort. C25 SoutL African labo; iqst. • — - ‘‘■utotib- all . - f / .; \V:ir-i outici’l iu t‘ , Y war department created." ’. ‘ : . ■> _ oni in Flandtf's. 1 . 17 • GJi a Tie's I’b'z siie at d'l d .Rear s AM? r h 11 Tornado In ea^t central ft- tans enptur<• I part of Island of Adtpi/a-i llarV •v<t>*> iiJiri-^nati«T ytj kill'd rnore. than 26 \ n- Gull Ot ( H ga tl.e em«4 g»n«y>tleet vUir’pora lion 'Marcli 2.: i ! irtv-etght P'-rcons killed Feb 12 Great conflagration Irr tb« tirae.s, Greece'; heavy loss of llfli. / / ft "Brtnsh rrankporr Mend! sin* Brlttsh;'cruiser Ariadne torpedoed: 38 Hi America mile front in Flanders. ' Germ a ’O^^el In v . ...... ^ .... Oct. 14 I‘reside tit Y\ji«on created way |> | >, , i«c n. iW-Hha-tr; c u{y ftlngt -Vn/l 2<df injur*.<1 when tornado' wrecked board fo -s’toprlrauing-with the enemy—in-d*j-pT);.Yt^rinlt-’t ■ t" g* 11«■ r a t—n-n-d-eron- \Vheolr~r.**r>'ir-bs-ari-'l-paft o-f elty . took-other sups t<> curb enemy ■urfiviiies 1 kfm*d July 31 ^Anglo-French fprees opened^ great ' offpnsiv^e ip Flanders Y>n 20 mil® front taking 11 villages ami 5.000 .prisoners Aug. 1 British and French gairulH fur ther ground iff Ypres sector. bui Germans /recaptured St. Julien and part of West- boek .-'.j Aug 2.—German counter-attacks In Flari- ders repulseil Korntloff succeeded. Brussjloff as com mander in chief of Russian armies 4*6 Aug 3. — Austrians .captured,. C^ernowltz and Kimpolung r ' British re*took St. Jullefi Flanders. . Serious.draft riots In central Oklahoma. Aug. 4 Shipping board commandeered about 67o‘ ships unden construction. Aug 5. —Rresiilent Wifsnn ’drafted entire National Guard into federal service. Gorfnans 'nfade violent attack oh British In HoTIebeke. Aug 6. - (“twice^or. Michaells made many changes In Imperial and Prussian mlnls- teries , V Pr< micr*Kerensky completed a coalition cabinet. I. Aug 8t—-Roumanian forcer Opened n f, w offensive north of Fokshard Food, cohtryl bill Berif to President Wil son. • Uanadian conscription bill passed. V Aug. 9 -Teu.tt>ns forced crossing of Su- chitza riVcr in Fokshani region. v Jirie Russian and two (Telman tnrpedf* boats sunk ih batt le near Oesef ' U Y Oct rr> Destruction 6f French s’carfier Medic by submarine annouftcedi 2T»ff*lives lost. . t (>ct 17 - Two German" raiders sank tjwo British .destruVets and 12 S lndiuttviau merhantmen they were convoying In' the North sea , - , , Oct 17 Genpana In full possession of, Is land of. Oesel — Amcrt'can leansport AfitTITes torpedo**!. C7'1ost Oct from o< don. Oct 3Q.—Four Zeppelins destroyed by French *■ 0<J 23. — French broke througn German lines north of tne Alsne inflicting heavy losses and taking 8.00<kj>rlsoners. - Amcri'-ti'n- troops we'tii into first line trenches and fired first shot at German^. ^ Oct 24 Austrians and Germans liegan; offensive along Isonzo front. - • Oct 25. French made another big gain In AJsne sector Austro German attack drove Italians hack to frontier, on-rlie Julian line forc ing abandonment of Bainsizza plateau; 30.000 Italians captured. -Get 26- British arid French made big at tack east of Ypres Brazil declared state of War with Ger many existed Get 27. —Italians In general retreat. 100 ooo captured; Teutons advanced beyond Glvt- jale. Oct. 30 — Austro-Germans took Udine and broke through Carnic Alps Into Vene- tla. • ' ' Vlttoplo Orlando formed new Italian cabinet. *• Count. George von llertHng made Ger man Imperial chancellor. Micnaelis having resigned ——;— 1 - ; — ■ “Oct. 31. —Berlin reported 120;000 Italians and mure than 1,000 guns (aptured. American transport Finland struck by torpedo; eight men kill«*d. Nov. 1. —Italians re-formed behind the Tagliamento. British announced capture of Becrsheba, Palestine. . Nov. 2.—Crown prince withdrew from the Chemln des Damea to the Allette rtver. Ope German criViser and ten armed trawlers augJjTiy British in the Cattegat. United States an*i Japan made compact on open door In China and ce'-operatiOn In the war.- Noy 3.—Germans raided salient, held by Americans, killing three, wounding 6 and taking .12 prisoners. Nov. 6.—American patrol boat Alcedo sunk by torpedo; 21 Tost. Nov. 6 -Italians recreated from Taglia mento line. British captured Passchendaele and ad vanced 1S00 yards; beyond. *. Nov. 7.—Italians fell back to* IJvenza rlv^r, Gernians following. ,American commission to Paris confer ence. headed by Col. House, reached Eng land. ■ British] In Palestine capture)d Gaza. Nov. 8—Russian maximalists under leonine seized government and planned for lmrhediate peace; Kerensky fled from Pe- trograd. Nov. 9.—Britain, France and Italy cre ated Interallied war committee; Gen. Diaz made first commander of Italian armies. Nov. 10 —Russian rebel government made Lenlne premier. Germans reached Plave river In Italy. Now. 11.—Italians repulsed Teutons near Aslago. I-oyal troops attacked maximalists in Petrograd Italians held Teutons on Plave river. Nov. U - Kerensky and the Cossacks badly defeated. f French cabinet resigned. Nov. 15—Georges Clemeoceau became premier of France. • ' . Italians Inundated big section about" the lower Plave to save Venice. Socialist seized the government of Fin land. Nov. 17— BolshevIRl won in Moscow. British light sea fofees routed German Squadron off Helgoland. Prltlsh hocupied Jaffa. Palestine. Teutons who crossed Plave at Zenson annihilated. Nov. 18 —Bolshevlki generally victorious In Russia; Clv.il war halted by lack of food. Nov. 19.—Teutons concentrating big gun fire on north of Italian line. President Wilson Issued proclamation putting severe restrictions on enemy aliens’in United States. Daniel Willard made head of U. S war Industries board. American destroyer Chauneey sunk In -collision; 21 lost. Nov. 20.-Two American Soldiers killed and five wounded 1n artillery cornbaj. Nov. 21.—British smashed through the Hlndenburg line toward Cambrai, taking many towns arid thousands of prisoners. French successfully attacked German salient south of Juvlncourt". Nov. 22.—Furious fighting near Cambrai. Italians meeting great massed attack between .Plave and Brenta rivers. Bolshevlki government In Russia, .pro posed general armistice. Nov. 23.—The Ukraine declared separa tion from Russia Nov. 24 —The British took Bourlon wood, near Camhral The Caucasus declared its independence Nov. 25 m —British and French armies reached Italian front, Nov. 27.—Superior war council of 11 formed for United States. British took part of Fontaine near Cam brai. ’ * Italians repulsed fierce Teuton attacks. Nov. 28.—Coalition ministry formed In Russia. e Germany assented to bolshevlki plan for armistice. . U. 8 government assumed control over all Imports Three 8Candlnav|an king* agreed in maintain neutrality. Nov. 29 —Interallied war conference opened In Paris * Austria agreed to Russia armistice plan Nov. 30—Government announced/* safe arrival In France of large numbers of Na tional Guard troops. Germans pierced British lines south of kTajnbral. ^„ r ' Dec. 1.—British regained most of ground lost near Cawibrnl. und .nine German at tacks were repulsed wPh great losses. Dec. 2.T-Britlsh wMthdrew from Mas- nleres on'Camhrai front. Dec. 3.—British repulsed furious attacks near Cqjnbral. United States congress met for .second war session. / England reported East Africa compfete- ly cleared Qf Germans. . * J , Ruskian^dcputatlon began armistice neg otiations with Germans.- / Armistice an ti >unced" on many sections of Russian front. »; . ’ Dec. 4.—President Wilson, in his annual message declared peace would not be made with present j-ulers ...of Germany.' that* America would fight to last gun, and asked declaration of war against Austria- Hungary Establishment of Tartar republic In Crimea announced.' . —- British steamer Apapa torpedoed; 80 passengers and- th(*'crew lost 1 Dec. 6. -/Iermans rejected Russians' first demands In armistice negotiations. Italians lost some positions on Aslago plateau. j British aviators raided Swelhruicken and Jsaarbrucken ■t JS^-Germans captured Mooft *slariA I e,i liinHM suffiag®.- * 9 n Russians „ Jau. .9 Pik.'-.dent Wilson vetoed the ,.»errnans made air raid on Ixin- ; IniMiigratioTJ t/ll because, of literacy test t 20 -Four Zeppdins destroyed .by th* 1 ,^f. 8eU ' »»»«>“«fation bill British completed captur^ of Bullecourt. May 18.*-l’resident Wilson ordered one division; commanded by General Pershing, sent to France at_onee He also signed the army draft bill and set June 5 for’ .registration day Honduras severed relations with Ger many. May 19. —President Wilson selected H. C. Hoover as head of a food control board. Nicaragua severed relations with Ger many. Senate passed the 83,342,4)00,000 war bud get. May 23 —House passed war tax bill ckr- ryitig tuntijkwjioo.. ,, , Secretary Ltrnslng refused passports for American delegates to Stockholm social ist peace conference. American ship carrying supplies to Switzerland sunk by torpedo. Premier Tisza und entire Hungarian cabinet resided. May 24.—Italians broke through Austrian front from*. Castagnavlzza to Gulf of Trieste. AakJng 9.600 prisoners. May 25 —First American field service cor,ps went to front In France. Germans made air raid on southeastern England, killing 76.a’nd Injuring 1744. May 27—Italians again broke through Austrian lines. May 29.—War department Issued call for 100.'HpO volunteers for regular army. ^ London reported sinking oYijospltal ship and nrmqd cruiser by submarines. - Brazil chamber of deputies authorized revocation of neutrality decree. \ June 2 —Senate passed first of admin istration’s food hills. — \ Fourteen German and Hindoo plotters Indicted by federal grand Jury at Chicago. U S railroad commission to Russia ar rived at Vladivostok. June 3 —American commission to Rus sia. headed by Root, reached Russian port. French, repulsed five great attacks soutn of I>aon. * . June 4. —Brusslloff mnde commander in chief of Russian arroj 1 s. J'utte 9" Yh'an Hen million young AmuHcans registered for the National antU’.. ..^iermcn aviators raided naval base In the M' dway near London, but were driven off, losing eight machlne*i>^- I , '-+(r44ash niadq^'big advance- on tjorth bank 1 of the Scarpe ■ N v— .. . . . . , ves- . American.-PnEr sank German submarine sols would be sunk hereafter withmit after long fight. warning. ... ... t . _ .. ; * June 7.-Britls4i began great offensive I’. March 4 .Austrian attack east of Gorttz ; Belgium blowing bp Messinefl ridge and repu's.d with great losses advat.clrig g mllek on 9-mlle front. March 9-President Wilson ordered the Ltralirhtenlne out big salient ar-'ing of U_ S merchau, vessels June8General I’ershing and staff ar- Mareh 1‘1.- Bagdad captured t»v BritUh Mn rch 12.—Revolution begun In Petro grad Mareh 73 —r>ilna severed diplomatic re lations with Germany. . Russian imperial cabinet deposed by •duma. • March 14—Germans In great retreat along-Somme front March 15 —Czar Nicholas abdicated Rus- *ian throne for himself nnd.his son. Russians captured Hamadan. Asiatic Turkey rived In Englnnff Germany liroke off relations with Haiti. Jane 10 —General Pershing's staff ar rived In France. June 12. — King Constantine of Greece, forced by the allies abdicated In favor of Prince Alexander, his second son. American steamship Petrolite reported sunk by. submarine. June 13 Gernians made air raid on Lon- and wounding 437. don. killing 9 Armv and navv deficiency appropriation March 17.—British tgrik Bapaume and w » ™r r ylng 83.000.000.000 passed by con- Fr«*nrh took Rove. ^*June U— British made big advance east _ X 1, ~ 0 U A‘ •l s: Zeppelins raided London; one shot down .near Complegne, France. Brland cabinet In France resigned. March IS - Xnierjcan freigliters Vlgilan- cla. City of Mcrnplils and Illinois, sunk by German submarine; 22 perished. British and French advanced 10 miles on 7<>-m!le~ front and took Peronne, Chaulnes and Nnye. March 19—Germans made new fierce drive at Verdun,-but^were repulsed with •enormous losses. Rihot formed new French cabinet. March 21.—British took forty more towns In France. . March 26. —French occupied Folemhray a.nd La Fetilllee, south of Coucy forest Brttlsh captured I-agnlcourt March 28.—New Russian government in stalled, .. April 1—British captured Savy, Ven- ^leMes. Epehy and Peizler.e. Fren< h reached outskirts of Vauxalllon and Laffaux. , Armed American ship Aztec sunk by German submarine off French coast; 19 of crew saved- ' " April 2. —President Wilson, addressing special session oLcongress, asked formal resolution that state^of war was In exis tence between the United States and Gei- muny, and called for cu-operatiun wilu " entente allies to defeat Gerduan autocracy. , April 4.—Senate passed resolution declar ing state of war between U. S. and Ger many, by a vote of 82 to 6. April 6. — Htiuse * passed war resolritton by vote of 37? to 50; President Wilson signed It and issued a proclamation to world and. ordered navy mobilized at once. ;.A11 German’ vessels In American ports were seized and many supposed Ger man plotters were arrested. April 7.—German cruiser Connoran, interned at Guam, blown up by crew. - Cuba and Panama declared state of-war with Germany. April 8.—Austria broke qff diplomatic relations with U. S. April ^—British advanced two to "three . miles on twelve mile front near Arras, amashlng German l.ne and taking'yimy ridge and many towns. April 10. -Brazil severed relations with Germany; Argentina declared It supported i he position of the‘United States, Chili eciaed to remain neutral. April 11.—Costa Rica declared it sup ported the position of the United States; Urugjifc? proclaimed its neiUrality. April/ll— British naval men rfiet in first allied council with .U. 8. officials, in Washington: ,~ Bulgaria severed relations with U. 8. - April 13.—Bolivia severed relations with Germany. British and French made further big ad vances on west front. April If—House passed 87.000,000,000 war revenue authorization bilLwithout dissent ing f ote. o • *' April 15.—Brtlsh patrols entered suburbs of Lens. , /. i Germans routed at Lagnicourt with ter rible losses. V • * British transport Arcadian torpedoed; 279 lost. , r— • Britfsh transport Cameronia sunk; 140 lost.* Apill 18.-^President Wilson issued proc lamation warning againts the commission of treasonable acti. •Congress appropriated ‘ $100,000,000 for emergency war fund.*-'- - French opened great offensive on 25- .’ mile frhnt between Soissons and Reims, taking 10.000 prisoners. April 17.—8enate unanimously passed 17 - 000.000,-000 bond Issue bill. . . , Germans sank two,British hospital shtps loaded with wounded British and Ger- mana April 18—American Uner Mongolia — submarine la Irish sea and south uf Messines June 15 —Liberty loan heavily over-sub scribed when hooks closed. June 20—President Wilson issued call for 70.000 volunteers for regular nrmy. June 22 —French repulsed violent a’ttacks of Germans on the Chemtn des Dames. June 23 — House passed food control bill with "bone dry’’ amendment. Juno 25 —President Wilson appointed an export? council composed of the secre taries of state. agriculture and commerce and the food administrator \jnnc 26 —American coal barons agreed to fixing-of prices. ... . "“"First contingent of Pershing’s army landed In France. June 27 —Se-ond contingent of Pershing's army landed In France. New Greek cabinet headed by Venlzelos took oath of ^office. June 28. —Brazil revoked Its decree of neutrality.In war between entente allies and Germany. ‘ • June 29 - Greece broke off diplomatic re lations with Germany, Austria. Bulgaria and Turkey. ' July 1. —Russians captured Konluchy, Galicia, and Turkish stronghQlds In the Caucasus. July 3.-/French ulsed great German attack near On;. July 7.—Russians successfully attacked In Pinsk sector. Germarts made air raid on.London, kill In Aug JO.—British drnye Germans back tw o . miles in Flanders "and EYeneh ad vanced east and north of Blxsolioote 'Aug. jl Arthur Henderson resigned as labor member of British war cabinet, be ing accused d double dealing concerning Stockholm conference."" Herbert Hoover made American food ad- mlrrlstrator. ", j_ Atig. 12.—German airplanes raided Eng land. killing 23 * » .... Aug. 14 —("’hlna declared war on Ger^ marry and Austria-Hungary Peace proposals by the pope made pub-' lie. Aug. 15.—Canadian troops captured Hill 70, dominating I^ens anc’ thre Loos salient! ■ and entered Lens. U. S. government’s plan to control flour and wheat put In operation. Aug. 16 British ^and I'rench made big gains In Flanders, taking Langemarck and other villages. Von Mackensen drove Russians across the Per»'th river. - Aug. 18.—French made great airplane raids on German positions in Belgium and Germany. f Italians began new offensive in th* Ison- gp region. — 1 r—> rr*—— Aug 19. —British line advanced 600 yards east of I.ancemarck. mainly wHh “tanks *’ Many I W W. leaders |t rres,e ri by'U. S. federal agents s Aug 20 —Ffenoh drove hack Germans In Verdun sector on 11 mile front, taking Avocourt wood, Le Mort Homme sfimmlts, Corheaux wood nmd Champneuvllle Aug 21—British forced their way fur-, ther ipto the defenses of T^ns. ' French tnade further advances In Ver dun sector. Aug. 22.—Germans opened offensive In Riga region Rrltlsh took Important positions along Ypres-Menin road. Germans made' air rAlds on English const, killing 11. -Aug 23—Dr. H Garfield made fuel admlnls’rator rif_.U. S -Aug 24 British pushed back on Ypres- Menin road. ■ . j___ ■ ' French took Hill 304. Verdun, bv jftorm. Ayg 24.—Italians captured Monte Santo, 'northeast of Gorlzla. Apg. 2S — President Wilson relected the pope^peace proposals ns impossible while Germaa autocracy exists. Aug. vWU. S wheat committee fixed hnslc price for lfH7 crop at 82.20. Germans mAde air raid on port of Riga Fept. 1 —Rrltlshv destroyers destroyed four German armed traw 1 ers off Jutland. Sept*. 3.— Russians abandoned Riga. 1 German airplanes nydetFChatham, Eng land, killing, lwi. Sept. 4.—Italians captured Monte Skin Gabriele. _ German submarine snelled Scarborough and airplanes bombed Loi ion. Sept 5. —American National army began movement to cantonments. Federal agents raid* d I. W. W. quar ters throughout country. American inerchantinen under convoy attacked by U-boats: two steamships and on*s submarine sunk. " i _ S**pt. 6. —House passed war Credits bill authorizing $11,538.945.460 in bonds and cer- titlcates. Sept. 7. —Atlantic transport lines Minne haha torpedoed; 50 dead. German aviators bombed American hos pital * amp, killing five. Sept. 8. — Secretary Lansing exposetF vio lations of neutrality by Swedish officials in Argentina and Stockholm in transmitting German cablegrams advising sinking of Argentine vessels. French cabinet resigned. Sept. 9.- Korniloff, commander in chief of Russian armies, headed military coun ter revolution and was dismissed by Ker ensky. Sept. 19—Senate passed war revenue bill totaling $2,411.670.000. , . Paul l’uUUeve became Frenfch premier. Sept. 12.-Count Luxburg. German min ister to Argentina, givwn his passports; anti-German riots in Buenos Aires. Kerensky made commander in chief of Russian armies. Sep.t. 13.—Kornlloff’e revolt collapsed". Secretary Lansing exposed' uiuieutral action of former Swedish charge in Mexico City, Sept. 14. —Italians drove Austrians from Monte San Gabriele summit. * S‘-pt. 15.—Senate passed bill for $11,538,- 556,460 bond-issues. British naval fftrcraft destroyed one Ger man destroyer and.-sOme trawlers near Os- tei’d. * Vr~ -j SepL 16.—Premier Kerensky proclaimed Russia^a republic'. 2 Sept 17.—Costa Rica broke off /elatlons with Germany. Sept. IS.—Russia began reorganization of army, suppressing, soldiers’ committees. Houso passed $7.144,0o0,000 detklericy war supply bill. > Sept. 2e.-^British began great offensive east of Ypres. Sept. 21.-Secretary Lansing published message Of Von Bemsburff to Berlin ask ing leave to spend $50,000 "to lnliuence con-* gress ' ig 37 ,and losing a number of planes. X * €6sta?. Ilica severed diplomatic, relations July 8. —President Wilson proclaimed ftn " ,wath Germany. * irbargo on shipments of food, fuel,; steel ' Germany and Austria replied favorably embargo ... ...... and munitions, to cut off supplies from neutral countries tOvCefm.ariyexcept dairy produces for non-combatants in exchange for coal. k July 9.—Hew Austrian.cabinet resigned President YVdlson called entire National Guard and it*' reserve Fnto the federal service by August 5. British battleship Vanguard destroyed by interior explosion; 800 lost. • July 10. — Russians broke Teuton line east of Lemberg and took Hallcz. July 11.— President WHSSn called on American business interests to aid nation by foregoing unusual profits in selling to the nation and the pu.illc. . . July 12 — Russian advance checked west of Bohorodozahy. ’ - July <14.—Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg resigned and Dr. G. E. Michaelis succeed ed him House passed $640,000,000 aviation bill. July 17 —French took German trenches near Malancourt. Three members of Russian cabinet re signed; riots In Petrograd suppressed. T Bhake-up in British cabinet July 19.—Great German attack between Oaonpe .and Hurteblse partly successful. Chancellor "Michaelis. declared himself for the submarine warfare. In Vllgna region Germans drove back Russians because some Russian regiments held meetings to decide whether to obey orders. \ «. July 20—Draft for American National army held. " . Premier Lyoff of Russia resigned and was succeeded by Kerensky. ^>July.21—Senate passed food control and aviation bills. Russian troops in disorderly Tetreat. burning villages • , 'July 22—German aviators raided Eng land, killing 11 In coast towns, but" being driven away, from I>ondon. 81am declared' state of war with Ger many and AustriaHungarv July 21.— Government ofnatlonkl safety created in Russia and Kerensky glvfn ab solute powers. July W - Mutinous*division of KomllofTs Russian army reported blown to pte es with Its own arHRery Russians and Roumanians in South Car pathians broke Teuton line . to pope s peace proposal.. Germans broke through Russian line at Jaiobstadt. ... Sept. 22.—Secretary -Lansing revealed de-. tails of Bernstorff’s plotting before U. S. eniOred the war . ’ ^ept. 23—Secretary Lansing disclosed German abuse ut-U. S.i'pro.iection by con cealing In Bucharest legation explosives and .disease germs after U. S. had taken it over. ~~“ Sept. 24.—German airplanes raided Eng land, killing 20. War Industries board and .producers cv.t steel prices In half. Germans lost heavily in attacks nea*’ Verdun. . - <* Sept 26 —Germans made two more air raids on England. U. 8. senate passed $8,000,000,000 war de ficiency bill. Sept. 26:-BrTrish took strong positions, from Germa is east and nort east of Ypres. ''' - Germany offered to evacuate Belgium under certain condltlor* er acting chreUTjf ordnance 'German .ur'rald on England. DOMESTIC , Jan. 17. -Dani-sti West- indies passed un- uer"Sovereignty 7>f United Htat*-s Juti ,-22 BlUe sky laws of 4),nio, Michi gan anil South Dakota held, gonstltutloual by- U, sjl Supreme court, 7 J a n 23 -W* men Of Nuirilh Dakota grant- over president's \eta Feb 2. — Indiana amj'Alaska prohibition tails pas-ed afi'i gUi',®rnoi?» of. Oregon and Tennessee signed TfdrY'Obills. - . Feb, 6.-Senate passed fmrnlgratlon bill over president’s veto . , ■ i'eb ' 8. — Utah's prohibition bill signed by governor Feb 14.— Ohio senate passed woman suf-' frsge bill. - Feb 19 — Washington’s "bone dry” bill sign** d by Gov. Lister Feb. 20.—Senate passed drastic espion age bills - .South Dakota prohibition bill passed. Feb. 21 House passed senate measure prohibiting Importation of liquor Into pro hibition states Prohibition bill for Kansas passed; Feb. 22. — House passed army bill without larger general Btaff and universal train ing features. Feb 28.—Hodse passed* senate bill mak ing city of Washington dry /Senate passed administration revenue bill to raise $350,000,000. March.2.-8inate passed $517,000,000 navy bill. -rr—**- March 4 — Sixty-fourth congress expired Twelve senators by filibuster, prevented passage of ship arming bill and much other Important legislation' WooItow Wllso'n took oath of office In private. - .* March 5.i—Wilson and Marshall Inaugu rated March Federal grarjd Jury at. New York Indicted 163 eastern fuel dealers for criminal conspiracy to raise coal prices March 9.-Pres1dent Wilson called extra session of congress for April 16. . March 21 -President Wilson advanced date for extra session of congress to April 2 April 2 —Congress met In special session atrild great patriotic enthuslafcnv April 9—Supreme court upheld woman’s minimum-wage law of Oregon, and de clared Illegal price fixing restrictions by means of ■•'licenses” for public use of patented articles. ^ - April 17 -r Rhode Tsberrd legislature ex tended presidential, suffrage to women. .Tune 6 —FoVlnns' revolt In Joliet. III., pen- lten'larv quelled bv military. t June 27. — House passed rivers and hjra- bors bill appropriating $27,000,000 Senate passed dn'vllght saving bill,. . _ July 2 -Race riot In Eaiit Ft Louis In which more than 20 negroes and two white men were killed and heavy property loss caused, -+ July 26.—8enate passed rivers and har bors bill. * v Aug 1.—Fenate passed Fheppard resolu tion for national prohibition amendment to the constitution. Aug. 23.—Soldiers of Twenty-fourth U. 8. infantry (colored) started race riot at Houston. Tex., killing 16 whites. Sept. 22 —Gov. J. E. Ferguson of Texas found guilty of accepting illegal profits and Impeached. Nov. 6 —Hylan elected mayor of New York; Socialists thera and In Chicago overwhelmingly defeated; woman suffrage won in Hew York state. Nov. 23.—Ten policemen 'And a woman killed hy’homh in Milwaukee Dec. 17—House of representatives adopted .Webb resolution, for prohibi tion constitutional amendment. ind. April ' '10 Kxukujlon^ rri ammunition •• jrin.ntf of 'Kti&&i; near Chester. * Pa., killed i 112 • f w ^ April 27 Explosion’ in, Hastings mine , near Ludlow, Chlo; killed 119 men. r> May 21.—Great fire in Atlanta. Ga.; loss $3.500."00 M tVj- 25 -Thirty Jives lost %nd great damage done .by storm In Kansas*. • May 26 — Xurnado*.* in ‘entral' IHinote- kllled about l.V) n.nd did millions of dol- lara’-jworth of damage: Ma y . _9:-Tornadoes In southern Illinola, Ke..T^hnessee, Alabama" and Ar- kan^iift •k-liUcu-ni'Any . persons. ^ C June 7. San Salvador, capital _of Sal vador, and-a number of surrounding towns destroyed by volcanic eruption, earth quake und fir**. ", .fune 9 More than lid men perished in blazing mBle at. Butte, Moat. June 30 -Water task fell on whalebaek (’hrlstupher Gulumb.ua.at Milwaukee, kill- mg 13 and hurting many / ' / July L —Niagara Gorge trolley car plunged into rapids; 28 killed. '-July 25. Mine ex pips'qn at New Water ford,. Cape Breton, killed 62. Aug 4.^-MIne explosion at Clay. Ky.. killed 31. Aug. 10 —British steamer City of Athens, carrying missionaries to Africa, sunk try floating jhine: 19 lost , t Aug 13 -Eighteen kilned In trolley ear collision-near North Branford. Conn. Aug. 18 -Large part of Salonlkl. Greece, destroyed hy fire. Oct. 2 —Typhoon, and flood at Toklo: many killed. Oct. 9-Million dollar fire.In Guayaquil. Ecuador Oct. 28—Great floods In Natal, South Af rica; thousand drowned. • Oct. 30 - MtlHon dollar fire on B. A O. docks tit Baltimore; seven persons killed. "Dec 6 - Explosion of French ammunltlos ship In Halifax ' harbor killed 4.000 and wrecked much of the city and suburbs. Dec 17—American submarine F-l sunk In collision; 19 lost. wm NECROLOGY Jan 10. —William F. Cody (Buffalo BIB) Jan **Itc-Sehasttan Schleslnger, com poser. at Nice. . — r .- Wayne MacVeagh, former U. 8. attor ney general,, At Washington. Jan. 16—Admiral George Dewey at Washington. Philip Botleau. patnterr In New Tort Jan. jn.-William de Morgan novelist. Feb. 7.—Cardinal Diomede Falconio at Paris.. Feb. 10.—A1 Hayman, theatrical pro ducer. <.Feb. 11.—Duke of Norfolk In London. Feb. 18.—Carolus Duran, ri&tnter, at Paris. Feb. 18.—MaJ. Gen. Frederick Funstoa erizel. painter, at B^- F0RE1GN Jan 27. —President Gonzales of Costa Rica deposed by military and citizens. Murch 4 —Chinese premier resigned be cause President LI Yuan-Hung refused to break relations with Germany. March 8—American murines were land ed at Hanticgo de Cuba and restored or der Rebels abandoned the city. Marc h 16.—Czar Nicholas of Russia ab dicated." Murch 26— Republican government tor Russia Installed. — ' June 17.—Irish Sinn Fein rebel* prison ers all released. June 30.—Hsuan Tung, Manchu empe ror. announced his succession to the throne of China. July 5.—Civil war broke out In China. July 10.—Manchu restoration In China collapsed. ^ July 13.—Chang Haun's army surren dered after battle at Peking. July 25.—Convention" to draft home rule constitution for Ireland met In Ixindon. Oct. 10.—Prince Ahmed Fuad made sul tan of Egypt/ . Dec. 9 -Revolution In Portugal; Stdonlo Paes made provisional president. D**c. 17.—Union government under Borden'victorious In Canada election. MEXICO Jan. 2.—U. S.-Mexico parleys ended, Qarranza refusing to sign protocol. “^Torreon recaptured by Carranza forces. Jkn. 4. —Villa defeated In big battle at Jlmlnez. Jar. 15 —Mexlcan-Amerlcan Joint com mission formally dissolved. Jan„ 21.—War 4eP a J" tmt ’ni ordered mors than.25,000 militia from border Jan. 27.—President Wilson ordered wlth- drawarof American troops from Mexlco.X Feb. 6.—Gen. Pershing marched out of Mexico. March 11.—Carrenza elected president of Mexico.- z" April 23.-Villa’s main army defeated by Carranza forces at Bablcora. Nov. 13 —Villa troops captured Ojlnaga after hard fight SPORTING Gen. Soukhomllnoff, .ormer war mlnlsr British withdrew from Bouflon wood ter of Russia. sentene«d for life'for high treason. Sept- 28.—Many I. \ * W. leaders Indicted for seditious conspiracy Sept. 29 —British captured Ramadle, Me sopotamia. and Its large garrison. German airplanes raided London. British airplanes bombed Zeebrugge. . Sept: 30—Two mors air raids mads on London. , . Fuel Administrator Garfield set limits for retail prices of coal. * Oct L—Heavy attacks of Germans re pulsed by French/and Brltlkh, and of Aus trians by Italians. Four- groups of German airplanes raid- -ed Ijandon and coast towns. Se'-ond Liberty loan campaign at a r ted. - Freftch airmen made reprisal raids on Pfnpkfert, Stuttgart. Treves and Cob* lenz.'Wnd Bri»>sh bombed Zeebrugge locks. .Oct 2-British repulsed six desperate German attacks In Flanders/ // British cruiser Drake torpedoed; 19 killed yf Oct 3 —President Wilson signed the wsr tax bill • ZyZ . OcJ. 4.—British won great battle east of Ypres. / y"£^ r S/ r ■ salient near Cambta.l. Dec.. 6.—Italian’s driven back on Aslago plateau. Armistice for ten days declared on Rus sian front. V ’ German air raiders killed seven in Eng land. . • • ’ * • U. S/'destroyer Jacob JpneS torpedoed; 66 men lost. ' ... 3-2, Dec. 7 — United States congress declared war on Austria-Hungary. ' ; Roumanla accepted armistice with the enemy. Dec 8 —Great Itsllan air fleer made suc cessful attack on Austro-Germans Ecuador severed diplomatic relations With Germany, Dec. 9-Kaledfnes and Korniloff leading revolt of-,Cossacks against Lenlne govern ment'of R’-ssia, Dec. 1® —British captured Jerusalem Japanese troops landed In Vladivostok April 11. —Baseball season opened. May 28 —Benny Loonard won world’s champion lightweight*- title, from Freddie Welsti In r New York.- June 9.—University of Chicago won west ern Intercollegiate conference meet. University of Michigan re-admitted to western intercollegiate-conference.— June 16.-rEatr Cooper in a Stutz won the Chicago auto'derby. • July 14.—Francis Oulrbet won western amateur golf championship at Midlothian Aug 24.—C. H. I^arsqn, Waupaca. VVls., won Grand American Handicap at Chi cago. * . . ., ; Bept. -L—Mrs. F. -C: I^tts. Chicago, won women’s western golf championship. S^pt 15 —Jim Barnes won western open golf championship at Chicago. Sept. 21.—Chicargo "White £ox won Amer ican league pennant. ? Sept. 24 —New York Giants ‘wOn Na tional league pennant. Oct 15.—Chic ago "White Sox won world's championship from New York Giants. - Jan. 6.—Earthquake In Formosa killed 300. Jan, 11.-Tremendous explosion wrecked Canadian Car Jfc^Foundry Co. plant wt Klngsland. N. )' -X, ’. ’ ’oWder Co. plant at yed I/)* explosions. Jan 12.*-hu Font Po liaSkelL N. J.. destroyed Jan. 13.-“-Colliery -explosion In Fushun; Manchuria, killed 770^ _ ■ . Ja’n 27 -Two million five hundred thou- Dec. 11.— Russian /Cr>nst1tuent,,-assem-c^ami dqllkr fire in business district of bly met. - X. — Pit sburgh. Pa IVc 42 -MJ^Tmuns made, great attack Feh 2a-Explo»U>n and fire It) Chicago 1 osteopathy, east of BufleAmjrt rrining stightly /- ten^^rebr'kined 25 * ' n ~ — } l**c: l«.-^Henry Clay ConarressiAn*»l Inquiry into U. S. War J Fen 3 -Thirty killed. 344 hurt hi ship *ran comic opera star. v y preparatlon^;S«arted. [explosion at Archangel. ,“* . • L Frank Go-cn. former wreetllnf cha w* UrUihl, de».!royej. four trawlers And) Feb. M-^NFouf q)1Uloo dollar fire tniPlon of warid. * at flan Antonio, Tex March 4 — A? p. we glewoed, N. J. March 5.—Manuel de Arriaga former president or Portugal March 8.—Count Ferdinand Zeppelin, at Charlottenburg O. W. Guthrie. American ambassador to Japan, at Toklo. s J March 11.—Congressman Cyrus 8ulloway of New Hampshire. March 12.—Walter Clark. Americsm landscape painter, in New York. April 2.—Gen. Lloyd: Brice, diplomat and editor. April 8.- Richard Olney,- former eecre- tary of state, at Boston. - April 10 —Congressman Henry T. Helgte- sen of North Dakota, at Washington. April 18.—Gen. von Biasing, German gov ernor general of Belgium. April 20.—Dave Montgomery, actor. M Chicago April 21—W. H. Parry, member federal trade commission, tn Washington. April 26 —Baron Hengelmueller von Hea* gevar, former Austrian ambassador to U. 8. —- May 10 —Joseph Benson Foraker, form er U. S senator, at Cincinnati. May 14 —Joseph H. Choate, lawyer mnS diplomat, at New York, — , May 18. —Bela L Pratt, sculptor, at Bos ton. _ . May 19 —Belva Lockwood, pioneer euff- raglst, In Washington. , D. W. Comstock, congressman from In diana. May 22 —Harry Lane. U. 8. senator from Oregon. ' „ X May 25 —W. H. Miller, former D. 8. at fc torney genral. at Indianapolis. June 1—John C. Black, veteran banker of Chicago. June 3.-Mrs. Matilda B. Carse. philan thropist and temperance worker, at Park Hill. N. Y. Louis Oathmann. Inventor, at Washing ton. _ June 6.—D. W. Potter, 'evangelist, at Chicago. June 12.— Mint. Terese Careno, pianist, in New York. June 16— Rt. Rev. J. A. McF®ul. Cath olic bishop of Trentopd N; J. June 17.—Judson C/Clements. Interstate commerce commissioner, at Washington. June 20.—pigby/Bell, American come dian. / June 27.—Col. Oliver Hazard Payne, financier. In New York. June 90.—William Winter veteran dra matic critic, at New Brighton. N. Y. July 1.—William H. Moody, former as sociate Justice of Supreme court. July 2.—Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, British actor, in London. July 10 —Col. B. B. Herbert, editor Na tional Printer-Journalist, of Chicago. Herbert Kelr ey, actor. July 15.—Federal Judge F. M. Wright at** Urbans. HI. ■*■ —■ , r JulyG6.—Bo Sweeney, assistant secretary of the Interior. July 18.—Archibald Mcf^Ilan. Christian Science editor, .at Brookline. Mass. July 20—Prof J. B. Carter, director of the American Academv of Rome. July 24.—Manton Marble. American pub* Heist. In England. July-30.—Gen Harrison Gray Otis, owner Los Angeles Times. Aug. l.-rJere J Cohan, veteran actor, at Monroe. N Y. Dr fllpjeon Gilbert, veteran church Jour nal edlto’r. In Chicago Aug. 2.—Raphael . Klrchner. portrait painter. In New York. Aug 9.—Rt. Rev Nicholas Mats. Cath olic bishop of Denver. . , " Aug 17 —Former U 8. Senator John W. Kern of Indiana at Asheville. N. C. Aug. 29—Ear! Grey, former governor general of Canada. Mgr Thomas F Kennedy, rector of tha American College In Rome. Sept. 12—Queen Eleanore of Bulgaria. Sept. 13.-Henry E. Legler. public li brarian of Chicago. Sept 16-Henry B. Brown! president of Valparaiso university. WHMam F. Stone, collector of the port of Baltimore. "> _ ' Oct. 9’—Hussein Kemal. sultan of EgypL Oct. 15.-Don M Dlckltfson. former post master general, at Detroit, Oct. 20-Rev Thomas Spurgeon, noted I^ndon preacher. Oct, 21—IT 8 Senator Paul O Hosting of Wisconsin. ' -Oct-*-22 Robert 1 Fitzsimmons, former heavyweight champion, at Chicago. Oct 24 —J, Carroll Beckwith, painter, la New York. -* Oct. 28.—Prince- .Christian of Schlewlg* Holstein in London. ‘ Oct. 29 — Congressman Charles Martin of Chicago Oct. "30 — Dr. E. B. Andrews, educator, at Interlacben, Fla. ^ "Prtvste” Johr Allen, former congress man from Mississippi- Gen. Charles H. Grosvenor. former oo^ .[.KXessman from Ohio. Nov. 3.—Rear Admiral Rodgers. U. 8. N. retired. Nov. I.r-W. H. Kendall. English actor. Nov. 1L—Lllluokalanl, former quaen of Hawaii, at Honolulu. Nov. 15.—John W. Foster, former seers tary of stite. In Washington. . _ 1 Soy. 17.—Auguste Rodin, .French scute- tor. \ £ Nov. 18.—Gen. Si.-.Stanley Maude, cos®- mahder of British army In-Mesopotamia. Nov. 90.—W. E. Chandler, former seers, lary of the navy. ^ Deo I-Dr. A., D. "Melvin, chief of H B. bureau of animal industry. - , Dec 12 —*Dr. A. T. Still, founder o# pathy.