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r 1 ' ' )■ ’ <m. -i J.. THE PEOPLE, BAEHWELL, S. 0. C0MPL5TE DEFEAT OF CENTRAL POWERS IN WORLD WAR MARKS — an ^POCH IN history. dates of .teuton downfall ■/ . •. a : - ' a.-x > i •" • Twelve-Month ^nds With Leader* of Victorious Nation* Gathered ta Set- Peace Term*—other Foreign End Domestic Occurrences. « , > • COMPILED BY E/W. PICKARD. British recaptured Morlancourt and Chlp- Uly. - * March 2S—Preach retook three town* and Germans advanced toward* Am*«na but were slopped with heavy losses March M—Gen.- Foch put in counmand of filled armies in.France, and Gen; Per shing offered to him ail his troops and resources.i > .■ . _ Shell from German long range gun killed 75 In a Faris church.- Caucasus, after proclaiming its inde- ^cndence, made separate peace^wnh, Tur- Aprll *—Germans resumed drive toward Amiens, gaining little at heavy_.e03l. "Armenians recaptured 1 ^ Krzerum ^ from Turks. April &—Allies held their lines against heavy attacks. Berlin announced the capture of Ekat- eritioslav, Hussia. : r> Japan and Great Britain latided small ibnje at V'ladlvoslok to .prelect hf« and property. , . - fvprii 6-Third Liberty -loan campaign .opened- In Llnited States. V PrdVost Marshal G the world war Pufy- drove ^ Vt i5 1,01,1 ^enaon loop Jan. 4-Fre.ddeni W uaau idaai t-otfirof. program to co Teutons across railwmv . ^ ^icsented 111* Ur, \ I un '- r °l program to cougres^ Germans OSPiU ‘ ‘ hlp Kewa ^rpenoed by L,oyd Geor K® •tAted * ,luu _ aims. sat?,?,, S k° v crnment began moblll- sation ot J.ww.txo workers Suhm«ri l ‘ pr * ,n * 00url upheld draft law. tag to r! “ ,t ‘ n - eU al K,el * kU1 - ^^- pr «*sident Wilson stated Amer- Jnr. "u r IJ a,n ' !, an ' 1 demands, jan s-Kussia and Bulgaria aigned sep arate pt-ui e. ^ Central powers withdrew offer oi general peace and offered Uussia sep arate peace. Ku.ssia and Germany renewed armla- nee for month. Jan 14- British airmen made big suc cessful daylight raid on Karlsruhe •erman.-. hombaided Yarmouth .from in, S«rli iJ—Laniel Willard resigned, as ueud ot b war Industries board. Jan EV-ln naval action at entrance to . Dardunelies Hie British sank Turkish fCruist-r Breslau and forced the Goeben t ashore i Jan. 2Y—Britl^n boarding ship Louvain . sunk. 224 lost. Jan 24—Germany and Austria replied to peace prop<*aal^ of Wilson an,d Lloyd Leoige, rejecting the concrete sugges tions Jun. 2S—Twelve killed by explosion In Ivewport naval torpedo station Odessa captured by the bolshevlkl. - J Rn 27 - Russian governnient broke rela tions wl|h Houmanla Italians began offensive between Asiago and ,the Brenta Roumanians »ook Kishinev Jan 28—German air raiders killed 47 In London. Ukrainians defeated bolshevik troopa In three dav. battle and took Lutsk. Italians broke through Austrian line, taking 1.60U prisoners. Jsn 3<v—German #air raid on Paris. 49 killed. ' . Jan. SI —Bolshevlkl took Orenburg. Feb S—Allied supreme war council de clared war must be carried on to vic tory government took over General Crowder call ed 150,000 draft men to colors. April- 9—Germans hit British front be tween La Basse and Armentieres, gain ing J •miles. . . /' April 10—Germans drove British back north and. south of Armentieres. American troop* on firing line In great battle. April 11-^Brltlsh evacuated .Armentieres but recaptured other positions. April 12—Tremendous fighting continued In Flanders, Germans advancing to Mer* vill « ~ , * Americans won/ all day fight on Toui front. ^ April 13—Turks took Datum. , - Zeppelin and airplane factory at Man* zel, Germany, burned with great loss. April -14—Count Cternlu. Austrian for eign minister, resigned. American navy collier Cyclops. 293 on board, reported missing. *».pril l£~Berlin announced the occupa tion of Helsingfors by German troops. British worships, sweepihg the Katte gat, sank 10 German trawlers. Allies towk ten villages from Bulgarians on Macedonian fiont. April 16 — Germans took BatUeut. Wytschaete and most of Messlnes ridge. C. M. Schwab made director general of ,U. S. shipbuilding:, April !7~Viscount Milner made British war secretary. Baron Burian made Austrian foreign minister. Polo Paslia executed for treason against France. . April So-pGermans made strong attack on Americans In Toul sector and took Seicheptey village, but were driven back with heavy loss. April 22—Bri’lsh and French naval fortes raided German U-boat^bases at Ostend and Xeebrugge and sank concrete laden ve.-sels al channel mouths. April 2i*- i -British drove back Germans east of A'h.ienz. . - • Germans- took Mount Kemmel and ad- • vanced to northwest, threatening Ypres April Germans captured Dranoutre e.nd St. Kloi. April 29—Germans attacked strongly on three sides of^Ypres salient and on Bel gian line but were repulsed, losing heaV- f!y French retook Locre. Senate loll passed Overman co-ordination von Rintelen and six of conspiracy In New tan 48 Feb 4—D. 8. control of oil - Feb 5—Franz others convicted Tork. Feb. g—United States transport Tus- cania sunk by torpedo off Irish coast: 204 Americans lost. ! VeB. g—Peace treaty between Ukraine and the central powers .signed. Feb. 10—Russia declared the war at an end* so far ae she w"s concerned and ordered complete demobilization; but re fused to sign peace treaty. Feb. 14—Bolo Pasha convicted of trea son In FraMce and sentenced to death. Feb. 15—President Wilson put all for eign trade of U. 8 under Ut^hse. Eight British submarine chasers sunk by German destroyers In Dover straits. Feb 16—German aviators attacked Lon don. killing 21. Feb I8 <-Germans resumed war on Rus sia crossing the Dvina. Feb. 19—Germans took Dvlnsk snd Lutsk; Bolshevik! ’ offered to sign peace treaty. Bolshevik Don_.Cossack republic organ ized at Tcherkask, Gen .Kaledlnes hav ing committed suicide. Feb 20—Germans invested Reval and landed troops In Finland. Feb 21—Germans took Minsk and Rovno. Jericho captured by the British. _ Feb. 22—Senate'passed Wilson bill to rule railroads Feb. 23—President Issued proclamation stipulating government guaranteed price for wheat at principal primary markets, prices varying from S2 at Spokane to 92.28 at New York. -Feh-S.S—Germnns raptured Reval —Feb 28—Americans repulsed strong at tack in Chemin ties Dames sector with heavy losses to attackers. March 1—McAdoo announced third Lib erty loan to open April 1 if. 8. troops repulsed raid In Toui tor. suffering many casualties; Ge Jpsses very heavy. British cruiser Calgarian tor ^ 'f4ves lost March 3—Germans halted,invasion of Russia; Slavs signed, peacc/treaty giving ' Turkey big slice of territory. • • March 4—French delivered surprise blow near Verdun, jsiefietratlng German lines - British. French/ and Italian ambassa dors asked Japan to take necessary step* to safeguard/dllled Interests in Siberia. British advanced on 12-mlle front In Palestine^ ' ^ * v - *' Marcb^ 5—Americans In Lorraine re- pulsejd German *attack and took prisoners. PrFsidrnt Wttson refused assent ta Jap- <ese intervention In Russia. Bernard. M. Baruch named chairman of the war indtuetrlea board. March 6—Roumania signed preliminary peace treaty giving up Dobrudja and con trol of the Danube. » March 7—Germany and Finland signed peace treaty. March &—Trotzky resigned as foreign minister of Russia. British advanced three miles on 18-mlle front In Palestine. British repulsed attack on Ypres-Dix- mude line with heavy losses to enemy Eleven killed, 46 Injured In air raid on London. Marob-~9—Nine persons killed ta *lr raid on Paris. March U—Sixty airplanes ' bombed Parts; 34 killed. Enemy aviators attacked Naples. Seven killed in hospital"' President. In message to Soviets, pledg ed aid of "United States to free Russia from German control. . March 12—Ninety-five thousand drafted «den called to* begin movement to can tonments March 29 — BtHish aviators droped ton of explos ives onCtt^lentz. ^ March 13—^rmang seized Odessa. March 14—American Rajnbow division pccupted trenehefc\in Loneville sector from which they drove the enemy; first permanent advance by Americans. "Waeefr Ifr -Germans repulsed-vrtth heavy loss In Flanders by British. All-Russian congress of Soviets at Mos cow ratified German, peace terras. * March 18—Allied supreme war council condemned German treatment of Rus Mans and Roumanian!, ahd refused to acknowledge the- pekoe treaties. March 1$-Ameriean destroyer Manley collided with British war vessel; If billed „March 20—America and Great Britain Ized 1,000,000 tons of Dutch shipping. March 21-Germanf opened heavy st ick on British lines north of St. Quentin Jarch 22—Great battle In France oon [ued, Germans falling to break British both sides sustained heavy losses. -‘British In ^Palestine crossed, the Jordan Ma^ch 28—British fell back from flvs to. miles, their UHM still unbroken. May 4—Campaign for Third Liberty loan closed with loan heavily over-aubscrib«*d May 6—President Wilson ordered Inves- Ugat on of a.leged graft in aircraft work May 7—Nicaragua declared war on Ger many and her allies. Rouniania signed peace treaty with cen tral powers. May 10--Ostend U-bo^t base bottled up by the sinking of old cruiser by British May 11-Italians took the Col del Orso and Monte Corno by storm. May 14— House passed the Overman bill. \ May 17—German plot In Ireland ex posed and Sinrt Fein leaders arrested. May 18- Entente powers, Japan. and China, agreed on' plan for preservation ot .the peace In the far east May 19- Australian troops captured Vllle sur Ancre. German air raiders killed 44 persons In London and lost five planes. • May 23 —U. 8. took N over carrier busi- neas of- PulhnWn company. British merchant troop transport Mol davia torpedoed; 55 Americans killed. May 24—Republic of White Russia pro claimed. ' .. v Costa Rica declared war on the cen tral powers. < X J May 27—Germans attacked on the Alsife front, taking the Chemin des Dames, and between Voormczeele and Locre in. Flanders, where they were repulsed. Italians broke through enemy' lln^ at Capo Sile-on lower FMave. May 23—Center of crown prince's army crossed the Vesle at Flames but allies checked advance on flanks. Americana In Picardy captured Can- tlgny by dashing attack. May 29—Allies evacuated Soiasons ant! Germans pushed advance to Fere en Tar * denols. six mllea north of the Marne. May 3"—Germon aviators bombed Cana dian hospHal, killing many. May 3K-Germans reached the Marne at apex of their salient. V. 8. transport President Lincoln sunk by U-boat; 26 navy menjost. , . House passed |12,000.000,000 army appro priation bill. f — June 2—Allied reserves stopped German advance. , June 3—U. 8.'teamed German U-boats, operating in American waters, had sunk 10 vessels back across the river and French with stood all assaults further east. s Hayti declared war against Germany. ‘ July 1$—Americans smashed German attacks east of Chateau Thierry. Ex-Czar of Russia executed. July 16—Frenfch ; ami Americans began big drive, pushing eastward on &rih»*e tront.from Belleau to the Aisne and tak ing many towns and prisoners, r July 19—hranoo-American troops made further advances on boissonk-Chaieau Thierry front. British took town of Meteren. ’ , L>. a. ^nnotah auiaer oan Diego- d*" Stioyed near New V ora by suhmunne. July 20—Franco-American offensive con tinued, more towns and great numbers of guns and prisoners being takefl. Germans retreated from south bank of Marne. big transport Justicia torpedoed off Ireland; ten of. crew lost. . vJuly 21—Chateau Thierry captured by allies. German U-boat sank three .barges and damaged a tug close to Cupp Cod. July 26—Heavy fighting north of the Marne, French retaking Reuil. July 27—Germans retreated along the whole front north of the Marne. July 28—Franco-Americans crossed the Oureq on wide front. July 29—Aliks* took Fere-en-Tardenola, Grand Rozoy, Cugny and other towns, despite tierce resistance, and gained con trol of the Dormans-Keims road. Americans In de.perate right took Sc ringes, Sergy and Koncheres.- July 31—control of telegraph and tele phone lines taken over by U. S. govern ment. Aug. 1—Americans cleared .the Bols de Meuniere of Huna. Aug. 2—Allies advanced thelr> entire line, taking Soissons and Vllle-en-lar- denois; Germans retreated precipitately toward the Y'esle. Germans In Albert regtoh retreated east of the' Ancre. Allied forces occupied Archangel. Two British destroyers sunk by mines; •7 lost. ’ Aug. ^Allies pushed their line to the YM*. —— 1 rrr-^r— ' Government announced America and Japan would send troops to Vladivostok to occupy city and protect rear of Czecho slovak force. British ambulance transport Wartlda torpedoed; 123 lost. Aug. 6—American and French units forced crossings of the Vesle on both sides of Fismes. Aug. 8—British and French started of fensive on the Amiens front, taking many towns and 10,'OO prisoners. Aug. 9—Further progrees made by the allies In Picardy. 7,000 more prisoners taken. Aug. 10—Allies took Montdidier and rhaulnes; Americans with British severe fight north of the Somme. Americans .captured Flsmette. the Vesle from Fismes. Aug. 11—German U-boat sank nine fish ing boats off Massachusetts coast. Organization of First American field army, under Pershing, completed, ^ ~ Aug. i5- Geilua.ua wuhuicw Uou*. T iiebu« -terne salient north of Albert. British troops occupied Baku, center of Caspian sea oil region. American regiment landed ab Vladivos tok. Aug. 17—One hundred I. W. W. mem bers convicted in Chicago of disloyalty. Aug. 19—Germans were forced back In (he Lys sector, between the Matz and the Oise and northwest of Soissons. Aug. 21—French took latssigny and ad- waneed in other sectors ' British attacked in the Hebuterne sec tor between Albert and Arras, taking several towns. Aug. *22—British took Albert. Aug 24—British took Bray. Thiepval and Grandtourt. ‘ 3 French cleared south banks of the Oise and Che Ailette. House passed draft age extension bill. Bolshevik! defeated by allies on Ussuri front. Atfg. 25—British entered Bapaume. Aug. 2?—French took Ro>e and neigh boring towns. Allies broke through Hindenburg line in Scarps rj v ir rsy 4 **** —■— 1 Senate passed draft age extension bill. Aug. 28—British advanced astride the 8carpe, taking Croiselles and Pelves. Ftahch took Chaulnes and NesJe and many other towns and reached the Somme. Aug. 29—French took Noyoa. y Americans defeated Germans at Ju- Americans made big bdvance west of the Meuse. ^ Japanese liner. Hirano torpedoed; 290 lost. ‘ Oct. 5—Cxar Ferdinand of Bulgaria abdi cated In favor of Prince Boris. _ ‘V Germany and,. Austria a'sked armistice and peace negotiations based on Wilson’s program. Oct. 6—German line north of Reims smashed. U. &. transport Otranto sunk In colli sion; 450 lostv ' ; J Secretary Lansing. Henry White, Gen eral Bliss and Colonel House n*med U. 8. peace delegates. ——T ' * * Dec. 1—First of U. 8. returning army reached New York. T Dec. 2—Congress reconvened and heard President Wilson’s’ message and farewell. * British fleet arrived at Libau.. Dec. 4—President Wilson 'and party sftUed for France^ . Dec. 5—Skorppadskl, hetman of the - . — • 4 - ri - . Ukraine, killed and that country control of the Unionists. under Oct. 7—Americans In furious battle for Dec 6-Belgian troupe occupied Dueeel- nprthAnd of Antonwe forest.' 4 jTbrFdh Tie Rhine. won acroes iy June 5-Germans shifted front, with' i wo more vessels -sunk by German U boat In American waters. June 6-Amerl<ans defeated Germans In /Chateau Thierry sedtor. June 10—Gerntaps advanced two mile- 3 east of Montdidier. losing heavily. Americans cleared Germans from Bel leau wood Italian* torpedo boats raided Austrian naval base iie"*r Dalmatian Islands, sink ing one bairleM.tp and damaging another June 11—Flench defeated German- southeast of Montdidier and American 4 w6n-again near Chateau Thierry; Oer mans reached the Oise at M&chemont anc B^thancourt vlgny. 8e making U. b. dry enate passed bill after June 30. 1919. _ Aug. 30- Germans lost Combles and felt back toward Feronne. In the Lys sector they abandoned Bailleul. - Aug. 61—Franco-American * forces won big battle north ot Soissons. British recapibred Mount Kempiel in Lys salient. ^Sept 1—Britisli captured Peronne. SepL 2—French and Americans gained Tull possession of the Soissons plateau. British smashed Droeourt-Oueani line. Sept. 4—British advanced far beyond the Canal du Nord toward Cambrai. French drove Germans north of the Oise. . Germans in Vegle sector retreated to ward the Aisne.. pursued by Americans and French. Sept. 5—Entire German line from Peronne almost to Reims retreated for several miles. German Chancellor Von Hertllng re signed. Bept. 6. Chauny. Manufacture of malt liquors In U. 8. after Dec. 1 ordered stopped. Sept. 12—American Ftrsi army, aided by French, attacked On both sides of St. Mlhiel salient, making big advance* and taking many towns. British took Havilncourt and Moeuvres. Britisli steamer Galway Castle torpe doed; 189 lost. lreluding M women and hildren. Approximately 14.000,000 Americans reg- stered under new draft law. French captured Ham and Oct. 8—President .Wilson answered Ger man peace note by demanding the evac uation of all occupied territory and ask ing whether the chancellor meant Ger many accepted the Wilson terms^ ^nd whether he spoke onlg* for the present authorities of the empire. ■ , Allies smashed Hindenburg defenses on ?0-mile front between Cambfal and St. Quentin, and Franco-Ahterlcans started new drjve east s of the Meuse. Oct. 9—British occupied ‘Cambrai and pushed far beyond. Prince Frederick Charles Of Hesie elect- edJGnff of Finland by landtag. Oct. 10—Irish mall boat Leinster torpe-. doed; 4uQ lost. Ia Cateau. railway center, taken by al lies. Oct. 11—Argonne wood cleared of Ger mans by Americans. ; • ■ - 7 Kaiser called rulers ot all German fed erated states co conference. Oct. 12—German chancellor sent reply to Wilson, saying Germany accepted all his terms and agreed to evacuate all Invaded territory. Entire German defense system In Cham pagne smashed. Oct. 13—La Fere and Laon taken by the French. Serbs captured Nish. Oct. 14—President Wilson rejected Ger many’s peace and armistice proposals. Allies began big drive In landers. t&k>- ing Routers and ojher tow.is Italians capturita Durazzo, Oct. 15—Allies P'Ok Menin. flanked Os tend and threate. ed Bruges; U.000 pris oners taken.-—- Oct. 16—General 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 and Doual. - j . ' * , Oct. 18—Allies occupied Turcolng. Reu- baix, Zeehrugge and Thlelt. Independence ot Czecho-81ovak nation declared by Its provisional government. Emperor Charles decreed federalization of Austro-Hungarian erfiplre. Oct. 19—President Wilson rejected Aus tria-Hungary’s peace proposals. Allledt, armies in Belgium reached the Dutch frontier. Fourth Liberty loan closed, heavily over- I'subscrihed. \ Oct 29—15.000 retreating Germans In terned In Holland. « Oct. '21—Germany made reply to Presi dent Wilson, full of evasions, denials and assurances. * Allies in Serbia'washed the- Danube and isolated TUrkey. Oct. 22—British entered suburbs of Val enciennes and crossed’the Scheldt. Oct. 23—President Wilson told German government he would take up with allies the subject of an armistice; but that the U. 8., if It must deal with the kaiser and his crew, demanded not peace negotla-' tions, but surrender. British broke through German defenses south of Valenciennes. Americans made advance In terrific fighting in Meuse valley. - Serbs. Slovenes and Croatlans announced formation of sovereign state. Oct. 24—Italians began big offensive on the ,Piave line. Oct. 26—French In big advance la Serre- O se region. Ludendorff resigned. -Declaration of independence of the peoples of middle Europe promulgated In Independence Hall, Philadelphia. British occupied Aleppo. Oct. 27—Germany replied to President Wilson, asking terms for armistice. . German reichelag put eomrot of mflt- tarv In civil government. Allies crossed the PUve In Italian drive. Oct. 28—Austria-Hungary asked for sep arate armistice and peace on allies’ terms. Oct. 29—Austrian lines beyond the Ptave smashed by allies. ^Turkey presented separate peace propos- oict. 30—Entire Turkish army on ' the Tigris captured. Austrian commander in Italy asked Gen Diaz for-armistice. Oct 31—Armistice with Turkey went Into effect. Allies opened new drive on Ghent. Kingdom of Greater Serbia proclaimed. Croatian parliament decreed separation of Croatia Slavonia and Dalmatia from Hungary. Nov. 1—American First army smashed Gerihan lines west of the Meuse. *• Allies drove Germans out of 19 towns in Belgium. Austrian army fleeing across the Taglia- mento'ln Italy. Count Tiza, former Hungarian premier assassinated. Ukrainians and Teutons captured Lem berg Nov 2—King Boris of Bulgaria abdicat ed and a peasant republic, was established Hungary's complete separation from Austria declared. Americans made great advance on both sides of the Meuse. ___ ^ t ■JTsewt s~t*fke»w Valenciennes taken by British. BJoody fighting In Berlin between so cialist factions. * , Dec. 7—British occupied Cologne. Dec. 8—American troops rushed to Cob lenz as last German forces crossed Rhine. Dec. IF-Former kaiser attempted sul-. clde. , . , 1. ■ Dec. 10—French army occupied Mainz Dec. 12—British troops crossed the Rhine at' Cologne. „ Dec. 13—American troops crossed the Rhine at Coblenz. President Wilson landed at Brest.., Dec. 14—President Wilson received In Paris. • -V * Armistice-extended to Jan. 17. Kiev occupied by troops of the ”direc- tpry.” /- • ‘ Dec. 16—Gen. Mannerheim elected re gent of Finland. Dee. 16—Central congress of soldiers and workmen’s delegates met In Berlin; Lieb- knecht and SpartScides defeated. Dec. - 17—Polish general staff ordered mobilization of ! 596.000 men. Dec. 25—Preeident Wilson ate Christmas dinner with troops of American army of occupation. DOMESTIC I' ’orpedoing of British transport Ausonl* ■reported; 40 lost. June :J—French repulsed heavy German attack between Coureellos and iifery and made successful counter-attack southwest of Noyon. June 14—Turks seized Tabriz. Persia and looted American consulate and hos pital. June 15—Austrians began great offensive on front of 100 miles In Italy, crossing the Plave at various places. .June 16—Italians checked Austrian drive, retaking many positions. Americans repulsed heavy attacks In Toui sector and In Alaace. June 20—Allies drov# back Austrians in Italy. Americans stormed German trenches and positions near Cantigny. ■'June' 22—Austrians began retreat In Italy. June 38—Austrian retreat turned into a rout. - June 25—Italians cleared west bank of the Plave 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. June 28—Important gaira made by Brit ish between Hazebrouok and Bethune *nd by French southwest of Soissons. / First American troops landed in Italy. June 29—Packers and others attacked as profiteers in report of federal trade commission. Congress voted 121,000,000.000 for wa-r- purposes. July 1—Americans captured Vaux • vil lage and with French took other Impor tant—positions —AtneTieafi transport Covington, home ward bound, torpedoed; 6 lost. July 4—Australians and Americans cap tured Hamel. Eighty-two ships launched In American ‘'shipyards. July 6—Count von Mlrbarh. German am- has.tador to Russia, assassinated In Moa- cow Population of Murman coaat. Russia. Joined the entente. - Italians and French opened an offen sive In Albania. July'5-rVow Kuehlmann’a resignation as foralgn eecntary accepted by the kaiser' Von Hintse succeeded him July II—Austrian army In Albania re treated to the Sknmbi river U. B army transport Westover tortffe- Scpt. 13—Americans cleared out the 8t. tiel salient, taking nearly 30.000 ptls- asked Belgium to VHh mere. Sept. 15—Germany make .peace. Serbians and French took strong Bul garian positions on Salontkl front. SepL .ISrrBritiah succeaafulty attacked northwest of 8t. Quentin and French ad vanced south of that city. AHiea pushed their advance on Salonlkl front to a depth of ten miles. Belgium refused German peace offer Sept. 19—Big food riots In Holland towns. „..L British and Arabs routed the Turks in Palestine. Bept. 22—Gen. Allenby reported advance of 60 rnlles In Palestine ami capture of Nazareth. Sept. 23—French reached the Oi*e river south of St. QuenSaL^ —— ! - Allies continued their big advance In Macedonia, occupying Prtlep. —i Sept. 24—T5en. Allenby reported capture uf Acre and Haifa, * ‘pt. 26—Serbs ispt ish invaded Bulgaria ^ ~ _ I open big drive between the 8uippe and ti Meuse, takinj - British eat U. 8. warship Tampa torpedoed; 118 lost. Sept. 27—Bulgaria asked allies for arm istice. -t- - »' Sept 28—Belgian* and British made big advance in Ypns region, and allteg gained on every front. Fourth Liberty loan campaign opened Sept. 29-British and Americans smashed through Hindenburg line between Cam brai and St. Quentin. Belgians captured Dixmude. Sept. 29—Bulgaria signed armistice, sub mitting to allies' terms, including demobil ization, .evacuation of Greece and Serbia and surrender of*alt her Ifnes of com munication. French cavalry entered Us-" kub. Sept 90—More victories won by allies In Flanders and on the French fronts. ^American cargo boat Tlconderoga tor pedoed. 213 lost. Chancellor Von Hertllng. Vice Chancel lor Von Payer and Foreign Secretary Von Hlntze resigned. Oct. 1—Damascus captured by Allenby’s forces. Germans evacuated Armentierea and Lens. Oct, 8—French occupied St. Quentin. Germans driven out of entire area b£* tween Aisne and Vesle rivers. American. BrJtl Sept 26—Americans and French opened veen the Suippe and the g many town* and. prisoners, aptuied Strumhitza, Bulgaria. snt Nov. 3.—,Trleate occupied by Italians. Armistice with Austria signed _ Nov. 4—Armistice terms tor Germany fixed by allies. British captured Le Qu^snsy trr *reat offensive between the 8a mb re and the Scheldt. . Nov. 5—Americans win fierce battle for crossing of the Meuse. President Wilson told Germany to ask armistice terms from Foch. French made big advance, taking Guise and Marie. Nov. 6—Great. French victory on 100- mlle front. American troops entered Sedan. Revolution spreading through Schleswig and other parts of Germany. Nov. 7—Practically all of German fleet reported In revolt. German emissaries reached Marshal y'oeh to ahk armistice terms. Germans evacuated Ghent. . Socialist party demanded abdication of the kaiser. Nov. 8—Bavarian diet deposed King Ludwig and the Wittelsbach dynasty. Great advances made by allies on entire west front. Nov. 9—Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated. Social Democrats in control of govern nient in Germany; Ebert made chancel lor: republic proclaimed in Berlin. Nov. 16—Kaiser fled to Holland. Nor. 11—Germany signed armtkttce terms, amounting to unconditional surren der. and the war came to a cloae. . Bolshevlkl defeated by Americans an British on the Dvina. Nov. 12—Emperor Charles of Austria ab dicated. Nov. 13—Allied fleet arrived at Constan tinople. * Nov. 14—American and French troops moved Into Alsace. Former crown prince of Germany In i'terned In Holland. Nov. '15—New German government ap pealed to President Wilson to save Ger many from starvation and anarchy # — — Jan. 5—Charles B. Henderson appointed senator from Nevada. Jan. 8—Mississippi legislature ratified prohibition constitutional amendment. , Jan, lo—House adopted national woman sum age- amendment resolution. Jan. 12—Chicago and middle west para lyzed by terrific blizzard. Keb. 19—Montana legislature ratified f< dvral prohibition amendment. „ ' Keb. ^--Wisconsin senate passed reso lution, 22 to 7, denouncing La Follette. March • 1—Brig' Gen. Thomas Cruse, quartermaster’s department, U. 8. A., named in charges of conspiracy in fur nishing army supplies. - „ , _ March 3—Miss Anne ~Hartln Reno. Xev.; announced her candidacy for the U. 8. senate' — .. March 6-^Wisconsln assembly 4eadlock- ed all night on Joint hesolution denounc ing La follette as disloyal. March 6—Wisconsin assembly passed joint resolution denouncing I .a Follette. Secretary Daniel* established five-mile ’’dry” zone ground naval training sta tions. House passed sabotage. pm t 219 lo.A March i-Conferees, agreed ei4 edmlw4» tratlon railroad bill. Automobile chamber of commerce an nounced cut of 3t per cent In production of pleasure automobiles for fiscal year. Metropolitan magazine fur Aiarch ex- luded.from mails for publication of ar ticle ”Is America Honesi?” by William Hard. March I—Senate ordered Inquiry Into price of food. March 9»-Victor Berger, Milwaukee; Adolph Germer, J. Louis Engdahl, W. P. Kruse. Irwin St. John Tucker. Chicago, indicted under spy act. March 11—Senate unanimously author ized sale of German-owned property in United States to American citizens. March 12--Senate passed urgent defl* cienev bill, carrying 8l,190.000.0u). Congressman Scott Ferris of Oklahoma elected chairman of Democratic congres sional committee. March 13—Senate passed conference re port on railroad control bill. Maryland house of delegatee defeated woman’s suffrage bill. March 14—World’s largest reinforced concrete ship, launched at a Pacific port, pronounced complete success by experts. Esther Cleveland, daughter of Grover Cleveland, married to Capt. W. S. B. Bos- anquet of Coldstream Guards. In London. March 15—Congress passed daylight sav ing bill to take effect March 31. March 18—Delaware legislature ratified prohibition amendment. April 2—Irvin? I* Lenroot Republican, elected U. 8. senator from Wisconsin. Massachusetts legislature ratified na tional prohibition amendment. April 29—X.. P. Whitley appointed sena tor from Missouri. WH May 15—Air mall rout* between Wash ington, Philadelphia and New York opened. , * Aug 27—Walter H. Page._Amsrt*an am bassador to Groat Britain, resigned. Two American soldiers and a number of Mexicans killed In battle at Nogales. Sept. • 4—Bomb explosion . In Federal building. Chicago, killed A and injured JO. Sept. 18—Jonn W. Davis made American ambassador to Great Britain. Oct. 1—senate oefeated woman suffrage amendment to constitution. Nov. 5—Republicans gained control of the senate and the house of representa tives in general election. Nov. 30—Government assumed contrel of all cable lines. Nov. 22—Secretary of the Treasury Mc- rraignsd, c. 16—Carter Glass sworn in as retary of the treasury. May 5—Marcus Mayer, fan- v cal manager, at Amltyvtlie, 1* L May U—Federal Judge C. C. Kohlaaat, at Chicago. May L—Pastor Charles < Wagner, ta Parts. May 14—lames Gordon Bennett, pro prietor of New York Herald, In France. May 22—Dr. Minot J. Savage, noted Uni- tana/ minister. . 7Ma; *3—Gen. John B. Castleman, fam ous Ccnfederate soldier, at l<ouisvih*. May 26—Maitland Armstrong. American artist, in New York. 4 - ; June 3—Ramon M. Valdez, president of Panama. * •" ,v June .4—Charles Warren Fairbanks^ former vice president, at Indianapolis. June 6-Brig. Ge .RED. Michle, U. S. A., In France. - j , June 5—Dr. Join Merrfttfee Driver, noted lecturer at Chicago. , „ June 10—George B. Harris, head of Bur lington Railway. ' ' Arrlgo Boito Italian composer. June 22—Archbishop John J. Keane of Dubuque. la. , June 29—J. A. Mltche^ editor of Life. July 2—Rev. Dr. Washington Gladden, at Columbus. O. July 3—Mohammed V, survan *• TurkoyL Viscount Rhondda. British food con» troller Benjamin R. Tillman, U. 8. senator from South Carolina. July 13—John D. O’Rear, American''min ister to Bolivia. July 27—Gustav Kobbe, American au thor ’and critic. Aug. 6—Congressman James H. David, son of Oshkoslu Wig. Aug. 8- Max Rosenthal, famous artist, at Philadelphia. tug. 9—John D Shoop. superintendent of schools of Chicago. Aug. Id-William P. Kellogg, former governor of Louisiana, In Washington. Aug 12—Anna Held, actress, at New York. • • . • Aug. 17—Jacob H. Qallinger, U. 8. sena tor from New Hampshire. -<■ Aug. 22—Herman F. Schuettler, chief of police of Chicago Aug. 28—Ollle M. James. U. 8. senator from Kentucky. Aug. 80—Prof. 8. H. Wllllston. notod paleontologist, at Chicago. Bept. 7—Frauds 8, Chatford. Cathode bishop of Indianapolis. - . ' Sept. 9-Brig. Gen. L. W. V. Kennon. la New York. ' , Sept. 12—Rev. Jenkln Lloyd Jones, noted preacher and pacifist of Chicago. Former U. S. Senator J. C. 8. Blackburn of Kentucky. - . Anthony W. Dimock of New York. Sept. 17—Cardinal John M. Farley, afeb- blahop of New Y'ork. MaJ. Cien Lloyd Wheaton, U. 8. A., re tired. In Chicago. Viscount Icnlro. Motono. Japanese statesman. Sept. 25—John Ireland. Catholic arch bishop of 8t. Paul. , Oct. 7—MaJ Gen C. O. Doyen. U. fit M. C. Oct. 8—James B. McCreary, former United States »**nator and governor of K ent ucky. * ^ IfiWlS/TAPrSer mayor $ Czecho-Slovak republic under Masaryk at Prague as presi P r w >-S J l«vv deni! r ratified by national assembly Nov> 16—Belgian troops entered Ant werp. American troops began march td Rhine Nov. 17—British troops started for the Rhine. Nov. 18—President Wilson announced he would attend opening of peace conference AdmlraL-Kolchak put in control of all Russian government at Omsk. Nov. 20. Overthrow of Ukrainian, govern ment by anti-bolshevik forces announced lent by antt-Dotsnevtk rorces announced. J Nov. 21—German Ileet was turreudered: Tlthlete. In New Y ork. Nov. 22—King^Alberrof Belgium entered Brussels. 4 Nov. 23—American troops crossed the Prussian frontier. Poles captured Lemberg. Nov. 24—North German states proclaim ed a republic. French under Gen. Gour&od entered Strassburg Nov 25—Soviets gained utpper hand In Berlin, but were outvoted elsewhere in up to sutlport British. Paris-shelled by new German gun from distance of 71 miles. ' / eirdy great toufyast af Am lews July IS—Preeident WTTson authorized to take over control ef telegraph and tele Phone tines of country July M—Britlsto forces >occupied Kem. on Whit* sen. edpRMlve, at- th# Msnw end on both Amrrt«»n» drev* them harbor. Oct. 3—Austria announced withdrawal of her troops from Albania. Germans driven back everywhere except around Cambrai. Prince Maximilian of Bade* made Ger m cbei man I ^ Oct. im-Uor. Vienna asked Holland to laris* a peeo relations with * 'NoV.* f7-Bavaria broke BerNa. Nov. 25-Wilhelm definitely renounced alt his lights to the throne. Nov. 29—Hungary Interned Mackensen’ army of 176.0W. King Nicholas of by national assembly Nog. »-Uth.)ama Montenegro deposed a ropub- mlnlster from Sterling <wr is—Jtfww r r Mm of Chicago Oct. 14—Solon Mcnos. Haiti, at Washington. Oct. 17—Congressman John A. of Illinois. Oct. 22—Dr P. K. Brooke. Episcopal bishop of Oklahoma. ^ Oct. 25—Charles I^ecocq. French com poser. *7 . if Oc». 26—Ella Flagg Young, former su perintendent of schools of Chicago. Ogt. 27—Eugene Hale, former U. S. sen ator from Maine. Oct 86— Neleon N. launpert, well known Chicago banker. Nov 4—Mrs. Russelt Sage. Morton F. Plant, financier and yachts man. ‘. Dr. Andrew White, educator and diplo mat. Nov. 8—Robert J. Collier, editor and publisher. Nov. 15—Gen. H. C. King, soldier and author. In New York. Nov. 19—Dr. £. R. Van Hiss, president of University oi Wisconsin. -~ Joseph F. Smith, president of Mormon church. Nov. 22—Fortner Governor W. D. Hoard of Wisconsin. Nov. 25—N. M. Kaufman, copper and iron magnate and hotel man of Chicago. Dec. I—Edmond Rostand, pool and dramatist, in Paria Dec. 9—L. W. Page, head of U. A.•bu ry a u of roads. Doc. 12—Effie Ellsler, setresa. aged *. DISASTERS s k Jan. 1—Ccnflagration in Norfolk, Va.;- loss 12.000.000 ^ Jan. 13—Million dollar lire in Indianapo lis Industrial district. Feb. 14—Forty-two children killed la nunnery firewin Montreal. Feb. 24—Liner Flortsel. St. Johns, N. F., ” to New Yorlc wrecked In bliggard near Cape Race; 92 lost. March 9—Twelve killed In collapse of moving picture theater at Winchester.* Ky. Five killed and 86.000.000 damage by tor- ] aado In northwestern Ohio. April 13—Seventy killed in burning of insane asylum at Norman. Okla. Facia to NECROLOGY Jan. 1—Dr. Frederick A. Noble leading Congregational clergyman, at Evanston, iii. mS Jan. 5—Dr. John 8. Foley, Catholic bish op of Detroit. Jan. 13—U. 8. Senator James H. Brady of Idaho. Jan. 14—MaJ. A. P. Gardner, former congressman from Massachusetts. Jan. 30—United States Senator William Hughes of New Jersey. Feb. 2—John L. Sullivan, former heavy weight champion. At West-Abington. Mass Leander Richardson, dramatic editor r.nd author. > Feb. 4—Col. Frederick H. Smith. Repub lican leader la Illinois, at Peoria. Feb. 10—Abdul Hamid, former sultan of Turkey. Feb. 14—Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, former British ambassador to Apierica. Feb. 22—Terry McGovern, former world's featherweight champion, at New York. Feb. 26—Dr. Samuel G. Nixon, commis sioner of health of' Pennsylvania, at Phil adelphia- Archbishop Edmond »Francis ■ Prender gast at Philadelphia. March 6—John Redmond. Irish National ist leader at'London March ‘—Rear Admiral Thomas Perry retired, at Southern Plnea. N. C. X -Cardinal Seraflni, prefect of the congre gation of the propaganda, at Rome. March 9—Georae Y'on L. Meyer, former cabinet member and diplomat, at Boston. Prof. J. M. Munyon of Philadelphia, at Palm Beach. March 11—Mrs. Jame> A. Garfield, -wid ow of President Garfield, at Pasadena, Cal. *hartes Page Brynn, diplomat, at Wash ington. ■* March 15—Former Senator Isaac Steph enson of Wisconsin. Sir George Alexander, English actor. James Stillman, financier^ at New York. t March 21—Warner Miller, former U. 8 senator fronx New York. March 22—Maggie Mitchell, famous ac tress. Jn New York wrecked. -Savannah liner City of Athens sunk in collision with French cruiser off Delaware cost; 66 Mvea lost. May 18—Nearly a hundred persons killed by explosions in Aetna Chemical plant, near Pittsburgh, Pa. June 22—Circus train telescoped at Gary, Ind.: €3 killed. June 29—Fifty persons killed by collapee of building in Sioux City, la. July 1—Shell factory explosion In Eng land killed M. July 2—Explosion In munitions plant near Syracuse; N. Y„ killed 16 July 6—Excursion boat sank in Illinois river; 86 lives lost. Guam devastated by typhoon. .. July 9—Hundred persona killed in train collision near Nashville, Tena. July 12—Japanese battleship blew up, | killing 600 men. ' Aug. 21—Tornado in Minnesota destroyed Tyler and Connors, killing about 60. Oct. 3—Shell loading plant af Morgan* N. J., blew up; 94 killed. . Oct. 11—Severe earthquake^ in Porto Rico; 150 killed. Oct 12—Great forest fires In northeast ern Minnesota; many towns destroyed and about 1.000 lives lost. Oct. 25—Steamship Princes* Sophia wrecked on Alaska coaat; 343 Uvea lost. Notr. 1—Ninety-eight persons killed hi wreck on Brooklyn Rapid Transit train. Nov. 21—About 1,606 killed by explosion of munition trains In Belgium. SPORTS Feb 8—Kleckhefer won three-cu»bk>a billiard championship from De Oro. Feb, 25—Jack Dempsey defeated Bill Brennan in six tounds at Milwaukee. March 15—Kleckhefer successfully de fended three-cushion billiard champion ship against Caunefax.- March 23—Michigan university won tha eighth annual Indoor conferanee meet. April 19—Kleckhefer retalnd three r cusli- lon championship, beating MaUpom*. Sept. 11—Boston American league team defeated -Chicago National league team for world’s championship, and profes sional baseball quit for period of the we#. poser, in Paris. March 27—Martin J Sheridan, famous thrte-ciiah* Nov. 22—Kleckhefer retained three-cuah- ton title, defeating Cannefax. April 3—Charloy Mitchell, famous Eng lish puglNat. April 11—Rear Admiral 8. P Comlyr-|^ 9. N retired. - 4 .. W C. McDonald, first governor of New Mexico. Apfil 12—U. S Senator R F Broussard of Louisiana. ^ « Form*: Mayor Rudolph Blankenburg of Philadelphia. April IS—Hempstead Washbume. form.* *r fuaygr^f^jjta^^^ii^^aMg^gfppBi Jbfrgione. uTs. at 4 #*or drean Mlaeourtv ^ April 17—Senor Aldunat*. Chilean am bassador to U. 8.. at Washington. April 26-Col. George Pope, at Hart ford. Conn. April 39—Dr. Carloe de Pena. Uruguay an minister, m Washington. Dr. E. Fletcher Ingals. noted physician, in Chicago I May 5-Mrs Prefer Palmer ef Chicago | at ^ FOREIGN April 22—Five hundred killed la battik between Mexican federal forces and rebels. Dee. I—Peru and Chile preparing ft** war over province* of Tacaa acid Dec. ll-r-Gustave A dor cMctet of Switzerland. Dec 14—SI don io Pae*. tugal. aseeselnated. Premier IJey.J GedT] hi British Admiral