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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. EVENTS OF YEAR I0LD IN BRIEF COMPLETE DEFEAT OF CENTRAL POWERS IN WORLD WAR MARKS AN EPOCH IN HISTORY. DATES OF TEUTON DOWNFALL Twelve-Month Ends With Leaders of Victorious Nations Gathered to Set tle Peace Terms Other Foreign and Domestic Occurrences. COMPILED BY E. W. PICKARD. C X. THE WORLD WAR Jan. I Italians drove Teutons across Plavo river from Xunson loop. Jun. 4 President Wilson presented Ins railway control program to congress Brtlsh hospital ship ilewa torpedoed by Germans. Jan. & 1'rcmler Lloyd George stated Urltaln'B wur alms. Jan. 7 U, H. government began mobili sation of S.OOO.Ow) workers. U. 8. Huprenid court upheld draft law. Huhmarlno cres mutinied at Kiel, kill ing 33 officers. Jan. 8 President Wilson stated Amer ica's wur ulms and peaco demands. Jan. 9 Russia arid Bulgaria signed sep arate pencil, Jan. 10-Cuntral powers withdrew offer of general peace and offered Russia sep arate pcac. Russia and Gornmny renewed armis tice for month. Jan. 14 lirltlsh airmen made big suc cessful daylight raid on Karlsruhe. Germans bombarded Yarmouth from the- sea. Jan. J6-Danlel Wlllard resigned as head of U. 6. wur Industries board. Jan. JO In naval action at entrance to Dardanelles tho British sank Turkish cruiser Brosluu and forced the Ooeben kshore. Jan. 21-Hrltlsh boarding ship Louvaln sunk; 224 lost. Jan. 24 Germany and Austria replied to pence proposals of Wilson and Lloyd Geo) go, rejecting the concrete sugges tions. Jun. 26-Twelve killed by explosion In Newport navnl torpedo station. Odessa captured by the botshevlkl. Jan. 27 -Russian government broke rela tions with Houmnnla, Italians began offensive between Aslago and the llrentn. noumnnlnns look Kishinev. . Jan. 28-aerman nlr raiders killed 47 In London. Ukrainians defeated bolshevik troops 'In Uireo day battle and took Lutsk. Italians broke through Austrian line, taking l.MX) prisoners. Jan. 30 German nlr raid on Paris; 49 Kiueti, Jan. 81 finlshevlkl took Orenburg. Kcb. 3 Allied supreme war council de clared war must be carried on to vic tory. Fob. 4 U. 8. government took over control of oil. Ken. & Frnnz von Rlntelen nnd six others convicted of conspiracy In Now Tork. Kob. ft United States trnnsport Tus canla sunk by torpedo off Irish coast; 201 Americans lost. Feb. 9 Peaco treaty between Ukraine and tho central powers signed, Feb. 10 Russia declared tho wnr at an nd so far ns sho was concerned nnd ordered complete demobilization; but re fused tn sign peace treaty. Fob. 14-nolo Pasha convicted of trea son tn France and sentenced to death. Kob. 15-Prestdcnt Wilson put till for eign trnile of U. 8. tinder license. Eight lirltlsh submarine chasers sunk by Germnn destroyers In Dover straits Fob 1G nornmn nvlatorH attacked Lon don, killing 2'.. Fob. IK Germans resumed war on Hus sin crossing tho Dvlna. Feb. 19 -Germans took Dvlnsk nnd Lutsk, Holshcvlkl offered to sign peace troatv. Ilolshcvlk Don Cossack republic organ lied ut Tchrrknsk, Gen. Kalcdlnes liuv Inc rommltti'd Milclde. Feb. 20 Germans Invested Hovnl and landed troops In Finland, Fob. 21 Germans took Minsk and Rovno. Jericho ruptured by Ilia Hrltlsh. Feb. 22-Sminto paBsed Wilson bill to rule railroads. Feb. 2.1 -President Issued proclamation stipulating government guaranteed price for wheat at principal primary markets, prices varying from 12 at Spoknne to $2.28 at New York. Fob. 25- Gemvins captured Hovnl. Feb. 28--Amerlcnns repulsed strong at tack In Chimin des Dauius sector with heavy losses to attackers. Murch 1 McAdoo announced third Lib rty loan to open April C. U. 8. troops repulsed raid In Tout sec tor, suffering many casualties; German losses very heavy. Hrltlsh cruiser Calgarlan torpedoed; 48 lives lost. March 3 Germans halted Invasion of Russln; Slnvs signed pence treaty giving Turkey big slleo of territory. Mnrch 4 French delivered surprise blow near Verdun, penetrating German lines. lirltlsh, French and Italian ambassa dors asked Jnpnn to takes ncceisnrv steps to safeguard allied Intorosts In Siberia. nrltlah advanced on 12-" Me front In Pulestlne. March 6 Americans In '.orrnlno re pulsed German nttnek and took prisoners. President Wilson refused assent to Jap anese Intervention In Russia. Uernnrd M Bnruch 'mined chairman of the wnr Industries board. Mnrch C Roumunla signed preliminary fence treaty giving up Dobrudja and con rol of the Danube. March 7 Oermnny and Finland signed peaco trenty. Mnrch 8 Trotzky resigned ns foreign minister of Russia. nrltlsh ndvnncod thrco miles on 18-mlle front In Palestine. lirltlsh repulsed uttnek on Ypros-Dlx-mudo line with heavy losses to enemy Kleven killed, 40 Injured in nlr raid on I,ondon. ..,,.. Mnrch 0 Nine persons killed In nlr raid on Paris. Mnrch 11-Hlxty airplanes bombed 1'nrU. 31 klllrd. . , , , TCnoiny aviators nttneked Nnples, Soven killed In hospital. , President, In messngo to Soviets, pledg ed nld of United Btntes to freo Russia from German control. March 12 Ninety Jlvo thousand drufted men colled to begin movement to can tonments March 29 British nviniors uruiiuu iuii oi expnm- Ives on Coblontz Maftli 13-Gern rmans seized Odessa. Mnrejrf 14 American :cuple.l. trenches In Rainbow division entlies in i.uneviiio sector fronv-whlch tlloy drove tho enemy; tlrst permivnent advance oy Ainerieuns Murch 16 Oermnns repulsed with heavy loss In Flunders by British All-Rusilun congress of Soviets at Mos cow rntlll'd Germnn ponco terms. March 18-Allted supremo wur council condemned Germnn treatment of Rus sians and Roumanians nnd refused U aoknuwledge the peace trcntles Mari'h 19-Amerlian dostroyer Mnntey collided with British wnr vessel; 16 killed March 20 America nnd Groat Britain seized 1,000,000 tons of Dutch shipping. March 21-Germnns opened heavy at tack on British lines north of Bt. Quentln March 22-rGrent battle In France con tinued, OermanB falling to break British line; both sides sustained heavy losses. British In Pnlestlno crossed the Jordan March 23-Brltlsh foil back from five tn ten miles, their lines still unbroken; esti mated cnsunltlos, Germnn. 250.000; BrlUnh JOO.OOO; French nnd American troops irought up to support British. Paris shelled by new Germnn gun from distance of 7C miles, Mareh SS-Germnns took Bapaumn. Nesle and Gulsrard. March Sft-Brltlsh destroyed entire Turl rmy noor Hit, MeuopotamU. f-ir , jt 0rr.in took Albart and flrltlsn rerapturcd Morlancourt and Chip Illy. March & French retook three towns and Germans advanced toward Ainiena but ere noriped with li'avy lorsos Marih fv-Geh. I'och put .n command of allied armies In Franca, and Gon. Per shing offered to him all his troops and resources. Shell from German long range gun killed 75 In u Paris church. Caucasus, after proclaiming Its Inde pendence, made separate peace with Tur key April 4 -Germans resumed drive toward Amiens, gaining llttlo at heavy cost. Armenians recaptured Erzerum from Turks. April 5-Allles held their lines against heavy attacks. Lterlln announced the capture of Ekat erinoslav, Russia, Japan und Great Britain landed small force ut Vladivostok to pretect life and proporty. April 6-Thlrd Liberty loan campaign opened In United States. Provost Marshal General Crowder call ed 150.0UO draft men to colors. April V-Germins hit Hrltlsh front be tween La Ilasse and Armentleres, gain ing 3 miles. April 10 Germans drove Hrltlsh back north and south of Armentleres. American troops on tiring line In great battle. April 11 -British evacuated Armentleres but recaptured other positions. April 12 Tremendous lighting continued In Flanders, Germans advancing to Mer vllle Americans won all day light on Tout front. April 13 Turks took Datum. Zeppelin and airplane factory at Man zcl, Germany, burned with great loss. April 14 Count Czernln, Austrian for eign minister, resigned. American navy collier Cyclops, 293 on board, reported missing. April 10- Berlin announced the occupa tion of Helslngfors by Gorman troops. Hrltlsh warships, sweeping the Katte gat, sank 10 German trawlers. Allies took ton villages from Bulgarians on Macedonian front. April 16 Germans took Ballleul, Wytschaete and most of Messlnes rldgo. C. M, Schwab made director general of U. 8. shipbuilding. April 17- Viscount Mllner made British war secretary. Huron Uurlan made Austrian foreign minister. Holo Pasha executed for treason against France, April 20 Germans made strong attack on Americans n Toul sector and took Helcheprey village, but were driven back with heavy loss. April 22 Hrltlsh and French naval forces raided Germnn U-boat bases at Ostcnd nnd Zeebruggo and sank concicte ladon vessels at channel mouths. April 25 British drove back Germans east of Amiens. Gormans took Mount Kommel and ad vanced to northwest, threatening Ypres. April 20 Germans captured Dranoutre and St. Elol. April 29-Gcrmans attacked strongly on three sides of Ypres salient and on Bel gian lino, but wore repulsed, losing heav ily. French retook Locro. Senuto nussed OvArmnn rn.nrrilnnHnn bill. May 4-Cnmpalgn for Third Liberty loan closed with loan heavily ovcr-pubcrlied May C President Wilson ordered Inves tlgution of nlleged graft In aircraft work. May 7 Nicaragua declared war on Ger many and her allies. Itoumunlu signed peace treaty with cen tral powers. May 10-Ostenrt U-boat base bottled up by the sinking of pld cruiser by British Mny 11-Itullans took the Col del Orso and Monto Corno by storm. .May 14-House passed tho Overman bill. May I7-Gcrman plot In Ireland ex posed and Sinn Fein leaders arrested. May IS-Entcnte powers, Japan and China, agreed on plan for preservation of tho peace In the far east. May 19 Australian troops captured Vllls sur Ancre. German ulr rnlders killed 44 porsons In London and lost Ilvo pianos. May 23-U. S. took over earlier busi ness or I'uumun company. Hrltlsh merchant' troop transport Mol davia torpedo id; 65 Americans killed. May 24-Rcpubllo of White Russia pro claimed. Costa Rica declared war on the cen tral powers. Mny 27-Gormnns nttneked on the Alsne front, taking tho Chemlii des Damos, and between Voormezoelo and Locro In Handera, where they were repulsed. Italians broka thiough enemy lines at Capo Silo on lower Pluvo. May 28 Center of crown prince's army crossed tho Vosle at Flames but allies checked ndvnnce on Hunks. Amorlcnns In Plcnrdy captured Can tlgny by dushlng nttack. May 29 Allies evacuated Solssons nnd Hermans pusiieii advance to Fero on Tar denols, six miles north of tho Murnu. May 30 German aviators bombed Cana dian hospital, killing many. May .11 Germans reached the Marne at apex of their salient. U. H. transport President Lincoln sunk by U-boat, 2(1 navy men lost. House passed 312,000,000,000 army appro priation bill. Juno 2 Allied reserves stopped Germnn advance. Juno 3 U. S. learned Germnn Tl.hnnln. operating In American wators. had sunk 10 vesso lis ainco way 25. Juno 5 Germans shifted main nttnnir t Olso front, with no success. Two moro vessels sunk by German U boat In American waters. Juno 6 Americans defeated Germans In Chateau Thierry sector. Juno 10 Germans advancod two miles cusi or Montuidier, losing heavily. Americans cleared Germans from Bel ieau wood. ' Italian torpedo bouts raided Austrian nnvnl base near Dalmatian Islands, sink ing one battleship nnd damaging another Juno 11 French defeated Oermnns southenst of Montdldler und Americans won again near Chateau Thierry; Ger nmns readied the Olso at Muchomont and Hetlinncourt, , Torpedoing of British transport Ausonlu reported, 40 lost. Juno 13-French repulsed heavy German attack between Coureelles and Mery, and mnde successful counter-nttuck southwest of Noyon Juno 14 Turks seized Tabriz, Persia nnd looted American consulate and hos pltnl. Juno 15 Austrlnns begnn great offensive on front of 100 miles In Itnly. crossing the Plnvo at various places. Juno IG-Itull.-ins checked Austrian drive, retaking many positions. Americans repulsed heavy attacks tn riiul sector und in Alsnco. Juno 20-Allles drove back Austrlnns In Italy. Amerlcnns stormed German trenches und positions mar Cantlgny. Juno 22--Auatrl:ktm liDinm t-ot-Al. i.. Italy. " ' Juno 23 Austrian retreat turnrri inin a rout. Juno 25 -Italians cleared west bank of tho Plavo of Austrlnns, nnd uttucketl heavily In mountain region . J.".n? 27.7,s'T"nl national drnft drawing held In Wushinrton. Ciinndlnn hospital ship Llandovery Cas tle torpedoed, many lost. Juno 2 Important gains made by Brit ish between Il.izchrourk nnd Hethune and by French southwest of Solssons First Amerl. an troops landed In Itnly. June 29 Packers and others attacked ns prollteors In report of federal trade commission Congress voted J21.000,000,000 for war purposes July 1 Americans captured Vnttx vil lage nnd with French took other Impor tunt positions American trnnsport Covington, home ward bound, torpedoed; 6 lOBt, July 4 Australians and Americans enp lured Unmcl, KlBhty-two ships launched In American snipynrus. July C-Count von Mlrbach, Germnn am bnssador to Russia, assassinated In Mos cow Population of Murman coast, Russia. Joined tho entente, Italians and French opened an offen sive In Albania. July 9 Von Kuehlmnnn's resignation as foreign secretnry ncrepted by the kaiser Von lllntze succeeded him. July 11 -Austrian army In Albania re treated to the Sktimbl river. II 8. army transport Westover torpe doed, ten men lost Julv 13Freneh mnde n mile advance on Plrardv front southeast of Amlns July 13- President WiIm n authorrd lo take over control of tuUgruph and tele phone tines of country. July It British forces occupied Kern, on White sea, July 15 Germans resumed offensive, at tacking along the Marne and on both sides of Reims, Americans drove Uitm a manic nuu un uuiii 6ek ai'i s the rlxer and i rt rti with stood all us ,iiittn further eust Ilnytl del lured war against Germany. July -Americans smashed German attacks t-nst of Chateau Thierry. lix-Czm of Kussm uxoi mod. July is-1 reiicn und Americans began big drive, pushing eastward o.i Ifi-inl.'j front fiom iiellouu to the Alsne und tak ing many towns und pilsoners, July 19 rruuco -American tioops made further advances on Sulisous-Chateuu Thierry front. Hrltlsh took town of Mutoren, l. ti. armored ciuiser san Diego de stroyed nuar New xork by submarine. July 20 iTuiico-American oneusivu con tinued, more towns and groat numbers of guns and prisoners being taken. Germans retreated from south bank of Marne. Big transport Justlcla torpedoed off Ireland; ten of crew lost, July 21-Chateau Thierry captured by allies. German U-boat sank three barges and damaged a tug close to Capo Cod. July 26-Heuvy lighting north of the Marne, French retaking Rcull. July 27 Germans retreated along the wholo front north of the Murno. July 28 Franco-Americans crossed tho Ourcq on wide front. July 29 Allies took Fere-cn-Tardenois, Grand, Ilozoy, Cugny and othor towns, despite fierce resistance, and gained con trol of the Dormans-ltelms road. Americans In desperate light took Se rlnges, Sergy and Konchcros. July 31 Control of telegraph and tele phone linos taken over by u. S. govern ment, Aug. 1 Americans cleared the Hols de Meunlere of Huns Aug. 2 Allies advanced their entire line, taking .Solssons and Vllle-on-Tar-denols. Germans retreated precipitately toward tho Vesle. Germans In Albert region retreated east of the Ancre. Allied forces occupied Archangel. Two British destroyers sunk by mines, 97 lost, Aug. 3 Allies pushed their line to the Vesle. Government announced America and Japan would send troops to Vladivostok to occupy city and protect rear of Czecho slovak force. British ambulance transport Warllda torpedoed; 123 lost. Auk. 6 American and French units forced crossings of the Vaslo on both sides of Flsmes. Aug. 8 British and French started of fensive on the Amiens front, taking many towns and 10,000 prisoners. Aug. 9 Further progress mnde by the nllles In Plcardy, 7.000 moro prisoners taken. Aug. 10 Allies took Montdldler and Chaulnos; Ahierlcnns with British won scvero fight north or the Somme. Americans captured Flsmette, across Aug. 11 German U-boat sank nine Ash ing boats off Massachusetts coast. Organization of First American field army, under Pershing, completed. Aug. 15 Germans wlthdrow from Ilebu terne salient north of Albert. British troops occupied Baku, center of Cusptnn sea oil region. American1 regiment landed at Vladivos tok. Aug. 17 One hundred I. W. W. mem bers convlctod in Chicago of disloyalty. auk, 19 uermuns were torcou duck in tho Lys sector, between the Mutz and th Olse and northwest of Solssona. Aug. 21 French took Lusslguy and ad vanced In other sectors. British attacked In the Hebuterno sec tor between Albert and Array, taking several towns. Aug! 22-Brltlsh took Albert. Aug. 24 British took Bruy, Thlepval nnd Grnndcourt. French clenred south banks of the Olse and tho Altctte, House passed draft ager extension bill. Bolshevik! defeated by allies on Ussurl front. Aug. 25 British entered Bapaume. Aug. 27 French took Ro; o and neigh boring towns. Allies broke through Illndenburg line In Scarpu river region. senate passed arait age extension diii. Aug. 28 Hrltlsh advanced astride the Scarpu, taking Crolsolles and Pelves. Frunch took Chaulnos and Noslo and many other towns and reached tho Sommo. Aug. 29 French took Noyon. Americans defeated Germans at Ju vlgny. Senate passed bill making U. S. dry ufter June 30, 1919. Aug. 30-Germnno lost Combles nnd fell back towaid Peronno. In the Lys sector they abandoned Ballleul. Aug. 31 Franco-American forces won big battle nortii of Solssons. British recuptured Mount Kcmmel In Lys salient. Sept. 1 British captured Peronno. Sept. 2 French und Americana gained full possession of the Solssons plateau. British smashed Drocourt-ljueant line, Sept. 4 British ndvunced far beyond the Canal du Nortl tewnrd Cumbral. Fiunch drove Germans north of the Olse. Germans In Veslo sector rutreated to ward the Alsno, pursued by Amtrlcuus und French. Sept. 5 lintiro German line from Pcronne almost to Reims rotrcated for several miles. German Chancellor Von Ilertllng re signed. U. S. transport Mount Vernon hit by torpedo; 35 ktllod. Sept. 6. French captured Ham and Chuuny. Manufacture of malt liquors In U. S. after Dec. 1 ordered stopped. Sept. 12 American First army, aided by French, attacked on both sides of St. Mlhlel salient, making big advances and taking many towns. Hrltlsh took Havrtncourt and Moeuvres. Hrltlsh steamer Galwuy Castle torpe doed; 1&9 lost, Including 90 women und children. Approximately 14,000.000 Americans reg istered under now draft law. Sept. 13 Americans cleared out the St. Mlhlel salient, taking nearly 20,000 pris oners, Sept. 15 Germany asked Belgium to nuke peaco. Serbians and French took strong Bul garian positions on Salonlkl front. Sent. IS Hrltlsh successfully attneked northwest of St. Quentln and French ad vanced south of thnt city. Allies pushed their advance on Salonlkl front to a depth of ten miles. Belgium refused Germnn peace offer, Sept. 19 Big food rlou In Holland towns. British and Arabs routed the Turks In Palestine Sept. 22 Gen. Allenby reported advnnco of CO miles In Palestine and capture of Nazareth. Sept. 23 French reached the Ulse river south of St. Quentln. Allies continued their big advance In Miuedonta, occupying Prllep. Sept 24 uen. Aiienuy reporieu capture of Aero nin! Haifa. Sept. 25 Soros captured Veles and Hrlt lsh Invaded Hulgarlu. Sept 2J Americans nnd French opened big drive between the Sulppo and tlte Mouse, Inking many towns und prtsunurs. Hrltlsh captured Strumnltzn, UulgurU U. S. warship Tampa toipedoed; 118 lost. Sept 27 Bulgaria usked allies for urm Istlce Sept. 28 Belgians and Hrltlsh made big ndvunco In Ypre region, und allies gained on every fro.nt Fourth Liberty loan campaign opened. Sept. 29 -British nnd Americans smashed through illndenburg line between Cnm brnl und St Quentln Belgians cuptuied Dixtnude. Sept. S9 Bulgaria signed armistice, sub mitting to ulllea' terms, Including demobil ization, evacuation ol Greece and Serbia und surrender of all her lines or com munication. ' French cavalry entered Us. kub Sept 30 Moro victories won by allies In Flnndcrs and on tho French fronts. American enrgo boat Tlconderoga tor pedoed. 213 lost. Chancellor Von Ilertllng, Vice Chancel lor Von Payer nnd Foreign Secretary Von itlutze resigned. Oct. 1 Damascus captured by Allenby's fortes. Germans evacuated Armentleres and Lens Oct. S French occupied St. Quentln. Germans driven out of entire area be tween Alsno and VtMlo rivers. American, lirltlsh und Italian warships raided Durazo, .destroy lug the Austrian nuvAl base there and all vessels In the harbor li l I U I'll .iKIIOi Pi-l'il wit' linwil u f her i roups frum Albania Germans dilveii buck everywhere except around Cainbrul. Prince Maximilian of Baden made Ger man chancellor. s mi viannn niirnn iiniian w r iiiviid I th belligerents to a peace conference. Airiprtciitu made big aduuce west of the Meuse. Japanese liner Hlrano torpedoed, 290 iot. i Oct 6 -Czar Ferdinand of Bulgaria abdl utod In favor of Prince Boris. Oermnny nnd Austria asked armistice rttiil peace negotiations based on Wilson s pi fun-tun. Oct. 6-Oertnan line north of Reims smmhed. , U. b. transport Otranto sunk In colli sion; 450 lost Oct. 7. Amerlcnns In furious battle for north end of Argonne forest. Oct. 8 President Wilson nnswered Ger man peace note by demanding tho evac uation of nil occupied territoty and ask ing whether 'he chancellor meant Ger many ucceptt-d the Wilson terms, nnd whether he spoke only for tho present authorities of the empire. Allies smashed Illndenburg defenses on 20 mile front between Cntnhrni and St. Quentln, and Franco-Americans started new drive east of tho .Meufre Oct. 9 -British occupied Cumbral and pushed far beyond. Prince Frederu k Charles of Hesse elect ed king of Finland by landtug. Oct. 10--Irlsh mull boat Lolnster torpe doed , 4 0 lost. Lc Cutcau, railway center, taken by al lies. Oct 11 Argonne wood cleared of Oer mnns by Americans. Kelser called rulers of all German fed erated states to conference. Oct. 12 -German chancellor sent reply to Wilson, saying Germany accepted till his terms nnd mtr.-ed to evacuate all Invaded territory. Entire German defense system In Cham pagne smushed. . Oct. 13 I. a Fere nnd Lnon taken by the French Serbs captured Nlsli. Oct H President Wilson rejected Ger many's peace and armistice proposals. Allli-s began big drive In Flanders, tak ing Roulers and other towns. Italians raptured Durazzo. Oct. 15 Allies took Menln, flunked Os tend and threatened Bruges; 12,000 pris oners taken Oct. 16 General retreat from northern Belgium by Germans. Americans captured Grand Pre, north of the Argonne. Allies pursued Austrlnns Into Montene gro. Oct. 17 Germaim evacuated Ostend, Lille and Doual. Oct. IS Allies occunled Turcolnir. nou- balx, Zrebrugsc and Thlelt. Independence oi Czeclio-SIovak nation declared by Its provisional government. Emperor Charles decreed federalization of Aiistro-Hungarian empire, Oct. 19 President Wilson rejected Austria-Hungary's peace proposals. Allied armies In Belgium reached the Dutch frontier. Fourth Liberty loan closed, heavily over subscribed. Oct 2015,000 retreating Germans In terned In Holland. Oct. 21 Germany made reply to Presi dent Wilson, full of evasions, denials and assurances. Allies In Serbia reached the Danube and Isolated Turkey. Oct. 22- Hrltlsh entered suburbs of Val cnclennes und crossed the Scheldt. Oct. 23-President Wilson told German government he would take up with ullles the subject of an armistice; but that tho U. H.. If it must deal with the Unlsfr nnd his crew, demanded not peace negotia tions, but surrender. British broke through German defenses south of Valenciennes. Americans made ndvance In terrific fighting In Meuso valley. Serbs. Slovenes and Croatlans announced formation of sovereign stato. Oct. 24 Italians began big offensive on the Plave line. Oct. 2C Fiench In big advance In Serre Olso region. Ludendorft resigned. Declaration of Independence of the F copies of middle Europe promulgated In ndependence Hall, Philadelphia. British occupied Aleppo. Oct. 27 Germany replied to President Wilson, asking terms for armistice. German relchstng put control of mili tary In civil government. Allies crossed the Plavn In Ttnllnn rirlvo Oct. 28 Austria-Hungary asked for sep- arato armistice und neacn on nlllps' trmn Oct. 29 Austrian lines beyond the Plavo smashed by allies. Turkey presented separata peace propos als. ' f Oct. 30 Entlro 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 Serbln prociulmed. Croutlan parliament decreed separation of Croatia, Slavonla and Dalmatla from Hungary. Nov. 1 American First nrmy smashed German lines west or tho Mouse. Al.les drovo Geimans out of 19 towns in Belgium. Austrian army fleeing across the Taglla monto In Italy. Count Tlza, former Hungarian premier, assassinated Ukruinluns and Teutons captured Lem berg Nov. 2 King Boris of Bulgaria abdicat ed and a peasant republic was established Hungary's compete separation from Austria declared Amerlcnns mnde grent advance on both sides of the Meuse. Trente taken by Italians. Valenciennes taken by British. Nov. 3. Trieste occupied by Italians. Armistice wun Austria signed. Nov. 4 Armistice terms for Germany nxed by allies Hrltlsh captured Lo Quesney In great offensive between the Snmbre and the Scheldt. Nov. C Americans win fierce battle for crossing of the Meuse. President Wilson told Germany to ask armistice terms from Foch. French made big advance, taking Gul.Be and Murle. Nov. C Great French victory on 100 nille front. American troops entered Sedan. Revolution spreading through Schleswlg and other parts of Gormuny. Nov. 7 Prnctlcully nil of German fleet reported In revolt. German emissaries reached Marshal Foch to ask nrmlstlce terms. Germans evacuated Ghent. Socialist party demanded abdication or tile kaiser. Nov. 8 Bnvnrlan diet deposed King Ludwlg and tho Wltteisbnch dynasty. Great advances made by allies on entire west front. Nov. 9 Kniser Wllhelm abdicated. Social Democrats In control of govern ment In Germany; Ebcrt maae chancel lor, republic proclaimed In Berlin. Nov. 10 KnlJcr lied to Holland. Nov. 11 Germany signed armistice terms, amounting to unconditional surren der, nnd the war came to a close. Bolshevik! debated by Americans and British on the Dvlna 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 terned In Holland. Nov. 15 New German government ap pealed to President Wilson to save Ger mnny from starvation nnd anarchy. Czeeho-Slovak republic under Masaryk as president ratitlod by national assembly at Prague Nov. 10 Belgian troops entered Ant werp. American troops began march to Rhine Nov. 17 British troops started for the Rhine. Nov. 18 President Wilson announced he would uttend opening of peace conference Admiral Kolrhnk put In control of all Russian government ut Omsk. Nov. 20 Overthrow of Ukrainian govern ment by nntl-bolshevlk forces announced Nov. 21 German licet was surrendered. Nov. 22 King Albert of Belgium entered Brussels. Nov 23 American troops crossed the Prussian frontier. Poles captured I.emberg. Nov. 24- North German states proclaim ed a republic Frencli under Gen. Oourand entered Stnissburc Nov. 25 Soviets gnlneil upper hand In Berlin, but were outvoted elsewhere In Germany. Nov 2S Crown Prince Alexander of Ser bia made regent of Jugo-Slav state Nov 27-DHvarla broke relations with Berlin n 2 W llix'ii' itenel'plv renounced all in, i Ithth il" H r.'iie Nov JV-IUiniaiy iiueinwd Macaennen'a army of 170 000. King Ntiholns of Montenegro deposed by national assembly. Nov, 30 Lithuania proclaimed a republic. Secretary .n.tlng, Henry White, Gen eral Bliss nnd Colonel House named U. S. peace delegates. Dec. 1 First of U, 8. returning army reached New York. Dec 2 Congress reconvened and heard Prosldcnt VvlUon's message and farewell. British fleet arrived at Llbau. Dec. 4 President Wilson and party sailed for Frnnce, . A. Dec. 5 Skoropadskl. hetman of the Ukraine, killed and that country under control of the Unionists. Dec. 6 Belgian troops occuplod Dussel dorf on he Rhine. Bloody lighting In Berlin between so clalist factions. Dec. 7 lirltlsh occupied Cologne. Dec. 8-AmerIcan troops rushed to Cob lenz as lost German forces crossed Rhine. Dec, 9 Former kaiser attempted sui cide. Dec. 10--Freneh nrmy occupied Mnlnz. Dec. 12 British troops crobsod the Rhine at Cologne. Dec 1.1 American troops crossed the Rhine nt Coblenz President Wllt.on landed at Brest. Dec. 14 President Wilson recolved in Purls 'Armistice extended to Jnn. 17. Kiev occupied by troops of the "direc tory " Dec. 15 Gen. Mnnnerhelm elected re Runt of Finland Dec, 10 Central congress of soldiers nnd workmen's dfleitntes met In Berlin: Lleb knecht and Spartacldos defeated, Dec. 17 Polish genernl staff ordered moblllzntlon of 1,500,000 men. Dec. 25 President Wilson ate Christmas dinner with troops of American army of occupation. X DOMESTIC ;V ft Jan. 5 Charles B Henderson appointed senator from Nevada. Jnn S Mississippi legislature ratified prohibition constitutional amendment. Jan. Ill House, adopted national woman suffrage amendment itsolutlun. Jan. 12 Chicago and middle west para lyzed by terrific bllzzaru Feb. 19 Montana legislature ratified federal prohibition amendment. Feb. 25 Wisconsin benute passed reso lution, 22 to 7. denouncing La Follette. March 1 Brig. Gen. Thomas Cruse, quartermaster's department, U. S. A., named in charges of conspiracy In fur nishing army supplies. March 3 Miss Anne Martin of Reno. Nov., announced her candidacy for tho U. S. senate. March G Wisconsin assembly deadlock ed all night on Joint resolution denounc ing Ia Follctto us disloyal. March 6 Wisconsin assembly passes Joint resolution denouncing La Follette. Secretary Daniels established tlve-mila "dry" zone around naval training sta tions. House passed sabotage bill, 219 to 0. March 7 Conferees agreed on adminis tration iailroad bill. Automobile chamber of commerce an nounced cut of 30 per cent In production of pleasure automobiles for fiscal year. Metropolitan inugazlne for Murch ex cluded from malls for publication of ar ticle "Is America Honost?" by William Hard. Mnrch 8 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 defi ciency bill, carrying 1.1SO,000,000. 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 delegates defeated woman's sufftage bill. March 14 World's largest reinforced concrete ship, launched at n Pacific port, pronounced complete success by experts. Esther Cleveland, daughter of Grover Cleveland, married to CaDt. W. S. B. Bos- anquet of Coldstream Guardb, In London. March 15 Congress passed daylight sav ing bill to take effect March 31. March 18 Delaware legislature ratified prohibition amendment. April 2 Irvlno L. Lenroot, Republican, elected U. S. senator from Wisconsin. Massachusetts legislature ratified na tional prohibition amendment. April 29 X. P. Whitley appointed sena tor from Missouri. May 15 Air mall route between Wash ington, Philadelphia and New York opened. Aug. 27 Walter II. Page, American am bassador to Great Britain, resigned. Two American soldiers and a number of Mexicans killed in battle at Nogales. Sept. 4 Bomb explosion In Fedeial building, Chicago, killed 4 und Injured M. Sept. 18 John w. Davis made American ambassador to Great Britain. Oct. 1 Senate defeated woman suffrage amendment to constitution. Nov. & Hopubllcuns gained control of the senate nnd the hoube of representa tives' tn general election. Nov. 2o Government assumed control of all cable linos. Nov. 22 Secretary of the Treasury Mc Adoo resigned. Dec. 1C Carter Glnss sworn In as sec retary of the treasury. NECROLOGY j Jan. 1 Dr. Frederick A. Noble, leading Congregational clergyman, at Evanstoti, Jan. 5 Dr. John S. Foley, Catholic bish op of Detroit. Jan. 13 U. S. Senator James II. Brady of Idaho. Jan. 11 MaJ. A. P. Gardner, former congressman from Massachusetts. Jan 30 United Stutes Senator William Hughes of New Jersey. Feb. 2 John L. Sullivan, former heavy weight champion, at West Abington, Mass. Leander Richardson, dramatic editor and author. Feb. 4 Col. Frederick II. Smith, Repub llcan leader in Illinois, at Peoria. Feb. 10 Abdul Humid, former sultan of Turkey. Feb. 14 Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, former British ambassador to America, 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 Bast at Philadelphia. March 6 John Redmond, Irish National ist lender, ut Londo.i March 7 Rear '.dmlral Thomas Perry, retired, at So'itnern Pines, N. C. Cardinal Sera'lM, preTect of the congre gation of the propaganda, at Rome March 9 George Von U Meyer, former cabinet member and dlp'jmat, at Boston. Prof J. M Munyon of Philadelphia, at Palm Beach. March 13 Mrs. James A. Garfield, wid ow of President Garfield, at Pasadena, Cal. Charles I'age Bryan, diplomat, at Wash ington. March 15 Former Senator Isaac Steph enson of Wisconsin. Sir George Alexander, English actor. James Stlllman, financier, ut New York. March 21 Wnrner Miller, former U. S. senator from New York. March 22 Maggie Mitchell, famous ac tress, In New York. March 26 Claude Achilla Debussy, com poser, in Paris. March 27 Martin J. Sheridan, famous athlete, In New York. April S Charley Mitchell, famous Eng lish pugilist. April 11 Rear Admiral S. P. Comly, U. 8. N retired W, C. McDonald, first governor of New Mexico. April 12 U. S. Senator R. F. Broussard of Louisiana. Former Mayor Ri iolph Blankenburg of Philadelphia. April 13 Hempstb 4 Washburne, form er mayor of Chicago. April 14 William .loo! Stone, U. S. sen ator from Missouri. April 17 Senor Aldunate, Chilean am bassador to U. S , nt Washington. April 20 Col. George Pope, at Hart fur ' ("'Til Apr1 ' It r-irlns de Pena, Uruguay an lllllilkl'1! in Mu-P'ni(l(in, Dr. E. Klvloher Insula ""led physician, In Chicago. May 5 Mrs. Potter Palmer of Chicago, ' Sarasota, Fla. May 8 Marcus Mayer, famous th-.in-ral manager, nt Amttyvllle, L. I. May 11 Federal Judge C. C. Kohlsa&t, at Chicago. Muy 1j Pastor Charles Wagner, lo Pnrls. May 14 James Gordon Bennett, pro prietor of New York Herald, In France. May 22 Dr. Mlnot J. Savage, noted UnU tnrlan minister. May 23-Gen. John B. Castlcman, fam ous Confederate soldier, at Louisville. May 26-Mnitland Armstrong, American artist, In New York. June 3 Ramon M. Valdez, pretUdont of Panama. June 4 Charles Warren Fair bank, former vice president, at Indianapolis. June 5-Brlg. Gen. IL E. D. Mlchle, U. S. A., In Franco. June 6 Dr. John Merrlttee Driver, noted preacher and lecturer, at Chicago. .June 10-George B. Harris, head of Bur lington Railway. Arrlgo Bolto, Italian composer, June 22 Archbishop John J. Kean of Dubuque, la. June 29-J. A. Mitchell, editor of Life. July 2-Rev. Dr. Washington Gladden, nt Columbus, O. July 3 Mohnmmed V, sultan of Turkey. Viscount Rhoudda, British food con troller, Benjamin R. Tillman, U. S. senator from South Carolina. July 13 John D. O'Rear, American min ister to Bolivia. Jul;- 27 Gustav Kobbe, American au thor and critic, Aug. 6 Congressman James H. David son of Oshkosh, Wis. Aug. 8 Max Rosenthal, famous artist, at Philadelphia. Aug. 9 John D. Shoop, superintendent of schools of Chicago. Aug. 10 William P. Kellogg, former governor of Louisiana, In Washington. Aug 12 Anna Held, actreso, at New York. Aug. 17 Jacob II. Galllnger, U, S. sena tor from New Hampshire. Aug. 22 Herman F. Schuettler, chief of police of Chicago. Aug. 28 Ollle M. James. U. S. senator from Kentucky. Aug. 30 Prof. S. H Wllllston, ngte4 paleontologist, at Chicago. Sept. 7 Francis S. Chatford, Cntholla bishop of Indianapolis. Sept. 9-Brig. Gen. L. W. V. Kcnnon, In New York. Sept. 12 Rev. Jenkln Lloyd Jones, noUd preacher nnd pacifist of Chicago. Former U. S. Senator J. C. a Blackburn of Kentucky. Anthony W. Dlmock of New York. Sept. 17 Cardinal John M. Farley, arch bishop of New York. MaJ. Gen. Lloyd Wheaton, U. S. A., re tired. In Chicago. Viscount Ichiro Motono, Japanese statesman. Sept. 25 John Ireland, Catholic arch bishop of St. Paul. Oct. 7 MaJ. Gen. C. G. Doyan, U. B. M. C. Oct. 8 James B. McCreary, former United States senator and governor of Kentucky. Oct. 13 John F. Hopkins, former mayor of Chicago. Oct. 14 Solon "Menos, minister from Haiti, nt Washington. Oct. 17 Congressman John A. Sterllnjt of Illinois. Oct. 22 Dr. F. K. Brooke, episcopal bishop of Oklahoma. Oct. 25 Charles Lccocq, French com poser. Oct. 20 Ella Flagg Young, former su perlntendent of schools of Chlengo. Oct. 27 Eugene Hale, former U. S. se ator from Maine. Oct 30 Nelson N. Lamport, well know Chicago banker. Nov. 4 Mrs. Russell Sage. Morton F. Plant, financier and yachts man. Dr. Andrew White, educator and diplo mat. Nov. 8 Robert J. Collier, editor an publisher. Nov. 15 Gen. H. C. King, soldier an author, In New York. Nov. 19 Dr. C. It. Van Hlse, president of University of Wisconsin. Joseph F. Smith, president of Monnos church. Nov. 22 Former Governor W. D. Hoard of Wisconsin. Nov. 25 N. M. Kaufman, copper and iron magnate and hotel man of Chicago. Dec. 2 Edmond Rostand, poet and dramatist, in Parts. Dec. 9-L. W. Page, head of U. S. bu reau of roads. Dec. 12 Eflle Ellsler. actress, aged 96. - - DISASTERS ft Jan. 1 Conflagration In Norfolk, Vs; loss J2.000.000. Jan. 13 Million dollar fire In Indianapo lis Industrial district. Feb. 14 Forty-two children killed In nunnery fire In Montreal. Feb. 24 Liner Fiorlzel, St. Johns, N. F.. to New York, wrecked in blizzard near Cape Race, 92 lost. March 9 Twelve killed In collapse of moving picture theater at Winchester, Ky. Five killed and $5,000,000 domago by tor nado in northwestern Ohio. April 13 Seventy killed in burning of Insane asylum at Norman, Okla. April 21 Eurthquuke In southern Cali fornia; towns of Hamet and San Jacinto wrecked. May 1 Savannah liner City of Athens sunk in collision with French cruiser off Delaware cost; CO lives lost. May 18 Nearly a hundred persons killed by explosions In Aetna Chemical pUnt, near Pittsburgh, Pa. June '-'2 Circus train telescoped at Gnry, Ind , 63 killed. June V3 Fifty persons killed by collapse of building in Sioux City, la. July 1 Shell factory explosion In 'Bor land killed 50. July 2 Explosion In munitions plant near Syracuse, N. Y., killed 16. July C Excursion boat sank In Illinois river; 85 lives lost. Guam devastated by typhoon. July 9 Hundred persons killed In train collision near Nashville, Term. July 12 Japanese battleship blew up, killing 500 men. Aug. 21 Tornado in Minnesota destroyd Tyler and Connors, killing about 50, Oct. 3 Shell loading plant at Morgan, N. J., blew up, 91 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 Princess Sophia, wrecked on Alaska coast; 343 lives lost. Nov. 1 Ninety-eight persons killed lm wreck on Brooklyn Rapid Transit train, Nov. 21 About 1,500 killed by explosion of munition trains In Belgium. ft SPORTS Feb. 8 Kieckhefer won three-cushion billiard championship from De Oro. Feb. 25 Juck Dempbey defeated Bill Brennnn In six tounds at Milwaukee, March 15 Kieckhefer successfully de fended three-cushion billiard champion ship against Canuefax. March 23 Michigan university won the eighth annual Indoor conference meat. April 19 Kieckhefer retalnd three-cushion championship, beating Maupoms. Sept. 11 Boston American league team defeated Chicago National league team for world's championship, und profes sional bubeball quit for period of the war. Nov. 8 Kieckhefer retained three-cushion title, defeating McCourt. Nov 22 Kieckhefer retained three-cushion title, defeating Cannefax. FOREIGN x- April 22 Five hundred killed In battle between Mexican federal forces and rebels April 28 Dr. Pldonlo Paez elected presl dent of Portugil Sept. 6 Hsu Shlh Chang elected presi dent of China. Dec. P-Peru and Xhlle preparing for war over provinces of Tacnu and Aries. Dee. 11 Gustave Ador elected president of Switzerland Dec. 14 Sldonlo Pnes, president of Por tugal, assassinated. Premier Lloyd George and coalition cabinet won In Hrltlsh general election. Dec. 17-Admlral Castro elected presi dent of Portugal r M r'l