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v r v r BED OLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF ' iv . . i- 1 A EVENTS OF YEAR I0LD III 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. tie Peace Terms Other Foreign and Oomestlc Occurrences. COMPILED BY E. W. PICKARD. THE WORLD WAR c - lun. 1-lulKuia Urovc Teutons ue Have rlvi-r Irani .uuson loop Jan 4-Preuidelit Wilson piesonlcd his .......... 1.U1111U1 piogram 10 congress Brtlsli hospital ship Rovvu torpouoed by ucrmuhs. Jir.liV.,..,.'VI,ro,nl;r L,0M George stated Britain's war alms. ...n,V. 7"7U,-J-!-,KOVC,n,"oru began moblll ration of 3,C0O.Guu workers. u. S. Supremo court upheld draft law. Submarine crews mutinied at Kiel, kill ing 33 officers. Jan t I resident Wilson stated Amer icus war alms and peaco demands. Jan. 9-Russlu and Bulguriu signed sep arate pouee. Jan. 10-Ccntral powers withdrew offer or general pcaco and offered Russia sep arate IMC. f Husslu and Germany renewed nrmls tlco for month. -Jan. 14 British airmen nindo big suc cessful duyilght raid on Karlsruhe. Germans bomburded Yarmouth from the sea. Jan. 15-Danlel Wlllard resigned as head of U. S. war IndUHtiles hoard. Jan. 20 In nnvnl net'nn nf nnttnnnn tn Dardanelles tlio British Bank Turkish cruiser Broslau and forced the Goebcn ashore. Jan. 21 Urltlsh boarding ship Louvaln unk; 224 lost. Jan. 24 Germany and Austria replied to Beace proposals of Wilson and Lloyd eorge, rejecting tho concrete sugges tions. Jan. 26-Twclvo killed by explosion In Newport naval torpedo station Odessa raptured by the bolshevlkl. Jan. 27 Russian government broko rela tions with Roiimnnla. Italians began offensive between Aslago and tho llrentn. Roiimnnlans look Kishinev. Jnn. 2S German air raiders killed 47 In London. Ukrainians defeated ..olslinvik troops In three day bnttle and tool; Lutsk Italians broke, through Austrian line, taking 1.C00 prisoners Jnn 30-Ccrman air raid on Paris; 43 killed. Jan. Fob. clared tory. 31 Rolshovlkl took Orenburg 3 Allied supremo war council de war must bo carried on to vlc- Fob. 4-U. S. govcrnmont took over control of oil Feb. 5 Fran 3 others convicted York. von nintelen and six of conspiracy In New Feb. fi United States transport Tus cnnla sunk by torpedo off Irish const; 201 Americans lost, Feb. 9 Peaco treaty between Ukraine and tho central powers slgnpd. Feb. 10 Russia declnrcd tho war at nn end so far as she wns concerned and ordered complete demobilization; but re fused to sign rfaco treat, Feb. 14 Rolo l'asha convicted of trea uon In France nnd sentenced to death. Fob. 15-Presldcnt Wilson put all for eign t ratio nf U. S. under license. Fight Urltlsh submarine chasers sunk by German destroyers In Dover straits. Feb in German aviators attacked Lon don, killing 21. Feb 18-Germnns resumed war on Rus. Bin. crossing tho Dvlna. Feb. 19 Germans took Dvlnsk and Lutsk; Bolshevlkl offered to sign peace treaty. Bolshevik Don Cosack republic organ ized at Tcherknsk, Gen. ICalcdlnes hav ing committed suicide. Feb. 20 Germans Invested Roval and landed troops In Finland Feb. 21 Germans took Minsk nnd Rovno. Jericho raptured by tho Rrltlsh Feb. 22 Senate passed Wilson' bill to rulo ralltoads. Feb. 23 President Issued proclamation stipulating government guaranteed price for wheat at principal primary markets, prices vnrylng from J2 nt Spokane to .'.2S at Now York. Feb. 25-Gcrm-rns captuied Roval. Feb. 28 Americans repulsed strong at tack In Chemln des Dames sector with heavy losses to nttackcrs. March 1 McAdoo announced third Lib erty loan to open April C U. S. troops repulsed rnld In Toul sec tor, suffering many casualties; German losses very lienvy. British ciulscr Calgarlan torpedoed: 4S lives lost. March 3-Germans halted lnvnslcni of RuBsla; Slavs signed peace treaty giving Turkey big slice of territory. March 4 French delivered surprise blow near Verdun, penetrating German lines. British, French nnd Ttnllan ambassa dors nsked Japan to tnko necessary steps to safeguard allied Interests In Siberia. British advanced on 12-mllo front In Palestine. March & Americans In Lorraine re pulsed Gormnn attack nnd took prisoners. President Wilson refused assent to Jap anese Intervention In Russia. Bernard M. Raruch named chairman of the wnr industries board March C Roumanla signed preliminary peace treaty giving up Dobrudja and con trol of tho Danube. ,,..,. March 7 Germany nnd I- Inland signed pence treaty . March 8 Trotzky resigned ns foreign minister of Russia. Rrltlsh advanred threo miles on 18-mlle front In Palestine. ' British repulsed nttnek on Yprea-Dlx-mudo lino with heavy losses to enemy. F.loven killed, 46 Injured In air raid on London. ...... , Mnrch 9 Nine persons killed In nlr rnld on Pnrls. March U Sixty nlrplanes bombed Paris; 34 killed, Hnemy aviators attacked Naples. Seven killed In hospital. President, in messngo to Soviets, pledg ed aid or United States to freo Russia from German control .,,,., March 12 Ninety-five thousand drafted men called to begin movement to can tonments Mnrch 29 BrltlBh aviators droped ton of eXplOS ln.. iw Prthllnt7. March IS Germans seized Odessa. March 14 American Rainbow division occupied trenches In l.unoville sector from which thoy drovo tho enemy; first permanent ndvanco by Anierlcnns. March 15 GormaiiB repulsed with heavy loss In Flnndcrs by British. All-Russian congress of Sovlots at Mos cow ratified German peace terms. March 1R Allied supremo war council condemned German treatment of Rus slans nnd Roumnn nna and refused to acknowledge the peaco trentles. March 19 American destroyer Manloy collided with Rrltlsh war vessel; 16 killed, March 20 America and Great Britain seized l.OOv.CCO tons of Dutch shipping. Mnrch 21-Germnns opened henvy nt tack on Britlh lines north of St. Quentln, March 22-urcnt battle In Frnnco con tinued. Gormnns falling to break British line: both Bides sustained heavy losses. British In Palestine crossed the Jordan, March 23 British fell back from five to ten miles, their lines still unbroken; esti mated casualties, German. 260.000; British, 100,000; French nnd American troops brought up tn support British. Paris shelled by new German eun from distance of 76 miles. March SB Germans took Bapaume, Nesle and aulsenrd. March 26 British destroyed entire Turk army near Hit. Mesopotamia- March 27 Germans took Albert and British recaptured Morlancourt and Chip Illy. March 2S French retook three towns and Germans advanced toward Amiens but were Hopped with heavy tosses. Mnrch 29 Gen. Koch put In command of allied arm I os In Frunce, nnd Gen, Per shing offered to him all his troops and resources. Shell (torn German long range gun kllhd 72 tn u Paris church. Caucasus, af'cr proclaiming Its Inde pendence, made separato peace with Tur key. April 4 Germans resumed drive toward Amiens, gaining little at heavy cost. Atmentana recaptured lCrzerum from Turks. , April f Allies held their lines against heavy nttacks. Berlin announced the capture of Kknt crlnoslav, Russia. Japan and Great Britain landed small foice at Vladivostok to pretcct life and property. April 6-Thlrd Liberty loan campaign opened In t'nlted States, Piovost Marshal General Crowdcr call ed 160.IM) draft men to colors. April 9-Geniuns hit Urltlsh front be tween La Basse and Armcntteres, gain ing 3 miles. , . , April 10-Oerinans drove British back north nnd south of Armentleres. American troops on llrlng lino In great buttle Apill U-Btltlsh evacuated Armentlures but teeuptured other positions. April 12- Tremendous lighting continue 1 In Flanders, Geimnus advancing to Mer villo. Americans won all day light on Toul front. April 13 Turks took Ilnttun. Zeppelin and airplane factory at Man zel, Germany, burned with great loss. Am II 14-l'oiint Czernln. Austrian for eign minister, icslgntd. Ameriiaii navy collier Cyclops, 293 on boaid. reporttd missing. Apill K B.nlln announced the occupa tion of llelslngfots b German troops Urltlsh wni.ihlp.-t, Hweepiug the Katte gat, sank 10 German tiawleis. Allies took ten villages fiom Bulgarians on Macedonian fiout Apill lti - Germans took llnllletil, Wytschaete and most of Messlnes ildgo. C. M Schwab mado director genet ul of U. S. shipbuilding. April 17 Viscount Mllncr made British war secretary. Baron Bui Ian made Austrian foreign minister. Itolo Pasha executed for treason against France. Apill 20 Germans made strong attack on Americans In Toul sector and took Selclicproy village, but wero driven back with heavy lo.ss. April 2.' British and French nnval foues rallied Gi rmau U-boat bases nt Ostein! and Zeebruggo and sank coneieto lailen vessels at channel mouths. April 21 British drove back Germans cast of Amiens Germans took Mount Kcminel nnd ad vanced to northwost, threatening Vpres April 2(-GermaiiH captured Dranoutri' and St. F.lol April 29 Germans attacked strongly on three sides of Vpres salient and on Bel- fiinn line, but wcie repulsed, losing he.iv y. Fieurh retook I.ocie Senate passed uveiman co-ordination bill. May 4 Campaign for Third Liberty lonn closed Willi loan heavily over-subscribed. .May C Ptesllent Wilson ordeied Inves tigation of alleged graft in aircraft vsoiK. May 7-Nloiiraguu declaied war on Coi niaiiy and he t allies. Roumanla signed peace treaty with cen tral powers. Mat '10-Osfnd U-boat base bottled up by the sinking of old cruiser by BiHIsh Mnv 11 -Italians took the Col del Orso and Monte t'orno by stoim Ma 11-llouso passed tho Overman b 111 Mnv 17 German plot In Ireland ex posed mid sinn Fein leaders arrested. May lS-I.ntente powci.s, Japan and hlna. agreed on plan for preservation of the peace 111 the tar east Ma.v 19-Austrahun Hoops captured Vllle sur Ancre. German air i alders killed 41 persons In London and lost live planes. Mny 23-U. S. took over earlier busi ness of Pullman company. Biltlsh merchant troop transport Mol davia torpedoed C3 Americans killed. May 21-Republlc of White Russia pro claimed. Costa Rica declared war on the cen tral powers Mny 27-Gormans attacked on the Alsne front, taking tho Chomlu des Dames, nnd between Voouinzeolo nnd Loero In Flanders, where they were repulsed. Italians broko through enemy lines at Capo Silo on lower Plave. May 2s t'ontor of crown prince's army crossed tho Vesle at Flames but allies checked advance on Hanks Americans In Plcnrdy captured Can tlgny bv dashing attack. May 29 AlliN evacuated Solssons nnd Germans pushed ndvanco to Fere en Tar donols, sW miles north of tho Mitrne May 30 German aviators bombed Cana dian hospital, killing many. Mny 31 Germ ma reached the Marno at apex of their salient. U. S. transport President Lincoln sunk by U-boat. 2'S navy men lost. House passed $12,000.0.000 army appro priation bill. Juno 2 Allied reserves stopped German advance. June 3 U. S. lenrncd German U-boats, opeiatlng In American waters, had sunk 10 vessels since Mny 25. June 5 Germans shifted main attack to Olso fiont, with no success. Two moro vessels sunk by German U boat In American waters. June CAmei leans defeated Germans in Chateau Thierry sector Juno 10 Germans ndvanced two miles east of Montdldler, losing heavily. Americans cleared Germans from Bel lenu wood. Italian torpedo boats raided Austrian naval base nenr Dalmatian Islands, sink ing one battleship and damaging another Juno 11 French defeated German" southeast of Montdldler and Americans won ngaln near Chateau Thierry; Ger-' mans reached the Olso at Machcmont nnd Bethancourt. Torpedoing of British transport Ausonla reported; 40 lost. June 13 French repulsed heavy German attack between Courcelles and Mery, and made successful counter-attack southwest of Noyon. Juno 14 Turks seized Tnbrlz, Persia and looted American consulate and hos pital. June 15 Austrlans began great offensive on front of 100 miles In Italy, crossing the Plave at various places. Juno 10 Italians checked Austrian drive, retaking many positions, Americans repulsed heavy attacks In Toul sector and in Alsnce. June 20 Allies drovo back Austrlans In Italy Americans stormed Germnn trenches and positions near Cantlgny. Juno 22 Austrlans began retreat in Italy. Juno 23 Aus out. line 25-1 Ml 23-Austimn retreat turned Into Hans cleared west bnnk nf tho Plave of Austrlnns, and attacked heavily In mountain region. Juno 27 Second natlonnl draft drawing held In Washington. Canndlnn hospital ship Llandovery Cas. tlo torpedoed; many lost. Juno 2S important gains made by Brit Ish between Ilazobrouck nnd Bethuno. nnd by French southwest of Solssons First American troops landed In Italy. Juno 29 Packers nnd others attucked ns profiteers In report of federal trade commission. Congiess voted $21,000,000,000 for war purposes. July 1 Americans captured Vaux vll lago nnd with French took other Impor tant positions. American transport Covington, home vvnnl bound, torpedoed; C lost. July 4 Australians and Americans cap turod Hamel. Fighty-tvvo ships launched In American shipyards July C Count von Mlrhach, Germnn nm bassador to Russia, assassinated In Mos cow Population of Murman coast, Russia, Joined tho entente Italians nnd French oponod an offen sive In Albania, July 9 Von Kuehlmann's resignation ns foreign secretary nccepted by the kaiser Von Hlntzo succeeded him. July 11 Austrian nrmy In Albania re trented to tho Skumbl river. U. 8. nrm' transport Westover torpe doed; ten men lost. Julv 12 French mnde a mile advance on Plcardy front southeast of Amiens. July 13 President Wilson authorized to tnke over control of telegraph and tele phone lines of country. July it British forces occupied Kem, on White sea, July 16 Germans resumed offensive, at tacking along the Marne and on both sides of Reims. Americans drove them with stood nil assaults further cast. Haytl declnrod war against Germany. July 16 Americans smashed German attacks cast of Chateau Thierry. Kx-Czar of Russia executed. July 18-French uud Americans began big drive, pushing eastward on 2j-iulle front from llclleau to the Alsno and tak ing many towns and prisoners. July 19 Franco-American troops mado further advances on Solssons-Chuteau Thierry front. Biltlsh took town of Mctcrcn. U. S. armored eiulsvr Man Diego de stroyed near .Now Vork by submaiinu. July 20 Franco-Aiiici lean oilenslvu con tinued, more towns and gteat numbers of guns uud prisoners being taken, Germans retreated from south bank of Manic. Big transport Justlcla torpedoed oft Ireland, ten of ciew lost. July 21-Chateau Thierry captured by allies. Gtrmnn U-boat sank three barges and the tho damaged a tug close to Cape Cod. July 2i-Ileavy lighting north of Maine, French retaking Reull. July 2i Genitalis ictiealcd along wholo trout north of tho Marne. July 2-l''raiHo.Auierlcaim irossed tho uureii on vvlilo rront. Jul i"t Alius took Fere-en-Tardenols, Grand Kozoy, Cugny and other towns, despite Hitcu resistance, anil gained con trol of the Poiimtiis-ltclliis load. Atuoi buns In dc-peiate light took Se rliH;es. .Seig) uud Uuiicheii's. Jul ;!!( oiuiol of telegiaph und tele phone lines taken over b U. S. govern ment. ..Aug. 1-Amcrlcaiis cleat cd the Bols do .Mcunlcie of Huns Aug. 2-Allies advanced line, taking Solssons and (letiols, Goiiuiius leticattd tow in d the Veale their entire Germans In Albeit region tctrculcd east of the A mi io Allied foil-en nciupled Archangel. Two Ilrli sh dcstiovers sunk by mines; 97 lost. Aug. 3-Alllos pushed their line to tho Vesle. io eminent announced America and Japan would i,eml ttoops to Vladivostok to oi cup) city and piutect lear of Czecho .Sim ii , tou-e. British amii'ilauce transport Warllda toipedoed, 1J.1 lost. Aug. C-Ani-rU.'.in and Flench units foned crossings of the Veiilo on both sld.s of FIsiiihs. Aug. S iit lush and French started of fensive on IIih mlcns finnt. taklne: many towns and lO.tOO prisoners Aug. 9 Further pio-ress mado by the allies In Plenrdy, 7,t.Ji) more pi honors taken. Aug. in Allies took Montdldler nnd Chanlnes. Americans with British won severe tight north of tho Somiiio. Americans raptured Flsnielte, across tho Vesle from Flsmes Aug 11 Germnn U-boit Fnnk nine fish ing boats olT Massachusetts const. Organization of 1'liot Amerli-in field nnnv. under Pershing, completed Aug 15-Ueimaus withdrew Horn Hebu terne salient north of Albeit, British tioops occupied Baku, center of Caspian sea oil region. American regiment landed at Vladivos tok. Aug. 17 One bundled I. W. W. mem bets convicted In Chhago of disloyalty. Aug U Germans wero forced back III tho Lys sectoi, betwien the M.itz und the Ulso and uoithwcst of Solssons. Aug 21 l-ri-iic-li look Lassiguy und ad viim d In other sei tois Biltlsh attacaud In the Ilebuterno toe ten bi-lvveiii Allien uud Arras, taking seveial towns. Aug :.'- Hiltish took Albert. Aug J4 Urltlsh took Bray, Thlepval and Grandiouil. 1-reiiih deaied south b.inkB of the Olso and tho Allettc House pHH.-A'd diaft age extension bill. Bolshevlkl defeated by allies on Us.surl front. Aug 23 Brlthh entered Bapaume. Aug 27 Fiench took Royo und neigh boring towns. Allies broko through Hindenburg line In Seal pc river region Senate' pas-cil draft ago extension bill. Aug. 2! l!rltl;.h advanced astride the Sc-arpe, taking Crolselles and Pelves. Franc h took CnuiilncH and Nesle many other towns and reached boinmo Aug. 23 French took Noyon. Americans deteated Germans at vigny. bcuute parsed bill making U. ft. a fur June 30, 1919. and the Ju dry vug. Jo Gurnuinn lost Cotnbles and fell buck tow aid Pel mine. In tho Lys sector Ihi y abandoned Ballleul Aug. .11 1-ranco-Aiiu-rlcan forces won big battle north ot Solssons. British letaptured .Mount Kemmel In I.J.S saln-nt Sept. 1 Biltlsh captured Peronno. Sept. 2 1-rcnch and Americans gained full possession of tho Solssons plateau. British smashed IJrocourt-Uueaut line, Sept. 4 British advanced far beyond tho Canal tin Nord tcward Cambrnl. Fiench drovo Geirnans north of the Olse. Germans In Veslo sector retreated to ward tho Alsne, pursued by Americans and French. Sept. 5 Kntlro Germnn lino from Peronno almost to Reims retreated for several miles. German Chancellor Von Hertllng re signed. U. S. transport Mount Vernon hit by torpedo, 35 kllleJ. Sept. C Frencn captured Ham and Chauny. .Manufacture of malt llnuors In U. R. after Dec. 1 ordered stopped. , Sept. 12 American First army, aided by Ftench, nttauked on both sides of St. Mlhict B.illent, making big advances and taking many towns. British took Havrlncourt and Moeuvres. British steamer Galway Castlo torpe doed, 119 lost, Ir eluding 90 women und children. Approximately 14.000,000 Americans rcg-lsteti-d under new draft law. Sept. 13 Americans cleared out the St. Mlhfe! salient, taking nearly 20,000 pris oners. Sept 1& Germnny asked Belgium to make peaco. Serbians and French took strong Bul garian positions on Salonlkl front. Sept. IS British successfully attacked northwest of St. Quentln and French ad vanced south of that city. Allies pushed their advance on Salonlkl front to a depih of ten miles. Belgium refused German peace offer, Sept. 19-Blg food tlots in Holland towns. British and Arabs routed tho Turks in Palestine Sept 2.' Gen, Allenby reported advance of 00 miles In Palestine und capture of Nazareth. Sept. 23 French reached tho Olso river south of St. Quentln. Allies continued their big advanco tn Macedonia, occupying Prllep, Supt. 21 Gon. Allenby reported capture of Acre and Haifa. Sept, 2fi Serbs captured Voles and Brit ish invaded Bulgaria. Sept. 20 Americans nnd French opened big dilvo between tho Sulppo nnd the Mouse, taking many towns and prisoners, British captured Slrumnltzn, Bulgaria. U. S. warship Tampa torpedoed, US lost. Sept. 27 Bulgaria asked allies for arm istice. Sept. 28 Belgians nnd British mado big advanco in Vpri-a region, and allies gained on every front. Fourth Liberty loan campaign opened. Sept. 29 British and Americans smashed through Hindenburg line between Cum bral and St. Quentln. Belgians cnptuicd Dlxmude. Sept. 29 Bulgaria signed armistice, sub mining to allies' terms, Including demobil ization, ovncuatlon of Giecco und Serbia and surrender of nil her lines of com munication French cavalry entered Us kub Sept. 30 Moro victories won by allies In Flanders and on tho French fronts, American enrgo boat Tlcondcroga tor pedoed, 213 lost. Chancellor Von Hertllng, Vlco Chancel lor Von Payer and Foreign Secretary Von Hlntze resigned. Oct. 1 Damascus captured by Allonby's forces. Gentians evacuated Armentleres and Lens, Oct. 2 French occupied St. Quentln. Germans driven out of entire aroa be tween Alsno mid Vesle rivers, American, British and Italian warships raided Durazzo, destroying tho Austrian naval huso there and all vessels in the harbor. Oct. 3 Austria announced withdrawal of her troops from Albania. Germans driven back everywhere except around Cambrnl. Prince Maximilian of Badon made Ger man chancellor, Oct. 4 Vicuna nsked Holland to Invite the belligerents to a peaco conference. back across the river and French Amerlrnns mnde big ndvnnce west of the Meuse. Japanese liner lllrnno torpedoed; 290 lost, Oct. 6 Czar Fcrdlnnnd of Bulgaria abdi cated in favor of Prince Boris, Germnny and Austria nsked nrmlstlco nnd pence negotiations bnsod on Wilson's program. Oct. G-Grrman lino north of Reims smashed. U. S. transport Otranto sunk tn colli sion: 4M lost Oct, 7 Anierlcnns In furious bnttte for north end of Argonne forest. Oct. S President Wilson answered Ger man peace nolo by demanding the evac uation of nil occupied territory and ask ing whether the chancellor meant Ger many nccepted tho Wilson let ins, and whether he spoko only for the present authorities of tho empire Allies smashed Hlmlcnburg defenses on 20-mlle fiont between Cambrnl and St. Queulln, and Franco-Americans started now drive east of tho Meuse Oct 9-British occupied Cambrnl nnd pushed far hi v und. Prince Ftedeink Charles of llese elect ed king of I inland by landtag. Oct. 10-Irlsli mall boat l.elnstcr torpe doed. 4i0 lost I.o Cateau, railway center, taken by nl lles Oi t 11 -Arqntitie wood denied of Ger mans by Ameilcanii. Kaiser called rulers nf all German fed eratt il slates m confereme. Oct. 12-Gciman chancellor sent reply to Wilson, s.ning (ieimany accepted all his tonus and agi -ed to civ.icimte all Invaded territory. Rutin- German defense system In Cham pagne smashed, Oct 13-La Peru iinil Lnon taken by the Fiench Serbs captured NMi. Oct. 14 PrisMcnt Wilson retected Ger many's ii ii. e iiu-l armistice piopnsals. Allies l mill lug drive In I'laudcrs, tak ing Rnuli-ts uiil other towns Itnllan'i ipiuied l)uia.7n. Oct. if. Vlll.-s took Menln llnnkeil Os tend and ilir atcned Binges, 12,W prh oners taki n Oct. lti (i-ti"-al retreat fiom northern Bciulum t lii-riiiiins Ainet leans ca.ituicd Grand Pre, north of the Aigi'tinc Allies puixiicd Austrlans Into Montene gro Oct 17 (! riuaus evneuated Osleud, Lille und Denial Oct ls- Miles occupied Turcolng, Rou bal, '.ei-hiiige and Thlclt. ludepeiiih-ni e oi Cz'-cho-Slovak nation uecinrcii tiv its ptovlslonnl government. Kmpcior (imries decieed federalization of Austro-ltiingnitau cmpltc Oct ID President Wilson rejected Aus-trla-lliinginv's pi are proposals Allied at inles 111 Belgium n ached the Dutch frontier. Fourth Liberty loan closed, heavily ovcr subscillied Oct 2o- lien-) retreating Germans In terned In Ibllaiid. Oct. 21 Germany mnde reply to Presi dent Wilson, full of evasions, denials und nssiiranri-M Allies tn Serbia leached tho Danube and Ixnlated Tulkev Oct. 2.' Urltlsh entered suburbs of Val-cricleimi-s and crossed tho Scheldt Oct 2.1-l'iesldent Wilson told German government he would take up with allies the subject of an uunlsllce, but that tho U. a., If it niiiMt deal with tho kaiser ami Ills clew, demanded not peaco negotia tions, but surrender British broke through German dofenses south of Valenciennes, Anient aus made advanco In terrific llght'ng In Meuse valley. Set bs. Slovenes and Crnatlans announced foi illation of sovereign state. Oct. 21-Italians began big orfeuslvo on the Plave line. Oct. .A-Pi inch In big udvanco In Serre Olso region I.udi iiilorff resigned. Dec lat atlon of Independence of tho peoples of middle Kitrope promulgated In liidepi ndc-iico Hall, Philadelphia. iinusii occupied .Mcppo. Oct. 27-Germany n piled to President Wilson, nsklng terms for nrmlstlco. German rehhstag put contiol of mili tary In civil government. Allies crossed tho Plave In Italian drlvo Oct. 2S Auslila-lluiignry asked for sep arate urmlstlco und peuce on nllles' tonus. Oct. 29-Atistrlan lines beyond tho Plavo smashed by allies. Turkey picsented separate peaco propos als, Oct. 30-Rntlro Turkish nrmy on the Tlgi Is cnpture.I. Austrian commander in Italy asked Gen. Dlnz for armistho. Oct. 31 Armlstlco with Turkey went Into effect. Allies opened new drlvo on ahent, Kingdom of Greater Serbia proclaimed. ciunuiiii parliament uocrccd scpaintlon of Croatia, Sluvouiu and D.ilmatia from Hungary. Nov. l-Amorlcnn First nrmy smashed German lines west of the Meuse. Allies drovo actmuns out of 19 towns In Belgium. Austrian nrmy lleelng across tho Tnglla mento In Italy. Count Tlza, former Hungarian premier, assassinated Ukrainians nnd Teutons captured Lem berg. Nov. 2-Klng Boris of Bulgnrla abdicat ed and a pensunt republic was established. Hungary s complete separation from Austria declnrod. Amerlcnns mado great advance on both sides of the Mouse. Trento taken by Italians. Vnleiiclennes taken by British. Nov. 3. Trlesto occupied by Italians. Armlstlco with Austria signed, Nov. 4 Armistice terms for Germany fixed by allies. British captured Lo Quesner In great offensive between the Sambro and the Scheldt Nov. C Amerlcnns win fierce battlo for crossing of the Mcuso. Pnsldent Wilson told Germany to ask armistice terms from Foeh. French mado big udvunce, taking Gulso and Marie. Nov. 0 Great French victory on 100 mile front. American troops entered Sedan. , Revolution spreading through Schlcswlg and other parts of Germany. Nov. 7-Praotlcully all of German fleet reported In revolt. Germnn emlssnrles reached Marshal Focli to ask armlstlco terms. Germans evacuated Ghent, Socialist patty demanded abdication of tho kutser. Nov. S Bavarian diet deposed King Ludwig and tho Wlttelsbach dynasty. Groat advances mado by allies on ontlle west front. Nov. 9 Kaiser Wllhclm abdicated. Social Democrats In control of govern ment In Germnny; Rbert inuda chancel lor, republic proclaimed in Berlin. Nov. 10-KalJor lied to Holland. Nov. 11 Germany signed nrmlstlco teims, amounting to unconditional surren der, nnd tho war came to a close. Bolshevlkl defeated by Amorlcans and British on tho Dvlna. Nov. 12 Rmp?ior Charles of Austria ab dlcated. Nov 13 Allied fleet arrived at Constan tinople. Nov. 14 Amerlcnn nnd French troops moved Into Alsnco. Former crown prince of Germany In terned In Holland Nov. 16 Now German government ap pealed to President Wilson to save Ger mnny from starvation nnd anarchy. Czecho-Slovak republic under Masaryk (IB president ratified by national assembly ut Prague. Nov. 16 Belgian troops entered Ant werp. Amerlcnn troops began march to Rhine, Nov. 17 British troops stnrtcd for the Rhine. Nov. IS President Wilson announced he would nttend opening of peace conference. Admiral Kolchnk put in control of all Russian government nt Omsk. Nov 20 Overthrow nf Ukrainian govern ment by nntl-bolshevlk forces announced Nov. 21 German Meet was suricndered. Nov. 22 King Albert of Belgium entered Brussels. Nov 23 American troops crossed tho Prussian frontier. Poles cuntiired Lembenr. Nov, 24 North German states proclaim ed a republic. French under Gen. Gourand entered Strassburg. Nov 25 Soviets gained tipper hnnd In Berlin, but wero outvoted elsewhere In Germany. Nov 26 Crown Prlnco Alexander of Ser bia made regent of Jugo-Slav stnte, Nov. 27 Bavaria broko relations with Berlin. Nov. 28 Wllholm definitely renouncod all his rights to the throne. Nov. 29 Hungary Interned Mackensen's army of 170,000. King Nicholas of Montenegro deposed by nutlnnnl assembly. Nov, 30 Lithuania proclaimed a republic fieeretnry Lansing, Henry White, Gen eral Bliss nnd Colonel llouso named U. S. peaco delegates. Dec. 1-First of U, H, returning nrmy reached New York. Dec. 2 Congress reconvened nnd heiird President Wilson's message nnd farewell. British Meet nrilved nt Llbau, Dec. 4-Presldcnt Wilson and party snlled for France Dec. 8 Skorop.ulskl. hetman of the Ukraine, killed and that country under control of tho I'ulimlsts. Dec. 6-llelglan troops occupied DiibroI doif on he Rhino. Bloodv lighting In Berlin between so cialist factions Dec. 7- Ullthh occupied Cologne. Dec S-Ameilcan troops lushed to Cob. lenz as last German foices crossed Rhino Dec. 9 Former kaiser attempted sui cide Dec. 10 French nrmy occupied Mainz Dec, 12-llt Itlsh troops crossed tho Rhino nt Cologne. Dec 1,1 -American troops crossed the Rhino nt Cohlcnz President Wilson landed at Brest. Dee. 14 -Piesldent Wilson received In Paris. Armistice extended lo Jan 17 Kiev occupied by troups of tho "dlrcr toty " Dec. IK -Gen Mannerluim elected rr gent of Finland Dec. lii-lViilrvI congress of soldiers nnd workmen's delegates met In Berlin. Llell klleeht and Sp-irtacldes defeated Dec 17 Polhh genet ul staff ordered mobilization or 1 ScOCk) men Dec 3". Prestdint WIImmi ate Christmas dinner null lioopH of Aiueili an IMInV ot occupation DOMESTIC H 1 Jan A rhnrlea II Henderson appointed senator from Nt vmla. Jnn S-Mlssissippl legislature ralllled prohibition coiiMliiitlntiul amendment. Jan. lo llouso adopted national woman siiltingo ameiiilmeitl lesolutmu. Jan. 12 Chiiagn and mldello west parti lyzed by teinlli blizzard l-'e-b III Montana legislature ralllled ft di nil pioliliiitlon amendment. Feb 2j--WIscoiihIii senate passed icso lutlon, 22 to 7. denouncing I. a Pollolte. March 1 Brig. Gen. Thoiiui.s Cruse, tiuiuic minster's dcpni ttueiit, U. S. A., named In ihatgrs of conspiracy In fur nishing armv supplies. Match 3-.Sll.ss Anno Martin of Reno, Nov , atiuoiiiic-c'd hei caiidlilacy for tho U. S senate March fi Wisconsin assembly deadlock ed all lilglit on Joint le-sotutloii denounc ing La I ollette as iIImIoj.iI. Manh K-Wisconsin assembly passes Joint resolution denouncing La Follette Secretary Daniels established llvo-nill-j "clr" zone around naval training sta tions House passed sabotage bill, 219 to 0 March i fonfeiees agieed on ndnilnls trillion lailioad bill. Automobile chamber of commerce an nounced cut or 31 per cent In piodui-tioil of pliasure automobiles for list at -ur. .Metiopolltaii magazine for March o eluded Until mulls foi publication or ar ticle "Is Ameilcii Honest'" by William until Match 8-Senatei ptli e of food. March 9-Vlclor oi deled liupilry Into Berger, Milwaukee; Louis Kngdulil, W. P. Adolnh Ge-rmer. .1. Krusc, li win M .lonn Indicted mulct nn tut Tucker, Chicago, March 11-Seuile uiiiinlmouslv author ized sale of -.lerman-owiieil piopeity In United States to Amellcan clll7us. Match 1--Senate passed utge-ut dull clemy bill, c-airtig II.IMi.iJOO.Oua. Congii ssman Scntl louts of Oklahoma elected chalimau of Democratic, cungies hlomil committee Mil rob 13 Senate passed conference ro pott on inllroad contiol bill. Maryland house of delegates defeated woman's stlffinge bill. March 14 World's largest reinforced coin to to ship, launched at n Paclllc port, pronounced complete success by eperts. Ksthcr Cleveland, daughter of Grover Cleveland, inariied to Capt. W. S. B. Bos amiiiet of Coldstieam Guards, hi Loudon. Mnrch 15 Congress passed daylight sav ing bill to tako effect March 31. March IS Delawaro legislature ratified prohibition nmeiidment. April 2 Irviuo L. Lenroot. Republican, elected U. S. senator from Wisconsin. Massachusetts legislature ralllled na tional prohibition umriulment. April 29-X. P. Whitley appointed sena tor from Missouri. May 15-Alr mall route between Wash ington. Philadelphia and New York opened. Aug 27 Walter II. Page. Amerlrnn am bassador to Great Britain, resigned Two American soldiers and u number of Mexicans killed In battle at Nogales. Sept. 4-llomb explosion In l-cderal building, Chicago, killed 4 und injured 30. Sept. 18-John W. Davis made American ambassador to Great Britain. Oct. 1 Senate defeated woman suffrage umeiidmcnt to constitution. Nov. D Republicans gained control of tho senate and the house of repiesenta tlvcs In general election. Nov. 2o Government assumed control of all cable linos. .Nov. 22-Secreitury of tho Treasury Mc Adoo resigned. Dec. 16 Curtur Glass sworn In as sec rotary of tlie treasury. NECROLOGY Jan. 1-Dr. Frederick A. Noble, lending Congregational clergymun, at Lvanston, Jan. fi-Dr. John 8. Foley, Catholic blsh op of Detroit. Jan. 13U. S. Senator James II. Brady of Idaho. Jan. 14-MaJ. A. P. Gardner, former congressman from Massachusetts. Jan 30-Unlted States Senator William Hughes of New Jersey. Fob. 2 John L. Sullivan, former heavy weight champion, at West Ablngton, Mass. Leandcr Richardson, dramatic editor nnd author. Feb. 4-Col. Frederick II. Smith, Repub lican leader In Illinois, at Peoria. Feb, 10 Abdul Hamtd, former sultan of Turkey. Fob. 14 Sir Cecil flprlng-RIco, former British ambassador to America. Fob. 22-Terrv McGovern. former world's featherweight champion, nt Now York. Fob. 2C Dr. Samuel G. Nixon, commis sioner or health of Pennsylvania, at Phil adelphia. Archbishop Kdmond Francis Prender gast at Phlladdlphtn. March C John Redmond, Irish National ist leader, at London. Murch 1 Renr AdmlrnI Thomas Perry, retlted, at Southern Pines, N, C. Cardinal Horallul, prefect of the congre gation of tho propaganda, nt Homo. March 9-George Von L. Meyer, former cabinet member uud diplomat, at Boston. Prof. J. M. Munyon of Philadelphia, ut Palm Bench. March 13 Mrs. James A. Garfield, wld ow of President Garfield, at Pasadena, Cal. Charles Pago Bryan, diplomat, at Wash ington. March 15 Former Senator Isaac Steph enson ot Wisconsin. Sir George Alexander, Kngllsh actor. James Stillman, llniincler, ut Now York. March 21 Warner Miller, former U. B. Benntor from New York. Murch 22 Mugglo Mitchell, famous ac tress, In New Vork. March 26 Claude Achllle Debussy, com poser, In Paris. Mnrcli 27 Martin J. Sheridan, famous athlete, In New York. April 3 Charley Mitchell, famous Eng lish pugilist. April ll-Rear Admiral 8. P. Comly, U. 8. N. retired W. C. McDonald, first governor ot Now Mexico, April 12-U. 6. Senator R. F. Broussard of Louisiana. Former Mayor Rudolph Blankonburg of Philadelphia. April 13 Hempstead Washburne, form er mayor of Chlcngo, April H-Wllllam Joel Stone, U. S. son ator from Missouri. April 17 Senor Aldunnte, Chilean am bassador to U. 8., at Wnshlngtnn. April 20-Col. aeorgo Pope, at Hart ford Conn. April 30 Dr. Cnrlos do Pena, Uruguay an minister, In Washington. Dr. R. Fletcher Infiala, no-' physician, In Chicago. May 6 Mrs. Potter Palmer of Chicago, at Sarasota, Fla, May- 8 Marcus Mnyer, fnmotis theatri cal manager, ut Amltyvllle, I. I, , May H-Fcderal Judge C. C. Kohlsaat,' nt Chicago. Mnv ii Pastor Charles Wngner, In, Purls. I May H-Jatiics Gordon Bennett, pro prietor nf New lork Ili'mld, In France, l Mny 22-Dr Mlnot J. Savage, noted Unl-' tnriitn minister. Mny 23-Geii John B. Custhmnn, fam ous Coufc del ute soldier, at Unilsvllle. Mny 2tl Maltlnnd Armstrong, American artist, In New Vork. Juno 3 Ruuioti M. Vnlil's, pre.sldont oP Panama. i Juno 4-Chnrlrs Wnrren Fairbanks.' former vice president, at Indianapolis, Juno fi llrlg Gen R. F. D. Mlchls, U. S. A , In I 'i n not. .Ititio r Dr John .Mcrrlltro Driver, ooteO, preacher und Ire Hirer, nt Chicago. June 10 Gvorgo B. Harris, heud of Uur-j llngion Itnllwny Arrlgo Dnllei Italian composer. Juno 22 Ariltblshop John J. Kcntie of Dubinin-. In, June 2;i J A Mitchell, editor of Life. Julv 2 Rev Dr Washington Gludden. at Columbus, O J'lly 3 Mohammed V. sultnii of Turkey. Msi'ount lthouildii, British food con ti idler llnujiimlu R Tllltunii, U S. j-enalor from South Carolina. July 13 John D O'ltenr, American min ister to Bolivia. July 27-Gustav Kohlie. American au thni and t-tlllc Aug. 0-Coiigressm.iii .lames II. David son of Oshkosh, Wis. Aug - Max Rosenthal, famous artist, nt Philadelphia. Aug 9 John D Sbeiop, superintendent nf s bonis of Chicago. Aug n William P. Kellogg, former gov et tun of Louisiana, tn Washington, Aug 12-Auui Held, uctloss, lit New ork Aug. 17 Jacob II Gnllluger. U. H. sena tor rrom New lliimpshlie. Aug 2:- I lei man F. Sciiuettlcr, chief ot police of Chicago Aug 2S olllu M. Jutties, U. 8. senntor from Kentucky. Aug. :m Pmr S II Wllllston. noted paliMiutnloglst, at Chicago Sept. 7-Finn-ln S Chatford, Cuthollo bishop of Indlatiapolls .Kept a-nrig Gen. I,, w. v. Kennon, In New Vork. Sept. 12 Rev. Jenkln Lloyd Jones, noted preacher nnd pacltlsl of Chicago. Former V S. Senator J. C. H. Blackburn of Kentucky. Anthony W. Dlninck of New York. Sept 17- Cardinal John M. Farley, arch bishop of New Vork. M11J. Gen. Lloyd Wheiilon, U. B. A re tired, In Chicago. Viscount Ichiro Motono, Japanese stntesmau. Sept 2.1 John Ireland, Cat hollo arch bishop of st Paul. Oct. 7-MnJ Gen. C. O. Do) 1111. U. 8. M. C Oct S -JiimeH B. MrCrenry, former United States senator nnd governor of Kentucky Oct 13 -John F. Hopkins, former mnyor of Chicago Oct. 14-Solon Mentis, minister from Unltl. at Washington. (Jet 17 Congiessman John A. Sterling of Illinois Oct. 2J-Dr P. K. Brooke, Kplscopal bishop of Oklahoma. Oct 25-Charles Leeoc(, French com-poK-r. Oct :i-Klln l-'lngg Young, former su perlnte'iidctit of schools of Chicago. Oct 27 F.tigiMio Hale, former U. S. .sen ntor from Maine. (Jet 30 Nelson N. Lnmpert, well known Chlmgo bnnlter Nnv 4 Mrs Russell Snge. Moitou F. Plant, Iluaiuier uud yachts man. Dr. Andrew Whllo, educator and diplo mat. Nov S-Robeit J. Collier, editor and publisher Nov. ir.-Gen II. C, King, soldier nnd nulhtir, In New Vork. Nov. 19-Dr. C. R, Van Hlse, president of University of Wisconsin, Joseph F. Smith, president of Mormon chut eh. Nov, 22 Former Governor W. D. Hoard of Wisconsin. Nov. 2.1-N. M. Kaufmnn, copper and Iron magnate and hutel man of Chicago. Dec. 2 Kdmond Rostand, poet and dramatist. In Paris. . Dee. 9-L W. Page, head of U. S. bu- renu of loads. Dec. 12-Kfllo Kllslcr, nctrcss, nged 95. ".v- -V DISASTERS Jan. 1-Conllngrntlon In Norfolk, Va.; loss 2.000,O(O. Jan. 13-Million dollar tire In Indianapo lis Industrial district. Feb. 14 Forty-two children killed In nunnery tiro In Montreal. Feb, 21-l.lncT Fltirlzel, St. Johns, N. F to New York, wtecked In blizzard near Capo Rnco; Si lost. March 9 Twelve killed In collapse of moving picture thenter at Winchester, KV- . . Flvo killed nnd Jfi.000.000 damage by tor nado In northwestern Ohio. April 13-Sevonty killed In burning of Insane asylum ut Norman, Oklo. April 21 Karthquako In southern Cali fornia; towns of Hamot nnd San Jacinto wrocked. . . May l-Savannah liner City of Athens sunk In collision with French cruiser oft Delaware cost; C6 lives lost. May 18-Ncnrly a hundred persons killed by explosions In Aetna Chemical plant, near Pittsburgh, Pa. Juno 22 Circus train telescoped at Gary, Ind.; C3 killed. ...... June 29 Fifty persons killed by collapsa of building In Bloux City, la. July I Shell factory explosion In Eng land killed 60. . . . , July 2 Kxploslon in munitions plant near Syracuse, N. Y., killed 1C. July C Kxcursion boat sank tn Illinois river; S5 lives lost. . Guam devastated by typhoon. July 9 Hundred persons killed In train collision near Nashville, Tcnn. July 12 Japanese battleship blew up, killing COO men. Aug. 21 Tornado In Minnesota destroyed Tyler nnd Connors, killing about DO. Oct. 3 Shell binding plant at Morgan, N. J., blow up; 94 killed. Oct. 11 Severo earthquake In Porto Rico; 150 killed. Oct. 12-jGreat forest fires In northeast ern Minnesota; mnny towns destroyed and about 1,000 lives lost. . ,, Oct. 25 Steamshln Princess SoDhhx wrecked on Alaska coast; 313 lives lost. Nov. 1 Ninety-eight persons killed In wreck on Rrooklyn Rnpld Transit train. Nov. 21-About 1,500 killed by explosion of munition trnlns In Belgium. SPORTS Feb. 8 Klcckhcfer won threo-cushlon billiard championship from De Oro. Feb. 25 Juck Dimpsey defeated Bill Brennan In six lounds ut Milwaukee. March 15 Kleckhefer successfully de fended three-cushion billiard champion ship against Cnnnefax. March 23 MIchlRan university won the eighth annual Indoor conference meet. April 19-Kleckhefer rotalnd three-cushion championship, beating Maupome. ' Sept. 11 Boston American leaguo team defeated Chicago National league team for world's championship, and profes sional baseball quit for porlod of tho wur. Nov. 8 Kleckhefer retained three-cushion title, defeating McCourt. Nov. 22 Kleckhefer retained three-cushion title, defeating Cnnnefax. - FOREIGN a April 22 Five hundred killed In battle between Mexican fc'dcrul forces and rebels. April 28 Dr. Pldonlo Paez elected presi dent of Portugal. Sept. 6 Hsu Shlh Chang elected presi dent of China. Dec. 1 Peru and Chile preparing for war over provinces of Tacna and Arlca. Dec, 11 Gustavo Ador elected president of Switzerland, , Dec. 14 Sldonlo Paes, president of Por-' tugal, nssasslnatcd. 1 Premier Lloyd George and coalition cabinet won in British general election. Dec. 17 Admiral Castro ''""ted presl-, dont ct Votn -'