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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
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lun. 1-lulKuia Urovc Teutons ue
Have rlvi-r Irani .uuson loop
Jan 4-Preuidelit Wilson piesonlcd
his
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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.
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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.
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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
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