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"?"^-I rut *t *i 1 Vf ^EVENTS OF YEAR TOLD IK 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 Domestic Occurrences. COMPILED BY E. W. PICKARD THE WORLD WAR Pi^vl' l-^a'ians drove Teutons across Jin tfr I °dme Ze»SOn rruii«? loop. W Br|?aln'J S a ito. $ 7 ic:i?8n'w^PJ[ierSldentJ -. on presented his ^*&y control program to congress. Germans a a torpeaoed by 0 S a o7i.oS oS0%weor3SS,t S a 0 uJ»he»d W 8 a A J. tfn11"11? a a 1 0 A a peac« 'i 'tl2 fS- 1 demands. a S S a a a 3 an a r» I Palestine. signed sep- al powers withdrew offer PeaC a 0 a se a a n?h. r/«?,',i11rB,-'1,lish raid on Paris 49 Jan. 31-Rnishevlki took Orenburg. Feb. 3—Allied supreme war council de 'i« dared war must be carried on to vic tr"y, 4—U. S. government took over control of oil. Ueb. 5—Franz von Rintelen and six others convicted of conspiracy in New York. Feb. 6—United States transport Tus cania sunk by torpedo off Irish coast- 204 Americans lost. Feb. 9—Peace treaty between Ukraine and the central powers signed. I Feb. 10—Russia declared the war at an end so far as she was concerned and a ordered complete demobilization but re fused to sign peace treaty. Feb. 14—Bolo Pasha convicted of trea son in Prance and sentenced to death. Feb. 15—President Wilson put all for eign trade of U. S. under license. Eight British submarine chasers sunk by German destroyers in Dover straits. Feb. 16—German aviators attacked Lon don, killing 2L On Feb. 18—Germans resumed war on Rus JP: «laj crossing the Dvlna. 3, Feb. 19—Germans took Dvinsk and in Lutsk Bolshevlki offered to sign peace Pr' treaty. rwt Bolshevik Don Cossack republic organ- Ized at Tcherkaak, Gen. Kaledines hav ing committed suicide. Feb.. 20—Germans invested Reval and landed troops in Finland. Feb. 21—Germans took Minsk and Jtovno. Jericho car red by the British. Feb. 22—St,..Jte passed Wilson bill to rule railroads. Feb. 23—President Issued proclamation Stipulating government guaranteed price for wheat at principal primary markets, prices varying from 12 at Spokane to 12.28 at New York. Feb. 26—Germans captured Reval. Feb. 28—Americans repulsed strong at tack In Chemin des Dames sector with heavy losses to attackers. March 1—MoAdoo announced third Lib erty loan to open April 6. U. 8. troops repulsed raid In Toul sec tor, suffering many casualties German losses very heavy. British cruiser Calgarian torpedoed 48 lives lost. March 8—Germans halted invasion of Russia Slavs signed peace treaty giving -"•""Turkey big slice of territory. March 4—French delivered surprise I blow near Verdun, penetrating German I lines. I British, French and Italian ambassa dors asked Japan to take necessary steps to safeguard allied Interests in Siberia. I British advanced on 12-mlle front in March R—Americans In Lorraine re pulsed German attack and took prisoners. President WUson refused assent to Jap nese Intervention in Russia. Bernard M. Barudh named chairman of ie war Industries board. March 6—Roumania signed preliminary peace treaty giving up Dobrudja and con trol of the Danube. March 7—Germany and Finland signed peace treaty. March 8—Trotzky resigned as foreign minister of Russia. British advanced three miles on 18-mile front in Palestine. British repulsed attack on Ypres-Dlx xnude line with heavy losses to enemy. Eleven killed, 46 Injured in air raid on London. March 9—Nine persons killed In air raid on Paris. March 11—Sixty airplanes bombed Paris 34 killed. Enemy aviators attacked Najnes. Seven killed in hospital. President, in message to Soviets, pledg ed aid of United States to free Russia from German control. March 12—Ninety-flve thousand drafted men called to begin movement to can tonments March 29. British aviators droped ton of explos ives on Coblentz. "March 13—Germans seized Odessa. Tarch 14—American Rainbow division lpled trenches In Luneville sector which they drove the enemy first rmanent advance by Americans. March 15—Germans repulsed with heavy toss In Flanders by British. All-Russian congress of Soviets at Mos cow ratified German peace terms. March 18—Allied supreme war council condemned German treatment of Rus sians and Roumanians and refused to acknowledge the peace treaties. March 19—American destroyer Manley collided with British war vessel 16 killed. March 20—America and Great Britain seized 1,000,000 tons of Dutch shipping. March 21—Germans opened heavy at tack on British lines north of St. Quentln. March 22—Great battle In France con tinued, Germans falling to break British line- both sides sustained heavy losses. British in. Palestine crossed the Jordan. March 28—British fell back from five to t«n miles their lines still unbroken esti mated casualties, German, 250,000 British, 100 000' French and American troops (Sought up to support British. Paris shelled by new German gun from distance of 76 miles. llarch 25—Germans took Bapaume, Mfaale and GKiiscard. March «-BHtish destroyed entire Turt army near Hit. Mesopotamia. S ^-Germans took Albert taU Clemenceau, The Fighter. Writing of vGeorg© Olemenceau in the January*^issue of Boya' Life Will iaiBuHeyUger says: $• "Airw® lite he has been a magnifi cent fighter. All big life he has given his strength, and his brain and his I energy to causes in which he believed. His strength and his energy seem to have been inexhaustible. Whatever he has- done—whether as statesman, editor, teacher or physician—he has done it with- all his heart. He has al ways been a foe of half-way measures^ He has had no sympathy tor unsteady MriMMMiMl draft law. P" aern,an W a 8 a I fU.! made big suc- cessful daylight raid on Karlsruhe. th^ a S a Yarmouth from 1 1 1 a resigne.d nea or war industries board Tv.r,? ,TYr I a a rr',,1 el as act»on at entrance to ii sank Turkish ™V.st?r a and forced the Goeben Bumf 22,r^tt.l8h boardin & shi Louvain Jan. 24-Germany and Austria replied to peace proposals of Wilson and Lloyd I tion concrete suggea- Jiui.o 26-TweIve killed by explosion in a a torpedo station. Odessa raptured by the bolshevikl. ., a -i—Russian government broke rela tions with Koumania. Italians beann offensive between Asiago and the Brenta. Roumanians look Kishinev. Jan. 2S—German air raiders killed 47 In London. Ukrainians defeated bolshevik troops In three day battle and took Lutsk. Italians broke through Austrian line, taking 1,500 prisoner^. kl'nVV '".'v/rSi'S' ik& British recaptured Morlancourt and Chip March 28—French retook three, towns And Germans advanced, toward Amiens but were stopped with heavy losses- March 29—Gen. Foch put in command of allied, armies in France, and Gen. Per shing offered to him all his troops ana resources. Shell from German long range gun killed 75 in a Paris church. Caucasus, after proclaiming its inde pendence, made separate peace with Tur- April 4—Germans resumed drive toward Amiens, gaining little at heavy cost. Armenians recaptured Brzerum from Turks. April 6—Allies held their lines against heavy attacks. Berlin announced the capture of Ekat erinoslav, Russia. Japan and Great Britain landed small force at Vladivostok to pretect life and property. April ft—Third Liberty loan campaign opened in United States. Provost Marshal General Crowder call ed 150,000 draft men to colors. April 9—Germans hit British front be tween La Basse and Armentieres, gain ing 8 miles. April 10—Germans -drove British back north and south of Armentieres. American troops on firing line in great battle. April 11—British evacuated Armentieres but recaptured other positions. AB5il 12—Tremendous fighting continued In Flanders, Germans advancing to Mer ville. Americans won all day fight on Toul front. April l*-Turks took Batum. Zeppelin and airplane factory at Man sel, Germany, burned with great loss. April 14—Count Czernin, Austrian for eign minister, resigned. American navy collier Cyclops, 283 on board, reported missing. April 16—Berlin announced the occupa tion of Helslngfors by German troops. British warships, sweeping the Katte gat, sank 10 German trawlers. Allies took ten villages from Bulgarians on Macedonian fiont. April 16 Germans took BaUleul, Wytschaete and most of Messines ridge. Schwab made director general of U. S. shipbuilding. April 17—Viscount Milner made British war secretary. Baron Burian made Austrian foreign minister. Bolo Pasha executed for treason against France. April 20—Germans made strong attack on Americans In Toul sector and took Seicneprey village, but were driven back with heavy loss. April 22—British and French naval forces raided German U-boat bases at pstend and Zeebrugge and sank concrete laden vessels at channel mouths. April 25—British drove back Germans east of Amiens. Germans took Mount Kemmel and ad vanced to northwest, threatening Ypres. April 26—Germans captured Dranoutre and St. Eloi. April 29—Germans attacked strongly on three sides of Ypres salient and on Bel gian line, but were repulsed, losing heav ily. French retook Locre. Senate passed Overman co-ordination Dill. May 4—Campaign for Third Liberty loan closed with loan heavily over-subscribed. May 6—President Wilson ordered inves tigation of alleged graft in aircraft work. May 7—Nicaragua declared war on Ger many and her allies. Roumania signed peace treaty with cen tral powers. May 10—Ostend U-boat base bottled up Dy sinking of old cruiser by British. May 11—Italians took the Col del Orso and Monte Corno by storm. May 14—House passed the Overman bill. May 17-German plot In Ireland ex posed and Sinn Fein leaders arrested. May 18-Entente powers, Japan and Ciima, agreed on plan for preservation of the peace in the far east. May 19—Australian troops captured VUle sur Ancre. German air raiders killed 44 persons ln .,London and lost five planes. May 23—U S. took over carrier busi ness of Pullman company. British merchant troop transport Mol davia torpedoed 55 Americans killed. May 24—Republic of White Russia pro- Costa Rica declared war on the cen tral powers. May 27-Germans attacked on the Aisne front, taking the Chemin des Dames and between Voormezeele and Locre ir Flanders, where they we.*e repulsed. Italians broke through enemy lines ai Capo Sile on lower Piave. May 28—Center of crown prince's army* crossed the Vesle at Fismes but alUe: checked advance on flanks. Americans in Picardy captured Can tigny by dashing attack. May 29—Allies evacuated Soissons am' Germans pushed advance to Fere en Tar denois, six miles north of the Mame. May 30—German aviators bombed Cana dian hospital, killing many. May 31—Germans reached the Mame ai apex of their salient. S transport President Lincoln sunk by U-boat 26 navy men l%t. House passed ?12,000,000,000 army appro priation bill. June 2—Allied reserves stopped German advancb. June 3—U. S. learned German U-boats, operating in American waters, had sunk 10 vessels since May 25. June 5—Germans shifted main attack to Oise front, with no success Two more vessels sunk by German U boat in American waters. June 6—Americans defeated Germans In Chateau Thierry sector. June 10—Germans advanced two miles east of Montdidler, losing heavily. Americans cleared Germans from Bel leau wood. Italian torpedo boats raided Austrian naval base near Dalmatian islands sink ing one battleship and damaging another June 11—French defeated Germans southeast of Montdidler and Americans won again near Chateau Thierry Ger mans reached the Olse at Machemont and 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 soutliwest of Noyon. June 14—Turks seized Tabriz, Persia and looted American consulate and hos pital. June 15—Austrians began great offensive on front of 100 miles In- Italy, crossing the Piave at various places. June 16—Italians checked Austrian drive, retaking many positions. Americans repulsed heavy attacks in Toul sector and In Alsace. June 20—Allies drove back Austrians in Italy. Americans stormed German trenches and positions near Cantigny. June 22—Austrians began retreat in Italy. June 23—Austrian retreat turned into a rout. June 25—Italians cleared west bank of the Piave of Austrians, and attacked heavily in mountain region. June 27—Second national draft drawing held in Washington. Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Cas tle torpedoed many lost. June 28—Important gains made by Brit ish between Hazebrouck and Bethune and by French southwest of Soissons. First American troops landed in Italy. June 29—Packers and others attacked as profiteers In report of federal trade commission. Congress voted $21,000,000,000 for war purposes. July 1—Americans captured Vaux vil lage and with French took other impor tant positions. American transport Covington, home ward bound, torpedoed 6 lost. July 4—Australians and Americans cap tured Hamel. Eighty-two ships launched in American shipyards. July 6—Count von Mirbach, German am bassador to Russia, assassinated in Mos cow. Population of Murman coast, Russia, joined the entente. Italians and French opened an offen sive in Albania, July 9—Von Kuehlmann's resignation as foreign secretary accepted by the kaiser. Von Ilintze succeeded him. July 11-r-Austrian army in Albania re treated to the Skumbi river.. U. S. army transport Westover torpe doed ten men lost. July 12—French made a mile advance on Picardy- front southeast of Amiens. July 13—President Wilson authorized to take over control of telegraph and tele phone lines of country. July 14—British forces occupied Kem. on White sea, July, 15—Germans resumed offensive, at tacking along the Marhe and on both sides of Reims. Americans drove them ness, slackness or weakness In the face of duty. Before he was forty, so strongly had he Impressed himself on his poople, they.called him the tiger.' At 76 bis fire is still nnquenched. He has been temporarily defeated, but never vanquished. He has never cried 'Enough!' He has met reverses only to make them stepping stones to success. "He decided to be an editor. He produced a fiery newspaper that never left any question as to its beliefs. That paper failed. Two years later he established another, and this paper, sgo,'*§sr JRS& W 5 4*eV"and" French with-: stood all assaults further east. Haytl declared war against Germany.. July lS-^American* smashed German, ^^aSE' a a 1 V^' ^f Thierry front Chateau Thierry. *..' Ex-Czar of-Russia executed. , vii ^_. 1 »ud Americans began' Wg_arive, pushing eastward on 2G-mile front from Belleau to the Aisne and tak 1°*?* towns' and prisoners. f, A «a troops made 1 1 0 6 8 fiotasona-Cnateau British took town of Meteren. .•iiiJ armored- cruiser San Diego de stroyed near New York by submarine. idr*. aa~^anco-Amerlcan £?". or a a a offensive con- towns and great numbers of guns and prisoners being taken, j^aermans retreated from south bank of 5 1 transport Justicia torpedoed off Ireland ten of crew lost. amesT Thierry captured by German U-1oat sank three barges and damaged a tug close to Cape Cod. uri"!3! 6 fighting north of the Marne, French retaking ReuiL July 27—Germans retreated along the whole front north of the Marne. July 28—Franco-Americans crossed the Ourco. on wide front. July 29-AUies took Fere-en-TardenoIs, a Rozoy, Cugny and other towns! despite fierce resistance, and gained con trol of the Dormans-Reims road. Americans in desperate fight took Se ringas, Sergy and Roncheres. Juiy 81—Control of telegraph and tele phone lines taken over by U. S. govern- Aug. 1—Americans' cleared the Boia de Meuniere of Huns. £rxm£a, advanced their entire takingr Soissons and VIUe-en-Tar •J?~ a retreated precipitately toward the Vesle. Germans in Albert region retreated east of the Ancre. Allied forces occupied Archangel. Two British destroyers sunk by mines: 87 lost. ^Aug. S-Allies^pushed their line to the Government announced America and Japan would send troops to Vladivostok to occupy city and protect rear of Czecho slovak force. British ambulance transport Warilda torpedoed 123 lost. Aug. S-Amerlcan and French units forced crossings of the Vesle on both sides of Fismes. Aug. 8-Brltlsh and French started of fensive on the Amiens front, taking many towns and 10,000 prisoners. Aug. 8—Further progress made by the allies In Picardy, 7,000 more prisoners lELKGH. Aug 10—Allies took Montdidler and Cnaulnes Americans with British won severe fight north of the Somme. Americans captured Fismette, across the Vesle from Fismes. Aug. 11—German U-boat Bank nine fish ing boats off Massachusetts coast. Organization of First American field army, under Pershing, completed. Aug. 15—Germans withdrew from Hebu terne salient north of Albert. British troops occupied Baku, center ef. Caspian sea oil region. American regiment landed at Vladivos tok. Aug. 17—One hundred I. W. W. mem bers convicted in Chicago of disloyalty. Aug. 19—Germans were forced back in the Lys sector, between the Matz and the Oise and northwest of Soissons. Aug. 21—French took Lasslgny and ad vanced in other sectors. British attacked in the Hebuterne sec tor between Albert and Arras, taking several towns. Aug. 22—British took Albert Aug. 24—British took Bray, Xhlepval and Grandcourt. French cleared south banks of the Oise and the Ailette. House passed draft age extension bill. Bolshevik! defeated by allies on Ussuri front. Aug. 25—British entered Bapaume. Aug. 27—French took Roye and neigh boring towns. Allies broke through Hindenburg line in Scarpe river region. Senate passed draft age extension bill. Aug. 28—British advanced astride the Scarpe, taking Croiselles and Pelves. Franch took Chaulnes and Nesle and many other towns and reached the Somme. Aug. 29—French took Noyon. Americans defeated Germans at Ju vlgny. Senate passed bill making U. S. dry after June 30, 1919. Aug. so—Germans lost Combles and fell back toward Peronne. In the Lys sector they abandoned Bailleul. Aug. 31—Franco-American forces won big battle north of Soissons. British recaptured Mount Kemmel in Lys salient. Sept. 1—British captured Peronne. Sept. 2—French and Americans gained full possession of the Soissons plateau. British smashed Drocourt-Queant line. Sept. 4—British advanced far beyond the Canal du Nord toward Cambrai. French drove Germans north of the Oise. Germans In Vesle sector- retreated to ward the Aisne, pursued by Americans and French. Sept. 6—Entire German line from Peronne almost to Reims retreated for several miles. German Chancellor Von Hertling re signed. U. S. transport Mount Vernon hit by torpedo 35 killed. Sept. 6.—French captured Ham and Chauny. 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 S Mihiel salient making big advances and taking many towns. British took Havrincourt and Moeuvres. British steamer Galway Castle torpe doed 189 lost, lr eluding 90 women and children. Approximately 14,000,000 Americans reg istered under new draft law. Sept. 13—Americans cleared out the St. Mihiel salient, taking nearly 20,000 pris oners. Sept. 15—Germany asked Belgium to make peace. Serbians and French took strong Bul garian positions on Saloniki front. Sept 18—British successfully attacked northwest of S Quentln and French ad vanced south of that city. Allies pushed their advance on Saloniki front to a depth of ten miles. Belgium refused German peace offer Sept 19—Big food slots in Holland towns. British and Arabs routed- the-Turks in Palestine. Sept. 22—Gen. Allenby reported advance of 60 miles in Palestine and capture of Nazareth. Sept. 23—French reached the Oise river south of St. Quentln. Allies continued their big advance in Macedonia, occupying Prilep. Sept 24—Gen. Allenby reported capture of Acre and Haifa. Sept 25^-Serbs captured Veles and Brit ish Invaded Bulgaria. Sept 26—Americans and French opened big drive between the Suippe and the Meuse, taking many towns and prisoners. British captured Strumnitza, Bulgaria. U. S. warship Tampa torpedoed 118 lost. Sept 27—Bulgaria asked allies for arm istice. Sept 28—Belgians and British made big advance in Ypres region, and allies gained on every front Fourth Liberty loan campaign opened. Sept 29—British and Americans smashed through Hindenburg line between Cam brai and S Quentln. Belgians captured Dixmude. Sept 29—Bulgaria signed armistice, sub mitting to allies' terms, including demobil ization, evacuation of Greece and Serbia and surrender of all her lines of com munication. French cavalry entered Us kub. Sept SO—More victories won by allies In Flanders and on the French fronts. American cargo boat Ticonderoga tor pedoed 218 lost Chancellor Von Hertling, Vice Chancel lor Von Payer and Foreign Secretary Von Hintze resigned. Oct 1—Damascus captured by Allenby** forces. Germans evacuated Armentieres and Lens. -'\'i Oct 2—French occupied S Quentln. Germans driven out of entire area' be tween Aisqe and Vesle rivers. American, British and Italian warships raided Durazzo, destroying the Austrian1 naval base there and all vessels in the harbor. Oct 8—Austria announced withdrawal of her troops from Albania. Germans driven back everywhere except around Cambrai. Prince Maximilian of Baden made Ger man chancellor. Oct 4—Vienna asked Holland to Invite the belligerents to a peace conference. too, struck its blows straight from the shoulder. But it also failed. However, Clemenceau had made up his mind that he would succeed. He established a third paper only to see it die. But all the while Clemenceau had been learning. Bach failure had taught him something he did not know be fore. From the ashes of his'first three ventures he fashioned his fourth newspaper. The fourth newspaper has proved a success." r, ^&-L~£.s _—J- FvBrauton of Minneapolis, Is spending a few days in the «Hy. Americans made big advance west of the Meuse. a Japanese liner Hlrano torpeaoed 290 Oct 6-^Czar. Ferdinand of Bulgaria abdi cated in favor of Prlnee'Borls. Germany and Austria .asked ^armistice and peace negotiations based on Wilson's program.-, _. Oct 6—German- line- north of- Reims smashed. U. S. transport Otranto sunk in colli sion 450 lost Oct. 7—Americans Ui .furious battle W north end of Argonne forest Oet 8—President -Wilson answered Ger man peace note by demanding the evaot uation of all occupied territory and ask ing whether the chancellor meant Ger many accepted the Wilson terms,* hnd whether he spoke only-for the present authorities of Ih empire. .Allies smashed Hindenburg defenses on 20-^mile front between Cambrai and S Quentln, and-Franco-Americans started new^drive east of TAe Meuse. Oc 9—British occupied Cambrai and pushed-far beyond. Prince Frederick Charles of HesBe*lecti eTking of.Finland by landtag. Oct 10—Irish mail'. boat Leinster torpe doed 400 lost Le Cateau, railway center, taken by al-r lies. -I Oct 11—Argonne wood cleared of Ger mans by Americans. Kaiser called rulers of all German fed-i erated states to conference. Oct. 12—German chancellor sent reply to WUson, saying Germany accepted all his terms and agraed to evacuate all invaded territory. Entire German defense system in Cham pagne smashed. Oct. 13—La Fere and Laon taken by the French. Serbs captured Nlsh. Oct 14—President Wilson rejected Ger many's peace ani armistice proposals. Allies began big drive In Flanders, tak ing Roulers and other towns. Italians captured Durazzo. Oct 15—Allies took Menln, flanked Os tend and threatened Bruges 12,000 pris oners taken. O 16^-General retreat from northern Belgium by Germans. Americans captured Grand Pre, north of the Argonne. Allies pursued Austrians into Montene gro. Oct 17—Germane evacuated Ostend, Lille and Douai. Oct 18—Allies occupied Turcoing, Rou balx, Zeebrugge and Thielt Independence of Czecho-Slovak nation declared by its provisional government Emperor Charles decreed federalization ofAustro-Hungarlan empire. 1 9 I S Wilson rejected Aus- trla-Hungary's peace proposals. Allied armies in Belgium reached the Dutch frontier. Fourth Liberty loan closed, heavily over subscribed. Oct 20—15,000 retreating Germans in terned In Holland. 0c.t%*?A~GerP«iny a a S a S A I & announced formation o. sovereigCroatians state. S W 0 Oct 26—French In big advance In Serre oise region. Ludendorff resigned. Declaration of Independence of the peoples of middle Europe promulgated in independence Hall. Philadelphia7^ British occupied Aleppo. Oct 27—Germany replied to President Wilson, asking terms for sjmistice/ German relchstag put control of mili tary In civU government a 2 A 8 a T& 2£tt in Italian drive. Oct 28—Austria-Hungary asked for sen "nn? armisticei andl peace on allies' terma «r°f^ beyond the Piave smashed by allies. ^Turkey presented separate peace propos- Turkteh A to I effect 8 1 A w101 Turkey went Into ^hos opened new drive on Ghent Kingdom of Greater Serbia proclaimed. Croatian parliament decreed •separation HuSry!*' S a a a J2EL88:former A DalnuTfiafrom Nov. 1—American First army smashed German lines we«t of the Meuse. A Germans oift of IS towns in mtntolTlta^ 7 fleeto* a O Hunsrariaa S S S p™"^, ^Ukrainians and Teutons captured Lem 2*ov* *—mu«r Boris of Bulgaria abdlcat. S ?«Uo wis es\aWishS: ffiiV-"* adv*nce oa both Trente.taken by Italians. Valenciennes taken by British. A^.Jtr^JS?^ .occupied by Italians. Armistice with Austria signed. flxedVby*auStetiCe Q*"**^ British captured Le Ouesney in great offensive between the Sambre and the Scheldt «S?JJui^ofl iMeuse.m a 5 8 flerce battle for crossing the President Wilson told Germany to ask armistice terms from Foch. Frehjch made big advance, taking Guise and Marie. ^2v^^QnAt victory on 100 cmne front American troops entered Sedan. Revolution spreading through Schleswis and other parts of Germany. Nov. 7—PractlcaUy all of German fleet reported in revolt German emissaries reached Marshal Foch to ask armistice terms. Germans evacuated Ghent Socialist party demanded abdication of the kaiser. Nov. 8—Bavarian diet deposed Kins Ludwlg and the Wittelsbacb dynasty. Great advances made by allies on entire west front Nov. 9—Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated. Social Democrats in control of govern ment in Germany Ebert made chancel lor republic proclaimed In Berlin. Nov. 10^-Kaiser fled to Holland. Nov. 11—Germany signed armistice terms, amounting to unconditional surren der, and the war came to a close. Bolshevikl defeated by Americans and British on th*Dvina» Nov. 12—Emperor Charles of Austria ab dicated. Nov. IS—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. 16—New Germa'n government ap pealed to President Wilson to save Ger many from starvation and anarchy. Czecho-Slovak republic under Masaryk as president ratified by national assembly Nov. 18^-Belgian troops entered Ant werp. American troona began march to Rhine. Nov. 17—British troops started for the' Rhine. Nov. 18—President Wilson announced he would attend opening of peace conference. Admiral Kolchak put in control of all Russlan government at Omsk. NOT. 20-Oyerthrow of Ukrainian govern ment by anti-bolshevik forces announced, Nov. 21—German fleet was surrendered. _Nov. 22—King Albert of Belgium entered Brussels. S a S S 8 Poles captured Lemberg. Nov. 24-^North German states proclaim republic French under Gen.- Gourand entered Strassburg. Nov. 2B-S6vieta gained upper "hand in Berlin, but were outvoted elsewhere in Germany. Nov. 2&-Crown Prince Alexander of Ser- sent of Jugo-Slay state, avaria broke relations with bia made Nov. 27 Berlln. t£^SJSrW^ W.d^»nitely renounced all nls rights to the throne. Nov. 28j-BMngary interned Mackensen's army of 170,000. King Nicholas of Montenegro deposed by national assembly. ««=WW»H JJ«OV. so—Lithuania proclaimed a- repub- LOCA AM PERSONAL Dr. H. F. Porter, Dentistry, Cartoon •loclc—Adv. Dr. Oscar E. Hedln, dentlatT Caries* Stock. 'Phone 81. Buy your films at Olive's and ekt free developmentsv—Adv. tf. Or. Cr E. acrretsont p«£"S»«*fi. 3^j. Dentist, Leacy Block. Telephone 19a—Adv. ».i°i2. •ffi Banking Club. Christmas Photoo have them taken now at 0*9 a £*****», rafr: v*± r""*.*^1* Colonel House named V. WtagBed'New York. «£*£. *TCJ25FCB» reconvened and -lieafjl President Wilson's message and fareweu. British fleetarrtved atUbau. ^JDec. 4-Presldent Wilson and party eatted for France. ^T£&? S-^koropadski. batman ef the TOrajne, killed and that country under control of the Unionists. Dec «—Belgian -troops occupied Pnassl dorf on he Rhine. J5}^! fighting In Berlin between se eJalist factioniu Dec 7—British occupied Cologne. "Dee.^8—American troftpa rushed to Cob* lens as last German forces crossed Rhine, e-Former kaiser attempted sui cide. ... Dec 10^-French army occupied Mains. Det is-British troops crossed the Rhine at Cologne. JDec nmoilrrm 11wnoun iioeisfl the Bhlne atTjoMeruT creese* to. President Wilson landed at Brest. _D*c 14-President WUson received le .Paris. Armistice extended to Jan. IT. Kiev occupied by troops ef the Mdlreo* tory." Dec 15—Gen. Mannerhetm elected re gent of Finland. Dec is—Central congress of soldiers and workmen's delegates met in Berlui Lieb knecht and Spartacldes defeated. Dec 17—Polish general staff ordered mobilization of 1,500,000 men. ^D*c 25-Presldent Wilson ate Christmas dinner with troops of American army ef occupation. DOMESTIC Jan. 5—Charles B. Henderson appointed senator from Nevada. Jan. 8—Mississippi legislature ratified prohibition constitutional amendment. Jan. 10—House adopted national woman suffrage amendment resolution. ijj*?- ~5 :hI £a so 19 a "Pl to Presi- dent Wilson, full of evasions, denials and assurances. hla reached the Danube and isolated Turkey. Oct. 22—British entered suburbs ef Val enciennes and crossed the Scheldt Oct 23—President WUson told German government he would take up with allies the subject of an^armistice W that the U. S., if it must deal with the kaiser and suerr?ndderd 0 6 a 0 to V^encSrinef A ?, a er,c an a advance in terrific fighting In Meuse valley. iniddle west para- lyzed by terrific blizzard. fcSflit "i$ 0 .$ aB a icsiaiature ratified federal prohibition amendment Feb. 25—Wisconsin senate passed reso lution, 22 to 7, denouncing a Follette. March 1—Brig. Gen. Thomas Cruse, Quartermaster's department U. & JL. named in charges of conspiracy in fur nlshing: army supplies. March 8-Mlss Anne Martin of Rene, J} a announced her candidacy for the U. S. senate. .^rWIsconsin assembly deadlock & oa "Joint resolution denounc- ing La Follette as disloyal. March 6—Wisconsin assembly passes joint resolution denouncing La FoUette. ...Tec,Tetary Daniels established five-mile cry zone around naval training sta- House passed sabotage bill, 219 to 0. March 7-Conferees agreed on adminis tration railroad bill. Automobile chamber of commerce an nounced cut of 30 T?er cent in production ef pleasure automobiles for fiscal year. Metropolitan magazine for March ex cluded from mails for publication of ar ticle "Is America Honest?" by William March 8—Senate ordered inquiry into price of food. March S-victor Berger, Milwaukee Adolph Germer, J. Louis Ehgdahl. W. P. Kruse, Irwin S 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 bUl, carrying tLlSO.OOO.OOO. Congressman Scott Farris 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 suffrage bill. March 14—World's largest reinforced concrete ship, launched at a Pacific port, pronounced complete success by experts. Esther Cleveland, daughter of Grover Cleveland, married to Capt W. S. B. Bos anquet of Coldstream Guards, in London. March 16—Congress passed daylight sav ing bill to take effect March 81. March 18—Delaware legislature ratified prohibition amendment April 2—Irvine 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 16—Air mall route between Wash ington, Philadelphia and New York opened. Aug. 27—Walter H. 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 Federal Chicago, killed 4 and injured 30. Sept. Davis made American ambassador to Great Britain. V**1**'building18—John Oct. 1—Senate defeated woman suffrage amendment to constitution. Nov. 5—Republicans gained control of the senate and the house of representa tives in general election. Nov. 20—Government assumed control of all cable lines. Nov. 22—Secretary of the Treasury Mc Adoo resigned. Dec. 16—Carter Glass" sworn In as sec retary of the treasury. NECROLOGY u» Jan. 1—Dr. Frederick A. Noble, leading Congregational clergyman, at Evanston, Jan. 5—Dr. John S. Foley, Catholic bish op of Detroit Jan. 13—U. S. Senator James H. Brady of Idaho. Jan. 14—Maj. A. P. Gardner, former congressman from Massachusetts. Jan. 30—United States Senator William Hughes of New Jersey. Feb. 2—John L. Sullivan, former heavy weight champion, at West Abington, Mass. Leander Richardson, dramatio editor and author. Feb. 4—Col. Frederick H. Smith, Repub lican leader In Illinois, at Peoria. Feb. 10—Abdul Hamid, former sultan of Turkey. Feb. 14—Sir CecU Spring-Rice, former British ambassador to America. Feb. 22—Terry McGovern, former world's featherweight champion, at New York. Feb. 20—Dr. Samuel G. Nixon, commis sioner of health of Pennsylvania, at Phil adelphia. Archbishop Edmond Francis Prender gast at Philadelphia. March 6—John Redmond. Irish National ist leader, at LoDdon. March 7—Rear Admiral Thomas Perry, retired, at Southern Pines. N. C. Cardinal Seraflnl, prefect of the congre gation of the propaganda, at Rome. March 9—George Von L. Meyer, former cabinet member and diplomat 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 Page Bryan, diplomat at Wash ington. March U—Former Senator Isaac Steph enson of Wisconsin. Sir George Alexander, English actor. James Stillman, financier, at New York. March 21—Warner Miller, former U. 8. senator from New York. March 22—Maggie Mitchell, famous ac tress, in Ne York. March 26—Claude AchOle Debussy, com poser, in Paris. March 27—Martin J. Sheridan, famous athlete, In New York. AprU 3—Charley Mitchell, famous Eng lish pugilist April 11—Rear Admiral S. P. Comly. U. a N. retired. W. C. McDonald, first governor of New Mexico/ April 12—U. S. Senator R. F. Broussard Of Louisiana. Former Mayor Rudolph Blankenburg of Fnttadelphia. April 13—Hempstead Washburne, form er mayor of Chicago. April 14—William Joel Stone, U. S. sen ator from Missouri. April 17—Senor Aldunate, Chilean beesador to U. 8., at Washington. April 20-Col. George Pope, at Hart ford, Conn. April 80—Dr. Carlos de Pena, Uruguay an minister, in Washington. Or. E. Fletcher Ingals. noted physkdaa, te Chicago. May 5^-Mrs. Potter Palmer orChloasje. at Sarasota, Fie, Dr. Oscar R. Zahr, Osteopathic Phy alelan. Metropolitan Bldo- 'Pone 91. Make your car took like new, we can. do it Wiltaiar Paint Shop. Phone 20.—Adv. The Bon Ton Millinery has'moved from front street Into Dreamland Op era Block.—Adv. For Ohrlstrrwe—Your photograph. Have It taken now before the rush. JElkjer ^rae^-Adv. Join the new Christmas Club at F~IR8T NATIONAL BANK, beginning December 18th^-Adv. "^Fflnia seift. *J&.. May tr-Marcua Mayer, famous theatri cal manager, at Amltyville^ L. ftJ«^ S 11—federal Judge C. Konlsaai. May U-Pastor Charles Wagner, tn May 14-James Gordon Bennett prietor of New York Herald, In France. May 22-Dr. Minot J. Savage, noted Uni tarian minister. May 23—Gen. John B. Castleman. fam ous Confederate soldier, at Louisville. May 26—Maitland Armstrong, frurir'n artist, in New York. a M. Valdes, president ef June 4—Charles Warren Fairbanks, former vice president at Indianapolis. June 8-Brhj. Gen. I B. rTMichie If. »._A., in France. June 6—Dr. John Merrittee Driver, noted a 5 at Chicago. aSSm^&S?a|ft^rfatTta*" 1 BU, Arrigo^Bolto Italian compos DubSJu?"4f chbl8h0 'obn J. Keane of a/c^hm7bluZ-0Dr- a Gladd«i, Jgiy t—Mohammed V, sultan of Turkey ^Vtocount Rhondda, BrtSh food^co* a lsto^to^1h5a. S S at A TOnato' A a A I W ^"oi c^k^ihrw^ ,*me* pfilad"e^* OWMitha, e/^hoS^of^bwcaU° O Aug. IS—William p. KeHogg. former •^EEF0?*?* Louls aft Torit" a. in WaSlngtoS. 1 A a Held actressTar New W-Jacob H. Galllnger, U. 8. sena- tor from New Hampshire Aug. 22-Herman F. Schuettler. chief of police of Chicago. ^Aug. 28—OlUe. M. James•,» S oVSffiapSla esC C« »,9£ .»^n U. senator from Kentucky «a. 1 W 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 NIW Tori?' V**** 1 W Sept 12—Rev. Jenkln Lloyd Jones, noted preacher and pacifist of Chicago. e/sSSe&f- Senat°r J* a a Blwkb»« Anthony W. Dimock of New York. Sept 17—Cardinal John M. Farley, arch bishop of New York. MajT Gen. Lloyd Wheaton, U. a A., re tired, in Chicago. V. icount Ichiro statesman. Motono, Japanese Sept 26—John Ireland, Catholic arch bishop of St PauL Oct 7—Maj. Gen. C. G. Doyan, U. B. a in 8 McCreary. former unitedJ States senator and governor of Kentucky. Oct 18—John F. Hopkins, .former mayor of Chicago. Oct 14—Splon Menos, minister from Haiti, at Washington. Oct 17—Congressman John A. Sterling of Illinois. Oct 22—Dr. F, K. Brooke, Episcopal bishop of Oklahoma. Oct 25—Charles Lecocq, French com poser. Oct 2S-EIla Flagg Young, former su perintendent of schools of Chicago. Oct 27—Eugene Hale, former U. a sen ator from Maine. Oct. 30-Nelson N. Lampeit. well known Chicago banker. Nov. 4-Mrs. Russell Sage. Morton F. Plant, financier and yachts man. Dr. Andrew White, educator and diplo mat Nov. S—Robert J. Collier, editor and publisher. Nov. 16-Gen. H. C. King, soldier and author. In New York. Nov. 19-Dr. C. R. Van Hise. president of University of Wisconsin. Joseph F. Smith, president of Mormon 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 Paris. Dec. 9—L. W. Page, head of U. B. bu reau of roads. Dec. 12—Effle EUsler, actress, aged 86. DISASTERS Jan. 1—Conflagration in Norfolk, Vs. loss 82,000,000. Jan. 13—Million dollar fire in Indianapo lis industrial district Feb. 14—Forty-two children kiUed in nunnery fire in Montreal. Feb. 24—Liner Florizel. S Johns, N. F.a to New York wrecked in blizzard near Cape Race 92 lost March 9—Twelve kUled in collapse ol moving picture theater at Winchester. Ky. Five killed and $5,000,000 damage by tor nado in northwestern Ohio. AprU 13—Seventy kUled In burning oi insane asylum at Norman, Okla. AprtT 21—Earthquake In southern Cali fornia towns of Hamet and San Jacinto wrecked. May 1—Savannah liner City of Atheni sunk in collision with French cruiser oft Delaware cost 66 Uves lost May 18—Nearly a hundred persons killed by explosions in Aetna Chemical plant near Pittsburgh, Pa. June 22—Circus train telescoped at Gary, Ind.: 63 killed. June 29—Fifty persons killed by collapw of building In Sioux City, la. July 1—SheU factory explosion in Eng land kUled 60. July 2—Explosion in munitions plant near Syracuse, N. Y., killed 16. July 6—Excursion boat sank in Illinois river 85 lives lost. Guam devastated by typhoon. July 9—Hundred persons killed in train collision near Nashville, Tenn. July 12—Japanese battleship blew up, killing 600 men. Aug. 21—Tornado In Minnesota destroyed Tyler and Connors, killing about 60. Oct 8—SheU loading plant at Morgan, N. J., blew up 84 killed. Oct 11—Severe earthquake in Porto Rico 160 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 848 lives lost. Nov. 1—Ninety-eight persons killed in wreck on Brooklyn Rapid Transit train. Nov. 21—About 1,600 killed by explosion of munition trains in Belgium. SPORTS ^Feb. 8—Kieckhefer won three-cushion bluiard championship from De Oro. Feb. 25—Jack Dempsey defeated BUI Brennan In six lounds at Milwaukee. March 16—Kieckhefer successfully de fended three-cushion billiard champion ship against Cannefax. March 28—Michigan university won the eighth annual indoor conference- meet April 19—Kieckhefer rotated three-cush ion championship, beating Maupome. Sept II—Boston American league team defeated Chicago National league team for world's championship, and profes sional baseball quit for period of the war. Nov 8—Kieckhefer retained three-cush ion title, defeating McCourt Nov. 22—Kieckhefer retained three-cush ion title, defeating Cannefax. FOREIGN April 22—Five hundred killed in battle between Mexican federal forces and rebels. ^Aprtl 28—Dr. SIdonle Paes elected presi dent of Portugal. Sep^f-Hsu Shm Chang elected presi dent of China. Dee. 1—Pern and Chile preparing for of Tactta. and Juries, war ever provinces •fSwn^erSna*™ JDec 14-sidonio Paes, president of Per tugal, assassinated. Premier Lloyd George and' r^slltton a won British general eleetionT ^Dec 17-Admiral Castro elected ftesi- Portugal, & prints 2J/2e and 3 Geo. Olive, 702, Second S E*—Adv. tf. It Is not too early now to sit for your Christmas photos. Avoid the rush. Elkjer Brosv—Adv. —Mrs. Charles Johnson of Fargo arrived last week to apend the holi days with relatives in Wfllmar. —Alloys Branton who is attehdins the "U" is spending a few days with friends and relatives "in this city. "68.75 to what you will have next ^Christmas If you Join our Christ- Mgn&W^J^^.NCW^wlth 6c. &S3S3 vasm Rodents In Norway, When Setting Out to Exile, Have Never Been Known to Turn Aside. The rats of Norway employ a re markable method to avoid a famine. When starvation threatens, those that are chosen for exile assemble In count less thousands in the mountain valleys leading to the plains and pour across the country in a straight line, which is often more than a mite In length. They devour every green thing in their path, and the country through which they pass looks as if it had been plowed or ^burned with fire. They march principally by night and during the morning, resting in the afternoon. No matter how abun dant the food may be in any particu lar locality they do not seek to settle in it, for their destination is the sea, and nothing animate or inanimate, if it can be surmounted, retards the ad vance. Foxes, lynxes, weasels, kites and owls hover on the rodents' line of march and destroy them by the hun dreds. The fish in the rivers and lakes take their toll of them, too, but the survivors press onward. Little New In Warfare. The us "o asphyxiating gas is a very ancient device. Smoking out the enemy was one of the regular maneu vers of war in antiquity, says the Sci entific Monthly. Polybius relates that at the siege of Ambracia by the Ro mans under Marius Fulvlus Nobllor (B. G. 189) the Aetolians filled Jars with feathers, which they set on fire, blowing the smoke with bellows inte the faces of the'Romans in the coun termines. At the great navaj battle fought in the waters of Ponza between Alfonso of Aragon and Genoa in 1436 the Genoese carried vessels filled with quicklime and redhot cinders, the smoke from which was blown by the wind against the enemy. Leonardo da Vinci, who among his many other ac complishments was a notable military engineer, suggested the use of poison ous powders, such as yellow arsenic and verdigris, to be thrown from the topmasts of ships so as to choke the enemy. This formed a part of the war Instructions given by Leonardo to the republic of Venice in 1499, when the Turks had passed the Isonzo and threatened St. Mark's. To Renew Land's Fertility. In the San Luis valley of Colorado there is an area from 400,000 to 600, 000 acres which has almost completely been deprived of fertility in a seem ingly mysterious manner. This condi tion has been investigated by Dr. W. P. Headden of the Colorado agricultural experiment station, and he attributes this condition to the so-called "black alkali," composed largely of sodium carbonate. This carbonate is carried In the waters of the valley, including the rivers and the artesian wells, and the practice of subirrigation has brought It to the surface by capillarity and evaporation. Doctor Headden suggests that the remedy lies in a conversion of the carbonates Into sul phates by the use of a liberal amount of gypsum to one pound of black al kali—and downward washing by means of surface irrigation with furrows or by flooding. Tilted Block of Earth's Cruet El Salvador is the smallest of the American republics. Its population of 1,700,000 is closely packed in its 7,275 square miles. It really is a tilted block of the earth's crust. Now^ and then the crust settles down a little, or rise* a little more, and building* crash. Or the earth may split open at different localities, gulp down houses and hu man beings and dose again. When ever this happens the slumbering vol canoes are prodded and in their anger vomit forth fire. Again it may be only a slight shift of some part of the earth which releases a large volume of water imprisoned in the yawning crater of a dead voleano. The water splashes down- our the Hojufd lava tar down in* I side the earth and Hie volcano begins 1 jmlntterLncL E N I E S A A Look out when having your Ford car repaired that the genuine.Ford parts or materials are used. 9here are many "bogus imitations, or counterfeit, so-call N B6gU8 Ford Iparts of sadly inferior qual ity on the market Ford Parte Here Be warned against them. Buy Ford parts and have your Ford car re paired by the authorized Ford dealer as this is the only way to guard against "bogus" parts. Bring your car to us for service. Come to us for Ford parts. Ours is an authorized Ford place. Can Give Quick Service G. A. STARK Ford Service Station Willmar Tannery Cow and Horse Hides Received for Tanning a or a Robes and Fur Mitts for sale Will exchange robes for horse hides. First Street South A N E W O S A E Willmar, Minn. 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