PRINCIPAL EVENTS
IN THIRD YEAR
OF THE WAR
Aug. 1, 1918. —Merchantman U-boat
Deujschland leaves Baltimore home-
Ww, bound on first trip. Somme bat-
tfe continues. Russians in heavy bat-
t'e after crossing Stokhed river.
August 2.~Russians within
miles of Kovel.
August 3.—French recapture part
of Fleury, near Verdun. Sir Roger
Casement hanged in London for par- |
ticipation in Irish revolt,
August 4-—French take Thiaumont,
near Verdun.
August 5,~British overwhelm Turks
at Romani, near Suez canal.
August 6.—Russians cross rivers
Sereth and Graberka and take six vil-
lnges from Austrians.
August 8.—Italians
ten
take Gorlzia
navods falls,
bridge across Danube,
October 26. —Light craft clash in
English channel. Six British drift-net
boats, a transport and a destroyer and
one German destroyer sunk.
November 1--Deutschland reaches
New London, Conn., on second trans-
Atlantic trip with cargo worth $10.
000,000. U-B3 arrives in a German
port.
November 2 -—QGermans evacuate
Fort Vaux, at Verdun. Itallans take
4,731 In new offensive,
November 3.--Itallans
more prisoners,
November 5.—Central powers pro-
claim kingdom of Poland, Italians
announce, have taken 40.305 Austrians
since fall of Gorizia.
November 9.—Teutons
twelve miles in Dobrudja.
November 13.—British advance north
of Ancre; take 3,300 prisoners,
November 15.—England
food controller will be appointed.
November 17.—News received
take 3.490
driven
of
forced Ilanbor In Germany.
bridgehead and capture 10,000 pris-
oners. Russian General Letchitzky |
takes two towns and many villages. |
August 9.—Gorizia falls to Italians
in great offensive. Austrians near
Stanislau withdraw on wide front.
August 10.—Russians take Stanislau. |
August 11.—Allies seize Doiran in
Balkan drive.
August 13.—Austrians evacuate line
of the Strypa river.
August 14.—Russians capture Tusto-
baby. {
August 15.—Russians take
Itza, near Carpathian pass.
August 10.—Allies take three miles |
of trenches near An-
nounced Russians have 358,000
prisoners since June when
drive began,
August 18.—Russians advance three
miles Into Hungary. |
August 20.—British advance on 11- |
mile front at Thiepval, near Somme |
river. Allies attack on 150-mile front |
in Balkans. Two British light cruis-!
ers and one or two German U-boats |
sunk in North Sea battle. |
August — Announced big Russian
contingent has landed at Saloniki.
23.~—The Deutschland reach-
Jablon-
Somme,
taken
1916,
the
4,
ey
remen.
August 24 ~
Mush, Armenia,
August 27.—Roumania declares war
on Teutons and Invades Transylvania
Italy formally war
many.
August
denburg «
armies in
Russians recapture
declares on Ger-
20.—Kalser makes Von Hin-
hief of staff of all German
place of Von Falkenhayn.
August
nd Julgaria
Austrians fall back in Transylvania,
September 2.—
Transylvania,
Zeppelins raid London
brought down in flames.
September 3.—Allles
Roum
Ger
31.—Roumanians cross Dan-
ube a occupy Rustchuk,
in
adt
is
far
Hermanns
loumanians,
take
and one
ake three vil-
lages on Somme,
Austr ins
gars invade the Dobrudja.
September 4.-—Fret
on
wo days, 6,000.
nians capture
3
Orsova, and Bul
in.
take five more
11a roa Th . * §
viliages Somme | ailies prisoners
int
Teutons
and
September 6.
pity of Turtukai
nia
take Danube |
20,000 Rouma- |
ns,
September 8.—Roumanians and Rus-
gians drive foe back little in Do- |
brudja.
September
a
10.—Teutons take
fortress of Silistria.
September 11.-—British drive across
Struma river in Balkans,
September 12.—Allles capture three-
mile line on Somme. Roumanians over-
whelmed in Dobrudja.
September 15.—British
man positions
front. Use “tanks”
warfare,
September
Macedonia.
September 10.
pack their
September 21.
announce
Rou-
manian
take Ger-
on six-mile
for first time in
Somme
18. —Allies take Florina, |
Serbs fight their way |
onto own soil,
Russians and Rou-
they have thrown
back the invaders in Dobrudja.
September 22. Announced allies
took 55,800 prisoners in Somme battle
between July 1 and September 18,
1
—-
manians
September toumaniansg in Do-
brudja driven back in disorder. Zep-
pelins invade England ; one burned, an-
other captured.
September 25.~~Allies advance along
15-mile front on Somme, Venizelos
leaves Athens to lead revolt against
King Constantine.
September 26.-Allles take Combles
and Thiepval in Somme battle,
September 380.~Von Falkenhayn
routs Roumanians at Hermannstadt,
Transylvania,
October 1.—A Roumanian
crossed the Danube,
October 2.--Another Zeppelin shot
down near London.
October 4.-—Mackensen drives Rou-
manian invaders of Bulgaria back to- |
army
October O.-~Roumanians flee across |
the Danube, Serbs cross Cerna river
tn drive on Monastir.
October 7.--German submarine U-53
R. 1, on mysterious
visits Newport,
mission. Sinks five ships off Narra.
to Transylvania frontier,
October 10.~~Roumanians in rout
flee through mountain passes,
fleet to France on allies’ demand. Ital-
jans, resuming Carso drive, take b.-
000 prisoners.
October 22-—Roumanians
brudja retreat hastily,
October 23.--Teutons occupy Con-
stanza, principal Roumanian seaport.
Germans throw Russians back across
Narayuvka river,
October 24. French take 3,600 pris.
sners at Verdun,
in Do-
November 19.
Macedonia.
November 21.
Teutons take Cral-
western
cis becomes ruler.
in drive on
November 23.
ova
Russian dreadnaught
plosion : 200 killed.
November 24.-
and Rouma-
Orsova from
o
November 25.—Teutons
rapidly
"Alt
through Rou
Cross
river and sweep
mania.
November 26.—Venizelos party
clares war on Germany and Bulgaria.
Teutons invading toumania from
wrth and south form junction,
27 ~Teutons take
toumania, Zeppelins
nd: two downed by gunfire,
November 20. —Beatty replaces Jelli-
coe in command of Brifish fleet,
December 2. —French and
clash In Athens streets,
battle for Bucharest.
December 8. Bucharest falls,
December T.-
November Alex
andria raid
Greeks
grent
Lloyd George becomes
December 8, — Twenty-seven thou-
gand Roumanians surrender,
December 10.—Deutschland arrives
home.
December 12.
is ready for peace parleys,
14. officially
buffs German peace »
December 15.-—French under Nivelle
0.000 prisoners on
at Verdun. Nivelle
commander
Germany announces
she
December tussin
re
offer,
(e seven-mile
leaves
in chief of all
Juzen and all
then
become
co's home armies,
Wallachia Roumanians,
December Russian troops take
over whole Roumanian front,
10. -Lloyd
(iermans
lost
iN
to
December George tells
make
and reparation to get peace,
commons must
ution
December 20—Wilson sends notes
to boty sides in war asking their alms,
Switzerland officially
orses Wilson's plea for statement
Ar BINS,
“4
ember 24
¥ ey
$
nber 20.—Teutons
Rouma .
December 268. —Germany replies to
Wil conference
but not stating own war alms or terms
of peace,
December 30
take
* 0.0060
Ru fev
La wha
son
suggesting peace
Allles in reply to Ger-
esll offer empty
and insincere and refuse conference,
of
December 831. -—King Constantine
Greece thanks President Wilson for his
to the belligerents,
January 4, 1917.—British
Icernia sunk by U-boat In Mediterra-
nean : 150 lost.
January O0.—House
note
transport
of representa
of Wall street “leak” of Wilson
Russinns retreat across
Roumania.
Russians launch
January 6.
river in
~ offen-
January
sive near Riga.
January 11.-—-Allies in reply to Wil-
son note aims, but
parley with an unbeaten Germany.
January 17—Learn German raider
Moewe has sunk 21 ships and seized
three others In South Atlantie, En-
tente, in supplementary note to Wilson,
amplifies war alms,
January 10. British steamer Yar-
rowdale, Moewe's prize, reaches =a
German port with 460 prisoners,
January 22.- Wilson makes his
“peace without victory” address in sen-
demanding United States enter
outline
nn
January 24.-—After Initial successes,
Russians are forced back near Riga.
January 20.—Mine sinks British aux-
iliary cruiser Laurentic off Irish coast.
January 31. Germany declares ruth-
less submarine war, revoking all
pledges to the United States,
February 38.~United States severs
diplomatic relations with
President Wilson In address to senate
outlines crisis, United
interned German warships,
reserve fleet ordered In service,
February O.~~Announced American
genman was killed when German sub-
marine shelled lifeboat of British
steamer Eavestone,
February 6.-—lLearned Germany Is
holding United States Ambassador Ge-
rard,
February 7.-British liner Califor-
| nia, one American aboard, sunk, un
| warned, off Ireland; 41 lives lost
| Spain calls new U-boat decree unlaw-
ful,
February 8-Germany tries to get
Ambassador Gerard to sign a paper re-
{ affirming Prussian treaties with the
| United States, but he refuses,
| February 10.—Gerard finally allowed
to leave Berlin.
February 12.--Announced officially
Germany has asked parley with Unit
ed States through Swiss minister al
Washington and been snubbed. Ger
many masses five army corps to over
awe Holland,
February 13.—British hem in Turks
at Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia,
February 15. — Germany releases
American Yarrowdale prisoners.
February 17.—~Learn German em-
man merchantmen here before publica
tion of ruthless warfare note,
February 20.-—Austria backs Ger-
many in ruthless warfare. Food riots
in New York, probably stirred up by
German agents.
February 22
02, torpedoes
seven Dutch
Falmouth
~Clermany
ships leaving
“0
February 23.—British stringently re-
strict imports to fight submarine war.
February 25.—Germans make “stra-
tegie” retirement on Ancre front. La-
conla, British ship, sunk unwarned off
Ireland: two American women killed,
February 206.—President asks
gress for authority to arm American
merchanteraft. British capture Kut
cons
Mexico and Japan with her
the United States and her promise of
American sintes to Mexico re
vealed
March
Wilson con
attempt to in-
Tokyo
bill
1.—President
of German
Mexico and Japan.
plot, House
403 to 13.
March 8.-—Russians take
from Turks.
March 4 President
“willful men” In senate
filibustered against armed ship bill,
killing it by ending of administra
term. British take over
Lomme front from French, President
de-
10
cite
passes
arm ships
Hamnadan,
Wilson de
nounces
or 1
eo-mile
tion
March 8.—President’'s advisers tell
hima he has power to arm ships with-
action of congress,
Berlin admits sending in-
Mex-
March 7.
tercepted Zimmermann note to
ico.
March 0. President calls extra con-
March 11.-
Russian revolution
troops desert government,
March 12—German U-boat shells
and sinks United States merchant
ship Algonquin without warning.
March 14.-—China breaks diplomatic
lations with Germany.
March 15.
March 16
renonnees
3ritish capture Bagdad,
»
starts, Petrograd
Czar abdicates,
Grand Duke Michael
throne, i
nanoff dynasty to an end.
control,
March 17.
treat on west
jermans begin big re
ront. Announced vote
of Russ people will
government,
March 18.-—News
of American
phis, Illinois and
= Inet 3
March 2 il
meet April }
Twenty lost when United States tanker
Henldt bound for Holland,
by U boat In North sen,
March 25
{
f
’
decide form of
of sink
Mem-
by U-
received
ng ships City of
Vigilancia
ing.
#0 ~alls on CONEress
mins
ni
tu wy 5
in, iS sunk
President orders parti
$ ¢
tot from
property German plotters,
Navy ordered to get ready.
March 27.-—Fifteen thousand
National Guardsmen ealled out,
April 3.-—Wilson declaration
of war by congress. Ger
drive Russians Stokhod
taking a large number of pris
nsks
of
mans
state
ACTORS
river,
oners,
April 4. Senate passes war resolu-
tion, 82 to 6,
April 5 ~—House passes war resolu
tion 373 to HO.
April 6.—President signs
resolution and proclaims state of war.
Government takes over German liners
April T.
many.
April
CONngEress
0. -Austrin-flungary breaks
reintions with United
States. dritish storm Vimy Ridge,
taking 6.000 prisoners on first day of
battle. Wilson joins fight to
ciple.
April 10.
h 11.000, Brazil breaks
matic relations with Germany,
ish advance 50 miles beyond Bagdad.
April 11—Herbert C. Hoover,
ren
United States,
April 13
burg line,
off coast.
April 14.—House passes seven bil
Hlon war loan bill.
April 15-~Wiison calls on nation to
support him in war.
April 18.—French In 25-mile of.
fensive toward the “Ladies Roard” and
in Champagne take 10,000 prisoners
first day.
April 17—Big war credit passes sen-
ate. German wounded die when U-boats
ships Donegal
and Lanfrano without warning.
April 18-~French prisoners In new
ifensive total 17,000.
April 19.-Fight Is started for pro-
3ritish eut Into Hinden-
Presideat defines war zone
er Mongolla sinks a U-boat—the first
American victory of the war,
April 20.~In confused night battle
of destroyers in English Channel Brit-
ish and German vessels lock, and
crews fight with cutlasses.
April 21.~Balfour commission from
Great Britain reaches United States,
April 24--French commission ar
rives in United States,
April 25~U-boats sink ©4 British
vessels In week, It Is announced, caus
ing alarm in Britain, Wilson tells Bal-
four United States will not make a
separate peace. United States makes
first foreign war loan-—$200,000000 to
Great Britain,
April #8 House votes conscription
army bill, 307 to 24, and senate, 51 to
8. Guatemala breaks off relations with
20, to lead
Nivelle,
army in
chosen
place of
States
Petain
armies In
asks United
Franee without delay.
May 2.--Announce first Liberty Loan
bond Issue will be $2,000,000,000, Sec-
April
French
sinkings serious,
May 2.-—Russlans
Armenia, to the
ure
abandon Mush,
Turks,
ment of Jews in Palestine by Turks.
May 4.-—French take Craonne from
Germans,
May 6.—French in second battle of
the Alsne take 6,100 prisoners,
May 7.—Orders given to raise 11,000
engineers here for work in France,
May 10.—Critlcal situation in Rus-
sia and civil war is feared,
May 14.-—-QGreat Eritain turns over
to United States 1,024,500 tons of ship-
ping bullding for her here.
May 15.—New Itallar, offensive
gins,
May
be-
16.~Announced squadron of
British; U-boat
week,
May
losses sink to
18.—President proclaims con-
nged to thirty-one years,
to register June 5, Italians announce
6.4 prisoners,
May 25.--Italy
a),
twenty-one
a
Inunches
first day. 70
persons In
May 26.
sink
German airplanes kill
Dover and Folkestone,
~Jermany ann
hospital
ounces sl
ships without
certain strict
rules about the cour An
nounced Italy h:
trians since May 14,
June 3. General Chang Hsun named
dictator by royalists of China.
June ~United States registers for
the army draft order,
Brusiloff
ses they ta
-
i
without di
head
made
pa
June 7.~British blow up
explosion heard in London;
5060 prisoners taken on frst day of
offensive.
June
mander of American
in England.
Baker plans for 100000 American
planes. One hundred
tors arrive in France,
June 9.-—-Wiison
United States is fighting
United
maintal
ord Northeliffe
vdeo
riage ;
8. General Pershing,
expedition,
COIN
ar
War
air
rives Secretary of
American avia-
1
fell
what
Japan
States note
urg
n order
famous
linate Brit
States,
onstantine of
of his
wamand of the
in favor
son, Alexander
Greece abdicntes sec
at
1 50 far
430 in-
Elihu
in Pe
3
oversub
1 the
loan
iin frees al
who wrote
to
sen tend
the del
od to
nin
jer
evidence
drunkard and
+ flend. Duma der
diate offensive by Russian troops,
United Admiral
command of allled fleet
June 19 States
Sims in
off Ireland.
June
put
py
22 ~~ Anno Liberty
tions total $£3.0385.226 850,
need loan
American Red Cross cam-
over
million dollars sought.
Mesopotamian re-
British civil and military
Canadians within mile
of Lens, great French coal center.
June A of first United
States army in France announced.
gl
June 26
| it SCOres
one
$ 3
reival
Frivial
oi.
June IS,
her
the
1
is
of
nations
decree neutrality be-
and Ger-
nulling
tween
many.
June 29.
entente
Greece breaks diplomatic
June 30. Russians begin big offen.
in Galicia, War
rensky leads attack,
sive
Halg gains mile
July 1.—~Washington announces
United States is ready to equip army
of 2.000.000,
July 2~Russian prisoners counted
in her offensive number 10273. Chin-
ese empire re-established.
July 3.~—Government of two
submarine attacks on transports bear-
ing Pershing's men; one U-boat sunk.
Russia announces 6.000 more prison-
ers. Germans make vain five-mile of-
fensive at Verdun,
July 4-—Eleven killed In German
air raid on Harwich.
July 5.~Republicans and monarch
ists battle 35 miles from Peking.
July 6.~Leaders of German spy sys
tem In United States arrested.
telis
airplanes, mounting four guns each,
raid London, killing 43 and injuring
197.
July 8.-~Wilson orders export em-
bargo on food, fuel and many other
things to prevent supplies reaching
Germany. British foreign office states
German crops this summer will not be
above 40 per cent of normal. United
States shipping board states expects
to build 5,000,000 to 6.000000 tons in
18 months, instead of the 2,500,000 to
8,000,000 originally aimed at,
July 9.-~British dreadnaught Van-
guard blown up; all but two aboard
Killed,
July 10.—Germans in sudden drive
slong sencoast beat British back to
Yser river and capture 12060 men.
Crisis over electoral reforms and war
aims In Germany, Russians take
Hallcz, Galicia,
July 11.—Russians seize town of
Kalusz.
July 12.—Widespread labor disorders
in West caused by industrial Workers
of the World ; German agents suspect-
ed. Chang Hsun, leader of Chinese
monarchists, flies to Dutch legation in
Peking.
July 13.—British bring down 80 Ger-
man airplanes on west front in big-
gest alr battle so far,
July 14. Chancellor Bethmann-Holl-
weg resigned and Dr, G. E. Michaelis
succeeded him. Germans took French
posts south of Courcy, House passed
$640,000,000 aviation bill,
July 15, French took Important
hills positions from Germans south of
Relms,
July 16.—Russians took
from Austrians, but evacuated Kalusz,
July 17. — French took German
trenches near Melancourt, Three
members of Russinn cabinet resigned ;
riots In Petrograd suppressed,
up in British cabinet.
July 18.-
manian
Noviea,
July
Shake-
front,
10. —Great
Craonne
German
and Hurtebise partly
Chancellor Michaelis de
clared for submarine warfare. Rus
slans driven back in Vilna region. Teu-
tons make advances in Galicia.
July 20-—~Draft for American Na-
tional held. Premier Lyvoff of
Russia succeeded by Kerensky., Ger
many called 2,000,000 of her youngest
army
to the colors,
July 21 Senate passed food control
aviation Russlans in
derly retreat, burning villages
ing
bills, disor-
iE
England, kills in const towns, but
ry from London.
war with
Siam
declared state Germany
i
i
i
July
powers
Kerensky absolute
dictator of
heavily tt
Dam
Goeth
“ey
re
as Ger-
vilssin.,
»
mans lost acks along the
n des
July 24
White out of
ahi
a
nine
LPpPIGE
miral Capps, E.
bri Colby
Adoo asked
for
Stanislau,
dge 3
congress for £5.000,000 (6X)
Russians evacuated
whole line
more War.
their
erie
:
Craonne
rench defeated Germans on
front
Rus
wn
traltrous
to pleces by
if General K
i stare
Russian pacit
ter
greatest
WW,
100 MOST IMPORTANT
EVENTS IN GREAT WAR
, 18914
helr presumptive to A
June 28 -Archdul
Ke
1 wife assassinated
Bosnia, by 8S
ng the
lay
pretext
nly 23-—~—Austria
sind
for
livers famous
irging
on
BERG 8-
Serb
oN Serbia
hav
Austria demands save one
g agreed to
Austria
itr
in
declares war,
August 1.
Russia.
Germany declares war on
1 er YY *
August 3.
Germany declares war on
France and invades Belgium.
August 4 Britain declares a
state of war by act of Germany.
August 21-24—Battle of Mons-Char-
lerol ; ns vict
August
many.
August
Belgium,
August Russians
battle near Tannenburg,
5.10
Great
OTION arions
Japan at war with Ger
hy
Germans burn Leuvain,
20 crushed In
Prussia.
turned
in the
September ort
Jritish
battle of the Ma
Reptember 12.
nm
Battie of Alsne
the
|
|
October 9.-~CGermans capture Ant.
werp.
October 21-31.- battle of
First
October 80. Russia declares war on
November 1.-—Germans sink Ad-
miral Cradlock’s British fleet off Chill.
November 10-12.—Second battle at
Ypres.
December 1.
captured,
revolt,
December
trians,
December 8.-—British sink German
fleet off Falkland islands,
January 24,
German General De
ending South African
5.
Serbians defeat Aus
sunk.
February 8~Russians suffer sec-
February 17.—Germans begin sub.
marine blockade, despite American
March 22. Russians take Przemysl,
Galicia after long siege.
April
Germans at Ypres.
April 26.—Allles
nelles,
land at
offensive against Russia.
May 7.~~Lusitania sunk unwarned by
U-boat: 1,000 die, of whom more than
100 are Americans,
May 22.~Italy declares war on Aus
trina.
June 2-—Teutons retake Przemysl.
August 5.--Germans capture War.
BAW,
September 1.~Germany promises
United States to sink no more liners
without warning.
September 8.-—Czar succeeds Grand
Duke Nicholas in command of Russian
armies,
September 15.~Germans capture
Pinsk—high tide in invasion of Russie,
September 24-25.—Allles in drive In
France capture 25.000,
October B.~Aliles land at Saloniki.
October 9.-~Germans occupy Bel-
grade,
October 10.--Bulgaria attacks Ser-
bia.
December O.--Germany announces
Serbia Is entirely conquered.
December 19.-Allles evacuate Gal-
lipoll.
February 14, 1916.-—Russians capture
Erzerum, Turkey,
February 28. Germans open Verdun
offensive,
April 18
| Turkey.
April 24 —Irish revolt in Dublin.
April 28, iritish besieged in Kut-el-
Amara, Mesopotamia, surrender.
May 30.-—Battief Jutland; 14 Brit-
ish and 18 German warships sunk.
June 5.—Lord Kitchener drowned
when cruiser Hampshire is torpedoed
: north of Scotland.
June 17.-—Russians retake
witz, capital of Bukowina, In great of-
| fensive.
June 20.— Arabs rebel from Turkey,
Mecen: new kingdom
Russians take Treblzond,
Czerno-
capture
lished.
June
“5 viva
great drive In
estab-
27.~British and French in
“id
west,
0. Submarine
July merchantms
Deutschland reaches Baltime
July 27
ro
fussians retake
Germany
her enemies
21
sides
Wilson
thelr war
nell
President
received
taken 24
asking “peace
is United
10s ¢
ge Of
vessels,
February 20
l-Amara,
capture Bagdad.
Arts,
ution sts
to
th Germany.
FOTNIETESS
President ngress
signs
War,
April T.
many.
April
liplomatic
Kits
Cuba declares wgr on Ger.
o breaks
United
Austria-Hungary
relations with
tes.
British storm Vimy Ridge,
Brazil ¢
ions with Germ
April
April 1ks diplomat!
reln
April 16
near Aisne
April 1f Americ
submarine,
i
4)
’
1 i fT)
French in great offensive
river,
an freighter Mon.
this being
ican victory of the war.
April 2 oth he f congress
» draft army bill,
offensive
MINOR
pass select
May 1 Big
Carso begins,
3, ~h
Chang Hsun
plot,
Italian
June inese
! name
Germans assist
1 >.
dictator;
June O.-—Americans for
draft without
British
register
disorder.
Messines
London.
Pershing reaches
army
June T.-
ridge : explosion heard in
June 8.-
England.
June
blow up
General
12.~King Constantine of
abdicates; nation prepares to
join allies,
13.153 killed, 430 injured In
London by German airplane raid,
15.~United States Liberty
closes, with billion oversub-
(reer
June
June
Loan
scription.
June 27.-—Announce arrival of first
| American army in France,
June 28.Brazil joins in war.
June 80.-—Russians begin big offen-
| give in Galicia led by War Minister
| Kerensky in person.
July 2~—~Chinese empire declared re-
| established ; republicans prepare to re
sist.
July 7.—~Twenty-two German aire
planes of Immense new type kill 43,
| injure 197, in London.
July 8-~-Wiison orders export em
bargo.
July 12—Chinese empire falls;
Chang Hsun flees to Dutch legation in
Peking.
July 18.-In biggest air battle so far
| British claim downing of 80 German
| planes on west front.
| July 14.-—~Von Bethmann-Hollweg,
| German imperial chancellor, resigns
| and the kalser appoints Dr. Georg
| Michaelis in his place.
July 19-—Russians in Galicia mu-
tiny and are routed by Germans,
July 20--Draft for American Na-
tional army held,
July 20.-<Premier Lvoff of Russia
resigns and Kerensky succeeds him.
July 2L-~United States senate
passes food control and $60,000,000
aviation bills,
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