Volume 5
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1918
Number 35
EVENTS OF YEAR
ifv TOLDJN BRIEF
COMPLETE DEFEAT OF CENTRAL.
POWERS IN WORLD WAR MARKS
AN EPOCH IN HISTORY.
DATES OF TEUTON DOWNFALL
seiTKT 1,000.000 ions "of "Dutch shipping.
March 21 Germans opened heavy at
tack on British lines north of St. Quentin.
March 22 Great battle In France con
tinued. Germans failing to break British
line; both sides sustained heavy losses.
British in Palestine crossed the Jordan.
Mach 28 British fell back from five to
ten miles, their lines still unbroken; esti-
mated casualties. German ono : British. I WS boin.1.
brought up to support British.
Paris shelled by new German gun from
distance of 76 miles.
Mnreb 25 Germans took Bapamne.
Nesle and Guisoard.
March 2H British destroyed entire Turk
army near Hit, Mesopotamia.
March 27 Germans took Albert and
Twelve-Month Ends With Leaders of
Victorious Nations Gathered to Set
tle Peace Terms Other Foreign and
Domestic Occurrences.
COMPILED BY E. W. PICKARD.
. : s
THE WORLD WAR
Jan. 1 Italians drove Teutons across
Fiave river from Zenson loop.
,' .'m. 4 President Wilson presented his
t-y control program to congress.
I h hospital ship Rewa torpedoed by
ii.ns.
i y. & Premier Lloyd George Btated
Britain's war aims.
Jan. 7 TJ. S. government began moblli
, latlon of S.OOO.OW) workers.
U. 8. Supreme court upheld draft law.
Submarine crews mutinied at Kiel, kill
ing 38 officers.
Jan. 8 President Wilson stated Amer
ica a War aims and nMa r1ur,.nn,1n
. Jan. 9 Russia and Bulgaria signed sep
arate peace.
Jan. 10 Central powers withdrew offer
of general peace and offered Russia sep
arate peac.
Russia and Germany renewed armis
tice for month.
Jan. 14 British airmen made big suc
cessful daylight raid on Karlsruhe.
Germans bombarded Yarmouth from
the sea.
Jan. 15-Daniel Wlllard resigned aa
Head of U. &. war Industries board.
Jan. 20 In naval action at entrance to
Dardanelles the British sank Turkish
cruiser Breslau and forced the Goeben
ashore.
Jan. 21 British boarding ship Louvaln
sunk; 224 lost.
Jan. 24 Germany and Austria replied to
peace proposals of Wilson and Lloyd
George, rejecting the concrete Bugges-
Jan. 26-Twelve killed by explosion In
Newport naval torpedo station.
Odessa captured by the bolshevikl.
Jan. 27 Russian government broke rela
tions with Rou mania.
Italians began offensive between Asiago
and the Brenta.
Roumanians look Kishinev.
Jan. 28 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 prisoners.
Jan. 30 German air raid on Paris; 49
killed.
Jan. 81 Bolshevik! took Orenburg.
Feb. S Allied supreme war council de
clared War must be carried on to vic
tory. Feb. 4 TJ. 8. government took over
control of oil.
Feb. 6 Fran von Blntelen and six
others convicted of conspiracy in New
Tork.
Feb. 6 United States transport Tus
cania sunk by torpedo off Irish coast; 2t4
Americans lopt.
Feb. 9 Peace treatv between Ukraine
and the central powers signed. I
Feb. 10 Russia declared the war at an
end so far as she wan concerned and
ordered complete demobilization; but re
fused to sit,'n pt-uce trcaly.
Feb. H Itnlo I'asha convicted of trea
son In France and sentenced tn denth.
Feb. 15 President Wilson put all for
einn trade of U. 8. under license.
Ktght British submarine chasers sunk
by German destroyers In Dover straits.
Feb Kr German aviators attacked Lon
don, killing 21.
Feb. is Germans resumed war on Rus
sia, cross! iik the I )vlna.
Feb. W Germans took Dvlnsk anl
Lutsk Bolshevikl offered to k'n peace
treaty.
Bolshevik Pon Cosnck republic organ
ized at Teherknsk, Gen. Kaledines hav
Imr committed suicide.
Vh. 2 Germai.s Invested Reval and
Innded troops In Finland.
' Feb. 21 Germans took Minsk and
Rovno.
Jericho anptured hy the British.
Feb. 22 Senate passed Wilson bill to
rule railroads.
Feb. C President Issued proHnmatlon
stipulating government guaranteed price
for wheat t principal primary markets,
prices varying from t- at Bpokano to l-.-H
,v New York.
Vb. "jr. Gnrm ins captured Revsl.
,t cb V1 Americans repulsed strong at
tack in Cheinin ttes Imuhi sector with
henVV li'SfCw to at (s 'ker.
M.ircit 1 McAdixi announced third Lib
erty loan t' open Aptll
I. 8 t roc ps r- pulsed rnld In Ton, sec
tor. suffciinir muny casualties; German
verv heavy
H-nuH cruiser Calgririan torpedoH; 4
11V. i 1.sf.
y lt,.n Gerinnns hHed invasion of
Ttum; flnvs mnd teh treaty glvtntt
TttfUev hlif tt ef trrntnrv.
M-'irch 4-French deliver- d s irpris
Mnw near Veruuu, peneiralliuf (Jermun
hh. .
Tit I Hah, French and Ttnllnn ambss;4.
AVr k"d Japnn to take nci i --v steps
to ifKurd allied Interests In 8'berta.
BtMnh adamrd on lk-mlle front In
Pni' nice
Mar h R- Americana In T-nrrslne ra-pul-ed
ierniRV ii t. k and to-ik f i nner
lrilrnt ritn refused aaent to Jp
anese (ntervetitt'in In Ium.
B rnard M lurw h nnmrd chairman of
the war Industries board
W ir. ii fr-lt.Min.anln s tfned trellfntnnry
fume trentv giving up lobrudja and con
March 7 rman and Finland signed
4 t treaty
Ur-h a-Tfmsity rainei mm mn-nn
'-ief of It'iSilSw
J rtt-.sh advanced thro mil on U-mlle
4 ffot,( tn lHieHne
British repulsed attack on Tpre T'li
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rhrt.-lrs the wa trestipa.
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Iritish recaptured Morlancourt and Chip
illy. March "3 French retook three towns
and Germans advanced toward Amiens'
but ere t tuppLd with heavy losses.
Karcii 2:i Gen. Focii put in command
ot' allied armies in France, and Gen. Per
bhin ollered to him ail his troupa and
resources.
liell from German long range gun
killed 75 in a Paris church.
Caucasus, at'vjr proclaiming its hide-
pendenue, made separate peace with Tur
key. April 4 Germans resumed drive toward
Amiens, gaining Utile at heavy cost.
Armenians recaptured Erzerum from
Turks.
April 5 Allies held their lines against
heavy attacks.
Berlin announced the capture of Ekat
erinoslav, Russia.
Japan and Great Bitain landed small
force at Vladivostok to prelect life and
property.
April 6 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 3 miles.
April 10 Germans drove British back
north and south of ArmentiereB.
American troops on tiring line in great
battle.
April 11 British evacuated Armentieres
but recaptured other positions.
April 12 Tremendous fighting continued
in t landers, Germans advancing to Aier
ville. Americans won all day fight on Toul
front.
April la Turks took Batum.
Zeppelin and airplane factory at Man
zel, Germany, burned with great loss.
April 14 Count Czernln, Austrian for
eign minister, resigned.
American navy collier Cyclops, s3 on
board, reported missing.
April 15 Berlin announced the occupa
tion of Helsingfors by German troops.
British warships, sweeping the Katte
gat, sank 10 German trawlers.
Allies took ten villages from Bulgarians
on Macedonian front.
April 16 Germans took Bailleul,
Vytschaete and most of Messlnes ridge.
C. M. Schwab made director general of
U. S. shipbuilding.
April 17 Viscount MUner made British
war secretary.
Baron Burlan made . Austrian foreign
minister.
Bolo Pasha executed for treason against
France.
April 20 Germans made stronsr attack
on Americans in Toul sector and took
Seicheprey village, but were driven back
with heavy loss.
April 22 British and French naval
forces raided German U-boat bases at
Ostend and ZeebrugKe and sank concrete
laden vessels at channel mouths. '
April 26 British drove back Germans
east of Amiens.
Germans took Mount Kemmel and ad- ;
vanced to northwest, threatening Ypres. 1
April 2ft Germans captured Dranoutre 1
and &t. Eloi.
FirsT American frobps lancTecTTn 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 uovmgton, home-
torpedoed; t lost.
Julv 4 Australians and Americans can-
tured Hamel.
Eighty-two ships launched In American
shipyards.
July G Count von Mirbach, German am
bassador to Russia, assassinated in Mos
cow. Population of Murman coast,' Russia,
joined the entente.
It a) inns A nd French opened an offen
sive in Albania.
July 9 Von Kuehlmann's resignation as
fore.tfr. secretary accepted by the kaiser.
Von f iintzc succeeded him.
July 11 Austrian army in Albania re
t rent to the SkumH river.
F. s. army transport Westover torpe
doed; ten men losi.
.Tulv 12 Fren'ht msde a mile advance
on l'Mcardy front sont I'rr.t of Amiens.
July 1H P re.-i dent AVils-m authorized to
take over control of tolcrnph ind tele
phone lines of country,
July 14 British forces occupied Kern,
yn White sea.
July 15 Germans re-nirned off-nsivt. pi
tacking a!nn? the M. rne an-! on hot h
sides of Reims A merit -.v i'ove ;.hn-
three sides of Ypres salient and on Bel
gian line, but were repulsed, losing heav
ily, rrencn reiooK ijocre. i
Benate passed Overman co-ordination
bill.
May 4 Campaign for Third Liberty loan
closed with loan heavily over-subscribed.
May ft President Wilson ordered inves
tigation of alleged graft In aircraft work.
May 7 Nicaragua declared war on Ger
many and her allies.
Kounianfa signed peace treaty with cen
tral powers.
May 10 Ostend U-boat bise bottled up
by the sinking of old cruiser by British.
May 11 Italians took tho Col del Orso
and Monte Corno by storm.
May 14-lloutfS piLSSed the Overman
bill.
May IT German plot In Ireland ex
pose! and Kinn Fein leaders arreted.
May hv Entente powers, Japan and
China, agreed on plan fur preservation of
the peace In the far east.
May !! Australian troops captured VIII
sur A ncr.
German air raiders kilkd 44 persons
In Londnn and lt live plane?.
May y.- V. tf. look over currier busi
ness of Pullman to m pa n y .
HrtUhii fi.-hnt troop' transport Mol
davia totpdued: Sfi Americana killfd
cfT f Uepui,itc of ntl ituMla pro-
sta Rla declared war on the cen
tral powers.
May 27 Germans attacked tn the Alsne
front, takirtg the Cheniln ciea Uames.
and bet wet n Voormeieele und Iicre In
Klanders, where they were repulsed.
Italian broke through enemy lines at
Capo Bile, on lower l'lave.
May in Center of crown prin es srmv
rn-Hc'l the V' dr at Fistnes hut sili-n
che' ked iiiivnn- on Imtiks
back across the river and French with
stood all assaults further east.
Hayti declared war against Germany.
July 1G Americans smashed Germun
attacks east of Chateau Thierry.
Ex-Czar of Russia executed.
July is French and Americans began
big drive, pushing eastward on -iuiie
front irom Beileau to the Aisne and tutt
ing many towns and prisoners.
JulV 11 l' ran.-o-Amt-rir'ii n ivnons ma.de
further advances on Boissons-Chateau '
Thierry front.
British took town of Meteren.
U. &. armored cruiser san Diego de
stroyed near New York by suuniraiu.
July 20 Franco-American ortensive con
tinued, more towns and great numbers of
guns and prisoners being taken.
Germans retreated from south bank of
Marne.
Big transport Justlcia torpedoed aft
Ireland; ten of crew lost.
July 21 Chateau Thierry captured by
allies.
German U-boat sank three barges and
damaged a tug close to Cape Cod.
JulV 26 Hprw flirhHiifr imrtli nf the
Mame, French retaking Reuil.
July 27 Germans retreated along the
whole front north of the Marne.
July 2S Franco-Americans crossed the
Ourcq on wide front.
July 2tf Allies took Fere-en-Tardenois,
Grand Rozoy, Cugny and other towns,
despite fierce resistance, and gained con
trol of the Donnans-Kelms road.
Americans 'in desnerata Htrht tonic Re-
rlnges, bergy and Roncheres.
July 31 Control of telegraph and tele
phone lines taken over by U. S. govern
ment. Aug. 1 Americans cleared tho Bois de
Meuniere of Huns.
Aug. 2 Allies advanced their entire
line, taking So'.ssons and Viile-en-Tar-denols;
Germans retreated precipitately
toward the Vesle.
Germans In Albert region retreated east
of the Ancre.
Allied forces occupied Archangel.
Two British dustruyers sunk by mines;
97 lost.
.Aug. 8-Allies pushed their line to the
Vesle.
Government announced America and
japan would send troops to Vladivostok
iu occupy city ana protect rear of Czecho
slovak force.
British ambulance transport Warllda '
torpedoed; 1L'3 lost. I
Aug. ft American and French units '
forced crossings of the Vesle on botli I
sides of Flames. I
Aug. 8-Brltlsh and French started of-I
fenslve on the Amiens front, taking many I
towns and lO.foo prisoners. I
Aug. Further progress made by the
allies in I'lcarJy, 7,000 more prisoners
taken. I
Auk. 10 AMI'S took Montdldier and
i hn nines; Americans with British won
severe tight north of th Homme.
Americans captured Fismette, across
the VeHe from Flames. ,
Aug. 11 German l'-hoat sank nine fish-,
ing boats olT Mns.-ielnisetf s coawt. '
Organization of First Ani'Tinm field
army, under TN rubing, completed. ,
Aug. U. -Geiiimits wiihdii.vv Hum iibu- ,
terne salient north of AlU rt. 1
HiitiMi Hoops occupied Baku, center of
Caspian sea oil region.
American regiment landed at Vladivos- ;
Aug. 17 One hundred I. W. W. mem
bers convicted lu Chicago of disloyally, j
Aug, iJ Germans were fureed back in 1
the Lys set lur, hetwei-a the .iatx and tlie ;
Oi.-e and northwest of Holssons. j
Aug. 21 i-rettrh toon luiH&igny and ad-1
vntutd in titiier sectors. 1
iu-itisn aitackfc i in wie lienuierne aec-i suhsrlhpd
several towns. ,
Aug. V2-Biitish took Albert. '
Aug 24-Briit&h look id ay, Thlepval
uti'l (iraiifh ourl '
h Tfta h cleared south banks of the Oise .
und the Atlctf. j
HoiiHtf pas.-t-d draft ae extension bill. ;
Ih-it-iU'Vikl def- d(t4 by allies oa t'surl
fn-nt.
Au, 3 Hrltl'-n entered Itopaume
FaTesf fhe.
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. Quentin.
Allies continued their big advance in
Macedonia, occupying Prilep.
Sept. 24 Gen. Allenby reported capture
of Acre and Haifa.
Sept. Lf Serbs mptured Veles and Brit
ish invaded Bulgaria.
Sept, lit! Americans and French opened
big drive between the Suippe and the
Meuse, taking many towns and prisoners.
.British caiuureit strumnitza, Bulgaria.
V. S. warship Tampa torpedoed; US lost.
Sept. 2 i Bulgaria asked allies for arm
istice.
Sept. 2S Hehzians and British made bi
advaii'-e in YniV3 region, and allies gained
on every from.
Fourth Eiheriy loan campaign opened.
Sept. Prills h and Americans smashed
through 1 liinU ithurg line between Cam
brai and St. tLient in.
Belgians captuted li?imudc.
Sept. Hulgaria signed armistice, suh
initiing to allies' terms, Including demobil
ization, evacuation of (3 recce and Serbia
and surrender of all her lines of com
munication. French cavalry entered l"s
kub. Sept. 30 More victories won hy allies
in Flanders and on the French fronts.
American cargo boat Ticonderoga tor
pedoed; 213 lot.
Chancellor Von Hertllng, Vice Chancel
lor Von Payer and Foreign Secretary Von
Hlntze resigned.
Oct. 1 Damascus captured by Allenby's
forces.
Germans evacuated Armentieres and
Lens.
Oct. 2 French occupied St. Quentin.
Germans driven out of entire area be
tween Aisne and Vesle rivers.
American, British and Italian warships
raided Durazzo, destroying the Austrian
naval base there and all vessels in the
harbor.
Oct. 3 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 invito
the belligerents to a peace conference.
Americans made big advance west of
the Meuse.
J apanese liner Hirano torpedoed ; 290
lost.
Oct. Czar Ferdinand of Bulgaria abdi
cated In favor of Prince Boris.
Germany and Austria asked armistice
French made big advance, taking Guise
and Marie.
Nov. 6 Great French victory on 100
mile front.
American troops entered Sedan.
Revolution spreading through Schleswlg
and other parts of Germany.
Nov. 7 Practically 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, S Bavarian diet deposed King
Ludwlg and tho Wittolsbaeh dynasty.
Great advances maue by alii' s on entire
west front.
Nov. ;)- Kaiser Wilhclm abdicated.
Social Democrats in control of govern
ment in Germany; Khert mailt; chancel
lor; republic proclaimed in h'erlin.
Nov. 10 Kui.er tied to Holland.
Nov. 11 G'rnia n y signed avmistieo
terms, amounting to unconditional surren
der, and the war came to a ch'e.
Bolshevik i dci a ted by Americans and
British on the Hvina.
Nov. 12 Einp'-'ior Charles of Austria ab
dicated. Nov. 13 Allied Meet arrived at Constan
tinople.
Nov. 14 American and French troops
moved into Alsace.
Former crown prince of Germany in
terned in Holland.
Nov. 15 New German government ap
pealed to President Wilson to save Ger
many from starvation and anarchy.
Czecho-Slovak republic under Masaryk
as president ratified by national assembly
at Prague.
Nov. 16 Belgian troops entered Ant
werp. American troops began march to Rhine.
Nov. 17 British troops started for the
Rhine.
Nov. 18 President Wilson announced he
would attend opening of peace conference,
Admiral Kolcliak put In control of all
Russian government at Omsk.
Nov. 20 Overthrow of Ukrainian govern
ment by anti-bolshevlk forces announced.
Nov. 21 German Heel was surrendered,
Nov. 22 King Albert of Belgium entered
Brussels.
Nov. 23 American troops crossed the
Prussian frontier. (
Poles captured Lemberg.
Nov. 24 North German states proclaim
ed a republic.
French under Gen. Gourand entered
Strassburg.
Nov. 25 Soviets gained upper hand in
Berlin, but were outvoted elsewhere In
Germany.
Nov. 2fi crown Bnnce Alexander of Ser-
and peace negotiations based on Wilson's bla made regent of Jugo-Slav state.
program.
Oct. 6 German line north of Reims
smashed.
U. 6. transport Otranto sunk in colli
sion; 450 Inst.
Oct. 7 Americans in furious battle for
north end of Argorme forest.
Oct. President Wilson answered Ger
man pence note by demanding the evac
uation of all occupied territory and ask
ing whether the chancellor meant Ger
many accepted the Wilson terms, and
whether he spoke only for the present
authorities of the empire.
Allies smashed Hindenburg defenses on
20-mile front between Cambrai and St.
Quentin, and Franco-Americans started
new drive east of the Meuse.
Oct. ft British occupied Cambrai and
pusnea iar oeyona.
Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse elect
ed king of Finland by landtag.
Oct, 10 Irish mall boat Leinster torpe
doed; 400 lost.
Ie Cateau, railway center, taken by al
lies. Oct. 11 Argonne wood cleared of Ger
mans by Americans.
Kaiser called rulers of all German fed
erated states to conference,
Oct. 12 German chancellor sent reply to
Wilson, saying Germany accepted all his
turns ahd agreed to evacuate all invaded
territory.
Entire German defense system In Cham
pagne smashed. .
Get. 13 La Fere and Laon taken by the
French.
Serbs captured Nlsh.
Oct. 14 President Wilson rejected Ger
many's peace and armistice proposals.
Allies began big drive In Flanders, tak
ing ftoulers and other towns.
Italians captured Durazzo.
Oct. IfiAllitw took M-nln, flnnked Oo
I tend and threatened Bruges; 12,0u0 prls
: oners taken.
h t. Ke-Gcnn'aal retreat from northern
i Belgium by Germans.
Americans ca.itured Grand Pre, north of
1 thr- Argi.mie.
, Allies pursued 'Auftrlans Into Montene
i am.
Oct. 17 Germans evaluated Ostend, Line
and Doual.
Oet. IK AIHps occupied Turcolng, Rou
balx, Zeehruiue and Thb It.
Iial.-pendenr ol t cho-Hovak nathm
declared by Us provisional government.
Kinpcror Charts decreed federalization
of Aunt pi-HujiKarian ernpiie
Oct. lit- President WilMm P-Jected Austria-Hungary's
peac proposals.
Allhd armies in Belgium reached the
Inn. h frontier.
Fourth Liberty loan closed, heavily over-
Nov. 27 Bavaria broke relations with
Berlin.
Nov, 2K Wllholm definitely renounced all
his rights to the throne.
Nov. 2ft Hungary Interned Mackensen's
army of 170.000.
King Nicholas of Montenegro deposed
by rational assembly.
Nov. 30 Lithuania proclaimed a repub
lic Secretary Lansing, Henry "White, Gen
eral Bliss and Colonel House named U.
S. peace delegates,
Dec. 1 First of U, S. returning army
reached New York.
Dec. 2 Congress reconvened and heard
President Wilson's mesHage and farewell.
British fleet arrived at Diuau.
Dec. 4 President Wilson and party
sailed for France.
1 s HkormiAdfikl. hetman of the
Ukraine, killed and that country under
control of the Unionists.
Dec. 6 Belgian troops occupied DuBsel
dorf on he Rhine.
Bloody lighting in Berlin between so
cialist factions.
Dec. 7 British occupied Cologne.
Dec. 8 American troops rushed to Cob
lens as last German forces crossed Rhine. .
Dec. & Former kaiser attempted sui
cide. .
Dec. 10 French army occupied Mains.
Dec, 12 British troups crossed the Rhine
at Cologne.
Dec. 13Amerlcnn troops crossed the
Rhine at Cobletis.
President Wilson landed at lirest
Dec. 14 President Wilson received In tarian minister.
the senate" aim toe Tiouse oT representa
tives in general election.
Nov. 2u Government assumed control
of all cable linos.
Nov. -Secretary of the Treasury Mc
Adoo resigned.
Dee. hv Carter Glass sworn in as sec
retary of the treasury.
NECROLOGY
Jnn. 1 Dr. Frederick A. Noble, leiicllnfr
Conresiiiumul clergyman, at Evtuistcm,
111.
Jim. 5 Pr. John S. 1- uley. Catholic bish
op of Detroit. '
Jan. Ki- U. S. Senator James H. Brady
ol Idaho. ,
Jan. it Maj. A. P. Gardner, former
congressman inun Ivlasaaenu.setls.
Jan. M--I'niti'ii Stales Kenalor William
Hughes oT New Jersey.
l-'eli. 2 J'.hn riulllvan, former heavy
weight ciuimiuoii, at West Abington,
Alass.
1 eander Richardson, dramatic editor
r.ti'l author.
1' eb. 4 Col. Frederick H. Smith, Repub
lican leader In Illinois, at Peoria.
Feb. 10 Abdul llumld, former sultan of
Turkey.
Feb. 14 Sir Cecil Sprinu-Rice, former
British ambassador to America.
Feb. 22 Terry Metlovern, former world's
featherweight champion, at New York.
Feb. 26 Dr. Samuel G. Nixon, commis
sioner of health of Pennsylvania, at Phil
adelphia. Archbishop Edmond Francis Prender
gast at Philadelphia.
March 6 John Redmond, Irish National
ist leader, at London.
March 7 Rear Admiral Thomas Perry,
retired, at Southern Pines, N. C.
Cardinal Seralini, prefect of the congre
gation of the propimanda. at Rome.
March 9 Geoi'Ke Von L. Meyer, former
cabinet member fand diplomat, at Boston.
Prof. J. M. Munyon of Philadelphia, at
Palm Beach. f
March 13 Mrs. James A. Garfield, wid
ow of President Garfield, at Pasadena,
Cal.
Charles Page Bryan, diplomat, at Wash
ington. March 15 Former Senator Isaae Steph
enson of Wisconsin.
Sir George Alexander, English actor.
James Btillman, financier, at New York.
March 21 Warner Miller, former XJ. 8.
senator from New York.
March 22 Maggie Mitchell, famous ac
tress, In New York.
March 26 Claude Achilla Debussy, com
poser, In Paris.
March 27 Martin J. Sheridan, famous
athlete, In New York.
April S Charley Mitchell, famous Eng
lish pugilist.
April 11 Rear Admiral S. P. Comly, U.
S. N. retired.
W. C. McDonald, first governor of New
Mexico.
April 12 U. 6. Senator R. F. Broussard
of Louisiana.
Former Mayor Rudolph Blankenburg of
Philadelphia.
April 18 Hempstead Washburne, form,
er mayor of Chicago. ,
April 14 William Joel Stone, U. 8. sen.
ator from Missouri.
April 17 fcSenor Aldunate. Chilean am
bnssndor to U. 8., at Washington.
April 20-Col. George Pope, at Hart
! ford. Conn. i
I April :u-rr. Carlos ds Tena, Uruguay-'
: an minister, in Washington.
Dr. K. Fletcher lngals, noted physician,
! In Chic ago.
May 6 Mrs. Potter Palmsr of Chicago,,
1 at. Sarasota, Fla,
! May I Marcus Mayer, famous thsatrl-j
' cal manager, at Amltyville, 1 I, ;
i May U Federal Judg C, C. Kohlsaau;
I sit Chicago.
May lo Pastor Charles Wagner, lai
Paris.
1 Muy 14 James Gordon Bennett, pro-
i prietor of New York Herald, lu France.
May ..-ir. Minoi j. euvane, noteu uni-i
Parts.
Armlntlce extended to Jan. 17.
Kiev occupied by troops of the 'direc
tory." Dec. ir Gen. Mnnnerhelm elected re
gent of Finland.
Dec. K, -Cent nil congress of soldiers and
workmen's delegates met In lierlln; Llnh
knecht anil Spartacldes defeated.
Dec 17 Polish general stull ordered
mobilization of l.ficici.iKi men.
Dee. President Wilson ate Christmas
dinner with troops of American army uf
occupation.
DOMESTIC
Am.-rl. una tn l',n;r,lv rMtiiurl rn. ! AJ. T- lentil toi-k iUit tend neigh
May L"9 Ailirt vruitied HMvponn ni'd
Gemitth fMh-d fcdvcni. tn l' rr n Tai -dMin.
nix m'h-Ji nonli of itm M trn'.
May t fJ.rnn-n nvintra h.tini-id Cana
dian hfiRpital. kllliriK ninny.
My .11- Grm.i:: .--ached Hi Marti ul
ftl'i x of tl.nr njili'Ht
1. H. tranp..-i ,'rli!nt Lincoln sunk
hy t'-tMuit. iiiivv rrcn lot.
IfoiiM t HNPtd , ,i4) army atprii-
Iit..'l'M ln
.1 J-Aiiied rrvii stopped German
Jiiiip Jt S Iparnr-d Grninn I Ihihip.
fpvu'ln in Armm an Wattm, Itto mun.
it -nniw mn' Mnv z:
Jimp h- if rnutnn hlf! d mnin ttAt k
ft ftni. with ho pinifM
Two twrm v diio j tjtik bk riormin I
ht In Amrr'tn wn'r.
Jutip -A mrti n A fatM (irmni In
Chateau T. Irry 'tor
Jtiti lA-i. -rri.arit adviini "1 two ndl
nr nf Montdldier, Ioh hk hravtly.
b. dry
) hot 111 loM'tlH.
A ilii H iT'iiu ilirot.Kh Illndcnimig line In
fe' .if f nvi r rt;i"M.
f!,:jti' paFfil dnift fjtlfi.slon bill.
A 2 i(r: . i li advuii'-'-d hk( i :ts m
. H' iuIh', Xa nK 1c an 1 i'i-..i .t,
I r.ttx h Imiik Na iliin and S n and
m:inv uihet li'Ht mid r-a n d tn
( .itc.
1 A . l i't-.. Vrt rt h lunk Wvoii
All., ri'Ul.k lll-ll.tf il (;! ll.ial.B m.t Ju !
h- .i t ".(! bill m Uiing :
; ;, U f ti tll.t '. J..
tu i nuns IopI f'oifd-l'n und fdl
I 'i k t"witfd ret'-;,,,,. In it l.a scclor
1 th- al utid'.ni-. 1 1 1 til
Ai.K .:i - ram u-Ao.'Tl' iin fi.f. WOO
' I'lM I'H'tle fMMlll Uf H'MNfHjflft.
, ltnttii icvtuU Muunl Kt-tmttl In
' I.v n i nt
Hi-pt. 1 i -f it ruptured hnmw.
; h (,'t. 2rr"mh nod Anicruana Calntd
full of n-'t-n of tic Rultnot (dtli-aii.
Hritivh niMMh' d I T'auri-4ji. mil itnr,
Htj.1. 4-icit!iii( M.lvHno.j fur iot)d th
) Canttl du Nor (I t witrd 1'iiriitiriil.
huith of la
t-.-O!.!,. Of
A ni rlcii iia L li mrmA i it ritiin f mm tial,
ItMhan tort-do hoftta raided Atiitnan i rr-ruli Uru drrmam
nval ha rt-ar rlntatlan iilind amH. : M.
ln oh tnttiRhir and dttrrinirtng another
Juna Ji- Krenrh d'-rMtrl rtnn
ntiti.eaat vt MonMMirr ani Amri ar
won aa-utn n"ar t i.aiKi Thierry; (ir
rnna r'hd lh nm at Ma' harnont Bud
Ii'-thafi''iirt,
Tor(d.inr nf Hrltlah tmneport Auonu
Juna l-irn h rpu'n 4 hvy OTmin j ' H traro
a''k t-tMn Cnur.lia nd U-rv a-ifl ' torj-lo, 1f k
n -F a : t vsrul cuunir-atta k uuthwt ' H(.t. - r
of Snvon
Jun 1 -TurVa vt-A Tutirig. rrta
u'l looti t An.vrl' an roniiUt arw h"
p tal
Jjr IA Au'riana teBn at t-fffmw-in
frM ut rrit'" In hj, rf.nmtng th
l'iat nt var., lri
iuha K-!tt)Mri (,-ikd Aitrtan
flrlv-, rtnfcir,f runny fK.i'i n
A n-eru ar-a r- '-tiwl h av altarka in
T"ii a-' tr d to a;s'
i-,nm -Ai.ioa .it"a i-rt Autf1n n
Umr
Amrirnr w'nrm' fUrmn tfn h
nn-l fwd t.n n ip f nrny
J'in &-AuatrukMi xn ra'rat In
Italy
J ,rm -Au'f1n rrf twr?a1 ntn
rit
Jur -?aMan emrA hunk f
th ! a nf Attr ria arid ftttrk4
h'avtly i niti'iii rate on
inn T rtaiw.aj d'ft 4rinf
hd It 1aM '
I anadtan h'-i i'l (h p I Ja4xarf Ca
Jur S-lmcf,nt iv.m md Hr liftt.
lah tt(tn Hiii'f k ari fthun
Trraiia In Vel tor ratratd lo
ward ih Ainna, purud by Am riint
mnA Krnih,
hPt fr Ktitira (itrman una ff-m reronn
Imoat to rUlrna rtrttd for MvaraJ
Dllira
firman Chancellor Von li' rtli g ra-
trnar"irt Mount Vernon hit by
a 1 1 ir i
ritrn ai'turd Ham and
I hn jny
t.to.rtriuro ul rrait li'i'cra In U. H
aft !' 1 ffhrl n :r.p4M I
h 12-An. -r an hit arrr.y. ai ld hy
f tr . h. attrt. hm in hth .d of Ht
i M.. ml" fit, ltaki(.K Utg l'lvili art 1
, tat ;r k nn v oa
I !-(t mi, iA lUw.fi f.iift and M- iVfp
Ht ( ta't at a fti'r '.tiaay ia- t'rjr-.
. U 4 I i(. if ludiiiit pt mvtomtt and
I h..drn
IAl-li-'.iima'aly 14. '"' Airwrkuti rK
afi itndr nw druft law
( 1 Ari.-tHft'.a i r 4 nut ttia pt.
Mit aativnt. l..ir(k n-aMy ', pfia.
hit U -,mrmmf akad IWIglm to
rimR
h. f.r d Vfnh t'M.k tr-na' (ul
art r pmi'tt .n ha'fttl front
k. (t A-Hr h By af iliy attai k4
nortnwMt r.f g iantn and himh 4'
mm 4 aouth af tt.at rMf
Ayiaa waad tnir a4vaar m iaionliit
frf-nt o a o-pth of mn avi
Pftwan rf jd 'tftn a ms a"
aWax lt-ai fa4 rtota Ml llolad
toa
. BriCa m4 Arma nmm4 thm Turn la
tut retrfatinff Germans In-
ti-rnd in Holland.
O'-t. 2l(irin.iny mndf rcplv tn prpid
nt WiiHon, full of evuhloim, duinala und
fckitrHncfa.
Allies in ffr-rhlA raachpd tho Iariub and
bmlHtfd Tnrkev.
Oi t. Hrlilah flilrred Piiburba of Val
n it-nn'-fl and . -rnwM-d th H hf-ldt.
(let. tl'ri-fi.i nl Wilnon lol irni;tn
ffrruiii nt h- woviM k up with ailx'N
the a(ih.f-t of an amitM!', hut that id.
T. ' . if H miiHt dfiii wKti th- kai r and
blft rr-w, d'-muriih . nut iu-Kl'iim-
lion, but ftiirt' tidir.
Hntiitb -nk ibfouirh German dffptifpa
aoiitn of Valcri' icnrn",
An'rri.attM iiiihk ndvanca In trilfl
lii') t,i. in Moi v ) 1-v.
s. i Hlo-n. i Htid t 'r'.ti;tna annouix ad !
fortiiittlon at miviif.Kn Hint-.
i-t -I'nliaita bi-Kitn bia nfffinilvo on
t!. i'ia lh
t. .f. I'ltnch In big advanr in xrr
fiifp rc(l".n
I .ij''-f,!rirfT rrU'ti-d
I ' laf a t idfi f itilptT)dinr r.f t(ft
of mid-Hi- , niM. pr initlK!td In
turn 1 1 Jt 11 I'l .m. iMna
I TU upo Ab'PP'i
t. ';-;-r runny f piifd to I'riidfht
WiiH'-n, aHirn t rrrm t"T armtlit
ti. Ttnan rrp hilar put tuiitroi of mill
lar y in civil irnv rf,n, nt
Antr rroviwd tt.a I'mvf in Hn'lnn driv
tut. iVAuMtrt Hungary fc(l-d fT a p
aratf armlPt.' -nd p m m on adl' trrirm
tt :i-Auatrlfin lliit-a lrf-ond th fiav
m;md by all If
Tiifkay Draatitad aattarata tim r.rntw.
lp
ki Ift-Kntlra Turkuh army on tba
TivrtM rapturd
Austrian rommandr In Italy aakd Oan.
1'iaa for armiatn a
i J.-Armiati. with Turkey want Into
ff-M.
AiliM fipanad nw driva on (it, ant
Kl'irdom of rair H rt ta pro!alrnd
r , Hftri prHriirt(t ) r-1 npi4iith,n
of f.Mtia, Hiavtiia, and I'liiina i frurti
li r rfr
N-v l-ArTrban Mr-t artr.y amabed
Orrr.an iifta nf tn-. M
a rtruva firiana oit of 9 inwni tn
i .urn
Atnan afmy !) ing nri tr. Tawiia-
B i m Ita
i rfit T ir a, former llumrurn bramlar,
aa"at
t 'Timf,i ar. : lautnna fapturwg m
b
Nv I- King B -na f M iliaria aM' at
d aid a aant r p b lc hi e.ti,t,hnd
Iwrigwrv a nrt.pui pa,rat"n frm
A ' rim A ard
Aff.arl.nna rr ad graat a4vanr m adh
BM - f.f Um
Trnt takan by Italian
im lrif i titHn t I rtuh
N'.v Tn.t wnl( r hy I'atiafW.
Armlatlr ih Awa'a aivnad
No -ArnuatH tt ma tut finrmany
f iH by aln
MriHah (aptur4 m (iuMrf In gral
nniva) tatwa tK Itaku ad lb
W t i.H
Nov Amaru ant ln aWroo ttat for
tr'lrg of tt.m Mauaa
I'rrcMant Hilcn mid ffrmnrtf to nan
ftra iatlvo B-(vni. t wo. -
Jan. f.t'lmrlcM 1 HendcTHon ui'polntcd
.tm tor from N-vada.
Jiin. K MiHMiMHippI Ii'K'lHlutur" ratillwl
fimhiblt Inn ctiiiHtii ntlnnal Hmcinlnictit.
Jan. Pk-i biuHu adopit-d nailonai woman
lift i ukm ain uiiint'tu rtolulioii.
Jan. 1 -Miitn'.ii and mlddlu wcHt paia-lyz4-d
by t f ill.- hliziard.
I- cti. li Monlaiiu hulMlut nr ratllb d
f iif ral proiiiMO'in amcndint'iit.
r b. Li - iH' onwIn aviiHte pahHiid ranu
luttort, 'U to 7, di'iiounciiiK La. i-ulicttn.
Mart h 1-llriji- U-n. ThoiiniM ''runf,
'ItiHrtt t rnaHti-r tt dcptirtnifiit. 11. H. A.,
t.umc-l in UnirH of coiihpuacy In fur
tllfltttiK aifnv h' pplli-a.
Man )i '6 Mihm Anna Martin of Itfno,
Ntv , an in nt hi id bcr (unoldat y for Uto
V H Mnalf.
Mur h f.-- WlH'fftMln Hnwinbly d'-ioilot k
d all lilKtit on joint Iff-luliuil di'linutic.
iiiK Im i oibitM tin illHluyiil,
Mai' h 4 V U- ui titi aM'nibly panhui
Joint rnnl'itlon d rmum liu l a 1 oli tc.
H t tm y I funn-ln Htuhiiali-d fi -111II4
"dry" .iioimd iiuvkI tfuihin atui-
tinra.
Mdumi nafftrd fditiutiiga bill, VI'J tn n
Mfirt h ( - infi!r ajjrfcd on rtdmlnia
trutixti rjtilti(d bill
A btoititttiiiit bst'iitfrr nf i nintm'r n im-
tnniic -d i nt id 2' p-r fit in pf "d u t n
nt pi- "ir auii'iichilt - t,r tr il y ur.
Mtti '-poiitiui rt lik'txinn fur Mir )
biib d from maila tor pui'ln atiu of r
ti I ' "li Ai.-ii u a li...iiwt t" by nbaiii
ll.i-d
Manti e-Stimtn ordarad Utuuy ihlu
pt i' i. nf f"od
M ir b -Vl' lor H'-rgr, Mdw'ikf.;
A'loiph flfrmr-r. J. l-o'ila Ktigdi.bl, W. I.
Kr-iP.. Irwin Ht. John TukT, t'lil' ',
lii ih tr. uti'ltT r-py a t
Mur h II- hnuta unnlm"ii"ly au'liur
!! pmI of tTiimrw.wnad prop, rty In
Tnltad Htt-a tn Ainarban rltir.na.
Mri h Vi Hnata 'UI tr ki dafl
cb n y bill, carrying . '
t (ingrcaarnan H"tt t-rria of OkUbnrtua
ala'txd rhtilrroMfi ut iiaiiwcatic enngra
lfrHl romiiiiti'n,
Wan b I t H'fntta i- w'i - oiifar -n ra
prt on r'OlfMad nittf Mil
Maryland bo. k "f 0b ifataa df"nld
Woman a ftofTri'' hill.
Wrtfth 14 Wi.rhla Iar gt rtnf.rl
rnrx tfti ab'o. Ih iii-lti a' a Pn-ifl' 1
proti'Mit' "1 iin.piptM au a br rp' r ta
y -fn.-r 1 l .u 4 dagh'.r f '.r-vr
('ts,o.f!'l. ff.mind lot , W. H It li'.n
a' of ' oldottantn ttnr4. In lndon,
M r h l ''"Kirrw p-"-d dnl ghl aa.
ttd but to t- l-t Mfli 41
M.f n :a-l u b-Kuilatr raMflad
proi I' it)' n arnandti.nt
Apr I Ifvin- I. l'.rot. U'puhlban.
P-Mm1 1' H nnt"f ffotii WH".n-Hi
M""' toiM irift!t ir ratthad Oa
tlorinl prid iMlt-ih an.-ndiii'Ht
April r X I Wi.nby appilntl aana-
May '- Air tiad rmitO ll1 lHaab
r r'"n. I bdadati bla aad w I'f k
op nd
Ant 27-Wal'ar II Vnv; Amafban am-bw'.-
J'r to 4lrol ltrian. raignd
1 wn Anirl'-an a.Mnra and a mm'tiaf
f uil-ana kHUd in Imtila at Nmii
t pl lUMitti ap)iiwM l r "Njafal
nw ol.i g. i i ". kidd 4 and InJuiaU lw.
aVpt , -Jobn la trt4 Aurba.a
nji.b'kaaatWr rat hriiaio,
0i 1 Mnii -tal'-av wwuioJi guff rag
.m -.iln.at.i tn i b nat 1 1 u t Inn
jS'.v t't t.c at j gaiitad oftUol l
Mav 23 .ln. John B. Cantluinan. fam-,
I on Confederate noldlur, at LoiJiavllla.
May Maltland Armatrong, Auiericuo
ft) list, In New York.
June a ltamon M. Valdoi, prcaldont oC
1 Panama.
Jun 4 Cbarlca Warren Kalrbanka..
former vb-n prcrddent. at lndlanapolin.
Jun fi-Hrli?. Hen. It. K. D. Micliie, U
8. A-, In 1' ianco.
Juii it l)r. John Mcrrlttve Urlver, noted
prcai-hcr and lintnrcr, at ChlcaK".
Juno Ht (ifoiiio 11. llarriH, head ot Hur
Ilnt;ton itnilway.
I Arrhfo Hollo Italian coin pom r,
Jurni ArclibiKlnip John J. Kcane of
J)lMilI.M, lu,
Jiin-- -J. A. Mitchell, fdllor of T.lf.
July 2lttv, 1 r. WauhniKton tiladden,,
' at ('nlninbiiH, j.
, Jnly 3 Moi;iinnid V, miUnn of Tmkey-Vis'i.-unl
Uhondda., Jliltl.sh food cm
troii.-r,
Itwtjainln It. Tillman, U, 8, senator fromi
houtb t Hrohna.
July i:t John I). O'Ucar, Aniirhan mluw
luti-r Ui Kohvia.
July '47 - .'inlay Kobbt, American au
thor and t fit I-.
Auk. G-'niiKr-n.4rnan J a rues If. Dftvld-
H'-tl of Ulik'nh, Wm,
Atn? s M:is ItoHrnilial, farnnua artist,
at J-ill;idd.hlu.
Auk. it Jehu 1 Hhoop, atipcrlntnndcnt
nf v I.hoIh of 1 hi' hko.
Auk, ' Wlilbiin I. Kvlloittf, former
gov ci imr of 1 ,1 u if 1:1 n a, In Wahldim'"".
Aibk 1,-Anitn iitld. a'trtt"H. ul Nww
York.
Ami'. 17--Jm-nli H iulltfiKtT, U. 8. aena
tnr rt tin Nw HMiiphlilfw.
Aug. I It rm, ui i . ri hiK-lll-T, chief of
poli f or t lii ;ii;o
A'. ;h alii-- M. Jain.n. U. ri. MiiabiT
fiotn K nln. ny,
Aug. :io I'M.f H II. WllliHtnn, nott
pnh i.ntoloi'lxt. at t'M iiK't.
H pt. 7 I inn lu H t'butford. Cat hollo
hih'p of liHliamtt'ollN.
brpt t-itng i,. V. V. Kaiinon, in
New V-rk
Kept. Z Key. Jenltin I ,'V Jil?4, nolOdi
pr- ! r und pio 1 in-1 of ( hl HK
rntiH-r I H. hi natnr J. C . Iflakbum
f hniin I v
Anthuny V iHinork nf Nw Yorg.
k. -pt 1, l ardtnxi .lohn M rarly, grrh
bl"h"p nf Saw York
MhJ n l.l"Vd Whrntnn, ). g. A., tm
tlrtd In t bli go
I Via-mint It idro Motonn, Japanoan
( gaiman.
H t. John Ireland, Cat hallo nfrn
taahop of m l'ul
irt f Ma iin. C. O. loan. U. ft,
I M C.
t-Jtmat rV M-Crtarv, fornix
1 United 'aian awn a tor and govornor ot
It nt nek v
(Kt n John If. Ilnpklni, forrnar mayoa
f Ch. ago.
o, t pvfonn Mnog, mlnbrtar froina
fUHl, at Waahlngnm.
in t 17 -Oingiaaxnmn J"hn A. BtarllnC
Of Hlinoip
rt t ti Tt r K. Itrookg, Epiarnpal
nuaon ft iHahfma
I i iff S, bariwa I KYanrh com
nrtar
frt V rila riarg Tonng f'T'r
n?int-"dnt of it i4i i.f rbbugo,
fb'l f r-.g-n llivja b rtnar t'. ft.
gtor from Main.
tivt Nei. n N. lAfnKr1, wall knowa)
ft I. ftg'f bnftWf
NV.v 4 Mra f-ir-!! Haifa.
Morton K. A'Ui. iwmik tr a4 yaht-
If Andrew VM'a, ad .cat. as 4lplM
mat
N .v Hobrt J. Cuillar, adJtor 4UiJ
pur ,bhr
Kov. t-fUr, If r King, gotdlar
Author, In Saw York
,.w la tn i H Van Hiaa, pralda
of I nlvaralty t Wii(in.
J''ph r. tfrnith, pivaidaat ol M
ebui n ....
Nov -U ortnwr Uvvomag W. l.
f V tm "nain.
Httr 8. N M Ka ifn.an. f ft
Iron mara'a and im'al man oi Cbag
tmn, lloataJid, gwi ftudl
dran.atUt, in KaHa
lw a I. W. I agi, Bad il O. I wng
n4 of fog m,
(Cootiouoti oa ri lour)
if y li
f