Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights Part 82

Aug. 19--New Italian drive on the Isonz front (Carso Plateau). Monte Santo captured (Aug. 24).

Aug. 20-24--French attacks at Verdun recapture high ground lost in 1916.

Sept. 3--Riga captured by Germans.

Sept. 8--Luxburg dispatches ("Spurlos versenkt") revealed by United States.

Sept. 10-13--Attempted coup d'etat of Gen. Kornilov.

Sept. 15--Russia proclaimed a republic.

Oct. 12--Germans occupy Oesel and Dago Islands (Gulf of Riga).

Oct. 17--Russians defeated in a naval engagement in the Gulf of Riga.

Oct. 24-Dec.--Great German-Austrian counterdrive into Italy. Italian line s.h.i.+fted to Piave River, Asiago Plateau and Brenta River.

Oct. 23-26--French drive north of the Aisne wins important positions including Malmaison Fort.

Oct. 26--Brazil declares war on Germany.

Oct. 27--Second Liberty loan closed ($3,000,000,000 offered; $4,617,532,300 subscribed).

Oct. 30--Count von Hertling succeeds Michaelis as German chancellor.

Nov. 2--Germans retreat from the Chemin des Dames, north of the Aisne.

Nov. 3--First clash of American with German soldiers.

Nov. 7--Overthrow of Kerensky and Provisional Government of Russia by the Bolsheviki.

Nov. 13--Clemenceau succeeds Ribot as French premier.

Nov. 18--British forces in Palestine take Jaffa.

Nov. 22-Dec. 13--Battle of Cambrai. Successful surprise attack near Cambrai by British under Gen. Byng on Nov. 22 (employs "tanks" to break down wire entanglements in place of the usual artillery preparations).

Bourlon Wood, dominating Cambrai, taken Nov. 26. Surprise counter-attack by Germans, Dec. 2, compels British to give up fourth of ground gained.

German attacks on Dec. 13 partly successful.

Nov. 29--First plenary session of the Inter-allied Conference in Paris.

Sixteen nations represented. Col. E.M. House, chairman of American delegation.

Dec. 5--President Wilson, in message to Congress, advises war on Austria.

Dec. 6--United States destroyer "Jacob Jones" sunk by submarine, with loss of over 40 American men.

Dec. 6--Explosion of munitions vessel wrecks Halifax.

Dec. 6-9--Armed revolt overthrows pro-Ally administration in Portugal.

Dec. 7--United States declares war on Austria-Hungary.

Dec. 9--Jerusalem captured by British force advancing from Egypt.

Dec. 10--Gens. Kaledines and Kornilov declared by the Bolsheviki Government to be leading a Cossack revolt.

Dec. 15--Armistice signed between Germany and the Bolsheviki Government at Brest-Litovsk.

Dec. 23--Peace negotiations opened at Brest-Litovsk between Bolsheviki Government and Central Powers, under Presidency of the German foreign minister.

Dec. 26--President Wilson issues proclamation taking over railroads and appointing W.G. McAdoo, director-general. Proclamation takes effect at noon, December 28.

Dec. 29--British national labor conference approves continuation of war for aims similar to those defined by President Wilson.

1918.

Jan. 19--American troops take over sector northwest of Toul.

Feb. 6--"Tuscania," American transport, torpedoed off coast of Ireland; 101 lost.

Feb. 22--American troops in Chemin des Dames sector.

Mar. 3--Peace treaty between Bolshevik Government of Russia and the Central Powers signed at Brest-Litovsk.

Mar. 4--Treaty signed between Germany and Finland.

Mar. 5--Rumania signs preliminary treaty of peace with Central Powers.

Mar. 20--President Wilson orders all Holland s.h.i.+ps in American ports taken over.

Mar. 21--Germans begin great drive on 50-mile front from Arras to La Fere. Bombardment of Paris by German long-range gun from a distance of 76 miles.

Mar. 29--General Foch chosen commander-in-chief of all Allied forces.

Apr. 9--Second German drive begun in Flanders.

Apr. 10--First German drive halted before Amiens after maximum advance of 35 miles.

Apr. 15--Second German drive halted before Ypres, after maximum advance of 10 miles.

Apr. 23--British naval forces raid Zeebrugge in Belgium, German submarine base, and block channel.

May 27--Third German drive begins on Aisne-Marne front of 30 miles between Soissons and Rheims.

May 28--Germans sweep on beyond the Chemin des Dames and cross the Vesle at Fismes.

May 28--Cantigny taken by Americans in local attack.