oon, 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 ships 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.

May 29--Soissons evacuated by French.

May 31--Maine River crossed by Germans, who reach Chateau Thierry, 40
miles from Paris.

May 31--"President Lincoln," American transport, sunk.

June 2--Schooner "Edward H. Cole" torpedoed by submarine off American
coast.

June 3-6--American marines and regulars check advance of Germans at
Chateau Thierry and Neuilly after maximum advance of Germans of 32
miles. Beginning of American co-operation on major scale.

June 9-14--German drive on Noyon-Montdidier front. Maximum advance, 5
miles.

June 15-24--Austrian drive on Italian front ends in complete failure.

July 12--Berat, Austrian base in Albania, captured by Italians.

July 15--Stonewall defense of Chateau Thierry blocks new German drive on
Paris.

July 16--Nicholas Romanoff, ex-Czar of Russia, executed at
Yekaterinburg.

July 18--French and Americans begin counter offensive on Marne-Aisne
front.

July 19--"San Diego," United States cruiser, sunk off Fire Island.

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