red by Foch. Aug. 4--Americans take Fismes.
Aug. 5--American troops landed at Archangel. Aug. 7--Americans cross the
Yesle. Aug. 16--Bapaume recaptured. Aug. 28--French recross the Somme.

September 1--Foch retakes Peronne. Sept. 12--Americans launch successful
attack in St. Mihiel salient. Sept. 28--Allies win on 250 mile line,
from North sea to Verdun. Sept, 29--Allies cross Hindenburg line. Sept.
30--Bulgaria surrenders, after successful allied campaign in Balkans.
October 1--French take St. Quentin. Oct. 4--Austria asks Holland to
mediate with allies for peace. Oct. 5--Germans start abandonment of
Lille and from Douai. Oct. 6--Germany asks President Wilson for
armistice. Oct. 7--Americans capture hills around Argonne. Oct.
8--President Wilson refuses armistice. Oct. 9--Allies capture Cambrai.
Oct. 10--Allies capture Le Gateau. Oct. 11--American transport Otranto
torpedoed and sunk; 500 lost. Oct. 13--Foch's troops take Laon and La
Fere.

October 14:--British and Belgians take Koulers; President Wilson demands
surrender by Germany. Oct. 15--British and Belgians cross Lys river,
take 12,000 prisoners and 100 guns. Oct. 16--Allies enter Lille
outskirts. Oct. 17--Allies capture Lille, Bruges, Zeebrugge, Ostend, and
Douai. Oct. 18--Czecho-slovaks issue declaration of independence; Czechs
rebel and seize Prague, captial of Bohemia; French take Thielt.

October 19--President Wilson refuses Austrian peace plea and says
Czecho-slovak state must be considered. Oct. 21--Allies cross the Oise
and threaten Valenciennes. Oct. 22--Haig's forces cross the Scheldt.
Oct. 23--President Wilson refuses latest German peace plea. Oct.
27--German government asks President Wilson to state terms. Oct.
28--Austria begs for separate peace.

October 29--Austria opens direct negotiations with Secretary Lansing.
Oct. 30--Italians inflict great defeat on Austria; capture 33,
Austrians evacuating Italian territory. Oct. 31--Turkey surrenders;
Austrians utterly routed by Italians; lose 50,000; Austrian envoys,
under white flag, enter Italian lines.

November 1--Italians pursue beaten Austrians across Tagliamento river;
allied conference at Versailles fixes peace terms for Germany. Nov.
3--Austria signs armistice amounting virtually to unconditional
surrender. Nov. 4--Allied terms are sent to Germany. Nov. 7--Germany's
envoys enter allied lines by arrangement.

November 9--Kaiser Wilhelm abdicates and crown prince renounces throne.
Nov. 10--Fo