24.—Peronne, Ham and Chauny evacuated by Allies.
25.—Bapaume and Nesle occupied by Germans.
29.—General Foch chosen Commander-in-Chief of all Allied forces.
April
5.—Japanese forces landed at Vladivostok.
9.—Second German drive begun in Flanders.
10.—First German drive halted before Amiens after maximum advance of 35 miles.
14.—United States Senator Stone, of Missouri, chairman of Committee on Foreign Relations, dies.
15.—Second German drive halted before Ypres, after maximum advance of 10 miles.
16.—Bolo Pasha, Levantine resident in Paris executed for treason.