Evening journal., 1919-12-31
WAR AND PEACE

Jan. 2-President Wilson arrived fl
British landed troops In Riga. LIbal
ana Windau 10 combat the bolsneviki.
Jan. S-President Wilson received Il
/ Rome
Hoover made head OF international re
I lief organization.
Poles IN fui possession OF Posen.
Jan. 4-New Serbian Croalan -Sloven'
government formed az Belgrade.
Bolshevikl captured Riga
} Jan. 6-Civil war between government
forces and the Spartacans broke out In
Berlin, the latter captured the spandal
arsenal.
Jan. 7-PresIdent Wilson returned tc
/ Paris.
Berlin rioters forced Gen. Harries "a
haul down the American flag.
Ebert faction on top In Berlin after Sc
Jan. s--lndependent socialists set up new
government On Berlin
I Jan lO-Repuhlic proclaimed IN Luxem-
I burg but suppressed at once by the
Jan. ii-socialist republic proclaimed in
I Bremen.
Count Karolg made president OF Hun
Jan H-Supreme council OF peace con-
gress held It's first meeting In Paris.
Spartatans defeated IN Berlin.
hpartacans gained control OF Constance,
Baden
Jan. is-Many spartacans executed in
Berlin
Jan i5-Grand Duchess Marie OF Lux
emburg abdicated and was succeeded by
her sister Charlotte.
Jan. i6-karl Liebknecht and Rosa Lux
emburg killed IN Berlin
Jan. H-COunter-revoi broke out IN
Petrograd and bolshevih began retreat
eastward from Esthonia.
Armistiee granted Germany extended
Jan ls-lnterallied peace congress for
maliy opened
Jan. ls-Bolshevsts captured Kiev.
Polish coalition cabinet formed by Pa
German elections resulted generally Ia
vorabiy 70 the majority socialists
jan. N-White Russia proclaimed It's
union with the Russian soviet repub ic.
Jan. 22-Allied supreme council asked
Russian factions TO send representative
10 conference at the Princes Islands. Sea
OF Mafmora
Jan 25-American troops forced TO re-
treat from shenkursk. northern Russia.
Peace conference adopted plan for
Czechs captured oderburs from the
Poles
Jan 2s-President Wilson visited tho
Chateau Thierry and Reims regions
Feb. i-Plan Of giving German colonies
% allied countries as mandntories OF
League OF Nations adopted By supreme
council
Feb 4-Flghtng between Czechs and
Poles stopped by order Of supreme council
Americans defeated bolshevid at VistRv-
ka. northern Russia
Bremen and elected the spartacons.
Feo German national assembly
Feb. s-Russian anarchists evacuated
Feb. s-Polish constitutional assembly
met in Warsaw.
Feb Ii-Friederich Ebert elected Presi-
dent OF German republic and Philipn
Schedemann made premier
feb. l2-Republican revolt In Roumania:
King Ferdinand slightly wounded
Ifah 81 i
plan completed and adopted By csnrris-
sion.
Gen. Denlslne's anti-boIshevik army
soviet army and taking 5000 prisoners.
home
Feb. ie-Gernans accepted new terms
Feb. l9-Prenier Cleinenceau shot in
shoulder by an anarchist.
Governments OF Siberia. ArchangeI and
Russia formally rejected tho
proposal for conference at Princes Islands
Feb H-Premer Kurt Elsuer and sew,
eral other members Of the Bavarian gov.
ernment assassinated
FEB 24-President Wilson landed In Bos
tions plan
March 5-Presldent Wilson sailed tor
March s-Many spartacans summarfy /
executed IN Berlin after bloody battles
March iS-President Wilson landed IN \
March is-Ukrainians captured Lembers
from Poles
March 22-Count Karolyi. head OF pro.
fisionul government OF Hungary re.
signed, and new government proclaimed
,olld1fity and armed alliance with the
Russian soviet government.
iiarch 20 British Secretary OF War
Churchill announced Egypt was IN a vir.
.unl state OF insurrection
March sl-General strikes and fatal riots
n Berlin and other German cities
April ll-Sevcral hundreds killed IN
strike riots I'm Frankfort
April t-Soviet government established
,,i,.,e., Aniaass smst9gas elected president OF
April 1-ulrainian soviet troops captured
General strike in Magdeburs, followed
By riots
April o-Government troops regained
possession of Magdeburg and Essen.
April ie-Geneva, switzerland. chosen as
seat of League of Nations
American engineers reached NTurnansly.
April io-Gen. Haller's Polish divisions
eft France Tor Poland
April l6-Lihau seized bv German troo,.
md Lettish provisional government over
Apri i7-Fqrst bolshevik army on ,hs
pripet, surrendered 70 Ukrainians
April iS-Soldiers' council took control
" Vienna
April i9-Reds put 10 rout in Vienna
a. Z, pril @-Eyaeuation Of sebastopol BY
April 2i-Victory loan campaign opened
n Y S.
Utrainians took Riev from bolsh.vtki
April H-Prestdent Wilson declared Talv !
.ould not have Fiume, and the Italian
delegates abandoned tho peace confer
.nce
Mexico declared It would not recornizs
ne Monroe doctrine. and withdrew Us
minister TO France
April 2s-League OF Nations cov,nan,
unanimously adopted by peace confer
,nce
April ss-Germsn peace ENJOYS reached
Versailles
April oo-Pesce council decided d,snp,s
,ver kiau-Chau IN Japan's favor
May 2-Aost Of Munich taken by 9ov-
,rnment troops.
May 4-wilsou. Lloyd George ana ci.-
nenceau invited Italy 70 return 10 mace
'onference. promising 10 give her Finwe
lfter two years.
Surrender OF Hungarian soviet xov.rn
nent announced
May e-complete peace treaty adoptes
~ allied delegates 'P'oe
Great Britain recognized fndependence
" Finland.
Chinese cabinet instructed Chimes. 81.
rates not 70 sign pesce treaty.
Nav Peace treaty handed 70 Gerrnat
delegates
y s. recognized governments Of Finland
May l-Austrian peace delegates ar
-ived az St German
May iS-ereek troops occupied Smyrna
ifter hghting
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