Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-31

Compiled BY E. ". PICKARD
F.. WAR AND PEACE
Jan. 2-Presidsnt Wilson arrived in
Italy
British landed troops in Riga, Libau
and Windau to combat tho boishevikl.
Jan. s-Prss!dent Wilson received In
Rome.
lief organization.
Poles In full possession Of Posen:
Jan. New Serbian Croatian-S lovene
government formed at Belgrade.
8olsheviki captured Riga
Jan. 6rCivfl war between government
forces and the Spartacans broke out In
Berlin; the latter captured the Spandau
arsenal.
Jan 7-Prssident Wilson returned to
Paris
Berlin rioters forced Gen. Harriss to
haul down the American nag.
Ebert faction on top In Berlin after Sc
we're street fighting.
Jan. eIndependent socialists set up new
government in Berlin.
Jan. 10-Republic proclaimed in Luxem-
burg. but suppressed At once by the
French
Jan. ll-socialist republic proclaimed In
Bremen.
Count Karolyi made president of Hun
Jan. 2-supreme council of peace con-
gress held Its first meeting in Paris.
Spartacans defeated in Berlin.
spartacans gained control OF Constance,
Jan. ls-Many spartacans executed in
Berlin.
Jan. 1s-Grand Duchess Marie of Lux
emburg abdicated and was succeeded by
her sister Charlotte
Jan. 16-Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Lux
emburg killed i'm Berlin.
Jan. 17-Counter-revolution broke out In
PetroErad and bolsheviki began retreat
eastward from Esthonia.>
Armistice granted Germany extended
one month.
Jan. is-Interallied peace congress for
mally opened.
Jan. 19-Bolshevists captured Kiev
Polish coalition cabinet formed by Pa
derewski.
German elections resulted generally IA
yorably to the majority socialists.
Jan. 9-White Russia proclaimed its
union with the Russian soviet republic.
Jan. 22--A1lied supreme council asked
TO conference at the Princes Islands. Sea
Of Marmora
Jan. 25-American troops forced to re-
treat from Shenkursk. northern Russia.
Peace conference adopted plan. for
Czechs captured oderburE from the
Poles
Jan. 2s-President Wilson visited the
Chateau Thierry and Reims regions.
Feb. 1-Pian OF giving German colonies
to allied countries as manufactures of
League Of Nations adopted by supreme
council
Poles stopped by order of supreme council
Americans defeated bolsheviki at Vistav-
ka. northern Russia.
German government troops bombarded
Bremen and elected the spartacans.
Feb. 6-German national assembly
opened in Weimar.
Feb. s-Russian anarchists evacuated
Wilma.
Feb. s-Polsh constitutional assembly
Feb. 1l-F'riederich Ebert elected presi-
dent of German republic and Philip
scheidemann made premier.
Feb. 12-Republican revolt in Roumania {;
King Ferdinand slightly wounded.
Feb. l3-Draft Of League of Nations
Plan completed and adopted by commits
sion
Gen. Denikine'. anti-bolshevik armv
reached the Caspian after beating big
soviet army and taking 81 900 prisoners
Feb. 15-President Wilson sailed for
home
for renewal of arnnistice. under protest
Feb. 19-Premier Clemenceau shot in
shoulder by an anarchist.
Governments Of Siberia. Archangel and
SSOuLHSiH husSld IUTHlAliV TcJecte1 the
proposal for conference at Princes islands.
Feb T-Premier Kurt Eisner and sew
eral other members of the Bavarian gov
eminent assaseinated.
Feb. 24-President Wilson landed in Bos-
ton and spoke In behalf Of League Of Ma
tons plan.
March 5-President Wilson sailed for
Paris.
March s-Many spartacans summarily
executed in Berlin after bloody battles.
March 13-President Wilson landed in
France
March 1s-ukrainians captured LENDERS
from Poles.
March 22-Count Karolyi, head Of pro.
visional government Of Hungary, re.
signed, and new government proclaimed
solidarity and armed alliance with the
Russian soviet government.
March c5-British Secretary of Wal
Churchill announced Egypt was in a viz
tual state of instruction.
March 1-General strikes and fatal riot.
IN Berlin and other German cities
April 1-Several hundreds killed In
strike riots In Frankfort
April 4-Soviet government established
in Munich.
Lithuanian republic
April Lithuanian soviet troops captured
Odessa
General strike in Magdeburg, followed
by riots
April AGovernment troops reclaimed
possession Of Magdeburg and Essen
April 10-Geneva, Switzerland. chosen a,
seat of League of Nations
American engineers reached Murmansk
April 16-Gen. Haller's Polish division.
left France for Poland
April 16-Libau seized BY German troon,
and Lettish provisional government over.
thrown.
April Thirst holshevik army, on thu
Pripet. surrendered to Ukrainians.
April ls-Soldiers' council took contro
of Vienna.
April 1s-Reds put to rout In Vienna.
April 20-Evacuation OF Sebastopol h,
allies announced.
April 21-victory loan campaign opened
IN u 8.
Ukrainians took Kiev from bolshey,ki
April 24-Presidert Wilson declared Ital,
could not have Fiume. and the ItaliaT
delegates abandoned the peace confer
ence.
Mexico declared II would not recosni,.
the Monroe doctrine. and Withdrew IL,
minister to France.
April cS-League OF Nations covenant
unanimously adopted by peace confer
ence.
April Sherman peace ENJOYS reached
Versailles.
April 3O-Peace council decided disnut,
over Kiau-Chau in Japan's favor.
Nav Most of Munich taken nv pov
eminent troops.
May 4-Wilsoh. Lloyd George and II.
menceau invited Italy to return to peac,
conference. promising to give her FUN,
after two years.
Surrender Of Hungarian soviet roy.r,
ment announced.
Nav eComplete peace treaty adop,.,
by allied delegates