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

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June 80. S. Senate adopted resolution
asking hearing by peace congress FOR
free Ireland" representatives.
June 1G-Allies' reply to German coun-
ter-proposals and fEAl draft Of treaty
handed to Germans and seven days al
lowed them to sign.
June ls-President Wilson visited the
ruins Of Belgium.
Russian cruisers Oleg and SlavA SUNK
by British warships.
June l9-Italian cabinet resigned. being
refused vote Of confidence.
June D-German government decided TO
| sign peace treaty and the Scheidemann
| cabinet resigned.
June N-Gustav Bauer formed new Ger
/ man cabinet
surrendered German warships at seapa
| Flow nearly all sunk by their crews.
francesca Nitti made premier Of Italy.
June 22-Gern.an national assembly vot-
ed to sign treaty. Allies refused any fur
Their modification OF terms.
| juno 23-Gerntan government 0mctaliy
agreed TO sign the treaty. !.
June 25-Bloody rioting in Berlin and
Hamburg.
june 2s-Allies rejected appeal against
| dismemberment Of Turkey.
| June .8-Peace treaty with Germany
signed at Versailles, only the Chinese DEL
egates refusing to sign.
| Warfare between Germans and Poles
| June 2s-President Wilson sailed from
July 5-President Wilson arrived at New
| York on George Washington.
July Sherman national assembly rati-
fed peace treaty by vote Of 2oS to l15:
| July 1o-Ohicial notification Of ratihca-
| ton Of peace treaty by German assembly
given peace conference at Versailles.
| July 1l-Trade between United States
| and Germany ordered resumed by state
department at Washington.
| July l2-Enver Pasha, Talaat Hey and
| Djemal Pasha. leaders of Turkish gov
eminent during war. condemned to death
| by Turkish court martial.
| July r--victory parade in Paris marked
Bastille day.
July Is-Great victory parade in London
| July a-Completed text of treaty with
| Austria handed to delegates from Vienna:
| Terror troops" reported in control Of
| Budapest Bella Kun ousted.
July 2-British house Of commons passed
peace treaty and Anglo French pact.
July 2s-President Wilson sent Franco
| American treaty to the senate.
| July 3l-Polish parliament ratified treaty
| with Germany.
Aug. 1-Socialists seized control in Hun
gary and Bella Kun and his communist
government fled.
Aug. 4-Roumanian troops entered Blu
| dapest.
| Aug. s-Austrian delegates made coun-
| ter peace proposals.
| Socialist government Of Hungary over
thrown and Archduke Joseph put in
| power as governor, supported DV entente
Aug 1o-six boishevik battalions de-
| stroyed at battle on the Dvina
Aug 17--Four bolshevist vessels sunk
by British feet In Gulf Of Finland.
Boisheviki driven out Of Odessa by Deni-
| kline.
Aug 22--Archduke Joseph resigned as
head Of Hungarian government.
Aug. 1.-TWO U. s. regiments ordered
Sept. 1~General Pershins sailed for
| home.
Martial law in Munich.
Sept. Final peace terms handed to
| Austria.
Sept. 3-Supreme council ordered Rou-
| manians to quit Hungary and restore loot.
Sept. S-Austrian national assembly vot-
ed to sign peace treaty under protest.
Supreme council awarded Spitzbergen
| to Norway.
! Sept. 1O-Dr. Karl Renner signed tho
peace treaty for Austria.
Peace treaty reported to U. S. senate
with suggested amendments and reserva-
tons.
Sept. 12-Bolsheviki announced capture
OF kolchak's southern army. 900 men.
DAnnunzio at head of Italian troops
| seized Fiume: other troops, ordered to
disarm his men, mutinied.
Sept. 15-China decreed separate peace
with Germany.
Sept. ls-Peace treaty handed to Bulga-
Sept. 22-Italians ousted from Trau by
American marines. who turned town over
to Jugo-Slavs
Sept, c.-Peace conference ordered ulti-
! matum to Germany on evacuation of
Lithuania by Won der Goltz' troops
Oct Italians and Serbs fought in Spa
lato: 200 killed.
Russian northwestern army began of
fenslve against bolsheviki.
Oct. Fall amendments to peace treaty
| rejected by the senate.
French chamber of deputies ratified
peace treaty and treaties with America
Oct s-Bolsheviki evacuated Dvinsk
after great defeat. y
Peace treaties ratified by Italy by royal
decree.
Riga.
Oct. 1o-King George signed British rat.
ification of German treaty.
Oct. 1I-Part of Riga taken by Russo
German force and Let's landed at Libau
for couuter-attack
France ratified the German treaty.
Oct. 1S-Iea que of Nations oficially
brought into being.
Oct. 15-General Denikine announced cap.
ture Of Orel and other victories over Dol.
sheviki.
Oct. 1S-Russian northwest army took
Pskov and Tsarskoe selo.
Oct. 17-kronstadt taken by British fleet
, Oct. 2s-Bolsheviki recaptured Tsarskos
Seo' and Krasnoe Selo from White army
Oct. S-Reverses for Denikine and Kol
chalk reported.
| OCT % ME army resumed advance or
Petrograd.
Nov. a--Bolsheviki recaptured CATCHING
from Yudenitch.
Nov. Lodge preamble to treaty ratln.
cation adopted by senate. 4s to 10
Supreme council ordered RoumanIar
troops out OF Hungary at once.
Nov. 1s-Senate adopted reservation te
Article X of league covenant.
Nov. A-D'Annunzio seized lara. Dali
malta.
Nov. 15-Ten drastic reservations I,
treaty adopted by senate
General Yudenitch retreated to Estho
nian border and resigned command OF
Russian Northwest army.
Bolshevists captured Omsk.
| Nov. 19-Senate rejected ratification oj
treaty with and without reservations
Nov. 2l-Lettish troops captured Mita,
from .German-Russ army
Nov. gi-Treaty Of peace with Bulgaria
signed.
Dec. Russian bolsheviki offered term.
of peace to Esthonia.
Dec. S-supreme council warned Ger
many that allies would denounce arms
tice il protocol were not signed.
Dec. 12-Bolshevih captured Kharkov
Denkine's base in southern Russia.
Dec. disagreement reached BY England
France and Italy that Italy shall have
Fiume: D'Annunzio to hand city over t.
regulars.
of Kieff and kupiansk.
Dec. lS-German delegates declared Ger
many could not deliver the 100000 tons o.
harbor and dock material demanded ii
reparation for sinking of informed war
ships at Scapa Flow.
Objections by D'Annunzio's troop,
blocked the turning over Of Fiume to tn,
| Italian regulars
David Lloyd George announced the al
| lies would make peace with Turkey with
| out waiting longer for America
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