Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-01-09
WAR AND PEACE

Italy
British landed troops in Riga, Libau
and Windau to combat the bolsheviki.
Jan. S-President Wilson received In
Rome.
Hoover made head of international re-
lief organization.
Poles In full possession OF Posen.
Jan. Anew -Croatian-Slovene
government formed at Belgrade.
Bolshevikl captured Riga.
Jan. 6-Civil war between government
forces and the Spartacans broke out In
Berlin; the latter captured the spandau
arsenal.
Jan. 7-President Wilson returned to
Paris.
Berlin rioters forced Gen. Harries to
haul down the American flag
Ebert faction on top In Berlin after Sc
we're street fighting.
Jan. 9-Independent socialists set up new
government in Berlin.
Jan. 1O-Republc proclaimed in LuXem-
burg, but suppressed at once by the
French.
Jan. il-socialist republic proclaimed in
Bremen.
Count Karoly made president of Hun
garian republic
Jan. l2-Supreme council of peace con-
gress held its first meeting in Paris.
Spartacans defeated in Berlin.
Spartacans gained control of Constance,
Baden.
Jan. l3-Many Spartacans executed in
Berlin
Jan. l5-Grand Duchess Marie OF Lux
emburg abdicated and was succeeded by
her sister Charlotte.
Jan. l6-Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Lux
emburg killed in Berlin.
Jan. 7-Counter-revolution broke out in
Petrograd and bolsheVik began retreat
eastward from Esthonia.
Armistice granted Germany extended
one month.
Jan, lS-Interallied peace congress for
mally opened.
Jan. l9-Bolshevists captured Kiev.
Polish coalition cabinet formed by Pa
derewski
German elections resulted generally IA
vorably to the majority socialists.
Jan 20-White Russia proclaimed it's
union with the Russian soviet republic.
Jan. 22-Allied supreme council asked
Russian factions to send representative
to conference at the Princes islands, Sea
of Marmora
treat from Shenkursk, northern Russia.
Peace conference adopted plan for
League of Nations
Czechs captured oderburg from the
Poles.
Jan. 26-President Wilson visited the
Chateau Thierry and Reims regions.
Feb. 1-Plan of giving German colonies
to allied countries as manufactures of
League of Nations adopted by supreme
council.
Feb. 4-Fightng between Czechs and
Poles stopped by order OF supreme council.
Americans defeated bolshevik 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. $rPolsh constitutional assembly
Feb ll-Friederch Ebert elected presi-
dent of German republic and Philip
Schedemann made premier
Feb. i2-Republican revolt in Roumana
King Ferdinand slightly wounded
Feb. l3-Draft of League of Nations
plan completed and adopted by commits
sion.
Gen. Denikine's anti-bolshevik army
reached the Caspian after beating big
soviet army and taking $1,000 prisoners
Feb l5-President Wilson sailed for
nome
Feb l6-Germans accepted new terms
for renewal of armistice, under protest
Feb l9-Preminr Clemenceau shot in
shoulder by All 1archist
Governments g. Siberia. Archangel ard
Southern Russia formally rejected tie
proposal for conference at Princes islands
Feb H-Premier Kurt Eisner and sew
eral other members OF the Bavarian gov
eminent assassinated
Feb 2l-Presdent Wilson landed in Bcs-
ton and spoke in behalf Of League Of Ma
tions plan
March 5-President Wilson sailed for
Paris
March s-Many spartacans summarily
executed in Berlin after bloody battles
March l3-President Wilson landed in
March l9-Ukranians captured Lemberg
from Poles
March 22-Count Karolyi head of pro-
vsional government Of Hungary, re-
signed, and new government proclaimed
nd oil;
Russian soviet government
March 25-British Secretary Of War
Churchill announced Egypt was in vir-
tual state of Instruction.
March 3l-General strikes and fatal riots
in Berlin and other German cities
April l-Several hundreds killed In
strike riots in Frankfort
April 4-Soviet government established
in Munich
Antanas Smetonas elected president of
Lithuanian republic
April 7-Ukrainian soviet troops captured
Odessa
General strike in Magdeburg. followed
by riots
April S-Government troops regained
possession of Magdeburg and Essen.
April 10-Geneva, Switzerland chosen as
seat of League of Nations.
American engineers reached Murmansk
April l6-Gen Haller's Polish divisions
left France for Poland
April l6-Libau seized by German troops
and Lettish provisional government over
thrown.
April 17-First bolshevik army. on the
Pripet, surrendered to Ukrainians.
April 1S-Soldiers' council took control
of Vienna.
April l9-Reds put to rout in Vienna.
April 2O-Evacuation of Sebastopol by
allies announced.
April 21-victory loan campaign opened
in u. s.
Ukrainians took Kiey from bolsheviki.
April 24-President Wilson declared Italy
could not have Fiume, and the Italian
delegates abandoned the peace confer
ence.
Mexico declared It would not recognize
the Monroe doctrine and withdrew its
minister to France
April 2S-League OF Nations covenant
unanimously adopted by peace confer
ence.
April 29-German peace ENJOYS reached
Versailles.
April 3O-Peace council decided dispute
over Kau-Chau in Japan's favor
May 2-Most of Munich taken by gov
eminent troops. .4.ft.
May 4-Wilson, Lloyd George and Gle
menceau invited Italy to return to peace
conference promising to give her Fiume
after two years.
Surrender of Hungarian soviet govern
ment announced.
Nav 6-COmplete peace treaty adontad
by allied delegates
Great Britain recognized independence
of Finland.