The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31

Aug, t-Lioyd George issued uitimatum
70 aussian representatives..
to negotiate. Z.
Aug. s-7BoIshevild rejected British plan
for ten-day armistice.
aug. 9-British labor leaders warned
government against war to aid Poland.
Aug O-United States notified Italy It
would support Poland with all avail
able means" against ACKNOWLEDGMENT;
would never recognize the soviet regime,
Of permit other nations to slice off Rus
sian territory; and suggested withdrawal
OF RUSSIAN troops from Poland and for
end present war,
Turkish peace treaty signed.
Aug. u-French government announced
III recognized the Wrangel government in
south Russia and would give 1t aid, and
, broke on relations with soviet representa-
tyes in London.
Letvia and soviet Russia signed peace
treaty, and Finland and Russia agreed
on an armistIce.
Aug, 12-Mlawa captured by the Boil
Bolshevilxi captured soldau.
Aug. 16-Russo-Polish armistIce nego-
dations opened at Minsk.
Great battle for possession of Warsaw.
Aug. H-Poles repulsed Russians and
launched three counter offensives.
Aug. ls-DanzIg corridor cleared Of Boil
shevikf
Aug. 1s-Russians retreating In disorder
from Poland.
Aug. 23-Poles recaptured Bialystok.
Aug: A-Poles, having destroyed or dis
persed four of the five Bolshevik armies
rejected Russian peace terms.
Aug. 28-Generai Wrangel opened great
offensive in south Russia, taking Novo-
rossisk and other cities and the Donetz
coal basin.
Aug 2s-Reds recaptured Grodno and
Poles evacuated Blaiystok.
Aug. 81 = Ukrainians opened drive
against the Bolshevlki.
Peace conference at Minsk broke up.
| Sept. 1-Budenny's Red army in Galicia
destroyed by the Poles.
Sept. S-Big defeat of Reds by General
Wrangel announced.
Sept. 9-D'Annunzio proclaimed the
italian regency of Quarnero."
Sept. 2O-Ninth session of League Of
| Nations council adjourned after persuad-
| ing Poland and Lithuania to suspend
| hostilitles and arbtrate their differences,
| and Finland and Sweden to arbitrate con-
| corning the Aland islands.
Polish-Russian peace conference opened
| at Riga.
Sept. 23-PoIes and Lithuanians resumed
| hostilities.
Oct 9-Yilna seized by Polish troops
| under ZellgouslSi.
| Oct 12-Poland and soviet Russia signed
| peace treaty.
Wrangel began offensive against new
| Sixth soviet army.
| Oct. IA - Russo-Finnish peace treaty
/ signed. .a
! Oct. 17--Japanese and Korean troops
fought in Manchuria.
Defeat of Wrangel near Kakhovka an
nounced
Nov. 1-serious defeats of Wransers
Nov. 1O-Italy and Jugo-slavia reached
agreement on Adriatic dispute.
Nov. 13-Complete collapse of Wran'
Nov. 15-League of Nations assembly
opened first meeting in Geneva; Paul Hy'
mans of Belgium elected president.
Nov. 16-Ukrainians routed by Reds
| losing Kiey and other towns,
Spain agreed to join the allies In polio
ing the wilma district
Nov. 19-Germany notified League o.
Nations that the treaty of Versailles hat
been violated by the allies In the matter
of mandates, and demanded her formel
colonies. ..-... 1879. .
Nov 2s-scandinavian amendments t.
League of Nations covenant voted dowr
by committee on general organization
| Commission on Armenian situation ap
pointed. #-
Peace negotiations between Poland AM
| soviet Russia resumed, the Polish troop
withdrawing to armistice line.
1 Nov, 26-League of Nations councl
| asked United States to mediate between
Armenia and Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Nov. 2s-Italy started to force D Annun
President Wilson accepted invitation o
league council to mediate between Arme
MIA and the Turks.
Dec. I-D'Annunzio declared war Of
Italy.
Austria voted membership in League o
Nations.
Russian Reds took Erivan and .estab
lished soviet rule for Russian Armenia.
Dec. 2-Great Britain, France and Ital
warned Greece against restoring Constan
tine to throne.
Dec. 3-Argentine delegates Withdrew
from League of Nations assembly becaus
of refusal to consider amendments to Gov
enant.
Armenia and Turkish nationaiists signe
peace treaty.
Dec, 8-President Wilson declined t
appoint American representatives o
League of Nations disarmament commits
sion. . $780,. .
Dec. 10-League of Nations assembl
postponed until next session decision o
naval and economic blockade. 49,
Dec. E-Russian soviet government pre-
tested to Great Britain, France and Ital
| against their brutal interference" in tn
affairs of Greece. -
Dec. 13-League of Nations assembl
: adopted statute for permanent tnterns
tional court of justice.
Holland broke of diplomatic relation
! with Jugo-Slavia because of "a long 81
ries of insults"
Dec l5-Austria was admitted to tn
League of Nations. Spain, Brazil. Be
gfum and China made elective member
of the league council.
Dec 16-Bulgaria, Costa Rica, F1nlan
and Luxembourg admitted to League {
: Dec. 17-Albania admitted to League {
| Nations.
: Dec. 1S-Meeting of League of Nation
assembly closed.
5 Dec. 2-Great powers warned Spai
against attempts in the cortes to strang
foreign enterprises.
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