Connecticut western news., 1920-01-08
WAR AND PEACE

Jan. s-President Wilson received In Rome Hoover made head of international re- lief organization. ts ...-....
 Poles in full possession of Posen. .1. Jan. 4-New Serbian-C observation-disclosures government formed at Belgrade. Bolsheviki captured Riga. Jan. 6-Civil war between government forces and the Spartacans broke out in Berlin; the latter captured the Spandau arsenal .a-a5 -E ,h s. Jan. 7-President Wilson returned to Paris. ."t
 Berlin rioters forced Gen. Harries to haul down the American flag.
 Ebert faction on top in Berlin after se- We're street fighting. -,
 Jan. 9-Independent socialists set up new government in Berlin. Jan. 10-Republic proclaimed in Luxem- burg, but suppressed at once by the French. 4.-'
 Jan. 11-soctalist republic proclaimed in Bremen.
 Count Karolyi made president of Hun garian republic s Jan. 12-Supreme council of peace con- gross held it's first meeting in Paris.
 Spartacans defeated in Berlin. Spartacans gained control of Constance, Baden.
 Jan. 13-Many Spartacans executed in Berlin. ..... Jan. 15-Grand Duchess Marie or Lux emburg abdicated and was succeeded by her sister Charlotte. -a Jan. 16-Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Lux emburg killed in Berlin. .
 Jan 17-Counter- revolution broke out in Petrograd and bolsheviki began retreat eastward from Esthonia. -..e ' Armistice granted Germany extended one month. -t. .. "a Jan. 18-Interallied peace congress for Jan. 19-Bolshevists captured Kiev
 Polish coalition cabinet formed by Pa derewski. German elections resulted generally fa- 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, eSea of Marmora.
 Jan 25-American troops forced to re- treat from Shenkursk, northern Russia Peace conference adopted plan for League of Nations. Poles Jan 26-President Wilson visited the Chateau Thierry and Reims regions.
 Feb. 1-Plan of giving German colonies to, allied countries as mandatories of League of Nations adopted by supreme council
 Feb. 4Fighting between Czechs and 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.
 vilna. vinlea. SsiAn anAfoniS's eVaeua'eo Feb. 9--Polish constitutional assembly met In warsaw. TEHo8 Feb. u-Friederich Ebert elected presi- fent of German republic and Philipp Scheidemann made premier ~ Feb. l2-Republican revolt in Roumania; King Ferdinand slightly wounded
 Feb. 13-Draft of League of Nations plan completed and adopted by commis- sion. Y Gen. Denikine's anti-bolshevik army reached the Caspian after beating big soviet army and taking 31,OO0 prisoners. Feb. 15-President Wilson sailed for home
 Feb. 16-Germans accepted new terms for renewal of armistice under protest. Feb: 9--Premier Clemenceau shot in Shoulder by an anarchist.
 Governments of Siberia, Archangel and Southern Russia formally rejected the proposal for conference at Princes islands. < Feb. 21-Premier Kurt Eisner and sev- eral other members of the Bavarian gov ernment assassinated.
 Feb. 24-President Wilson landed in Bos- ton and spoke in behalf of League of Ma tionS plan. March 5-President Wilson sailed for Paris. March 9-Many Spartacans summarily executed in Berlin after bloody battles - March 13-President Wilson landed in France
 March 19-Ukrainians captured Lemberg 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.
 hdIcn GO-bIlllSu secretary or War Churchill announced Egypt was in vir- tual state of insurrection. March 31-General strikes and fatal riots In Berlin and other German cities. April. 1-Severa1 hundreds killed in strike riots in Frankfort
 April 4-Soviet government established Aptanas Smetonas elected president of Lithuanian republic .as April 7--Ukrainian soviet troops captured Odessa. General strike in Magdeburg, followed by riots. Y ..' x April 9-Government troops regained possession of Magdeburg and Essen
 April 10-Geneva, Switzerland, chosen as seat of League of Nations.
 American engineers reached MurmanslS April 15-Gen. Haller's Polish divisions left France for Poland "s-. April 16-Libau seized by German troops and Lettish provisional government over April 17-First bolshevik army. on the Pripet, surrendered to Ukrainians
 April 1S-Soldiers council took control April 19-Reds put to rout in Vienna
 April 20-Evacuation of Sebastopol by April 21-Victory loan campaign opened in U. &. Ukrainians took Kiev from boIsheviki
 April 4-President Wilson declared Italy could not have Plume, and the Italian delegates abandoned the peace confer ence. -
 Mexico declared it would not recognize the Monroe doctrine, and withdrew ifs minister to France
 April 2S-League of Nations covenant unanimously adopted by peace, confer. ence. ..'
 April 29-German peace envoys reached Versailles.
 April 30-Peace council decided dispute over Kiau-Chau in Japan's favor
 May 2-Most of Munich taken by gov ernment troops
 May EWilson, Lloyd George and Gle menceau invited Italy to return to peac, conference, promising to give her Fiumt after two years
 Surrender of Hungarian soviet govern ment announced =
 May 6-Complete peace treaty adopted by allied delegates.
 Great Britain recognized independenc, of Finland.
 Chinese cabinet instructed Chinese dele gates not to sign peace treaty. -
 May 7-Peace treaty handed to German delegates.
 U. s. recognized government of Finland
 May 14-Austrian peace delegates ar rived at St. Germain.
 May 15-Greeb troops occupied Smyrn, after fighting. AA
 May 16-New anti-communist govern ment of Hungary set up at Arnad
 May 18-British ships deIeated bolsheyil s~-C C,,1 <~qE Nf,o1r