The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-02
WAR AND PEACE

briIiSh landed troops In Rlga, Lioau
and Windau to combat the bolsheviki.
Jan. 3-President Wilson received In
Rome
Hoover made head of international re-
lief organization.
Poles in full possession OF Posen.
Jan. New Serbian-C roatian-S lovene
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.
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 lighting.
Jan. S-Trotzky arrested Lenine and
made himself dictator in bolshevik Rus
Bolsheviki took Wilma from the Poles.
Bloody combats in Berlin.
Jan. S-Independent socialists set up new
government in Berlin
Jan. l0-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
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. 1S-Many spartacans executed in
Berlin.
Bremen in the control of spartacans.
Jan l5-Grand Duchess Marie of Lux
emburg abdicated and was succeeded by
her sister Charlotte.
Jan. 16-Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Lux
emburg killed in Berlin.
Jan. l7-Counter-revolution broke out in
Petrograd and bolsheviki began retreat
eastward from Esthonia.
Armistice granted Germany extended
one month. ..
Jan. lS-interalned peace congress for
mally opened. .s-....
Jan. l9-Bolshevists captured Kiev.
Polish coalition cabinet formed by Pa
derewskL
German elections resulted generally IA
Vorabiy to the majority socialists
Jan. H0-White Russia proclaimed its
union with the Russian soviet republic.
Jan. 2l-Bolsheviki badly defeated In
Jan. 22-Allied supreme council asked
Russian factions to send representative
to conference at the Princes islands. Sea
, Jan. 2S--Bolsheviki began evacuation of
Petrograd.
Jan. 25-American troops forced to re-
treat from ShenkurSk, northern Russia.
Peace conference adopted plan for
League of Nations.
Czechs captured oderburg from the
Poles. n ~ =.
Jan. 26-Presdent Wilson visited the
Chateau Thierry and Reims regions.
Feb: 1-Plan of giving German colonies
League of Nations adopted by supreme
council.
Feb. 4-Fighting 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.
Feb S-Russian anarchists evacuated
Feb s-PoIish constitutional assembly
met in Warsaw.
Feb. n-Friederich Ebert elected presi-
dent of German republic and Philip
Scheidemann made premier.
Feb l2-Republican revolt in Roumania:
King Ferdinand slightly wounded.
Feb. l3-Draft of League of Nations
plan completed and adopted by commits
sion.
Gen. Denikine's anti-bolshevik army
soviet army and taking $1,000 prisoners
Feb. I-President Wilson sailed for
home
State of siege proclaimed in Bucharest
Soviet army started big attacks in Es-
thonia and Livonia.
for renewal of armistice. under protest.
Feb. 19-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. 2l-Premier Kurt Eisner and sew
II
ernment assassinated.
Feb 24-Presdent Wilson landed in Bos-
ton and spoke in behalf of League of Ma
tions plan.
Republic of Baden proclaimed at Mann
helm by radicals.
Feb. 25-German radicals started new
revolt in SaXony.
March 2-Germans renewed attacks on
the Poles.
March 5-President Wilson sailed for
Paris. .,...
March 9-Many Spartacans summarily
executed in Berlin after bloody battles
March lS-President Wilson landed in
March l9-Ukrainians captured Lemberg
from Poles.
March 22-Count Karolyi. head of pro-
visional government of Hungary re-
solidarity and armed alliance with the
Russian soviet government.
March 2S-Czech army marched against
Hungary.
Siberian and north Russian forces
formed junction at Ust Kozva.
March 25-British Secretary of War
tual state of Instruction.
March 26-Czech and Italian troops in
Pressburg and Raab. Hungary.
March 31-General strikes and fatal riots
In Berlin and other German cities.
April 1-Several hundreds killed in
strike riots in Frankfort
April 2-Anti-bolshevist railway strike
in Petrograd region.
April 4-soviet government established
"
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 regainec
possession of Magdeburg and Essen
April 10--Geneva. Switzerland. chosen as
seat of League of Nations
American engineers reached Murmansk
April 15-Gen. Haller's Polish divisions
left France Poland
April 16--Libau seized by German troop.
and Lettish provisional government over.
April T7-First bolsheYik army. on the
Pripet surrendered to Ukrainians.
April lS-soldiers' council took contro
April 19-Reds put to rout In Vienna.
April 20--Evacuation of Sebastopol By
allies announced.
April 21-victory loan campaign openet
Ukrainians took Kiev from bolsheviki.
April 24-President Wilson declared Ital,
could not have Fiume, and the italian
delegates abandoned the peace confer
Mexico declared it would not recognize
the Monroe doctrine. and withdrew it
minister to France.
April 2S-League of Nations covenan
unanimously adopted by peace confer
April 2s-German peace ENJOYS reache
Versailles
April S0-Peace council decided disput
over Kiau-Chau In Japan's favor.
May 2-Most Of Munich taken by gov
eminent troops.
May 4-Wilson. Lloyd George and Gle
menceau invited Italy to return to peac
conference. promising to give her FUN
after two years.
Surrender of Hungarian soviet govern
ment announced.
May 6-Complete peace treaty adopte
Great Britain recognized independent
of Finland.
Chinese cabinet instructed Chinese dele
gates not to sign peace treaty.
Nay Peace treaty handed to Germa
delegates