The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-29

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I Captured Jy Eo:snev1E::~ reg rorce- r,
| retreat on 72O-mie front.
| July lO-Polish forces evacuated Brest-
| Litovslk, Wilma and Pnsk.
| July, 1l-Allted supreme council agreed
to begin negotiations with Russian Rn!-
| sheviki to conclude armistice between
Bolsheviki and Poles.
.Bolsheviki captured city of Minsk from
Poles.
Lithuania and Russia made peace and
former regained towns from Poles.
July l9.Russan soviet government re-
| jected British peace proposals for Poland
New attack by BOlshevik armies re-
| pulsed by Poles In Volhynia, but Reds
invaded Polish territory at one point.
! July 20-RuSsianS suggested peace nego-
tiations direct with the Poles.
July 2l-Arabs accepted French terms
| concerning Syria.
armistice. and new Polish cabinet was
formed with Witos as premier
July 24-Russia consented to an armis-
tee.
July 25-Russia offered to talk peace
with allies il Wrangel surrendered.
French occupied Damascus
July 26-Greeks took Adrianople, cap
July 29-Russians took Bialystok and
alta cked Bres:-Litovsls.
July 31-Vilna abandoned to soviet
forces.
Peace negotiations began at Barano-
vichi
Aug. 1--Tortress Of Brest-Lttovsk taken
! by Russians
Aug 2-League of Nations council at
San Sebastian adopted French plan for
International general staff of military ex-
| perts. Also adopted Roots plan for in
| ternational court Of justice.
Russo Polish negotiations Interrupted.
! Russians continuing their advance.
| Turkish nationalists opened offensive
| against Greeks in Asia Minor.
Aug. 3-League council adopted inter-
! hauonal blockade plan. ~
i Aug. 4-Lloyd George issued uultirnatu"
! to Russian representatives..
! Poles agreed to meet Russians at Minsl'
I to negotiate.
Aug. S--Bolshevki rejected British plan
for ten-day armistice. l.,
aug. s-British labor leaders warned
government against war to aid Poland. :.
Aug. 10-United States notified Italy It
would support Poland with all avail.
would never recognize the soviet regime
or permit other nations to slice of Rus,
sian territory; and suggested WlthuraN va
Of Russian troops from Poland and Tor
eign troops from Russia as means to
end present war.
Tusksh peace treaty ggasd
1t recognized the Wransel government IN
south Russia and would give 1t aid, and
broke off relations with soviet representa-
tives in London
Letvia and soviet Russia signed peace
treaty. and Finland and Russia agreed
on an armistice.
Aug. 12-Mlawa captured by tho Boil
sheviki.
~ Aug. 16-Russo-Polish armistice nego-
.tiations opened at Minsk.
Great battle for possession of warsaw;
a AnS three eouner sanS
Aug. ls-Danzlg corridor cleared OF bo'-
Aug: 1s-Russians retreatlng in disorder
Aug. 23-Poles recaptured Bialystok
Aug: 24-Poles. having DESTROYED or as
persed four of the five Bolshevik armies
Aug. 26-General Wrangel opened great
offensive in south Russia. taking NoVo-
rossisk and other cities and the Donetz
Aug Ss-Reds reca ptured Grodno and
Poles evacuated Biaiystok.
Aug. 81 - Ukrainian3 opened drive
against the Bolsheviki
Peace conference at Mnsk broke up:
| Sept. 1-Budenny's Red army In Gancla
destroyed by the Poles.
Sept. S-BiE defeat Of Reds by General
! WranSel announced.
: Sept 9-D'Annunzio proclaimed the
Italian regency of Quarpero.
Sept. 2o-Ninth session OF League o.
Nat9ns council to
hostilites and arbitrate their differences.
and Finland and Sweden to arbitrate con-
+ corning the Aland islands.
! Polish Russian peace conference opened
at Riga.
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Oct. sEvilna seized by Polish troops
Oct. i2-Poland and soviet Russia signed
peace treaty.
Oct. 14-Russo-F Finnish peace treaty
Oct. l7-Japanese and Korean troops
! Defeat of Wrangel near kakhovka an
/ Nov. i-serious. defeats Of wransers
Nov. iO-Italy and go-slavia reached
! agreement on Adriatic dispute.
Nov. 12-Complete collapse OF "ran-
gels forces In the Crimea.
Nov. l5-League of Nations assembly,
opened first meeting in Geneva; Paul Hy-
mans of Belgium elected president.
Nov. 16-Ukra'nians routed by heds'
! losing kiev and other towns.
Spain agreed to join the allies in polio
ing the Wilma district.
Nov. 1s-Germany notified d.r League ,s o,
| been violated by the allies in the matter
| Of mandates, and demanded her former
! colonies.
! Nov 2SScandinavian amendments to
! League Of Nations covenant voted down
by committee on general organization
Commission on Armenian situation APP
pointed.
/ Peace negotiations between Poland and
soviet Russia resumed the Polish troops
! withdra wing to armistice line.
| Nov. 25-League of Nations council
! asked United States to mediate between
! Armenia and Mustapha Renal Pasha
Nov. 29-italy started to force d Annun-
! zio out Of Fiume.
President Wilson accepted invitation Of
league council to mediate between Arme-
mia and the Turks. J.
Dec. l-D'Annunzio declared war on
! Italy.
| Nations.
Russian Reds took Erivan and estab-
lished soviet rule for Russian Armenia.
Dec. 2-Great Britain. Flance and Italy
warned Greece against restoring Constan-
| tine to throne.
" Dec. aArgsnsins- aelsgasss Withdrew