Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-01-01
WAR AND PEACE

Jan. 3-President Wilson received In
Rome.
lief organization.
Poles in fun possession of Posen.
Jan. Anew bian-Croatian- Slovene
government formed at Belgrade.
Solshevtki captured Riga.
Jan. 6-Civil war between government
forces and the Spartacans broke out in
arsenal.
Jan. 7-President Wilson returned to
Berlin rioters forced Gen. Harries to
haul down the American flag.
Ebert faction on top in Berlin after Sc
we're street fighting.
Jan. 9-1ndependent socialists set up new
government in Berlin.
Jan. lO-Republic proclaimed in LuXem-
purs. but suppressed at once by the
Jan. ll-Socialist republic proclaimed in
Bremen
Count Karolyi made president of Hun
gress held its first meeting in Paris.
Spartacans defeated in Berlin.
Baden. e'''N s'o' y
Jan. L-Many spar,acans executed in
Berlin.
emburg abdicated and was succeeded by
her sister Charlotte.
Jan. 16-Karl Lebknecht and Rosa Lux
emburg killed in Berlin.
Petrograd and bolsheviki began retreat
eastward from Esthonia.
Armistice granted Germany extended
one month.
Jan. lS-Interallied peace congress for
mally opened.
jan lS-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 its
union with the Russian soviet republic
Jan, 22-Aiiied supreme council asked
Russian factions 10 send representative
to conference at the Princes islands, Sea
of Marmora
Jan. @-American troops forced to re-
treat from Shenkursk, northern Russia
League of Nations.
Czechs captured oderburs from the
Jan. 2e-President Wilson visited the
Chateau Thierry and Reims regions.
FEB; l.Plan of giving German colonies
League of Nations adopted by supreme
council.
Feb. +-Fightns between czechs and
Poles stopped by order Of supreme council.
Americans defeated bolsheviki ut Vistav-
ka. northern Russia.
German government troops bombarded
Bremen and elected the Spartacans.
Feb. = German national assembly
cpered IN Weimar.
,,tieb s-Russ.an anarchists evacuated
Feb. snPolish constitutional assembly
met in Warsaw.
Feb. l1-Friederich Ebert elected presi-
CENT of German republic and Philip
Scheidemann made premier
Feb. p Republican revolt in Roumania;
King sera nand slightly wounded.
sion.
Sen. DenilSne's anti-bolshevik army
s sb lY sk'V W.,s se s pnsGne aor
Feb. ,s-Germans accented new terms
Tor renewal of armistice, under protest
FEB: N-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. A-Premier Kurt Eisher and sew
eminent assassinated
Feb. 2EPresldent Wilson landed In Bos-
ton and spoke In behalf Of League of Ma
nMarch s-President Wilson sailed for
executed in Berlin after bloody battles. y
March ls-President Wilson landed in
France.
March 22-count Karolyi. head of pro-
v,sional government of Hungary. re-
signed, and new government proclaimed
solidarity and armed alliance with the
Russian soviet government.
March 26-Britlsh Secretary of War
tual state Of insurrection
Mafoi. 31-General strikes and fatal riots
IN A be5lin , and other German cities
strike riots In Fra fort
April 4-Soviet government established
In Munich.
Antanas Smetonas elected president OF
Lithuanian republic.
April 7-Ukrainian soviet troops captured
Odessa.
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by riots.
April s-Government troops regained
possession ses, o. Of Magdehurg ana Essen.
seat Of League of Nations. s'''e" a.
american engineers reached Murmansl.
April 15-Gen. Hailer's Polish divisions
lett France for Poland
April 16-Iibau seized by German troops
and Lettish provisional government over
April l7-First bolshevik army on the
Pripet, surrendered to Ukranians.
April 1S-Soldiers council took control
April 20-Evacuation of Sebastopol nv
allies announced.
April 2l-victory loan campaign opened
Ukrainians took Kiev from holsheyil,i
April 4-Prestdent Wilson declared Italy
could not have I'inme. and the Italian
snce
Mexlco declared It would not recognize
the Monroe doctrine, and withdrew lis
minister to France. -
April 2S-Leueue Of Nations covenant
unanimously adopted by peace confer
ence
April 2s-German peace ENJOYS reached
Versailles. ''e'
April 3ePeace council decided dispute
ever ktau-Chau in Japan's favor
May 2-Most Of Munich taken by gov
eminent troops
May 4-Wilson Lloyd George and GA
menceau invited Italy to return 10 neace
conference. promising to give her Fjnms
after two years.
Surrender of Hungarian soviet ..over,.
ment announced
MAY 6-Complete peace treaty adon,ed
by allied delegates
Great Britain recognized independence
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 A-Austrian peace delegates ar
rived at st. German
May 15-Greek troops occupied SMYRNA
after fighting.
May 16-New anti-communist govern
ment of Hungary set up at Arnad
May ls-British ships deIeated bolsheyjh
fleet In Gulf OF Finland
May alderman delegates given exten
May 30-Germany's reply to peace term.
submitted.
May 81 British warships defeated boil
shevik feet In the Baltic.