Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-01-02
WAR AND PEACE

WAR AND PEACE
Jan. z-President Wilson arrived in
British landed troops in Riga, I4bau
ana sWtndau to combat tho bolshevtki.
p saa: ;-President Wilson received IN
Hover made head Of international re-
lief organisation.
5sa r fS se
geycrnment formed ct Belgrade.
9olsheviki captured Riga.
o.: snG y. var sen bfcP. out IN
oes1in; the latter captured the spsndan
Jen. iPresident Wilson returned =
Berlin rioters forced Gen. Harriss -
haul down the American nag... - -.
Ebert feet!on on top in Berlin after ~
Jan: s-indspendent socialists set up new
Governmsnt IN Berlin.
Jan. 9le-Rspublic proclaimed in Iuxena-
surS hat suppressed at once BY ~
Jaa. il-sec,alist republic proclaimed IN
Glsat Ksss,yi made president Of Hun
Jan, t13lsuprems council Of peace cen.
igresg held IL iirst meeting II Paris.
S:fe:5ed So IN 1ef ~
JaH! u-Aany spartaeans executed in
Jan iS-Grand Duchess Marie Of Lug
smburE abdicatsd and was succeeded BY
her aister Charlotte. E-
Jan. ls-Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Lux
jar. MISREPRESENTATION broke out in
eastward from Esthonia. ,."U ~ .
Afmistiee granted Germany extended
Jan. 3ls-Interallied peace congress for
mauy opened
German elections resulted generally ia
jan se~White Russia proclaimed tts
union with the Russian soviet republic.
Jan. 12eAllied supreme council asked
Russian factions to send representative
TO conference at the Princes islands. Sea
Jan: 1-American troops forced to re-
treat from Shenkursk. northern Russia.
Peace conference adopted plan for
csscSs captured oderburE from tho
Jan. ee5President Wilson visited the
Chateau Thierry and Reims regions.
Feb. 1-Plan Of giving German colonies
20 allied countries as mandatortes OF
L lc,,sS1 OF Nations adopted by supreme
Feb. 4-F1shtinE between czechs and
Poles stopped by order Of supreme council.
&
ke northern Russia.
German government troops bombarded
Bremen ana elected the spartacans.
FEB. s-german national assembly
Feb. s-Russian anarchists evacuated
/. Fsh. Polish constitutional assembly
Feb. 1l-Ffiederich Ebert elected presI-
lsnt OF German republic and Philip
ssss S mae prs sd,, J.,
K,nf Fsfdinand slightly wounded ..,on.
plan completed and adopted by commits
Cen Denikine's anti bolshevik army
reached the Caspian after beating big
scyist arm. r. and taking $1,000 pri.eners
Feb. ls-Germans accepted new terms
for renewal OF arnistice. under protest.
shoulder by an anarchist.
Goyernments Of Siberia; Archangel ana
Southern Russia formally rejected The
Feb. M-Premier Kurt Eisner and sew
oral other members OF the Bavarian gov
eminent assassinated.
Feb. 2l-President Wilson landed in Bos-
.'S %sreSh I president Wilson sailed for
Paris.
March AMany spartacans summarily
executed in Berlin after bloody battles.
March ls-President Wilson landed In
March ls-Ukrainians captured Lemberg
March s2-count Karoiyi. head of pro-
visional government OF Hungary. re-
eolidarity and armed alliance with the
Russian soviet government.
March 2s-British secretary OF War
'fual state Of insurrsction.
March a1-General strikes and fatal riots
IN A Berlin esd d, other Ssr % cttss ;.
strike riots in Frankfort.
April 4-Soviet government established
Antanss smetonas elected president il
Lithuanian republic.
April 7-UkTainian soviet troops captured
O6eosa.
General strike In Magdeburs. followed
April s-Government troops resained
Dssoeasion Of MaEdsburs and Essen.
Afr,l fGsney y; Ssv .ttaer chosen A.
American engineers reached Murmansk.
ADtil N-Gen. Haller's Polish divisions
Al, ii boz seiseS sv troon,
I'd Lettish provisional government over
1pr!i 17-F1r.. bol.heyik army. on tn.
Pr1Det. surrendered to UIsrainians o.
AIsii ls--soidiers' council took control
Am 'sSsas put to rsut in. in y,:nn.
allies announced. -
Agsi! 2l-victory loan campaign opened
n u, 9.
Ukfainians took Kiev from bolshsyiki.
April 24-President Wilson declared Italy
could not have Fiume. and the It0lian
0oloGates abandoned the peace confer
onco. -
MEXICO declared It would not recognise
the Monroe doctrine, and withdrew it,
al1A1oter to France.
April 1-League OF Nations covenant
unanimously adopted by peace confer
Apsn Alderman peace ENJOYS reached
Versailles.
April so-Peace council decided dispute
ever Kiau-Chau in Japan's favor
Nay 2-Most OF Munich taken BY gov
eminent troops
May 4-Wilson. Lloyd George and Gle
Eonceau invited Italy to return to peace
conference. promising to give her Fiune
after two years.
Surrender. Of Hungarian soviet govern
nent announced.
Nay e-Complete peace treaty adopted
By allied delegates.
Great Britain recognized independence
Of Finland.
Chinese cabinet instructed Chinese dele
rates not to sign peace treaty.
Nay 7-Peace treaty handed to German
1ofo6ates.
Nay AeAustrian peace delegates ar.
rived At st. German.
May 15-Greek troops occupied Smyrna
2fter fighting.