Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-01-07
WAR AND PEACE

Rome.
Hoover made head of international re-
Poles in full possession Of Posen.
Jan. New Serbian-CToatiar-Slov
government formed at Belgraoe.
BolsheVih captured Riga.
Jan. 6-Civil war between government
forces and the Spartacans broke out In
Berlin the latter captured the Spandau
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 fighting.
Jan. 9-Independent socialists set up new
government in Berlin.
Jan. 10-Republic proclaimed in Luxem-
burg, 1but suppressed at once by the
French.
Jan 11-socialist republic proclaimed in
Bremen.
Count KaroIY made president of Hun
Garian republic.
Jan. 12-Supreme council of peace con-
gross held its first meeting in Paris.
Spartacans defeated in Berlin.
Spart2cans gained control of Constance,
Baden.
Jan. 1S--Many spartacans executed in
Berlin.
Jan 15--Grand Duchess Marie OF Lux
smburg abdiCated and was succeeded by
her sister Charlotte.
Jan. 16-KarI Liebknecht and Rosa Lux
emburg killed in Berlin.
Jan I7-Counter- revolution broke out in
Petrograd and bolsheviki began retreat
eastward from Esthonia.
Armistice granted Germany extended
Jan. 1S-Interallied peace congress for
maliy opened.
Jan. 19-BOlshevists captured Kiev.
Polish coalition cabinet formed by Pa
derewsSi.
German elections resulted generally ia
Vorably to the majority socialists.
Jan. D-White Russia proclaimed its
union with the Russian soviet republic.
Jan. 2-Allied supreme council asked
Russian factions to send representative
C. conference at the Princes islands, Sea
Of MarmOra
Jan. 25-American troops forced to re-
treat from Shenkursk, northern Russia.
Peace conference adopted plan for
Czechs captured oderburg from the
Poles
Jan. 26-President Wilson visited the
Chateau Thierry and Rems regions.
Feb 1-Plan of giving German colonies
% allied countries as manufactures of
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-
&R, northern Russia.
German government troops bombarded
Bremen and elected the Spartacans.
Feb. g. German national assembly
opened In Weimar
Feb. S-Russian anarchists evacuated
Wilma.
Feb S-Polish constitutional assembly
met in Warsaw.
Feb. n-Friederich Ebert elected presi-
dent of German republic and Philip
gcheidemann made premier
Feb. l2-Republican revolt In Roumania;
King Ferdinand slightly wounded.
Feb. 13-Draft of League of Nations
sion. =
Gen. Denil5ine's anti-bolshevik army
reached the Caspian after beating big
Goviet army and taking 81 900 prisoners.
Feb. l5-President Wilson sailed for
home.
Eeb. l6-Germans accepted new terms
Eor renewal of armistice, under protest.
Feb. 19-Premier CIernenceau shot in
shoulder by an anarchist
Governments of Siberia Archangel and
sSGNlthern Russia formally rejected the
Vgroposal for conference at Princes islands
Feb. H-Premier Kurt Eisner and sew
eTaI other members of the BaVarian gov
eminent assassnated.
Feb. 24-President Wilson landed in Bos-
ton and spoke in behalf of League of Ma
March 6-President Wilson sailed for
Paris.
March s-Many spartacans summarily
executed in Berlin after bloody battles
March l3-President Wilson landed in
France.
March 1s-Ukrainians captured Lemberg
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,
March 25-British Secretary of War
Churchill announced Egypt was in viz
tual state of Instruction.
March 31-General strikes and fatal riots
in Berlin and other German cities.
April 1-Several hundreds killed In
strike riots in Frankfort
April 4-Soviet government established
fn Munich
AntanGs Smetonas elected president of
Lithua'ian republic.
April 7-Ukrainian soviet troops captured
OoCssa
General strike in Magdeburg. followed
April s-Government troops regained
possession of Magdeburg and Essen.
April 10-Geneva, Switzerland. chosen as
seat of League of Nations
American engineers reached Murmansk
April 15-Gen. HallerI's Polish divisions
left France for Poland
April 16-Libau seized by German troops
and Lettish provisional government over
thrown.
April 17-First bolshevik army. on the
Pripet, surrendered to Ukrainians
April 1S-Soldiers council took control
of Vienna.
April 19-Reds put to rout in Vienna.
allies announced.
April 21-Victory loan~campaign opened
in U. S.
Ukrainans took Kiev from bolshevilyi
April 24-President Wilson declared ItaIv
could not have Fiume, ard the Italian
delegates abandoned the peace confer
enCe.
Mexico declared 1t would not recognize
the Monroe doctrine. and withdrew its
minister to France.
April 2S-League OF Nations covenant
unanimously adopted by peace confer
ence.
April .2s-German peace ENJOYS reached
Versailles
April 3o-Peace council decided dispute
ever .Hiau-Chau in Japans favor
May 2-Most of Munich taken by gov
eminent troops.
May +wilson, Lloyd George and Gle
nenceau invited Italy to return to peace
conference. promising to give her Fiume
after two years.
Surrender of Hungarian soviet govern
nent announced
May 6-Complete peace treaty adopted
by allied delegates
Great Britain recognized Independence
of Finland
Chinese cabinet instructed Chinese dele
gates not to sign peace treaty.
May Peace treaty handed to German
delegates.
U. s. recognized governments of Finland.
May l4-Austrian peace delegates ar
rived at ST. German.
May 15-Greek troops occupied Smyrna