The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-01-09
WAR AND PEACE

Poles in full possession of Posen.
Jan. New Serbian-Croauan-Slovene
government formed at Belgrade.
Bolsheviki captured Riga.
Jan 6-Clvil war between government
forces and the Spartacans broke out in
Berlin, the latter captured the Spandau
arsenal.
Jan 7-President Wilson returned to
Paris.
haul down the American Gag.
Ebert tactlon on top in Berlin after Sc
we're street fighting.
Jan. 9-Independent socialists set IN new
government IN Berlin.
Jan. l0-Republic proclaimed in Luxem-
burg, but suppressed at once by the
Jan. 1l-Socialist republic proclaimed in
Bremen.
Count Karoiyi 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,
Jan. lS-Many spartacans executed in
Berlin.
Jan. l5-Grand Duchess Marie or Lux
emburg abdicated and was s,cceeded by
her sister Charlotte.
Jan. l6-KarL l.iebknecht ano .losa Lux
emburg killed In Berlin.
Jan. I-Counter-revolution broke out in
Petrograd and bolsheviki began retreat
eastward from Esthonia.
Arinlstice granted Germany extended
Jan. -Interallied peace congress for
mally opened.
Jan. l9-Bolshevists captured Kiev.
Polsh coalition cabinet formed by Pa
derewski.
German elections resulted generally ia
vorably to the majority socialists.
Jan. 20 Russia proclaimed it's
union with the Russian soviet republic.
Jan. Allied supreme council asked
RUSSIAN factions 10 send representative
10 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
League of Nations.
Czechs captured Oderburs from the
Poles.
Jan. 26-President Wilson visited the
Chateau Thierry and Reims regions.
Feb. l-Plan Of giving German colonies
to allied countries as manufactures Of
League OF Nations adopted by supreme
council.
Feb. 4-Fightins between Czechs and
Poles stopped by order Of supreme council.
Americans defeated bolshe Wiki at Vistav-
ka, northern Russia.
German government troops bombarded
Bremen and elected the Spartacans.
teb. O. German national assembly
opened in Weimar.
Feb. s-Russian anarchists evacuated
wilma.
Feb. 9-Polish constitutional assembly
net In Warsaw.
Feb. 11-Friederich Ebert elected presi-
dent of German republic and Philip
itAD
Feb. l2-Republican revolt in Roumania;
King Ferdinand slightly wounded.
Feb. l3-Draft OF League OF Nations
plan completed and adopted by commits
sfon.
Gen. Denikine's anti-bolshevik army
reached the Caspian after beating big
soviet army and taking 81 coo prisoners.
Feb. l5-President Wilson sailed for
home.
Feb. 16-Germans accepted new terms
Tor renewal of armistice, under protest.
Feb. l9-Premier C~lemenceau 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
eral other member OF the Bavarian gov
eminent ASA ssinated
Feb. 2-Ptesident Wilson landed in Bos-
ton and spoke in behalf Of League OF Ma
tons plan.
March 5-President Wilson sailed for
Paris.
March Many Spartacans summarily
executed In Berlin after bloody battles.
March l3-President Wilson landed In
France.
March l9-Ukrainians captured Lemberg
from Poles.
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 a vir-
tual state Of instruction.
March 31-General strikes and fatal riots
In Berlin and other German cities.
April l-Several hundreds killed in
strike riots In Frankfort.
April 4-Soviet government established
In Munich.
Antanas Smetonas elected president Of
Lithuanian republic.
April 7-Ukrainian soviet troops captured
Odessa.
General strike In Magdeburg. followed
by riots.
April 9-Government troops regained
possession OF Magdeburg and Essen. Q
April 10-Geneva, switzerland, chosen as
seat Of League of Nations.
American engineers reached Murmansk.
April l5-Gen. Hailer's Polish divisions
left France for Poland.
April 6-Libau seized by German troops
and Lettish provisional government over
thrown.
April Thirst bolshevik army. on the
Pripet. surrendered to Ukrainians.
April 18-Soldiers' council took control
Of Vienna.
April l9-Reds put to rout in Vienna.
April 2o-Evacuation of Sebastopol by
allies announced.
April 21-victory loan campaign opened
In y. S.
Ukrainians took Kiev from boIsheviki.
April 24-President Wilson. declared Italy
could not nave Ffume, and the Italian
delegates abandoned the peace confer
ence.
Mexico declared II 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 @-German peace ENJOYS reached
Versailles.
April 3p-Peace council decided dispute
over Kiau-Chau In Japan's favor.
May 2-Most OF Munich taken by gov
eminent troops.
May 4-Wilson, Lloyd George and Cle-
menceau invited italy to return to peace
conference. promising to give her Fiume
after two years.
Surrender Of Hungarian soviet govern
ment announced.
May s-Complete peace treaty adopted
by allied delegates.
Great Britain recognized independence
% Finland.
Chinese cabinet instructed Chinese dele
gates not to sign peace treaty.
May Peace treaty handed to German
delegates.
u. S. recognized government OF Finland.
May lf-Austrian peace delegates ar
rived at st.
May 15-Greek troops occupied Smyrna
after nghting.
May 16-New anti-communist govern
ment of Hungary set up at Arnad
May IS-British ships deIeated bolshevik
Meet In Gulf OF Finland.
Day 21-German delegates given extern
mon OF time TO Nav % 70 raply tn terms