The Ordway new era., 1920-01-02
WAR AND, PEACE

HOme,
Hoover made head of international re-
lief organization.
Poles in full possession of Posen.
Jan. New Serbian Croatian- Slovene
government formed at Belgrade.
Bolsheviki captured Riga
Jan. 6-Civil war between government
Berlin; the latter captured the spandau
arsenal.
Jan. 7-President Wilson returned to
Paris.
Berlin rioters forced Gen. Harres to
haul down the American nag.
Ebert faction on top in Berlin after Sc
we're street fighting.
government in Berlin
Jan. 10-Republic proclaimed in Luxem-
burg. but suppressed at once by the
French.
Jan. ll-sociaiist republic proclaimed in
Bremen.
Count Karoiyi made president of Hun
garian republic.
Jan. 12-Supreme council of peace con-
AIess held its first meeting in Paris
Spartacans defeated in Berlin.
Spartacans gained control Of Constance.
Baden.
Jan. ls-Many spartacans executed in
Berlin.
emburg abdicated and was succeeded by
her sister Charlotte
Jan. l6-Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Lux
emburg killed in Berlin.
Jan. 7-Counter-revolution broke out In
Petrograd and .bolsheviki began retreat
eastward from Esthonia.
one month.
Jan. iS-InteraIlied peace congress for
Jan. ls-Bolshevists captured Kiev.
Polish coalition cabinet formed by Pa
derewski.
German elections resulted generally IA
vorably to the majority socialists
Jan. 2o-White Russia proclaimed its
union with the Russian soviet republic.
Jan. 22-Allied supreme council asked
Russian factions to send representative
TO conference at the Princes Islands. Sea
Jan. 25-American troops forced to re-
treat from ShenlSursk. northern Russia.
Peace conference adopted plan for
Czechs captured oderburg from the
Jan. 26-President Wilson visited the
Chateau Therry and Reims regions.
FEB. 1-Plan of giving German colonies
to allied countries as mandatories 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 Nistav-
ka, northern Russia
German government troops bombarded
Bremen and elected the Spartacans.
Feb, g German national assembly
FEB. 8-Russian anarchists evacuated
Wilma
Feb. s..Polish constitutional assembly
Feb 1l-Friederich Ebert elected presi-
dent of German republic and Philip
Scheidemann made premier.
Feb l2-Republican revolt in Roumania:
King Ferdinand slightly wounded
Feb. 13-Draft OF League of Nations
sion.
Gen. Denikine's anti-bolshevik army
soviet army and taking 81. 600 prisoners.
Feb. G-President Wilson sailed for
home
Feb. 16Germans accepted new terms
for renewal of armistice. under protest
Feb. 1s-Premier Clemenceau shot In
shoulder by an anarchist.
Governments Siberia ArchanReI
Southern Russia formally rejected the
proposal for conference at Princes islands.
Feb. H-Premier Kurt Eisner and sew
eral other members of the Bavarian gov
ernment assassnated.
Feb. EPresident Wilson landed in Bos-
ton and spoke in behalf of League of Ma
March 5-President Wilson sailed for
March s-Many Spartacans summarily
executed in Berlin after bloody battles.
March l3-President Wilson landed in
March 1s-Ukrainians captured Lemberg
March 2a-count Karolyi. head of pro-
visionai government of Hungary. re-
signed, and new government proclaimed
solidarity and armed alliance with the
Churchill announced Egypt was In vir-
tual state of insurrecton.
March 3l-General strikes and fatal riots
in Berlin asd other Srdd Ser,nah eitiesi n,isa in
s,TiRe riot, In Frankfont ondreds killed
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
April s-Government troops resained
possession OF Magdeburg and Essen.
April I0-Geneva. Switzerland. chosen as
seat of League of Nations.
American engineers reached Murmansk
~rI Huu diyiainnS
left France for Poland.
April l6-Libau seized by German troops
and Lettish provisional government over
April 17-First boisheyik army. on the
Pripet surrendered to Ukrainians.
April 1s-Soldiers' council took control
of Vienna
= April Is-Reds put to rout in Vienna.
April 2o-Evacuation of sebastopol by
allies announced
April a-Vietory loan campaign opened
uErainians took Kiev from boisheviki.
April 24-Presdent Wilson declared Italy
could not have Fiume. and the italian
delegates abandoned the peace confer
Mexico declared it would not recognize
the Monroe doctrine. and withdrew its
April 2soLeague of Nations covenant
unanimously adopted by peace confer
April s-German peace ENJOYS reached
Versailles.
April 3o-Peace council decided dispute
over Kiau-Chau In Japan's favor.
May 2-Most of Munich taken by gov
ernment troops.
Nav 4-wilson, Lloyd George and Gle
menceau invited Italy to return to peace
conference. promising to give her Fiume
after two years.
Surrender of Hungarian soviet govern
rnent announced.
May 6-Compiete peace treaty adopted
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 1I-Austrian peace delegates ar
rived at St Germain.
May I5-Greek troops occupied Smyrna
after fighting.