The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-01-02
WAR AND PEACE

Jan 2-President Wilson arrived in
Italy.
British landed troops in Riga, Libau
and Windau to combat the bolsheviki.
Jan 3-President Wilson received In
Rome
Hoover made head of international re-
lief organization.
Poles in full possession of Posen.
Jan. New Serbian-Croatian-Slo vene
government formed at Belgrade.
Bolshevid captured Riga.
Jan. civil war between government
forces and the Spartacans broke out in
Berlin: the latter captured the Spandau
arsenal.
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. S-Trotzky arrested Lenine and
made himself dictator in bolsheVik Rus-
Bolsheviki took Wilma from the Poles.
Bloody combats in Berlin.
Jan. 9-lndependent socialists set up new
government in Berlin.
Jan. 10-Republic proclaimed in Luxem-
burg, but suppressed at once by the
French.
Jan. i1-socialist republic proclaimed in
Bremen.
Count Karolyi made president of Hun
garian republic.
Jan. 12-Supreme council of peace con-
gress held it's first meeting in Paris.
Spartacans defeated in Berlin.
Spartacans gained control of Constance,
Baden
Jan. 13-Many Spartacans executed in
Berlin.
Bremen in the control of Spartacans.
Jan. 15-Grand Duchess Marie of Lux
emburg abdicated and was succeeded by
her sister Charlotte.
Jan. 16-Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Lux
emburg killed in Berlin
Jan 1T-Counter- revolution broke out in
Petrograd and bolshevild began retreat
eastward from Esthonia.
Armistice granted Germany extended
Jan. 1S-Interallied peace congress for
maly opened.
Jan. 1s-Bolshevists captured Kiev.
Polish coalition cabinet formed by Pa
derewski.
German elections resulted generally IA
vorabiy to the majority socialists
Jan D-White Russia proclaimed its
union with the Russian soviet republic.
jan H-Bolsheviki badly defeated in
northern Russia
Jan. 22-Allied supreme council asked
Russian factions to send representative
to conference at the Princes islands, Sea
of Marmora.
Jan. 23-Bolsheviki began evacuation of
Petrograd.
Jan 25-American troops forced to re-
treat from Shenkursk, northern Russia.
Peace conference adopted plan for
League of Nations.
Czechs captured Oderburg from the
Poles
Chateau Thierry and Reims regions.
Feb. 1-Plan of giving German colonies
TO allied countries 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-
ka. northern Russia.
German government troops bombarded
Bremen and elected the Spartacans.
Feb. 6-German national assembly
Feb. 8-Russian anarchists evacuated
Wilma.
Feb. ssn7Polish constitutional assembly
Feb u-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
plan completed and adopted by commits
Gen. Denikine's anti-boshevik army
reached the Caspian after beating big
soviet army and taking $1,000 prisoners.
home
State of siege proclaimed in Bucharest,
Roumania
Soviet army started big attacks in Es-
thonia and Livonia.
Feb. l6-Germans accepted new terms
Tor renewal Of armistice. under protest.
shoulder by an anarchist.
Governments of Siberia Archangel and
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
eminent assassinated.
Feb. 24-President Wilson landed in Bos-
ton and spoke in behalf of League of Ma
tions plan.
Republic of Baden proclaimed at Mann
helm by radicals
Feb. 25-German radicals started new
revolt in SaXony.
March 2-Germans renewed attacks on
the Poles
March 5-President Wilson sailed for
Paris.
March 9-Many spartacans summarily
executed in Berlin after bloody battles
March l3-President Wilson landed In
France
March 1s-Ukrainians captured Lemberg
from Poles
March 22-Count Karolyi, head of pro-
Vislonal government of Hungary, re-
signed, and new government proclaimed
solidarity and armed alliance with the
Russian soviet government.
March 23-Czech army marched against
Siberian and north Russian forces
formed junction at Ust Kozva
March 25-British Secretary of War
Churchill announced Egypt was in a vir-
tual state of Instruction.
March 26-Czech and Italian troops in
Pressburg and Raab. Hungary
March 3l-General strikes and fatal riots
in Berlin and other German cities.
April l-Several hundreds killed in
strike riots in Frankfort.
April 2-Anti-bolsheyist railway strike
in Petrograd region.
April 4-Soviet government established
In Munich
Antanas smetonas elected president of
Lithuanian republic.
April Lithuanian soviet troops captured
Odessa
General strike in Magdeburg. followed
by riots.
April s-Government troops regained
possession Of Magdehurg and Essen
April l0-Geneva, Switzerland. chosen as
seat of League of Nations
American engineers reached Murmansk
April l5-Gen. Haller's Polish divisions
left France for Poland
April l6-Libau seized by German troops
and Lettish provisional government over
thrown.
April I7-First boIshevik army. on the
Pripet. surrendered to Ukrainians.
April 1S-Sodiers' council took control
April l9-Reds put to rout in Vienna.
allies announced
April 21-victory loan campaign opened
In U s.
Ukrainians took Kiev from bolshev4i
April 24-President Wilson declared italy
could not have F'iume, and the Italian
delegates abandoned the peace confer
ence
Mexico declared it would not recognize
the Monroe doctrine, and Withdrew it's
minister to France.
April 2S-League of Nations covenant
unanimously adopted by peace confer
ence
April 29-German peace ENJOYS reached
Versailles.
April 30-Peace council decided dispute
over Kiau-Chau in Japan's favor.
May Most of Munich taken by gov
eminent troops.
May 4-Wilson. Lloyd George and Gle
menceau invited Italy to return to peace
conference. promising to give her Fiume
after two years.