The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-15
WAR AND PEACE

jan s-President Wilson received In
Rome
Hoover made head of international re-
Poles in full possession OF Posen;
jan New Serbian roatlan-Sloven
government formed at Belgrade.
Bolshevtki captured Riga.
Jan 6-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. Harrles to
haul down the American flag.
Ebert faction on top In Berlin after Sc
we're street fighting.
Jan. s-Independent socialists set up new
government in Berlin
Jan. l0-Republic proclaimed In Luxem-
burg. but suppressed at once by the
French.
Jan ll-socialist republic proclaimed in
Bremen.
Count Karoyi made president OF Hun
gartan republic.
Jan. l2-supreme council OF peace con-
gress held its first meeting in Paris.
Spartacans defeated In Berlin.
Spartacans gained control OF Constance.
Baden.
Jan. lS-Many Spartacans executed In
Berlin.
Jan. l5-Grand Duchess Marie or Lux
emburg abdicated and was succeeded by
her sister Charlotte.
Jan. l6-Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Lux
emburg killed in Berlin.
Jan. l7-Counter-revolution broke out In
Petrograd and bolsheviki began retreat
eastward from Esthonia
Armistice granted Germany extended
Jan. ls-lnteraIlied peace congress for
mally opened.
Jan lS-Bolshevists captured Kiev.
Polish coalition cabinet formed by Pa
derewski
German elections resulted generally ia
vorably to the majority socialists
la m a6 a
union with the Russian soviet republic.
Jan. 22-Allied supreme council asked
Russian factions TO send representative
to 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. 2s-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. EFighting 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. g. German national assembly
Feb. s-Russian anarchists evacuated
Wilma
Feb. s-Polish constitutional assembly
met In Warsaw.
Feb. l1-Friederich Ebert elected presi-
dent OF German republic and Philip
Scheidemann made premier
Feb. 2-Republican revolt In Roumania;
King Ferdinand slightly wounded
Feb. l3-Draft of League OF Nations
plan completed and adopted by commits
sion.
Gen. Denikine's anti-bolshevik army
hR N aff ar haa ~ r
soviet army and taking $1,000 prisoners.
Feb. 15-Presdent Wilson sailed for
home
Feb. 16-Germans accepted new terms
for renewal of armistice. under protest.
Feb. 19-Premier Clemenceau shot In
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
Feb 24-Presdent Wilson landed In Bos-
ton and spoke in behalf OF League OF Ma
March 5-President Wilson sailed for
Paris.
March s-Many spartacans summarily
executed in Berlin after bloody battles
March 13-Presdent Wilson landed In
France
March ls-Ukrainians captured Lemberg
from Poles.
March 22-count Karolyi, head of pro-
signed. and new government proclaimed
solidarity and armed alliance with the
Russian soviet government
March 25-Britsh Secretary OF War
Churchill announced Egypt was in a viz
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 governments established
Artona. crna.ona. otua,.a --.t,. =.
Lithuanian republic
April 7-Ukrainian soviet troops captured
Odessa.
General strike in Magdeburg. followed
April s-Government troops regained
possession OF Magdeburg and Essen.
April l0-Geneva, Switzerland. chosen as
seat OF League OF Nations
American engineers reached Murmansk
April l6-Gen Haller's Polish divisions
left France for Poland
April 16-Libau seized by German troops
and Lettish provisional government over
thrown.
April Thirst bolshevik army. on the
Pripet, surrendered to Ukrainians
OF Vienna. 'O'
April Is-Reds put to rout in Vienna.
April 20-Evacuation OF Sebastopol by
April 21-victory loan campaign opened
in u. s.
Ukrainians took Kiev from boisheviki.
could not have Fiume 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 2s-Germsn peace ENJOYS reached
Versailles.
April 30-Peace council decided dispute
over Kiau-Chau IN Japan's favor
May 2-Most OF Munich taken by gov
eminent troops.
May 4-Wlson. Lloyd George and Gle
menceau invited Italy to return 10 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
Of Finland.
rates not to sign peace treaty.
MAY 7-Peace treaty handed TO German
u, 3. recognized government OF Finland
May l4-Austrian peace delegates ar
rived at st. German.
May l5-Greek troops occupied Smyrna
Nav ie-New anti-comnunist govern.