The Elbert County tribune., 1920-01-02
WAR AND PEACE


and Windau to combat the bosheviki
Jan. 3-Presdent Wilson received in
Rome
Hoover made head of international re-
lief organization.
Poles in full possession OF Posen:..
Jan New Serbian c Croatinn- -Slovene
government formed at Belgrade.
Soisheviki captured Riga.
Jan s-Civil war between government
forces and the Spartacans broke out In
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 lighting.
Jan. s-lndependent socialists set up new
government In Berlin.
Jan. l0-Republic proclaimed In Luxem-
burg. but suppressed at once by the
French
Jan. .iI-sociaiist republic proclaimed in
Bremen.
Count Karoiyi made president OF Hun
Jan. lz.Supreme council OF peace CON
eress held It's first meeting In Paris.
Spartacans defeated in Berlin.
Spartacans gained control OF Constance,
Baden.
Jan. 1s-Many spartaeans executed in
Jan i5--Grand Duchess Marie OF Lux
ee"tburg abdicated and was succeeded by
her sister Charlotte.
Jan. l5-karl l-iebknecht and Rosa Lux
emburg killed In Berlin
Jan. H-counter- revolution broke out in
eastward from Esthonia-
Armistice granted Germany extended
Jan. iS-Interaiiied peace congress for
maiiy opened.
Jan. i9-Boishevists captured Kiev.
Polish coalition cabinet formed by Pa
dercwski
German elections resulted generally ia
vorabiy TO the majority socialists
Jan 2o-WhIte Russln proclaimed Its
union with the Russian soviet republic.
Jan 22-Aliied supreme council asked
Inn IA. .ea.ft
TO conference at the Princes islands. Sea
OF Marmora
Jan. 25--American troops forced to re-
treat from shenkursk, northern Russia.
fcace conference adopted plan for
League of Nations
czechs captured Oderburg from the
Poies
Jan. ssmPresident Wilson visited the
Feb. i-P.an OF giving German colonies
TO allied countries mandutores of
Lea sue OF Nations adopted by supreme
Feb. 4-F'ightng between Czechs and
Poles stopped by order OF supreme council.
Americans defeated boisheviS at vistav-
ka, northern Russia.
German government troops bombarded
Bremen and elected the Spartacans
Feb. G. German national assembly
Feb s-Rnssian anarchists evacuated
Feb s-Poiish constitutional assembly
met in Warsaw
Feb Il-Friederich Ebert elected pres-
schcidemann made premier
feb. u Republican revolt In Roumania.
Feb. Is--Drnft of League OF Nations
plan completed and adopted by commits
Gen Denkine's anti-bolshevik army
reached the Caspian after beating bi
sovie, army and taking 3.00O prisoners.
Feh i5-President Wilson sailed for
hOine
Fob is--Germnns accepted new terms
for renewal OF armistice. under protest
lar l.tr .t.. t..
stiorIder by an anarchist.
Governments of Siberia Archangel and
preposaI for conference at Princes Islands
Feb H-Premer Kurt Eisner and sew
eral other members OF the Bavaran gov
ernment assassinated.
Feb 2i-President Wilson landed In Bos-
ton and spoke in behalf of League OF Ma
tons plan
March 5--President Wilson sailed for
Paris
March e-Many spartacans. summariy
executed In Berlin after bloody battles
France "
March is-ukrainians captured Lemberg
March e2-count Karoiyi. head of pro-
viHionai government OF Hungary, re-
solidarity and armed alliance with the
Russian soviet government.
Churchill announced Egypt was II, vir
tual state of insurrection
March 3i-Generai strikes and fatal riots
In Berlin and other German cities
April i-Severai hundreds killed in
strike riots in Frankfort
In Munich.
Antanas smetonas elected president of
Lithuanian republic.
April 7-tIkrainian soviet troops captured
Odessa.
General strike in Magdeburg. followed
April s-Government troops reeained
possession OF Magdeburg and Essen.
april io-Geneva, Sw:tzerland. chosen as
American engineers reached Murmansk.
April 6-Gen. Hailer's Polish divisions
left France for Poland
April fe-Libau seized by German troops
and Tettish provisional government over
ApriI i7-First bolshevik army. on the
Pripet, surrendered to Ukrainians
April iS-soldiers council took control
April is--Reds put to rout in Vienna.
April 2o-Evacuation of sebastopoi by
aAties announced
in y 8. 'e" ''s"e'
uitrainians took Kiev from bolsheviki.
April e4-Presdent Wilson declared Ilnlv
could not have Fiume. and the Italian
delegates abandoned the peace confer
ence
the Monroe doctrine. and Withdrew its
minister to France.
April 2S-League of Nations covenant
unanimously adopted by peace confer
ence
April 2s-tierman peace envoys reached
April 3o-Peace council decided DISPUTE
over Kian-Chau in Japan's favor.
May 2-Most OF Munich taken by gov
ernment troops.
May 4-wilson. Lloyd George and Gle
menceau invited Italy to return to peace
conference. promising to give her F'ume
after two years.
Surrender OF Hungarian soviet govern
ment 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 7-Peace treaty handed to German
delegates
u. s. recognized government of Finland.
May H-Austrian peace delegates ar
rfvad nt st Germafn