, 1920-01-01
WAR AND PEACE

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Jan. 2-President Wilson arrived in
British landed troops in Riga, Libau
and Windau to combat the bolsheviki.
Rome.
Hoover made head of international re-
lief organization.
Poles in fun possession of Posen.
Jan. New OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
government formed at Belgrade.
B~olsheViki captured Riga.
Jan. 6"Ctvil war between government
FORCES and the Spartacans broke out in
Berlin; the latter captured the Spandau
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. 9-~lndependent socialists set up new
government in Berlin.
Jan. lO-Republic proclaimed in Luxem-
burg, but suppressed at once by the
Jan. 11-Socialist republic proclaimed in
Bremen.
Count Karolyi made president of Hun
Jan. 12.Supreme council of peace con-
gress held its first meeting in Paris.
Baden.
Jan. 1s-Many spartacans executed in
Berlin.
Jan. 1cGrand 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. Recommendation broke out in
Petrograd and bolsheviki began retreat
eastward from Esthonia.
Armistice granted Germany extended
Jan. 1s-Interallied peace congress for
mally opened.
Jan. l9-Bolshevists captured Kiev.
Polish coalition cabinet formed by Pa
derewski.
German elections resulted generally ia
vorably to the majority socialists.
JAM. w Russia proclaimed its
union with the Russian soviet epublic.
Jani 2211Aihed supreme council asked
to conference at the Princes islands. Sea
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. -"
Jan. 2s-President Wilson visited the
Chateau Thierry and Reims regions.
Feb. 1-Plan OF giving German colonies
to allied countries as manufactures of
League of Nations adopted by supreme
Feb. +Fighting between Czechs and
Poles topped by order of supreme council.
Americans defeated bolsheviki at Vistav-
ka, northern Russia.
German government troops bombarded
Bremen and elected the Spartacans.
opened in weimar.
Feb. s-Russian anarchists evacuated
Feb. s.Polish constitutional assembly
met in Warsaw.
Feb. I%-FTiederich Ebert elected presi-
scheidemann made premier.
Feb. 1~2-Republican revolt in Roumania;
Feb. 13-Draft Of League of Nations
plan completed and adopted by commits
Gen. D~enikine's anti-boIshevik army
reached the Caspian after beating big
soviet army and taking 1000 prisoners.
Feb. 1s-President Wilson sailed for
Feb. 1e-Germans accepted new terms
Tor 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. N-Premier Kurt Eisner and sew
eral other member of the Bavarian gov
Feb. A-President Wilson landed in Bos-
ton and spoke in behalf OF league of Ma
March 6-President Wilson sailed for
Paris.
March e-Many spartacans summarily
executed in Berlin after bloody battles.
France.
March 1s-ukrainians captured Lemberg
March 22-Count Karolyi. head of pro-
Visional government of Hungary, re-
solidarity and armed alliance with the
Russian soviet government.
March E0-brltlSh secretary of War
Churchill announced Egypt was in a vir-
tual state of insurrection.
March 31-General strikes and fatal riots
April 1-Several hundreds killed In
strike riots in Frankfort
April 4ESoviet government established
Antanas smetonas elected president of
Lithuanian republic.
Odessa.
General strike in Magdeburg. followed
by riots.
April sLGovernment troops regained
possession of Magdeburg and Essen.
April 1o-Geneva, Switzerland, chosen as
seat OF League of Nations.
American engineers reached Murmansk.
April 1b-Gen. Haller's Polish divisions
left France for Poland,
April 16-Libau seized by German troops
and Lettish provisional government over
April 17-First bolshevik army. on III.
Pripet, surrendered to Ukrainians.
April 1s-Soldiers' council took control
April 1s-Reds put to rout in Vienna.
April 2~o-Evacuation of Sebastopoi by
April 21-Victory loan campaign opened
Ukrainians tool Kiey from boisheviki.
April 2f-President Wilson declared Italy
could not have F1ume, and the italian
delegates abandoned the peace confer
ence.
the Monroe doctrine. and Withdrew ms
minister to France
April @-IeaEue OF Nations covenant
unanimously adopted by peace confer
ence.
April 2-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.
eminent troops.
May +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.
ment
May eComplete peace treaty adopted
by allied delegates.
Great Britain recognized independence
OF Finland.