Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-01-06
WAR AND PEACE

Rome
Hoover made head of international re-
lief organization.
Poles in full possession OF Posen.
Jan New Serbian-Croatian-Slov
government formed at Belgrade.
Bolshevih 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 Harrfes 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
Bosheviki took Wilma from the Poles.
Bloody combats in Berlin.
Jan. 9-Independent socialists set up new
government in Berlin.
Jan. 1o-Republic proclaimed in Luxem-
burg, but suppressed at once by the
French.
Jan i1-socialist republic proclaimed in
Bremen
Count KaroIyi made president of Hun
garian republic.
Jan. l2-Supreme council Of peace con-
sress held its first meeting in Paris.
Spartacans defeated in Berlin.
Spartacans gained control of Constance,
Baden.
Jan. 1s-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-KarI Liebknecht and Rosa Lux
emburg killed in Berlin.
Jan. n-Counter-revolution broke out in
Petrograd and bolsheviki began retreat
eastward from Esthonia.
Armistice granted Germany extended
Jan. 1S-InteraIlied peace congress for
mally opened.
Jan. 1S-Bolshevists captured Kiev.
derewski
German elections resulted generally IA
vorably TO the majority socialists.
Jan. D-White Russia proclaimed it's
union with the Russian soviet republic.
Jan. 21-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-BoIsheviki began evacuation of
Jan. 25-American troops forced to re-
ueat from Shenkursk, northern Russia.
Peace conference adopted plan for
Czechs captured Oderburg from the
Poles.
Jan, 9e-Prestdent Wilson visited the
Chateau Thierry and Reims regions.
Feb. l-Plan of giving German colonies
70 allied countries manufactures of
League of Nations adopted by supreme
council
Feb. 4-Figh,ing 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
Feo 6[German national assembly
Feb S-Russian anarchists evacuated
Wilma
Feb. S-Polish constitutional assembly
met in Warsaw.
dent OF German republic and Philip
Scheidemann made premier
teD l2-Republican revolt in Roumania;
King Ferdinand slightly wounded
Feb 13-Draft of League of Nations
plan completed and adopted by commits
sion.
Gen Denfkine's antf-boIshevik army
reached the Caspian after beating big
soviet army and taking 81 900 prisoners
Feb. I-President Wilson sailed for
State OF siege proclaimed in Bucharest,
Soviet army started big attacks in Es-
1nonia and Livonia.
Feb. 16-Germans accepted new terms
Tor renewal of armistce. under protest
FEB. R-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
eminent assassinated.
Feb. 2-President Wilson landed in Ros-
ton and spoke in behalf of League of Ma
lions plan.
Republic of Baden proclaimed at Mann
helm by radicals
Feb. 25-.German radicals started new
March 2-Germans renewed attacks on
lhe Poles
March 6-President Wilson sailed for
Paris.
March 9-NIany Spartacans summarily
executed In Berlin after bloody battles
March lS-President Wilson landed in
March 1s-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.
Hungary
Siberian and north Russian forces
formed junction at list Kozva.
March 25-Briush Secretary of War
Churchill announced Egypt was in a viz
tnal state of Instruction.
March 26-Czech and italian troops in
Pressburg and Raab. Hungary
March S1-General strikes and fatal riots
m Berlin and other German cities.
April l-Several hundreds killed in
strike riots In Frankfort
April 2-Anti-bolshevist railway strike
IN Petrograd region
April 4-Scviet government established
Antanas Smetonas elected president Of
Lithuanian republic
Odessa.
General strike in Magdeburg. followed
BY riots.
April s-Government troops regained
possession OF Magdeburg and Essen.
April 10-Geneva, Switzerland. chosen as
seat OF League of Nations
American engineers reached Murmansk
April h-Gen. Haller's Polish divisions
left France for Poland
ADril lS-lihRN seized nv fronD,
and bettish provisional government over
thrown.
Pripet, surrendered to Ukrainians
April lS-Soldiers' council took control
OF Vienna
April ls-Reds put to rout in Vienna.
April 2o-Evacuaticn OF Sebastopol by
allies announced.
April Gl-vietory loan campaign opened
IN U. S.
Ukrainians took Kiev from bolshev,k,
April 2a-Presidept Wilson declared Italy
could not have E1ume, and the Italian
delegates abandoned the peace confer
ence,
Mexico declared IT would not recognize
the Monroe doctrine. and withdrew its
minister to France.
April S-LeaSue OF Nations covenant
unanimously ~@opted by peace confer
snee.
April Sherman peace ENJOYS reached
April Se-Peaee council decided disputs
over klau-Chau in Japan's favor
Nay 2-Most OF Munich taken by gov
eminent troops
May 4-wilson. Lloyd GeorSe and c,.-
menceau invited italy TO return To uss,Sa
conference, promising to give her FIume
after two years.
Surrender OF Hungarian soviet Sova~n-
uent announced.
May s-Complete peace treaty adontaa
BY allied deleCateS
Great Britain recognized Independence
OF Finland
Chinese cabinet Instructed fvhsnss. ,s..N
gates not 10 sign peace treaty.
Nav Peace treaty handed to German
delegates
Z. 5. recognized governments OF Finland
May S-Provisionsl government OF North
Russia recognized the government OF
Omsk.