Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-12-30

Aug. a-League council adopted inter
| national blockade plan
Aug. +-Lioyd George issued ultimatun
TO Russian representatives.
Poles agreed to meet Russians at Minsl
| to negotiate.
Aug. 5-General wrangel reported grea
defeat OF soviet troops in southern Rus
STA, but later suffered setback .., .,,,
for ten-day armistice.
Russians cut the Danzig- Warsaw rail
way.
Aug. S-British labor leaders warned
| government against war to aid Poland.
| Aug. l0-United States notified Italy i
would support Poland with all avail
able means" against Acknowledgement
or permit other nations to slice off Rus,
sian territory; and suggested Withdrawal
/, OF Russian troops from Poland and tor'
eign troops from Russia as means &c
end present war.
| Turkish peace treaty signed.
| Aug. ll-French government announced
| II recognized the WranSel government In
south Russia and would give 1t aid, and
| broke or relations with soviet representa-
tives In London.
Letvia and soviet Russia signed peace
treaty, and Finland and Russia agreed
| on an armistice
Aug i2-Nilawa captured by the Boil
sheviki.
Aug. lS-International seamen's union
decided to prevent future wars by re-
fusing to transport munitions.
Bolshsviki captured Soldau.
Aug. 16-Russo- Polish armistlce nego-
uations opened at Minsk.
Aug. l7-Poles repulsed Russians and
launched three counter offensiyeS.
Aug. ls-Danzig corridor cleared Of Boil
sheviki
Aug, lS-Rpssians retreating in disorder
Aug. 2s-Poles recaptured Bialystok.
Aug. 24-Poles, having destroyed or dis
persed four of the five Bolshevik armies.
rejected Russian peace terms.
Aug. 26-General Wrangei opened great
offensive in south Russia, taking NoYo-
rossisk and other cities and the Donetz
coal basin.
Aug. zs-Reds recaptured Grodno and
Poles evacuated Bialystok.
Aug. u l. Ukrainians opened drive
against the Bolsheviki.
Peace conference at Minsk broke up
destroyed by the Poles.
Sept. s-Big defeat OF Reds by General
Wrangel announced.
Sept. s-DAnnunZio proclaimed the
italian regency of Quarnero."
Sept. D-Ninth session of League of
Nations council adjourned after persuad-
ing Poland and Lithuania to suspend
hostilitiss and arbitrate their differences,
and Finland and Sweden to arbitrate con-
corning the Aland islands.
Polish-Russian peace conference opened
Al ttlRa-
Sept. 2s-Poles and Lithuanians resumed
hostilitiss.
Oct. s-yIlna seized by Polish troops
wrangel began offensive against new
Sixth soviet army.
Oct. IA Russo-Finnish peace treaty
Oct. I7-Japanese and Korean troops
fought in Manchuria.
Defeat OF Wrangel near Kakhovka an
Nov l-serious defeats Of wrangers
forces announced.
Nov i0-Italy and Jugo-slavia reached
agreement on Adrtatic dispute.
Nov. E-Complete collapse Of Wran-
gels forces in the Crimea
Nov. 15-League of Nations assembly
opened 1rst meeting in Geneva; Paul Hy-
mans Of Belgium elected president.
Nov. 16-Ukrainians routed by Reds.
losing Kiey and other towns.
Spain agreed to join the allies in polio
ing the Wilma district.
Nov. lS-Germany notified League OF
Nations that the treaty of Versailles had
been violated by the allies in the matter
OF mandates. and demanded her former
colonies.
Nov 23-Scandinavian amendments to
League OF Nations covenant voted down
by committee on general organization.
Commission on Armenian situation APP
pointed.
Peace negotiations between Poland and
soviet Russia resumed, the Polish troops
Withdrawing to armisuce line.
Nov. 25-League of Nations council
asked United States to mediate between
Armenia and Mustapha Renal Pasha.
Nov. 2S-International council of war
veterans of allied countries formed In
Paris
Nov. 2S-ltaly started to force D'Annun-
zio out OF Fiume.
President Wilson accepted invitation OF
Las 10 10 hat a
mia and the Turks.
Dec. l-DAnnunzio declared war on
Italy.
Austria voted membership in League of
Nations. ...
Russian Reds took Erivan and estab-
lished soviet rule for Russian Armenia.
Dec. 2-Great Britain, France and Italy
warned Greece against restoring Constan-
Dec. s-Argentine delegates withdrew
from League of Nations assembly because
OF, refusal to consider amendments to COW
enant.
Armenia and Turkish nationalists signed
peace treaty.
Dec. s-President Wilson declined to
appoint American representatives on
League Of Nations disarmament commits
sion.
Dec. 1o-League of Nations assembly
postponed until next session decision on
naval and economic blockade.
Dec. l2-Russian soviet government pro-
tested to Great Britain, France and Italy
against their brutal interference" in the
affairs OF Greece.
Dec. 13-League of Nations assembly
adopted statute for permanent interna-
tional court OF justice.
Holland broke off diplomatic relations
with Jugo-Slavia because of "a long Sc
ries of insults"
Dec. l5-Austria was admitted to the
League of Nations Spain. Brazil, Bel
gium and China made elective members
of the league council.
Dec. l6-Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Finland
and Luxembourg admitted to League OF
Nations.
Dec. 17-Albania admitted to League OF
Nations.
Dec. lS-Meeting of League OF Nations
assembly closed
Dec, sl-Great powers warned Spain
against attempts in the cortes to strangle
foreign enterprises.