Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-07
WAR AND PEACE

Jan. 3-President Wilson received IN
Rome
Hoover made head of international re.
lief organization.
Poles in full possession of Posen.
Jan. New Serbian -Slovene
government formed at Belgrade.
BolSheviki captured Riga.
Jan. 6-Ciyil 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. Harres to
haul down the American flag.
Ebert faction on top in Berlin after Sc
we're street fighting.
Jan. 9-Independent socialists set up new
. government In Berlin
Jan. 1O-Republc proclaimed in Luxem-
burg, but suppressed at once by the
French
Jan. l1-socialst republic proclaimed in
Bremen.
Count Karolyi made president of Hun
garian republic
Jan. I2-Supreme council of pence con-
gress held its first meeting in Paris
Spartacans defeated in Berlin.
Spartacans gained control of Constance,
Baden.
Jan. 19-Many spartacans executed in
Berlin.
Jan. 15-Grand Duchess Marie of Lux
emburg abdicated and was succeeded by
her sister Charlotte.
Jan. l6-Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Lux
emburg killed in Berlin.
Petrograd and bolshevikl began retreat
eastward from Esthonia.
ATmistice granted Germany extended
one month.
Jan. ls-Interallied peace congress for
maily opened.
Jan. lS-Bolshevists captured Kiev
Polish coalition cabinet formed by Pa
derewski
German elections resulted generally ia.
vorably to the majority socialists
Jan. D-White Russia proclaimed its
nj taFifh ha
Jan. ALLIED supreme council asked
Russian factions to send representative
10 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. 2Sr-Presldent Wilson visited the
Chateau Therry and Relms regions.
Feb. l-Plan OF giving German colonies
to allied countries as manufactures oil
League of Nations adopted by supreme
council.
Feb 4-Fighting between Czechs and
Poles stopped by order of supreme council
Americans defeated bolsheviki at Fistav-
northern Russia.
rman government troops bombarded
and elected the Spartacans.
6-German national assembly
in Weimar.
S-Russian anarchists evacuated
s-Polish constitutional assembly
Warsaw
1-Friederich Ebert elected presi-
of German republic and Phillip
idemann made premier.
b. R-Republican revolt in Roumania
Ferdinand slightly wounded.
b. 13-Draft of League of Nations
plsh completed and adopted by commits
sion.
Gen Denikine's anti-bolshevik army
reached the Caspian after beating big
soviet army and taking $1,000 prisoners.
Feb b-President Wilson sailed for
home
Feb ls-Germans accepted new terms
for renewal of armistice. under protest.
Feb l9-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 assassnated.
Feb. 2t-President Wilson landed in Bos-
ton and spoke in behalf of League of Ma
tions plan.
March 5-Presdent Wilson sailed for
Paris.
March s-Many spartacans summarily
executed in Berlin after bloody battles
France
March l9-Ukrainians captured Lemberg
from Poles.
visional government of Hungary, re-
signed, and new government proclaimed
solidarity and armed alliance with the
russian soviet government.
March 25-British Secretary of War
Churchill announced Egypt was in a vir-
tual state Of Instruction.
March 3-General strikes and fatal riots
an Berlin and other German cities
April 1-Several hundreds killed In
strike riots In Frankfort
April 4-Soviet government established
Antanas smetonas elected president of
Lithuanian republic.
April 7-Ukrainian soviet troops captured
Odessa
General strike in Magdeburg, followed
by riots.
April s-Government troops regained
possession OF Magdeburg and Essen.
April l0-Geneya, Switzerland chosen as
seat of League of Nations.
American engineers reached Murmansk
April l6-Gen. Haller's Polish divisions
left France for Poland
April l6-Libau seized by German troops
ana Lettish provisional government over
April l7-First bolshevik army on the
Pripet surrendered to Ukrainians.
April ls-soldiers' council took control
April 20-Eyacuation of SebastopoI bv
allies announced.
April 2l-victory loan campaign opened
In u. s.
Ukrainians took Kiev from bolsheyiki.
April A-President Wilson declared Italy
could not have F'lume. and the Italian
delegates abandoned the peace confer
ence.
Mexico declared 1t 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 2-German peace ENJOYS reached
Versailles.
April 3o-Peace council decided dispute
over Kiau-Chau In Japan's favor
fay 2-Most of Munich taken by gov
troops.
Wilson. Lloyd George and CIe-
invited Italy to return to peace
e. promising to give her rfume
years.
Ter of Hungarian soviet govern
nounced
Complete peace treaty adopted
Britain recognized Independence
cabinet instructed Chinese dele
to sign peace treaty.
Peace treaty handed to German
scognized government of Finland
Austrian peace delegates ar
ST. German.
Greek troops occupied Smyrna
hitting. -
6-New anti-communIst govern.
Hungary set up at Arnad
British ships defeated bolshayik
Gulf of Finland
i-German delegates given exten