Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-05
10. 1920. Western Newspaper Union


signed, United States, Greece China and
Roumania not being represented.
Jan. 4-Clemenceau and Lloyd George
accepted plan giving Italy sovereignty
over Fiume
Jan, 15-Hungarian delegates were
handed the terms of peace.
Jan. l6-Council of League of Nations
held first meeting in Paris.
Jan. 17-Supreme council called on Hol-
land to surrender former German en-
peror for trial.
Jan. 2o-Supreme council gave Jugo-
siayia four days to agree to the Fiume
settlement
Clemenceau retired from the council of
the League of Nations.
Jan. 23-Holland refused to surrender
the former German emperor to the allies
Jugo-Slavia given more time to reply
10 proposed Fiume settlement.
Jan. A-Battle between Poles and Boil
sheviki along the Dvina reported.
Jan. H-General Denikine and staff ref
ugees on British vessel at Constantinople.
Jan. S-Jugo-Slavia rejected the Adri-
attic compromise offered by Italy.
Jan. 29-Ukrainians announced they had
captured Odessa
Jan. 3l-Vladivostok seized by revolu-
tionists.
Feb peace concluded between Es-
thonia and soviet Russia.
Feb. 3-List of Germans accused of war
crimes, headed by former crown prince.
handed to German representatives by
Feb. s-Russian soviet troops entered
Odessa.
Feb 7--Admiral Kolchak and his pre-
mier executed by revolutionists.
Feb. W-DaneS WOE the piebiscite In
North Schleswig.
President Wilson notified allies he would
not assent to proposed settlement OF
Feb ll-Letts declared armistice with
soviet Russia.
Feb l5-Supreme council agreed sultan
may remain in Constantinople, under
guarantee
Feb. ls-Alnes renewed their demand
on Holland for eXtradition of eX-kaiser
Allies agreed Germany might try the
war vandals, reserving the right TO try
them themselves If results are contrary
TO justice.
Feb. I7-Premiers of allies sent concili-
atory reply to wilson's note on the Adri-
attic settlement
Supreme council decided on interna-
tionalization of the Dardanelles and the
Bosporus.
FEB. 20-Russian Bolsheviki announced
the capture of ArchangeL
Feb. 2--Bolshevili occupied Murmansk.
Feb H-Soviet Russia made offer of
peace to United States, Japan and Rou-
mania.
March moscow reported destruction
of Denikine's Kuban Cossack corps and
also the capture of Stavropol.
March 5-Holland again refused to sur
render former kaiser to allies.
March 6-President Wilson again re-
Jected entente plan concerning Adriatic:
by Poles at Mozir and Kolenkovitz,
southeast of Minsk.
April 5-Japanese troops occupied Vlad-
tvostok
April s--French occupied Frankfort and
Darmstadt because Germany was sending
too many troops into Ruhr district and
was otherwise disregarding the treaty.
April S-Germany formally protested
against French advance.
April l9-Allied premiers in conference
at San Reno decided Sultan should re-
main in Constantinople and the Darda-
nelles should be internationalized
April rs - Supreme council, having
reached agreement on Turkey and Ger
many, warned Berlin treaty must be car
ried out, threatening force. President
Wilson asked to determine boundaries OF
Armenia.
April 26-Poles started successful Of
fensive against Bolsheyiki in Ukraine.
April 29-Russians in Vladivostok region
yielded to all Japan's demands.
May 5-Denmark occupied North Schles-
wig
May s-Kiev taken by the Poles
May 9-Moscow announced treaty of
peace between soviet Russia and republic
Of Georgia had been concluded.
May ll-Turkish treaty handed to Otto
man delegation.
May l7-French evacuated Frankfort
May lS-Bolsheviki drove British from
Enzeli, Persia, and started counter often
sive against the Poles.
May 27-Canada filed reparation claims
OF $lS7l 600 900 against Germany.
May 3l-Capture OF Resht, most impor-
tant Caspian seaport, by Bolsheviki an
nounced.
June Japanese broke off negotiations
with Bolsheviki for buffer state In Sibe-
ria.
June 4-Treaty of peace with Hungary
June 6-Ruthenians decided to join Poles
In war on soviet Russia.
June 1l-Poles evacuated Kiev.
June 2l-Bolsheviki opened midsummer
drive against Poles
June 27-EIeventh Bersa glieri regiment
of Italian army mutinied at Ancona
when ordered to Albania. Other troops
overpowered rebels after battle in which
June SO-Four hundred Italian troops
killed In two-day battle with anarchists
at Ancona and Pi0mbino.
July 3-Bolsheviki captured Lemberg,
Ukrainia.
July 4-Greeks, captured Brussa in Asia
Minor from Turks.
July Sailed and German representa-
tives met at Spa, Belgium. to discuss
disarmament clause of peace treaty
July fortress of Rovno in Volhynia
captured by Bolsheviki. Poles forced to
retreat on 720-mile front.
July 10--Polish forces evacuated Brest-
Litovsk, Wilma and Pinsk
july n-Allied supreme council agreed
20 begin negotiations with Russian Rol-
sheviki to conclude armistice between
Bolsheviki and Poles.
BolshevilSi captured city of Minsk from
Poles.
July i+-All!es and Germans agreed on
coal deliveries
Lithuania and Russia made peace and
former resained towns from Poles.
July l9-Russan soviet government re-
1ected British peace proposals for Poland
New attack by Bolshevik armies re-
pulsed by Poles in Volhynia but Reds
invaded Polish territory at one point
July 2o-Russians suggested peace nego-
tiations direct with the Poles.
July 2l-Arabs accepted French terms
concerning Syria.
July 22-Poand asked soviet Russia for
armistice. and new Polish cabinet was
formed with Witos as premier
July 2i-Russia consented to an arms
tice
July 25--Russia offered to talk peace
with allies il Wrangel surrendered.
French occupied Damascus
July 26-Greeks took Adrianople, cap
turing Jafar 1ayar.
July 29-Russians took Bialystok and
attacked Bres.-Litovsk.
July Sl-Vina abandoned to soviet
forces.
Peace negotiations began at Barano-
vichi
Aug l-Fortress of Brest-Litovsk taken
by Russians.
Aug 2-League of Nations council at
San Sebastian adopted French plan for
international general stan OF military ex-
perts Also adopted Roots plan for in
ternational court OF justice.
Russo Polish negotiations interrupted.
Russians continuing their advance.
Turkish nationalist opened offensive
against Greeks in Asia Minor.
Aug 3-League council adopted inter-
national blockade plan.