Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-07
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

The World war was formally ended
January 10 when Germany and four
teen Of the powers allied against her
In the war exchanged notifications of
Abe Treaty Of Versailles at Paris. The
United States, however, was not
among the nations participating in this
ceremony rs the treaty had not been
ratified by the senate
The League Of Nations came into
actual being at Paris January 16 when
the executive council held its first
meeting with representatives from Bel
Eium. Brazil, England, Italy, France,
Japan, Greece and Spain participant
ing.
The Russian governmeHl made y
step toward securing peace with It's
warning neighbOrS by concluding
treaties with CSraine and EsthOnia.
The Turkish peace terms were com
pleted on March g. and q week later
the Allies decided to use force to i'm
pose the terms upon Turkey, sendiI.g
troops 10 occupy COnstantnoplr. The
allied forces occupied the Turkish
capital without opposition
Polish troops began y sprug often
sive against the Russian BoiSheyik IN
the Baltic region on March %. Warsaw
reported heavy fighting AZ many points
on the 40O-mile front Three days lat
or Poland offered peace terms to Rus
sla, providing for restoration Of the
kingdom of l772. return u art aud
other treasures and an indemnity for
tnVasiOnS since 1914. Polish troops ad-
ministered severe defeat 10 the Bol-
sheviki al POdolis April l3
The Poles and Ukrainiaus neg0tiat-
ed treaty on April u, recognizing
Dkrainian independence from RusSis
combined army Of Poles and Ukra.n-
ians then launched an offensive against
the Russian Red" forces, capturing
Klev on May and lhc great pOr1 Of
Odessa on May H.
BUlSheviR troops invaded Persia AT
Astara May IS. forcing the withdrawal
" British troops BolShevlk troops
on the Polish front were REINFORCED
and launched an attack On ninety
mile front, seeking to open commune
ration with East Prussia. On June 9
they succeeded in lanking and driving
back General Pilsudskis Polish troops.
The supreme council continued it's
efforts 10 complete the peace settle
tnents The treaty With Hungary was
signed June al Versailles Ambassa
dor Wallace signing for the United
States. Turkey was granted fifteen
days additional time to present its
views regarding the treaty with that
country.
While these peace negotiations were
IN progress fighting continued at many
points. Over 200 Italian prisoners were
killed by Albsnlans at Tirsns on June
IS in retaliation for the assassination
Of Bssad Pasha in Paris on June 10
Supported by British troops and bat
tleships at Malta and COnstantiDOple.
lhC OINthN DFBhu a campaign 10 OuSl
the Turkish NstionalistS from parts of
Asia Minor
On July the BOlshevik troops cap
tured ROvOnO throwing the Poles into
retreat on the entire front Poland
opened negotiations for an armistlce
and these continued for week when
1t was reported that Russia had or
dered the pOStpOnemenl of the negO-
tlatiens and the capture Of Warsaw
BOlshevist troops captured LOmza and
Brest-Litovsk. and began a drive on
Lemberg August /. During The next
two weeks they continued TO advance
and on August II were within twelve
miles Of Warsaw. The Polish capital
seemed doomed, but on the 18th the
Poles launched great cOunter-of-
feAsive and drove the BOlsheVlhi back
In disorder Heartened by the crush
Ing blow given the Russian forces
the Poles rejected the BOlshevik peace
terms
~ fl' H'aul me. ou Augusi ~, lbs