Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-05

Aug. +-Lloyd George issued ultimatuin
70 Russian representatives.
Poles agreed to meet Russians at MinslS
to negotiate.
Aug. s--Bosheviki rejected British plan
Tor ten-day armistice.
aug. 9-British labor leaders warned
government against war to aid Poland.
Aug. 1e-United States notified Italy II
would support Poland with all avail
able means" against ACKNOWLEDGMENT;
would never recognize the soviet regime,
or permit other nations to slice of Rus
sian territory; and suggested withdrawal
or Russian troops from Poland and for
eign troops from Russia as means to
end present war
turkish peace treaty signed
Aug. 1l-French government announced
IL recognized the Wrangel government In
south Russia and would give 1t aid, and
broke on relations with soviet representa-
Letvia and soviet Russia signed peace
treaty. and Finland and Russia agreed
on an armistice.
Aug l2-Mlawa captured by the Boil
sheviki
Bolsheviki captured Soldau.
Aug 16-Russo-P olish armistice nego-
tatfons opened at Minsk.
Great battle for possession OF warsaw:
Aug H-Poles repulsed Russians and
launched three counter offensives.
Aug. B-Danzig corridor cleared OF Boil
sheviki
Aug 19-Russians retreating in disorder
from Poland
Aug. 23-Poles recaptured Bialystok.
Aug. 24-Poles, having destroyed or dis
persed four of the five Bolshevik armies
rejected Russian peace terms.
Aug. 26-General Wrangel opened great
offensive In south Russia, taking Novo-
rossisk and other cities and the Donetz
coal basin.
Aug 2s-Reds recaptured Grodno and
Poles evacuated Biaiystok.
Aug. 81 - Ukrainians opened drive
against the Bolsheviki.
Peace conference at Minsk broke up.
Sept. 1-Budenny's Red army in Galicia
destroyed by the Poles.
Sept S-Bg defeat of Reds by General
Wrangel announced.
Sept. 9-DAnnunzio proclaimed the
Italian regency OF Quarnero.
Sept. 20-Nnth session of League OF
Nations council adjourned after persuad-
hostilities and arbitnate their differences.
and Finland and Sweden to arbitrate con-
corning the Aland islands.
Polish Russian peace conference opened
at Riga
Sept, 23-Poles and Lithuanians resumed
hostilities.
Oct. s-vilna seized by Polish troops
Oct. i2-Poland and soviet Russia signed
peace treaty,
Wrangel began offensive against new
Sixth soviet army.
Oct. ~ Russo-Finnish peace treaty
Oct 17-Japanese and Korean troops
fought in Manchuria.
Defeat of wrangel near Kakhovka an
nounced.
Nov. l-serious defeats of wrangers
forces announced.
Nov iO-Italy and Jugo-slavia reached
agreement on Adriatic dispute w..
Nov. l3-Compete collapse OF Wran-
gels forces in the Crimea
Nov 15-League of Nations assembly
opened first meeting in Geneva; Paul Hy-
mans of Belgium elected president.
Nov l6-Ukrainians routed by Reds,
losing Kiev and other towns.
Spain agreed to join the allies in polic-
ing the Wilma district.
Nov. l9-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.
Noy 2S-Scandinavian amendments TO
League of Nations covenant voted down
by committee on general organization.
Commission on Armenian situation ap-
pointed.
soviet Russia resumed, the Polish troops
withdrawing to armistice line.
Nov. 25-League of Nauons councii
asked United States to mediate between
Armenia and Mustapha Renal Pasha.
Nov 29-ltaly started to force D'Annun-
zio out of Fiume.
President Wilson accepted invitation Of
league council to mediate between Arme-
pee. l-D'Annunzio declared war on
Anstria 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-
tine to throne
Dec 3-Argentine delegates withdrew
from League of Nations assembly because
of refusal to consider amendments to COW
enant.
Armenia and Turkish nationalist signed
peace treaty.
Dec S-President Wilson declined to
appoint American representatives on
League of Nations disarmament commits
sion.
Dec. lO-League of Nations assembly
postponed until next session decision on
naval and economic blockade.
Dec 12-Russian soviet government pro-
tested to Great Britain, France and Italy
against their brutal interference In the
affairs of Greece.
Dec l3-League of Nations assembly
adopted statute for permanent interna-
tional court of justice.
Holland broke OFF diplomatic relations
with Jugo-Slavia because of IA long Sc
res of insults"
Dec. l5-Austria was admitted to the
League of Nations. Spain, Brazil. Bel
GUM and China made elective members
of the league council
Dec. l6-Bulgaria, Costa RIGA, Finland
and Luxembourg admitted to League OF
Nations.
Dec. l7-Albania admitted to League OF
Nations.
Dec. lS-Meetins of League of Nations
assembly closed.
Dec 2l-Great powers warned Spain
against attempts in the cortes TO strange
foreign enterprises.