Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-29

Aug. 2S-Panama agreed to let Costa
RIGA occupy Coto.
Aug. 2-Japan formally accepted invita-
ton to disarmament conference.
United States peace treaty with Austria
signed in Vienna.
Aug. 25-United States signed peace
treaty with Germany in Berlin.
Aug. 27-Turks drove Greeks back across
Sakaria river with heavy losses.
Aug. 29-Hostilities opened between
HUNGARY and Austria concerning frontier
united States peace treaty with Hun
gary signed in Budapest.
Sept. l-Agreement reached to divide
Lithuania into two states, one independ-
ent and one controlled by Poland.
Sept. 4-Soviet Russia and Afghanistan
signed treaty.
Sept 5-League of Nations assembly met
in Geneva and elected H. A. Van Karne-
peek. Holland, president.
Sept. 4-League of Nations assembly
elected II judges of international court OF
Justice, including John Bassett Moore OF
the United States.
Sept 1S-Hostilities broke out between
Jugo-Slavia and Albania.
Sept. H-Lithuania, Esthonia and Latvia
admitted to League of Nations.
Sept A-Allies ordered Hungary to
eVacuate Burgenland.
Sept 30-German reichstag ratified peace
treaty with United States.
Oct. 5-League of Nations assembly ad-
1ourned after re-electing Brazil, China,
belSlum ana spain nonpermaheht Hen-
bers of council.
Oct. 7-China rejected Japan's proposals
for settlement of Shantung controversy.
Oct 10-Division of Slesia decided by
League of Nations council.
Oct. B-United States senate ratified
treaties of peace with Germany, Austria
and Hungary by vote of &C to 20.
Nov. 3-Treaty between France and
Turkish Nationalists announced
Nov. 7-Great Britain entered strong
incl Ttirlft oh PnT6
Nov. S-Council of ambassadors ap-
proved boundaries of Albania.
Nov. 9-Allied ambassadors ordered
Jugo-Slavs to get out of Albania, but
latter continued their invasion.
Nov. circumference on limitation of ar
maments and Far East questions opened
in Washington. Secretary of State Hughes
announced the American plan-a naval
holiday for ten years by Great Britain,
Japan and the United States, and the
scrapping of all building programs.
Nov 4-Presdent Harding formally
proclaimed peace between United States
and Germany.
Nov. 15-Great Britain. Japan, France
and Italy accepted American naval limita-
ton plan in principle.
Nov, 16-China in the Washington con-
ference, asked recognition as an inde-
pendent nation, respect for territorial
rights restitution of seized provinces and
regions, abandonment of special foreign
privileges, withdrawal of foreign troops,
permission to govern her own internal af-
fairs, and the open door.
League of Nations council met in Paris
Bourgeois of France elected president
Nov. 1S-Jugo-Slavia accepted the AL
bantam boundaries.
Nov. 2l-Premier BRAND presented to
armament conference Frances reasons
for maintaining large army, setting forth
her fears of aggression by Germany, and
delegates Of other powers pledged France
their continued support.
Conference committee on Far East
adopted bill of rights" for China.
Nov. 25-Powers in Washington confer
ence agreed in principle to abolition Of
eXtraterritorial rights in China.
Dec. 1O-United States, Great Britain,
Japan and France, in Washington con-
ference. agreed on treaty to stabilize
peace in the Pacific, to last ten years;
Anglo-Japanese alliance to be abrogated.
Dec. 13-Four-power Pacific peace treaty
signed.
Dec. 15-United States, Great Britain
and Japan agreed on '5-5-3' naval ratio,
with notifications, and on plan to main
tain status quo in Pacific Notifications
and naval bases with exceptions.
Dec. 14-Germany told allies she could
not pay January installments of repara-
tons.
Dec. 16-France made unexpected de-
mands for naval strength.