The Devils Lake world., 1922-12-27

Sept lstWestern portion Of Smyrna
burned; loss 10000 go: many. lives lost
germany refused to deposit gold guar
sntee demanded BY Belgium and defaulted
allied nationals.
sept 15-Great Britain invited the do
mlnions. France, Italy, Serbia, Rumania
nq psrdsr Sreees sres to join in the defense Of the
Sept ie-France and Italy opposed mill
tary operations against Turks.
sept. lS-Entire British Atlantic dset
sent to Dardanelles.
Hungary admitted to League of Nations.
,,es sept: ls,kemal Pasha demanded Of al
nes immediate conference on guarantees
.or neutrality of the Straits and permis-
Sept. a--Al!ies agreed to conferences Of
s,ght nations on Near East, excluding
sept 2s-Allies invited Turks to peace
conference, agreeing to return Constan-
ttinople. Adranople and Thrace in return
1oI freedom of the Dardanelles.
Rnsp;a 1s-Great Britain agreed to admit
taussla ;n 10 Near East conference concern
ing the Dardanelles.
sept. a-Greek troops revolted and King
CONSTANTINE abdicated.
Russia. in note to the allies. demanded
Sept Of Purksy in Ens9ps
invitation to arm!stice parley. and to
peace conference on condition that Con-
stantinople and all of Thrace be ceded at
Oct. l-Turk Nationalists agreed to ar
mistice conference at Mudania on Oct. 3
and suspended military operations.
oct. 3-Armistice conference opened at
Oct; 1o-Allies. Greeks and Turkish Ma
uonallsts agreed to armisttce convention
At Mudan!a. providing for evacuation OF
daTse dhfaee BY Greece within Is days and its
oellEery to Turkey within Is days.
Oct ll-Mudania protocol signed.
oct 3-Cnited States invited Central
american republics to conference on lin
itation OF armament and other subjects.
in Washington Dec 4.
Oct. 27-Alies invited United States to
participate in Near East conference at
Lausanne, Switzerland. Nov. 13. Secre-
tary Hughes replied United States would
send observers. Russia invited to part
OF conference dealing with the Darda-
nelles .
Oct 29-Turkey and Russia opened con-
terence for economic accord.
NOV. l2-LausanHe conference postponed
to Nov. 20.
Nov. 2o-Sear East peace conference at
Lausanne opened, with return TO secret
diplomacy i'm effect
Nov. I-Eastern Thrace and Adr;anople
turned over to the Turks.
Dec. 2.Russia and nations on her west
ment conference.
Dec. +Conference Of Central American
republics opened in Washington.
Nov. 30-Al!ies demanded from Germany
lied officers In Bavaria
Dec. tEritish troops forced Turks to
let Christian refugees leave Constan-
tinople.
Dec. s-Allies presented plan for control
of Dardanelles to Lausanne conference.
Americas position stated.
Dec S-Turkey's plan for Dardanelles
submitted at Lausanne. Virtually ac-
copied by the allies.
Dec e-Allied premiers met in London
to consider German reparatioRs.
Dec. l0-German reparations plan re-
jected by allied premiers.
Shantung province formally restored to
China by Japan.
Dec l1-Conference Of allied premiers
adjourned to Jan 2, France insisting on
forcible occupation of the Ruhr.
Dec. 12-Baltic states served ultimatum
on Russia at Moscow which Russia re-
jected and disarmament conference went
on rocks.
Dec. 14-Turkey agreed to join League
of Nations when peace is signed and to
accept measures for protection of minori-
ties