Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-12-27

PeklnK- Shanghai express and kidna Dec
many foreign passengers. including ~
Americans. demanding one million dol
lars ransom.
lay s---chinese government ordered
mapped foreigners should be complied
May s--Irish Free State announced
rejection OF De Valera's peace offer.
May 20-Andrew Bonar Law resigned
| as prime minister of Great Britain
May 22--Stanley Baldwin appointed
| British prime minister.
May 2s-communist strike and riots
IN the Ruhr increased in violence.
May T-Polish cabinet resigned;
Witos made premier.
June s-stamboulisky's peasant gov
eminent In Bulgaria overthrow In al
most bloodless revolution; Professor
Zankon mad, premier.
June l2-Al foreign captives re-
leased by Chinese bandits.
Civll war broke out In Bulgaria.
President Ii Yuan-hung of China fed
from Picking
June ILL Yuan-hung resigned as
stambouiisky captured and killed In
Bulgarian village
June 22-Manltoba voters killed pro-
eminent
July i5-Mussolini cIlnched his grip
as dictator OF Italy by forcing parlia-
ment TO pass his electoral law.
July I6--British parliament rejected
labor party's motion proposing gradual
transition to socialist form OF govern
ment
July 2O--Gen Francisco villa. noted
ex-chief of Mexican rebels and bandits.
slain from ambush.
July 22-Belleau Wood. In France.
dedicated as memorial to Americans
who died there.
Aug s--Teixeira Comes elected pres
idcnt OF Portugal.
Henry sullivan OF Massachusetts
swan the English channel.
aug. s-Chancelior Cunp presented to
re hstag his rescue plan for Germany,
gold value basis and a heavy levy on
Industries.
Aug. 12--Chanceilor Cuno and the
German government resigned. Gustave
Stresemann undertook to form new
cabinet. the FIRST coalition majority gov
eminent In Germany's history.
Aug. i6--Eamon de Valera arrested
Aug. 21--German cabinet dema nded
SlO0.000,000 from the industrialists.
avg. II-irish government party won
Aug. 2s-Admirai Yamamoto made
premier OF Japan. succeeding the late
sept is-spanish army revolted
Sept. l4-spanish cabinet resigned;
directorate established under presi-
deney OF Gen. Primo Rivera. leader OF
Sept William cosgrave reelected
president OF Irish Free State.
Sept 23-king Boris dissolved Bull
garian parliament and proclaimed
state OF Siege because of Communist
and peasant uprisinBs.
Sept. 26--Germany officially aban-
doned passive resistance In the Ruhr,
bavaria revolted and named Gustave
Won kahr as dictator of the state.
Sept. 27---President Ebert appointed
War Minister Gessler military dictator
Of Germany, Miners In the Ruhr de-
clared general strike.
Sept. IS Bulgarian revolt crushed
with capture OF Ferdinandovo.
Oct. i-Monarchists captured fortress
OF Kustrin, Prussia.
Last yestlge of civil rule abolished
IN spain, all municipal governments be-
Inc dissolved.
Oct 2-Kustrin recaptured by Ger
man government troops.
Oct. SHERMAN cabinet resigned and
Chancellor Stresemann began forma-
ton OF virtual directorate.
Oct. t--Revolution started In north
ern Portugal.
Oct. 5-MarshaI Tsao- Kun elected
president OF China.
mann.
Oct. FINLAND refused to pay Rus
STA indemnity for death of cheka
agent.
Oct. s--Reiohstag. by heavy major
ity. gave Chancellor Stresemann vote
Of confidence.
Oct, .s-chanceilor stresemann re.
fused demands OF Hugo shines and
other industrislists. which would have
made them dictators OF Germany.
Oct lO--France refused to negotiate
with Germany on resumption Of work
In the Ruhr, preferring to deal with
the Industrial barons. Panic on Berlin
bourse. the mark gelng to 1000, 600 900
to the dollar.
Oct l3--Reichstag confirmed Chan
cellor Stresemann as dictator.
Oct lI-Socialist government of Sax
ony and Thuringia dened stresemann,
Oct sl--Rhineland republic set up in
AK la Chapelle; movement spread 10
other cities.
oct 2S--communists fought bloody
battle with police In Hamburg. a.
killed RhIneiand separatists ousted
from several cities.
Chancellor Stresemann yielded TO Ba-
varia's demand for greater autonomy
for the German states,
Oct 2i--German government ordered
dismissal OF saxony cabinet,
Oct. 2S-Saxon government defied the
reich.
Oct 2s-Chanceuor Stresemann GUST
ed the Saxon cabinet
Angora assembly proclaimed Turkey
republic and elected Mustapha Renal
president
oct SO-lsmet Pasha made premier
of Turkey.
Bavarian monarehIsts mobnired for
march on Berlin.
Nov, l-krupp signed Ruhr accord
with French,
net and stresemann assumed dictatorial
powers.
Nov s-Hitler and Ludendorn tried
TO overthrow baNarian government by
royahst coup. Won Seeckt made SUI
preme military dictator OF Germany by