, 1923-01-04

Sept, is-Western portion of Smyrna
burned, loss s6O.OoJ.O0O. many lives lost.
refused to deposit gold guar
antee demanded by Belgium and defaulted
on payment OF private pre-war debts tV
allied nationals,
Sept. i5-Great Britain invited the do
unions, France, Italy. Serbia. Runlania
and Greece to join in the defense of the
Dardanelies.
Sept. l6-France and Italy opposed mill
tary operations against Turks.
sept British Auantic neet
sent to Dardanelles.
Hunsary admitted to League of Nations.
Sept. ls-kemal Pasha demanded OF al
lies immediate conference on guarantees
Tor neutrality of the Straits and permits
sion to send troops into Thrac
sept. D-Allies agreed to conference OF
Russia.
sept 2S-Alies invited Turks to peace
conference, agreeing to return Constant
tlnople. Adrianople and Thrace In return
Tor freedom of the Dardanelles
sept z0-Great Britain agreed to admit
RUSSIA to Near East conference concern
ing the Dardanelles
Sept. 26-Greek troops revolted and King
Constantine abdicated.
ftussla, in note to the allies. demanded
the restoration of Turkey in Europe.
sept 2,-kemal Pasha accepted allies
invitation to armistice parley, and TO
peace conference on condition that Con
stantinople and all OF Thrace be coded at
once to Nationalist government.
Oct TURK Nationalist agreed to ar
mlstlce conference at Mudania on oct 3
and suspended military operations.
Mudania.
Oct; lo-Allles, Greeks and Turkish Ma
~tonnllsts agreed to armistiCe convention
at Mudania, providing for evacuation OF
Thrace by Greece within l5 days and Its
delivery to Turkey within 40 lays.
Oct 2s-United States invited Central
American republics to conference on lin
itation OF armament and other subjects.
In N "a ton -IlAa
Oct. 21-Allies invited United States to
participate In Near East conference at
Lausanne, Switzerland. Nov. 10. Secre-
tary Hughes replied United States would
send observers. Russia invited to part
of conference dealing with the Darda-
nelles
oct. 2s-Turkey and Russia opened con-
ference for economic accord.
NOV. l2-Lausanne conference postponed
to Nov. 20.
Nov. 20-Near East peace conference at
Lausanne opened, with return to secret
diplomacy in effect
Nov. 2l-Eastern Thrace and Adrianople
turned over to the Turks.
Dec. &Russla and nations on her west
ern border opened limitation OF arma-
ment conference.
Dec. t-Conference of Central American
republics opened In Washington.
Nov. ALLIES demanded from Germany
apology and indemnity for attack on al
lied officers in Bavaria.
Dec. 5-Brltish troops forced Turks to
let Christian refugees leave Constan-
tlnople.
Dec. 6-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-
cepted by the allies.
Dec. 1Alied premiers met in London
to consider German reparations.
Dec. l0-German PREPARATIONS plan re-
Jected by allied premiers.
Shantung province formally restored to
China by Japan.
M, ~ Gn,fno. 90 ottgo1 rrar,tora
adjourned to Jan. 2. France insisting on
forcible occupa ton of the Ruhr.
Dec. 12-Baltic states served ultimatum
on Russia at Moscow which Russia re-
tected and disarmament conference went
on rocks.
Dec. l4-Turkey agreed to join League
OF Nations when peace Is signed and to
accept measures for protection of minori-
ties.