The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-01-04
Sept. ls-western portion of Smyrna

Sept ls-Western portion of Smyrna burned: loss s60,Go. .o0; many lives lost Germany refused to deposit gold guar antee demanded by Belgium and defaultsd on payment of private pre-war debts to allied nationals.
 Sept 15-Great Britain invited the do- minions, France. Italy. Serbia, Runanla and Greece to join in the defense of the DardanelleS.
 Sept 16-France and Italy opposed miii- tarS operations against Turks.
 Sept. ls-Entire British Atlantic fleet sent to Dardanelles
 Hungary admitted to League of Nations :, Sept lstkemal Pasha demanded Of al- lies immediate conference on guarantees Tor neutrality of the Straits and perfnis- slon to send troops into Thrace.
 sept 9-Allies agreed to conference or Russia.
 conference, agreeing to return Cons an tinople, Adrianople and Thrace in return for freedom of the Dardanelles. Sept. 25-Great Britain agreed to admit Russia to Near East conference concern Ing the Dardanelles.
 Sept. 2e-Greek troops revolted and King Constantine abdicated. Russia, in note to the allies, demahosu the restoration of Turkey in Europe.
 Sept. @-kemal Pasha accepted aihes invitation to arnistice barley, ana 10 peace conference on condition that Con. stanunople and all of Thrace be ceded al G
 Oct Turk Nationalists agreed to ar mistice conference at Mudania on oct ; and suspended military operations. Oct. 3-Armistice conference opened a' Mudania.
 Oct. 10-Allies, Greeks and Turkish Ma uonalists agreed to armistice convention al Mudania, providing for eyacuatlon O. el delivery to Turkey within 45 days
 Oct. ll-Mudania protocol signed. Oct. 2s-United States invited Central American republics to conference on ilnl- itation of armament and other subjects. in Washington Dec. 4.
 Oct. 27-Allies Invited United States 10 participate in Near East conference al tary Hughes replied United States Wouid send observers. Russia invited to part of conference dealing with the Dafoa nelles
 Oct 2s-Turkey and Russia opened con- ference for economic accord
 Nov. l2-Lausanne conference postponed to Nov. 20.
 Nov. 2o-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. 2-Russa and nations on her west ern border opened limitation Of arma- ment conference.
 Dec. EConference of Central American republics opened in Washing gton.
 Nov. 30-Allies demanded from Germany apology and indemnity for attack on al lied officers in Bavaria.
 Dec 5-British troops forced Turks to let Christian refugees leave Constan- tinople.
 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 &C., cepted by the allies
 Dec 9-Allied premiers met in London to consider German reparations.
 Dec. 10-German reparauons plan re- jected by allied premiers.
 Shantung province formally restored to China by Japan.
 Dec ll-Conference of allied premiers adjourned to Jan. ?, France insisting on foTcible occupation of the Ruhr.
 Dec. 12-Baltic states served ultimatum on Russia at Moscow which Russia re- ;evted and disarmament conference went on roCl-s.
 Dec lz-Turkey agreed to join League of Nations when peace is signed and to accept measures for protection of minori- ties