The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-01-03
Chronology of
 the Year 1923
Carefully Compiled fol the Readers of the
 SENTINEL
INTERNATIONAL


 and British and French plans for repa- rations were submitted.
 Jan 4-Conference of allied premiers In Paris broke up in disagreement France prepared for isolated acton 10 collect from Germany.
 Jan. s-War debt refundinS negotia- tions begun in Washington by British and American commissions.
 Jan. 9-Reparations committed de- clared Germany in wilful default in coal deliveries British member voting In negative. French began move on Essen. Germans adopted passive re- Jan 16-Gsrmany. formally notified by France of its intention 10 occupy the Ruhr. protested to the allied pow CTS and withdrew its ambassadors rom France, Belgium and Italy Near East peace conference decided Moslems in Greece must be moved 10 Turkey and Christians in Turkey 10 President Harding recalled American troops from Germany.
 Jan. l1-French forces occupied Es- sen and the Ruhr.
 Memel district, besieging the city;
 Jan. 13-Reichstag. by vote or 2S3 to l2, backed Chancellor Cunos mora! Jan. I5-German mine owners defed the French. who proceeded to extend their occupation to the entire Ruhr basin.
  ing the revolt was only against the French administration and the German Jan, is - Preparations commission voted Germany in default in material Jan. i9-Germany ordered all state employees to refuse to obey the French International commercial arDltralon court inaugurated in Paris.
 Jan. 2O-French arrested many Ger man industrial leaders and officials and seized funds in Reichsbank oranches: Jan. 23-France ordered the Ruhr isolated from the rest of Germany. Workers in Thyssen plants struck. British and Turks split on Mosul question in Lausanne conference
 Jan 24-American army of occupa- tion left Germany for home
 Jan. 26 - Preparations commission votel Germany in general default.
 Jan. 2s-Isolation of the Ruhr rom rest of Germany completed.
 Jan 2s-Hundreds of German officials deported from Ruhr and Rhineland
 jan. 31-French seized Ruhr customs unoccupied Germany.
 Allies submitted peace treaty to Turks at Lausanne. ,o, funding of war debt.
 CzecRoslovakia and Hungary ac- cepted League of Nations plan to settle their boundary dispute Feb. 1-European nations guaranteed loan of s1o0, 900, 900 to Austria.
 Feb. General Allen ordered by United States to quit relations with Rhineland commission.
 Feb. 4-Turks at Lausanne refused 10 sign peace treaty. rejecting 20 per cent of the clauses, and Lord Curzoh oe- parted.
 Chancellor Cuno appointed a dictator to ration and fix prices in the Ruhr. Feb 6-Ismet Pasha refused British demand that he agree in writing Ill 9 t9
 
 Lausanne conference broke up.
 Feb 7-Turks ordered allied war ships to leave smyrna, but were dened' Central American conference in Washington ended successfully. awarded Menel to Lthuania; ,lsr, ,o gan battle near Orany.
 Feb. 2s-Great Britain and France ordered their warships out Of smyrna harbor, as courtesy to Turkish govern Lithuania and Poland agreed on March s-French crossed Rhine and occupied Mannheim, Darmstadt ana March s-canada signed fisheries treaty with United States. March ls-International chambers of commerce met at Rome.
 March 1s-United States agreed to accept payment of s25o,0oo,ooo for ex- penses of Rhine army, in l2 install March 2s-Presidsnt of Chile. in well coming deiegat to Pan-American con peace" conditions and war on alco- March 2s-soeialists of England, France Italy. Belgium and Germany, in conference in Berlin, devised repara- France rejected any League of Na- tions' guarantee for naturalization of the Rhineland.
 March 3o-German mine owners re- fused to pay coal tax levied by the March s1-Eleven Krupp workers. killed in clash with French troops at peace conference at Lausanne.
 April 22-League of Nations council approved loan of sl2o 1000. 900 to Austria. resumed, Russia excluded. Hai6seh, head of KFupp works. ar. rested sy Frsneh xrann as soTss rssp0nsi0ie for May 2-Germany made new repara- tions offer of s7.5oo,ooo.ooo with many conditions:
 May S-French court-martial gave Krupp fifteen years in prison and heavy fine Other participants In Essen riot fined and imprisoned.
 6 ultimatum on the soviet government of Moscow demanding compliance with the laws of nations.
 May 13-Great Britain told Germany her reparations offer was insufficient and invited her to make a better one May 21-New Socialists Interna- tionaie of the World opened conven- May 2s~Russia yielded to British demands.
 May 25-Four European powers yielded on all points made by the Unit ed States and signed agreement for payment of costs of American army on the Rhine.
 Americas right to interfere with car goes not destined to enter this country such as rations, or liquor stocks for May 2s-Turks and Greeks at Lau- same reached agreement on repara- tions.
 tions conference on total sum, and of fered annuities of 100000. 900 gold june is-world court began second session In The Hague.
 June 21-France withdrew Saar or dinances of March '. to which England objected.
 June 27-Pope issued letter condemn ing French rolicy in the Ruhr.
 June 29-Ten Belgian soldiers killed by bomb in the Ruhr; French and Bell gians took severe sanctions.
 July 2-Pope urged Germany to