Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-01-31

| ions.
! Juno 5--Germany asked new repara-
/ tions conference on total sum, and Of
| fered annuitles of 100000. 600 gold
Tune 18-world court began second
session in The Hague.
| June 21-France withdrew Saar or.
! dinances of March 7, 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 Bel.
| gians took severe sanctions.
July Pope urged Germany tc
cease sabotage and satisfy her obliga.
tons.
ASecided to investigate French regime
IN the Saar
July 4-Krupp's signed working
agreement with French.
/ July 6-Agreement on all points
! reached by Turks and allies
July 7-French chamber of deputies
| approved Washington naval Limitation
treaty.
July 9--Four-power Pacific treaty
ratified by French chamber.
July 1l-French senate ratified naval
and Pacific treaties.
July 12-Great Britain invited France
and Italy to join her in reply to Ger
,many's latest reparations note.
II July 13-French troops of occupa-
tion advanced to Limberg. Barmen and
! Elberfeld.
/, July 15-Premier Poincare of France,
] in speech. rejected most of the demands
made by British prime minister on Ger
! man reparations.
July 16-Allies and Turks agreed on
terms of treaty. leaving out oil con-
/ July 2o-British draft of reply to
Germany submitted to allies and United
i States.
I : July 24-Turks and allies signed
/ peace treaty of Lausanne.
Aug. 3-Great Britain and france
tagreed on a mutual guarantee pact
against unprovoked aggression, to lead
to reduction of armaments.
Aug. 6-United States and Turkey
signed treaties of amity and commerce
and on extradition. at lausanne 90
France and Belgium note declaring
iRuhr occupation Illegal and a failure,
insisting on impartial reparations in
!quiry and declaring France must pay
Britain to pay America.
Aug. 15-United States Mexico COM
missioners completed their conference.
IL Aug. 17-Ratifications of four-poWer
;pact and naval reduction treaty negotl-
1 lated at Washington conference for
mally exchanged at State department.
France offered to reduce reparations
! Claims on Germany in proportion to the
amount of it's debt United States and
| Great Britain cancel.
Aug. 21-Frances reply to British
mote delivered to Great Britain; of1ered
! little hope of agreement
t. Aug. 28--Italy demanded from Greece
,abject apology and reparations for
.ers in Albania.
/; Aug. 3O-Greece accepted some of
/ tItaly's demands and rejected others.
Aug. 31-Italy, declaring Greece's re-
] ply Unsatisfactory, bombarded and
seized Corfu and landed on Samos and
other Aegean islands. Greece appealed
Ito League of Nations.
- Mexican government formally recog-
! nfZed by the United States.
Sept. 4-Mussolini declared Italy
would withdraw from League. of Ma
tions II 1t insisted on arbitrating the
! fItalo-Greek affair.
/ Sept Council of ambassadors up
held Italy's demands on Greece.
Sept 8-Greece and Italy formally
E'accepted terms laid down by council
'of ambassadors.
Premier Poincare of France an
Inounced Germany must settle repara-
,tions question before an economic ac-
cord could be reached.
Sept 10-Irish Free State admitted
/ ito League of Nations.
| Sept, 13-Italy agreed to evacuate
| Corfu on Sept. q.
| Sept. 16-Italy appointed Gen. Giar-
ldino military governor of Fiume.
! Sept 18-United States made formal
demand on Spain, France and Great
Britain for right to build navy coal and
oil base i'll Tangier across from
! Sept. 24-Chancellor Stresemann of
Germany formally announced official
abandonment of passive resistance in
the Ruhr.
Italy informed Jugo-slavia it in
tended to keep Fiume.
Italy declined to evacuate Corfu until
Greece paid 50,0000 900 lire indemnity.
4 Sept. 25-Council of ambassadors or
| dered Greece to pay indemnity to Italy.
Sept. 27-Italy evacuated Corfu.
Sept. 2S-America won international
seaplane race off Cowes, England.
! Oct. 2-Allies completed the evacua-
ton of COnStantinople.
Oct 19-Chancellor Stresemann an
nounced Germany would pay no more
Oct. 24-Germany asked allies for
Preparations conference and moratorium.
/ Oct 26-France accepted British plan
ef boapd of expers to m
Germany's capacity to pay.
Oct. 28-Premier Poincare announced
France would not permit reduction of
reparations debt by board of experts.
nor abandon the guarantee.
Oct 80 - Great Britain accepted
| Frances reservations on reparations
Nov. 4-Poincare said France would
not yield on reparations unless her
! creditors yielded on debts.
/ Nov. 5-China refused to pay Boxer
| Indemnity to France.
Nov 9-United States refused to par
! ticipate In examination of Germany's 3
| capacity to pay because of French re-
Nov 13-France proposed appoint
,ment of experts committee to investi-
| gate Germanys resources and capacity
to pay during the next three years.
! Nov 14-Chancellor Stresemann an
| nounced he would repudiate treaty OF
| Versailles and abandon the Ruhr and
| ,Rhineland to the French.
Nov 21-France and Great Britain
reached accord as to demands on Ger
many concerning former crown prince
and resumption of military control
commissions, and sent mild notes to
! Berlin.
| Nov 23-Industrial magnates Of the
! ,Ruhr and Rhineland signed treaty with
| the French for resumption of work and
! payments.
Nov 24-Germany refused protection
| for allied military control officers.
Nov 27--International conference to
| halt rum-running opened in Ottawa
| Canada
| +, Dec 4-France began restoring the
! .Ruhr to German rule.
/ Dec. 6-Allied warships landed troops
/ lin Canton to protect custom house from
| Sun Yat Sen.
Dec. 7-C. H. .Griffis and two others
| sentenced to prison by German court
| for attempt to kidnap Bergdoll.
| = Dec. 9-New treaty of friendship and
| commerce signed by u. s. and Germany.
| Dec 10-Council of League OF Ma