The Dolores star., 1924-01-04

| MAY 6-Ghinese bandits wrecked IN.
Peking- Shanghai express and kidnapped
| many foreign passengers. including IL
! Americans. demanding one million dol
| lars ransom,
| .ay s-Chinese government ordered
| that all demands OF bandits who kid
| uaped foreigners should be complied
May s-IrIsh Free State announced
rejection OF De vaieras peace offer
May 20-Andrew Bouar Law resigned
as PrimSs. min.ster Of Great Britain
| British prime minister.
May 2s-Communist strike and riots
In the Ruhr Increased in violence.
May 2I-Polish cabinet resigned.
Witos made premier.
June y-Stambouiisky's peasant gov
ernmcnt In bulgaria overthruwn in al
most bioodless revolution: Professor
ZankoT mad2 premier.
June l2-Al foreign captives re-
! leased by Chinese bandits
! IiNiI war broke out In Bulgaria.
PRESIDENT Il iuan-hung OF China fed
June AL Yuan-hung resigned as
president OF China
snmboulisky captured and killed in
June 22-Manitoba voters killed pro-
| hlo!ton law, substituting sale by gov
July I5-Mussollui cIinched his grip
| as dictator OF Italy by forcing parlia-
| nSnt TO pass his electoral law.
! July l6-British parliament rejected
labor party.s motion proposing gradual
| ment
July 2O-Gen. Francisco villa. noted
| eN-chief Of Mexican rebels and bandits.
July 22-BeIeau Wood. in France.
! who died there
Aug 6-TeixeIra Comes elected pres
Henry sullivan Of Massachusetts
swan the English channel
| Aug. S-ChancellOr Cuuo presented to
reichstag his rescue plan for Germany.
| including a gold loan. taxation on
gold value basis and a heavy levy on
Aug. I2-Chancenor Cuuo and the
| German government resigned. Gustave
| stresemann undertook TO form new
! cabinet the first coalition ma 3Orlty gov
erument in Germany's history.
Aug. LEBANON de Valera arrested
| by Irish Free State.
aug -l-Gprmau cabinet dcma uded
!lOO.0OO,00O from the iuduStrialists.
Aug. 2I-irish government party won
Aug. 2SIAdmIroI yamamoto made
! premier or Japan. succeeding the late
Sept I2-span!sh army revolted
| against the cabinet.
Sept. lt-spanlsh cabinet, resigned.
/ directorate established under presi-
. dency OF Gen Primo Rivera, leader OF
sept ISIWnItam cosErave reelected
| president Of Irish Free State.
Sept 2a-king Boris dissolved Bull
sarlah sta,e ,paTs,amtnt ,d,.d h and ProSlaimed
Sept. 2G-Germany officially aban-
Goned passive resistance in the Ruhr.
Won kHhr as dictator of the state.
| Sept. 27-Prcsident Ebert appointed
| War Minister Gessler military dictator
| OF Germany. Miners in the Ruhr de-
ciared general strike.
Sept. rs bulgarian revolt crushed
| with capture Of Ferdlnandovo.
Of Kustrin, Prussia.
Last vestige OF civil rule abolished
al rnfsn raFs1
| ing dissolved
Oct 2-Kustrin recaptured by Ger
| man government troops.
| Oct. sherman cabinet resigned and
| Chancellor Stresemann began forma-
| ton of virtual directorate.
oct 4-Revolution started in north
oct; 5-Marshal Tsao-Kun elected
| president OF China
German Socialists yielded to strese-
| mann.
Oct. Finland refused to pay Rus
sia indemnity for death Of cheka
Oct. S-ReIchstag. by heavy major
ny. gave chancellor Stresemann vote
Oct. s-Chancellor stresemann re-
| fused demands OF Hugo SHINES and
| made them dictators of Germany.
| oct lO-France refused to negotiate
| with Germany on resumption OF work
the Industrial barons. Panic on Berlin
| bourse the mark going to 1000. 100000
| 10 the dollar
Oct. l3-Reichstag confirmed Chan
| cellor Stresemann as dictator.
| oct. l7~Soc!ahst government OF Sax
Oct. 2l-Rhineland republic set up in
| AK la Chapelle; movement spread to
| other cities.
Oct. 2S-CommunIsts fought bloody
battle with police in Hamburg; ~
| killed Rhineland separatists ousted
| from several cities.
Chancellor stresemann yielded to Ba-
| varia's demand for greater autonomy
for the German states.
dismissal OF Saxony cabinet
oct. 2S-SaNon government defed the
oct. 2s-ChancelIor Stresemann GUST
| ed the Saxon cabinet.
| Angora assembly proclaimed Turkey
a republic and elected Mustapha KemaI
oct. ,So-Ismet Pasha made premier
Bavarian monarchists mobiIized for
march on Berlin.
Noy l-hrupp signed Ruhr accord
Nov. socialists quit German cabi-
net and Stresemann assumed dictatorial
Nov. s-fTtler and I.udendorr ,r,ea
to overthrow Bavarian government by
| rOyalist coup. Non Seeckt made su-
preme military dictator of Germany by
| President Ebert.
Nov. 9-Putsch of BavarIan Facis,i
suppressed and Ludendorr arrested.
| erick William returned TO Germany
Nov. l2-Adolf Hitler arrested.
NOV. 2O-RhineIand separatists cap
, tured MainZ.
Nov. 21-Mobs from Upper SIesian
| towns looted and burned estates Of rich
farmers who refused to sell food; many
| killed.
Nov. 23-German Chancellor streso-
mann and MS cabinet, denied a vote OF
| CONFIDENCE by the reichstag. resigned
Nov. 25-Dr. Heinrich Albert made
| chancellor of Germany.
| Nov. 2I-Failing to form n ministry.
| Doctor Albert resigned as German
| chancellor.
Nov: 2S-Matthes head OF Rhineland
| republic. ousted by associates
| Nov. 23-Stegerwald failing to form
German cabinet. DR.. Wilhelm Marx,
| Catholic leader. was mnao chancellor
| Dec. Germany completed negotia-
tons for foreign loan to support her
| new currency "
Dec. i-Many German manufacturers
| arrested for big tax frauds
| Dec. 6-Conservatives defeated in
| British elections. Rebellion in Mexico
| led by Adolfo de Ia Huerta
Dec. ll-British Conservative gov
q n 10 n