Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-02

three armies to move against Constan-
tinople, Mosul and other points.
Jan. 2-Allied premiers met in Paris
and British and trench plans for repa-
rations were submitted.
Jan. 4-Conference of allied premiers
in Paris broke up in disagreement.
collect from Germany.
ian. 8-War debt refunding negotia-i
lions begun in Washington by British
and American commissions.
Jan 9-Reparations committee de-
clared Germany in wilful default in
coal deliveries, British member voting
in negative. French began move on
Essen. Germans adopted passive re-
sistance program.
Jan 16--Germany, formally notified
by France of its intention TO occupy
the Ruhr, protested to the allied pow
ers and Withdrew its ambassadors from
France, Belgium and Italy.
Near East peace conference decided
Moslems in Greece must be moved to
Turkey and Christians in Turkey to
Greece
President Harding recalled American
troops from Germany.
Jan. 11--French forces occupied ES-
sen and the Ruhr.
Lithuanian lrregulars occupied the
Memel district, beSleglng the city.
Jan. 13-ReichStag, by vote OF 2S3 TO
IL, backed Chancellor Cunos moral
war on France.
Jan 15--German mine owners defed
the French, who proceeded to extend
their occupation to the entire Ruhr
basin.
Lithuanlans seized Memel, announc-
ing the revolt was only against the
French administration and the German
currency.
voted Germany in default in material
deliveries.
Jan l9-Germany ordered all state
employees to refuse to obey the French.
International commercial arbitration
court inaugurated in Paris.
jan 20-French arrested many Ger
man industrial leaders and officials and
seized funds in Reichsbank branches.
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-
ton left, Germany for home:
jan &c - Preparations commission
voted Germany in general default.
Jan. 2S-Isolation of the Ruhr from
rest of Germany completed.
jan 29--Hundreds of German othc1alS
deported from Ruhr and Rhineland.
Jan. 31-French seized Ruhr customs
and shut off all shipments of coal to
unoccupied Germany.
Allies su admitted peace treaty to
Turks at Lausanne.
British accepted American terms for
funding of war debt.
Czechoslovakia and Hungary &C
copied League of Nations plan to settle
their boundary dispute.
Feb. European nations guaranteed
loan of $1O0,000,000 to Austria.
Feb. General Allen ordered by
United States to quit relations with
Rhineland commission.
Feb. 4-Turks at Lausanne refused to
sign peace treaty, rejecting 20 per cent
of the clauses, and Lord Curzon DE-
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 to
treaty.
Lausanne conference broke up.
Feb. Turks ordered allied war
Italy ratified the Washington treaties.
Central American conference in
Washington ended successfully.
Feb. 16-Councn of ambassadors
awarded Memel to Lithuania.
Feb. 17-Poles and Lithuanians be-
gan battle near Orany.
Feb. 26-Great Britain and France
ordered their warships out of Smyrna
harbor, as courtesy to Turkish govern
ment.
March s-French crossed Rhine and
occupied Mannheim, Darmstadt and
March 6-Canada signed fisheries
treaty with United States
March 1S-International chambers of
commerce met at Rome.
March 19-United States agreed to
accept payment of $250,000,000 for ex-
penses of Rhine army, in IL Install
March 25-President of Chile, in well
coming delegates to Pan-American con-
ference, urged alienation of armed
peace" conditions and war on alco-
March 26-Socialists OF England,
France, Italy. Belgium and Germany,
in conference in Berlin, devised repara-
France rejected any League of Ma
tons guarantee for naturalization of
the Rhineland.
fused to pay coal tax levied by the
March 81-Eleven Krupp workers
killed in clash with French troops at
April Turks agreed to resume
peace conference at Lausanne.
approved loan of S12O,OOO,OoO to Austria.
April 23-Lausanne peace conference
resumed, Russia excluded.
May Count Krupp Won Bohlen und
Halbach, head of Krupp works, ar
rested by French as responsible for
fatal fight in Krupp works.
lions offer of $7,5Oo.OOO, 900 with many
conditions.
May 8-France rejected German offer.
May S-French court-martial gave
Krupp fifteen years in prison and heavy
fine. Other participants in Essen riot
fined and Imprisoned.
British government served ten-day
ultimatum on the soviet government of
Moscow demanding compliance with the
laws of nations.
May 1S-Great Britain told Germany
her repara tons offer was insufficient
and invited her to make better one.
May 21-New Socialists Interna-
tionaie of the World opened conven-
ton in Hamburg.
May 23-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.
Great Britain declined to recognize
Americas right to interfere with car
goes not destined to enter this country
such rations, or liquor stocks for
crews.
May 26-Turks and Greeks at Ian
same reached agreement on repara-
tions.
Juns Germany asked new renara-
lions conference total sum- and of
fered annuities of 1.500.0O0.o 900 gold
marks.
June 1S-World court began second
session in The Hague.
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