Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-30

April lU-Fres1dent Iuan Cni-Jui o!
China deposed by coup OF national
April is.National army OF Feng
evacuated Picking; President Tuan re-
April 1s-Chang.s troops occupied
Picking: President Tuan fed to Tien-
tsin.
April 26--Riza Khan Pahlsvi crowned
as shah of Persia.
French captured Sueida, chief for
tress of Druses in Syria
April 30-British miners struck.
May Mexico ordered seizure OF
negotiations between British govern
ment, mine operators and miners fail
ing, the British Trades Union congress
ordered general strike Of 100000 men
of emergency and Prime Minister
Baldwin became virtual dictator.
May British general strike began
May Norge, Amundsen's polar dir
igible. reached Kings Bay, spitzbergen.
May 9-Lt. Commander Richard e.
Byrd OF Virginia and Floyd Bennett
new from y spitzbergen to North pole.
landing.
French bombarded Midan quarter of
Damascus, killing 500.
May 1l-Berlin police broke up roy
tator
Amundsen expedition in the Norge
started from spitzbergen for Alaska.
Belgian cabinet resigned.
May 12-General strike in Great
Britain called off; negotiations with
miners to be resumed
Marshal Ptlsudski started revolt in
Poland against government OF Premier
Chancellor Luther of Germany, CEN
sured by reichstag, resigned.
Airship Norge passed over North
May 1s-Norge alighted at Teller,
Alaska. =
Pilsudski occupied Warsaw after
May 14-President wojciechowski of
Poland and the cabinet resigned and
May 15-Pilsudski made Charles Bar
tel premier OF Poland and Ratat act
May 1s-Dr. wilhelm Marx became
chancellor of Germany.
May is-Premier .Mussolini pro-
syndicalist form Of government for
May .2s-Portuguese cabinet resigned
following a military revolt.
May 30-Swedish commission, after
twelve years study, decided against
commander cabecadas in control of
June PROF. Ignatz Mosoicki elect
ed president Of Poland =
June Syrian tribesmen rejected
trench peace terms.
c. g. Ekman, prohibition leader,
formed new cabinet for Sweden.
June 8-Dr. Kasmir Grinius elected
president Of Lithuania.
June 15-Premier BRAND Of France
and entire cabinet resigned.
June 17-Gen. Comes da Costa de-
clared himself head Of Portuguese gov
eminent, BUSTING Commander Cabe.
cades
June 1s-Briand failed to form new
French ministry and Herriot undertook
job. .
June 20-Herriot falling, BRAND was
again selected to form French cabinet.
German voters, by refraintng from
voting, defeated referendum to con-
fscate property Of former kaiser and
princes.
met with Caillaux as finance minister
June 28-Prime Minister Mackenzie
King of Canada, being refused dissolu
ton Of parliament, resigned with his
leader, named to form new ministry.
July canada parliament dissolved
by Gov. Gen. Lord Byng. -
July 9-French chamber gave BRAND
government vote of confidence.
Gen Carmonia succeeded Gen. Gomez
da Costa as dictator of Portugal.
July 17--Briand cabinet resigned be-
cause of adverse vote in chamber; Her
riot invited to form ministry.
July 19-Herriots French cabinet
formed with De Monte as finance min
July 21-Herriot cabinet defeated in
French chamber and resigned
July 23-Catholic church leaders ar
rested in Mexico for sedition.
Poincare formed French cabinet con-
tanning six ex-premiers.
July 31-French chamber of deputies
passed. Poincare's financial measure.
Futile attempt made to assassinats
Dictator de Rivera of Spain.
Catholic episcopate of Mexico asked
truce with government and a plebiscite
on religious controversy. New religious
laws put into effect; churches aban-
doned by clergy and taken over by
Aug. 2-President Gales rejected
truce proposal Of Mexico Catholic
Aug. s-Poincare's fiscal legislation
passed by French senate.
Aug. 10-French senator's and dep
uties, sitting as national assembly,
passed constitutional amendment en-
bodying Poincare's project for sinking
fund to redeem floating debt.
Aug. 22-Greek Liberals, headed by
Gen. Condylis, overthrow dictatorship
of Gen. Pangalos in bloodless coup
d'etat.
Aug. Extraordinary movement in
Nicaragua growing serious.
Sept 5ssR ssyoh . movement
and state. of siege decreed.
Sept. S-Cantonese army occupied
against Condylis government sup
pressed after bloody battle.
Sept. 10-Nicaraguan government
asked U. s. to help end revolt.
Sept. 11-Anarchist attempted vain
ly to assassinate Premier Mussolini of
Italy with bomb; Mussolini and Rome
press warned France to desist from
sheltering plotters against the Fascist
Sept. IA Meighen's Conservative
government in Canada defeated in cleo
lions by Liberals under Mackenzie
King.
Sept. 25-Meighen government Of Can
ada resigned and Mackenzie King be-
came premier.
Sept. 30-Polish parliament cut down
the government budget and the cabinet
Oct. 1Pilsudski became premier of
Poland.
Oct 11-Cantonese troops captured
Wuchang after forty-day siege.
Oct 15-Prussian diet voted to settle
Hohenzollern claims by giving the fam
lily $3,600,000. a castle and 10000 acres
of land.
Austrian cabinet resigned
Oct. 18-Norway voted wet in ma
tional plebiscite on law prohibiting use
of liquors with more than IN per cent
alcohol.
Oct 1s-British empire conference
opened in London.
Oct 20-Grand war council of Mex
leo decided on determination of the
Yaquis as a tribe.
Seipel again became premier of
Austria.