The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-12-28

hanged two confessed kidnapers and
Dec. 2@International Live Stock
Dec. 5-Repeal of Eighteenth
amendment proclaimed by the Pres
ident and national prohibition came
to an end.
Dec. S-Mary Pickford fled divorce
suit against Douglas Fairbanks.
Dec. 11-George Peek resigned as
head of AAA and was made chief Of
new organization to expand foreign
commerce.
Dec. IA - President Roosevelt
opened campaign against big income
tax cheaters.
Dec. 21-President Roosevelt or
dered reconciliation of silver.
Dec. 30-President Roosevelt cele-
brated his fifty-frs birthday.
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Jan. s-Japanese troops seized
Chinese city of Saskatchewan after
bombing 1t from the air.
Jan. 10-Japanese captured Chiu-
-menkow pass and advanced into Js-
Jan. i5-Pope Plus proclaimed q
holy year of prayer. penance and
pilgrimages.
Jan. 21-League Of Nations COM
mittee Of 10 gave up hope Of Sino-
Japanese conciliation.
Bolivians defeated by Paraguay
ans in bloody battle in the Chaco.
Jan: 24-Colombia appealed to sig,
Peru to the League Of Nations in
their dispute over Leticia.
Jan. 25-Secretary of State Slim
son invoked the Kellogg pact against
Peru in the dispute with Colombia
Jan. 30-Japanese government de-
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Feb. 3-League Of Nations coun-
Gil urged Paraguay and Bolivia to
cease hostilities, and admonished
Peru against armed resistance to
Colombia's legitimate police action
in Leticia-
Feb. 14-colombia severed diplo-
matte relations with Peru and actual
war began in the Leticia region.
Feb. 21-Severe lighting between
Chinese and japanese began in Je-
Feb. 2l-Japan rejected and China
accepted the League Of Nations re-
port on Manchuria- The report was
adopted by the assembly and the
Japanese delegation withdrew.
Feb. 25-China recalled her min
United States Endorsed League of
Nations policy in Sino-Japanese at
Feb. 27-Great Britain imposed
arms embargo against Japan and
China.
for declaration of war against Be-
March 4-Jehol City occupied by
the Japanese
March Martial law was pro-
claimed in Peiping because of ad..
Chang Hsueh-liang resigned as Chi
nese> commander in North China.
March 18-Mussolini offered four
power peace plan to British.
March 25-English Jewry boycott
ted German goods in protest over
March 3O-Bolivians drove Para
guayans back in Chaco: hundreds
slain.
April 5-world court ruled Nor
ways claim to East Greenland in
valid; Denmark won the area
two British engineers to prison and
three to deportation for espionage
and sabotage: Great Britain retail
ated by placing embargo on Russian
exports.
April 21-Prime Minister MacDon-
aid arrived in Washington and be-
President Roosevelt.
April 22-Soviet Russia ordered
prohibition Of all purchases In Eng
land and other restrictive measures.
japanese opened drive toward
Peiping with eight-hour battle.
April 23-Polish Jews began boy
colt of German goods.
April 24-President Roosevelt and
M. Herriot Of France began eco
nomic talks.
May sIsoviet Russia and China
resumed diplomatic relations.
May 10-President Ayala Of Para
May 12-Eight leading nations
agreed on tariff truce during world
economic conference.
May 16-President Roosevelt called
on "a nations to join in agreement
pon Hus and force S s Worid p peacs. "
May 17-Chanoellor Hitler of Ger
many accepted Roosevelt's peace
proposals with reservation Of equal
ity In arms for Germany.
May 21--Mussolinis four power
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May 22-United States offered to
join European security pact, aban-
doning neutrality rights.
May 28-Japanese seized control OF
May s1-China and Japan signed
June i2-World economic and
monetary conference opened in Lon
don. Prime Minister Macdonald In
terjected the question of war debts.
June 13-Great Britain and Italy
due United States on June IL.
June 15-Finland alone paid full
war debt installment due United
States; all others either defaulted
or paid small part.
June 22-American delegation in
London conference rejected stabili-
cation of dollar and offered economic
!, June 24-Three Chinese generals.
allied with Japanese. set up inde-
pendent state in northern China
July Russia released imprisoned
British engineers, and trade war
ended.
July 8-President Roosevelt re-
buked London conference for insist
ence on sterilization of currency
first.
July Six gold nations Of Eu-
rope formed pool to protect gold
July s-London conference. near
President Roosevelt.
July 8-Concordat between Ger
many and the Holy See initiated
July 15-Italy. Great Britain.
France and Germany signed ten
year pcdC0 treaty.
July 22-Pact to curtail sale of
silver signed in London by United
States and seven other nations.
July 27-World economic confer
ence in London adjourned.
Aug. Germany rejected demand
Of Great Britain and France that
she cease propaganda activities in
Austria.
Aug. 21-Socialists opened world
conference in Paris.
Aug. 25-International agreement
for reduction Of wheat acreage
reached In London.
Sept. France. Great Britain and
Italy approved Austria's plan to
raise new army to protect border.
Sept. 25-Fourteenth assembly OF
League of Nations opened in Geneva.
Oct. 2-Argentina, Australia and
Denmark were elected to seats In
League Of Nations council.
Oct. l4-Germany withdrew from
League of Nations and disarmament
conference.
Oct. 16-Disarmament conferences
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