Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-01-06
INTERNATIONAL

Jan. Herman warships seized two
Spanish steamers in reprisal.
Jan. 2-Great Britain and Italy signed
Mediterranean pact.
to Lei League q Nations against German and
Italian aid given to Fascist rebels.
Jan. l7-sOviet Russia refused to declare
ban on volunteers going to Spain;
signed treaty Of friendship and peace.
Jan. 30-Hitler on fourth anniversary Of
his assumption Of power denounced the war
March department of State Of United
States apologized to Germany for insulting
reference to Hitler by Mayor La Guardia
March s-internationai conference on
distribution Of sources Of raw materials
March international sea patrol to
isolate Spanish war began.
March 2s-Italy and Jugoslavia signed .
peace and economic treaty.
March So-Hans Dieckho6 appointed Ger.
man ambassador to the United States.
April 24-Great Britain and France re.
leased Belgium from Locarno obligations
and guaranteed i against aggression:
ilians from besieged Bilbao, Spain.
May 2S-Jews In Italy were ordered to
become Fascists or leave the country.
May 27-Spain protested to League Of
Nations against Intervention Of Italy and
Germany In Spanish civil war.
May 29-Spanish loyalist planes bombed
German battleship Deutschland, killing q
May si-German warships shelled Al.
meria, loyalist Spanish port. killing 20.
Germany and Italy withdrew from In.
ternational neutrality patrol; -. =.
aid Spanish rebels.
June 24-United States Joined Great Bri.
tain and France in warning Germany and
June 29-Russia agreed to withdraw
troops from disputed islands as Japan
made war threat.
and japanese west of Peiping
July 9-Great Britain was delegated
by ~ powers to devise a new plan for
naval petrol 81 Spanish dab coast a
lacks in furious fighting around Peip-
July 2o-Japanese seized port of Tanghu.
China, and began general offensive south
July 2S-London naval treaty of 1885
July so-Japan set up puppet regime in
Aug. Japanese army occupied Peip.
Aug. ia@chinese airmen. trying to bomb
nearly 1000 civilians in international set
Element.
Aug. 16-Americans and british were
evacuated from Shanghai.
Japan closed its embassy at Marking.
Aug. 19-Portugal severed relations with
Czechoslovakia.
Aug. 22-Chinese and Japanese in great
Aug. 25-Japan blockaded Chinese coast
for 800 miles.
Aug. 26-British ambassador to China
wounded by Japanese aviators.
Hungary announced 1t would make
token payment on debt to United States.
Aug. 29-Great Britain demanded full re-
dress from Japan for shooting OF ambas-
sador to China.
Aug. 3O-American liner President Hoover
bombed by Chinese planes by mistake;
one Of crew killed, ten wounded.
Aug. 3l-Lttle Entente voted to continue
alliance with France.
Sept. s-Great Britain and France invited
powers to conference to stop piracy" by
submarines in Mediterranean.
Sept. Hitler declared Germany stood
with Italy and Japan In fight on commun.
Russia accused Italy Of Mediterranean
piracy.
Sept. s--Japanese planes bombed Chinese
refugee train near Shanghai. killing 800.
Sept. 11-England and France agreed to
police Mediterranean against pirate subma.
Sept. l2-china asked League Of Nations
to halt Japanese aggression.
Sept 13-League of Nations seated Span.
ish loyalist delegates.
Sept. 14-spain agreed to pay so,ooo.o 900
American war claims.
Sept, ls1Rritish underwriters cancelled
Spain demanded League Of Nations curb
German and Italian aggression In Spanish
civil war.
i Italy ds a,. parity in Mediterranean
Sept 22--Japanese air fleets raided Nam
king and Canton: protests Of United States
and Great Britain disregarded.
Sept. 2S-Mussolini began Ave day visit
with Hitler.
Japanese airpianes bombed six big Chi
nese cities.
ton to discuss war In China.
Sept. .2s-.League Of Nations condemned
Japan for bombing civilians In China.
Sept. 2s-Japan defended her air raids on
British government approved building Of
warplane heet for China.
Oct Japan warned world not 10 inter.
fere with her actions In China.
Oct. S-League Of Nations recommended
convocation Of nine.power pact signatories
10 consider Sino-Japanese war.
Oct. 8-united States government formally
denounced Japan as vi0lator Of treaties.
treaty signers to take action to stop Japan
In China.
oct sEJapan denied treaty breaking and
Oct ls-United States accepted invita-.
ton to conference of nine.power treaty sig.
natories on Sino-JapaneSe war; Norman al
Davis named head of American delegation.
Oct: 26-Japanese routed Chinese defend.
ers Of Shanghai.
Oct 29-Japan declined to attend nine.
power treaty conference.
Oct 30-Several British soldiers killed by
Japanese in Shanghai.
Nov 2-Great Britain agreed to receive
consuls of Frances Spanish regime.
Nov 3-Far East peace pariey opened In
Nov. 5-Duke of Windsor abandoned Amer.
lean tour because OF criticisms by labor
Nov. 6-Italy Joined Germany and Japan
IN anti-communism agreement.
Nov. s-Shanghai captured by the jap
anese.
Nov. 12--Japan rejected peace proposals
Ct Brussels conference.
Nov. 15-Ffteen nations In Brussels con-
ference voted 70 condemn Japan for invad-
Nov. Is-Government Of China evacuated
Marking.
Nov. 1e-viscount Cecil of Chslwood
awarded 1887 Nobel peace prize.
Nov. 2S-Japan established Chahar and
euiyuan provinces of North China az new
buffer state.
American Ambassador johnson ana star
moved from Marking 10 Hanlow.
Nov. 24-Bruneels Far East conference
collapsed
Nov. 26--Japanese seized all communi.
cation facilities In Shanghai area.
Nov. 29-Italy recognized Manchulzuo gov.
orpmont.
pee. T-Jspsness armies began s,srs Of
ManlEing.
DEC. ii-Japan annsuncsd the capture q
Marking.