The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-01-07
FOREIGN

Jan. Marshal Chang sentenced 70 ten
years Imprisonment for kidnapping Chinese
dictator Chang Kai-shek and then par
Jan. 7-crown Princess Juliana Of. the
Netherlands married to Prince Bernhard
zu Lippe Chesterfield.
ba ss 20 Tned ststes maoe
Jan. i7~Convicts al Guelph, Ontario,
started riot. fred prison and several hun
Jan. 2s1Premier Hirota Of Japan and
his cabinet resigned after being attacked
Karl Radek and 10 others on trial at Mos.
COW confessed plot to overthrow the STAIN
Jan. 2s-Germany abolished free city
rights Of Hamburg and Lubbock.
condemned to death: four. including Karl
Gen. Senjuro Hayashi undertook task Of
i0TF% eS .aaRsnssSai eaSnst accepted by
FEB. spanish Fascists captured Malaga.
Feb. e-All political prisoners In Mexico
FEB. iS"chanceilor schuschnigg of Aus.
tria declared in favor Of restoration Of
Spanish rebel warship shelled Valencia.
temporary loyalist capital:
March 8-Spanish liner Mar Cantrabrico
with American cargo Of munitions for 10y.
sored by Japan. set up in north China.
April New constitution for India went
British empire: Alden became crown colony.
April l1-Anti.Fascists won crucial cleo
April aosBritish coal miners voted to
Gen. Francisco Franco consolidated Span.
ish insurgent factions to form q one.party
April poland barred all Jews from
politics.
May president De Valera proposed
new constitution for Irish Free State:
London transportation tied up by strike
May fixing George VI and Queen Eliza.
beth Of Great Britain crowned.
May 14-British imperial conference
May 15-Caballero's loyalist Spanish cabi-
net resigned.
May i7-New Spanish government formed
NAY %ori eu fs as grsss
minister and was succeeded by Neville
May si~Hayashfs Japanese cabinet re.
June 2+Prince Fumimaro Konoe made
p june s@ ! Sea Of windsor and Wallis War.
field married at Monts, France.
June 16-President of White Russia com.
mitted suicide as hundreds were seized.
June 19-Bilbao fell to Spanish rebels.
June 20-Premier Blum and cabinet re-
signed as French senate refuses to make
him money dictator.
June 2l-Camille chautemps named pre-
mier of France to succeed Blum.
Premier Of Georgian soviet republic re-
moved by Moscow.
that government would take over national
railway lines.
June 2s-France suspended payment Of
gold and foreign exchange: bourse closed
until further notice.
Russian firing squads executed 81 more
wreckers In Soviet Far East.
June 29-French chamber gave cabinet
dictatorship over finances.
July GERMAN police seized Rev: Mar
tin Niemoeller, leader OF the Protestants.
July 2-De valera's party. failed to get
q majority, but new constitution won In
Irish Free State elections.
July 3-Count Covadonga. former crown
ried in Havana.
July l2-Japan prepared nation to 60 on
July l3-French Reds and rightists rioted
In Paris on eve of Bastile day.
July l7-Pope Plus angered Nazis by pay.
ing tribute to Cardinal Mundelein Of Chi
cago.
July ls-British parliament passed divorce
reform act.
July 2l-Eamon de Valera reelected presi.
dent Of Irish Free State.
July 26-Republic Of Liberia celebrated
its Goth anniversary.
July 28-Farouk I invested as king OF
Aug. American war memorial at Mont.
faucon, France. dedicated.
Aug. 1l-Kurd uprising In Syria sup.
pressed by French troops.
Russia reported execution Of " railroad
Aug. 2sspanish rebels captured San.
Aug. a1-rrench railroads nationalized by
decree.
Sept s-Paraguay government suppressed
Sept. l7-Dr. Hjalmar Schacht retired as
German finance minister.
Oct. spanish rebels took Covadonga.
Oct 19-New high taxes decreed In Italy.
Oct. 23-Provisional President Paez OF
Ecuador resigned and was succeeded by
Gen. Alberto Enriquez.
Oct. 25-van iceland resigned as premier
Oct. 26-British parliament opened by
King George vi.
Oct. 28-Spanish loyalists moved capital
from valencia to Barcelona nar,,,,o.a h,ocb.
ade of entire loyalist coast.
Nov. l0-.President Vargas made himself
dictator of Brazil.
Nov. 16-Grand Duke George Of Hesse
and ten others killed In Belgian plane cash.
Nov. i8-Dictator Vargas abolished fed
Nov. 22-Duke Of Windsor won libel suit
against author and publisher OF book about
Due de Guise issued manifesto starting
campaign to regain throne Of France,
Dec. 3-Dictator Vargas OF Brazil out
Dec. l2-Soviet Russia held first free"
election under new constitution.
Dec. l3-Pope Plus created 1--we new car
dinals.