Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-05

April l0-Edouard Daladier formed new
French government
April i6-President Benes Of Czechoslo.
vakia announced amnesty for 1000 poiiticel
offenders.
Great Britain and Italy signed agreement
for peaceful settlement Of all their differ.
ences
April l9-Plot against King Carol Of Ru-
mania by Fascists foiled.
April 22--Japan paid United States $2.214..
900 to settle Panay incident
April 25-Anglo.Ireland agreement signed.
April 28-Great Britain and France agreed
to pool their armed forces In time Of war.
May S-Hitler arrived In Rome for con.
ference with Mussolini
May 4-Dr. Douglas Hyde made presi-
dent Of ireland by reclamation.
May l1-Fascist revolt in Rio de Janeiro.
Brazil. suppressed
May l2-League Of Nations council in.
9@oTmIaliy recognized Italy's conquest OF
May l3-New anti.Nazi government for
Hungary formed by Bella Imredi.
May 2l-German and Czech troops massed
May 22-Germany promised Czechoslo-
vakia would not be attacked.
May 3o-Japanese bombed Canton for
i iacS days. killing 800 persons ana in'urins
June Japanese continued bombing Of
Canton, killing hundreds.
June 11-United States government took
steps to discourage sale of planes to Japan.
July Japanese bombed Swallow. south
China port. killing many:
July 4-Chinese air base at Nanchang
raided and wrecked bv Japanese bombers.
July l4--Manchukuo protested invasion by
Russian troops.
made state visit to Paris.
July 2S-Japanese occupied Kiukiang.
China. key to Hankow defense:
Aug. 7-Russia rejects Japanese terms.
oners counter plan.
Manchukuan border conflict.
avg. 2A-Reichstuehrer Hitler pledges the
tnyiolabflity Of Hungary In meeting with
Aug. rs Hitler demands powers force
Czechs to submit to him.
Aug. z7[Britain warns Hitler against
Sept. l-Mussolini orders out al Jews
who entered Italy since the World war.
Sept. France masses troops at Maginot
line.
Sept. 6-Polish police wreck ITS orthodox
Sept. 9-Britain again warns Hitler
against attacking Czechs:
Sept. l1-Czechs and Nazis riot In Sude-
ten territory.
Sept. i2-Hitler dehes Britain and France
Sept. N-Czech troops smash civil war
Prime Minister Chamberlain dies to
Germany to see Hitler; . ,,...
Sept. l5-Four-power peace parley planned
as result OF Prime Minister Chamberlain's
Sept. 16-British and French cabinets con-
fer on Czech situation.
Sept. 18-Britain and France yield to
Sept. 2O-Czechs accept partition.
Sept. 2l-Poland and Hungary demand
slices of Czechoslovalia.
peace plan.
Czech premier and cabinet resign.
Sept; 2S[President Roosevelt sends peace
Sept. 26-Chamberlain pledges Britain to
enforce Yielding of Sudeten area Il Hitler
will not make war.
Sept. 27-Rooseyelt sends second plea to
Sept. 28-Hitler calls borrower peace
and Italy as last effort to avert war.
Sept. 29-Conference agrees to all Killers
demands; Germans take immediate posses
sion of Sudetenland. Czechs submit.
Sept. 30-German troops begin march
into CZechoslovakia.
Czechs cede territory. -' w '
Oct 4-Premier Daladier given dicta.
torial powers by French chamber Of depu.
President Benes of Czechoslovakia resigns.
Oct 6-BritiSh forces kill so Arabs In new
Palestine clash.
House OF commons endorses Chamber.
Oct. Powers bar plebiscite in Sudeten.
land; give Hitler area without vote Of
people.
Oct. S-Nazis stone palace of Cardinal
Innitzer at Vienna, injuring the cardinal.
Oct, Chinese report 10000 Japanese
slain in three-day battle near Ten.
Oct. 12-Germany demands SAB 600 900
from Czech gold reserve to strengthen
financial position.
Oct. l--Hitler demands Britain limit air
force to fraction of Germanys:
as anti.Nazi agitators in new wave of unrest.
within old city of Jerusalem
Oct. 20-British troops disarm Arab reb.
els in Jerusalem.
Oct. 25-Duke of Kent made governor of
Oct. 26-Japs take cornplete control os
Hankow.
Oct. 27-Japan approved plan to share
spoils Of Chinese conquest with GERMANY
and Italy.
Nov. british commons approved Cham.
berlain's pact with Italy.
by Germany and Italy. "--
Two British planes set nonstop record of
Nov: king George Of Great T Britain asa ac:
cepted President Rooseyelt's invitafion IN
visit United States. ''""
Nov. 1870 600 Jews thrown into prison
in Germany as mobs DESTROYED their homes
and stores. -S- ''o'eS
Pearl Buck, American novelist. won 1899
Nobel prize for literature: ElIrico Eermi
won physics award. '
Nov 11-Duke of Gloucester visited Duke
of Windsor in Paris; former king to be re.