The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-01-05

Jan, 3l-bTltlSu SlCdIIltl lU'DeCOeQ and
sunk by pirate submarine off Spanish
FEB. 4-Hitler r~eorganized German
army. high command, assumed absolute
control and made Won ~RlbbentrOp for
Feb. 7-Britain warned Franco to stop
pirate attacks or lace rcprisals
Feb. 14-Britaia,s great naval base at
Feb. 15-Hitler forced Austria to put
pro.Nazis in her cabinet.
Feb. 20-Hitler demanded colonies for
Germany and said Reich didn't Gar war.
King Carol proclaimed fascist regime
FOR Ruma9iai b,rese arm,es IN Shane,
province north of Yellow river routed
March sGTwenty.one former Soviet
son and other crimes in Moscow trial.
March Limited States and Czechoslo-
vakia signed RECIPROCAL trade treaty.
March 9-Chancellor S~chuschnieg or
dered a plebiscite on Austrian independ-
Chautemps' French cabinet resigned.
March 10-Leon Blum became French
March 11-Premier schuschnigg of
Austria resigned when German troops
invaded the country; Seyss-Inquart took
post n formed Nazi cabinet,
of Germany and Austria. %scrapping the
March 27-Spanish insurgent armies
drove forward into Catalonia.
April 8-Blum's French cabinet re.
April 1o-Edouard Daladier formed
new French government.
April 16-President Benes of Czecho.
slovakia announced amnesty for 1000
political offenders.
Great Britain. and Italy signed agree.
ment for peaceful settlement of all their
n Aprli is-Plot against King Carol of
Rumania by Fascists foiled.
& S ;2l4i COG g to settle Is,a Pinnay i1cid ssreeusr,
signed. settling trade disputes.
April 28-Great Britain and France
agreed to pool their armed forces in
May SHitler arrived in Rome for
conference with Mussolini.
May 4-Dr. Douglas Hyde made pres
ident of ireland by acclamatioa. w
May 12-League of Nations council in
formally recognized 1taly's conquest OF
Nav i3-New anti.Nazi government
for Hungary formed by Bella Imredi.
May 21-German and Czech troops
massed along the frontier,
May 22 s,oeiid MAJ be p PROMISED Czecho'
May 30-Japanese bombed Canton for
three d ! SoS killing 800 persons and in
u june @Japanese continued bombing
of Canton. killing hundreds.
June 11-United States government
took steps to discourage sale of planes
july Japanese bombed Swallow.
south China port, killing many.
July fChinese air base at Nanchang
raided and wrecked by Japanese bomb.
July 14-Manchukuo protested inva.
sion by Russian troops.
July 19-King George Of Great Britain
made state visit to Paris,
ctJui y 25MJapan H% occupied adssnl Riukiang.
Aug. Russian planes invade Korea
and shell japanese:
Aug. 7-Russia rejects Japanese terms.
offers counter plan. ,
In Manchukuan border conflict.
Aug. 2fReichSfuehrer Hitler pledges
the ~inviolability of Hungary in meeting
with Admiral Horthy. Hungarian regent.
Czechs to submit to him.
Aug. 27-Britain warns Hitler against
attack on CZechoslovakia.
Sept. 1-Mussolini orders out all Jews
who entered Italy since the World war.
Sept. +France masses troops at Mag.
sept 6-Polish police wreck 17a ort1o-
Sept. sMBritain again warns Hitler
against attacking Czechs.
Sept. 11-Czechs and Nazis riot in
e? Sept. is[-Hitik; dehes Britain and
Sept: 1tczech troops smash civil war
in Sudeten territory:
Prime Minister chamberlain flies to
Japan pledges armed aid to Hitler.
plsn anne; as result Of Prime MinisteT
Sept. 1sMBritish and French cabinets
confer on Czech situation.
Sept. 18-Britain and France yield to
Killers demands.
s septt: SI-Polshd a aede Ruh psar,t'G Demand
slices of Czechoslovakia.
Sept. 22-Chamberlain and Hitler DIS
cuss peace plan.
s sepfn S s5ePPiea dea e1 R=oosev eSs's Sends
peace appeal to Hitler.
Sept. 26-Chamberlain pledges Britain
to enforce yielding. of Sudeten area ii
Hitler warns Czechs he Is ready to
fight for Sudetenland.
Sept. 27-Roosevelt sends second plea
to Hitleg t. proposes European parley:
conference. including Great Britain:
France and Italy as last effort to avert
Sept. circumference agrees to all Hit.
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ate possession of Sudetenland. Czechs
submit.
Sept. 3o-German troops begin march
into Czechoslovakia.
Czechs get new demand from Poland.
Czechs cede territory,
Oct. +Premier Daladier given die.
t~atorial powers by French chamber Of
deputies.
President Benes of czechoslovakia re,
Oct. 6-British forces kill so Arabs
In new Palestine clash.
House of commons endorses Chamber
lain's deal with Hitler.
Oct. 7-Powers bar plebiscite in Su'
d~etenland: give Hitler area without vote
of people.
Innitzer at Vienna. injuring the cardi
Oct. 1o-Chinese report 20. 900 Japa
nese slain in three.day battle near Tein
! Oct. 12-Germany demands S43. 900 .0O(
from Czech gold reserve to strengthen
financial position.
Oct. 14-Hitler demands Britain limi
air force to fraction of Germany's.
Oct. 16-Germany arrests labor lead
ers as anti.Nazi agitators in new wave
Oct. I8-British troops besiege Arat
rebels within old city Of Jerusalem.
Oct. 2O-British troops disarm Arat
rebels in Jerusalem.
Oct. 25.Duke of Kent made governor
of Australia.
oct. 26-Japs take complete control O.
Oct. 27-Japan approved plan to share
spoils of Chinese conquest with Germany
and Italy.