Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-01-05

French government
April l6-President Renes Of &c Czechoslo;
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 $2.2l4..
600 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 3-Hitler arrived In Rome for con.
ference with Mussolini.
May DIR Douglas Hyde made presi.
dent Of Ireland by reclamation.
May 11-Fascist revolt in Rio de Janeiro.
Brazil, suppressed
May 12-League of Nations council In.
formally recognized ltaiy's conquest OF
May 13-New anti-Nazi government for
Hungary formed by Bella Imredi.
May Alderman and Czech troops massed
May 22-Germany promised Czechoslo.
vakia would not be attacked.
three days. killing 800 persons and injuring
June Japanese, continued bombing of
Canton. killing hundreds.
steps to discourage sale of planes to Japan.
July Japanese bombed Swallow. south
China port. killing many.
july 4ChineSe air base at Nanchang
raided and wrecked bv japanese bombers.
July 14-Manchukuo protested invasion by
July 1sNRing George of Great Britain
made state visit to Paris.
July 25-Japanese occupied Kiukiang.
China. key to Hankow defense
Aug. Russian planes invade Korea and
Aug. 7-Russia rejects Japanese terms.
offers counter plan.
DUO io fr,no q,
Manchukuan border conflict.
Aug. Acknowledgements Hitler pledges the
inyiolability Of Hungary in meeting with
Aug. 26-Hitler demands powers force
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. 4-France masses troops at Maginot
Sept. 6-Polsh police wreck 173 orthodox
Sept; s-Britain again warns Hitler
against attacking CZechs:
Sept. 11-Czechs and Nazis riot in Sude-
Sept. iSEHitler defies Britain and France
Sept. I4-Czech troops smash civil war
in Sudeten territory.
Prime Minister Chamberlain flies to
Japan pledges armed aid to Hitler.
as result of Prime Minister Chamberlain
sept sh and French cabinets con-
fer on Czech situation.
Sept. 18-Britain and France yield to
Hitler's demands.
Sept. 2O-Czechs accept partition.
Sept. .21-Poland and Hungary demand
slices of Czechoslovakia. -
Sept. 22-Chamberlain and Hitler discuss
peace plan.
Czech premier and cabinet resign.
Sept. 25-President Roosevelt sends peace
Sept. 26-Chamberlain pledges Britain to
enforce yielding of Sudeten area if Hitler
Hitler warns ,Czechs he is ready to fight
Sept. 27-Roosevelt sends second plea to
Hitler, proposes European parley.
Sept: % Hitler calls foTg,poW;er peace peace
and Italy as last effort to avert war.
Sept. 29-Conference agrees to all Hitler's
demands; Germans take immediate posses
sion of Sudetenland. CZechS submit.
Sept 3O-!German troops begin march
czechs get new demand from Poland.
c7 oe feds taGFt0r Baladier given dcta
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
lain's deal with Hitler.
Oct. Powers bar plebiscite in Sudeten:
land; give Hitler area without vote Of
oct. s-Nazis stone palace of Cardinal
Innitzer at Vienna. injuring the cardinal.
Oct. 10-Chinese report 10000 japanese
slain in three.day battle near Tein:
from Czech gold reserve to strengthen
Oct l4-Hitler demands Britain limit air
Oct. 16-Germany arrests labor leaders
as anti.Nazi agitators in new wave of unrest
Oct. 18-British troops besiege Arab rebels
Oct. So-sritish troops disarm Arab reb.
Oct. 25-Duke of Kent made governor OF
Oct 26-Japs take complete control OF
Oct. 27cJapan approved plan to share
Spells spa Sts Of Chinese conquest with Germany
Nov. 2-British commons approved Cham.
berlain's pact with Italy.
Hungary given 1 chunk of czechoslOvakia
Two British planes set nonstop record OF
7.162 miles, flying from Egypt to Australia.
Nov; liking George OF Great Britain &C.
visit United States.
Nov 1910, 600 Jews thrown into prison
in Germany as mobs destroyed their homes
Pearl Buck. American novelist, won 1893
Nobel prize for literature: Eurico Fermi
Nov. iiNDuke of Gloucester visited Duke
of Windsor in Paris; former king to be re.
stored to royal family circle.
Gen. Ismet Inonu becomes president OF
Turkey.
Nov. 12IGermany fines Jews s4oO, OOO, 900
as penalty for murder of German diplomat
by Polish Jew in Paris.
Nov. l6-3l nations ask Nazis to let Jews
enter other lands.
Nov. 21-Britain offers new homelands
for German Jews in British Guiana and
Nov. 24EPrime Minister Chamberlain and
Windsor in Paris.
Nov. 29-General strike began in Frances;
troops occupy public services.
Nov 30-German secret police begin purge
In NaZi circles and army in drive to silence
critics
Dec. Lithuanian province forbids use
of Yiddish language in public.
Japanese air bombers kill u: wound 200
in raid on Kwellin. China.
Dec. 4EFrench colonists in Tunis and Cor.
sica riot against 1taly's apparent program
Dec. 5-Germany forbids Jews to engage
in economic affairs and bars sale of their
Dec. France and Germany sign mo
war" pact.
Dec. 8-Britain shelves Germany's de.
mands for restoration of colonies.
Dec. 9-Disorders grow N French-Italian
row over Tunisia.
Dec: lEBritish refuse to help France in
Dec 15-Chamberlain warns Italy to keep
hands off French Tunisia.
Dec. 16-Spanish rebels decree full citizen
rights to former King Alfonso.
Dec. 19-British infiict heavy losses on
Arab rebels in Palestine.
Dec 2O-France fortifies African colonies.
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