Show international AFFAIRS the world war was formally ended january 10 when germany and fourteen of the power sallied against her tn in the war exchanged d of the treats of oc versailles at farls paris the united r h odever ov I 1 ever was not mong among tile the nations participating in this ceremony as the treaty had not beey her ratified bythe gp nate the league of 61 y athons came caime into actual being beang at parts perls january 16 when the executive jo council unell held its first meeting with from BI bel i glum ghim brazil england italy france e japan uriece and spain participate in ang g tai w i eard lace cifa stat warring ais lia treaties Ire atles aal insl abe tart Q e tenus WHIP or OI caf I 1 ar my a u eik ichter ti 1 me lea hanm to ise roie fam ii j N tit i i upon turkey a 0 cupy constantinople tab il UPI pd faaoi occupied the turkic bitaut opposition 1 tS op began A pr offen gilve the russian the baltic reel on march 23 warsaw r heavy fighting at many points on n the mile front three days latr rr poland offered peace terms to husla hustin tin providing for restoration of the kingdom of 1772 return of art and other treasures and an indemnity for invasions since 1014 polish troops administered a severe defeat to the bol at april 13 the poles and ukrainians negotiated a treaty on april 27 recognizing ukrainian independence from russia A combined army of poles and ukrainian then launched tin an offensive against the russian red bed forces capturing kiev on may 8 and the great port of odessa on slay may al 11 bolshevik troops invaded persia at astira may hay 18 forcing the withdrawal of t baltish troops bolshevik Bol sheIk troops on MI the polish front were re enforced sod led laun chol l an attack nn n a ninety artale rie front faceting beeking to open communication with east prussia on june 3 they succeeded in flanking and driving tack ack general polish troops the supreme council continued its torts borts to complete the peace settlements the treaty with hungary was signed june 4 at versailles ambassador wallace signing for the united states turkey was granted fifteen days cays additional time to present its dews regarding the treaty with that tou while these peace negotiations were in a progress fighting continued at many points over italian prisoners were tilled killed by albanians at tirana on june IS 29 in retaliation tor for the assassination of E essad sand ansha in paris on june 13 supported by british troops and but bat ItIe ships at malta and constantinople the she greeks began a campaign to oust the turkish nationalists nationalists from parts of asia minor on july 7 the bolshevik troops captured Po vono throwing the poles into retreat on the entire front poland opened negotiations for an armistice and nd jipse tl apse continued tor for a week when it was waa reported that brusda had ordered tho the postponement of the negotiations tiati ons and the capture of warsaw Bolshevist troops captured lomza and arest and began a drive on lemberg august 1 during the elext two weeks they alicy continued to advance ind and on august 17 were within twelve miles of 0 warsaw the polish capital sem eaid ei id d downed but on the the yoltas launched a great counter of emeve erd drove the Boi bolshevik sheriki bak la in Bearl ened by the crual bruli sr how given ph mi tile russian ru alon forces oe bolshevik pence peace ani in tf ito meent irue on august 11 the french foreign office surprised the other powers by giving recognition to general wrangell Wr angels do facto government in south russia the turkish pence peace treaty was signed on august 10 by all nations concerned except serbia and the hedjazi soviet russia continued its effort to make pence peace with its neighbors by signing a treaty with leavia and agreeing to armistice terms with finland on october 12 the he poles signed an armistice and preliminary peace treaty with russia to become effective october 18 the cessation of hostilities on the fronts enabled the Doi bolshevik to strengthen their other fronts directed by the war minister the launched a violent offensive on october 31 against the south russian armies commanded by general they succeeded in smashing general wrangell Wr angela angert forces and drove on through crimea the forces captured SP se ba november 14 general and the remnants of his army were on board american french and british warships which steamed out of the harbor as the bolshevik I 1 entered the city an agreement on the adriatic question was reached november 10 at a conference between the lie jugo slavs and the italians italian s and a treaty ing the agreement was signed at rapallo two days later inter the assembly of the league of nations opened its first sess session lory at geneva november 15 paul hymans of belgium beloc baloc elected president on november 29 president wilson accepted an invitation extended by the council of the League ot of nations to act as mediator between armenia and Tu turkey ricey two days later the russia BoKSic took erivan and announced tile the establishment of a soviet armenian rr republic public on december 3 armenia and tile the turkish nationalists signed a treaty of peace several attempts to secure action on amendments to the covenant of the league of nations were voted down by the league assembly because of tills this action the argentine delegates to the assembly withdrew on december 3 on december I 1 austria Austri awas was admitted to the league tile the first of the allies of germany to be granted membership |