Show I c i 1 I 1 f of o the the 8 I d 18 Y Year Tear ar 1923 ll G til IB fc K 0 0 D 0 l B Compiled k Eo E. w. w PICKARD tt a t 0 t. lilt 1114 Western Newspaper Union I INTERNATIONAL Jan fan 1 l 1 Turkey reported mobilising three thre armies annie to move against Constan- Constan and other point Jan 2 Allied I-Allied Allied premier premiers met In n Part Pari and nd British and French rench plan plans for reparation rips repa ration win were submitted Jan 4 Conference 4 of allied premiers premier In Part karIs broke brok up In disagreement France ranee prepared for Isolated action to collect from Jan 8 War I-War War debt refunding negotiations lions be begun un In Washington by British and American commissions Jan 9 ReparatIons Reparation committee de declared do d.- tiered clued Germany In wilful default defaUt In coal deliveries British member yoUng voting In negative French began move on Eisen Essen German Germans adopted passive r. r re- re istance program Jan lo lV lu Germany formally notified b by France ranc of It Its It Intention to occupy the th Ruhr fluhr protested to the allied power pow pow- er rc r and withdrew It Its ambassadors from France ranc Belgium and Italy Near East peace conference decided Moslem In Greece must be b. moved to Turkey and Christians Christian In Turkey to Greece President Harding recalled American troops troop from tram Jan 11 French ll-French French forces force occupied Es Es- Sen en cn and the Ruhr Lithuanian Irregulars Irregular occupied the Memel district besieging the city Jan 13 13 Reichstag by vote of ot to 12 12 backed Chancellor moral war on France Jan 15 U German mine owners owner defied the French rench who proceeded to extend their occupation to the the entire Ruhr basin buln Lithuanians Lithuanian seized Memel announcing ing the revolt wa was only against the French rench administration and the Lb German Grman currency Jan It 18 Reparations Reparation commission voted Germany In default in material 4 verle Jan 19 19 Germany Germany ordered all al state tate employees to refuse to obey the French French International reuse commercial arbitration court Inaugurated In Paris cour Jan dan French 20 0 French arrested many German German Ger Ocr man Industrial leader leaders and official and seized funds fund In branches branche Jan 23 FranCs 23 Franc ordered the Ruhr Isolated from the rut rest of Germany Workers Worker In Thyssen plants planta struck truck British and Turks lurka split spilt on Moul question In Lausanne conference J Jan n. n 24 American U American army of occupation tion let left Germany for home ton Jan let 26 Reparations commission voted ot Germany 2 In general geneal default Jan 28 Isolation 28 Isolation of the Ruhr from test rest tBt of Germany completed Jan 29 hundreds 29 29 Hundreds of ot German official deported from and Jan 31 French 31 French 3 French seized Ruhr custom and nd shut off of all al shipments shipment of coal coat to unoccupied Germany Allies submitted peace treaty to Turks Ales at Lausanne British accepted American terms term for funding of war wa debt Czechoslovakia and Hungary Hungar accepted ac ao 10 League Lague of Nation Nations plan to Settle cattle tt their boundary dispute Feb 1 European I-European nations nation guaranteed loan Of Oi to Austria Feb i General Allen Alen ordered b by United States Statu to to quit relations relation wit with Rhineland commission Feb 4 Turks t Turks at Lausanne refused to peace treaty rejecting 20 per cent of the ClaUses clause and Lord Curzon Curlon deFrench de de- parted French rench occupied Goddelau in Hesse ileese Chancellor Cuno appointed a dictator to Chancelor ration and fix fx 11 x price prices In the Ruhr Feb raton 6 Ismet 6 6 Ismet Pasha refused British demand that he agree In writing to sign ten peace treaty as al submitted and Lunne Lausanne conference broke up Feb 7 Turks 7 7 Turks ordered allied war- war chips to leave Smyrna but were defied Italy Ialy ratified mined the Washington treaties Central American conference In Washington ended successfully Feb eb 16 Council 16 Council of ambassadors ambassador 1 warded awarded Memel to Lithuania Feb 17 Poles 17 1 Pole and Lithuanian began bejan be be- jan can battle batte near Feb eb 26 Great 26 Great Britain and France ordered Great 2 their warships out of Smyrna harbor barbor a as a. courtesy to Turkish govern govern- ment Lithuania and Poland agreed on a truce ruce March Mach 3 French a-French French crossed Rhine and occupied Mannheim Darmstadt and Karlsruhe March 6 Canada 6 Canada signed fisheries treaty with United States State March Mach 18 International 18 1 International chamber ef ot commerce met meL at Rome March 19 United 19 1 United States State State agreed to accept payment of for expense ex ox pence pense pena ment of Rhine army In 12 1 install March 25 President 25 2 President of Chile Chie In welcoming welcoming wel wel- coming delegates delegate to Pan American cen con ference urged alleviation ef f armed peace conditions condition and war on ales alee March 28 2 Socialists 26 Socialists of ot England France Franc Ialy Italy Belgium and Germany In conference In Berlin devised reparation reparations tion program France rejected any any League Lague of Nations Nations Nations' Na guarantee for tor neutralization of the Rhineland o March 30 German aO German mine owners owner owne re r. refused cc- cc fused to pay coal tax levied b by the French March 31 Eleven S-Eleven Eleven 1 Eleven Krupp worker killed hilled in clash with French troop troops at Essen Fn April t Turks 2 Turks agreed to resume Apri peace conference at Lausanne Lusanne April 22 League 22 u League of Nation Nations council approved Apri loan 0 of ot to Austria counci April 23 23 U Lausanne peace conference resumed Apri Russia excluded May 1 Count 1 l Count Krupp von Bohlen Dohlen und Halbach head of Krupp works rk ar arrested arrested ar- ar rested by French a as a. responsible for tor fatal talal fight In Krupp works May 2 ermany 2 Germany 2 made new reparation offer of ot with condition conditions tion oler wih many May 3 France S-France France rejected German offer oler May g French S-French S French martial court g gal gave ve Krupp Crupp fifteen years year In prison and heavy fine Other participants In Essen Easen riot d and Imprisoned fn British government served ten day ultimatum on the soviet government of Moscow demanding compliance with tie the la laws w. w of n nations Ma May 13 ret U-ret Great 13 Great Britain told Germany tier her reparations offer oler was Insufficient and Ier nd Invited her he to make a better beter one May 21 New Il-New New tlona Mar e of the World opened convention conven tion In Hamburg May 23 Russia 23 I Russia yielded to British Demands demand May 23 Four 15 Four European power power on nil I ll points made mare by the Unit Unit- id ed d States an and signed agreement for payment of costs cost of American army on onte te Itie Rhine Britain declined to recognize Americas America's right to Interfere with wih carroe car car- goes roe not destined to enter this country crews crew Ion such cuch uch as rations raton or liquor stocks tock fo for for My 26 U Turks and nd Greeks Grek at Lausanne Lau Lu sanne reached agreement on 8 tl R Germany German asked aked new lW lions tlona conference on total sum Bum and of of- tret annul annuities te of gold cold marka Jun 18 World i World court cour began bean second session eulon In The Hague June 31 France U-France France withdrew Star Baar or dl nances of March 7 7 to which En England land objected June 27 Pope n Pope Issued letter leter condemn Ing ng French In the Ruhr June Jun 29 Ten 29 Ten I-Ten Ten Belgian soldiers soldier killed toy bY tomb bomb In the Ruhr French and floe Bet De- De ty clan clan glans tomb took sever evere vr sanctions July 2 Pope I Pope urged demany Germany te to cease cene sabotage and satisfy her bar tona July lull t LazuS 1 Lage League of Nation Nations council decided to te Investigate French regime elm In iii the Star Sar July uly 4 Kropp signed working a agreement with wih French July uly Agreement 1 on all point points reached b by Turks Turk sad and al allies 11 July 7 7 French French chamber of dp deputies t. t approved treaty Washington ton naval o limitation July 9 I power Four Pacific treaty ratified run b by French pwe chamber Jul July 11 French li-French French I-French French senate ratified naval navala a n Pacific treaties July 12 ret U-ret 1 Great Britain Invited France Franc Fanc and Italy to join her hr In reply to Germany Gee Ger Oe- Oe many many latest reparations reparation not note not July IS French 1 U French troop troops of occupation ton tion advanced to Umberg Barmen and Elberfeld July ull I IS Premier 15 Premier Poincare of ot France Franc In in speech pech rejected mot most of the demands demand made by British prime minister on Ge man mn reparations July 16 Allies and Turks Turk agreed ared on terms tera term of treaty leaving out oil 01 con con- cessions cession July 20 British 20 British draft dratt of reply to Geman States Germany submItted to allies and ad united July 14 Turks U Turk and allies aUe signed alpo peace treat treaty of Lausanne Luanne Aug I Great 3 areat Great Britain and Prance France agreed agreed on a mutual guarantee pact against unprovoked aA aggression to lead to reduction of armaments Au Aug 6 6 United United States State Slat and Turkey treaties of amity and and on oh extradition amit at Lausanne Au Aug 11 U-reat U Great 11 Great Britain Luanne handed banded to Trance France I. I and Belgium note not declaring I Ruhr occupation Illegal lelal and a failure I insisting on Impartial reparations reparation Inquiry In In- and declaring France Franca must mut pay i enough of the money money lent her he to enable Britain to pa pay America America Aug l United 15 15 United States Mexico commissioner com corn missioner completed their conference Au Aug 17 17 1 Ratification of ot power four pact and naval treaty negotiated at Washington conference formally for for- mally maly exchanged at State department France Franc offered to reduce reparation claims claim on Germany In proportion te t. the tb amount of Its Ita debt United States State Stat and Great Grat Britain cancel Aug 21 Frances France's France reply to British note delivered delvero to Great Grea Britain offered little hope of agreement Aug 28 Italy demanded from Greece abject apology and reparations reparation far fer fr murder 0 of Italian alan military commissioners commission commission- ers era In Albania Aug 3 Greece 30 a Greece accepted same cern of Italy Italy's Ialy's demands demand and rejected others other Aug 31 Si 3 Italy declaring Greece Greece's re reply re r- r ply unsatisfactory bombarded and seized Corfu and landed on Samoa Samos and other Aegean Islands Island Greece Grec appealed to League Lague of Nation Naton i Mexican government formally recognized by the United States I Sept Sept 4 Mussolini 4 declared decard Italy I would withdraw from League Lag of ot Nation Na i tion ton If it I It I Insisted on arbitrating the I tale Greek affair Sept Sept 7 7 Council of ot ambassadors upheld upheld up up- I held Italy Italy's demands demand on Greece Sept Sept 8 Greece 8 Greece and Italy formally accepted term terms laid down by council counci of ambassadors Premier Poincare of Franc Prance an an- Germany must settle Itte reparations I question before etore an economic ao ao- cord could be b. reached ed Sept 10 10 Irish Irish Free ree State Stat admitted to League Lague of Nations Nation Sept 13 Italy 13 l Italy agreed to evacuate Corfu on Sept 27 21 Sept 16 Italy 16 Ialy 1 Italy appointed Gen Oen Giardino Gist Glar- dine dino mil military tar governor of Flume Sept Sept 18 United 18 United States State mad made formal termal demand on Spain Prance France and Great Britain for far right to build nav navy coal and oil 01 base Thase lu iii Tangier across acron from Gibraltar Sept 24 U Chancellor 24 of Germany formally announced o official abandonment of passive resistance In Inthe Inthe inthe the Ruhr Italy Haly Informed Jugo It I In Intended In In- tended to keep Flume Italy declined to evacuate Corfu until Itly Greece paid lire Ir Indemnity Sept 26 U Council 25 Council of ot ambassadors ambassador or ordered or dered doted Greece to pay indemnity to Italy Itly Sept Sept 27 Italy 27 Haly 2 Italy evacuated Corf Corfu U. U Sept America 28 2 28 America won on International seaplane race rara off ol Cowes Cewe England Oct OcL 2 Allies 2 2 completed the th evacuation tl tion on of Constantinople Oct OcL 19 1 Chancellor 19 announced an Gormany Germany would pay no more mar reparations Oct U-erma U 2 Germany asked aked allies al for tor reparations reparation conference and moratorium Oct Oct 26 France U-France France accepted British plan for tor appointment I by y the reparations commission of ot board of experts expert to fix Germanys Germany's capacity to pay Oct 28 Premier 23 Premier announced France Prance would not permit reduction o of reparations reparation debt I ky y board of experts expert nor abandon the guarantee Oct Oct 30 ao Great Grea Britain accepted France Frances reservations reservation on en reparations reparation board of ot experts Nov 4 4 Poincare said France would not yield on reparations reparation unless her he creditors yielded on debts Nov 6 6 China 6 China refused to pay Boxer Doxer Nov Indemnity to France Nov 9 United I-United United States refused to participate par par- In examination of Germany capacity to pay because of French re re- re Nev Ny 13 France 13 Franco 1 France proposed appointment appoint ment mint of ot experts experts' committee to Investigate gate Germanys Germany resources resource and capacity to pay during the next three years year Nov 14 U Chancellor 14 announced announced an an- he h. would repudiate treat treaty of Versailles Verales and abandon the Ruhr and Rhineland to the French Nov 21 France 21 France 2 France and Great Gret Britain reached accord as al to demands demanda on Germany Ger Ocr many concerning former fermer crown prince and of military control commissions commission and sent mild mid note notes to Berlin Nov 23 U 23 Industrial magnates magnate of ot the Ruhr and signed treaty with the tra tta French for or resumption at ef work and payments Nov 24 U-ermany U Germany 24 Germany refused protection for allied military central officer eileen Nov Nev 27 International 27 2 conference to halt bat running rum opened In Ottawa Canada Canada Dec 4 France 4 France began restoring the Ruhr to German rule Dec Dee 6 Allied S-Allied Aled Allied warships warship landed troops troop In Canton to protect custom house from Sun bun Yat Sen Dec Dee 7 C. 7 7 C. C II 11 I. I Grills Grima and two others ethers Ithen sentenced to to prison by German court for attempt to kidnap Dec Bee Dee 9 New 9 New treaty of ef friendship and commerce signed by U. U S. S and Germany Dec 10 Council 10 Council of League Lague of ot Nation Na tion Uon met In Paris Pari Dec Deo Dee 11 President il-President l President Coolidge announced he approved of the participation of American experts expert In the German Inquiries Inqui ties ries authorized b by reparations com corn mission Dec Deo II ran l Tangier U-Tangier Tangier er open port convention conven lion tion ton signed FOREIGN FOREIN Jan 14 President U President Obregon of Mexico Meleo ordered expulsion of Cf Papal Delegate Delat as a pernicious foreigner Feb Fb 14 Italian 14 U-lalan U Italian ordered all allFree allFree al Free Masons ason to leave Us its ia ranks In County Kerry Kery March 7 Thirteen 7 7 Thirteen Irish rebel prisoners prison prison- ers forced to wreck road barricade barricades set t er et up by De Do Valets Valera Valea troops killed by bj mine Great Britain cut out of ol navy plan plans Chines president plea pla for peace met with renewal of fighting in several evral provinces province March 20 L 2 lAbOr 20 Labor r party In |