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Chronology of the Year 1919 Compiled by E. W. PICKARD WAR AND PEACE Jan. z—President Wilson arrived in Italy. Hi It Inti landed troops In Riga. Libau and Wlndau to combat the bolshevlkl. Jan. 3 President Wilson received in Rome. Hoover made head of international re lief organization. Poles in full possession of Pozen. Jan. 4—New He r bia n-Croat ian-81ovene government formed at Belgrade. Bolshevlkl captured Riga. Jan. 6—Civil wur between government forces and the Hpartacans broke out In flerlin. the latter captured the Spandau arsenal. Jan. 7—President Wilson returned to Paris. Berlin rioters forced Gen. Harries to haul down the American flag. Ebert faction on lop In Berlin after se vere street fighting Jan. (I—independent socialists set up new government in Berlin. Jan. 10— Republic proclaimed In Luxem burg. but suppressed at once by the French. Jan. ,11—Soclullst republic proclaimed In Firemen. Count Kuroiyi made president of Hun garian republic. Jun. 12—Supreme council of peace con gress held Its first meeting In Paris. Hpartacans defeated in Berlin. Kpurtacans gained control of Constance, IJudeu. Jan. 13—Many Hpartacans executed In Berlin. ■ Jan IS—Grand Duchess Marie or Lux emburg abdicated and was succeeded by liei sister Charlotte. Jan. IH—Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Lux emburg killed in Berlin Jun 17—counter-revolution broke out in IVtrograd and bolshevlkl begun retreat eastward from Hutbonis. Armistice granted Germany extended one month. Jan 18 - Interallied peace congress for mally opened Jan til—Bolshevist* captured Kiev. Polish coalition cabinet formed by Pa derewski. German elections resulted generally fa vorably to the majority soclulists Jan. ZO —White Husain proclaimed Its with the itusHiun soviet republic. •Iso 22 Allied supreme council asked Russian factions to send representative tp.conference at Hie Princes' Islands. Heu or Marmora Jan 26—American troops forced to re tr.-.it from Hhenkursk. northern Russia. IVuce conference adopted plan for Leugue of Nations. Czechs captured Oderburg from the Poles Jan 26—President Wilson visited the Chateau Thierry and Helms regions. Feb. l—l'ian of giving German colonies to allied countries as mandatories ot League of Nations adopted by supreme council. Feb. 4—Fighting between Czechs and Poles stopped by order of supreme council. Americans defeated boishevlkl at Vlstav ko, northern Russia. German government troops bombarded Bremen and ej •> ted the Hpartacans. Feb. 6 Get man national assembly opened In Weimar. I'eli 8- Russian anarchists evacuated Vllnft. Feb. 3—Polish constitutional assembly nn*i in WjiiHiw Feb II- Frlederlch Ebert elected presi dent of Gorman republic and Philipp Beheidemann made premier Feb. 12 Republican revolt In Hnumunia. King Ferdinand slightl/* wounded. Feb. 13--Draft of league of Natrons plan completed and adopted by commis sion Gen Dcmklne's anti-bolshevik armv readied the Caspian after heating bl soviet army and taking 31.000 prisoners. Feb 16—President Wilson sailed for lob Ifi— Germans accepted new terms for renewal of armistice, under protest. i-m. |*i— Premier Clemenceau shot In slioclder by an anarchist. Governments of Siberia. Archangel and ifeHttfcam Russia formally rejected the ft notional for conference at Princes’ Islands ■Frh 81 Premier Kurt Eisner and sev eral other members of the Buvarlun gov ernment assassinated. Feb 24—President Wilson Inndcd In Bos ton and spoke In bohalf of League of Na tions plan March 6 President Wilson sailed for Purls March 3—Many Spartacans summarily executed In Berlin after bloody battles March 13—President Wilson landed In France. March 19—Ukrainians captured Lemberg from Poles March 22—Count Karolyl, head of pro visional government of Hungary, re signed. and new government proclaimed solidarity and armed alliance with the Russian soviet government. March 26 Rrltish Secretary of War Churchill announced Egypt was In a vir tual state of Insurrection. March 31—Genernl strikes and fatal riots In Berlin and other German cities April I—Several hundreds killed In strike riots In Frankfort. April 4—Soviet government established In Munich Antanas Smetonas elected president of Lithuanian republic. April 7—Ukrainian soviet troops captured Odessa General strike In Magdeburg, followed by riots. April 9—Government troops regained posßosslon of Magdeburg and Essen. April 10—Geneva. Switzerland, chosen as •oat of league of Nations, American engineers reached Murmansk. April 16—Gen. Haller’s Polish divisions left France for Poland. April Ifi —Libau seized by German troops and provisional government over thrown. April 17— First bolshevik army on the Pripet. surrendered to Ukrainians. April 18—Soldiers' council took control of Vienna. April 19--Reds put to rout In Vienna April 26 Evacuation of Sebastopol by •Uies announced. I A J^ rt, g 2l ~ V,rtory ,oan campaign opened Ukrainians look Kiev from bolshevlkl April 24—President Wilson declared Italy could not have Flume, and the Italian delegates abandoned the peace confer ence Mexico declared It would not recognize the Monroe doctrine, and withdrew Its minister to Franco. April 28—League of Nations covenant unanimously adopted by peace confer ence April 29—German peace envoys reached Versailles. April 39—Ponce council decided dispute over Klau-Ghau In Japan’s favor. May 2—Most of Munich taken by gov ernment troops May 4—Wilson. Lloyd George and Cle mencenu Invited Italy to return to pence conference, promising to give her Flume after two years. Surrender of Hungarian soviet govern ment announced. May 6—Complete peace treaty adopted by allied delegates. Great Britain recognized Independence of Finland. Chinese cabinet Instructed Chinese dele gates not to sign peace treaty. May 7—Peace treaty handed to German delegates. U. H. recognized government of Finland. May 14— Austrian peace delegates ar rived at St. Germain. May 16—Greek troops occupied Bmyma after fighting. May 16—New anti-communist govern ment of Hungary set up at Arnarl. lfgy ll—British ships defeated bolshevik fleet in Gulf of Finland May 21—German delegates given exten sion ot time to May 29 to reply to terms. May 39— Germany’s reply to peace terniß submitted. ...... May 51— British warships defeated bol- Bbmvlk flsst In the Baltic. ! June I—Rhine republic proclaimed In va rious cities, with Dr. Hans A. Dorten at its head. June 2—Peace terms presented to Aus tria’s delegates. June 6~U. 8. Senate adopted resolution asking hearing by peace congress for "free Ireland" representatives. June 16—Allies’ reply to German coun ter-proposals and final draft of treaty handed lo Germans and seven days al lowed them to sign. June IV—President Wilson vtslted the ruins of Belgium. Russian cruisers Oleg and Slava sunk by British warships. June 111 -Italian cabinet resigned, being refused a vote of confidence. June 20—German government decided to sign peace treaty and the Beheidemann cabinet resigned. June 21—Gustav Bauer formed new Ger man cabinet. Surrendered German warships at fecapa Flow nearly all sunk by their crews. I‘Tancesho Nltti made premier of Italy. June 22—German national assembly vot ed to sign treaty. Allies refused any fur ther modification of terms. June 23—German government officially agreed to sign the treaty. June 26—Bloody rioting In Berlin and Hamburg. June 20— Allies rejected appeal ugulnst dismemberment of Turkey. June 28— Peace treaty with Germany signed at Versailles, only the Chinese del egates refusing to sign. Warfare between Germans and Poles ceased. June 29-President Wilson sailed from France. July B—President Wilson arrived at New York on George Washington. July 9—German national assembly rati fied peace treaty by vote of 208 lo 115. July lO'-OfTlcla.l notification of ratifica tion of peace treaty by German assembly given peace conference at Versailles. July 11—Trade between United States and Germany ordered resumed by state department at Washington. July 12—Enver Pasha, Talaet Bey and Djemal Pasha, leaders of Turkish gov ernment during war. condemned to death by Turkish court martial. July 14—Victory parade In Paris marked Buslflle day. July 19—Great victory parade In London. July 29—Completed text of treaty with Austria handed to delegates from Vienna. "Terror troops” reported In control of Budapest. Bela Kun ousted. July 21—British house of commons passed peace treaty and Anglo-French pact July 23—President Wilson sent Franco- Amerlcan treaty to the senate. July 31—Polish parliament ratified treaty with Germany Aug. I—Socialists seized control In Hun gary and Bela Kun and Ills communist government fled Aug. 4—l ton in. i n lan troops entered Bu dapest. Aug fi—Austrian delegutes made coun ter peace proposals. Socialist government of Hungary over thrown and Archduke Joseph put In power us governor, supported by entente Aug. Id Six bolshevik battalions de stroyed at battle on the Dvina. Aug. 17—Four bolshevlst vessels sunk by British fleet In Gulf of Finland. Bolshevlkl driven out of Odessa by Deni klne Aug 22—Archduke Joseph resigned »»•« head of Hungarian government. Aug. 26—Two U 8. regiments ordered from U. S. to Silesia. Sept. I—General Pershing sailed for home. Martial law In Munich. Sept, 2--Final peace terms handed to Aust t la. Sept. 3—Supreme council ordered Rou manians to quit Hungary and restore loot. Sept. 6—Austrian national assembly vot ed to sign peace treaty, under protest. Supreme council awarded Spitsbergen to Norway. Sopt. 10 —Dr. Karl Renner signed the peace treaty for Austria. Peace treaty reported to U. S. senate with suggested amendments and reserva tions. Sept. 12—Bolshevlkl announced capture of Kolchak's southern army, 45.000 men. D'Annunzio at head of Italian troop* seized Flume; other troops, ordered to dlsurm his men. mutinied. Kept. 16 -China decreed separate peace with Germany. Sept. 19—Peace treaty handed to Bulga rian delegates. Sopt. 22—Italians ousted from Tran by American marines, who turned town over to Jugo-Slavs. Sept. 27—Peace conference ordered ulti matum to Germany on evacuation of Lithuania by Von der Goltz' troops Oct. 1 —ltalians and Serbs fought In Spn lato; 200 killed. Russian northwestern nriny began of fensive against bolshevlkl. Oct. 2—Fall amendments to peace treaty rejected by the senate. French chamber of deputies ratified peace treaty and treaties with America and Great Britain. Oct. 6—Bolshevlkl evacuated Dvlnsk after great defeat. Peace treaties rut!fled by Italy by royal decree. Oct. B—Germans and Russians attacked Riga. Oct. 10—King George signed British rat ification of German treaty. Oct 11—Part of Riga taken by llusso- Germnn force and Letts lunded at Libau for counter-attack. France ratified the German treaty. Oct. 13—League of Nations officially brought Into being. Oct. 16—General Denlkine announced cap ture of Orel and other victories over bol shevlkl. Oct. 16—Russian northwest army took Pskov and Tsarskoe Selo. Oct. 17— Kronstadt taken by British fleet. Oct. 23 —Bolshevlkl recaptured Tsarskoe Selo und Krasnoe Selo from White army. Oct. 25 Reverses for Denlkine and Kol chak reported. Oct. 26—White army resumed advance on Petrograd. Nov. 3—Bolshevlkl recaptured Gatchina from Yudenltch. Nov. 7—Lodge preamble to treaty ratifi cation adopted by senate. 45 to 40. Supreme council ordered Roumanian troops out of Hungary at once. Nov. 13—Senate adopted reservation to Article X of league covenant. Nov. 14—D’Annunzio seized Zara. Dul mutla. Nov. 15 —'Ten drastic reservations to treaty adopted by senate. General Yudenltch retreated to Estlio nlan border und resigned command of Russian Northwest army. Bolshevists captured Omsk. Nov. 19—Senate rejected ratification of treaty with and without reservations. Nov. 21—Lettish troops captured Mltuu from German-Russ army. Nov. 27—Treaty of peace with Bulgaria signed. Doc. 7—Russian bolshevlkl offered terms of peace to Esthonla. Dec. B—Supremo council warned Ger many that allies would denounce armis tice If protocol were not signed. Dec. 12—Bolshevlkl captured Kharkov, Denlklne's base In southern Russia. Dec. 14—Agreement reached by England, France and Italy that Italy shall huve Flume; D'Annunzio to hand city over to regulars. Dec. 17—Bolshevlkl announced capture of KlefT and Kuplansk. Dec. 18—German delegates declared Ger many could not deliver the 400,000 tons ot harbor and dock material demundud in reparation for sinking of Interned wor ships at Sea pa Flow. Objections by D'Annunzio's troops blocked the turning over of Flume to the Italian regulars. David Lloyd George announced the nl lles would make peace with Turkey with out waiting longer for America. DOMESTIC Jnn. 2—Michigan legislature ratified pro hibition constitutional amendment. Jun. 7—Legislatures of Ohio. Oklahoma and Colorado ratified the prohibition amendment. Supreme court declared constitutional the act forbidding shipment of liquor Into dry territory. Jan. B—Berger. Kruse. Germer. Engdahl and Tucker Socialists, convicted in Chi cago of sedition and disloyalty. Tennessee. Idaho und Maine legislatures ratified prohlbithSi amen intent Jan. 9—West Virginia ratified prohibi tion amendment. Attorney General Gregory resigned, ef fective March 4. Jan. 14—Prohibition amendment ratified by Illinois, Alubanm, Arkansas, Califor nia. Indiana. Kansas and North Carolina. Jan. 16—Iowa, Utah, Colorado. Oregon and New Hampshire ratified dry amend ment. Jan. 16—Nebraska ratified prohibition amendment, making the three-fourths majority necessary, and Missouri and Wyoming followed. SLBSRT OOPHTY TMBUHS. Forty-six I. W. W.’s convicted of con spiracy in Sacramento. Cal. Jan. 17—Wisconsin and Minnesota rati fied prohibition amendment. Jan. 21—Nevada ratified prohibition amendment. Jan. 29 State department proclaimed ratification of prohibition amendment and set Jail. 16, 192« i. as date when It Is effec tive. Feb. J 9— Suffrage amendment beaten In senate by one vote. Feb. 18—Berger. Kruse, Germer. Eng dahl and Tucker, socialists, sentenced to 29 years' Imprisonment for violating es pionage act. Feb. 26—New revenue law. signed by president, went into effect. Feb. 27 H. C. Wallace, Tacoma, ap pointed ambassador to France. A. Mitchell Palmer made attorney gen eral. March I—Norman1 —Norman liapgood made minis ter to Denmark. March 3—Victory loan bill passed by senate. March 4 —CQDgresr adjourned sine die. April 7—Thomas Nelson Page, ambassa dor to Italy, resigned. April 16—Hugh Gibson appointed first U. 8. Minister to Poland. April 29—Postmaster General Burleson directed return of cable companies to pri vate ownership May 2. April 39 Plot to kill many prominent Americans with mailed bombs uncovered. May I—May day riots In many cities. May 7—President called extra session of rongress for May 19. May 19- Special session of congress opened; Glllett elected speaker. Frederick Glllett elected speaker of next house. May 20—President Wilson’s cabled mes sage read to congress. May 21—House adopted woman suffrage constitutional amendment resolution. May 27~Dr. Lynn Harold Hough elected president of Northwestern university. June 2—Anarchist plot to destroy homes of law enforcement officials In eight east ern cities attempted. Two persons killed. June 4—Senate adopted woman suffrage constitutional amendment resolution. June 6—Postmaster General Burleson surrendered operation of telegraph and telephone systems to the companies. June 19—Legislatures of Illinois. Wis consin and Michigan ratified woman suf frage amendment. July I—Wartime emergency prohibition law went Into effect. July ll—Federal trade commission re ported to President that packers plunned complete control of all foodstuffs July 12—President Wilson vetoed agri cultural bill because of Its provision re pealing daylight saving law. July 13- President A. C. Townley and Joseph Gilbert of Nonpartisan league of North Dakota found guilty by Jury ut Jackson, Minn., of conspiracy to teach disloyalty July 21—Rare riots In Washington, four persons killed. July 27—Race riots in Chicago; two killed, many hurt. July 28—Chicago race war spread; 36 In all were killed and hundreds hurt. July 39—Stnte troops In action to quell Chicago race riots. July 3 —Government relinquished con trol of the telegraph and telephone sys tems. Aug I—Congress repealed daylight-sav ing law. Aug. t; President Wilson ordered civil and criminal proceedings against the "Big Five" packers. Aug. B—President Wilson addressed con gress on high cost of living. Aug. 14—Henry Ford won libel suit against Chicago Tribune, with nominal damages. Aug. 15—President Wilson vetoed the du\light-saving repeal act. Aug. 21'—Daylight-saving repeal bill passed over president’s veto A. Mitchell Palmer confirmed by senate as IT 8 attorney general. Sept. 2—Bill to make Pershing general | for life passed by congress. Sept. 3—President Wilson stnrted on speaking tour of country. Sept. 4—Pershing nominated general and confirmed by senate. Sept. 6—Secretary of Commerce Redfleld resigned, effective Oct. 31. Prohibition enforcement bill passed by senate. Sent, f—Charles M. Galloway resigned as federal civil service commissioner, and attseked Postmaster General Burleson. Sept. 7—Great fake stock swindle plot bared by arrests In Chicago. Five hundred convicts at Pontiac. 111., revo’ted and killed a guard. j; Sept B—General Pershing lanited at Now York and was given great reception and commissioned general for lift Sept. 9—Cardinal Merrier of Belgium landed at New York. Sept. 12—Col. J. D. Bell. Brooklyn, elect ed commander-ln-chlef of the G. A. R. Sept. 18—Thanks of congress given to Genernl Pershing. Sept. 26—President Wilson’s trip ended by Ids Illness. Sept. 28—Great mob In Omaha lynched negro prisoner, fought police, set fire to courthouse nnd almost killed Mayor E. P. Smith. Sept. 39 Brand Whitlock made ambas sador to Belgium. Oct. I—Five white men nnd eleven ne groes killed In race war at Elaine. Ark. Oct 2—King ami queen of the Belgians landed In New York. Oct. 29 International trade conference opened In Atlantic City. Oct. 27—President Wilson vetoed prohi bition enforcement bill and house re passed It. Oct 28—Senate passed prohibition en forcement bill over president’s veto and It became law. Farmer's national congress opened In Hagerstown. Md. Oct 31 —Secretary of Commerce Redfleld retired from the cabinet. Nov. 4—Republicans won election In Massachusetts. New York and Kentucky and Democrats won In New Jersey. . Maryland and Mississippi. Wets won In Ohio. Nov. 7—Hundreds of Reds arrested by federal agents all over country. Nov. 11—I. W. W. members fired Jntc American legion parade at Centralla. Wash., killing four ex-soldlers; one of murderers lynched. Prince,of Wales arrived in Washington. President Wilson left his bed for first time in six weeks. Nov. 12—Franklin D’Oller elected na tional commander of American legion. Nov. 16—Secretary of the Treasury Car ter Glass appointed U. 8. senator from Virginia. Nov. 18—House adjourned. Nov. 19—Senate adjourned. Nov. 29—U. S. Senator Newberry of Michigan and 134 others Indicted for election frauds Dec. I—Regular session of congress o|M»ned. Dec. 2—President Wilson's message read to congress. Congressman J. W. Alexander of Mis souri made secretary of commerce. Dec. 10—Republican national committee set the convention for June 8 In Chicago. Pec. 11 —Dr H. A. Garfield resigned as fuel administrator. Dec. 13—Senator Johnson. California., announced his candidacy for presidency. Dec. 15—U. S. Supreme court upheld con stitutionality of war-time prohibition act. Dec. 16— Sonutor Harding, Ohio, an nounce ’ Ills candidacy for Republican nomination for presidency. Dec. 17—Big packers agree to discon tinue all their side Hues. Dec. 19—Victor Berger, convicted Social ist. re-elected to congress from Fifth Wis consin district. INDUSTRIAL Jan. 9—Great strike of marine workers of New York begun. Bloody buttles between strikers and troops In Buenos Aires. Jan. 12 New York strike ended pending arbitration by war labor board. Jan. 13—General Btrike In Lima and Callao, Peru. Jan. 31—Great strike In England. Scot land and Ireland. Feb. 4— Building Trades Employers’ as sociation declared a lockout In New Y’ork. Fob. 6—Generul strike In Seattle to sup port striking shipbuilders Feb. 19—Seattle general strike called off. March 4—Marino workers at New York struck again. April 16— New England telephone work ers struck. April 29—New England phone strike settled. May 14—Chicago milk drivers struck. May lb—Great general strike In Winni peg. May 16-Chicago milk wagon drivers won their strike. May 26-General strike called In Calgary and Edmonton. Canada, Muy 29—General strike In Toronto. June 3—Toronto strike called off. June s—Commercial telegraphers' union members in southeast struck. June 8— Detroit carmen struck. June lo—General strike of telegraph op erators started. June 22—Gompera re-elected president of A. F of L June 23—A. F. of L. declared for 44-hour week for all crafts and U. 8. employees. July 18—Building Employers’ association of Chicago locked out 300.000 employees because of carpenters’ strike. Boston street car men on strike July 28—Strike ot Atlantic coast ship workers ended. July 29—Chicago surface and elevated car men struck. July 31 —Police of London and English provinces called on strike, but few re sponded. Aug. I—Chicago street car strike ended by compromise. Itailroad shop workers of U. 8. struck. Aug. 6—Brooklyn Rapid Transit work ers struck. Fourteen railroad unions demanded In creased wages. Aug. 7—Actors on strike In New York. Aug. 12—Actors' strike spread to Chi cago. Aug. 14—Railway shopmen voted to re turn to work Aug. 24—Pacific coast railways tied up by strike. Aug. 26 President Wilson granted 4- cent an hour raise to railway shopmen and Issued explanatory statement to pub lic, calling for Industrial truce. Aug. 26—Railway shopmen's committee rejected President Wilson’s offer and or dered vote on strike by the men. Aug. 29 Pacific coast railway men voted to call off strike. Hept. 6—Actors won their strike. Sept. 9—Three strikers killed In riots In Hammond, Ind. Unionized police of Roston struck. Sept. 19—State troops called to Boston; seven persons killed In riots. Steel workers' committee called strike for September 22 against United States Steel corporation. Sept 19—Carpenters' strike In Chicago district ended by victory for union. Hept. 22 Great strike of steel workers begun. Two killed and several hurt In riots In Pittsburgh region. Sept. 27—British railway men struck. Sept. 29—Strike begun in Bethlehem steel works. Oct. I—Lockout and strike in printing trade In New York; many publications suspended. Oct. s—Serious strike riots In Gary. Ind. British rail workers' strike ended by compromise (Jet. 6—Federal troops sent to Gary and martial law proclaimed In Gary, East Chicago and Indiana Harbor. Industrial conference opened In Wash ington. Oct. 19—New York harbor tied up by strikes. Oct. 14—Nation-wide strike of soft coal miners ordered for Nov. 1. Oct. 15—New York harbor workers’ strike called off. (Jet. 22—Labor bloc withdrew from In dustrial conference because Its resolution on collective bargaining was rejected. Oct. 24—Industrial conference dissolved. Miners rejected all offers of compro mise Oct. 28—International congress of work ing women opened In Washington. International labor conference opened In Washington. Oct. 31—Government obtained injunction against the coal strike. Nov. I—Strike of soft coal miners be gan. Nov B—Federal Judge Anderson ordered mine leaders to call off strike by Nov. 11. Nov. 11—Miners' union officials canceled the atrlke order. Nov. 23—New York printers voted to abandon strike. Nov. 27 —Government's efforts to end coal strike by negotiation failed, miners rejecting offer of 14 per cent increase In wages. Dec. 1 -War time coni order renewed by Fuel Administrator Garfield. New Industrial conference opened In W ashlngton. Dec. 2—General strike In Rome. Milan ami Florence. Italy. Dec B—Fuel Director Garfield Issued drastic orders for conservation of coni. Dec. 9—Compromise offer from Presi dent Wilson presented to miners' offi cials. Dec. 19—Miners accepted President Wil son's offer of 14 per cent wngo Increase and commission to determine scale and conditions for future, and called off their strike. Dec 13—Tendon tailoring contractors and garment workers struck. FOREIGN Jan. 20—Royalist revolution broke out In Portugal. Jan. 21—The Irish parliament met In Dublin and proclaimed the independence of Ireland. Jan. 25—Portuguese royalists defeated In several battles. Feb. 17—Portuguese government an nounced royalist rebellion was ended. March 19—Wireless telephony estab lished between Canada and Ireland. April 13—Open rebellion In the Punab, India. June 13—Serious anarchist riots In Zu rich. Switzerland. July I—Great food riots In Forll. Italy. July B—King Emmunuel of Italy issued decree that profiteers will be fined 33.000 und Imprisoned and goods confiscated. July 11—Resignation of Viscount Ishil as Japanese ambassador to United States announced by government at Tokyo. July 28—Doctor Pessoa Inaugurated pres ident of Brazil. Aug. 6—Antonio Almeida elected presi dent of Portugal. Aug B—About SO killed In food riots In Chemnitz, Germany. Aug. 12—Shall of Persia fled his country. President Tlnoco of Costa Rica fled. Ba tista Quiroz took the office. Aug. 13—Viscount Grey made British ambassador to America. Aug. 16—Suppression of Sinn Felners in County Clare. Ireland, caused much fight ing. Sept. B—Honduras revolutionists forced President Bertrand to flee the country. Klnjuro Shldehara appointed Japanese ambassador to United States. Sept. 28— Luxemburg voted to retain Grand Duchess Charlotte as ruler. Oct. 7—Norway adop’gd prohibition, ex cepting wines and beer, by plebiscite. Nov. 6—Gram! Duchess Charlotte of Luxemburg married to Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma. Nov. 15— Lady Astor elected member of British parliament. Nov. 16—Radicals routed In French elec tions. Nov. 26—British government proclaimed suppression of Sinn Fein and like organ izations throughout Ireland. Dec. 19— Assassins attempted to kill Vis count French, lord lieutenant of Ireland. MEXICO April 16—General Klanquet, revolutionist lender, killed In fight. May 29—Vllllstaa proclaimed revolution ary government with Gen. Felipe An geles as provisional president. June 14—Villa forces began un attack on Juarez. June 15— Several Americans In El Paso having been killed or wounded by shots from Vllllstas, American troopß crossed to Juarez and attacked the Villa forces. June 16—American troops routed VlUls ta.n at Juarez and returned to El Paso. July 6—Armed Mexicans attacked and robbed boatload of American sailors near Tumplco. Aug. 16—British charge ordered from Mexico by Carranza. Aug. 17—Two American army aviators held for ransom by Mexican bandits. Aug 19—U. S. troops entered Mexico In pursuit of bandits. Aug. 21—Carranza demanded withdrawal of U. S troops and President Wilson re fused. Punitive expedition killed four ban dits. Aug. 24—Pursuit of Mexican bandits by U. S. troops abandoned. Aug. 29—Complete victory of Carranza In elections announced. Sept. I—President Carranza In nddress to congress defended Mexico against ac cusations, denounced League of Nations and defied Monroe Doctrine. Sept. 2—U. S. army aviator shot by Mex icans near Laredo, Tex Sept. 9—Mexican government protested against U. S. aviators flying over Mexico. Mexican rebel organizations appealed to United States to restore order In Mexico. Nov. 2—Zapatistas surrendered to gov ernment forces. Nov. 16—General Angeles, Villa’s chief aid. captured. Nov. 19—U. B. requested Immediate re lease of Consular Agent Jenkins, arrested at Puebla on charge of complicity with bandits who kidnaped him. Nov. 26—Mexico rejected the U. 8. re quest for the release of Jenkins. Gen. Felipe Angeles executed. Nov. 30 —Secretary Lansing sent re joinder to Mexico’s defiant note, repeat ing request for Jenkins' release. Der- 4—Consular Agent Jenkins released on ball. Dee. B—President Wilson asked senate to leave Mexican matter to him. Dec. 16—Mexico replied to U. S. that Jenkins case was closed by his release, and refused to drop ihe proceedings against him. AERONAUTICS April 19-Capt. E. F. White made first nonstop flight from Chicago to New York. May 16— Air mall service between Chi cago and Cleveland established. May 16—Three American naval planes started transatlantic flight from New foundland. May 17—American naval plane NC4 reached the Azores; NC3 landed on water, crew rescued; NCI landed on water, "tax led” 316 miles and reached Ponta Delgada, Azores. Muy 18—Hawker and Grieve started air plane flight from Newfoundland to Ire land; landed on water 1.100 miles out and were picked up by steamer. May 24—Lieutenant Roget made nonstop flight from Paris to Kenltra, Morocco. 1.138 miles. May 27—U.8. navy plane NC4 flew from the Azores to Lisbon, thus completing the first transatlantic flight. Air mall service between Paris and Switzerland started. May 28—Adjutant Casale. French avia tor. ascended 31.000 feet, world record for altitude. May 30—NC4 left Lisbon, stopped twice and arrived at Plymouth. England, next day. June 14-15—C&pt. John Alcock and Lieut. Arthur W. Brown of England made first nonstop flight across Atlantic, from New Foundland to Ireland In Vickers-Vlmy plane In 16 hours 12 minutes. July 2—British dirigible R 34 started from Scotland for the United States. July 6—R34 reached Mlneola, L. 1., com pleting trip In 100 hours. July 9—British dirigible R 34 sailed from Mlneola. L 1., on return trip to Scotland. July 13—British dirigible R 34 arrived at Pulham. England, from Mlneola. L. I . having made homeward voyage In 74 hours 66 minutes. Sept. 18—Roland Rohlfs made world’s altitude record. 36.610 feet, from Mlneola. Oct. B—Coast-to-coast race started from Mlneola and San Francisco. Two aviators killed at Salt Lake City and one at De posit. N. Y. Oct. 9—Fourth aviator killed In coast-to coast race. Oct. 10—Fifth aviator killed. Oct. 11—Lieut. B W. Maynard won east to west part of airplane race. Oct. 15—Two more contestants In trans continental race killed in Utah. Oct. 23—Lieut. Alexander Pearson de clared winner of transcontinental race Dec. 10—Capt. Ross Smith completed airplane flight from England to Port Dar win. Australia, winning prize of $50,000. Dec. 19—Capt. Sir John Alcock. first transatlantic nonstop flyer, killed by acci dent In France. SPORTS Jan. B—Kleckhefer defended three-cush ion title, defeating Maupome. Feb 15—De Oro won thrce-cushlon title from Kleckhefer. May 3—Cannefax won three-cushion title from De Oro. May 31—Indianapolis 600-mile auto race won by Wilcox In a Peugeot. Three men killed. June 7—Michigan won Western Intercol legiate conference athletic meet. June 12—Walter Hagen won national open golf championship July 4—Dempsey knocked out Willard In third round, winning heavyweight championship. July 25—Jim Barnes retained Western open golf championship. July 30— Cunadian open golf champion ship won by Douglas Edgar of Atlanta. Or , with 278 strokes, new competitive rec ord for 72 holes. Aug 13—F. S Wright of Buffalo. N. Y.. won amateur championship at single tar gets and Nick Arie of Menard, Tex., the title at doubles. Aug. 15—G. W. Lorlmer, Troy, 0., won grand American handicap at Chicago. Aug. 23—Davidson Ilerron. Pittsburgh, won national amateur golf championship Aug. Perry Fisk. De. Kalb, 11J.. won womens' western golf championship' Sept. 4—William M. Johnston, San Fran cisco. won national tennis championship. Sept. 16—Cincinnati Reds won National league pennant. Sept. 24—Chicago White Sox won Ameri can league pennant. Oct, 9—Cincinnati Reds won world’s championship. Oct. 25—William Hoppe retained 18-2 balk line championship. Nov. 19—R. L. Cannefax won three-cush ion championship. Nov. 22—University of Illinois won foot ball championship of western conference. Dec. 6—Jack Sharkey defeated Jimmy Wilde of England in Milwaukee Dec. 12—Ralph Greenleaf won pocket billiard championship of United States. Dec. 17—Harvard’s executive committee of the board of control approved new football committee from which Walter Camp was omitted. DISASTERS Jan. 1—270 British sailors drowned when boat was wrecked near Stornoway. U. S. army transport Northern Pacific aground off Fire Island. Jan. 12—21 killed In New York Central wreck at South Byron, N. Y. Jan. 16—French steamer Chaprol sunk by mine In Straits of Messina; s<jo lost. April B—Hundred persons killed by tor nadoes In Texas, Oklahoma and Arkan sas. April 28—Tairge section of Yokohama de stroyed by fire. Earthquake In San Salvador caused great loss of life and property. May 20 —Kalut volcano. Java, In erup tion; 15.000 persons killed. May 22—Stromboll volcano. Sicily, In eruption; many lives lost. June s—Mine explosion at WUkesbarre killed 83. June 22—More than 50 persons killed by tornado at Fergus Falls, Minn. June 29 Vlcchlo. Italy, ruined by earth quake; 120 killed. July I—U. S. Navy dirigible exploded near Baltimore, Injuring 75. July 9—Allan line steamship Grampian struck Iceberg off Cape Race; two killed, two Injured. July 21—Dirigible balloon caught fire over Chicago and fell through roof of bank; 13 persons killed, 26 Injured. Aug. 15— Italian cruiser Basilicata blown up near Tewflk. blocking Suez canal. Japanese transport foundered; IK) lost. Sept. 10—Hurricane did Immense dam age In southern Florida and Cuba. Sept. 14—Hundreds killed and Immense damage by hurricane on Texas Gulf coast. Oct. 28—21 lives lost In steamship wreck at Muskegon. Mich. Dec. 17—Forty-three killed In ammuni tion plant explosion at Wllhelmshaven, Germany. Plcatny arsenal, near Dover. N. J., blew up. loss $1,000,000. NECROLOGY Jan. I—David Lubin. patron of agricul ture. In Rome. Jan. 2 —John E. Williams, noted Indus trial arbitrator, at Streutor. 111. Jan. 6—Col. Theodore Roosevelt, at Oy ster Bay. N. Y. Jan. B—MaJ. Gen. J. Franklin Bell U. S. A.. In New York. Jan. 9—Rev. Dr. S. J. McPherson, cler gyman and educator, at Lawrencevllle. N. J. Jan. 10—Roswell M. Field, author, at Morristown. N. J. Jan. 12—Sir. Charles Wyndham. British actor. John Mason, American actor. W. J. Onahan. prominent Catholic lay man, In Chicago. Jan 13-Dr. Horace Fletcher, dietetics expert. In Copenhagen. Jan. 16—Rodriguez Alves, president elect of Brazil. Jan. 18—Prince John, youngest son of king of England. Jan 22—Former U. S. Senator George T. Oliver at Pittsburgh. Jan. 25—Congressman Edward Robbins of Greensburg, Pa. Jan. 27—Hear Admiral F. E. Chadwick U. 8. N., retired Jan. 31—Nat C. Goodwin, actor. John T. Mllllken, oil and mine magnate, at St. Louis. Feb 2 Xavier Leroux, French operatic composer. Feb. s—Prof. E. C. Pickering, director of Harvard observatory. „ o rr, Feb s—Rudolf Aronson, light opera com poser and producer. In New York. Feb. 9—Bessie Abbott, operatic prtma donna. Feb. 17—Sir Wilfrid Laurier. former pre mier of Canada. . . . „ Feb. 18—Gen. Baron Y. Fukushima. noted Japanese soldier. Feb. 21—Dr. Mary Walker, pioneer suf fragist. in Washington. W. P. Borland, congressman from Mis souri. In France. . Feb. 24—Julian Story, American artist. Feb. 27—Former U. 8. Senator G. I* Ed munds of Vermont. Robert Harris. Canadian artist. March 2—Charles E. Van Loan, author. W. R Burt, lumber magnate, at Sagi naw. Mich March 3—James Wltheycombe. governor of Oregon. March 6—Hilary A. Herbert, former sec retary of the navy. March 11—Amelia E. Barr, author. In Nf\v York March 14—Roger A. Pryor, In New York. March 17—Kenyon Cox. noted artist. In New York. March 23—Henry M. Blossom, musical comedy writer. In New Y’ork. March 25—Fred H. Hall, veteran Jour nalist. In Chicago. . George Fort, assistant treasurer of the U. S. April B—F. W. Woolworth. originator of five and ten cent stores. Lew Shaw, famous billiard player. April 9—Sidney Drew. American come dian , c April 13—Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst. In San Francisco. _ . . _ April 16— Former Ambassador Robert a. McCormick of Chicago. Henry Morse Stephens, educator and author. In San Francisco. Miss Jane Delano. Red Cross Nursing director. In France. „ , , . April 17—Dr J. Cleveland Cady, noted architect. In New York. April 18—Harlow N. Hlglnbotham of Chicago April 21—Jules Vedrlnes. famous French aviator. Verner Z. Reed, western oil magnate. April 27—Imre Klratfy. pageant and spec tacle producer, at Brighton. England. April 28—Albert Estoplnal. congressman from Louisiana. In New Orleans. May I—Joseph W. Jefferson, American actor. Asher Hinds, parliamentarian. In Wash ington. May 11—Rear Admiral Cliauncey Thom as. IT. S N May 14— H J. Heinz of Pittsburgh. Helen Hyde. American artist. May 16-Will J Davis, veteran theatri cal manager. In Chicago. May 17—General Zelaya, ex-president of Nicaragua. In New York. May 19—David H. Greer. Protestant Episcopal bishop of New York. George P. Upton, noted writer on mu sic. In Chicago. May 20—Congressman C. C. Yan Dyke of St. Paul. Minn., commander In chief of United Spanish War Veterans June 6—Frederick Thompson, noted the atrical manager. In New Y’ork. June 10—Former U. S. Senator John C. Spooner of Wisconsin. June 12—Former Congressman James A. Tawney of Minnesota. June 14—Weedon Grossmlth. British ac tor and artist. Ernest T.lster. governor of Washington. July 2—Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, veteran suffragist, at Moylan. Pa. Ex-Congressman Lemuel Ely Qulgg, In Ne w Y oric. July B—John Fox. Jr., novelist, at Big Stone Gap. Va July 12—Dr. W. Max Muller, orientalist, professor of Egyptology at University of Pennsylvania. Charles Rock. English actor. Albert Vickers. England's greatest man ufacturer of steel products and airplanes, nt Eastbourne. July 23—Sir Edward H. Holden, noted British financier. George H. Primrose, famous minstrel. July 24—La Verne W. Noyes. Chicago manufacturer, inventor nnd philanthropist. July 26—Ellas Greenebaum. noted Chica go hanker, aged 97. July 26 —Sir Edward J. Poynter, presi dent of Royal academy. July 29—George A. Storey, famous paint er. In London. Aug. I—Oscar Flnmmersteln. opera Im presario. In New York. Aug. 7—Will N. Harben. American au thor. J E. ("Gas”) Addlcks. Delaware finan cier. Aug. B—Ralph Blakelook. American ar tist. Aug. 9—Ruggiero Leoncavallo, composer, at Rome. Prof. Ernst Haeckel, at Jena. Aug. 11—Andrew Carnegie, at Lenox, Mass. Aug. 16—Frederick Layton. veteran packer, nt Milwaukee. Baron Inverclyde, at Glasgow. Aug. 2*—Gen. Louis Botha, premier of South Africa. Sept. 3—Budd Doble. famous driver of harness horses, at Los Angeles. Sent. 6—Admiral Baron Beresford of England. -James W. Osborne, noted criminal law yer. In New York. Sept. B—Duncan C. Ross, famous swords man and wrestler. In Baltimore. Sept. 9—John Mitchell, former president United Mine Workers, Elol Sylva. noted Belgian operatic singer. Sept. 12—Leonid Andreef, Russian au thor. Sept. 13—Arthur M. Beaupre. former U. 8. minister to Colombia, In Chicago. Sept. 18—Congressman J. B, Thompson, Oklahoma. Sept. 21—T. P. Shonts. New York trac tion magnate. Sept. 25—Charles L. Freer, capitalist and art connoisseur, of Detroit. John S. Washburn of Minneapolis, big (lour miller. Sept. 27—Adelina Patti, at Penycae, Wales. Sept. 28—Chief Justice H. W. Bond of Missouri sunreme court. Sept. 29—Rev. E. J. Vattman, noted Catholic priest and army chaplain, at Chi cago. Sept. 39—Gen. Patrick Egan, pioneer home ruler and former U. S. minister to Chile. In New York. Sept. 29 —Dr. Nnthanlel I. Rublnkam, noted lecturer, in Chicago. Oct. I—Charles W. ("Buffalo") Jones, famous plainsman and hunter, at Topeka. Kan. Oct. 3—Rt. Rev. J. C. Sage, Episcopal bishop of Sallna. Kan. Dr. Daniel B. Towner, noted evangelist, Longwood. Mo. Oct. 4—Philip H. McMillan, owner De troit Free Press Oct. 7—Henry Mills Alden. editor Har per’s Magazine Don Ricardo Palma, noted Peruvian author. Alfred Deakln. former premier of Aus tralia. Oct. B—Dr. Cyril Hopkins of University of Illinois, at Gibraltar. Oct. 14—Rodman Law, noted aviator, at Greenville. S. C. Bishop P. J. Garrlgnn of Catholic dio cese of Sioux City. Towa. Oct. 15— Rear Admiral Richardson Clo ver. U. S. N.. retired. Oct. IS—Viscount Astor. In London. Oct. 20—Count V. Macchl dl Celere, Ital ian ambassador to U. S. Oct. 21—Alf T. Rlngllng. circus owner, at Dover. N. J. Oct. 26—Sir Ernest Waterlow, noted Brit ish painter Oct. 39—Ella Wheeler Wilcox, poet and author. Nov. I—Col. J. D. Bell, commander In chief of O- A. R. Nov. 3—Evan Lewis, former champion heavyweight wrestler Edgar Stanton Maclay, American naval historian. Nov. 7—Huga Haase, head of German independent socialists. Nov. 9 —W E. Weyl, noted statistician. In New York. Nov. 11—Cardinal von Hartmann, arch bishop of Cologne. Nov. 12—Thomas 8. Martin, U. S. sena tor from Virginia. Nov. 16—MaJ. Henry L. Hlgglnson. founder of Boston Bymphony orchestra. Nov. 19—Florenclo Constantino, noted Spanish dramatic tenor. Nov. 26—Countess Primo Magrl (Mr*. Tom Thumb), at Mlddleboro, Mass Dec. 2—Henry C. Frick, steel magnatfe. In New York. __ , . Dec. B—Julian Alden Weir. American artist. In New York. Brlt- Dec. 16—Sir John Jackson, famous urn ‘*n.l V n-lfr ne wn Vf m a H. Hopklne. v.«- "K,i a BS£ r [< ' re,,,o “ t grand op<ira " DM^’lS-HomUo 6 ' W. Parker. American itcieofonte Campanlnl, director of Chicago Opera company.