TlUi NORTH PLATTK SEMI-WCEKLY TRIBUNE.
Chronology
of the Year 1919
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Compiled by E. W. PICKARD
WAR AND PEACE
Jan.
Itnly.
2 President Wilson arrived
In
British landed troops In Riga, Ltbuu
and Wlndnu to combat the bolshevlkl.
Jan. 3 President Wilson received In
Home.
Hoover mado head of international re
lief organization.
Polos in full possession of Poscn.
Jan. 4 Now Serblan-Croutlun-Slovono
government formed at Belgrade.
Bolshevlkl captured Riga,
Jan. 0 Civil war between government
forces and the Spartacans broko out In
Berlin; the latter captured the Spundau
arsenal.
Jan. 7 I'resldent Wilson returned to
Paris.
Berlin rioters forced Gen. Harries to
haul down the American flag.
Ebcrt faction on top In Berlin after so
vera street lighting.
Jan. 9 Independent socialists set up now
government In Berlin.
Jan. 10 Republic proclaimed In Luxem
burg, but suppressed at onco by the
French.
Jan. 11 Socialist republic proclaimed In
Bremen.
Count Karolyl made president of Hun
garian republic.
Jan. 12 Supremo council of peace con
gress held Its first meeting In Purls.
Spartacans defeatod In Berlin.
Spartacans gained control of Constance,
Baden.
Jan. 13 Many Spartacans executed In
Berlin.
Jan. 15 Grand Duchess Mario of Lux
emburg abdicated and was succeeded by
her sister Charlotte.
Jan. 10 Karl Llobknccht and llosa Lux
emburg killed In Borlln.
Jan. 17 Counter-revolution broke out In
Petrograd and bolshevlkl begun retreat
oastwunl from Esthonla.
Armistice granted Gormany extended
one month.
Jan. li Interallied peace congress for
mally opened.
Jan. ID Bolshevists captured Kiev.
Polish coalition cabinet formed by Pa
derewskl. Germuh elections resulted generally fa
vorably to the majority socialists.
Jan. 2i) White Itussla proclaimed its
union with the Russian soviet republic.
Jan. 22 Allied supremo council asked
Russian factions to send representative
to conference at tha Princes' Islands, Sea
-of Marmora.
Jan. 25 Amorlcan troops forced to re
treat from Shenkursk, northern Russia.
Peace conference adopted plan for
League of Nations.
Czech" captured Oderburg from the
Poles.
Jan. 26 President Wilson visited the
Chateau Thierry and Reims reetons.
Feb. 1 Plan of giving German colonies
to nlllod countries as mandatories of
League or Nations adopted by supreme
council.
Feb. 4 Fighting between Czechs and
Poles stopped by order of supreme council.
Americans defeated bolshevlkl at Vlstav
ka. northern Russia.
Gorman government troops bombarded
iiremen ana ejected tlie spartacans,
rob. 6 German national assembly
openeu in wcimar,
Feb. S Russian anarchists evacuated
vnna.
l'cb. 9 Polish constitutional assembly
met In Warsaw.
Feb. 11 Frlederich Ebett elected presl-
aen.i or uerman republic and Plilllpp
ocuciucmann maue premier.
Feb. 12 Republican revolt In Roumanla;
jving ceruinnna siicntiy wounded.
Feb. 13 Draft of League of Nations
plan completed and adopted by commis
sion. Gen. Dcnlklne's antl-bolshevlk army
reached the Caspian after beating big
soviet army anu caning 3i,wu prisoners.
l'cb. 15 President Wilson sailed for
Homo.
reb. 10 Germans accepted now terms
ior renewal or armistice, under protest.
Feb. 19 Premier Clemenceau shot In
shoulder by an annrchlst.
Governments of Siberia. Archangel and
Southern Russia formally rejected the
proposal for conference at Princes islands,
Feb. 21 Premier Kurt Eisner and sev
eral other members of tho Bavarian gov.
eminent assassinated.
Feb. 24 President Wilson landed In Bos.
ton and spoko In behalf of League of Na.
tlons plan.
March c President Wilson sailed for
I'aris,
March 9 Many Spartacans summarily
execuieu in jsernn niter tnoouy mimes
March 13 President Wilson landed In
Frnnce.
March 19 Ukrainians captured Lemberg
irom i'oips.
Mnrch 22 Count Karolyl, head of pro
vlslonnl government of Hunirarv. re
signed, nnd new governmont proclaimed
Golldarlty and nrmed alliance with tho
nussian soviet government.
March tS British Secretary of War
Churchill announced Egypt was In a vir
tual state of Insurrection.
March 31 General strikes and fatal riots
in Berlin and other Gorman cities.
April 1 Several hundreds killed In
strike riots In Frankfort.
April 4 Soviet governmont established
In Munich.
Antauus 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
possession of Magdeburg and Essen.
April 10 Geneva, Switzerland, chosen as
seat of League, of Nations.
American engineers reached Murmansk.
April 16 Gen. Holler's Polish divisions
left Frnnce for Poland.
April 10 Llbau seized by German troops
and Lettish provisional government over
thrown. April 17 First bolshovlk nrmy, on the
Prlpet, surrendered to Ukrainians.
April 18 Soldiers' council took control
of Vienna.
April 19 Reds put to rout In Vienna.
April 20 Evacuation of Sebastopol by
allies announced.
April 21 Victory loan campaign opened
In U. S.
Ukrainians took Klov from bolshevlkl.
April 24 President Wilson declared Itnly
could not havo Flume, and tho Italian
delegates abandoned the peace confer
ence. Mexico declared It would not recognize
tho Monroe doctrine, and withdrew Its
minister to Franco.
April 28 League of Nations covonnnt
unanimously adopted by peace confer
ence. April 29 German peace envoys reached
Versailles.
April 3-Poace council decided dispute
over Klau-Chau In Japan's favor.
May 2 Most of Munich taken by gov
ernment troops.
May 4 Wilson, Lloyd George nnd Cle
menceau Invited Italy to return to poaco
conference, promising to glvo her Fiumo
after two years.
Surrender of Hungarian soviet govern
mont 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. S. recognized government of Finland.
May 14 Austrian peace delegates ar
rived at St, Germain.
May 15 Greek troops occupied Smyrna
after fighting.
May 16 New antl-communlst govern
ment of Hungary set up at Arnad.
May IS British ships dereated bolshevik
fleet In Gulf of Finland.
May 21 German delegates given eten
Inn of time to May 29 to reply to terms.
May 30 Germany's reply to peace terms
submitted. . . . . . . .
May 31 British warships defeated bol
shevik lieot in me uamc.
June 1 Rhine republic proclaimed In va
rious cities, with Dr. Huns A. Dorten ut
Its head.
June 2 Pence terms presented to Aus
tria's dologates.
June 6 U. S. Sonato adopted rosoltltlon
asking hearing by peace congress for
'free Ireland" representatives
June 19 Allies' reply to German coun
terproposals and final draft of treaty
handed to Germans und seven days al
lowed them to sign.
June 18 President Wilson visited the
ruins of Belgium.
Russian cruisers Oleg and Slava sunk
by British warships.
Juno 19 Italian cabinet resigned, being
refused a voto of confidence.
June 20 Gorman govornmqnt decided to
sign penco treaty und the Scholdemsnn
cabinet resigned.
Juno 21 Gustav Unuer formed now Qer-
nian cabinet.
surrondorcd German warships at senpu
Flow nearly nil sunk by their ctews.
ituiicosco Nltti made premier ot iuu.v.
Juno 22 Uerman national uttsombly vot
ed to sign troaty. Allies refused nny far
mer moiiiiicnuoti or terms.
June 23 Germnn government oliioiau
agreed to sign tho treaty.
June a Bloody rioting in uornn unu
Hamburg.
June 20 Allies roleoted anneal ngalnst
dismemberment of Turkey.
Juno 2!-Peuco treaty with Germany
signed at Versailles, only tho Chinese del
egates refusing to sign.
Wnrfaro between Germans and Poles
consed.
Juno 29-President Wilson sailed rrom
Frnnce.
July 8 President Wilson nrrlvcd at New
York on Georgo Washington.
July 9 German national assembly rati
fied peaco trenty by voto of 208 to 115.
JUiy 10 OHlciai notification or rnmicii
tton of nenco treaty bv German assembly
given peace conference at Versailles.
July 11 Trade between United States
and Germany ordered resumed by stato
department at Washington.
JUiy is istiver paslia, Taiaat uoy unu
DJemal Pasha, leadors of Turkish gov
ernment during wnr, condemned, to death
by Turkish court martial.
Julv 14 Victory nnrado In Paris marked
Bastlllo day.
July 19 Great victory parado In London.
Julv 20 Comnlotetl toxt of treaty with
Austria handed to delegntes from Vienna.
"Terror troops" reported In control of
Budapest. Rein Kun ousted.
July 21 British house of commons passed
peace trenty and Anglo-French pact.
July 29 president Wilson sent i-ranco-Amcrlcnn
treaty to the senate.
July 31 Polish parliament ratified treaty
with Germany.
Aug. 1 Socialists seized control In Hun
gary anil Bela Kun nnd his communist
government lied ,
Aug. 4 Roumanian troops entered Hil
da pest.
Auk. 0 Austrian delegates made coun
ter ponce proposals.
Socialist government of Hungary over
thrown nnd Archduko Joseph put In
powor as governor, supported by entente
Aug. 10 Six bolshevik battalions de
stroyed at battle on the Dvlnn.
Aug. 17 Four bolshevist vessels sunk
by British fleet In Gulf of Finland.
Bolshevlkl driven out of Odessa by Denl
klnc. Aug. 22 Archduko Joseph resigned as
head of Hungarian government.
Aug. 25 Two U. S. regiments ordered
from U. S. to Silesia.
Sept 1 General Pershing sailed for
home.
Martial law In Munich.
Sept. 2 Final peace terms handed to
Austria.
Sept. 3 Supreme council ordered Rou
manians to nult Hungary and restore loot.
Sept. 6 Austrian national assembly vot
ed to sign poaco treaty, under protest.
Supremo council awarded Spltzbergen
to Norway.
Sept. 10 Dr. Karl Rentier signed the
peace treaty for Austria.
Peaco treaty reported to U. S. senate
with suggested amendments and reserva
tlons.
Sept. 12 Bqlshcvlkl announced capture
of Kolchak's southern army, 43.1)00 men.
D'Anntinzlo at head of Italian troops
seized Flume; other troops, ordered to
disarm his men. mutinied.
Sept. 15 China decreed scparnto peace
with Germany.
Sept. 19 Peaco treaty handed to Bulga
rian delegates.
Sept. 22 Italians ousted from Truu by
American marines, who turned town over
to Jugo-Slnvs.
Sept. 27 Peace conference ordered ultl
matum to Germany on ovncuntlon of
Lithuania by Von der Goltz troops.
Oct. 1 Italians and Serbs fought In Spa
lato; 200 killed.
Russian northwestern army began of
fensive ugalnst 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. C Bolshevlkl evacuated Dvinsk
after great dofcut.
Peace treaties ratified by Italy by royal
decree.
Oct. S Germans and Russians attacked
Riga.
Oct. 10 King George signed British rat
mention of German treaty.
Oct. 11 Part of Riga taken bv Russo
German force nnd Letts landed at Llbau
ror countor-attncK.
Franco ratified tho German treaty.
Oct. 13 League of Nations officially
brounht Into being.
Oct. 15 General Denlklno announced enp-
lure or urei anu oinor victorios over nol
shovikt.
Oct. 1C Russian northwest army took
Pskov and Tsarskoo Selo.
Oct. 17 Kronstndt taken by British fleet
Oct. 23 Bolshevlkl recaptured Tsarskoe
Solo and Krnsnoo soio trom winto army
Oct. So ucverses ior ueniKino and Kol
chuk reported.
Oct. 2t wnite nrmy resumed advance on
Petrogrud.
Nov. 3 Bolshovlkl recaptured Gatchlna
from Yudenltcli.
Nov. 7 Lodge nrcamblo to treaty rntlfl
cation adopted by senate, 43 to 40.
Supremo council ordered Roumanian
troops out or Hungary at once.
Nov. 13 Senate adopted reservation to
Article X of league covenant.
Nov. 14 D'AnnunzIo seized Zaru, Dal-
matia.
Nov. 15 Ten drnBtlc reservations to
treaty adopted ny senate.
Genoral Yudenltch retreated to Estho
nlnn border nnd resigned command o
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.
Dec. 7 Russian bolshovlkl offered terms
of peace to Ksuionia.
Dec. 8 Supremo council warned Ger
many that allies would denounce armls
tlco If protocol weto not signed.
Dec. 12 Bolshevlkl captured Kharkov
Dnnlklno's base In southern Russia.
Dec. 14 Agreement reached by England
Franco and Italy that Italy shall have
Flume; D'AnnunzIo to hand city over to
regulars.
Dec. 17 Bolshevlkl announced cupture
or Kieir anu ivupiunsK.
Dec. 18 German delegates dcrlared Gor
many could not deliver tho 400,000 tons o
harbor nnd dock material demunded in
reparation ror sinning or interned wur
ships nt Seiipu Flow.
Objections by D'Annunzlo's troops
blocked tho turning over of Flume to tho
Italian regulars.
David Lloyd George announced the nl
llel would make peace with Turkey with
out waiting longer tor America.
DOMESTIC
Jan. 2 Michigan legislature ratified pro
hibltlon constitutional amendment.
Jan. 7 Legislatures of Ohio. Okluhom
nnd Colorado ratified the prohibition
amendment.
Supremo court declared constitutional
the act forbidding shipment of liquor Int
drv territory.
Jan. 8 Berger, Kruse, Genner, Engdahl
and Tucker, socialists, convicted in Chi
men of sedition und disloyalty.
Tennessee, Idnho und Mulno legislatures
ratified proliinuion amendment.
Jun. 9 West Virginia ratified prohlbl
tlon amendment.
Attorney General Gregory resigned, ef
fortlvA March 4.
Jan. 14 Prohibition amendment ratified
by Illinois, Alabamn, Arkansas, Califor
nia. Indiana. Kansas and North Carolina,
Jan. 15 Iowa, Utah, Colorado, Oregon
and New iiampsnire rauueu ary amend
mnt.
Jan. 18 Nebraska ratified prohibition
amendment, making tne tnree-rourin
majority necessary, and Missouri and
Wyoming followed.
Forty-six I. W. W.'s convicted of con
spiracy In Sacramonto, Cul.
Jnn. 17 Wisconsin und Minnesota rati
fied prohibition amendment.
Jan. 2l-Ncvnda rutUled prohibition
amendment. . .
Jan. iW-State department proclaimed
ratlllmtlon of prohibition amemlmoht and
set Jan. 16. 1920. hs date when it Is ofloc
live. Fob. 10 Suffrage amendment beaten In
senate by one vote.
Feb. lS-Berger. Kruse. Germer. ICng
dahl it .id Tuuker, so. Inllsts, sentenced to
Si yours' Imprisonment for violating es
pionage net. , ,
Feb. 25 New revenuo law. signed by
prosldent wont Into effect.
Feb. 27-H. C. Wallace. Tnconin. ap
pointed ambassador to Franco.
A. Mitchell Palmer made attorney general.
March 1 Norman HnttKooil made minis
ter to iieninarK. . ,
March -victory loan bill puseeu uy
scnato.
March 4 Congress adjourned sine die.
April 7-Thomas Nelson Pago, ambassa
dor to Italy, resigned.
April IG Hugh Gibson nppointcu ursi
U. S. Minister to Poland.
Anril 2S Pnstmnstnr Gnnnrnl Burleson
directed return of cable companies to prl-
ate nwnersnip May 2.
Anrll 90 Pin! In kill iimnv iiromlnent
Americans with mulled bombs uncovered.
Mny I-Muy day riots In ninny cities.
May 7 Prosldent called extra Besslon of
congress for Mny 19
Mny 19-Spec ul session of congress
opened; Glllelt elected speaker.
lTeder ok Utllett elected snenuor ot next
house.
Mny 20 President Wilson's cabled mes
sage read to congress.
amy 21 House adopted woman suuruKo
constitutional nmendment resolution.
Mnv 27 Dr. I.vnn Harold Hough elected
president of Northwestern university.
Juno 2 Annrchlst nlot to destroy noro
of law enforcement officials In eight east
ern cities attempted. Two persons killed.
Juno 4 Sennte adopted woman BUffrago
constitutional amendment resolution.
Juno 5 Postmaster acneral Burleson
surrendered operation of telegraph nnd
telephone systems to tlio companies.
.Timn la l.i.L'Islntiirns nf Illinois. Wis
consin nnd Michigan ratified woman suf-
irago amendment.
July 1 Wartime emergency nronibition
law went Into effect.
July 11 Federal trade commission re
ported to President that packers plunned
comploto control of nil foodstuffs.
July 12 President Wilson vetoed agri
cultural bill becauso of Its provision re-
ponllng daylight saving law.
July 13 Prosldont A. C. Townioy nnci
Joseph Gilbert of Nonpartlsun league ot
North Dukota found guilty by Jury at
Jackson, Minn., of conspiracy to teach
dlsloyulty.
JUiy 21 itaco riots in wasnington, tour
persons killed.
Ju y 27 luico r ots in Lliicngo: two
killed, ninny hurt.
July 28 Chicago race war spread; 38 in
all were killed and hundreds hurt.
July 30 Stato troops In action to iniell
Chicago race riots.
July 31 Government relinnuisiicd con
trol of tho telegraph and telephone sys
tems. Auk. 1 Congress repealed daylight-sav
ing law.
Aug. C President Wilson ordered civil
nnd criminal proceedings against tho "Big
rive pacKers.
Aug. 8 President Wilson addressed con
gress on hlirli cost of living.
Aug. 14 Henrv Ford won libel sun
against Chlcngo Tribune, with nominal
damaces.
Aug. 15 Pres dent w lson vetoed tne
davllnht-snvlnir renenl act.
Aug. 20 unyiignt-saving repeal Din
passed over president s veto.
A. Mltcncu I'aimer continued oysenate
ns u. H. attorney general.
sent. 2 Bill to maKo persuing general
ror lire passed ny congress.
Sept. 3 President Wilson started on
speaking tour of country.
bopt. 4 persuing nominated general ana
confirmed bv senate.
sept. secretary ot uoinmerce ueuneui
resigned, enectivo Oct. 31
Prohibition enforcement bill passed by
senate.
Sept. C Charles M. Galloway resigned
as federal civil servlco commissioner, and
attacked postmaster uenorai nurloson
Sent. 7 Great fnke stock swindle plot
bared bv arrests in Chicago,
Five hundred convicts ut rontlac. Hi..
revolted nnd killed n guard.
Sent. 8 General Pershing landed nt
Now York and was given great reception
and commissioned general ror lire.
Sept. 9 Cardlnnl Mercler of Belgium
landed nt New York.
Sent. 12 Col. J. D. noil. Brooklyn, elect.
ed commander-in-chief of tho G. A. R.
Sept. IS Thanks of congress given to
General Pershing.
Sept. 20 President Wilson s trip ended
by his Illness.
Sept. 2S Great mon in umaiia lynched
negro prisoner, fouglit police, set fire to
courthouso and ..Imost killed Mayor E. P.
Sm til.
Sent. 30 Brand Whltlock made ambas
sador to Belgium.
Oct. 1 Five wiuto men and eleven ne
groes killed In race war nt Elaine. Ark.
Oct 2 Klnc; nnd nuecn of tho Bclirlnns
landed In Now York.
Oct. 20 International trade conference
opened In Atlantic City.
uet. 27 l'resKieni wnson vetoed nroni
bition eiifuiocmeut bill und house re
passed It.
Oct. 2X senato passed proiiinitmn en
forcement bill over president's veto and
It became law.
Fanner's nntlonal congress opened In
Hngerstown, Md. x
Oct. 31 Secretary of Commerce Rodfleld
retired from tho cabinet.
Nov. 4 Renubllcans won e net on In
Massachusetts, New York and Kentucky
and Democrats won In Now Jersey,
Mnryland and Mississippi Wets won In
Ohio.
Nov. 7 Hundreds of Reds urrested by
federal agents all over country.
Nov. 11 I. W. W. members fired Into
American legion parade at Centrnlla.
Wash., killing four ex-soldiers; one of
murderers lynched.
Prlnco of Wales nrrlved In Washington.
President Wilson left his bed for first
time. In six weeks.
Nov. 12 Franklin D'Oller elected nn
tlonal commander of American legion.
Nov. 15 Secretary of tho Treasury Car
tor Glass appointed U. S. senator from
Virginia.
Nov. 18 House adjourned.
Nov. 19 Senate niljourned
Nov. 29 U. S. Senator
Michigan nnd 134 othors
election frauds.
Dec. 1 Regular pbsIoii
onenpd.
Newberry of
Indicted for
of congress
Doc. 2 President Wilson's
rend to congress.
message
Congressman J. W. Alexander of Mis
souri made secretary of commerce
Dee. 10 Republican national committee
set tho convention for Juno 8 In Chicago.
Dec. 11 Dr. II. A. Oarfleld resigned us
fuel udmlnlstrator.
Dec. 13 Sonator Johnson. California,
announced his candidacy for presidency.
Dec. 15 U. S. Supremo court upheld con
stitutionality of war-tlnut prohibition act.
Dec. 10 Senator Harding, Ohio, an
nounced His candidacy for Republican
nomination for presidency.
Dec. 17-Blg packers agree to discon
tinue nil their side lines.
Dec. 19 Victor Berger. convicted Social
ist, re-elected to congress from Fifth Wis
consin dlfctrlct.
INDUSTRIAL
Jan. 9 Greut strike of murine workers
of Now York begun.
Bloody battles between strikers and
troops in Buenos Aires.
Jan. 12 Now York strike outlet pending
arbitration by war lubor board.
Jan. 13 Genoral strike In Lima nnd
Cullao, Peru.
Jun. 31 Great strike In England, Scot
land and Ireland.
Feb. 4 Building Trudes Employers' as
sociation declared a lockout In New York.
Feb. 0 General strike In Seattle to sup.
port sulking shipbuilders.
Feb. 10 Seattle general strike called
off.
March 4 Marine workers at New York
struck again.
April 15-Now England telephone work,
ers struck.
April 20 New England phono strike
settled.
May 14 Chicago milk drivers struck.
May 15-Great general strike In Winni
peg. May lC-Chlcago milk wagon drivers
won their strike.
May 26-General strike called in Calgary
and uamonioii, uuiuua,
May 29-Goneral strike in Toronto.
June 3 Toronto strike called off.
June 6-Commerclal telegraphers' union
members In southeast struck.
Juno 8 Detroit cannon struck.
June 10 General strike of telogrnph op
erators started.
Juno 22 Gompers ro-clected president
of A. of I.
June 23-A. F. of U declared for U-hour
week for all crafts nnd U. S. employees.
July IS Building Kmployers" association
of Chicago locked out 200,000 employees
becauso of carpenters' strike.
Boston street cur mon on strike.
July 2S-Strlko of Atlantic coust ship
workers ended.
July 2 Chicago surface nnd elevated
car men struck.
Julv 3lPollco of London and Hnnllsh
provinces called on strike, but fow re
sponded. Aug. 1 Chicago street car strlko ended
oy compromise.
Railroad shop workers of U. S. strueK.
Aug. C Brooklv- Ranld Transit work-
ors struck.
fourteen railroad unions demanded in
creased wages.
Aug. i Actors on strlko m New oric.
Aug. 12 Actors' strlko spread to Chi
cago.
Aug. H Railway shoptnon voted to re
turn to work
iMIR 21 Pae Ho coast railways tied UP
by strlko.
tug. 2fi President Wilson granted
cent an hour raise to railway shopmen
nnd Issued explanatory statement to pub
lic, caning ror industrial truce.
auk 20 Railway shotimou s committee
rejected President Wilson's offer nnd or
dered voto on strlko by tho men.
iiK at I'nciue coast runway men
voted to call off strike.
Sept. (Actors won their strike.
Sent. 9 Throe strikers killed In riots
In Hammond, Ind.
Unionized pollco of Boston struck.
Sept. 10 Stato troops called to Boston;
Boven persons killed In riots.
steel workers committee cnlicd strme
for Sentembor 22 uunlnst United States
Steel corporation.
Sept. 19 Carpenters' strike In Chicago
district ended by victory for union.
scpi. si' ureal striKo or steel worKern
begun. Two killed nnd soverat hurt In
riots In Pittsburgh region.
sept. 27 British rnllwuy men struck.
Sent. 29 Strike begun in Bothlehom steel
works.
Oct. 1 Lockout nnd strlko In printing
trado In Now York; ninny publications
suspended.
Oct. 5 Serious strike riots In Gnry, Ind.
British rail workers' strlko ended by
compromise.
Oct. 6 Federal troops sent to Gary nnd
martial law proclaimed In Gary, East
Chicago and Indiana Harbor.
Industrial conference opened In Wash
ington. Oct. 10 New York harbor tied up by
strikes.
Oct. II Nntlon-wldo strlko ot soft coal
miners ordered for Nov. 1.
Oct. 15 New York harbor workers'
strlko called off.
Oct. 22 Labor bloc withdrew from In
dustrial conference because its resolution
on collective bargaining was rojocted,
Oct. 24 Industrial conference dissolved.
Minors , rejected nil offers of compro
mise Oct. 2S International congress of work
ing women opened In Wnshlngton.
International lubor conference opened
In Wnshlngton.
Oct. 31 Government obtained Injunction
against the coal strlko.
Nov. 1 Strlko of soft coal miners be
gan. Nov. 8 Federal Judgo Anderson ordered
mine lenders to call off strike by Nov. 11.
Nov. 11 Miners' union officials canceled
tho strlko order.
Nov. 23 New York printers voted to
abandon strlko.
Nov. 27 Government's efforts to end
conl strike by negotiation failed, miners
rejecting offer of 14 per cent Increnso In
wages.
Dec. 1 Wnr time coal order renewed by
ruci Administrator uarneiu.
New Industrial conference opened In
Wnshlngton.
Dee. 2 General strike In Rome. Milan
nnd Florence. Italy.
Dec. 8 Fuel Director Gnrflcld Issued
drastic orders for conservation of coal.
Dec. 9 Compromise offer from Presi
dent Wilson presented to minora' olll-
clals. -
Dec. 10 Miners accepted President Wil
son's offer of 14 per cont wngo Increnso
nnd commission to determine scnlo and
conditions for future, und called off their
strike.
Dec. 13 London tailoring contractors
nnd garment workers struck.
FOREIGN
Jnn. 20 Royalist revolution broko out
in Portugal.
Jan. 21 Tho Irish parliament met In
Dublin nnd proclaimed the Independence
or ireianii.
Jnn. 25 Portuguese roynllsts defeated
In several battles.
Feb. 17 Portuguese government mi
nounced royullst rebellion was ended.
March 19 Wireless telephony estab
lished between Canada and Ireland.
Anrll 13 Oncn rebellion In the I'unnb.
mum.
Juno 13 Serious anarchist riots In Zti
rich. Switzerland.
Julv 1 Great food riots In For II. Italy.
July 8 Klnc Emmanuel of Itnlv Issued
decree that profiteers will ho fined $3,000
aim imprisoned and goons coriuscnted.
Julv 11 Resignation of Viscount Ishll
ns Japanese ambassador to United Stntcs
announced by government nt Tokyo.
July 2S uoetor I'ossou inaugurated ores
Ident of Brazil.
Aim 0 Antonio Almeida elected nres -
dent of Portugal.
Aug s About TO killed In food riots In
L liemnllz, tiorninny.
Aug. 12 Shnh of Persia fled Ills country.
President Tlnoco of Costa Rica fled. Ba
tista Qulroz took the nlllco.
A tie. 13 Viscount Grey made British
ambassador to America.
Aug. 10 Suppression of Sinn Fo ners In
County Clare, Ireland, caused much fight
ing.
Sept. S Honduras revolutionists forced
President Bertram! to llee the country.
Klnjuro Shldehara appointed JnpaiicHo
nmitussudnr to i nitcii mines.
Sept. 2S Luxemburg voted to retain
Grand Duchess hnrlotte as ruler.
Oct. 7 Norwuv adopted prohibition, e
ceptlng wines and beer, by plebiscite.
Nov. B Gland Duehoss Charlotte of
Luxemburg married to Prlnco Felix o
Bourbon-Parma
Nov. Ifi Lady Astor elected member o
British parliament.
Nov. 10 Radicals routed In French elec
tions. Nov. 26 British government proclaimed
hupfirosslou of Sinn Fein and llko organ
izations tluoughout Iieland.
Hoc. 19 AssufsIiih attempted to kill Vis
count French, lord lieutenant of Ireland.
MEXICO
April 1C Geneial Blutiipiot, revolutionist
leader, killed In light. '
May 29 VllllHtus proclaimed 1 evolution
ary government with (Jen. Felipe An
geles us provisional president.
Juno 14 Villa forces began an attack on
Juarez.
Juno 15 Soveral Americans In El Paso
having been killed or wounded by shots
from VHllHtas, American troops crossed
to Juarez ami attacked the Villa forces.
Juno ll American troops routed Vlllls
tuti ut Jutucz mid returned to El I'aso.
July 0 Armed Mexicans attacked and
riibbod boatload of American huIIoi'k near
Tunplco.
Aug. 10 British charge ordered from
Mexico by t'nrrunzn.
Aug. 17 Two American nrmy nvlntors
held for raimom by Mexican bandits,
Aug 19 U. S. troops enteied Mexico In
pursuit of buudlts.
Aug. 21 Ciuranza demanded withdrawal
of 1). 8. troops und President Wilson re
fused. Punltlvo expedition killed four buli
dlts Aug. 24 Pursuit of Mexlcnn bandits by
U. S. troops abandoned.
Aug. 29 Complete victory of Carranza
In elections announced.
Sept. 1 President Carranza In address
to (Oiigress defended Mexico ngalnst ac
cusations, denounced League ot Nations
anil defied Monroe Doctrine.
Sept. 2 V. S. army aviator shot by Mex
icans near Laredo, Tex
Sept. 9 Mexican government protested
against U. 8. aviators flying over Mexico.
Mexican rebel organizations appealed to
United Stutes to restore order In Mexico.
Nov. 2 Zapatistas surrendered to gov
ernment forces.
Nov 15 General Angeles, Villa's chief
aid. captured.
Nov. 19 U. S. requested Immediate re
lease of Cousulnr Agent Jenkins, arrested
at Puebla on chnrge of complicity with
bandits who kidnaped him.
Nov. 16-Mcxlco rejected tho U. 8. re
qtlost for the release of Jenkins.
Gen. Follpo Angeles executed.
Nov. JO Secretary Lansing sent re
joinder to Mexico's defiant noto, repent
ing request for Jenkins' relonse.
Dec. 4-Consiilnr Agent Jenkins released
on ball,
Dec. 8 President Wilson nsked sennte
to leave Mexican matter to him.
Dec. 10-Mexlco replied to U. S. that
Jenkins enso was closed by his release,
and refused to drop tho proceedings
ngalnst him.
AERONAUTICS
April .19-Cnpt. E. F. Whlto made first
nnnslop flight from Chicago to Now York.
Mny 15 Air mnll sen-Ice hetweon Chi
cago and Clovolnnd ostnbllshcd.
Mny 10 Three Amorlcan naval pianos
started transatlantic lllght from New
foundland.
Mny 17 American naval plnno NC4
reached tho Azores; NC3 landed on wntcr,
crew rescued; NCI landed on water, "tax-
led" 205 miles and reached Pontu uoigaua,
Azores.
May IS Hawker and Grlove slnrted air
plane lllght from Newfoundland to Iro
lnnd; landed on wnter 1,100 miles out nnd
Wore picked up by steamer.
May 24 Lieutenant Rogot mndo nonstop
flight from Paris to Kcnltrn, Morocco,
1.13S miles.
May 27 U.S. navy plane NC4 flew from
tho Azores to Lisbon, thus completing
tho first transatlantic lllght.
Air mnll servlco between Paris nnd
Switzerland started.
May 2S Adjutant Cnsalo. French avia
tor, ascended 31,000 feet, world record for
altitude.
Mny 30 NC4 left Lisbon, stopped twice
and nrrlvcd nt Plymouth, England, next
tiny.
Juno 14-15 Capt. John Alcock nnd Llout.
Arthur W. Brown of England made first
nonstop flight ncross Atlantic, from New
Koundinnd to Ireland in vickors-vimy
plnno In 16 hours 12 minutes.
July 2-Brltlsh dirigible R34 started
from Scotland for tho United States.
July 6 1134 reached Mlneoln, L. I., com
pleting trip In 100 hours.
July 9-Brltlsh dirigible R34 sailed from
Mlneoln. L. I., on roturn trip to Scotland.
Jiuy 13 iiritisn dirlglblo 11.14 arrived ni
Pullmm, England, from Mlneoln, L. I.,
having mndo homownrd voyugo In 74
hours 56 minutes.
Sept. IS Roland Rohlfs mndo world's
altitude record. 36,610 foot, from Mlneoln.
Oct. 8 Coast-to-coast race started from
Mlneoln nnd San Francisco. Two nvlntors
killed ot Salt Lnko City and ono at De
posit. N. Y.
Oct. 9 Fourth aviator killed in eoast-lo-
const race.
Oct. 10-Flfth aviator killed.
Oct. It Lieut. B W. Mavnurd won cast
to west pnrt of nlrplnne race,
Oct. 15 Two tnoro contostnnts In trans
continental race killed In Utah.
Oct. 23-Lieut. Alexnndor Pearson de
clared winner of transcontinental raco.
Dec. 10 Cant. Ross Smith completed
airplane lllght from England to Port Dnr-
win, Australia, winning prize of .iO.W"i.
Dec. 19 Capt. Sir John Alcock, first
transatlantic nonstop Oyer, killed by acci
dent In Franco.
SPORTS
Jan. 8 Kleckhcfor defended three-cush
ion title, defeating Mnupomo. '
loi). 16 do oro won tlireo-cusinon title
from Klockhcfcr.
May 3 Cnnnefnx won three-cushion
tltlo from Do Oro.
Mai' 31 Indianapolis COO-mtlo nuto race
won by wiicox in a l'ougcou Tiiree men
killed.
June 7 Mlchlgnn won Western Intorcol
leglato conference athletic meet.
Juno 12 Waltor Hagen won national
open golf chninplnnshlp,
July 4 Dempsey knocked out Wlllard
In third round, winning heavyweight
chnmpiniiHiup,
July 25 Jim Barnes retained Western
open golf championship.
Julv 30 Canadian onon coll chninnlon
ship won by Douglns Edgar of Atlanta,
Ga., with 278 strokes, new compotltlvo roc-
orn ior 1- noies.
Am- 13 K. S. Wright of Buffalo. N. Y
won nmnteur championship nt single tar
gets and Nick Arlo of Menard, Tex,, tho
tltlo at doubles.
Aug. 15 G. W. Lorlmor, Troy, O., won
grand Ainericnn nauiiicnp at unicngo.
Aug. 23 Davidson Ityrron, Pittsburgh,
won national nmnteur golf championship.
Aug. 30-Mrs. Perry Flak, Do Knlh, III.,
won womons western goit cuuinpionsiup
Sent. 4 William M. Johnston. San Fran
cisco, won nntlonal tenuis championship.
Sept. Hi Cincinnati Reds won Natlonul
loiiuuc pennant.
Sept. 21 Chicago White Sox won Ameri
can league notmnnt.
Oct. 9 Cincinnati Reds won world's
championship.
Oct. 25 Wllllnm Hoppe rotnlnod 1S-2 balk
lino championsliip.
Nov. 19 R. L. Cnnnefax won threo-cush
Ion chnmplonshlp.
Nov. 22 University of Illinois won foot
ball championship of western conference.
Doc. 6 Jnck Shnrkoy defeated Jimmy
W lido of Knglnnd in MllwniiKco.
Dec. 12 Ralph Greenlenf won pockot
billiard clinmn onshln of United Stntcs.
Dec. 17 Ilurvord's executive committee
of tho hoard of control approved now
football committee from which Walter
Camp was omitted.
DISASTERS
Jan. 1270 British sailors drowned when
bout was wrecked near Htornoway,
U. S. army transport Northorn Paclllc
aground olf Flro Island.
Jnn. 1221 killed In New York Central
wreck nt South Byron. N. Y.
Jan. 10 French steamer Chnprol sunk
ny initio 111 sirnits or Mcssum; ruu lost,
April 8 Hundred persons killed by tor
nadocs In Texas, Oklahoma und Arkan
sns.
April 28 Large section of Yokohama do-
strayed by fire.
Kurthcjiiukn In San Salvador caused
great loss of life and property.
May 20 Ivalut volcano, Java, In erup
lion: ib.uuu persons Killed
Mny 22 Stromboll volcnno. Sicily, In
eruption; ninny lives lost.
Juno 5 Mine explosion ut Wllkesbarro
tl led 83.
June 22 More Hum 50 persons killed by
loruutio at I'ergus cans, .Minn.
Juno 29 Vlcchlo. Itnly, ruined by eurth
uuiike. 120 killed.
July 1- V. S. Navy dirlglblo exploded
near liiiiiimorc, injuring 7i.
July 9 Allan lino steamship Grampian
struck Iceberg off Cape Raco; two killed,
two injured.
July 21- Dirlglblo balloon cuiicht flro
ovor Chicago and fell through roof of
imnK: 13 persons Killed, 2.1 injured
Aug. l.'i -Itallan cruiser Buslllcnta blown
up near Tewflk. blocking Suez cunnl.
Japanese transport foundered; 110 lost
Sept. 10 I lurrlcune did Immense dam
age In southern Florida und Cuba
Sept. 14 -Hundreds killed nnd Immense
damage ny Hurricane on Texas uuir const
Oct. 2S 21 lives lout In steuliiHhlp wreck
at .MiiHUegnn micii
Dec. 17 Forty-three killed In nminunl
tlon plant explosion nt Wllheliushavon,
Germany
Pleat 11 v arsenal, near Dover, N. J.,
MOW UP. IOHH Jl.OHU.UMI.
NECROLOGY
Jan. 1 David Lubln, patron of ngrlcul
turn. In Rome
Jun. 2 .John E. Williams, noted Indus
trial aibllruior. ai siruuior. ill
Jan. C-Col. Theodore Roosevelt, at Oy
sier nay, 1 .
Jan. 8-MnJ. Gen. J.
S. A., In Now Yoik.
Jan. 9-Rev. Dr. S. J
gyinuu und educator,
N. J.
Jan. 10-Roswcll M.
Mnrr Istnu n N. J.
Franklin Boil, U.
, ' ,
McPherson, cler-
at
ftiYiciiuvviiiu,
Field, author, ut
Ian 12 Sir Churlcs Wyndham
actor.
.Inbn Mason. American actor.
British
W. J. Onnhun, prominent Catholic, lay
man, In Chicago.
Jan 13-Dr. Horace Fletcher, dietetics
oxuert. in copeniiagen.
Jan. 16 Rodriguez Alves. president
elect of Brazil.
Jan. 18 Prince John, youngest son of
king of Kngland.
Jnn. 22 Former U. S. Senator Oeorge
T. Oliver at Pittsburgh.
Jan. 25 Congressman Edward Robblns
or ureensDiirg. i'a.
Jan. 27 Rear Admiral F. E. Chadwlck,
u. ri. retiren
Jan. 31 Nat C. Goodwin, actor.
John T. Mllllken, oil and mine magnate,
at Ht. Louis.
Feb. 2 Xavier Lerouz, French operatic
composer.
Feb. S-Prof. P C. Pickering, dlreor of
Harvard obsorvntory.
Fob. n-Rudolf Aronson. light opera com
posor nnd producer, In Now York.
Fob. 9 llesslo Abbott, oporntlo prim
donna.
Fob. 17 Sir Wilfrid Laurter, former pro
filler ot Canada. ...
Feb. IB Gen. Bnron Y. Fukushlma,
noted Jnpnneso soldier.
rou. Zl l)r. Mnry wniaer, pioneer nui-
fraglst, In Washington.
W. P. Borlnnd,
congressman rrom Mis
souri, In Franco.
Fob. 21 Julian Story, American nrtlst.
Foh. 27-Formor U. S. Senator G. F. Ed
mtiiids ot Vermont.
Robert Harris, Cnnndlnn nrtlst.
March 2-Charles E. Van Loan, ntithor.
W. R. Burt, lumber magnate, at Sagi
naw, Mich
March 3 James Wlthoyeombe, governor
of Oregon.
Mnrch c 11 nrv A. Herbert, former sec
retary of tho navy.
.Match 11 Amelia 15. unrr. nuinor. 111
New York. . .
March 14 Roger A. Pryor, in now org.
Mnrch 17 Konyon Cox. noted artist. In
Now York.
Mnrch 2.1 Henrv M. Blossom, musical
comedy writer, In Now York.
Mnrch 26-Fred II. Hall, veteran jour
nalist, In Chicago. . .
aeoriio Fort, nss stnnt treasurer or tne
U. 8. -
Atr 1 s F. w. wooiworih. origmnior 01
llvo nnd ton cent stores.
Lew Shnw, famous billiard player.
April 9 Sldnov Drew. American come
dian . .
Anrll 13 Mrs. Phoebo A. Hearst In ban
Francisco.
April 16 Former Ambassador uooori a.
Mccormick of Chicago.
Honry Morse Stephens, educator ana
author. In San Francisco.
Alias .inno uo ano. lien ross nursnm
director, In Franco.
Atir 17 ur. J. (Jiovoiann v,aoy. noieu
architect, In Now York.
April 18-Harlow N. Hlginbouiam or
Chlcngo.
April 21 Jules Vodrinos. famous I'roncn
avlntor.
Vomer Z. Rood, western oil magnate.
Anrll 27 Inirn Klralfv. nneeant nnd
spoctnelo producer, at Brighton, England.
April zs Aioori I'.stopmai, congressman
from Ixnilslnnu, In Now Orleans.
May 1 Joseph W. Jefferson, Atnericnn
nctor. . .
Asher H nds. narllainontnrian. in wasn
ington.
Mny 11 Rear Admirni ennuncey -mom-
ns. U. 8. N.
Mny 14-H. J. Heinz of Pittsburgh.
Helen Hyde. Ainericnn nrtlst.
Mnv 16-WI11 J. Davis, votoran theatri
cal manager, in Chicago.
Nicaragua, In New York.
Mnv 1 1 uavid ii. urrer. i-roiesiaiu
Episcopal blshoj) of Now York.
ucorgo p. unton. noted writer on mu
sic. In Chicago. . .
May 20 Cougrpssmnn C. c. vnn uyno
of St. Paul. Minn., commander In chief
of United Spnnlsh Wnr Veterans.
Juno u Kroner c t 'l nomnson. noted 1110-
atrlcal malinger. In Now York.
June 10 cornier u. s. sonuior joun i.
Spoonor of Wisconsin.
j tine 12 l' ormer congressmen jnmes a.
rnwnoy of Minnesota.
Jtino n wooaon urossmiwi. uriiisu -
tor nnd artist .
Krnost Lister, governor of Washington,
Julv 2 Dr. Anna Hownrd Shaw, votoran
suffragist, ut Moylan, Pa,
ux-congressman jemuoi fc-iy uuigg. in
Now York.
Julv 8 John Fox. Jr.. novelist, ut uik
Stone Gap, Va.
JUiy 12 ur, w. Max Muner, orioniuiini.
professor of Egyptology at University ot
Pennsylvania.
Charles Rock, Kngnsn acior,
Albert Vlckers. England's croatest man
ufacturer of steel products and airplanes,
at Eastbourne.
Julv 23 Sir Edward II. Holdon. noted
British financier.
Georgo 11. Primrose, rnmoiiB minstrel,
Julv 24 La. Vernn W. Noyes. Chicago
manufacturer, Inventor nnd philanthropist.
Julv 25 Ellas reonouautn. noted unica-
go bnnker, aged 97.
juiv 20 u r ifii warn J. I'oyntor. presi
dent of Royal academy.
July 23-ucorgo A. morcy, ruinous paint
er. In London. . ,
a int. 1 uscar liamtnorsioin. onora im-
presurlo, In New York.
auk. 1 will in. uuruen. American au
thor.
J. E. ("Gns") Addlcks. Doinwaro finan
cier.
Aug. 8 Ralph lllnKoiocic, Amoncan ar
tist.
Aug. 9 Rugglero Lconcavnilo, composer,
nt Rome.
Prof. Ernst unocicoi, at Jena.
Aug. 11 Andrew Cnrnoglo, at Lenox,
Mass.
Amr. 16 Frederick Layton. veteran
packer, nt Mllwnukoo.
iinron inverciyne, hi wninguw,
Aug. 28 Gen. Louis Botha, promler ot
South Africa. .
Rent. 3 Budd Dobio. famous driver or
harness horses, nt Los Angeles.
Sent. 6 Admiral Baron ueresrord or
England.
James w. usnorno, noiou criminal law-
yer, In Now York.
Sept. S Duncnn C. Ross, famous Bwords
mnn tun wrestler, In Baltlmoro.
Sent. 9 John Mltclioll, former president
United Mlno Workera.
Elol Sylva, noted Belgian operatic
singer.
Sept. 12 Leonid Anareor, iiussian au
thor. .
Bont. 13-Arthur m. neaupre. rormor
U. S, minister to Colombia, In Chlcngo.
Sept. IS Congressman J. U, Thompson,
Oklnhomn.
Sent. 21 T. P. SfiontB. now lone irac-
tlon nlagnnto.
Sent X Charles u. iTeor. capitalist ana
art connoisseur, of Dotrolt.
John B. Washburn of Minnoapous, Dig
Hour miller.
Sent. 27 A dellna Pattl, at penycae,
Wales, '
Sent. 28 Chief Justice 11. w. Bond or
Missouri supremo court.
Sent 29 Rev. K. J. vnttman. noted
Catholic priest and army chaplain, at Chl
cngo, . .
Sept. 30 Hen. raincit j'gan, pioneer
homo ruler nnd former U. 8, minister to
Chile. In Now York.
Sunt. 29 ur. iMnmaniei 1. uuoinxnm,
noted lecturer. In Chlcugo.
Oct. 1 Char es w. ("nurrnio") Jones.
famous plnlusmnn and hunter, at Topoku,
Kan. .
net s nt. nov. J. u. sage, l'jniscopai
bishop of Sullna, Kan.
Dr. Diiniol 11. i owner, noieu evangelist,
Longwood, Mo.
Oct. 4-Phlllp JI.. McMillan, owner De
troit Froe PrcsB.
Oct. 7 Henry Mills Aldon, editor Har
per's Magazine.
Don Rlcurdo Palina, noted Peruvian
author.
Alfred Denkln, rormor premier or Aus
tralia. Oct R Dr. Cyril Hopkins of University
or Illinois, at Gibraltar.
Oct 11 Rodman Law, noted aviator, at
Oieenvlllo. S. C.
Bishop P. J. Garrlgan of Catholic dio
cese of Sioux City. Iowa.
Oct 15 Rear Admiral Richardson Clo
ver. U. S. N.. retired.
Oef. 18 Viscount Astor. In London.
Oct. 20-Cnuiit V. Mncchl dl Cclero, Ital
ian ambassador to U. 8. '
Oct. 21 Alt T. Rlngling, circus owner,
nt Dover, N. J.
Oct. 25 Sir Ernest Waterlow, noted Brit
ish painter
Oct. 30 Flla Wheeler Wilcox, poet and
author
Nov. t Col. J. D. Boll, commander In
chief of G. A. R.
Nov. 3 Evun I'Wls, former champion
heavyweight wrestler.
Edgar Stanton Muclay, American naval
historian.
Nov 7 lluca Ilanso. head of German
Independent socialists.
No'v. 9w. E. Woyl. noted statistician,
nw 1 orK.
Nov. 11 Cardinal von Hartmann, arch
bishop of Cologne.
Nov. 12 Thomas 8. Martin, U. 8. sena
tor from Virginia.
Nov. 15 Mai. Henry L. Hlggtnson,
founder of Boston Symphony orchestra.
Nov. 19 Florcnclo Constantino, noted
Spnnlsh dramatic tenor.
Nov. 25 Countess Prlmo Mngrl (Mrs.
Tom Thumb), at Mlddleboro, Mass.
Dec. 2 Honry C. Frlclc, steel magnate,
In New York.
Doc, 8 Jullnn Alden Weir, American
artist. In Now York.
Doc. 15 Sir John Jackson, famous Brit
ish civil engineer.
Dec. 17-Dr. William II. Hopkins, vet
oran educator. In Chicago.
Lulgl Illlca, Italy's foremost grand opera
UhrettlBt, In Roma.
Deo. 18 Horatio W. Parker, American
composer.
Dec. 19 Cleofonte Campanlnl, director ot
Chicago Opera company,
