ssia and Bulgaria sever diplomatic relations; Russian,
French, British, Italian, and Serbian diplomatic representatives ask for
passports in Sofia. Oct. 10--Gen. Mackensen's forces take Belgrade. Oct.
12--Edith Cavell executed by Germans. Oct. 13--Bulgaria declares war on
Serbia. Oct. 15--Great Britain declares war on Bulgaria. Oct. 16--France
declares war on Bulgaria. Oct. 19--Russia and Italy declare war on
Bulgaria. Oct. 27--Germans join Bulgarians in northeastern Serbia and
open way to Constantinople. Oct. 30--Germans defeated at Mitau.

November 9--Italian liner Ancona torpedoed.

December 1--British retreat from near Bagdad. Dec. 4--Ford "peace party"
sails for Europe. Dec. 8-9--Allies defeated in Macedonia. Dec. 15--Sir
John Douglas Haig succeeds Sir John French as chief of English Armies on
west front.

January 8--British troops at Kut-el-Amara surrounded. Jan. 9--British
evacuate Gallipoli peninsula. Jan. 13--Austrians capture Cetinje,
capital of Montenegro. Jan. 23--Scutari, capital of Albania, captured by
Austrians.

February 22--Crown prince's army begins attack on Verdun.

March 8--Germany declares war on Portugal. March, 15--Austria-Hungary
declares war on Portugal. March 24--Steamer Sussex torpedoed and sunk.

April 18--President Wilson sends note to Germany. April 19--President
Wilson speaks to congress, explaining diplomatic situation. April
24--Insurrection in Dublin. April 29--British troops at Kut-el-Amara
surrender to Turks. April 30--Irish revolution suppressed.

May 3--Irish leaders of _insurrection executed_. May 4--Germany makes
promise to change methods of submarine warfare. May 13--Austrians begin
great offensive against Italians in Trentino. May 31--Great naval battle
off Danish coast.

June 5--Lord Kitchener lost with cruiser Hampshire. June 11--Russians
capture Dubno. June 29--Sir Roger Casement sentenced to be hanged for
treason.

July 1--British and French begin great offensive on the Somme. July
6--David Lloyd George appointed secretary of war. July 9--German
merchant submarine Deutschland arrives at Baltimore. July 23--Gen.
Kuropatkin's army wins battle near Riga. July 27--English take Delville
wood; Serbian forces begin attack on Bulgars in Macedonia.

August 2--French take Fleury. Aug. 3--Sir Roger Casement executed for
treason. Aug. 4--French recapture Thiaumont for fourth time; British
repulse Turkish attack on Suez canal. Aug, 7--Italians on Isonzo front
capture Mon