ian forces advance on Teheran as a result of pro-German
activities in Persia.

Dec. 1--British under Gen. Townshend forced to retreat from Ctesiphon to
Kut-el-Amara.

Dec. 4--United States Government demands recall of Capt. Karl Boy-Ed,
German naval attache, and Capt. Franz von Papen, military attache.

Dec. 6--Germans captured Ipek (Montenegro).

Dec. 13--British defeat Arabs on western frontier of Egypt.

Dec. 15--Sir John French retired from command of the army in France and
Flanders, and is succeeded by Sir Douglas Haig.

Dec. 17--Russians occupied Hamadan (Persia).

Dec. 19--The British forces withdrawn from Anzac and Sulva Bay
(Gallipoli Peninsula).

Dec. 26--Russian forces in Persia occupied Kashan.

Dec. 30--British passenger steamer "Persia" sunk in Mediterranean,
presumably by submarine.

1916.

Jan. 8--Complete evacuation of Gallipoli.

Jan. 13--Fall of Cettinje, capital of Montenegro.

Jan. 18--United States Government sets forth a declaration of principles
regarding submarine attacks and asks whether the governments of the
Allies would subscribe to such an agreement.

Jan. 28--Austrians occupy San Giovanni de Medici (Albania).

Feb. 10--Germany sends memorandum to neutral powers that armed merchant
ships will be treated as warships and will be sunk without warning.

Feb. 15--Secretary Lansing makes statement that by international law
commercial vessels have right to carry arms in self-defense.

Feb. 16--Germany sends note acknowledging her liability in the
"Lusitania" affair.

Feb. 16--Kamerun (Africa) conquered.

Feb. 21-July--Battle of Verdun. Germans take Ft. Douaumont (Feb. 25).
Great losses of Germans with little results. Practically all the ground
lost was slowly regained by the French in the autumn.

Feb. 24--President Wilson in letter to Senator Stone refuses to advise
American citizens not to travel on armed merchant ships.

Feb. 27--Russians captured Kerman-shah (Persia).

Mar. 8--German ambassador communicates memorandum regarding U-boat
question, stating it is a new weapon not yet regulated by international
law.

Mar. 8--Germany declares war on Portugal.

Mar. 19--Russians entered Ispahan (Persia).

Mar. 24--French steamer "Sussex" is torpedoed without warning; about 80
passengers, including American citizens, are killed or wounded.

Mar. 25--Department of State issues memorandum in regard to armed
merchant vessels in neutral ports and on the high seas.

Mar.