ussian fortress, captured by Austro-Germans.

28.--Italians reach Cima Cista, northeast of Trent.

30.--British submarine attacks Constantinople and damages the Galata
Bridge.

31.--Lutsk, Russian fortress, captured by Austrians.

September

2.--Grodno, Russian fortress, occupied by Germans.

6.--Czar Nicholas of Russia assumes command of Russian armies. Grand
Duke Nicholas is transferred to the Caucasus.

15.--Pinsk occupied by Germans.

18.--Vilna evacuated by Russia.

24.--Lutsk recaptured by Russians.

25.--Allies open offensive on western front and occupy Lens.

27.--Lutsk again falls to Germans.

October

5.--Greece becomes political storm center. Franco-British force lands at
Salonika and Greek ministry resigns.

9.--Belgrade again occupied by Austro-Germans.

11.--Zaimis, new Greek premier, announces policy of armed neutrality.

12.--Edith Cavell, English nurse, shot by Germans for aiding British
prisoners to escape from Belgium.

13.--London bombarded by Zeppelins; 55 persons killed; 114 injured.

14.--Bulgaria at war with Serbia.

14.--Italians capture Pregasina, on the Trentino frontier.

15.--Great Britain declares war on Bulgaria.

17.--France at war with Bulgaria.

18.--Bulgarians cut the Nish-Sulonika railroad at Vranja.

19.--Italy and Russia at war with Bulgaria.

22.--Uskub occupied by Bulgarians.

28.--Pirot captured by Bulgarians.

29.--Briand becomes premier of France, succeeding Viviani.

November

5.--Nish, Serbian war capital, captured by Bulgarians.

9.--Ancona, Italian liner, torpedoed in Mediterranean.

17.--Anglo-French war council holds first meeting in Paris.

20.--Novibazar occupied by German troops.

22.--Ctesiphon, near Bagdad, captured by British forces in Asia Minor.

23.--Italians drive Austrians from positions on Carso Plateau.

24.--Serbian government transferred to Scutari, Albania.

December

1.--British Mesopotamian forces retire to Kut-el-Amara.

2.--Monastir evacuated by Serbians.

4.--Henry Ford, with large party of peace advocates, sails for Europe on
chartered steamer Oscar II, with the object of ending the war.

13.--Serbia in hands of enemy, Allied forces abandoning last positions
and retiring across Greek frontier.

15.--Gen. Sir Douglas Haig succeeds Field Marshal Sir John French as
Commander-in-Chief of British forces in France.

20.--Dardanelles expedition ends; British troops begin withdrawal from
positions