nsidered, 92;
5th French Army's retreat to, 105;
German Army driven back from, 138.

Selle, River, 50;
Le Cateau on, 54.

Sensee, River, 50.

Sentiment, out of place in war, a lesson on, 274.

Serbia, War declared on, by Austria-Hungary, 2.

Serches, H.Q. 5th Division, 150.

Sermoise, Rail to, from Soissons, 148.

Sermoise Spur, Aisne Valley, 147.

Serre River, line of, 5th French Army retiring to (Aug. 30), 93.

Sezanne, French 9th Army's position in relation to (Sept. 5), 116.

Shaw, Brigadier-General F. C., G.O.C. 9th Infantry Brigade, 21, 244;
Fine work of, at Wytschaete, 238, 261;
and at Kemmel, 247.

Shea, Captain, of the Indian cavalry, 85.

Shrapnel, limits of use of, 358.

Shropshire Light Infantry (The King's), 1st Batt, 27, 160.

Silesia, Russian operations in, 268, 274.

Silly-sur-Ourcq-Hartennes-Ambrief area, British cavalry occupying,
195.

Sirhind Brigade, _see under_ Indian Corps.

Smith, Lieut.-Colonel Douglas, O.C. 9th Infantry Brigade, 21.

Smith-Dorrien, General Sir Horace, K.C.B., G.O.C.
2nd Army Corps, in succession to Grierson, 16, 20, 38, 61-2, 106,
244;
positions occupied by, on and after Aug. 21, 47;
in the Retreat from Mons, 62-3;
and the Battle of Le Cateau, 76-80;
orders sent to, to break off action and continue retreat, 82;
and acted on, 83, 84;
views of, on the position at the end of August, 93;
in the Battle of the Marne, 119;
the Petit Morin crossed in face of strong opposition, 128;
instructions to (Sept. 9), 133, 134. 135;
delayed advance of, 202;
French's visits to (Oct. 11, &c.), 209-10, 227;
meeting with, 241;
on mutual co-operation with the French 16th Corps (Dec. 16), 324;
Second Army constituted, and placed under, 337.

Smuts, General Christian, spirit shown by, in the Boer War, 339.

Snow, Major-General T. D. O., G.O.C. 4th Division, B.E.F., 25, 72;
at Le Cateau, 68;
accident to, 161.

Soignies, German advance past, 47.

Soissons, French forces about, 152, 187.

Soissons-Bailly line, French defence organised on, 158.

Soissons-Bourg line, British position on, 147.

Soissons-Compiegne line, intense artillery fire on, 145.

Soissons and Villers, Aisne bridges between, 147.

Soldiers (_see also_ British, _and_ Troops)
Freemasonry of, and chivalrous relation