e properly been made on
grounds of policy. About 9,000 Germans and Austrians of military age
have been so arrested and are held as prisoners of war in detention
camps, and among them are included those who are regarded by the police
as likely in any possible event to take part in any outbreak of disorder
or incendiarism.

*Chronology of the War*

*Showing Progress of Campaigns on All Fronts and Collateral Events to
and Including Oct. 15, 1914.[A]*

*CAMPAIGN IN EASTERN EUROPE*

July 21--Situation threatens European war; fear that Russia will aid
Servia.

July 23--Austria sends ultimatum to Servia; Austrian Army Corps
mobilized at Temesvar, and fleet gathers at Semlin.

July 24--Russia will ask Austria to extend time for Servia's reply to
ultimatum; Austria will brook no interference.

July 25--Servia's reply to ultimatum unsatisfactory; Russian Army
mobilizing.

July 26--Servian Army mobilizing; Russian warning to Germany.

July 27--Austrian Army invades Servia; Servians blow up bridge across
Danube; report of mobilizing of Montenegrin Army; Austria denounces
Servia's reply to ultimatum; Cossacks fire on Germans at frontier.

July 28--Austria declares war on Servia and Emperor issues manifesto;
fighting along River Drina; Russian forces mass on eastern border.

July 29--Russian intervention imminent; Austrians bombard Belgrade;
Servians blow up bridges at Semlin.

July 30--Kaiser calls on Russia to halt mobilization within twenty-four
hours; war activity in Warsaw; Austrians repulsed at Losnitza;
Montenegrins occupy Cattaro.

July 31--Russians blow up railway bridge on Vienna-Warsaw line; Servians
check Austrians at Semendria and on Bosnian frontier; France replies to
German note about Russia; Czar, Kaiser, and King George may yet arrange
peace; following Council of Ministers at Peterhof, Russia sends no reply
to German note and calls out reserves; France and England still trying
to adjust matters between Russia and Austria; Russian mobilization
order; Austria orders military and naval mobilization.

Aug. 1--Germany declares war on Russia, Kaiser signs mobilization order;
German patrol near Prostken fired on by Russians.

Aug. 2--Russians cross German frontier and seize railroad station:
Montenegrin King signs mobilization order.

Aug. 3--Germans seize three cities in Russian Poland; Czar calls
Russians to war; fighting on Drina River.

Aug. 4--Russians defeated in attack on Memel; Serbs de