army.
Aug. 5--United States represents France at Vienna and Austria at Paris;
food prices fixed; Church permits marriages without publication of bans.
Aug. 6--Russian Ambassador receives passports.
Aug. 7--Pressure brought to bear on Italy to aid.
Aug. 8--Threat to declare war on Italy; full text published of ultimatum
to Servia, of Servia's reply, of circular note to powers, and of notes
exchanged with Germany.
Aug. 10--Government acknowledges receipt of President Wilson's offer of
good offices.
Aug. 11--Army corps marches along Swiss border to relieve Germans in
Alsace; Italy demands explanation of shelling of Antivari; United States
will look after French interests.
Aug. 13--Troops mutiny on southern frontier; United States will look
after interests in England; Prince Hohenlohe arrested in Canada.
Aug. 14--Currency question acute; insubordination of troops; Government
tells Italy British declaration of war was based upon lies.
Aug. 16--Martial law, proclaimed on Italian border; Consul arrested in
St. Petersburg.
Aug. 18--Army mobilization accompanied by disorder and mutiny.
Aug. 19--Massacre at Prague after Czech uprising.
Aug. 25--Troops massing on Italian frontier; Government will join war
with Japan; passports handed to Ambassador.
Aug. 27--Fortification of Vienna begun; children of murdered Archduke
sent to Switzerland.
Aug. 29--Country reported seething with rebellion.
Aug. 30--Servians charge atrocities by retreating Austrians.
Sept. 3--Troops sent to reinforce German left wing.
Sept. 4--Mutiny of Czech soldiers in Vienna, many shot; Gen. Bobrinsky
appointed Governor of Galicia.
Sept. 5--Reports that Italians in Istria and Goerz have been shot for
treason without trial stirs Italy; England releases Austrian ships from
her ports.
Sept. 6--Year's provisions seized at Lemberg; England orders Consular
officers out of Egypt.
Sept. 7--Vienna makes hasty preparations for defense; possibility of
famine.
Sept. 8--Government appeals to Jews in Poland to fight against Russia.
Sept. 10--Panic in Cracow; Archduke Frederick admits loss of 120,000 men
in Galicia.
Sept. 11--Berlin paper tells of agreement with Germany before war
started not to make peace separately.
Sept. 14--Troops admit that there have been no Russian cruelties; Vienna
official report claims victories.
Sept. 16--Guns taken by Russians bear initials of German Emperor.
Sept. 17--Report of preliminary
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