ested; women volunteer as nurses; King's message to fleet;
Prince of Wales wants to fight; United States will care for interests in
Germany; German cable cut at Azores.

Aug. 6--House of Commons grants army increase of 500,000 men; royal
decrees revoke prohibition against importation of arms into Ireland,
making trading with enemy illegal, prohibit English vessels from
carrying contraband of war between foreign ports, and make it high
treason to lend money to Germany; Asquith says "White Paper" issued by
Government shows how Sir Edward Grey tried to obtain peace; coast towns
arm; contraband of war announced.

Aug. 7--Rush of volunteers; Prince of Wales receives commission in
Grenadier Guards; Embassies stoned in Dresden and Berlin.

Aug. 8--Parliament passes bill providing for Government seizure of
foodstuffs; Capt. Fox, commander of the lost Amphion, given new command.

Aug. 9--More Germans arrested.

Aug. 10--Newfoundland offers men; Government acknowledges receipt of
President Wilson's offer of good offices.

Aug. 11--King inspects troops at Aldershot; mobilization of Territorials
completed; Information Bureau gives out official war news; Admiralty
notifies United States of planting of mines in North Sea; Secretary
Bryan transmits Germany's request for permission to send messages
through London to the United States; Admiralty says Atlantic is safe,
but that Germans have laid mines in North Sea.

Aug. 12--Exports of foodstuffs forbidden, no Americans barred.

Aug. 14--Prisoners of War Information Bureau formed; money situation
improved; embassy informs Secretary Bryan of rules governing aliens;
Kitchener's plan for raising new army contemplates long war.

Aug. 15--College men volunteer.

Aug. 16--Refugees from Berlin reach Scotland and tell of abuses; J.E.
Redmond says he has rifles for Irish volunteers.

Aug. 17--Government reassures the United States that Japan's activities
will be limited.

Aug. 20--Troops impress French favorably.

Aug. 21--Public told to watch for notes from aeroplanes; country
protests against German levy of war tax on Liege and Brussels; press
asks President Wilson to try to stop violation of rules of war.

Aug. 22--Admiralty says Germany violates Hague rules by planting mines
in North Sea; protest to United States against allowing fuel to be
carried to German cruisers at sea.

Aug. 23--Full text of British "White Paper" published in THE NEW YORK
TIMES.

Aug. 24--First casua