l spy is shot.
Oct. 29--Polish Catholic regiments are being raised.
Oct. 30--Gen. Dimitrieff gives the order, "Don't count the enemy; beat
him"; nation welcomes the war with Turkey as giving a chance to settle
the Eastern question; formation of Polish legions under Polish
commanders is sanctioned.
Nov. 1--Government warns Bulgaria against attacking Servia.
Nov. 2--Caucasus Moslems are loyal.
Nov. 6--Newspapers refer to Constantinople as Tzargrad.
Nov. 8--Grand Duke Nicholas congratulated by Lord Kitchener on his
successes.
Nov. 14--Czar will grant funds to aid Catholics in rebuilding ruined
churches; troops withdrawn from Finland.
Nov. 15--Fines are being levied on conquered Prussian towns.
Nov. 18--Report that Russian troops passed through Scotland to France is
officially denied in British Parliament.
Nov. 25--Mobilization of first reserves ordered in certain centres.
Nov. 26--An industrial panic is feared; it is reported that Russian
regiments are in Servia.
Nov. 30--Germans expelled from Petrograd for raising funds for warships.
Dec. 6--Russian professors deride German "Kultur."
Dec. 20--Polish legion organized.
TURKEY.
Oct. 19--Turkey declines to discharge German crews of cruisers Goeben
and Breslau at England's protest.
Oct. 21--Six hundred German officers reported to be in Turkey.
Oct. 29--Grand Vizier is warned that invasion of Egypt means war with
Allies.
Oct. 30--Allies ask for explanation of bombardment of Odessa.
Nov. 1--British, French, and Russian subjects begin to leave
Constantinople.
Nov. 2--Grand Vizier expresses regret to Allies for war operations of
fleet; Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sazonof says it is too late;
Allies insist on reparation to Russia, dismissal of German officers from
the Goeben and Breslau, and internment of vessels until end of the war.
Nov. 4--American warship sent to Beirut to protect Christians.
Nov. 5--Authorities restrained from preventing departure of foreign
subjects by intervention of American Consul.
Nov. 6--Merchandise in cities of Syria seized by Government officials.
Nov. 11--Conspiracy discovered in Constantinople against Germans and
Young Turks; leaders shot; refugees in Petrograd report Christians in
peril.
Nov. 12--Military revolt in Adrianople against German commanders.
Nov. 13--Bomb in Enver Bey's palace kills five German officers; Enver
Bey unharmed.
Nov. 14--Government issues statement blami
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