ince of Wales Fund reaches $20,000,000; Virginia is to send a
shipload of food and supplies this month.

Dec. 3--Ambassador Gerard cables that Germans approve America's relief
work.

Dec. 4--American students at Oxford take up relief work in Belgium.

Dec. 5--Batiscan, British steamer, sails with food for Belgians under
safe conduct from Germany; charity bazaar for benefit of German and
Austrian soldiers opens in New York.

Dec. 6--New Belgian relief plan is started with capital supplied by the
Belgian, British, and French Governments; Jason sails for Genoa.

Dec. 8--Two sections of American Red Cross leave Italy for Servia.

Dec. 9--Polish-American Relief Committee formed.

Dec. 10--Fund for the Forgotten Poor of Servia formed.

Dec. 12--American Red Cross ships large consignment of hospital
supplies; Rockefeller Foundation steamer Niches sails with a $400,000
cargo; Antwerp is suffering from lack of flour; American Consul
Diederich asks bread for his family.

Dec. 15--Thirty-five carloads of food arrive in New York for the
Belgians from the South and West; Jason leaves Genoa for Salonika.

Dec. 17--American commission report shows that cargoes of relief
supplies valued at over $10,000,000 have been delivered or arranged for;
Dr. Alexis Carrel is making an inspection tour of the French military
hospitals.

Dec. 19--W.W. Astor contributes $125,000 for needy families of British
officers; American hospital opened in Nice for wounded French soldiers;
large American Red Cross consignment of supplies sent to Russia.

Dec. 20--German bazaar closes, with receipts of $300,000.

Dec. 23--King of the Belgians sends message of thanks to America.

Dec. 28--It is planned that every State shall send a food ship to
Belgium.

Dec. 29--Total amount given by the United States for Belgium through the
Belgium Relief Committee is $1,490,000.

Dec. 31--Steamer Massapequa, sent by Rockefeller Foundation, sails on
her second voyage with supplies for Belgians; Rockefeller Foundation has
thus far spent more than $1,000,000 on relief; sailing of the fifth
Belgian relief ship to leave Philadelphia.

Jan. 1--Rockefeller Foundation buys 6,000,000 bushels of wheat in the
Chicago market for Belgians.

Jan. 3--Shipload of food to be sent from United States to the Albanians.

Jan. 5--Minister Brand Whitlock sends message that Germany will give
Americans free hands in sending supplies to Belgium; British and German
Governments requ