a German force surrenders near Nevale, 27 N 7;the last German forces driven into Portuguese territory, 1 D 7;British forces disembarked at Fort Amelia, 12 Ja 8;a British success near Manunga, 5 My 8;the British occupy Malema, 13 Je 8;von Lettow's forces surrender, 14 N 8Eaucourt l'Abbaye, captured by British, 1 O 6Ebert, Herr, becomes Chancellor, 9 N 8;elected first President, 11 F 9E-boats:seeSubmarinesEconomic Conference meets in Paris, 14 Je 6Ecuadorsevers relations with Germany, 8 D 7Edea occupied by Allies, 26 O 4;attacked by Germans, 7 Ja 5Eden, H.M.S., sunk, 16 Je 6Egypt: the Khedive deposed, 18 D 4;the Turks attack the Suez Canal, 2-4 F 5;a second attack on the Canal, 22-23 Mh 5;a third attack, 28 Ap 5;the Senussi Arabs repulsed near Mersa Matruh, 13 D 5;routed, 25 D 5;again, 23 Ja 6;they are defeated at Agagia, 26 F 6;the British occupy Sollum, 14 Mh 6;a motor force rescues prisoners, 17 Mh 6;the Turks again attack the Suez Canal, 4-5 Au 6;the Senussi defeated near Siwa, 5 F 7—— Sultan of:seeHussein KamelEichhorn, F. M. von, establishes a dictatorship in the Ukraine, 1 My 8El Arish, a raid on, 18 My 6;captured by British, 21 D 6Elbasan captured by Bulgarians, 17 D 5;by Italians, 7 O 8El Fasher captured by British, 23 My 6Emdenappears off Bengal, 10 S 4;shells Madras, 22 S 4;sinks theJemchugandMousquet, 28 O 4;is destroyed, 9 N 4England: seeGreat BritainEpéhy, the Battle of, 12-18 S 8Ervillers captured by British, 23 Au 8Erzberger, Herr, his 'Peace' speech, 6 Jl 7Erzerum, the Russians advance on, 11 Ja 6;fighting near, 16-17 Ja 6;the Russian attack begins, 10 F 6;they capture it, 16 F 6;reoccupied by Turks, 11 Mh 8Eseka captured by Allies, 30 O 5Es Salt captured by British, 25 Mh 8;they evacuate it, 1 Ap 8;take it again, 30 Ap 8Es Sinn, the British defeated at, 8 Mh 6;they retire from, 9 Mh 6Esthoniainvaded by Germans, 21 O 7;they evacuate it, 27 O 7Etaples, an air-raid on, 19 My 8Expeditionary Force, the British, lands in France, 9 Au 4;embarkation completed, 16 Au 4;base established at Nantes, 30 Au 4;G.H.Q. moves from St. Omer to Montreuil, 31 Mh 6Fairy, H.M.S., sunk, 31 My 8Falabasunk, 28 Mh 5Falkenhayn, Gen., superseded, 29 Au 6Falkland Islands, Battle of the, 8 D 4Falmouth, Dutch ships sunk off, 22 F 7Falmouth, H.M.S., sunk, 19 Au 6Fano raided by an Austrian squadron, 18 Je 5Fao captured by British, 6 N 4Farsan Island occupied by Arabs, 31 Ja 5Fauvette, H.M.S., sunk, 9 Mh 6Felixstowe, an air-raid on, 22 Jl 7Faversham munition factory, explosion at, 2 Ap 6Feluja captured by British, 19 Mh 7Ferdinand, K. of Bulgaria, abdicates, 4 O 8Fère-en-Tardenois, the Germans reach, 30 My 8;the Allies recapture, 28 Jl 8Festubert, Indians attacked at, 23 N 4;the Battle of, 16-25 My 5Finlandsigns peace with Germany, 7 Mh 8;Germany occupies the Aland Islands, 5 Mh 8;and Abo, 12 Mh 8Firefly, H.M.S., recaptured at Kut, 27 F 7Fisher, Lord, appointed First Sea Lord, 29 O 4;succeeded by Sir H. Jackson, 28 My 5Fismes captured by Americans, 4 Au 8Fismettes captured by Americans, 9 Au 8Flers captured by British, 15 S 6Fleury stormed by Germans, 24 Je 6;a French success at, 25 Je 6Flirt, H.M.S., sunk, 27 O 6Florina captured by Bulgarians, 20 Au 6;retaken by Allies, 18 S 6Foch, Marshal, becomes Chief of Staff, 15 My 7;assumes control of allied armies, 26 Mh 8;created a Marshal, 6 Au 8;visits London, 2 D 8Focsani captured by Austro-Germans, 8 Ja 7;fighting near, 6-9 Au 7Folkestone, an air-raid on, 25 My 7Fontaine Notre Dame, fighting at, 21-22 N 7, 27 N 7Formidable, H.M.S., sunk, 1 Ja 5Fournet, Adm. du, succeeded by Adm. Gauchet, 12 D 6Foyle, H.M.S., sunk, 15 Mh 7France: is invaded by Germany, 2 Au 4;declares war on Austria, 10 Au 4;moves Govt. to Bordeaux, 3 S 4;M. Delcassé resigns, 13 O 5;declares war on Bulgaria, 16 O 5;M. Briand becomes Premier, 28 O 5;resigns, 17 Mh 7;M. Ribot becomes Premier, 19 Mh 7;the Govt. addresses a Protest to Neutrals against German barbarities, 25 Mh 7;refuses to allow Socialists to attend Stockholm Conference, 1 Je 7;M. Painlevé succeeds M. Ribot, 12 S 7;is defeated, 13 N 7;M. Clemenceau becomes Premier, 16 N 7Franchet d'Esperey, Gen., assumes command at Salonika, 27 Je 8Franconiasunk, 4 O 6Frankenau, the Battle of, 23 Au 4Frankfurt, air-raids on, 10 Au 7, 22 S 7, 21 Au 8Freiburg, an air-raid on, 14 Ap 7French, Lord, commands B.E.F., 16 Au 4;meets General Joffre, 29 Au 4;resigns, 15 D 5;apptd. Lord.-Lieut. of Ireland, 5 My 8Fresnoy captured by Canadians, 3 My 7;retaken by Germans, 8 My 7;captured by British, 6 O 8Friedrichshafen, air-raids on, 21 N 4, 28 Ap 5Friedrichstadt, a battle at, 3 S 5Fromelles, a British attack at, 9 My 5Fryatt, Capt. C., taken prisoner, 23 Je 6;is executed, 27 Jl 6Funchal bombarded, 3 D 6, 11 D 7Fundeni captured by Germans, 20 Ja 7G.H.Q. moved to Montreuil, 31 Mh 6Gaba Tepe, attack on, 4 My 5Gaillardia, H.M.S., sunk, 22 Mh 8Galatz evacuated by Russians, 11 Ja 7Galliasunk, 4 O 6Gallipoli(for Naval exploits, seeDardanelles):the Allies land in (battle of Cape Helles), 25-26 Ap 5;positions consolidated, 27 Ap 5;1st battle for Krithia, 28 Ap 5;the Turks attack, 1 My 5;the British counter-attack, 2 My 5;a British attack at Gaba Tepe, 4 My 5;2nd battle for Krithia, 6-8 My 5;Sari Bair stormed by Australians, 9 My 5;a Turkish attack, 18 My 5;3rd battle for Krithia and Achi Baba, 4 Je 5;a Turkish attack, 18 Je 5;an Allied attack, 21 Je 5;a British attack, 27 Je 5;a Turkish offensive, 29 Je-1 Jl 5;a Turkish attack, 4 Jl 5;Battle of Sari Bair, 6-11 Au 5;the British land at Suvla Bay, 6 Au 5;Battle of Suvla, 6-15 Au 5;Chunuk Bair captured by New Zealanders, 8 Au 5;Chunuk Bair retaken by Turks, 10 Au 5;2nd British attack at Suvla, 21 Au 5;Sir Ian Hamilton recalled, 16 O 5;Sir C. Monro assumes command, 28 O 5;a Turkish attack at Anzac, 4 N 5;attack by the 52nd Division, 15 N 5;the evacuation of Suvla and Anzac begins, 8 D 5;is completed, 20 D 5;the evacuation of Gallipoli is completed, 8 Ja 6;the British occupy the Dardanelles forts, 12 N 8Galway Castlesunk, 12 S 8Garua surrenders, 10 Je 5Garub occupied by Union troops, 22 F 5Gaub, a battle at, 4 Jl 5Gauchet, Adm., succeeds Adm. du Fournet, 12 D 6Gauloissunk, 27 D 6Gas, poison, first used by Germans, 22 Ap 5;a second attack, 24 Ap 5;a third attack, 2 My 5Gavrelle, fighting at, 23 Ap 7, 26 Ap 7Gaza, the 1st Battle of, 27 Mh 7;the 2nd Battle of, 17 Ap 7;fighting at, 14 Jl 7Gazellesunk, 25 Ja 5Geddes, Sir E., apptd. Controller at the Admiralty, 14 My 7;First Lord, 17 Jl 7Genistasunk, 23 O 6George, Mr. Ll., apptd. Minister of Munitions, 26 My 5;Secretary for War, 6 Jl 6;proposes reforms to Mr. Asquith, 1 D 6;becomes Premier, 7 D 6Germany: sends ultimatums to France and Russia, 31 Jl 4;declares war on Russia, 1 Au 4;invades France, Poland, and Luxemburg, 2 Au 4;declares war on France, 3 Au 4;invades Belgium, 3 Au 4;invades Russia, 12-18 F 5;declares a submarine blockade, 18 F 5;institutes reprisals for Great Britain's treatment of submarine prisoners, 12 Ap 5;first uses poison gas, 22 Ap 5;first uses liquid fire, 30 Jl 5;declares right to sink merchant ships without warning, 27 Au 5;declares war on Portugal, 10 Mh 6;agrees with U.S.A. not to sink without warning, 4 My 6;declares war on Roumania, 28 Au 6;invades Roumania, 13 O 6;makes Peace Proposals, 12 D 6;which are received by British Foreign Office, 18 D 6;replies to Mr. Wilson's Peace Note, 25 D 6;the Allies reply to her Peace Proposals, 30 D 6;Germany replies, 12 Ja 7;announces unrestricted naval warfare, 31 Ja 7;her intention to sink hospital ships made public, 31 Ja 7;attempts to reopen negotiations with the U.S.A., 11 F 7;meets with a refusal, 12 F 7;proposes an Armistice with Russia, 8 Je 7;her order to 'sink without trace' disclosed, 8 S 7;discloses a mutiny in her Navy, 9 O 7;captures islands in the Gulf of Riga, 12-20 O 7;invades Esthonia, 21 O 7;announces that she will treat with Bolshevists, 29 N 7;signs an Armistice at Brest-Litovsk, 15 D 7;it terminates and she invades Russia, 18 F 8;outlines her Peace Terms with Russia, 21 F 8;they are accepted, 24 F 8;she occupies Reval and Pskoff, 25 F 8;signs Peace at Brest-Litovsk, 2 Mh 8;occupies Kieff, 3 Mh 8;the Aland Islands, 5 Mh 8;Odessa, 13 Mh 8;Nikolaieff, 17 Mh 8;offers Peace Terms to Belgium, 15 S 8;sends a Note to Mr. Wilson, 4 O 8;revolution breaks out, 4 N 8;sends delegates to Foch, 6 N 8;the Kaiser abdicates, 9 N 8;she signs an Armistice with the Entente Powers, 11 N 8;hands over her Navy, 21 N 8;Ebert elected first President, 11 F 9;Scheidemann becomes Premier, 12 F 9;receives the Peace Terms, 7 My 9;the Scheidemann Govt. resigns, 20 Je 9;scuttles her Fleet, 21 Je 9;Bauer becomes Premier, 21 Je 9;National Assembly decides for signature of Peace Treaty, 21 Je 9;signs it, 28 Je 9Ghent, the 7th Division attacked at, 11 O 4;occupied by Germans, 13 O 4;reoccupied by Belgians, 11 N 8Ghevgeli captured by Bulgarians, 12 D 5;by Allies, 22 S 8Ghurka, H.M.S., sunk, 8 F 7Gibeon, a battle at, 28 Ap 5Ginchy captured by British, 3-9 S 6Giurgevo captured by Germans, 27 N 6Giuseppe Garibaldisunk, 18 Jl 5Givenchy, an attack by Indians at, 19-22 D 4Glasgow, H.M.S., sinks the Dresden, 14 Mh 5Glenart Castlesunk, 26 F 8Glencorse Wood, fighting in, 10 Au 7;captured by British, 20 S 7Glengylesunk, 2 Ja 6Gloucester, H.M.S., attacks theGoebenandBreslau, 7 Au 4Gloucester Castlesunk, 30 Mh 7Goebenescapes from Messina, 6 Au 4;is attacked by H.M.S.Gloucester, 7 Au 4;reaches the Dardanelles, 10 Au 4;is attacked by a Russian squadron, 18 N 4;is driven from Batoum, 11 D 4;is bombed by aircraft, 9 Jl 7;makes a sortie and runs aground in the Dardanelles, 20 Ja 8;is refloated and towed to Constantinople, 27 Ja 8Goldap occupied by Russians, 10 N 4Goliath, H.M.S., sunk, 13 My 5Golitzine, M., becomes Premier, 9 Ja 7Gommecourt occupied by British, 27 F 7Gommiécourt captured by British, 23 Au 8Gonnelieu captured by British, 20 Ap 7;by Germans, 30 N 7;by British, 1 D 7Good Hope, H.M.S., sunk, 1 N 4Gorizia, the Italians advance on, 2 Jl 5;are repulsed, 7 Jl 5;the Battle of, 5-14 Au 6;captured by Italians, 8 Au 6;retaken by Austrians, 28 O 7Gouzeaucourt, fighting at, 9-12 S 8Governments, British:seeCabinets, BritishGrado captured by Italians, 27 My 5Graincourt captured by British, 27 S 8Grand Sherif of Mecca (i.e.King of the Hedjaz) revolts against the Turks, 9 Je 6;captures Jeddah, 16 Je 6;Taif, 23 Jl 6Grandcourt, fighting at, 6-8 F 7Great Britain: declares war on Germany, 4 Au 4;on Austria, 12 Au 4;on Turkey, 5 N 4;on Bulgaria, 15 O 5;announces reprisals for submarine piracy, 8 Mh 5;rescinds them, 12 Je 5;a new Govt. formed, 26 My 5;appoints a War Committee, 11 N 5;recruiting for 'Derby' Groups closes, 12 D 5;Compulsory Service announced, 28 D 5;Military Service Bill introduced, 5 Ja 6;a new Govt. formed, 10 D 6;receives German Peace Proposals, 18 D 6;replies to them, 30 D 6;enforces sale of foreign securities, 26 Ja 7;guarantees minimum price for corn, 23 F 7;exhorts food economy, 2 My 7;abolishes enemy titles, 19 Je 7;changes ministers, 17 Jl 7;closes cable communication with Holland, 11 O 7;announces formation of Air Ministry, 16 O 7;orders two meatless days a week, 23 Ja 8;adopts compulsory rationing, 25 F 8;renounces Home Rule and Conscription for Ireland, 21 Je 8Greece:—M. Zaimis becomes Premier, 5 O 5;refuses Serbia's appeal for help, 12 O 5;M. Zaimis resigns, 4 N 5;M. Skouloudis becomes Premier, 6 N 5;a Note presented by the Allies, 21 Je 6;M. Skouloudis resigns, 22 Je 6;an Allied naval demonstration at Athens, 1 S 6;M. Zaimis resigns, 11 S 6;4th Army Corps surrenders to Germans, 12 S 6;M. Kalogeropoulos becomes Premier, 16 S 6;M. Venizelos goes to Crete, 25 S 6;proclaims a Provisional Government at Crete, 29 S 6;the Cabinet resigns, 3 O 6;Prof. Lambros becomes Premier, 9 O 6;the Govt. yields to the Allies' Ultimatum, 10 O 6;the Allies take possession of the Greek fleet, 11 O 6;they land troops at Athens, 17 O 6;demand surrender of batteries, 26 N 6;Greece rejects the demands, 1 D 6;Royalist party gains control, 6 D 6;a blockade proclaimed by the Allies, 8 D 6;they demand demobilisation of Greek troops, 11 D 6;and present an Ultimatum, 14 D 6;the Govt. accepts, 15 D 6;the Allies present another Ultimatum, 8 Ja 7;the Govt. accepts, 16 Ja 7;apologises, 25 Ja 7;a new Govt. formed, 3 My 7;King Constantine abdicates, 11 Je 7;M. Venizelos becomes Premier, 26 Je 7Greifsunk, 29 F 6Grévillers captured by British, 13 Mh 7Grierson, Sir J., commands 2nd Corps, 16 Au 4;dies, 17 Au 4Grodek, the Battle of, 6-13 S 4Grodno stormed by Germans, 1-4 S 5'Group' system applied, 22 O 5Guatemalasevers relations with Germany, 27 Ap 7;declares war on Germany, 23 Ap 8Gueudecourt captured by British, 26 S 6Guildford Castletorpedoed, 10 Mh 8Guillaumet, Gen., succeeds Gen. Sarrail, 15 D 7;is succeeded by Gen. d'Esperey, 27 Je 8Guillemont captured by British, 3 S 6Gumbinnen, the Battle of, 20 Au 4Gyimes Pass captured by Germans, 16 O 6Hafiz Kor, a British success at, 5 S 5Hague, The, Conferences at, concerning prisoners, 25 Je 7, 8 Je 8Haifa captured by British, 23 S 8Haig, Sir D. (Lord Haig), commands the 1st Corps, 16 Au 4;succeeds Sir J. French, 15 D 5;gazetted a Field-Marshal, 1 Ja 7Halicz captured by Russians, 27 Au 4;occupied by Austro-Germans, 27 Je 5;a battle near, 5 S 6;the Russians advance on, 6 S 6;again, 9 Jl 7;they capture it, 10 Jl 7;the Germans occupy it, 23 Jl 7Ham captured by Germans, 24 Mh 8;by the French, 6 S 8Hamadan occupied by Russians, 11 D 5, 2 Mh 7Hamburg seized by revolutionaries, 7 N 8Hamel captured by American and Australian troops, 4 Jl 8Hamelincourt captured by British, 23 Au 8Hamilton, Sir I., arrives at Tenedos, 17 Mh 5;recalled, 16 O 5Hampshire, H.M.S., sunk, 5 Je 6Hartlepool bombarded, 16 D 4Hartmannsweilerkopf captured by Germans, 21 Ja 5;a French attack on, 25 Mh 5;captured by French, 27 Mh 5;recaptured by Germans, 25 Ap 5;by French, 28 Ap 5;again, 16 O 5Harwich, air-raids on, 4 Jl 7, 22 Jl 7;a naval action off, 10 My 7Hasuur seized by Union troops, 1 Ap 5Haudromont quarries carried by the French, 21 My 6Haumont Wood captured by Germans, 22 F 6Havrincourt, the Battle of, 12-18 S 8Hawke, H.M.S., sunk, 15 O 4Hedjaz, King of the:seeGrand Sherif—— railway, a part seized by Arabs, 24 Ap 8 (seePalestine,Syria, Amman).Helasunk, 13 S 4Heligoland (ceded to Germany, 9 Au 1890), the Battle of the Bight of, 28 Au 4;naval actions in the Bight, 16 Au 7, 17 N 7, 28 Mh 8, 20 Ap 8Hermanstadt occupied by Roumanians, 1 S 6Hermes, H.M.S., sunk, 31 O 4Herrmannsunk, 13 Je 6Hertling, Count, becomes Premier, 1 N 7;resigns, 1 O 8Hesperiansunk, 4 S 5Highflyer, H.M.S., sinks theKaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, 26 Au 4High Wood, fighting at, 31 Au 6, 15 S 6Hilary, H.M.S., sunk, 25 My 7Hill 60, fighting at, 17-21 Ap 5;captured by Germans, 5 My 5Hill 265 captured by Germans, 7 Mh 6—— 304, fighting at, 5-6 My 6, 17 My 6;retaken by French, 28 Mh 7;fighting at, 17 Jl 7Hindenburg, Gen. von, apptd. to command in East Prussia, 22 Au 4;apptd. Chief of General Staff, 29 Au 6Hindenburg Line, portions captured, 13 Ap 7, 3 My 7, 15 Je 7Hintze, Adm. von, succeeds Von Kühlmann, 9 Jl 8Hiramo Marusunk, 4 O 8Hit occupied by British, 9 Mh 8Hoboken, air-raids on, 24 Mh 5, 1 Ap 5Hogue, H.M.S., sunk, 22 S 4Hohenzollern Redoubt, fighting at, 29 S 5, 3 O 5, 4 Mh 6, 18 Mh 6Homs occupied by British, 15 O 8Hondurassevers relations with Germany, 17 My 7Hooge, a German attack at, 2 Je 5, 6 Je 6;British successes at, 21 Jl 5, 9 Au 5;a liquid-fire attack at, 30 Jl 5Hoskins, Gen., succeeds Gen. Smuts, 28 Ja 7;is succeeded by Gen. van Deventer, 16 My 7Hospital Ships attacked:theAsturias1 F 5;theAngliasunk, 17 N 5;thePortugalsunk, 30 Mh 6;theBraemar Castletorpedoed, 24 N 6;theBritannicsunk, 21 N 6;theAsturiassunk, 21 Mh 7;theGloucester Castlesunk, 30 Mh 7;theDonegalandLanfrancsunk, 17 Ap 7;theDover Castle, 26 My 7;theRewasunk, 4 Ja 8;theGlenart Castlesunk, 26 F 8;theGuildford Castletorpedoed, 10 Mh 8;theKoningin Regentessunk, 6 Je 8;theLlandovery Castlesunk, 27 Je 8Housatonicsunk, 3 F 7Houthulst Forest, fighting in, 9 O 7, 12 O 7, 22 O 7Hulluch, fighting at, 26 S 5'Hunding' line broken by French, 19 O 8Hungary(seeAustria-Hungary):invaded by Russia, 28 S 4;proclaims a Republic, 31 O 8Hussein Kamel, Khedive of Egypt, succeeds Abbas II., 18 D 4;dies, 9 O 7Hythesunk, 29 O 5Immelman shot down, 18 Je 6Imperatritsa Mariasunk, 20 O 6India, H.M.S., sunk, 8 Au 5Indian Corps reaches France, 19 O 4;is attacked at Festubert, 23 N 4;attacks at Givenchy, 19-22 D 4;leaves France, 28 D 5Infantry Hill stormed by British, 14 Je 7;by Germans, 2 Au 7;by British, 3 Au 7Intrepid, H.M.S., sunk, 23 Ap 8Inverness Copse captured by British, 20 S 7Ipek captured by Austrians, 7 D 5;by the Allies, 14 O 8Iphigenia, H.M.S., sunk, 23 Ap 8Ireland:a rebellion breaks out in, 20 Ap 6;riots in Dublin, 24-26 Ap 6;martial law proclaimed, 27 Ap 6;the rebellion crushed, 1 My 6;the Convention meets, 25 Jl 7;Sinn Fein leaders arrested, 17 My 8;Home Rule and Conscription renounced by Govt., 21 Je 8 (see alsoCasement)Irkutsk occupied by Czecho-Slovaks, 8 Jl 8;again, 17 Au 8Irles captured by British, 10 Mh 7Irresistible, H.M.S., sunk, 18 Mh 5Ishtip captured by Serbians, 25 S 8Isonzo, fighting on the, 2-29 Jl 5, 14 Au 6, 14 S 6;an Italian offensive on the, 14 My-10 Je 7;another, 19 Au 7Ispahan captured by Russians, 19 Mh 6Istabulat, a British victory at, 18 Ap 7;the Turks evacuate, 21 Ap 7Italy: declares her neutrality, 3 Au 4;declares war on Austria, 23 My 5;invades Austria, 24 My 5;declares war on Turkey, 20 Au 5;on Bulgaria, 19 O 5;on Germany, 28 Au 6;Sig. Orlando becomes Premier, 28 O 7;French troops arrive, 3 N 7;British troops arrive, 4 N 7Itchen, H.M.S., sunk, 6 Jl 7Ivangorod invested by Germans, 22 Jl 5;captured by Austro-Germans, 5 Au 5Ivanoff, Gen., superseded, 4 Ap 6Iverniasunk, 1 Ja 7Jablonica occupied by Russians, 15 Au 6—— Pass carried by Russians, 22 Au 6;fighting near, 2 S 6Jabussi occupied by British, 14 O 4Jackson, Sir H., apptd. First Sea Lord, 28 My 5;succeeded by Sir John Jellicoe, 29 N 6Jacobeny, fighting at, 13 F 7Jacobstadt occupied by Germans, 21-22 S 7Jaffa, the British enter, 17 N 7Japan: sends an Ultimatum to Germany, 15 Au 4;declares war on Germany, 23 Au 4;lands troops at Tsingtau, 2 S 4;occupies Marshall Islands, 7 O 4Jardar, the Battle of the, 17-19 Au 4Jaroslav captured by Russians, 23 S 4;the Battle of, 4 N 4;captured by Austro-Germans, 14 My 5Jason, H.M.S., sunk, 7 Ap 7Jassin occupied by British, 2 Ja 5;by Germans, 19 Ja 5Jaunde captured by British, 1 Ja 6Jeddah captured by Grand Sherif, 16 Je 6Jellicoe, Sir J., assumes command of British Home Fleets, 4 Au 4;apptd. First Sea Lord, 29 N 6;succeeded by Sir R. Wemyss, 26 D 7Jericho captured by British, 21 F 8Jerusalem captured by British, 9 D 7;entered formally, 11 D 7Jifjaffa, skirmish at, 13 Ap 6Jisr-ed-Damieh, a British reverse at, 1 My 8Joffre, Marshal, meets Sir J. French in 'the Retreat,' 29 Au 4;succeeded by Gen. Nivelle, 12 D 6;created a Marshal, 26 D 6Jordan crossed by British, 22 Mh 8;fighting on the, 14 Jl 8Justiciasunk, 20 Jl 8Jutland, the Battle of, 31 My 6;a naval action off, 1 S 7Kaiser, the:seeWilhelmII.of GermanyKaiser Wilhelm der Grossesunk, 26 Au 4Kakera, action at, 2 S 7Kalat Shergat captured by British, 28 O 8Kale, H.M.S., sunk, 27 Mh 8Kaledin, Gen., commits suicide, 13 F 8Kalim, Said, resigns, 5 F 7Kalogeropoulos, M., becomes Premier, 16 S 6Kalusz captured by Russians, 11 Jl 7Kara Urgan, the Battle of, 8-13 Ja 5Karibib occupied by Union forces, 5 My 5Karl, Emperor of Austria, his letter concerning Alsace, 15 Ap 8Karlsruhe, air-raids on, 15 Je 5, 25 Je 8Kasr-i-Shirin occupied by Russians, 10 My 6Katia, fighting at, 23 Ap 6Katiyeh occupied by Turks, 29 Ja 5Kattegat, naval actions in the, 2 N 7, 15 Ap 8Kavala, the forts occupied by Bulgarians, 25 Au 6;bombarded by warships, 28 Au 6;surrender of the 4th Greek Army Corps at, 12 S 6Kawachilost, 12 Jl 8Kemmel Hill, a German attack on, 17 Ap 8;captured by Germans, 25 Ap 8Kemmern, the Battle of, 11 N 5Kemp rebels, 22 O 4;surrenders, 3 F 5 (see underSouth Africa).Kent, H.M.S., sinks theDresden, 14 Mh 5Kerak captured by Arabs, 7 Ap 8Kerenski, M., becomes War Minister, 16 My 7;Premier, 22 Jl 7;Commander-in-Chief, 11 S 7;is overthrown, 7 N 7;his arrest ordered, 10 N 7;occupies Tsarskoe Selo, 10 N 7;is defeated and flies, 13 N 7Kerind occupied by Russians, 12 Mh 6; 17 Mh 7Kerman occupied by British, 12 Je 6Kermanshah captured by Russians, 27 F 6;again, 13 Mh 7Khan Abu Rayat occupied by British, 20 F 8—— Baghdadie, a British victory at, 26 Mh 8Khanikin occupied by Russians, 1 Ap 7Kheyr-ed-Din Barbarossasunk, 9 Au 5Kiao-Chau:seeTsingtauKibata, a British success near, 15 D 6Kieff occupied by Germans, 3 Mh 8Kiel, a naval mutiny at, 3 N 8;seized by revolutionaries, 7 N 8Kifri captured by British, 27 Ap 8Kighi captured by Russians, 18 Jl 6Kilambawe occupied by British, 5 Ja 7Kilimanjaro, fighting near, 7 Mh 6, 11 Mh 6Kilossa captured by British, 22 Au 6Kimpolung captured by Russians, 23 Je 6King Edward VII., H.M.S., sunk, 6 Ja 6King George V. thrown from his horse, 28 O 5King's Lynn, air-raid on, 19 Ja 5Kirkuk occupied by British, 7 My 8;they evacuate it, 24 My 8;and occupy it again, 25 O 8Kitchener, Lord, apptd. Secretary of State for War, 5 Au 4;drowned, 5 Je 6Klein Zillebeke, the Germans attack at, 6 N 4, 12 N 4Kolki, the Battle of, 9 N 5Kolomea captured by Austrians, 16 F 5;by Russians, 30 Je 6;by Austrians, 26 Jl 7Königin Luisesunk, 5 Au 4Königsbergdiscovered in Rufigi River, 30 O 4;shelled, 10 N 4;destroyed, 11 Jl 5Koningin Regentessunk, 6 Je 8Korniloff, Gen., apptd. Commander-in-Chief, 1 Au 7;is dismissed by Kerenski, 8 S 7;marches on Petrograd, 8 S 7;fails, 13 S 7;surrenders, 14 S 7;his arrest ordered, 10 N 7Kovel, captured by Austro-Germans, 23 Au 5;fighting before, 19 Je 6;a Russian reverse near, 27 Je 6;the Russians attack before, 1 Au 6Kovno captured by Germans, 17 Au 5Kragujevatz captured by Austrians, 30 O 5Krasnik, the 1st Battle of, 25 Au 4;the 2nd Battle of, 10 S 4;the Austrians defeated near, 6 Jl 5Krasnostav, the Battle of, 16-18 Jl 5Krilenko, ensign, apptd. Commander-in-Chief, 21 N 7Krithia, the 1st Battle for, 28 Ap 5;2nd Battle for, 6-8 My 5;3rd Battle for, 4 Je 5Kronstadt (Brasso) occupied by Roumanians, 29 Au 6;retaken by Austro-Germans, 7 O 6Kühlmann, H. von, resigns, 9 Jl 8Kum occupied by Russians, 20 D 5Kut-el-Amara(see alsoMesopotamia):the British reach, 25 S 5;the 1st Battle of, 28 S 5;captured by British, 29 S 5;the British retire to, from Azizie, 3 D 5;the siege begins, 7 D 5;Turkish attacks repelled, 12 D 5, 25 D 5;the relieving force advances from Ali-el-Gharb, 4 Ja 6;the first relieving force defeats the Turks but is checked by floods, 6 Ja 6;the Turks again repulsed, 13 Ja 6;the action at Um-el-Hannah, 21 Ja 6;heavy fighting before Kut, 3 F 6;the second attempt to relieve fails at Es Sinn, 8 Mh 6;the relieving force falls back from Es Sinn, 9 Mh 6;the third attempt to relieve: the Um-el-Hannah and Falahiyeh positions captured, 6 Ap 6;the first attack on the Sanna-i-Yat position, 9 Ap 6;the second ditto, 12 Ap 6; a Turkish counter-attack, 17 Ap 6;the third attack on the Sanna-i-Yat position, 22 Ap 6;an attempt to run a supply ship into Kut, 24 Ap 6;the garrison capitulates, 29 Ap 6 (now seeMesopotamia)La Bassée, the Battle of, 11-31 O 4La Boiselle, fighting at, 3-4 Jl 6'Labyrinth,' the fighting at, 14 N 5Laconiasunk, 25 F 7La Fère captured by Germans, 30 Au 4;retaken by French, 13 O 8Laforey, H.M.S., sunk, 23 Mh 7Lahej captured by Turks, 5 Jl 5Lajj, British cavalry reach, 5 Mh 7Lambros, Prof., becomes Premier, 9 O 6Landrecies, action at, 25 Au 4;captured by British, 4 N 8Lanfrancsunk, 17 Ap 7Langenburg, Neu, captured by British, 29 My 6Lansdowne, Lord, his letter to theDaily Telegraph, 29 N 7Laon captured by Germans, 30 Au 4;retaken by French, 13 O 8Lassigny, the 1st Battle of, 9-13 Je 8;the 2nd Battle of, 9-15 Au 8Lassoo, H.M.S., sunk, 13 Au 6Laurenticsunk, 23 Ja 7Lavender, H.M.S., sunk, 5 My 7Leasowe Castlesunk, 26 My 8Le Barque capt. by British, 26 F 7Le Cateau, the 1st Battle of, 26 Au 4;captured by British, 10 O 8;the 2nd Battle of, 8-10 O 8Leinstersunk, 10 O 8Leipsig Redoubt carried, 7 Jl 6Lemberg, the 1st Battle of, 31 Au-2 S 4;occupied by Russians, 3 S 4;retaken by Austrians, 22 Je 5