Lemnos occupied by British, 7 Mh 5Lenin effects acoup d'état, 7 N 7;announces peace negotiations, 21 N 7Lens occupied by Germans, 4 O 4;fighting near, 12-15 Ap 7, 15-22 Au 7;evacuated by Germans, 3 S 8Leonardo da Vincisunk, 2 Au 6Leon Gambettasunk, 27 Ap 5Le Quesnoy capt. by British, 4 N 8Le Sars captured by British, 25 Au 8Les Eparges, fighting at, 5-9 Ap 5;German attacks at, 19 Ap 6Leuze Wood captured by British, 5 S 6Libau shelled, 17 N 4;bombarded, 28 Mh 5;captured by Germans, 8 My 5Liberia severs relations with Germany, 8 My 7Lichnowsky, Prince, his memoir published, 15 Mh 8Liége bombarded, 5 Au 4; falls, 7 Au 4;the last forts reduced, 15 Au 4Lightning, H.M.S., sunk, 30 Je 5Lille captured by Germans, 27 Au 4;reoccupied by French, 30 S 4;retaken by Germans, 13 O 4;reoccupied by Allies, 17 O 8Lisbon, an insurrection at, 6-11 D 7Livenza, fighting on the, 7 N 7Llandovery Castlesunk, 27 Je 8Lloyd George:seeGeorge, Mr. LloydLody, Carl, shot, 6 N 4Lodz, a battle at, 23-24 N 4;evacuated by Russians, 27 N 4;captured by Germans, 6 D 4Lome captured by Allies, 25 Je 5Lomnica, the Russians cross the, 12 Jl 7;recross the, 16 Jl 7London: air-raids on,(i) daylight, 28 N 6, 7 My 7, 13 Je 7, 7 Jl 7;(ii) night, 4 S 7, 24 S 7, 25 S 7, 29 S 7, 30 S 7, 1 O 7, 31 O 7, 6 D 7, 18 D 7, 28 Ja 8, 29 Ja 8, 16 F 8, 17 F 8, 7 Mh 8, 19 My 8;(iii) Zeppelin, 31 My 5, 8 S 5, 12 O 5, 13 O 5, 24 Au 6, 3 S 6, 23 S 6, 25 S 6, 1 O 6, 19 O 7——, munition factory explosion at, 19 Ja 7Longido occupied by Germans, 16 S 4;attacked by British, 4 N 4;occupied by British, 17 N 4Longueval, fighting at, 14 Jl 6 and onwards;captured, 29 Jl 6, 27 Au 8Loos, the Battle of, 25 S-15 O 5;a German attack near, 27 Ja 6Loupart Wood captured by British, 13 Mh 7Louvain captured by Germans, 17 Au 4;sacked, 25 Au 4Louvainsunk, 20 Ja 8Lowestoft, air-raid on, 20 F 6;bombarded, 25 Ap 6;naval raid on, 26 N 6Lublin occupied by Austro-Germans, 30 Jl 5Ludendorff, Gen., resigns, 26 O 8Luderitz Bay occupied by Union troops, 19 S 4Ludwigshaven, air-raid on, 27 My 5Lupembe, action at, 30 O 6Lusitaniasunk, 7 My 5Lutkow captured by Austro-Germans, 19 My 5Lutsk captured by Germans, 1 S 5;retaken by Russians, 23 S 5;they abandon it, 28 S 5;and retake it, 6 Je 6Luxemburg invaded by Germany, 2 Au 4Lvoff, Prince, becomes Premier, 14 Mh 7;resigns, 22 Jl 7Lyck captured by Germans, 14 F 5Lynx, H.M.S., mined, 9 Au 5Lys, the Battle of the, 9-29 Ap 8M 15 sunk, 11 N 7M 21 sunk, 20 O 8M 30 sunk, 13 My 6Maan captured by Arabs, 23 S 8Macedonia[12](see alsoSalonika,Serbia):the Bulgarians take Vranja, 15 O 5;are driven from Strumnitza, 19 O 5;but capture Veles, 21 O 5;the Allies bombard Dedeagatch, 21 O 5;the Bulgarians take Uskub and Rumanovo, 22 O 5;the Serbians retake Veles, 25 O 5;French troops join the Serbians, 27 O 5;British and French in position across the Vardar, 27 O 5;the Bulgarians retake Veles, 29 O 5;and capture Nish, 5 N 5;Prilep, 16 N 5;but are repulsed near Strumnitza, 16 N 5;the Germans capture Novi Bazar, 21 N 5;the Austrians take Mitrovitza and Prishtina, 25 N 5;Bulgarians occupy Prisrend, 29 N 5;and Monastir, 5 D 5;and attack the British near Doiran, 6 D 5;the Allies retire, 7 D 5;the Bulgarians occupy Diakhova, Dibra, and Okrida, 9 D 5;but their attacks are repelled, 11 D 5;the Franco-British forces in position before Salonika, 12 D 5;the Bulgarians capture Doiran and Ghevgeli, 12 D 5;Elbasan, 17 D 5 (now seeAlbania);the Allies bombard Dedeagatch and Porto Lagos, 18 Ja 6;and are bombarded on the Vardar, 7 Ap 6;the Bulgarians capture Fort Rupel, 26 My 6;a French success near Doiran, 11 Au 6;the Bulgarians attack near Salonika, 17 Au 6;and advance towards Kavala, 18 Au 6;they capture Florina, 20 Au 6;the Allies launch an offensive, 20 Au 6;and drive back the Bulgarians, 22 Au 6;the Bulgarians occupy Kavala forts, 25 Au 6;but are bombarded by British warships, 28 Au 6;the British cross the Struma, 10 S 6;the 4th Greek Army Corps surrenders at Kavala, 12 S 6;the Allies successful near Florina, 15 S 6;capture it, 18 S 6;the Serbians reach Kenali, 3 O 6;the British advance, 4 O 6;again, 7 O 6;ditto, 31 O 6;the Serbians capture Polag, 10 N 6;and advance, 12 N 6;the Allies advance, 14 N 6;and retake Monastir, 18 N 6;a Serbian success, 26 N 6;they advance again, 3 D 6;and capture Stravina, 4 D 6;the French advance, 26 Mh 7;the British advance, 25 Ap 7;again, 9 My 7;they withdraw, 16 Je 7;Greek troops attack at Skra di Legen, 30 My 8 (now seeAlbania);the Battle of the Vardar begins, 15 S 8;the British join in, 18 S 8;Serbians and French near Negotin, 21 S 8;Ghevgeli captured, 22 S 8;Prilep, 23 S 8;Ishtip and Veles, 25 S 8;Strumnitza, 26 S 8;Armistice and end of the battle, 30 S 8Mafia Island surrenders, 12 Ja 5Magdeburgdestroyed, 27 Au 4Magdhaba captured by British, 23 D 6Magellansunk, 11 N 6Mahenge occupied by Belgians, 9 O 7Majestic, H.M.S., sunk, 27 My 5Makob occupied by Union troops, 3 Mh 5Malancourt captured by Germans, 30 Mh 6Malangali, fighting at, 24 Jl 6Malema occupied by British, 13 Je 8Malojasunk, 27 F 6Mamakhatun occupied by Russians, 14 Mh 6;retaken by Turks, 31 My 6;by Russians, 12 Jl 6Mametz, fighting at, 1-12 Jl 6;captured by British, 25 Au 8Mangeles captured by French, 21 D 5Mannheim, air-raids on, 24 D 7, 18 Mh 8, 21 My 8, 1 Jl 8, 21 Au 8Manunga, a British success near, 5 My 8Maori, H.M.S., sunk, 7 My 5Margate: bombarded, 25 F 7;air-raids on, 12 Au 7, 22 Au 7Marinasunk, 28 O 6Maritz:see underSouth AfricaMarmora, H.M.S., sunk, 23 Jl 8Marne, the 1st Battle of the, 6-10 S 4;the Germans reach the, 31 My 8;the 2nd Battle of the, 15 Jl-4 Au 8Marne, H.M.S., sinks a submarine, 20 Jl 8Maroilles, action at, 25 Au 4Marquettesunk, 26 O 5Marshall, Lt.-Gen., apptd. to command in Mesopotamia, 24 N 7Marshall Islands occupied by Japan, 7 O 4Martinpuich captured by British, 15 S 6;again, 24 Au 8Mary Rose, H.M.S., sunk, 17 O 7Masurian Lakes, the Battle of the, 6-12 S 4Maubeuge invested, 26 Au 4; surrenders, 7 S 4;captured by British, 8 N 8Maude, Gen., assumes command in Mesopotamia, 28 Au 6;dies, 18 N 7Max of Baden, Prince, becomes Chancellor, 3 O 8;resigns, 8 N 8Mecca captured by the Grand Sherif, 9 Je 6Medeasunk, 25 Mh 5Medusa, H.M.S., sunk, 25 Mh 6Meiszagola stormed by Germans, 12 S 5Memel occupied by Russians, 18 Mh 5;retaken by Germans, 21 Mh 5Merckem captured by Allies, 27 O 7Merris captured by Australian troops, 29 Jl 8;the 'Mont' captured by British, 3 Je 8Mersa Matruh, fighting at, 13 D 5, 25 D 5Merv captured by Bolshevists, 22 Au 8Merville captured by British, 19 Au 8Mesopotamia(see alsoKut-el-AmaraandPersia):Basra occupied by British, 21 N 4;the Battle of Shaiba, 12-14 Ap 5;the British capture Amara, 3 Je 5;Nasiriyeh, 25 Jl 5;the British occupy Bushire, 8 Au 5;they reach Kut-el-Amara, 25 S 5;the 1st Battle of Kut, 28 S 5;they take Kut, 29 S 5; theyreach Azizie, 23 O 5;they advance on Ctesiphon, 12 N 5;the Battle of Ctesiphon, 22-24 N 5;the British retreat towards Azizie, 25 N 5;they retreat on Kut-el-Amara, 30 N 5;they reach Kut-el-Amara, 3 D 5 (now seeKut-el-Amara);the garrison capitulates, 29 Ap 6;Russian cavalry join the British, 18 My 6;the Turks evacuate Es Sinn, 19 My 6;the British advance on the Tigris, 21 My 6;a success on the Tigris, 15 Je 6;the Turks attack at Sanna-i-Yat, 10 Jl 6;Gen. Maude assumes command, 28 Au 6;the British attack Kut-el-Amara, 13 D 6;the 2nd Battle of Kut begins, 5 Ja 7;a partial success, 25 Ja 7;a position captured, 26 Ja 7;a success near Hai-Tigris, 1 F 7;another, 3 F 7;the British capture the Liquorice Factory, 10 F 7;a success at the Dahra bend, 14 F 7;a failure at Sanna-i-Yat, 17 F 7;a success there, 22 F 7;the British cross at the Shamrun bend, 23 F 7;they capture Kut-el-Amara, 24 F 7;the pursuit of the Turks begins, 25 F 7;the Firefly is recaptured, 27 F 7;British cavalry reach Lajj, 5 Mh 7;the Turks stand on the Dialah river, 7 Mh 7;the British cross it, 9 Mh 7;and advance on Baghdad, 10 Mh 7;they capture Baghdad, 11 Mh 7;Feluja, 19 Mh 7;Deli Abbas, 31 Mh 7;Belad Station, 8 Ap 7;the Turks defeated at Deltawa, 11 Ap 7;the British cross the Shatt-el-Adhaim below Samarra, 17 Ap 7;Turks defeated at Istabulat, 18 Ap 7;the British attack between Istabulat and Samarra, 21 Ap 7;they take Samarra Station, 23 Ap 7;the Turks are defeated and retreat, 24 Ap 7;again at Jebel Hamrin, 30 Ap 7;a British success on the Euphrates, 11 Jl 7;the Turks routed at Ramadieh, 28-29 S 7;at Tekrit, 5 N 7;the British capture Tekrit, 6 N 7;Gen. Maude dies, 18 N 7;Gen. Marshall succeeds him, 24 N 7;the Turks defeated near Deli Abbas, 3 D 7;the British take Khan Abu Rayat, 20 F 8;Hit, 9 Mh 8;they defeat the Turks at Khan Baghdadie, 26 Mh 8;capture Kifri, 27 Ap 8;defeat Turks at Tuz Khartmatli, 29 Ap 8;reach the Tank river, 30 Ap 8;occupy Kirkuk, 7 My 8;drive the Turks across the Lesser Zab, 11 My 8;evacuate Kirkuk, 24 My 8;advance east of the Tigris, 23 O 8;capture Kirkuk again, 25 O 8;Kalat Shergat, 28 O 8;the Turks routed, 29 O 8;the Turkish forces surrender, 30 O 8;the British occupy Mosul, 3 N 8Mesopotamia Report published, 27 Je 7Messines captured by Germans, 1 N 4;the Battle of, 7-14 Je 7;fighting on the Ridge, 10-12 Ap 8;captured by British, 29 S 8Meteordestroyed, 10 Au 5Météren, fighting at, 13-17 Ap 8;captured by British, 19 Jl 8Metz, air-raids on, 25 Mh 5, 23 Ja 6, 8 Mh 6, 18 Mh 6, 11 F 8, 23 Mh 8;French troops enter, 19 N 8Mezera, fighting at, 7 D 4Mézières captured by Germans, 27 Au 4Michaelis, Herr, becomes Chancellor, 14 Jl 7;resigns, 30 O 7Mignonette, H.M.S., sunk, 17 Mh 7Milan, an air-raid on, 14 F 6Miliukoff, M., resigns, 16 My 7Military Service Bill introduced, 5 Ja 6—— Act comes into operation, 10 F 6—— Cross instituted, 1 Ja 5Milner, Lord, becomes Secretary for War, 18 Ap 8Miraumont captured by British, 25 F 7Mirbach, Count, assassinated, 6 Jl 8Miriampol captured by Germans, 12 F 5Mitau occupied by Germans, 1 Au 5;retaken by Russians, 16 Au 5Mitrovitza captured by Austrians, 25 N 5Mizpeh captured by British, 21 N 7Mœuvres reached by British, 21 N 7;captured, 12 S 8;again, 18 S 8Mohmand Inshkar defeated, 18 Ap 5Mohmed V. dies, 3 Jl 8Moldaviasunk, 23 My 8Moldavia, fighting in, 17 Ja 7, 23 Jl—9 Au 7Moltkesunk, 18 Au 5Moltke, Gen. von, dies, 18 Je 6Momba occupied by British, 10 Je 6Monastir captured by Bulgarians, 5 D 5;an air-raid on, 24 Ja 6;recaptured by Allies, 18 N 6;a French advance near, 26 Mh 7Monfalcone capt. by Italians, 9 Je 5Mongoliasunk, 23 Je 7Monitors bombard Belgium, 18 O 4;engage German destroyers, 17 My 6—— the M 15 sunk, 11 N 7—— the M 21 sunk, 20 O 8—— the M 30 sunk, 13 My 6Monmouth, H.M.S., sunk, 1 N 4Monro, Gen., succeeds Gen. Hamilton, 16 O 5;assumes command, 28 O 5Mons, the Battle of, 23 Au 4;retaken by Canadian troops, 11 N 8Montagu, Mr., becomes Secretary for India, 17 Jl 7Montdidier captured by Germans, 27 Mh 8;retaken by French, 10 Au 8Monte Asolone captured by Austrians, 18 D 7;retaken by Italians, 19-21 D 7Monte di Val Bella captured by Italians, 29 Je 8Monte Ortigara, fighting on, 10 Je 7, 13 Je 7Monte San Michele captured by Italians, 19 Jl 5Monte Santo, fighting on, 15-17 My 7;capt. by Italians, 24 Au 7Monte Vodice captured by Italians, 18 My 7Montenegro: declares war on Austria, 5 Au 4;the Austrians capture Mount Lovtchen, 10 Ja 6;Cettinje occupied by the Austrians, 13 Ja 6;Antivari is captured by the Austrians, 22 Ja 6;Scutari captured, and the Austrian occupation complete, 23 Ja 6Montfaucon capt. by Allies, 26 S 8Monticello Pass captured by Italians, 26 My 8Moon Island captured by Germans, 18 O 7—— Sound, fighting in, 17-18 O 7Mora River (E. Africa), Battle of the, 9 Mh 5—— Mountains (W. Africa), fighting at, 19 F 6Moratorium proclaimed in England, 2 Au 4Moreuil retaken by French, 30 Mh 8;fighting at, 4-5 Ap 8Morlancourt, fighting at, 10 Je 8, 6-8 Au 8Mormal, fighting in the Forest of, 4-5 N 8Moronvilliers, fighting near, 17 Ap 7, 23 Ap 7, 20 My 7, 14 Jl 7Morris, H.M.S., sinks German destroyer, 21 Mh 8Mort Homme, a German attack on the, 9 Ap 6;is repulsed, 10 Ap 6;a French success, 2 My 6;fresh German attacks, 3 My 6;they lose ground, 8 My 6;fighting at, 20-21 My 6Morval captured by British, 25 S 6Moshi occupied by British, 12 Mh 6Mosul occupied by British, 3 N 8Mount Lovtchen captured by Austrians, 10 Ja 6Möwesinks theAriadne, 15 Ja 6;captures theAppam, 16 Ja 6;sinks theClan MacTavish, 17 Ja 6;return to Germany announced, 4 Mh 6;again, 23 Mh 7Moyenville captured by British, 21 Au 8Mpwapwa occupied by British, 11 Au 6Mulhausen captured by French, 8 Au 4;they evacuate it, 10 Au 4;they retake it, 19 Au 4;the Germans retake it, 25 Au 4Münchensunk, 19 O 6Munitions, Minister of, Mr. Lloyd George becomes the first, 26 My 5;Dr. Addison succeeds him, 10 D 6;and is succeeded by Mr. Churchill, 17 Jl 7Mush captured by Russians, 19 F 6;retaken by Turks, 2 Au 6;by Russians, 24 Au 6;abandoned by Russians, 3 My 7Mwanza captured by British, 12 Jl 6Myrmidon, H.M.S., sunk, 26 Mh 7Nabas occupied by Union troops, 11 Mh 5Namur bombarded by Germans, 20 Au 4;they capture it, 23 Au 4;the Battle of, 22 Au 4;air-raids on, 11 Au 6, 25 Au 6;the British enter, 21 N 8Nancy, the Battle of, 22 Au—11 S 4;air-raid on, 10 Au 7Nantes, British base established at, 30 Au 4Narev crossed by the Germans, 23 Jl 5Narotch, Lake, the 1st Battle of, 18 Mh—14 Ap 6;the 2nd Battle of, 28 Ap 6Narrows, Battle of the, 18 Mh 5Nasiriyeh captured by British, 25 Jl 5Nasturtium, H.M.S., sunk, 27 Ap 6Natal, H.M.S., destroyed, 31 D 5Naval Actions: off Belgian coast, 20 Mh 6, 22 Jl 6, 27 O 7;in North Sea, 23 Ja 7, 12 D 7, 21 Mh 8, 11 Au 8 (see alsoJutland, Dogger Bank, and Heligoland)Naval Division formed, 7 S 4;reaches Antwerp, 5 O 4Navy, the German, surrenders off the Firth of Forth, 21 N 8;scuttled at Scapa, 21 Je 9Nazareth, British cavalry enter, 20 S 8Negotin occupied by French, 22 O 8Negro, H.M.S., sunk, 21 D 6Nesle occupied by British, 18 Mh 7;captured by Germans, 24 Mh 8;occupied by French, 28 Au 8Neu Iringa occupied by British, 29 Au 6Neu Langenburg captured by British, 29 My 6Neuve Chapelle captured by Germans, 2 N 4;the Battle of, 10-13 Mh 5Neuve Eglise, fighting at, 12-14 Ap 8;captured by British, 1 S 8Neuville, a German attack near, 24 Ja 6New Guinea occupied by Australia, 24 S 4Ngaundere occupied by Allies, 29 Je 5Nicaraguasevers relations with Germany, 19 My 7;declares war, 8 My 8Nicholas, the Grand Duke, appointed Viceroy in the Caucasus, 5 S 5Niemen, Battle of the, 26-28 S 4Nieuport, Battle of, 10 Jl 7Niger, H.M.S., sunk, 11 N 4Nikolaieff occupied by Germans, 17 Mh 8Nish captured by Bulgarians, 5 N 5;recaptured by Serbians, 12 O 8Nitti, Sig., becomes Premier, 21 Je 9Nivelle, Gen., succeeds Marshal Joffre, 12 D 6;is succeeded by Gen. Pétain, 15 My 7Norongombe, a British victory at, 19 Jl 7North Sea:seeNaval Actions, Jutland, Heligoland, Dogger BankNorth Star, H.M.S., sunk, 23 Ap 8Norwayforbids the use of territorial waters to submarines, 13 O 6Nottingham, H.M.S., sunk, 19 Au 6Nova Alexandria, the Germans cross the Vistula at, 21 Jl 5Novi Bazar captured by Germans, 21 N 5;occupied by Allies, 14 O 8Novo Georgievsk captured by Germans, 20 Au 5Noyon reoccupied by French, 21 S 4;retaken by Germans, 25 S 4;by the French, 18 Mh 7;evacuated by French, 25 Mh 8;retaken by French, 29 Au 8Nubian, H.M.S., damaged, 27 O 6Oberndorf, air-raid on, 12 O 6Ocean, H.M.S., sunk, 18 Mh 5Oceanic, H.M.S., lost, 8 S 4Odessa occupied by Germans, 13 Mh 8Oesel Island attacked by Germans, 12 O 7;they capture Arensburg, 13 O 7;fight a naval action, 14 O 7;occupy the island, 16 O 7Okrida occupied by Bulgarians, 9 D 5Olai captured by Russians, 7 N 5Olita fort evacuated by Russians, 26 Au 5Oppy captured by British, 7 O 8Oppy line, fighting at the, 29 Ap 7, 3 My 7, 28 Je 7Oramasunk, 19 O 7Orlando, Sig., becomes Premier, 28 O 7;resigns, 19 Je 9Orsova, passage forced by Austro-Germans at, 23 O 5;occupied by Roumanians, 7 S 6;retaken by Austro-Germans, 23 N 6Ortona bombarded by Austrians, 23 Jl 5Ossowietz captured by Germans, 23 Au 5Ostend occupied by British, 27 Au 4;the 7th Division disembarked at, 6 O 4;occupied by Germans, 15 O 4;bombarded by British, 5 Je 7, 22 S 7, 25 S 7, 21 O 7, 21 Mh 8;a British naval raid on, 23 Ap 8;H.M.S.Vindictivesunk off, 10 My 8;air-raids on, 8 Mh 5, 10 N 6, 15 N 6, 17 N 6, 1 Je 7, 15 S 7;by French airmen, 8 F 5;reoccupied by Allies, 17 O 8Otrantosunk, 6 O 8Otway, H.M.S., sunk, 23 Jl 7Oulchy-le-Château captured by British, 25 Jl 8Ourcq, the Battle of the, 9 S 4, 11 S 4Ovillers, fighting at, 3-16 Jl 6Painlevé, M., becomes Premier, 12 S 7;his Govt. defeated, 13 N 7Palembangsunk, 18 Mh 6Palestine(see alsoSinai):the 1st Battle of Gaza, 27 Mh 7;the 2nd ditto, 17 Ap 7;Gen. Allenby succeeds Gen. Murray, 29 Je 7;fighting at Gaza, 14 Jl 7;the British capture Beersheba, 31 O 7;and the defences of Gaza, 1 N 7;a British success north of Beersheba, 6 N 7;they capture Gaza, 7 N 7;a further Turkish defeat, 9 N 7;another at Ascalon, 13 N 7;the British approach Jaffa, 15 N 7;capture it, 17 N 7;approach Jerusalem, 18 N 7;capture Mizpeh, 21 N 7;occupy Hebron, 6 D 7;capture Jerusalem, 9 D 7;formal entry into, 11 D 7;they advance again, 12 D 7, 21 D 7;and shatter Turkish attacks, 27 D 7;capture Ramah and Beitunia, 28 D 7;Bireh, 29 D 7;Bethel, 30 D 7;they advance, 18 Ja 8, 14 F 8;and attack, 19 F 8, 20 F 8;they capture Jericho, 21 F 8;Rujm-el-Bahr, 26 F 8;the Mandesi ford, 26 F 8;cross the Jordan, 22 Mh 8;capture Es Salt, 25 Mh 8;destroy the railway near Amman, 27 Mh 8;attack Amman, 28 Mh 8;again, 30 Mh 8;they retire and evacuate Es Salt, 1 Ap 8;the Turks attack near Jaffa, 10 Ap 8;Arabs seize the Hedjaz railway near Maan, 24 Ap 8;the British advance and recapture Es Salt, 30 Ap 8;they are defeated near Jisr-ed-Damieh, 1 My 8;they withdraw across the Jordan, 3 My 8;capture Turkish positions near the coast, 8 Je 8;the Turks attack, 14 Jl 8;the British attack in force, 19 S 8;win a decisive victory, 20 S 8, 21 S 8, 22 S 8;they capture Acre and Haifa and Es Salt, 23 S 8;Arabs capture Maan, 23 S 8;the British occupy Tiberias and Amman, 25 S 8;Arab forces capture Deraa, 27 S 8;the British take Damascus, 30 S 8;Sidon, 7 O 8;the French occupy Beirut, 7 O 8;the British take Tripoli, 13 O 8;Homs, 15 O 8;an armistice with Turkey signed, 31 O 8Palladadestroyed, 11 O 4Panamadeclares war on Austria, 10 D 7Paragon, H.M.S., sunk, 18 Mh 7Paris, the Govt. leaves, 3 S 4;a Zeppelin raid on, 29 Ja 6;air-raids on, 30 Ja 8, 8 Mh 8, 11 Mh 8, 21 My 8, 22 My 8, 15 Je 8, 27 Je 8, 15 Au 8, 16 S 8;first bombarded by long-range gun, 23 Mh 8;again, 29 Mh 8, 27 My 8Partridge, H.M.S., sunk, 12 D 7Passchendaele Ridge, the British attack the, 4-12 O 7, 26 O 7, 30 O 7;they capture it, 6 N 7;and evacuate it, 16 Ap 8Pathfinder, H.M.S., sunk, 5 S 4Patia, H.M.S., sunk, 13 Je 8Peace Conference begins at the Quai d'Orsay, 18 Ja 9;a Council of Four formed, 25 Mh 9;Mr. Wilson makes a statement concerning Fiume, 23 Ap 9;Sig. Orlando leaves Paris, 24 Ap 9;League of Nations adopted, 28 Ap 8;Labour charter adopted, 28 Ap 8—— Proposals, Germany announces, 12 D 6;they are received by England, 18 D 6;the Allies' reply, 30 D 6;Mr. Wilson's, 20 D 6;Germany replies to, 25 D 6—— Terms, presented to Germany, 7 My 9;to Austria, 2 Je 9;Germany accepts, 23 Je 9;signs, 28 Je 9;Austria signs, 10 S 9;Bulgaria signs, 27 N 9Pegasus, H.M.S., shells Dar-es-Salaam, 13 Au 4;is sunk, 20 S 4Pelagosa Island occupied by Italians, 25 Jl 5Pellew, H.M.S., disabled, 12 D 7Péronne captured by Germans, 24 S 4;occupied by British, 18 Mh 7;taken by Germans, 24 Mh 8;by British, 1 S 8Pershing, Gen., arrives in London, 8 Je 7Persia: — a revolt breaks out in, 22 N 5;Russians occupy Hamadan, 11 D 5;Kum, 20 D 5;Kermanshah, 27 F 6;Sinneh, 5 Mh 6;Kerind, 12 Mh 6;Ispahan, 19 Mh 6;Kasr-i-Shirin, 10 My 6;Kerman occupied by British, 12 Je 6;Turks retake Kermanshah, 2 Jl 6;the Russians capture Hamadan, 2 Mh 7;attack Turks in Asadabad Pass, 5 Mh 7;capture the Pass, 6 Mh 7;the Russians recapture Kermanshah, 13 Mh 7;occupy Kerind, 17 Mh 7Persiasunk, 30 D 5Perusevers relations with Germany, 6 O 7Pétain, Gen., apptd. Chief of Staff, 29 Ap 7;Commander-in-Chief, 15 My 7;created a Marshal of France, 19 N 8Petrograd, food riots in, 9 Mh 7;disorders in, 16-18 Jl 7;acoup d'étatby Bolshevists, 7 N 7;the British Embassy attacked, 29 Au 8Pheasant, H.M.S., sunk, 1 Mh 7Phœnix, H.M.S., sunk, 14 My 8Piave, Austrian attacks on the, 10-16 N 7;fighting on the, 15-25 Je 8, 2-6 Jl 8, 24-28 O 8Pilkem, fighting near, 6 Jl 5Pinsk occupied by Germans, 16 S 5;a Russian success near, 16 Ja 6Pirrie, Lord, apptd. Controller of Shipping, 19 Mh 8Plava captured by Italians, 17-18 Je 5Ploegsteert Wood, the Germans attack, 13 My 6Ploesti captured by Germans, 6 D 6Ploska Height captured by Russians, 2 S 6Plumer, Gen., apptd. to command in Italy, 24 N 7Podgora, attacked by Italians, 15 Je 5;an Italian success at, 20 Jl 5Pola, naval raids on, 1 N 6, 14 My 8, 31 O 8Polag captured by Serbians, 10 N 6Poland: invaded by Germany, 2 Au 4;by Austria, 10 Au 4;Russia guarantees autonomy to, 14 Au 4;proclaimed an Independent State by Germany and Austria, 5 N 6Pommernsunk, 2 Jl 5Pope, the, makes Peace Proposals, 14 Au 7Porto Lagos bombarded, 18 Ja 6Portugal: seizes German ships, 23 F 6;Germany declares war on, 10 Mh 6;an insurrection at Lisbon, 6-11 D 7Portugalsunk, 30 Mh 6Posina captured by Italians, 27 Je 6Pozières captured by British, 25 Jl 6;the Germans attack, 6 Au 6;retaken by British, 24 Au 8Pregasina capt. by Italians, 17 O 5President Lincolnsunk, 31 My 8Prilep captured by Bulgarians, 16 N 5;retaken by French, 23 S 8Primula, H.M.S., sunk, 1 Mh 6Prinz Adalbertsunk, 23 O 5Prishtina captured by Austrians, 25 N 5;occupied by French, 10 O 8Prisrend occupied by Bulgarians, 29 N 5;retaken by French, 11 O 8Provence II.sunk, 26 F 6Prussia, East: the Russians invade, 7 Au 4;evacuate, 12 S 4;reinvade, 4 O 4;evacuate, 9 O 4;reinvade, 18 Mh 5Przasnysz, the Battle of, 22 F 5;captured by Germans, 24 F 5;reoccupied by Russians, 27 F 5;retaken by Austro-Germans, 14 Jl 5Przemysl invested by Russians, 22 S 4;the siege raised for three weeks, 15 O 4;again besieged, 11 N 4;the defences breached, 13 Mh 5;it surrenders, 22 Mh 5;attacked by Austro-Germans, 30 My 5;they capture it, 3 Je 5Pskoff occupied by Germans, 25 F 8Pys captured by British, 25 F 7'Quadrilateral,' the, stormed by British, 18 S 6Quéant, fighting at, 3 My 7—— line captured, 2 S 8Queensunk, 27 O 6Queen Elizabeth, H.M.S., in action at the Dardanelles, 25 F 5Racoon, H.M.S., lost, 9 Ja 8Rafa, the Battle of, 9 Ja 7Raglan, H.M.S., sunk, 20 Ja 8Ramadieh, the Battle of, 28-29 S 7Ramah captured by British, 28 D 7Ramazansunk, 19 S 5Ramsgate, a Zeppelin raid on, 17 My 5;air-raids on, 9 F 6, 22 Au 7;bombarded, 18 Mh 7, 27 Ap 7Rasputin assassinated, 29 D 6Rava Russka, a battle at, 20 Je 5Recruit(i), H.M.S., sunk, 1 My 5—— (ii), H.M.S., sunk, 9 Au 7Recruiting for 'Derby' groups closed, 12 D 5Redmond, Mr. J., dies, 6 Mh 8Regina Margheritasunk, 11 D 6Renaudinsunk, 18 Mh 6'Retreat,' the, begins 24 Au 4;ends, 5 S 4Reval occupied by Germans, 25 F 8Rewasunk, 4 Ja 8Rheims occupied by Germans, 5 S 4;evacuated by them, 14 S 4;first bombardment of the Cathedral, 20 S 4Rhodesia, the Germans driven from Abercorn, 1 Au 5Rhododendron, H.M.S., sunk, 5 My 8Rhondda, Lord, apptd. Food Controller, 15 Je 7;dies 3 Jl 8;is succeeded by Mr. Clynes, 9 Jl 8Ribot, M., becomes Premier, 19 Mh 7;resigns, 7 S 7Richthoven, Baron von, shot down, 23 Ap 8Ridges, the Battle of, 3-6 D 4Riga, the Russians prepare to evacuate, 5 Au 5;the Germans repulsed near, 7 Au 5;a German squadron invades the Gulf, 10, 17, 18, and 21 Au 5;the Germans advance on, 18 O 5;fighting near, 10 N 5, 7 Ja 7, 23-30 Ja 7;the Germans attack near, 20 Au 7;they occupy it, 3 S 7;