a naval action in the Gulf, 12-21 O 7Rimnic-Sarat captured by Germans, 26-28 D 6Rizeh captured by Russians, 7 Mh 6Roberts, Lord, dies, 14 N 4Robertson, Sir W., apptd. Chief of Staff, 21 D 5;resigns, 16 F 8Robinson, Lt. W. L., brings down a Zeppelin, 3 S 6Rœux captured by British, 14 My 7Roisel occupied by British, 24 Mh 7Romani, the Battle of, 4-5 Au 6Roubaix reoccupied by Allies, 18 O 8Roumaniadeclares war on Austria, 27 Au 6;invades Transylvania, 28 Au 6;agrees to an armistice, 6 D 7;submits to a German ultimatum, 2 Mh 8;signs peace with Central Powers, 7 My 8Rovereto captured by Italians, 23 N 5Royal Edwardsunk, 14 Au 5Roye captured by Germans, 26 Mh 8;retaken by French, 27 Au 8Ruanda invaded by Belgians, 30 My 6Rufigi River, fighting on the, 5 Ja 7 (see alsoKönigsberg)Rumanovo captured by Bulgarians, 22 O 5Rujm-el-Bahr occupied by British, 26 F 8Russell, H.M.S., sunk, 27 Ap 6Russiasunk, 14 D 6Russia: invades East Prussia, 7 Au 4;guarantees autonomy to Poland, 14 Au 4;the Grand Duke Nicholas is sent to the Caucasus, 5 S 5;sends an ultimatum to Bulgaria, 4 O 5;sends troops to Marseilles, 20 Ap 6;food riots in Petrograd, 9 Mh 7;the revolution begins, 12 Mh 7;the Tsar abdicates, 15 Mh 7;new Government recognised by the Allies, 24 Mh 7;M. Miliukoff resigns, 16 My 7;M. Kerenski becomes War Minister, 16 My 7;the Government repudiates a separate Peace, 19 My 7;launches a great offensive in E. Galicia, 1 Jl 7;proclaims a republic, 15 S 7 (seeKerenski);acoup d'étatby Bolshevists, 7 N 7 (seeLenin);negotiates at Brest-Litovsk, 2 D 7;the General Staff surrenders, 3 D 7;the Ukrainians revolt, 8 D 7 (seeUkraine);the Constituent Assembly meets, 11 D 7;is dispersed by Bolshevists, 13 D 7;who sign an armistice at Brest-Litovsk, 15 D 7;and open Peace negotiations, 22 D 7;but denounce Germany's conditions, 2 Ja 8;the Constituent Assembly meets again, 18 Ja 8;is dissolved, 19 Ja 8;Trotsky announces that Russia is out of the war, 10 F 8;the Bolshevists defeat Gen. Alexeieff, 13 F 8;the armistice terminates, 18 F 8;Germany's terms are accepted, 24 F 8;Peace is signed at Brest-Litovsk, 2 Mh 8;the British Embassy is attacked, 29 Au 8Saarbrücken, air-raids on, 6 S 5, 25 O 7, 16 My 8Saarburg captured by French, 18 Au 4Saillisel captured by French, 12 N 6Sailly-Saillisel captured by French, 18 O 6St. Denis Westrem, air-raids on, 3 Je 7, 27 S 7St. Eloi, the Battle of, 14-17 Mh 5;British success at, 27 Mh 6, 3 Ap 6;a German success at, 7 Ap 6;a British success at, 9-10 Ap 6St. Julien stormed by Germans, 24 Ap 5;captured by British, 31 Jl 7;retaken by Germans, 1 Au 7;by British, 3 Au 7St. Mihiel captured by Germans, 23 S 4;a German success at, 6 Jl 5;the Battle of, 12-13 S 8St. Nazaire, British base established at, 30 Au 4St. Pierre Divion captured by British, 13 N 6St. Pierre Vaast Wood captured by British, 16 Mh 7St. Quentin retaken by French, 1 O 8Saliff captured by British, 12 Je 7Salonika (for military operations, seeMacedonia):Allied troops land at, 5 O 5;British reinforcements arrive, 4 D 5;Gen. Sarrail assumes command, 16 Ja 6;air-raids on, 1 F 6, 27 Mh 6;Russian troops land, 30 Jl 6;Italian ditto, 11 Au 6;Gen. Guillaumet succeeds Gen. Sarrail, 15 D 7;Gen. F. d'Esperey succeeds Gen. Guillaumet, 27 Je 8Saltasunk, 10 Ap 7Salvia, H.M.S., sunk, 20 Je 7Samarra, fighting near, 17 Ap 7;the British occupy the station, 23 Ap 7Sambre, the Battle of the, 1-11 N 8Samoa occupied by New Zealand, 28 Au 4San crossed by the Russians, 14 S 4;the Battle of the, 14-17 My 5San Giovanni captured by Italians, 27 My 7San Grado captured by Italians, 15 S 6San Michele, Monte, captured by Italians, 19 Jl 5Sanna-i-Yat:seeKut-el-AmaraSarajevo, assassination at, 28 Je 4Sari Bair, the Austrians attack at, 9 My 5;the Battle of, 6-11 Au 5Sarnia, H.M.S., sunk, 12 S 8Sarrail, Gen., assumes command at Salonika, 16 Ja 6;succeeded by Gen. Guillaumet, 15 D 7Sarykamish, the Battle of, 29 D 4-2 Ja 5Scarborough bombarded, 16 D 4, 4 S 7Scarpe, a British attack on the, 23 Ap 7;the Battle of the, 26 Au-3 S 8Scheer, Admiral, apptd. Chief of Admiralty Staff, 2 Au 8Scheidemann, Herr, becomes Prime Minister, 12 F 9;resigns, 20 Je 9Schilden Island captured by Germans, 20 O 7Schleswig-Holstein, air-raid on, 25 Mh 6Schwaben Redoubt captured by British, 28 S 6;they advance at, 14 O 6Scott, H.M.S., sunk, 15 Au 8Scutari captured by Austrians, 23 Ja 6;occupied by Italians, 4 N 8Seaham bombarded, 11 Jl 6Sedan occupied by Americans, 6 N 8Seeheim occupied by Union troops, 17 Ap 5Seidler, Dr. von, becomes Austrian Premier, 24 Je 7;tenders his resignation, 22 Ja 8;resigns, 23 Jl 8Selle, Battle of the, 17-25 O 8Semendria, taken by Austrians, 10 O 5Semlin occupied by Serbians, 10 S 4;they evacuate it, 17 S 4Sende, fighting at, 25 O 5Senussi Arabs repulsed near Mersa Matruh, 13 D 5;routed, 25 D 5;again, 23 Ja 6;defeated at Agagia, 26 F 6;again near Siwa, 5 F 7Serbia(for military operations, seeMacedonia):invades Bosnia, 12 Au 4;is invaded by Austria, 13 Au 4;the Austrians take Shabatz, 16 Au 4;the Battle of the Jardar, 17-19 Au 4;the Austrians evacuate Serbia, 25 Au 4;the Serbians invade Hungary and occupy Semlin, 10 S 4;they defeat the Austrians on the Drina, 15 S 4;but evacuate Semlin, 17 S 4;the Serbians reinvade Bosnia, 22 S 4;are driven out, 27 O 4;the third Austrian invasion of Serbia begins, 1 N 4;the Austrians occupy Belgrade, 2 D 4;the Battle of the Ridges, 3-6 D 4;the Serbians retake Belgrade and expel the Austrians, 15 D 4;the fourth Austrian invasion begins, 6 O 5;the Austro-Germans capture Belgrade, 8 O 5;Semendria, 10 O 5;Bulgaria invades Serbia, 11 O 5;captures Vranja, 15 O 5;Veles, 21 O 5;Uskub and Rumanovo, 22 O 5;the Austrians force the Danube at Orsova, 23 O 5;and open a route to Constantinople, 24 O 5;and join the Bulgarians, 25 O 5;the Serbians retake Veles, 25 O 5;and join the French, 27 O 5;the Bulgarians retake Veles, 29 O 5;the Austrians capture Kragujevatz, 30 O 5;the Bulgarians take Nish, 5 N 5 (now seeMacedonia);the Serbian Govt. leaves Mitrovitza for Prisrend, 23 N 5;the Austrians capture Mitrovitza and Prishtina,the Govt. removes to Scutari, 25 N 5;the Serbian Army retreats into Albania, 28 N 5;Corfu is prepared for Serbian troops, 11 Ja 6;the first Serbian troops land at Corfu, 15 Ja 6;the reorganised Serbian Army is concentrated there, 10 F 6;they advance on Monastir, 3 O 6 (now seeMacedonia);they recapture Nish, 12 O 8;Ipek and Novi Bazar, 14 O 8;approach the Danube, 20 O 8;the French occupy Negotin, 22 O 8;the Serbians reoccupy Belgrade, 1 N 8Sereth, fighting on the, 2-9 S 5;a Russian attack on the, 4 Au 6Seringes captured by American troops, 31 Jl 8Serre captured by British, 25 F 7Shabatz captured by Austrians, 16 Au 4Shaiba, the Battle of, 12-14 Ap 5Shatt-el-Adhaim, fighting on the, 8, 17, 24, 30 Ap 7Shavli occupied by Germans, 1 My 5;they evacuate it, 11 My 5Sheerness, air-raid on, 22 O 6Sherif of Mecca:seeGrand SherifSiamdeclares war on Germany and Austria, 22 Jl 7Sidon occupied by British, 7 O 8Silistria captured by Bulgarians, 9 S 6Silvertown, explosion at, 19 Ja 7Simoon, H.M.S., sunk, 23 Ja 7Sinai, an Australian success in, 16 My 6;a British raid on El Arish, 18 My 6;the British occupy El Arish, 21 D 6;and Magdhaba, 23 D 6;the Battle of Rafa, 9 Ja 7;the British capture Turkish advanced posts, 20 F 7 (now seePalestine)Singapore, mutiny at, 15 F 5Sinn Fein leaders arrested, 17 My 8Sinneh capt. by Russians, 5 Mh 6Sirius, H.M.S., sunk, 23 Ap 8Siwa, action at, 5 F 7Skouloudis, M., becomes Premier, 6 N 5;resigns, 22 Je 6Skra di Legen, Greeks attack at, 30 My 8Smith-Dorrien, Gen., commands the 2nd Corps, 17 Au 4;apptd. to command in East Africa, 14 D 5;resigns, 10 F 6Smuts, Gen., succeeds Gen. Smith-Dorrien, 10 F 6;is succeeded by Gen. Hoskins, 28 Ja 7Smyrna bombarded, 5 Mh 5Snaefell, H.M.S., sunk, 5 Je 8Soissons occupied by Germans, 1 S 4;reoccupied by French, 13 S 4;the Battle of, 8-14 Ja 5;captured by Germans, 29 My 8;recaptured by Allies, 2 Au 8Sokal, the Battle of, 14 Au 4Sollum occupied by British, 14 Mh 6Somme, the 1st Battle of the, 1 Jl-17 N 6;the 2nd ditto, 21 Mh-5 Ap 8Sonnino, Baron, visits London, 2 D 8Souchez, the Battle of, 9 My-13 Jl 5;the French capture the sugar factory, 31 My 5;and the village, 26 S 5South Africa: German patrols enter near Nakob, 21 Au 4;the rebellion begins, De la Rey shot, 15 S 4;Maritz rebels, 9 O 4;is defeated at Ratedrai, 15 O 4;Beyers, Kemp, and De Wet rebel, 22 O 4;De Wet seizes Heilbron, 24 O 4;Maritz defeated at Kakamas, 26 O 4;Beyers defeated at Commissie Drift, 27 O 4;rebels defeated at Schuit Drift, 30 O 4;De Wet defeated at Mushroom Valley, 12 N 4;De Wet captured at Waterburg, 1 D 4;some rebels surrender near Reitz, 4 D 4;Beyers is defeated near Bothaville, and is drowned crossing the Vaal River, 8 D 4;the main rebel force surrenders, 8 D 4;Maritz and Kemp are defeated at Upington, 24 Ja 5;Kemp surrenders, and the rebellion at an end, 3 F 5Southend, a Zeppelin raid on, 26 My 5;an air-raid on, 12 Au 7South-West Africa: the South African Govt. decides to invade, 9 S 4;Walfish Bay occupied, 25 D 4;Swakopmund occupied, 14 Ja 5;Botha sails for, 8 F 5;Garub occupied, 22 F 5;Makob occupied, 3 Mh 5;Nabas occupied, 11 Mh 5;the Germans defeated at Riet, 20 Mh 5;Hasuur occupied, 1 Ap 5;Warmbad occupied, 4 Ap 5;Seeheim occupied, 17 Ap 5;the Germans defeated at Gibeon, 28 Ap 5;Karibib occupied, 5 My 5;Windhoek captured, 12 My 5;Otavifontein captured, 2 Jl 5;the Germans defeated at Gaub, 4 Jl 5;the German forces surrender, 9 Jl 5Southwold bombarded, 25 Ja 7Speedy, H.M.S., sunk, 3 S 4Spincourt, a German reverse at, 11 Au 4Stanislau retaken by Austrians, 19 F 5;by Russians, 4 Mh 5;by Austrians, 8 Je 5;by Russians, 10 Au 6;the Russians advance on, 6 Jl 7;capture Austrian positions near, 8 Jl 7;the Austro-Germans retake it, 24 Jl 7Staunch, H.M.S., sunk, 11 N 7Stephen Furness, H.M.S., sunk, 13 D 7Stockholm, Socialist Conference at:Russia declares for, 9 My 7;French Socialists to attend, 28 My 7;French Govt. refuses permission, 1 Je 7;English Govt. refuses, 13 Au 7Stokhod, the, crossed by the Russians, 8 Jl 6;fighting on the, 3 Au 6;Russians defeated on the, 3 Ap 7Strasbourg entered by Marshal Foch, 25 N 8Stravina capt. by Serbians, 4 D 6Strongbow, H.M.S., sunk, 17 O 7Struma, the, crossed by the British, 10 S 6Strumnitza, the Bulgarians driven from, 19 O 5;occupied by the British, 26 S 8Stryj captured by Austro-Germans, 1 Je 5Strypa, Russian successes on the, 30 Au 5, 2 N 5, 1 Ja 6, 15 Je 6Sturgkh, Count, assassinated, 21 O 6Stuttgart, air-raids on, 22 S 5, 16 S 7, 22 S 7Styr, an Austrian victory on the, 15 N 5;a Russian victory on the, 1 Ja 6;crossed by the Russians, 20 Jl 6Submarine(British) B11 sinks theMessudiyeh, 13 D 4;E3 sunk, 18 O 4;E9 sinks a German destroyer, 6 O 4;E11 torpedoes a Turkish transport, 26 My 5;E13 is shelled when aground, 18 Au 5;E14 enters the Sea of Marmora, 27 Ap 5;she sinks a Turkish transport, 29 Ap 5;she is sunk, 28 Ja 8;E20 lost, 6 N 5;E23 sinks theWestfalen, 19 Au 6—— (German) attack on British Light Cruiser Squadron, 9 Au 4;one is sunk by a British aeroplane, 26 Au 5;theDeutschlandreaches the United States, 9 Jl 6;regains Germany, 23 Au 6;S20 sunk, 5 Je 7;U8 sunk, 4 Mh 5;U12 sunk, 9 Mh 5;U15 sunk, 9 Au 4;U18 sunk, 23 N 4;U28 sinks theFalaba, 28 Mh 5;U48 sunk, 24 N 7;U53 reaches Newport, 7 O 6;and sinks eight ships, 8 O 6;UC5 captured, 27 Ap 6——Blockadedeclared by Germany, 18 F 5Submarine Reprisalsby England announced, 8 Mh 5;rescinded, 12 Je 5;announced by Germany, 12 Ap 5Sudan, the: fighting at Beringia, 22 My 6;the British capture El Fasher, 23 My 6Suez Canal, the 1st attack on the, 2-4 F 5;the 2nd ditto, 22-23 Mh 5;the 3rd ditto, 28 Ap 5;the 4th ditto, 4-5 Au 6Suffrensunk, 25 N 6Sultan of Egypt dies, 9 O 7Surprise, H.M.S., sunk, 23 D 7Sussexsunk, 24 Mh 6Sutherlandsunk, 2 S 5Suvla Bay, landing at, 6 Au 5;the Battle of, 6-15 Au 5;the evacuation begins, 8 D 5;is completed, 20 D 5Swakopmund, occupied by Union troops, 14 Ja 5Swift, H.M.S. sinks German destroyers, 20 Ap 7Sydney, H.M.S., destroys theEmden, 9 N 4Syedlets captured by Germans, 12 Au 5Syria:seePalestineandSinaiSzent Istvansunk, 10 Je 8Tabriz captured by Turks, 9 Ja 5;reoccupied by Russians, 30 Ja 5;by Turks, 14 Je 8Tagliamento, fighting on the, 28 O-5 N 7Tahure, the Butte of, captured by Germans, 30 O 5;fighting at, 13 F 8Taif, surrender of, 23 Jl 6Talaat Bey becomes Grand Vizier, 5 F 7Tanga attacked by British, 3-5 N 4;occupied by British, 7 Jl 6Tank River, fighting on the, 30 Ap 8Tanks first used, 15 S 6Tannenberg, the Battle of, 26-29 Au 4Tarnopol captured by Russians, 23 Au 4;the Battle of, 7-8 S 5;the Germans advance on, 20 Jl 7Taveta occupied by Germans, 15 Au 4;fighting near, 11 Mh 6Tekrit, a British victory at, 5 N 7;the British occupy it, 6 N 7Tempest, Lieut. W. J., destroys a Zeppelin, 1 O 6Terhand, air-raid on, 9 F 6Thetis, H.M.S., sunk, 23 Ap 8Thiaumont, the Germans advance near, 11 Je 6;they storm the Fort, 23 Je 6;the French retake it, 30 Je 6;and advance, 22 Au 6Thiepval, fighting near, 19 Jl 6, 18-22 Au 6, 26 Au 6, 14 S 6, 28 S 6, 21 O 6, 10 N 6;captured by British, 27 S 6, 24 Au 8Thilloy captured by British, 28 F 7Thordisrams a submarine, 28 F 5Tibati occupied by Allies, 3 N 5Tiberias occupied by British, 25 S 8Tirlemont capt. by Germans, 17 Au 4Tirpitz, Admiral von, resigns, 16 Mh 6Tisza, Count, resigns, 22 My 7;is assassinated, 31 O 8Tithonus, H.M.S., sunk, 28 Mh 8Togoland invaded by Franco-British forces, 8 Au 4Tornado, H.M.S., sunk, 23 D 7Torrent, H.M.S., sunk, 23 D 7Tourcoing, reoccupied by Allies, 18 O 8Tournai captured by Germans, 24 Au 4;the British reach, 21 O 8;enter it, 8 N 8Transylvaniainvaded by Roumanians, 28 Au 6;they occupy Kronstadt, 29 Au 6;Hermanstadt, 1 S 6;and advance, 14 S 6;the Austro-Germans gain the Vulcan Pass, 20 S 6;the Roumanians regain ground there, 26 S 6;and counter-attack, 3 O 6;but retire, 5 O 6;the Austro-Germans retake Kronstadt, 7 O 6;and advance, 8 O 6;the Germans enter Roumania, 13 O 6Transylvaniasunk, 4 My 7Trebizond, the Russians attack, 3 Ap 6;they capture it, 18 Ap 6;the Turks reoccupy it, 24 F 8Trent, the Italians enter, 3 N 8Trentino, the Battle of, 14 My-4 Je 6Trepoff, M., resigns, 9 Ja 7Trèves, air-raids on, 17 O 5, 3 Je 7, 22 S 7, 21 Au 8Trieste, a naval action at, 9 D 7;occupied by Italians, 3 N 8Tripoli captured by British, 13 O 8Triumph, H.M.S., sunk, 25 My 5Trones Wood, fighting at, 9-14 Jl 6Trotus Valley, fighting in the, 8 Mh 7, 8 Au 7Tsar of Russia assumes command of the Army, 5 S 5;abdicates, 15 Mh 7Tsingtau(Kiao-Chau): evacuation demanded by Japanese, 15 Au 4;the blockade begins, 27 Au 4;the Japanese attack, 2 S 4;a British force landed, 24 S 4;bombarded, 31 O 4;captured, 7 N 4Tubantiasunk, 16 Mh 6Tulip, H.M.S., sunk, 30 Ap 7Turkey: declares war on Roumania, 30 Au 6;the Sultan of, dies, 3 Jl 8;signs an Armistice, 30 O 8Tuscaniasunk, 5 F 8Tutrakan captured by Bulgarians, 6 S 6Tuz Khartmatli, a British success at, 29 Ap 8Tuzla captured by Germans and Bulgarians, 21 O 6Tyrwhitt, Commodore, defeats German naval forces, 10 My 7, 5 Je 7Tysmienica captured by Russians, 7 Au 6U-boats:seeSubmarinesUdine captured by Austrians, 29 O 7;the Italians reoccupy it, 3 N 8Uganda invaded by Germans, 20 N 4Ujiji captured by Belgians, 3 Au 6Ukraine: a Russian offensive in the, 4 Je 6;the Govt. demands recognition, 19 D 7;its independence accepted at Brest-Litovsk, 10 Ja 8;the Republic makes peace, 9 F 8;the Germans establish a dictatorship, 1 My 8Ullswater, H.M.S., sunk, 15 Au 8Um-el-Hannah, a battle at, 21 Ja 6Umlej surrenders, 16 Jl 6Undaunted, H.M.S., sinks German destroyers, 17 O 4Undinesunk, 7 N 5United States of America: sends a Note protesting against maritime policy of Great Britain and France, 7 N 5;publishes a Note protesting against British search of mails, 27 Ja 6;presents a Note to Germany, 19 Ap 6;Mr. Wilson is re-elected President, 7 N 6;he sends a Peace Note, 20 D 6;Germany replies, 25 D 6;the Allies reply, 9 Ja 7;breaks off diplomatic relations with Germany, 3 F 7;invites neutral Powers to sever relations with Germany, 4 F 7;refuses to negotiate with Germany, 12 F 7;asks Congress to declare a state of war, 2 Ap 7;the Senate decides for war, 4 Ap 7;the Government ditto, 5 Ap 7;adopts conscription, 28 Ap 7;publishes Mr. Wilson's message to Russia, 10 Je 7;the first troops reach France, 26 Je 7;a conference with British War Cabinet in London, 20 N 7;declares war on Austria, 7 D 7;replies to Germany's Peace overtures, 15 O 8Unity of Command announced by the Allies at Rapallo, 9 N 7;by Mr. L. George at Paris, 12 N 7Urmia occupied by Turks, 16 Ap 5Uruguaysevers relations with Germany, 6 O 7Uskub captured by Bulgarians, 22 O 5;by French, 30 S 8Valenciennes reoccupied by the Allies, 2 N 8;formal entry by the British, 7 N 8Valona occupied by the Italians, 26 D 4, 29 My 5Van captured by Russians, 15 My 5;the Battle of, 4 O 5;reoccupied by Russians, 18 Mh 7Van Deventer, Gen., apptd. to command in East Africa, 16 My 7Vanguard, H.M.S., lost, 9 Jl 7Vardar crossed by French and British, 27 O 5;the Battle of the, 15-30 S 8Varennes captured by Allies, 26 S 8Varna bombarded, 27 O 5Vaux, Fort, the Germans attack, 3 Mh 6;they gain ground at, 1 Ap 6;the French gain ground at, 20 Ap 6;a fresh German attack, 1 Je 6;the fort isolated, 4 Je 6;more German attacks, 6 Je 6;they capture it, 7 Je 6;the French retake it, 2 N 6;the Americans retake the village, 1 Jl 8Vehement, H.M.S., sunk, 2 Au 8Veles captured by Bulgarians, 21 O 5;retaken by Serbians, 25 O 5;by Bulgarians, 29 O 5;by Serbians, 25 S 8Velox, H.M.S., mined, 25 O 5Venice, air-raids on, 11 Je 6, 25 F 8Venizelos, M., resigns, 5 O 5;goes to Crete, 25 S 6;forms a Provisional Govt., 29 S 6;becomes Premier, 26 Je 7Verdun cleared of civilians, 16 F 6;the Battle of, 21 F-1 Jl 6;the French attack at, 24 O-4 N 6, 15-18 D 6;fighting at, 17 Jl 7;the French attack again, 20 Au 7, 25 N 7Vermelles, a German success near, 11 My 6Verona, air-raid on, 14 N 5Versailles, an Allied Conference begins at, 28 O 8Victoria Nyanza, fighting on, 23 Je 5Vidzy retaken by Russians, 20 S 5Ville de Ciotatsunk, 24 D 5Ville-sur-Ancre captured by Australian troops, 19 My 8Villers-Bréttoneux captured by Germans, 23 Ap 8;retaken by British, 24 Ap 8Villers-Guislan captured by British, 18 Ap 7Vilna capitulates, 18 S 5;fighting near, 25-27 Mh 6, 7 Ap 6Vimy Bridge, the French attack, 25-29 S 5;fighting on the, 15 My 6, 19 My 6, 21 My 6, 25 My 6;German attacks near, 12 F 6;captured by British, 9 Ap 7Vindictive, H.M.S., raids Zeebrugge, 23 Ap 8;is sunk off Ostend, 10 My 8Viribus Unitissunk, 31 O 8Vistula crossed by the Germans, 21 Jl 5, 28 Jl 5Vladimir Volynski captured by Austro-Germans, 5 Au 5Vladivostok, marines landed at, 5 Ap 8;British troops landed at, 3 Au 8;Japanese troops landed at, 11 Au 8Vlodava captured by Germans, 15 Au 5Vranja captured by Bulgarians, 15 O 5Vulcan Pass carried by Austro-Germans, 20 S 6;the Roumanians regain ground at, 26 S 6Walfish Bay occupied by Union troops, 25 D 4Walmer, air-raid on, 20 F 6War Committee apptd. by British Cabinet, 11 N 5Warildasunk, 3 Au 8Warlencourt captured by British, 25 F 7, 25 Au 8Warmbad captured by Union troops, 4 Ap 5Warneford, Lieut., destroys a Zeppelin, 7 Je 5Warsaw, the 1st battle for, 15-27 O 4;the 2nd ditto, 18 N-28 D 4;the 3rd ditto, 19 Jl-5 Au 5;captured by Austro-Germans, 5 Au 5Welsh Ridge, the Germans attack, 30 D 7Wemyss, Adm., succeeds Lord Jellicoe, 26 D 7Westfalentorpedoed, 19 Au 6Westminster, the Duke of, rescues prisoners from the Senussi, 17 Mh 6Whitby bombarded, 16 D 4Wiensunk, 9 D 7Wilhelm II. of Germany flies the country, 9 N 8;formally abdicates, 28 N 8Wilhelmsthal occupied by British, 14 Je 6Wilson, Sir H., succeeds Sir W. Robertson, 16 F 8——, Mr. W., re-elected President, 7 N 6;states his 'fourteen points,' 8 Ja 8 (for 'Notes,' etc.,seeUnited States)Windau occupied by Germans, 18 Jl 5Windhoek captured by Union troops, 12 My 5'Windsor' adopted by Royal Family, 17 Jl 7Wolfreturns to Germany, 24 F 8'Wonderwork, the,' stormed by British, 14 S 6Women's Royal Naval Service formation announced, 28 N 7Woodfieldsunk, 3 N 5Wulverghem, fighting at, 13-15 Ap 8Wum Biagas captured by British, 9 O 5Yarmouth bombarded, 3 N 4, 25 Ap 6, 14 Ja 8;air-raid on, 19 Ja 5Yarrasunk, 29 My 7Yorcksunk, 4 N 4Ypres, the 1st Battle of, 19 O-21 N 4;the 2nd ditto, 22 Ap-24 My 5;a German success near, 14 F 6;a British ditto, 2 Mh 6;fighting at, 2 Je 6, 13 Je 6;the 3rd Battle of, 31 Jl-6 N 7;the 4th ditto, 28-29 S 8Yser, the Battle of the, 16-30 O 4—— Canal, German attempts to cross, 12 F 6Zaimis, M., becomes Premier, 5 O 5;resigns, 4 N 5;becomes Premier again, 22 Je 6;resigns again, 11 S 6;becomes Premier again, 3 My 7;resigns, 23 Je 7Zeebrugge occupied by Germans, 15 O 4;bombarded by British ships, 23 N 4;by Franco-British squadron, 23 Au 5;air-raids on, 22 Ja 5, 11 F 5, 16 F 5, 1 Ap 5, 18 Mh 6, 20 Mh 6, 10 N 6, 15 N 6, 17 N 6, 28 N 6, 11 D 6, 1 Je 7, 3 Je 7, 12 S 7, 2 My 8, 22 My 8;a naval action off, 7 Ap 7;bombarded by British ships, 12 My 7;a naval raid on (Vindictive), 23 Ap 8;recaptured by Belgians, 19 O 8Zentasunk, 16 Au 4Zeppelin, Count, dies, 8 Mh 7Zeppelins destroyed: in Belgium by Lieut. Warneford, 7 Je 5;near Brussels, 7 Je 5;near Ostend, 9 Au 5;L19 in the North Sea, 31 Ja 6;near Revigny, 21 F 6;L15 over the Thames, 31 Mh 6;L20 off Norway, 2 My 6;L7 off Schleswig, 4 My 6;near Salonika, 5 My 6;at Cuffley by Lieut. Robinson, 3 S 6;L32 and L33 in Essex, 23 S 6;at Potter's Bar by Lieut. Tempest, 1 O 6;two in the Eastern Counties, 27 N 6;in France, 16 Mh 7;L22 in the North Sea, 15 My 7;L43 in the North Sea, 14 Je 7;one in the SE. of England, 16 Je 7;off Jutland, 21 Au 7;five in France, 19 O 7;off the East Coast, 5 Au 8;in the North Sea, 11 Au 8;off the Frisian coast, 12 Au 8Zeppelin Raids: on Yarmouth, Cromer, and King's Lynn, 19 Ja 15;on Calais, 21 F 5;ditto, 18 Mh 5;ditto, 28 Mh 5;on the Tyneside, 14 Ap 5;on East Anglia, 15 Ap 5;ditto, 30 Ap 5;on Calais, 16 My 5;on Ramsgate, 17 My 5;on Southend, 26 My 5;on London (the first), 31 My 5;on the East Coast, 4 Je 5;ditto, 6 Je 5;on the North-East Coast, 15 Je 5;on the East Coast, 9 Au 5;ditto, 12 Au 5;ditto, 7 S 5;ditto, and on London, 8 S 5;on London, 12 O 5;ditto, 13 O 5;on Paris, 29 Ja 6;on the Midlands, 31 J a 5;on the North-East Coast, 5 Mh 6;on the East Coast, 31 Mh 6;on the North-East Coast, 1 Ap 6;ditto, and on Scotland, 2 Ap 6;on the Eastern Counties, 4 Ap 6;on the North-East, 5 Ap 6;on the Eastern Counties, 25 Ap 6;on Kent, 26 Ap 6;on the North-East and Scotland, 1 My 6;ditto, 2 My 6;on East Anglia, 29 Jl 6;on the East and South-East, 31 Jl 6;on the Eastern Counties, 2 Au 6;on England, 9 Au 6;on the Eastern Counties, 23 Au 6;ditto, and on London, 24 Au 6;ditto, 3 S 6;ditto, 23 S 6;ditto, 25 S 6;on London, 1 O 6;on England, 27 N 6;on Kent, 16 Mh 7;on East Anglia, 23 My 7;on the South-East, 16 Je 7;on the Yorkshire coast, 21 Au 7;on the North-East, East, and London, 19 O 7;on the Yorkshire coast, 12 Mh 8;on Hartlepool, 13 Mh 8;on the East Coast and Midlands, 12 Ap 8Zillebeke, Klein, the Germans attack at, 6 N 4, 12 N 4Zonnebeke, a battle at, 23 O 4;captured by British, 26 S 7Zubian, H.M.S., 27 O 6Zulu, H.M.S., damaged, 27 O 6Zurawno, a battle at, 10 Je 5