Abercorn, Germans driven from, 1 Au 5Ablain captured by the French, 29 My 5Abo, Germans land at, 12 Mh 8Aboukir, H.M.S., sunk, 22 S 4Achiet-le-Grand capt. by British, 23 Au 8Achiet-le-Petit capt. by British, 21 Au 8Acre captured by British, 23 S 8Adamello Glacier, Italian successes on the, 11 Ap 6, 29 Ap 6, 26 My 8Addison, Dr., becomes Minister of Munitions, 10 D 6Aden Protectorate:—invaded by Turks, 12 F 5;they capture Lahej, 5 Jl 5Adrianople, air-raids on, 14 Ap 6, 2 S 7Adriatic, swept by Allied fleets, 16 Au 4——, naval action in the, 15 My 7(see alsoCattaro, Durazzo, Pola)Africa: seeEast Africa,South Africa,South-West Africa,CameroonsAgagia, a battle at, 26 F 6Agnello Pass capt. by Italians, 10 Je 7Air Board constituted, 18 My 6—— Ministry announced, 16 O 7—— Raids:seeunder the towns raided, and underZeppelin RaidsAir-raids on the S.-E. Counties, 5 Je 7, 3 S 7Aisne, 1st Battle of the, 13-28 S 4——, 2nd Battle of the, 16 Ap-20 My 7——, 3rd Battle of the, 27 My-2 Je 8——, a French attack on the, 23 O 7Akaba, the Turks driven from, 22 F 5Akhlat captured by Russians, 19 F 6Ala captured by Italians, 27 My 5Aland Is. occupied by Germans, 5 Mh 8Albania:—the Bulgarians capture Elbasan, 17 D 5;the Italians occupy Durazzo, 20 D 5;the Austrians retake it, 27 F 6;the French and Italians join forces, 18 F 7;they advance, 17 My 8;they launch an offensive, 5 Jl 8;and make rapid progress, 6-8 Jl 8;the Italians capture Berat, 10 Jl 8;the Austrians retire, 12 Jl 8;and launch a counter-offensive, 22 Au 8;they recapture Berat and Fieri, 26 Au 8;the Italians retake Berat, 1 O 8;Elbasan, 7 O 8;Durazzo, 14 O 8;Alessio, 27 O 8;Scutari, 4 N 8Albert, the Battle of, 25-29 S 4;the Germans attack near, 11 Ap 6;captured by Germans, 27 Mh 8;retaken by British, 22 Au 8Alcantarasunk, 29 F 6Aleppo captured by British, 26 O 8Alessio captured by Italians, 27 O 8Alexeieff, Gen., resigns, 4 Je 7;his forces defeated, 13 F 8Allenby, Gen., succeeds Gen. Murray, 29 Je 7Allied War Council first meets in Paris, 6 D 5;in London, 9 Je 6Alsace invaded by France, 7 Au 4Altkirch captured by the French, 7 Au 4Alyssum, H.M.S., sunk, 18 Mh 7Amalfisunk, 8 Jl 5Amara captured by British, 3 Je 5America:seeUnited StatesAmethyst, H.M.S., a raid by, 15 Mh 5Amiens captured by Germans, 31 Au 4——, the Battle of, 8-12 Au 8Amiral Charniersunk, 8 F 6Amiral Ganteaumesunk, 26 O 4Amiral Magon sunk, 25 Ja 7Amman, fighting at, 26-31 Mh 8;the British retire from before, 1 Ap 8;reoccupied by British, 25 S 8Amphion, H.M.S., sunk, 6 Au 4Anchusa, H.M.S., sunk, 16 Jl 8Ancre, fighting on the, 13-18 N 6, 6 F-13 Mh 7Angliasunk, 17 N 5Anconasunk, 7 N 5Angola, 1st German invasion, 23 O 4——, 2nd German invasion, 17 N 4Antillessunk, 17 O 7Antivari captured by Austrians, 22 Ja 6Antwerp: the Belgian Govt. moves to, 17 Au 4;attacked by Germans, 28 S 4;the British Naval Division arrives, 5 O 4;the Belgian Govt. evacuates, 7 O 4;bombarded by Germans, 8 O 4;evacuated by Belgians, 8 O 4;captured by Germans, 10 O 4;an air-raid on, 24 Mh 5;reoccupied by Belgians, 19 N 8Anzac, Turkish attacks at, 4 N 5;the evacuation of, begins, 8 D 5;is completed, 20 D 5Apapasunk, 28 N 7Appamcaptured by theMöwe, 16 Ja 6;arrives at the U.S., 1 F 6Arabiasunk, 6 N 6Arabicsunk, 19 Au 5Arabissunk, 10 F 6Arbutus, H.M.S., sunk, 16 D 7Arcadiansunk, 15 Ap 7Archangel, Allied forces land at, 2 Au 8Archduke Ferdinand assassinated, 28 Je 4Ardahan occup. by Turks, 1 Ja 5;reoccup. by Russians, 3 Ja 5;reoccup. by Turks, 6 Ap 8Arethusa, H.M.S., sunk, 11 F 6Argentina: dismisses Count Luxburg, 12 S 7Argyll, H.M.S., lost, 28 O 5Ariadne, H.M.S., sunk, 26 Jl 7Ariadnesunk, 15 Ja 6Ariel, H.M.S., sinks the U12, 9 Mh 5;is sunk, 2 Au 8Arleux captured by British, 28 Ap 7Armadalesunk, 27 Je 7Armentières captured by Germans, 11 Ap 8;retaken by British 3 O 8Armistice: Austria with the Allies, 4 N 8;Bulgaria with the Allies, 30 S 8;Germany with the Allies, 11 N 8;Turkey with the Allies, 31 O 8Army, the British, transferred to Flanders, 1-19 O 4;takes over an additional sector of the Front (announced), 26 Ja 8;G.H.Q. moved to Montreuil, 31 Mh 6;occupies Cologne bridge-head, 12 D 8;see alsoExpeditionary ForceArras, reoccup. by the French, 30 S 4;attacked by Germans, 20 O 4;the 1st Battle of, 9 Ap—16 My 7Arsiero captured by Austrians, 31 My 6;recaptured by Italians, 27 Je 6Artemissunk, 2 F 6Artvin occupied by Russians, 5 Ap 5Asadabad Pass, fighting in the, 5-6 Mh 7Ascalon, fighting at, 13 N 7Asiago captured by Austrians, 31 My 6;recaptured by Italians, 25 Je 6;by Austrians, 9 N 7;retaken by Allies, 29 O 8Asquith, Mr., resigns, 5 D 6Aster, H.M.S., sunk, 4 Jl 7Astræa, H.M.S., shells Dar-es-Salaam, 13 Au 4Asturiasattacked, 1 F 5; sunk, 21 Mh 7Athens, a naval demonstration at, 1 S 6;fighting in, 6 D 6Athossunk, 17 F 7Attack, H.M.S., sunk, 30 D 7Aubers recapt. by British, 17 O 4Audacious, H.M.S., sunk, 27 O 4Augustovo, the Battle of, 29 S—4 O 4;fighting near, 8 Mh 5Auja River, fighting on the, 9 Mh 8Austria-Hungary: sends an ultimatum to Serbia, 23 Jl 4;declares war on Serbia, 28 Jl 4;declares war on Russia, 5 Au 4;invades Poland, 10 Au 4;invades Serbia (i), 13 Au 4;evacuates Serbia (i), 25 Au 4;invades Serbia again (ii), 7 S 4;evacuates Serbia (ii), 15 S 4;invades Serbia again (iii), 1 N 4;evacuates Serbia (iii), 15 D 4;is invaded by Italy, 24 My 5;invades Montenegro, 9 O 5;the Emperor dies, 21 N 6;severs relations with the U.S.A., 8 Ap 7;Count Tisza resigns, 22 My 7;the Reichsrath is summoned, 31 My 7;Dr. v. Seidler becomes Premier, 24 Je 7;resigns, 22 Ja 8;the Govt. issues a 'Peace Note,' 15 S 8;asks for an Armistice, 27 O 8;signs an Armistice with the Entente Powers, 3 N 8;the Emperor Karl abdicates, 12 N 8;Peace signed, 10 S 9Austria-Hungary, Francis Joseph, Emperor of, dies, 21 N 6—— Karl, Emperor of, abdicates, 12 N 8Avenger, H.M.S., sunk, 14 Je 7Avesnes captured by British, 8 N 8Avocourt Wood captured by Germans, 22 Mh 6Ayette recaptured by British, 2 Ap 8Azizie reached by the British, 23 O 5;they retire from, 30 N 5Aztecsunk, 2 Ap 7B. E. F.:seeExpeditionary ForceBadger, H.M.S., rams a submarine, 24 O 4Baghdad capt. by British, 11 Mh 7Baiburt captured by Russians, 15 Jl 6Bailleul occupied by Germans, 4 O 4;retaken by British, 14 O 4;by Germans, 15 Ap 8;by British, 30 Au 8Baku occupied by British, 4 Au 8;the Turks attack, 26 Au 8;again, 31 Au 8;the British evacuate, 14 S 8;they occupy it, 17 N 8Balfour, Mr., becomes First Lord of the Admiralty, 26 My 5;Foreign Secretary, 10 D 6Ballaratsunk, 27 Ap 7Baltic Provinces invaded by Germany, 27 Ap 5Bango Mountain, fighting at, 6 N 5Bapaume, fighting on the Ridge, 5 Mh 7, 13 Mh 7;British capture the village, 17 Mh 7;the Germans take it, 24 Mh 8;the Battle of, 21-31 Au 8;captured by the British, 29 Au 8Baranovitchi, the Battle of, 2-14 Jl 6Bare occupied by British, 10 D 4Basra occupied by British, 21 N 4Batoum captured by Turks, 13 Ap 8Battenberg, Adm. Prince L. of, succeeded by Adm. Lord Fisher, 29 O 4Bauer, Herr, becomes Premier, 21 Je 9Bavarian Republic proclaimed, 7 N 8Bayano, H.M.S., sunk, 11 Mh 5Beatty, Adm. Lord, appointed to command of Grand Fleet, 29 N 6Beaucamp captured by British, 27 S 8Beaucourt captured by British, 14 N 6, 21 Au 8Beaumont Hamel captured by British, 13 N 6Beersheba captured by British, 31 O 7Beirut occupied by French, 7 O 8Beitunia captured by British, 28 D 7Belad station captured by British, 8 Ap 7Belgium: invaded by Germany, 3 Au 4;the Govt. moves to Antwerp, 17 Au 4;to Ostend, 7 O 4;the last German troops depart, 27 N 8Belgrade bombarded by Austria, 29 Jl 4;captured by Austrians, 2 D 4;retaken by Serbians, 15 D 4;by Austrians, 8 O 5;by Serbians, 1 N 8Bellewarde Ridge, fighting on the, 16 Je 5Belluno captured by Austrians, 10 N 7Ben-my-Chree, H.M.S., sunk, 11 Ja 7Benedetto Brindestroyed, 28 S 5Berat captured by Italians, 10 Jl 8;recaptured by Austrians, 26 Au 8;by Italians, 1 O 8Berestetchko occupied by Russians, 22 Jl 6Bergamot, H.M.S., sunk, 13 Au 7Beringia, action at, 22 My 6Berry-au-Bac captured by French, 7 O 8Bethel captured by British, 30 D 7Bethincourt evacuated by French, 8 Ap 6Bethmann-Hollweg, von, dismissed, 14 Jl 7Beyers:see underSouth AfricaBight of Heligoland:seeHeligoland——, Battle of the, 28 Au 4Bireh captured by British, 29 D 7Birmingham, H.M.S., sinks the U15, 9 Au 4Birrell, Mr., resigns, 2 My 6Bismarck Archipelago occupied by Australia, 11 S 4Bitlis captured by Russians, 2 Mh 6;recaptured by Turks, 2 Au 6;by Russians, 23 Au 6Bixschoote, a Belgian success at, 17 Ap 8Bligny captured by British, 7 Je 8Blockade, Minister of, Ld. R. Cecil becomes the first, 10 D 6Blonie lines evacuated by Russians, 4 Au 5Blüchersunk, 24 Ja 5'Bluff,' the, a German success at, 14 F 6; the British retake it, 2 Mh 6Boelcke, Capt., shot down, 29 O 6Boliviasevers relations with Germany, 13 Ap 7Bolo Pasha, his trial begins, 4 F 8;is condemned, 14 F 8;is executed, 17 Ap 8Bordeaux, French Govt. moved to, 3 S 4Boselli, Sig., resigns, 25 O 7Bosnia, 1st invasion by Serbia, 12 Au 4;2nd invasion, 22 S—27 O 4Botha, Gen., announces decision to invade S.W. Africa, 9 S 4;assumes command of Union Forces, 22 S 4;crushes rebellion, 8 D 4;sails for S.-W. Africa, 8 F 5;receives surrender of German forces, 9 Jl 5Botha, H.M.S., sinks German destroyer, 21 Mh 8Botogu, a battle at, 18 D 6Bouchavesnes, fighting at, 4 Mh 7;captured by British, 1 S 8Bourlon Wood, fighting in, 21 N—5 D 7;capt. by British, 27 S 8Bouvetsunk, 18 Mh 5Boyelles captured by British, 23 Au 8Braemar Castlesunk, 24 N 6Braila captured by Austro-Germans, 5 Ja 7Brasso occupied by Roumanians, 29 Au 6;retaken by Austro-Germans, 7 O 6Bratiano, M., becomes Premier, 2 Ja 7Bray captured by British, 24 Au 8Brazilsevers relations with Germany, 9 Ap 7Bremensunk, 17 D 5Breslauescapes 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;makes a sortie and is sunk, 20 Ja 8Brest-Litovsk captured by Germans, 25 Au 5;Armistice negotiations between Germany and Russia begin at, 2 D 7;an Armistice is signed at, 15 D 7;Peace negotiations between Germany and Russia begin at, 22 D 7;the Armistice ends, 18 F 8;Peace between Germany and Russia signed at, 2 Mh 8Briand, M., becomes Premier, 28 O 5;resigns, 17 Mh 7Brilliant, H.M.S., sunk, 23 Ap 8Britannia, H.M.S., sunk, 9 N 8Britannicsunk, 21 N 6British Army transferred to Flanders, 1-19 O 4;takes over a section of the French front, 26 Ja 8;see alsoExpeditionary ForceBrits, Col., defeats Maritz at Ratedrai, 15 O 4;at Kakamas, 26 O 4;defeats rebels at Schuit Drift, 30 O 4Broadstairs, an air-raid on, 9 F 6;bombarded, 25 F 7Brody captured by Russians, 23 Au 4;by Austro-Germans, 1 S 5;a Russian offensive against, 15 Jl 6;captured by Russians, 28 Jl 6Broke, H.M.S., sinks German destroyers, 20 Ap 7Bruges, air-raids on, 2 F 7, 8 F 7, 16 F 7, 1 Je 7, 3 Je 7, 23 Mh 8;recaptured by Belgians, 19 O 8Brussiloff, Gen., succeeds Gen. Ivanoff, 4 Ap 6;succeeds Gen. Alexeieff, 4 Je 7;resigns, 1 Au 7Brusselscaptured by Germans, 23 Je 6Brussels, the Belgian Govt. evacuates, 17 Au 4;occupied by Germans, 20 Au 4;air-raids on, 20 D 4, 24 D 4, 9 Au 6, 11 Au 6;reoccupied by Belgians, 18 N 8;King Albert re-enters it, 22 N 8Bucharest capt. by Germans, 6 D 6——, the Peace of, signed, 7 My 8Buczacz captured by Russians, 8 Je 6Bug, the Germans cross the, 19 Jl 5—— and Vistula, a German offensive between the, 30 Je 5Bukoba occupied by British, 23 Je 5Bukovina: fighting on the frontier of, 27 D 5;the Russians invade, 5 Ja 6;an offensive in, 4-24 Je 6Bulgaria: invades Serbia, 11 O 5;declares war on Serbia, 14 O 5;declares war on Roumania, 1 S 6;is invaded by British, 25 S 8;proposes an Armistice, 25 S 8;signs an Armistice with the Entente Powers, 29 S 8;King Ferdinand abdicates, 4 O 8;Peace signed, 27 N 9Bullecourt captured by British, 12-17 My 7;fighting near, 15 Je 7, 12 D 7Bulwark, H.M.S., destroyed, 26 N 4Buola, the Pass of, battle for, 30 My 6Bushire occupied by British, 8 Au 5Buzeu evacuated by Roumanians, 14 D 6Byng, Sir J., attacks at Cambrai, 20 N 7Cabinets, British, 4 Au 4, 26 My 5, 10 D 6, 16 Jl 7;appoints a War Committee, 11 N 5Cadorna, Gen., superseded, 9 N 7Calais, air-raid on, 28 Mh 5;bombarded, 20 Ap 7;Zeppelin raids on, 21 F 5, 18 Mh 5, 16 My 5Caledoniasunk, 4 D 6Calgarian, H.M.S., sunk, 1 Mh 8Californiasunk, 7 F 7Cambrai, the British advance on, 20 Mh 7, 30 Mh 7;the Battle of, 20 N-7 D 7;the Germans counterattack at, 30 N 7;an inquiry announced on, 15 Ja 8;captured by the British, 9 O 8Cambrai and the Hindenburg Line, the Battle of, 27 S-5 O 8Cameroniasunk, 15 Ap 7Cameroniansunk, 2 Je 7Cameroons, the: the French and British invade, 25 Au 4;Duala surrenders to the Allies, 27 S 4;Jabussi occupied, 14 O 4;Edea occupied, 26 O 4;Bare occupied, 10 D 4;the Germans attack Edea, 7 Ja 5;Eseka captured, 11 My 5;Garua surrenders, 10 Je 5;Lome captured, 25 Je 5;Ngaundere occupied, 29 Je 5;Wum Biagas captured, 9 O 5;Sende occupied, 25 O 5;the Germans are driven from Eseka, 30 O 5;Tibati occupied, 3 N 5;a British success at Bango Mountain, 6 N 5;Mangeles captured, 21 D 5;Jaunde occupied, 1 Ja 6;last German post in Mora Mountains surrenders, 19 F 6Canadapasses a Conscription Bill, 6 Jl 7Candytuft, H.M.S., sunk, 18 N 7Cantigny captured by Americans, 28 My 8Cape Helles, the Battle of, 25-26 Ap 5Capelle, Adm. von, succeeds von Tirpitz, 16 Mh 6Caporetto, the Battle of, 24 O-18 N 7Cap Trafalgarsunk, 14 S 4Carmania, H.M.S., sinks theCap Trafalgar, 14 S 4Carpathiasunk, 17 Jl 8Carson, Sir E., resigns from the Cabinet, 18 O 5;becomes First Lord of the Admiralty, 10 D 6;enters the War Cabinet, 17 Jl 7;resigns, 21 Ja 8Casement, Sir R., captured, 21 Ap 6;his trial begins, 26 Je 6;is sentenced, 29 Je 6;is executed, 3 Au 6Cassinisunk, 28 F 7Cattaro bombarded, 24 Au 4;a sea fight off, 29 D 5;an air-raid on, 1 Jl 8Caurières Wood, fighting at, 4 Mh 7, 9 Mh 7Cavell, Miss E., executed, 12 O 5Cecil, Lord R., becomes Minister of Blockade, 10 D 6Cettinje occupied by Austrians, 13 Ja 6Chalons reocc. by the French, 11 S 4Chamberlain, Mr. A., becomes Secretary for India, 26 My 5;resigns, 12 Jl 7Champagne, the Battle of, 25 S-8 O 5Champagne, H.M.S., sunk, 9 O 7Charleroi, the Battle of, 21-23 Au 4Chateaurenaultsunk, 14 D 7Château-Thierry, the Germans reach, 31 My 8;the Americans attack at, 25 Je 8;recaptured by French, 21 Jl 8Chaulnes occupied by British, 17 Mh 7;captured by Germans, 26 Mh 8;retaken by French, 28 Au 8Chaume Wood, a German attack at, 12 Ja 8Cheerful, H.M.S., sunk, 30 Je 7Chemin-des-Dames, fighting on the, 16-28 Ap 7;the French carry the, 5 My 7;fighting on the, 14 Jl 7, 22 Jl 7, 31 Au 7;the Germans abandon the, 2 N 7;the Germans retake it, 27 My 8;evacuate it, 11 O 8Chernavoda captured by Germans and Bulgars, 24 O 6Chilwell, explosion at, 5 O 7Chinasevers relations with Germany, 13 Mh 7;declares war on the Central Powers, 14 Au 7Chivata occupied by British, 15 N 7Cholm occupied by Austro-Germans, 31 Jl 5Chuignes capt. by British, 23 Au 8Chunuk Bair captured by New Zealanders, 8 Au 5;retaken by Turks, 10 Au 5Churchill, Mr. W., resigns from the Cabinet, 11 N 5;succeeded by Mr. Balfour, as First Lord of the Admiralty, 26 My 5;appointed Minister of Munitions, 17 Jl 7Ciezkowice captured by Austro-Germans, 2 My 5Cismon occupied by Austrians, 15 N 7City of Athenssunk, 11 Au 7Cividale captured by Germans, 27 O 7Clan MacTavishsunk, 17 Ja 6Clemenceau, M., becomes Premier, 16 N 7;visits England, 2 D 8Clynes, Mr., succeeds Lord Rhondda as Food Controller, 9 Jl 8Coalition Ministry formed, 25 My 5Coblenz, air-raid on, 22 S 7Colchestercaptured by Germans, 21 S 6Col del Rosso captured by Italians, 23 D 7, 28 Ja 8, 30 Je 8Col di Lana captured by Italians, 17 Ap 6Colmar, air-raid on, 16 S 7Cologne, air-raids on, 8 O 4, 24 Mh 8, 18 My 8, 21 Au 8;British troops enter, 6 D 8Combles captured by British and French, 26 S 6Comet, H.M.S., sunk, 6 Au 8Compulsory Service:seeConscriptionConference:seePeace Conference—— at Paris, an Allied, 27 Mh 6, 29 N 7—— at Versailles, 28 O 8Conscription announced in Great Britain, 28 D 5;Bill introduced, 5 Ja 6;comes into operation, 10 F 6;for married men, 25 My 6;renounced for Ireland, 21 Je 8Constantine, King, abdicates, 11 Je 7Constantinople, air-raids on, 14 Ap 6, 9 Jl 7;the Allied fleets reach, 13 N 8Constanza captured by Germans, 22 O 6;bombarded by Russians, 2 N 6Contalmaison, fighting at, 3-10 Jl 6Contest, H.M.S., sunk, 18 S 7Coquette, H.M.S., sunk, 7 Mh 6Corfu, a French force lands at, 11 Ja 6;the first Serbian troops land, 15 Ja 6;landing of the Serbian Army completed, 10 F 6Corn, minimum price for, guaranteed by England, 23 F 7Cornwallis, H.M.S., sunk, 11 Ja 7Coronel, the Battle of, 1 N 4Corringtonsunk, 1 Jl 8Costa Ricadeclares war on the Central Powers, 23 My 8Cotton declared contraband, 21 Au 5'Council of Four' formed, 25 Mh 9Council, a supreme War, announced by Mr. L. George, 14 N 7Courcelette captured by British, 15 S 6;again, 24 Au 8Courcelles captured by British, 21 Au 8Courland coast bombarded, 25 Mh 5Cowslip, H.M.S., sunk, 25 Ap 8Cracow attacked by Russians, 7 D 4Craiova captured by Germans, 21 N 6Craonne, fighting at, 16 Ap 7, 3 Jl 7, 16 Au 7;captured by French, 4 My 7Cressy, H.M.S., sunk, 22 S 4Cromer, air-raid on, 19 Ja 5Cromie, Captain, killed, 29 Au 8Cross, the Military, instituted, 1 Ja 5Crozat Canal crossed by French, 21-22 Mh 7, 9 S 8Ctesiphon, the British advance on, 12 N 5;the Battle of, 22-24 N 5;the British retreat from, 25 N 5Cubadeclares war on Germany, 7 Ap 7Cumières stormed by Germans, 24 My 6Cuxhaven, German warships off, bombed, 25 D 4Cymricsunk, 8 My 6Cyprus annexed by Great Britain, 5 N 4Czar:seeTsarCzecho-Slovaks declared Allies, 13 Au 8Czecho-Slovak State proclaimed, 30 O 8Czernin, Count, resigns, 15 Ap 8Czernowitz captured by Russians, 15 S 4;retaken by Austrians, 22 O 4;by Russians, 27 O 4;by Austrians, 17 F 5;the Russians approach, 2 Ja 6;a Russian victory at, 10 Je 6;they retake it, 17 Je 6;the Austrians retake it, 3 Au 7Dago Island captured by Germans, 19 O 7Damascus captured by British, 30 S 8Dantonsunk, 19 Mh 7Dardanelles, the(for Military exploits, seeGallipoli): the forts bombarded, 3 N 4;a naval attack on, 19-23 F 5;theQueen Elizabethattacks, 25 F 5;the entrance swept, 26 F 5;bombardment resumed, 4 Mh 5;a further attack on, 6 Mh 5;Lemnos occupied, 7 Mh 5;a raid by theAmethyst, 15 Mh 5;the Battle of the Narrows, theBouvet,Irresistible, andOceansunk, 18 Mh 5;the E14 enters the Sea of Marmora, 27 Ap 5;the E14 sinks a Turkish transport, 29 Ap 5;theGoliathsunk, 13 My 5;theTriumphsunk, 25 My 5;theMajesticsunk, 27 My 5;theKheyr-ed-Din Barbarossasunk, 9 Au 5;theRoyal Edwardsunk, 14 Au 5;theSutherland, sunk, 2 S 5;theRamazansunk, 19 S 5;theMarquettesunk, 26 O 5;theHythesunk, 29 O 5;the E20 lost, 6 N 5;the Allies' fleets pass through, 12 N 8;the forts occupied by the British, 12 N 8Dar-es-Salaam shelled by British cruisers, 13 Au 4;again, 2 Ja 5;surrenders, 4 S 6Darfur, the Sultan of, defeated, 22-23 My 6Declaration of London abandoned, 28 Je 6Dedeagatch bombarded, 21 O 5, 18 Ja 6De la Rey shot, 15 S 4Delcassé, M., resigns, 13 O 5Deli Abbas occupied by British, 31 Mh 7;action near, 3 D 7Deltawa, Turks defeated at, 11 Ap 7Delville Wood, fighting in, 15-27 Jl 6;capt. by British, 27 Au 8Deraa captured by Arabs, 27 S 8Derby, Lord, appointed Director of Recruiting, 5 O 5;issues his Report, 4 Ja 6;becomes Secretary for War, 10 D 6;resigns, 18 Ap 8Derby Groups, recruiting for, closed, 12 D 5;the first called up, 20 D 5;recruiting for opens, 6 Ja 6Derwent, H.M.S., sunk, 2 My 7Deutschlandreaches the U.S., 9 Jl 6;regains Germany, 23 Au 6Devonport, Lord, appointed Food Controller, 10 D 6;resigns, 1 Je 7;succ. by Lord Rhondda, 15 Je 7De Wet:see underSouth AfricaDiakhova occupied by Bulgarians,9 D 5Dialah River, a Turkish stand on the, 7 Mh 7;the British cross, 9 Mh 7Diaz, Gen., becomes Generalissimo, 9 N 7Dibra occupied by Bulgarians, 9 D 5Dixmude captured by Germans, 10 N 4;reoccupied by Belgians, 29 S 8Djemnahsunk, 14 Jl 8Dobrudja, the: is invaded by Germans and Bulgarians, 3 S 6;the Bulgarians capture Tutrakan, 6 S 6;they are checked, 1 O 6;the Roumanians counter-attack, 3 O 6;they fall back, 5 O 6;the Austro-Germans capture Brasso, 7 O 6;they attack again, 19 O 6;capture Tuzla, 21 O 6;Constanza, 22 O 6;Chernavoda, 24 O 6;the Russians and Roumanians advance, 7 N 6;the Germans advance, 8 N 6;are victorious, 18 N 6;capture Craiova, 21 N 6;Giurgevo, 27 N 6;are victorious in the Arges Valley, 3 D 6;capture Bucharest and Ploesti, 6 D 6;the Roumanians evacuate Buzeu, 14 D 6;the Russians are victorious at Botogu, 18 D 6;the Germans take Rimnic-Sarat, 26-28 D 6;Braila, 5 Ja 7;Focsani, 8 Ja 7;the Dobrudja is finally evacuated by the Russians and Roumanians, 8 Ja 7Dodoma occupied by British, 30 Jl 6Dogger Bank, Battle of the, 24 Ja 5;mine-sweepers attacked off the, 10 F 6Doiran captured by Bulgarians, 12 D 5;fighting near, 6-11 D 5, 12 Mh 7, 25 Ap 7, 9 My 7Don, air-raid on, 20 F 6Donegalsunk, 17 Ap 7Dormans, the Germans reach, 31 My 8Dorna Watra Pass, fighting at the, 28 F 7Douai reoccupied by the Allies, 17 O 8Douaumont Fort stormed by the Germans, 25 F 6;they capture the village, 2 Mh 6;the French retake it, 3 Mh 6;the Germans retake it, 4 Mh 6;the Germans repulsed at, 4 Ap 6;the French attack at, 16 Ap 6;and recapture the village, 24 O 6Dover, air-raids on, 12 Au 6, 22 Au 7, 2 S 7;bombarded, 15 F 8;a naval raid on, 15 F 8;a naval action off, 20 Ap 7Dover Castlesunk, 26 My 7Drake, H.M.S., lost, 2 O 7Dresdenescapes at the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 D 4;is sunk, 14 Mh 5Drina, Battle of the, 15 S 4Drocourt-Quéant line breached, 2 S 8Duala surrenders to the Allies, 27 S 4Dublin, riots in, 24-26 Ap 6Dubno retaken by Russians, 23 S 5Duke of Albany, H.M.S., sunk, 25 Au 6Dukhonin, Gen., murdered, 3 D 7Dukla Pass captured by Austrians, 12 D 4;retaken by Russians, 20 D 4Dundee, H.M.S., sunk, 3 S 7Dunkirk, air-raid on, 30 D 4;marines landed at, 19 S 4;bombarded from the sea, 25 Mh 7Durazzo occupied by Italians, 20 D 5;retaken by Austrians, 27 F 6;a naval attack on, 2 O 8;the Italians reoccupy it, 14 O 8Dvina line attacked by Germans, 28 Au 5Dvinsk, a German attack on, fails, 24 S 5;the Battle of, 3-10 O 5;the Russians attack near, 12-14 O 5;again, 31 O-3 N 5;fighting near, 20-22 Mh 6Düsseldorf, air-raids on, 22 S 4, 8 O 4, 9 O 4East Africa: Dar-es-Salaam shelled by British cruisers, 13 Au 4;Taveta is occupied by the Germans, 15 Au 4;the British Expeditionary Force arrives, 1 S 4;the British attack Tanga, 3 N 4; are repulsed, 5 N 4;attack Longido, 4 N 4;occupy Jassin, 2 Ja 5;Mafia Island surrenders, 12 Ja 5;the Germans retake Jassin, 19 Ja 5;but are defeated on the Mora River, 9 Mh 5;the British capture Bukoba, 23 Je 5;they advance on Kilimanjaro, 7 Mh 6;are successful near Taveta and Kilimanjaro, 11 Mh 6;occupy Moshi, 12 Mh 6;they secure the N. half of the Colony, 22 Ap 6;a Belgian force invades Ruanda, 30 My 6;the British occupy Neu Langenburg, 29 My 6;Momba, 10 Je 6;Wilhelmsthal, 14 Je 6;Tanga, 7 Jl 6;Mwanza, 12 Jl 6;fighting at Malangali, 24 Jl 6;the British occupy Dodoma, 30 Jl 6;the Belgians capture Ujiji, 3 Au 6;the British occupy Mpwapwa, 11 Au 6;Kilossa, 22 Au 6;Mrogoro, 26 Au 6;Neu Iringa, 29 Au 6;Dar-es-Salaam surrenders, 4 S 6;the Germans defeated at Lupembe, 30 O 6;a British victory near Kibata, 15 D 6;in the Mageta Valley, 1 Ja 7;on the Tshogowali River, 4 Ja 7;the British reach Kilambawe, 5 Ja 7;surround a German force, 24 Ja 7;General Hoskins succeeds General Smuts, 28 Ja 7;German forces driven from Nyasaland, 30 Je 7;defeated at Norongombe, 19 Jl 7;a detachment surrenders at Kakera, 2 S 7;the British advance from Kilwa, 21 S 7;a German force surrenders, 1 O 7;a Belgian column occupies Mahenge, 9 O 7;British troops occupy Chivata, 15 N 7;