Lemnos occupied by British, 7 Mh 5
Lenin effects a coup d'état, 7 N 7;
announces peace negotiations, 21 N 7
Lens occupied by Germans, 4 O 4;
fighting near, 12-15 Ap 7, 15-22 Au 7;
evacuated by Germans, 3 S 8
Leonardo da Vinci sunk, 2 Au 6
Leon Gambetta sunk, 27 Ap 5
Le Quesnoy capt. by British, 4 N 8
Le Sars captured by British, 25 Au 8
Les Eparges, fighting at, 5-9 Ap 5;
German attacks at, 19 Ap 6
Leuze Wood captured by British, 5 S 6
Libau shelled, 17 N 4;
bombarded, 28 Mh 5;
captured by Germans, 8 My 5
Liberia severs relations with Germany, 8 My 7
Lichnowsky, Prince, his memoir published, 15 Mh 8
Liége bombarded, 5 Au 4; falls, 7 Au 4;
the last forts reduced, 15 Au 4
Lightning, H.M.S., sunk, 30 Je 5
Lille captured by Germans, 27 Au 4;
reoccupied by French, 30 S 4;
retaken by Germans, 13 O 4;
reoccupied by Allies, 17 O 8
Lisbon, an insurrection at, 6-11 D 7
Livenza, fighting on the, 7 N 7
Llandovery Castle sunk, 27 Je 8
Lloyd George: see George, Mr. Lloyd
Lody, Carl, shot, 6 N 4
Lodz, a battle at, 23-24 N 4;
evacuated by Russians, 27 N 4;
captured by Germans, 6 D 4
Lome captured by Allies, 25 Je 5
Lomnica, the Russians cross the, 12 Jl 7;
recross the, 16 Jl 7
London: 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 7
Longido occupied by Germans, 16 S 4;
attacked by British, 4 N 4;
occupied by British, 17 N 4
Longueval, fighting at, 14 Jl 6 and onwards;
captured, 29 Jl 6, 27 Au 8
Loos, the Battle of, 25 S-15 O 5;
a German attack near, 27 Ja 6
Loupart Wood captured by British, 13 Mh 7
Louvain captured by Germans, 17 Au 4;
sacked, 25 Au 4
Louvain sunk, 20 Ja 8
Lowestoft, air-raid on, 20 F 6;
bombarded, 25 Ap 6;
naval raid on, 26 N 6
Lublin occupied by Austro-Germans, 30 Jl 5
Ludendorff, Gen., resigns, 26 O 8
Luderitz Bay occupied by Union troops, 19 S 4
Ludwigshaven, air-raid on, 27 My 5
Lupembe, action at, 30 O 6
Lusitania sunk, 7 My 5
Lutkow captured by Austro-Germans, 19 My 5
Lutsk captured by Germans, 1 S 5;
retaken by Russians, 23 S 5;
they abandon it, 28 S 5;
and retake it, 6 Je 6
Luxemburg invaded by Germany, 2 Au 4
Lvoff, Prince, becomes Premier, 14 Mh 7;
resigns, 22 Jl 7
Lyck captured by Germans, 14 F 5
Lynx, H.M.S., mined, 9 Au 5
Lys, the Battle of the, 9-29 Ap 8
M 15 sunk, 11 N 7
M 21 sunk, 20 O 8
M 30 sunk, 13 My 6
Maan captured by Arabs, 23 S 8
Macedonia[12] (see also Salonika, 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 see Albania);
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 see Albania);
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 8
Mafia Island surrenders, 12 Ja 5
Magdeburg destroyed, 27 Au 4
Magdhaba captured by British, 23 D 6
Magellan sunk, 11 N 6
Mahenge occupied by Belgians, 9 O 7
Majestic, H.M.S., sunk, 27 My 5
Makob occupied by Union troops, 3 Mh 5
Malancourt captured by Germans, 30 Mh 6
Malangali, fighting at, 24 Jl 6
Malema occupied by British, 13 Je 8
Maloja sunk, 27 F 6
Mamakhatun occupied by Russians, 14 Mh 6;
retaken by Turks, 31 My 6;
by Russians, 12 Jl 6
Mametz, fighting at, 1-12 Jl 6;
captured by British, 25 Au 8
Mangeles captured by French, 21 D 5
Mannheim, air-raids on, 24 D 7, 18 Mh 8, 21 My 8, 1 Jl 8, 21 Au 8
Manunga, a British success near, 5 My 8
Maori, H.M.S., sunk, 7 My 5
Margate: bombarded, 25 F 7;
air-raids on, 12 Au 7, 22 Au 7
Marina sunk, 28 O 6
Maritz: see under South Africa
Marmora, H.M.S., sunk, 23 Jl 8
Marne, 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 8
Marne, H.M.S., sinks a submarine, 20 Jl 8
Maroilles, action at, 25 Au 4
Marquette sunk, 26 O 5
Marshall, Lt.-Gen., apptd. to command in Mesopotamia, 24 N 7
Marshall Islands occupied by Japan, 7 O 4
Martinpuich captured by British, 15 S 6;
again, 24 Au 8
Mary Rose, H.M.S., sunk, 17 O 7
Masurian Lakes, the Battle of the, 6-12 S 4
Maubeuge invested, 26 Au 4; surrenders, 7 S 4;
captured by British, 8 N 8
Maude, Gen., assumes command in Mesopotamia, 28 Au 6;
dies, 18 N 7
Max of Baden, Prince, becomes Chancellor, 3 O 8;
resigns, 8 N 8
Mecca captured by the Grand Sherif, 9 Je 6
Medea sunk, 25 Mh 5
Medusa, H.M.S., sunk, 25 Mh 6
Meiszagola stormed by Germans, 12 S 5
Memel occupied by Russians, 18 Mh 5;
retaken by Germans, 21 Mh 5
Merckem captured by Allies, 27 O 7
Merris captured by Australian troops, 29 Jl 8;
the 'Mont' captured by British, 3 Je 8
Mersa Matruh, fighting at, 13 D 5, 25 D 5
Merv captured by Bolshevists, 22 Au 8
Merville captured by British, 19 Au 8
Mesopotamia (see also Kut-el-Amara and Persia):
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; they
reach 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 see Kut-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 8
Mesopotamia Report published, 27 Je 7
Messines 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 8
Meteor destroyed, 10 Au 5
Météren, fighting at, 13-17 Ap 8;
captured by British, 19 Jl 8
Metz, 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 8
Mezera, fighting at, 7 D 4
Mézières captured by Germans, 27 Au 4
Michaelis, Herr, becomes Chancellor, 14 Jl 7;
resigns, 30 O 7
Mignonette, H.M.S., sunk, 17 Mh 7
Milan, an air-raid on, 14 F 6
Miliukoff, M., resigns, 16 My 7
Military Service Bill introduced, 5 Ja 6
—— Act comes into operation, 10 F 6
—— Cross instituted, 1 Ja 5
Milner, Lord, becomes Secretary for War, 18 Ap 8
Miraumont captured by British, 25 F 7
Mirbach, Count, assassinated, 6 Jl 8
Miriampol captured by Germans, 12 F 5
Mitau occupied by Germans, 1 Au 5;
retaken by Russians, 16 Au 5
Mitrovitza captured by Austrians, 25 N 5
Mizpeh captured by British, 21 N 7
Mœuvres reached by British, 21 N 7;
captured, 12 S 8;
again, 18 S 8
Mohmand Inshkar defeated, 18 Ap 5
Mohmed V. dies, 3 Jl 8
Moldavia sunk, 23 My 8
Moldavia, fighting in, 17 Ja 7, 23 Jl—9 Au 7
Moltke sunk, 18 Au 5
Moltke, Gen. von, dies, 18 Je 6
Momba occupied by British, 10 Je 6
Monastir 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 7
Monfalcone capt. by Italians, 9 Je 5
Mongolia sunk, 23 Je 7
Monitors 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 6
Monmouth, H.M.S., sunk, 1 N 4
Monro, Gen., succeeds Gen. Hamilton, 16 O 5;
assumes command, 28 O 5
Mons, the Battle of, 23 Au 4;
retaken by Canadian troops, 11 N 8
Montagu, Mr., becomes Secretary for India, 17 Jl 7
Montdidier captured by Germans, 27 Mh 8;
retaken by French, 10 Au 8
Monte Asolone captured by Austrians, 18 D 7;
retaken by Italians, 19-21 D 7
Monte di Val Bella captured by Italians, 29 Je 8
Monte Ortigara, fighting on, 10 Je 7, 13 Je 7
Monte San Michele captured by Italians, 19 Jl 5
Monte Santo, fighting on, 15-17 My 7;
capt. by Italians, 24 Au 7
Monte Vodice captured by Italians, 18 My 7
Montenegro: 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 6
Montfaucon capt. by Allies, 26 S 8
Monticello Pass captured by Italians, 26 My 8
Moon Island captured by Germans, 18 O 7
—— Sound, fighting in, 17-18 O 7
Mora River (E. Africa), Battle of the, 9 Mh 5
—— Mountains (W. Africa), fighting at, 19 F 6
Moratorium proclaimed in England, 2 Au 4
Moreuil retaken by French, 30 Mh 8;
fighting at, 4-5 Ap 8
Morlancourt, fighting at, 10 Je 8, 6-8 Au 8
Mormal, fighting in the Forest of, 4-5 N 8
Moronvilliers, fighting near, 17 Ap 7, 23 Ap 7, 20 My 7, 14 Jl 7
Morris, H.M.S., sinks German destroyer, 21 Mh 8
Mort 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 6
Morval captured by British, 25 S 6
Moshi occupied by British, 12 Mh 6
Mosul occupied by British, 3 N 8
Mount Lovtchen captured by Austrians, 10 Ja 6
Möwe sinks the Ariadne, 15 Ja 6;
captures the Appam, 16 Ja 6;
sinks the Clan MacTavish, 17 Ja 6;
return to Germany announced, 4 Mh 6;
again, 23 Mh 7
Moyenville captured by British, 21 Au 8
Mpwapwa occupied by British, 11 Au 6
Mulhausen captured by French, 8 Au 4;
they evacuate it, 10 Au 4;
they retake it, 19 Au 4;
the Germans retake it, 25 Au 4
München sunk, 19 O 6
Munitions, 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 7
Mush captured by Russians, 19 F 6;
retaken by Turks, 2 Au 6;
by Russians, 24 Au 6;
abandoned by Russians, 3 My 7
Mwanza captured by British, 12 Jl 6
Myrmidon, H.M.S., sunk, 26 Mh 7
Nabas occupied by Union troops, 11 Mh 5
Namur 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 8
Nancy, the Battle of, 22 Au—11 S 4;
air-raid on, 10 Au 7
Nantes, British base established at, 30 Au 4
Narev crossed by the Germans, 23 Jl 5
Narotch, Lake, the 1st Battle of, 18 Mh—14 Ap 6;
the 2nd Battle of, 28 Ap 6
Narrows, Battle of the, 18 Mh 5
Nasiriyeh captured by British, 25 Jl 5
Nasturtium, H.M.S., sunk, 27 Ap 6
Natal, H.M.S., destroyed, 31 D 5
Naval 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 also Jutland, Dogger Bank, and Heligoland)
Naval Division formed, 7 S 4;
reaches Antwerp, 5 O 4
Navy, the German, surrenders off the Firth of Forth, 21 N 8;
scuttled at Scapa, 21 Je 9
Nazareth, British cavalry enter, 20 S 8
Negotin occupied by French, 22 O 8
Negro, H.M.S., sunk, 21 D 6
Nesle occupied by British, 18 Mh 7;
captured by Germans, 24 Mh 8;
occupied by French, 28 Au 8
Neu Iringa occupied by British, 29 Au 6
Neu Langenburg captured by British, 29 My 6
Neuve Chapelle captured by Germans, 2 N 4;
the Battle of, 10-13 Mh 5
Neuve Eglise, fighting at, 12-14 Ap 8;
captured by British, 1 S 8
Neuville, a German attack near, 24 Ja 6
New Guinea occupied by Australia, 24 S 4
Ngaundere occupied by Allies, 29 Je 5
Nicaragua severs relations with Germany, 19 My 7;
declares war, 8 My 8
Nicholas, the Grand Duke, appointed Viceroy in the Caucasus, 5 S 5
Niemen, Battle of the, 26-28 S 4
Nieuport, Battle of, 10 Jl 7
Niger, H.M.S., sunk, 11 N 4
Nikolaieff occupied by Germans, 17 Mh 8
Nish captured by Bulgarians, 5 N 5;
recaptured by Serbians, 12 O 8
Nitti, Sig., becomes Premier, 21 Je 9
Nivelle, Gen., succeeds Marshal Joffre, 12 D 6;
is succeeded by Gen. Pétain, 15 My 7
Norongombe, a British victory at, 19 Jl 7
North Sea: see Naval Actions, Jutland, Heligoland, Dogger Bank
North Star, H.M.S., sunk, 23 Ap 8
Norway forbids the use of territorial waters to submarines, 13 O 6
Nottingham, H.M.S., sunk, 19 Au 6
Nova Alexandria, the Germans cross the Vistula at, 21 Jl 5
Novi Bazar captured by Germans, 21 N 5;
occupied by Allies, 14 O 8
Novo Georgievsk captured by Germans, 20 Au 5
Noyon 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 8
Nubian, H.M.S., damaged, 27 O 6
Oberndorf, air-raid on, 12 O 6
Ocean, H.M.S., sunk, 18 Mh 5
Oceanic, H.M.S., lost, 8 S 4
Odessa occupied by Germans, 13 Mh 8
Oesel 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 7
Okrida occupied by Bulgarians, 9 D 5
Olai captured by Russians, 7 N 5
Olita fort evacuated by Russians, 26 Au 5
Oppy captured by British, 7 O 8
Oppy line, fighting at the, 29 Ap 7, 3 My 7, 28 Je 7
Orama sunk, 19 O 7
Orlando, Sig., becomes Premier, 28 O 7;
resigns, 19 Je 9
Orsova, passage forced by Austro-Germans at, 23 O 5;
occupied by Roumanians, 7 S 6;
retaken by Austro-Germans, 23 N 6
Ortona bombarded by Austrians, 23 Jl 5
Ossowietz captured by Germans, 23 Au 5
Ostend 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. Vindictive sunk 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 8
Otranto sunk, 6 O 8
Otway, H.M.S., sunk, 23 Jl 7
Oulchy-le-Château captured by British, 25 Jl 8
Ourcq, the Battle of the, 9 S 4, 11 S 4
Ovillers, fighting at, 3-16 Jl 6
Painlevé, M., becomes Premier, 12 S 7;
his Govt. defeated, 13 N 7
Palembang sunk, 18 Mh 6
Palestine (see also Sinai):
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 8
Pallada destroyed, 11 O 4
Panama declares war on Austria, 10 D 7
Paragon, H.M.S., sunk, 18 Mh 7
Paris, 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 8
Partridge, H.M.S., sunk, 12 D 7
Passchendaele 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 8
Pathfinder, H.M.S., sunk, 5 S 4
Patia, H.M.S., sunk, 13 Je 8
Peace 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 9
Pegasus, H.M.S., shells Dar-es-Salaam, 13 Au 4;
is sunk, 20 S 4
Pelagosa Island occupied by Italians, 25 Jl 5
Pellew, H.M.S., disabled, 12 D 7
Péronne captured by Germans, 24 S 4;
occupied by British, 18 Mh 7;
taken by Germans, 24 Mh 8;
by British, 1 S 8
Pershing, Gen., arrives in London, 8 Je 7
Persia: — 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 7
Persia sunk, 30 D 5
Peru severs relations with Germany, 6 O 7
Pétain, Gen., apptd. Chief of Staff, 29 Ap 7;
Commander-in-Chief, 15 My 7;
created a Marshal of France, 19 N 8
Petrograd, food riots in, 9 Mh 7;
disorders in, 16-18 Jl 7;
a coup d'état by Bolshevists, 7 N 7;
the British Embassy attacked, 29 Au 8
Pheasant, H.M.S., sunk, 1 Mh 7
Phœnix, H.M.S., sunk, 14 My 8
Piave, Austrian attacks on the, 10-16 N 7;
fighting on the, 15-25 Je 8, 2-6 Jl 8, 24-28 O 8
Pilkem, fighting near, 6 Jl 5
Pinsk occupied by Germans, 16 S 5;
a Russian success near, 16 Ja 6
Pirrie, Lord, apptd. Controller of Shipping, 19 Mh 8
Plava captured by Italians, 17-18 Je 5
Ploegsteert Wood, the Germans attack, 13 My 6
Ploesti captured by Germans, 6 D 6
Ploska Height captured by Russians, 2 S 6
Plumer, Gen., apptd. to command in Italy, 24 N 7
Podgora, attacked by Italians, 15 Je 5;
an Italian success at, 20 Jl 5
Pola, naval raids on, 1 N 6, 14 My 8, 31 O 8
Polag captured by Serbians, 10 N 6
Poland: 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 6
Pommern sunk, 2 Jl 5
Pope, the, makes Peace Proposals, 14 Au 7
Porto Lagos bombarded, 18 Ja 6
Portugal: seizes German ships, 23 F 6;
Germany declares war on, 10 Mh 6;
an insurrection at Lisbon, 6-11 D 7
Portugal sunk, 30 Mh 6
Posina captured by Italians, 27 Je 6
Pozières captured by British, 25 Jl 6;
the Germans attack, 6 Au 6;
retaken by British, 24 Au 8
Pregasina capt. by Italians, 17 O 5
President Lincoln sunk, 31 My 8
Prilep captured by Bulgarians, 16 N 5;
retaken by French, 23 S 8
Primula, H.M.S., sunk, 1 Mh 6
Prinz Adalbert sunk, 23 O 5
Prishtina captured by Austrians, 25 N 5;
occupied by French, 10 O 8
Prisrend occupied by Bulgarians, 29 N 5;
retaken by French, 11 O 8
Provence II. sunk, 26 F 6
Prussia, East: the Russians invade, 7 Au 4;
evacuate, 12 S 4;
reinvade, 4 O 4;
evacuate, 9 O 4;
reinvade, 18 Mh 5
Przasnysz, the Battle of, 22 F 5;
captured by Germans, 24 F 5;
reoccupied by Russians, 27 F 5;
retaken by Austro-Germans, 14 Jl 5
Przemysl 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 5
Pskoff occupied by Germans, 25 F 8
Pys captured by British, 25 F 7
'Quadrilateral,' the, stormed by British, 18 S 6
Quéant, fighting at, 3 My 7
—— line captured, 2 S 8
Queen sunk, 27 O 6
Queen Elizabeth, H.M.S., in action at the Dardanelles, 25 F 5
Racoon, H.M.S., lost, 9 Ja 8
Rafa, the Battle of, 9 Ja 7
Raglan, H.M.S., sunk, 20 Ja 8
Ramadieh, the Battle of, 28-29 S 7
Ramah captured by British, 28 D 7
Ramazan sunk, 19 S 5
Ramsgate, a Zeppelin raid on, 17 My 5;
air-raids on, 9 F 6, 22 Au 7;
bombarded, 18 Mh 7, 27 Ap 7
Rasputin assassinated, 29 D 6
Rava Russka, a battle at, 20 Je 5
Recruit (i), H.M.S., sunk, 1 My 5
—— (ii), H.M.S., sunk, 9 Au 7
Recruiting for 'Derby' groups closed, 12 D 5
Redmond, Mr. J., dies, 6 Mh 8
Regina Margherita sunk, 11 D 6
Renaudin sunk, 18 Mh 6
'Retreat,' the, begins 24 Au 4;
ends, 5 S 4
Reval occupied by Germans, 25 F 8
Rewa sunk, 4 Ja 8
Rheims occupied by Germans, 5 S 4;
evacuated by them, 14 S 4;
first bombardment of the Cathedral, 20 S 4
Rhodesia, the Germans driven from Abercorn, 1 Au 5
Rhododendron, H.M.S., sunk, 5 My 8
Rhondda, Lord, apptd. Food Controller, 15 Je 7;
dies 3 Jl 8;
is succeeded by Mr. Clynes, 9 Jl 8
Ribot, M., becomes Premier, 19 Mh 7;
resigns, 7 S 7
Richthoven, Baron von, shot down, 23 Ap 8
Ridges, the Battle of, 3-6 D 4
Riga, 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;