Oct. 7--French are charged by Germans with themselves pillaging French towns, an alleged order of Gen. Joffre being quoted.
Oct. 11--Problem of caring for refugees becomes serious.
Oct. 15--Learned societies plan expulsion of German members.
*GERMANY.*
July 23--Government approves of Austria"s course in Servian trouble.
July 25--Berlin mobs want war; Kaiser leaves Norway for Berlin.
July 26--War spirit in Berlin; French believe Government had hand in trouble, despite explanation of Baron von Schoen; Government wants Austro-Servian quarrel localized.
July 27--Kaiser returns to Berlin and confers with military officers; Government was warned of mobilization of entire Russian Army; France still suspects that Government inspired Austria"s note to Servia.
July 28--Socialist anti-war meetings fail.
July 29--Kaiser holds naval council of war and exchanges messages with the Czar.
July 30--Government calls on Russia to stop mobilization within twenty-four hours; three questions put to Russia; panic at Saarbrucken; Cabinet meets at Potsdam; troops ma.s.sing at Tsing-tau.
July 31--Nation put under martial law; Kaiser makes speech in Berlin; "nuptials of war" of Prince Oscar and Countess von Ba.s.sewitz; Reichstag summoned; Crown Prince a.s.signed to command.
Aug. 1--Government"s inquiry about France"s intentions concerning ultimatum to Russia causes French mobilization; Kaiser signs mobilization order; Reichstag convoked; war speech by Chancellor; Government pressed Austria hard for understanding with Russia and tried to localize war; reserves in China go to Tsing-tau; officials in South Africa hurry home.
Aug. 2--Russian Amba.s.sador receives pa.s.sport; ships at sea ordered to seek neutral port; Minister von Pourtales made demands upon Russian Foreign Minister three times; Albert Ballin says Kaiser sought peace; martial law declared in Kiao-Chau.
Aug. 3--Rumor of invasion of Holland, but Minister gives a.s.surance that neutrality will be respected; United States will protect German interests in Russia and other countries.
Aug. 4--British envoy leaves Berlin; appeal made to Italy; Reichstag opens; speeches by Kaiser and by Chancellor, who promises to make reparation to Luxemburg and Belgium after the war; emergency measures.
Aug. 5--Russian Amba.s.sador and staff a.s.saulted in Berlin; Emba.s.sy in St.
Petersburg wrecked; school children sent to garner crops.
Aug. 7--Report that pressure was brought to bear on Italy to secure aid; Kaiser"s proclamation to nation; soldiers march cheerfully to war; British Emba.s.sies stoned in Dresden and Berlin.
Aug. 8--Threat to declare war on Italy; Russian official papers blame Germany for war; papers says Government is traduced.
Aug. 9--Hermann Wendel, Socialist member of Reichstag, volunteers for service in the army.
Aug. 10--Men of the Landsturm being mobilized.
Aug. 11--Anti-war riots in Berlin.
Aug. 12--Official hints that Kaiser halted attack on Liege to prevent further loss of life; attempt on life of Crown Prince at Aix-la-Chapelle; receipt of President Wilson"s offer of good offices acknowledged.
Aug. 13--Troops in Belgian Luxemburg said to be starving; British, French, and Belgians charge cruelties by troops.
Aug. 14--Chancellor states Germany"s case and calls war a life-and-death struggle of the German and the Slav; report that Kaiser sent personal telegrams to Belgian King demanding surrender of Liege forts; aviators drop pamphlets over Poland urging revolt against Russia.
Aug. 15--Government said to have asked Amba.s.sador Whitlock to repeat to Belgium offer of increased territory in return for free pa.s.sage of troops; belief that acquisition of Russian Poland is sought; many members of Hohenzollern family in field; French and English signs removed from shops.
Aug. 16--Prisoners well treated by French; French say officers" corps is tyrannical and demoralized; Russians accused of cruelty.
Aug. 17--Untrained men called to colors; Paris journal reports prisoners bitter against Kaiser.
Aug. 18--Chancellor said to have called treaty guaranteeing Belgian neutrality a "sc.r.a.p of paper"; E.G. Treat says Kaiser called the Czar an Asiatic barbarian.
Aug. 19--Speech in Reichstag shows that Socialists are backing Government.
Aug. 20--Alsatian Deputies escape to France; Kaiser said to be responsible for attacks on Liege; Government asks United States to represent her in Far East in event of war with j.a.pan.
Aug. 21--Committee of merchants works to aid trade and addresses explanation of the war to Americans; French charge German prisoners with robbing the dead.
Aug. 22--j.a.panese envoy ordered to leave Berlin; American Amba.s.sador will look after interests of j.a.pan; dumdum bullets not used by Germans, it is declared; great mortality of officers attracts attention; England protests to United States against allowing fuel to be carried to cruisers at sea.
Aug. 24--Full text of German "White Paper" printed in THE NEW YORK TIMES; German-j.a.panese Commercial Treaty will cease to be effective; statements on Belgium"s conduct on battlefield protested against by Belgian Minister at Washington; Berlin newspapers given to returning Americans to meet alleged false reports.
Aug. 25--Kaiser decorates two sons and Duke of Wurttemberg for bravery; tax levied on Brabant; boys from 16 to 19 years ordered to drill.
Aug. 26--Prince of Saxe-Meiningen killed at Namur; food supply limitless, says Count von Bernstorff.
Aug. 27--Food prices fixed by Government.
Aug. 28--Emperor orders Ministry to care for fleeing population of East Prussia; army to be sent from Alsace.
Aug. 29--Force withdrawn from Belgium to meet Russians; name of Englische Stra.s.se in Berlin changed to Deutsche Stra.s.se; j.a.panese State debt seized.
Aug. 31--Fourteen staff officers captives of Allies; many losses have occurred in charges of ma.s.sed infantry; Gen. von Stein says there will be no concession to Belgium; railways again open.
Sept. 1--German officers take charge of mobilization of Turkish Army; Socialist manifesto a.s.sailing the Kaiser.
Sept. 2--Casualty lists show heavy losses; new gun developed by Krupp hurls powerful sh.e.l.l; wireless reports to Washington Emba.s.sy accuse Russians of atrocities.
Sept. 4--Czar says he will take from Prussia more than Kaiser gets in Belgium; Namur citizens starving.
Sept. 5--Six hundred j.a.panese students captured on Dutch frontier; new official statement puts blame for destruction of Louvain on citizens; Prince Lichnowsky goes to front; Russian refugees from Germany charge cruelty.
Sept. 6--Reichstag leaders pledge nation"s entire strength.
Sept. 8--Professors in universities will renounce distinctions conferred upon them by British universities.
Sept. 9--Attempts made to obtain Dutch sympathy; Kaiser sends message to President Wilson, charging use of dumdum bullets by Allies.
Sept. 10--Experts from Krupp works brought down in aeroplane by Belgians.
Sept. 11--Prince Engalitcheff charges atrocities on Russian border; Consular officers leave Egypt; aviators decorated by Kaiser.