Sept. 12--Crown Prince appeals for tobacco for men; many officers and men decorated.
Sept. 13--Gen. von Boehn"s reply to Belgian charges of atrocities in Aerschot.
Sept. 16--Government notifies China that Germany reserves right to deal with Chinese Empire as she sees fit because of breach of neutrality; placard set up in Compiegne a.s.serting sovereignty over territories occupied.
Sept. 17--Amba.s.sador Gerard reports peace talk with Chancellor, who suggests that United States ask Allies their terms; heavy losses reported.
Sept. 18--Prussian Guard Corps said to be wiped out; eight army corps leave Belgium and France for eastern frontier; Crown Prince appeals for clothing for soldiers.
Sept. 19--Prince August William receives the Iron Cross; stories of looting in French towns; fine demanded of Luneville; food problem acute for army in the west.
Sept. 20--Some States of empire said to resent Prussia"s plunging country into war.
Sept. 21--Dutch traffic along the Rhine halted; soldiers" diaries show shortage of rations; discontent among Bavarian troops; French find iron crosses inscribed "1814-1914."
Sept. 22--Troops accused of atrocities in report of Sir John French; Frenchwoman says artillerymen sh.e.l.led hospital at Etain.
Sept. 24--Fine of $600,000 exacted from Tournai, Belgium, for death of one Uhaln.
Sept. 25--General Staff lists prisoners for exchange and admits totals announced were erroneous; thirty-first casualty list given out.
Sept. 26--Krupp works running night and day.
Sept. 27--Epidemic of typhoid among soldiers.
Sept. 28--Brussels used as intrenched camp; shortage of horses.
Sept. 29--Big Krupp guns being placed on warships; Winter clothing for army ordered; Rotterdam hears that soldiers are ill from lack of food because commissariat broke down.
Sept. 30--Krupp guns are dubbed "Busy Berthas"; women give gold ornaments in exchange for iron rings.
Oct. 4--The King of Bavaria is in command of six army corps in Silesia.
Oct. 5--Losses at Antwerp shown to be heavy.
Oct. 8--Director of Berlin Royal Museum says that works of art brought into Germany will not be retained.
Oct. 12--Prussia"s losses estimated at 211,000; officials guard Antwerp from plunderers.
Oct. 14--Notice sent to Holland that status of River Scheldt will be continued as heretofore; rejoicing in Berlin over fall of Antwerp.
*HOLLAND.*
July 30--Government declares neutrality.
July 31--Mobilization of army ordered; Austrian Government steamer detained for time, but released.
Aug. 2--Country may be flooded to prevent invasion; fear that Germany may not respect neutrality; bill in Parliament to stabilize food prices.
Aug. 3--Rumor of invasion, but German Minister promises that neutrality will be respected.
Aug. 5--Reservists in America summoned.
Aug. 6--Neutrality in Anglo-German and Belgo-German wars declared.
Aug. 8--Frontier guarded.
Aug. 9--Uhlans captured and disarmed at Maastricht.
Aug. 10--Queen Wilhelmina suggests formation of committee to aid the needy.
Aug. 11--Martial law in several provinces.
Aug. 13--Troops ma.s.sed on frontier; some districts flooded.
Aug. 15--Queen orders Court festivities canceled.
Aug. 16--Paralysis of trade in Rotterdam will render thousands dest.i.tute.
Aug. 18--Everything ready to flood frontier if Germany strikes.
Aug. 20--Food supply causes anxiety; patrols capture German aeroplane.
Aug. 21--Country prepared against invasion; soldiers fire on Zeppelin using searchlight; declaration of neutrality renewed; bakers making bread from potatoes; people of Tongres flee from Germans.
Aug. 23--Minister of Industry and Commerce a.s.sures England that goods will not be improperly supplied to Germany.
Aug. 25--Mobilization ceased.
Aug. 29--Southern frontier under martial law.
Sept. 9--Germans want people"s sympathy; some places put in state of siege; rice subst.i.tuted for wheat flour.
Sept. 15--Artists protest to German Emperor against destruction of Louvain.
Sept. 26--Martial law on eastern frontier to stop smuggling of goods into Germany.
Oct. 2--Neutrality is being maintained at great cost; trade is paralyzed.
Oct. 3--Severe embargo on foodstuffs.
Oct. 7--Amsterdam fixes price of wheat.
*INDIA.*
Aug. 15--Ma.s.s meetings in Calcutta and Bombay to voice people"s loyalty to England.