New York Times Current History The European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January Part 50

Oct. 8--King and part of army move out of Antwerp; refugees flee in great numbers to Holland and England.

Oct. 9--Government protests to neutrals against monopolizing by Germans of foodstuffs in Brussels.

Oct. 10--Germans deny that there is famine in Brussels; much suffering among Antwerp refugees; German coin put on same basis as Belgian.

Oct. 12--Large quant.i.ties of stores fall into German hands in Antwerp and many prisoners taken; refugees crowd Ostend; people will be allowed to return to their homes in Antwerp.

Oct. 13--Government moves to France, and will be established at Havre.

*CANADA*.

July 30--Halifax garrison active.

Aug. 1--Cabinet meets, will send to England offer of men.

Aug. 2--Ten thousand men volunteer; Royal Naval Reserve called out; fishermen will respond.

Aug. 3--Ports of Quebec and Montreal in charge of military authorities; militia called to duty; reserves to sail for England.

Aug. 4--Cabinet meeting; mobilization of expeditionary force begins; message of appreciation from King George; British and French reservists sail.

Aug. 5--Country-wide response to call for service; Government buys two submarines built for Chilean Navy; Montreal port guarded; German Consulate at Vancouver attacked.

Aug. 6--Austrian and German Consulates stoned in Winnipeg; England accepts offer of expeditionary force; Sydney is being fortified.

Aug. 7--German Consuls asked to leave country.

Aug. 9--Canada's offer of 1,000,000 bags of flour accepted by England.

Aug. 10--Cruisers hunt in Atlantic for German ships; ports closed; much grain goes to England.

Aug. 14--National Chapter of the Imperial Order of Daughters of the Empire will equip hospital ship for Admiralty; married men not accepted for service without permission of wives; cruiser Good Hope arrives at Halifax; American ma.s.s meeting called in Toronto.

Aug. 15--j.a.panese of British Columbia want to form regiment.

Aug. 17--Americans of Toronto will raise fund for soldiers' families.

Aug. 18--Emergency session of Parliament opened by Duke of Connaught; war vote to be $50,000,000.

Aug. 19--Parliament endorses [Transcriber: original 'indorses']

England's partic.i.p.ation in war; speeches by Premier Borden and Sir Wilfrid Laurier; women exercise veto power to prevent husbands from going to war.

Aug. 21--Move in Parliament to contribute million bags of flour to Belgium; all war measures pa.s.sed; Bank of Montreal will contribute $100,000 for patriotic purposes; two cruisers added to naval force at Esquimalt.

Aug. 22--War session of Parliament ended; troops on way to Quebec.

Aug. 23--Princess Patricia presents flag to Light Infantry.

Aug. 25--Second army is being mobilized.

Aug. 26--Applications by letter from American citizens for army service refused.

Aug. 29--All available troops to be maintained under arms; Princess Patricia Light Infantry sails from Montreal.

Aug. 30--Troops delayed at Quebec.

Aug. 31--England accepts food offers from Alberta and Quebec; unsuccessful [Transcriber: original 'unsucccessful'] attempt to wreck troop train near Montreal; volunteers will replace Bermuda garrison.

Sept. 10--Declared that Department of Militia and Defense kept secret the pa.s.sage of Indian troops through the Dominion.

Sept. 11--Pa.s.sage of Indian troops denied; officials of White Pa.s.s & Yukon Railway warn Germans and Austrians not to try to pa.s.s through the Yukon.

Sept. 24--Thirty-two thousand troops sail.

Sept. 28--Laurier wants French-Canadian regiment.

Sept. 30--Cadets from Royal Military College sail for England.

Oct. 5--Col. Hughes. Minister of Militia, says he can raise another large contingent of men; second expeditionary force is to be organized.

Oct. 7--New York Staats-Zeitung barred from the mails.

Oct. 8--First [Transcriber: original 'Frist'] contingent of troops reaches Southampton.

*ENGLAND.*

July 24--England will side with Russia in event of hostilities with Austria.

July 27--Sir Edward Grey asks France, Italy, and Germany to confer with England to avert general conflict.

July 28--Germany refuses to accept Sir Edward Grey's proposal for conference, but sends conciliatory reply; nation averse to war, but will aid Allies; Home Rule strife forgotten.

July 29--Report that Grey is forming new peace proposals; London Times pessimistic.

July 30--Unionist papers declare England must fight if Germany attacks France; war preparations continue; political parties declare truce; amending bill to Home Rule bill dropped; preparations in Far East, at Malta, and Cape Town.

July 31--Government joins France in trying to adjust matters between Russia and Austria; country is calm; preparations at Hongkong for hostilities.

Aug. 1--Sir Edward Grey favors throwing weight of navy at once in favor of France and Russia; Lloyd George does not favor partic.i.p.ation; special meeting of Cabinet called; King George appeals to Czar for peace; Cabinet in night session; Belgian neutrality an issue; London Times denounces Germany.

Aug. 3--Sir Edward Grey addresses House of Commons; country will defend French coast; Redmond pledges Ireland's aid.

Aug. 4--Amba.s.sador leaves Berlin; King issues call to arms and thanks colonies for their support; Government controls railways and takes foreign warships building in her ports; Vice Admiral Jellicoe takes command of fleet; papers in London reduced in size; people advised to economize.

Aug. 5--Food prices rise; order specifying contrabands of war; bill pa.s.ses House of Commons to restrain movements of undesirable aliens; many spies arrested; women volunteer as nurses; King's message to fleet; Prince of Wales wants to fight; United States will care for interests in Germany; German cable cut at Azores.

Aug. 6--House of Commons grants army increase of 500,000 men; royal decrees revoke prohibition against importation of arms into Ireland, making trading with enemy illegal, prohibit English vessels from carrying contraband of war between foreign ports, and make it high treason to lend money to Germany; Asquith says "White Paper" issued by Government shows how Sir Edward Grey tried to obtain peace; coast towns arm; contraband of war announced.