Part 76

Aug. 10--Government acknowledges receipt of President Wilson's offer of good offices.

Aug. 11--Army corps marches along Swiss border to relieve Germans in Alsace; Italy demands explanation of shelling of Antivari; United States will look after French interests.

Aug. 13--Troops mutiny on southern frontier; United States will look after interests in England; Prince Hohenlohe arrested in Canada.

Aug. 14--Currency question acute; insubordination of troops; Government tells Italy British declaration of war was based upon lies.

Aug. 16--Martial law, proclaimed on Italian border; Consul arrested in St. Petersburg.

Aug. 18--Army mobilization accompanied by disorder and mutiny.

Aug. 19--Massacre at Prague after Czech uprising.

Aug. 25--Troops massing on Italian frontier; Government will join war with Japan; passports handed to Ambassador.

Aug. 27--Fortification of Vienna begun; children of murdered Archduke sent to Switzerland.

Aug. 29--Country reported seething with rebellion.

Aug. 30--Servians charge atrocities by retreating Austrians.

Sept. 3--Troops sent to reinforce German left wing.

Sept. 4--Mutiny of Czech soldiers in Vienna, many shot; Gen. Bobrinsky appointed Governor of Galicia.

Sept. 5--Reports that Italians in Istria and Goerz have been shot for treason without trial stirs Italy; England releases Austrian ships from her ports.

Sept. 6--Year's provisions seized at Lemberg; England orders Consular officers out of Egypt.

Sept. 7--Vienna makes hasty preparations for defense; possibility of famine.

Sept. 8--Government appeals to Jews in Poland to fight against Russia.

Sept. 10--Panic in Cracow; Archduke Frederick admits loss of 120,000 men in Galicia.

Sept. 11--Berlin paper tells of agreement with Germany before war started not to make peace separately.

Sept. 14--Troops admit that there have been no Russian cruelties; Vienna official report claims victories.

Sept. 16--Guns taken by Russians bear initials of German Emperor.

Sept. 17--Report of preliminary steps for peace with Russia; all available men called to arms.

Sept. 18--Police forbid public to spread unfavorable war news.

Sept. 21--Field Marshal Vodinowski executed on charge of aiding Russians; Field Marshal Foreich commits suicide after being cashiered for defeat.

Sept. 23--Serbs captured at Shabats to be court-martialed for firing at troops.

Sept. 24--Italian frontier fortified.

Sept. 27--Cholera spreading among wounded soldiers.

Oct. 2--Emperor is urged to shift Government from Vienna.