Part 82

Oct. 12--Fall of Antwerp aids recruiting; infantry standard lowered to admit more men; London Morning Post condemns Churchill's attempt to relieve Antwerp with small naval force.

Oct. 14--Foreign Office denies existence of secret agreement with Belgium, which Germans charge is shown by documents found in Brussels.

*FRANCE.*

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

July 25--Paris mobs want war; President Poincare and Premier Viviani absent from France.

July 26--Emergency council of Cabinet held; people see hand of Germany.

July 27--Government agrees to Sir Edward Grey's proposal for conference to avert conflict; general impression that Germany inspired Austria's act; President Poincare hurries home; anti-war demonstrations in Paris; Ambassador tries to enlist Germany's aid for mediation.

July 28--Army moves to frontier; Socialists protest against war.

July 29--Demonstration as Poincare returns from Russia; Cabinet council; business at standstill in Paris.

July 30--Troops guard railroad.

July 31--Answer to Germany's note about Russia; Government joins with England in trying to adjust matters between Russia and Austria; steamship La France taken over in service of Government.

Aug. 1--President Poincare orders mobilization after Germany asks intention of Government concerning her ultimatum to Russia; Cabinet council; Delcasse becomes. War Minister; American Ambassador and Consul will look after German affairs; Government promises to respect Belgian neutrality unless another power violates it; German Ambassador is leaving.

Aug. 2--Ambassador Cambon blames Germany for conflict; state of siege declared in France and Algiers; Socialists patriotic; railway communication with Germany and Belgium cut off.

Aug. 3--Berlin reports acts of hostility by French; Ambassador leaves Berlin and German Ambassador leaves Paris; riots in Paris.

Aug. 4--Paris newspapers reduced in size; General Staff prepared for German moves; Prince Roland Bonaparte offers services; Gen. Joseph Joffre leaves for frontier; statement by Premier Viviani in Chamber of Deputies; war measures passed; many Americans want to fight for France.

Aug. 5--War bills voted in Parliament; United States represents Austria at Paris and France at Vienna; President Poincare's address to nation; Gen. Pau will command one arm.

Aug. 6--Ambassador embraced by the Czar; Premier Viviani asks women to gather crops; army under command of Gen. Joffre.

Aug. 8--President Poincare replies to King Albert's message of thanks; Paris City Council changes name of Rue de Berlin to Rue de Liege.

Aug. 9--Academy salutes Belgians; martial law proclaimed.

Aug. 10--J.G. Demombynes, student, tells how Germans killed French refugees on frontier; diplomatic relations with Austria broken off; Government acknowledges receipt of President Wilson's offer of good offices.

Aug. 13--Dr. Alexis Carrel goes to front as surgeon.

Aug. 17--Garibaldi offers to raise army; Prince Antoine of Orleans wants to fight for France.

Aug. 18--American volunteer corps raised in Paris; severe military law enforced; Carthusian monks, who were expelled, return to fight.

Aug. 19--Third reserve army raised; Gen. Joffre in supreme command.

Aug. 20--Government will protest to powers against German atrocities which it charges.

Aug. 21--Prefects ordered to take note of atrocities; foreign volunteers mobilize in Paris; service of Anglo-American Rough Riders accepted.

Aug. 22--Government charges Germans with using dumdum bullets; Paris food prices low.

Aug. 23--Government protests to The Hague against use of dumdum bullets by Germans; army bulletin praises Belgians; success of Gen. Pau thrills people.