Part 70

Dec. 9--Baron Kato's statement causes a sensation in China.

Dec. 10--Military control over South Sea Islands to be divided with Australia.

Dec. 17--Ships sent to South Sea Islands for investigation of colonization possibilities; great welcome in Tokio to Lieut. Gen. Kamio and Vice Admiral Kato, conquerors of Tsing-tau.

Dec. 22--Gabriel Hanotaux opposes sending of Japanese troops to Europe.

Dec. 30--Foreign Office denies that troops have landed in Russia.

RUSSIA.

Oct. 19--Desolation in many parts of Russian Poland; prohibition of use of vodka since the war has resulted in much good.

Oct. 22--Funds are being raised to help Poland; Russian Poles urge German Poles to lay down their arms.

Oct. 24--Reservists from Canada, including Doukhobors, reach Petrograd.

Oct. 28--German girl spy is shot.

Oct. 29--Polish Catholic regiments are being raised.

Oct. 30--Gen. Dimitrieff gives the order, "Don't count the enemy; beat him"; nation welcomes the war with Turkey as giving a chance to settle the Eastern question; formation of Polish legions under Polish commanders is sanctioned.

Nov. 1--Government warns Bulgaria against attacking Servia.

Nov. 2--Caucasus Moslems are loyal.

Nov. 6--Newspapers refer to Constantinople as Tzargrad.

Nov. 8--Grand Duke Nicholas congratulated by Lord Kitchener on his successes.

Nov. 14--Czar will grant funds to aid Catholics in rebuilding ruined churches; troops withdrawn from Finland.

Nov. 15--Fines are being levied on conquered Prussian towns.

Nov. 18--Report that Russian troops passed through Scotland to France is officially denied in British Parliament.

Nov. 25--Mobilization of first reserves ordered in certain centres.

Nov. 26--An industrial panic is feared; it is reported that Russian regiments are in Servia.

Nov. 30--Germans expelled from Petrograd for raising funds for warships.

Dec. 6--Russian professors deride German "Kultur."

Dec. 20--Polish legion organized.

TURKEY.

Oct. 19--Turkey declines to discharge German crews of cruisers Goeben and Breslau at England's protest.

Oct. 21--Six hundred German officers reported to be in Turkey.

Oct. 29--Grand Vizier is warned that invasion of Egypt means war with Allies.