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A TABLE OF EVENTS down to

SEPTEMBER 30, 1915.

INTRODUCTORY.

Murder of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Austrian ultimatum to Serbia.

Serbian reply received. Austro-Hungarian Minister leaves Belgrade.

Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.

Russia begins to mobilize. Austrians bombard Belgrade.

Interview in Berlin between Sir E. Goschen and the Imperial Chancellor, Bethmann-Hollweg. Sir E. Grey proposes a Council.

. Financial panic. London Stock Exchange closed.

Germany declares a state of war, and issues ultimatums to Russia and France.

. Germany declares war on Russia. French army mo-

bilized.

Germans seize Luxemburg. Moratorium proclaimed in

Great Britain. Germans enter French territory.

. King Albert appeals to Britain. Germans invade Bel

gium. Sir E. Grey's speech in the House of Com mons. British navy and army mobilized. France and Germany at war. Great Britain declares war on Germany. Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia. Britain and France declare war on Austria-Hungary. Japan declares war on Germany. Turkey enters the war.

Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary. Bulgaria signs secret treaty with Germany. Ttaly declares war on Turkey.