s
sinking of Laconia is overt act.

March 11--British take Bagdad.

March 15--Czar Nicholas II abdicates in favor of his brother,
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch.

April 2--American steamer Aztec sunk.

April 6--U. S. declares state of war with Germany. April
7--Cuba declares war on Germany.

April 11--Brazil severs diplomatic relations with Germany.

May 18--Wilson signs selective conscription bill for army of
500,000.

June 5--Americans register for draft.

June 8--Gen. Pershing in England.

June 12--King Constantine abdicates.

June 15--American mission reaches Russia.

June 26--First U. S. troops arrive in France.

June 29--Greece severs relations with Germany and her allies.

July 2--Chinese empire re-established for three days.

July 14--Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg resigns, Dr. George
Michaelis succeeding.

July 22--Kerensky made dictator in Russia.

Aug. 28--U. S. rejects pope's peace proposal.

Sept. 3--Germans capture Riga.

Sept. 16--Kerensky proclaims Russia a republic.

Oct. 6--Peru severs diplomatic relations with Germany.

Oct. 7--Uruguay severs diplomatic relations with Germany.

Oct. 19--U. S. transport Antilles torpedoed.

Oct. 23--First of U. S. troops enter French trenches.

Oct. 26--Brazil declares war on Germany.

Nov. 2--Three-cent postage in effect.

Nov. 8--Bolsheviki in control of Russian government.

Nov. 10--Lenine made Russian premier.

Nov. 18--British capture Jaffa.

Dec. 4--Wilson asks congress to declare war on Austria-Hungary.

Dec. 6--Part of Halifax wrecked by explosion and fire.

Dec. 7--Congress declares war on Austria-Hungary.

Dec. 10--British capture Jerusalem.

Dec. 26--U. S. takes over the railroads.

NOTES

INDEX

A

Abbreviations in heads, 10
rules governing, 42

_about_, use of, meaning approximately, 55

_above statement_ barred, 56

_academy_, capitalization of, 17

Accuracy, 4-5

_acts_, capitalization of, 19

_actual photographs_ barred, 35

_a day_ preferred to _per day_, 54

Adjectives, capitalization of, 20
rules governing, 34

_administered_, use of, 30

_administration_, capitalization of, 17

Adverbs, rules governing, 33

_advice_ confused with _advise