m calls out reserves.

July 30--England takes defensive measures.

July 31--Belgium mobilizes.

Aug. 1--France mobilizes after Germany asks her intentions; will respect
neutrality of Belgium.

Aug. 2--Germany sends ultimatum to Belgium, seizes Luxemburg, and
invades France; fighting at Longwy, three German spies arrested in
England.

Aug. 3--Berlin reports acts of hostility by French; England will protect
French coast and defend Belgium; France promises to guard Belgian
neutrality; France holds that war with Germany began automatically with
invasion of her territory.

Aug. 4--England declares war on Germany as Kaiser rejects ultimatum on
Belgian neutrality; Germany declares war on Belgium; attack on Liege
repulsed; Germans cross French border near Mars-la-Tour and Moineville.

Aug. 5--French repulse Germans at border; many Germans killed in attack
on Liege, Crown Prince bringing aid, French Army rushing up.

Aug. 6--Germans take two forts at Liege; French Army coming; English
coast towns arm.

Aug. 7--Rapid mobilization of French on frontier; French occupy two
towns in Alsace-Lorraine; Kaiser and King of Belgium call nations to
arms; Bavarians beaten by French at Marrehan; Germans enter Liege, forts
still held by Belgians; Germans get armistice to bury dead.

Aug. 8--Holland guards frontier; conflicting reports of fall of Liege;
French forces in Belgium; British land on Continent; French take
Muelhausen after battle at Altkirch; German spies try to blow up tunnels
and bridges near Paris.

Aug. 9--Germans in Alsace fall back on Neu Breisach; Kaiser leaves for
front; Belgian War Minister denies capture of Liege, Germans in city but
forts untaken; French and English reinforce Belgians; Governor and
Bishop of Liege held as hostages; German warning of reprisals; Germans
arrested in England; Holland captures and disarms Uhlans at Maastricht.

Aug. 10--France breaks off diplomatic relations with Austria; French
student tells how Germans shot refugees; French patrols cover Eifel
district in Germany; French open way into Alsace by capturing Bonhomme
and Sainte Marie; 100 German spies put to death in Belgium; more caught;
Germans forced by French to plan new campaign in Belgium; Allies claim
success in cavalry encounters; Germans moving through Esch.

Aug. 11--Germans attack French frontier, take Lagarde and intrench south
of Liege; Belgians retake Loncin fort; Kaiser claims victory at Liege;
French Army forced ba