; Duma pledges people
to country's defense.

Aug. 9--Minister Sazonof, in speech before Duma, blames Austria for war.

Aug. 10--Government acknowledges receipt of President Wilson's offer of
good offices.

Aug. 14--Army works in secret, 5,500,000 men mobilized; Poles support
Russia.

Aug. 15--Home rule promised to Poland after war if people remain loyal.

Aug. 16--Poles enthusiastic over promise of autonomy.

Aug. 17--Unrestricted use of Dardanelles demanded of Turkey.

Aug. 18--Many Poles join army.

Aug. 24--Finns loyal.

Aug. 27--Poles loyal; St. Petersburg well supplied with food.

Sept. 1--Name of St. Petersburg changed to Petrograd; other cities with
German names would have them Russianized; Germany charges atrocities in
East Prussia.

Sept. 3--Report that soldiers have been sent to Belgium through
Scotland.

Sept. 4--Gen. Bobrinsky appointed Governor of Galicia.

Sept. 6--Year's provisions seized at Lemberg, which is to be called
Lvov.

Sept. 12--Prisoners are proving a problem.

Sept. 14--British Press Bureau denies that troops have landed in Belgium
or France.

Sept. 16--Proclamation issued to captured Austrian districts.

Sept. 21--"Orange Book" shows Government's negotiations in cause of
peace.

Sept. 27--Full text of "Orange Book" printed in THE NEW YORK TIMES.

Sept. 28--Soldiers occupy Tilsit estate of German Emperor; war fund
presented to Czar by Petrograd bankers.

Oct. 8--Lemberg made a province.

Oct. 15--Refugees are a serious problem in Warsaw.

*SERVIA.*

July 25--Parliament will meet in special session; King Peter moves
capital from Belgrade to Kraguyavatz.

July 26--Army mobilizing; Crown Prince will command it; panic in
Belgrade as people flee.

July 28--King Peter goes to Nish.

Aug. 4--Sending of press dispatches forbidden.

Aug. 8--Full text given out of Austria's ultimatum and of reply.

Sept. 19--Government will conclude peace with Austria only by acting
with Triple Entente.

*RESERVISTS.*

July 26--Ambassador Dumba tells Consuls to warn Austrian reservists to
prepare to return for service; Serbs in New York ready to sail.

July 27--Austrians await call.

July 28--Chicago Serbs anxious to return home.

July 29--Reservists ordered to return to Austria; Servians in Indiana
ordered to await call.

July 30--Servians in New York prepare to sail; Giuseppe Garibaldi will
fight for Servia if Italy remains neutral.

Aug. 1--Mass meeting of Slavs in