New York Times Current History The European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January Part 49

Oct. 8--Panic in Hungary as Russians advance.

Oct. 9--Much distress in Vienna.

Oct. 12--Archbishop accuses Hungarian soldiers of atrocities in Russian Poland.

Oct. 13--Report that eight commanders have been dismissed and two have killed themselves.

Oct. 14--Austrian guns were used by Germans at Antwerp.

*BELGIUM.*

July 29--Antwerp's trade paralyzed.

July 30--Forts provisioned; export of horses and vehicles prohibited.

July 31--State Railway trains into Germany suspended.

Aug. 1--Government buys entire wheat supply in Antwerp.

Aug, 2--Neutrality an issue with England; German Amba.s.sador said to have promised that there will be no invasion; guards mobilized at Liege and Namur to hold bridges; Civic Guard called out; Parliament summoned.

Aug. 3--Antwerp in state of siege; King appeals to King George; England will defend neutrality; frontier being intrenched.

Aug. 4--King addresses Parliament; Socialist Leader Vandervelde joins Cabinet.

Aug. 5--King Albert takes command of troops.

Aug. 7--King issues proclamation to army.

Aug. 8--King thanks President Poincare for aid.

Aug. 9--Grat.i.tude to Belgian people expressed by French Academy; English and French stamps sold in Post Offices.

Aug. 10--Germans mobbed in Brussels.

Aug. 11--Government asks Holland's intentions if neutrality is violated; Germany tries to negotiate for pa.s.sage of her army.

Aug. 13--Tribute to Belgians from Premier Asquith; Government will appeal to neutrals because of alleged German atrocities; German prisoners treated kindly.

Aug. 14--American Vice Consul Duras says Germans underrated Belgians; fighting spirit due to inspiration of growing democracy; people of Liege deprived of all means of communication; Government feeds soldiers'

children.

Aug. 15--Refugees say that Germans executed priest held as hostage.

Aug. 22--France pledges aid; report that Minister Whitlock offered to take Brussels under American protection at time of its surrender.

Aug. 23--Report persists, but United States denies that he was authorized to offer protection; panic in Ghent and Ostend; German General's proclamation to Brussels; Cologne Gazette defends levy on Brussels; country praised in French army bulletin.

Aug. 24--Government rejects another German plea for free pa.s.sage for troops; Brussels pays first installment of fine; doc.u.ments sent to London in support of atrocity charges against Germans; Minister at Was.h.i.+ngton protests to State Department against German statements of Belgium's conduct on battlefield; legation in London issues note protesting against reprisals.

Aug. 25--Minister Whitlock reports to Secretary Bryan that he persuaded Brussels authorities not to oppose Germans; statement made by Minister in London charging German atrocities; text published of communications with Germany concerning pa.s.sage of troops; fugitives rush to Holland.

Aug. 26--Refugees flock to Paris; Ministers of foreign powers protest to Berlin against Zeppelin attack on Antwerp; Foreign Minister sends protest to Was.h.i.+ngton; Baron von der Goltz made military ruler in part occupied by Germans.

Aug. 27--Resolution in British Parliament for expression of grat.i.tude to Belgian heroes.

Aug. 28--Men in captured towns ordered by Germans to help with harvest; Germans name hostages because of failure of Brussels to pay war levy.

Aug. 29--Germany defends destruction of Louvain and other repressive measures; commission to protest against atrocities may not be received by President Wilson.

Aug. 30--Gen. Leman's defense of Liege praised by German officer; Antwerp in darkness to guard against Zeppelin attacks; Government's reply to Austria's declaration of war; Gen. von Stein says Germany will grant no concession.

Sept. 1--Mrs. H.H. Harjes tells of German cruelties; refugees must leave Antwerp because of scarcity of food; four men guarantee payment of Brussels fine; Dutch artists protest to Kaiser against destruction of Louvain.

Sept. 2--English residents ordered out of Brussels.

Sept. 4--Namur citizens starving; officials at Brussels warn citizens against giving Germans excuse for reprisals.

Sept. 5--Germans change clocks to German time; new official German statement accuses citizens.

Sept. 6--American newspaper correspondents say they saw no cruel acts by Germans; names announced of famous paintings ruined in Louvain and of buildings lost and saved; refugees flock to London.

Sept. 7--Officers tell of German atrocities; charges that Germans destroyed Dinant and shot many inhabitants.

Sept. 8--Survivors tell of attack on Namur; list of fines made public imposed on Belgian cities.

Sept. 9--Mayor of Ghent sends appeal to President Wilson concerning German atrocities; council of defense formed.

Sept. 10--Stories of German atrocities greatly exaggerated, says Bank Director Helfferich.

Sept. 11--Gen. Leman asks King to pardon him for losing Liege; Prince Henry of Reuss charges atrocities; Mrs. N.L. Duryee describes horrors of German invasion; Gen. von Boehn replies to charges of German atrocities in Aerschot; London Daily News says Termonde was burned for lack of ransom; destruction in towns near Namur; lawyers and Judges in Brussels refuse to adopt German customs.

Sept. 15--Foreign diplomats inspect conditions in Malines.

Sept. 16--Belgian Commission, which charges German atrocities, received by President Wilson.

Sept. 21--German official statement issued on destruction of Louvain.

Sept. 22--Only newspapers published in Germany allowed to be sold in Brussels.

Sept. 25--n.o.bleman charges that American and Spanish investigators were deceived by Germans on sacking of Louvain.

Sept. 26--Ostend protests to President Wilson against dropping of bombs by Germans; outrages against Germans charged by Bethmann-Hollweg.

Oct. 4--Government issues "Gray Paper" on negotiations with Germany, showing negotiations with Germany and other powers concerning the war, (printed in full in THE NEW YORK TIMES of Oct. 18.)

Oct. 7--Government moved from Antwerp to Ostend; all able-bodied men of Antwerp called out for defense of city.