Aug. 19—­German monoplane captured in Belgium.

Aug. 20—­Pegoud’s airship destroyed in flight to drop bombs in Germany;
Dutch capture German aeroplanes.

Aug. 23—­French destroy Zeppelin.

Aug. 24—­France believes five German Zeppelins are out of action.

Aug. 25—­Zeppelin bombs fall in Antwerp.

Aug. 29—­Russians bring down Zeppelin.

Aug. 30—­German aeroplane drops bombs on Paris; French Embassy in
Washington denies that aeroplanes bombarded Nuernberg.

Aug. 31—­German aeroplane drops bombs on Paris.

Sept. 1—­German aeroplane drops bombs on Paris.

Sept. 2—­Fight between French and German aeroplanes; Zeppelin renews attack on Antwerp.

Sept. 3—­German aeroplanes drop bombs on British transport on the Seine and on Belfort; German aeroplane over Paris destroyed, aviators killed.

Sept. 4—­Three German aeroplanes wrecked by French.

Sept. 9—­Russian and Austrian aviators killed in battle.

Sept. 12—­German aviators killed in battle with French near Troyes.

Sept. 14—­Japanese aeroplane drops bomb in Kiao-Chau.

Sept. 17—­Berlin claims that no Zeppelins have been destroyed.

Sept. 18—­Bomb dropped on Antwerp; Japanese aviator sets fire to ship in
Kiao-Chau Bay.

Sept. 20—­Vedrines kills German aviator; French aviator Chevilliard captured by Germans.

Sept. 21—­Japanese aeroplanes wreck two forts at Tsing-tau.

Sept. 23—­British drop bombs on Zeppelin shed at Duesseldorf; London fears Zeppelin attacks and reduces lights to minimum.

Sept. 24—­Zeppelin drops three bombs in Belgium; French capture five Taube machines from Germans; destruction of Zeppelin by Russians near Sieradz.

Sept. 25—­Duel between Belgian and German aviators over Brussels;
Zeppelin drops bombs in Ostend; London prepares to repel attacks.

Sept. 26—­Zeppelin raids Warsaw.

Sept. 27—­Man killed and child crippled in Paris; three killed in
Warsaw.

Sept. 29—­Zeppelin drops bombs on two Belgian towns.

Sept. 30—­Japanese aeroplanes attack Kiao-Chau Harbor.

Oct. 1—­Zeppelin drops bomb near Antwerp, but is driven off.

Oct. 2—­Germans report capture of thirty French aeroplanes; it is learned that aviators patrolled the Straits of Dover during passage of British expeditionary force; German aviators drop messages to Russian troops.

Oct. 5—­Searchlight tests made in London in preparation for Zeppelin raids.

Oct. 6—­It is announced that German airship aided in sinking British cruisers; commander and crew decorated by Kaiser.

Oct. 7—­London insures against damage from Zeppelin raids as air fleet is prepared at Wilhelmshaven; French aviators set fire to German aeroplanes.

Oct. 8—­German aeroplanes drop bombs on Paris and Antwerp.