Aug. 3—­Sir Edward Grey addresses House of Commons; country will defend French coast; Redmond pledges Ireland’s aid.

Aug. 4—­Ambassador leaves Berlin; King issues call to arms and thanks colonies for their support; Government controls railways and takes foreign warships building in her ports; Vice Admiral Jellicoe takes command of fleet; papers in London reduced in size; people advised to economize.

Aug. 5—­Food prices rise; order specifying contrabands of war; bill passes House of Commons to restrain movements of undesirable aliens; many spies arrested; women volunteer as nurses; King’s message to fleet; Prince of Wales wants to fight; United States will care for interests in Germany; German cable cut at Azores.

Aug. 6—­House of Commons grants army increase of 500,000 men; royal decrees revoke prohibition against importation of arms into Ireland, making trading with enemy illegal, prohibit English vessels from carrying contraband of war between foreign ports, and make it high treason to lend money to Germany; Asquith says “White Paper” issued by Government shows how Sir Edward Grey tried to obtain peace; coast towns arm; contraband of war announced.

Aug. 7—­Rush of volunteers; Prince of Wales receives commission in Grenadier Guards; Embassies stoned in Dresden and Berlin.

Aug. 8—­Parliament passes bill providing for Government seizure of foodstuffs; Capt.  Fox, commander of the lost Amphion, given new command.

Aug. 9—­More Germans arrested.

Aug. 10—­Newfoundland offers men; Government acknowledges receipt of
President Wilson’s offer of good offices.

Aug. 11—­King inspects troops at Aldershot; mobilization of Territorials completed; Information Bureau gives out official war news; Admiralty notifies United States of planting of mines in North Sea; Secretary Bryan transmits Germany’s request for permission to send messages through London to the United States; Admiralty says Atlantic is safe, but that Germans have laid mines in North Sea.

Aug. 12—­Exports of foodstuffs forbidden, no Americans barred.

Aug. 14—­Prisoners of War Information Bureau formed; money situation improved; embassy informs Secretary Bryan of rules governing aliens; Kitchener’s plan for raising new army contemplates long war.

Aug. 15—­College men volunteer.

Aug. 16—­Refugees from Berlin reach Scotland and tell of abuses; J.E. 
Redmond says he has rifles for Irish volunteers.

Aug. 17—­Government reassures the United States that Japan’s activities will be limited.

Aug. 20—­Troops impress French favorably.

Aug. 21—­Public told to watch for notes from aeroplanes; country protests against German levy of war tax on Liege and Brussels; press asks President Wilson to try to stop violation of rules of war.

Aug. 22—­Admiralty says Germany violates Hague rules by planting mines in North Sea; protest to United States against allowing fuel to be carried to German cruisers at sea.