BELGIUM.
Feb. 5—Government protests against annulment by Germany of exequaturs of Consuls of neutral powers.
Feb. 8—Letter from Cardinal Mercier to the higher clergy of his diocese protests against violation of his rights as a Belgian and as a Cardinal; legation in Washington denounces tax imposed by Germans on refugees who fail to return to Belgium.
Feb. 18—Germany withdraws interdiction against correspondence by Cardinal Mercier with Belgian Bishops.
Feb. 24—Belgian women in Brussels are ordered by Germans to stop wearing hats made after style of Belgian soldiers' caps.
Feb. 27—Committee appointed by Germans to investigate condition of Belgian art treasures reports that the actual destruction has been insignificant, while objects which have been damaged can be repaired.