RUSSIA.
Oct. 19—Desolation in many parts of Russian Poland; prohibition of use of vodka since the war has resulted in much good.
Oct. 22—Funds are being raised to help Poland; Russian Poles urge German Poles to lay down their arms.
Oct. 24—Reservists from Canada, including Doukhobors, reach Petrograd.
Oct. 28—German girl spy is shot.
Oct. 29—Polish Catholic regiments are being raised.
Oct. 30—Gen. Dimitrieff gives the order, "Don't count the enemy; beat him"; nation welcomes the war with Turkey as giving a chance to settle the Eastern question; formation of Polish legions under Polish commanders is sanctioned.
Nov. 1—Government warns Bulgaria against attacking Servia.
Nov. 2—Caucasus Moslems are loyal.
Nov. 6—Newspapers refer to Constantinople as Tzargrad.
Nov. 8—Grand Duke Nicholas congratulated by Lord Kitchener on his successes.
Nov. 14—Czar will grant funds to aid Catholics in rebuilding ruined churches; troops withdrawn from Finland.
Nov. 15—Fines are being levied on conquered Prussian towns.
Nov. 18—Report that Russian troops passed through Scotland to France is officially denied in British Parliament.
Nov. 25—Mobilization of first reserves ordered in certain centres.
Nov. 26—An industrial panic is feared; it is reported that Russian regiments are in Servia.
Nov. 30—Germans expelled from Petrograd for raising funds for warships.
Dec. 6—Russian professors deride German "Kultur."
Dec. 20—Polish legion organized.