15.—Germans occupy Ostend. Belgian government removed to Havre, France.
November
1.—Monmouth and Good Hope, British cruisers, are sunk by German squadron off Chile under command of Admiral Von Spee.
5.—Great Britain and France declare war on Turkey.
5.—Cyprus annexed by Great Britain.
7.—German garrison of Tsingtau surrenders to Japanese.
9.—Emden, German cruiser, which had carried out raiding operations for two months, is destroyed by Australian cruiser Sydney off the Cocos Islands, southwest of Java.
16.—Prohibition of sale of intoxicants in Russia enforced.
27.—Czernowitz, capital of Bukowina, captured by Russians.
December