29.—Soissons evacuated by French.

31.—Marne River crossed by Germans, who reach Chateau Thierry, 40 miles from Paris.

31.—President Lincoln, American transport, sunk.

June

2.—Schooner Edward H .Cole torpedoed by submarine off American coast.

3-6.—American marines and regulars check advance of Germans at Chateau Thierry and Neuilly after maximum advance of Germans of 32 miles. Beginning of American co-operation on major scale.

9-14.—German drive on Noyon-Montdidier front. Maximum advance, 5 miles.

15-24.—Austrian drive on Italian front ends in complete failure.

30.—American troops in France, in all departments of service, number 1,019,115.

July