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