Aug. 19—Third reserve army raised; Gen. Joffre in supreme command.
Aug. 20—Government will protest to powers against German atrocities which it charges.
Aug. 21—Prefects ordered to take note of atrocities; foreign volunteers mobilize in Paris; service of Anglo-American Rough Riders accepted.
Aug. 22—Government charges Germans with using dumdum bullets; Paris food prices low.
Aug. 23—Government protests to The Hague against use of dumdum bullets by Germans; army bulletin praises Belgians; success of Gen. Pau thrills people.
Aug. 26—Refugees from frontier flock to Paris; American volunteers go to Rouen to enter training.
Aug. 27—Government presents affidavits to neutral countries that German officer shot at Red Cross nurses.
Aug. 30—1914 reserves to be called out; Paris stores food; Vice Admiral de Lapeyrere will command allied forces in Mediterranean.
Sept. 2—Germans accused of setting fire to wood that sheltered St. Quentin refugees.
Sept. 3—Gen. Gallieni issues proclamation to people of Paris; many leave city; Government in Bordeaux; Havre guarded.