Dec. 14—Meetings held in some cities in favor of intervention; pro-Germans mobbed in Rome.
Dec. 19—Unanimous manifestation in Senate in favor of peace; National Federation of Engineers offers services of 1,000 engineers for enlistment.
Dec. 20—Transportation company fined for trying to ship foodstuffs to Trieste.
Dec. 28—Government checks plot to export foodstuffs to Germany; two arrests.
Dec. 30—Foodstuff smuggling plot proves to be extensive; German Embassy stated to be involved.
JAPAN.
Oct. 21—Winston Churchill praises the navy.
Nov. 18—Marshall and other German islands in the Pacific to be handed over to England until war ends.
Nov. 19—Baron Kato says sending of troops to Europe is a doubtful measure.
Dec. 3—It is reported that Japanese officers are serving with the Russian Army.