9 July

Events preceding British Declaration of War

 * Austria-Hungary: Emperor receives report of Austro-Hungarian investigation into the Sarajevo crime.
 * The Times publishes account of Austro-Hungarian press campaign against the Serbians (who are described as "pestilent rats").
 * Scheme for Provisional Government in Ireland.

1915

 * - Austrian offensive on Zlota Lipa repulsed.
 * - Italians capture Malga Sarta and Costa Bella (Trentino).
 * - Bomb thrown at Sultan of Egypt.
 * No - South-west Africa conquered; German troops surrender unconditionally to General Botha. Attempted torpedo attack on Cunarder Orduna.
 * - Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Commerce ratified at Lisbon. Lord Kitchener appeals for more recruits at Guildhall. Mr. Walter Long makes statement on conscription. Export of gold prohibited in France.

1916

 * - Two German aeroplane raids on south-east coast, no damage. English make slight progress at Ovillers; fighting continues in Trones Wood.
 * French advance along Bray-Peronne road; take Biaches, reach outskirts of Barleux. French air squadrons bomb Ham and Bolancourt.
 * - Turks threaten attack on Tigris.
 * No - German submarine Deutschland arrives at Norfolk (Virginia) from Bremen; proceeds with mails and cargo to Baltimore. Russian hospital ship Yperyod torpedoed in Black Sea.
 * - Mr. E. S. Montagu appointed Minister of Munitions.

1917

 * - British line advanced slightly on Messines front. German counter-attack on Aisne front repulsed. French counter-attacks successful at Braye-en-Laonnois (Aisne).
 * - Russian offensive progresses south-west of Halicz, enemy driven back behind River Lomnica; 1,000 prisoners.
 * - Austrian attacks on Italian positions west of Tolmino (Upper Isonzo) repulsed.
 * - British aeroplanes bomb Constantinople and the Turkish-German fleet. Russians report evacuation of towns on Mesopotamian front owing to Turkish pressure.
 * No - HMS Vanguard blown up as a result of internal explosion; 3 survivors of those on board at the time.
 * - Secret Session of House of Commons on London air-raids.

1918

 * - Bolsheviks take Sizran and Bulgulma, and reach Stavropol (north-west of Samara). Martial law at Moscow.
 * - Successful Italian progress in Albania.
 * No - Announced that ships lost homeward bound to UK since 1 January 1918 rather more than 1 per cent.
 * - Salzburg Conference opens re economic relations of Central Powers. Resignation of von Kuhlmann (German Foreign Secretary); succeeded by Admiral von Hintze. Appointments of Mr. J. R. Clynes, M.P. as (British) Food Controller.