27 July

Events preceding British Declaration of War

 * Tsar wires to Belgrade that Russia cannot be indifferent to fate of Serbia: Russia still conciliatory: proposes to Vienna conversations re Serbia.
 * Germany says she knows nothing of proposed Conference, but has taken mediatory steps. (No record of these.)
 * Dispersal of British Fleet countermanded at instance of Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg. Statement by Sir Edward Grey in House of Commons.  Austria says proposal of mediation or Conference too late.

1915

 * - French capture position above Lingekopf. Soissons and Reims bombarded.
 * - Enemy captures Goworowo (east of Rojan). Warsaw attacked on three sides.
 * Austrians lose heavily in attack near Majdan-Ostrowski and on front Terriatin-Annopol (Cholm region).
 * Fighting for the Pruth south-east of Poltusk proceeding.
 * - Russians forced back by Turks near Mush (Asia Minor).
 * No - Three Danish schooners torpedoed by German submarine. Railway from Ancona to Pesaro bombarded from sea.
 * - Mr. Asquith announces total military casualties to 18 July, 830,995; naval 9,106.
 * French Chamber agrees to necessity of Parliamentary control for army.