13 July

Events preceding British Declaration of War

 * Reports of a projected Serbian attack upon the Austro-Hungarian Legation at Belgrade.
 * Grave article in Times on "Failure of Recruiting".
 * France: Revelations in Senate (continued on Tuesday 14 July) of deficiencies in French military equipment.
 * Heavy shelling of Canadian Pacific Railway shares in Berlin (continued to Thursday 16 July).

1915

 * - New German offensive in Argonne. They capture French line at Vienne-le-Chateau and the height of La Fille Morte.
 * - Austrian advance across Dniester in Bukovina; German attack on Narev.
 * - French advance to the Kereves Dere stream (Gallipoli).
 * - Death of Sultan of Lahej from wound received during Turkish attack.
 * - £570,000,000 (besides £15,000,000 through the Post Office) subscribed to War Loan. Strikes proclaimed an offence.

1916

 * - German raids west of Wytschaete and south of La Bassée Canal repulsed. Somme, British capture German howitzers and munitions. French make successful raid in Champagne.
 * - Sharp fighting in Austrian centre, north-west of Buczacz, on the Strypa. No decisive results on the Stokhod.
 * No - German submarine sinks two trawlers and two fishing boats off Whitby.
 * - Allied Conference on munition output held in London. Bank Holiday suspended. Bank Rate 6%.

1917

 * - Further Russian progress around Kalusz (Galicia); 1,600 prisoners.
 * - Deputation on London Air Defences received by Prime Minister.

1918

 * - French General Gramat appointed Chief of Staff to Greek Army.
 * - Turks attack British positions on Jordan and on Abu Tellul ridges (seven miles north of Jericho).
 * - Haiti declares war on Germany.