25 July

Events preceding British Declaration of War

 * Austria refuses Russian request for extension of time-limit.
 * Germany thinks crisis could be localised, but inclined to fall in with idea of mediation.
 * Serbia orders mobilisation; order signed by Crown Prince at 3 p.m.
 * Russia conciliatory, but arranges for mobilisation of 13 corps on Russo-Austrian frontier if latter brings armed pressure to bear on Serbia.
 * Serbian Government leaves for Nish. Hands in most conciliatory and almost humiliating answer 5.58 p.m.  Austrian Minister at Belgrade leaves for Vienna at 6.30 p.m. Serbian General Putnik (Chief of Staff) arrested near Budapest.

1915

 * - Enemy reaches Posvol and Poneviezh district on the Dvina.
 * Russian Government evacuates factories at Riga and Warsaw.
 * Enemy troops cross Narev above Ostrolenka.
 * - Italians progress on Lower Isonzo. Barracks at Verona bombed.
 * - Nasriya shelled, attacked and occupied by British troops under General Gorringe.
 * No - USA steamer Leelanaw torpedoed.
 * French occupy Lomie in Cameroons; rising in Zemen district, Germans retreat.