French airmen bombard Ostend. Feb. 11 (Thur.) A British air-raid on Zeebrugge. Feb. 12 (Fri.) The Germans invade Russia and take Miriampol. The Austrians advance in the Carpathians. Aden Protectorate is invaded by the Turks. Feb. 14 (Sun.) The Germans capture Lyck and again clear East Prussia. Feb. 15 (Mon.) Mutiny of the 5th Light Infantry at Singapore. Feb. 16 (Tues.) The Austrians capture Kolomea (Bukovina). A British naval air-raid on Zeebrugge. Feb. 17 (Wed.) Czernowitz is recaptured by the Austrians (see Oct. 27, 1914). Feb. 18 (Thur.) The declaration by Germany of a submarine blockade round the British Isles comes into force. The end of the German advance into Russia. Feb. 19 (Fri.) The Austrians drive the Russians out of Stanislau (see March 4). A naval attack on the Dardanelles begins: the outer forts are bombarded until the 23rd. Feb. 21 (Sun.) A Zeppelin raid on Calais. Feb. 22 (Mon.) The Germans advance on Przasnysz (the Battle of Przasnysz). The Turks are driven from Akaba (Red Sea). South-West Africa:--Garub is occupied by Union troops. Feb. 24 (Wed.) The Germans capture Przasnysz (see Feb. 27). Feb. 25 (Thur.) The bombardment of the Dardanelles forts is resumed; the _Queen Elizabeth_ comes into action. Feb. 26 (Fri.) The entrance to the Dardanelles is swept clear of mines. Feb. 27 (Sat.) Przasnysz is reoccupied by the Russians (see Feb. 24 and July 14). Feb. 28 (Sun.) A German retreat from North Poland begins. A German submarine is rammed by the _Thordis_ off Beachy Head (the first case of a submarine being rammed by a merchant ship). Mar. 3 (Wed.) South-West Africa:--Makob is occupied by Union forces. Mar. 4 (Thur.) Stanislau is recaptured by the Russians (see Feb. 19). The Dardanelles forts are bombarded from inside the Straits. The German submarine U8 is sunk by British destroyers near Dover. Mar. 5 (Fri.) The Allies bombard Smyrna. Mar. 6 (Sat.) Another great attack on the Dardanelles forts. Mar. 7 (Sun.) Lemnos, in the Ægean Sea, is occupied by the British. Mar. 8 (Mon.) The British Government announces that a separate treatment will be meted out to prisoners captured in German submarines (see April 12 and June 12). Heavy fighting near Augustovo: the Russians drive the Germans back to the frontier. A British air-raid on Ostend. Mar. 9 (Tues.) East Africa:--The British defeat the Germans on the Mora River. The German submarine U12 is rammed and sunk by the British destroyer _Ariel_ off the Firth of Forth. Mar. 10 (Wed.) The Battle of Neuve Chapelle begins: the British advance (see March 13). Mar. 11 (Thur.) South-West Africa:--Nabas is occupied by Union forces. H.M.S. _Bayano_ (armed merchant cruiser) is sunk by a submarine off the Clyde. Mar. 13 (Sat.) The Battle of Neuve Chapelle ends: the British gains are consolidated (see March 10). The Russians breach the defences of Przemysl. Mar. 14 (Sun.)