Chamberlain, Mr. A., becomes Secretary for India, 26 My 5; resigns, 12 Jl 7 Champagne, the Battle of, 25 S-8 O 5 _Champagne_, H.M.S., sunk, 9 O 7 Charleroi, the Battle of, 21-23 Au 4 _Chateaurenault_ sunk, 14 D 7 Château-Thierry, the Germans reach, 31 My 8; the Americans attack at, 25 Je 8; recaptured by French, 21 Jl 8 Chaulnes occupied by British, 17 Mh 7; captured by Germans, 26 Mh 8; retaken by French, 28 Au 8 Chaume Wood, a German attack at, 12 Ja 8 _Cheerful_, H.M.S., sunk, 30 Je 7 Chemin-des-Dames, fighting on the, 16-28 Ap 7; the French carry the, 5 My 7; fighting on the, 14 Jl 7, 22 Jl 7, 31 Au 7; the Germans abandon the, 2 N 7; the Germans retake it, 27 My 8; evacuate it, 11 O 8 Chernavoda captured by Germans and Bulgars, 24 O 6 Chilwell, explosion at, 5 O 7 CHINA severs relations with Germany, 13 Mh 7; declares war on the Central Powers, 14 Au 7 Chivata occupied by British, 15 N 7 Cholm occupied by Austro-Germans, 31 Jl 5 Chuignes capt. by British, 23 Au 8 Chunuk Bair captured by New Zealanders, 8 Au 5; retaken by Turks, 10 Au 5 Churchill, Mr. W., resigns from the Cabinet, 11 N 5; succeeded by Mr. Balfour, as First Lord of the Admiralty, 26 My 5; appointed Minister of Munitions, 17 Jl 7 Ciezkowice captured by Austro-Germans, 2 My 5 Cismon occupied by Austrians, 15 N 7 _City of Athens_ sunk, 11 Au 7 Cividale captured by Germans, 27 O 7 _Clan MacTavish_ sunk, 17 Ja 6 Clemenceau, M., becomes Premier, 16 N 7; visits England, 2 D 8 Clynes, Mr., succeeds Lord Rhondda as Food Controller, 9 Jl 8 Coalition Ministry formed, 25 My 5 Coblenz, air-raid on, 22 S 7 _Colchester_ captured by Germans, 21 S 6 Col del Rosso captured by Italians, 23 D 7, 28 Ja 8, 30 Je 8 Col di Lana captured by Italians, 17 Ap 6 Colmar, air-raid on, 16 S 7 Cologne, air-raids on, 8 O 4, 24 Mh 8, 18 My 8, 21 Au 8; British troops enter, 6 D 8 Combles captured by British and French, 26 S 6 _Comet_, H.M.S., sunk, 6 Au 8 Compulsory Service: _see_ Conscription Conference: _see_ Peace Conference ---- at Paris, an Allied, 27 Mh 6, 29 N 7 ---- at Versailles, 28 O 8 Conscription announced in Great Britain, 28 D 5; Bill introduced, 5 Ja 6; comes into operation, 10 F 6; for married men, 25 My 6; renounced for Ireland, 21 Je 8 Constantine, King, abdicates, 11 Je 7 Constantinople, air-raids on, 14 Ap 6, 9 Jl 7; the Allied fleets reach, 13 N 8 Constanza captured by Germans, 22 O 6; bombarded by Russians, 2 N 6 Contalmaison, fighting at, 3-10 Jl 6 _Contest_, H.M.S., sunk, 18 S 7 _Coquette_, H.M.S., sunk, 7 Mh 6 Corfu, a French force lands at, 11 Ja 6; the first Serbian troops land, 15 Ja 6; landing of the Serbian Army completed, 10 F 6 Corn, minimum price for, guaranteed by England, 23 F 7 _Cornwallis_, H.M.S., sunk, 11 Ja 7