_Gloucester_, H.M.S., attacks the _Goeben_ and _Breslau_, 7 Au 4 _Gloucester Castle_ sunk, 30 Mh 7 _Goeben_ escapes from Messina, 6 Au 4; is attacked by H.M.S. _Gloucester_, 7 Au 4; reaches the Dardanelles, 10 Au 4; is attacked by a Russian squadron, 18 N 4; is driven from Batoum, 11 D 4; is bombed by aircraft, 9 Jl 7; makes a sortie and runs aground in the Dardanelles, 20 Ja 8; is refloated and towed to Constantinople, 27 Ja 8 Goldap occupied by Russians, 10 N 4 _Goliath_, H.M.S., sunk, 13 My 5 Golitzine, M., becomes Premier, 9 Ja 7 Gommecourt occupied by British, 27 F 7 Gommiécourt captured by British, 23 Au 8 Gonnelieu captured by British, 20 Ap 7; by Germans, 30 N 7; by British, 1 D 7 _Good Hope_, H.M.S., sunk, 1 N 4 Gorizia, the Italians advance on, 2 Jl 5; are repulsed, 7 Jl 5; the Battle of, 5-14 Au 6; captured by Italians, 8 Au 6; retaken by Austrians, 28 O 7 Gouzeaucourt, fighting at, 9-12 S 8 Governments, British: _see_ Cabinets, British Grado captured by Italians, 27 My 5 Graincourt captured by British, 27 S 8 Grand Sherif of Mecca (_i.e._ King of the Hedjaz) revolts against the Turks, 9 Je 6; captures Jeddah, 16 Je 6; Taif, 23 Jl 6 Grandcourt, fighting at, 6-8 F 7 GREAT BRITAIN: declares war on Germany, 4 Au 4; on Austria, 12 Au 4; on Turkey, 5 N 4; on Bulgaria, 15 O 5; announces reprisals for submarine piracy, 8 Mh 5; rescinds them, 12 Je 5; a new Govt. formed, 26 My 5; appoints a War Committee, 11 N 5; recruiting for 'Derby' Groups closes, 12 D 5; Compulsory Service announced, 28 D 5; Military Service Bill introduced, 5 Ja 6; a new Govt. formed, 10 D 6; receives German Peace Proposals, 18 D 6; replies to them, 30 D 6; enforces sale of foreign securities, 26 Ja 7; guarantees minimum price for corn, 23 F 7; exhorts food economy, 2 My 7; abolishes enemy titles, 19 Je 7; changes ministers, 17 Jl 7; closes cable communication with Holland, 11 O 7; announces formation of Air Ministry, 16 O 7; orders two meatless days a week, 23 Ja 8; adopts compulsory rationing, 25 F 8; renounces Home Rule and Conscription for Ireland, 21 Je 8