Verdun cleared of civilians, 16 F 6; the Battle of, 21 F-1 Jl 6; the French attack at, 24 O-4 N 6, 15-18 D 6; fighting at, 17 Jl 7; the French attack again, 20 Au 7, 25 N 7 Vermelles, a German success near, 11 My 6 Verona, air-raid on, 14 N 5 Versailles, an Allied Conference begins at, 28 O 8 Victoria Nyanza, fighting on, 23 Je 5 Vidzy retaken by Russians, 20 S 5 _Ville de Ciotat_ sunk, 24 D 5 Ville-sur-Ancre captured by Australian troops, 19 My 8 Villers-Bréttoneux captured by Germans, 23 Ap 8; retaken by British, 24 Ap 8 Villers-Guislan captured by British, 18 Ap 7 Vilna capitulates, 18 S 5; fighting near, 25-27 Mh 6, 7 Ap 6 Vimy Bridge, the French attack, 25-29 S 5; fighting on the, 15 My 6, 19 My 6, 21 My 6, 25 My 6; German attacks near, 12 F 6; captured by British, 9 Ap 7 _Vindictive_, H.M.S., raids Zeebrugge, 23 Ap 8; is sunk off Ostend, 10 My 8 _Viribus Unitis_ sunk, 31 O 8 Vistula crossed by the Germans, 21 Jl 5, 28 Jl 5 Vladimir Volynski captured by Austro-Germans, 5 Au 5 Vladivostok, marines landed at, 5 Ap 8; British troops landed at, 3 Au 8; Japanese troops landed at, 11 Au 8 Vlodava captured by Germans, 15 Au 5 Vranja captured by Bulgarians, 15 O 5 Vulcan Pass carried by Austro-Germans, 20 S 6; the Roumanians regain ground at, 26 S 6 Walfish Bay occupied by Union troops, 25 D 4 Walmer, air-raid on, 20 F 6 War Committee apptd. by British Cabinet, 11 N 5 _Warilda_ sunk, 3 Au 8 Warlencourt captured by British, 25 F 7, 25 Au 8 Warmbad captured by Union troops, 4 Ap 5 Warneford, Lieut., destroys a Zeppelin, 7 Je 5 Warsaw, the 1st battle for, 15-27 O 4; the 2nd ditto, 18 N-28 D 4; the 3rd ditto, 19 Jl-5 Au 5; captured by Austro-Germans, 5 Au 5 Welsh Ridge, the Germans attack, 30 D 7 Wemyss, Adm., succeeds Lord Jellicoe, 26 D 7 _Westfalen_ torpedoed, 19 Au 6 Westminster, the Duke of, rescues prisoners from the Senussi, 17 Mh 6 Whitby bombarded, 16 D 4 _Wien_ sunk, 9 D 7 Wilhelm II. of Germany flies the country, 9 N 8; formally abdicates, 28 N 8 Wilhelmsthal occupied by British, 14 Je 6 Wilson, Sir H., succeeds Sir W. Robertson, 16 F 8 ----, Mr. W., re-elected President, 7 N 6; states his 'fourteen points,' 8 Ja 8 (for 'Notes,' etc., _see_ UNITED STATES) Windau occupied by Germans, 18 Jl 5 Windhoek captured by Union troops, 12 My 5 'Windsor' adopted by Royal Family, 17 Jl 7 _Wolf_ returns to Germany, 24 F 8 'Wonderwork, the,' stormed by British, 14 S 6 Women's Royal Naval Service formation announced, 28 N 7 _Woodfield_ sunk, 3 N 5 Wulverghem, fighting at, 13-15 Ap 8 Wum Biagas captured by British, 9 O 5 Yarmouth bombarded, 3 N 4, 25 Ap 6, 14 Ja 8; air-raid on, 19 Ja 5 _Yarra_ sunk, 29 My 7 _Yorck_ sunk, 4 N 4