Gallipoli:--The evacuation of Anzac and Suvla is completed (see Dec. 8). Albania:--Durazzo is occupied by the Italians. Persia:--The Russians occupy Kum; this marks the end of the Persian revolt. Dec. 21 (Tues.) Sir William Robertson is appointed Chief of the British Imperial General Staff (see Feb. 16, 1918). The Cameroons:--Mangeles is occupied by the French. Dec. 24 (Fri.) The French liner _Ville de Ciotat_ is torpedoed in the Mediterranean. Dec. 25 (Sat.) Western Egypt:--The main Senussi force is attacked and routed near Mersa Matruh. Mesopotamia:--Turkish attacks on Kut-el-Amara are repulsed. Dec. 27 (Mon.) Heavy fighting between the Russians and the Austrians on the Bessarabia-Bukovina frontier. Dec. 28 (Tues.) The decision of the British Cabinet in favour of Compulsory Service is announced. The Indian Corps leaves France. Dec. 29 (Wed.) In a sea fight off Cattaro a French submarine and two Austrian destroyers are sunk. Dec. 30 (Thur.) The P. & O. liner _Persia_ is torpedoed in the Mediterranean. Dec. 31 (Fri.) H.M.S. _Natal_ (cruiser) is blown up in Cromarty Firth by an internal explosion. 1916 Jan. 1 (Sat.) The Russians gain successes on the Styr and the Strypa. The Cameroons:--The British capture Jaunde (the capital of the German colony). Jan. 2 (Sun.) The Russians approach Czernowitz. The British passenger steamer _Glengyle_ is sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean. Jan. 4 (Tues.) Lord Derby's report on the recruiting campaign in Great Britain is issued. Mesopotamia:--The Kut relieving force advances from Ali-el-Gharb. Jan. 5 (Wed.) The Military Service Bill that inaugurates conscription is introduced in the British House of Commons. The Russians advance in the Bukovina. Jan. 6 (Thur.) Recruiting for the 'Derby' groups reopens in Great Britain. Mesopotamia:--The British relieving force defeats the Turks before Kut, but its further progress is checked by floods. H.M.S. _King Edward VII._ (battleship) is sunk by a mine off the north coast of Scotland. Jan. 8 (Sat.) The evacuation of Gallipoli is completed (see Dec. 8, 1915). The Russians capture Chartorysk (50 miles east of Kovel). Jan. 10 (Mon.) Montenegro:--The Austrians capture Mount Lovtchen. Jan. 11 (Tues.) A French force lands at Corfu to prepare for the transfer thither of Serbian troops from Albania. The Caucasus:--The Russians advance on Erzerum. Jan. 13 (Thur.) Cettinje, the capital of Montenegro, is occupied by the Austrians. Mesopotamia:--The Turks are again defeated before Kut. Jan. 14 (Fri.) An Austrian cruiser is sunk off Cattaro by a French submarine. Jan. 15 (Sat.) The first Serbian troops land at Corfu. The steamship _Ariadne_ is sunk by the _Möwe_. Jan. 16 (Sun.) A Russian success near Pinsk. General Sarrail assumes command of the Allied forces at Salonika. A battle begins in the Caucasus (near Erzerum) between the Russians and the Turks.