Herr Erzberger's demand in the Reichstag for 'a peace without annexations or indemnities' provokes a political crisis in Germany. A Conscription Bill is carried in the Canadian House of Commons. The Russian advance in Galicia develops in the direction of Stanislau. The British destroyer _Itchen_ is sunk by a submarine in the North Sea (8 lives lost). July 7 (Sat.) A daylight raid on London by 22 German aeroplanes: 59 persons are killed and 193 injured; four of the raiders are destroyed on the return journey. French air-raids on Essen and other German towns, as a reprisal for enemy raids on Nancy and Eperney. July 8 (Sun.) Austrian positions near Stanislau are captured by the Russians, with many prisoners; Russian cavalry pursue the retreating enemy. July 9 (Mon.) The Russians advance on Halicz. H.M.S. _Vanguard_ (battleship) is destroyed by an internal explosion with heavy loss of life, at Scapa Flow. British naval airmen bomb the War Office at Constantinople and the _Goeben_ and other ships in harbour. July 10 (Tues.) A fierce German attack on the British positions near the mouth of the Yser (the Battle of Nieuport): two British battalions are cut off and overwhelmed; the Germans win the right bank of the river at the mouth. The Russians capture Halicz (see July 23). July 11 (Wed.) The Russians capture Kalusz (17 miles from Stanislau). Mesopotamia:--The British defeat a Turkish force on the Euphrates. July 12 (Thur.) Great Britain:--Resignation of Mr. Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of State for India. The Russians cross the Lomnica (Galicia). July 13 (Fri.) The Russians advance south-west of Kalusz (Galicia). July 14 (Sat.) The German Imperial Chancellor, von Bethmann-Hollweg, is dismissed by the Kaiser; Herr Michaelis is appointed to succeed him. A fierce German attack on the Chemin-des-Dames meets with partial success; on the Moronvilliers Ridge (east of Rheims) the French capture an important enemy position. Palestine:--The British raid the Turkish lines before Gaza. July 16 (Mon.) Disorders arise in Petrograd, and among Russian regiments, owing to Bolshevist intrigues. The Russians fall back across the Lomnica (Galicia). British light naval forces intercept and capture four German steamers off the Dutch coast. July 17 (Tues.) Great Britain:--The name of the Royal Family is altered to 'Windsor' by Royal Proclamation. Ministerial changes:--Sir E. Carson enters the War Cabinet (see Jan. 21, 1918); Sir Eric Geddes becomes First Lord of the Admiralty; Mr. Churchill becomes Minister of Munitions; Mr. Montagu succeeds Mr. Austen Chamberlain as Secretary of State for India (see Dec. 10, 1916). Mutineers from Kronstadt arrive in Petrograd. Verdun:--The French win back on Hill 304 all ground lost since June 29 and capture 425 prisoners. July 18 (Wed.) The disorders in Petrograd are quelled by troops loyal to the Provisional Government. July 19 (Thur.)