The Battle of Augustovo (see Oct. 4) begins: the Russians, having advanced from the Niemen, attack the Germans. Sept. 30 (Wed.) The French re-enter Arras and reoccupy Lille. Oct. 1 (Thur.) The transfer of the British Army from Champagne to Flanders begins (see Oct. 19). Oct. 3 (Sat.) The Germans attack from Varennes to Verdun. Before Antwerp the Belgians retire to the line of the Nethe. Oct. 4 (Sun.) Lens and Bailleul (see Oct. 14) are occupied by the Germans in their movement towards the coast. The end of the Battle of Augustovo (see Sept. 29): the Russians re-enter East Prussia. Oct. 5 (Mon.) The British Naval Division reaches Antwerp. The first German advance on Warsaw begins. Oct. 6 (Tues.) The British 7th Division is disembarked at Ostend. The British submarine E9 sinks a German destroyer off the mouth of the Ems. Oct. 7 (Wed.) The Belgian Government moves from Antwerp to Ostend. Japan occupies the Marshall Islands. Oct. 8 (Thur.) The city of Antwerp is bombarded; the garrison retires across the Scheldt. A force of Belgians and 2000 British are driven into Dutch territory. A British air-raid on Cologne and Düsseldorf. Oct. 9 (Fri.) The end of the second Russian advance into East Prussia. South Africa:--Maritz openly rebels and joins forces with the Germans on the border of South-West Africa (see Oct. 22). A British naval air-raid on Düsseldorf, by which a Zeppelin is destroyed in its shed. Oct. 10 (Sat.) Antwerp is captured by the Germans. Oct. 11 (Sun.) The Battle of La Bassée begins (see Oct. 31); the British (2nd Corps) attack the La Bassée position. A heavy attack on the British 7th Division at Ghent is repulsed. The Russian cruiser _Pallada_ is destroyed by German submarines in the Baltic. Oct. 13 (Tues.) The Germans occupy Ghent and reoccupy Lille; the British (3rd Corps) drive them from Méteren. Oct. 14 (Wed.) The British (3rd Corps) recapture Bailleul (see Oct. 4). Jabussi, in the Cameroons, is occupied by the Allies. Oct. 15 (Thur.) The Germans occupy Zeebrugge and Ostend. The British (3rd Corps) advance towards the Lys. The First Battle for Warsaw begins (see Oct. 27). The Siege of Przemysl is raised for three weeks. South Africa:--Union forces under Colonel Brits attack and defeat the rebel commando under Maritz at Ratedrai. H.M.S. _Hawke_ (cruiser) is torpedoed by a German submarine in the North Sea (500 lives lost). Oct. 16 (Fri.) The Battle of the Yser begins (see Oct. 30). The Belgians retire from the Forest of Houthulst. Oct. 17 (Sat.) The British (9th Brigade) recapture Aubers. H.M.S. _Undaunted_ (cruiser) and four British destroyers sink four German destroyers off the Dutch coast. Oct. 18 (Sun.) British monitors bombard the right flank of the German army in Belgium. The British submarine E3 is sunk in the North Sea (the first British submarine to be lost through enemy action). Oct. 19 (Mon.)