The Germans capture Neuve Chapelle from the British. Nov. 3 (Tues.) The Dardanelles Forts are bombarded by the British and French Mediterranean fleets. East Africa:--Tanga is attacked by the British (see Nov. 5). A German cruiser squadron bombards Yarmouth and escapes. Nov. 4 (Wed.) The Austrians are heavily defeated at Jaroslav (Galicia). East Africa:--A British attack on Longido is repulsed. The German armoured cruiser _Yorck_ is sunk by a mine at the entrance to Jahde Bay (west of the mouth of the Weser). Nov. 5 (Thur.) Great Britain declares war on Turkey and annexes Cyprus. The British line at Ypres is readjusted. East Africa:--The British attack on Tanga is repulsed (see Nov. 3). Nov. 6 (Fri.) Carl Lody is shot for espionage in the Tower of London. The Germans attack at Klein Zillebeke. Mesopotamia:--Fao, at the mouth of the Shatt-el-Arab, is captured by the British. Nov. 7 (Sat.) Tsingtau is taken by the Japanese and British (see Aug. 27, Oct. 31). Nov. 9 (Mon.) H.M.S. _Sydney_ of the Australian navy destroys the _Emden_ off Cocos Island. Nov. 10 (Tues.) The Germans capture Dixmude. Goldap (East Prussia) is occupied by the Russians. H.M.S. _Chatham_ and other British warships again shell the _Königsberg_ in the Rufiji River (German East Africa) (see Oct. 30 and July 11, 1915). Nov. 11 (Wed.) A critical day in the First Battle of Ypres: a great attack by the Prussian Guard is repulsed. The Russians begin the Second Siege of Przemysl (see March 22, 1915). The British torpedo-gunboat _Niger_ is sunk by a German submarine off Deal. Nov. 12 (Thur.) A fresh German assault on the Klein Zillebeke position is partially successful. South Africa:--Botha completely routs the rebel forces under De Wet at Mushroom Valley in the Orange Free State. Nov. 14 (Sat.) Death of Lord Roberts at British G.H.Q. in France (St. Omer). Nov. 15 (Sun.) The Russians advance rapidly in East Prussia. Nov. 17 (Tues.) South-West Africa:--The Germans again invade Angola (see Oct. 23). East Africa:--Longido is occupied by the British. Libau is shelled by a German squadron. Nov. 18 (Wed.) The Second Battle for Warsaw begins (see Dec. 28). The _Goeben_ and the _Breslau_ are attacked by a Russian squadron in the Black Sea, the _Goeben_ being damaged. Nov. 20 (Fri.) The Germans invade Uganda. Nov. 21 (Sat.) The end of the First Battle of Ypres (see Oct. 19). Basra, at the head of the Persian Gulf, is occupied by British forces from India. A British air-raid on the Zeppelin sheds at Friedrichshafen. Nov. 23 (Mon.) The Germans attack the Indians at Festubert; trenches are lost and recovered. The Russian front is broken near Lodz. Zeebrugge is bombarded by two British battleships. The German submarine U18 is rammed and sunk off the north coast of Scotland. Nov. 24 (Tues.) The Russian line near Lodz is restored. Nov. 25 (Wed.) Mesopotamia:--A naval reconnaissance up the Tigris to Gurneh. Nov. 26 (Thur.)