Aug. 17--Official announcement that Japan's action will be limited to China Sea and to protection of her trade; ultimatum to Germany made with concurrence of England. Aug. 18--Count Okuma emphasizes Japan's limitation of war and England reassures United States. Aug. 19--Germany will reject Japan's demands. Aug. 20--Kaiser orders resistance to Japan at Kiao-Chau; Japanese Foreign Office makes statement explaining ultimatum to Germany. Aug. 22--Germany ignores Japan's demands: time limit ends, Japanese envoy ordered to leave Berlin; Japan is expected to make war move at once. Aug. 23--Japan declares war on Germany. Aug. 24--Germans blow up bridges to halt Japanese invasion of Kiao-Chau. Aug. 26--War declared by Austria against Japan; British destroy German wireless and cable stations on Island of Yap. Aug. 29--Germans lay mines at Kiao-Chau and fire at landing party at Cape Jaeschke. Aug. 30--Japanese troops landed near Kiao-Chau; forts fire at destroyer. Aug. 31--Japanese occupy two islands. Sept. 2--Japan lands force at Lung-kow; German Legation protests against violation of China's neutrality. Sept. 3--Japanese occupy seven islands near Kiao-Chau, clear waters of mines, and land more troops at Lung-kow; China protests against violation of her neutrality. Sept. 9--Japanese advance southward in Shantung. Sept. 14--Japanese flank Kiao-Chau. Sept. 15--Japanese cavalry captures Chimo; vanguard of Japanese Army reaches Kiao-Chau. Sept. 19--Japanese seize Kiao-Chau station and train and land troops at Laoshan. Sept. 20--Japanese cavalry in clash with German outposts near Tsing-tau. Sept. 22--Australians seize German wireless station on Island of Nauru. Sept. 24--British troops land near Laoshan, China. Sept. 26--Japanese advance on Fangate, where Germans hold valuable mines. Sept. 27--Japanese defeat Germans on outskirts of Kiao-Chau; food supply in city short. Sept. 28--Japanese approach Tsing-tau. Sept. 29--Japanese invest Tsing-tau; Chinese blow up railroad bridges to hinder progress of Japanese troops. Sept. 30--Germans abandon artillery as Japanese reach Lao-Che. Oct. 1--Germans destroy railroad bridge at Ta-yu-ho. Oct. 4--Japanese march along railroad to Wei-Hsein; one Chinese killed. Oct. 5--Japanese repulse night attack of Germans at Tsing-tau. Oct. 6--Germans plan to destroy Shantung Railway. Oct. 7--Japanese seize Island of Yap; Japanese bring siege guns before Tsing-tau. Oct. 8--German fire slackens at Tsing-tau. Oct. 13--Arrangements made for departure of non-combatants before final attack on Kiao-Chau. *CAMPAIGN IN AFRICA.* Aug. 8--British seize Port Lome, Togoland. Aug. 9--French are in Togoland. Aug. 26--Germans surrender Togoland. Aug. 28--German troops attack Belgian Congo. Sept. 10--Germans defeated by British in Nyassaland. Sept. 13--Germans occupy Karangu, British East Africa. Sept. 15--British defeat Germans in Namaqualand.