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*Belgian answer to German Note, refusing demands, 7 a.m. King of Belgians appeals to [[King George]] for diplomatic intervention to safeguard Belgian integrity.
*Lunéville bombed by German airmen.
*Skirmish between outposts near [[Libau]].
*[[Grand Duke Nicholas]] proclaimed Generalissimo of the Russian forces.
*German reports - proved untrue - as to French officers in [[Belgium]] and French aviators over Karlsruhe, Nürnberg, etc.
*[[Germany]] declares war on [[France]].
*Order for British mobilisation.
*[[Sir Edward Grey]] speaks in House of Commons.<ref>[[Sir Edward Grey]] announces in Parliament the attitude which the Government had adopted towards the European crisis and the active steps taken. Assurance had been given to [[France]] of the protection of our Fleet should the German Fleet attack the French Coast of the French shipping; no engagement had as yet been made to send an expeditionary force out of the country. [[Germany]] was prepared if we would pledge ourselves to neutrality to agree that her fleet would not attack the norther coast of France. "This is too narrow an engagement for us; we cannot issue a declaration of unconditional neutrality."</ref>
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