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*Russians fall back to the [[Vistok (river)|River Vistock]], and retreat in the [[Carpathians]].

*Massacres of Christians in Ottoman Empire.

*British Foreign Minister [[Sir Edward Grey]] sends a message to the Ottoman Government as to the placing of allied citizens in the danger zone.

*British Foreign Minister [[Sir Edward Grey]] sends a message to the Ottoman Government as to the placing of [[allied]] citizens in the danger zone.<ref group="note">Members of the Ottoman Government would be held personally responsible for the safety of British and French civilians transported from [[Constantinople]] to [[Gallipoli]].</ref>

*Sir Edward Grey gives conditional guarantee to Serbian Minister of eventual cession of Bosnia and Herzegovina with "wide access to the Adriatic" (see [[15 August|15]] and [[30 August]]).

*{{RMS|Lusitania}} torpedoed by ~~German U-boat~~ {{SMU|U-20}} off south-west coast of [[Ireland]]: 1,198 men, women and children drowned, including 124 US citizens (see [[6 February]]).

*{{RMS|Lusitania}} is torpedoed by {{SMU|U-20}} off the south-west coast of [[Ireland]]: 1,198 men, women and children drowned, including 124 US citizens (see [[6 February]]).

*[[Japan]] presents an ultimatum to [[China]] demanding territorial concession (see [[9 May]]).

*[[Japan]] presents an ultimatum to [[China]] demanding territorial concession <ref group="note">[[Japan]] demanded that China should grant in full her demands as to Shantung, Manchuria and Mongolia: should not alienate coasts and islands and the Han-Yeh-Ping Co.</ref> (see [[9 May]]).

==Notes==

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 *Russians fall back to the [[Vistok (river)|River Vistock]], and retreat in the [[Carpathians]].
 *Massacres of Christians in Ottoman Empire.
-*British Foreign Minister [[Sir Edward Grey]] sends a message to the Ottoman Government as to the placing of allied citizens in the danger zone.
+*British Foreign Minister [[Sir Edward Grey]] sends a message to the Ottoman Government as to the placing of [[allied]] citizens in the danger zone.<ref group="note">Members of the Ottoman Government would be held personally responsible for the safety of British and French civilians transported from [[Constantinople]] to [[Gallipoli]].</ref>
 *Sir Edward Grey gives conditional guarantee to Serbian Minister of eventual cession of Bosnia and Herzegovina with "wide access to the Adriatic" (see [[15 August|15]] and [[30 August]]).
-*{{RMS|Lusitania}} torpedoed by German U-boat {{SMU|U-20}} off south-west coast of [[Ireland]]: 1,198 men, women and children drowned, including 124 US citizens (see [[6 February]]).
+*{{RMS|Lusitania}} is torpedoed by {{SMU|U-20}} off the south-west coast of [[Ireland]]: 1,198 men, women and children drowned, including 124 US citizens (see [[6 February]]).
-*[[Japan]] presents an ultimatum to [[China]] demanding territorial concession (see [[9 May]]).
+*[[Japan]] presents an ultimatum to [[China]] demanding territorial concession <ref group="note">[[Japan]] demanded that China should grant in full her demands as to Shantung, Manchuria and Mongolia: should not alienate coasts and islands and the Han-Yeh-Ping Co.</ref> (see [[9 May]]).
 ==Notes==