erty of the Emperor of Austria in the province of Emilia could not be seized, the Emperor not being an "enemy subject; as everybody in Austria is the Emperor's subject, he can be nobody's subject." New York Times, September 9, 1918. 9 RUSSIA.

Soviet Government issued statement that French and English diplomats will be put in the care of the Dutch Government and allowed to depart as soon as Bolshevist representative in London, M. Eitvineff, with his collaborators, is granted safe passage. New York Times, September 10, 1918. 10 FRANCE NORWAY AND SWEDEN. France denounced, from September 10th, the treaty of July 13, 1902, between France, on one part, and Norway and Sweden, on the other, which provided for the temporary extension of the commercial and shipping treaty of September 10, 1881, between those countries. London Times, September 6, 1918.

10 RUSSIA. Statement of Russian Embassy at Washington as to

government of northern Russia, of which Nicholas Tscharkovsky is president. Text: New York Times, September 11, 1918. 11 FINLAND. Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse chosen King of Poland. London Times, September 12, 1918.

13 PANAMA.

Dr. Belisario Porras elected President of Panama. He was president of Panama from 1912-1916, and since then Minister at Washington. London Times, September 14, 1918. 13 SIR SAMUEL EVANS, President of the British Prize Court, died. He was President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court of England since 1910. New York Times, September 14, 1918.

15 BELGIUM-GERMANY. German peace offer made to Belgium. Text: New York Times, September 16, 1918.

15 FRANCE-SWITZERLAND. France has denounced Franco-Swiss Commercial Convention of October 20, 1916, and Franco-Swiss treaty of February 23, 1882. London Times, September 16, 1918.

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Addressed a communication and note to belligerents and neutrals suggesting meeting for preliminary and nonbinding discussion of war aims. Texts: Current History, 9 (Pt. 1):64; Official Bulletin, No. 414.

UNITED STATES. American reply to Austrian peace note of September 16, 1918. Text: Official Bulletin, No. 414.

18 DENMARK UNITED STATES. UNITED STATES. Commercial agreement signed. Summary: New York Times, September 19, 1918.

18 UNITED STATES. Hon. John Wm. Davis, Solicitor General of the United States, appointed American Ambassador to the Court

of St. James, succeeding Hon. Walter Hines Page. New York Times, September 19, 1918.

20 FRANCE-SOUTHERN SLAVS. Echo de Paris announces that France will recognize Southern Slavs. New York Times, April 21, 1918.

20 GERMANY-AUSTRIA. German reply to Austrian peace note. Text: New York Times, September 21, 1918.

21 UNITED STATES-RUSSIA. United States sent telegram to Allied and neutral governments asking if they would consider immediate action to impress upon Bolsheviki the aversion with which civilization regards their present wanton acts. New York Times, September 22, 1918.

21

CHILE-UNITED STATES. Beltran Matheu has been appointed
Chilean Ambassador to the United States, succeeding Santiago
Aldunate Bascuman, who died in April, 1918. New York
Times, September 25, 1918.

23 BULGARIA. Reply to Austrian peace note. Summary: New York Times, September 24, 1918.

24 BULGARIA. Official Bulgarian statement announcing that Bulgaria had initiated a proposition for securing an armistice and peace. Text: New York Evening Post, September 28, 1918. 24-30 BULGARIA. Bulgaria asked the French Commander-in-Chief in Macedonia for a meeting to arrange conditions of an armistice of 48 hours to permit arrival of the authorized delegates of Bulgaria to arrange eventual peace. The French commander refused to suspend operations, but offered to receive duly qualified delegates of Bulgarian Government. Text of French reply: New York Evening Post, September 28, 1918. On September 28th Great Britain replied to Bulgarian request. Text of Bulgarian official announcement dated September 24th: New York Evening Post, September 28, 1918. Allies' terms of armistice accepted by Bulgaria. Summary of terms: New York Times, October 18; armistice signed for the Allies by General Franchet d'Esperey, Allied Commander, at midnight, September 29, 1918.

25 BRAZIL AUSTRIA. Brazilian minister to Austria closed the legation and left for Brazil. New York Times, September 26, 1918.

27 GERMANY. Count von Hertling, German Imperial Chancellor, resigned. New York Times, September 28, 1918.

29 GERMANY-UNITED STATES. Germany, through Swiss legation, sent ultimatum to United States that "reprisals will be taken" if by October 1st no satisfactory answer is forthcoming to German protest as to use of shot guns by American troops. Washington Post, September 30, 1918. Text of American reply of September 30: Washington Post, October 1, 1918. 30 GERMANY. Resignation of Chancellor von Hertling and Foreign Secretary von Hintze accepted by the Emperor. Prince Maximilian of Baden appointed Imperial German Chancellor, October 3, 1918. New York Times, October 1, 1918.

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS

International Office of Public Hygiene, Dec. 9, 1907. Accession of Greece. J. O. March 10, 1918.

KATHRYN SELLERS.

Errata. Vol. 12, p. 185.

Under the "List of Nations at War" should be added the following, omitted from the list in the Official Bulletin:

1916, September 1-Roumania vs. Bulgaria.

It is also to be noted that the statement as to San Marino is in error, no declaration of war having been issued.

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Aliens' Restriction Order. Order in Council further amending the. June 4, 1918. (St. R. & O. 1918, No. 603.) 12d.

Customs. Proclamation prohibiting the exportation of certain articles to Switzerland. June 25, 1918. (St. R. & O. 1918, No. 764.) 3d.

Dutch convoy to the East Indies. Correspondence respecting the despatch of a. Miscellaneous No. 13 (1918). (Cd. 9028.) 3d. Military Law, Manual of. 1914. (Reprinted 1917.) 4s.

"Period of the War," Reports of the committee appointed by the Attorney-General to consider the legal interpretation of the term. (Cd. 9100.) 8d.

Prisoners of war and civilians. Agreement between the British and Ottoman Governments respecting. Miscellaneous No. 10 (1918). (Cd. 9024.) 211⁄2d.

Prize money. Draft proclamation granting prize money to the Fleet and regulating its distribution. (Cd. 9122.) 11⁄2d.

Order in Council, April 27, 1918, under the Naval Agency and Distribution Act, 1864, regulating the shares in which prize bounty for the taking or destroying of armed enemy ships, and of the net proceeds of salvage awards, and of customs, slave trade, and pirate captures, shall be distributed. (St. R. & O. 1918, No. 539.) 111⁄2d.

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Shipping and shipbuilding industries after the war. Reports of the Departmental Committee appointed by the Board of Trade to consider the position of the. First report.-The German control sta

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tions and the Atlantic emigrant traffic. Second report.-Shipbuilding and marine engineering. Final report.-Reconstruction of the British mercantile marine; international competition and navigation policy; German competition; general recommendations; summary. With appendices. (Cd. 9092.) 18. 712d.

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Trading with the Enemy (Statutory List) Proclamation, together with the consolidated statutory list of persons and firms in countries, other than enemy countries, with whom persons and firms in the United Kingdom are prohibited from trading. With notes for British merchants engaged in foreign trade. Complete to May 31, 1918. No. 56a. 82d.

Treatment by the Netherlands Government of belligerent merchant vessels whose status has been changed as the result of an act of war. Correspondence. Part I.-Cases of the steamships Maria and Huntstrick. Part II.-German ships at Antwerp at the outbreak of war. Miscellaneous No. 12 (1918). (Cd. 9026.) 52d.

Alien enemies. Certain citizens or subjects of Germany or Austria-Hungary included as "enemies" for purposes of Trading with the Enemy Act, reports required as to their property. Proclamation, May 31, 1918. 2 p. (No. 1454.) State Dept.

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Alien property. Executive orders authorizing private sales of: Nos. 2843-2847, April 24, 1918; Nos. 2857-2858, May 7, 1918. State Dept.

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