August 6th, 1914 cont. Field-Marshal Earl Kitchener succeeds Mr. Asquith as Secretary of State for War, Great Britain. (Mr. Asquith held the appointment from March 31st, 1914.) (See June 5th, 1916.) H.M.S. Amphion sunk by mine off Yarmouth. Naval Convention between France and Great Britain concluded in London. French Admiral to command Allied Naval Forces in the Mediterranean. (See November 9th.) Action between H.M.S. Bristol and German cruiser Karlsruhe in the West Indies (see November 4th). German armed merchant cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich leaves Tsingtau (see January 28th and April 8th, 1915). Admiral von Spees squadron leaves Ponape (Caroline islands) (see, September 22nd). [Scharnhorst (flag), Gneisenau, Nürnberg. Dresden and Leipzig joined on October 12th and 14th respectively] 7th August City of Liège occupied by German forces (see 4th and 16th). First units of British Expeditionary Force land in France (see 16th). French troops cross the frontier of Alsace (see 2nd). Action between H.M.S. Gloucester and the Goeben and Breslau off the coast of Greece (see 4th and 11th). 8th August Montenegro severs diplomatic relations with Germany. State of War commences between Montenegro and Germany (see 5th). Battle of Mulhouse. Mulhouse (Alsace) occupied by French forces (see 7th, 11th, 19th and 25th). Battles of the Western Front: First Encounters and Battles of the Frontiers British forces cross frontier of Togoland and occupy Lome (see 13th and 26th). Swiss Government order Mobilisation. Hostilities commence in East Africa (see 15th). H.M.S. Astræa bombards Dar es Salaam (see September 4th, 1916). 9th August British aerial cross-Channel patrol for the protection of transports instituted. Belgian Government proposal for neutralisation of African free trade zone formulated (see 22nd). H.M.S. Birmingham sinks German submarine U.-15 in the North Sea. (First submarine destroyed.) 10th August British aerial coast patrol established. France severs diplomatic relations with Austria-Hungary (see 12th). 11th August German warships Goeben and Breslau enter the Dardenelles (see 4th and 7th). Mulhouse retaken by German forces (see 8th and 19th). French Government issue first list of contraband (see 25th and November 6th). 12th August Great Britain and France declare war on Austria-Hungary (see 10th). Austrian forces cross the Save and seize Shabatz (see 25th).
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