﻿<<TAG_1>>= Strategic Advice
<<TAG_2>>= %N%N%N%N%N%N%BDeploy %Byour %BArmies %Bfor %BVictory! %N%NMost of our army is now mobilized, but some units remain to be deployed. %N%NSome options on deploying these are: %N- to deploy them to strike hard in the west %N- to strengthen your forces in the east %N- to deploy them in the south and send them to take part in the conquest of Serbia. %N%NChoose wisely, because this is probably the most important decision you will have to make in the %Ncoming conflict. %N%N%BNote: If you select %VAuto %VDeploy then these units will be placed within the vicinity of their historical starting points, mainly near Belgium though some Cavalry will deploy further south near the French frontier.
<<TAG_3>>= %N%N%N%N%BOur %BImmediate %BPriorities %N%NA successful advance into Serbia, seizing Belgrade and Nish, will encourage Bulgaria to enter the war on our side. %N%NBut we must also hold our eastern frontier, for Russian advances may entice Romania into entering the war against us. %N%NRomania is also an important food source, so war with that country could also lead to hunger and low morale at home. %N%NWe must therefore advance into Serbia while also holding our eastern frontier as securely as possible.
<<TAG_4>>= %N%N%N%N%BDelaying %BConflict %Bwith %Bthe %BUK %N%NViolating the neutrality of Belgium, the Netherlands or Denmark will automatically bring the British into the war. %N%NSending any naval units, including submarines, anywhere near the British coast, into the North Sea or the Atlantic would also provoke them. %N%NSo take care if you hope to delay Britain's war entry, as without provocation it is likely that the British will remain neutral for the first month of conflict.
<<TAG_5>>= %N%N%N%N%BThe %BImportance %Bof %Bthe %BNetherlands %N%NImperial Germany's war economy relies on goods imported from the neutral Netherlands. %N%NIt is therefore vital that we keep the Dutch friendly to us, using diplomacy if necessary, as it is solely due to her friendly neutral status that she can import goods that would otherwise be deprived to us. %N%NIf the Netherlands were to enter the war on either side, or swing towards favoring the Entente, then we would lose these vital imports and our people could face food shortages. %N%N%VHelmuth %Vvon %VMoltke %NChief of the General Staff
<<TAG_6>>= %N%N%N%N%BThe %BEntente's %BNaval %BBlockade %Bof %BGermany %N%NThe enemy may launch a naval blockade to stop neutral shipping bringing goods to our shores. %N%NIf we do not engage the enemy fleets carrying out such a blockade, then our people will go hungry and this could lead to disorder as their morale falls. %N%NThere are two areas where the enemy can place ships to enforce the blockades. %N%NThe most effective one is between Scapa Flow and Norway. %N%NThey can also enforce a blockade between Scotland and Iceland but this is less harmful to us because it is easier for our merchantmen to slip through their patrols in this area. %N%N%BNote: Placing minefields or our own naval forces on these locations is not recommended as it will also impede the flow of merchant shipping and therefore reduce our National Morale.
<<TAG_7>>= %N%N%N%N%BThe %BImportance %Bof %BUkrainian %BGrain %BSupplies %N%NNow that we have taken Russia out of the war, it is important that we do not lose our strong position in the east. %N%NWe are currently receiving grain imports from the Ukraine, and these imports are very useful in maintaining the German people's determination to continue the war until victory. %N%NIf we do not maintain sufficient forces near Warsaw to discourage hostile attempts to overthrow the new Ukrainian government, then we risk losing these imports. %N%NThis could be catastrophic, so ensure that 4 German units are kept at all times within 8 hexes of Warsaw. %N%NTo fully benefit from the economic and morale benefits of Ukrainian grain, we should keep 12 German units within this radius if possible.
<<TAG_8>>= The Central Powers Are Advised To Keep At Least 4 German Units Near Warsaw
<<TAG_9>>= On Romania
<<TAG_10>>= %N%N%N%N%BBringing %BRomania %Binto %Bthe %BWar %N%NThe Romanians may be tempted to enter the war on our side if we can advance into Austria-Hungary. %N%NCapturing Kraków, Lemberg and Przemyśl will encourage Romania to pursue its ambitions in Transylvania. %N%NAlso consider using diplomacy to move Romania towards the Entente. %N%NBe bold, and the war can be won! %N%N%VGrand %VDuke %VNicholas %NSupreme Commander
<<TAG_11>>= Aiding Serbia
<<TAG_12>>= %N%N%N%N%BOur %BSerbian %BAlly %N%NSerbia is not a wealthy country but it has an experienced army that with our assistance should be able to tie up significant enemy forces. %N%NIt is therefore recommended we consider sending supplies by sea to the Serbs. %N%NTo do this, click on %BWar %BMaps at the top of the screen, then %BConvoy %BMap. %N%NThen click on the French flag and you can adjust the number of Military Production Points (MPPs) to be sent by sea to Serbia every turn.
<<TAG_13>>= %N%N%N%N%BOur %BImmediate %BPriorities %N%NNow that we are at war our top priority must be to assist the French in defending their homeland from invasion. %N%NAt the same time, the Royal Navy can launch a blockade to cut off Germany's food imports from many neutrals. This will reduce their National Morale, but be warned that it will annoy the USA from time to time. %N%NTo institute this blockade, place naval units on the Merchant ship icons that appear on the map in the highlighted locations. %N%NNote that the more ships used the better, and the Northern Blockade from Scapa Flow to Norway will be the more effective location.
<<TAG_14>>= %N%N%N%N%BThe %BImportance %Bof %BGallipoli %N%NWinston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, argues that if we were to capture Gallipoli then this would deliver a very damaging blow at Ottoman morale. %N%NChurchill also argues that success here could lead to some of the neutral powers in the region entering the war on our side. %N%NTo succeed, it may be advisable to first capture Sedd El Bahr and then advance on Gallipoli. %N%NWith Gallipoli in our hands we could then send the navy into the Sea of Marmara to threaten Ottoman shipping and even Constantinople itself.
<<TAG_15>>= Unrestricted Naval Warfare
<<TAG_16>>= %N%N%N%BCommander %Bof %Bthe %BHigh %BSeas %BFleet %N%BAdmiral %Bvon %BIngenohl %N%NCarrying out unrestricted naval warfare against the UK will be a good way to damage the British economy. %N%NTo do this, send naval units to the convoy routes to the west of the UK that have a merchant ship with a British flag on them. %N%NBy placing naval units here we may be able to shut down, at least temporarily, the UK's ports. This would hit the UK's economy hard with dramatic consequences for the UK's ability to wage war. %N%NTheir national morale would also be affected, while our population will applaud the use of unrestricted naval warfare. %N%NHowever, be warned that such moves would annoy the US government and could ultimately lead to the USA entering the war against us.
<<TAG_17>>= %N%N%N%BFirst %BLord %Bof %Bthe %BAdmiralty %N%BWinston %BChurchill %N%NBe advised that the enemy may decide to use unrestricted naval warfare against our convoy routes bringing supplies to the UK. %N%NBy placing naval units on the hexes marked with a merchant ship flying a British flag they could shut down our convoy routes, even if only temporarily. This could have a dramatic impact on our income. %N%NIt is therefore strongly recommended that we maintain naval forces available to attack any enemy naval units operating in these areas. %N%NFortunately the enemy's use of unrestricted naval warfare would annoy the US government and in the long run could lead to the USA joining the Entente.
<<TAG_18>>= The Importance Of Diplomacy
<<TAG_19>>= %N%N%N%N%BUsing %BDiplomacy %N%NBoth Norway and Sweden provide Germany with raw materials vital to their war effort. %N%NThe most effective way to stop this would be to use diplomacy to pressure them both to stop trading with Germany. %N%NWith enough diplomatic pressure the Norwegian government will even start providing us with these raw materials instead. %N%NThis would boost our income and war effort at the expense of Germany's, without us even having to fire a shot. %N%NThe political isolation of Germany will also lower her National Morale, and ultimately help us win the war.
<<TAG_20>>= Capturing Aqaba
<<TAG_21>>= %N%N%N%N%BFrom: The Arab Bureau, Cairo Intelligence Department %N%N%BTo: Lieutenant T.E. Lawrence %N%NTo ensure that the Arab Revolt has a chance of succeeding, it is important that the capture of the port of Aqaba on the Red Sea be made one of your first priorities. %N%NWith this port in your hands, supplies and reinforcements can be shipped to help sustain the revolt, and your standing among the Arab tribes will increase to the point where you will be able to assume a leadership position.
<<TAG_22>>= Preparing For War With Italy
<<TAG_23>>= %N%N%N%N%BChief %Bof %Bthe %BGeneral %BStaff %N%BConrad %Bvon %BHötzendorf %N%NGiven the rise in nationalist sentiment in Italy led by people like Gabriele d'Annunzio who are calling for war against us, we must maintain units at Trento, Klagenfurt and Trieste. %N%NWere we to remove these units then Italy could easily seize these locations, and the result would be catastrophic.
<<TAG_24>>= The Treaty Of Brest-Litovsk
<<TAG_25>>= %N%N%N%N%BThe %BSignificance %Bof %Bthe %BTreaty %Bof %BBrest-Litovsk %N%NAs was feared ever since the Bolsheviks took power, our Russian ally has pulled out of the war. %N%NTrotsky has signed a peace treaty with the Central Powers which effectively ends the war in the east. %N%NNew boundaries are now being drawn as the Baltic States, Crimea and the Ukraine are all declaring independence in the wake of Russia's defeat. %N%NNow we will be likely to see large numbers of experienced enemy troops transferred to the west, so we must prepare to face and defeat a great German offensive. If we can do this then we will still have a chance of victory. %N%N%VVive %Vla %VFrance! %VVive %Vla %VRépublique!
<<TAG_26>>= No Supplies Reach East Africa After The Operation Is Cancelled
<<TAG_27>>= Disinformation Issued By British Intelligence Is Blamed For Its Cancellation
<<TAG_28>>= Entente Naval Units North Of Scotland Blockade Imports To Germany
<<TAG_29>>= Entente Naval Units Blockade Imports To Germany In The North Sea
<<TAG_30>>= Russian Trade Can No Longer Pass Through The Dardanelles
<<TAG_31>>= Fear Of German Raiders Upsets Trade From The British Empire
<<TAG_32>>= Von Spee's Squadron Upsets Trade From The British Empire
<<TAG_33>>= The Emden Shells British Oil Supplies At Madras In India
<<TAG_34>>= Japan Declares War On The Central Powers
<<TAG_35>>= British And Japanese Forces Capture Tsingtao In China
<<TAG_36>>= Thousands Of Recruits Come Forward To Enlist In Kitchener's New Army
<<TAG_37>>= Chief Of Staff Helmuth Von Moltke Resigns Due To Ill Health
<<TAG_38>>= Erich Von Falkenhayn Replaces Von Moltke As Chief Of Staff
<<TAG_39>>= Dozens Are Killed When Indian Soldiers Mutiny In Singapore
<<TAG_40>>= A Ship Carrying Arms To Nationalists In India Is Seized By US Customs Officials
<<TAG_41>>= Disorder In India As The British Suppress A Nationalist Uprising In Calcutta
<<TAG_42>>= Britain Is Outraged By The Execution Of Captain Fryatt At Bruges
<<TAG_43>>= The Courtesan And Double Agent Mata Hari Is Executed In France
<<TAG_44>>= Gavrilo Princip Dies Of Tuberculosis In His Prison Cell
<<TAG_45>>= Winston Churchill Goes To France To Serve At The Front
<<TAG_46>>= J.R.R. Tolkien Becomes An Officer In The Lancashire Fusiliers
<<TAG_47>>= Maritz Rebellion: Boers Revolt Against British Rule In South Africa
<<TAG_48>>= Liman Von Sanders Is Killed Attempting To Flee Turkey
<<TAG_49>>= The Battle Of Cocos: HMAS Sydney Sinks The Emden
<<TAG_50>>= Japanese Destroyers Hunt German Commerce Raiders In The Indian Ocean
<<TAG_51>>= The German Commerce Raider Möwe Attacks Trade From The British Empire
<<TAG_52>>= The German Commerce Raider Seeadler Attacks Shipping In The Pacific
<<TAG_53>>= The German Commerce Raider Wolf Attacks Shipping In The South Pacific
<<TAG_54>>= The German Commerce Raider Wolf Sinks Japanese Shipping In The Indian Ocean
<<TAG_55>>= The German Commerce Raider Wolf Attacks Shipping In The South Atlantic
<<TAG_56>>= German Agents Are Suspected Of Causing An Explosion Damaging The Statue Of Liberty
<<TAG_57>>= Von Lettow-Vorbeck Defeats The British In German East Africa
<<TAG_58>>= Fighting On The Western Front Ceases On Christmas Day
<<TAG_59>>= The Pro-German Boer Revolt In South Africa Is Crushed
<<TAG_60>>= German Forces Surrender in South-West Africa
<<TAG_61>>= German Forces Surrender In Cameroon
<<TAG_62>>= Lord Kitchener Dies When HMS Hampshire Is Sunk
<<TAG_63>>= The Swedish Revolutionary Songwriter Joe Hill Is Executed In The United States
<<TAG_64>>= Sheikh-Ul-Islam Proclaims A Jihad Against The Entente
<<TAG_65>>= Nicholas II Becomes Commander In Chief Of Russia's Armed Forces
<<TAG_66>>= Von Hindenburg Replaces Von Falkenhayn As Chief Of Staff
<<TAG_67>>= Archduke Karl Becomes Emperor Of Austria And King Of Hungary
<<TAG_68>>= The Germans Shoot Nurse Edith Cavell For Helping British Soldiers To Escape
<<TAG_69>>= Rasputin Is Assassinated In Russia
<<TAG_70>>= Woodrow Wilson Is Re-Elected President Of The USA
<<TAG_71>>= President Wilson Outlines His Fourteen Points For Peace
<<TAG_72>>= Manfred Von Richthofen, The Red Baron, Is Shot Down And Killed
<<TAG_73>>= An Anti-War Protestor Assassinates The Austrian Prime Minister, Count Von Stürgkh
<<TAG_74>>= Kaiser Karl Dismisses His Chief Of Staff, Conrad Von Hötzendorf
<<TAG_75>>= Starving Schoolchildren In County Durham Strike For Free School Meals
<<TAG_76>>= The British Royal Family Change Their Name From Saxe-Coburg And Gotha To Windsor
<<TAG_77>>= David Lloyd George Becomes Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom
<<TAG_78>>= John Buchan's Spy Novel 'The Thirty-Nine Steps' Is Published
<<TAG_79>>= Alice Wheeldon Is Convicted Of Conspiracy To Murder Lloyd George Using Poison Darts
<<TAG_80>>= Bertrand Russell Is Imprisoned In The UK For His Anti-War Sentiment
<<TAG_81>>= The No Conscription Fellowship Proclaims Its Opposition To Conscription
<<TAG_82>>= The British Government Gives All Men And Some Women The Right To Vote
<<TAG_83>>= The Socialist Party Demonstrates Against US Involvement In The War
<<TAG_84>>= The Racing Car Driver Eddie Rickenbacker Enlists In The US Signal Corps
<<TAG_85>>= President Wilson Is Made Aware Of The Contents Of The Zimmermann Telegram
<<TAG_86>>= President Carranza Of Mexico Declares That His Country Will Remain Neutral
<<TAG_87>>= President Carranza Of Mexico Makes Threats Against The USA
<<TAG_88>>= Karl Liebknecht Openly Denounces The War In The Reichstag
<<TAG_89>>= German Socialists Opposed To The War Form The Spartacus League
<<TAG_90>>= Karl Liebknecht And Rosa Luxemburg Make Anti-War Speeches At Berlin's MayDay Rally
<<TAG_91>>= The German Socialist Party Expels 18 MPs For Voting Against The War
<<TAG_92>>= Pancho Villa Is Defeated At The Battle Of Celaya In Mexico
<<TAG_93>>= Fighting Breaks Out When Pancho Villa Raids US Territory
<<TAG_94>>= Ten People Die In The Preparedness Day Bombing In San Francisco
<<TAG_95>>= Eugene V. Debs Is Arrested In The USA For Calling For Resistance To The Draft
<<TAG_96>>= International Anarchist Manifesto Against The War Published In England
<<TAG_97>>= Kropotkin And Other Anarchists Declare Their Support For The Entente
<<TAG_98>>= The Dadaist Art Movemement Is Born In Switzerland
<<TAG_99>>= Socialists From Throughout Europe Meet At Zimmerwald In Switzerland
<<TAG_100>>= Lenin Calls On Socialists Meeting In Switzerland To Transform The War Into Class War
<<TAG_101>>= The Russian Government Loses Control As Disorder Breaks Out
<<TAG_102>>= Tsar Nicholas II Abdicates And A Provisional Government Is Formed
<<TAG_103>>= Alexander Kerensky Becomes Minister Of War In The New Russian Government
<<TAG_104>>= Lenin Arrives In Russia
<<TAG_105>>= The Bolsheviks Take Power In Russia
<<TAG_106>>= British National Morale Falls Below 50%
<<TAG_107>>= French National Morale Falls Below 50%
<<TAG_108>>= Italian National Morale Falls Below 50%
<<TAG_109>>= Russian National Morale Falls Below 50%
<<TAG_110>>= US National Morale Falls Below 50%
<<TAG_111>>= German National Morale Falls Below 50%
<<TAG_112>>= Austro-Hungarian National Morale Falls Below 50%
<<TAG_113>>= Ottoman National Morale Falls Below 50%
<<TAG_114>>= British National Morale Falls Below 25%
<<TAG_115>>= French National Morale Falls Below 25%
<<TAG_116>>= Italian National Morale Falls Below 25%
<<TAG_117>>= Kerensky's Appointment Boosts Russian National Morale
<<TAG_118>>= US National Morale Falls Below 25%
<<TAG_119>>= German National Morale Falls Below 25%
<<TAG_120>>= Austro-Hungarian National Morale Falls Below 25%
<<TAG_121>>= Ottoman National Morale Falls Below 25%
<<TAG_122>>= Disorder In Germany As Workers, Soldiers and Sailors Councils Are Formed
<<TAG_123>>= Erich Ludendorff Has A Nervous Breakdown
<<TAG_124>>= Revolution In Germany As The Kaiser Is Forced To Abdicate
<<TAG_125>>= Austria-Hungary Sues For Peace
<<TAG_126>>= The Ottoman Empire Sues For Peace
<<TAG_127>>= %N%N%N%N%BAiding %Bthe %BOttoman %BEmpire %N%NFor as long as there is a clear route via Serbia and Bulgaria to Constantinople, we can send aid to our Ottoman ally to help them in the war against the Entente. %N%NTo do this, click on %BWar %BMaps at the top of the screen, then %BConvoy %BMap. %N%NThen click on the Austro-Hungarian flag and you can adjust the number of Military Production Points (MPPs) to be sent to the Ottoman Empire every turn.
<<TAG_128>>= %N%N%N%N%BAiding %BAustria-Hungary %N%NWithout assistance our Austro-Hungarian ally could struggle to achieve decisive victories against Serbia and Russia. In due course it may also have to face war with Italy. %N%NIt is therefore recommended that we send aid to Austria-Hungary. %N%NTo do this, click on %BWar %BMaps at the top of the screen, then %BConvoy %BMap. %N%NThen click on the German flag and you can adjust the number of Military Production Points (MPPs) to be sent to Austria-Hungary every turn.
<<TAG_129>>= %N%N%N%N%BAiding %BSerbia %N%NHaving entered the war to aid Serbia in its stand against hostile aggression, it is vital that we assist them as much as we can. %N%NOur top priority is therefore to attack Austria-Hungary, defeating their forces and capturing territory. %N%NWe should also consider sending supplies to Serbia via Romania. %N%NTo do this, click on %BWar %BMaps at the top of the screen, then %BConvoy %BMap. %N%NThen click on the Russian flag and you can adjust the number of Military Production Points (MPPs) to be sent to Serbia every turn.
<<TAG_130>>= %N%N%N%BCommander %Bin %BChief, %BSerbian %BArmy %N%BGeneral %BPutnik %N%NWith enemy forces close to Nish it is important that we plan ahead for the next phase of the war. %N%NIf the situation develops so that we will be unable to resist the enemy's advance, then we should consider evacuating our forces to friendly Entente territory. %N%NThis is because if we lose Belgrade, Nish and Üsküb, then any of our units that are in friendly territory %Boutside Serbia when that happens will continue to fight on from exile. %N%NFor King and Fatherland, with Faith in God!
<<TAG_131>>= %N%N%N%N%BNaval %BMines %N%NWe can lay Naval Mines in strategic locations to damage enemy shipping, and these can be laid 2 per turn by Destroyers and Torpedo Boats. %N%NAs they can sink neutral shipping, it is best not to place them on or adjacent to Convoy routes from neutral countries like Norway and Sweden. Doing so would likely trigger a negative diplomatic reaction. %N%NTo lay a minefield, right-click on the minelaying unit and select the adjacent hex where you would like to lay it. The total number of Mines that can be laid can be increased through researching %VNaval %VWarfare. %N%NIf a unit does strike an enemy minefield it will lose 2-5 strength points and its morale will be reduced, so beware that the enemy will be laying Mines too.
<<TAG_132>>= German Action On The Distant Blockade Line Interrupts The Flow of Neutral Merchant Shipping Destined For Germany
<<TAG_133>>= German Action On The Northern Blockade Line Interrupts The Flow of Neutral Merchant Shipping Destined For Germany
<<TAG_134>>= Having Completed His Training, Ernst Jünger Is Sent To The Front
<<TAG_135>>= Soldiers Of The 130th Baluchi Regiment Mutiny At Bombay
<<TAG_136>>= The Philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein Is Posted To Serve On The Eastern Front
<<TAG_137>>= Prime Minister Karl von Stürgkh Unveils The Warrior In Iron In Vienna
<<TAG_138>>= Venezuelan Soldier Of Fortune Rafael de Nogales Méndez Joins The Ottoman Army
<<TAG_139>>= Union of Democratic Control Formed Calling For Democratic Oversight Of UK Foreign Policy
<<TAG_140>>= Frederick “Bobs” Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts Dies While Visiting The Forces In France
<<TAG_141>>= Balfour Declaration Published Promising A Homeland For Jewish People
<<TAG_142>>= Agatha Christie Works On Her First Poirot Novel: The Mysterious Affair at Styles
<<TAG_143>>= Germany's First Ace Pilot, Max Immelmann, Is Shot Down Over The Western Front
<<TAG_144>>= Ernst Udet Gains His First Kill Over The Western Front
<<TAG_145>>= The Canadian Billy Bishop Begins His Outstanding Career In The Royal Flying Corps
<<TAG_146>>= The Exceptionally Successful French Ace René Fonck Gains His First Confirmed Kill Over The Western Front
<<TAG_147>>= The US Poet Alan Seeger Is Killed In Action While Serving With The French Foreign Legion
<<TAG_148>>= Lieutenant Charles De Gaulle Returns To Active Service After Recovering From A Wound
<<TAG_149>>= South African Ace Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor Gains His First Kill Over The Western Front
<<TAG_150>>= The French Ace Georges Guynemer Gains His First Kill Over The Western Front
<<TAG_151>>= Le Canard Enchaîné Begins Publishing In France
<<TAG_152>>= Henri Barbusse's War Memoir Under Fire: The Story of a Squad Is Published
<<TAG_153>>= Ottoman Finance Minister Mehmet Cavit Bey Resigns In Protest Against The War
<<TAG_154>>= Sultan Mehmed V Dies And Is Succeeded By His Brother Who Becomes Sultan Mehmed VI
<<TAG_155>>= The Khedive Abbas II Of Egypt Promises To Help Drive The British From Egypt
<<TAG_156>>= The British Depose The Khedive And Appoint Hussein Kamel As Sultan Of Egypt
<<TAG_157>>= King George V Announces That The British Will Protect Muslim Pilgrimage Routes
<<TAG_158>>= New Zealand Sends An Expeditionary Force To Seize German Samoa
<<TAG_159>>= New Zealand Introduces Conscription To Make Up For Declining Recruitment Rates
<<TAG_160>>= In A National Referendum Australia Votes Against Introducing Conscription
<<TAG_161>>= Forced To Vote Again In A Second Referendum, The Australians Again Reject Conscription
<<TAG_162>>= Canada Begins Conscripting Men For The Armed Forces
<<TAG_163>>= Four Killed As Thousands Riot In Quebec Against Conscription
<<TAG_164>>= The British Woman Flora Sandes Starts Her Career In The Serbian Army
<<TAG_165>>= K-Brot, Bread Made With Potatoes, Wheat And Rye Is Launched In Germany
<<TAG_166>>= Max Planck And Other Prominent Figures Sign The Manifesto Of The 93 To Support Germany
<<TAG_167>>= Herbert Hoover Organizes The Commission for Relief in Belgium
<<TAG_168>>= Tomáš Masaryk Goes Into Exile To Seek Support For Czechoslovak Independence
<<TAG_169>>= D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation Is Released At The Cinema
<<TAG_170>>= Charlie Chaplin Stars In The Tramp
<<TAG_171>>= Bread Rationing Begins In Germany As Baking Cakes Is Forbidden
<<TAG_172>>= Harold Lloyd Stars In From Italy’s Shores
<<TAG_173>>= Huge Crowds Attend The Unveiling Of The Iron Hindenburg Statue In Berlin
<<TAG_174>>= Friedrich Naumann’s Mitteleuropa Is A Best Seller In Germany
<<TAG_175>>= British Soldiers Serving At Ypres Start Producing The Wipers Times
<<TAG_176>>= Erich Maria Remarque Is Conscripted Into The German Army
<<TAG_177>>= U-Boat Ace Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière Wins The Pour le Mérite
<<TAG_178>>= Buster Keaton Stars In His First Film, Fatty Arbuckle’s The Butcher Boy
<<TAG_179>>= Stan Laurel Makes His Film Debut In Nuts In May
<<TAG_180>>= The Gulf Between, The First Color Film, Is Released At The Cinema
<<TAG_181>>= The First Ever Tarzan Film, Tarzan Of The Apes Is Released
<<TAG_182>>= Austrian Physicist Erwin Schrödinger Is Among Those Posted To Serve On The Italian Border
<<TAG_183>>= Georg von Trapp Begins His Career As An Austro-Hungarian U-Boat Ace
<<TAG_184>>= David Lloyd George's Coalition Wins The UK General Election
<<TAG_185>>= 500 Sinn Féin Members Are Arrested After The British Learn Of Plans For A Rising
<<TAG_186>>= Sinn Féin Win 73 Seats In Ireland In The UK's General Election
<<TAG_187>>= Lenin Finishes Writing Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism
<<TAG_188>>= J.P. Morgan Jnr Is Shot And Wounded After A Bomb Explodes In The Capitol Building, Washington D.C.
<<TAG_189>>= The German Agent Eric Muenter Is Arrested For The Bombing And Shooting
<<TAG_190>>= William "Buffalo Bill" Cody Dies Aged 70
<<TAG_191>>= Jack London, Author Of Call Of The Wild, Dies Aged 40
<<TAG_192>>= Humphrey Bogart Joins The US Navy
<<TAG_193>>= US Committee on Public Information Organizes Mass Publicity In Support Of The War Effort
<<TAG_194>>= Former Chief Of Staff Helmuth Von Moltke Dies Aged 68
<<TAG_195>>= Oliver Hardy Stars In A Day At School
<<TAG_196>>= The Reichstag Passes A Resolution Calling For Peace Without Annexations
<<TAG_197>>= The German Flying Ace Oswald Boelcke Is Killed In A Mid-Air Collision
<<TAG_198>>= The Inventor Ferdinand Von Zeppelin Dies Aged 78
<<TAG_199>>= German Fatherland Party Formed With Admiral Tirpitz As Leader
<<TAG_200>>= King Carol I Of Romania Dies And Ferdinand I Ascends The Throne
<<TAG_201>>= Tsar Ferdinand Of Bulgaria Abdicates
<<TAG_202>>= The English Cricketer W.G. Grace Dies Aged 67
<<TAG_203>>= Victor Chapman Becomes The First US Pilot To Die In The War
<<TAG_204>>= Sherif Hussein Denounces The Ottomans For Having Rejected God's Word
<<TAG_205>>= Fatwas Are Issued Against Sherif Hussein As The Pan Indian Muslim League Condemns The Arab Rising
<<TAG_206>>= Ottomans Increasingly Blame Germany For The War, And Many German Officers Are Assaulted
<<TAG_207>>= A Fanatic Attacks The Ottoman Minister Of War, Enver Pasha, Blaming Him For Their Defeats
<<TAG_208>>= The Prolific Inventor Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim Dies Aged 76
<<TAG_209>>= Tens Of Thousands Join The American Protective League To Counter Subversion
<<TAG_210>>= British Ace Edward "Mick" Mannock Is Shot Down And Killed
<<TAG_211>>= German Sabotage Suspected As 139 Die In An Explosion In Eddystone, Pennsylvania
<<TAG_212>>= The Producer Of The Film The Spirit of '76 Is Tried For Sedition And Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison
<<TAG_213>>= Pope Benedict XV Issues A 7 Point Plan Calling For Peace
<<TAG_214>>= Edwin Hubble Volunteers For The US Army And Joins The 2nd Battalion, 343rd Infantry Regiment
<<TAG_215>>= Captain Harry S. Truman Is Placed In Command of Battery D, 129th Field Artillery, 35th US Infantry Division
<<TAG_216>>= There Are Two Weeks Of Blackouts In New York Triggered By Fears Of A German Seaplane Attack
<<TAG_217>>= Leon Trotsky Returns To Russia From Exile
<<TAG_218>>= Trotsky Leaks The Sykes-Picot Agreement To The Manchester Guardian, Embarrassing The Entente
<<TAG_219>>= %N%N%N%N%BThe %BEntente %Band %BBelgium %N%NAs we have not invaded Belgium, it is possible that the Entente may do so in an attempt to outflank our position on the Western Front. They may then even attack the Netherlands. %N%NWe expect the attacks despite any domestic or political consequences the Entente may suffer. %N%NFirstly, the National Morale of both the UK and France would fall as public opinion would condemn their attack. Secondly, attacking Belgium would swing the USA 8-20% away from the Entente, and attacking the Netherlands would swing it a further 11-20%. %N%N%NIf you would rather the AI not invade Belgium or the Netherlands, you can prevent this by going to OPTIONS→ADVANCED→SCRIPTS→DECISION. %N%NThen scroll to the last page and turn off the script %VAI: %VFrench %VInvasion %Vof %Vthe %VLow %VCountries.
