fierce fighting in Flanders.  Kaiser Wilhelm was also at the front, both east and west, but was forced to return to Berlin early in the month by an attack of illness.  On his recovery after two weeks he again visited the western field headquarters in Belgium, but in the first week of January, 1915, he was again compelled by his ailment to make a hurried return to Berlin for medical treatment and rest.  British and German naval losses in the world war to January 1, 1915, are shown in the following, compiled from admiralty reports, and, where these are missing, from other authoritative sources.  The figures are approximately correct.

  BRITISH LOSSES

Date         Name and Type              How Sunk   Tonnage  Lives Lost
Aug.   7—­Amphion, protected cruiser      Mined      3,440   136
Sept.  4—­Speedy, torpedo gunboat         Mined        810   ... 
Sept.  5—­Pathfinder,  protected  cruiser Mined      2,940   250
Sept.  7—­Warrior, protected  cruiser     Stranded  13,500   ... 
Sept.  9—­Oceanic, auxiliary cruiser      Wrecked   17,000   ... 
Sept. 18--Fishguard II, training ship     Foundered ......    21
Sept. 19—­AE-1, submarine                 Lost         800    25
Sept. 20—­Pegasus, protected cruiser      Shelled    2,200    25
Sept. 22—­Aboukir, protected cruiser      Torpedoed 12,000   510
Sept. 22—­Cressy, protected cruiser       Torpedoed 12,000   561
Sept. 22—­Hogue, protected  cruiser       Torpedoed 12,000   362
Oct.  16—­Hawke, protected cruiser        Torpedoed  7,350   350
Oct.  18—­E-3, submarine                  Shelled      800    25
Oct.  27—­Audacious, dreadnought          Torpedoed 25,000     2
Oct.  31—­Hermes, protected cruiser       Torpedoed  5,600   ... 
Nov.   1—­Monmouth, armored  cruiser      Shelled    3,800   540
Nov.   1—­Good Hope, armored cruiser      Shelled   14,100   875
Nov.   5—­D-5, submarine                  Mined        550    21
Nov.  11—­Niger, torpedo gunboat          Torpedoed    819   ... 
Nov.  20—­Bulwark,  battleship            Explosion 15,000   800
Jan.   1—­Formidable,  battleship         Torpedoed 17,000   579
Number of vessels lost, 21.                        --------------
Totals                                             172,700 5,082

  GERMAN LOSSES

Date Name and Type How Sunk Tonnage Lives Lost Aug. 5—­Panther, gunboat Shelled 900 75 Aug. 6—­Koenigin Luise, mine layer Torpedoed 1,800 70 Aug. 7—­Augsburg, protected cruiser Shelled 4,280 158 Aug. 9—­U-15, submarine Shelled 400 12 Aug. 27—­Kaiser Wm. der Grosse, aux. cruiser Shelled 14,849 30 Aug. 27—­Magdeburg, protected cruiser Shelled 4,478 200 Aug. 28—­Ariadne, protected cruiser Shelled 2,620 200 Aug. 28—­V-186, V-187, destroyers Shelled 1,290 100 Sept. 14—­Cap Trafalgar,auxiliary cruiser Shelled 26,000 14 Sept. 15—­Hela, small cruiser