THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1917. -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER : A REVIEW OF PUBLIC EVENTS, 1917. -- CONTENTS. -- PREFATORY NOTE. -- THE MINISTRY. 1917. -- ANNUAL REGISTER, 1917. -- PART I. -- THE WAR. -- CHAPTER I. -- NEW YEAR TO THE MIDDLE OF MAY. -- THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE GERMAN SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN. -- THE GERMAN RETREAT IN THE WEST. -- THE FRANCO-BRITISH OFFENSIVES IN APRIL. -- CHAPTER II. -- FROM THE MIDDLE OF MAY TO THE FALL OF RIGA. -- THE ITALIAN OFFENSIVES IN MAY AND AUGUST. -- THE RUSSIAN COLLAPSE IN GALICIA. -- THE OPERATIONS IN THE WEST. -- THE WAR AT SEA. -- THE WAR IN THE AIR. -- THE FALL OF RIGA. -- CHAPTER III. -- FROM THE FALL OF RIGA TO THE END OF THE YEAR. -- THE WESTERN FRONT. -- THE INVASION OF ITALY. -- THE WAR AT SEA. -- THE WAR IN THE AIR. -- THE OESEL OPERATIONS. -- THE ARMISTICE IN THE EAST. -- ENGLISH HISTORY. -- CHAPTER I. -- OPENING OF THE YEAR. -- CHAPTER II. -- THE SUMMER MONTHS. -- CHAPTER III. -- THE AUTUMN SESSION. -- FOREIGN AND COLONIAL HISTORY. -- CHAPTER I. -- I. FRANCE. -- II. ITALY. -- THE SEE OF ROME. -- CHAPTER II. -- I. GERMANY. -- II. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. -- CHAPTER III. -- I. RUSSIA. -- II. FINLAND. -- III. POLAND. -- IV. TURKEY. -- V. RUMANIA. -- VI. GREECE. -- VII. SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO. -- VIII. BULGARIA. -- IX. ALBANIA. -- CHAPTER IV. -- I. BELGIUM. -- II. LUXEMBURG. -- III. THE NETHERLANDS. -- IV. SWITZERLAND. -- V. SPAIN. -- VI. PORTUGAL. -- VII. DENMARK. -- VIII. SWEDEN. -- IX. NORWAY. -- CHAPTER V. -- SOUTHERN ASIA. -- I. CYPRUS. -- II. THE HEJAZ. -- III. PERSIA. -- IV. AFGHANISTAN. -- V. BOKHARA AND KHIVA. -- VI. INDIA -- VII. SIAM. -- CHAPTER VI. -- THE FAR EAST: CHINA-JAPAN. -- I. CHINA. -- II. JAPAN. -- CHAPTER VII. -- AFRICA. -- I. THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA. -- II. RHODESIA. -- III. NYASALAND. -- IV. PORTUGUESE EAST AFRICA. -- V. PORTUGUESE WEST AFRICA. -- VI. GERMAN EAST AFRICA.

VII. BRITISH EAST AFRICA. -- VIII. LIBERIA. -- IX. TRIPOLI. -- X. MOROCCO. -- XI. ABYSSINIA. -- XII. EGYPT. -- XIII. THE SUDAN. -- CHAPTER VIII. -- AMERICA. -- I. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ITS DEPENDENCIES. -- II. CANADA. -- III. NEWFOUNDLAND. -- IV. GREENLAND. -- V. MEXICO. -- VI. BRAZIL. -- VII. ARGENTINA. -- VIII. CHILI. -- IX. URUGUAY. -- X. OTHER REPUBLICS. -- CHAPTER IX. -- AUSTRALASIA. -- I. AUSTRALIA. -- II. NEW ZEALAND. -- PART II. -- CHRONICLE OF EVENTS IN 1917. -- JANUARY. -- FEBRUARY. -- MARCH. -- APRIL. -- MAY. -- JUNE. -- JULY. -- AUGUST. -- SEPTEMBER. -- OCTOBER. -- NOVEMBER. -- DECEMBER. -- PUBLIC DOCUMENTS. -- SUMMARY OF THE REPORT OF THE DARDANELLES COMMISSION. -- THE REPORT. -- LORD KITCHENER'S DEATH. -- HIGHER ORGANISATION. -- FORMATION OF WAR COUNCIL. -- ADMIRALTY AND WAR OFFICE. -- NARRATIVE OF EVENTS. -- WAR COUNCIL-JAN. 13. -- WAR COUNCIL-JAN. 28. -- LORD KITCHENER'S VIEW. -- SIR IAN HAMILTON'S APPOINTMENT. -- RESULTS OF THE OPERATIONS. -- SUMMARY OF THE REPORT OF THE MESOPOTAMIA COMMISSION. -- INTRODUCTION TO THE REPORT. -- ORIGIN OF THE CAMPAIGN. -- ORIGIN OF FIRST ADVANCE ON BAGHDAD. -- BATTLE OF CTESIPHON. -- RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADVANCE. -- KUT RELIEF OPERATIONS. -- EQUIPMENT AND COMMISSARIAT DEFICIENCIES. -- DISPUTES WITH THE HOME GOVERNMENT. -- TRANSPORT. -- MEDICAL BREAKDOWN. -- DIVIDED RESPONSIBILITY FOR CAMPAIGN. -- CENSURE OF INDIAN GOVERNMENT. -- COMMANDER WEDGWOOD'S REPORT. -- SUMMARY OF THE REPORT OF THE SPEAKERS CONFERENCE ON ELECTORAL REFORM. -- I.-REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS. -- II.-REFORM OF THE FRANCHISE. -- III.- REDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS. -- IV .-UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATION. -- V.-METHOD AND COSTS OF ELECTIONS. -- VI.-THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGISTER. -- VII.--SOLDIERS AND SAILORS. -- VIII.-WOMAN SUFFRAGE. -- IX.-MISCELLANEOUS. -- RETROSPECT OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND ART IN 1917. -- LITERATURE.

I. BIOGRAPHY. -- II. WAR BOOKS. -- III. SOCIAL AND POLITICAL. -- IV. MISCELLANEOUS. -- V. FICTION. -- SCIENCE OF THE YEAR. -- I. PHYSICAL SCIENCE. -- II. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE. -- ART, DRAMA, AND MUSIC. -- I. ART. -- II. DRAMA. -- III. MUSIC. -- FINANCE AND COMMERCE IN 1917. -- OBITUARY OF EMINENT PERSONS. -- JANUARY. -- FEBRUARY. -- MARCH. -- APRIL. -- MAY. -- JUNE. -- JULY. -- AUGUST. -- SEPTEMBER. -- OCTOBER. -- NOVEMBER. -- DECEMBER. -- INDEX.