Chapter 17

AAir Raids, at night, III,229-241;British, II, 249;on England, I, 375-388Albert, King of Belgium, I, 114-115;encourages soldiers, I, 51, 53Albert, town of, III,164Alcedotorpedoed, II, 374-378Alderson, General, at Second Ypres, I, 258Aleppo, importance as railway junction, II, 180;starting point for caravans, II, 178Alien enemies, rules concerning, II, 239-243Allenby, General, at Gommecourt, II. 75;commands in Palestine, II, 344-368;in Allied retreat, I, 65-67Allied Armies, in Macedonia, III,170;positions in Battle of the Marne, I, 78, 81, 90-93Alsace, operations in, I, 84America Drawn Into War, II, 205-225;bad faith of Germans, II, 210;sinking ofLusitania, II, 210;stirred by invasion of Belgium, II, 208;Sussex, II, 212America's Break with Germany, relations severed, II, 197-198;reasons for, II, 194-204America's Declaration of Existence of War, II, 224-225American Expeditionary Forces, a corps, III,242-243;a division, III,242;airplanes, III,248;artillery supply, III,247;artillery training camp, III,202;attack in the Soissonais, III,224;aviators, III,269;communication and supply, III,244-246;construction work, III,244;Engineer Corps, III,216,269;fight through Meuse-Argonne sector, III,256-267;First and Second in Soissons drive, III,252;First Army is organized, III,254;first days on the firing line, III,200-209;First Division at Montdidier, III,250;First Division takes Cantigny, III,250;Forty-second Division east of Rheims, III,251;Forty-second and Thirty-second at Cierges, III,253;from the Marne to the Aisne, III,210-228;German supply line cut, III,266;infantry training, III,243;line on date of armistice, III,267;losses of, III,268;Medical Corps, III,268;Ordnance Department, III,269;organization of, III,242-248;plans for movement against St. Mihiel salient, III,254;ports employed, III,245;quality of soldiers, III,228;Quartermaster's Department, III,269;Second and Thirty-sixth with French, III,261-262;Second Army organized, III,263;Second Corps organized on British front, III,251;Second Division takes Bouresches, Belleau Wood and Vaux, III,250-251;Service of Supply, III,245-247,268;Signal Corps, III,269;soldiers in Italy, III,268;soldiers in Russia, III,268;take St. Mihiel salient, III,254-257;ten divisions train on British front, III,250;Tank Corps, III,269;Third Division on the Marne, III,250-252;Thirty-seventh and Ninety-first in Belgium, III,264;three divisions on the Vesle, III,253;troops in the Argonne, III,258-266;Twenty-eighth Division east of Rheims, III,251;Twenty-seventh and Thirtieth Divisions break Hindenburg line, III,261;Twenty-sixth at Seicheprey, III,249;Twenty-sixth takes Torcy, III,253American Navy in the War, III,270-296;activities of Y.M.C.A. and Knights of Columbus, III,287-288;air stations in Ireland, III,278;aviation base at Eastleigh, III,281;base at Cardiff, Scotland, III,286;Battleship Division Nine, III,278;convoy of troops, III,282;co-operates with Allies, III,271-273;cross-channel transport service, III,280;destroyers on coast of Ireland, III,275;destroyers at Brest, III,282-283;forces at Gibraltar, III,286;mine-laying operations, III,279;naval pipe-line unit, III,286;northern bombing group of seaplanes, III,281;seaplane station at Killingholme, III,280;radio station near Bordeaux, III,285;railway battery, III,285-286;Rear-Admiral Rodgers, III,276;subchasers, III,277;subchasers at Corfu, III,286;subchasers at Plymouth, III,280;submarines, III,276;Vice-Admiral Wilson on French coast, III,281-282American Food Commission, II, 163American Railway Association, aids war preparations, II, 332American ships torpedoed, II, 286Amiens, capture of, I, 82Ancre, Battle of the, Beaumont taken, II, 109Ancre and Somme, lines between, II, 71Anglo-Russian Campaign in Turkey, II, 174-187;British save oil fields, II, 181;British in Kut-el-Amara, II, 181;Russians in Caucasia, II, 183-186Anzac, meaning of term, I, 224Arbuthnot, Rear-Admiral Sir Robert, death of, II, 52;ships are disabled, II, 41Ardent, at Jutland Bank, II, 52Argonne, American army prepares for battle, III,258;Americans open battle, III,259;character of ground, III,258;divisions engaged, III,266;is cleared of enemy, III,263;prisoners taken, III,266Armenia, Russians in, I, 184Armistice, duration of, III,304-305;November 11, 1918, III,266;signatories, III,305;terms of, III,297-305Artillery, work of, in Argonne, III,259,261Asia, routes, II, 177-178Atrocities, in Belgium and Serbia, II, 223Australians, at Gallipoli, I, 222-224;in Palestine, II, 350Austria-Hungary, army and navy reorganized, I, 8;condition on Bulgaria's capitulation, III,181;orders partial mobilization, I, 24-25;seeks control of Constantinople, I, 126;sends ultimatum to Serbia, I, 14Austria-Hungary and Russia, mutual antagonism of, I, 8Austrians, on Col di Lana, II, 55-65;in the Alps, I, 315-319;use 17-inch howitzers, III,78Austro-German Offensive Against Italy, III,71-100Austro-Italian front, II, 56Aviation, American naval, in Europe, under Captain Cone, III,286;American naval air stations in England, III,280-281;American naval air stations in France, III,283-285;American naval air stations in Ireland, III,278;German air raids, I, 375, 383; III,229-241;report on Jerusalem, II, 362;Royal Flying Corps at Mons, I, 73Avocourt, attack on, II, 22;retaken by French, II, 19Avocourt Wood, stormed by Germans, II, 18Ayesha, cruise of the, I, 184-189BBainsizza Plateau, evacuated, III,80;fighting on, III,78Baker, Newton D., Secretary of War, II, 298-343Balkan Nations, I, 127-128Balkan Railway, II, 179Balkan War, danger to Turkey, I, 134Basra, threatened, II, 181Battle Lines, Map of, III,227Bayly, Admiral Sir Lewis, commands destroyer forces, III,275Beatty, Admiral, reports on Jutland Battle, II, 31-40Beaumont, captured, II, 109Beau Repaire Farm, III,252Belgian Army, heroism at Liege, I, 45;retreats to Ostend, I, 106;spirit of soldiers, I, 113, 122;stand in Belgium, I, 101Belgium, conditions better than in France, II, 167;dangers for, I, 17;French army in, I, 100-101;German rule in, II, 159-173;invasion of, I, 41-61;last ditch in, I, 108-124;neutrality of, I, 31-32;war in, I, 106-107Belleau Wood, taken, III,251Berzy-le-Sec, captured, III,252Bethmann-Hollweg, Herr von, opinion, I, 25-26Birdwood, General, plans of, I, 370-371Bismarck Fort, I, 216Black Prince, sunk, II, 52Black Sea, closing of, I, 135-137Bohemia, National Assembly of, III,186Bohlen, Herr Krupp von, opinion of, I, 20Bollati, Signor, views on German Government, I, 18-19"Boris the Bulgar," III,63Boulogne, objective, I, 103Bouresches, taken, III,251Boy-Ed, Captain, violates American neutrality, II, 288Bridge of Arches, I, 47Briggs, Lieutenant General, operations at Saloniki, II, 252Brilliant, at Ostend, III,111-112,118Bristol, in Falkland fight, I, 161-172British Admiralty, I, 283-284British and French, cooperation in Somme attack, II, 75, 86, 89British Armies, advance in Marne battle, I, 80-82;in capture of Tsing-Tao, I, 205-220;growth of, II, 67;in the Great Retreat, I, 86-89;on Italian front, III,83;remove from Aisne, I, 99-100;retreat in Picardy, III,162-163;transported to northern theater, I, 99British Empire, in Africa, III,50British Navy, arrival of squadron at Port Stanley, I, 161-162;at Jutland Bank, II, 32-54;in Coronel sea fight, I, 141-157;in Falkland Battle, I, 157-175;Grand Fleet, II, 30;at Zeebrugge and Ostend, III,101-118British Troops in Mesopotamia,advance up Tigris, II, 181;routes to Bagdad, II, 185Brussiloff, commands offensive in Volhynia, II, 132-133;talks on Rumanian situation, II, 137Bulgaria, affected by the Russian Revolution, III,174;character of people, III,171-172;dependence on Germany for aid, II, 179;dissatisfaction with Peace of Bucharest, III,172;dissatisfied with share of the Dobrudja, III,175;dissatisfied with treatment from Germany, III,177-178;influenced by Teuton promises, III,173;influenced by Allied victories in the West, III,179;victorious in Serbia and Rumania, III,174;withdraws from the war, III,170Bulgarians, advance in Struma Valley, II, 246;attack Greeks, III,61-64;in Eastern Macedonia, II, 247Bullard, General Robert L., commands Second Army, III,263;commands Third Corps, and operations on the Vesle, III,253CCadorna, General, arrests Italian offensive, III,72-73Caetani, Gelasio, Italian engineer on Col di Lana, II, 62Calais, battle of, I, 104;objective of Germans, I, 103Cambon, coolness in crisis, I, 36;fears of, I, 16Cameron, Major General George H., in St. Mihiel battle, III,255Canadians, at Second Ypres, I, 248-286;counterattack on Germans, I, 251-252;heroism of, I, 249-252;in gas attack at Ypres, I, 253;position of Division at Ypres, I, 248-249;recapture of guns at Ypres, I, 221;Royal Highlanders, I, 255-257;Third Brigade, I, 249-257Canopus, accompanies Glasgow, I, 146-147;in Falkland fight, I, 156-158Cantigny, taken by First Division, III,250Cantonments, completion of, II, 327;materials for, II, 322-323;sites chosen, II, 319-320;typical, II, 323Caporetto, falls to Austrians, III,71;taking of, III,76Carnovan, in Falkland fight, I, 161-170Carpathians, I, 319-320Carpenter, Captain A.F.B., commandsVindictiveat Zeebrugge, III,104Cassin, U.S. destroyer, torpedoed, II, 369-376Castelnau, General de, orders troops to hold at Verdun, II, 16Cavell, Edith, I, 348-364;trial of, I, 350-352Central Powers, desire to dominate other races, II, 215Champagne, great offensive in, I, 322, 347Channel, race for, I, 96-107Charleroi, defeat of Allied armies at, I, 61Château-Thierry, German offensive at, III,252;July counteroffensive, III,252;Third Division holds bridgehead, III,250;topography, III,210-213Chetwode, General, route of Germans by, I, 73China, neutrality of, I, 204Choising, German ship, I, 187-191Col di Lana, blowing off Austrian position, II, 55-65Combles, French advance on, II, 94-95Communipaw, sunk, II, 282Congress, in extraordinary session, II, 26Constantine, King of Greece, attitude of, III,54Constantinople, contention for, I, 129-130;German cruisers at, I, 135;hold of England and France on, I, 129;importance of, I, 126-127, 140; II, 177Contalmaison, attack on, II, 78Convoy System, III,282Cornwall, in Falkland fight, I, 161-172Coronel, Battle of, I, 141-157Coté du Poivre, attack at, II, 18-21;taken by French, II, 28Council of National Defense, II, 321-343Cradock, Rear Admiral Sir Christopher, attacks German cruisers, I, 150-157;in chase for German squadron, I, 145Crown Prince, German, army of, at Verdun, II, 12;brings up fresh forces, II, 18;urges troops to take Verdun, II, 8Cumières, retaken by French, II, 22;stormed by Germans, II, 22Curry, General, at Second Ypres, I, 256-257, 259Czecho-Slovak Expeditionary Force, III,183Czecho-Slovaks, III,183-199;character of men in Siberia, III,184-185;journey on a Czecho-Slovak train, III,184DDaffodil, at Ostend, III,101;at Zeebrugge, III,102-103,105Declaration of War, II, 238Defence, at Jutland Bank, II, 52Dellville Wood, attacks on, II, 87-88;terrain around, II, 85Deportations, II, 161-162Destroyers, American, III,7-31Dickman, Major General, commands First Corps, III,263;in St. Mihiel battle, III,255Dobrudja, disposed of by Germany, III,175;failure of defense in, II, 134Doiran Lake, British lines near, II, 246Donnelly, Lieutenant, surprises Turks, I, 235-236Douaumont, attacks at, II, 21;French victory at, II, 27Drake, exploits of, I, 149Duchess of Hohenberg, I, 9Dunkirk, bombed, I, 109-110;objective of Germans, I, 103EEast African Campaigns, III,32-53Egypt, natural routes to, II, 178;need for large army, II, 180Eightieth Division, available for St. Mihiel, III,255;in Argonne, III,258Eighty-ninth Division, at St. Mihiel, III,255Eighty-second Division, at St. Mihiel, III,255;in reserve in Argonne, III,259Eighty-seventh Division, in Argonne, III,259Eitel Friedrich, in Falkland fight, I, 162-174;interns at Newport News, I, 174Emden, cruise of, I, 176, 197;ships captured by, I, 179-180Engineers, sent to France, II, 328;training of, II, 327;work of, in Argonne, III,259England on neutrality of Belgium, I, 30-31;scorns German proposal, I, 26-27Erzerum, taken by Russians, I, 183Evan-Thomas, Admiral, report on Jutland Bank, II, 39FFalkland Sea Fight, I, 142-175Festubert, Canadian advance at, I, 274-275Fifth Division, at St. Mihiel, III,255First Division, at St. Mihiel, III,255;in drive for Soissons, III,252;in reserve in Argonne, III,259;takes Berzy-le-Sec, III,252Flanders, Battle of, I, 97;German attack in, I, 101-103Foch, General, afterward Marshal, outmanœuvres Germans in Battle of the Marne, I, 93;launches counteroffensive, III,252;uses American troops in Picardy and on the Marne, III,249,250Food, in Belgium, II, 168Forts of Liege, I, 54-59Forts, on banks of Meuse, I, 54-56Forty-Second (Rainbow) Division, at St. Mihiel, III,255;captures Sergy, III,253Fourth Division, in Argonne, III,258;relieves Forty-second, III,253France, her wounded heroes, III,138-152;Germany declares war on, I, 35;German rule in, II, 159-173;control cards, II, 160Francis Ferdinand, Archduke, assassination of, I, 10;character of, I, 7-9;marriage to Sophie Chotek, I, 9;political designs of, I, 7-9French, Sir John, on Battle of the Marne, I, 73-82;on Great Retreat, I, 62-72French and British, cooperate in Battle of the Somme, II, 86, 89;on Italian front, III,83French Armies, advance at Marne, I, 80-82;break German attack at Verdun, II, 16;in Alsace, I, 83-84;in Battle of the Marne, I, 91-95;in Meuse Hills, III,266;losses of, III,159;official account, I, 83-107;retreat at Verdun, II, 14;victorious at Ypres, I, 275Fricourt, British attacks on, II, 76;captured, II, 77GGallipoli, abandonment of, I, 366-374;campaign at, I, 221-239;suffering of troops, I, 367Gas, accounts for German gains at Second Ypres, I, 269;bombardment at Second Ypres, I, 262-265;cloud of, at Second Ypres, I, 242;Canadians charge through, I, 268;first use in war, I, 240-276;Germans first to employ, I, 276;peculiar appearance of gas battle, I, 267Gerard, Ambassador to Germany, II, 294German Activities in the United States, II, 278;note to Mexico, II, 297German Armies, battle plans of, II, 12;cross the Sambre, I, 86;checked at Verdun, II, 16;driven to Soissons-Rheims, I, 77;first to use gas in battle, I, 241-242;in Battle of Picardy, III,153,169;in Battle of the Marne, I, 89-90;in Race for the Seas, I, 101-102;invade Belgium, I, 41;line at close of Battle of the Marne, I, 81;losses in Battle of the Marne, I, 95;losses at Ypres, I, 105;losses at Prince Heinrich Hill, I, 209;losses at Tsing-tao, I, 219-220;strength at Verdun, II, 20;positions in Champagne, I, 324-327;losses of, at Ypres, I, 105;defenses between Somme and Ancre, II, 72;in retreat, I, 79-82;prepare for Battle of Verdun, II, 8-12;rapid advance against Italians, III,77-78;reinforced, I, 84German Colonial Aims, strategic points desired, III,45-46German Control in Belgium, II, 167-172German Control in France, gendarmerie brutal, II, 167;treatment of girl workers, I, 161German East Africa, a menace to Asia, III,49;evacuated by enemy, III,41;opinion of Baron von Rechenberg, III,45German Fleet, in Battle of Jutland Bank, II, 30-54German Interference with American manufacturers, II, 292German Note to Mexico, II, 297German Notice of January 31, 1917, II, 285German Propaganda, in Allied countries, III,75-76German Spies in America, II, 286-292German West Africa, strategic importance of, III,48-49Germans, issue submarine proclamation, I, 280;make peace proposals, II, 29;nearness to iron ore, II, 9;system of colonization, III,43Germany attains eastern ambitions, III,154;declares war on France, I, 35;industrial expansion of, I, 127;mobilizes, I, 35;loses prestige in the East, III,181;must destroy either French or British army, III,158;need for Central Africa, III,46:perfidy of Government, II, 222;plans of, I, 128-133;preparation for defense, I, 201-202;proclaims ruthless submarine warfare, II, 194;sends note on submarine warfare, I, 307-308Germany's African colonies, strategic importance of, III,46-47Glasgow, in Coronel fight, I, 146-157Gneisenau, in Falkland fight, I, 147-171Gompers, Samuel, labor leader, assistance rendered to government, II, 325;on Council of National Defense, II, 325-326Good Hope, sunk, I, 146-155Gorizia, suffers from war, III,71Goschen, Sir Edward, I, 30-32Gough, General, in Battle of the Somme, II, 77Grand Fleet, British, II, 30Great Britain, holds vantage points in the East, II, 180;interests in Persia, II, 174-176Greeks, fight at Rupel Pass, III,59;on the side of the Allies, III,54,68;successes of, III,61Greeks and Bulgars, III,64"Green Devils," nickname for German gendarmerie, II, 167Grey, Sir Edward, refuses German proposals, I, 30Guillemont, fighting at, II, 88-91HHague, The, American policy at, II, 206Haig, Sir Douglas, commands British in Battle of the Somme, II, 67-113Haig and Joffre, discuss plans for Somme offensive, II, 67Hardaumont, fight for, II, 18Hardromont Quarries, taken by General Mangin, II, 22Henderson, Sir David, I, 71Hepburn, Captain A.J., commands subchasers, III,277High Wood, II, 81, 82Hill 304, artillery attack on, II, 21Hindenburg Line, broken, III,261Hines, Major General John L., commands Third Corps, III,263Hohenberg, Duchess of, I, 9-10Hood, Rear Admiral, at Jutland Bank, II, 38;death of, II, 52Hoskins, General, in East Africa, III,41Hospitals, II, 342-343;at naval bases, III,288;bombed by Germans, III,240Housatonic, sunk, II, 200IIdentification Papers, II, 159Indefatigable, sunk at Jutland Bank, II, 52Inflexible, in Falkland fight, I, 161-170Ingram, Osmund K., saves comrades, II, 370International Law, upheld by United States, II, 284Intrepid, at Zeebrugge, III,102,107,108Invincible, in Falkland fight, I, 161-170;sunk at Jutland Bank, II, 52Iphigenia, at Zeebrugge, III,102,


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