THE LITERARY DIGEST

History of the World War

Compiled from Original and Contemporary
Sources: American, British, French,

German, and Others

BY

FRANCIS WHITING HALSEY

Author of "The Old New York Frontier," Editor of "Great Epochs in
American History,” “Seeing Europe with Famous Authors,"
"Balfour, Viviani, and Joffre, Their Speeches

in America," etc.

IN TEN VOLUMES-ILLUSTRATED

VOLUME IV

THE UNITED STATES ENTERS THE WAR-THE SECOND BATTLE OF
FLANDERS AEROPLANES AND ZEPPELINS-GERMANY'S

COPYRIGHT, 1919, BY

FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY

(Printed in the United States of America)

Copyright Under the Articles of the Copyright Convention of the
Pan-American Republics and the United States, August 11, 1910

CONTENTS-VOLUME FOUR

ON THE WESTERN FRONT-Continued

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PART XII. THE UNITED STATES ENTERS THE WAR

I. THE SEVERING OF RELATIONS WITH GERMANY-THE ZIMMER-

MANN NOTE AND THE SENATORIAL FILIBUSTER (December 12,

1916 March 26, 1917)

II. A "STATE OF WAR" WITH GERMANY DECLARED (April 2,

1917-April 6, 1917)

III. SHIPBUILDING TO OFFSET SUBMARINES-SEIZURES OF GERMAN

SHIPS AND ARRESTS OF GERMAN SUSPECTS (April 2, 1917-

September, 1917).

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IV. THE VISits of BalfouR, VIVIANI AND JOFFRE AND OTHER WAR

COMMISSIONERS (April 21, 1917-September 27, 1917)

V. A GREATER FOOD SUPPLY-THE SELECTIVE DRAFT-RED CROSS

AND OTHER WAR WORKERS-THE FIRST LIBERTY LOAN (April

6, 1917-October 27, 1917) . .

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VI. THE ARRIVAL OF ADMIRAL SIMS AND GENERAL PERSHING IN

LONDON AND PARIS (May 7, 1917–July 7, 1917) .

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PART XIII. THE SECOND BATTLE OF FLANDERS-THE

CHEMIN-DES-DAMES, VERDUN AND CAMBRAI

I. MESSINES RIDGE (June 7, 1917-July 28, 1917) .

II. ON THE CHEMIN-DES-DAMES AND AT VERDUN--AMERICANS AT

THE FRONT (July 9, 1917-November 3, 1917)

III. ZONNEBEKE AND PASSCHEND.ELE RIDGES (July 31, 1917—

October 12, 1917) . .

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IV. BYNG'S THWARTED THRUST AT CAMBRAI-HELP FROM AMERI-

CAN ENGINEERS (November 21, 1917-December 13, 1917) . 221

V. RETROSPECT AND OUTLOOK AT THE YEAR'S END-CLEMENCEAU

MADE PREMIER OF FRANCE

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PART XIV. AEROPLANE EXPLOITS AND THE LAST

ZEPPELIN RAIDS

I. THE EXPLOITS OF CHAPMAN, PRINCE, ROCKWELL, GUYNEMER,

MARCHAL, IMMELMANN, BOELKE, RICHTHOFEN, AND OTHERS

(January 23, 1916-March 8, 1918) .

II. THE END OF ZEPPELIN RAIDS-COUNT VON ZEPPELIN'S DEATH

(August 25, 1916-May 25, 1917)

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PART XV. GERMANY'S SEVERAL BIDS FOR A PEACE OF

CONQUEST UNDER MILITARY FORCE

I. FUTILE EARLY EFFORTS (August, 1914-December, 1917)

II. PEACE AS GERMANY SOUGHT IT THROUGH THE BOLSHEVIKI-

WILSON'S FOURTEEN POINTS' SPEECH (November, 1917-

February 27, 1918)

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III. FINAL DEMANDS, WITH "PARIS BY APRIL 1" AS THE ALTER-

NATIVE AMERICANS ON THE FIRING-LINE (February, 1918—

March 21, 1918)

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THE NEW YORK PREPAREDNESS PARADE OF MAY, 1916

FOUR SUPPORTERS OF A DECLARATION OF WAR-ELIHU ROOT,

THEODORE ROOSEVELT. CHARLES E. HUGHES AND VICE-

PRESIDENT MARSHALL

HOG ISLAND BEFORE AND AFTER

THE BRITISH AND FRENCH WAR COMMISSIONERS AT MOUNT

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WINTER COMING TO THE VERDUN FRONT

A CHURCH IN ARTOIS CONVERTED INTO A HOSPITAL

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POPE BENEDICT HOLDING A PEACE CONFERENCE WITH CARDINALS 308

CHARLES OF AUSTRIA, HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN