OF THE WAR BY EVA MARCH TAPPAN, PH.D. For their kindness in reading and criticizing HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY GIFT OF GINN & CO. DEC 11 1930 COPYRIGHT, 1918, BY EVA MARCH TAPPAN ALL RIGHTS RESERVED The Riverside Dress CAMBRIDGE. MASSACHUSETTS U.S.A CONTENTS The Turks and Turkey - The unrest of the Balkan peo- dependence of the Serbians-The desire of the Balkan Attempts to prevent war Why Germany wished for war Her feelings toward the Entente countries - Ger- many's aims and preparations for war ·Declarations of war Mobilization of German troops The troubles of American tourists The Germans violate Luxemburg and Belgium - Belgium's honor The "scrap of paper" inci- dent Why England entered the war The Germans in - - - Japan and Montenegro join the Allies — Japan captures The Russians in Galicia How Germany's fleet was bot- Results of the war at the end of 1914. fire-Poison gas Hand grenades · Shrapnel· Wire- "Quiet" times on the Western Front trench Neuve Chapelle- The Canadians at Ypres Energy of the French and the English-The duties and rights of neutrals — England interferes with American ·Destruction of the Lusitania — De- feat of the Russians at the Mazurian Lakes - The siege of Przemysl Retreat of the Russians in Galicia - Fall of Lemberg and Warsaw - The Grand Duke Nicholas sent to the Caucasus - Typhus fever in Serbia — Bulgaria joins the Central Powers Serbia is overrun Russia's geo- graphical difficulties The plan to capture Constantinople The Dardanelles and their fortifications - Failure of the Failure of the attempt to capture Verdun Somme - Naval battle of Jutland- Portugal and Italy enter the war- "Italia Irredenta "- San Marino becomes an ally-New "Fronts"- The Turks aim at the Suez Canal Massacres of the Armenians - The Grand Duke Nicholas captures Erzerum and Trebizond-The Russians make a successful drive into Galicia -The English surrender to the Turks in Mesopotamia-Bravery of the Italians— 86 - Greece enters the war - Explosion of mines - General Foch in command - Americans as soldiers-Teaching English at the cantonments - Ameri- cans struggle with French Our Navy How our Gov- ernment gets money for the war The Y.M.C.A. -The Knights of Columbus - The Y.M.H.A. - The Red Cross - Its Indian members - The American Fund for French Wounded - The Friends Work of college boys and col- lege girls-The nurses' camp at Vassar - The Salvation |