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THE STORY OF THE GREAT WAR

History of the European War from Official Sources

Complete Historical Records of Events to Date,
Illustrated with Drawings, Maps, and Photographs

Prefaced by

What the War Means to America
Major General Leonard Wood, U.S.A.

Naval Lessons of the War
Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight, U.S.N.

The World's War
Frederick Palmer

Theatres of the War's Campaigns
Frank H. Simonds

The War Correspondent
Arthur Ruhl

Edited by

Francis J. Reynolds
Former Reference Librarian of Congress

Allen L. Churchill
Associate Editor, The New International Encyclopedia

Francis Trevelyan Miller
Editor in Chieft, Photographic History of the Civil War

P. F. Collier & Son Company
New York


[Illustration: Jutland.]


THE STORY OF THE GREAT WAR

Battle of Jutland Bank. Russian
Offensive. Kut-El-Amara
East Africa. Verdun. The
Great Somme Drive. United
States and Belligerents
Summary of Two Years' War

VOLUME V







P. F. Collier & Son. New York

Copyright 1916
By P. F. Collier & Son




CONTENTS


PART I.--AUSTRIAN PROPAGANDA

CHAPTER                                                             Page

        I. Austrian Ambassador Implicated in Strike Plots--his
             Recall--Ramifications of German Conspiracies              9

       II. The Plot To Destroy Ships--Pacific Coast
             Conspiracies--Hamburg-American Case--Scope of New York
             Investigations                                           15

      III. Von Rintelen's Activities--Congressman Involved--Germany's
             Repudiations--Dismissal of Captains Boy-Ed and
             Von Papen                                                22

       IV. Great Britain's Defense of Blockade--American
             Methods in Civil War Cited                               28

        V. British Blockade Denounced As Illegal and Ineffective
             by the United States--The American Position              35

       VI. Great Britain Unyielding--Effect of the Blockade--The
             Chicago Meat Packers' Case                               44

      VII. Seizure of Suspected Ships--Trading With the Enemy--The
             Appam--The Anglo-French Loan--Ford Peace Expedition      49

     VIII. American Pacificism--Preparedness--Munition Safeguard      54


PART II.--OPERATIONS ON THE SEA

       IX. Naval Engagements in Many Waters                           59

        X. Minor Engagements and Losses                               66

       XI. The Battle of Jutland Bank--Beginning                      70

      XII. Some Secondary Features of the Battle                      89

     XIII. Losses and Tactics                                         94

      XIV. Death of Lord Kitchener--Other Events of the Second Year  108


PART III.--CAMPAIGN ON THE EASTERN FRONT

       XV. The Eastern Front at the Approach of Spring, 1916         116

      XVI. The Russian March--Offensive from Riga to Pinsk           122

     XVII. Resumption of Austro-Russian Operations                   133

    XVIII. Thaw and Spring Floods                                    141

      XIX. Artillery Duels                                           149

       XX. The Great Russian Offensive                               154

      XXI. The Russian Reconquest of the Bukowina                    162

     XXII. In Conquered East Galicia                                 173

    XXIII. The German Counteroffensive Before Kovel                  178

     XXIV. Progress of the Bukowinian Conquest                       183

      XXV. Temporary Lull in the Russian Offensive                   188

     XXVI. Advance Against Lemberg and Kovel                         192

    XXVII. The Germans' Stand on the Stokhod                         198

   XXVIII. Increased Strength of the Russian Drive                   207


PART IV.--THE BALKANS

     XXIX. Holding Fast in Saloniki                                  212

      XXX. Military and Political Events in Greece                   216


PART V.--AUSTRO-ITALIAN CAMPAIGN

     XXXI. Resumption of Operations on the Italian Front             229

    XXXII. The Spring of 1916 on the Austro-Italian Front            235

   XXXIII. The Austrian May Drive in the Trentino                    244

    XXXIV. The Rise and Failure of the Austro-Hungarian Drive        255

     XXXV. The Italian Counteroffensive in the Trentino              265

    XXXVI. Continuation of the Italian Counteroffensive              276

   XXXVII. Minor Operations on the Austro-Italian Front in
             Trentino Offensive                                      283


PART VI.--RUSSO-TURKISH CAMPAIGN

  XXXVIII. Russian Successes After Erzerum                           292


PART VII.--CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA AND PERSIA

    XXXIX. Renewed Attempt To Relieve Kut-el-Amara                   307

       XL. The Surrender of Kut-el-Amara                             318

      XLI. Spring and Summer Trench War on the Tigris                326

     XLII. Russian Advance Toward Bagdad                             330

    XLIII. Turkish Offensive and Russian Counteroffensive in
             Armenia and Persia                                      335


PART VIII.--OPERATIONS ON THE WESTERN FRONT

     XLIV. Renewal of the Battle of Verdun                           340

      XLV. The Struggle for Vaux Fort and Village--Battle of
            Mort Homme                                               348

     XLVI. Battle of Hill 304 and Douaumont--The Struggle at
             Fleury                                                  361

    XLVII. Spring Operations in Other Sectors                        371

   XLVIII. Battle of the Somme--Allied Preparations--Position
             of the Opposing Forces                                  377

     XLIX. The British Attack                                        382

        L. The French Attacks North and South of the Somme           387

       LI. The British Attack (Continued)                            392

      LII. The Second Phase of the Battle of the Somme               401


PART IX.--THE WAR IN THE AIR

     LIII. The Value of Zeppelins in Long-Distance
             Reconnoitering--Naval Auxiliaries                       412

      LIV. Aeroplane Improvements--Giant Machines--Technical
             Developments                                            418

       LV. Losses and Casualties in Aerial