America's War for Humanity

To have lived on the principal battle ground of the world war was a privilege the author did not appreciate at the time. As representative of the United States Government in the...

On April 2, 1917, Congress having been called in special session, President Wilson appeared before a joint session of both houses and in an address worthy of its historical impo...

_Personal Accounts of Battle--Gas and Shell Shock--Marines Under Fire--Americans Can Fight and Yell--Getting to the Front Under Difficulties--The Big Day Dawns--The Shells Come...

_First Major Action by All American Army--Stories to Folks at Home--Huns Carry Off Captive Women--Hell Has Cut Loose-- Major Tells His Story--Enormous Numbers of Guns and Tanks-...

The Hughes report on air craft, submitted in October, 1918, contained a full account of the difficulties, drawbacks and questionable management that had held back the manufactur...

_National and Race Prejudices--The Triple Alliance--The Triple Entente--Teuton vs. Slav--Influence of Russian Diplomacy--Russia vs. Austria--Control of Balkan Seaports--England'...

At 10 o'clock on the night of August 2 German troops crossed the Belgian frontier, coming from Aix-la-Chapelle, or Aachen, temporary headquarters of the general staff, and the b...

After the declaration of war by Great Britain against Germany on August 4, the first important development in England was the appointment of Earl Kitchener of Khartoum as secret...

_Belgian Resistance to the German Advance_--_The Fighting at Vise, Haelen, Diest, Aerschot and Tirlemont_--_Mons and Charleroi the First Great Battles of the War_--Make a Gallan...

_Allies Withdraw for Ten Days, Disputing Every Inch of Ground With the Kaiser's Troops--Germans Push Their Way Through France in Three Main Columns-- Reports of the Withdrawing...

_German Plans Suddenly Changed--Direction of Advance Swings to the Southeast When Close to the French Capital--Successful Resistance by the Allies--The Prolonged Encounter at th...

_Slow Mobilization of Troops--Invasion of German and Austrian Territory--Cossacks Lead the Van--Early Successes in East Prussia--"On to Berlin"--Heavy Losses Inflicted on Austri...

"The Royal Government of Servia not having given a satisfactory reply to the note presented to it by the Austro-Hungarian Ministry in Belgrade on July 23, 1914, the Imperial and...

_Thrilling Incidents of the Great War Told by Actual Combatants --Personal Experiences from the Lips of Survivors of the World's Bloodiest Battles--Tales of Prisoners of War, Wo...

Shortly before war was declared a great review of the British navy was held at Spithead, on the English Channel, when several hundred vessels were gathered in mighty array for i...

Sir Percy Scott, admiral in the British navy, who through his inventions made possible the advance in marksmanship with heavy guns and increased the possibilities of hitting at...

During the first ten weeks of the war German airmen flew over Paris several times and dropped bombs that did some damage. Aeroplanes, not Zeppelins, were used in these attempts...

For a few days after the tide of battle in France turned in favor of the Allies (September 9), the German forces continued to retreat to the north, closely followed by the Frenc...

When the battle of the Marne ended in favor of the Allies and the Germans retired to take up a defensive position along the Aisne, the Belgian army renewed its activities agains...

Modern armies take the best possible care of their wounded and none has brought this department of warfare to greater perfection than the Germany army. One detail of this work s...

Soon after the world became aware of the fact that the German army's progress through Belgium on its dash to Paris in August of 1914 had resulted in the absolute devastation of...

With a battle front reaching from the Belgian coast on the North Sea to the frontier of Switzerland, or a total distance of 362 miles, the operations in the western theater of w...

_Destruction of the Great Cunard Liner by a German Submarine Caused a Serious Crisis in German-American Relations--Over a Hundred Americans and Many Canadians Drowned, Including...

The Lusitania was the twenty-ninth vessel to be sunk or damaged in the first week of May, 1915, in the war zone established by Germany about the British isles. Most of these ves...

In all the arenas of the great struggle, the winter campaign of 1915-16, the second winter of the war, was accompanied by unparalleled hardships and sufferings. It was, in fact,...

After many months of unceasing sea patrol on the part of the British, and of diligent preparation in port on the German side, it came at last--the long-expected clash of mighty...

After gallantly holding their own for many months against repeated German attacks, the Canadian troops holding that section of the western front southeast of Ypres, between Hoog...

On January 10 the Greek government accepted the ultimatum of the Allies, providing satisfaction to them without interfering with the administration of the country or local commu...

A remarkable summary of the operations of the American Expeditionary Force in France from the date of its organization, May 26, 1917, to the signing of the armistice November 11...

_American Troops on All Fronts--Changes Come Fast and Furious--First Hun Cry for Peace--Virtue, Vice and Violence--Austria Surrenders--Opens Up the Dardanelles--Closing Days of...

_Nearly 28,000,000 Red Cross Relief Workers Distributing Aid in Ten Countries--Two War Fund Drives in 1918 Raise $291,000,000--Other Organizations Active--3,000 Buildings Necess...

On the memorable afternoon of Monday, November 11, 1918. President Wilson convened the Senate and the House of Representatives in the capitol at Washington, and there read out t...

November 16, 1918, the American Distinguished Service Medal was conferred upon General Pershing at his headquarters in the field by General Tasker H. Bliss, representing Preside...

August 1--Germany declares war on Russia and general mobilization is under way in France and Austria-Hungary. Aug. 2--German troops enter France at Cirey; Russian troops enter G...