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General enthusiasm at the war's outbreak--Socialists support the government--Liebknecht denounces the war--Otto Ruehle, Franz Mehring, Clara Zetkin and Rosa Luxemburg--The "Spartacus Letters"--Extreme Socialists begin to follow Liebknecht--The first open break in the party--The seceders attack the war--Liebknecht sent to prison--The Russian Revolution as a factor--The political strikes of January, 1918--The army disaffected--Shortage of trained officers.