New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol. 8, Pt. 2, No. 1, July 1918

Part 1

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TABLE OF CONTENTS AND INDEX

Volume VIII.

[SECOND PART]

July-September, 1918

Pages 1-570

[Titles of articles appear in _italics_]

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AERONAUTICS, "Aerial Record," 51; "The War in the Air," 80; hospitals bombed, 83; Lufbery's last fight, 85; Richthofen's death, 85; list of German aviators killed, 86; ingenious devices for sending propaganda to the enemy, 198; German giant airplane described, 201; casualties from bombing of hospitals, 204; "War in the Air," 439; number of enemy machines brought down during year ended June 30, 439; Allies' activities during period ending Aug. 15, 439; allied raids on German cities, 439. _See also_ PROGRESS of the War, 51, 223, 436.

AIMS of the War, defined by Emperor of Germany, 36; stated by Pres. Wilson, July 4 at Mount Vernon, 191; reply of Austrian Foreign Minister, 194; Chancellor von Hertling's reply in Reichstag, 311; Viscount Milner speaks of German domination over her allies, 313; Count Burian replies, 313. _See also_ CAUSES of the War; Peace.

AIRPLANES, _see_ AERONAUTICS.

ALBANIA, "Albanian and Slav," 201.

ALIEN Enemies, _see_ ENEMY Aliens.

_Allied Man Power Compared with That of Central Allies_, 75.

ALMEREYDA, editor of "Bonnet Rouge," dies mysteriously in prison, 198.

_Alsace-Lorraine: Its Relation to France_, 308.

_American Invasion of England_, 433.

_American Offensive a Success. First_, 57.

_American Soldiers in Action_, 55.

_Americans, Premier Lloyd George Lauds_, 148.

_Americans on the Battlefront_, 226.

_Americans' Defense of Chateau-Thierry_, 62.

_America's Answer_, (poem,) 144.

_America's Army, No Size Limit to_, 70.

_America's First Anniversary in France_, 78.

_America's First Field Army_, 429.

_Anniversary of the War, Fourth_, 529.

ANNUNZIO, Gabriele d', 440.

ARMENIA, Turkish invasion under Brest-Litovsk Treaty, 131.

ARMIES, "Armies Under Foreign Generals," 2; allied war power compared with that of Central Allies, 75. _See also under names of countries._

ASPHYXIATING Gas, _see_ GAS Warfare.

ASQUITH, Herbert H.; "Final Phases of the War," 301; "President Wilson and the League of Nations," 511; address on occasion of silver wedding anniversary of King George, 532.

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY, "New Austro-German Alliance." 91; "Austrians at Grips with Italians," 33; Austria's leaders accept Germany's policy, 513. _See also_ CAMPAIGN on Austro-Italian Border; JUGOSLAVIA; PROGRESS of the War, 53.

_Austria's Disastrous Offensive_, 218.

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BAKER, (Sec.) Newton D., "America's War Effort," 229.

BALFOUR, Arthur J., "The Basis of Peace"; "Belgium as a Pawn," 516.

BALKAN States, _see_ CAMPAIGNS in Balkan States; CZECHOSLOVAKS; JUGOSLAVIA, and under names of States.

BARRES, Maurice, "Fraternity of English and French," 533.

BASTILE, History of, 200.

BASTILE Day in the United States, 244; "Fraternity of English and French," 533.

_Battle, A, Seen from Above_, 54.

BATTLES, _see_ CAMPAIGNS, NAVAL Operations.

BEGBIE, Harold, "The Living Line," (poem,) 149.

BELGIUM, "Belgium as a Pawn," 312, 516; Belgian courts superseded, 323; "Belgium Under the Iron Heel," 519; zinc coins issued, 87; "Saving Belgium from Starvation," 521; Germans seize church bells and organ pipes, 344.

_Belleau Wood, Capture of_, 65.

BENNETT, Arnold, "A Peace League of Nations," 355.

BERG, (Lieut.) von, German official army report, 243.

_Bessarabia, Rumania and_, 326.

_Bessarabia's Historical Background_, 328.

BIDDLE (Gen.), 336.

_Bombing Hospitals_, 330.

BONNET Rouge, proprietor and staff tried for treason, 198.

BORAH (Sen.), criticises America's inaction with regard to Russia, 260.

BORDEN, Sir Robert, "Canada's War Achievements," 306.

_Boycotting Germany_, 545.

BRIDGE, Admiral Sir Cyprian, reviews debatable phases of Battle of Jutland, 152.

_Britain's Imperial Hopes Realized_, 299.

BRYCE (Viscount), "England and the War's Causes," 162; speech at Fourth of July celebration, 336.

BUCHAREST, Treaty, _see_ PEACE--Rumanian Separate Peace.

BUCHET, Marguerite, "Agony of the City of Lille," 281, 456.

BULLARD, (Maj. Gen.) R. L., 243.

BUNDY, (Maj. Gen.) Omar, 243.

BURIAN (Baron), reply to American war aims, 194; replies to Viscount Milner's reference to German domination over her allies, 313.

BURR, Amelia Josephine, "Pershing at the Tomb of Lafayette," (poem,) 329.

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CAINE, (Sir) Hall, "The World's Independence Day," 342.

CALDWELL, Charles Pope, "War Record of the United States," 73.

CAMMAERTS, Emile, "Another Cross for Belgium to Bear," 344.

CAMPAIGN in Asia Minor-- Anglo-Indian advance blocked by Turks, 15. _See also_ PROGRESS of the War, 51.

CAMPAIGN on Austro-Italian border, "The Austrian Defeat on the Piave," 463; unsuccessful Austrian offensive in Piave region, 13; "Austrians at grips with Italians," 33; "Along the Piave," 210; "Austria's Disastrous Offensive," 218. _See also_ PROGRESS of the War, 51, 436.

CAMPAIGN in Balkan States, Greeks take 1,500 Bulgar-German troops in Macedonia, 15; Allies' success, 211. _See also_ PROGRESS of the War, 51, 223, 436.

CAMPAIGN in Eastern Europe, allied troops guard Murman coast, 252; Czechoslovak Army fight Bolshevists in Siberia and Volga region, 253.

CAMPAIGN in Western Europe, review of month's fighting, 1, 9; Germans cross the Aisne, 9; second battle of the Marne, 10, 12; description by Geo. H. Perris, 17; "The German Offensive," 17; "The Turning Point of the Battle," 28; description of the French counterblow, 30; "End of the Fourth Phase," 32; Petain's tactics by W. Duranty, 32; "A German View of Germany's Effort," 35; "A Battle Seen from Above," 54; American soldiers in action in Champagne and Picardy, 55; capture of Cantigny by Americans, 57; "First American Offensive a Success," 57; "Americans' Defense of Chateau-Thierry," 62; "Capture of Belleau Wood," 65; "The War in the Air," 80; hospitals bombed, 83; Americans advance northwest of Chateau-Thierry, take Vaux and Belleau Wood, 197; Australians and Americans take Hamel, 197; French drive back Germans near Rheims, 197; "Allied Successes on Three Fronts," 205; American troops check German advance between Chateau-Thierry and Jaulgonne, 213; beginning of the allied offensive, 216; "Americans on the Battlefront," 226; "Taking the Village of Vaux," 233; "Thorough American Work at Vaux," 235; "The Advance at Hamel," 237; "Agony of the City of Lille," 281, 456; "Nieuport, City of Desolation," 286; German offensive, 17; enemy offensive in its fifth phase defeated on the Marne, 389; America's part in second battle of the Marne described, 398; account of the strategical plan which won the second battle of the Marne, 414; "How Foch Outgeneraled the Germans," 416; German gains claimed, 425. _See also_ Progress of the War, 50, 221, 435.

CANADA, war finance in Canada, 72; war achievements, 306.

CANADA'S Four Years of War Effort, 451.

CANBY (Prof.), 336.

CARRE, (Dr.) P., "Chemists and Chemistry in the War," 294.

CASUALTIES, Chaplains on service, 8; losses due to bombing of British hospitals in France, 83; list of German aviators killed, 86; casualties of belligerents during four years, 279; losses from bombing of hospitals, 204; estimate of German losses on western front, 389; summary of American losses to Aug. 16, 431; losses from air raids on Paris, 441. _See also_ PRISONERS of War.

CAUCASUS Region, _see_ ARMENIA.

CAUSES of the War, Prince Lichnowsky's memorandum, 162; Lord Haldane's report of his conciliatory mission to Germany in 1912, 166; "Albanian and Slav," 201, Dr. Wm. Muehlon lays responsibility for the war on German Government, 547. _See also_ AIMS of the War.

_Cavalry in Recent Battles_, 387.

CENTRAL Powers, "Austria's Leaders Accept Germany's Policy," 513; man power of, compared with that of the Allies, 75. _See also_ AUSTRIA--HUNGARY; GERMANY.

CECIL, (Lord) Robert, views on an economic league of nations, 297.

CHATEAU-THIERRY, historical sketch, 6. _See also_ CAMPAIGN in Western Europe.

_Chemists and Chemistry in the War_, 294.

CHELMSFORD, Baron, 204.

CHINA, Chinese-Japanese military alliance, 498.

CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer, speech at Fourth of July celebration, 336; "American Independence Day," 535.

CLEMENCEAU (Premier), text of speech of defiance to Socialist pacifists, 307; "Clemenceau's Defiance of Obstructors," 149.

CIOTORI, D. N., "Bessarabia's Historical Background," 328.

COLLEGE graduates in United States service, 203.

COMMERCE, "American Exports Versus the U-boats," 45; "An Economic League of Nations to Govern Trade After the War," 297; "Trade After the War," 160; world movement against German trade, 545. _See also_ SHIPPING.

COMMUNIST Party, _see_ RUSSIA--Bolsheviki.

COMPIÉGNE, historical sketch, 6. _See also_ CAMPAIGN in Western Europe.

_Constantine's Treachery_, 504.

COST of the War, public debts of chief belligerent powers, 277. _See also_ FINANCES _under names of countries_.

COSTA RICA declares war on Germany, 8.

_Current History Chronicled_, 1, 191, 381.

CURZON, Earl, on League of Nations, 352.

CZECHOSLOVAK Nation, Austria-Hungary denounces British recognition, 386.

CZECHOSLOVAKS, role in Russian affairs, 265; allied assistance, 465; recognized as a nation, 489; Czechoslovaks of Bohemia and Moravia, 491. _See also_ PROGRESS of the War--Russia, 437.

CZERNIN von Chudenitz, (Count) Ottokar, "Austria's Leaders Accept Germany's Policy," 513.

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DALY, John, "A Toast to the Flag," (poem,) 360.

_Death Knell of Empire_, 353.

DECORATIONS and honors, distinguished service crosses, awarded to 100 Americans, 242; Gen. Petain receives Military Medal, 382; Gen. Foch becomes Marshal of France, 382; conferring of foreign decorations on Americans, 383; Legion of Honor conferred on Lieut. Nungesser, 442.

DEGOUTTE (Gen.), sketch of career, 384.

DESCHANEL, Paul, "American Ideals in the War," 543.

DISTINGUISHED Service Crosses, _see_ DECORATIONS.

DOBRUDJA, _see_ PEACE--Rumanian Separate Peace.

DRUNKENNESS, reduced in England, 3.

DUBOST, Anthonin, "What America Gives and Gains," 542.

DURANTY, Walter, "The Turning Point of the Battle," 28; Petain's masterly tactics, 32; "How Foch Outgeneraled the Germans," 416.

DUVAL, Emile, proprietor of Bonnet Rouge, shot for treason, 198.

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EDDY, Sherwood, "Poison Gas in Warfare," 291.

"ENEMY Aliens in the United States," 249; property of, 250; "Rumely Propaganda Case," 251.

_England and the War's Causes_, 162.

ENGLAND:-- Achievements 1914-1918 reviewed by Premier Lloyd George, 505. Anniversary of the war, Fourth, 529. Army, Irish volunteers, 1914-1917, 8. Drunkenness reduced in, 3. Finances, new vote of credit given, 8; war pensions, 203. "France's Tribute to Great Britain," 77. Germany, Relations with, Lord Haldane's official report of his conciliatory mission prior to the war, 166; Prince Lichnowsky's memorandum, 162; "England and the War's Causes;" Prince Lichnowsky's memorandum, 162; Lord Haldane's report of his conciliatory mission of 1912, 166; British official statement issued in 1915, 169.

_Exchanging Thousands of Prisoners_, 94.

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FERDINAND, (King) of Rumania, accepts terms of treaty of Bucharest, 321.

_Final Phases of the War_, 301.

FINANCES, public debts of chief belligerent powers, 277. _See also under names of countries._

FINLAND, proposed constitution, 265; German influence, 264. _See also_ PROGRESS of the War, 53.

_Flame Throwers_, 397.

FOCH, (Gen.) Ferdinand, receives Marshal's baton, 382; his use of cavalry, 387.

FOODSTUFFS:-- Belgium, "Saving Belgium from Starvation," 521. Canada's contribution, 307. England, 7. Ireland's food shipments to England, 90. United States, "How America Has Fed the Allies," 450. United States assistance to Allies, 387.

FOURTH of July, worldwide celebration, 335; "The World's Independence Day," 342; addresses and papers, Cherioux Adolphe, 541; Churchill, Winston Spencer, 535; London Times editor, 538; London Telegraph editor, 539; Dubost, Anthonin, 543; address and papers, Deschanel, Paul, 543.

FRANCE-- Premier Clemenceau receives vote of confidence, 149; Bastile Day greeting received from Pres. Wilson, 245; "Reconstructing the Life of France," 286; "Alsace-Lorraine: Its Relation to France," 308. _See also_ CAMPAIGN in Western Europe.

_Fraternity of English and French_, 533.

_French Armies at Close Range_, 414.

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GALEAZZI, (Prof.) Riccardo, "Rebuilding Disabled Soldiers," 101.

GALSWORTHY, John, "The Soldier Speaks," (poem), 79.

GAS Warfare, sneezing powder in gas attacks, 102; "Poison Gas in Warfare," 291; gas masks for horses. 290; U-boat makes mustard gas attack off North Carolina, 448.

GASES, asphyxiating and poisonous, _see_ GAS Warfare.

GEORGE V., (King of England,) reviews American troops in London, 69; Paris renames street in honor of, 204; attends fourth anniversary of the war ceremonies at St. Margaret's, Westminster, 529; congratulatory address on occasion of silver wedding delivered by Premier Lloyd George, and H. H. Asquith, 532, 248.

_German Aims and Servile States_, 313.

_German Official View of the Americans_, 243.

_Germany and Great Britain in 1912_, 166.

GERMANY:-- Army, text of order for fraternization on Italian front, 16; estimate of losses on the western front, 389. Austria-Hungary, Relations with, "New Austro-German Alliance," 91. Commerce, world movement against German trade, 545. Demoralization and crime in England; Relations with, _see_ ENGLAND. England, Relations with; ENGLAND--Germany, Relations with. Finances, "Germany's Debt and Credit," 460. Foreign relations, von Kuhlmann's summary of war situation, 315; criticised by Count Westarp, 318; by Socialist leaders, 319; Germany's financial burden, 550. Infant welfare in, 7. Population declining, 4. Russia, relations with; German Ambassador at Moscow assassinated, 258; German intervention in Russia, 262. South American States, relations with, 8. _See also_ CENTRAL Allies.

_Germany's Control of the Danube_, 324.

"_Germany's First Great Defeat_," 389.

GIBBS, Philip, "The Advance at Hamel," 237.

GOURAUD (Gen.), 385.

_Great Britain's War Record_, 505.

GREECE, "Constantine's Treachery," 504.

GREY of Falloden (Viscount), "A League of Nations," 345.

H

HALDANE (Lord), official report of his conciliatory mission to Germany prior to the war, 166.

_Hamel, The Advance at_, 237.

HAMEL, _see_ CAMPAIGN in Western Europe.

HELSINGFORS, 8.

HENDERSON, Daniel M., "The Road to France," (poem,) 534.

HEROES, Pershing (Gen.) cites many Americans for special acts of bravery, 241. _See_ DECORATIONS and Honors.

_Heroic American Deeds_, 239.

HERTLING, (Chancellor) George F. von, outlines German official view on peace, 311.

HINTZE, (Admiral) von, appointed German Foreign Secretary, 312.

HONORS, Military, see Decorations and Honors.

HOOVER, Herbert C., "How America Has Fed the Allies," 450.

HORVATH, Gen., declares himself dictator in East Siberia, 199, 254.

HOSPITAL ships, sinkings, 447; Llandovery Castle sunk, 246.

HOSPITALS bombed, 83; casualties, 204; Col. Andrews describes attack on hospital at Boulenes, Chaplain describes it to King George, 330; protest by Conan Doyle, 331; by Prussian Order of St. John, 331.

_How Foch Outgeneraled the Germans_, 416.

_How America Has Fed the Allies_, 450.

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"_In Flanders Fields_," (poem), 144.

INDEPENDENCE Day, _see_ FOURTH of July.

INDIA, report on constitutional reforms, 204.

IRELAND, food shipments to England, 90; 69 Sinn Feiners arrested, 88; statistics of volunteers 1914-1917, 8.

_Irish Plotters, Arrest of_, 88.

ITALY, "Italy's Third Year of War," 76; address by Secretary Lansing in honor of the third anniversary of Italy's entrance into the war, 145; speech of Count Macchi di Cellere, Italian Ambassador, at Italian anniversary celebration, 146.

_Italy's Third Year of War_, 76.

_Italy's Troops, Trying to Corrupt_, 16.

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JAMES, Edwin L., "America's Part in a Historic Battle," 398; "Capture of Belleau Wood," 65; "Defeating the German Offensive," 213; "The Enemy Outflanked and Beaten," 216; "Heroic American Deeds," 239; "Thorough American Work at Vaux," 23.

JAPAN, "Chinese-Japanese Military Alliance," 498.

JOHNSON, Thomas F., "First American Offensive a Success," 57.

JORDAN, E., "Czechoslovaks of Bohemia and Moravia," 491.

JUGOSLAVIA, project for a South Slavic State Threatens to Disrupt Austria-Hungary, 115; Supreme War Council favors free Poland and Jugoslavia, 126; "Great Britain and the Jugoslav State," 275; conference of Poles, Jugoslavs, and Italians at Rome, 119; the case of Bohemia, 123; the case of Transylvania, 125; Supreme War Council at Versailles favors free Poland and Jugoslavia, 126; "Growth of the Jugoslav Movement," 115; declaration of Czech members of Reichsrat, 115; Jugoslav deputies and Croatian labor demand independent States of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs, 118.

_Jutland, Battle of_, 152.

K

KERENSKY, (ex-Premier) Alexander, speech in London on Russian affairs, 259.

KIPLING, Rudyard, "American Invasion of England," 433.

KOLA, _see_ MURMAN District.

KROPOTKIN (Prince), speaks on Russian internal conditions, 263.

KUHLMANN, (Dr.) Richard von, resignation, 312; address leading to resignation, 315.

KUHLWETTER, (Capt.) von, "Battle of Skagerrak as Germany Sees It," 156.

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LANSING, (Sec. of State) Robert, address In honor of third anniversary of Italy's entrance into the war, 145.

LEAGUE of Nations, views of Lord Robert Cecil, 297; discussion by Viscount Grey of Falloden, 345; by Premier Lloyd George, 351; by Earl Curzon, 352; "The Death of Empire," by H. G. Wells, 353; French view, 350; "Based on Population," by Arnold Bennett, 355; "President Wilson and the League of Nations," 511.

LEWIS, J. Hamilton, "Price of Peace," 523.

LICHNOWSKY (Prince), record of his conduct while German Ambassador in England, 162.

LILLARD, R. W., America's answer, (poem), 144.

LILLE, Agony of the city of, 281, 456.

LISLE, Claude Joseph Rouget de, _see_ ROUGET de LISLE, CLAUDE JOSEPH.

LITHUANIA, proclaimed an independent State allied to Germany, 109.

_Living Line, The_, (poem), 149.

LLANDOVERY Castle (hospital ship) sunk, 246.

LLOYD GEORGE, (Premier) David, congratulates Pershing on Fourth of July celebration, 336; "A Real League of Nations," 351; "Britain's Imperial Hopes Realized," 299; "Great Britain's War Record," 505; address on occasion of silver wedding anniversary of King George, 532.

LUXEMBURG, sketch of the history of, 202.

M

MACCHI DI CELLERE (Count), speech at Italian anniversary celebration, 146.

McCRAE, (Lieut. Col.) John, "In Flanders Fields," (poem), 144; "America's Answer," (in honor of Lieut. Col. John McCrae,) 144.

McCUDDEN, (Capt.) James B., awarded Victoria Cross, 87.

McCUDDEN, (Maj.) James B., death, 442.

McGILLICUDDY, Owen E., Canada's four years of war effort, 451.

MACKENZIE, Cameron, "Taking the Village of Vaux," 233.

MACLAY, (Sir) Joseph, "Transporting America's Army Overseas," 443.

MAETERLINCK, Maurice, "Brute Force Versus Humanity," 150.

MALVY, Louis J., trial for treason by French Senate, 198; banishment, 384.

MAN Power-- Allied man power compared with that of the Central Powers, 75.

MANGIN, (Gen.) Joseph, sketch of career, 385.

_Marne, Second Battle of_, 398.

MASARYK (Prof.), receives message from Czechoslovaks, 469; sends messages to Pres. Poincare and Secretary Balfour on recognition of the Czechoslovak Nation, 489.

MARSEILLAISE, story of, 200.

MEXICO and the United States, 142.

MEYNELL, Alice, "In Honor of America," (poem), 445.

MILITARY Medal, _see_ DECORATIONS and Honors.

MILNER (Viscount), British War Secretary, speaks on German aims, 313; Count Burian replies, 313.

MIRBACH (Count) von, German Ambassador, assassinated in Moscow, 259; his duplicity, 261.

MONTAGUE, Edwin Samuel, 204.

_Mount Vernon Address_, 191.

MUEHLON, (Dr.) Wilhelm, lays responsibility for the war on the German Government, 547.

MURAVIEFF, Bolshevist Commander in Chief, 266.

MURMAN District, _see_ RUSSIA--Murman District.

MUSTARD gas, _see_ GAS Warfare.

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NATIONS at war, 388, 461.

NAUDEAU, Ludovic, "Russia's Constituent Assembly," 267.

NAVAL operations, Capt. Rizzo sinks Austrian dreadnoughts off Trieste and Dalmatia, 15; "The Battle of Jutland," 152; Thomas G. Frotheringham's account of the battle of Jutland reviewed by Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge, Vice Admiral E. F. Fournier, and Arthur Pollen, 152; "Battle of Skagerrak (Jutland) as Germany Sees It," 156. _See also_ PROGRESS of the War, 224, 437; SUBMARINE warfare.

NEW York Evening Mail, 251.

NICHOLAS, (Romanoff) ex-Czar of Russia, "The Imprisoned ex-Czar in the Crimea," 93; biographical sketch, 381.

_Nieuport, City of Desolation_, 285.

NUNGESSER (Lieut.), cited for Legion of Honor, 442.

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PALLIS (Gen.), sentenced for disloyalty, 204.

PARIS, re-names streets in honor of allies, 204; account of bombardments given by le Temps, 204.

_Peace League of Nations_, 355.

_Peace, The Basis of_, 303.

PEACE:-- "International Socialists' Peace Campaign," 158. General Chancellor von Hertling outlines official view of Berlin Government, 311; "American Government's Peace Terms," 523. Rumanian separate peace ratified, 321; view of Rumanian ex-Premier, 323; Protest of Rumanians in exile against, 325. Russo-German, views of Trotzky and Savinkov, 113. _See also_ AIMS of the War.

PENSIONS, England, 203.

PERRIS, George H., "The German Offensive," 17; description of the French counterblow, 30; "French Armies at Close Range," 414.

_Pershing at the Tomb of Lafayette_, (poem), 329.

PERSHING (Gen.), cites Americans for special acts of bravery, 241.

PETAIN (Gen.), masterly tactics in allied counterattacks, 32; receives Military Medal, 382.

PICARDY, _see_ CAMPAIGN in Western Europe, 423.

POINCARE, (Pres.) Raymond, replies to Pres. Wilson's Bastile Day greeting, 245; congratulates Pres. Wilson on Fourth of July celebration, 337.

POISON Gas, _see_ GAS Warfare.

POLAND, Allies Supreme War Council favors independent State, 126;

POLLEN, Arthur, reviews debatable phases of Battle of Jutland, 155.