PART XII.--THE UNITED STATES AND THE BELLIGERENTS

LIX. Sinking of the Arabic--Another Crisis--Germany's Defense and Concessions 480

LX. Issue with Austria-Hungary Over the Ancona--Surrender to American Demands 490

LXI. The Lusitania Deadlock--Agreement Blocked by Armed Merchantmen Issue--Crisis in Congress 496

LXII. Developments of Pro-German Propaganda--Munitions Crusade Defended--New Aspects of American Policy 505

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Kaiser Wilhelm Inspecting His Troops _Frontispiece_

Opposite Page Zigzag Trenches in the Champagne 62

German Infantry Storming a Hill 94

General Joffre and General Pétain 142

Austrian Infantry in Russia 238

Constructing a Bridge Over the Danube 270

British Hydroplane on Guard at Saloniki 318

Aeroplane Guns on Turntable 462

Firing a Torpedo from the Deck of a Destroyer 494

LIST OF MAPS

Page Middle Europe--The German Vision of an Empire from the Baltic to the Persian Gulf (_Colored Map_) _Front Insert_

Champagne District, The 63

Battle in Champagne, September, 1915, Detail Map of 69

Artois Region, September, 1915, The French Gains in 86

Battle at Loos, The 95

Verdun, The Forts at 134

Verdun, Fighting at, up to March 1, 1916 141

Verdun (_Colored Map_) _Opposite_ 142

Kiel Canal 167

Russia, The Battle Front in, January 1, 1916 228

Balkan (Serbian) Operations, General Map of 262

German-Austro-Bulgar Campaign Against Serbia, The Beginning of the 268

Retreat of Serbians 304

Saloniki, The Allies at 324

Montenegro, The Austrian Campaign in 335

Dardanelles, Operations at the 368

Turkish Empire, The 381

Turkey in Armenia, The Russian Advance on 390

Bagdad Railroad, The 420

Russian Advance Through Persia, The 438

Mesopotamia, The British Campaign in 451