World's War Events, Vol. I

this text may be seen by clicking on the visible image in the text. THE CATHEDRAL OF NOTRE DAME AT RHEIMS WORLD'S WAR EVENTS RECORDED BY STATESMEN COMMANDERS HISTORIANS AND BY MEN WHO FOUGHT OR SAW THE GREAT CAMPAIGNS Compiled and Edited by FRANCIS J. REYNOLDS Former Reference Librarian Library of Congress and ALLEN L. CHURCHILL Associate Editor "The Story of the Great War" Associate Editor "The New International Encyclopedia" P. F. COLLIER & SON COMPANY NEW YORK Copyright 1919 By P. F. Collier & Son Company WORLD'S WAR EVENTS BEGINNING WITH THE CAUSES OF THE WAR AND THE INVASION OF BELGIUM IN 1914 AND CARRYING THE HISTORY OF THE WAR TO THE CLOSE OF 1915 CONTENTS ARTICLE PAGE I. What Caused the War 7 Baron Beyens II. The Defense of Liège 41 Charles Bronne III. The Great Retreat 62 Sir John French IV. The Battle of the Marne 73 Sir John French V. How the French Fought 83 French Official Account VI. The Race for the Channel 96 French Official Account VII. The Last Ditch in Belgium 108 Arno Dosch VIII. Why Turkey Entered the War 125 Roland G. Usher IX. The Falkland Sea Fight 142 A. N. Hilditch V. Cruise of the Emden 176 Captain Mücke VI. Capture of Tsing-Tao 198 A. N. Hilditch VII. Gallipoli 221 A. John Gallishaw VIII. Gas: Second Battle of Ypres 240 Colonel E. D. Swinton VIV. The Canadians at Ypres 248 By the Canadian Record Officer VV. Sinking of the Lusitania 277 Judicial Decision by Judge J. M. Mayer VVI. Mountain Warfare 313 Howard C. Felton VVII. The Great Champagne Offensive of 1915 322 Official Account of the French Headquarters Staff VVIII. The Tragedy of Edith Cavell 348 Brand Whitlock VIX. Gallipoli Abandoned 366 General Sir Charles C. Monro VX. The Death-Ship in the Sky 375 Perriton Maxwell WHAT CAUSED THE WAR BARON BEYENS I Political designs of Francis Ferdinand. The Archduke Francis Ferdinand will go down to posterity without having yielded up his secret. Great political designs have been ascribed to him, mainly on the strength of his friendship with William II. What do we really know about him? He was strong-willed and obstinate, very Clerical, very Austrian, disliking the Hungarians to such an extent that he kept their statesmen at arm's-length, and having no love for Italy. He has been credited with sympathies towards the Slav elements of…