CONTENTS
No. 1
England's Effort—Rapid March of Events—The Work of the Navy—A Naval
Base—What the Navy has done—The Jutland Battle—The Submarine
Peril—German Lies—Shipbuilding—Disciplined Expectancy—Crossing the
Channel—The Minister of Munitions—Dr. Addison—Increase of
Munitions—A Gigantic Task—Arrival in France—German Prisoners—A Fat
Factory—A Use for Everything—G.H.Q.—Intelligence Department—"The
Issue of the War"—An Aerodrome—The Task of the Aviators—The
Visitors' Chateau.
No. 2
A French School—Our Soldiers and French Children—Nissen Huts—Tanks—A
Primeval Plough—A Division on the March—Significant Preparations
—Increase of Ammunition—"The Fosses"—A Sacred Spot—Vimy
Ridge—The Sound of the Guns—A Talk with a General—Why the Germans
Retreat—Growth of the New Armies—Soldiers at School.
No. 3
America Joins the Allies—The British Effort—Creating an Army—L'Union
Sacrée—Registration—Accommodation—Clothing—Arms and Equipment—A
Critical Time—A Long-continued Strain—Training—O.T.C.'S—Boy
Officers—The First Three Armies—Our Wonderful Soldiers—An Advanced
Stage—The Final Result—Spectacle of the Present—Snipers and
Anti-snipers—The Result.
No. 4
Vimy Ridge—The Morale of our Men—Mons. le Maire—Ubiquitous
Soldiers—The Somme—German Letters—German Prisoners—Amiens—"Taking
Over" a Line—Poilus and Tommies—"Taking Over" Trenches—French
Trenches—Unnoticed Changes—Amiens Cathedral—German Prisoners
—Confidence.
No. 5
German Fictions—Winter Preparation—Albert—La Boisselle and
Ovillers—In the Track of War—Regained Ground—Enemy
Preparations—German Dug-outs—"There were no Stragglers"
—Contalmaison—Devastation—Retreating Germans—Death,
Victory, Work—Work of the R.E.—A Parachute—Approaching Victory.
No. 6
German Retreat—Enemy Losses—Need of Artillery—Awaiting the
Issue—Herr Zimmermann—Training—A National Idea—Training—Fighting
for Peace—Stubbornness and Discipline—Training of Officers
—Responsibility—The British Soldier—Soldiers' Humour—A Boy
Hero—"They have done their job"—Casualties—Reconnaissance—Air
Fighting—Use of Aeroplanes—Terms of Peace.
No. 7
Among the French—German Barbarities—Beauty of France—French
Families—Paris—To Senlis—Senlis—The Curé of Senlis—The German
Occupation—August 30th, 1914—Germans in Senlis—German Brutality—A
Savage Revenge—A Burning City—Murder of the Mayor—The Curé in the
Cathedral—The Abbé's Narrative—False Charges—Wanton Destruction—A
Sudden Change—Return of the French—Ermenonville—Scenes of
Battle—Vareddes.
No. 8
Battle of the Ourcq—Von Kluck's Mistake—Anniversary of the
Battle—Wreckage of War—A Burying Party—A Funeral—A Five Days'
Battle—Life-and-Death Fighting—"Salut au Drapeau"—Meaux
—Vareddes—Murders at Vareddes—Von Kluck's Approach—The
Turn of the Tide—The Old Curé—German Brutalities—Torturers
—The Curé's Sufferings—"He is a Spy"—A Weary March—Outrages
—Victims—Reparation—To Lorraine.
No. 9
Épernay-Châlons—Snow—Nancy—The French People—L'Union
Sacrée—France and England—Nancy—Hill of Léomont—The Grand
Couronné—The Lorraine Campaign—Taubes—Vitrimont—Miss Polk—A
Restored Church—Society of Friends—Gerbéviller—Soeur
Julie—Mortagne—An Inexpiable Crime—Massacre of Gerbéviller—"Les
Civils ont tiré"—Soeur Julie—The Germans come—German
Wounded—Barbarities in Hospital—Soeur Julie and Germans—The French
Return—Germans at Nancy—Nancy saved—A Warm Welcome—Adieu to Lorraine
No. 10
Doctrine of Force—Disciplined Cruelty—German Professors—Professor von
Gierke—An Orgy of Crime—Return Home—Russia—The Revolution—Liberty
like Young Wine—What will Russia do?—America joins—America and
France—The British Advance—British Successes—The Italians—A
Soldier's Letter—Aircraft and Guns—The German Effort—April
Hopes—Submarines—Tradition of the Sea—Last Threads—The Food
Situation—More Arable Land—Village Patriotism—Food Prices—The Labour
Outlook—Finance—Messines—The Tragedy of War—A Celtic Legend—Europe
and America