[ THE KAISER'S NEW YEAR ORDER TO THE ARMY AND NAVY ][ SCHWAB TO MR. WILSON--"FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, GREAT LITTLE LEADER, THE WHOLE PLACE WILL BLOW UP IF YOU SMOKE HERE!" ][ "THE NEW OLD PRESIDENT. LONG LIVE AMERICA! LONG LIVE PEACE! LONG LIVE THE AMMUNITION FACTORIES!" ][ THE WILSON WILL ][ THE AUTHOR'S CARD OF ADMISSION TO THE REICHSTAG ON APRIL 5TH, 1916 ][ AMBASSADOR GERARD ARRIVING IN PARIS ][ A POST-CARD FROM GENERAL VON KLUCK ]GERMANY, THE NEXT REPUBLIC?CHAPTER I