Balaklava, the noble Six Hundred at, 102. Balloon, developed with aëroplane, 204; modern, 205; dirigible, has one advantage over aëroplane, 210. Battle-cruiser, modern, absence of any in U. S., 188; adopted by foreign countries, 188. Beatty, Admiral, reports on North Sea fight, 195. Belgian women, abject condition of, 244, 245. Bernhardi, extracts from his "How Germany Makes War," 89. Bessemer steel process introduced by Carnegie, 252. Bethlehem Steel Company, manufacture of guns and armor-plate, 9, 10, 76. Billings, Josh, on ignorance, 23. Bismarck, 163. Blatchford, Robert, writer for _The Daily Mail_, quoted, 164-67; mentioned, 167. Bliss, E. W., Torpedo Works, 77. Bloch, M. de, author of "The Future of War," against possibility of war, 2; discussed, 93, 95. _Bluecher_, the, 187. Bombshells, 185; dropped from airship not very effective, 209. "Britannia Rules the Waves," 97. Buckner, Colonel E. G., vice-president of du Pont Powder Company, 257. Buffington, General A. R., 200, 201. Cæsar, massacres by, 40; mentioned, 90, 162. Can Law Be Substituted for War? Chapter II, 22. Canal, Panama, 157, 173. Canning, George, attempts to join England in her open-door policy, 58. Cannon designed by Mr. Maxim to illustrate advantages of projectiles of great size, 198; description of, 198, 199. Carlyle, quotations from, 49. Carnegie, Andrew, 68, 290; his ideas on military defenselessness, 69; quotation from, 70-71; his views discussed, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 78, 80; greatest American armorer, 252. Chaffee, Lieut.-Gen. Adna R., quotation from, 68. Charity, evils of, 283, 284, 285, 289; J. Ellis Barker on, 286; cat story illustrating evils of mistaken, 286-88; thrives in time of peace, forgotten in times of war, 291. Chittenden, Hiram M., his arraignment of war, 267-68. _Christian Herald, The_, 46. Colt Patent Firearms, 76. Congress, dependent upon will of people, 132-33; has power to dominate Army and Navy, 141; not qualified to pass judgment on Army and Navy, 144; neglects to take necessary precautions against war,145; decides strength of Navy,164; and the General Board, 168. Conscription, values of, 136; enforced in Germany, 136. Cradock and von Spee, naval battle between, 195. Cramb, Professor J. A., quotation from, 41. Cramp Shipbuilding Works, 77. Cromwell, 90, 163. Crozier, General William, statement of, 121-22. Cyrus the Great, 280.