[Illustration: TORPEDOING OF THE BRITISH BATTLESHIP “ABOUKIR” In the first few weeks of the war, when the navies of the world were still at open warfare, during a sharp engagement off the Hook of Holland in the North Sea the British warships “Aboukir”, “Cressy” and “Hogue” fell victims to the enemy. This sketch shows the “Aboukir” after a German torpedo had found its mark in her hull.] COMPLETE EDITION HISTORY OF THE WORLD WAR An Authentic Narrative of The World’s Greatest War BY FRANCIS A. MARCH, Ph.D. In Collaboration with RICHARD J. BEAMISH Special War Correspondent and Military Analyst With an Introduction BY GENERAL PEYTON C. MARCH Chief of Staff of the United States Army With Exclusive Photographs by JAMES H. HARE and DONALD THOMPSON World-Famed War Photographers and with Reproductions from the Official Photographs of the United States, Canadian, British, French and Italian Governments MCMXIX LESLIE-JUDGE COMPANY NEW YORK Copyright, 1918 FRANCIS A. MARCH This history is an original work and is fully protected by the copyright laws, including the right of translation. All persons are warned against reproducing the text in whole or in part without the permission of the publishers. CONTENTS VOLUME II PAGE CHAPTER I. STRUGGLE FOR SUPREMACY ON THE SEA The British Blockade--German Raiders and Their Fate--Appearance of the Submarine--British Naval Victory off Helgoland--U-9 Sinks Three British Cruisers 1 CHAPTER II. THE SUBLIME PORTE Turkish Intrigues--The Holy War--Mesopotamia and Transcaucasia--The Suez Canal--Turkey the Catspaw of Germany 40 CHAPTER III. RESCUE OF THE STARVING Famine in Belgium--Belgium Relief Commission Organized in London--Herbert C. Hoover--American Aid--The Great Cardinal’s Famous Challenge--The Soul of Belgium 74 CHAPTER IV. BRITANNIA RULES THE WAVES German and British Squadrons Grapple off the Chilean Coast--Germany Wins the First Round--England Comes Back with Terrific Force--Graphic Picture of the Destruction of the German Squadron off Falkland Islands--English Coast Towns Bombarded for the First Time in Many Years 114 CHAPTER V. GERMAN PLOTS AND PROPAGANDA IN AMERICA Trailing the German Plotters--Destruction of Ships--Pressure on Congress--Attacks in Canada--Zimmerman’s Foolish Effort to Embroil America with Mexico and Japan--Lies of the Propagandists After America Entered the War--Dumba, von Bernstorff, von Papen and Boy-Ed, a Quartet of Unscrupulous Destructionists 146 CHAPTER VI. SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA