CONSTANTINOPLE FROM WITHIN 120 A City of Maimed and Wounded--I See the Sultan--Enver’s Popularity--Talaat Bey the Real Administrator--Gallipoli Day--Constantinople “Mafficks”--The Return of the Ten Thousand--How the _Goeben_ and _Breslau_ Escaped--Their Fateful Arrival at Constantinople--German Privileges--Mendacities of the Turkish Press--The Egyptian Situation--A German Camel Corps--The Turks a Formidable Factor. CHAPTER VIII THE “UNTERSEE” GERMAN 135 My Kiel Acquaintance--Submarines by Rail--German Submarines at Constantinople--My Voyage of Discovery--The Exploit of U51--Captain von Hersing--German Hero-Worship--A Daring Feat--A Modest German!--Von Hersing in England--The German Naval Officer--His Opinion of the British Navy--A Regrettable Incident--Dr. Ledera Imprisoned--I Encounter an Austrian Spy--He Confides to Me his Methods--The Carelessness of British Consuls. CHAPTER IX “OUR KAISER IS HERE!” 152 Getting Out of Constantinople--I Become Suspicious--I Appeal to Halil Bey--A Gloomy Apartment--I Visit the Prefecture of Police--I Join a Military Train--Marvellous Engineering--A Subtle Device--The Kaiser at Nish--I See the Two Monarchs--A Remarkable Stroke of Luck--I am Invited to the Banquet--Fokker Aeroplanes. CHAPTER X THE BANQUET AT NISH 169 The Banqueting Hall--A Small Gathering--The Menu--The Kaiser and King Ferdinand--Von Falkenhayn--An Impressive Figure--The Kaiser’s Health--His Poor Appetite--Constant Coughing--King Ferdinand’s Triumph--The Bulgarian Princes--German Journalism--A Bombastic Oration--“Hail, Cæsar!”--The Kaiser’s Unspoken Reply--The Hour of “The Fox”--The End of an Historic Function--The Post Office Closed. CHAPTER XI THE BALKAN EXPRESS 191 Existence of the Balkan-Zug Denied--A Great Strategical Factor--The Publicity Train--German Economy--I Join the Balkan-Zug at Nish--King Ferdinand a Fellow-Passenger--His Condescension--Excellent Food--Ruined Belgrade--Arrival at Buda Pesth--A Tremendous Ovation--Russian Prisoners at Work--Arrival at Vienna--Another Tremendous Reception--Remarkable Punctuality. CHAPTER XII FRENCH THOROUGHNESS 213 I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest. CHAPTER XIII THE GERMAN MENACE 229 After Thoughts--The Great Factor--National Service--False Ideas as to the German Soldier--The Danger of Under-estimating Germany’s Resources--Great Britain’s Helpers--Crush the German--“Wait Till We Get to England.” ILLUSTRATIONS