IX "Detained" by the Colonel 94 X The Cherche Midi 110 XI Under the Croix Rouge 120 (A) Trevelyan (B) The Rue Jeanne d'Arc (C) Those from Quesnoy-sur-Somme PART FOUR WAR-CORRESPONDING DE LUXE XII Out with Captain Blank 145 XIII Joffre 157 XIV The Man of the Marne and the Yser 172 XV The Battle of the Labyrinth 184 XVI "With the Honors of War" 193 XVII Sister Julie, Chevalier of the Legion of Honor 209 XVIII The Silent Cannon 226 XIX D'Artagnan and the Soul of France 230 PART FIVE THREE CHAPTERS IN CONCLUSION XX A Rearpost of War 245 XXI Myths 256 XXII When Chenal Sings the "Marseillaise" 264 AN INTRODUCTION By Myron T. Herrick, Former United States Ambassador to France. The rigid censorship placed on journalism upon the declaration of war in Europe brought the representatives of the American press into close relationship with the Embassy. The news which they brought to the Embassy and such news as they received there, required unusual discretion, frankness and confidence on the part of all concerned in order that the American public should receive accurate information, while avoiding the commission of any improprieties against the countries involved in the great conflict. In this supreme test the American newspaper representatives appreciated that they were something more than mere purveyors of news; they arose to the full comprehension of their responsibility, and were of invaluable assistance to the Embassy, and through it to the nation. While there has been no opportunity to read the advance sheets of this book, my confidence in the character and ability of the author, begotten in those days when real merit, and demerit as well, were revealed, makes it a pleasure to write this foreword, and to commend this volume unseen. (Signed) [Illustration] Cleveland, Ohio, October 19th, 1915. A FOREWORD