Kaiser, returns to Berlin from Norway, xi; extols the Czar, xxii; spirit of absolutism of, 9; "divine right" of, 9; quoted, 9; fanatic absolutism of, 9; an adherent of brute force, 13; "China speech" of, quoted, 14; "Hun" speech, quoted, 14; Cambon 1913 report concerning, 107; position of, 109 _et seq._; attitude and actions of, in early part of trouble, 138 _et seq._; ultimatum of, to Russia, 141; responsibility of, for war, 141, 142; character of, 142 ff.; does not act in interests of peace, 145 ff.; despatch of, to Czar regarding murder of Archduke, quoted, 147; second message to Czar, 149; fatal error of, 150; third message to Czar, 151; reply of, to King George, 154; message of, to Czar regarding Russia's mobilization, 155; estimate and discussion of actions of, 157; preparing for war, 159; taking steps to alienate England from Allies, 159 ff.; issues ultimatum to Russia, 176; reply of, to last message of Czar, 185, 186; message of, to England regarding neutrality of France, 187; "awful responsibility of," 188; telegram of, to King George, quoted, 193; reason of, for telegram to King George, 193; telegram of, analyzed, 193; blunders of, 194; _see_ Germany Kudachef, Prince, action of, regarding time extension, 73 L Lamprecht, 223 Lichnowsky, Prince, affects ignorance, 121; conversation with, cited, 191; query to, regarding results of England's neutrality, 193; conversation of, with Sir Edward Grey concerning Belgian neutrality, 209; 89, 90; _see_ Germany Liége, French officers at, 230 Luxemburg, invaded, xi; wrong done to, 243 M Machiavelli, vicious principles of, 4; Bernhardi compared to, 16 Mahan, Admiral, 11 Margerie, M. de, prepares _Yellow Book_, 102 _Militärische Rundschau_, quoted, 114 Moltke, von, opinion of, cited, 6, 7 Morocco controversy, 109 ff. N Namur, French officers at, 230 Napoleon III., honor of, 201 Newspapers, American, lack of Austrian dispatches to, before war, 31 Nietzsche, 6 O _Orange Paper_ (Russia), Russia publishes, 22; quoted regarding Germany's knowledge of Austrian ultimatum, 36; quoted, 36, 68, 69, 73, 74, 85, 91, 92, 95, 97 P Pachitch, Servian Premier, absent from Belgrade, 32 Penn, William, treaty of, compared to the "scrap of paper," xvi Poland, compared to Belgium, 218 Prussia, Prussian Junkerdom, 8 ff.; signs "neutrality of Belgium," treaty, 198 R _Red Book_, analyzed, 30; discloses true Austrian policy, 190; quoted, 190, 191 Reichstag, debate in, quoted, 201, 202, 240, 241 Rumbold, Sir H., letter to, quoted in _White Paper_, 35