and the naval bill, 156-159; defends naval program, 160; and Albania, 163, 165-169; meets Tsar at Baltisch-Port, 169-170, 249; and von Stephan, 171; the "White Drawing Room," 172; and the Academy of Building, 172-173; and the Central (Rhine-Weser-Elbe) Canal, 174; and the railways, 175-182; and the schools, 183-186; and forestry, 189; interest in science and art, 196; Russian foresight, 200-201; Assyriology and the Achæans, 203-207; at Corfu, 204, 205, 206, 249; relations with the Catholic Church, 208-213; boycotted by Rhenish-Westphalian families, 208; friendship for Pope Leo XIII, 209; consecration of portal of Cathedral at Metz, 210; welfare of Catholic subjects, 211-212; Union of Protestant churches, 213; Doctor Dryander's influence over, 214; presents "Dormition" to German Catholics at Jerusalem, 216; and the Benedictine monks, 216, 217, 218; letter to Hollmann, 219-222; his theology, 220; relations with army and navy, 223-245; at Vienna, 246; his journey to Norway, 247-248; Tsar's treachery toward, 249; evidence war had been prepared for in France, England, and Russia in spring of 1914, 251-257; his _Comparative Historical Tables_, 251, 253, 297, 298; abdication of, 258, 280-288; orders churches, châteaux, castles, and art treasures protected, 260; receives papal nuncio, 263; suggests Pope make peace offer, 263; deceived by Vienna, 272, 273; goes to the front, 277; note to Wilson, 277; rumors of abdication, 277-278; Wilson's armistice note, 278; orders retreat to Antwerp-Meuse line, 279; retreat begun, 279; joyfully received by army, 279; in danger from aircraft bombs, 279; hostile attitude of people against, 280, 282; Minister of Interior Drews suggests abdication, 281; "fateful consequences of my abdication," 281; refuses to abdicate, 281; sends Delbrück to Berlin, 282; son declines to suggest abdication, 282; address to the Ministry, 282; abdication no longer to be avoided, 285; abdication demanded, 285; calls conference, 286; wishes to prevent bloodshed, 286; willing to renounce Imperial throne, but not to abdicate as King of Prussia, 286; decision too late, 287; abdication summarily announced, 287; as to the abandonment of the army by, 287; advised to go to neutral country, 288; sacrifice in vain, 289; sorrows at disaffection in army and navy, 289; opinions of German people as to what he should have done, 290; decides to leave country for country's good, 291, 294; Entente demands his surrender for trial, 292, 300; undecided, 292; surrender debated in German circles, 293; decides not to give himself up, 294; letter from Hindenburg, 296-297; the Kaiser's answer, 297-302; silent in the face of lies and slanders, 298;