XLVIII. Winter Battles of the Mazurian Lakes 313 XLIX. The Russians Out of Germany 317 L. Tightening of the Net--Report of the Booty 319 LI. Battles of Przasnysz--Before Mlawa 324 LII. Fighting Before the Niemen and Bobr--Bombardment of Ossowetz 329 LIII. Russian Raid on Memel 334 LIV. German Invasion of Courland--Capture of Libau 337 V. Russian Offensive from Kovno--Forest Battles in May and June 342 LVI. Campaign in Southern Poland--Movement upon Warsaw 345 LVII. Battle of Krasnik--Capture of Przasnysz 348 LVIII. Grand Offensive on the Warsaw Salient 356 LIX. Beginning of the End 361 LX. Warsaw Falls 366 PART VIII.--THE BALKANS LXI. Diplomacy in the Balkans 369 PART IX.--ITALY ENTERS THE WAR LXII. Spirit of the Italian People--Crisis of the Government 379 LXIII. The Decision Made--Italian Strategy 382 LXIV. Strength of Italian Army and Navy 388 LXV. First Engagements 392 LXVI. Fighting in the Mountains 402 LXVII. Attacks in Gorizia 408 LXVIII. Fighting in the Alps--Italian Successes 416 LXIX. More Mountain Fighting--Results of First Campaign 419 PART X.--THE DARDANELLES AND TURKEY LXX. Beginning of Operations 423 LXXI. Preparations for Landing--Composition OF Forces 429 LXXII. Plans of Sir Ian Hamilton--First Landing Made 437 LXXIII. The British in Danger--Bitter Fighting 446 LXXIV. Further Efforts at Landing--Failure to Take Krithia 454 LXXV. Krithia Again Attacked--Heroic Work of "Anzacs" 459 LXXVI. Russo-Turkish Operations 469 PART XI.--THE WAR IN AFRICA LXXVII. The Cameroons 481 LXXVIII. British Conquest of Southwest Africa 484 LXXIX. Other African Operations 493 PART XII.--WAR IN ARABIA, MESOPOTAMIA, AND EGYPT LXXX. Mesopotamia and Arabia 497 LXXXI. Syria and Egypt 503 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Zeppelin Attacked by Aeroplanes _Frontispiece_ Opposite Page Belgians Re-forming for a Fresh Attack 78