III. Von Rintelen's Activities--Congressman Involved--Germany's Repudiations--Dismissal of Captains Boy-Ed and Von Papen 22 IV. Great Britain's Defense of Blockade--American Methods in Civil War Cited 28 V. British Blockade Denounced As Illegal and Ineffective by the United States--The American Position 35 VI. Great Britain Unyielding--Effect of the Blockade--The Chicago Meat Packers' Case 44 VII. Seizure of Suspected Ships--Trading With the Enemy--The Appam--The Anglo-French Loan--Ford Peace Expedition 49 VIII. American Pacificism--Preparedness--Munition Safeguard 54 PART II.--OPERATIONS ON THE SEA IX. Naval Engagements in Many Waters 59 X. Minor Engagements and Losses 66 XI. The Battle of Jutland Bank--Beginning 70 XII. Some Secondary Features of the Battle 89 XIII. Losses and Tactics 94 XIV. Death of Lord Kitchener--Other Events of the Second Year 108 PART III.--CAMPAIGN ON THE EASTERN FRONT XV. The Eastern Front at the Approach of Spring, 1916 116 XVI. The Russian March--Offensive from Riga to Pinsk 122 XVII. Resumption of Austro-Russian Operations 133 XVIII. Thaw and Spring Floods 141 XIX. Artillery Duels 149 XX. The Great Russian Offensive 154 XXI. The Russian Reconquest of the Bukowina 162 XXII. In Conquered East Galicia 173 XXIII. The German Counteroffensive Before Kovel 178 XXIV. Progress of the Bukowinian Conquest 183 XXV. Temporary Lull in the Russian Offensive 188 XXVI. Advance Against Lemberg and Kovel 192 XXVII. The Germans' Stand on the Stokhod 198 XXVIII. Increased Strength of the Russian Drive 207 PART IV.--THE BALKANS XXIX. Holding Fast in Saloniki 212 XXX. Military and Political Events in Greece 216 PART V.--AUSTRO-ITALIAN CAMPAIGN XXXI. Resumption of Operations on the Italian Front 229 XXXII. The Spring of 1916 on the Austro-Italian Front 235 XXXIII. The Austrian May Drive in the Trentino 244 XXXIV. The Rise and Failure of the Austro-Hungarian Drive 255 XXXV. The Italian Counteroffensive in the Trentino 265