E-text prepared by Robert J. Hall Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 23861-h.htm or 23861-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/3/8/6/23861/23861-h/23861-h.htm) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/3/8/6/23861/23861-h.zip) THE STORY OF THE GREAT WAR Neuve Chapelle Battle of Ypres Przemysl Mazurian Lakes VOLUME V [Illustration: _A great French siege gun in action near the much-contested battle field of Arras. During the terrific explosion the gunners cover their ears_] P. F. Collier & Sons, New York CONTENTS PART I.--THE WESTERN FRONT CHAPTER I. PREPARATIONS FOR AN OFFENSIVE II. BATTLE OF NEUVE CHAPELLE BEGINS III. OPERATIONS FOLLOWING NEUVE CHAPELLE IV. BEGINNING OF SECOND BATTLE OF YPRES V. THE STRUGGLE RENEWED VI. OTHER ACTIONS ON THE WESTERN FRONT VII. CAMPAIGN IN ARTOIS REGION VIII. BRITISH FORWARD MOVEMENT--BATTLE OF FESTUBERT IX. SIR JOHN FRENCH ATTEMPTS A SURPRISE X. ATTACKS AT LA BASSEE XI. OPERATIONS AROUND HOOGE XII. FRANCO-GERMAN OPERATIONS ALONG THE FRONT XIII. CAMPAIGN IN ARGONNE AND AROUND ARRAS XIV. BELGO-GERMAN OPERATIONS PART II.--NAVAL OPERATIONS XV. THE WAR ZONE XVI. ATTACK ON THE DARDANELLES XVII. GERMAN RAIDERS AND SUBMARINES XVIII. ITALIAN PARTICIPATION--OPERATIONS IN MANY WATERS XIX. STORY OF THE EMDEN XX. SUMMARY OF THE FIRST YEAR OF NAVAL WARFARE XXI. FIGHTS OF THE SUBMARINES XXII. SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA PART III.--THE EASTERN FRONT--AUSTRO-RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN XXIII. THE CARPATHIAN CAMPAIGN--REVIEW OF THE SITUATION XXIV. BATTLE OF THE PASSES XXV. BATTLE OF KOZIOWA--OPERATIONS IN THE BUKOWINA XXVI. FALL OF PRZEMYSL XXVII. NEW RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE--AUSTRO-GERMAN COUNTEROFFENSIVE PART III--THE EASTERN FRONT--AUSTRO-RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN--_Continued_ CHAPTER XXVIII. CAMPAIGN IN GALICIA AND BUKOWINA--BATTLE OF THE DUNAJEC XXIX. RUSSIAN RETREAT XXX. AUSTRO-GERMAN RECONQUEST OF WESTERN GALICIA XXXI. CAMPAIGN IN EASTERN GALICIA AND THE BUKOWINA XXXII. RUSSIAN CHANGE OF FRONT--RETREAT TO THE SAN XXXIII. BATTLE OF THE SAN XXXIV. RECAPTURE OF PRZEMYSL XXXV. CAPTURE OF LEMBERG PART IV.--RUSSO-GERMAN CAMPAIGN XXXVI. WINTER BATTLES OF THE MAZURIAN LAKES XXXVII. THE RUSSIANS OUT OF GERMANY XXXVIII. TIGHTENING OF THE NET--REPORT OF THE BOOTY XXXIX. BATTLES OF PRZASNYSZ--BEFORE MLAWA XL. FIGHTING BEFORE THE NIEMEN AND BOBR--BOMBARDMENT OF OSSOWETZ XLI. RUSSIAN RAID ON MEMEL XLII. GERMAN INVASION OF COURLAND--CAPTURE OF LIBAU XLIII. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE FROM KOVNO--FOREST BATTLES IN MAY AND JUNE XLIV. CAMPAIGN IN SOUTHERN POLAND--MOVEMENT UPON WARSAW XLV. BATTLE OF KRASNIK--CAPTURE OF PRZASNYSZ XLVI. GRAND OFFENSIVE ON THE WARSAW SALIENT XLVII. BEGINNING OF THE END XLVIII. WARSAW FALLS