Francis Ferdinand, Archduke, assassination of, I, 10; character of, I, 7-9; marriage to Sophie Chotek, I, 9; political designs of, I, 7-9 French, Sir John, on Battle of the Marne, I, 73-82; on Great Retreat, I, 62-72 French and British, cooperate in Battle of the Somme, II, 86, 89; on Italian front, III, 83 French Armies, advance at Marne, I, 80-82; break German attack at Verdun, II, 16; in Alsace, I, 83-84; in Battle of the Marne, I, 91-95; in Meuse Hills, III, 266; losses of, III, 159; official account, I, 83-107; retreat at Verdun, II, 14; victorious at Ypres, I, 275 Fricourt, British attacks on, II, 76; captured, II, 77 G Gallipoli, abandonment of, I, 366-374; campaign at, I, 221-239; suffering of troops, I, 367 Gas, accounts for German gains at Second Ypres, I, 269; bombardment at Second Ypres, I, 262-265; cloud of, at Second Ypres, I, 242; Canadians charge through, I, 268; first use in war, I, 240-276; Germans first to employ, I, 276; peculiar appearance of gas battle, I, 267 Gerard, Ambassador to Germany, II, 294 German Activities in the United States, II, 278; note to Mexico, II, 297 German Armies, battle plans of, II, 12; cross the Sambre, I, 86; checked at Verdun, II, 16; driven to Soissons-Rheims, I, 77; first to use gas in battle, I, 241-242; in Battle of Picardy, III, 153-169; in Battle of the Marne, I, 89-90; in Race for the Seas, I, 101-102; invade Belgium, I, 41; line at close of Battle of the Marne, I, 81; losses in Battle of the Marne, I, 95; losses at Ypres, I, 105; losses at Prince Heinrich Hill, I, 209; losses at Tsing-tao, I, 219-220; strength at Verdun, II, 20; positions in Champagne, I, 324-327; losses of, at Ypres, I, 105; defenses between Somme and Ancre, II, 72; in retreat, I, 79-82; prepare for Battle of Verdun, II, 8-12; rapid advance against Italians, III, 77-78; reinforced, I, 84 German Colonial Aims, strategic points desired, III, 45-46 German Control in Belgium, II, 167-172 German Control in France, gendarmerie brutal, II, 167; treatment of girl workers, I, 161 German East Africa, a menace to Asia, III, 49; evacuated by enemy, III, 41; opinion of Baron von Rechenberg, III, 45 German Fleet, in Battle of Jutland Bank, II, 30-54 German Interference with American manufacturers, II, 292 German Note to Mexico, II, 297 German Notice of January 31, 1917, II, 285 German Propaganda, in Allied countries, III, 75-76 German Spies in America, II, 286-292 German West Africa, strategic importance of, III, 48-49 Germans, issue submarine proclamation, I, 280; make peace proposals, II, 29; nearness to iron ore, II, 9; system of colonization, III, 43