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Current History: The European War, Vol 1, Issue 2 by The New York Times

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Author
Various
Title
New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why?
Credits
Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David Gundry and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Language
English
LoC Class
D501: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918)
Subject
World War, 1914-1918
Category
Text
eBook-No.
16331
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16331
Release Date
July 19, 2005
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Current History: The European War.
  2. 2."Who Began the War, and Why?"
  3. 3.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
  4. 4.Speeches by Kaiser Wilhelm II. 209
  5. 5.The Mighty Fate of Europe 219
  6. 6.Austria-Hungary's Version of the War 225
  7. 7.A German Review of the Evidence 228
  8. 8."Truth About Germany" 244
  9. 9.FIRST WARNINGS OF EUROPE'S PERIL. Speeches by British Ministers. 276
  10. 10.Great Britain's Mobilization 294
  11. 11.Summons of the Nation to Arms 308
  12. 12.Entrance of France Into War 350
  13. 13.Russia to Her Enemy Slav Emperor Announces New Policies. 358
  14. 14.Belgo-British Plot Alleged by Germany 369
  15. 15.WHO BEGAN THE WAR, AND WHY? Atrocities of the War 374
  16. 16.Bombardment of Rheims Cathedral 392
  17. 17.WHO BEGAN THE WAR, AND WHY? The Socialists' Part 397
  18. 18.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. — WHO BEGAN THE WAR, AND WHY? THE CASE FOR GERMANY
  19. 19.SPEECHES BY KAISER WILHELM II. — FORGIVES ENEMIES. — SPEECH FROM THE THRONE. — TO THE GERMAN ARMY AND NAVY. — TO GERMAN WOMEN. — "TO THE LAST BREATH OF MAN AND HORSE." — JOY IN GLORIOUS VICTORY. — FIRST SUCCESSFUL BATTLE. — A PRAYER FOR VICTORY. — "UP AND AT THE FOES." — ON VICTORY NEAR METZ. — THE SPIRIT OF THE MEN.
  20. 20.HIS INDISCRETION WAS "CALCULATED."
  21. 21.WILHELM II.'S LETTER TO LORD TWEEDMOUTH. — The Mighty Fate of Europe — "YOUR HEARTS FOR GOD, YOUR FISTS ON THE ENEMY." — AS ONE MAN FOR THE KAISER.
  22. 22.DECLARES FOR WAR. [01]
  23. 23.STATEMENT TO AMERICA.
  24. 24.GERMANY'S ARMAMENTS. — Austria-Hungary's Version of the War
  25. 25.MANIFESTO. — DECLARATION OF WAR. — "DAYS OF WORLD'S HISTORY." — WILL OF WILHELM II. THAT SWUNG THE SWORD. — A PURELY DEFENSIVE WAR. — A DISCORDANT NOTE. — A German Review of the Evidence
  26. 26.I. THE RUSSIAN MOBILIZATION.
  27. 27.II. GREY'S OMISSIONS AND ERRORS.
  28. 28.III. THE AGREEMENT WITH FRANCE.
  29. 29.IV. BELGIAN NEUTRALITY. — "Truth About Germany"
  30. 30.HOW THE WAR CAME ABOUT.
  31. 31.REICHSTAG AND EMPEROR.
  32. 32.THE GERMAN MOBILIZATION.
  33. 33.ARMY AND NAVY.
  34. 34.THE ATTITUDES OF GERMANY'S ENEMIES.
  35. 35.LIES ABOUT GERMANY.
  36. 36.GERMANY AND THE FOREIGNER.
  37. 37.COMMERCE AND TRADE RELATIONS BETWEEN GERMANY AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
  38. 38.WHO IS TO BE VICTORIOUS?
  39. 39.Speculations About Peace, September, 1914 — WHO BEGAN THE WAR, AND WHY? CASE FOR THE TRIPLE ENTENTE
  40. 40.FIRST WARNINGS OF EUROPE'S PERIL.
  41. 41."A CLOUD OVER EUROPE."
  42. 42.AUSTRO-SERVIAN CRISIS.
  43. 43.A GRAVE SITUATION.
  44. 44.RISK OF A CATASTROPHE.
  45. 45.OPPOSITION CONCURS.
  46. 46.PEACE THE GREAT OBJECT.
  47. 47.RUSSIA'S MOBILIZATION.
  48. 48.THE GERMAN INVASION.
  49. 49.PEACE OF EUROPE CANNOT BE PRESERVED.
  50. 50.GERMANY AND BELGIUM.
  51. 51.UNHESITATING SUPPORT.
  52. 52.CHANGED IRISH FEELING.
  53. 53.GREAT BRITAIN'S ULTIMATUM TO GERMANY.
  54. 54.PENETRATION OF BELGIAN TERRITORY. — Great Britain's Mobilization
  55. 55.KING TO BRITAIN'S FLEET.
  56. 56.NAPOLEONISM ONCE AGAIN.
  57. 57.PACT OF TRIPLE ENTENTE.
  58. 58.A COUNTERSTROKE.
  59. 59.IMPERIAL MESSAGE TO THE BRITISH DOMINIONS.
  60. 60.438,000 MEN RECRUITED.
  61. 61.EARL KITCHENER'S SPEECH ON RECRUITS
  62. 62.PARLIAMENT PROROGUED. — Summons of the Nation to Arms
  63. 63.PRIME MINISTER'S LETTER.
  64. 64.MR. ASQUITH IN LONDON.
  65. 65.GERMANY SPEAKS.
  66. 66.GREAT BRITAIN REPLIES.
  67. 67.MR. ASQUITH AT EDINBURGH.
  68. 68.MR. ASQUITH AT DUBLIN.
  69. 69.MR. ASQUITH AT CARDIFF.
  70. 70.LORD CURZON'S EXPERIENCE.
  71. 71.NOW THE WAR HAS COME.
  72. 72.THE GREAT WAR.
  73. 73.Teachings of Gen. von Bernhardi — Entrance of France Into War
  74. 74.NEUTRALIZED STATE RESPECTED.
  75. 75.THE NATION IN ARMS.
  76. 76.POSITION OF THE REPUBLIC.
  77. 77.BEFORE THE MARNE BATTLE. — Russia to Her Enemy Slav Emperor Announces New Policies.
  78. 78.A MANIFESTO.
  79. 79.CZAR AT THE KREMLIN.
  80. 80.APPEAL TO THE POLES.
  81. 81.THE POLISH RESPONSE.
  82. 82.NO ALLIANCE WITH GERMANY
  83. 83.POLISH AMERICAN OPINION.
  84. 84.RUSSIA AGAINST GERMANY.
  85. 85.DUMA'S MESSAGE TO BRITAIN.
  86. 86.NEW POLICY AND THE JEWS.
  87. 87.WAR ON GERMAN TRADE.
  88. 88.FOE TO GERMAN MILITARISM.
  89. 89.NOT A QUESTION OF SLAV PREDOMINANCE.
  90. 90.RUSSIA'S "LITTLE BROTHER." — "The Facts About Belgium"
  91. 91.Belgo-British Plot Alleged by Germany
  92. 92.GREAT BRITAIN'S DENIAL.
  93. 93.REPLY TO GREAT BRITAIN.
  94. 94.GRAY BOOK'S TESTIMONY.
  95. 95.BELGIUM'S ANSWER. — WHO BEGAN THE WAR, AND WHY? ATROCITIES OF THE WAR
  96. 96.THE POPE'S DYING WORDS.
  97. 97.GERMAN KAISER'S PROTEST.
  98. 98.REPLY TO THE KAISER.
  99. 99.CHARGE AGAINST GERMANY.
  100. 100.M. DELCASSE'S NOTE.
  101. 101.THE BELGIAN MISSION.
  102. 102.M. DE WIART'S ADDRESS.
  103. 103.PRESIDENT WILSON'S REPLY.
  104. 104.OFFICIAL SUMMARY.
  105. 105.I. Acts at Linsmeau and Orsmael.
  106. 106.II. Report on Aerschot.
  107. 107.III. Destruction of Louvain.
  108. 108.FURTHER REPORTS.
  109. 109.A SUPPLEMENT.
  110. 110."NOT A WORD OF TRUTH."
  111. 111.GERMANY'S VERSIONS.
  112. 112.LOUVAIN'S ART TREASURES. — Bombardment of Rheims Cathedral
  113. 113.POPE BENEDICT SILENT.
  114. 114.ATTACK NOT WILLFUL.
  115. 115."SPARE THE CATHEDRAL."
  116. 116.THE FRENCH ARE BLAMED
  117. 117.THE DAMAGE DONE. — WHO BEGAN THE WAR, AND WHY? THE SOCIALISTS' PART
  118. 118.HOW INTERNATIONAL SOCIALISTS ARMED AGAINST EACH OTHER.
  119. 119."ENVOY OF MY PARTY."
  120. 120.MINISTER JULES GUESDE.
  121. 121."REVOLUTION!"
  122. 122.COMPOSURE IS NECESSARY.
  123. 123.PRESSURE FOR PEACE.
  124. 124.HUGO HAASE AT BRUSSELS.
  125. 125.HAASE IN THE REICHSTAG.
  126. 126.GERMAN SOCIALISTS DIVIDED.
  127. 127.SOCIALISTS STILL GERMANS.
  128. 128."CRITIQUE OF WEAPONS."
  129. 129.SOCIALISTS OF ITALY FIRM.
  130. 130.BRITISH MANIFESTO.
  131. 131.KEIR HARDIE'S QUESTIONS.
  132. 132.REPLY TO MINISTER GREY.
  133. 133.MR. MACDONALD REPENTS.

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