ST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

King George and King Albert Inspecting Belgian Troops _Frontispiece_

Opposite Page

George V, King of Great Britain and Emperor of India 46

M. Raymond Poincare, President of France 78

Nicholas II, Emperor of All the Russias 142

Wilhelm II, German Emperor and King of Prussia 206

Franz Josef I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary 270

Albert I, King of Belgium 318

King Peter of Serbia 382

Vittorio Emanuele III, King of Italy 446

LIST OF MAPS

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Conflicting Interests of the Great Powers in Europe, Africa
and Asia (_Colored Map_) _Front Insert_

Europe in Twelfth Century, Historical Map 137

Europe in 1648-1789, Historical Map 150

Europe in 1793-1815, Historical Map 193

Balkan States Before the First Balkan War 217

Balkans After the Second Balkan War 254

Austria, 1815-1914 264

Poland and Its Divisions from 1772-1914 277

Armies of the Contesting Nations 293

Navies of the Contesting Nations 298

German-French Frontier, Fortresses of 303

German Confederation of 1815 307

German-Belgian Frontier, Strategic Railroads on 311

[Illustration: The Conflicting Interests of the Great Powers in
Europe and Neighboring African and Asiatic Territories before the
Outbreak of the War.]

WHAT THE WAR MEANS TO AMERICA

By MAJOR GENERAL LEONARD WOOD, U. S. A.

"Go yourselves, every man of you, and stand in the ranks and
either a victory beyond all victories in its glory awaits you, or
falling you shall fall greatly, and worthy of your
past."--DEMOSTHENES TO THE ATHENIANS.

What lesson will America draw from the present Great War? Must she
see the heads of her own children at the foot of the guil