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THE STORY OF THE GREAT WAR

History of the European War from Official Sources

Complete Historical Records of Events to Date,
Illustrated with Drawings, Maps, and Photographs

Prefaced by

What the War Means to America
Major General Leonard Wood, U.S.A.

Naval Lessons of the War
Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight, U.S.N.

The World's War
Frederick Palmer

Theatres of the War's Campaigns
Frank H. Simonds

The War Correspondent
Arthur Ruhl

Edited by

Francis J. Reynolds
Former Reference Librarian of Congress

Allen L. Churchill
Associate Editor, The New International Encyclopedia

Francis Trevelyan Miller
Editor in Chieft, Photographic History of the Civil War

P. F. Collier & Son Company
New York

THE STORY OF THE GREAT WAR

VICTORY WITH THE ALLIES
ARMISTICE . PEACE CONGRESS
CANADA'S WAR ORGANIZATIONS
AND VAST WAR INDUSTRIES
CANADIAN BATTLES OVERSEAS

VOLUME VIII

CANADIAN EDITION

THE STORY OF CANADA IN THE GREAT WAR

EDITED AND COMPILED BY

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JOHN A. COOPER LATE COMMANDER OF THE 198TH BATTALION, CANADIAN BUFFS

P . F . Collier & Son . New York

Copyright 1920
By P. F. Collier & Son

CONTENTS

PART I.--THE WESTERN FRONT

CHAPTER Page

I. Destruction Marks the Great Retreat--The French
Capture Soissons, Fismes, and Important Positions--The
British Win Great Victories Near Albert 9

II. The German Retreat Continues--The French Victorious
Between the Oise and the Aisne--The British
Win Miles of Territory Daily 23

III. The French Take Noyon--The British Bapaume and
Peronne--The Allies Conquer on Every Front 36

IV. The British Close in on Cambrai--French Occupy St.
Quentin--The Germans Fire Cambrai and Retreat--The
Allies' Great Victory in Flanders 49

V. The Germans Retreat on All Fronts--British Capture
Valenciennes--The Armistice--The War Over 63

PART II.--RUSSIA

VI. Countering the Germans in Fallen Russia 80

VII. Allied Intervention in the North of Russia 88

VIII. The Bolsheviki Resent Allied Intervention 90

IX. The Baltic Provinces 95

PART III.--THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN

X. The Austro-Italian Front 96

PART IV.--THE GREAT WAR'S END

XI. The Internal Collapse of Germany 106

XII. The Liberation of the Holy Land--Mesopotamian Campaign 113

XIII. Collapse of Austria 123

XIV. The Surrender of Turkey 135

XV. Austria-Hungary and Germany surrender--"The War
Thus Comes to an End," President Wilson to
Congress--The President Sails for France 137

PART V.--VICTORY ON THE SEA

XVI. Naval Exploits of the Allies--Submarines 142

XVII. Surrender of the German Fleet 147

PART VI.--THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE

XVIII. American Achievements on the Western Front, by Frederick
Palmer (Late Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. R.) 151

PART VII.--THE PEACE CONFERENCE AT PARIS

XIX. First Session of Peace Congress--Clemenceau, Permanent
Chairman--President Wilson's Address--The
League of Nations Covenant Completed 198

XX. The Covenant and Draft of the Constitution of the
League of Nations--President Wilson's Speech in Support;
He Returns to America--The United States Senate
Criticizes League Document 208

XXI. Revised Covenant of the League of Nations--The Treaty
of Peace 221

THE STORY OF CANADA IN THE GREAT WAR

Introduction by Lieutenant Colonel John A. Cooper (Late Commander
of the 198th Battalion, Canadian Buffs) 249

PART I.--PREPARATION FOR WAR

I. Canada Before the War 259

II. Building a War Machine 264

III. Departure of First Contingent 267

IV. The Steady Stream of Recruits 270

V. The Conscription Act 272

VI. The "Princess Pat" Regiment 285

VII. Canada's Huge Forestry Corps 287

VIII. The Canadian Railway Corps 291

IX. Other Branches of the Service 295

X. Administration of Canada's War Establishment 302