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I. TRIUMPHANT GERMANY IN 1913 1

II. DEUTSCHLAND UEBER ALLES 6

III. GARD KIRTLEY 11

IV. VILLA ELSA 19

V. FAMILY LIFE 29

VI. THE HOME 36

VII. GERMAN LOVING 46

VIII. GERMAN COURTSHIP 54

IX. A JOURNALIST 64

X. SPIES AND WAR 71

XI. GERMAN WAYS 78

XII. HABITS AND CHILDREN 86

XIII. DOWN WITH AMERICA! 94

XIV. AFTERMATH 106

XV. MILITARY BLOCKHEADS 113

XVI. A LIVELY MUSICIAN 120

XVII. IMMORALITY AND OBSCENITY 125

XVIII. THE NAKED CULT 134

XIX. JIM DEMING OF ERIE, PAY 145

XX. AN AMERICAN VICTORY 152

XXI. A PEOPLE PECULIAR OR PAGAN? 160

XXII. MAKING FOR WAR 168

XXIII. SOCIAL ETIQUETTE 178

XXIV. THE COURT BALL 186

XXV. FRITZI AND ANOTHER CONVERSATION 192

XXVI. SOME OF THE LESS KNOWN EFFICIENCY 200

XXVII. THE IMPERIAL SECRET SERVICE 210

XXVIII. JIM DEMING'S FATE 218

XXIX. WINTER AND SPRING 229

XXX. VILLA ELSA OUTDOORS 238

XXXI. A CASUAL TRAGEDY 247

XXXII. A GERMAN MARRIAGE PROPOSAL 256

XXXIII. A WAITRESS DANCE 263

XXXIV. CHAMPAGNE 272

XXXV. RECUPERATION 279

XXXVI. THE GERMAN PROBLEM. AN ANSWER 285

XXXVII. A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" 294

XXXVIII. A JOURNEY 302

XXXIX. THE TOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE 313

XL. THE END OF A LITTLE GAME 323

XLI. ARE THEY HUNS? 329

XLII. THE ANTI-CHRISTIANS? 336

XLIII. THE TEUTON PROBLEM. A SOLUTION 347

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