The little book of the war

The little book of the war

Author: Tappan, Eva March, 1854-1930

Year: 1918

CONTENTS I. The Spark that exploded the Magazine i The Turks and Turkey — The unrest of the Balkan peoples — The Balkan Wars — Serbia — Belgrade — The in- dependence of the Serbians. — The desire of the Balkan peoples to be divided according to their nationalities — Causes of their discontent — The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria at Serajevo — The Aus- tro-Hungarian note and Serbia's reply — Russia's resources and wishes — Germany's aims — The condition of Austria- Hungary — The Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente — Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. II. The Dash toward Paris 16 Attempts to prevent war — Why Germany wished for war — Her feelings toward the Entente countries — Germany's aims and preparations for war — Declarations of war — Mobilization of German troops — The troubles of American tourists — The Germans violate Luxemburg and Belgium — Belgium's honor — The "scrap of paper" incident — Why England entered the war — The Germans in Belgium — The dash toward Paris — General Joffre and the battle of the Marne. III. "Kitchener's Mob" 28 Japan and Montenegro join the Allies — - Japan captures Kiao-chau — German aims in Turkey — How Turkey was