HOW THE WAR BEGAN By W. L. Courtney , LL.D., and J. M. Kennedy . THE FLEETS AT WAR By Archibald Hurd . THE CAMPAIGN OF SEDAN By George Hooper . THE CAMPAIGN ROUND LIEGE By J. M. Kennedy . IN THE FIRING LINE : Stories of Actual Fighting by the Men who Fought. By A. St. John Adcock . GREAT BATTLES OF THE WORLD By Stephen Crane , Author of “The Red Badge of Courage.” THE RED CROSS IN WAR By Miss M. F. Billington . FORTY YEARS AFTER : The Story of the Franco-German War. By H. C. Bailey , with Introd

MOBILISATION AND TRANSPORT OF THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE—THE KING’S MESSAGE TO HIS TROOPS—SIR JOHN FRENCH’S ORDER OF THE DAY—LORD KITCHENER’S ADDRESS—DEATH OF GENERAL GRIERSON—DISPOSITION OF THE FRENCH FORCES IN THE NORTH—ADVANCE OF THE GERMANS—SIR JOHN FRENCH ON THE MOVEMENTS OF THE BRITISH TROOPS—FIGHTING AT MONS—THE KAISER’S ARMY ORDER. By the middle of the third week of the war, the British Expeditionary Force—three army corps and a cavalry division—had been mobilised and sent across th

THE BATTLE OF MONS, AUGUST 23RD—SIR JOHN FRENCH’S DESPATCH—THE WEST KENTS IN ACTION—AN AEROPLANE DUEL—A ROYAL ENGINEER’S EXPERIENCE—MISSING THEIR REGIMENT—ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY AND GERMAN SHRAPNEL—CAPTAIN GRENFELL. In the following section of Sir John French’s despatch he describes the position on Sunday, August 23:— At 6 a.m. on August 23 I assembled the Commanders of the First and Second Corps and Cavalry Division at a point close to the position, and explained the general situation of the All

FIGHTING AT CHARLEROI IN THE FRENCH LINES—A RAILWAY OFFICIAL’S ADVENTURE—A ZOUAVE OFFICER’S IMPRESSIONS—FRENCH ARTILLERY—HEAVY GERMAN CASUALTIES—-THE FALL OF NAMUR—A BELGIAN SOLDIER’S TRIBUTE. Shifting the scene for a time to the operations on the French lines, we obtain a view of the fighting in the neighbourhood of Charleroi on the eve of the great battle on the Belgian frontier, from the description of a correspondent to a Paris paper, and communicated by Mr. A. Beaumont:— Our troops, he said

THE BRITISH TROOPS RETIRE INTO FRANCE—THE ADVENTURES OF A CHAPLAIN TO A FIELD AMBULANCE—THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY—A WOUNDED GUNNER—LOSING HIS REGIMENT—A GORDON HIGHLANDER’S EXPERIENCES—OPERATIONS OF THE FRENCH TROOPS—BRITISH versus GERMAN CAVALRY—SIR JOHN FRENCH’S ACCOUNT OF THE EVENTS OF AUGUST 25—THE BATTLE OF CAMBRAI—THE REV. OWEN S. WATKINS’ ADVENTURES—MR. ASQUITH ANNOUNCES A WONDERFUL FEAT OF ARMS. We now return to Sir John French’s despatch and quote that portion in which he describes the

SIR JOHN FRENCH ON THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRITISH ARMY TO AUGUST 28—LORD KITCHENER ON THE FOUR DAYS’ BATTLE—FIGHTING IN THE VALLEY OF THE MEUSE—CHARLEVILLE. The following extract from Sir John French’s first despatch brings it to a conclusion as far as the operations of the British army are concerned:— During the fighting on the 24th and 25th the Cavalry became a good deal scattered, but by the early morning of the 26th General Allenby had succeeded in concentrating two brigades to the south of C

6th French Army. —Right on the Marne at Meux, left towards Betz. British Forces. —On the line Dagny—Coulommiers—Maison. 5th French Army. —At Courtagon, right on Esternay. Conneau’s Cavalry Corps. —Between the right of the British and the left of the French 5th Army....

4th Reserve and 2nd Corps. —East of the Ourcq and facing that river. 9th Cavalry Division. —West of Crecy. 2nd Cavalry Division. —North of Coulommiers. 4th Corps. —Rebais. 3rd and 7th Corps. —South-west of Montmirail. All these troops constituted the 1st German Army, which was directed against the French 6th Army on the Ourcq, and the British Forces, and the left of the 5th French Army south of the Marne. The 2nd German Army (IX., X., X.R., and Guard) was moving against the centre and right of t

The Undersigned, duly authorised thereto by their respective Governments, hereby declare as follows: The British, French, and Russian Governments mutually engage not to conclude peace separately during the present war. The three Governments agree that when terms of peace come to be discussed, no one of the Allies will demand conditions of peace without the previous agreement of each of the other Allies. In faith whereof the Undersigned have signed this Declaration and have affixed thereto their