Part 15 — INDEX (continued 5)

Uruguay, failure of soviet plot in, vi: 392; delegate to Peace Conference, xii: 180.

Uskub, captured by Bulgarians, Oct., '15, i: 382, iii: 158, 204; recaptured by Allies, Sept., '18, iii: 213.

V

V-187, German destroyer sunk at battle of Heligoland Bight, iv: 240.

Vaccine, manufacture of anti-typhoid, viii: 393; see also Disease.

Vacuum tubes, in wireless telephony, viii: 318-320.

Valenciennes, Germans use as gateway into France, v: 215.

Valley, Count Arco, assassin of Kurt Eisner, vi: 298.

Van, occupied by Russians, May 23, '15, iii: 262.

Van Iersal, Sgt. Louis, gets Congressional Medal of Honor, x: 389.

Vanquois, captured by 35th Div., Sept. 26, '18, v: 225.

Varennes, captured by 35th Div., Sept. 26, '18, v: 225.

Vaux, town in Marne salient, location, v: 133; captured by 2nd Div., July 1, '18, v: 138, 382.

Vaux, Fort, at Verdun, captured by Germans, June 7, '16, i: 385, iii: 54, 313; evacuated by Germans, Nov. 2, '16, i: 388, iii: 62; German efforts at capture repulsed, Mar., '16, ii: 189, iii: 52, 306; description by French officer participating in defense, iii: 327-329; Major Raynal, defender of, awarded Legion of Honor, iii: 313; see also Verdun.

Veles, captured by Bulgarians, Oct. 28—29, '15, i: 382, iii: 158, 204; recaptured by Allies, Sept. 26, '18, i: 397.

Velocity of projectiles, viii: 111.

Vencheres Wood, captured by 179th Inf. Brig., Sept. 13, '18, v: 209.

Vendieres, captured by A. E. F., Sept. 14, '18, v: 210.

Venereal diseases, statistics on, and methods of combating in U. S. Army, v: 402, vii: 208-209.

Venezuela, pro-German attitude during War, vi: 392.

Vengeance, British battleship at Gallipoli, iv: 31.

Venizelos, Eleutherios, pro-Ally policy during Greek neutrality, iii: 202; establishes revolutionary government in Crete, Sept., '16, iii: 210; biography, ix: 76-82; bibliography, ix: 81.

Verdun, strategic value and reasons for German campaigns against, i: 268, ii: 6, 13, 36-39, 188, 189, iii: 46, 302, v: 199, 215, xi: 21; effect of battle of the Somme on German offensive against, ii: 47, iii: 61, 63, 314; eliminated by Germans as scene of '18 offensive, ii: 67; battles of, Feb., '16—Sept., '17, ii: 186-189, iii: 46-55, 61-62, 79, 302-315, 327-329, viii: 289-291, xi: 21-22; comparison of German attack, Feb., '16, with tactics at first battle of the Marne, ii: 186; "They shall not pass," French watchword of defense at, ii: 189, iii: 304, xi: 21; Pétain commands defenders, Feb.—May, '16, ii: 189, iii: 50, 304; Germans capture Fort Douaumont, Feb. 25, '16, ii: 189, iii: 48, 304-305; German attacks on Fort Vaux repulsed, Mar., '16, ii: 189, iii: 52, 306,; described by French officer taking part in defense, iii: 327-329; German Crown Prince in command of attacking forces, iii: 47, 48, 303; use of motor transports in defense of, iii: 50, viii: 289-291; battles for Dead Man's Hill (Le Mort Homme), Mar.—May, '16, iii: 51, 53-54, 306-307, 308, 310-313; Cumières captured and lost by Germans, May, '16, iii: 54, 312; Gen. Nivelle appointed to command of French defenders, May, '16, iii: 54, 310; Fort Vaux captured by Germans, June 7, '16, iii: 54, 313; German efforts to capture Fort Souville defeated, iii: 55; Thiaumont captured by Germans, June 23—24, '16, and recaptured by French, iii: 55, 313; Nivelle's surprise attack, Oct., '16, iii: 61; Fort Douaumont recaptured by French, Oct., '16, iii: 61; Fort Vaux evacuated by Germans, Nov. 2, '16, iii: 62; Gen. Mangin succeeds Nivelle as French commander at, Dec., '16, iii: 62; Mangin launches successful offensive, Dec., '16, iii: 62; final French victories regain all important positions, Aug.—Sept., '17, iii: 79; Ludendorff's comment on German blunder at, iii: 302; description of intensity of fighting at, by French participant, iii: 308; Major Raynal, defender of Fort Vaux, awarded Legion of Honor, iii: 313; freed from threat of further German attacks by suppression of St. Mihiel salient, Sept., '18, v: 208.

Verrieres, captured by 78th Div., Nov. 4, '18, v: 266.

Versailles Treaty, see Peace Treaty with Germany.

Very, captured by 35th Div., Sept. 26, '18, v: 225.

Very pistol, use in signalling, v: 319.

Vesle River, Germans driven across, in Allied counter-offensive on Marne salient, July—Aug., '18, v: 60-62, 188-191, 383; Germans driven from, to the Aisne, Aug.—Sept., '18, v: 62, 260, 383-384.

Vesnitch, Dr. M. R., Serbian diplomat, statement of Jugoslav attitude toward Italian aggrandizement, vi: 366.

Veterinary, treatment of sick and injured animals in War, vii: 225-227, viii: 397-399.

Vickers machine-gun, use on airplanes, viii: 87; U. S. production figures, xii: 284.

Victor Emanuel, King of Italy, biography, ix: 395-398.

Victory Way, in New York City, xii: 133.

Vienna, war-time privation in, vi: 312; riots, '18, vi: 316; after-War distress, vi: 318; Bolshevik uprising suppressed, Apr., '19, vi: 320-321.

Vierstaat Ridge, captured by British and 27th Div., A. E. F., Sept. 1—2, '18, v: 290.

Vierzy, captured by 2nd Div., July 18, '18, v: 55, 174.

Vigneulles, junction of 1st and 26th Divs. at, closes St. Mihiel salient, Sept., '18, v: 69, 211, 212.

Ville-devant-Chaumont, captured by 26th Div., Nov. 10, '18, v: 272.

Villepigue, Corp. John C., gets Congressional Medal of Honor, x: 396.

Villers Wood, captured by A. E. F., Sept. 15, '18, v: 210.

Villers-Cotterets, concentration of Allied forces near, for Marne counter-offensive, July, '18, ii: 154, v: 161.

Villers-devant-Dun, captured by 90th Div., Nov. 2, '18, v: 92, 264.

Villers-sous-Preney, captured by A. E. F., Sept. 14, '18, v: 210.

Vilna, captured by Germans, Sept., '15, iii: 141.

Vilosnes-sur-Meuse captured by 60th Inf., Nov. 5, '18, v: 94, 271.

Vimy Ridge, captured by Canadians, Apr. 9, '17, iii: 70, 343-349; strategic importance, iii: 343; London Times' account of battle, iii: 346-348; decorations for gallantry at, iii: 349.

Vindictive, British cruiser, at Zeebrugge raid, iv: 262; sunk in Ostend Channel, iv: 279; see also Zeebrugge Raid.

Viribus Unitis, Austrian battleship sunk by Italians in Pola harbor, May 15, '18, i: 395, x: 297-303.

Vive La France! poem by Charlotte H. Crawford, vi: 94.

Viviani, René, French statesman, biography, ix: 19-21.

Vladivostok, seized by Czechoslovak troops, June, '18, vi: 192; Allies send troops to, vi: 193; see also Siberia.

Vocational training, for war cripples, American help for French disabled, vii: 79, 92-95; for American disabled, vii: 180-182, 210-216, 236-239; modern attitude on, viii: 387; see also Reconstruction of disabled.

Vodka, war-time prohibition of, in Russia, iii: 265, vi: 135; use of harmful substitutes for, vi: 138.

Voisin bombing planes, viii: 223.

Voldemaras, Prof., forms first independent Lithuanian cabinet, vi: 236.

Vologodsky, Peter, head of liberal Siberian government at Omsk, vi: 191.

Voormezeele, captured by 30th Div., Aug. 31—Sept. 1, '18, v: 300.

Vosges Mountains, military importance, ii: 6; place in scheme of general French strategy, ii: 9; French occupy passes of, Aug., '14, iii: 16; French offensive in, Dec., '15, iii: 46; as training area for A. E. F., v: 118, 197, see also under each Division.

W

Waalker, Sgt. Reider, gets Congressional Medal of Honor, x: 393.

Wacht am Rhine, Die, German national song, xi: 332.

Wales, Prince of, personal sketch, ix: 395, xi: 150-152.

Walker, Col. William H., head of U. S. poison-gas plant at Edgewood Arsenal, viii: 181.

Wallace, Gen., British commander in western Egypt, iii: 191.

Wallachia, German offensive in, iii: 221.

Walsh, Frank P., member of Irish-American delegation to Peace Conference, vi: 66; biography, ix: 337-339.

War, as a simple art, iii: 137; definition of, iv: 1; desirability, v: Intro. x; extent of modern, v: Intro. x; German policy of, see Germany, Kultur, Militarism.

War Babies' Cradle, organization and relief activities of, vii: 107, xi: 56.

War Committee (or Council) of British Cabinet, members, Nov., '14, ii: 198; responsibility for Gallipoli disaster, ii: 200; responsibility for Mesopotamian failure, iii: 364.

War Industries Board, U. S., see U. S., Industries during War.

War relief: American, plan of Stars and Stripes for adoption of French orphans, vii: 72, xi: 80; Children's Bureau of American Red Cross, relief activities for Allied children, vii: 72, 76-79, xi: 85-90; vocational training for French war cripples, vii: 79, 92-95; beginnings of American relief work, vii: 85; Herbert Hoover's activities, vii: 85, 119, xii: 136, xii: 141; Lafayette Fund, vii: 85; Committee of Mercy, vii: 87; American Women's War Relief Fund, vii: 87, 91; National Allied Relief Committee, vii: 87-90; John Moffat's activities in early development of, vii: 87; American Committee for Relief of Belgian Prisoners in Germany, vii: 88, 96; Allied Home for Munition Workers, vii: 88, 108; French Heroes Lafayette Memorial Fund, vii: 90, 110-116; benefit bazaars, vii: 90; "Hero Land" bazaar, vii: 90; American Fund for French Wounded, vii: 91, xi: 85; American Committee for Devastated France, vii: 92; American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief, vii: 92; War Relief Clearing House for France and Her Allies, vii: 95; Le Bien-Être du Blessé, vii: 96; French Tuberculosis War Victims' Fund, vii: 97; American Committee of the Charities of the Queen of the Belgians, vii: 98; for war blind, Permanent Blind Relief War Fund, vii: 99, 255-260; Franco-American Committee for the Protection of Children of the Frontier, vii: 101, xi: 85; American Committee of the Secours National, vii: 105; Committee for Fatherless Children of France, vii: 105, xi: 84; aid for French victims of shell-shock and nervous derangements, vii: 106; War Babies' Cradle, vii: 107, xi: 56; relief work of American alumni of École des Beaux Arts, vii: 108; relief for Serbia, vii: 109, 144-168; relief for Rumania, vii: 109; Commission for Relief in Belgium, organization and activities, vii: 116-144; Millard Shaler, early organizer of Belgian relief, vii: 119; Stage Women's War Relief, vii: 343-349; for Jewish war sufferers, vii: 349-376; Free Milk for France fund, vii: 376-379; American Relief Administration for feeding newly liberated peoples, xii: 141. Belgian, Charities of the Queen of the Belgians, vii: 98. British, in Serbia, iii: 398; Association of Highland Societies of Edinburgh, vii: 95; British and Canadian Patriotic Fund, vii: 99; British American War Relief Fund, vii: 99; Scottish Women's Hospitals for Home and Foreign Service, vii: 101; Chelsea War Refugees Fund for Belgian refugees in England, vii: 106; London Volunteer Motor Corps, vii: 107; St. Dunstan's Home for blind, vii: 259. Dutch, for Belgian refugees and interned soldiers, vii: 168-175. French, vocational training for disabled, vii: 92-95; Le Bien-être du Blessé, vii: 96; Secours National, vii: 105; Committee for Fatherless Children of France, vii: 105, xi: 84; relief for victims of shell-shock and nervous derangement, vii: 106; War Babies' Cradle, vii: 107, xi: 56. See also Knights of Columbus; Red Cross; Salvation Army; Young Men's Christian Association.

War Risk Insurance, Bureau of, for U. S. fighting men, vii: 176.

War Savings Stamps, U. S., amount sold, xii: 18, xii: 134.

War terms and soldier slang, definitions of, xi: 359-362.

War Trade Board, U. S., see U. S., Trade.

War Zone, see Germany, Blockade of; Submarine warfare.

Warburg, Felix M., treasurer American Jewish Relief Committee, vii: 354.

Ward, Pvt. Calvin, gets Congressional Medal of Honor, x: 396.

Warehouses, location of great A. E. F. supply depots in France, v: 330; construction of, by A. E. F. in France, v: 333, 400.

Warfare, see Strategy; Tactics; Trench warfare.

Warneford, Flight Sub-Lieut. R. A. J., brings down first Zeppelin, ii: 269, x: 223.

Warrior, British cruiser sunk at Jutland, iv: 260.

Warsaw, German attacks on and capture of, Aug. 5, '15, i: 381, ii: 26, iii: 128-130, 131, 138.

Warspite, British warship at battle of Jutland, iv: 260.

Washington Inn, for American officers in London, vii: 288.

Wasted, poem, xi: 100.

Watches, for A. E. F., viii: 327.

Water supply, for A. E. F., construction of facilities for, v: 333; modern methods for making safe for use of armies, viii: 394-396.

We Are Fred Karno's Army, British soldiers' song, xi: 338.

Wearing of the Green, Irish patriotic air, xi: 334.

Weather forecasting, importance of, in war, xi: 296-303.

Weddigen, Lieut.-Com. Otto, commander of U-9, sinks British cruisers Aboukir, Cressy, and Hogue, iv: 205, x: 274-280.

Wedell, Hans von, leader in German passport frauds in U. S., x: 333.

Weimar, meeting place of German National Assembly, Feb., '19, vi: 291.

Wekerle, Dr., succeeds Count Tisza as Premier of Hungary, vi: 314; suppresses Jugoslav congress at Agram, Mar., '18, vi: 363.

Welland Canal, German plot for destruction of, i: 318.

Wellborn, Col., director of U. S. Tank Corps, v: 314.

Wemyss, Sir Rosslyn, succeeds Jellicoe as British First Sea Lord, Dec. 26, '17, i: 393.

West, Sgt. Chester H., gets Congressional Medal of Honor, x: 402.

West Prussia, award to Poland by Peace Conference, vi: 226.

Western Front, establishment by Germans of trench lines from North Sea to Swiss border following first Marne battle, Sept., '14, ii: Intro. vii, 11, iii: 37, viii: 134, xi: 12, 253; relative importance compared with Eastern theatre of war, ii: 11-14, 87-89; opinion of Field-Marshal French, ii: 171; Gen. Maurice on, ii: Intro. x-xxiv; the vital front, ii: Intro. xxiii; Allied retreat to the Marne, Aug.—Sept., '18, ii: 9, 166, 183, iii: 20-30; German "strategic" retreat to Hindenburg Line, '17, ii: 53, iii: 66-70; reasons for German offensive of Mar.—July, '18, ii: 65-67; German strength, Mar., '18, ii: 65, 75, iii: 383, v: 120; Allied strength Mar., '18, ii: 66; choice of sector by Germans for great offensive of Mar., '18, ii: 67-69, 311, iii: 86; great German offensive begun, Mar. 21, '18, ii: 70, 150, iii: 86, 359, v: 23, 120, 130, 380, vi: 270; Ludendorff's account, iii: 308-316; break through Allied line and rout of British Fifth Army near St. Quentin in great German drive, Mar., '18, ii: 70-74, 150-152, 190-197, iii: 86-91, v: 373; account by Philip Gibbs, iii: 381-390; German drive against Channel ports, Apr., '18, ii: 75, 153, iii: 91, 359-363; German casualties in offensive of Mar.—Apr., '18, ii, 75; German drive to the Marne, May—July, '18, ii: 76-79, 154, 320, iii: 92-96, v: 35, 41-53, 129, 130; Allied counter-offensive and retreat of Germans out of France and Belgium, July 18—Nov. 11, '18, ii: 80-87, 154, 156-159, iii: 96-104, v: 72, 192, 213; résume by Gen. Malleterre, ii: 209-216; Ludendorff's account, ii: 324-326; Ludendorff's account, ii: 331-340; battle line, July 18, '18, ii: 82; German bases in France captured in Allied counter-offensive, July—Nov., '18, ii: 86; campaigns on, first phase, maneuvering for position, ii: 112; second phase, war of attrition, ii: 112; third phase, final stroke, ii: 113; necessity for frontal attack on, ii: 116; Foch's analysis of weakness of German position, July, '18, ii: 154; Allied and German man-power, Oct., '18, ii: 159; British man-power, Aug., '18, ii: 214; British shell supply, Aug., '18, ii: 214; military situation, Nov., '18, ii: 215; general topography, iii: 2; battle line, Jan., '15, iii: 41; German prisoners and guns captured by Allies, July—Nov., '18, iii: 104; A. E. F. deciding factor in last campaigns on, v: 23-25; first American sector established, Aug., '18, v: 64, 192-193, 384; American front, Nov. 11, '18, v: 95; five major German offensives on, v: 96; effect of Russian withdrawal from War on, v: 113; German lines of defense and communications, v: 214-216; for details of engagements or sectors, see name of battle, campaign, or sector.

Wet, Gen. Christian de, leader of Boer rebellion against British, '14, vi: 50.

Wettig, Carl, discloses German plot to blow up ships, x: 374.

Wexford, Ireland, U. S. naval air station at, iv: 357.

Wheat, production and imports by Germany, ii: 17; government price-fixing in U. S., xii: 59; U. S. exports to Allies, July, '17—July,'18, xii: 141; statistics on production in U. S., '18—'19, xii: 143; see also Food.

Where Do We Go From Here, Boys?, American soldiers' song, xi: 337.

Whiddy Island, Ireland, U. S. naval air station at, iv: 357.

Whippets, British baby tanks, ii: 280, viii: 148, xi: 262; see also Tanks.

Whitby, bombarded by German fleet, Dec. 16, '14, i: 376, iv: 245.

White Russia, Republic of, established, May, '18, xii: 279; area and population, xii: 279.

Whittlesey, Major Charles W., commander of "Lost Battalion," isolation and rescue in Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Oct. 2—7, '18, v: 231, 239, 241, 242, 243; gets Congressional Medal of Honor, x: 400.

Why Did We Join the Army?, British soldiers' song, xi: 337.

Wickersham, Geo. W., analysis of Peace Treaty with Germany, xii: 170-178.

Wickersham, 2nd Lieut. J. Hunter, gets Congressional Medal of Honor, x: 401.

Wien, Austrian battleship torpedoed by Italians in Trieste harbor, i: 393, x: 290.

Wieringen, German Crown Prince's home at, after flight from Germany, vi: 278.

Wilhelm, Kaiser, see William II.

Wilhelmina, Queen of Netherlands, biography, ix: 401-405.

Wilhelmshaven, revolt of German navy at, Oct. 31, '18, iv: 381.

Willard, Daniel, chairman of Advisory Commission, U. S. Council of National Defense, xii: 116.

William I, becomes first German Emperor, Jan. 18, 1871, i: 44.

William II, of Germany, abdicates throne, Nov. 9, '18, i: 399, ii: 340, vi: 273; conception of powers as Emperor, i: 73; becomes Emperor, 1888, i: 97, 185, ix: 358; arrogance, i: 97; visits Turkey, i: 98, 207; famous speech at Tangier, Mar., '05, i: 99; complicity in Austrian ultimatum to Serbia, July, '14, i: 133-136, 252; interview in London Daily Telegraph declaring friendship for England, Oct. 28, '18, i: 186; advice to troops to be "terrible as Huns," i: 186; reprimanded by Reichstag and Bundesrat for Daily Telegraph interview, i: 189; Lloyd George's opinion of, i: 189; Kruger telegram supporting cause of Boers against Great Britain, Jan. 3, 1898, i: 192; statement about "sharpness of German sword," ii: 161; Ludendorff's estimate of weakness, ii: 317; Supreme War Lord, ii: 331; author of phrase "Yellow peril," vi: 248; retirement to Amerongen after abdication, Nov., '18, vi: 277; biography and sketch of personality, ix: 355-367, xi: 139-141; bibliography, ix: 367; Peace Treaty provisions for trial for war guilt, xii: 217.

William of Wied, becomes ruler of Albania, i: 206.

William P. Frye, American ship sunk by Germans, Jan. 28, '15, i: 319, 378.

Wilson, Adm. Henry B., biography, ix: 295-296.

Wilson, Gen., British representative on Inter-Allied General Staff, iii: 84.

Wilson, Major, develops idea of tank as fighting machine, viii: 155.

Wilson, William B., U. S. Secretary of Labor, on anti-war spirit of laboring classes, xii: 65.

Wilson, Woodrow, assumes leadership of liberal Democrats, i: 295; temperament contrasted with Roosevelt's, i: 299; "Strict accountability" note to Germany on U-boat warfare, i: 317; "Too proud to fight" statement, i: 320, v: 372, ix: 62; opposition to McLemore Resolution, i: 327; note to belligerents to state war aims, Dec. 18,. '16, i: 336; "Peace without victory" speech, Jan., '17, i: 337, ix: 64; speech before Congress asking for declaration of war with Germany, Apr. 2, '17, i: 348-355; effects of diplomacy, ii: 390; position in Fiume dispute, vi: 369; biography and personal sketch, ix: 55-69, xi: 131-135; "Fourteen Points," ix: 67, xii: 163-165; bibliography, ix: 69; stricken ill during tour for ratification of Peace Treaty, Sept., '19, xii: 264; opinion of Lodge reservations, xii: 267; message vetoing Knox Resolution, xii: 278; for relations with belligerents during neutrality, see Germany, Blockade of; Submarine warfare; for work at Peace Conference, see Peace Conference.

Winchester self-loading rifle, description, viii: 89.

Windhoek, captured by British, May 12, '15, i: 380, iii: 255.

Wire entanglements, see Barbed wire.

Wireless, use by A. E. F. Signal Corps, v: 317, 318-319; development under war needs, viii: 315; apparatus for generation and transmission of radio waves, viii: 315-318; Goldschmidt alternator, viii: 316; Alexanderson alternator, viii: 316-318; use of vacuum tubes in wireless telephony, viii: 318-320; types of aerials, viii: 320; U. S. Navy wireless stations, location and method of operation, viii: 320-322.

Wisloka River, battle between Germans and Russians on banks of, May, '15, iii: 136.

Woevre River, Germans driven into plains of, by A. E. F. advance in Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Nov., '18, v: 94.

Wold, Pvt. Nels, gets Congressional Medal of Honor, x: 397.

Wolf, seaplane-carrier German raider, activities, iv: 198.

Women in War, French munition workers, ii: 376; Pershing's tribute, v: 404; as Y. M. C. A. workers in Europe, vii: 267-271; Russian Battalion of Death, x: 183-185, xi: 205-210; British, in war industries, xii: 25; American, in war industries, xii: 26, xii: 84-85; British, as farm laborers, xii: 40; effects of entry into industries on social organization, xii: 83-84; see also Nurses; Red Cross; Salvation Army; War relief; Young Men's Christian Association.

Wood, Maj.-Gen. Leonard, on lessons of the War, iii: Intro. vii-x; in command of 89th Div., during training period, v: 146, 365.

Woodfill, 1st Lieut. Samuel, gets Congressional Medal of Honor, x: 391.

World empires, development toward, before War, i: 23; rivalry of ambitions for, i: 25.

World federation, ideal of, i: 25; religious diversity an obstacle to, i: 25.

World League of Red Cross Societies, organization and objects, vii: 3.

World War, results, summary by Dr. Eliot, i: Intro. ix-xiv; Dr. Manning on spiritual, vii: Intro. ix; areas involved, i: 9; effect on population, xii: 25; see also Causes of War; Cost of War; Germany, Responsibility for War.

Wounded, see Ambulance; Carrel-Dakin treatment; Hospitals; Infection; Medical Science; Reconstruction of disabled; Surgery; U. S. Army, Medical Service.

Wright, Maj.-Gen. William M., commander of 35th Div., v: 128, 361; commander of 89th Div., v: 146, 365; commander of Seventh Corps, v: 395; biography, ix: 221-223.

Württemberg, Duke of, in command of German Northern Armies, iii: 61.

Wynne, Mrs. Hilda, experiences as ambulance driver, vii: 105, x: 186-188.

X

Xivray, location in St. Mihiel salient, v: 199.

X-ray, use in war surgery, vii: 221, viii: 373-376.

Xylyl bromide (tear gas), use in chemical warfare, viii: 170.

Y

"Y" gun, for launching depth bombs, iv: 331.

Yachts, converted, work in anti-submarine patrol, iv: 292.

Yakutsk Republic, established, May, '18, xii: 279; area and population, xii: 279.

Yankee (26th) Division, see U. S., Army.

Yarmouth, bombarded by German raiders, Nov. 3, '14, iv: 244.

Yemen, Imamate of, established, '18, xii: 279.

York, Sgt. Alvin C., account of exploits as fighter, x: 13-18; gets Congressional Medal of Honor, x: 400.

Young, Lt.-Com. E. Hilton, account of Zeebrugge Raid, iv: 269-279.

Young, Lieut. I. E. R., account of air battle against German raiders over London, x: 215.

Young Men's Christian Association: American, organization for war work and program of activities, vii: 261-266; recognition by War Department as welfare agency, vii: 262; personnel, number and character, vii: 266; casualties in overseas service, vii: 267; women's work with, overseas, vii: 267-271; Work in A. E. F. leave areas, vii: 269; at the front with combat troops, vii: 271-277; award of Distinguished Service Crosses to workers, vii: 272; with the "Lost Battalion," vii: 273; huts used as targets by Germans, vii: 274; awards of Croix de Guerre to workers, vii: 275, 313; hotels for service men, vii: 277; entertainment for service men, vii: 277-279; educational work for A. E. F., vii: 280-283, 290; religious activities among troops, vii: 283-285; activities for A. E. F. in United Kingdom, vii: 286-290; Eagle Hut in London, vii: 288, 300; in Italy, vii: 290; with Army of Occupation, vii: 291-293; with A. E. F. in Russia and Siberia, vii: 293-298; Navy service, vii: 298-302; Navy Hut at Brest, vii: 302; work among prisoners of war, Allied and Teuton, vii: 302-310; care of American war prisoners in Germany, vii: 309; Foyers du Soldats for French soldiers, vii: 310-313; Foyers du Marin for French sailors, vii: 313; athletics for A. E. F., vii: 313-317; work for Russian army and civilians, vii: 318-319. British, in Egypt, vii: 321, 322; at Gallipoli, vii: 321; in Sudan, vii: 322; in Palestine and Jerusalem, vii: 322-323; in Mesopotamia, vii: 324. Indian, welfare work in India, vii: 327. International, in Egypt, vii: 322; in Mesopotamia, vii: 324-327.

Young Turks, force constitutional government in Turkey, '08, i: 109.

Ypres, battles of: Oct.—Nov., '14, ii: 144, iii: 41; Field-Marshal French's account, ii: 170-171. Apr., '15, first use of gas in warfare by Germans, ii: 222, iii: 42, 288, 320, xi: 316. July—Oct., '17, iii: 78-79; Haig's account of use of artillery in, ii: 128. Apr., '18, ii: 153; description by Philip Gibbs, iii: 360-363.

Yser, battles of, Oct., '14, ii: 220, iii: 40; July, '17, iii: 77-78.

Yudenitch, Gen., Russian commander, campaign against and capture of Erzerum, iii: 262-263.

Z

Zabern incident, i: 72.

Zeebrugge Raid, British exploit in blocking German submarine base on Belgian coast, Apr., '18, iv: 261-279; ships participating, iv: 262; official Admiralty report, iv: 262-265; Capt. Carpenter's account, iv: 266-268; British casualties, iv: 268; account of Lieut.-Com. Young of Vindictive, iv: 269-279.

Zemstvos, Russian, congress of, prohibited by Protopopov, vi: 143; succeeded by local "soviets," vi: 164; war-time activities, xii: 82.

Zemtchug, Russian cruiser sunk by German raider Emden, Oct. 28, '14, iv: 179.

Zeppelin, Count Ferdinand von, inventor of Zeppelin dirigible airships, biography, ix: 250-252.

Zeppelins, description of structural features, with discussion of utility during war and peace, ii: 262-269, viii: 241-254; raids on England, ii: 266, iii: 41, viii: 246, see also Air raids; exploit of Sub-Lieut. Warneford in bringing down first Zeppelin of War, ii: 269, x: 223-225; development in construction, '14—'18, viii: 241; compared with airplanes, viii: 241-245; flight of L-59 to Egypt, viii: 243.

Zigzagging, as defense against U-boat attack, iv: 310.

Zimmermann, Dr. Alfred F. M., German Foreign Secretary, attempt to force from Ambassador Gerard guarantees for German-owned property in U. S., i: 345; text of note attempting to involve Mexico and Japan in war against U. S., i: 347.

Zouaves, description, xi: 189.