Chapter XVII The Terrible Price
A Nation of Men Destroyed—Millions in Shipping and Commerce Destroyed—World’s Maps Changed—Billions in Money—Immense Debts—Nation’s Wealth—The United States a Great Provider
Chapter XVIII The World Rulers at War
Woodrow Wilson, the Champion of Democracy—The Egotistical Kaiser—The German Crown Prince—Britain’s Monarch—Constantine Who Quit Rather than Fight Germany—President Poincare—And Other National Heads
Chapter XIX The War’s Who’s Who
Striking Figures in the Conflict—Joffre, the Hero of Marne—Nivelle, the French Commander—Sir Douglas Haig—The Kaiser’s Chancellor—Venizelos—“Black Jack” Pershing
Chapter XX Chemistry in the War
Substitutes for Cotton—Nitrates Produced from air—Yeast a Real Substitute for Beef—Seaweed Made to Give up Potash—A Gangrene Preventative—Soda Made Out of Salt Water—America Chemically Independent