The Story of the Great War, Volume 8 Victory with the Allies; Armistice; Peace Congress; Canada's War Organizations and vast War Industries; Canadian Battles Overseas   By: Various

History of the European War from Official Sources

Complete Historical Records of Events to Date, Illustrated with Drawings, Maps, and Photographs

Prefaced by

What the War Means to America Major General Leonard Wood, U.S.A.

Naval Lessons of the War Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight, U.S.N.

The World's War Frederick Palmer

Theatres of the War's Campaigns Frank H. Simonds

The War Correspondent Arthur Ruhl

Edited by

Francis J. Reynolds Former Reference Librarian of Congress

Allen L. Churchill Associate Editor, The New International Encyclopedia

Francis Trevelyan Miller Editor in Chieft, Photographic History of the Civil War

P. F. Collier & Son Company New York

[Illustration: Signing the Peace Treaty in the Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles, on June 28, 1919. Georges Clemenceau, French Premier, is standing and inviting the German delegates to affix their signatures to the document. ]

THE STORY OF THE GREAT WAR

VICTORY WITH THE ALLIES ARMISTICE · PEACE CONGRESS CANADA'S WAR ORGANIZATIONS AND VAST WAR INDUSTRIES CANADIAN BATTLES OVERSEAS

VOLUME VIII

CANADIAN EDITION

THE STORY OF CANADA IN THE GREAT WAR

EDITED AND COMPILED BY

LIEUTENANT COLONEL JOHN A. COOPER LATE COMMANDER OF THE 198TH BATTALION, CANADIAN BUFFS

P · F · Collier & Son · New York

Copyright 1920 By P. F. Collier & Son

CONTENTS

PART I. THE WESTERN FRONT

CHAPTER Page

I. Destruction Marks the Great Retreat The French Capture Soissons, Fismes, and Important Positions The British Win Great Victories Near Albert 9

II. The German Retreat Continues The French Victorious Between the Oise and the Aisne The British Win Miles of Territory Daily 23

III. The French Take Noyon The British Bapaume and Péronne The Allies Conquer on Every Front 36

IV. The British Close in on Cambrai French Occupy St. Quentin The Germans Fire Cambrai and Retreat The Allies' Great Victory in Flanders 49

V. The Germans Retreat on All Fronts British Capture Valenciennes The Armistice The War Over 63

PART II. RUSSIA

VI. Countering the Germans in Fallen Russia 80

VII. Allied Intervention in the North of Russia 88

VIII. The Bolsheviki Resent Allied Intervention 90

IX. The Baltic Provinces 95

PART III. THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN

X. The Austro Italian Front 96

PART IV. THE GREAT WAR'S END

XI. The Internal Collapse of Germany 106

XII. The Liberation of the Holy Land Mesopotamian Campaign 113

XIII. Collapse of Austria 123

XIV. The Surrender of Turkey 135

XV. Austria Hungary and Germany surrender "The War Thus Comes to an End," President Wilson to Congress The President Sails for France 137

PART V. VICTORY ON THE SEA

XVI. Naval Exploits of the Allies Submarines 142

XVII. Surrender of the German Fleet 147

PART VI. THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE

XVIII. American Achievements on the Western Front, by Frederick Palmer (Late Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. R.) 151

PART VII. THE PEACE CONFERENCE AT PARIS

XIX. First Session of Peace Congress Clemenceau, Permanent Chairman President Wilson's Address The League of Nations Covenant Completed 198