THE LITERARY DIGEST

History of the World War

Compiled from Original and Contemporary
Sources: American, British, French,
German, and Others

BY

FRANCIS WHITING HALSEY

Author of "The Old New York Frontier," Editor of "Great Epochs in
American History," "Seeing Europe with Famous Authors,"
"Balfour, Viviani, and Joffre, Their Speeches

in America," etc.

IN TEN VOLUMES-ILLUSTRATED

VOLUME VI

FOCH'S VICTORIES CONTINUED THE AMERICANS BREAK THROUGH THE
HINDENBURG LINE AND FROM THE ARGONNE TO SEDAN-THE FALL OF
CAMBRAI AND THE SIGNING OF THE ARMISTICE-GERMANY'S
REVOLUTION-THE KAISER'S FLIGHT-THE SURRENDER OF
THE GERMAN SHIPS-THE OCCUPATION OF THE RHINE
VALLEY AND WILSON'S TOUR OF EUROPEAN CITIES

COPYRIGHT, 1919, BY

FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY

(Printed in the United States of America)

Copyright Under the Articles of the Copyright Convention of the
Pan-American Republics and the United States, August 11, 1910

VII. ST. QUENTIN FALLS-BOTH GERMAN FLANKS ARE FORCED BACK

AND BULGARIA SURRENDERS-AMERICANS BREAK THROUGH

THE HINDENBURG LINE AT THE TUNNEL (September 17, 1918

-October 3, 1918)

VIII. THE FRANCO-AMERICAN DRIVE IN THE CHAMPAGNE-MEUSE-

ARGONNE SECTOR (September 26, 1918-October 10, 1918)

IX. LENS OCCUPIED AND REIMS REDEEMED (October 2, 1918-

October 8, 1918) .

X. HAIG SHATTERS THE LAST OF THE HINDENBURG LINE AND

CAMBRAI FALLS-AMERICANS ON TWO FRONTS (October 8,

1918-October 11, 1918)

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XI. LAON, LA FÈRE AND LILLE TAKEN AND THE BELGIAN COAST

SET FREE-AMERICANS IN THE ARGONNE (October 12, 1918

-October 28, 1918)

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XII. BELGIAN LANDS AND CITIES RECOVERED (September 29, 1918-

October 30, 1918) .

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XIII. ON TOWARD SEDAN AND THE LOWER BELGIAN BORDER-LUDEN-

DORFF OUT (October 15, 1918-October 30, 1918)

XIV. LAST SHOTS OF THE WAR, IN WHICH THE FRENCH AND AMERI-

CANS TAKE SEDAN AND THE BRITISH MAUBEUGE AND MONS

(October 31, 1918-November 11, 1918)

.

XV. AMERICANS IN THE WAR-DIVISIONS THAT SERVED AT THE

FRONT, THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS AND THEIR LOSSES-PERSH-

ING AND SOME OF HIS GENERALS-FOCH IN VICTORY, AND

PÉTAIN'S FINE APPEAL TO HIS SOLDIERS (April 6, 1917-

May, 1919)

PART XVIII.

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FROM THE ARMISTICE TO THE MEETING OF

THE PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE

I. ALL THE CENTRAL POWERS SIGN ARMISTICES, WITH A REVOLU-

TION IN AUSTRIA (September 29, 1918-November 11, 1918) 215