WAR OF THE NATIONS 



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WAR OF THE NATIONS 



[ AR OF THE NATIONS, also called the 

 \T WAB and the WORLD WAR, a struggle en- 

 gaged in by more than twenty nations, and 

 unmatched in history for its titanic character. 

 In the staggering totals of money expended, in 

 the incredible development of engines of war, 

 in the number of men engaged, in the lists of 

 dead and wounded, the total of the wars of a 

 thousand years, summed up in all their horrors, 

 cannot equal the cost, destruction and misery 

 of the conflict which broke upon the world on 

 July 28, 1914, It developed into the greatest of 

 all human efforts; never had there been any- 

 thing like the same volume of energy directed 

 to given objects. Never before was there such 

 an intricate plot, such a universal play of pas- 

 sions as the nations witnessed. Though the 

 le agonies are over, treaties of peace have 

 been signed, great nations have fallen and new 

 ones have arisen, some of the real results of the 

 war cannot be foreseen. Only after men begin 

 to repair what has been destroyed in material 

 and in ideals will the long train of consequences, 

 good and bad, begin to be apparent. 



The Nations Engaged. The great tragedy 

 will appear in truer proportions, the "far-flung 

 battle line" will be the more impressive if in 

 the beginning of the story of the war the na- 

 tions engaged are listed in the order in which 

 they became involved. The chronological ar- 

 rangement follows: 



1914 



Austria-Hungary, on Serbia . . . .July 28 



Germany, on Russia . . Aug. 1 



Germany, on France .... Aug. 8 



Germany, on Belgium . . .Aug. 4 



Great Britain, on Germany. . .Aug. 4 



ice, on Germany ... . . .Aug. 4 



fnngary. on Russia ..Aug. 6* 



Montenegro, on AiiKtrin-Ilung .Aug. 7 



Montenegro, on Germany . . Aug. 9 



Serbia, on Germany . .Aug. 9 



'*. on Austria-Hungary . .Aug. 10 



Great Britain, on Austria- Hungary Aug. 12 



Japan, on Germany Aug. 28 



Austria-Hungary, on Japan . .Aug. 27 



Austria- Hungary, on BHfflum .Aug. 28 



Russia, on Turkey . . NOV. 8 



France, on Turkey . Nov. 6 



Great Britain, on Turkey . Nov. 5 



1915 



Portugal, on Germany Mar. 10 



Italy, on Austria-Hungary . . . .May 28 



San Marino, on Austria- Hungary June 2 



Bulgaria, on Serbia Oct. 13 



Great Britain, on Bulgaria. Oct. 15 



France, on Bulgaria Oct. 16 



Russia, on Bulgaria . .Oct. 19 

 Italy, on Bulgaria Oct. 19 



1916 



Germany, on Portugal Mar. 8 



Austria-Hungary, on Portugal Mar. IB 



Italy, on Germany .Aug. 27 



Rumania, on Austria Aug. 27 



Germany, on Rumania Aug. 28 



1917 



United States, on Germany Apr. 6 



Cuba, on Germany Apr. 8 



Panama, on Germany Apr. 9 



Greece, on Germany . .July 22 



Siam, on Germany . .July 22 



Liberia, on Germany Aug. 7 



China, on Germany Aug. 1 4 



Brazil, on Germany Oct. 26 



United States, on Austria-Hungary De< 



Panama, on Austria-Hungary Dec, 10 



Not all the nations named declared war with 

 the expectation of active participation in it on 

 European battle fields. Some were actuated by 

 the political aim of giving support to friendly 

 powers, as San Marino, which is surrounded by 

 Italy; Panama, where the United States has 

 immense interests ; Cuba, in sympathy with the 

 United States and to prevent German espio- 

 nage on its soil; China, in remembrance of 

 German ill treatment during the Boxer uprising 

 and for territorial seizures. 



In addition to the list of actual belligerents, 

 the following countries severed relations with 

 Germany in 1917, because of injuries sustained 

 or to give moral support to other nations: 

 Bolivia Honduras 



Costa Rica Nicaragua 



Ecuador Peru 



Guatemala Santo Domingo 



Haiti Uruguay 



The United States did not declare a state of 

 war with Turkey and Bulgaria, though much 

 pressure was exerted in behalf of such action, for 

 thr nrnity of such an act was not apparent. 

 Turkey's relations with America were broken on 

 April 21. iifirr a state of war was declared with 



