AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT

For the assistance they have given me in the preparation of this book,
and for the countless kindnesses they have shown me, I am indebted to
many persons in many countries.

His Excellency Count Macchi di Cellere, Italian Ambassador to the
United States; Signor Giuseppe Brambilla, Counsellor of Embassy;
Signor A. G. Celesia, Secretary of Embassy; his Excellency Thomas
Nelson Page, American Ambassador to Italy, and the members of his
staff; Signor Tittoni, former Italian Ambassador to France; Signor de
Martino, Chef du Cabinet of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; his
Excellency Signor Scialoje, Minister of Education; Professor Andrea
Galante, Chief of the Bureau of Propaganda; Colonel Barberiche and
Captain Pirelli of the Comando Supremo, and Signor Ugo Ojetti, in
charge of works of art in the war zone, all have my grateful thanks
for the exceptional facilities afforded me for observation on the
Italian front.

His Excellency M. Jusserand, French Ambassador to the United States,
General Nivelle, General Gouraud, and General Dubois; Monsieur Henri
Ponsot, Chief of the Press Bureau, and Professor Georges Chinard,
Chief of the Bureau of Propaganda of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
Commandant Bunau-Varilla and the Marquis d'Audigne all helped to make
this the most interesting and instructive of my many visits to the
French front.

To General Jilinsky, commanding the Russian forces in France, and to
Colonel Romanoff, his Chief of Staff, I am grateful for the courtesies
extended to me while on the Russian front in Champagne.

Lord Northcliffe, who on innumerable occasions has shown himself a
friend, Lord Robert Cecil, Minister of Blockade, and Sir Theodore
Andrea Cook, Editor of _The Field_, put themselves to much trouble in
arranging for my visit to the British front. Nor have I forgotten the
kindnesses shown me by Captain C. H. Roberts and Lieutenant C. S.
Fraser, my hosts at General Headquarters.

For the many privileges extended to me during my visit to the Belgian
front I take this opportunity of thanking his Excellency Baron de
Broqueville, Prime Minister of Belgium; M. Emanuel Havenith, former
Belgian Minister to the United States, Lieutenant-General Jacquez,
commanding the third division of the Belgian Army; Capitaine-Commandant
Vincotte, and Capitaine-Commandant Maurice Le Duc of the Etat-Major.

To Lieutenant-Colonel Spencer Cosby, Corps of Engineers, United States
Army, I owe my thank