language of. 
Sicilies, Kingdom of the Two. 
Silesia, seizure of. 
Slavic tribes. 
Slovaks. 
Slovenes. 
Sobieski, John, king of Poland. 
Socialists,
  in Germany;
  in Italy. 
Spain,
  origin of;
  drives out “unbelievers,”;
  becomes a republic. 
Submarine boats
  sink British warships;
  sink merchant ships;
  sink the Lusitania;
  cross the Atlantic;
  begin to sink all ships without warning;
  kill Americans;
  sink Norwegian ships. 
Suevi. 
Sturmer chosen prime minister of Russia. 
Sweden, decline of.

Talleyrand. 
Trentino. 
Tunis, seized by France. 
Turkey,
  defended by France and England;
  attacks Russia. 
Turks;
  capture Constantinople;
  driven back from Vienna;
  the young Turks;
  tolerance of the young;
  bigotry of the young.

Ulster trouble, the. 
United States,
  indignant over the Lusitania;
  warns Germany;
  defends munitions trade in reply to Austria;
  receives Deutschland hospitably;
  sends the German Ambassador home;
  declares war;
  desires nothing but to be safe from attack;
  sends an army to Europe.

Vandals. 
Venice, Republic of. 
Venizelos,
  prime minister of Greece;
  comes from Crete;
  opposes King Constantine;
  once more prime minister. 
Vercingetorix. 
Victor Emmanuel. 
Vienna, Congress of.

Walloons. 
War,
  four causes of;
  cost of;
  diseases caused by;
  increasing horror of. 
Warsaw, Grand-Duchy of. 
Waterloo, battle of. 
William of Normandy. 
Wilson, President,
  patient with Germany;
  asks both sides to name their terms;
  calls Congress to declare war.