Sargent, John, frequent visitor at the Embassy, II 315
Saw-mill units, favourable reception of, II 291
Sayre, Mr. and Mrs., hearty reception in London, I 213, 222, 275
Schrippenfest, celebration of, in Berlin, I 291
Schwab, Charles M., supplying war material to Allies, I 341
Scotland, impressions of, I 142
Scudder, Horace E., succeeded as editor of Atlantic Monthly, I 53
Secret treaties, explained to President Wilson by Mr. Balfour, II 267
Sedgwick, Ellery, recollections of Mr. Page, as editor
of Atlantic
Monthly, I 55;
on the high regard in which Page was held,
II 298
Shakespeare, lectures on, I 30
Sharp, Ambassador, his mention of peace resented by
the French, I 389;
at President Wilson’s luncheon,
II 171
Sherman’s army, cavalry troop camp at Page home,
ransack, and destroy
contents, I 10
Shoecraft, Mr., receives news of Bernstorff’s dismissal, II 215
Sihler, Prof. E.G., reminiscences of Page at Johns Hopkins, I 27
Simon, Sir John, frequent visitor at the Embassy, II 315
Sims, Admiral, with Ambassador Page, dines with Lord
Beresford, II 254;
advised of terrible submarine situation,
II 273, 275;
arrival and welcome in England, II 274;
recommendations ignored by Washington,
II 276;
backed up by Page in strong dispatch,
II 278;
praised in letter to Wilson, II 281;
in command of both English and American
naval forces at Queenstown,
II 282;
letters from, on submarine situation,
II 282;
in high regard with British Admiralty,
II 290;
at the Embassy dinner to Secretary Baker,
II 365, 370
Shaler, Millard, reports on destitution in Belgium, II 310
Skinner, Consul-General, on Committee for relief of
stranded
Americans, I 307
Slocum, Colonel, urged to hasten arrival of American troops, II 363
Smith, C. Alphonso, an exchange professor to Germany, II 145
Smith, Senator Hoke, “friendly deportation”
of, suggested, II 17;
campaign against British Blockade, II
56, 61, 63;
urging embargo on shipments to Allies,
II 211
South, the, efforts in behalf of, I 38, 43, 74;
three “ghosts” which prevent
progress, I 91
Southampton speech, press comments on, I 41
Southern Education Board, active work with, I 84
Southern Educational Conference, organization of, I 83
“Southerner, The,” only effort at novel writing, I 90
Spanish-American War, attitude toward, I 62
Speyer, James, connected with German peace move, I 403
Spring Rice, Sir Cecil, notifies Washington of British
change of
attitude toward recognition of Huerta,
I 181;
confidentially consulted by Cot.
House regarding demands that
Declaration of London be adopted, I 379;
notifies Washington that Dacia
would be seized, I 393;
opinion of Straus peace proposal, I 407;
letters from Lord Robert Cecil on Germany’s
peace proposal, II 201, 202