Part I: The Continuation and Further Spread of the War—Efforts Toward Peace:
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- The war prior to the entrance of the United States (Documents 1–70)
- Reply of the Allied Governments, January 10, 1917, to the President’s
suggestion of December 18, 1916, that the belligerents communicate their terms
of peace—Counter-replies of the Central powers to the rejection by the
Allied powers of their invitation of December 12, 1916, to discuss
peace (Documents 1–21)
- The President’s address to the Senate, January 22, on the bases of a
durable peace—Confidential communication by the German Government of its
terms of peace (Documents 22–35)
- The President’s proposal to the Allied powers of assurances to
Austria-Hungary against radical dismemberment, February 8—Proposals of
the de facto Mexican Government for termination
of the war, February 12—Intercession of the United States in behalf of
Greece (Documents 36–49)
- The offer to Austria-Hungary, February 22, of limited assurances
against dismemberment in the event of a request for early peace—Refusal
of the Austro-Hungarian Government to consider a separate peace—Reply of
the United States to the proposals of the de
facto Mexican Government—Reports of the constitutional struggle
in Germany—Request of the Greek Provisional Government at Saloniki for
recognition (Documents 50–70)
- Reply of the Allied Governments, January 10, 1917, to the President’s
suggestion of December 18, 1916, that the belligerents communicate their terms
of peace—Counter-replies of the Central powers to the rejection by the
Allied powers of their invitation of December 12, 1916, to discuss
peace (Documents 1–21)