General enthusiasm at the war's outbreak--Socialists support the
government--Liebknecht denounces the war--Otto Ruehle, Franz
Mehring, Clara Zetkin and Rosa Luxemburg--The "Spartacus
Letters"--Extreme Socialists begin to follow Liebknecht--The
first open break in the party--The seceders attack the
war--Liebknecht sent to prison--The Russian Revolution as a
factor--The political strikes of January, 1918--The army
disaffected--Shortage of trained officers.