_By Ernesta Drinker Bullitt, An American Woman in the Diplomatic
Circles in Germany and Austria_
This is one of the most delightfully interesting narratives in the
entire War. It is the diary of an American woman with a charming
sense of humor. Mrs. Bullitt accompanied her husband on his
interviews with the diplomatists as special correspondent with the
_Philadelphia Public Ledger_. Her conversations with historical
personages give one an intimate acquaintanceship with the great
characters in the world's tragedy. This American woman tells how she
dined with von Bissing, Governor of Belgium; Zimmerman, "the busiest
man in the German Empire," discussed the War with her; Countess von
Bernstorff and Baroness von Bissing asked her to tea; ambassadors
and statesmen parleyed with her. She recorded her daily experiences
without any thought of their future publication. It stands unique as
a record written entirely within the lines of the Central Empires.
Brilliant sketches from this diary are here reprinted by the
authority of the publishers: _Doubleday, Page and Company_: Copyright
1917.