Caine wrote extensively in the English , American and Italian newspapers . He claimed that by this work and his personal influence with Italian statesmen he greatly helped bring Italy into the war on the side of the allies . President Woodrow Wilson had declared the United States neutral and his policy of neutrality was enormously popular with the American people . Caine urged America to join the war by writing articles , mainly for '' The New York Times '' and in 1915 he gave a series of lectures in the United States but these were not well received . In September 1915 , at the conclusion of the first year of war , a series of articles featuring royalty , countries and events which included Archduke Ferdinand , the Kaiser and the Sinking of the RMS Lusitania that Caine had contributed to '' The Daily Telegraph '' were published as a book entitled '' The Drama of 365 Days : Scenes in the Great War '' . Caine attended Nurse Edith Cavell 's memorial service in St Paul 's Cathedral , London , on 29 October 1915 ; the World War I British nurse who is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers in Brussels from all sides without distinction . His account was published in The Daily Telegraph on 30 October and extensively in other newspapers . In 1916 he was invited to work with Lord Robert Cecil at the Foreign Office towards the creation of the League of Nations after the end of the war . '' Our Girls : Their Work for the War '' , is the title of Caine 's Christmas book published by Messrs Hutchinson early in December 1916 , consisting of a series of Caine 's articles written for the Ministry of Munitions , together with additional stories of women 's working lives in the factories and in the hospitals . It was designed to be a gift for munitions girls to send to their men at the front
Sinking of the RMS Lusitania
Sinking of the RMS Lusitania
Hall Caine