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This page mixes satirical commentary on military life with advertising for Frank H. Simonds' "History of the World War." **The Cartoons:** The top cartoon ("In the Line of Duty") depicts Navy personnel observing "everything within sight or hearing"—likely satirizing military surveillance or intelligence-gathering during WWI. **"Cantonment Types: The King"** is humorous social satire about Army cooks. The piece celebrates kitchen staff as "kings" ruling their domain with iron ladles, joking that even lieutenants "tremble" before them. It's gentle mockery of military hierarchy and the unexpected power wielded by those controlling food—a precious resource. **The brief jokes** ("Heard at the Mess Table," "He Should Get Life") are typical period barracks humor about olives and wrist watches. **The Advertisement:** The bulk of the page promotes Simonds' war history, featuring Roosevelt's endorsement and quotes from notable contributors (Kipling, Churchill, etc.), emphasizing its authority and completeness as the definitive WWI account.

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In the Line of Duty 9) erything Within Sight or Hearing.” —Our Navy Cantonment Types Tue Kine HIS is a democratic army. Some of the licensed crowned heads may well tremble. Their crowns are due for a speedy drop in mar- ket value, and jt’s highly probable that even their heads may depreciate somewhat, when America’s Own begin wearing out hiking leather on the journey toward Berlin. And yet—there are Crowned Heads in the K. | army, and of it. There’s no glitter to the crown. Nor do they hold their positions by Lakes | divine edict or the fortunes of birth. Their crown is the White Cap. It signifies the Ruler of a Cookdom, not a Kingdom. In many ways, it is just as much a symbol of power > col | asthe jeweled diadem of an eastern potentate. boots | For they are kings—every inch—these army ssued | chefs. nedy | They rule te dominion of Kitchen Police ut to | with—if not an iron hand—an iron spoon, or 1 the | ladle. Their word has been known to make bar- | many a High Private tremble with lowline: And even a mess-sergeant—a Prince in his ‘ough | own right —loses poise and possession occa- and_ | sionally in the presence of The King. d he | Theirs is the suzerainty of soup, the princi- here | pality of pudding, the dukedom of d S. Many a lieutenant has shaken at their regal cat?” | ukases. And the bird who can chirp orders into the ear of Second Loots is Some Kink! tthe | White, not purple, is the royal color of this tened | army king. It lends a domestic touch to many a drab landscape. It is reminiscent of the Lakes | Queenliness of White in the kitchens of home where Mother rules, her sceptre a cook-book. —Trench and Camp. Heard at the Mess Table Me—Do you like olives? Ole Olson whid| don’t like olive fT did Pd cat —Our Navy. No, I and I’m glad I don’t because em and I hate the taste of ‘em. He Should Get Life A burly musician asked Chief Bandmaster Richard Tainter for forty-eight hours so he could go to town and get his wrist watch fixed. —Great Lakes Bulletin. Just As Well Now Bud—Why are you going into the aviation service? Harry—Might as well fly here as hereafter. —Trench and Camp. war ing volumes. It is not too much to say that parallel the work that Mr. Simonds has done. extraordinary grasp of the essential facts of ness with which the facts are brought out; the clusions,” which one finds in THE By FRANK H. SIMONDS INCE the day in July,.1914, when one flaming editorial of Frank H. Simonds | startled New York, his fame has stretched around the world. He is read by European general staffs. He is welcomed by President Poincaré and by Lloyd George. He is the one great historian whom this war has developed. Roosevelt Says: “Mr. Frank H. Simonds’ history of the great is a very remarkable work, and I look forward eagerly to the appearance of the remain- other man in this or any other country can quite is hard to say what most to admire; the really war which is shown; or the transparent clear- entire fairness and,impartiality of the con- History * World War no It the or © Underwood é& Unaerwood And because Frank H. Simonds has become so great the whole world is eager to help him with the writ of this story. Therefore those who know best some in- dividual part of the great conflict—those who have layed a part in it—have written of what they know Best. ‘There are hundreds of those contributors. One- third of the whole history is written by them—the other two-thirds being written by Frank H. Simonds. They are the flashes of light illuminating the tapestry he weaves. | | These Men Helped to Write This History Rudyard Kiplin, Lord Northcliffe lan Hay Beith Surgeon General Gorgas Orville Wright Stanley Washburn Admiral Sir John Jellicoe Hudson Maxim Henry Reuterdah! Winston Churchill Stephane Lauzanne John P. Holland, Jr. Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis Samuel G. Blythe Henry Morganthau “Clearest, Ablest and Fairest” Albert J. Beveridge Says— aw’s unrivalled analysis, or the noteworthy chap- Nes , , Mr. Simonds. to which it is the brilliant. introduction.” “Mr. Simonds’ military chapters are the clearest. ablest. ; ; ; and fairest statements of the strategy and tactics of the war J+ Cardinal Gibbons Writes—_ that have appeared in any country—c y the best that ““I feel sure the work of Mr. Simonds will prove a valuable have been published in America. And they areas enthralling as contribution to the literature of the World War. lume they are accurate—no fiction is so thnilling as this lucid nar- in hand makes easy. pleasant and interesting reading rative of the mightiest facts of history. Lindley M. Garrison, Ex-Secretary of War, Says t had the pleasure of seeing the initial volume of of the Great War by Mr. Frank H. Simonds. was delighted with the treatment of the subject, but was not surprised thereat as I know of no one in this country better able to handle the subject intelligently and comprehensively than Mr. Simonds.” “Dr, Albert times the pri . alone, worth many It has Dr. nowhere, in nf historical fact wishes to comprehe |Two Volumes Now Ready—A Low Price Until ; the Books are Finished g. No one who uggles can afford us put in our paper ce a special low price. a ublication price. You wili aland you will get each other volume as soon as it of this nation there has never been a time like th ng the Revolution have the American people So to those who help we make 41 must know the truth about this stupendous thing. You must see heart. st own this work—you who chance, © in this generation nity to save money on it must not miss thi Nisdey 22-18 REVIEW OF REVIEWS CO., 30 Irving Place, New York Gentlemen:— Please send me, all charges prepaid, the first two volumes of the “History of the World War" by Frank H. Simonds and other famous contributors. If not satisfactory I will return them ia but otherwise I will remit $1.00 a month for 16 monthe. I am to receive the other volumes (making a total of five) of this history as soon as they are released from the Press. The set will the complete history of this World War from beginning toend. Address. Occupation...