HOW HE WON THE V. C.

The story of how the first recommendation for the Victoria Cross was won in the present war is told in two letters. The first is from the hero himself, an English soldier named Dobson, to his wife in North Shields. He says very modestly:

"You will know by the time you receive this letter that I have been recommended for the Victoria Cross, an honor I never thought would come my way. I only took my chance and did my duty to save my comrades. It was really nothing."

The second letter is by Lady Mildred Follet, whose husband commands the company to which Dobson belongs, and is addressed to Mrs. Dobson. It reads:

"You will be glad to know that your husband is very well and has behaved with very great gallantry. Capt. Follet says: 'A thick fog came down, so I sent three men out 100 yards to our front to give warning of an attack by the enemy. After they had been there an hour the fog suddenly lifted and they were fired on at close range. One man was killed, one badly wounded and one crawled back. I didn't know how to get the wounded man back, so I called for a volunteer, and Reservist Dobson at once responded and went out to fetch him. He was heavily fired at but not hit.'"

The Big Furor

in books on the subject of war has been created by

GERMANY

AND THE NEXT WAR

BY GENERAL F. VON BERNHARDI

This book presents a clear exposition of the German attitude in the European War, and predicts with remarkable accuracy the plan of campaign of the German Army in their attacks on Belgium and France. General Bernhardi claims that England is stationary or retrogressive in the world's progress, that Germany is the coming world power, who by her rise will elevate the world's standard of civilization, art and commerce; that Germany's rise is in fact civilization's greatest asset.

The coolness with which the author assumes his views to be true, without argument or evidence, takes one's breath away.

War all around is considered with composure: war with England; France overthrown; Belgium conquered; and the balance of power in Europe to be deliberately destroyed. The two chapters on the inevitable naval war with England are of great interest.

The book is a 12 mo., contains 288 pages printed from new large type and is bound in substantial paper cover. Price, 25 cents postpaid.

J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY 57 ROSE STREET, NEW YORK CITY

THE WAR

is the big thing in the public eye and mind today. It occupies all of the prominent space in newspapers and magazines everywhere, and will as long as it lasts; and for a number of years afterward literature, art and sculpture will show the war's effects in their general treatment.

We have just issued the

Best Stories of the European War

RECEIVED FROM ALL SOURCES

Correspondents at the front or marooned in obscure places while the great conflict rages, manage daily to get through the wary censors some little grimly humorous, or tragic side-lights of the war. These we have collected into book form illustrated with some unusual war photographs.

The book contains 128 pages paper bound, illustrated.

Price, sent by mail postpaid, 25 cents.

J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY 57 Rose Street, New York

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY AND THE WAR

By ERNEST LUDWIG I. & R. Consul for Austria-Hungary, in Cleveland, Ohio, with preface by his excellency DR. KONSTANTIN THEODOR DUMBA Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to the United States

This book contains a comprehensive presentation of the political forces and historical developments which led to the initial clash of arms. It offers a graphic description of conditions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the two Austrian provinces coveted by Servia, and throws an illuminating light upon the real, the underlying causes of the world-conflict.

It gives detailed particulars of the Serajevo trial in which the assassination of the Crown Prince and his consort is proved to have been committed by members of the notorious "Narodna Odbrana" society of Servia, with the guilty fore-knowledge and complicity of the Servian Government and tells why Servia's equivocal note regarding this was not acceptable, making necessary from the Austro-Hungarian standpoint, the declaration of war against Servia which brought on the present European Conflict.

The chapter on the greater Russian propaganda is based on confidential and official reports, now made known for the first time.

The chapter dealing with economic conditions in Austria-Hungary contains entirely new facts, official and authentic.

The book contains 220 pages, size 7½ × 5 inches, substantially bound in cloth. PRICE, ONE DOLLAR, net; postage 10 cents additional.

J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY. P. O. Box 767. 57 ROSE STREET, NEW YORK.

This table of contents has been provided by the transcriber.

THREE MONTHS IN THE TRENCHES. FRENCHMAN MEETS THAT STRANGE BEING, TOMMY ATKINS. ONE YOUNG SOLDIER WHO PROVED A HERO. DR. MARY CRAWFORD OF BROOKLYN TELLS OF AMERICAN AMBULANCE WORK IN A PARIS HOSPITAL. ROYALTY AT THE FRONT. GAELIC SPIRIT IRREPRESSIBLE. HIGHLAND KILT A POOR UNIFORM. FROM MEN IN THE FLEET. FROM A DYING FRENCHMAN. A NINE DAYS' PURGATORY. "A GALLANT FOE." NOT ALL HATE! FOUGHT TO LAST MAN. THE SMILE IS GONE. WHIPPED FOR ROBBING GIRL. THE CORPORAL'S TROPHY. WANT MORE THAN "THREE CHEERS." "WILLIAM AS JOVIAL AS EVER." SAVED BY AEROPLANE. THE DEADLY AIR BOMB. A SUPER-BELGIAN. RARE HONOR FOR JEWS. HORACE STIRS FRENCHMEN. "THEY FACE A SOLID WALL!" DEJECTED! "GUIDED BY HEAVEN." DARING TOMMY. "WE ARE WELL TREATED." WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST! "PILE DEAD YARD HIGH." CAN'T CARE FOR WOUNDED. "FORWARD, MY CHILDREN!" ANOTHER RECORD SMASHED. YOUNG GERMANY. THE INVISIBLE FOE. TRAITOR MAYOR SHOT. HE WON'T GET HURT. REAL LUXURIES. THE GRATEFUL PRINCE. "TOO AWFUL TO DESCRIBE!" BRITISH AND BELGIAN KINGS MET BY ROADSIDE. ROUGH ON THE PRISONERS. HANDICAPPED. PRINCE A FINE SOLDIER. "FOR YOUR LEETLE AMIE." EVEN THE BUTLER! "THEY ARE BRAVE MEN!" THOUGHT KIPLING SPY. KAISER'S CONSCIENCE CLEAR. "A FRIGHTFUL HECATOMB." WILL AVENGE BELGIUM. HIDE DEAD FROM WOUNDED. CLOSE CALL IN THE CLOUDS. CAPT. VON MULLER'S GALLANTRY. "BOMBARDMENT TERRIBLE!" A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE. THE NEW WAR WEAPON. CENSORING THE CENSOR. "HOCH DER CZAR!" A HOLOCAUST. FIGHT WITH SHOVELS. "OUR LUCK WAS IN." "IN HONOR BOUND." A HEROIC SACRIFICE. A TERRIBLE BAYONET CHARGE. COLONEL AVENGED INSULT. WORK OF NEW AERIAL BOMB. BRITON PRAISES GERMANS. NEARLY PUT ONE OVER. CLOSE CALL FOR AIRMAN. FASTIDIOUS SANDY. "IS THIS THE KAISER?" "SEND ON SOME MORE DISHES!" A NEW FOE ENTERS. THE BRIGHTER SIDE. HOW THE RUSSIANS PAY. KAISER'S CLOSE CALL. EXTRA! RUSSIA GOES DRY! "HE IS NOT A PRIEST!" THOUGHT SHELLS FIREWORKS. "YOU ARE AN ANGEL!" KILLS 40 FOR SINGING. RUSSIAN AIRMAN'S RUSE. "IT IS LOVELY HERE!" THEY TOOK HIS SHOE. "SOLDIERS BECOMING RARE." 985 SHELLS KILL 2 HORSES. KILLED FOR INSULT TO WOMAN. SOME FEE! CALLS FOE TREACHEROUS. HOW HE WON THE V. C.

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Mismatched quotes are not fixed if it's not sufficiently clear where the missing quote should be placed.

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