The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-06

n 1t is evident that he has capital
lied to the very best literary advantage
hie reparkable fighting experiences:
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city. Price $1.S0.
"EVERYMAN'S LAND" The CO.
authors, c. n. and A. NJ. Williamson,
have, in "Everyman's Land" given
colorful word pictures Of the very towns
and cities which appear daily In the
headlines q your newspaper; The
same cathedralE, museums and famous
buiidings-some Of them nov In ruins
which were once the pride of France
and the whole world, are the scenes of
one OF the most fascinating adventures
these authors have written. Arras,
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famous cities now before the public
eye, form a background, for this ro-
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himself, were 4 part OF the story, and
viewing these war torn cities in all
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1t is q story which will be read for
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1 VI Vic GIuI dIIUTH. IiOh INC AIN 0I
go down into the valley together and
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"GEeRGINA's SERVICE STARS
by Annie Fellows Johnston. AnDi
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for Christmas. She has written
charming story OF Georgina Hunding
ton, known to the young reading pub
lie as the heroine Of 'Georgina Of til,
Rainbows."
In this story we find Georgina neal
ing the interesting age Of Is. HavinI
great literary ambitions she feels sur
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mand, being the record of her Mis-
understood Teens" and written par
ticularly for the benefit of her futur
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consciously she reveals the deyelopinI
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Of a young girl growing up under II
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was green in Judgment But at j
4 she knew full well the meaning Of he
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GeoITina's message Is for all thos
who watch and walt and work benin,
service flags, for every true blue