Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-01-21
KELLY MILLERS' AUTHENTIC
HISTORY OF
NEGRO IN WORLD WAR
A GREAT NEW WORLD WAR
HISTORY

subjects treated: The Flash that Set
the World Aaame-Why American
Entered the War-The Things that
Made Men Mad-The Sinking Sub
marine-The Eyes of Battle-War's
Strange Deyices-Wonderful War
Weapons-The Worlds Armies-The
Worlds Navies-The Natior, at War
Modern War Methods-Women and
the War. A volume of general In
formation upon all subjects which
have their bearing upon the World
Conflict, as well as an authentic &C.
count Of the Great World War.
The Book also includes thu follow.
ing subjects: The Horrors and Won
ders Of Modern Warfare The Bar
barity and Merciless Methods EN-.
ployed to Satisfy the Ambitions Of
the Kaiser and His Imperial Govern.
ment. The Ruthless Submarine War
fare Waged to Starye England and
France Into Submission. The Story
OF the Haidships and Horrors which
the Belgians and French were Com.
PEELED to Suffer. The Billions of
Dollars Required to Carry on the
Awful Struggle. The Terrible Loss
of Human Life and the Desolation OF
Countries The Weird and Wonder
full Methods of Warfare. The New
and Strange Devices that have come
into being. The great tanks. tho
''blimps", the submarine, the gas and
: poison bombs, and the marvels OF
science Things about which you may
never have heard. Marvellous. guns
that shot for miles. Feudal and Me-
dieyal weapons that again came into
play. The plans of the Hohenzollerns
TO create World Empire, which
drew upon them the wrath OF Ma
/ tions The Nations Involved. The
Armies and Navies and what they
! Represented in Men and Equipment.
! This Great Book tells all about thu
Negro Everywhere in the World War
How He Did His Duty.
A NEW REVISED BOOK WITH
In every capacity-from light up
in the Front Line Trenches and on
the attlefields-Clear Back to the
Work of Keeping the Home Fires
Burning: On the Farms: In the Mills
and Munition Plants: On the Rail.
roads and Steamships: In the Ship
Yards and Factories. Men and Wo
men with the Red Cross, the Y. M.
G. A., Y W. G. A., the War Camp
Community Service, the Liberty Loan
! Drives, etc., ETC.
This Volume tells the world how
the Negro has won his Face and his
right to voice in the affairs of
mankind against prejudice, ridicule,
race hatred, and almost insurmount.
able obstacles. Many striking testi.
monials from the Secretary of War
and Army Officers of high rank and
reputation are set forth in no uncer.
tain terms. The following ringing
! words of Major General Bell, ad.
dressed to the famous "Buffaloes",
| the 367th Regiment, are typical Of
| the high regard and respect Of Amer
lean and European officers for our
colored troops. Every private In this
regiment and most of the officers
were Negroes. The General said:-
This Is the best disciplined and
best drilled and best spirited regi.
! ment that has been under my com.
mand at this cantonment. I predict.
ed last fall that Colonel Moss would
have the best regiment stationed here
and you men have made my predic.
ton come true. would lead you In
battle against any army In tho world
with every confidence In tho out.
+, come.
THE NEGRO IN THE NAVY.
More than fifty pages Of the Book
devoted to the Achievements of the
Negro in the American Navy-Guard
ing the Transatlantic Route to
France Battling the Submarine Per.
1.-THE Best Sailors in any Navy in
the World-Making Navy m Three
Months from Negro Stevedores and
Laborers- Wonderful Accomplish.
ments of Our Negro Yeomen and
Yeowomen.
AS we have fought for the rights
! of mankind and for the future peace
and security of the world. the people
want to be correctly and fully IN.
| Iuc ldCI5 COuSCl "
Heroes-and this is THE Book they
are looking for,
THE ONLY HISTORY THAT WILL
hFULLY SATISFY. THE AMERICAN
, COLORED PEOPLE
This Book appeals to the Colored
People. They are eager to buy It,
Why-Because 1t is the only War
Book published that thri!lingly, graph
ically, yet faithfully describes the
wonderful part that the Colored Sol
der has taken in the World War and
is absolutely fair to the Negro.
It relates to the world how 100000
Negroes crossed the North Atlantic,
Drawing the ts1rors Of the Submarine
Peril, to battle for Democracy.
Tho loyalty and patriotism that
characterized the black mans nature
his sublime selfsacrifce, his indis
putable bravery, the wisdom OF Negro
Officers in command Of their own
troops.
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