Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-03-10
KELLY MILLERS AUTHENTIC
HISTORY or
NEGRO IN WORLD WAR
A GREAT NEW WORLD WAR
HISTORY

1 AAs0A0oS' CUMMING d Q q low Vi tu0
mbjects treated: The Flash that Set
the World Afame-Why Americans
Entered the War-The Things that
Made Men Mad-The Sinking Sub
marine-The Eyes of Battle-War's
Strange pevices-Wonderful War
Weapons-rhs Worlds Admissible
Worlds Navies-The Nations 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 90
count of the Great World War.
The Book also includes the follow.
ing subjects: The Horrors and Won.
ders Of Modern Warfare. Tho Bar.
barity and Merciless Mathods EN-.
ployed to satisfy the Ambitions of
the Kaiser andDHis Imperial Govern.
ment. The Ruthless Submarine War
fare Waged to Starve England and
France Into Submission. The Story
Of the Hardships 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.
iul Methods Of Warfare. Tho New
and Strange Devices that have come
into being. The great "tanks". thu
"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-
dieval weapons that again came Into
play. The plans Of the Hohenzol!erns
10 create a World Emp!ra, which
drew upon them the wrath OF Ma
lions The Nations Involved. The
Armies and Navies and what they
Represented In Men and Equipment.
This Great Book tells all about the
Negro Everywhere In the World War
How He Did His Duty.
A NEW REVISED BOOK WITH
In every capacity-from right up
in the Front Line Trenches and or
the Standardization 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 We
men with the Red Cross, the Y. n.
&c. A.. Y w. O. A., the War Camp
Community Service, the Liberty Loan
Drives, ETC., etc
This Volume tells the werld how
the Negro has won HE place and his
right, to Q voice In the a1airs OF
mankind against prejudice, ridicuie,
race hatred, and almost insurmount-
able obstacles Many striking tastf
monials from the Secretary of War
and Army Officers Of high rank and
reputation are set forth In no uncef.
tain terms. The following ringing
! words of Major General Bell, ad.
dressed to the famous "Buffaioes".
the .36zth Regiment, are typical Of
the high regard and respect Of Amer
lean and European officers for our
coiored troops. Every private in this
regiment and most OF the officers
were Negroes. Tho General said:-
'This Is the best disciplinsd and
best drilled and best spirited regi.
ment that has been under nay COM
Imand at this cantonment. predict.
ed last fall that Coloasl Moss would
have the best regiment stationed here
and you men have made my predic.
ton come true I would lead You In
battle against any army In the world
with every confidence in the 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.
formed of the facts concerning OUR
Heroes-and this Is THE Book they
are looking for,
THE ONLY HISTORY THAT WILL
FULLY SATISFY THE AMERICAN
2 cOLORED PEOPLE.
This Book appeals to the Colored
People. They are eager to buy 1t.
, Why-Because 1t Is the only War
Book published that thrillingfy, graph
ieally, yet faithfully describes the
wonderful part that the Colered Sol.
der has taken in the World War and
is absolutely fair to the Negro.
It relates to the world how 300,000
Negroes crossed the North Atlantic,
Drawing tho tserors Of the Submarine
Peril, to battle for Democracy.
Ths Loyalty and patriotism that
characterized the black mans nature
his sublime selfsaofiace, his inAis
nutabls bravery, tho wisdom OF Negro
Officers in command Of their Own
troops.
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