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Roosevelt said-"Nn oilier man in this or any other cnuntrycan quite parallel the work that Mr.Simonds has done. It is hard to say whatmost to admire; the really extraordinarygrasp of the essential facts of the warwhich is shown, or the transparent clearnesswith which the facts are broughtout; or the entire fairness and impartialityof the conclusions."Lloyd George says-"This 'History' will constitute a most valuabletreatise for those who at this or anyfuture time wish to consult, an independentauthority on the cause of this titanicstruggle."Cardinal Gibbons says—"I feel sure the work of Mr. Simonds willprove a valuable contribution (o the literatureof the World War. The volume inhand makes easy, pleasant and interestingreading."Lord Northcliffe says—"Mr. Simonds has been right about the warmure often than any of the many who haveendeavored to forecast the future of thiscomplicated catastrophe, and I say withadmiration that I do not know of a betterguide to the war than Mr. Frank H.Simonds."Simonds* I)e- icoratedbythe 'FrenchGovernmentThe French Governmenthas conferredupon Simondsalone ofall the Historiansof the GreatWar, the Crossof the Chevalierof the Legion ofHonor. IThe French Governmentdoes notbestow its honorslightly—for 40years there wasno Marshal of France, because noman had shown himself worthy ofthat high honor, so when it selectsSimonds from all the ITistnria-ns ofthe World War to receive the Crossof the Chevalier of the Legion ofHonor you can be sure that his is aHistory that will endure for all time.Y a l e UniversityStudies this H i s t o r yYale University has ordered 400 copies of selected chapters fromSimonds' History to be used as a text-book in its History classes.The British Government has had his articles reprinted and distributedbroadcast. Leading papers all over the world have beenquoting him as the one greatest authority on the War for four years.At the height of the Battle of Verdun, President Poincaire himselfgave Simonds permission to go to the battlefront.Price G o e s U p A g a i nThe price of paper went so high last Springthat we had to raise the price of these books.Fortunately, we secured one big lot of paperat a comparatively reasonable figure, so wehad to add only one payment to the price ofthe books.So long as this paper (enough for one edition)lasts, you can have your set of Simonds'History at the present low price, but paper isstill higher now, cloth is higher, and this is thelast edition we shall be able to make at thepresent low price.So send the coupon now—at once—for yourset on approval and the Service Record FREE.t h e W o r l d W a rMany of the war maps were drawn by Mr. Simonds himself. The illustrations are printed on special paper insertedfor the purpose. Many of them are entirely Hew to the eyes of readers, bavins; been obtained by the arteditor of the History from out of the hundreds of thousandsthat have been taken in this war—these are pictures 'you really want to keep—that really illustrate the story. /y_Revlew of Reviews Co.,30 Irving PI., New York.y Please send me, all charges pre-' raid, the first tlm-e volumes of the/ "History of the World War" by/ Frank H. Simonds and other famouscontributors. If not satisfactory I will/ return them in five days, otherwise I will/ remit $1.50 a month for 13 months In returnI am to receive the other volumes (mak-Review ofReviews30 IrvingPlaceMT v • ' 6 a t , , t a l "f Ave) of this history as soon islnIX ew I ork / they are released from the press. The set willcontain the complete History of this World War/ from beginning to end. Sci-ib. 7-19.^ NAME/ ADDRESS* OCCUPATION" ?? 1 Mr r ?' 1.00 in fl ceiai/3 and i'l.DO a month jar thirteen montht27