How to get a ClearEyed View of the War. WAR BOOKLETS AND PICTURES WELL WORTH BUYING. 'A flood of publications on the vrar h0.9 begun to flow in from overseas, but an Australian publisher has succeeded in issuing a oliister of war booklets and pictures that for price and direct appeal to the public, eaeily surpass most of tlie imported war literature. These excellent local war booklets and pictures arc issued by the publishers of the Australian magazine "Life," and should bo bought at once by every reader who wiehes to get a. clear-eyed view of the war. How to get "Life's" sixpenny and shilling war booklets and pictures is described in this column. The. First Three Months of the War. A HEW SHILLING WAR BOOK BY DR. W. H. FITCHETT. The war has been raging for a- full three months. Most of the news about it is a hopeless jumble. Dr. W. H. Fitchett has taken this confused mass and clarified it, and his new and fascinating shilling book, "The First Three Months of the War," is the result. In a series of graphic and stirring phapters Dr. Fitohett tells the connected story of the war from the early days of August till the end of the first three montas-a, story that, for clarity, for insight, for happy phrhsing, and for swinging movement it -Would be difficult to surpass. "The First Three JJonths of the War" will sell everywhere for one shilling, and bp published on IStJi November., It contains many full-page illustrations, and over 100 pages of text. Order from your book6eller now for delivery from the flret supplies. v If copies of "The First Three 3tonths of tho War" are unobtainable locally, send Is, Id. for a single copy, 3s. 3d. for three copies, or 6s. 6d. for Jialf a dozen copies, to T. Shaw Fitchett, Dopt. F., 376. Swanstom Street, Melbourne,, and they will be sent to your homo poafc free. A Big Hit in Bhillingi/War, Pictures. Life-size portraits bf kitchener, french, joffre, amd jellicoe.
Iβ there a man or woman, or girl who would not buy a really artistic and unusual life-size portrait, say of Admiral Jellicoe if it -wee offered to them? "Life" has just published such a Betrconstituting a seriei, of portrait studies of leaders in tho great war—Barl Kitchener, General French, Admiral Jelliooe, and General Joffre. These "heads" set at tho low price of one shilling, and give the purchaser practically a. life-size portrait in each case, ready and fit for framing. They are known as Life's War Portraits. The studies aTe drawn by the Australian aTtist Charles Nuttall from original photographs, and make the finest set of war portraits obtainable anywhere at' any price. Each portrait is printed in doubletone on the finest heavy plato paper, which meas-ureß 15 x 20 inches. The supply of each of these life-size portraits is limited. Tho set of four heads should be ordered at once from your bookshilling each. Ask for "Life's" War Portraits. If he can't supply you, send a poetal-note for 4s. 6d. to T. Shaw Fitahett, Dopt. F., 376 Swanston Street, Melbourne, and the complete set of four portraits—Kitchener, Joffre, French, and Jellicoe-rwill be sent by poet to your home. •A Thousand War Queries Answered. GET LIFE'S WAR GUIDE TO-DAY-IN FOUR SIXPENNY PARTS. .. The man, tn tho street is constantly puzzled with euch. queries aa . "Who is Joffre?" "What i 3 the Hitting Power of a, Battleship?" "Howie an. Army Fed?" etc, . He can't read all tho papers, but he can buy d set of four sixpenny booklets coiled "Life's War Guide"—on sale every■jvhere—and find a thousand such queries answered. The four 6iipenny numbers of Lifes War Guide" are just completed, and together form the most complete encyclopaedia of the Great War. The idea was to answer a thousand ior more war queries in three rixpenny booklets, and this' has been accomplished; but the echeme is muchwider. For example, Dr. Fitchett contributes a brilliant article to each, part of "Life's War Guide." Then' there are at least fifty-two pages special articles running through tho four number of "Life's War Guide." Such as "13 tho Submarine InvincihleP" - "Kit ohener—the Mail the. World Watches,"- etc. But, we repeat, the main idea of this publication is to answer a number of.questione about the war, eo that, no matter what other books ot magazines you read on the war, this' set of the four War Guides will form'a most valuable work of reference. With each number are included many pictures, and a» pocket war atlae-a. most -useful idea for ready reference. . ' ." Tho complete set of four parts of- "Life's War Guide" are on sale everywhere at eixrce each. If unobtainable, a eet will posted to any address. in Australasia if 23. 4d. in stampa or postal-note ! is sent to T. Shaw Fitchett, Dept. F., 376 Swanston Street, Melbourne. Special War Numbers for Women GET "EVERLADY'S JOURNAL" TO-DAY. Women cannot volunteer or handle a rifle, but theie ore countless ways in' wliich they may help in these days of etrcss. "Everylady's Journal," _ as the • leading magazine for women ■ in Australasia, is publiehinß a series of Speoial War •Numbers for Women, in which the war ia, dealt with from the woman's point of view. Each issue of "Everylady'e Journal , " Rives 61 finely-illustrated pages, as well as free patterns. In each issue at least forty features for women appear, • Get the current "Everylady'e Journal" to-day (4th War Number for Women), sold for sixpence everywhere. If unobtainable locally, send a postal-note for 3s. to T. Shaw Fitchett, Dept. F.. 376 Swanston, Street, Melbourne, and "Everylady's Journal" .will be mailed to your address every month for six -months; 6s. will pay for a Ml year. But first try your bookseller.
of the War." LATEST DETAILS BY CABLE. There ere few of our: readers.; who' will not covet the four beautifully-bound volumes of "The Times History of tie War," onnouueed iu tho advertisement herewith. In spite of the enormous demand in Fnsland for the volumes of "The Times History of the 'War," tho proprietors have ftrranfrcd to ship a. generous number of sets of volumes to Australia and New Zealand, to be sold on on extended subscription plan, arid have'pleecd their sole control in tho handfl of tho Australian publisher, Mr. T. Shaw FitelHjH. Dent. F., Swanston Street, J[elhourilc. See announcement on this page. , Cabled advices just to hand uiflltc it clear thofc if you wish to preserve "The Timee History of the War" ill its most perfect form care must bo talten to seniire it.in volume form.o« shinned direct from "The Times" office through its special representative, as described on this nnq:c. Those volumes will ensure high-grade pnper. superior to that in the rnirts issued in England— special printing— ouality. Enitlinh bindinu-an index with each volume—fl. hcmtUful map in colonic, etfl. All these features aro reecrved exclusively for tho bound volumes now offered to you. Any readers mar now ecourc—-without cost «nd:'without obliea.tiori—<in illustrated nTosnwtus oE "'The Tiroes History of the' Wai , " in Yolum« [oral by mailing to the AflslMwn n«Wi»hef thf MUiien "pilwß i» iiJOm Hra?9'' ftfewtusment ej gj4g yftgg.
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