By MAJOR SHERMAN CROCKETT
_Two American Boys with the Allied Armies_
_Two American Boys in the French War Trenches_
_Two American Boys with the Dardanelles Battle Fleet_
The disastrous battle raging In Europe between Germany and Austria on one side and the Allied countries on the other, has created demand for literature on the subject. The American public to a large extent is ignorant of the exact locations of the fighting zones with its small towns and villages. Major Crockett, who is familiar with the present battle-fields, has undertaken to place before the American boy an interesting Series of War stories.
BOY SCOUT SERIES
_ENDORSED BY BOY SCOUT ORGANIZATIONS_
By LIEUT. HOWARD PAYSON
BOY SCOUTS OF THE EAGLE PATROL
In this story, self-reliance and self-defense through organized athletics are emphasized.
BOY SCOUTS ON THE RANGE
Cow-punchers, Indians, the Arizona desert and the Harkness ranch figure in this tale of the Boy Scouts.
BOY SCOUTS AND THE ARMY AIRSHIP
The cleverness of one of the Scouts as an amateur inventor and the intrigues of his enemies to secure his inventions make a subject of breathless interest.
BOY SCOUTS" MOUNTAIN CAMP
Just so often as the reader draws a relieved breath at the escape of the Scouts from imminent danger, he loses it again in the instinctive impression, which he shares with the boys, of impending peril.
BOY SCOUTS FOR UNCLE SAM
Patriotism is a vital principle in every Boy Scout organization, but few there are who have such an opportunity for its practical expression as comes to the members of the Eagle Patrol.
BOY SCOUTS AT THE PANAMA Ca.n.a.l
Most timely is this authentic story of the "great ditch." It is ill.u.s.trated by photographs of the Ca.n.a.l in process of Building.
BOY SCOUTS UNDER FIRE IN MEXICO
Another tale appropriate to the unsettled conditions of the present is this account of recent conflict.
BOY SCOUTS ON BELGIAN BATTLEFIELDS
Wonderfully interesting is the story of Belgium as it figures in this tale of the Great War.
BOY SCOUTS WITH THE ALLIES IN FRANCE
On the firing line--or very near--we find the Scouts in France.
BOY SCOUTS at THE PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION
If you couldn"t attend the Exposition yourself, you can go even now in imagination with the Boy Scouts.
BOY SCOUTS UNDER SEALED ORDERS
Here the Boy Scouts have a secret mission to perform for the Government.
What is the nature of it? Keen boys will find that out by reading the book. It"s a dandy story.
BOY SCOUTS" CAMPAIGN FOR PREPAREDNESS
Just as the Scouts" motto is "Be Prepared," just for these reasons that they prepare for the country"s defense. What they do and how they do it makes a volume well worth reading.
You do not have to be a Boy Scout to enjoy these fascinating and well-written stories. Any boy has the chance. Next to the Manual itself, the books give an accurate description of Boy Scout activities, for they are educational and instructive.
MOTOR CYCLE SERIES
By LIEUT. HOWARD PAYSON
You do not need to own either a motor-cycle or a bicycle to enjoy the thrilling experiences through which the Motor Cycle Chums pa.s.s on their way to seek adventure and excitement. Brimful of clever episodes.
_The Motor Cycle Chums Around the World_
Could Jules Verne have dreamed of encircling the globe with a motor cycle for emergencies, he would have deemed it an achievement greater than any he describes in his account of the amusing travels of Philias Fogg. This, however, is the purpose successfully carried out by the Motor Cycle Chums, and the tale of their mishaps, hindrances and delays is one of intense interest, secret amus.e.m.e.nt, and incidental information to the reader.
_The Motor Cycle Chums of the Northwest Patrol_
The great Northwest is a section of vast possibilities and in it the Motor Cycle Chums meet adventures even more unusual and exciting than many of their experiences on their tour around the world. There is not a dull page in this lively narrative of clever boys and their attendant, "Chinee."
_The Motor Cycle Chums in the Gold Fields_
How the Motor Cycle Chums were caught by the lure of the gold and into what difficulties and novel experiences they were led, makes a tale of thrilling interest.
_The Motor Cycle Chums" Whirlwind Tour_
To right a wrong is the mission that leads the Riding Rovers over the border into Mexico and gives the impulse to this story of amusing adventures and exciting episodes.
_The Motor Cycle Chums South of the Equator_
New customs, strange peoples and unfamiliar surroundings add fresh zest to the interest of the Motor Cycle Chums in travel, and the tour described in this volume is full of the tropical atmosphere.
_The Motor Cycle Chums through Historic America_
The Motor Cycle Chums explore the paths where American history was made, where interest centers to-day as never before.