THE

STORY OF THE GREAT WAR

BY

reene

ROLAND G. USHER, PH.D.

PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, ST. LOUIS

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AUTHOR OF

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PAN-GERMANISM," THE RISE OF THE AMERICAN

To

MY BROTHER

CORPORAL ALBERT MORSE USHER

COMPANY I, 107TH U. S. INFANTRY (SEVENTH NEW YORK) TWENTY-SEVENTH DIVISION

WHO WAS SEVERELY WOUNDED IN THE ASSAULT

ON THE HINDENBURG LINE, SEPTEMBER 29, 1918

AND DIED IN THE BRITISH HOSPITAL AT

CAMIERS, FRANCE, ON OCTOBER 28, 1918

He gave up willingly all that was dear in life
That he might do his whole duty by God and man
And find glory and honor in death.