The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, October [Oct. ] 1923, Vol. LI, No. 306: Eighteen Months Serving Under Francisco Villa - EMMONS, G.L.; RICHARDS, KENNETH F.; SABINE, LOUIS A.; POUND, REGINALD; RAVENSHOLME, GEOFFERY; MAIN, J.H.; SIMEY, P.A.T.; COLLINSON, CLIFFORD W.; ALBERT, CAP. M.H.; KERRUISH, J. DOUGLAS; SMITH, L. MARSDEN; ASH, CAP. GEORGE; HIGGINS, THOMAS; ROWE, JOHN, G.

New York: The International New Company, 1923. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Ernest. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Twenty-Four Days Adrift - The appalling experiences that befell the crew of the U.S. steamer Dumaru, destroyed by fire and explosion in the Pacific in 1918 - from the logs of Radio-Operator T.W. Bean and Assistant Engineer F.J. Harmon; The Kidnapping of Father Heslin - this unassuming parish priest of Colma, California ultimately died - newspapers helped in catching the kidnapper; The Cross-Eyed Englishman - a rousing story of the Canadian North-West which occured 150 miles north and west of Winnipeg near Lake Winnipegosis; After Big Game With a Camera - Major A. Radclyffe Dugmore hunts big African game with a camera; A Wipe In the Eye - A British officer's amusing account of a lion-hunt which involves a spear; At Grips With a Leopard - Story from Jan Pienaar of the Beira Mashonaland Rhodesia Railway; The Man-Eating Crocodile - The Native Commissioner in charge at Balovale in Northern Rhodesia describes a crocodile surely responsible for many deaths; The Cannibal Islands - Part III - Clifford W. Collinson lived for several years in the Solomon Islands and here describes his visit to the mysterious island of Choiseul and its hidden stronghold - with nice photos; A Rescue By Aeroplane - Captain M.N. Albert's plane crashed on a trip over Northern Quebec and Ontario; Photo of bamboo organ in Catholic church in Los Pinas, Philippines; England's Oddest Treasure-Trove - A vast hoard of gold and silver coins is discovered at Seaton Carew, on the Durham Coast; Exploring in Central Brazil - Part I - A small expedition left England in 1921 to explore the mighty Amazon forests and study the wild Indian tribes - article with photos; Bandit-Hunting - Captain George Ash describes his 18 months serving under Francisco (Pancho) Villa, and a battle with outlaws in Santo Domingo; The Voyage of the "Sargon" - The disastrous voyage of this Grimsby trawler which arrived home weeks late - article with photos; The Bandit of Marseilles - A Bulgarian in France, upset for a sentence passed upon him,begins a vendetta against inoffensive citizens; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine, October 1923, William A. Hightower, Doris Shirley, Musktageougi, Miss Isabel Eleanor Kell, Twenty-Four Days Adrift, 24 days adrift, U.S. steamer, Dumaru, T.W. Bean, F.J. Harmon, Kidnapping, Father Heslin, priest, Colma California,. Very Good .

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