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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-05
DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER
Author of Mothers and Children
Holt.

in an angry whisper I must know.
What are your plans OF vengeance7-
your campaign of notoriety?-your
scheme of sclf-advertisement? what
claim will you maker"
a sweet mother. as we see. who must
have been familiar with Innocents lv-
ing prototype. Lady Blythe one night
takes out of n drawer n case marked
"veronal" Next morning doctors.
"Suicide?" whispered one.
"Oh, no! Mere accident-an overdose of
veronal-some carelessness-qult a com
mon occurrence"
Amads dc Jocelyn. "a refined libertine.
had lived life of selfish aims to selfish
ends. He had been looking about for a
fresh victim when he met Innocent" In
nocCnt amused him for n time. and he
paints her picture. Then he casts her
off.
Innocent walls:
Il" For your amusement you have ruined
me-
" Ruined you?' He turned upon her in
indignant protest. You must be mad.
You have been as safe with me as in the
arms of your mother
"She gave a tragic gesture of eloquent
despair.
You have ruined me just the same
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pAEpEKER TO BOOKS


THE AUCTION BLOCK BY Rex Beach.
ereN knight beautiful girl. is exploited
eoes the great white way becomes In
volved IN asmurdor. gets into the clutches
ciDEoNs BAND. BY George ". cable. A
novel of the South before the war. dealing
itaie whose brothers commit sulcde and
il,eeye = kS,amsey free % marry their enemy.
story o. an English politician who attains
greatness and then sinks into duh obscurity
bitter vivid book, with elements Of great
LADY cAssANDRA. BY Mrs George do
Horne Naizey. The story Of sensitive,
high-strune woman and a phiegmatic. pre-
occupied husband and the Inevitable CON
segvences which do not 20 over the bor-
THE REVOLT OF THE Angels. ny Ana
tole France An allegorlcnl satire, In which
well-known living characters appear. the
plot OF which deals with planned revolt
ot the fallen angels IN modern times One
oi the celebrated Frenchman's greatest
sYLvIAs MARRIAGE. ny Upton Sinclair
lutte New York aristocrat with tragic re-
ruits. good novel, spoiled by over-propa-
NoN-FGcTIoN.
cA3XyALRY. BY General Won Bernhard; Tho
Interest OF this book lies chiefly in the in
the English expeditionary forces on the
Sontiaent French approved Of Bernhardfs
not however. been followed
CHILDREN IN BONDAGE. BY Edwin Mark
ham, Judge Lindsay and George Creel. a
book setting forth the evils Of child labor,
written In spirit of crusading fervor, and
considering practical means OF combating
present -dav child labor evils.
THE HUMAN SIDE OF PLANTS. BY Royal
A. Dixon. book designed to make children
as well as adults familiar with the plant
kngdcm. Fascnatlngly treats plants as
MFMoiiihss OF OF y THE 4F"R KhisEFs ScSouRT BY
Anne Topham. Mirs TUrham Eoverness for
many years Of Victoria Louise, the Kalser's
dauehteri presents herein picture of tho
German War Lord as he ls practically un-
known.
THE SECRET or LOUIS PHILIPPE. Ry
Maria Stella who claimed TO have been his
daughter, RemarkH Bile revelations suppressed
since 1890 giving fascinating insight into |
the intrigues OF royalty.
THROUGH THE BRAZILIAN. WILDER |
NESS. BY Theodore Roosevelt. Colonel |
Roosevelt5 account Of his hazardous cX- |
plorntlons In South America.
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sCRIBNER HOLIDAY BOOKS

has proved his rare versatility in IN
DICKENS'S LONDON, in which he has
not only described the haunts of the
great author and of his characters in
words, but illustrated them as well in
the perfect medium of charcoal.
with "a full-page illustrations. $3.50
net; postage extra.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-05
Mysterious Maries
Mawkish Melodrama

It was customary for critics, for n
good many years-lets see, 1t was
about 20 that her first book "a Romance
of Two Worlds" appeared-to SLATE" "
as she is so fond of describing It. Marie
Corell In the days of our childhood.
despite the fippant contempt of review
ers, we remember being thrilled by
"Ardath' and 1.-THE Sorrows OF Satan"
although. in maturer years, attempts to
read these popular works proved pain
fully tedious. But then. In days when
Anatole France and Thomas Hardy were
merely names, we were thrilled also by
Laura Jean Libbey and Bertha NJ. Clay.
Now Miss Corelli has never, even by her
most unllird assailants, been classed with
Charles Garvice, the Laura Jean Libbey
of England, or with Miss Llbbey, the Mr..
Garvice Of America.
In taking up Miss Coreli's latest novel,
'Tnnocent' CDoran, New York;. there was
an expectant anticipation of iejune joys.
Despite the length of the booE-i36 pages
I'VE began hopefully. THE old by-road
went rambling down into n dell of deep
green shadow" All. more bygone mem
ories-of the vernal opening of Miss
Clays romance, "a Modest Passion" But
TO go on-'It was a reprobate of a road
"a vagrant of the land-having long
ago wandered out Of straight and even
courses" Whereupon we know-having
learned symbolism of scenic openings
from d'Annunzio-that crooked things"
are going to happen in this book.
Innocent, the heroine, has grown up
believing herself old Farmer Jocelyn's
daughter. Before he dies he tells Inno-
cent the truth: That, 1s years before
''when there came on a sudden storm
just flash of lightning" a mysterious
man appeared, leaving a baby at the
farm. Whereupon: oh, help me, dad"
Innocent said piteousy; its not my
fault that / am what I am"
Despite what she is, Innocent goes to
London and writes n novel. Not an
ephemeral piece OF fiction' says Miss
Corelli; mot a Wells effort of imagina-
tion under hydraulic pressure; not an
hysterioal outburst OF sensual desire and
such as moves the souls
of demimondaines and dressmakers not
even a detective sensation, but just a
Book a real Book. likely to live as long
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-05

Tommy Atkins at War" (McBrde,
Mast & Co, New York;, is real book
about the war. Whoever conceived the
idea OF gathering UP letters from officers
and prlvates serving in the trenches at
the front-letters written hurriedly on
pads held on the knee while the shells
went screaming overhead and the thick,
choking smoke Of their explosions filled
tho air--deserves thanks. These letters
form one of the most vivid pictures OF
modern war that it is possible to con-
ceive The writer's have for the most
part not been gifted with grace or felic-
ity- Of phrase. A butcher from Clapham
Is scarcely equipped for the tricks of
rhetoric. And yet, In their very simple
ity their LONELINESS Of phrase. these bits
OF correspondence give one the smell OF
powder, the cold of the trenches, the
discomfort Of body and spirit that this
bloody work entails. Withal the humor-
Gus aspects of the work are the things
that most impress the soldiers friends.
For instance, Sapper McKenny Royal
Engineers, records the experience of
comrade whose cap was shot off so neat
ly that the bullet left n groove in his
hair just like a barber's parting. And
his comment was, "The fellow that did
that must have been a barber In Lon
dom"
Private Waters writes that one of his
comrades has n ripping cure for neural
Eia, but ne lsn gong 10 ldNe u PateII
out on 1t. while lying in the trenches
mad with pain In the face shell burst
beside him. He wasn't hit, but the eN-
plosion rendered him unconscious for
time. and when he recovered his neural
gia had gone His name is Palmer, so
now we call the German shells 'Palmers
Neuralgia Cure "
"war is rotten when you see your best
pal curl up at your feet" comments an
other letter
And. on the other side. this letter from
a F'renchman: In the Department of the
Nord. | heard a British officer of high
rank declare with delicious calm between
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About Authors

Almost nike "The Perils Of Pauline"
that charming young lady OF the movies
who faces new and incredible dangers
about once week, is the real-ilfe career
Of Miss f. Tennysoh Jesse, though she Is
great niece of Lord Tennyson. Just
now she is trying to get into the midst
of the Great War. Last summer Miss
Jesse arrived In New York after thrilling
and original adventures in the West
Indies, where she encountered a wreck,
plague and revolution. In New York
she was enthusiastically received both for
her own charm and as the author OF THE
Milky Way"
Fannie Hurst, the author Of the Just
published book, Just Around the Cor
ner," was born % years ago in St Louis.
She was educated there and graduated
as bachelor Of arts from Washington
University. IL wrote" says Miss Hurst
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-05
Angels and Irishmen

james Stephens is the most likable, the
most cheerful and probably the sanest of
the younger writer's out of Ireland.
Here Are Ladies'" was. at moments, an
unkind book. but It was never distorted
n vision, and It was always n delight
TO read Mr.. Stephens new book THE
Demi-Gods" (Macmillan. New York; Ia
OF that same quality For sample
there Is the story of Brien O'Brien and
the three-penny bit. told once before by
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-05
AReal Sicily Ann

Fannie Heaslip Lea was recently asked
how she happened to invent the unusual
name Of "sicily Ann" for the heroine Of
her new novel. THAT was the name OF an
ancestress OF my husband" she replied,
"who was tho daughter of a Revolution
ary surgeon, and her portrait is still in
existence. The name has continued in the
family to the present day."
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two ferocious attacks on the town, Gem
tlemen, II was nothing. Let's 20 and have
tea
The book IS full OF odd bits Of COM
ment, none more Illuminating, by the
way, than that Of the cockney who OBJ
served that the city soldier stood the
ncise OF cannonading better than the
countryman, because he was used TO
trans and motorsp
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-05
MINGLED INTERESTS Inv LATEST BOOKS

no. my body, but my SOUL So she
promptly dies.
Were Innocent" n first novel by an un-
known writer Il is certain II would never
find frst-class publisher II may be
that, however. the "carping Of critics has
had n subconscious effect upon Miss Co
relli and that she has unconsciously been
living down to their worst conceptions of
her.
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aarst with no success and then With IN
dinferent success for the iesser niaeaf
lines. meanwhile rubbing shoulders with
tbe strata Of life which Interested me
most learned OF stage life by trying
m; / obtained position as waitress in
= departrnent store. and lived and worked
among the people I write about and for
whom my love and sympathles are strong
est !"
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as literature itself" Thereupon we find
2 clue to the mysterious prototype Of the
fair heroine, who clothes herself in mys-
terry and is never interviewed
Innocent discovers her mother-no other
than Lady Blythe, handsome, unscrupu
lous, dashing villalness in silvery gray
and coronet OF emeralds. Lady Blythe's
face grew CHASTITY pale In the uncertain
light Of the half-veled moon.
What do you mean 10 do?' she asked
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-05
SHERMAN MAKES
. STRIKEOUT RECORD
Famed Is in Game with Turnstiles,
WINNING 8-o--AIso Singled in
Each of Four Times Up.
Especial to The Reformor.)
- GREENFIELD, Mass, Aug


Greenfield found Bellows Falls easy
picking yesterday, winning 8 to o.
sherman was in the box for Greenfield
and made strkeout record for the
league this year. getting Is men by that
route. He also starred with the stick.
getting four clean singles in as many
times at bat. King, the new outfelder
also was there with the willow. getting
Il three-bagger and a home run in add
ton to Il single. The circuit clout was
made with two or, while his three-sacE
offering scored one in front. The local
infeld had but six chances and made
perfect plays on all.
Croweil started i'm the box for the
Bellows Falls team and lasted for two
and part OF the third inning, then re-
firing in favor Of jennings, who held
the locals to three runs in the five in
nings he served. The Greenfield team
batted for 400 as team and ran bases
like veterans. KrepPs, playing his first
game on the first sack for the Falls,
gave a fine exhibition, taking some
difficult throws in frst-class way The
crowd was small, but after yesterday 5
game it is expected large number
will turn out for Thursdays game
with keene. The score:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-05
TWIN STATE LEAGUE.
Games Today.

Games Today.
Brattleboro at Newport.
Northampton at Keene.
Greenfield at Bellows Falls.
Games Tomorrow.
BrattlebOro at Bellows Falls.
Keeuc at Greenfield.
Northampton at Newport.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-05

made distinct hit in this city in his
quiet way and in the manner that he
has looked after the affairs and for
tunes Of the club on the playing field.
1t was in order to obtain the neces-
sary wlferewithal to tender Captain
Guiheen u tangible token of their re-
spect that the fans attended in full
force the recenta entertainment given
by the AL BatessAthletic association,
and they have bought as a present for
Captain Gniheen d handsome diamond
stiekpin which can be seen today on
exhibition in the show winaow of F.
L. Wilson & Co. s store on Main street.
Al Bates, the trainer of the club and
true sport par excellence, was the
moving spirit in the matter, and it
was due to his energy and initiative
that the matter was pushed through
The stickpin which will be given to
Captain Guiheen when he comes to bat
tomorrow is thing of beauty: 1t con
sists of thirteen diamonds set in plat
mum and surrounding pearl, and is
at once handsome piece of work and
credit to the ieweler 5 art.
The presentation of the gift will be
made by some local Demosthenes with
| the proper amount Of oratorical ability
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-05
CHINK BOND.

ence at st. Louis, the western confer
ence at Chicago and the Pacific coast
meets sterling performances were
made.
The Mississippi meet at st. Louis
uncovered a young quarter miller who
is likely to develop into record break
er. He is a sturdy lad named Cow
man, from Rolla School of Mines. In
the quarter mile race he defeated a
big field on a rather slow track in the
exceptionally fast time of 4S 20 sec
Onds.
From Chicago comes word of re-
markable performances in the middle
distance events by w. A. Goelitz of
Illinois. Sanders of Illinois, Half of
Michigan, Stegeman of Chicago, VIII
liams of Wisconsin and East of Pur-
due. Ward of Chicago and f. w. KEEL
ly of California demonstrated at the
Penn relays that they are as good as
any high hurdlers in America
Bond and Seward of Michigan and
Keller of Cornell are expected to de
velop into the sprinters who will make
the team. Howard Drew of the South
ern university of California is now in
class by himself as a sprinter, but
it is a question of whether or not he
will hold his form for two more years
He is nearly thirty years of age, and
experts say he will lose his great speed
before the next Olympics. Dave Cald-
well of Cornell, Ted Meredith of Penn
sylvania, Donald Lippincott of Penn
sylvania, Speiden of Cornell and Ma
deira of Pennsylvania are middle dis
lance runners who are expected to be
on the next American team. All Of
4 them showed great form last spring
/ and each is likely to improve with
! training and competition.
Other collegians who have shown
Olympic form are Beatty of Columbia
/ in the shot. Bailey of Vermont in the
hammer throw, Richards of Cornell in
the high jumps, Whitney of Dart
mouth in the hammer and discus
throws, Hoffmire of Cornell in the
distance runs, Nichols of California
and Oler of Yale in the high jumps,
Ferguson of Pennsylvania in the low
hurdles. Cline of Colorado in the mid
Gle issuance runs, bEOWH O1 1dle III
the half mile, Longbridge of Yale in
the hammer, Barron of Harvard In
the quarter mile dash, Camp of Har-
ward in the pole vault, Nordell OF
Dartmouth in the broad jump, PreblC
of California in the high hurdles, Bing
ham of Harvard in the quarter mile
dash, Mackenzie of Princeton in the
mile run and Kohler of Michigan il
khe discus.
While the colIegians undoubtedly vii
be in the majority, the clubs have
many youngsters who promise to make
: records before the selection of th'
team. A few of the veterans, such a.
Pat Mcdonald. Matt McGrath an(
Abel Kiviat. are likely to retain theil
form in their specialties. but most o
/ the contenders for places on the team
are likely to be youngsters.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-05
DIAMONDS GIVEN
TO TOMMY GUIHEEN
Work of Brattleboro Boy, Popular Cap
tain of Danbury Team, Fittingly
Recognized by the Fans.

Tommy Guiheen, Il Brattleboro boy
who has made himself popular with
the baseball fans in Danbury, Conn, re-
ceived today a diamond stickpin con
tanning Is diamonds surrounding =
pearl in recognition of his good work
ms captain Of the Danbury team. The
Danbury News of yesterday said:
Gan roads viii lead to the South
street Atlantic league park tomorrow
afternoon when the Hatters meet Pat
erson in the second game OF the series
for tomorrow will be ''Guiheen day,
and the red hot fans of this city will
take the occasion to show their regard
for "Tommv' Guiheen. the popular
captain of the team. Tommy has
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-05
Classy Pitching by Snyder
and Brilliant Fielding
..s.4 All Round
CROWD OF 1,2OO
AT ISLAND PARK
Batting Rally in Eighth Put Three
Islanders Across Single by
Devine Sent Over the Needed Run
Viewpoints Second Shutout

The most effective pitching of the
season by Snyder and aasharp batting
rally in the eighth allowed the Island
ers to cut down the lead of the Polar
Bears at Island park YESTERDAY after
noon by defeating that team bv
score of ; to o. 1t was the second
shutOut of the season for the league
leaders. There was some brilliant
fielding by Snyder, O 'Hara, Keanev
and Crowther, and the crowd of over
l.2O0 let the players plainly understand
that they appreciated the exhibition.
Except in the third and fifth innings
the visitors were never much in dan
ger of scoring. In the third Johnston
missed Il sharp grounder from Wiukler :
bat, the ball failing to bound as the
fielder anticipated it would OMara
lifted . short fly to left, and as Dixie
was playing a very short field for the
left-handed batter the hit went for
double and Winkier was coached to try
to score. Dixie threw to Cargo. whose
fast relay got the big pitcher. OF the
plate easily. Crowther famed.
After johnson had famed to open
the fifth Saunders and Wright singled
to left, but Snyder and Andrews GOT
Winkler and O'Mara famed, The last
NtIIht btiH4 Calltu one IHdC bent
right over the center of the plate,
much to the batter's disgust and Shy
der 5 amusement. AS the teams chang
ed places Snyder stopped to explain
to O'Mara how the trick had been
done.
single by Nolk with two out in
the ninth was TN, only other time rur-
ing the rest of the game that the Polar
Bears got a man as far as the irSt
sack
With the exception Of the seventh
| inning BrattlebOro got one or more.
men on bases in every inning aid M
but two by reason of hits. One of these
two was safe on an error by X carey
Of a hard-hit hall and the other was
passed by Winkler. But fast fieidiag
and Winkler : Tightening up in tie
| pinches kept the runs away from the
plate until the eighth.
In that inning Dixie ripped one
through Saunders ana o 'Ha1a drove
his second single of the game over the
shortfield Kennedy tried twice to
sacrifice and then famed on low
wide one, but Tommy Devise stepped to
the plate in the pinch aud dropped 4
single in short center. Dixie scoring and
. 'Hara being held on tnird. Johnston
| was too anxious and struck out, but
| Andrews jammed a fast 'folltr dlreefly
over second base, scoring Q 'ilara ano
Devine. Delaney forced Andrews al
second, but the game had been won b.,
| Il safe margin. The score:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-05
National League.

National League Games Today.
Pittsburg at Boston.
st. Louis at Brooklyn.
Chicago at New York.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-05
Notes of the Game.

Snyder pitched emily five balls in the
fifth inning.
Andrews easily made third from sec
ond in the second inning on Snyder s
long fly to Johnson in center.
1t was the most demonstative crowd
of the season. How they did root to
wards the last Of the camel
Keaney was plunked in the back by
Snyder when lie tried to catch him off
first in the first inning. After that
Keaney stole as usual.
The crowd got after Tom Ready to
let them know what his decisions on
| balls and strikes were. At first he was
50 conservative with voice and gestures
that apparently the batsmen had diff
Guilty in understanding him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-05

Total bases. Greenfield -, Bellows
Falls 9. Sacrifice hits, Sharpe, Parten-
teimer, Goodri3ee, Burns. Cawley.
Three-base hits, King, Bauer ,. Me
Graw. Home run. King. Hits, off Grow
clF6 in 2s.2-3 innings, off Jennings S in
) l3 innings, off sherman ) in i'm
nings. First base on balls, by Sher-
man, Francis, Murra'v, McGraw; by
Jennings, Mountain. Left on bases,
Greenfield 6, Bellows Falls s. Struck
out. by sherman, Ryan >, Harris >.
Burns, Crowell, Jennings ,, Parker 4,
McGraw, Cawley, Francis; by Crowell.
Monahan. Time, h Bonn. Umpire, j.
Ready. Attendance, 400.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-05
McINERNEY HELD
CHAMPS POWERLESS
Former Amherst Twirler Pitched Shut
oat Bail for Keene- Only One
Home Player Reached Third.
Especial to The Reformer.)

.NOHl II A MP1ON- Mass, Aug. ,.
Against the pitching of John Me
Inerney, u former Amherst college
twirler who has had chances in several
Of the minor leagues since his college
days, Northampton was Powerless yes
terday Nand Kcene gathered four runs,
the final score being 4 to O. Only one
Northampton man reached third and
only four got as far as second. Ham
4nersley had three innings in whic h
Keene got to him.
Singles by Stafford and Ferrin. MeEE
tAwee 5 long foul fly, caught by Maloney,
and Sullivan swat punctured the
Hamp defense for two runs in the
fifth. With two out in the eighth
Proctor sent the bali spinning a foot
over first base, and reached second with
ease. Then Fish knocked the bali right
over third base for another double and
| Proctor scored. In the ninth it was
1 Ferrin s single. McElwee 5 safety and
double steal that gave Keene its last
run of the game. The score
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-05
Twin State Notes.

Every game in the league yesterday
was a shutout.
Bellows Falls went little farther
into tine depths of the cellar.
"Bnly' Murray, scout for the Pitts
burg National League team, landed in
town last night. He jumped here from
New York last night and plans to be
around at the games in the league a
few days looking over the talent.
Samuel Fishburne, the BrattleborO
shortstop. who was forced out of the
game by an attack aof appendicitis and
underwent an. ope ratisn in the Melrose
hospital, went 10 histhome in lIaver-
hill, this morning lie has made a
good recovery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-05

American League Games Today.
Boston at st. Louis.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
New York at Detroit.
Washington at Cleveland.