New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-15
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Rabndranath Tagores Short Stores-lhe Ottoman I'm
pire-'La Revue DIES Nations Sleep and Dreams
An English Wartime BesSeer.

French. English and German, and is
intended to provide neutral tribune
in which intellectuals belonging 10 all
the nations actually at war can explain
themselves and discuss with one an
other" The founders say that 1t is no
part OF their scheme to promote peace
at present or to formulate its condi-
tons; they accept the situation tenn
porarily created by the war, and their
sole purpose is 10 arrive at objective
truth by calm, positive and sincere DIS
cussion without sentimentalism. The
pages Of the review will be open to the
, free discussion Of all questions con-
nected with the war, provided that it is
objective and courteous, and does not
degenerate into sterile controversy.
Roman ROLAND is one of the
founders of this review, but Ernest
.I.avisse and Gustave Lanson have re-
fused 10 contribute because German
contributors will be included. The
bulk of the capital for the review has.
it is stated. been provided by French
commercial man and an American lady.
the balance being made up IN Germany
ard Austria. At present It seems more
than likely, however, that the under
taking will be abandoned.
THE Luck of Roaring Camp"
Tn. Houchton Miflin Company has
had the happy thought OF preparing an
attractive pocketsize edition OF Bret
Harte's famous story as souvenir OF
the Panama Exposition. The little
volume will be published next Satur-
day, in an appropriate colored cover.
Sleep and Dreams.
In the course of this month Little,
Brown & Co. will issue the first three
volumes of a series of popular medical
handbooks, the Mind and Health
Series" The first of them, Human
Motives" by DR.. James Jackson Put
nam, is a study of the psychology and
philosophy of human conduct. The
second. Il. Arlington Bruce's sleep
and Sleeplessness, presents the vari-
ous theories of sleep, examines the
state of the mind in sleep, and deals
at length with methods for the cure of
sleeplessness. In the third, The
Meaning Of Dreams" DR.. lsadore h.
.Coriat discusses the psychology and
psycho7atho logy OF dreams with RET
erence to their value IN the treatment
Of nervous disorders.
French Periodicals and the War.
The Revue des Deux blondes" IL one
Of the very few French reviews that
have never ceased to appear during the
war. but most Of the others have nov
resumed publication. The art reviews
still hold back, however; neither the
Revue des BeauX Arts nor the "Re-
vue de Fart Ancien ct Moderne" has
vet reappeared The numerous fashion
papers all suspended publication at the
beginning Of the war. and none of any
importance had yet resumed II by the
end of last month. Among the daily
papers. the only important one that
has disappeared is the "Gil Bias; the
members OF it's staff were so young that
they were all modified. On the other
hand, a few new dailles have been
started. including the "Guerre Soc.ale.'
which was a weekly before the war.
and has now, thanks to NJ. Gustave
Nerves articles, attained large circu-
lation. "Llnformation." which before
the war was a financial paper, appeal
ing to a limited public, has become
popular journal. 1t appears at II a m.
An English Best Seller.
Ten wears ago a clerk in the House
Of Commons wrote a novel, The KID
die of the Sands" for the purpose OF
arousing England to its growing dan
ger from Germany. At the time of IT'S
first publication it met with mild
popular success. but is said to have
so impressed the British Admiral !
that as a direct result large part OF
Englard's overseas feet was withdrawn
to home waters Since the outbreak
Of the European war the book has sold
over 100000 copies. The author is now
Lieutenant Erskine Childers, detailed
for air service. who recently took part
in the Cuxhaven raid as an observer"
accompanying the pilot in British
seaplane An American edition of THE
Riddle of the SANDS" has been issued
by Dodd, Mead & Co.