The sun., 1915-05-29

many in La Guerre Mondiale'' (Plon-
Nourrit ct Compagnie, Paris), and is
illustrated with photographs Of hid
eous scenes.
In the midst OF wars the theorists
dream Of peace. The ideas OF Henri
Lambert on the subject appear as
Humphrey Milford. oxford rniver-
sity Press). and are a proper subject
for the consideration OF a future
Hague tribunal.
The first portion Of II Robertson
Murrays "Krupp's and the Interna-
t!onal Armament's Ring" Holden and
Hardingham. London) is taken up with
a sketch OF the growth of the Krupp
industry. of which, even in it's first
innocent stages. the author seems to
dlsapprove; the second portion is de-
voted to a violent attack on tn great
manufacturers Of armor and war ma
terials throughout Europe. whom he
seems to hold responsible for the war
His wrath seems directed AGAINST
them not So much on account Of the
war as becaus, they form q trust
rs he asserts.
Company Robert Dunn tells about his
repeated efforts to make his way to
some place where he might find some
thing OF importance TO report as q
war correspondent. He was in the
retreat to Paris and later In tho Ger
man lines in Belgium: he also tried
the eastern lines in Gal.cia. servia and
Bukowina. from both the Austrian and
Russian sides. He limits himself SEN
sibly to personal impressions, which
gives interest to his accounts. As
regard any information OF importance
he suffered the fate OF all the other
would-be chroniclers
Though he declares that he Is avoid
ing political history. good portion OF
Ford MADDOX Hueffers When Blood
IL Their Argument" CHodder and
Stoughton; George II. Doran Com
pany) is given up To a summary Of
Prussian history. colored inevitably by
recent events. while in all the other
chapters, biographical, economic and
literary, history is employed to bolster
up the case against Germany The
author has the advantage. however.
OF being familiar with German con-
ditions so that his arguments often
are such as intelligent men can dis
cuss. II seems rather ridiculous, how
ever. even II allowance is made for
modernst scoffing al classics in litera-
ture. to drag Goethe into the con-
test and TO decry his greatness as a
poet because OF his smallness In some
ways as man.
In England or Germany?' (The
Wilmarth Press, New York; that lover
OF paradox, Frank Harris. takes the
opportunity To say all the unpleasant
things he can think of about the
country he has left. His present rev
crence for German culture would he
more impre sVe il he did not confess
that he has only recently discovered
heine's prose. apparently in transla-
non. The author gives his views
about the ethical position of the ma
tons at war, and takes pains to as
sure his readers that he has been
an American citizen for many years.
The war colors the expression OF
views on various subjects which Ed
win Davies Schoonmaker expresses in
The World Storm and BEYOND" ,The
Century Company. The method of
generalizng from a few selected facts
common to some pulpit orators may
hardly commend itself to historical
students, who will be surprised at
the authors development of Cesar into
Kaiser with violent jumps. He makes
2ucsses about the future. n pasiime
free to all, and even twists tho war
into his utterances about woman suf-
frage and affinity unions.