The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-19

whom Mr. Cur,iss IA, Intended 20 keep
In the background, Insisted upon becoming
he heroir.
shortly after ne outbreak 81 war the
London War once decided that only one
position a. the Russian front should he
held By a British war correspondent. Al
that Tim. STANLEY Washbufn. a veteran
CORE ~poudent 81 N. Rasso-Japanes- war.
had already interviewed Premier Sazonor
and had obtained hts permission to pro-
coed TO the front as representative o. he
Times. The Grand Duke had sent In .
wire from his headquarters saying tina;
Mr.. Washburn would he received there,
but Il was not 10 be considered q precedent
Premier Sazononvh II cab,ed 70 London
that Mr.. Washburn's appointment was
personal and at his ins!stence Mr.. Wash
burn left for the front on October Al
that time he wac the only Anglo-Ssyon
oriclallv recognized with tho Russian army.
The permanent, record ~ his experiences
Is a hook entitled Field No'cs from the
Russian Front ,scribners,.
Ian Hay, author OF "A Knight on
Wheels "H1ppy-Go-Lucky," &c. now =
Lieutenant; in Tho Tenth battalion Of
Arsyll and Sutherland H,Ehlanirrs. writes
as follows Of his state a. a member Of the
British eSpeditionary fore. now on duty In
France:
II writ. this from IN. stone floor OF an
clubhouse where thu pic meal - hrst &C
cumulat-d and then boiled IN. NJ n par
ticularly smelly French farm-which Ia
saving a good deal We have hecn out
IN this country for three weeks now, bu'
hsy. only been under Are once 50 far II
Is a most interesting NE, and II ! com-
through tho pleasant u~npi"lsantncss |
SHAH have enough copy accumulated TO
last me twenty years
Joseph Pcnnell. IN. artist. illustrator OF
our Philadelphia is serving on the art
jury At tho Panama Exposition. He has
n plan for a permanent memorisl OF the
exposition In the shape Of a great art sal
!ery In San Francisco. The war In Europe
was IN. occasion for the d-spatch OF many
' valuable works % art to tho fair, seeking
asylum and often sale there. 1t Is Mr..
Pennelvs idea that most OF these could
bc secured for a gallery In san Francisco,
ana h. ~ urging the Culifornians 10 loosen
up their purses'r!ngs again and carry
out his plan, as Il would he a great thing
for the West ana for the country at large.
We have too Jew OF the grea, works ~ the
famous srtstA ana It should be . matter
~ pride for Americans to prove that thev
are not Intelligent IN an exclusively ma,
'crial sense.
Robert widen Seescr. author OF "Our
NiNy aud the Next war" tSCriburrsl. has
had an interesting career and ono which
j%ust.Nes tho statement that Nj. Necscr is
an expert In naval matters. In 1910 he
mad" his frsi cruise with the froi In the
Kansas With Admiral Charles i. Btdgrr.
then the KANSAS captain. This crIlso
lasted four months In the fan Of 1911
he made another cruise In the Kansas. In
April, 1913, he was with Admiral Rnugor.
tncn commander In chief q the Atlantic
Nect In the fan Of that year h. made
! another cruise with Admiral Badger In the
wyoming and IN March, ,elt, h~ ~as Win
the Atlan''c feet NJ Vera Cruz In tho
'all NJ lNii "" made a cruise IN tho prn,-
ton, a destroyer, with the Atlantic torpedo
rotilla Mr. Neeser IL secretary 90 the
Naval History society, secretary Of the
naval committee 81 tn. National Security
League and . director Of the Navy League.