The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-27
WAR BOOKS.
" hat ENGLAND IL DOluG.

In answer to the question OF Amer
lean friends. ~ England has lone all
that she could in the present war. Mrs.
Humphry Ward has taken the trouble
To ascertain the facts that would en-
able her to answer In the affirmative
and has been aided by the British
authorities in her task. Her answer
Is given In En0ldnds Effort (Charles
Scribner's Sons). a brilliant picture OF
the spirit that permeates the better
portion Of the English people. OF the
things they are doing M of the cour-
agcous ann in which they are sup
porting the evils OF the war. She mini
mizes tho troubles that inspired the
question. such as the labor agitation
and the indications Of unrest and dis
satisfaction. Her last letter was writ
ten in the week OF the Irish uprising.
TIE kut-el-Amara surrender and the
outburst In Parliament. but she retains
all her optimism. The Hon. Joseph A..
Choate writes a long preface In which
he summarizes the contents OF the IT.
tie boob and expresses his sympathy
for England.
Mr.. simonds At the Front.
An account Of a very recent visit to
the French lines at Verdun made by
Frank II. S!monds is contained In a
small volume entitled They SHAH Not
Pass doubleday, Page and Company.
Though favored by the authorities. II
was a hasty and cursory visit which
served chiefly to confirm the authors
previous convictions. expressed In the
volume OF newspaper articles In hich
he explained his idea OF the strategy
Of the war day by day. His inspection
Of the scene OF the present conflict will
interest all those who are watching
what is happening around Nerdun.
In the British Ranks.
The war impressions Of ar American
Who Joined the British army as a pri-
vate are contained in kttchcner's Mob,
by James Norman Hall (Houghton
Miflin Company. II Is distinguished
from other similar records by the
authors preserving his sense of humor
n his keen feeling for the human
side. The men who became his com
pan.ons were wholly strange TO him;
he came loon to appreciate their good
qualities. and the picture he draws OF
The spirit OF tho men who are fighting
and the manner In which they accept
the hardships Il extremely vivid. 1t is
an honest book with no attempt at
literary effects.
In the French Ranks.
What happened to a French cavalry
man who rose from the ranks and won
a commission in the frs, year OF the
wal is told by Christian Mallet in I'm
p,cSsiOns and Experiences Of a French
Trooper. l9l4-l9l5 tE. L. Dutton and
Company. II Ia "A tale OF continuous
scouting. fighting and Of military ad-
entures that the author limits himself
10. the story OF stubborn courage that
France has shown from the beginning.
Few such accounts OF French expert
ences have appeared in English,
(halOna-aur-Marne.
A very interesting collection Of ac-
counts OF what happened in "A district
still ravaged by war operations. a
valuable document for future his
torians. will be found in La GucrTc
en- Champagne du Diocese dc Chdions
pierre Tequi. Paris). This con-
tains reports on what occurred in
their parishes ny man of the clergy Of
the diocese to their Bishop as well AS
more general accounts ot particular
fol- ms of actiN .ty, such as tho work
done by Sisters ~ Charity, tho he
havior OF the priests, how the refugees
were handled II SO on,
Great Rritain Explained.
A summary statement Of what Grcat