New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-29
PUBLISHERS NEWS
AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Col R0oscvel,'s Book of the
Hour Spring Fiction.

'i""l sprung tiCll0n.
Fear God and Take Your own
Fart by Theodore Roosevelt. is ,o be
ISSUED Immediately by the George II
poran Company. Il contains tine
'oloncIf opinions on all the great
question now before She nation pre-
rarcdncss. the naturalizcd citizen. Ger
many. Mexico and offers for each. so
the announcement says. can effective
and simple solution
Spring Fiction.
Among The Macmillan Company
earliest announcements of eprng arr
new novels hN Mary y. Watts. MAY SIN
c'alr and JACK London Mrs. Natts's
story. The RUddcr.' viii deal with
well educated. clever and attractive
C,r' who marrios lout for his money
lire hero OF VI ISIS Sinc.airs The Bel
FRY $ described as "A struggling. tri-
rmnhant. iovaolC. impudcnt little cock
lev half genius and half pouuder.
Mr.. London's "The Little Lady Of the
Big House viii appear ia Arri. to
getber with William Allen Whites vol
rme Of short stories. Gods Puppets
More Spring Books
From Dodd. Mead & Co we arc 90
nave NtN NNluiNf ny Mtfk'i ltil' Ne
The Light beyond" series Of papers
ON the war with more than touch OF
mysticism. still another book by the
late J. Henry Fabrc. "The Life Of the
Moth: MY Harvest" being the rcmi-
niscercee of Richard WhitcunG. the
author Of "No. = John Street; Nv axe
p. Americn'" by William z. Castle,
ir.. y discussion OF American ideals ard
policies leaders and parties ~ the
presence Of the world crisis. the Mag
a7ine in America" by Agcrnor Tas-
SIN: "a timely book on Rumaria by
Oscar Brilliant ~ the University OF
Bucharest: Motherhood" By {. Gas
coyne Hartley Mrs. Walter NJ. Gal
hchaul. the author of THE Truth
About Woman" and Feminism,' by
Mr.. and Mrs John Martin.
Year Books.
From the Macmillan Company comes
the useful and thorough American
Whitaker Almanac for 1915" The
samo firm announces for early issue
the new edition Of the English who's
Who" n. Appleton & Co. are sending
out preliminary announcements OF
The American Year Book
Owen Johnsons War Book.
Little. Brown G. Co. will publish on
February . "The Spirit Of France" BY
Owen Johnson. the record Of his OBJ
servAtions and experiences in Paris. AZ
Rheims and Arras and in the trenches.
Ills interview with Joiire. first printed
I'm "Collicr's." will be included IN the
book. The Boston firm also announces
that il has taken over Mr.. Johnson's
three Lavrcnce.ille stories and viii
issue them iu uniform edition
Nenizelo>
+. =. button & Co. are the American
publishers of Or. c. Korohlos's "tlef-
therios Nenizelos. His Life and Work
The author Of this most timely book
has long been associated with the prlll-
amt career Of the Greek cX-Prime Min
lister anc repeatedly accompanied him
lpon his diplomatic missions abroad.
There is an introduction by another
Balkan statesman. Take lOnssgu. for
mcr president OF the Council OF Eu-
mania.
Proverbs.
&. p. Putnam's sons are about 70
issue "Curiosities in Proverbs, by
Dwight Edwards Marvin. collection
or unusual adages. maXims. aphorlsmS.
phrases and other popular dicta from
many lands The book opens with
chapter on the folk sayings OF the
world. with special reference 20 Their
origin. growth and variety and their
importance i'm revealing the ideals and
moral standards Of the people VINO use
them. There are more than 1000 sue.
savings. translated from more than sew
nty languages ard dialects. ne VOL
tine is not. however. mere compila-
ton. but also study Of proycrb lore
which shows tho real significance Of
the savings OF the people and the rca-
son Tor their repetition from ono gen
Grafton TO another. Alphabetical ana
topical indexes are supplied.
Francis Ledwidge.
Francis Ledwidge. the Irish poet.
whose INST volume. Songs Of the
Fields" has Just been published Duf-
ncld & Co.. is with the British forces
which until recently were lighting al
the Dardanelles. He has been pro
noted to bc a lance corpora ~ inc
Irish regiment to which he belongs,
and is under the immediate command
Of Lord Dunsany. who first discovered
his literary possibilities ana VINO ma
written the introduction 20 this volume
of poetry. Ledwidge worked as
scavenger upon the roads OF his native
county, Meath. and later in copper
mine. where he organized strike.
Which caused him TO he thrown out OF
work. He went back again to WORK on
the roads Of his native place. cont' ,ou'
ing verses and stories 10 the locaI
pancrs. and IL was through these mat
ord Dunsany first discovered HIM