The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-10

AHeTlCdn anu ~ SuCn VIII appear 10
the American public.
Dodd. Mead & Co. New York );
sl.35
VICTORY IN DEFEAT. OR THE
AGONY OF WARSAW AND THE
RUSSIAN RETREAT" by Stanley
Washburn, relates Interestingly
the tales OF the 6aIician cam
paon, and includes authoritative
accounts Of battles in the Russian
campaign.
Though Belgium, Germany and
England have held the stage in the
literary war. Stanley Washburn. cor.
respondent for the London Times,
has written a book called Victory
in Defeat or the Agony of WarsaW
and the Russian Retreat"
According to Mr.. Washhurn, this
was the most mastery defeat ever
conducted and was, in it's essence,
victory for the Russian army. He
was In Warsaw at the time OF the
evacuation and gives graphic pie
ture of what actually happened. The
book also contains ali authoritative
account of the campaign In Galicia
and the retreat through Poland with
the German advance into Russia.
Mr.. Washburn also thinks that Gen
Alexieff. chief of stan OF the Rus.
sian army, IL the greatest military
leader that Russia has ever pro-
duced. A chapter on the CONNER
cial opportunity Of the United
States in Russia is particularly in
teresting to Americans.
He advises new trade treaty
with Russia al once, as the cd
treaty was abrogated On the cG.u
plants OF the Jews that they did
not receive equality Of rights with
other American citizens when trav-
cling In Russia lie asserts that
measures for the amelioration OF
conditions among the Jews are I'M
der way, and claims that In a years
continued residence in Russia, he
saw nothing TO warrant the extraya-
CUNT statements of atrocities COM
mitted upon these people.
Doubleday. Page. New York;
800.
"iNsTEAp OF THE THORN" by
Clara Louise Burnham, Is q love
story Of Every spoiled" young
woman and a foroiving young
man.
Clara Louise Burnham Is again
preaching the gospel OF optimism
In story form i'm her latest book
Instead OF the Thorn" love story
involving a very spoiled young wo-
man and very patient, forgiving,
honorable young man. AZ usual IL
takes the loss OF a fortune and al.
most the death of the young man
to bring the girl to her knees where
we leave her in the last chapter with
penitent and contrite heart. In Mrs.
Burnham's works the teachings of
Christian Science are plainly Wis
ible, and we seem to see In her an
ardent disciple of the church.
Houghton, Mifflin e. Co, Boston;
SIPS.
THE DiPL MATIc eACk r..
GROUND or THE WAR;" by
Charles Seymour, Pm. D., Of Yale
college, 10 an exhaustive etudy Of
the causes Of the great European
The introduction of Charles Sey-
mour, Phi. d., assistant professor of
history, Yale college. to his new
book, The Diplomatic Background
of the War, 1S701914," would alone
be worth the price. In II we find
the entire background for the pres
ent conflict. The policy Of Bis
marck which converted the German
people TO a belief in the supremacy
of blood and iron" and the gospel
OF might making right; the reasons
for the 40 years OF peace with
which Germany is credited; the
cause of the alliances which have
made this the most disastrous war
In history; the reasons for the atti-
tude of mind taken by England and
France; the foreign policies OF Ger
many AMI England and the growth
of the German ideal OF expansion are
- IAlu A. AAs H.