Evening star., 1916-08-20

down to the event which ostensloly
gave rise to the present war-the MUIR
der at Sarajevo. The admirable pro-
portions of this outline are due to selec-
tion and emphasis, due to the author $
submergence below the level OF consld-
Grafton all but the essentials OF TINS ad-
vance of the German people. Ihese es-
sentials stand like mountain range
against the sky line, where summits
all along the course, rise sharply to
stress the significance of the events
which they represent. Under this treat
ment Germany stands clear as a CO.
herent, consistent development, lifted
above the welter of its contradictory
and multitudinous details. This new
edition extends the work to CONSIDER :
alton of the political and economic
progress of Germany from 1871 to + Isl4,
with a survey also of its social progress
within this period. To an expert
handling of the material of history is
added here an energetic and picturesque
writing manner that causes this enron
icle to move swiftly and in an animate
way before the reader. 1t is hard to
think of a more desirable and more
adequate study for the present need
than this short history Of the German
people.
CAPTAIN GARDINER: OF the Interna-
tfonal Police. By Robert Allen.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co.
The war is over, long over. In its
place exists world peace maintained
by the wise vigilance of an interna-
tional police power. 1t as out of this
smooth setting that Mr.. Allen evolves
a new world war through the concert
ed uprising of the orient-India, China,
japan. Against this he sets the west,
in a vivid interplay of open warfare
on the one hand and subtle intrigue on
the other. Choosing the east as a
battle-ground, the writer makes good
use of that environment to shape a"d
color the action itself The hero of this
adventure is Capt Gardiner of the IN
ternational police. And in the story as
a whole Mars is compelled to share
honors with Venus, for this is no more
a tale of battle than it is chronicle of
love. In we'll controlled field of ac-
ton dangers multiply in manner to
crafty the most eXacting lover of ad-
venture, the most eager reader of life
in field and camp interviewer with
this sterner stuff is consistent and
pleasing love story that serves to give
point to many of the hero's special
acts of bravery and to much Of his sub
sequent mysterious behavior. The most
appealing part of this story is the
authors workmanly and convincing
treatment of the peoples of the east,
where he spreads his colors with an
admirable degree of economy and re-
straint. A pure invention, the story
conveys to a most gratifying degree the
impression of reality.
WEST POINT IN OUR NEXT WAR,
The Only Way to Create and to
Maintain an Army. By Maxwell Van
Zandt Woodruff, A. NJ. New York:
G. z. Putnam's Sons.
Broadly considered, Gen. Woodhull's
book is an advocacy of military pre-
paredness for the United States. To this
general theme the writer adds a sketch
r.. ~ttxf
to the need for adequate means of ma
tional self-defense. In a more special
sense the book is a discussion of some
what technical character of those meas
ures which, from the military mans
viewpoint, will best serve the require
ments of adequate preparedness Among
these measures is an army whose mini
mum siren 9Th. active and reserve stands