The Washington times., 1916-08-11

one heroine to the other There are SS6
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THE BOYS BOOK OF HUNTING AND
FIsH1NG-warren II. Miller. Doran.
sl25.
Practical hints for the summer camp
er. well illustrated. and very thorough.
Mr.. Miller has written a Baedecker for
the camp-loving youth. Father and SIS
ter also will be interested.
THE DANGERS OF HALr-PREPAREp-
NESS. BY Norman Angel. New York:
g. p. Putnam's Sons, publishers. Price,
80 cents.
An address delivered last February
In Polls Theater. in which the speaker
set forth that military programs are
futile, even dangerous. unless their pur-
pose Is made known to the world.
INDUSTRIAL ARBITRATION. By Carl
H.. Mote. Indianapolis: Bobs-Mer.;n Co.
publishers.
A presentation Of the facts conoorntng
present devices for industrial concflia-
ton and arbitration of differences be-
tween capital and labor. Ihe work, an
able record OF the workmans viewpoint,
sets forth that no method Of settling
industrial difficulties is more than mere
patchwork. The writer asserts that
basic reforms. giving the worker a com
pelling voice against his employer, are
necessary to solve the problems IN
volved.
MENT. BY Charles w. Bacon. assisted
BY Franklyn s. Morse. New York: q. p.
Putnam's Sons publishers Price. seI0
net.
work unique of its kind. containing
the origin and growth Of the Constitu-
ton and its Interpretation by the courts
An unusually worthy addition TO the
heretofore unwieldly commentaries upon
the American basic law. The treatise
shows what our plan of government
really Is. by showing the legal decisions
which have been based upon 1t.
THE Girl. PHILIPPA-By Robert W. Cham
bers New York: d. Appleton q Co.
Price, $40.
A young princess stolen In baby
hood, a sweet, grave Sister Of Charity.
an English secret service officer. and
a blase American painter are the
quartet OF principal characters in
Robert w. Chambers latest book. or
the men, be IL said that they are types
of their kind. The girl Philippa and
Sister Ella are different-individual
that make the story live by their very
vitality.
brought together by series of
events that send them to the quaint
little French town OF sails. Halkett,
the English detective, arrives to trace
the lost description of the Hardness
SHE'LL stolen by German spies. War
ner, the painter, has a class of young
American girls studying art in the
little town. Sister Ella. Irish by
birth, has found her meter as teacher
of charity school, The girl Philippa,
tired OF playing informer at disreput-
able cabaret wanders to Sais in search
OF the artist, who had befrlended her,
The declaration Of war soon sweeps
the little village out of its peaceful
ways, and brings with II new problems
for all four 20 meet and solve. The
girl Phlippa is placed in an environ
ment that suits her as companion to
friend of Warmers. Halkett goes off to
join the English aerial corps. Sister
Ella devotcs here time TO the sick and
wounded, and Warner finds his time oc-
cupied by Philippa.
The denouement restores Philippa to
her rightful place in the world bring
Ing happiness to her and Warner at the
Ella, however. who will not renounce
her vows in spite of her love for Hal
kett,
The character of Sister Ella, with
| her unfaltering faith and calm sure
! ness, Is the outstanding feature OF the
book. Through the maze OF wartime
! furry she remains uniurricd, always
| controlled. Her story gives a vein of
| asceticism TO the plot that has not
been attempted in the earlier works of
Chambers.