Evening star., 1917-01-14

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the Third Year Of the War. BY
Herbert Bayard Swope. Illustrated
from photographs. New York: The
Century Company.
-Hls volume is based upon a
series of articles written by
Herbert Swope for the New
York World. These articles
deserve the permanency of
book form. for, taken together. they con-
stitute a remarkable picture OF the Ger
many that exists behind the lines OF
battle that encompass it. This picture
is the objectification of what the writer
saw in Germany during the latter part
of 1915 1t projects wildly the German
himself as the prodigious catastrophe
looks to him, both in It's causes ana III
it's conduct. 1t gives focused we" Oh
the country organized from end to end
in the very pattern of efficiency to meet
the housekeeping needs, without defract-
ing. in the slightest degree. from the re-
auirements of the military activities.
II is a story that inspires the most COM
pIete admiration, and AT the same time
ausaS IN. most profound pity. Mr..
Swope is eminently fair-minded. He
tells what he sees, he gives nun credlt
served What he does see is Whoie
people passing from the enthusiasms OF
a certain victory. through a determiha-
ton to hold on, to "A deep-seated CON
viction that Germany must reIinquisn
all of her high hopes of furnishing a
civilization to the world. The people
are astonishing in their self-den1ai, IN
their submission. their cneerlul SUP
mission. to all manner of SHORTAGES IN
their daily mode OF life. From point to
point Mr. Swope gathers up innumerable
details of the domestic life OF Germany
that are tribute to the people them-
selves and triumph of organization
Tor the civil powers. Many interviews
with one and another of the leaders in
both military and civil life give to this
work an admirable Vividness and real
itv For breadth of view and "A fifn
prasp of the essentials of the situation
thls book is as admirable it is in
the writer's manner of presenting this
valuable sum of facts. This is one OF
the books to pick out from the mass
of war literature
AT THE WAR. BY Lord Northcliffe.
New York: George ii. Doran Com
pany.
Letters kilograms, cablegrams. terse
writings of many sorts come together
here in this electrified outlook upon the
war from a Britishers point of view.
Somewhere in France the writer catches
a glimpse of our dear soldier boys.
MANY of whom have never LETT Eng
land before" and around these he wraps
the warmth of his love and gratitude.
Again in the same locality and on an
other day he thrustS pair or power
ful field gla sses into your hand 10 snow
you how Fricourt looked and Longueval
on the day when this was penned
He gives a couple of PAGES to the
splendid women and hurries on to
report on warplanes and from that to
tribute to Sir Douglas Haig and one
also to Joffre. Lie at Reims and YER
dun flash a moment and are gone. 10
give one a glimpse of the new niue
Belgian army A flying visit to the
Italian front is followed by neutral
slimpses'' of Switzerland, where North
cliffe comes across a good many Ger
mans of whom he speaks with an al
most friendly impartiality. When, how
ever, he reaches Spain. where the Ger
mans appear in great NUMBERS and
they become Huns to this doughty
son of England. 1t is whirlwind OF
a story captivating in its Kaleidoscope
changes and in it's daring. robust spirit,
stimulating in it's unconquerabie faith
in the cause of the allies.
HOcSIER HOLIDAY. by Theodore
-Dreiser. author of sister Carrie"
etc Illustrations by Franklin Booth.
New York: John Lane Company.
Publisher and author and artist come
together here with fine effect. An elab-
orate holiday is planned and carried out
by Mr.. Dresser. A car, a driver. friend
with sketchbook in hand and an amazing
gift of artistry to go with 1t, and Mr..
Dresser himself, also with notebook in