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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04

August, the month when clergyme"
and transformers alike take their Vaca-
t;ons. this year finds more cnurcne'
.hor rsual undertaking special serVlces
because of the war. In most cases ser
vices will take place in the cooler n0u''
Of the day. For the church meinOel
r.ho has time and the desire to 90
something. quite a number Of instltu-
.iors ogrr weekday bandage-rolling
,,ootircs and other forms Of RELIEF
work.
Rocause of war conditions, members
Of the Fourth Presbyterian Churcn De-
lieve they should have at east one
service each Sunday, and, in the abb
sence Of the pastor, the meetings Will
be conducted by layrnen. current
.cnics will be discussed. u
Trinity Doing War Work
Activities at the Trinity Churcn
narish house are reaching a high pro-
duction point. Various societies OF the
church report large attendance on spe-
cial days and a considerable number OF
strangers are taking the opportunity to
show their patriotism by appearing for
work. c,,L
has secured the Rev. Charles W: Tad
lock. of the Centenary Methodist
Church, of St. Louis, TO occupy the pull
nit during the month. He will preach
his frat sermon tomorrow morning on
"The New Vision Christianity Gives to
Men" and he will give lecture in the
evening. Ill,
James W. Elliott, an author, VIII
speak on "The Fine Art of Selling
Yourself" at the meeting for men to-
morrow at the West Side Young Mems
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
Colonel Declines
Food Appointment
Says He Has No Aptitude
for the Work; Bill Hit
by Perkins

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt will not
drafted for service on the State Food
Commission if he has anything to say
about it He appreciates the courtesy
Of the legislative committee in naming
him for the place, but he realizes his
lack of training and special aptitude
for the work and he believes that, as
a general rule, all executive positions
should be filed by appointment by the
chief executive Of the state.
Roosevelt and Perkins Surprised
The use of Colonel Roosevelt's name
for place on the commission was a
surprise to him. II was also a sur
prise to George W. Perkins, who had
been looked upon as probable food
commissioner.
Mr.. Perkins described the bill now
before the Senate as being eft only
for cheap vaudeville il at were set to
music" He added that the bill means
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04

charm. in this tale Of singular hideous-
ness and gloom. The chief motives are
simply revolving: A partly insane and
partly depraved old man devotlng his
life with devilish cunning TO olighting
body and soul of a girl who passes for
his own. out of spite against the mem
DRY of her mother; and the girl striving
TO defeat him and to hold her lover by
the exercise of corporeal alIurements
of the most brutally "naturalistic'
kind. Yet these things are set forth
with a graphic and dramatic power that
enthralls, with an insight into the
sources and courses of human passions
that amazes, and with a sincerity and
earnestness that convince the as
founded reader. II is revolving to con-
ventional morals it is sombre, and
grewsome, and sordid, much OF the
time; it has the not uncommon fault
of q writer's first book. of being too
intense and overwrought But it ap-
proximates genius far more closely
than most books of this day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
For Girls and Boys
A Budget of Entertaining and
Instructive Books

Books about children are not always
good for children, but "Ranny" is.
Howard Brubaker has written and F.
Strothmann has illustrated a capital
story of boy Of eight or nine years,
full of action and humor. and of keen
appreciation of and sympathy with
boyish traits, and with little or none
of the farcical exaggeration which too
often mars such writings. Grown-ups
and children alike will enjoy it. CHar-
per & Bros; limo, PIP. 1861
The glorious treasury of Norseland
legends is drawn upon by DR.. G.. W.
Dasent in East o. the Sun and West
o. the Moon" with enchanting results.
Il is refreshing to open a volume of
fairy tales each beginning "Once on a
time" as every fairy story should. and
TO find them all instinct with a spirit
of witchery that will hold children
spellbound and will make it seem well
worth while for even the gravest and
most scholarly adults to read the book.
&C. p Putnam's Sons; limo, Illus
trated, PIP. 3O8.)
There is somewhat too much melo-
drama in May Baldwin's Irene to the
Rescue" though there is also a good
lcal OF neIOlSNl, UcNclODcu through the
intricGcies of a diplomatic plot. deal
ing with the fortunes of loyal family
of the north of France which falls un-
der suspicion because Of some German
relationships, but which is ultimately
indicated by a spirited English girl.
r. 2. Dutton G. Co.; limo, illustrated.
PIP. 294.)
A slightly amateurish but thoroughly
interest gripping tale of the war is
presented by Escott Lynn in "0liver
, Hastings, V. c." 1t leads US through
stirring adventures in Flanders, in Ser
bia, at Gallipoli and at Verdun. and is
instinct with red-blooded manliness
(E. P. Dutton & Co.; limo, Illus
trated, PIP. 404.
William O. Stoddard, jr., in "Thc
Farm that Jack Built" has written a
capital story of crack athlete who
studies scientific farming and becomes
as successful in raising crops as he
had been in pitching curves; fine
combination of entertainment, instruc-
ton and inspiration. Cd. Appleton &
Co.; 12mo, illustrated. PIP. 3l2.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
Novels New and Old
Romantic and Realistic Views OF
Human Life

"The Inner Door," by Alan Sullivan
~ mo, PIP. 1888, with a frontlsplece;
The Century Company, has for Its
theme the conflict between capital and
labor, with a somewhat priggish young
Socialist as the hero, and a rich young
woman as the heroine. II is an inter
esting tale. with some excellent char
acter drawing, but as a sociological ana
economic study it is unconvlnclng -un.
less in its exploitation Of the abuses OF
efficiency"
"Bindweed." by Gabrielle Vallin2s
(l2 mo, PIP. 96S; Dodd, Mead & Coz, is
filled with passion, terror, violence and
gloom, and is more Strong than pleas
ant. For a definition of Strength"
each author is an Independent au-
thority. In this case il means choking
woman, stabbing a priest and Jump
ing from a stair rail five stories high.
"Red Roses" by Joyce Thomas az
mo, DID. 284; Henry Altemus Company,
is described as a tale of the great war,
though the war is not declared until
the seventeenth of the twenty-one
chapters. II is a tale Of love at frat
sight in an English factory town, Of
migration TO Canada, and of enlistment
for the war with a wedding as it's
prelude; not i'll designed, but not
notably well told.
"Cap'n Abe. Storekeeper," by James
A. Cooper az mo, PIP. $40, illustrated;
Sully & Kleinteich), is a story of Cape
Cod which justifes its existence by
being original in plot, lifelike In re-
lation and picturesque in scene; and,
above all-in memory of some former
horrors from other pens-in not vul-
carly burlesquing an unoffending and
helpless subject.
Peter Ibbetson" has so long been so
greatly cherished a friend that we
greet with delight the play edition"
which Harper & Bros. have just
brought out ~ mo, PIP. 4lS), with an
introduction by Constance Collier, tell
ing all about the stage production Of
Du Maurier's masterpiece. The addi-
tional illustrations. from the play, are
welcome, but we cannot help regretting
that some Of the inimitable originals
were not better reproduced.
"The Treloars," by Mary Fisher ~
mo, PIP. 355; Thomas Y. CrOwell Com
pany), is a cleverly written work, full
of satire on the fads of the day. Bat
the trouble is that it is apparently
written for the sake Of being clever
and not for that of being an entertain
ing story. In reading it we become so
absorbed in the conversational discus
sions of the characters that we forget
all about what they are doing and what
is happening. There is, in brief, too
little story and there is too much
essay.
"The Interlopers," by Grifing Ban.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
Books for Vacation Reading
From Many Fiction Writers

bbes of wicked vodka, and roars back
at the winds.
There is no touch Of Mark Twaln's
saving sense of humor. Also, there IS
no Ibsen flavor Of bitterness. There
is much of resignation TO a hard rate;
not in the least sentimental nor ideal
istic IL is not silent suffering; us
self-expression is sardonic.
Six stories fill 288 pages, an average
of for,y-eight pages to story: mus
it will be seen that the stories are
more than vignettes. Yet there is IN
them more Of mood than of action;
They observe the dramatic unities.
And the writing is admirable. We
cannot apportion the credit between
author and translator; both assuredly
win just praise.
Interesting as stories, they have the
added. not inferior, interest of reveal
ing clearly some characteristics
though the picture is necessarily in
complete-of the Polish mind and view
of life
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
lust Pleasant Reading

MISTRESS ANNE. BY Temple Bailey. Illustrated
by r. VsuT Wilson. l2mo. pp So7. The rem
Publishing Company.
Lat us dismiss all problems, political,
social, sexual, economic, or what not;
and all detective mysteries; and also
all tremendously dramatic passions
and scenes; and let US be content with
just a pleasantly written story of SEN
timent and happy love. That is what
Temple Bailey here gives us. In quail
ty it is. we think, scarcely up TO the
standard of her Contrary Mary,
though it does not fall so far short OF
It as to create an unpleasant contrast
There is clever delineation Of the
characters of the hero, a New YORK
doctor. and of the heroine, the, aristo-
cratic school teacher; and there is
enough ingenuity of plot to make the
narrative engaging. 1t is just pleas.
then, really pleasant reading is not so
plentiful in these days as 20 make 1t
fitting to ignore a single volume ct VI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
Announcements

Charles Scribner's Sons announce for
publication on August IL Towards the
Goal" by Mrs. Humphry Ward; "A
World in Ferment," by Nicholas Murray
Butler; "The Fighting Men," by Alden
Brooks; THE House with the Mezza-
nine, and Other Stories by Anton
Tchekoff a new 50-cent edition of "The
Lost Word" by Henry van Dyke; kid
mapped" by Robert Louis Stevenson, in
the Scribner Series for Young People,
and "a Harmony of the Synoptic Cos
pels," by Professor f. D. Burton and
Professor q. S. Goodspeed.
The Century Company on August II
will publish DR.. Henry Dwight Chapin's
Health First" popular first aid to
the we'll"
Z. P. Dutton & Co. will publish in the
fall story of child life in Belgium as
it was before the war, by Emile Cam
maerts, the eminent Belgian poet and
man OF letters. IL will form one Of
their Little Schoolmate" series.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04

famine first, relief afterward-per-
haps." =,
Colonel Roosevelt's statement fol-
lows:
81 appreciate the courteous inten-
tons of the authors Of the bill, but 1t
is impossible for me to accept. IN the
first place, the position should De nlleo
by q man with knowledge. and aptitude
OF very specialized kind, and my ae-
tivities and interests for the last three
years have led along wholly df1erent
lines. In the next place, | believe thst'
save under exceptional conditions,
which do not obtain in this case, the
Chief Executive should make all APP
pointments to executive ofhces.
"But am glad 20 take this chance 70
saw how vital | deem this KIND OF pre-
paredness, and how all thoughtful Peo-
pie should hail the interest being taken
in it BY the National Legislature IN
Washington and by the Legislature OF
our own great state. Our hrst neeo
TO raise and put on the battle 'front.'
great masses Of fighting men.
"Must Build Ships"
"But we cannot 90 so unless without
snv further delay we build ships un-
less we grow and conserve the I'M
mense quantities OF food which Will be
needed not only by us but By our allies
This last is a matter of vital impor-
lance to us at home, TO the armies
abroad and to our hard-pressed aliles
abroad. There must be cooperation oy
all "a regards the growing, conserving
and marketing of the crops"
Mr.. Perkins said: -,
"Section II of the bill reveals the
real intent of the influences that are
behind the bill. This section reads as
follows:
Section l1-Any municipality in this
state may, in case OF famine or wnen
derivation OF necessaries for any part
Of its inhabitants creates an emergency
therefor. purchase food with municipal
funds or on municipal credit and sci! the
same 10 its inhabitants, but before the
exercise of any such power or authority
by any municipality il shall have the
consent in writing from the State FOOD
Commission 10 exercise such power. Inc
Nsyor. II any, and the governing body or
bodies of any such municipalities shall
Ale with the State Food Commission
resolution and certificate stating that
such a necessity has arisen In said mu-
nicipality and otherwise satisfy the State
Food Commission that such necessity
exists. The State Food Commission shall
act upon the application as In It's judg-
ment the public interest requires.
Summed up, this clearly means fam
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
Stage Folk Crowd
Church and Street
At Cohan Funeral

Friends of the late Jere j. Conan
packed the Church Of the Blessed oae-
rament at Broadway and Seventy-sec,,
ond Street, yesterday, where funeras
services were held, and in the street
we're fully 1000 for whom there was
M room inside. The Rev. Father STU
or. Chambers celebrated mass and the
Eev. Fathers Leo F. Ryan and John
Wnrpbv were deacon and subdeacon re-
speceively. A.. H.. uhen
George NJ Conan was a boy, OF the
davs of the Four Cohans-of wnom
oniy two remain-and Of Civil war
days, when Jere was drummer 10!
went the rounds Of the throng ouss.Is
The pallbearers were Sam H. nal,,s,
Or. Oscar Lieser, F. +. Proctor, rIaret'
X. Hope, Charles J. Geohess, per- re-
belman, Dennis O'Brien, Thomas 1,. a
O'Brien, jr., Bert Z. W. Dunn anu war
ter ]. Moore. .,;,
Among those present were AmeIis
Bingham, Morgan ]. O'Brien, Andrew
Mack, Raymond hitchcock, MOTIFS
Guest, Mr.. and Mrs. Byron k9sseiI'
Richard earle, Loney Haskell. Julian
Mitchell. Mrs. Timothy 7. sullivan
widow Of Little Tim," and her son, 20,
seph; George Nicolai, Harrison and
Hugo Fisher, Laura Bennett, James
Doyle, Harland Dixon.
James Montgomery, Wallace munro
James ]. Corbett, William Collier, OTTO
Hauerbach, Charles X. Harris, Dr.
Philip CRAFTSMAN, John German, David
Ferguson. Richard Ferguson, Charles
Murray, of Buffalo; B. Russell ThrocK-
morton, Billy Murray, Frank Tannehlii,
Barney Gilman, Benny Sugarman' Louis
Hahn, of the ST. Regis.
Charles Evans. E. F. Albee, JACK
Gleason, James j. Riordan, James Sui
ivan, John W. Rumsey, Irving Berlin,
Mrs. Billy Jerome, Mr.. and Mrs. John
c. Rice, George Sidney, James J. Nor
ton, Mrs. Henry Miller, Billy CLIFFORD
Bernard Dillon and George Lemaire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
House Accepts
Revised Food
Control Bill
1t Adopts Conference Re-
port Almost Unanimously;
Senate to Act Tuesday

Washington, Aug. 3.-Conference
reports on both the Administration
food control and food survey bills
were adopted virtually without oppo-
sltion to-day by the House. They will
be taken up in the Senate tomorrow.
but probably not adopted before Tues.
day. Opposition by Senator Gore, Dem.
ocrat, chairman OF the Agriculture
Committee, who may file minority
report, now appears TO be the only
dangerous stumbling block for them.
Not vote was recorded in the House
against the long-disputed conference
report on the control bill. Represen-
tative Powers, OF Kentucky, after an
unsuccessful effort to recommit il,
voted in the negative, and then
changed his vote. The only other
show of opposition came from Repre-
sentative McLcmore, OF Texas. who
voted present" On the survey
measure the vote was viva voce, with
only a few scattered noes
Kahn Rouses House
A patriotic appeal by Representative
Kahn, of California, a Republican, born
in Germany, was the feature OF the
debate. Amid applause from both sides,
he urged united support OF President
Wilson. He emphatically Endorsed the
confcrrees' action in eliminating the
Senate War Expenditures Committee
amendment, opposed by the President,
but favored by some Republican House
leaders. n
81 Want to congratulate the House
conferrees particularly for knocking
from this bill the provisions for a
'snooping' committee" said Mr.. Kahn.
"The duty of Congress at present Is
10 present a solid front IN standing
behind the President. He is the COM
mander in chief of the army and the
navy. He will have to give an account
of his stewardship later. Let US not
hamper him now
Mr.. Kahn predicted great success for
the food administration,
No Prohibition Battle
Contrary to expectations, neither he
changes in the prohibition section nor
the elimination of the War Expendl-
tnres Committee provision caused
much discussion. Representative BARK
ley, OF hentuchy, OHc VI NhS
ers, declared his satisfaction with me
revised prohibition section, whieh
would prohibit manufacture OF aus
titled liquors and give the President
power 70 commander liquor and "a
prohibit the making of beer and
wines.
III the war is TO last two or three
wears" Mr.. Barley said, The time
will come when we shall have 20 pu'
aside every luxury which wili con
tribute to a shortage Of the 1000 sup
ply. am glad that the President u
given the power to take such acton
IN relation TO wine and beer"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
Polish Short Stories
Portraying the Tragedies OF a
Nation Soul

MORE TALES or POLISH AUTHORS. Trans
lated by Elss q NJ Bsuecke and Marie Busch
Lougmans. Green & 60.
These are grim stories. They are
not, as some folks say of o. Henry's'
glorifed anecdotes. They are pictures
Of souls. Here are the tragedies OF
peasants. gloomy tales of gloomy re-
gions. Russian Poland it is. OF day
before yesterday.
Gloomy stories, but not hopeless
Flashes Of fine imagery light them.
There is mystic religion. There IS pas
sionate love; it generally ends in sor-
row. The cry of a people oppressed
echoes in the pages. There is much
inconsistencies. The wind roars over
the exile's head; no wonder he I'M
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Citv's Churches Busily Engaged
In All Forms Of Relief Work
Special Services and Bandage-Rollns Meetings rAse'
Attended and Reach High Production roint-Lay
to Conduct Services While Pastors axe Vae"'io"'

Christian Association. Red cross
lecture will be given by Chaplain olo-
new II. Usher, a former Brooklyn pas
tor.
Leave for Y. NJ. c. A. Conference
A large number of local Young Mems
Christian Association secretaries lei.
this week for the annual conference az
Silver Bay. Those Who went from tne
West Side Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation are E. Graham Wilson, secre,
tarv: Edward L. Wortheinl, educatlonal
director, and S. W. Graftlin, religious
work director. E. F. Parker, assistan,
educational director. will leave shortly
to become a war secretary.
Episcopal
Old Trinity-Morning. sermon by the Rev
Leicester C. Lewis, professor at the western
Theological Seminary. of Chicago
Baptist
Church Of the Rcdeemer (Brooklyn)---
Morning sermon by the Rev. II. Francis
Perry on The Subject of the Message.
Madison Avenue-Morning. sermon BY the
Rev. David Ross on "Our True HORIZON
evening, biography in Brief.
Presbyterian
Fifth Acknowledging aud afternoon
preaching BY the Pew. james /. Vance. o.
Nashville, Tenn.
Unitarian
Church Of the Notwithstanding. preach
ing by the Rev. John Haynes Holmes or
Spiritual Preparedness"
Miscellaneous
Marble Collegiate-Morning, preaching BY
the Rev Porter NJ. Milliken, on God An
swerins" evening. on God Silent
coIlsoi,ts Church OF St Nicholas-Morn.
ino and evening, preaching BY the Rev. Ar
thur Frederick Mabon. Plantation songs b,
the Hampton Quartet.
Everson Tent-Evsning. preaching BY Pro-
fesor Everson, on Christian Science.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
Elemental Passions

HELEN OF -FOUR GATES. By an Emil Girl
limo. pp SO7 f. 7. Dutton Co
Ko-Ko and Katisha were agreed that
tbore was Fascination frantic" in OBJ
;ects Of dread and horror. We must
sgree with them in finding an irreslst-
ible attraction, and at times even
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inc first, relief afterward. No prepare
ton in advance; do nothing at all un-
iii actual famine arises, and men.
maybe, perhaps, If. but, etc.-someth'nsS
can be done to relieve actual FAMINE
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-19
~, Ohio; James Shugrou. Ronceverte

~. Ohio; James Shugrou. Ronceverte.
Among the West Virginia boys WHO
are now stationed at Fortress Monroe.
Va. and are being put through the
final training 10 enter the war zone
of France as quickly us possible are:
Donald Chaffee. Benson Tubin. Hunt
ington; Walter Riddle. Morgantowu:
c. r. Smith. Parkcrsburg; Sam Sill
verstein, Charleston; Robert Hogg,
Point Pleasant
Tho information received here
states that the work Of reorganiza-
ton OF the Eighth and Ninth dlvI-
sions of the Officers Reserve corps
at Fort Benjamin Harrison has been
completed and they will hereafter be
designated as the Eighth and Ninth
Training Regiments, due TO the fact
that they have been transformed in,
to real regiments.
Each organization now comprises
nine companies OF infantry, three bat
teries OF, artillery and one troop OF
cavalry. although in reality all remain
as infantry. as there arG no guns for
the artillery and no horses for the
cavalry.