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Kultur in Cartoons

While lacking the power which char
actcriZes his first book of cartoons, Mr..
RacmaekerS has given us i'll this volume
an admirable collection of drawings, Tor
many of them cannot justly be called
cartoons in the generally accepted mean
ing of the word. and Is ably seconded in
explanatory text by many well-known
men of letters. including Gilbert Ches-
terton. Eden Philpotts, John Oxcnham
and others OF equal fame and ability,
The famous Dutch cartoonist, who Is
now in this country has undoubtedly
been foremost among those who have
depicted, or attempted to depict, the bru-
tality and injustice of the lrussian Ter
ror and his work has naturally been aid
ed by his first-hand knowledge and the
hatred inspired thereof.
Admirably engraved and printed the
drawings, of which there are 109, print
ed in two colors. make Il beautiful gift
book and a valuable addition to the Ii
brary of those Interested in why we are
at war and with whom. "The Sketch of
the old Poilu" and Death the Friend
(of the Kaiser's) tlnd out among the
others, but there are many Of deep in
tcrest The text Is especially notable
FOR the appreciation of Racmaekers by
the foremost English writer's of the day.
As we have already said, it is not the
equal of his first book, but it Is indeed
worth while C. ii. ;.
tI-LTI-R IN CARTOONS. By Louis Rae
maekssrs. With Acc,Sm!InanyinE Notes No o, by
The Century Company. 20.
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Don't Give This Book
to Girls

Ray Brown has written book which
parents should refrain from recommend
ing TO their young daughters as they
would shun poison. This is not for the
reason that it would harm the girls. on
the contrary, there is no better book for
them to read when they are fifteen or
sixteen years old If, however. the book
could be put where the young girls could
get at 1t without any one knowing any,
thing about 1t, and if the parents made
NO comment on II in their presence. the
girls would be certain to absorb a lot of
useful advice and would be likely to
profit by some of II. The expert psy-
chologist who suggested the preceding
sentences knows a great deal about hui
man nature. and one of the things OF
which he Is firmly convinced is that
young persons get tired of too mucn
direct admonit!on. Mr.. Brown must
have rubbed shoulders with u psycholo-
gist at some time in his life ct else he
mas drawn on his own youthful memo
ries, for his "rncle Bits Letters to His
Niece" are written with an intimate un-
derstauding of the youthful point of view
which makes the moral which he does
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-08
Bibliophilism Caricatured

a. S. w. Rosenbach Is probably as
well informed as any one in the United
States On the devices to which biblio-
phles will resort when they wish to
get possession of rare book. He also
knows how little some Of the new-rich
collectors understand of the reasons for
the value Of scme Of the books for which
they pay fabulous prices. out of the
wealth of his information he has pro-
duced a little volume of episodes in book
collecting which will entertain all biblio-
philes and interest all others who care
for a cynlcally humorous exploitation
of human foibes.
lie begins with the disappointment OF
one Robert Epoker at his failure to
secure one of the only two extant copies
of Beau Brummcl's unpublishable me-
moirs. Hookes was closing the bar
gain with the dealer, Chicago million
aire enters the store. and on threat TO
withdraw all patronage in the future
unless he can get the volume, he secures
it. Hooker, who Is not rich enough To
compete In the open market with the
millionaires. thereupon resolves to prey
upon them in secret and get what he
wants by indirection. Mr.. Rosenbach
not only tells how he secured the un-
pub'ishable memoirs, but how he got
possession of many other treasures, in
Guiding n wife. whom he wooed at first
In order that he might Cwn an old missal
which she had inherited from her father.
The girl discovered that he loved the
missal more than he loved her and re-
fused him. After some months the man
discovers that the girl had attractions
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Three Men in One

ASsulIns tnV p''''uaI,e' ~ -.
different individuals ranging IN char,
acter from goddess gambler, dru,h,''ou
out of Ton-NuEEet camp III tie "Nyi''
to a priest of God III reacetui fre''cn-
Canadian hamlet on the 81 Law rcIo'
River, is ditilcultS ro'c LOT any Suo"
willed man. Yer FRANK fh'karu , IN
The Sin That was IiiS, conlpe" lhc
thrcc-in-one man. lhree-Ace al W.
through forco ul 'r'"'"HI'',,o 81.
the life of a holy man, although NV
80, u.L,.c nriostly garments he wears
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-08

George Edward Barton, author Of RE
Education" recently gave out most
interesting interview in Washington,
where he had gone To see the Secretary
Of War. the French ambassador and
the heads Of several departments Of the
Surgeon Gcucral's office on the subject
of the re-education of manned and Grip
pied soldiers. Mr.. Barton, who is head
of Consolation House, in New York, said
Ia part The needs of the re-education
of Crpples are not made by war. but
are ony intensified by it; we draft a
hole army Of industrial Cripples every
year The Federal Commission on In
dustrial Relations gives The annual list
| of accidents, approximately $4,000 fatal
| tiles and 100000 injuries involving dis
ability of more than fou weeks That
| these figures would be equaled by the
| casualty list in our army overseas is i'm
| probable. and while 1t is perhaps more
spectacular TO lose ones arm or leg
IN the din and turmoil of battle than 1t
Is to lose the same member in that of a
mill, factory or foundry, the resuts--so
| far as the individual is concerned--are
virtually the same. and the needs of
society for the re-education OF that man
are idenNal." Mr. Barton's little book,
which has been called the book of the
abled soldiers may be made almost, or
wholly, self-supporting, thus lifting VIII 1t
may become an almost unbearable bur
den from the shoulders alike Of the tax
payer and philanthropist.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-08

Isaac +. Marcosson has just returned
from his fourth visit TO the war zone,
In keeping with his adventure. the ship
that brought him back was attacked by
a submarine. During his last trip he
visited the Italian. French. British and
American armies. and he Is now prepar-
ing to 60 on an extended lecture tour Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-08

Good Morning. Rosamond !" com
edy by Miss Constance Lindsey Skinner,
from the book Of that name, recently
published by Doubleday, Page a Co.,
is TO be produced soon on Broadway by
the Messrs, Shubert and Miss Jessie
Bonstelle. In the cast will be Lowell
Sherman. Miss Annie Hughes and Miss
Lily Cahill.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-08
The Spirit of Canada

No wonder those Canadians can fight :,
This. perhaps, is the first thought that
will come to reader after finishing
Ralph Connor's new book, THE Major.
The novel is new Interpretation of
Canadianism, than which nothing is
closer to Americanism for each has
caught part Of the other. 1t is grip
ping tale Of that which makes men, The
development of a civilization tho psy-
cholOgy Of liberty, the growth OF u
race.
And suddenly. over night almost THIS
land that has grown mighty in its de-
velopment, confident in power OF its
resources, proud in the sturdincss of
It's manhood, Is plunged into war. The
echoes Of that shot the sound of which
woke from their Slumbers the armies
Of a hundred hills. are heard throughout
the length and breadth of this new land
of progress,
And the young man whose fortunes
have heen followed through boyhood.
school days college days, frontier days.
and his fellows whose lives have been
interviewer with his. find threatened that
liberty into which they were born Then
the citizen becomes the soldier.
"The Major" is the romance of a
young nation rising To defend its own.
4 novel of this new civilization founded
on peace but with all the traditions OF
valor and freedom that do not tolerate
oppression or restriction of liberty.
Since writing his previous novel Ralph
Connor (Major Charles w. Gordon) has
been on the western front as chaplain
of the Forty-third Cameron Highlanders
of Canada. From the trenches he looked
backward over the years. Thus was he
able to discover what were the great
. 4l,t rant IN n la IN a n a
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GOSSIP ABOUT BOOKS AND WRITERS
Harry Franck Is Getting Fat in France-Reprintings
of Many New Works Made Necessary by
Their Popularity

The following remarkable tribute writ
ten to Walt Whitman by Benoy kumar
Sarkar, Englishcd from the original
Bengali by the author. appears in a
recent number Of the Conservator:
No human being indeed IL Walt whitman,
Sankeestan's Niagara Falls IL he;
1mpctuosity of Cataracts
And tumult Cataclysmal fill his being.
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When True Lovers Meet

The danger of dreaming OF an imag-
inative. ideal lady-love. lest we fasten
our blind worship upon n human coun-
tcrpart, appearing at psychological
moment, and neglect the sterling worth
of character that waits on our attention
beneath an exterior equally blessed with
beauty, but 10 which we have grown ac-
customed by common acquaintance, Is
pointed out by Mae Van Norman Long
in her first book. THE Wonder Woman"
Wanna is n child Of the woods. with an
open heart. queenly grace of purity
and withal wisdom that handles
most bafflng and critical situation in
her life of patient toll for her sole and
dearly beloved parent. Captain Grif Lyt-
tie, with the iinessc of born diplomat
She wins in the end, but Haidee. the
Wonder Woman. threatens for many
months to take her lover from her
David Dale, the fixing man." is a
craftsman seeking TO shed the burdens
Of an unpleasant early life in the soli-
tude' Of forest and stream and the quiet
communion OF DlaJtSllC ll'WNdl!iS' ilt
lives in n cabin with an adopted boy,
and in Joey. an intensely appealing vein
Of child life is carried throughout the
story .Toeys love and persistence are
big factors in bringing Dale TO his
senses.
Strange coincidence brings the hus-
band of the Wonder Woman to the
ctaftman's cabin under conditions of
fatigue and sickness that nccesstate his
remaining. The Wonder Woman is
/ stricken by the fall OF n great tree at
her home In the wilderness during a
severe storm and she is brought to the
cabin. TIE meeting Of these long-parted
/ mates is the beginning of the end for
| Dale's dream worship.
In the great free-breathing spaces
under blue skies and green canopies
Wanna gradually en'ghtens Dale with
her exquisite and cnthralling manner as
| to the true relations between them. Mrs
| Long provides Dale with wishy-washy
| character inconsistent with the envi.
| ronment, during the early part of the
story. He is impossibly obtuse in faith
| oming significant situations that are all
| too plain to the reader. The latter por-
| tion of the book. however, is n decided
| Improvement, and the whole furnishes
delightful. refreshing reading
THE WONDER WOMAN By Mao Var
| Norman Long. Illustrated by !. Massey
| Clement. Philadelphia. The Penn Pub.
! llshing Company. 81 ~.
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Wonder Book of Fairy
Lore

"The Magic Stone" has very human
little boy as its hero, and lads who or
dinarily scoff at conventional fairy tales
will find much to interest them in this
new treatment. Christopher is a quaint
and likable hero, and he learns about
the magic stone. the lucky spider and
many other marvels. He discovers the
meadow of Joy. the brook of the happy
voice. the enchanted forest and other
wonders In the course of these attrac
lively told stories by Blanche Eliz lbeth
Wade, illustrated In glowing colors.
THE MAGIC STONE. BY Blanche Eliza.
beth Wade. New York: Sully 4 Klein,
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'AUTUMN ACTIVITIES OF THE PUBLISHERS AND AUTHORS|

not fail TO point both inoffensive and so
clear that there is no escaping II. The
first letter gives some inside facts about
moonlight In response TO a complaint
from the niece that her mother had re-
fused to let her go walking one evening
with some boys and girls. II is collo-
quial. witty and sound The others,
dealing with athletics. snobbery and the
like. are equally good.
UNCLE BILLS LETTERS TO his NIECE.
by Ray Brown. New York: Britton Pub
fishing Company. 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-08

this country Mr. Marcosson has seen
more Of the war than any other Ameri-
can civilian. He has not only been with
the five great allied armies, but has met
personally all the leading statesmen Of
these countries. His latest book, "rhe
Rebirth of Russia" has been translated
into French and will be brought out in
Paris.
Sir William r. Barrett's "On the
Threshold OF the Unseen" in which that
famous physicist makes a judicial. scien-
tiiic examination Of the evidence from
all sources of the survival Of personal
ity after death. is meeting with such
! widespread interest that T.. +. Dutton &
Co, after publishing two editions Inn
ported from England. are now printing
an American edition.
Two condemned cannon will mark the
place where James II. Mcconnell fell in
battle somewhere in France Rv
unanimous consent, the Senate passed
this motion, which was presented by
Senator Overman. Sergeant Pilot Me-
( Conncll. author of Flying for France"
was one of the first members Of the
/ Lafayette Escadrille to meet his death
/ in an encounter with Roche airmen last
spring. His book is now In its eighth
edition.
/ Mrs -. II. l.. Belmont has written
/ TO T.. 4. button d Co.: 81 have road
/ Woman by Vance Thompson, with
/ great interest Besides being OF his
torical value | think II carries a great
! lesson | would advise all anti-suf-
fragists and women who have not sutil-
ciently studied their own sphere OF life
and have perhaps neglected to observe
their own many failings 10 read Mr.
Thompson's book"
Henri Barbussc. author OF " nuer
Fire" the war book describing with de-
tail the daily life Of squad of soldiers
In the French army, of which r. F. Dut-
ton & Go. recently published trans
lation. is n Young French writer and
| editor. who began his literary career ten
| years ago, with small volume OF verse,
| Following this came two or three real
! istiC novels. when the war broke out
ho had been for some time editor OF a
woman's magazine in Paris, similar To
"The Ladies' Home journal" called "Je
Sa's Tout" When the war came he
enlisted and was soon made the leader
Of a squad with his men he lived for
many months the usual life in barracks,
in the trenches at the front, in rest bill
lets. taking part in marches and at
taclis. in battles In outpost duty, and
this life he describe in his book in
iictional form, Although puh'ishe only
about month ago, it is already in its
four large edition.
i Lieutenant Coningsby Dawson. author
OF Garry on" who recently spent n
few weeks on sick leave in this country
has arrived safely back in London
Garry ON" has now been put tn press
foi the fifteenth time. Lieutenant Daw-
son completed the writings Of his new
bool, while in the United States and II
will be published by John Lane Company
next March.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-29
Laurel Entries

First race ttvo-ytar- olds: msidens: SI furlons,)
Man Of the Hour. liz HI CspitAna llt Golden
Solder, ia: Arizona III: Meduss. III: Whiproor-
yn. II: Blat9nIy. n: Princes. III; Baad dam
McCloy. llt DaiyInH,. ia: Min Race, Ill.
second race Claiming: three.year-olds ard up
ward; six furlongs Coo tuner. ia: Buc1hot. lis:
Meeieka ITO; ling. los; Meiora l07; .Milbrey.
Koprobstc' los; scyis. les: .Mo,her Mschr,e. 100;
TinTs.Lhig. ll3. Milton Campbell. us: Comachs.
los: Swift For. los; Polly j.. los.
Third race tirhe Convoy Pure; tvo-yer.olds
SIX onfs)-Fragonsrd lis; Irish Kiss. ll5 zane
Cock. ll2: Fist Troop, 1867 Dryer. los: Jyntee.
us: Kewpie o'Neil. liz; Felieitation, ieti Sea-
iirer. lee: Top Coat llS: Gold Tassel. liz; Bs-
bette. lo9; Dlsco'erer, loo.
Fourth race l0ld Town Liberty Bond Handicap
all sses one mile aud seventy yards l-Roamer. lso
Bsnegolent lof; I'd Cudihee. lw JeochareS ice
Tlpp.iy Wichet. l05; Dorcss, s.: Cspra. loo: Fen
mouse, io4: Gold TsSsel. %.
fth race ODresdnousht Purse; three year ,old'
md upward; one mlel--Hubbub. rs; Benevolent
us: Shooting Star. ll2 Kirnsr. loe; Leochares
ll5. NMmsy. liz; Peep Sight. liz: Nefeua. lo5
Straight Forward. rs: Crlnpsr. liz: I'd. Roche
10y. Graphic. %.
one mile and twenty yards --wcian. ia; BstwA
llt: BANrcn; ia: Brother Jonathan, los: Juvenile
iol: Mint Drop, %. Pam Way, lA: Rake on
~; I'd. Weiss, ia. An;i.eptic. loi; 'Goldy, l0i
Luther ~: Jesse; u. ll4; Kathleen H.. III
seSsns r.Ss s:a4Si s sSs lSS
ing; ole ard one. shieenth niesl-slr William
JOHNSON. los: Captain Ray. 1885, Baby Lynch. los
EDDIE r. los: Dan. los. OCEAN Prince. los; Air
nan. JOS; Peep Sight. lls soldier los: feluocs.
io.; Kings OAK Jos: keoo. lOS snk Bird, los
..Monuescr. los; 'sn'er Sandals. o. Libysn Sands
Ill.
'AppMuee Llowlnos
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-29
Association Takes Stand at
Annual Meeting-Fresh-
men May Compete

The championships OF the Intercol-
legiate Swimming Association will be
decided this year as usual. This nc
ton was unanimously taken at the an
nual meeting of the delegates, held at
the New York Athletic Club yesterday
afternoon. The decision closely fol-
lows upon that Of the |. c. A. A, A. A.,
which recently voted to hold the an
nual 'cress-country run on a champion
ship basis.
In order to fill up the gaps on the
various college swimming teams, due
TO the enlistment of varsity swimmers
in the service, il is likely that the ban
on freshmen will be lifted. This recon-
mendation was advanced by the gradu-
ate advisory board, and favors bic de-
cision is expected to be reached with
in few days.
The championships will consist of a
home and home series for the team
title, followed by the individual cham
pionship meet. The latter event is
scheduled 70 take place at Princeton
this year, but it is strongly probable
that it will be decided in the tank Of
the New York Athletic Club. The lat
ter organization offered to conduct the
meet on a patriotic basis, pay the ex-
penses Of the college teams, and turn
over to the Red Cross any money real
lied. The races will be held the latter
part of March.
New Order of Events
Upon the suggestion of several dele
gates it was voted to change the order
of events in the team title tourney.
Heretofore the SS0-yard relay race
which opened the meet gave the win
ming team eight points and the loser
none. 1t was contended by the spon-
sors of the change that this as a rule
actually decided the winner. 1t was
therefore agreed to hold the relay
event between the first and second
halves of the water polo game.
The new order of events mapped out
follows: Fifty-yard swim, fancy dive,
220-yard swim, plunge for distance,
100-yard swim, water polo first halG,
relay race, water polo Second half.
There WAS also talk Of lowering the
number of points to the winner in the
relay race from to 6, but the matter
was laid over.
No applications for membership were
received Representatives from Co.
lumbia, College of se City of New
York, Princeton, Pennsylvania and
Yale were on hand. Philip c. Walsh,
Sd, of Yale, was elected president; Je-
rome Bijour, Columbia, vice-president,
and Percy Parker, jr., of Princeton,
secretary treasurer.
After serving as chairman Of the
graduate advisory board for four years,
Charles D. Trudenbach, of Yale, stepped
down to become q plain member of the
committee. The Craftsmanship was
awarded to Ogden Reid. Of Yale.
while J. A. Russell, of Pennsylvania,
was chosen secretary. Arthur Nc
Lanihan, OF Princeton, and Frank Null
len, Of College Of the City of New York,
complete the roster of the fve-man
board.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-29
New York Soccer
Men in Tie Game

A large crowd Of soccer enthusiasts
turned out at Lenox Oval yesterday to
see New York battle TO a scoreless tie
with the Clan Mscdonalds. The failure
Of McWilliams, the crack New York
fullback, to turn up caused a rear
rangenent Of the defence, Bleich filling
his place, while Adsmson was called
upon to play centre half.
The Macdonalds got dangerous d.
rectly the ball was set in motion, Dick
inson soon testing Ferro with a light
ming shot. The New Yorks forced their
opponents back, and Petrie executed
brilliant run down the touchline, send
ing in a hard drive, which Wilson
cleared with difficulty. The Macs forced
several corners. but could not get past
Ferro.
After the interval New York put
more life into the game, but failed TO
get through. At least ten corners were
gained, but all were cleared. At the
end Of the regulation period no goals
had been scored and extra time was
ordered by the referee, but after fif-
teen minutes play the game was stopped
owing to darkness.
The lineup:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-29
aired
WithH. Taylor,
Wins on Court

The unfinished lawn tennis match in
the metropolitan junior doubles was
played yesterday on the courts OF the
West Side Tennis Club, at Forest Hills,
before a large gallery. The fnalists
we've Harold Taylor and G. B. Emer-
son, Of the junior class, and Vincent
Richards and Abraham Bassford, Sd,
of the boys class.
The extra weight and age OF Emer-
son and Taylor told, and they won with
the score of -, "a, Ct 1t was
a much clOses struggle than the figures
indicate, for the boys put up a great
fight and earned the sympathy of the
spectators.
As usual, Richards made good use Of
his passing drives and at times showed
great precision in his lobbing. Bass
ford was slow in starting after the ball,
but this fault was only natural, as he
is a big-boned chap of only fourteen.
Should Richards and Bassford continue
TO play together for few years they
will be the hardest sort of combina-
tion TO tackle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-29
Morningside A.C.
Runners Victorious

The barriers of the Morningside
Athletic Club captured all the honors
in the weekly race Of the Harlem Ath-
letic League~held over the fve-mile
course of the st. Joseph Y. NJ. A. yes
terdsy.
Harry Spies. the Morningside Mara
thon runner, made good use of his $500
allowance in winning the individual
laurelS, while Harry Brown, Harbrook
A. c. (3:15) was second. with Nike
Cirigione, a clubmate $3.50 in third
place.
Lenny Meter, captain of the Morn
inCside track team, won his third fast
time prize in finishing fifth from
scratch in 27:25. With "a points, the
members took the team
honors.
The summary follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-29
College Swimmers Decide
T0JH0ld CHAMPIONSHIPS
Fight Log.

TONIGHT
Yorkville S. C.-Young Otto and
Billy Papke.
Military A. C.-Battling Lain and
Young Limbo.
Vanderbilt A. Cavalier Mohr and
Wee Wee Barton.
TUESDAY
Pioneer S. C.-Johnny Dundee and
Jimmy Duffy.
WEDNESDAY
Manhattan s. C.-Young Rector and
Patsy Cline, Jimmy Paul and
Freddie Welsh, Tex Kelly and Sol
der Bartfeld, Johnny Lustig and
Benny Leonard, Harry Condor
and frankie Callahan.
Military A. C.-Tommy Robson and
Young Battling Nelson.
THURSDAY
CIermont S. C.-Jeff Smith and Mike
McTigue.
Fairmont A. C.-Jack Britton and
Kid Carter.
FRIDAY
Harlem Sporting Club-Benny Leon
ard and frankie Callahan
SATURDAY
Fairmont A. C.-Benny Vulgar and
Phil Wagner.