Arizona republican., 1917-12-06

a worthy successor to that most inter esting novel. Sherwood Anderson's first book. The title may mislead some, for it is not war story. merely the ap- plcation of the military spirit to peace times. It is a cleap-cut exposition of the theory of team play, the author taking through hs leading character, 'Beaut" McGregor. ''Beaut" was the son of miner and brought up in the uninviting environs of a mining town which he learned, even as a lad, to hold in contempt, for it's shiftless meth ods and complete lacK of system. To him comes the vision of what could be realized were this body of men 1 united and marching to a common purpose, shoulder to shoulder. How | he carried out his dream and how the machine of his conception nearly trampled upon the hearts of the two women who loved him, makes one of the strong and striking novels of the year.
 C'Beyond," by John Galsworthy. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Net, $1.50 at Berryhills).
 To scribner another debt is due for a very striking story, albeit the tale is one of those triangulars which fill the shelves of literature It is en- urely saved from ahe trite by the workmanship of the author who does nothing poorly. Taken by itself the plot is of the ordinary-an' early and unhappy marriage and a great love which brooks no bounds. coming af- terward, but Jahn Galsworthy makes the characters so human, so living and breathing, that the story holds with intense interest as only such an artist can compel.
 Characterization in this day of rapid
 ly and poorly constructed stories is
 close to a lost art and it is for this
 reason that such story as Beyond
 finds exceptional appeal. They are real people, those coming from the pen of Galsworthy, real people with
 pulsing blood who face the problems
 Of real life "Even as you and l." C"The British Navy at War;" by w
 MacNeile Dixon. Houghton, Mifflin company. Net 75 cents at Berryhills )
 It is little book at a small price
 by university professor who has
 condensed the story of the naval en-
 agreements of the war into a most
 compact and strikingly impartial vol ume, considering that he is British
 to the core. Of course the showing of the British navy is favorable for
 the navy has done a wonderful and
 difficult work. The Jutland sea fight
 comes in for most comprehensive
 study.
 The book is as authentic as may be with the facilities at hand for the author, who is an authority in sucf
 matters, was given every opportunity ; to measure the work of the. navy by the navy authorities themselves. . t"Silverheels," by Mrs. Gabrielle E l Jackson. Published by the George H } Doran company. Net, S1 at Berry l hilrs)
 7 Most of Mrs. Gabrielle E. Jackson stories were originally written to pleas, ? her small daughter. It was quite b.
 chance that they were eyentuail, brought to the attention of Mrs. Mar, , Mapes Dodge then editor of St. Nicho | las, who promptly published one O I them, sent for Mrs. Jackson and urge, g her to continue her writing. That wa : over twenty years ago and Mrs. Jack Q son has been a steady contributor t = St. Nicholas ever since, publishing l more than thirty books for children 0 Among her greatest successes hay : been Pretty Polly Perkins, Denis
 and Ned Toodles, "The CoIburn Prize,
 and Big Jack "Silverheela" tn = story of a wonderful horse and his lit e tie master. has the strong ina aginativ t appeal that has characterized all C
 Mrs. Jackson's successful juveniles. r will especially delight all children wh s love animals.