The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-28
Scores Of Books, Pamphlets and
Magazines Covering All Phases
OF Conflict Are On
File There.
NEW BLICATIO N S
Student of War Has Great Literature
to Pick From-Many Books From
the British War
Office.

! For the student Of the war the Keo-
kuk. public library has vast store OF
| information.
| This great war literature touches
every phase of the world conflict and
every side. Hundreds Of books, pam
phlets and magazines are available
for the use of those who are interest
ed in war and the conditions that the
conflict has called forth.
| There are number Of excellent
volumes touching on the history and
policies of the nations at war, which
of course are to be found In all IL
braries. Most of these were written
before the war, but have been brought
out Of dust covered security to be
tperused again by the reading public.
And then since the outbreak of the
war, vast war literature, put out by
| the various nations engaged, in the
| interests of their side, has sprung up,
and books and pamphlets of this ma
tional propaganda are in the library
collection. Then there are number
Of excellent works of war experiences
and chronicles by neutral and bellig-
erent observers and war chronicles OF
every description put out by the great
publishing houses, which have been
bought and catalogued by the local IL
brary books on economic and social
questions arising out of the conflict
and in fact a whole library of war lit
erature, of an exceedingly varied char
acter
No nation has been more yigilant in
producing and distributing war propa-
ganda than has the English. The pub
lie library has on file scores Of pam
phlets and books which have been
presented to it by the British govern
ment with the compliments Of it's Of
fetal press agent, Sir Gilbert Parker,
the well known Canadian novelist.
These publications are singularly
free from hate. In fact.most of them
are Of great constructive value, deal
ing with many interesting phases OF
the world conflict. that are unknown
or but slightly known to the average
reader.
There are number of pamphlets
presenting the German side of the
war, but the collection is small, indeed
compared with that OF the British.
Since Sngland perfected her censor
ship, very few publications Of German
propaganda if any, have been allowed
| to come through the mails, but during
the early months Of the war the neu-
trail nations were flooded with Ger
man publications prepared in the
home country and in America.
The British publications contain the
well known Bryce reports on German
atrocities but the largest number OF
the publications deal with England's
! part in the struggle and record the his
tory of her battles, the speeches OF
her statesmen, and the. story of the
allies endeavors in every field of the
tconflict.
Here, at random, are a few of the
British war publications in the Ii
brary collection: Britain Transform
cd" telling how England is engaged in
making shells for her guns, illustrated
with photographs of the great NUM-
ton plants; "The Germans on the
Somme," record of the allied Som
me battle of last summer; THE Mails
las German War Weapon giving an
inside view Of the work Of the British
censor, particularly that portion of
his task in wedding out enemy war
propaganda; Some Facts About In
dia," telling of the loyalty of India and
the war contributions that country
has made: 1.-The Irish at the Front"
and 1.-THE Voice Of Ireland" dealing
with Ireland's part in the war; Eng
lands Effort" by Mrs. Humphrey
Ward, telling what England has done;
my Return from Rome" Cardinal
Mercier's pastoral letter for lent,
1916; "The Care of the Dead" dealing
with the allied method of burial of
it's dead: Italy Our Ally" Loyal In
dia," Some American Opinions on
the Indian Empire" and "The Free |
dom of the Seas" the last an inter- |
view with Arthur j. Balfour. England |
also put out a monthly review Of the
war, depicting the major operations
on all fronts.
There are also plentiful supply of
translated French documents.
There are several books in the H.
brarv dealing with German policies, |
which are available. The German ma |
tional aims and policies are told in |
clear manner in Imperial Germany
written in 1914 by Bernhard Won |
Bulow, former German chancellor.
Germany and the Next War" by |
Bernhardi, probably the most quoted |
book on German opinions and aims i
has been we'll thumbed.
Analogous to these on the English |
side are Gilbert Parker's "The World |
in Crucible," in which German poll
cies are translated through English |
ewes. There are a number OF books |
on the war made up OF personal OBJ |
servations and adventures leading off |
with Richard Harding Davis with
the Allies" which contains some of
the finest descriptions Of the war that |
have been penned. "The Hilltop on the
Marne," by Dorothy Aldrich, "War !,
| etters of an American Woman" by
Marie Van Worst, and number OF
others may be had.
One of the most interesting war
books in the collection is 'Hurrah and !
Hallelujah," by ]. P. Bang. Danish |
professor. Professor Bang has gather
ed together representative collec-
ton Of German sermons, poems, and