Graham guardian., 1918-03-15
WAR CYCLOPEDIA
Pertinent Facts of the War
Concisely and Authorita-
lively Stated

A. War Cyclopedia" is the
latest special war publication of
the government issued through
the Committee on Public Informa-
ton. 1t is a handbook for ready
reference on the great war, and
contains in some 800 pages a
great mass of information SIM
ply arranged and clearly stated.
1t is issued in response to an in
sistent demand from many stud
ents, writer's, clergymen, law
yers, business men and the pub
lie at large for authentic state
ments of the outstanding facts
concerning the war in alphabet
cal arrangement.
The War Cyclopedia" was
edited by Frederic l.. Paxton,
University of Wisconsin; Edwin
s. Corwin, Princeton University,
and Samuel B. Harding, Indiana
University. the editors drawing
freely upon the time and the
patriotic goodwill of a large
number of special writer's from
all parts of the country. Be-
cause of it's special value and the
high cost of printing a small
price of rs cents copy has been
fixed by the government to cover
the cost of production and distri-
button. 1t may be obtained from
the Committee on Public Infor-
nation, 10 Jackson Place, Wash
ington, d. &.
In a forword Chairman George
Creel, of the Committee, says:
"Other handbooks have been and
will be made by other agencies;
all will serve their end, for this
war is not to be won by an es :.
tablished doctrine nor by an Of
fetal theory, but by an enlight-
ened opinion based on the truth.
The facts of history and life are
the only arsenal to which Ameri-
cans need resort in order to de-
fend their cause. The deeper
their study, the frmer becomes
their conviction. The War Cyclic
pedia' represents an effort to ar
range in simple form the facts
most needed.
The War Cyclopedia" gives a
remarkably succinct and compre-
hensive story of the execution Of
Edith Cavell.
All of the great war measures
in the United States, such as the
Espionage Act, the various acts
concerning alien enemies, the
Selective Draft, the Voluntary
Censorship of the Press, ETC.,
and all of the institutions that
have been created to carry on
the activities of the war, such as
the War Trade Board, War Risk
Insurance Bureau, Red Cross
Service, Council of National De-
fense, Food Administration, etc.,
are comprehensively explained.
There is also a wealth of informa-
tion of value to students of mill
tary affairs concerning the Army
and Navy and all their ramify-
ing branches of service.
The editors, have made easily
accessible the outstanding facts
concerning German frightfulness
in the reports of leading episodes
of the war, such as the invasion
of Belgium, the Lusitania de-
struction, the submarine cam
paign against neutrals and SIM
liar incidents.
An abbreviated history Of the
Russian. revolution, from the
overthrow of the Gar, through
the Kerensky regime, and the
Bolsheviki control, to the open
ing of separate peace negotia-
tions with Germany, is contained
in the Cyclopedia.
Added to the alphabetical ar
rangement of general war facts,
there is presented a chronology
of the principal events of the
war, from June %, 1914, when
the Archduke Francis Ferdinand
was murdered at Serajevo, to
December 20, 1917, when the
British National Labor Confer
ence approved the continuation
of the war for aims similar to
those defined by President Will
son.
The War Cyclopedia' pre-
sents a map in colors under the
caption why Germany Wants
Peace Now" The map define
ates the Pan-German plan as
realized by war in Europe and
in Asia. The Central Powers
have a population of about 146,-
100000. The occupied territory
in Belgium, Northern France,
Poland, Lithuania, Courland,
Serbia, Montenegro and Rou-
mania possesses a population of
DO, 100000. Hence Germany to-
day controls lands in which live
1877, 100000 people. The map
makes clear the German plans
and conquests.
Every patriotic American citi-
zen should have a cOpY of the