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The sun., 1918-12-01
By HARRY EsrY DoUNcE-

by k1hnN1 COL OCONS6s
nNLY the less discerning among Lord
~ Dunsany's American admirers
would have expected "war stuff" from his
pen, dated during the war and his own
military service, to add anything to his
reputation in letters. And now that we
have his Tales Of War it VIII be the hope
lessly undiscerning who will cherish such
expectations.
Your reporter, who processes to know
how to value him and Mr.. Masefield also,
would give The Dauber and the Bye street
widow, fond as he is both, for one minute
in Lord Dunsany's theatre toward the en-
trance of the Green Gods or the trieking
Of the priests of Kleeh- But he would
give this whole new Dinsany volume for
any paragraph of Mr. Masefeld's special
articles from the front
When one like Dunsany comes to be as
signed, as by some Parnassian city editor,
to "eover' war in being as be finds it, the
result is rich old Strad required to crash
forth military marches from the score of
the conductor of band. This particular
Strad player very properly declines to
comply and offers to try to make you suit
able music of his own, but his heart is in
other things. From cover to cover Dun
sany the man, honestly and nohly, is
hating and despising the German enemy
with Hatred and scorn passing the love
Of women. Dunsany the artist is not a
capable hater Focusing an emotion so
alien to his artistic nature, he takes it all
out on the Kaiser. Since he is essentially
a poet, and since his dramatic method is
nothing if not symbolic, an impression will
exist that his beautifully worded Kaiser
strafng is symbolism. Your reporter
may simply affirm that it is not, that it is
all quite personal and literal. Being such,
it disposes of all questions of its authors
inspired vision of the war. Wilhelm
Hohenzollern was not and is not worth one
fash of any ones deep emotion. Possibly
he was the grimmest joke of record, but
the joke was primarily upon himself, per-
petrated by a company of men and by
their forbears and his in the Prussian I'M
The sun., 1918-12-01
"Eales of War" SetDown byLord Dunsany

advocate to eanonize the creature by trial
and hanging.
But this is about sweeter subjects, Lord
Dunsany and his book A tale called Eng
land, with sergeant and a private dream
ing together wistfully Of home and the
country nights until, at the end, you learn
that they are hopeless after five days
outside a barrage, is delicately poignant
and effective-only the two men them
selves are dreams A Gothic whinsy Of
a desperate German peasan. who goes
forth with his knife, against orders, to
kill his pig and disappoints his wife, who
supposed he went to kill the Kaiser, ac-
quires double impressiveness just at this
time. The Squire's son bringing around
his fellow veteran to enlist by recalling to
him their sifferings against the Beers
after the Squire's loud patriOtics have
failed, is the best of the collection in point
OF authentic humanity. 1t has been pub
Hshed in American newspapers.
But the strsfes Of the Kaiser are
frankly tedious, or as near it as Dunsany
can ever 60. One imagines the fayorite
specimen will be dark amusement, with
The notion of the Kaiser's barber devising
the upturned mustache to which its wearer
must live up and so really causing the
war. Equally good cOnceits very much Of
the same sort are to be found once or
twice a month over a signature Of Don
Marquis, and Mr.. Marquis is a humble
harness CALLED "pressman" who has his
column to turn IN every day and would
never think Of putting forward such a
work in a quasi permanent form. Your
reporter knows this is a vulgar, bour-
geois, a characteristic piece Of Yankee
puffery. But it is true
Lord Dunsany is very distinguished
dramatist He is also distinguished Of
fieer with wound stripes. Therefore it is
certain to be loftily proclaimed that the
smallest good taste would limit any notice
Of the Tales to praise. With that attitude
your reporter has no more patience than
Lord Dunsany would have himself. The
Tales do not matter in any way-whieh Is
all there Is about it.
TALES OF WAR. BY LORD DUSsASN
Little Brown G Co. $l.25.
The sun., 1918-12-01
By
VICENTE BLASCO IBANEZ

Before Peace Terms Are Melted Out TO Germany Read
The -Four Horsemen Of the Apocalypse
Its vivid, convincing arraign-
ment Of Militarism is bound to
illumine and shape your Judgment.
IF YOU HAD A SEAT AT THE PEACE TABLE
You would be able to
fill your place more ade-
quately if you had read
the indictment of the
German Nation
by the greatest Of Spanish
authors in
The -Four Hsrsemen Of the Apocalypse
THERE is the naked, pitiless TRUTH
Thirtieth Edition on the press.
Translated by Charlotte Brewster Jordan. $50 Net
The sun., 1918-12-01

at is great story, related with the art of a
practised novelist among whose virtues are
sympathy and irony, delieaey and taste, hon.
esty, conviction and vision. -. And inctdeR-
tally 1t is the most scathing indictment Of the Ger
man people that has appeared tn fiction. 'C hieogo
Tribune.
The sun., 1918-12-01
PRESS COMMENTS

The Dial "Blasco Ibanez is, above all
things, writer of intense, radiant power
he triumphs IN scenes demanding epic de-
scription, until we are overwhelmed with the
sense of actually and feel a strange thrill OF
actual participation . the Spaniard stands
easily in the forefront of those who have
written OF the present conflict. Isaac Gold
berg.
"A more absorbing story you nerer read.
E. A superbE human story told by a
genius. Only great writer could have
written the description of Desnoyers' capture
in his castle and the looting of his treasures
It is a masterpiece" -Knickerbocker Press.
Of the DAY. No war novel has yet drawn
to full a picture of the divers clements in
presence as factors in the French cataclysm,
nor of the potent influence of the war upon
the purifying of those elements" Public
Ledger, Philadelphia
Yet it is not the plot of the hook, fasci-
mating as the development of the story is;
it is rather the incidental matter the reader
will carry away-thc impasSionef plea that
Senior Ibdnas makes for humanity impe1IRed
by Germany.' -NeuGrk Bgening Neacs.
Carries the strongest kind of appeal for
those who look for genuine creative htera-
ture'-Times.
The sun., 1918-12-01
The Four Horsemen IF. Apocalypse
PRESS COMMENTS

The Evening Post, New York:
"The Four Horsemen of the Apoca-
lypse is great story Of the war; it Is
vivid example of character portrayal and
analysis. And it IS distinctive as an llustra-
ton Of the realistic novelist's chronicle of
stress and strain. But it is even more than
this. It is a manifesto which is sure to
change ones ideas Of Spanish neutrality.
Hisa radical shaking off Of fe,aon d0rninance."
-M0atrsse J. Moses.
"Blasco Ibanez strikes a deeper note
than Wells or any other EngIish-speaking
romanticist, deeply moving, full of the ma
tre thinking that results from blending of
knowledge with humility, calculating instead
Of clouding the painful perplexities men en-
dure :. As CONVINCING as IL is enhancing"
DIR. S. Parkes CadnaaTs, In an address before the
Y. N. c. A, Brooklyn.
at is tn every page instinct lrih fascination.
=. Predictions are rash, we know. But we
venture this, that for portrayal at once Of the
spirit and the grim substance of war, our
tire viii see no more convincing work OF
genius than this. THE Tribune, New York.
Now, for the first time, recognized
master of fiction, who comes of a nation that
has so far preserved its neutrality, has chosen
the war for his theme. 1t this occupies
unique place tn war fiction. '-New Fork
Times Book Rtster.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18
FACTORIES ASSERT THEY WILL BE UNABLE TO MEET GARF|ELD'S
 SUGGESTION TO PAY HELP
WASHINGTON, JAN 17-FUEL ADMINISTRATOR GARFIELD WAS COAL TO APPEAR O'CLOCK 

Unless Congress today takes some action resembling the order Mississippi River factory in Bridgeport will close doors mdnh five It roughly estimated that 8OOO Bridgeport will be thrown enforced dness and will from their employers.
 Behind closed doors this the members of the Manufacturers Aa  official the trers to observe the order The matter idle
 
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Republican farmer., 1918-01-18

Caillaux, the document shows, ac- cording to the newspaper, would be gin by arresting President Poincare and all the recent political leaders, in cIuding former Premier Briand. Gail laux would appoint Gen. Sarrail com n!ander in chief of the French army and would bring to Paris two Corsi- can regiments he regarded as friendly to him.
 The chamber of deputies, the Gior- nale says, would be compelled to ap- prove a bill giving Caillaux absolute power. He then would dissolve the senate and the chamber and France would make a great effort to obtain military success, after which a pop ular referendum on a peace treaty would be taken. A new regime, the document shows, would be instituted in France, limiting the powers of the senate and the chamber, but preserv- ing the republican form of govern ment
 Copies of the documents, the Gior- nale d'Ita1ia says, were sent to Capt pouchardon, head of the investigat- ing committee, who decided to arrest Caillaux.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18
EX-CZAR OF
  HIS ESCAPE
Ex Emperor and His Fam fly Reported in
 Flight.

London, Jan. 17-Nicholas Roman off, the former emperor, and his fam fly have escaped from their prison near Tobolsl1, it is reported in Petro- grad, according to a Reuter- dispatch. The report, the dispatch adds, lacks confirmation.
 Nicholas Romanoff and his family were removed to Tobo1sk by the Ker- ensky government last August In October the Romanoffs were taken to the Abolak monastery, some distance outside Tomolsk.
 The executive committee of the congress of peasants deputies on Jan. 13 adopted a resolution urging that the former emperor be brought to Kronstadt or Petrograd. A dispatch from Amsterdam on Tuesday reported that German papers had said that the former empress had become insane and was confined in a sanitorium in Tobolsk. Her condition was report ed to be hopeless.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18

gas nor use of wood as fuel, nor power derived from water It is said that the exception of necessary war indus tries from the operation the order might be more liberal than first an- nouncements indicated.
 The fuel administration mean while hurried on the machinery for carrying out the plan. Fuel Admin istrator Garfield assembled all his leg al staff and began preparation of the formal order, which it was promised would clear up many points which were indefinite or conflicting in the abstract and statement issued last night.
 It developed that the order actually had not been drawn when MT. Gar field made his announcement and when the fuel administration issued an abstract of what it was expected to be. It was said that the full text of the order could not be prepared in time to be given out much before this afternoon and there was some doubt as to whether it's text would be ready for publication in evening papers to- day.
 Dr. Garfield will issue, probably | during the day, a public appeal to employers to continue the pay of their employees during the time they are idle because of the fuel order. The gov ernment has no power to enforce this request, but will call on employers to take the step as a patriotic duty. l To clear up the congestion of ship Q | ing from the famine of bunker coal Fuel Administrator Garfield has se- | lected a special assistant to take i charge of bunkering at the ports. The coal is assured by the fuel admins | tration's order.
 I A series of ruling or interpretations to be issued in connection with the 1 order is expected to make the situa- l ton more clear.
 1 Under provision which it was de- cided this morning to insert in the or der, the government will become the purcshaser of virtually all coal pro- duced in the five day closing period. Mines producing coal under contract to industries which will be closed will be directed to turn their output over SO See1NC AoOA uIu0T DIIl of lading attached. The treasury de- partment will set aside s25, ,0oO, GOO for the purchase of this coal
 Ccal in transit to industries that will be closed will not be purchased by the government, but merely will be diverted by state fuel administra- tors and turned over to consumers
 who come within the preferential list. The coal will be paid for by the ulti-
 mate consignee, who will remit di. lrectly to the mines in which the coa, originated.
 The rulings to be issued in connec.
 ton with the order will be general in
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18

arrived in the harbor todty-they be- ing the first in 72 hours. None has been received by rail all week.
 A ticket system was installed by Secretary William F. Sheehan at the committees office today, whereby 200 sons to arrive. In this way no person arriving late can force himself in front of the line. An order will not be issued unless the applicant has a ticket. Orders taken today are three days in advance. More than 400 men, women and children were turned away this morning.
 F. L. Graves has been appointed special investigator by Administrator Siemon and will investigate all com plaints of private hoarding He will also get on the trail of teansters, whd obtaining coal at the dealers under tha pretense that they will sell it to housewives, cart it to saloons where, it is said they obtain as high as $2O for a single ton.
 Graves offered his services volun- tarily and will act without compen- sation. It is expected other investi- gators will be appointed. Siemon had not received any further orders to- day from Administrator Russell rela. tive to the seizing of surplus supplies in private homes.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18
GIRL INSTANTLY KILLED BY CARA;
 CREW ARRESTED
Thursday, Jan. IT

Little Linke Packet, aged nine years, while attempting to cross the street in company with two other girls about the same age, near the Junction crossing on State street, was struck and almost instantly killed by a trolley car going east on State street shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon.
 The motorman Rlsseu s. Wood, 13S Parallel street, and Conductor Louis MassO, of Hollister avenue, Stratford, when brought to the Third precinct station, stated that the accident was unavoidable aA the little girl attempt ed to cross in front of the car when it was almost upon her and no hu- man effort could stop it.
 Dr. Garlick arrived on the scene immediately, but the little one was so terribly mangled by the car that nothing could be done.
 Witnesses to the accident claim that the motorman was not at fault and that the accident was totally un- avoidable.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18

Severe criticism ana unlimited pro- test met the order throughout the city. Besides affecting factories, all stores, excepting food distributors, all offices, saloons, theatres etc, are in- cluded. When asked if he expected any further notice, Administrator Carl F. siemon of the Bridgeport Fuel Committee, said, "It's official enough for me to close my factory" He is president of the Siemon Hard Rubber corporation. Theatres and other places of amusement will be closed, as well as factories. The bangs of war will be felt by Bridgeporters with more realization than on the eventful Sept
 19, when the first of it's sons were sent trenchward.
 Garfields order is being. discussed today by every living being, from the factory president down to the humble street cleaners, who are incidentally the only laborers not affected. There is much speculation among the work men and their dependents as to whether they will be paid for the time lost. From a general source it is stat ed specifically that the factories of Bridgeport cannot afford any such expenditures, despite the govern ments' recommendation that as many
 as possible should pay their em- ployes.
 Power to enforce the order is, it is
 understood, vested in the local fuel administrator, but more generally the government depends upon the honor of each manufacturer, merchant, etc. Administrator Siemon has received no
 notice and will follow the order as | published. When asked for legal | impressions, Judge E. K. Nicholson, 1 legal advisor of the committee, said,
 T have no impressions whatever" The fueL committees office was be- l sieged with inquiries from manufac- l turers today asking if an official or
 der would follow, but all were inform l ed that the newspaper articles would 1 be regarded as official without fur i ther notice.
 1 Following a meeting of the execu- 1 tive board of the Manufacturers As l sociation at press hour it was an- nounced that the association had l drawn and adopted resolution to fol-
 low the order as outlined by Admin i lSIraLOI ddl HSlu l hS OTOeT IS taken
 by Bridgeport manufacturers to in- i cIude munitions plants and these too, will be closed at midnight unless countermanded by another order from l Washington.
 ] The stage having been set, Fuel Ad- ministrator Siemon will continue his strenuous efforts to get coal into the homes. Every conceivable point will be exercised to get fuel to the suffer-
 e~s. and unless arrivals are speeded
 the task will be a hopeless one. Three barges of coal, one of them anthra- clIe and the other two bituminous
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18
GOVERNMENT TO TAKE COAL SAVED
 BY FUEL ORDER

Washington, Jan. IT - Protests against the fuel administration order closing industrial plants began pour ing into the White House and Con- gress today from all over the coun- try. Business men everywhere, arous- ed at the prospect, objected to it's en- forcement and suggested many other remedies.
 The fuel administration will issue a series of rulings on queries concern ing the conservation order. State fuel administrators will not be allowed to make rulings and the rulings issued here will have general application.
 It developed today that under the fuel. administration plan the gov ernment will buy all coal consigned to the suspended industries. These transactions will be conducted through the Treasury Department and it is estimated that they will cost the government about s25.oOO, 900. State fuel administrators will re-dis- tribute the coal to food plants and other industries permitted to run.
 The order will not include natural
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18
GERMANS REJECT
 PEACE TERMS OF
 RED GOVERNMENT

Berlin, Jan. IT, via London--An official statement issued here today giving the reply by the Central pow CTS to the Russian proposals Tn Brest- I.itovsk on Monday says the Russian proposals concerning the regions oc- cupied by the Central powers diverge ko such a. degree from the views of the Central powers that in their pres ent form they are unacceptable.
 The official statement says the Rus sian proposals do not show a com promising attitude and do not consider the opposite parties on just basis. Nevertheless it adds, the Central pow CTS again are prepared to give a clearly formulated expression of their opinions and to try to find a basis for a compromise.
 For the Central powers, as distinct from the case with Russia. the an nOuncement adds, conclusion of peace with Russia has no connection with a general peace and the Central powers are compelled to. continue the war against their otne- enemies.
 The assertion that the right of self determination is an attribute of na- tions and not of parts of nations is rot our conception of self-determina- tion, the official statement declares It must not be assumed that the linn it's of occupation are a standard for fixing the boundaries of such DOT tons.
 The Austro-Germans, the statement declares, do not intend incorporating the territories now occupied by them into their respective countries.
 Withdrawal of the Austrian and German troops from the occupied ter r-itorieS while the war lasts is impos- sible, the statement says.
 The Austrians and Germans, says the statement, do not intend to com pei the territories in dispute to accep this or that form of state, but the! reserve for themselves and the peo ples of the occupied territories fret hand for the conclusion of treatie! of every kind.
 If military conditions permit, tht Central Powers may endeavor to re duce the size of the occupying force! to such numbers as are necessary tt maintain order and meet technical re quirements of the country The set ting up of national gendarmerie ma, be strived for.
 Desiring to reach an understandin. with Russia, the statement continues the Central powers madesthe foregoin. far reaching proposals which repre- sent the most extreme limits within which they still hope to reach a peace ful understanding.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18
POPULATION OF 5NITED
 STATES IS lO5, 100000

Washington, Jan. 17.-The popula- ton of continental United States on Jan. was 1O5,eG coo, as estimated hv treasury department experts who cal culata the per capita money circuIa
 tion at $4S76 on that date. An in- crease of 1,719,00G in population from Jan. 1 last year is shown while the per capita circulation increased $5.76.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18
BREAK IN COTTON MARKET.

New York, Jan. 1.-The drastic ac- ton of the fuel administration caused a serious break in the cotton market here today. The market declined from 1 12 to cents a round, equal to $10 bale.
 Officials of the cotton exchange said that closing the exchange under the fuel order would not be considered unless Gov. Whitman should declare a legal holiday on each Monday.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18
CAILL.AUX PLOT FOR POWER IS
 F0UND IN ITALY
Safe Deposit Box in Florence Bank Contained Out line of Plans For Arrest of Poincare and Establishment of Ex-Premier's
 Friends in Office.

Rome Wednesday, 16The Giornale dItalia continues publish of the documents found in the safe deposit bank which had been rented by former Pre- mier Caaux the documents is the former premers handwriting and give sketch of proposed political program he should again be called to become premier of France It gives of senator's deputies and generals who be called to collabOrae in ministry.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18
COAL MOVEMENT IS REDUCED BY
 BAD WEATHER

Washington, Jan. 17-Bad weather reduced coal movement between the Appalachian mountains and the Mis- ississippi river today to less than at any time within the last week, ac- cording to reports reaching the rail- road administration.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18
CONGRESS IS TO
 HASTEN ALL THE
 APPROPRIATIONS

Washington, Jan. 17-speeding up of all appropriation measures by avoiding unnecessary hearings and all possible delays, with a view to con- cluding all business of the House by May 15 and readiness to adjourn Congress by June l, was agreed on a t a conference today between Speaker Clark, Democratic Leader Kitchin and the chairmen of all the leading committees of the House
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18
SIX SAILORS ON U.S.S. MICHIGAN
 KILLED BY MAST
First Accident of Its Kind in American Navy Takes Heavy Toll During Storm at Sea- Three Seamen Injured Says, De-
 partment Report.

Washington, Jan. 17-Six killed and three injured the U S. S. Michigan when the ship caught heavy gale at sea, it officially announced today
 The dead were:
 Oben Capers Beyeu Carl Frederick Marahrens Clarence Eugene Book Frank John Prnz and Julian S. Be all eamen and John Engellio Chico, fireman
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18

Arrangements have been announce ed for the sending of 100000 bushels of grain to France from an Atlantic port.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-18

The injured: Edward Thomas Mc- Donald, left leg broken; Gordon sol- omon Farmer, both arms broken: Virgil V. Biggers, thigh cut and head and ankle injured.
 All the injured are seamen.
 The men were killed and injured by the falling of cage mast, the first accident of it's kind in the navy.