Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-12
"Philo Gubb Correspondence Sencci
Detective" BY Ellis Parker bu.'e'
Boston, Mass. Houghton Mltiiin so''

Phllo Gubb, graduate VI '"o -
Sun Detective Agencys Corrcsfonuenoe
School of Detecting, and paper-hanso.
between times, firmly beieveu nc w"'
great detective-or detecAauv.,
he called it-and so he was Sne''ooA
Holmes vas not in the game with Phiio:
Philo had his own theory OF dcductnh
and his own wav Of getting at things lie
v.S tho butt of ridicule in his home town;
h,,t he did no, realize it. Also, he believed
in d;sg,;ses none of which ever served To
nonc~sl his identify from his fellow-tow MS
Won And ever he followed the school 5
book OF instructions. -,
N.ny cases came to Phllo, and he
t.ctJed them in turn, large or small, with
ay;d;tv Also. he solved them, at tunes
getting ahead of skilled members OF the
nyofession. How he blundered along, and
finally stumbled upon the right solution,
is told in a succession OF experiences, rch
ia humor. and delightfully."- interesting. j.,
Mr.. Butler is well-known as writer OF
most entertaining stories. and fhiio
Gubb' promises TO rank as his best.
Received of the publishers.
"Naya, Heroes of Today" BY Frank A.
Collins Illustrated from photographs
New York City: The Century Co,
3S3 Fourth avenue. Price, 81 80.
The story of the operations OF the
navies engaged in the Great War has not
been told with an approach to the COM
pleteness that has attended printed stories
of the doings of the armies. Every move
of the latter is chronicled daily IN the
papers through news agencies ana special
correspondents. and books lnnumerabie
have been written about their doingS.
But it only when events OF startling I'M
portance occur that the doings OF the
navies are given to the world.
But, for all this, the navies have been
doing great work, especially the American
Navy, which is living up TO Its best ira
ditions. and about which MIR Collins
writes in this book Dangers are oeing
faced and problems solved which bring
new tests of courage. Almost daily the
government rewards some man Tor
..c,ns,icuous bravery" The aventures
~ the naval air pilots and observers, the
fearlessness OF the armed guards aboard the
merchant ships, the thrilling life on the
scouts and destroyers IN battling against
the submarines sdd a new and fascinating
chapter TO the history OF our navy.
Mr.. Collins has collected the details OF
upwards of 80 of these tales. assisted by
the Naval Department at " ashlngton
and presented them N the attractive style
made familiar BY his earlier books. 1t Is
record in which every American may take
i,xt pride. Few sea stores OF hction STIR
the blood as do these records Of actual
achievements The book is interestingly
illustrated from photographs.
Mr. Collins, in addition to Naval
Heroes of Today is the author OF The
Fighting Engineers, The Camera Man,
and other fact-stories of popular treat
ment and interest.
Received Of the publishers.
Lads Who Dared" BY Raymond Com
stock. Illustrated. New York City:
G. P. Putnsm's Sons, West Forty
fifth street. Price, $l-25.
Lads Who Dared" comprises series
Of interesting stories OF boys who, when
the crisis faced them, were able to do
deeds of real daring IN good cause.
They are not mere romAnces, but are told
IN a manner that il neutral and IN accord
with the spirit and courage of the average
American boy And sll are full OF ad-
venture and interest.
These stories show that this kind OF
bravery and daring Is not confined to
bovs who are naturally courageous and
unafraid The bov who Is tImId and
shrinks from danger may rise TO the
occasion more magnIhcently than the
bow who is considered brave. Several OF
the stores illustrate this fact most
effectively
A WIDE range is covered by the incidents
OF boy daring and courage presented IN
this book. They are located IN mountain
ranges, in mines deep ID the earth, In
foreign countries, In Alaska, and IN the
jungle And each story tells OF brave
act that thrills the reader.
A good book for boys, OF course. And
grown people will derive much pleasure
from the reading.
Received of the publishers
The Golden Boush.'' By George Gibbs.
Illustrated New York City: d. Apple
ton 4 Co. Price 81 30, net.
Mr.. Gibbs has given TO the public a
thrilling and interesting story, not OF the
Great War, but connected with II In a
measure II is story that Will greatly
please lovers of masterful fiction.
The Golden Bough" presents the ad-
ventures OF Philip Rowland, young
American VINO, lured by the glamor of
war and sympathy with great cause,
served IN the French army and was taken
prisoner by the Germans. He escaped,
and while working his way back to the
French lines met with the experiences
that befell him. By strange turn Of fate,
he was made the head of a powerful Rus
sian secret society and afteru rds the
custodian of its fund of twenty-five mil
lion francs.
Then the trouble began German con
spirators sought this tempting BIT of
money. and Philip Rowland was sOrelv
pressed He was aided BY beautiful
Young Russian woman, who was abducted
The pursuit OF the young woman and OF
the money, which had been entrusted 70
her care led back TO Munich, in the heart
of the enemy's country. Rowland was in
danger every minute of the day and night,
but he persevere' and IN the end re-
covered both h, money and the young
woman, and together, after halr-breadth
escapes. they reached Switzerland
Of course, there is a romance in the
story, and the reader may easily guess
the intimate parties to IT.
Received Of the publishers
'"The Lure of Eusic." By DIN Downes.
New Yc.~ and London: Harper &
Brotl<e Price, 1.50, net
Once, at a symphony concert, the
writer heard man say he did not know
how TO play two notes on a base drum,
but that none the less he loved music,
the music of the masters; that he en-
loved every minute OF d concert, and
that he tried TO saturate himself with all
he could read or learn concerning the
divinest Of the arts for the purpose of