The Washington herald., 1918-09-08

daughter that was born to a shell
tered life is now an energetic and
capable StcnOErapher. educated in The
public schools. independent. sClf-suf-
ficient. fiercely proud. and intensely
loyal TO her foster er-mother-the only
mother She knows-who is Irish, 81
gantic. poor and Industrious. The
situation is an uncommon one; it
sets the lines Of class distinction
so sharply yet with such emphasis
on human brotherhood that it is one
to remember and ponder. "A Girl
Named Mary" by Juliet WilboI
Tompkins. published by Bobbs Mcr-
rill; Price. $50.
Colorado.
"ColOrado. the Queen Jewel Of the
Rockies is the title of a book o..
absorbing interest by Mae Lacy
BagGs. The work is issued in con-
nection with the See America First
series. in course of publication by
The Page Company. Of Boston. Mass.
and deals with many Of the historic
features of the Centennial State 81
1t is illustrated beautifully in coIcr
and duOgravure, and reaches such
a stage Of fascination in its realistic
portrayal of the industries that have
made Colorado one of the most pros
porous States in the Union that no
library. private or otherwise. can ar.
ford to keep it from its shelves
Every true American ought to see
America; ought to get acqua inted
with some Of the events and tradi-
tions that have made this country
the greatest nation on earth: ought
to learn how American civilization
has conquered Western savagery,
and planted the germs of progress
and peaceful pursuits in soils that
yielded harvests of strife during pio-
neer periods. This work will go a
long way toward the oncouragement
of this idea. Net, $3.50.
End of the War.
Here Or. WeyI gives US a new inter
pretation of the war and of America 5
entrance into it.
Sober people. he feels. have begun
to see beyond the conflict into the grey
years to come. They have begun to
question the meaning of the war.
From a material point OF view eve.l
a victory will not pay. Will it pay
morally? Will the losses in blood and
treasure be made good by permanent
gains in ideals? Here lies the real
issue of the war, and DR.. Weyl brings
his brilliant mind and striking literary
style to bear on this discussion of it.
He points out the end toward which
the war is moving and outlines an
American policy for the war and for
the peace which is to follow it, His
purpose is to show the relation of this
struggle to the whole history OF
American thought and action. and to
forecast the future policy of this
country toward Europe and the world
THE End of the War" by Walter E.
WeyL published by Macmillan Co
Price 500
The HOrsemen of the Apocalypse
A novel which has aroused unusual
attention and interest in Spain. Italy,
France, and other portions of Latin
Europe was published in this coun-
try in an English translation by Z.
Dutton & Company about the mid
die of August. The author is a
Spanish novelist OF much fame in his
own country, v. Blanco Ibanez, whose
several previous books of friction have
placed him among the foremost Span
ish novelists of the last half century.
The work which is about to be intro
duced to American readers is a story
of the great war and bears the title
THE Four Horsemen of the Apoca-
lypse." The reference of the title
is to the four horsemen who precede
the Great Beast in the Book of
Revelations-war. famine. pestilence
and death. The action of the story
begins on a Hamburg liner bound
from Buenos Aires to Europe Just
before the opening Of the war. Many
nations are represented among the
passengers and their varied reactions
to the fact that war has begun are
Vividly presented. including the often
sive joy of the German captain that
his country is at last shaking the
mailed fist. A family of Argentine
origin whose daughters have married
one German and the other a French
man occupies the center of the stage
and gives the author opportunity,
which he has brilliantly utilized, to
compare the contrast of their children.
1t Is son of the French family who
presently becomes the chief char
acter and the action centers about
him, the scene changing between
Paris and his chateau on the Marne
He is a witness OF the shocking
orutalities and atrocities Of the
advancing German army and wins
distinction as soldier at the front,
where he undergoes physical and