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Evening star., 1918-08-16

THE United States sure has sent a
wonderful bunch of men over here TO
fight" writes Private Daniel ]. Ryan
Of Battery D, 18th Field Artillery. 10
his parents. who live at 1928 New
Hampshire avenue. Private Ryan was
in the Soissons- Rheims drive. and at
the time this letter was written he
was recuperating. in base hospital,
from the effects of being .'gassed."
I'VE sure did hand ii to those Huns"
this young soldier said, regarding the
great drive. 1t was his first expert
ence under real fire. and. according to
him. the soldiers Of this country bet
haved splendidfy.- 1T seemed as
though hell had broken loose. is the
way in which he described the she'll,
ing.
I'VE had to let go sixtytwo Shells"
Ryan wrote, before we could get our
gas masks on. All we could think of
was the infantry needing our fire to
cover them. We did not think of our
selves. Believe me. we gave them all
We had. Our men are fighters to be
proud of. They have gone as long as
forty hours on stretch without
Evening star., 1918-08-16
u. S, MEN A WONDERFUL BUNCH"
IS VIEW OF PRIVATE D. J. RYAN

sleep, working hard all the time and
without single complaint. And, when
they finish their tasks they are sing
ing and cracking jokes and always
are full OF pep.
without Eats" for Two Days.
I'VE even went without eats for two
whole days." he continued. but the
boys did not mind 1t a bit. America
cannot do too much for the men fight
ing over here. Every one is hero in
everything he does. from the infan-
trymen to the hospital men,"
Regarding the hospital men, Young
Ryan declared he had never seen such
a courageous and Ncoo1 lot. He was
impressed with the brave way in
which these men went out in the face
OF a rain. of lead and steel to look
for the wounded and dead. He said
he can never forget the treatment he
received when he was picked up and
ever since he has been in the hospital.
His opinion of the hospital Is ex-
pressed in this way. We are in
hospital here that is heaven to us. In
fact one wounded fellow woke UP and
actually thought he was in heaven.
and said he did not belong there"
In conclusion Private Ryan said:
Gee, if the people could only see
some of the things that happen over
Evening star., 1918-08-16
GEN. sCRIvEN ORDERED HOME
Relieved From Further Active Duty
at the War College.

Brig. Gen. George P. Scriven. U. S.
A., retired. formerly chief signal Of
ficer. has been relieved from further
active duty at the Army War College
and ordered to his home at zoos N
street.
He recently returned from a tour
of military observation in Italy and
France and submitted a confidential
report to the War Department.
Evening star., 1918-08-16
Four Navy Men Drowned.

Ensign Charles f. Reed. L. s. N. OF
Boston. member of a kite balloon
detachment; Robert ]. Nash, Edge
Hill, Pa. naval mess attendant: Will
mer C. Andes of Ell Dorado Springs.
Mo-. and Everett G.. Philbrick. cleo
trician of Nahant. Mass. have been
drowned the Navy Department an
nounces
Evening star., 1918-08-16
COAST GUARD PROMOTIONS.
Three Recommended for Rank and
Paw Of Navy Captains.

Senior Capts- W. E Reynolds. D. P.
Foley and F. NJ. Dunwoodie of the
Coast Guard have been recommended
by the naval selection board for pro-
motion to the full rank and pay Of
captains in the Navy. and the recon-
was adopted.
Evening star., 1918-08-16

here they wouldn't hesitate about
contributing to the war. Well, We
are going to get those Huns on the
run and once we start We are never
going to stop. As for retreat. why.
the fellows don't know what that
word means. They would sooner
think of killing themselves than to
give up. We are out to win and we
won't stop until we do"
Evening star., 1918-08-16

w. p. Cowan, president of the
Standard Oil Company of Indiana,
died at his home at Wheaton. ILL.,.
Tuesday night. He was sixty years
old. He became i'll during the re-
cent hot weather.
Evening star., 1918-08-16

1t is only within the last ten years
that women in Prussia have possessed
the legal right to hold and attend
political meetings.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-23
Fighting Underground

Now that the world war Is over there
is going to be a lot of sitting down and
sorting out among the war books and a
great deal of the chaff which contributes
nothing to the more wholesome histories
which are to come will certinly be lost
In this refining process. Strange to
say, very little has been written of
the great achievements of the engi-
neers and sappers. who contributed so
largely to making this war so funda.
mentally different from any other, 80
that II for no Other reason a work OF
this sort must needs be Of distinctive
value. Il
No such backhanded complimen,
should apply to the new book of Cap.
tain Fl. d. Trounce, whose narrative OF
weird battles fought underground by the
sappers reads like fanciful imaginings
That they are authentic lends them
added interest. Imagine some OF our
sappers cutting into one of the under
ground tunnels OF the enemy and then
fghting hand-to-hand with the foe in
the Stygian darkness. That Is one OF
the tales this soldier-author relates. AL
though his book In no sense can be
called technical, It does contain much
that should be valuable information for
army engineers In years to come.
FIGHTING THE BoCHE UNDERGROUND
by captain H. D. Trounce. New York:
Charies seribner's Sons $3.50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-23
German Spies in America

1t is remarkable how speedily we have
become accustomed to the new world
conditions with the great German mill
tary machine prostrate at the feet of
our soldiers and their noble allies. 1t
seems scarcely possible that only yes
terday America was honeycombed with
Germany's Spies spreading Teuton prop
uganda over the country. and not only
abusing our hospitality but seeking to
terrorlze us by blowing up Industrial
plants, wrecking bridges. sinking ships
and numbering our citizens. Unhappily
It Is not all an ugly dream. but only too
well borne out by the Investigations of
the Department of Justice. which has
placed certain documents at the disposal
Of Frank Strether, managing editor of
Worlds Work. as material for his new
book. Fighting German Spies"
Once again one Is reminded that truth
Is stranger than fiction, for this narrative
of the passport frauds, of the patriotic
though misguided devotion of Werner
Horn, of Robert Fay and his ship bombs.
OF the activities Of James Archibald, of
the true Captain Thierickens, Of the
Vaccinations of Won Papen, Won Rim
telen. Won Bernstorff. Dumba and the
others-these stories and others read
more like fiction that fact. And consis-
tent!y parallel run the activities Of our
Secret Service, for the first time revealed
in this authoritative volume which
boasts of an introduction by Attorney
General GREGORY.
FIGHTING G.-RMANY's SPIES. BY French
strother. Garden City: Doubleday: Page
Il Co. S1.b0.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-23
The Macedonian Can, pdign

An adequate understanding OF the
great natural obstacles overcome by the
Allied expeditionary forces in Mace
dona certainly heightens ones appre-
citation of the military achievements at
tanned in this field which are still fresh
In our memories. Lieutenant Harold
Lake was one of the British officers
who fought against the dirt, disease
and natural discouragements OF the
Balkan campaign, and thanks to those
experiences had his subject we'll In
hand when he undertook to write a
book on the Balkans. 1t Is not tale
of thrilling scenes of battle, but, on the
contrary. a story OF the Salonica army's
ceaseless watchfuiness, Of the endless
monotony Of the days spent In surround
ings In which even nature was hostile.
And 1t Is told in a style that Is thor
oughly engaging. The last four chap
ters are a brief historical survey OF the
part the Balkans played in the world
war and in the circumstances which
led up to the struggle. Lieutenant
Lakes narrative deals with events up
to April of this year.
CAMPAIGNING IN THE BALKANS. BY
Lieutenant Harold Lake. New York: Rob.
ert NJ. Mcbride Co. 100.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-23
Yorke Stepenson's Ne,U Book

William Yorke Stevenson's second
book on the war Is n continuation OF his
first. "At he Front in a Flivver," de-
servedly popular. told the story Of a vol
unteer American ambulance driver in
the French army. II was simple. unpre-
tentious and graphic. From Poilu' to
'Yank," takes up the experiences Of Mr..
Stevenson from the time he returned to
France after spending a few months at
home in Philadelphia, to the time when
his ambulance section was transferred
from the French to the American army
Reading between the lines one learns Of
the dangers through which he passed
and of the cool courage he displayed in
most trying situations. He does not en-
large on these matters, but merely men,
tions the incidents in passing. Every
American must be proud Of the record
which the American-manned section
made under most trying circumstances.
and every American, too. as he reads II,
will have some glimmer of that salts
faction which Mr.. Stevenson felt after
this country entered the war. and he
was able TO receive the congratulations
Of the French and British who had been
waiting patiently for us to do our mani
fest duty.
The book Is unusually valuable as q
record of individual American achieve
ment, because its editor has supplied
foot notes Identifying every one men
toned by the author.
FROM "YANK" TO 'PoILU" by William
Yorke Stevenson. Boston: Houghton Mif.
fin Company. $3.50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-23
Little Books of Var Stories

The 'little book" has come into Its
own in recent years. Its uses are many.
for II preserves some bit of literature
that deserves special and separate garb
It's hardness Is its greatest virtue.
Thousands Of persons are familiar with
the touching trench stories of Donald
Hankey, assembled under the title OF
"A Student In Arms" and the observa-
tions Of Wythe Williams. New York
Times correspondent In Paris. as pre-
served in Passed by the Censor" Both
of these volumes are fruitful sources
for the little book" publisher. and the
result is two more of the pocket editions.
OF Hankeys stories. "The Beloved Cap
TAIN" "The Honor Of the Brigade" and
"An Englishman Prays" are brought to-
sether. wythe williams's when 'Chenal
Sings the Marseillaise'," with the
Honors of War" and Sister Julie" are
reprinted in the second Of these "little
books"
THE BELOVED CAPTAIN AND OTHER
sTQRIES, BY Donald Hankey. New
York; =, p putton COMPANY. 80 Gents
WHEN CHENAL SINGS THE ..MARSEib.-
LAISE" AND OTHER STORIES. BY
Wythe Williams. New York: L. p. Dutton
Company. so cents.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-23
Care of the Founded

The care Of the wounded In the present
war Is described in THE Doctors Part
In way that will bring much comfort
to many Of US who walt with aching
hearts for the return Of some ono over
there" The author, James r. Church,
colonel Of the medical corps. was sent to
France as military observer and for
more than two years studied all the con-
ditions OF the sanitary service. The
one thing which arrests the attention is
the promptness with which the wounded
are now cared for. and the most In
teresting part of the book Is the account
of his experiences in the trenches In
this he shows that the doctor and his
assistants are exposed to the same dan
gers as the soldier. There are no tech
nical descriptions Of the surgeons work.
but continual emphasis is laid on the
magnitude Of his task and his wonder
ful efficiency in the care Of helpless
men.
THE DOCTORS PART. What Happens to
eSarsS %oupdsd Mr. in %" By Jsmes gSsS
Corps. U. s.. Army Illustrated. New
York: d. Appleton & Co. $3.50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-23
4 COLLEGE Man in Khaki

A new phase OF a soldiers life is to
be found in "A College Man in Khaki y
by Wainwright Merrill. A Harvard un-
dergfaduate, he enlisted when soph-
omore eighteen years old. in the Cana
dian Field Artillery spent five months
drilling in England, went to the front
in October, 1917, and within less than
q fortnight was killed at Ypres. His let
ters home from England, to which the
book is devoted. are descriptive almost
entirely Of the impressions received from
the different places he visited when on
leave Of absence They show remark
able knowledge Of and interest in Eng
lish history and literature, for a boy,
and an intense love for England. Writ"
ing near the birthplace Of Shelley. he
says, '"This beautiful English countryside
has pulsed with the best aspirations of
countless men down the years. 1t is In
deed a wonderful thing TO know and feel.
No one realizes better than the splen-
did chance I am having to be here In
my youth" The last words In a letter
written the day before his death. after
references to Dartmouth and Harvard,
are. Il now class as a sort of modern
istic caveman."
A COLLEGE MAN IN KHAKI. Letters OF
an American in the British artillery. By
Wainwright Merrill. New York: George
II. Doran Company. $3.50
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-23
Experiences Of a French
athlete

George Andre. a well-known French
athlete, was captured by the Germans
early in the war and held a prisoner
until he escaped. He has written a
most interesting book describing his
experiences with the brutal inhumanity
Of his German keepers. His etory veri.
fies all the charges that have been
made by other escaped prisoners. Yet
he found a few Germans who were not
brutes. For example, after he had been
wounded and could not escape he took
refuge in a house In a village that the
Germans captured. A German under
officer who, saw him exclaimed at his
physical development and asked II he
were a boxer. Andre replied that hs
was runner. and discovered that the
officer himself was an athlete who held
some sprinting records The community
of interest induced the German to SO.
cure good treatment for the prisoner
and Andre says that he doubtless owes
his life to It.
MA cAPTIvITE EN- ALLEMAGNE. Pa,
Livre. Three fancs so.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-23
Var BY Machinery

A very successful attempt to picture,
for readers whose boys are over there, "
the conditions Of the war lately
waged in Franco Is to be found IN
"Present-Day Warfare" 1t Is drawn
from the personal experience, Of the
author, Captain Jacques Rouvier. during
more than two and half years serv-
ice, in which he took part in all the
big French offensives." He emphasizes
the fact that the main difference be-
tween this and all other wars is not
now the Importance Of "the man be-
hind the gum" but "the machine which
is behind the man." and that 1t Is n
"war of details" Other Significant
changes are due to the prominent part
now taken by telegraphy and aviation,
which has three kinds Of service: OBJ
seryation, fighting and bombarding. To
many readers 1t will be a surprise to
learn how important the railroad work
is, not the main lines Of communica-
ton. but the new roads constructed to
connect the front trenches with tho
sources Of supply. Sanitary service and
life in the trenches are also sympatheti-
cally described.
PREsENT-DAY WARFARE. How an Army
Trains and Fights. BY Captain Jacquei
Rouvier. Illustrated. New York: Charles
Scribner's Sons. $1.86.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-23
GEORGES CUYNEMER.
THE ACE OF ACES
The Story of His Achieve.
ments Told in Two Transla-
tions From the French

Two books are now available from
wn'en one can get the story Of the heroic
achievements Of Guynemer, known in
France as the ace Of aces. One is
tuynemer, Knight Of the Air." by
henry Bordeaux. with an introduction
by Theodore Roosevelt When the
french edition OF this book arrived In
america some months ago IL was no.
tioed In this newspaper at some length.
~ ID not necessary to repeat what was
said then In commenting on the ex-
cellent translation of It into English
made by Louise Morgan Sill. 1t is enough
to say that the book is almost an epic
poem. Mr.. Bordeaux appreciated the
epic character Of his story. for he has
divided II Into a prologue, four cantos
and an envoi. The text justifles the
suggestion Of these titles.
The other book is ''Guynemer, the Ace
or Aces" by Jacques Mortane, and Is
translated by Clifton Herby Levy Mr.
Mortane is newspaper writer who
had frequent interviews with Guynemer
during his short but brilliant career.
These interviews he has included in the
volume. SO in a way It may be called
the aviator's own story. AS such II
lacks in picturesqueness and poetic
imagination, but gains by its intimacy.
When 1t is read in connection with Mr.
Bordeauxs more finished literary pro.
ductton, one obtains the complete story.
the facts and the Interpretation of them.
Each book gives in some detail the story
OF Guynemer's various combats with the
boche, in he course Of which he
brought down fifty-three planes, for
which he was credited, and about as
many more for which credit was denied
him. as 1t was impossible to get the
necessary three witnesses to what he
had done. The youth did all this In
little less than three years from the
date when he entered the aviation school
as an apprentice mechanic In the autumn
| Of 1914, till he fell to his death on Sep
tember II. 1917. He was frail boy
Of nineteen. with a girlish face and fig
ure when he began. but with an In
domitable spirit. He forced his su-
periors to trust him and he forced
France to acclaim him as her great hero
Of the air. His last citation described
him as the personifcation of the spirit
| Of France. And when the French, Par
liament ordered that his name he In
scrlbed in the Pantheon along with that
Of other great Frenchmen his fellow
countrymen all agreed that it had done
we'll.
The story of his achievements will not
die. We are fortunate In having 1t told
80 we'll by men who were familiar with
It and while It was possible to get the
facts
Bordeau!. New Haven: Yale Universiti
New TH' 4Sss Ass Of Asss ASS BY Isfa
Co. $3.50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-23
Donald Hankey on Religion

A touching bequest to all who are
suffering from the assaults of RATIONAL
ism was made by the late Donald Han
key in his recently published Religion
and Common Sense" From his own ex-
perience he writes to help not the
scholar. but the average man who is
easily overcome by the arguments of un-
belief. Beginning with a statement of
the intent of miracles in our faith, he
then dwells on the value Of the Bible as
a revelation of God. briefly on the life
and teachings Of Jesus. and ends with a
conclusive refutation of the statement
that the doctrines and rites of Chris
tianity are borrowed from mytholosies
that Is, other religions. Many readers OF
this little book will feel deep gratitude
for this message, as 1t were from the
battlefield from one who lost his life
there.
RELIGION AND COMMON SENSE. BY
Donald Hankey. New York: e. p. Dut.
ton Co. 80 cents.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-23
In the School of Nature

Toggles the hero of Frederick r..
Halls new book, is an Outdoor boy" He
breathes the good air Of grandfather's
farm and helps with the chores, and has
all the fun,that goes with farm life, espe-
cially on farm where there are not
only stock and chickens. but bees. whose
honey-making is one of it's Industries.
But all Is not work for Toggles and all
is not play-for a lot of both Is learn
ing. but learning not through study In
book and dry exercise. but right out
In the open with bees and buttercups
ana butterflies and frogs and plants and
all the denizens OF the earth and air
and water as subjects and grandfather
as patient and loving teacher. This
- by no means goody-goody book, but
one about live boy who has interesting
experiences.
r9Seass Tsls4ss is sy rsssssssis ssssa Hall I.s.Gn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-23
What O1enhan, Sa,v

A great many persons familiar with
the power and appeal of John Oxenham' e
war poems will subscribe to the claim
Of some Of his admirers that he Is
the poet laureate of the war" Recently
he visited some of the famous battle
fields OF France and Belgium Vimy
Ridge. Beaumont, Hamel and in and
about Ypres-and another Of those
touching tributes to the willing sacrifice
Of the brave men OF Britain has re-
suited. In High Affairs" he has written
a vivid and poignant series OF narratives
and impressions OF what he saw and felt
there. The verses with which these
sketches are interspersed have that same
sincerity of feeling and directness which
have won for the author SO many CRATE
full readers
HIGH. AFFAIRS. BY John oxenham. New
York; George II. Doran Company. so cents.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-23
Naval Heroes

Naval Heroes OF Today" by Francis
A. Collins, In another fact-story by tho
author of "The Fighting Engineers and
"The Camera Man" He sets forth
graphically some OF the heroic exploits
with which the American navy Is living
UP to its traditions OF preparedness,
precision and courage. Details of the
fifty-odd tales of real heroism and actual
at Washington. The story telling of
these courageous deeds Is bright and
readable and Is supplemented with a
good deal Of interesting and unforced in
formation about transports. destroyers,
battloships. submarines. big guns. etc
The illustrations are from officiai photo
graphs.
toSs ST TToRHr TSa rhs' c.a,sas sSsls
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-23
Criggs on Democracy

Although there is nothing really new
in the discussion of International prob
lens growing out Of the var as en-
bodied by Edward Howard Griggs In
THE Soul OF Democracy" We ought to
feel grateful to the author for bringing
together some of the loose ends of such
a huge subject. Not that this book
merits merely such backhanded COM
pliment. for as an intelligent exposition
Of world problems 1t is In no sense com
monplace. but SO much has been written
about the war that It Is about time
we settle down to sort of refining
process In which many of the waste
products can be eliminated.
THE SOUL OF DEMOCRACY. BY Edwars
Howard GriEKs. Now York: The MRc7pil
leu company. s1.25.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-04
M arried

Miss Sarah Morrow and Paul E.
Baird, both of this city, were united
in marriage by Rev. J. w. Gray at
Excelsior, Mimi, Friday, March %,
1918. The Journal joins with their
many friends in extending congrat-
ulations.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-04
Qualified for Job.

Know how to wash carS?" asked
the garage boss. "Sure, / know" said
the seedy-looking applicant for work.
"Yo'1 clean everything but the license
plazes."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-04
Results OF Election

SENATORIAL ELECTION
PIERCE COUNTY
Lenroot 1875
Davies 939
Berger $50
JUSTICE SUPREME COURT
PIERCE COUNTY
Crownhart 1866
Rosenberg 822
CITY ELECTION
Mayor, Geo. Theo. Smith
Treasurer, C. G. Glass
Assessor, G. w. Chinook. Jr.
ALDERMEN
First Ward, VIM. Mccormick
Second Ward, C. J. Bartholomew
Third Ward, O. H. Ostness
Fourth Ward, w. M. Sutherland
SUPERVISORS
First, Ward, C. 0. Chinook
Second Ward, G. w. Chinook, Sr.
Third Ward, James Allen
Fourth Ward. G. E. Pratt.
Ellsworth, Spring Valley, E m
wood, Bay City and Maiden Rock
voting dry. Prescott and P u m
City wet.