Evening star., 1918-05-26

traQef, AZtecs pre-AZtec ana SpanIATQ,
that much later, during the stable
administration of Porfirio Diaz. 1t be-
came for England. France and the
United States a field Of industrial ac-
tivity. After the Diaz revolution
swarms OF Germans and Austrians
that today Mexican politics and Ger.
man intrigue form single fabric OF
complicated pattern. The state Of
education. the condition of the COM
mon people, financial extremity. civil
disorders. German activity-all these
writer discovers one more than the
traditional two horns that commonly
adorn dilemmas. These three horns.
according to the writer, are: %
Financial ruin, unless -; 90 Ger
man domination. with -; tSl coop
stance Of this spirited and clear-seeing
book Is to sum the forces that are sharp
ening each Of these protuberant fea-
tuI es of the Mexican situation.
MAsHIs And Other Stories. BY Rabin-
dranath Tagore. New York: The
Macmillan Company.
Little ard big. at the same time.
Simple and subtle, both in the same
breath. Such are the short stories Of
Rabindranath Tagore. Each story
here Is a tiny casket that is wrought
with workmanly care. carven with
minute lines OF flowing loveliness and
set with the soft warmth OF glowing
jewels. The casket itself Is a thing
Of beauty. And within It is little
thing in nature itself. or. It may be.
tho picture Of q human action. But.
taken from its. case for a true meas
uring. the picture proves to be that
in life-of service; Of sacrifice. Of
faith. Of love. And these are simple
storios-or SO they seem to be. Tho
daily things in every ones life-not
alone things in the life Of the oriental
ARE here picked out In the familiar
Nothing could be simpler or more OBJ
vious than these charmingly unso-
phisticated tales. But even as one
seizes the story It opens. opens: and ,,f,o opens
able distances and still on. beyond.
into tho mystery.land Of the begin
ming and the end Of thfngs-of the
world and Of hfe Very big and
these stray birds" let loose from the
hands Of Tagore.
!, THE ADVENTURES OF ARNOLD
ADAIR. AMERICAN ACE. BY
Laurence La Tourette briggs. IL
lustrated by Henry s. Watson.
Boston: Little. Brown & Co.
Mr.. briggs makes a readable and an
exciting story out Of the adventures Of
Arnold Adair. a New York boy who. by
somewhat rapid stages. passes out Of tho
boys school at Ver1,ey, Switzerland. into
the business Of flying. Ultimately young
Adair does air work on the French front,
gathering glory out Of tho clouds in his
lights there with the Hun fiiers The
boys from France. Germany. Italy and
the United States are found in this
famous sw1ss institution. Later, in con-
tending fields. these boys meet in dra-
formidable combatants Along with the
story itself there is a good deal Of def
mite detail about the airship, and tho
business Of learning to fly. and the sub
mSe,soa sSSgene EioTy o. gaining a military dig.
Of detail the writer has worked out with
sufficient care to give the book a distinct
value as information on the subject-an
element that contributes also to the
story ITSELF One can imagine that boy
Of the flying temperament will dsvour
this book with ravenous zeal. It is q
pretty good story. too. for adventure low
ers who have already passed out Of the
boy stage.
CHILE. Published by ths Chilean
government.
This volume presents with odicial
accuracy tho vast natural resources
Of the Republic Of Chile and to what
extent they, have been utilized by
man. The globe situation of the
country. its photographic conditions,
mountain ranges. coast lines and cli-
| mate-whinh ranges from tho heart
Of the tropics to the borders Of the
antarctic region-its population, polit-
ical and judicial institutions. military
and naval power; Its educational and
religious systems; its arts. sciences,
agricultural Importance and business
sion Of chapters in which historic In.
formation 1e-giyen with the Interest