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New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
A Romance Of Age

OLD PEOPLE AND THE THINGS THAT PASS.
BY Louis Couperus Translated by A,sx ander
Teixera dc Alattos. l2mo pp. 9SS. Dodd Mead
& Co.
Nonagenarians do not often figure
at all in fiction, and still more seldom
are heroes and heroines. In this work
they. do, and they are invested with a
fascination not less than that of the
most buoyont youth. 1t was a daring
experiment. for Mr.. Couperus to make,
but the delighted readers of his former
works will take this up with a conf
dence which complete reading will am
ply vindicate.
We are accustomed, of course, to
romances in which the influence of
heredity is felt, the influence be-
queathed by ancestors long passed
away. In this case it is the subtle
influence of those still living but so
old as to seem part of the buried
past. The work Is psychological
romance of singular power; sombre at
times with the forebodings of fate, and
with genuine human feeling.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08

dividual leaf. Possibly thera is little
too much of art and too little of the
careless of nature. Yet, it is all so un-
sreakably charming that we are
ashamed of ourselves for our own
meticulousness in taking exception to
it We feel as though we had COM
planned of crumpled roseleaf on a
couch.
When, however, we turn to the theme,
or rather to the plot involved in the
working out of the theme-tn:.t is an
other story; concerning which we are
compelled to say that the autl or seems
to us to have sacrificed the truth of
human nature to dramatic art. The
whole idyl, romance, drama. what you
VIII, centres and turns, of course, upon
he incident which closes the First
Book. Let US grant that the author
las there expressed the inexrressible
with all possible delicacy ana with g.
minimum of offence; differently, i'm
measurably, from, the way in which
lola or Hall Cainc would have treated
it. Let US grant, too, in our copious-
LESS of credulty, that such an incident
could have been possible with such
persons. Yet we are moved tverlast-
ingly to deny the possibility Of the
mans acting thereafter as he IS repre-
sented as doing; unless, induo i, he was
a very, very different creature from
that which Air. Pryce has portrayed.
Such a performance as the book records
Is simply contrary to human nature.
If Coram was guilty of it he was a
physical, mental and moral mon
strosity.
The book, we repeat, is a most ex-
ceptional one, which will attract much
attention and provoke much contro-
versy. But 1T seems to us to suffer
from an exaggeration of "art for arts
sake, without regard to plausibility,
human nature or common sense
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08

volume. Both are brought out in a
manner which will be quite unforget-
table TO any one who reads the book.
The talcs-we know not and care not
to what extent they are literally true
and to what extent they are imaginary,
since every word Of every one is su-
premely instinct with perfect truth
are those of q surgeons hospital obser-
vations, experiences, work; of the suf
ferings and heroism of the torn and
shattered soldiers who are brought in
from the battlefield; of the spiritual
illumination which glorifes pain and
triumphs over death. Note an example
taken at random. 1t is at Nerdun:
Sometimes wounded man brought
US the latest news of the battle. Be-
tween his groans, he described the
incredible bombardment, the obsti-
nate resistance, the counter attacks
at the height of the hurly- -burly.
All these simple fellows ended
their story with the same words, sur
prising words at such a moment of
suffering:
"They can't get through now :. ;"
Then they began to moan again
1t is a wonderful book which Mr.. Du-
hamel has written, and which Miss
simmonds has translated into English
with exquisite sympathy, grace and
skill. But then, it is wonderful
theme; perhaps the most wonderful
that the wold has ever known.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
Some Hunnish Conspiracies

syoT WITH CRIMSON. BY George Barr Nc
&uicheon. Illustrated. l2mo PIP. l6l. Dodd
Mead x Co
There have been many entertaining
novels on the war published this year,
but of them all this book written by
the author Of "Brewster's Millions" is
one of the cleverest disclosures Of the
inner workings of the German Secret
Service in New York, with the coopera-
ton of American Germans, for the de-
struction Of munition plants and the
destroying of docks and shipping.
At the Black Downs Country Club, in
Jersey the guests are greatly startled
by the shocks from heavy explosions,
which prove to be the destruction of
the Reynolds munition factory, few
miles from the clubhouse, which car
ried large contract for the Allies.
In that very select gathering of this
smart club were some of the people
who had planned the outrage, the chief
perpetrator being Paul Zimmerlein, an
American, born Of German parents, who
conducted the campaigns of havoc from
his office, which was but smoothrun
ming piece of machinery for German
intrigue. Davenport Carstairs, also a
member of the country club, was a
wealthy and influential business man,
at whose house distinguished people
from all parts of the country were en-
tertained AS events prove, many i'm
portant secrets of the government
leaked from the Carstairs house to the
German Foreign Office, and it was re-
vealed that they came from Mrs. Car
stairs, who also was of German parent
age and who had been working for sew
era years for the German governme Mt.
Through the efforts of an American Of
fcer engaged to Carstairs's niece and
Hodges, their butler, who turned out to
be an English Secret Service man, many
of the plots were thwarted and the
conspirators caught 1t remains to be
seen what happens to Mrs. Carstairs
for her disloyal acts to her country.
Mr.. McCutcheon has written many
novels of intrigue. hair breadth escapes
and what not, but in this latest book
from his facile pen we have conspir-
acy in its highest form and some of his
best romance, together with fine pct-
ure of the sociological working of the
German mind in relation to the mother
country. II. A. II.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
Home Market Club Repre-
sentative Advocates In
creased Duties on Imports
Cites British Example
Representative johnson Intro
duces Plan for Taxing Sec
ond Glass Mail Matter

WASHINGTON. June 7.-Discussion
opened to-day before the House Ways
and Means Committee preliminary to
the framing of the new war revenue
bill which is designed to raise one-third
of the nations expenses by taxation.
AS the hearings began rumblngs of
dlscOntent came from the Senate. In
stead of the $S,000,000000 suggested by
Mr.. McAdoo as the amount waich
should be raised under the new revenue
act, many Senators, including members
of the Senate Finance Committee, were
said to be disposed to favor a reduction
to $6,000,000,0 900. Thomas O. Marvin,
Of Boston, representing the Home
Market Club; Benjamin C. Marsh, Of
the Farmers National Committee on
War Finance, and representative Al
first witnesses at the House committee
hearing
Mr.. Marvin advocated the raising of
several million dollars more revenue
by increased import duties. Drawing
a comparison with England, he pointed
out that in the United Kingdom import
duties t-lis year would reach $400, ,00O,-
600, or $l0.25 per capita, while in the
United States they would amount to
only $l68,000,000 or S168 per capita
Mr.. Marvin admitted that til IRE were
considerable difficulties in the way Of
framing a taritf law that would meet
the nations requirements after the war,
but maintained his defence of pro-
tt tctive tariff.
In urging g. heavier tax on Incomes,
Mr.. Marsh declared that during the
war no patriot desired an income of
more than $4,000. He said that he
favored the confiscation Of all incomes
above that igure and estimated that
by this means $1,000, 100000 could be
raised, and heavier taxes on lower in
comes would yield 81 800 900 900 more.
Representing johnson introduced a
plan for graduated taxes on second
class mail matter.
The afternoon sessions of the COM
mittee were executive. The hearings
will be continued tomorrow and Mr.
Marsh is expected to complete his tes-
timony. June 13 has been set as a
tentative date for closing the hearings.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
A Sexual Idyl
With More Fine Art Than Truth
Of Human Nature

TIE STATUE IN THE WOOD BY Richard
rrycc limo. I'D. S7s. Houghton. MifHin Com
Let us begin by saying unhesitatingly
that Mr.. Pryce has here written an ex-
traordinary book. 1t is extraordinary
In the audacty of its theme and plot,
and 1T is extraordinary in the exquisite
art with which it portrays woodland
scenery and also with which it dissects
and discoses the feminine mind and
heart. Indeed, in these latter respects
we should be hard put to it to name
ITS superior. Possibly there is touch
e the meticulous. He is so careful to
tell precisely how every individual
CLINT of sunshine fell upon every in
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
Ireland Warned
Recruiting Plan
Won't End Draft
Anti -Conscription Confer.
ence Issues Statement on
French's Proclamation

DUBLIN. June "A warning to Ire
land that Lord Frcnch's recruiting
proclamation does not meansthe with
drawal of conscription was made in a
statement issued last night by the Anti
Conscription Conference after a four
hour session at Mansion House. The
Lord Mayor Of Dublin presided at the
meeting, and John Dillon, Joseph Dew
lin and othcr Nationalist leaders, as
we'll as representatives Of labor and
the Sim Fein, were present.
The Lord Mayor of Dublin, it was
announced, will proceed to the United
States when the attempt to conscript
of the Sim Feiners without trial is con-
demned and the irish military admin
istration denounced.
The statement says nothing of the
attitude Of the conference toward the
recruiting campaign. It's reference to
the proclamation of Lord French fol-
lows:
"The conference takes note of the
latest proclamation from Field Marshal
French. In view. however, of its terms
we warn our countrymen against false
confidence that conscription is at an
end. In the future, as hitherto, Irish
men must trust above all else their
own unbroken unity and unshakable
purpose for safety against renewal of
the danger of conscription which the
proclamation has only Professionally
postponed"
In regard to the Lord Mayors pro-
posed visit to America, the statement
says that the Lord Mayer "has patri-
otically promised to hold himself in
readiness to take up the mission when
ever any fresh attack on the right of
lrishmen to self determination as a
nation may be attempted"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
More Flunnish Tricks

THE PAwNs COUNT, BY D. ph.llips Oman
helm With frontspiece by F. Vaix Wilson
l2mo. pp. ol5. Little. Brown Co
Success succeeds" Whitelaw Reid's
historic phrase comes to mind when.
ever we open one of Mr.. Oppenheim's
novels. We do not mean that their
success is inexplicable or undeserved.
But when all is said and done. his inn
mense popularity resolves itself CHIEF
ly into the antithesis of Dr. Fell. We
like him. Perhaps the reason why we
cannot tell, but we like him, and that
is all there is about it, This is. of
course, a detective-or, rather, mys-
tory-story. and it is absolutely IN
teresting from start to finish. 1t deals
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
Here s Shorty Again

SHORTY M,CARE LOOKS 'EM OVER. BY Sewe
Ford Illustrations by + Vaux Wilson. l2mo
pp sl4 Edward j. Code.
Praises be, there's always Sewcll
Ford. 1t doesn't matter whether, in
theatrical phrase, he presents" Shorty
McCabc or Torchy he's all right. May
be you've read these sketches, or some
of lem, before Never mind; read 'em
again. We tried it the other day. with
some of the old-timers watch we had
read years ago in a Sunday paper and
again afterward in a volume; and, say,
they were just as good the third time
as they had been the first. Fact. You
try it. And here's your chance, in q
bunch of just the very shortest
shorties that Sewell Ford ever turned
out to enhance the gayety of nations
and to boom the market in wastcoat
buttons
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
Enright Sets Dates and
Sends Out Circulars of
Instructions
Must Bring S Photos
Reqistrants Must Call Between
June ~ and July 2 for
Registration Cards

Registration of German womcnfolk
in New York will begin on June II and
last until June 26, Police Commissioner
Enright announced yesterday. Thou
sands Of informative circulars were
sent out by the department. All female
subjects of Germany fourteen years
old or more arc required to register
even though first naturalization papers
have been obtained. The registration
hours will be from a. m. to 10 p. m.
daily.
Comm issioner Enright estimates that
the total registration will be about
5000. He plans to make the formality
as simple as possible for the regis
trants. They will be notified when they
may call at the police station in the
precinct in which they live to obtain
registral ion blanks, which they may
fill out at home. Signatures to the
blanks must be witnessed at the police
station, however
The circular sent out, in part, fol-
lows:
you are required to furnish five un-
mounted photographs OF yourself (not
four, as stated in registration afHdavit),
not larger than by 3 inches in size,
on thin paper, with light background
The photograph shall be of the shoul-
ders and full face, without hat or other
head covering. If able to write, all five
photographs should be signed by you
across the face of the photographs in
such manner as not to obscure the
features.
you will be handed four blank
forms of registration affidavits (not
three. as stated in registration atfi
davit), which you or your representa-
tive must completely fill out, with the
exception of the blanks indicated to
be filled out by the reglstration officer,
and these must be produced by you per-
sonally to the registration officer. and
must be signed and sworn to by you in
the presence of and before the regis
tration officer, who will fill in your de-
scription and supervise the aiflxing of
your finger prints and the attaching of
your photographs. If you cannot write
you must make your mark in the sig
nature space, and attix your left thumb
print in the space provided opposite the
signature space.
"You are hereby informed that after
you have registered you must again)
present yourself between June 81 and
July ,. 1918, inclusive, before the reg
istraton officer who took your oath. to
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
Romance in a Pele

THE LONELY STRONGHOLD. BY Mrs. Bail'ie
R.ynods. Emo. pp. 3Sl. Crie George H. Doran
Company.
WHAT'S "pele"? Do you know? Of
course, you can find out in the diction-
arv in a few minutes. But it will be
great deal better worth while to find
out in few hours by reading this
book, for in addition to getting that
technical information you will learn
how romantic life may be in-wcll, in a
place which a despailing young woman
fled to as an escape from the deadly
dulness of small town vicarage.
There are mysteries and misunder-
standings and adventures, and tinge
of Indian magic, and Of course an echo
of war; and in the end everything
comes quite right for the quite charm
ing heroine, as of course it should in
quite delightful and fascinating tale.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
Colombia Treaty Attacked
Senator Fall Says 1t Is Example
of Closed Diplomacy

WASHINGTON, June 7.-Speaking
in support of the proposal made by
Senator Borah, of Idaho, to have
the Senate rules amended TO permit
discussion of treaties in open sessions.
Senator Fall, of New Mexico, to day
denounced the proposed treaty between
the United States and Colombia as an
example of what might come from
closed diplomacy.
The treaty, which provides for the
payment of $25, 100000 to Colombia,
with other concessions, for the taking
of land for the construction Of the
Panama Canal, is pending before the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee,
whore it was sent after efforts to have
the Senate adopt it failed
"The treaty would make the United
States an ally of Colombia against
practically every Latin American coun-
try" declared the New Mexico Senator.
ut is an offence against those coun-
tries that have joined us in this war"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
Tales of Golf

FOREl BY Charles r. Van Loan. l2mo Do 32s
George II. poran Company
The height of merit in a book about
some specific topic is to be interest
ing to readers who are not interested
in the topic itself per Sc. Of course,
everybody might be supposed to be
interested in golf; but, as matter of
TACT, there are many really estimable
law-abiding, God fearing and reason
ably intelligent people who do not
know nor care the difference between
a brassie and bunker. Now Mr.. Van
Loan is a golf expert, and these golf
stories are such as must delight the
heart of any one who ever challenged
Colonel Bogie to duel to the death;
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
Italy Welcomes Lindsay
Denver Judge Is Greeted by
High Officials

ROME, June Judge Ben Lindsay
OF Denver, is receiving everywhere the
warmest welcome from the Italian peo-
pie. Deputy Gallenga- Stuart gave q
reception in his honor at the Palazzo
Venizia, which was the home of the
Austrian Embassy before the war, in
the presence of distinguished persons
including Minister of Justice Caccb;
Thomas Nelson Page, American Ambas,
sador, and Senator William Marconi
Judge Lindsay, the Minister of Jus-
tice and Deputy Gallenga Stuart made
ADDRESSES reaffirming the brotherhood
OF America and Italy. Judge Lindsay
Will proceed to Venice and the battle,
iront next week, and will be received
by King Victor Emmanuel N''eu
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08

Yo NO 'Nor,H rom tho French by Louise seymour
ll0gAlon. l.mo DIP 30. 'har'''
sons
We shall not say that this IS sucn
book as only Frenchman could "il.e'
for we know that there are hmerlcan
and English writer's with s'milar sp.l
itual vision. But it is Of style rar
marc characteristic of French than OIL
nnv other literature; albeit the trans
lator has rendered it into our vernacu
lar so admirably that in the absence OF
the title page we might suppose 1t 10
have been originally English: 1t be-
LONGS in that fine category OF war ro-
mances which is illumined with the
titles of .'rhe Tree of Heaven" Mr..
thrilling Sees 1t Through" j" "The Earth
ouake" and some others works when
disclose, at once with the accurate skill
Of a surgical analyst and with the WIN
ring charm of an idylllc poet, the splr-
ituaI Transformation which comes 10
true souls through the anxietles, the
labors and the losses of the great war.
A lovely young French woman loses
her rotliccr-husband, to whom she is pas
sionatclv attached, in an early battle Of
the war. Overwhelmed with grief, she
seeks scclusion where she may spend
her life alone with memory of him and
of their mutual love. But the war is
unescapable. Wherever she goes Its
echoes haunt her ears, its scenes at.
front her vision She then seeks relief
in working for the wounded, doing this
with efficient zeal, but at the same time
giving her mind and heart to her hus-
Bands memory. But this division will
not permanently do; and so at the last
there comes to ter The supreme and
convincing realization, "You no longer
count" "The only hope of resurrec-
ton lies in giving ones self to the com
mon need and losing ones self in it
with love" 1t is noble work, of ex-
quisite human charm, and of spiritual
splendor
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
The Weather Report

WASHINGTON June The disturbance Of,
thursday evening in Western Ontario has moved to
INC mouth o! the st. Lawrence and Increased con-
hutfauy III intensity Its eastward movement haa
been attended by general showers and thunder
storms IN the lower lake region and the Atlantic
Coast states, including Florida and the east Gulf
states
IL is somewhat cooler in tho Ohio Valley and tho
io"er lake region: and tho temperature has risen
m the northern Rocky Mountain aud plateau re-
glons, -
-, Fair weather is indicated for all parts Of tn,
Washington forecast district during tho nert fortv
ig eigni hours etreit IN the south Atlantic And east
Gun states where showers are probable Saturdsv
ana III Michigan ~ Sunday.
Forecasts for Special Localities Southern New
England Eastern New York. Eastern Pelnsyl
'ania New Jersey Delaware District OF Columbia
fair Saturday and sunday. slightly cooler s.t4r
9 Western Pennsylymls. Western New York fair
Saturday and sunday. warmer Sunday W
Local ofioiai Record.-'Ths following official r.,,-
ord fF'm the Weather Bureau shows tempera,nres
during tho last twenty four horrs In comparison
with the corresponding date OF last year: '''A
>. M. 1915 q ''ls ii y m l'1S IS 1917,
ls nc% n T., ... "a % 4eIll P P m. m 60 4
Highest temperature yesterday 70 degrees n,
sysqsrc ssg p ,a ",s'' sa, ,., o. v TAT m svorase ~
for last thirty three years 90 'A''
Humidity
a m''-'.so p m..-.-ss p. M. "
Baromotr Readings
a. M. 9s.sl p m 297s s n M aase
slightly es'er to-day; fiush northwest winds. di!
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
Men Who Dared to Die
Classic Tales Of the Heroism of
French Soldiers

THE NEW BOOK OF MARTYRS BY Georges
Duhamei Translated from the French by Flor
silce simmonds l2mo. 3D. 2sl- Tho GsoFge
II. Doran Company
1t is well named; yet not without
alternative 1t might as fttingly have
been called a book Of heroes. lnoeed,
the two titles are indiss olubly related.
A martyr is always hero, and hero
is always a potential martyr. We
should hesitate to say which Of the
two phases of the one character is the
more fully portrayed in this sngularly
luminous, sympathetic and inspiring
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08

with the war, and with German. in
trigues, plots and deviltries, and, de-
spite Mr Oppenheim's inclination to
melodrama, is seldom SO extravagant
as to challenge credence; at any rate,
in this day. when the impossibilities
Of yesterday are the commonplaces Of
to day.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
American Shoots sniper
And Wins French Praise
(By The ASSOCIATED Proesl

Wy T TIC @iSSOCluted PresSJ
WITH THE FHENCH ARMY IN
TRANCE, June 7.-Among those cited
for bravery in action in French arnu
orders is Sergeant Wiseheart. of the
American expeditionary forces. who is
mentioned for killing with one shot a
German snlner who was causing great
trouble to the Allied troops. 9
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08

obtain your registration card, at which
time you must sign your name or make
your mark and place your left thumb
print in the presence of the regstra-
ton officer. When you appear for reg
istratiun the officer at the station house
will stamp one of your registration
affidavits, naming the date and time
you are to return and obtain your reg
istration card"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
British Recruiting Gains

The recruiting of British subjects
has taken a decided jump in the last
few days, which is attributed by the
British and Canadian Recruiting Com
mission to the U-boat raid and to the
draft convention between the United
States and Great Britain, whwch be-
comes effective soon.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
Novels of Sex and the War
Some Old~F ashioned Romances
Bv Willis Fletcher Johnson

yet they are also calculated to fasci-
nate and charm those who never have
learned nor witnessed the royal game.
Wherefore we testify that they have
the true tory-telling merit in an ex
eeptionally high degree.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
$4,000 Lose Homes
In Fire at Stambou]
Large Part Of Mahometan Sec.
ton of Constantinople
Is Wiped Out

AMSTERDAM, June Fifty thou
sand persons are homeless as the result
of a fire at Stamboul, the Mahometan
section of Constantinople, which devas-
tated the whole eastern part of the Sui
tan Selim quarter. according to the
semi-ottic cial "Norddeutschc Allgemeine
Zeitung," Of Berlin,
Buildings on both sides of the
Mosque in that district were destroyed
but the Mosque was spared