The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-26

at least, as equivalent to that
chump." "Tete de boche" is the
French slang for wooden pate" or
"blockhead."
The "War Cyclopedia" gives a re-
markably succinct and comprehensive
story of the execution of Edith Ca
veil.
All of the great war measures in
the United States, such as the Es-
pionage Act, the various acts con-
corning alien enemies, the Selective
Draft, the Voluntary Censorship of
the Press, etc, and all of the institu-
tions that have been created to carry
on the activities of the war, such as
the War Trade Board, War Risk In
surance Bureau, Red Cross Service,
Council of National Defense, Food
Administration, etc, are comprehen-
sively explained. There is also a
wealth of information of value to stu
dents of military affairs concerning
the Army and Navy and all their
ramifying branches of service.
The editors have made easily ac-
cessible the outstanding facts con-
corning German frightfulness in the
reports of leading episodes of the
war, such as the invasion of Bel
GUM, the Lusitania destruction, the
submarine campaign against neutrals,
and similar incidents.
"Poilu," the word used affection
ately by the French to designate
their soldiers in the present war, is
shown to have originated from the
French word poll" meaning hair.
1t is supposed that the term Poilu
came to be applied to French SOL
diers because they were in the
trenches and did not shave, as the
British soldiers did.
"Bolsheviki" is shown in the Cy-
clopedia to be Russian word mean
ing belonging to the majority"
The Bolsheviki were originally the
left or Radical wing of the Rus
sian Socialist Democratic Party. In
1905, at the time when the split in
the party occurred, the Radicals, led
by Lenine, were in the majority, and
hence called themselves Bolsheviki.
An abbreviated history of the Rus
sian revolution, from the overthrow
of the Gar, through the Kerensky
regime, and the Bolsheviki control,
to the opening of separate peace ne
gotiations with Germany, is con-
tanned in the Cyclopedia.
Added to the alphabetical arrange
ment Of the general war facts. there
is presented a chronology of the
principal events of the war, from
June %, 1914, when the Archduke
Francis Ferdinand was murdered
at Serajevo, to December 20, 1917,
when the British National Labor Con-
ference approved the continuation of
the war for aims similar to those de-
fined by President Wilson.
The "War Cyclopedia" presents a
map in colors under the caption
"Why Germany Wants Peace Now"
The map delineates the Pan-German
plan as realized by war in Europe
and in Asia. The Central Powers
n r1at Of Oh
0O0. The occupied territory in Bel
GUM, Northern France, Poland
Lithuania, Courland, Serbia, Mon
tenegro and Roumania possesses a
population of 40,500,0OO. Hence
Germany today controls lands in
which live 187,OOO,OOO people. The
map makes clear the German plans
and conquests.
Conquest and Kultur"
A book of 1877 pages with the
above title shows the aims of the
Germans in their own words.
German War Practices
A book Of 81 pages gives authentic
stories of German brutality prac-
ticed by official sanction or in obed-
fence to orders of German officers.
The latter two may be had by adj
dressing Committee on Public In
formation, 10 Jackson Place, Wash
ington, D. c." without charge. Eleven
other booklets may be had free.
These are National Service
Hand Book" and "The Battle Line