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New-York tribune., 1918-01-05
Some Timely Volumes About
Nations and Their Problems
By Willis Fletcher johnson

those observations and the soundress
OF the deductions which the author dc.
rived thercfrom.
Admirably comparable with Mrs.
LOTT vlvid. vital, pulsating pages is
.oionoi Whitton's spirited and sympa-
.neuc review of the Polish problem,
FOR such Is tho character Of his work.
which might we'll have been called not
me HISTORY but the Problem Of Poland.
of course, it is history, for the prob
lem is historic, but its purpose is to
set forth the problem, in all its as
poets. rather than merely to tell The
story OF the Polish nation. Colonel
Whitton is scholarly and judicious. and
writes with much charm, and. while he
has all possible sympathy with the
Poles and admiration for their splcn-
did genius, he perceives uncrrinsly tho
weaknesses which madc their Kingdom
so easy a prey to the rapacity Of its
ne'ghoors, and the circumstances which
invest the problem Of Polish restora
tion with almost insuperable Difficult
ties.
professor 1ludson's work on Francs
VIII probably find It's permanent place
IN the same fine category with Green's
history OF the English People, for it
- @ PAOuuSllOH Oh similar character
history. in the authors wise view. is
not mere catalogue Of dates, of kings
and OF battles. 1t is rather an init;
mate study OF human life and it's
labors and progress. OF course. in a
single volume, though of generous size.
1t was impossible to cover in detail
tho whole life Of the nation from
Casar's conquest to the Third Re-
public; but we must admiringly wonder
at the Judgment and skill with which
the author has CLEANED out the best
from amid the interminablc mass. and
has solved the problem of conciseness
without siccation. We have seen no
richer chronicle of the many-sidcd life
of one Of the most interesting nations
Of the world.
The problems of British statesman
ship which Mr.. Barker discusses are.
as might be expected, those which per-
tain to the making of peace and the
reorganization of the world at the
close of the war. He calls them Brit
lsh, and that they are. because Great
Britain is at the very centre of the
war, and her worldwid empire is con.
cerned in it in every member. Yet
they are largely problems for other
nations, too: including America, and
that fact makes his volume Of direct
and practical and not merely academic
interest for American readers. Amid
the many interesting topics which i,
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05

The Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Com
pany's big budget comprises Edward
Stratmeyer's "Dave Porter's Great
Search" one of a series, telling Of the
fortunes of young civil engineer;
Nina Rhoades's "Plucky Little Patsy"
the tale of little girl transplanted
from a New York fiat to an English
manor house; Edna A. Browns "The
Spanish Chest" All Isle of Jersey tale
of a ruined castle and buried chest;
Rebecca Middleton Samsons School
girl Allies" the story of two American
girls in Belgian school; Cornelia De
Groot's when I Was a Girl in Hol-
land" finely descriptive from the in
side Of life in the Netherlands, and
Montgomery Rollins's "The Village
Pest" which is described as not juve-
nile, but which is in fact book about
a boy, interesting alike to young and
old.
Mum & Co. ("The Scientific Amer,-
can") publish "Our Army and How tv
Know It," pocket volume with hun
dreds of illustrations in color, giving
all possible information about the
organization, uniforms, insignia, etc,
Of the army.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05

except for purposes Of defence when
the empire is attacked. and the treaty
Is also entirely defensive. 1t may rca-
sonably be assumed that it was to
seek to justify his illegal action that
SO many falsehoods were put forth
about an alleged French invasion of
Germany.
Mr. Wcalc's long familiarity with
Chinese affairs and his intimate and
authoritative relations with the present
Chinese government qualify him in all
exceptional degree for the writing of
history of the revolution through
which that country has just passed. He
has performed his task in dignihcd
and scholarly manner and with singu-
lar thoroughncss, so that the volume
we'll fulfils it's initial promise, of Civ
ing the reader everything he needs to
know upon the subject His insight
into the operations of the Oriental
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05
Russia: Poland:
France: The British Empire: The
Chinese Republic

nsrrE TsE RUSSIAN REvoLur1oN. Rv He,a
Glide Dor, Illustrated lsiuo. pp. aAs Tha
Macmillan Coulpsay
: WITH three msg.. svo. pp. sQs chnles scrio.
1ssSGE.: r TIE " N4179N y ~. AND ITS ITS DEVELOP
o. xiv. tsl. The Frederick A. stokes Com
TIE GREAT PROBLEMS OF BRITISH STATES.
XANsnlP, BY hv J. ELS Barker. svo. PIP. x,
TIE rrGEr FOR THE REPUBIIC IN CHINA.
- s Hi. Fl 400 podd Mead & CO. H'S A'|u' s'''
We begin consideration of this nota-
HE group Of books with Mrs. DORIS
little volume on Russia, because of its
peculiar timeliness. The Russian revo-
luton, one Of the most tremendous and
significant that the world has ever
known, is still in progress, perhaps not
vet at its climax, and as to what the
end will be the world can do nothing
but wonder. and hope. OF its actual
progress and present condition we
Know little, but we do know that cur
rent reports are very often extrava-
esntly misleading. In these circum-
stances we must welcome a volume
rom the Dcl--aHO VNe DTaln--O1 an
alert, intelligent and penetrating OBJ
server, who only little while ago was
personally in the very thick of it. and
who had exceptional opportunities Of
witnessing occurrences and ascertain
ng facts. The book has special signifi-
cance too, in the fact that the author
went 70 Russia with a strong prcpos-
session in favor of the Social Revolu-
ion, and returned with the very clear
conviction that the world will have to
wait awhile before it can establish any
cooperative millenniums, or before it
can safely hand over the work Of gov
eminent TO the man in the street." No
body could regard Russia and its revo-
luton more synpathetically than our
gifted countryw and nobody
could see moro plainly or set forth
more convincingly the necessity of
strong and expert hands for the guild
ance of affairs. Tho volume is based
upon observations made several
months ago, but everything that has
happened since, down to the very mo-
ment when these lines of review are
being written, confirms the accuracy of
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05
Free Church, Free State

THE SEPARATION OF THE CuURCHEs AND
STATE N FRANCE BY William Henry Hart
son Stow.ll: svo, up. lol. Published by the
Author. Amherst. Mass.
Mr.. Stowell lived in Paris at the time
Of the great controversy which ended
in the separation of Church and State,
and gave his leisurcly time and schol-
arly ability to the writing of this in
teresting monograph. which deals with
the subject historically, from the days
view, expressed temporarily but strong
", is that the action taken by the
French government was for the good, Of
boti, Church and State. valuable
feature OF the book is the full text OF
the Law Of Separation.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05
BOOKS: AUTHORS: PUBLISHERS REVlE WS: COMMENT

discusses is one which pertains less
to the settlement after tho war than
TO the manner of the beginning of the
war. Mr.. Barker points out. what is
too often overlooked. that in declaring
war upon France and Germany, as he
did. the Emperor grossly violated the
constitution of the empire and the
treaty with Austria Hungary. For the
constitution forbids him to declare war
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05
Chats With SOME Authors
Partly but by No Means Altogether About Authorship

w no is going big outstanding
w es much too early to venture assuming twill be
the work Of tried hand For publishers
alscreety silent regarding of the things
should like nothing better than to know have
mover before long by Gawohyt aworhy
VI beyond yet I've
the hope be realized ~
The year 1917 brought output fiction adapted
tastes @ and For December Winston chuh "Th Dwell
ing pac of Light topped the list according
Inc Month"; the attractive guide which hundreds of busy
buyers rely tor current about books popularity
~ Nonnors The N1ao followed "Extricating Obadiah"
Missing chrsine "The Bishop and Last Bow"
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This 0 ,eaa wOx OF sconstr,Gton will Wv ~
dns When cn th @ %ay from uhorship feels ike i'd
He does @ nm we we neeh looking for the ~ w
@ % n If sss @ | n n
behind as ney night The real
hoo
"~~ w o"AoseVaoe picture
Ll1vate peat back from the all ,
D1 oe1ore He
was last March. ~ w el'1i"" il1e again. That
ak lasted @ fifteen minutes he
laugh adding: "If hapnened
you'd bo doing reh IN not
He the the r ofa
0efore ?hg away he might lyn
tnl Red Cross story he
has nd I in ee an but T Peat oo in raj owe
n osaho several auxlares, in OF dollars
lecture tour Of the States at aas1 OF successful
~' "'f' pe salso
at uoesi mater greatly whether IL,
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New-York tribune., 1918-01-05
Book News
Authors and Publishers and
Their Works

kathleen Norris is writ;no
novel, Sally Lou Wakes Un" o"g ia me new Y
ne req Cross Magazine" 1t is tho s+onss lne
~ -. the regeneration of young woman
through the influence Of the Great War
nonn, nl1 Gilbert Parker is writing war
zine.' 4iaip per Maga-
The Rev. DR.. Percy stickney Grant
y! ,ne church Of the Ascension. New
iork, makes an interesting studv ~
the |. w. W. in his Fair Piay % for the ba
Workers." which Motfat, Yard &, Co,
are about to publish
harper & Bros. will publish Zane
Grey's new novel, "The U. P. Trail. !"
on January 10.
G. P. Putnam's Sons announce for
the near future Eastern Red" novel
by Helen Huntington; "The Hunter ="
by Watson Dyke; "Rising Japan" by
J. 7. Sunderland; "The Virgin islands, .
by Luther K. Zabriskie, formerly
United States Consul at St. Thomas,
and "The Making of Modern Army
and Its Operations in the Field" by
General Radiguet, of the French army.
The Fleming H. Revell Company will
presently issue "The New Spirit of the
New Army" by Dr.. Joseph H. Odell
filled with material gathered by the au-
thor himself at various camps.
A. Hyatt Verrill is going to South
America to write for E. P. Dutton &
Co. a couple of books about the coun-
tries of that continent similar in style
to his Book of the West Indies"
Not many days ago llidor. the "Mad
Monk" was reported to be leading an
army against both the Bolsheviki and
the Cossacks in Southern Russia. As
a matter of fact, he was at that very
time debating the story of his life fol
publication at the Office of The Century
Company in this city.
Corporal R. Derby Holmes, the au.
thor of "A Yankee in the Trenches
which Little, Brown & Co. are publish
ing on January 10, is a Boston boy
who, because of his fondness for ad
venture. went over to England in cat
tie boat in 1916 and enlisted in the
English army. He fought with Londor
Cockneys in the Queens West Surrey
Regiment and participated in the bat
ties of the Somme, where he witnessed
the first of the tanks in action. Cor
poral Holmes was twice wounded ane
invalided home after sixteen months
service. He is now lecturing success
fully on his war experiences.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05

mind, and it's differentiation from the
Western mind, is most illuminating, as
is also his contrast between Chinese
and Japancsc. He has strong sym
pathy with the Chinese. founded not
upon mere sentiment, but upon intel
Iigent and discriminating appreciation
OF their characteristics, and his book
is calculated to promote among its
readers moro just understanding Of
that extraordinary people. Copious ap
pcndiccs contain the full and authen-
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05
History

A HISTORY OF POLAND BY r. T. Wilton
With three maps. Svo. pp. S03 Charles Serb
ner's Sons
tho author Of Tho Marne Campaign"
IRELAND IN THE LAST FIFTY YEARS By
Ernest Barker. $40. pp. los. Oxford Uni
versity Press
a discussion Of religious. educational asrar1an
and political problems
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05
Poetry and Drama

EFFICIENCY. BY Robert H. Davis and Perley
Foore Sheehan. With appreciation by Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Illustrated. Svo, pp. 40 The
George II. Doran Company.
A drama in one act Of tho Kaiser Of Kutu,
AMERICA YESTERDAY AND TO-DAY BY Nina
B Lamkin. Illustrated. 8vo. pp. 48. T. s..
Denison & Co.
patriotic pageant. With music and full stage
directions.
THE PorrERs CLAY By Mario Tudor. s,o.
pp so. G.. p. Putnam's Sons.
Poems Of imagination sentiment and emotion.
BANJO AT ARMAGEDDON. By Beqtnn Braley
8vo. pp. l24. The George H. Doran Company.
Varied everyday themes
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05

Anthony Euwer's ''Limeratomy"
fJames B. Pond) is poetical and pic
torial extravaganza, dealing with the
philosophy OF life in "limericks," few
OF which are good.
Ponies and All About Them" by
Frank Townsend Barton (8vo, illus
tratcd. T.. P. Dutton & Coz, is hand
some and comprehensive treatise about
the different breeds of ponies, and how
to take caro- of them and use them.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05
Books of the Week
Fiction

CABIN FEVER. ny B. NJ Bower. With fronts
piece by Frank Z. 6choonover i2mo. d. 29l
Little. Brown & Co.
story Of the West, racy Of the plains
and mountains
THE WOLF CUB BY Patrick and Terence
Casey. With frontispioce by Fl. Weston Taylor
12mo Dp.. 334. Little. Brown & Co.
bandit romance OF modern Spain.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05
Books on Palestine
Widespread Current Demand
for Zionist Works

The recent capture of Jerusalem by
the British and the declaration of the
British government in favor of the re-
establishment of a Jewish state in Pal
estlne has created a great revival Of
interest in books bearing on the Holy
Land and the worldwide movement
among the Jewish people to recover
their homeland, which has been lost to
them for two thousand years. The
Jews of the United States have started
movement to raise a great fund to
restore Palestine and accomplish the
repatriation of their people 1t is pre-
o1cted that great revival of Hebrew
culture will follow the Jewish reestab-
lishment.
A list of easily obtainable books pub
lishcd in English in recent wears deal.
ing with Palestine and its people. de-
scribing the modern Jewish colonies
already established in Palestine and
telling of the Zionist movement. fol-
lows:
"Palestine: The Rebirth of en- An
cient People" by Albert M. Hyamson.
New York, 1917.
"Zionism and the Jewish Future" by
various writer's, edited by H. Sacher.
New York, 1916
"Zionism-Problems and Views" bv
p. Goodman and Arthur u. Lewis, Lon
don, 1916.
Recent Jewish Progress in Pales-
tine" by Henrietta Sold. Philadelphia,
Zionist Pamphlets" London, 1915.
"Zionism," by Richard Gottheil
Philadelphia, 1914.
Palestine and the Jews" by F. G.
Jannaway, Birmingham, 1914.
"The Haskalah Movement" by Jacob
S. Raisin, Philadelphia, 1918.
Zionist Work in Palestne," by va.
rious authorities, edited by israel
Cohen, New York, 1912.
The Story of Jerusalem" (histori.
cab, by Sir C. NJ. Watson, London
1912.
"The Land That Is Desolate," by 81,
trederi Treves, London, 1912.
Palestine and Its Transformation. ,
by Ellsworth Huntington, London, 1911
Selected Essays" by A. Ginsberl
(Achad Ha'Am), Philadelphia, 1910.
THE Historical Biography of the
Holy Land" sixteenth edition, BY
George Adam Smith, London, 1915.
"A Jewish State" by Theodor Herzl
father of the modern Zionist move
ment, London, 1896.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05
The War

THE JOURNAL OF SUBMARINE COMMANDER
Won FORSTNER. Translated by Mrs, Russell
Goldman. With Introduction by John Hays
Hammond. j.. Illustrated. l6mo. pD. 1856. The
Houghon Mif1in Company.
A frank account u the methods @! "frightful
ANGLO GERMAN RIVALRY AS CAUSE OF
THE GREAT WAR. BY Oscar A. Marl l2mo.
PIP So. The Stratford Company.
A university thesis.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05

a practical and useful book is
John R. McMahon's Success in the
Suburbs" (12mo, illustrated, G. P. Put
nam's Sons, in which the author from
the assured ground of personal expert
ence discusses all the essential prob
lens connected with the establishment
Of country home. 1t is a capital work,
by man who knew what he was writ
ing about. Second Wind" by Freeman
other narrative of successful going
black to the land" with some whim-
sical touches which make it pleasant
reading.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05
Sociology

HOW TO FACE LIFE. BY Stephen S. Wise
l2mo. pp. 81. b. w. Huebsch-
Ono OF The Art OF Life" SERIES
THE SUN OF FEMININE ACHIEVEMENT. B,
Dr. w. A. Newman Dorland. l2mo, pp. c37
Tho Stratford Company
A much compressed review OF the work d
noted women In tho world.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05

tic texts Of the Nineteen Articles, the
Edicts of Abdication, the Constitution
Of the Republic, and indeed all tho es-
scntial state documents of tho revolu-
tionary era. 1t is a book Of the highest
value for immediate reading and for
permanent reference.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05
Where to Go to Church Tomorrow
PRESBYTERIAN
BRICK CHUT> CHI
Finh Avenue and rhirty seventh Street.

Fifth Avenue and Thirty seventh Street.
l'67--l9lS.
S,;x,c. William PierSon Mh1r
"A'''s'e'e Frank I.atimer JaEoway.
Services In recognton OF the l50th anniversary OF
the dedication Of tho first Brick Church.
DR. HENRY VAN DYKE breaches at II and
DIR. MERRILL at 4.
MONDAY services suspended owing to scarcity cf
fua! In city.
Thursday cven!ng Jen. 10Th. at SIS O'Clock.
HISTORICAL SERVICE
Addresses by Mr. Robert Fulton Cutting. Dr. A. r.
1edoux and DR.. Merrill.
The friends of the church invited.
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
FIFTH AVE: AND FIFTY FIFTH ST
REV. ]. H. JOWETT, D. D., Pastor
Rev. JAMES PALMER. Phi. D.. Associate Pastor.
Services at II A: NJ and 4:so p; NJ.
Or. Jowett win preach at the morning service
and In the afternoon tho Sacrament OF tho Lord $
Supper viii be observed
Mems Bible Class at 10 A. NJ.
The mid week service In the Chapel on Wednes-
day ot Sis p NJ. VIII be conducted by DR.. JoeTett
NORTH rnhsH41vks4Y 3, Wtst Ss5,n cMuHcH' II.
ii A. NJ. & =. NJ, DR.. MackAy.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05
lNTERDENoAI1NAT1oNAL


BIBLE HOUR NATIONAL BIBLE 1Nsr1-
DON o. SHELTON T5es;dsnt r mdyIsx q Inisitu,f
"A Great Promise Of God for The Nea Year and tn,
The Institutes Eycning School FOR Christian Work
ers VIII open for tho winter term Thursday JaI,uar
10 Full prospectus sent Of. request
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05
CABIN Fever

Too much monotony and mother-in-law
plunge Bud Moore into sea Of trouble, and
in the guise of prospec.or he seeks and finds
adventure and finally happiness on mining
claim in the mountains. A book of the kind
that has made this author famous.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-24
STATE HAS 5),OOO
 PAYING INCOME TAX
Many NeV Recruits for Army of Contributors to Federal Treasury

Hartford, Jan. 24.-James J. Walsh, , internal revenue collector for this dis trlct, announced today that he es- , inmates that there will be upwards of ! 5O,000 income taxpayers in the state
 of Connecticut for the year ending December 31, 1917, taxes on which are due on or before March l, 191S The income tax law has been great
 ly changed during the past year, and
 thousands of Connecticut citizens not
 included in the list liable to pay the
 tax 8 year ago must this year pay
 the tax on their 1917 incomes
 All persons lia ble under the income
 tax law are required to secure the
 proper form from internal revenue
 officers, file their returns, and pay
 their taxes. Those neglecting to obey
 the provisions of the law are sub
 pect to penalties ranging from $20 to
 $1,OC0, and also to imprisOnm
 Salaried men, wage earners, farm
 CTS, merchants, professional men,
 tradesmen, and all other classes of
 citizens and residents should fanil- , iarize thenlseVes with the provisions
 of the new income tax law for their own protection from the penalties ac cording to Collector Walsh.
 If your salary or wages, or income
 amounted to $84.33, a month Chat is $1,000 a year) or over during 1917, 1 and you are unmarried, you must make a statement of this income to government and pay an income tax. l If you are married or support a l family it will be necessary for you to
 nlak an income return and pay the 1 tix if your income for 1917 amounted l to S166.66 a month (that is, $2,00O l a year) or over.
 i The tax is on "net'' income, and 1 net income means what is left after
 subtra cting expenses (but not family : expenses, money used to pay off the i principal of a mortgage, new mach
 inery, buildings or inproVen ents). l Expenses as meant by the law include ] what you spent in making your in- 1 cCnle-intCrest charges, taxes paid, 1 hired help, amount paid for goods ! sold, seed, stock bought for feeding, l rent (cxccpt for your dwel]ing), and 1 so on. Income includes about every i dollar you got.
 A large number of special revenue i officers have been instructed in the l provisions of the new income tax ] law and will visit various parts of the
 state i'll order that all citizens may 1 get in touch with them and learn l what they must do.
 l Collector Walsh advises that every 1 citizen learn at once when the in ] terral revenue expert will be available ! so that the proper advice and blanks
 may be secured and the returns filed l Any postmaster or banker can give l information as to when this expert l can be seen.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-24
MOOH!SHFI9E FRS ACTIVE.
Home Made WhtsI1cy Being Sold at
 CantOn1ncTtS

Washington, Jan. 24.-Discovery that manufacture of moonshino whis- key is increasing rapidly in bone-dry states and that quantities have been sold illicitly to soldiers in southern camps caused Internal Revenue Conn., missioner Roper to announce today a nation wide campaign against illicit distilling in cooperating with state governors.
 The campaign already has resulted in arrests Of hundreds of moonshiners in southern dry states.
 Commissioner Roper has obtained from many governors endorsement of the anti-iquOr campaign.
 The acmps where the moonshine liquor has been sold most, in spite of precautions by military and civil au- thoritios, are reported by government Investigators to be Camp Wadsworth, at Spartanburg, s. C.; Camp Sevier, at Greenville, s. C.; Camp Jackson, at Columbia, s. C., and Camp Ogle- thorpe, at Chattanooga, Tenn.