The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-30
Government Has Gotten Out Hand
Book Of Three Hundred Pages
With Lots Of In
formation.
REFERENCES ARE CLEAR
Some Of the Best Authorities Have
Been Consulted and Findings
Given In This
Book.

A War Cyclopedia" is the latest
special war publication of the govern
ment issued through the committee
on public information. 1t is hand
book for ready reference on the great
war, and contains in some 300 pages
a great mass of information simply
arranged and clearly stated. 1t is is
sued in response to an insistent de-
mand from many students, writers,
clergymen, lawyers, business men and
the public at large for authentic state
! ments Of the outstanding facts con-
corning the war in alphabetical ar
rangement.
| The WAR Cyclopedia" was edited
| by Frederic l.. Paxton. University OF
! Wisconsin: Edwin S. Corwin, Prince
ton university and Samuel B. Hard
ing, Indiana university, the editors
drawing freely upon the time and pa
! triotic good will OF a large number of
special writer's from all parts OF the
country Because OF its special value
and the high cost of printing, small
| price Of twenty-five cents copy has
been fixed by the government to cover
| the cost of production and distr1bu-
| ton. 1t may be obtained from the com
mittee on public information. 10 JACK
! sou fldCe, w y.
/ Articles on persons have been left
out except as the editors have deemed
biographical notes to be absolutely in
djspensable; knowledge of American
public men in particular has been as
sumed.
Some, Citations.
An indication of the character and
u, s,,p<
vided may be had from the foliowlns
citations made at random through
the alphabetical arrangement:
| Under the title Alsace-Lorraine
something of the history and the
character of that province now in
world dispute is given, and Professor
Otfried Nippold. a German scholar
formerly in the diplomatic service
but now of Berne, is quoted as saying:
"When one looks back into the history
of Europe during the last forty years.
it seems Uncomfortable that anyone
4 can be unwilling to admit that the an
nexation of Alsace-Lorraine was po-
l1itical mistake" and that the Ger
, mans have shown themselves incompe'
, tent in the government of the people
/ of Alsace-Larraine."
The term "Boche." now so com
: monty appearing in the American
NEWSPAPER dispatches as a familiar
, designation Of the Germans, is shown
| to have originated before the war IN
} paris, The German assistants OF Paris
nrinters were so designated. Inc
: term .sBoche" was probably used alsc
) IN the Franco-Prussian war IN ltoo
) for Zola. in his novel, la Debacle,
mt the term in the mouths OF French
: soldiers to designate Germans. lhe
) term zee boche" was used, before the
: Franco-Prussia war at least, al
2 equivalent to that chump.' 'Tete RI.
r hoche' is the French slang for WOOD
en- pate or 'blockhead,'
The ..War Cyclopedia" gives a re
markably succinct and comprehen
4 siye story of the execution OF Edltr
Cavel.
, All of the great war measures II
i tho United States, such as the espion
aye act, the various acts conccrhihs
! alien enfmies the selective draft, the
voluntary censorship Of the press
e,c. and all of the institutions ina
have been created to carry on tne
> activities of the war, such as th@ wa
trade board, war risk insurance Dur
!, aau Red Cross service, council o
= defense food administration, etc, arr
comprehensively explained. There Ii
;, also a wealth Of information OF value
!. TO students of military affairs con
- corning the army and navy and al
= their ramifying branches of service
: Frightfulness Not Forgotten.
y The editors have made easily &C
>. cessible the outstanding facts con
n corning German frightfulness in tn
!. reports of leading episodes OF tn
n war such as the invasion of Belgium
. -, rsiianta destruction. the sut