The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01

ns-Hindenburglarsi In this war we must give them the consideration due burglar and only that. We must hit them how and where we may We
 are bound by no nice regard for fair play. We must kill theb urglar or the
 burglar will kill Us.
 THE WONDERFUL STORY OF JOAN OF ARC"
 By c. M. Stevens Illustrated Cupples | & Leon Co, publishers, No. AS Fourth l avenue. New York city.
 1 Americans have seen many references during the war to Joan of Are. Many 1 have received these references with vauge impressions that she is French | legend or a church superstition But we are rapidly learning the historical truth that she lived one of the most conse- iquential, significant and inspiring lives in all the history of the world.
 Historical lives vanish rapidly into the darkness of the past with the events that made them famous but there are an immortal few who were themselvss events :, too great for history. Their lives were beyond biography They lived q drama of human interest superior to any art and inGescribable for any literature One of these few unconquerable souls was Joan of Arc. She was one of the few who hGve stood alone unto death repre- senting the suffering and victory of the human struggle for all the earth. Tn the historical view, she seems far away in time and place, and yet this lowly child of Lorraine represented not only the most lovable and heroic mean ing of life, but she lived q wonderful rev elation, showing that the most exalted religious interest means the most loyal ant strenuous warfare against injustice and despotism.
 The most competent and critical inquis- itors of the age at several different times, searched exhaustively, and with all their ingenuity, through her life and mind, unable to find any fault, and the sworn records, or the unanimous reports on them, are still to be seen in the archives Of the Vatican and of France.
 Joan of Arc symbolizes such funda- mental interests that her life belongs to
 no creed or nation, but to the nspira-
 tion, beauty and nobility of the whole world. From that view her life is inter preted in this book as human docp- ment and not from any supernatural or controversial interest. The life of this won lerful woman, in it's most precious human valuation, contains nothing of fensive to any theory or creed, nor to any person or institution.
 "KEEPING FIT OER FIGHTERS" By Edward Frank Allen Illustrated. The 1enIuTN 1O.. pupilSneFS NeW oTh. Briefly. this is book of information and reinsurance about the American men who have been called to train for service in the army and navy. It should be of the utmost interest to all those back heme who have fighting men in the va ricus camps It should be of decided value also in aiding those back home to cooperate intelligently with the gov- ernment in a most important work.
 ha OlItlineS < heinz done
 apart from the regulation drills and other service instruction. to add to the com
 fort the happiness and the efficiency of the men in camp and community. And
 the meE at the head of this branch of the United States government service are alreadv tating thought and acting upon
 their foresight about the return of the
 soldiers and sailors to civil life
 The following. which are few of the chapter headings, indicate the nature of
 tha book; Club Life, Athletics, Recreation
 and Development, Singing, Library Sys-
 tenn Entertainments (which includes lec lures. moving pictures, amateur dramat- ics, etc.), Hostess Houses, Educational Work. Playground Work. the Old Prob
 lem (and what is being done to solve 1t in suppressive way).
 1.-THE FIGHTING ENGINEERS By Francis A. Collins; the Century com panv publishers. New York city. When the American public thinks of it's army in France it usually thinks only of our infantry, cavalry or artillery. But in this aee locomotive may pFDve more deadly than battery. and the skilfui and rapid building or destruction of bridge
 may decide battle; and the engineers face peru a. great4as any of their broth CTS arrayeD agAint the Huns. Indeed. for the.'lrst year of the war the greatest exploits of the American army in France were the marvels achieved ily n yineerine branch of the sae- ee, nsr aNi0< in the vest front have been amazed by the rapid.ty and thoroughness with which
 the American engineers accomplish tre
 mendols reselts.
 MT. Collins. author of The Camera