The Washington herald., 1918-08-25
The inferno.

The Inferne.
Truly a great and pitiless book. but
there II o cleansing wind running
through It. which sweeps away hfe's
/ illusions, and leaves a new hope for
the future IN our hearts," says Ed
| ward J, o'Brien Of Henri Barbusse's
| Tho Inferno.
\ The book has been translated from
French. Its theme Is the eternal war
fare Of the sexes. k
Despite It's popularity in France one
can not help feeling that 1t Is strong
meat for the philosopher and not the
| food for babes. The freedom NTH
which the continental countries take
| up questions OF sex make their view
| points difiicult OF acceptance with US.
| Marvellous effects in portraying
character and psychological analysis
| have been realized by the expedient
| of having all the action seem through
a hole seen In the wall between two
| rooms in a drab Paris boarding house.
| The whole tragedy of life shorn OF It's
1 softening features IL seen through
| this Granny In the wall.
The Inferno by Henri Barbusse.
by Boni and Lverisht, price N.O.
short stories of the War.
Three little volumes Of war
stories express the spirit Of our
| day. The first of these by Donald
Hankey gives an exquisite char
| acter picture Of the Beloved Cap
| tain. After his death in action one
| Of his men writes, But he lives,
| somehow he lives. And We who
knew him do not forget. We feel
| his eyes upon US. We still work
: for that wonderful smile of his.
There are not many of the old lot
left now. but I think those that went
west have seen him."
Tho second book OF short war
stories tells in tragic manner OF
the wonderful effect Of the singing
Of the Marseillaise by Chenal. the
| great French singer. The author
is wythe williams.
The war in this country and In
( our own hearts Is taken up In
third tiny volume called The
Great Expectancy" by Margaret
Prescott Montague.
THE herald of the times displays
black scroll, but it is shot
through with q transcendent
gleam. q hope that cries to hu-
| manity for a great service, a great
faith and a great surrender" says
/ the author "Shall not this he our
| gift; that we In America offer to
i all the gallant young men who
have died for the cause of righte-
| BUSINESS, a solemn conservation and
dedication of our hopes to the
| Great Expectancy"
| The Beloved Captain" by DON
| aid Hankey. price so cents: when
| Chenal Sings" by wythe Williams.
| price SO cents, and THE Great Ex-
| pectancy by Margaret Prescott
| Montague, price 80 cents. All pub
| lished by Z. p. Dutton & Co.
vieky Van.
Since its publication in the spring
Miss Wells brilliant detective novel
| has been constantly on the list of
best sellers. For relaxation from
| the stress and strain of war time,
| nothing better could be found than
this delightful story in which her
| famous detective. Fleming Stone.
| achieves one OF his most dihcult
victories. The solution is as unex-
pected as one could desire. Miss
Wells has done nothing better In
| the course of a successful literary
career than this really exciting mys-
| terry with its clever character draw
ing.
vicky Van. by Carolyn Wells.
Published by ]. B. Lippincott Co.
Price $1.35.
Red Rugs of Tarsus.
Helen Davenport Gibbons, author OF
THE Red Rugs Of Tarsus," who has
been living in France since the war
began with her husband, Herbert
Adams Gibbons, and her four chill
| dren, all Of whom were born In
Europe. Is at present mistress Of The
Little Gray Home in the West, as
| she called the old French house where
| she lives and which she has made a
center of hospitality for American
soldiers on their way out from Paris
| to the front. She has fitted up a
dormitory where as many men as can
be accommodated find comfortable
beds. There is a continuous move
ment past the house Of the personnel
Of truck trains and automobiles go
ing to the front, drivers. assistants.
convoy officers. etc. and all are
stopped when they reach the Little
Gray Home. invited in and served
sandwiches. with coffee or tea, in the
American manner. DR.. Gibbons. who
is at present lecturing through
| France. reports that in one OF his
| lectures the following sentence wins
/ applause from every audience
Americans are coming. not to save
France, but to help France save the
world!" Published by the Century Co.
Social Etiquette Of the Submarine.
Common courtesy. II nothing else,
compels b lively interest In q visitor
who has taken the trouble to come to
our own shores. An excellent little
manual. giving the code Of the social
etiquette Of a recent caller Is THE
German Pirate: His Methods and
Record" by Ajax" (Doran Com
| pany).
The Brotherhood Of the Sea bound
men together In q way never fully
to be comprehended by landsmen. II
was q fine. manly freemasonry. and
demanded from its members those
| qualities Of courage. honor and chiv-
airy which are the true seannan's
heritage. Not until the coming of the
German submarine commander was
the Brotherhood of the Sea destroyed.
These accounts of German subma-
rine exploits have been compiled from
British Admiralty documents and the
sworn statements Of survivors. Each
story Is plain statement Of fact.
They have been set down as simply
as possible. without exaggeration or
unfair comment
The German submarine commanders
were sent to sea in order to sink
ships. because Germany believed un-
restricted UIboat warfare necessity;
but they received orders. according to
the Berlin government. that human
life and the rights of neutrals were to
be respected. The way in which these