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gsrn the Heart Of German Intrigue. by

k.In the Heart Of German Intrigue" BY
Demetra Vaka (Nrrs. Kenneth Brown.
illustrated. Boston, Mass: Houghton
NIifflip Co, 4 Park street. Price,
50, net.
To many persons, even including some
close observers of current events, the
nos;tion of Greece in the Great War has
heen and still is mystery. 1t seemed
that. every material interest of Greece
rno,,irrd that she should cast her lot
with the Entente Allies, but she re-
nained aloof and is still n non-partlci-
nant The reluctance of King Constan-
tine to take the step. owing To the adj
verse influence of his German wife, SISTER
10 the Kaiser, was understood, but IL
was not understood why he should have
,,er1nitted this malign influence To over
ride what he must have known was the
trend of public sentiment IN Greece.
Mrs Brown, a Greek by birth but 4
thoronch American by adoption, studied
tho Greek situation from across the ocean,
and was stirred by the unpopular and
unsatisfactory situation III which she
saw her native country placed. She
determined TO go over and ascertain Tor
herself what the trouble was and who
was responsible. Accompanied by her
husband she made the voyage and had a
most remarkable experience. MrS.
Brown plunged into the whirl of Greek
noIitics with the single and determined
purpose OF getting at the truth. And she
did
Mrs. Brown wasted no time with inter
pnediaries. She went right To headquar-
ters-to LLOYD George in England; to
the French ambassador at Rome, and
IN Greece TO tht ruling statesman, to
Venizelos, and even to king constantine
with whom she had several very interest
ing interviews. She went to Athens
inclined 10 side with the RoyallStS, ana
somewhat prejudiced against NenIzcios.
Rut there She learned that the leading
RovaIists were traitors to Greece, and
also that they we've unconscionablc liars
in their statements to her. She was con-
v;nccd that the diplomacy OF the rep
rosen+atives of the Entente Allies IN
their early negotiations with the Greek
Governments was lamentablv ignorant
and misdirectcd. and believed that had
II been rightfully directed condluons
mich, have been differcn but still, the
fact was revealed to her IN the end that
(,rpece had been betrayed 10y the king
and his rounselors, and had been held
IN ahevsnce when ii would have been TO
nor material interest, and IN accordance
with sound public sentiment, had sh"
taken her place with the Allies and done
her part for humanity IN the war She
learned the true history Of all that had
taken place in Greece from first 70 last,
and returned homo convinced that Nenl-
zclos was true paCiot. and that nc
would have saved the honor Of Greece
had he been permitted to have hI~ way.
The book is vivid. illuminating and
most entertaining narrative OF Mrs.
R-ox,1,'s adventures in the very heart of
the most important campaign Of intrigue
the Germans have initiated Her &C
count Of whar happened At the secrct,
interview between Kaiser Wilhelm and
King Constantine in March. 1914. alone
would make the hook Of epoch-making
Importance, and this is only one Of the
MANY far-reaching revelations
In the Heart OF German Intrigue Is
not only a notable contribution 70 the
secret history OF the war, but human
document OF vital interest.
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