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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
Germany's Extremity

TIE IRON RATION. Ry George Abel scilre'ner
Illustrated svc. PIP. tx. 1855 Harper & Bros
We have here wat we must regard
as a generally trustworthy account Of
the wartime condition of the Central
Powers of Europe. 1t is a. varied pict-
ure. Here we may see heroic sacrifice
and patriotic devotion worthy of bet
ter cause, and there a degree Of sordid-
ness that makes US blush TO- the name
of humanity. We are informed of the
scarcity of food, Of the incessant cry
for bread, and Of the consequences of
that state Of affairs upon tie morale
and upon the sexual morals-of the
people; of the industrial condition of
the Teutonic powers, and of their
finances. The net impression given is
that of nations suffering much, not yet
beaten, yet doomed in the end to sue
cumb, and then, hanTi y. to rid them
selves forever of the junkeris m which
is responsible for their present woes
and which in defeat will lose its sole
excuse for existence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
Smuggling, Detection and Love

THE MYSTERY or TIE RED FLAME BY Geor,rc
Barton. ILLUSTRATED BIS Char IS L. Ncister limo
20 $50 The Page Company.
A unique gem, smuggled into TIL @
country; a young man detailed by the
Gu toms officers 10 hunt it down; lic
at country house; mutual love be-
tween the young detective and the
lovely daughter-or niece-of the head
of the house; distraction between love
and duty; the innate triumph of
duty, which brings with it the triumph
of love. In other words, the same old
drama, with the same Old characters
and stage properties.
Yet, someWhow, Mr. Barton has
caused these dead bones to live. In
the simplest and directe3t manner pos
slble he tells the story, and, while on
the one hand it seems all perfectly
plausible and natural, on the other it
seems so new and spontaneous that we
are quite sure that we never before
read detective romance anything like
1t. in fact, we have not often read one
comparable with this in that unfailng
verlsimilitude which is one of the most
precious and one of the most uncom-
mon qualities OF mystery tales. We
have read some that were fascinating,
yet we felt on every page that they
we're quite impossible. This one is
fascinating, and we are never for
moment in doubt of its perfect posi-
bllity. And on the whole we decidedly
prefer the latter kind.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
From Toxic to Brinnsville

THE BEST PEOPLE By Anne Warwick l2mo
pp. S45. The John Lane Company.
Not exactly new idea. this book
composed of letters and extracts from
the diary Of one Nancy Graydon, but
it is an unusually entertaining novel
of light fiction. Being the experiences
of girl who is tired with the mo-
notony of Middle Western town and
it's continual round OF card parties
and church bazaars, and with its petty
jealousies, and who, being free, finan-
clally independent, and filled with the
desire to be around real" people, de-
termines to go to Japan where she
had lived in her childhood, and where
i school chum had married into the
diplomatic set of Toxic
Nancy's life in the capital Of Japan,
where she is much feted, courted by
the men because of her beauty and
wit, and snubbed by the women for
that popularity, leads her to the con-
clusion that one doesn't have to leave
Brinnsville to find that there are
"pussies" even among the "best peo-
pie" Having sought happiness at the
other end of the earth, experiencing
many adventures and love affairs.
Nancy returns home and settles down
with the man of her girlhood. Prosaic
But after all a most fitting end to this
brilliantly written book # Miss War
wick's. 1t is full of charm, wit and
humor, besides being wonderfully de-
scriptive of Japan, China, and the
traditions and lives of their natives.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
Mysteries Overdrawn

TIE House or A THOUSAND WHISPERS
292. Little. Brown X Co.
Is it possible that an ex-convict, even
though he might be q former bank
presi dent, would have enough ingenu-
ity to conceive the thought of bui ding
a modern apartment house with a false
passage in the walls opening into each
apartment and of possessing the com
bination to every safe in the buiIdlng;
having for the employees eX-crooks;
thereby planning systematic robberies
of all the tenants? Not even the bold
est Raffes would attempt such stu
pendous task!
This is the background of William
Johnston's latest book. To be sure, it
is full! of the ghostly noises and en-
barrassing situations that go to make
up the detective stories dear to all
who love the mysterious. Also there
are the usual frame-up and the plant
ed" gun or papers. and some one has
to be the goat" Of course, the hero
(unpardonable world falls in love with
the girl in the case, imagining he IS a
Don Quixote, and goes through the
usual situations, etc; IN this case be-
ing willing TO accept the result Of a
verdict of murder in the first degree
when he might easily prove his lden-
tity. thereby establishing his limo
cence. OF course, all turns out as it
should. everybody is happy, the vii
ain is locked up and the gang"
without the master mind, is gone. II
q few situations had not been stretched
a bit too far for even the most ordl-
Nary imaginative mind. it would be
book that would help to pass few
hours in entertaining fashion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
MAKING Movies

Film FOLK. BY Ros Wagner illustrated.
LIMO. pp 25G. The Century Company
Something new at last! Fiction that
not fiction. Humorous, breezy read
ng and full of laughs and tears about
he ups and down in professional life
IS it is in the movies" 1t is a col
ection Of stories located in or near Los
angeles, the centre of the movie MAX
ne world. Mr.. Wagner has given to
me reader clear idea and entertain
ing account told in the first person, OF
the different characters who HELM to
make the films. Tho author lives among
them and is well qualified to give ac-
count of the manners and customs Of
this vast industry. We have presented
to US in "close-up" study the "movie"
queen; the leading man with al his
petty vanities; the scenario writer; the
extras" and even the camera man, last
but not least. 1t is book of enter
tainin~ facts and shows in a concise
form the different methods between the
old way and the present way of m aking
a picture. In the early history OF NOV
ing pictures much was accomplished by
taking" most of the scenes, but to-
day actual events, even TO the thrill
ers,' are true happenings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06

who were delighted with Berta Ruck's
The Girls at His Billet" will turn
with eagerness TO "The Three of
hearts from the same facile pen
illustrated, l2mo, PIP. 26s; Dodd, Mead
& Coz The complications which may
arise from young ma proposing to
and being accepted by three girls in oAc
evening are sufficient to pique curiosity
and to hold interest from beginning to
end OF witty. spirited and happy tale.
Mystery or detective stories continue
TO appear, some tragic, some fareieal,
some instinct with the spirit of pa
triotisnl. The Unseen Hand" By Clar-
ence Herbert New illustrated, limo,
up. $40; Doubleday. Page & Coz, sets
forth the adventures Of diplomatic free
lance amid the intrigues and strenuous
doings of the great war, in various
parts of the world and amid people of
many tribes and nations, and is full OF
romantic and dramatic interest. THE
Moving Finger" by Natalie Sumner
Lincoln illustrated. 12mo, PIP. 3e4; D.
Appleton & Co }. is an English country
house murder story, in which a number
Of persons are subjected to suspicious
of guilt, and in which the secret is we'll
kept for dramatic disclosure at the end,
with, of course, strong rein of love
sentiment throughout.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
Among the BelEgerents
and on the Battle Front
By Willis Fletcher johnson
By Willis Fletcher johnson

crown and the people which ended in
.he+ lail OF Constantine ana has known
W wa" -, A1hehs vas ter many months one
OF the most crucial centres of intense
International rivalry and intrigue. But
nos until we read the luminous and
nervous pages of Demetra V; ka's BOOK
dld we begin to realize all that has been
gong on Behind the veil al Athens.
rms bril- liant and ACCOMPLISHED
Hfeek woman and her American hus-
oand mad many intimate interviews
with King Constantine, with Mr.. Vent
Ielos and with other men os mpor-
tance She learned the .ea reasons
why Bulgaria cast in her lot with the
huns' Why Greece refused t. do SO
ana what was the purport of the
secret conference between William the
Damned ant King Constantine five
months before the beginning of the
war. AS credible revelation of hith-
erto hiI>lcn pages of diplomatic in
trlgue the volume is of immense i'm
portance; as spirited and thrilling
tale OF adventure ong the borderland
OF war, 1T is of fascinating interest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
Love and the War

THE FINDING OF MORAN. By Eugena Brooks
frntn nFtiam l2mo. ~. "a. Houghton Minl
The plot has the merit of novelty, at
least as applied to the present time.
heHFN nd Norah are supposedly in
love with each other, and at any rate
are engaged to be married. But they
differ radically in politics, especially
concerning the Presidents policy
toward the war, and when at last that
! u e. c@.nl mates in the war message
she decides that she cannot marry him.
That is all there is in the story, but
much is made Of it in psychological
analysis, which is so full of romantic
sentiment and genuine human feeling
as to make very delightful story quite
apart from the problem involved
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
The Might of Britain

GREAT BRITAIN AT WAR BY Jefrery
rarnoi- l2mo, PIP 1877. Little, Brown
1t was we'll to gather these chapters
from the columns Of The Tribune and
otner periodicals. and embody them n a
volume for more reasons than one. We
nave no doubt that those who read them
IN periodicals will be glad to reread
hem IL permanent form. We doubt if
any more appreciative and sympathetic
account Of the more than magnifcen
work of Great Britain in the war h
ever been written by any one, and v
are quite confident that nobody h.
written about il IN more simple, win
ming and altogether effective Englsh
prose. 1t is a book to read to yourself
to read aloud to others. to reread and
Tor the existence Of which to render
thanks every time YOU see it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
Too Late
A Romance of Pathos and Of
Victory

AN y, As TT SOWING By E. f Bersou Emo,
pp' $50 The George H Dorsn Company
A man Of wealth and ambition. of
somewhat autocratic disposition. who
mas reached the middle age Of some
what gray life, with a wife who is at
pest unlnspiring, and daughter
grown 10 young womanhood; who finds
himself irresistibly loving the young
woman who is his secretary and Who
herself beginning by disiikine him
ana regarding him AS cad, has learned
TO love him in return-behold orr
nackneyed friend, the everlasting
triangle.
Now. guess. Is it the divorce COURT
Does timely demise make the
crooked path straight? Or is the tr;
angle secretly maintained, the wife be-
!ng hoodwinked while the sinners Dhj-
lander and gallivant to the full Of their
sensual Will? No; not one Of these
stock sol utions Of the problem" novel
st. but IN the very moment OF their
hrst mutual recognition of their love
he woman rises to the triumphant
height Of mingled tenderness and
strength; points out to him in a scene
OF singular beauty and truth the i'm
osSloIity OF continuing in the situa-
4on in which they have discovered
themselves; and passes from his life
leavlng only memory Of sweetness
md light, while he. at first repining
and desisting. takes up the burden Of
his gray existence with strength new
born from memory.
If we were inclined to be fnical over
so fine composition. we might saw
hat Mr.. Benson is at times triAe too
detailed and proliX, at least for the read
err who wishes briskness of movement
md crisp, brittle speech But book
Ike this is we'll worth the deliberatio1
with which it is written and with which
it should be read.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06

THE STORY OF THE SATONICA ARMY Bv G.
Ward prce. with an Introduction by viscount
Nor5hcliHe Illustrated. $40. PIP xiii. Bill Ed
Probably no part of the great war
has been more the subject of contro-
versy or more misunderstood than the
Salonica campaign, including particu-
larly the course Of the Allies toward
King Constantine of Greece We have
heard some perfectly loyal men ex-
press the suspicion that the Allied
commander there was deliberately be-
traying the cause which he WAS sup
posed to serve. while as for the Ger
man pretences that the Allies "viola-
ton Of Greece was as fragrant as
Germany's Of Belgium, their damn
able iteration" has been interminable.
1t is we'll, therefore, to have this
sane. temperate and authoritative vol
umo. from the pen of an official CORE
spcr ent of fine ability and high char
acter to tell the whole story, and in
telling it to make the why and the
wherefore of every act convincngly
clear. The perfdy of "Tino," the diff
ficulties of the Allied campaign, and
the immense value of the services rem
dered by it, are all set forth in an
interesting and luminous manner. The
work is one of the really important
contributions to the current history
Of the war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
Poor Old Greenwich !!
We RESTLESS sen. BY Robert W. Chambers
Illustrated hy W D. Stevens. I'm, PIP. 42t
nj M

y htpi' V' q 70
Some day, some day of days, we hope
that some one with authority Will write
the truth about Washington Square
and about Greenwich Village. They are
parts Of New York concerning w ich
more sheer pifle has been scribbl d.,
we suppose, than about al the e of
Manhattan Island put together. The VIZ
lage, particu arly in its present sad
estate. is as much misreprese in
current writings as that present estate
maligns its former character. What
perverse imp of fate decreed that wnac
was once one of the sweetest. cleanest,
most homelike and most wholesome
parts Of New York shou be invade |
and overrun by an unwashed moo OF
sord and shallow falser
Until the longed-for day of red mp
ton comes, however, we may gard
Mr. Chan bers's 70 K with tempered
era ctude because he does not Sc Q
and his work is not pitfie; and t IS
immeasurably less far from h. truth
than almo t any other HIT re a e
Soer on the subjec, l. is entin ut !,
Of course. but it is Interest," . 4 n
parts picturesque a d It's ex gg ra-
tions and colored lights are a. least
not offensive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
When the War Is Over

AFTER; By Frederic P Ladd. l2mo DID, Bill
Duiied x Co
This is not war book, nor war fic-
ton, but novel dealing with the
probable facts of the political and ma
tlonal government of America after
the great crisis which we are going
through is past. After any internal or
external difficulties a country must
weather there is always a period of
reconstruction to face. Mr.. Laid. in
this new book, has shown a remark
able foresight of the economic condi-
tons which, no doubt, the United
States will have to undergo From
cover to cover, it upholds the princi-
pies of government for which our for
bears fought so zealously. and for
which the Constitution of the United
States was promulgated, and as it was
meant to be interpreted by all Ameri-
cans and adopted citizens, meaning es-
sentially the government of the people
by the people for the best welfare Of
the country, and not that of the pure
ly money-grabbing fanatics to be the
controlling power of this country. and
to commercialze it to its own detri
mcnt. 1t is a great lesson to us all
after having read this book, to under
stand that great throb of patriotism
sacrifice, spirituality and purity OF
pun pOSS WHiCu lUe lllltc IcIlCH ldU, Z
stranger in a strange land, teaches US
in this book.
Shortly after the opening of the
European war we find in Richmond.
Va, Victor Daudet, French boy,
brought to America by a Red Cross
nurse to find him a home. His father
was killed at Verdun, his mother.
brothers and sisters also dead through
the frightful effects of the invasion Of
the Germans. and through another i'll
trick of Fate, he is stranded in =
small Virginia town, alone and home
'osr Through the kindly efforts and
affection of David Duncan, a printer.
a wonde rfully fine character of man.
Victor is sent to school and incden-
tally learns the printing. trade. lie
eventually enters college. developing
a rare talent for writing. ard VII lie
h~-n greet nolitical and industrial dif-
fcuties arise over the election for 1924
v of which Victor CLOSELY studies and
becomes a public speaker at the differ
ant rallies. Gro duated from college
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
Current Fiction
Romances, Detective Tales and
Short Stories

Some volumes of short stories Of
more than ordinary merit lie before
us, welcome reminders of the survival
and triumphant progress OF that diff
cult form OF literature. 1t may be
easy to write ephemeral stuff for cur
rent periodicals, but to produce short
stories worthy of preservation in per
manent form and worthy Of rereading
is harder than to write 300-page novels.
Rupert Hughes. in his Long Ever
Ago" illustrated, 12mo, PIP. 302; Har-
per & Bros.), has succeeded so we'll that
We are half inclined TO think that he
ought to devote himself more to short
stories than TO novels. We seldom
have met with better tales than these
of those most picturesque, lovable,
humorous and altogether human folk
american Of Irish origin Eden
Ph,llpotts, in his "Chronicles Of St.
It'd" (12mo, pp. 319; The Macmillan
company shows that in brief sketches
he can reveal the life Of his favorite
West country IS vitality is in his more
sustained works. It is, indeed, almos.
marvellous TO see how much his master
hand is able to compress within the
compass of a score of pages. l.. P.
Jacks also. n The Country Air"
12mo, PIP. 23S; Henry Holt & Coz.
gives us IN SIX tales OF Varled type
material which might have been ex-
banded into as many volumes. But if
expanded it would have been expended,
too, and we always prefer to have
some reserve of fiction force left for
food for Imagination.
A pleasant tale of English country
life is found in J E. Buckrose's The
Gossip Shop" (l2mo, PIP. SIT; George
H Dorian Company, which reproduces
ir chatty, discursive fashion the senti-
ment, humor. rivalries, gossip. and
what not in CONSTRUCTED community,
where Mrs. Grundy is still worshipped
and where destinies are decided over
cups Of tea.
T,be innumerahle cornanv ~ r..d...
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
ather and Son in War

THE FATHER or y SOLDIER. BY w j. Dawson
LIMO Pr 1914. The iohn Lane Company.
THE GLORY OF TIE TRENCHES BY Coningsby
John Lane Company.
The former book is by the father,
prefaced with a. letter from the son.
the latter is by the son, with preface
by the father. The one gives most
sympathetic and appealing, though
strong and manly, account of the feel
:ngs Of the father at seeing his son 90
to the war; instinct with uplifting spr-
ituality which nowhere lapses into SEN
timentality. The other gives similar
account OF the sons experiences and
observations at the front, through
which runs the same sane and manly
vein of religious inspiration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06

we should look for among the most
up-toda folk on this Identical April
6, 1918. Listen:
As charinteer or a swordsman
I'm as confident as a lion. AS an
Emperor I'm as cowardv as
r. he effect Of the proph-
ecies and auguries and oracles
and such. They all hint at my i'm
pairing the prosperity of the Re-
pubic or diminishing the power of
the Empire. 1t calls me when
see two old baldheads wink at each
othe. know they are tn mixing:
What did tell you. Here's this
young fool running Rome, just as
the oracle prophesies.' 1t gets on
my nerves.
That is not the way in which We
convcntlonally think of a Roman En-
peror's ia king. Not thus would Glib
bon or Macaulay report Conmodus
Yet, mutatls mutandis, we suspect that
n re a. AS pretty much the way
the Caesars did talk, when they unbent;
for were they not, after all, men of like
passions with those of our own day
And so when the fair vestal, Brnnaria
says, suppose you mean my lar
ripping Bambilio," we are cutie ready
to believe that Vestal Virgins did on
occasion, say "larrup," or it's attn
equivalent.
So on the whole We should give
cordial approval to Mr.. Whites venture,
some undermining Of ancient Rome
Our old Latin professor used to tell
Us that the only way to learn Latin
was to treat it as a living and not as
q dead .anguage. SO we shall enjoy
and profit from this splendid romance
in the highest degree through having il
presented to us in this intensely un-
conventional and modern dress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
Behind the Veil
The Sinister Web of German
Plots in Greece

~ rt5E HEART OF GERMAN INTRIGUE BY
n.ne;ra yasa Illustrated Svo. pp xi. 57s.
Hcurhton Mrlin Co
The tortaous ways Of Hunnish diplo-
macy els where have been copiously
disclosed. without more than limiting
At what occurred in Greece Yet in
some respects Greece was the most
;nnortant sect of all In the design
a. uniting Middle Europe WITH the East
ali the Balkan States were directly in
yolved. and in the arrog Hunnish
view Greece was the only enc worthy
~ consider aticn-becaus the kultured
Kaiseris eel -willed and formidable sis
ts- was its Queen The wor has heard
much of the long contest between the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06

with honors, he drifts to New York, to
enter the newspaper game" and after
two years and half there receives q
call from his old home town in Vir-
ginia TO return and run newspaper
in opposition to the one run by the
faction of capitalists. who use their
paper only as means of cheating the
public How Victor Daudet develops
into a splendid type of manhood, from
little orphan boy, but With the nrin
ciples that only hundreds of years of
training could develop. is told by Mr..
Ladd in a most interesting way. ard il
IS 4 book that gives food for thought
There are MANY characters in the book
and they are written true to life. with
all their human weakness and strength.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
War T ales

WONDERFUL. STORIES Winning the v c. In
the Great War With colored frontspiece ard
many other illustrations. svo. PIP $50. E. p,
Duiton & Co
This IS a compilation Of true stories
of heroi- exploits in the great war
exploits of many kinds, in many places,
by man. men; all marked with per-
sonal rallaAtry and devotion, and rec
ognized-they could not be adequately
rewardod-with the bestowal of the
Victoria Cross. The many spirited
illustrations are from paintings by well
known artists.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
Lite Comedy and Tragedy
Portrayed by Fiction Writers
Commodus Up to Date
MIR. White Fine Romance of
Ancient Rome

TIE UNWILLING vEsrAL By Edward Lucas
White. I'm. PIP. Z. 3l7 Z + button & Co
1t is a far crv from the South Ameri-
ca Of the nineteenth century to the
Rome Of the second century, but Mr..
Whites versatile talent seems as much
at home in the one land and period as
IN the other, and he Qives US in this
volume picture of the son of Marcus
Aurelius, which may we'll, for vitality
and conviction of Effectiveness, be hung
upon the line by the side Of that Of
"El Supreme" In so doing, however,
he makes an experiment the temerity
of which is Unsuitable only bv success.
That is, he paints panorama and a
group of portraits Of tie time of the
early Caesars in the colors of the
twentieth century, and makes all acts.
motives and words precisely such as