Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-26
THINK union SOLDIERS
FOUGHT SOUTH AMERICANS
Some Englishmcn Have Peculiar
Ideas Concerning Our War
Between tho States.
NEBRASKA IN CENTRAL AMERICA
Many Erroneous Impressions Con-
ccrning This County, Prcvail-Lit-
crary Gossip From British Isles.
Conan Doyle on Last War Volume.
ny HAYDEN CHURCH.


LONDON. December 25.-Probably 1t
would surprise most Americans to
discover how many well educated and.
speaking generally. we'll Informed peo-
pie there are in England who con-
tinually confuse the Southern states
of The Union with South America the
f9ni linen, You may ssarees% believe eve
nucntly meet English folk who suppose
that the War Between the States was
fought between the peoples OF North
One is reminded OF this quaint mis-
Understanding. which seems astunish-
ing TO us. by reading in the Book
hontnly. one ot the best and most ably
edited OF London's literary. reviews
"a South American This was news
TO me. but as did no, happen to know
and was informed that the authoress
RED an Englishnan. i!ved il the capital
brilliant figure OF It's society"
Chort!ing. read this precious para
graph to man from nomt who rs
newt arrived in England, and he cap
ped II by relating this story.
,c WITH IN me 20, on the s;ea mer coming
on board were, two Americans who.
ed Sat hsy ihe ln
same small town in Nebraska. Chat
ting with this Englishman one day,
the sma:lness OF the world as instanced
by the fact that these two fellows had
ihc same homo town in Nebraska.
part OF the United States.
THOUGHT NEBRASKA WAS
PART OF CENTRAL. AMERICA
.Ph; .I Eno"'" vas his reply, Gen,
This seems like really appalling
Tic fact tha, It's It's ali Rmerica m mGw
be confusing even 10 Intelligent
foreigners.
Almost as mercilessly sa,iric. a pen
IS welded by solomon Eagle" who
,,: been boob. whacking... as .Bierce
man" uondon.) since 1918. There has
ineen much curiosity. especially among
E z TO- the hut T noM i4 id naS
;shing his essays in book form with
dfe ,t,ie 81 F9oks in General" he
writer who also has many bitinsly
so j9hn Gals :.%s5y is classified by
object to Galsworthy's ostensible
lMont Of view." he says. partly because
Because eam of II Es he takes II, and partly
an absurdly unjust view" lie admits
!nn, there are virtues in Galsworthy:
as II | were in some cherries seaside
boarding house on a wet day"
aut6r efe insT Rags q Mrs Rs5slay
best sellers" this critic has m,cfi ' nnF
IaI.s :, admiration. OF her he says:
body else can write a silly Story naif
Arshibald Henderson of L. s. A.,
dismissed by solomon. Eas ,I.aS' thus; IS
MT henderson. an American pro
p SsSG, Is not %,s st stranger 70 the British
years ago a biographical study OF Mr.
io,rii SHAW SO vast that s,ng,e
COPY might well have served-WSre
not Mr., shaw still happily with Us
as Mr.. Shaw's tombstone"
CONAN DOYLE WORKING
On LAST VOLUME OF WAR
,ei Hi.F ma Ar'n mnr,, Conan DOYLE is now. he
calls it, the Victory" vo dun or "a as ne ne
wn WE n, Of the British army in the
Wi be iished ho no sus a as ,b soon Mo,, !,
OF compiling it is so cxceptionaIlT
painStaHins one.
Every detail in my history" u. s,ia
.!."S Dceh and will be obtained. moi
iFo ON records; but from the lips Of in in.
part in the s' battss who ,a;etualy took
40 one: accordingly will never be- abia
Ar,h rar w ny Fl facts in question. Sir
son: who joined up at the beyinnince
% ne war as a private in the r
And ~; u r, made many visits to the British
lea
'front.'; duri'g the course Of the var
tcria ne u, purpose OF gathering his ma,
Of the as ae,n Mgii ,h as getting experience
n near shaves" in the process lie does i9ss
n a6o nov expect ever TO write again
"oput Sherlock Holmes @'''
The many British authors Of dis,i,c.
10 o' W no nave been serving their conn
, my IN Khaki or blue, in many cases cases
me sake OF so doing. and viii nat ' br
cpsF, 10 return to their peacoltime
and Sa since ne beginning OF the war
m 'nn mas, ma the title Of commander. told
eight nove .HeF ben nhiy th is he is exact"
ihs P,u m,h Calthrop. Of course is is
iis minor Isl, of ON "a Trap 70 catch a
Eai5yland." all popular with S ,ntdG TO
anh e.. T., among many delightful novels
I,d o'h l works, including an authoris
''''Nc one on English Costume
"a TRAP TO CATCH DnE.,,.
WAS WRITTEN IN TIitEE WEEEs
aving. read "a Tran "a ca,ni,
an;Guro. for the first time. with Keen
casion TO to eS Snies recently. took oc-
me uthor and was told that he wroto
While hnlid weeks several years ago.
bsyonshre TSS is is p Eterv in Sout'i
has never ere S Sisi, Seas. which l,nIthrop
ton. He remarked. howev w in Tag
Tai,'I,. nave used his powers Of fanry ne
] soS Of i RharP nose as after ihs an
crai letters from Austraiia, yea sew
beer been. "here in the South Seas he cha" has
I There has been norf.o,
Sctting engaged Of late On ,bsy o.
authors prs''E relatives OF we'll. known own
nounceG 1iit S,, recently il was an
Is niece Of Richard Pryce. Of !Chr, Sno
and "d' nova '@m eome asd na pIgh,sd her iroih
inents of Miss Marie I.o,,ise ne engage
talented only daughter and ehi i 'n of
AND AND W W'Ie f who write in cola boraiion.
liz" ., t, d ia ar cousin OF Ruryard Kip,
MISS Marie Louise Castles 6ance is
u ,In I'm Erancis Norris. r. 4. who has
me- me cToiT dc Guerre with Palm. The
nrIue-lo-be is general favnrito in
s6Giety; an amateur actress Of consid.r.
ape ability. graceful dancer and q