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pose so. What we need more than any,
thing else in this country-and | fancy in
yours 'oo-is free theatre, where man
with taste for literature may have II
fair chance TO experiment. Yes, we've had
them before; there was Grein and his
independent theatre, and Barker some
years after, but we need new theatre"
Farewell to Erin.
Moore then fell into reminiscent vein
and the talk shifted-or rather l directed
ito matters of more personal nature.
l had Just finished reading the third VOL
ume of Hail and Fdre,ceH, that monumen-
tai wholesale autobiography. Having
come direct from Lady Gregory at Coole
Park in Galway, and knowing how she
felt about the rather tactless treatment of
/ her kindly character in Moore's latest
book, was frankly curious TO sound the
author and learn his side of the story
He informed me that his Irish period was
over. fancy that having turned his ma
terial into a work of art, he was no longer
interested in the sources. Whether his
victims smarted or not was of little i'm
portance to him.
"They were all people whom | should
have used at some time or another, just as
l put Yeats and Edward Martyr into
Ecelgn Innes Instead of resorting TO the
makeshift of psuedonymity, have set
them forth as themselves. Why not allow
them the benefit of my character analysis
while they are still alivef'
Lady Gregory's Catalpa.
l felt in duty bound TO divulge what
Lady Gregory had told me about her
feelings when she read Are; or rather, her
implication. AT Coole Park she had told
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George Moore DOgmatizeS on the Drama

and photographs-long, lean, the Moore
face, like a Sleeps" l think he some
where describes il.
"Sit down, young man." he began, and
seated himself close 10 the fire. l took Il
chair from the corner and sat opposite.
He threw himself back, ran his hand
through his hair, put it back into the
pocket of his smoking jacket and immedi-
ately came TO the point.
Shaw! Brieux!
don't make apologies, young man.
They are waste of time. You want my
opinions on the theatre and the drama.
Very well. Don't interrupt me, please"
And he began, lucidly, dogmatically, to
lay down the law There was no mistak-
ing him. "Our present drama is doomed
TO failure. The modern dramatists of this
country have no sense of literary form.
There is Bernard Shaw, for instance
jolly good fellow: like him immensely
but the English he writes makes me sick.
Always ideas, and problems, and theses;
nothing else. And there is that-Brieux
there he purposely mispronouneed the
name 10 emphasize his contempt for
Brieux's lack of literary distinetion),
Brieux, with not the slightest sense of
form, no feeling for beauty!
Not only have we here no sense tor
literature: We have not vet learned the
art of presenting beautiful pictures in
stage settings. Why should / be forced
10 sit through an evening at the theatre
gaping at an ugly canvas or set the
like of which l would shudder to behold
and turn away from at an exhibit of pic
tures7
Commercial management? Yes, sup
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me that she took offence at but one pas
sage in the whole book. Moore had, in
describing the environs of the little lake
at Coole, referred to weeping ash 1t
was catalpa, however, which her grand
father had brought over years ago from
America. "Now, l hate weeping trees of
all sorts and don't like TO have any one
say that l have them at Coole." Moore
laughed and said it made no difference,
but maliciously added: Il rather think,
though, that It uas a weeping ASH He
showed some curiosity as to the attitude
of Lady Gregory, Yeats and the others,
and asked whether knew how they felt
about being put into his book. | told him
what thought to be the truth: They all
intimated that they thought they had been
outraged, but l am positive they were
secretly flattered." He chuckled
Moore lapsed into silence for moment
and l took occasion to make few re-
marks on Hail and FarcwcH. In the
course of our conversation | SAID that L
thought q certain episode III He was Z"
tour de force. With a real or felgned
concern his brows contracted and he sand,
Don't use French phrase when an
English one will do just as well!' L
started to apologize. little bcwildered at
this from a writer who was himself over
fond of using French when English would
even better have expressed his meaning.
1t was with great satisfaction that L
smiled when toward the end of our inter
view the same George Moore who had
warned me against using foreign phrases
replied to question with "Cela va sans
direr' He too broke into smile and said,
Il have a right, young man. | am much
older than you"
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ROstand Praises 'Under Fire.

modelled in the mud of the trenches the
enduring statue of the New Soldier.
When you passionatelly cover the war
with mud, in spite of yourself that mud is
magnificent. You give to those conse-
Grated beings the glory which you say
they must not have. And why should
they not have it, the saviors of the world
and of the futuref You have it, yourself,
in that You have portrayed them.
1t is a splendid thing to have written a
romance from which history will borrow.
We will discuss other points later. Mean
while, superb poet and soldier, embrace
you. EDMOND RosTAND.
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continuation of the war against German
miIitarism and (commcnding) a lasting
peace by the union of the democracies are
exactly those commended by the great
voice of President Wilson, to whom |
have often done homage in articles. The
divergency of opinions referred to by
Rostand are exclusively concerned with
the religious question and that of the
glory belonging to the common soldiers.
ITO Henri Barbusse, of the Thirtieth
L Regiment of Territorial Infantry.
My DEAR FRIEND-I admire lie Ecu be-
cause 1t Is pOem-a great poem, tumul-
tuous and admirably arranged. There is
in it what | like most in the world-in-
finite detail, without meretricious glitter
Such detail is only permissible against
background Of inspiration and epic move
ment. Visionary and man inspired YOU
are both; that is doubtless why your book
commands the admiration even of those
who do not accept all the opinions in it.
All whom ] have heard discussing it up to
the present are unanimously agreed on its
literary beauty and its tremendously real
signitcance<
| remember the day when You came to
say to me: "Voila, | am enlisting because
| hate war. The more one thinks as | do
the greater is the necessity to shoulder
rifle this time-which must be the last"
Again | see the calm and terrible beauty
in your face, and your impacable pallor.
1t is just that beauty, the frigid and sub
lime anger in your look, the tranquil ex-
ASPIRATION on your features, the naughty
poetry that mysteriously surrounded YOU,
the noble hatred which from time to time
Strengthened your tall figure with a start,
as you seemed TO be already stopping over
the stretchers in immense compassion-it
is Just that beauty that | have completely
found again in lie Fen. At that moment
bring back from the war a masterpiece
of tragedy. l did not know at that time
that it would mean the institution Of the
CroiX de Guerre.
That am not absolutely of your opin-
ion on one or two points you will readily
imagine, but when a man comes back
from where you have been he has right
TO say everything and must be given at
least respectful hearing. To hold our
tongues and ponder all they tell us, who
have been out there, is our sole duty of
the moment.
l find, in poem written year ago,
when l was returning from seeing our
silent defenders at the front
Heroes" my look said. NO
Replied their silence; I'VE
Are only men, That's less-and better!
Your work proves TO me that my i'm
preston was the right one. You have
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ITO THE EDITOR OF BOOKS AND
Il THE BOOK WORLD-SI: Pos
Silly the most widely and seriously dis
cussed book published since the begin
ming of the war is Under Fire lie Fen !,
by Henri Barbusse.
In the opinion of many of the leading
American literary critics this book stands
head and shoulders above all other war
books Sc far published. In my opinion
Under Fire is a work of genius by an art
list, and the book is destined TO live as
the greatest book Yet published dealing
with the war.
Some few critics have taken occasion
to attack Cnder FIRE, and by all odds
the most conspicuous of these critics were
Mr.. Hearst in the New York American and
an article in the Chicago Tribune. One
of these unfavorable criticisms reached
the author of Under Fire and was the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-04

cause of two letters, which / enclose,
one from Henri Barbusse and one from
Edmond Rostand. the French dramatist
| take the liberty of sending You these
two letters with the hope that you will
think as | do. that they form a notable
item of literary news of peculiar inter
est and charm, especially the reply of
Edmond Rostand, and l hope that you
will make place for the publication of
these letters.
Henri Barbusse was an author of high
standing when France was attacked by
Germany Barbusse at once laid aside
all matters and enlisted as a private in
the French army. He fought for eigh-
teen months, thus demonstrating his pa
triotism beyond the shadow of a doubt.
Barbusse as a result of his eighteen
months of terrible exposure in the
trenches has contracted serious and
painful disease which has so far proved
incurable. JOHN MACRAE.
Vice-president, E. P. Dutton & Co.
New YORK, August !.
TRANSLATI0N of letter frop Henri
l. Barbusse 10 Hugh r. Dent, May
80, 1918:
DEAR Mr.. Dent: learn by the news
papers that French officer on a mission
TO America has given lecture at Chicago
in which he has forcibly criticised lie Fen
This action, of WHICH the Sunday Tribune
speaks, and on which certain French re-
dictionary and clerical papers comment,
has surprised me. / did not think that
the >man9uvres of my political enemies,
ments in France, would go as far as util-
izing official action against me, and espe-
cially since the Minister of Public Instruc-
ton has just recently again nominated me
of French Propaganda in Foreign Coun-
tries.
However that may be, l think there is
no reason to leave the attack unanswered.
On reflection, the best way seems to me to
send to you, SO that you may rely on it,
letter that l take from among the thou
sands have received on the subject of lie
Ecu. 1t is from Edmond Rostand, whose
prestige in America must be considerable
/ send you a copy of it, begging you to
send it in your turn to the United States,
10 have it published in the papers, and
thus counterbalance the unjust and alb
surd opinion of which a Frenchman has
thought fit to make himself the echo over
wonder.
/ am for a few hours in Paris at the
above address.
Believe me, &c. HENRI BARBUssE.
p. S. have 10 need 10 tell you that
the ideas Of my book commenting tire
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-04

A mystery story called The Queens
Heart, probably by Ralph Adams Cram,
is being published by Marshall Jones
Company, Boston, under the name of j.
II. Hildreth. The publishers say that the
author kept the story in manuscript for
twenty-five years and releases it now DE
cause the reasons hitherto preventing pub
LEGATION are no longer operative
Amelia E. Bars new novel will be
called The Paper Cap. ID. Appleton & Co.
have it.
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By BARRETT H. CLARK.

HAD been warned by his former
L friends in Dublin that George Moore's
bark vas much worse than his bite, but l
was none the less apprehensive, for 1
wanted 10 meetthe George Moore of Hail
and Fare,eeH and hear him discourse in
characteristic style. but at the same time
| felt little timid lest he should think
me the usual transatlantic lion hunter. I
had quite persuaded myself that nv err
rand was purely literary one and that
curiosity was not my motive. But l uas
curious.
The tall Georgian house in Ebury street,
London, was of course just such a house
as George Moore would select-after due
consultation and conversation with his
cronies. The hallway was hung with etch-
ings and the cosey parlor furnished with
well worn Victorian relies. Moore
had evidently transferred his actions
from the Georgian to the mid Victorian.
| imagine l took this in as well as the
white marble fireplace, the comfortable
sofa and arm chair, within half minute,
while | carefully rehearsed my little
speech: Charmed 10 meet you, Mr.. Moore.
| should never have thought of troubling
you, ycu-,' and before had time TO
launch forth the man himself stood III
the doorway, a wisp of white hair nearly
touching the curtain at the top.
White Sheen or RIack2
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White Sheep or Black?

He is tall. gaunt and round shouldered
The drOop of his moustache and the slight
wave of his silver hair accumulated the
appearance of round shoulderedness. The
face is the well known face of the sketches
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-04
LADY Gregory's Catalpa.

felt in duty bound to divulge what
Lady Gregory had told me about her
feelings when she read Are; or rather, her
implication. At Coole Park she had told
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-11-15
DEERFIELD

August Gottschalk this week pur-
chased the old Meyer Jessner store
building which is now occupied below
by Fred Meyer as a hardware store.
He will continue in business there.
Henry Newman, who for the past
month or so has been operator at the
C. & N. w. depot, was transferred to
Lake Mills, leaving on Sunday.
George Bendickson, the youngest son
of liver Bendickson, died at his fathers
home here Monday morning, the cause
of his death being pneumonia. He was
SO years old. Besides his father he
leaves four brothers. two sisters and a
step mother.
Kate Ketchem Leonard, wife of Geo.
Leonard, died at her home in Poynette
on Sunday, Oct. 81 and her remains
were brought here the following We'd
nesday for interment in Liberty Pra'-
RE cemetery. Short services were con-
Quoted at the grave and number Of
old friends and neighbors assembled for
the burial services. Mrs. Leonard was
born on Liberty Prairie and spent her
girlhood days here and the first part Of
her married life.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-11-15
CORRESPONDENCE
MILTON

Robert Carr celebrated his 88th birth
day Monday by hiking to GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. Wallace Coon and two little
sons started Monday for Little Rock,
Ark, where they expect to spend the
winter with Lieut.. Coon.
Lillian Isaphene Balch, daughter of
Homer and Anna Balcb, was born in
Milton Junction, Wis, May a, 1899, and
died at the Madison sanitarium, stu
dent nurse, October 81, 1918, being 10
years, 5 months and q days old.
Word has been received in Milton
Junction of the death of Carol West,
who died of wounds received while
fighting the Germans in France. He is
the son of Prof. A. B. West and for
many years previous to the war he was
an ardent Y. M. C. A. worker. He
was born in Milton junction and re-
ceived his education in this city.
F. C. Vincent, who does a little trap
ping around his farm, discovered he
chad something" foreign on Monday
morning. The beast was stranger in
his geological list, but for fear that it
might be the Kaiser, he dispatched it.
Some of his neighbors informed him
later, however, that he had not been
so fortunate, but had an opossum. The
animal is plentiful farther south but
rarely captured in this latitude.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-11-15
FORT ATKINSON

Capt. A. R. Langholf and Serg. Les
lie Hummel, both of the H. Q. Co..
128th Inf, are in hospitals in France.
They are reported as only slightly in
jured.
Frank Wilcox and George Hager
were arrested by Deputy Conservation
Warden w. P. Mason of GAINESVILLE
Sunday at Lake Koshkonong for shoot
ing after shutdown. Thew were given
a hearing at Jefferson and fined $54. 90
apiece, including costs.
Miss Ruth Krebs has been assigned
to the training unit for nurses at Camp
Greene, N. c., and expects to leave
here around Nov. 18th. Miss Gertrude
Boyer goes to Camp Mcpherson, At
lanta, Ca, soon. Both young ladies
are enlisted in the Students Nurse Re-
serve.
Mrs. C. M. Slagg, wife of Melvin
Slagg, former Fort boy. and a grad
uate of our high school, died at Madi-
son last Friday, victim of pneumonia.
Besides her husband she leaves 81
mOnths-o old daughter. Ruth R., and her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur P. Cheek
of Baraboo. MIR. Slagg is an instructor
in the Wisconsin College of Agricul-
ture.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-11-15
Catarrh Cannot BE Cured

with Lncal Applications, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh
is blood or constitutional disease, and
in order to cure it yon must take inter
nal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally and az directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. 1t
was prescribed by one of the best phyei-
clans in this country for years, and lisa
regular prescription. 1t is composedof
the best tonics known, combined with
the best blood purifiers, acting directly
on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination of the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results in
curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials
free. F. j. CHENEY & Co. Props.
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, price Is cents.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-11-15

For SALE-Modern nine-room house
and household furniture. Also Ford
couplet. Inquire of Mrs. c. S. Horton.
IL
"A five-passenger Paige touring car
in good running order for sale or will
exchange for a runabout. Apply to
this office.
We have just what you want in
second hand Fords. Come in and see
us.-T & T Motor Co. 46tf
House to rent. Inquire of Lon
Dickerson, North Main street.
-Genevieve Holcomb announces the
opening of the winter term of dancing
lessons, beginning Tuesday evening,
Nov. 10Th, at o'clock at T. A. & B.
hall. Those desiring to enter classes
telephone No. 116. 51t2
"A Poland China boar for sale by j.
M. Sweeney.
Feed cutter wanted. DIR. Meyers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-11-15
Notice

DR. Horizons office will be open from
10 to II O'Clock and from to O'Clock
each day, except Sunday. Persons ow-
ing accounts are requested to call and
make prompt settlement.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-11-15
Pigs for Sale.

A choice lot of Duroc boars and gifts
for sale by H. A. Heried. Phone No.
348 F %. Aft
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-11-15
Wilson Gives Text of Arm.
istice and Pledges Aid
to Stricken Country.
HUN ARMIES TO DISARM
President Informs Congress OF
the Agreement Signed by
Vanquished Enemy.
TO GIVE UP HER NAVY

Occupation by Allied and American
Forces of Strategic Points in Ger
many; Surrender of Fleet and
U-Boats; Occupation of
Naval Bases and Re-
lease of All Allied
and American
Soldiers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-03
WILL AUCTION SEATS
FOR RED CROSS PLAY

Not since seats were auctioned here
for the Lambs Gambol has an event
taken place in Washington like that
arranged for next Monday afternoon
at 4 o'clock when the boxes and or
cheBtra seats for the all-star Red
Cross beneht play. out There" will
be aUctioned at the National Theater.
Charles Henry Butter, of Washing
ton, will be the auctioneeT. He will
be assisted by Frances Starr, George
Monroe, Bessie Mccoy Davis, and
other stars playing at Washing
ton theaters this week
The members OF the cast OF "Out
There include the most remarkable
array seen In one performance in re-
cent year: among them being George
Arliss. Julia Arthur, James T. Powers,
George MacFarIsne. Laurette TayIo~,
George NJ. Cohan, James X. Hackett,
H. B. Warner, Mrs. Fiske. Rose Stahl.
o. P. HeEgie, Burr Mcintosh, Chaun-
later. who now are seeking to arrange
Tor the three weeks tour the prodUc-
Ajon is making for the Red Cross.
The auction sale will take place at
4 o'clock. Seats that are left will be
placed on sale at the box office OF the
National Theater beginning May s.
and they can only be procured there
after that date.
"Out There" played two years in
London. had a remarllab Bile run in New
York. but has been seen in no other
American city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-03
ACTOR PRAISES DRAMA
WORK IN TRENCHES

The good ] saw derived from the
drama in the trenches and camps ~
France makes me proud OF my call
ms" says Winthrop Ames. actor.
"'7-r--i~I.t. and producer, recently re-
turned from France.
spIeudId work Is being done" he
says, "by the American actors who
are volunteering by the hundreds to
60 TO France. without remuneration.
TO entertain the soldiers"
Mr.. Ames spoke at last nights EeS-
sion o. the Drama League Of Ameri-
ca at the CorcorRn Gallery Of Art.
Dennis A Mccarthy. o. the knights
~ Columbus War Activities Commit
tee. discussed the participation or
soldiers in camp entertainments. Lee
F. Hammer. Commissioner Louis
Brownlow. MrE. Thomas W. Sidell.
and Philandsr P. ClaTton. Commits
EioneT OF Education. also spoke.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-03
LETTER DESCRIBES
, PARIS UNDER FIRE
OF NEW SUPER-GUN

One OF the nrst eyewitness Reports
Of the bombardment OF Paris by the
new German long distance gun has
come TO David NJ. Conway, OF Wash
lnEton, IN a letter from his cousin,
VIII Black. Princeton graduate, war
ambulance driver and aeroplane cleo
tricsl worker now in the French cap
itaL
His story Of the heroism Of the
Psrisians under the FIRST fire OF the
new engine Of frightfulness reads:
In the good old days one could go
to bed with a prospect Of good sleep
provided his conscience wasn't CIV
ing him trouble" writes young Mr..
Black. but nowadays, no one sleeps
but the deaf. 1t was interesting
enough when there were only air
raids, but when Fritz started throw
ing them in from seventy-hve miles
or 20 distant the pace was visibly
qHickened.
Slow to Believe.
"When the papers first came out
telling what It was no one would be-
lieve them. but when the thing was
repeated the next day and again to-
day, every one gradually became con-
.vsrted." (The letter Is dated March
25)
Last Saturday morning about 10
o'clock they started with the gun.
There had been a false alert the
night before and the alert was given
again in the morning and everybody
except a few OF the foolish 'aymeary-
cans took to the cellars. The ayia-
tors went up and TAnsaclled the milky
way looking for Fritz, but he was
nowhere to be seen. Then the peo-
pie gradually began to move out Of
their holes and although the noise
kept up at regular ffteen-minute in
tervals life went on as it nominaLy
does, in fact, there were many more
people on the street than usual.
"Watched Whole show"
The writer tells how the people go
about their business paying little
Iced to air taids and continues, ain
the last big air raid. for instance,
Ce sat on the roof of the Y. NJ. C. A
and watched the whole show. 1t was
a wonderful spectacle and kept US
interested up TO the moment they
dropped a huge red flare over to our
left, lighting up a couple square
miles of the city. We knew what
WAS coming and crawled down the
ladder faster than it was ever done
before, but it wouldn't have helped
much for Whango! Whango. Whango!
three in a row-came a few sec
onds after the flare.
The bombs are not 80 large as
those used at the front for they
have farther to carry them, but they
are large enough to dent your derby
at that. II It was only a sporting
proposition It would be lots of fun,
but when you think of the porr little
kids and women il makes you sore.
besides one loses lots OF sleep in a
months raidinE."