Evening star., 1918-06-02

empire reached the measure of the
q pan-Germanic dream, wherein all
Europe was held, on the one hand. as
a menace to this dream. or. on the
other hand, as a condition to its full
.aHment Jealousy of England's naval
supremacy; fear Of Russia; uneasiness
over the African-colonizing plans of
ENGLAND, France and Italy; the ma
tionalism Of Italy; the Balkan prob
lem; the Austro-Hungarian puzzle;
the general menace of the German
frontiers: the decadence of the old
diplomacy with the rise of the Ger
man military dominance al these
are of the roots that produced the
war. and these are the subjects that
here receive treatment that stands
as a remarkably co-ordinated sum
mary of European history for the
past fifty years. Comprehensive in
outlook. authoritative in fact. logical
and philosophical In Interpretation.
study into the roots Of the war stands
clearly and strikingly out as one of
the important war publications
UNDER FOUR FLAGS FOR FRANCE.
By George Clarke Musgrave. au-
thor of In South Africa with
Butler" etc. Illustrated. New
-. York: D. Appleton & Company.
Capt Musgrave fought in Cuba and
also in South Africa This twofold ex-
perience he has since supplemented by
a study Of the history Of war in a fur
: ther pursuit of its detectives and tao
tics. It Is from this standpoint OF ex-
perience and theory that he here under
takes to throw the present conflict into
: perspective wherein the entire western
front appears as a single prolonged bat
tie, out Of whose unbroken extension rise
the submits Of the battle Of the Marne.
Of the Somme, Of Ypres and Verdun
From the invasion Of Belgium up to the
convincing exposition the plan of Ger
many to advance. her frontier to the
mouth Of the Seine. explaining the su-
perstrategy OF the Prussian to achieve
this objective. Over against this ne sets
the supertactics Of Jonre in defeating
the fulfIlment Of this project. So. from
point to point. up"to the entrance OF the
United States into the conflict, Capt
Musgrave gathers into single compre-
hensive unit the multitudinous details
Of the western front. A final chapter OF
special value gives certain definite facts
and makes certain comparisons and con-
trasts between the forces Of the United
States and those Of the allies that have
been longer in the field The whole Is
direct, non-technfcaL graphic and highly
Informing outlook over the wide field OF
war, and over the outstanding points in
its general development and plan.
.rHE DARK PEOPLE, Russia's
Crisis. BY Ernest Poole. author of
The Harbor." etc. New York: The
Macmillan Company.
The purpose lying back Of this book
is Mr.. Poole's conviction that an
understanding Of the basic elements
CT Russian life is imperative at the
present moment to the people of the
allied countries This conviction is
speedily becoming a general one, and
an exacting one besides. To our bet
ter acquaintance with the Russian
character and to a clearer compre-
hension of the Russian situation Mr..
Poole contributes here the impress
sions which he gathered at first hand
: out Of Russia during the past year.
In pursuit of his purpose. this writer
draws from the huge confusion Of the
; great and unwieldy country those
conditions and forces that appear to
live attitude toward Russian atti-
,iIde that apprehends and stands
ready to seize upon the points that
shall put the country on its feet and
face it toward order and progress.
With this object in mind he studies
wcti 90 may NC NSHS 80 eAAS N~eSA
infusion of the time and place-the
3dustrial situation Of Russia, its
Dor problems. its local units OF gov
nr.ent, its army. its transportation
-fIiculties-and at every point and
the time he studies the peasantry
Russia. "the dark people," These
c peasants-constitute the bulk of
ossian life, as they constitute both
IS present problem and its future
&. ;.fomise. Within the limited compass
time and space given him this
writer has produced a discerning and
sympathetic study Of the bewildered
q ,.ndition Of the Russia of the present.
as he has also seized upon its points
of progressive departure for the i'm
mediate future.
pHE HEART OF SOLDIER. By
Lauchlan Maclean Watt, author Of
The Soldiers Friend" etc. New
York: George H. Doran Company.
In his mems weakness the chap
ain must never be weary. In the
i,id and mire he must keep their
arts warm. And when the parapets
falling in he has to show him.
unafraid-a quiet witness to the
rage Of the faith he breaches"
~ is the writer's summary of the
plains job. And Mai Maclean
{; was chaplain to the Gordon
.'hianders at the Somme and the
re and at Ypres. This book is the
nry OF the heart Of the soldier under