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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
Current Magazines

stacy Aumonier, who is : r.r,s,.
acnleving fame as the producer OF I'M.
usual nction, contributes a short s,o,s
10 the April Century. which sustsirs
ms reputation. IT deals with the effsct
OF money on persons unaccustomed ~
II: harold Spender has TN entertain,ns
historical sketch of 10 Downing strest'
the residence of the British prime mir.
ister, and Frank Ward O'Malley write,
delightfully."- of the war whirl IN wash.
ington. Alice Duer Miller's serial. "Tha
Happiest Time of Their Lives" is CON-
cluded and there are articles on the wa,
and the usual number Of poems.
The April Bookman gives first n,ac.
to an interesting discussion by Dornthv
scarborough of the war and the sunar.
natural In current literature, Miss
scarborough is a specialist on the
supernatural in fiction, SO she writss
with the background of full knowledre.
Prof. William Lyon Phelps has pro-
gressed in his discussion of the advance
of English poetry in the twentieth CEN
tury as far as Vachel Lindsay, whom
he aptly describes as a cymbalist. Hs
also writes about Robert Frost. Some
other contributors are Clayton Hamilton.
Charles Ferguson, Laurence Houseman.
Margaret Widdemer, Scudder Middleton
and Edward ]. O'Brien.
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Meatless Plenty

Holding patriotism an insufficient
crime to put the family on prison fare.
two women, one a housewife, the other
a practical teacher of home economics,
have brought forth a valuable little book
which they call "Wheatless and Meat
less Days" In this manual Pauline Dun
well Partridge and Hester Martha Conk-
lin, Of the San Diego High School. Cali
fornia, show very plainly there is no
need for short rations in the home. 1t
It simply matter of knowing the art
of substitution. In 'Wheatless and
Meatless Days" they have given hun
dreds of simple recipes for interesting
dishes that can be made without the use
of wheat or meat. In the first part
of the book there are recipes for soups.
vegetables. salads, meat substitutes and
fish dishes all tasty and unusual. The
second part Of the book gives simple
and easy ways Of substituting ether
grains for wheat and includes many
recipes for delicious breads. mullins.
cakes, cereals. puddings and even frozen
desserts. The recipes are not involved,
they do not call for things hard to buy
and they are uniformly inexpensive.
wHEATLEss AND MEATLEss DAYS.
BY Pauline Dunwell Partridge and Hester
Martha\ Conklin. New York; d. Appleton
A Co. S1.2b.
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The Pilot Of Life

Helen A. Ballard has arranged book
Of Scripture readings for the year on a
novel and interesting plan. a special
subject is selected for each month. A
foreword is written by some distin-
guished man and there follows a
selection from the Bible for each day of
the month dealing with some phase Of
the subject. The theme for January,
for example, is "Life's Beginnings" and
for January 1 is quoted the following
passage from the 119th Psalm: Thy
word is like lamp unto my feet and
a light unto my path" The foreword
for the month is prayer by the Rev.
Harry Emerson Fosdick, professor of
homiletics in Union Theological Semi
nary. February is devoted to great per-
sonalities. March to human relationships
and December to life's fulfillment. The
book is dedicated ITO those who believe
that we are all captains on the bridge
lookouts on the sea of life--and that the
Bible. in its poetic majesty and its
supreme life teachings, is the compass
whereby we steer our ship" 1t will meet
the needs of those who wish to begin
or end each day with serious thought
ON THE BRIDGE. A Devotional Book,
Edited and arranged by Helen A. Ballard
New York: George II. Doran Company.
SIo5
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Sunday School Text Books

Bertha Conde, senior student secretary
of the national board of Young Womens
Christian Associations. has prepared an
excellent text book for the use OF Bipie
classes. Each chapter Is divided IN Two
parts, one devoted to p general dis
cussion of the subject under considera-
ton, and the other containing a guide
for study of what the Bible has TO
say about It, The chapter headings in
dicate the character OF. the book. In the
first part, which bears the general title
of "The Challenge to Service" there are
chapters on "Socializing My Faith
Motives That Test" and preparation
for Service" The second part deals
with "Guiding Principles" and discusses
among other things, Some Laws That
Condition Mental Reactions" Requisite
Conditions for Spiritual Comradeship''
and Releasing Spiritual Energy" And
in the third part, THE Application OF
These Principles to Types Of Religious
Experience" there are chapters on "The
Problem of the Nominal Christian,
"The Approach to the Non-Christian,'
"The Approach to Those Who Have In
tellectual Difficulties" and 1.-The Ap-
proach to Those Who Are Fighting
Against Sim" 1t is an intensely evan
gelical book and as such will appeal to
all earnest Christian workers.
Mary Everett Rankin, instructor in
kindergarten education in the Teachers
College of Columbia University, has
adapted kindergarten methods to the
needs of the infant classes in the Sun
day schools in "a Course for Beginners
in Religious Education" The class
which was instructed in accordance with
the methods which she recommends
would be well grounded in the elements
of Christianity before they had com
pleted the course outlined.
THE HUMAN ELEMENT IN THE MAKING
| OF A CHRISTIAN. BY Bertha Conde
| New York; Charles Scribner's Sons. 81.
| A COURSE FOR BEGINNERS IN RE
| LIGIOUS EDUCATION. BY Mary Ever
EFT Rankin. New York: Charles Serb
! ner's Sons. $1.25.
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X. &E' MARSHAL NEXT
YEARS STAR ACTORS
Theatrical Firm Announces
Brilliant Galaxy Of Players
for 1888 Season

Messrs. Klaw and Erlanger have COM
piled n list OF attractions which will be
booked through their office next season.
In publishing this list. they say: I'VE
do not think the public is nearly as
much interested in the so-called the
atrical fights or differences as 1t is In
the attractions which will be offered for
its diversion" Here Is the list: n
Stars-Maude Adams. Laurette Tay-
lor, Ruth Chatterton, Ethel Barrymore,
Mitzi Hajos, Mary Ryan Mrs. Fiske
Frances Starr, May Robson, Phyllis
Nelson Terry, Ann Murdock, David
Warfield, Fred Stone, william Gillette,
Henry Miller. George Arliss, Otis Skin
ner. Cyril Maude, Leo Ditrlchstein,
Harry Lauder, Raymond Hitchcock.
pFiske oHara, Chauncey Olcott, Lou Tel
legen, II. b. Warner and Robert Man
tell.
Musical plays-"The Follies" "The
Cohan Revue of 1918" Going Up"
"Toot-toot." "F'lo-Flo," Have Heart"
THE Rainbow Girl" "The Riviera
Girl" Miss Springtime," Pom Pom"
Chin Chin" Yours Truly" "The
Dream Girl" (adapted from THE Road
to Yesterday"). Madame and her God
son." (adapted from "A Full House")
and three pieces yet unnamed, one by
Roi Cooper Megrue and Irving Berlin,
one by George NJ. Cohan and one by
Harry b. Smith and Raymond Hubbell.
| Dramatic roductions-"Tiger Rose"
THE Tailor Made Man." Ben Hur."
Polly with a. Past" General Post"
| "Queed Mrs. Hopes Husband"
"David's Adventure" Three PAGES
East" "The Boomerang" 1.-The Country
Cousin" His Lordship." Turn to the
Right" "Pollyanna," Lord Richard In
the Pantry" ANY Girl" Among Those
Present" " London Pride" "The Honor
of the Family" THE Haunted Pajamas.' -
Daddy Long Legs" "The Man From
Athabasca,' "Everywoman,' "Sick-a-
Bed" Lightning" 'The Fathless Eek.
hardt." "The Garden of Allah" 1.-The
Laughter of Fools" "Parlor, Bedroom
and Bath Annie -for-Spite." "a Dis.
located Honeymoon" and THE Girl OF
the Golden West with an all-star cast
Minstrel companies-Al G.. Fields and
OBrien's.
Other plays are in negotiation and will
be produced by David Belasco, Cohar
and Harris, Charles Frohman, Inc.
Henry Miller, Henry W. Savage, Charles
Dillingham;. Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
George C. Tyler, John Cort, Smith ant
Golden, Harrison Grey F'iske, Thoma.
w. Ryley, Edgar MacGregor, NJ. G.
Anderson and klaw and Erlanger.
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IIN COMEDIAN
nuns GERMANLE
(afles Judels, of "Doing Our
Calls Lost Provinces
Basically French

Qufman autocracy may be thanked for
thing. 1t, gave US one of the capi-
. oe1nedians when II forced Charles
4el4 one Of the principals in Doing
~ Bit." at the Chestnut Street Opera
.use. to leave his native province of
1aco-Lorraine. Judels. like many chill
I 10 OF French parentage born in the
0vfnce wrested from France by Ger
4 my in the Franco.Prussian war. was
I ia with an intense hatred for the
{ f1nans and an ardent love for France
4 French things.
1T was natural. therefore. that he
bhld seek a higher education In France.
4 Il German government forbade the
llaching Of the French language and
rs adoption OF French customs in AL
= uxce-Iorraine, however. and when a low
II father sought to provide French
! tor for little Charlie there was trouble.
he elder Judels was fined heavily and
4 was decided to take Charlie to a Ger
I2hn Institution for preparatory German
6llitary training, in order that he might
} conscripted into the German army
her.
yBut the Germans were outwitted. One
nIght, with the aid Of friends, Charlie
Ms taken from his native community OF
NRupaine in Alsace and driven across
tie border concealed in a hay wagon.
2'sThe German chancellor, Won Hertling'
slid recently that the people of Alsace
AZ German in their sympathies." Judels
Unmarked the other day, but he lies.
The province is German in its activities
h'cause 1t has to be. Down deep in
t1e heart of every Alsatian, however,
tfere Is the fire OF hatred for Germany
I iat viii not die until Alsace-Lorraine is
r(kurned to France, the mother country
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
AMBULANCE BOYS
IN "GOOD.BY BILL"

A genuine wartime novelty will be
presented at the Garrick Theatre during
the week of April s, when the boys Of
the u s. Ambulance Service at Allen
town will be seen in their spirited
musical comedy, "Good-by. Bill" The
production has already been given at
Easton. Allentown, Reading, and at the
4Sth Street Theatre in New York. It's
success in the theatrical capital was
pronounced.
The cast is composed of thirty-three
enlisted actors. William Kernel. SON
in-law of Joseph Cawthorn and son of
the late Harry kernell, and Queenie Vas
sar wrote the music The book Is by
Richard Fechheimer, of the ambulance
camp, and the staging has been entrusted
to Lieutenant Edwin T.. Wolfe, formerly
OF tho Belasco and Selwyn producing
staffs. The plot unfolds in farcical fash
ion the life of a recruit from enlistment
until the close of the war. sensationally
brought about by the capture of "Kaiser
Bill" The proceeds of the entertain.
ment will be devoted to the amusement,
fund of the Allentown camp.
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- n
ITTRACTIvE ROSTER
FOR FRENCH PLAYERS

krhe notable French company which
J&coues Copeau established this season
al New York's vieux- -Colombier Theatre
al institution patterned directly after
III celebrated Paris playhouse, VIII come
I'd the Little Theatre on "Wednesday
e {ening, April 10. The engagement viii
continue for three days thereafter. Mat
les will be given on Thursday and
saturday, and thus a total of six bills
is|scheduled.
frhe repertory is arranged as follows
"Wednesday evening. April 10. Molieres
ssIsAvare'; Thursday matinee, Renard
foil de Carotte" and Villeroy's La
T8averse"; Thursday night. Moliere's
IA Jalousie de Barbouille,' Merimee's
eIie Carosse ,du Sacrament and Re-
ndtd's lie Pain de Menage"; Friday
evAning, Copeau's Les Freres karama-
d.; Saturday matinee, "L'Avare'
saturday night, lie Poll de Carotte'
ada La Traverse" The cast includes
S4xanne Bing. Lucienne Bogaert, Made
Ielhe Geoffroy, Jane Lory, Eugene Nau
Ptulette Noizeux. Valentine Tessier
Charles Dublin. Robert Bogaert, Emil'
CIifoiiau, Andre Chotin. jacques Copeau
Titnri Dhurtal, Francois Gournac. Pau
. 1cob-IIians, Louis Jouvet. Marcel Mil
ieI, Jean Serment, Jacques Vildrac
L0cien Weber and Marcel Vallee.
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DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
TO SPEAK IN CAMDEN

Announcement was made in Camden
yesterday by the third Liberty Loan
committee that, in connection with the
street demonstration of April 6.
Douglas Fairbanks. known to millions
of movie" patrons, will be one of the
principal speakers. II was said that the
movie star was coming TO- Camden to
help the war and not with any thought
of providing entertainment.
The Loan committee Is planning to
obtain the Third Regiment Armory for
the meeting.
Tentative plans have been made to
have Mr.. Fairbanks head a parade which
is to start at o'clock and wind up at
the armory at $3.50. The Loan commit
tee has been trying for several weeks
to have Mr.. Fairbanks come TO Camden
from California and his manager has
wired to NJ. +. Middleton, chairman of
| the committee. that he had concluded
to make the trip. Arrangements will be
| made to have a committee meet Mr..
Fairbanks and entertain him while in
| Camden.
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WHERE FIGHTING @s
is NOW GOING ON
The District Admirably De-
scribed by Masefield in "The
Old Front Line"

with comparatively few exceptions,
books dealing with the present war
have become antiquated quicker than
the most ephemeral Of current fiction
For the fortunes of battle shift SO
rapidly and unexpectedly on the various
fronts that in more than one instance
the entire aspect Of campaign mas
been altered radically while an account
of It has been in press, or shortly after
its publication.
The direct antithesis Of this familiar
situation obtains in the case OF MT.
Masefield's latest war book. written
some months ago, II derives unique time
liness from the swift rush OF events
on the western front, which all the worid
Is watching at this very moment win
anxiety and concern. For the old
front line" here described with the
Illuminating touch of the literary artist
has become virtually the new front
line within the last week. The towns
and cities conspicuous in the news OF
the moment as the scenes OF the oioooi.
est engagements and as the points most
hotIv contested in the gigantic linden
burg offensive are the towns and cities
which figure most prominently IN MI
Masefield's volume.
Mr.. Masefield describes this once
| idyllic district Of France as 1t appeared
| on the eve of the battle of the Somme'
| Aside from the quality of timeliness
already mentioned. the intrinsic interest
of the book Is slight, for the autnor
himself remarks: 'Tt is difficult tnine
! to describe without monotony. Tor ~
varies so little. Ii Is like descrlolng
the course of the Thames from OXFORD
| to Reading or OF the Hudson
from New York TO Tarrytown. What'
ever country the rivers pass they re-
main water, bordered by shore 80 oui
| front-line trenches, wherever they lie
are only gashes in the earth, fenced by
wire, beside a greenish strip of ground
pitted with shellholes. which is fencee
with thicker, blacker. but more tumblet
wire on the other side bu
Notwithstanding this tacit apology foi
the general character of his chronicle
the author explains and justifies III
publication on the ground that ut ma!
some day be of use." since tine ois
front line was the base from whici
the battle (of the Somme) proceeded
The tragic futility of many grea
battles, the inherent pathos OF prema
ture enthusiasm and optimism, are poig
nantly exemplihed IN the corhen. ZIG
the battle freed a great tract or Franc
." and first gave the enemy TN
knowledge that he was beaten ma
may be n great poet, yet fail utterl!
to foresee the future.
In less able hands the subject mat
ter of 1.-THE Old Front Line" woul
necessarily prove rather tedious. MI
Masefleld's polished style and fiexibl
vocabulary. coupled with the true poet
vision and perceptions, extract the ut
most from essentially unpromising ma
terial. u. f. A.
THE OLD FRONT LINE. BY John Mast
field Illustrated. New York: The MAJ
| milan Company. 81.
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LABOR WILL UNFURL
BIGGEST SERVICE FLAG
Gompers May Speak at Patri-
otic Ceremonies Next Month.
Names Being Collected

Labor organizations of Philadelphia
are gathering lists of names of their
members In the Government service. each
of whom will be represented by a star
on mammoth service flag that will be
unfurled next month in front of the
Central Labor Union Hall, 232 North
Ninth street.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, will
speak at the ceremonies when the flag
is floated with the Stars and Stripes
it Is proposed
Those in charge of the big emblem
said today that it would be the largest
service flag in the country. At recent
meeting of delegates from different labor
organizations resolutions were passed
to raise such a service flag.
When the lists are compiled COM
mittee will be appointed to arrange fol
flag-raising ceremony. Invitations will
be extended to civic and business mems
organizations to attend. The entire af.
fair will be held under the auspices o.
the local branch of the American AL
| lance for Labor and Democracy, o
which William J. Tracy Is the chair
man,
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MASEFTELD WRITES OF THE SOAIMEl

the time the Germans rushed ,h-.,.-.
Belgium TIL the United States Sr"s,'s
Iaced p,c the Huns on the American front
Picardy, the Champagne. FLANDERS vns-
tolls, the Marne, the sommc ofrsr.,sr At
the stand at verdun. the HindenSrvcss.
line. the chemin- -des-Dames are some y
the texts of the loosely Joined but NM ,'sel "
the less organically related chaptsrn none
Eaptain Musgrave, who is n trsin.s
military and journalistic observer" "'neS a,sS
VINO saw service as war corresnoraumus nmu
IN the Spanish-Ame, ,uan and pr,s.snt
boer wars, has produced a concise IN.
t9e,resting 9,r frst-hand story Of the can- M
nnnc l,nr. SO lar as Its main battle-ground !.
concerned. His style is Eraphic = e
iinent and though he does not % h,,ano sno
ms pages with every conceivable Sa,smn
ms aata are numerous and itemiss1
enough to give the reader in search .,
popular account one that ia fuli lum ern q
and yet not overly full " ''' enough
oN3ER SoE,s,p FOUR FLAGS FOR FRANCE. y,
Appleton G. Co. a. Ne" YORK; d.
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Status of Zionism

Whoever is interested In the restora-
tion Of the Jews to Palestine will find
A. M. Hyamson's book on the subject
most absorbing. Mr.. Hyamson is
member of the Jewish Historical Society
Of England and one of the editors OF
the Zionist Review. He Is qualified to
discuss the subject, and he has discussed
II most informingly After telling the
story of Palestine under. the Romans and
the early Moslems, and briefly summa-
rizing the history of the Crusades, he
launches forth into q narrative about
the efforts OF the Jews to return to their
ancient home. He tells Of the colonizing
movements and the beginning Of the
Zionist propaganda. Then he tells what
progress has been made in repatriating
the Jews and the hopes OF the race for
the future He does not look for the
creation of an independent Jewish state
for centuries. but he does hope that an
autonomous dependency Of some Chris
tian Powerfpay be organised in Paies-
tine In the near future. 40 he Is an
English jaw. he would prefer that
Power to b 0reat Britain He thinks
that q Protestant Power could act Cd
brotector % the new dependency more
successfully than : Power amliated With
either the 0reek o. Roman Churchos. and
- dives ~ 'fsnsenA whidh saep % ~
M
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Best Sellers

Zane Grey's ~. p. Trail" has jumped
to the head of the April bookman's list
of best-seling fiction In America. Here
is its list of the most popular six novels:
1.-THE L. p. Trail" Grey.
THE Major" Connor. "a.
1.-THE Tree of Heaven" Sinclair
The Dwelling Place of Light" Churchill
THE white Morning" Atherton.
Missing" Ward.
"Over the Top" still leads as the most
popular war book. according to the re-
ports received by the Bookman. Henri
Barbousse's Under Fire. which was
slow In taking hold. is standing up well
under competition and retains It's place
among the popular books about the
war. The Bookman's list Of the most
popular six follows: .....
''Over the Top" Empey.
Private Peat" Peat.
"Ail in It." Beth.
'ITnder Fire" Barbusse.
''The Land of Deepening Shadow" Curtin.
MY Four Years In Germany" Gerard.
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"Party" for "Oh, Boy" Company

An informal theatrical party to cele-
brate the opening of "Oh. Boy" at the
Lyric Theatre, will be given on Mon
day night. in the private ballroom of
the Vendig Hotel. when the entire "Oh.
Boy" Company will be present as the
guests of the Messrs. F. Ray Comstock
and William Elliott. 1t is an invariable
custom with these managers in begin
ming an irnpot tant long run engagement
with any of their companies to show
their appreciation by entertaining the
members of their organization at a sup
per and dance after the first perform
cnce.
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Story of a Fighting Man

"Under Four Flags for France" is
more than a mere fighting book or q
series of impressions OF scattered fields
would Indicate. Captain Musgrave has
really written sort OF chronicle
history, with a fair amount of strategic
Interpretation of what has happened in
France since August, 1914. TO be sure,
IL is more chronicle than history, from
the philosophic angle, more broad and
sketchy in outline than minute in detail.
What 1t does is display high points of
action ana military significance from
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NEW TRAINING SCHOOL
Enlisted Men in Naval Reserve tc
Have Chance for Commissions

A training school for enlisted local
men in the naval reserve force is to be
opened within few weeks, it was an
nounced today by Lieutenant II. r.
Tucker, chief recruiting officer This
will give Philadelphia men a chance to
Plans for the officers training school
have been completed, it is stated, and
ii is probable that 1t will be created al
Wissahickon Barracks, Cape May.
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RED CROSS SENDS MILLION
Aberican Organization Cables Checl
for Work in France

Washineton. March 30.-A check for
$1,000. 900 from the American was sent
tolthe British Red Cross this week. Will
linn Endicott, American Red Cross
Commissioner to Great Britain. said the
American Red Cross felt it privilege
III alleviate as far as possible the suf-
feting caused by the great battle now
vaking In France"