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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-09-26
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New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
Sfrnl,inu the T'irar

GEORGES CLEMHNC 81 Gtors.s
LDcorDie. Publish h, D. ID tur t
Co 199 pagcs ir.ce
There is so much rhapsody ia -
comtc's book that It i soinet mes hard
to see Clemenceau. Tho aatior 2as
caught something Of the vivid nature
of the man whom he dcscr.5 <, and lis
tribute TO the force which animate The
marvellous old statesman is. OF course.
deserved. But, after ali the virtues OF
the Tiger have been admitted and set
down, it should be the part Of the
biographer to use little discrimina-
ton and pick flaw here and there in
order to give US complete portrait.
This Lecomte pretty generally fails
to do.
He admits that Clcmenceau is not
always tactful. but the general impli-
cation of the book is that all who have
ever opposed his policies are tn T.
skinned adversares who have been -
Tended by harsh words or out-and- out
traitors. The book does not seem to
us to contain the last word on one Of
the most interesting characters in mod
ern history.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
A Varying Muse
Clement Wood Pipes Well
and Also Not So Well
THE EARTH TURNS SOUTH. BY Glenn
ent Wood. E. P. Dutton & Co. New

THE EARTH TURNS SOUTH BY Glenn
York. $3.50 net.
Mr.. Woods new book of poems con-
tains much the same virtues and faults
as its predecessor, "Glad of Earth"
At his best the author is capable of
genuine passion, striking imagery,
fresh and vigorous ideas. At his worst
he is capable of being diffusely mar
ticulate. And a considerable BODY of
his verse, lying between tee two ex-
tremes, is passable without being in
any way great or peculiarly significant
Some of the rhythmic effects in the
present book are admirable. In 81 See
America Marching" the author conjures
up vision of the sheer vastness of
the American continent, reinforced by
sonorous rollcall of its rivers, lakes
and mountains which is worthy Of
Walt Whitman. Again, in "The Smithy
OF God" the buzzing hum of thousands
Of factories and workshops is splen-
didly rendered in the virile, masculine
measures of the rhythmic chant. How
ever. Mr.. Wood is generally more sue
cessful in his shorter lyrics. The fol-
lowing lines give an excellent idea of
his ability to compress intense, burn
ing passion into very small compass:
II the seas dry and the lands burn
=. And the day goes blind.
If the round earth grows a dead thing.
Why should l mind?
II the stars freeze and the skies freeze.
I could turn to you,
But If your love grows a dead thing
die, too.
"Nigger Hebb'n," Devil Foot" and
Ode Glory Road" are successful expert
ments in negro dialect poetry. In fact,
one of the distinguishing features of
the book is the authors versatility in
handling wide variety of themes. Mr.
Wood. may not always be convincing
but his work is characterized through
out by o distinctly piquant and original
flavor. w. II. c.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
The Meals They Write

Out upon these finikin folk, with
their sirops tinct. with cinnamon and
what not! Who's for stout Scotch
breakfast with Smollet?
The following articles formed our
mornings reDast: One kit of boiled
eggs; second full of butter; third
full Of cream; an entire cheese made
OF goats milk; a large earthen pot full
Of honey; the best part of ham; a
cold venison pasty; a bushel of oat-
meal, made in thin cakes and BAN
nocks, with a small wheaton loaf in the
middle for strangers; large stone
bottle full of whiskey, another ot
brandy and kilderkin of ale. There
was ladle chained to the cream kit
with curious wooden bickers to be
filled from this reservoir. The spirits
were drunk out of a silver quaff and
the ale out of horns"
And pray note that there was no
delicate spicking and mincing at this
noble meal: Great justice was done to
the collation. by the guests in general
one of them, in particular, ate above
two dozen of hard eggs, with proper
tlonate quantity of bread, butter and
honey; nor was one drop of liquor left
upon the board Finally, a large roll
of tobacco was presented by way OF
dessert, and every individual took a
comfortable quid to prevent the bad
effects Of the mountain air"
c.. P. DENSLOW.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
Great Hear" Tells of
The Life of Roosevelt

GREAT HEART. BY Mel MacIntyre.
Published by William Edwin Rudge.
Seldom do we find a biography writ
ten in such a natural, simple style.
No rigid form is followed in setting
down the varied events of Colonel
Roosevelt's career. 1t is more like
listening to the intimate discourse of
a friend than reading the bald facts
from the printed page.
That Roosevelt was not hearty lad
and the feats of endurance of his ma
ture years were achieved by sheer
grit and determination add to our
wonder and admiration of this life
which combine so marvelously the ele-
ments of the practical and the pictu~
rescue. The dreamer, the nature lover,
the shrewd politician and, above all
these, the honorable, upright man are
vividly brought before us under the ap-
proprate title "Great Heart"
F. r. B.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
Red Revolution and Wine
La Bodega," of Ibanez, Is Vivid
Picture Of the Peasant Workers

the impression of having been worke d
over by an older person. There is much
brilliant material in the book and some
of decidedly second rate order. The
author, whether he be diarist or novel
list, is amazingly self-conscious and
never more so than when he tries to be
casual. This by no means precludes
the supposition that the book is the
genuine daily stint of self-centred
young man. People have an amazing
!acu.ty to showing off to themselves
in diaries.
The book tells an interesting
and often moving story of a young
scientist and his fight against his iii
fortune and i'll health, and there is a
note of fine heroism in his defiance in
the face Of physical collapse.
The chief reason we have for believ-
ing that Wells did not write the book
is the numerous eloquent passages
about music. We can't remember that
Wells ever showed such understanding
and appreciation of this art in any Of
his novels.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05

do, reads Nicholas Nickleby,' and when
sh" has finished the book reads 'Nicho-
las Nickleby' again. This critic, at ten
years of age sail: 4 like Mr.. Dickens's
books better than yours, papa and
frequently expressed her desire that
The latter author should write book
like one of Mr.. Dickens's books. Who
cam"
Dickens and Thackeray ending an
cstrangement that had made both un-
happy; Dickens at Thackeray's grave
of these we should like to quote Mr..
Ley. But space forbids.
Not only on holidays, but when mis-
fortune or tribulation overlook those
he loved, was Dickens a rare and pre-
cious friend. When Macrcady retired
from the stage and lay at Sherborne
i'll and alone, Dickens visited him often,
and of these visits Lady Pollock
wrote:
"Whcn the weight of time and sor-
row pressed Macrcady down, Dickens
WAS his most frequent visitor. He
cheercd him with narratives Of bygonc
days; he poured some of his own
abundant warmth into his heart; he
led him into new channels Of thought; {;
he gave readings to rouse his intcrc 1t /;
he walked up in him again by his vivid
descriptions his sense Of humor; he
conjurcd back his smile and his laugh
Charles Dickens was and is to me the
ideal Of friendship"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
The Tragic Irish

THE XALLEY OF TIE SQUIRTING
WINDOWS. BY Brinsley MacNamara.
Published by Bretanos. Price. $l.5O.
The squirting windows were the eyes
of the .oblique souls in the valley, who
gazed through them. Nan Byrne, after
tragic girlhood, had, in the hope of
rehabilitation, married John Brennan,
and returned with him to her native
village. Here he was promptly en-
lightened in regard to her past, and
became shiftless drunkard. Nan,
now the village dressmaker, toiled un-
ceasingly that their son should be edu-
Gated ior the priesthood. 1t was both
an act of atonement and a means of
showing her superiority to her neigh
bors. There is nothing volatile or
poetic in this Irish tale. The spirit
of romance would stihc in such an at
mospherc. Sordid and sad, the story
is, nevertheless, interesting and we'll
told.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
A Tale of Modern Jerusalem

tHE LITTLE DAUGHTER or JERTSA-
LEM. By Myriam Harry. Published by
f. =. Dutton * Go. Price. $3.50.
The charm of this story is elusive
and hard to define. Geographic in form,
it tells the experiences of child up
to her fourteenth year. and the ele-
ments of romance are naturally iacking
Vivid description. clear character draw
ing and realistic Oriental atmosphere
more than make amends.
The heroine's first home, an old
Saracen house on Mount Zion. where
the arched door, with its heavy knock
ers and arabesque decorations. opened
into brightly lit court, where a we'll
with a wide polished marble brim, "A
drroping pomegranate tree and tall
leakcd pitcher set in one corner" give
the proper setting for the precocious
little Sicna, her pet ostrich and highly
ornate nurse, Ouarda.
Modern Jerusalem, with n factory for
the making of cheap glass bracelets. NJ
Hebron. hard by the tombs OF Abraham
and Sarah. and fiat houses built in
Western fashion. in the shape Of \
cube" are disturbing Innovations tha.
cause a shuddcr of resentment. The
contrast between the Biblical eovat---
and that of the mixed races OF to-d, /.
is graphically pictured. and rot TO the
advantage of so-calledi civilization.
+. Il. :.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
America in Air
Captain Sweetser Writes
Record Of Achievement

THE AMERICAN AIR SERVICE BY
Arthur Sweetser. Sometime Captain, Air
Service, United States Army. Published
BY y. Appleton & Co. 3S4 pages Price
From the tragic failure of Langley's
"folly," in 1908, to Major Schroeders
unequallcd flight last year along the
iringes of the earth's atmosphere six
miles above the ground is long call
IN the evolution of the art of flying.
though but a short span in measured
time. 1t marks the period covering the
flight Of American inventive and ad-
vcnturous genius against the almost
Insupereble difficulties that nature has
placed IN the path of man. The fight
that has emerged successfully through
the encouragement of apparent defeat.
The story Of this battle against the
impossible is an ever alternating pict-
ure Of enthusiasm and despair, with
triumph as the sequel. Major schroe-
ders remarkable fight is but one Of
the chapters in this story of ultimate
success. Seen through the unflattering
mirror Of history the defeats that
fnarrcd Americas progress in her con-
quest OF the air appear insignificant.
Where they do stand out it is as the
result OF lll-advised publicity developed
by alternate moods Of official secrecy
and nalf truth announcements.
10 the stupendous task Of recording
the military efforts Of America from
the INCEPTION Of the art Of flying to the
unprecedented production and achieve
mcnt at the end OF the war. CAPTAIN
Sweetser has set himself. In his task
ne mas succeeded completely, perhaps
I we might say too completely, because
he presents to his readers the most
minute detail, for which he must have
searched every nook and Granny of the
/ War Departments archives.
Nevertheless, his story is the most
important contribution on the history
Of aeronautics in this country. 1t
places in cold, unbiased language the
actual facts, the regrettablc incidents
! that came near wrccking Americas
aerial efforts in the war, and ther
! shows the real achievements that stand
out far beyond any political quibbling
/ He tells the story Of the development
and great success Of the Liberty motor
/ The story Of every type Of acroplant
/ developed during the war. How oul
| pilots, observers and ground men OF
the air service we're trained until ovel
$4,000 were actually in France at tht
termination OF hostilities.
Nor is his story but record Of me
| chAnical achievement. 1t records many
thrilling and amazing adventures II
the air, both against the enemy and II
the necessary flights made in thil
country. The story Of the air servic.
is story rcplcte with hcroism, ant
solid achievement against unbclicv
able odds. The book is profusciy Illus
trsted. JACK BINNs.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
Christopher Sterling
Begbie Draws Vivid Picture
Of War Objector in England

THE CoNyIcTIoNs OF CHRISTOPHER
SafsF Hnbsbsgy BY HI Haz0ld nsfo,s
& Co, New York. $3.50 net
thing-a reflection borne in upon us
particularly after reading the authors
preface to this volume. We are told
that the purpose or the book is to
"set forth the antithetical ideals of
nationalism and religion in the form
of story" by the means of "two
brothers who should represent ideal
patriotism and ideal religion" After
thus bodily uprooting our innocent
faith in his story as story, the author
goes ahead and tells surprisingly
which communicates itself to the
reader, and a well-touched-in back
ground of English life and minor
characters which makes the novel, up
to the last few pages, seem real in
spite of the impossible perfection Of
his two heroes. Christopher Sterling,
rich mans son turned Quaker, be-
comes conscientious objector and
suffers the special tortures visited
upon such folk in a war-excited Eng
land. ct Is but fair to the author to
nor a pacifist, but "hates all forms of
despotism." especially the "cowardly
and shameful rigor" shown these men
by the British authorities.) Christo-
piers brother James, the Every per-
feet gentle knight" and poet, strongly
reminiscent of Rupert Brooke, goes to
war for English justice, English lib
erty, English honor. 1t is James,
home from the front, who remarks: :
They tell us we are fighting anti
Christ in Germany, but here in Eng
land they have taken Christ and put
Him in prison. I believe it is
mans. l believe it is right for Chris
topher to stand out against war"
Christopher's trials are told very
knowingly, but in our humble opinion
the story suffers, particularly at the
end, from the apparent attempt to
IDENTIFY him with the Master whom
he is serving. When Christopher's
mother visits him in prison "she felt,
as she stood there gazing through the
wire, that she was in the presence of
Jesus. She felt that this same great
awe which held her whole being must
have been known to all those who
stood fer the first time in the pres
ence of Jesus. 1t seemed to her as
she watched this approaching figure
through the mist of the wire that one
had come to her from another world,
one whose thoughts were not as her
thoughts, whose ways were not as
her ways, whose ears had heard the
voice and whose eyes had seen the
glory Of God" A story of this kind
was told so superbly in the early days
of the Christian era that limitations
are but vain words. Besides, the
heroes of the modern versions all lack
the robust humanity, the humor, in
cisivcness and startling originality
Of Christ That is why, perhaps,
Christopher Sterling seems to us a
triAe pallid. But the author has writ
ten sincerely, and on topic which
needs all of that quality that can be
applied. L. S. H.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
Book Notes

Walt Whitman has burst into the
best seller class with his "I.eaves OF
Grass" A leading Chicago bookstore
recently listed this as the most
popular book of poetry i'll is stock.
"In the Sweet Dry and Dry" is a
book in preparation by Christopher
Morley. Writing from Philadelphia
"in one-piece bathing suit" ac-
cording to his own confession, Nor
ley says: "This is fine weather to ask
me to rush copy. It's downright cruel
to authors to be asked to work in
weather like this with prohibition
looming up strong. But | think when
my book is distributed to each and
every member of Congress (full royal
ties, Of course, on donation copies) it
will cause repeal of the 17th amend
ment.
an the Sweet Dry and Dry will be
published about July Is by Boni e.
LiVeright. At the same time this
house will issue "The Mutual Child, y
humorous novel by P. G. Wode-
house; "The Taker," gripping psy-
Geological novel by Daniel Carson
Goodman; "The Groper," a novel of
"bg business" by Henry G. Aikman
and "The Story of the Rainbow Divi-
sion," by Raymond S. Tompkins, with
an introduction by Major General
Menother, who commanded the Rain
bow Division in all of its battles.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05

CASTILlAN SOFT SOAP
He's full of pepper and tabasco,
lie writes of blood and crime and
death,
This Spanish guy, Vicente Blasco-
Er-Ibanez.
Hes touted as another Balzac;
y his books are selling quite bit,
For at the store repeated calls ac-
knowledge it.
Behold his vast and lofty forehead.
~, Behind which epic dramas seethe
With tales of war and passions torrid
And folks that breathe.
But while l gaze upon his photo
And reverence his look alert,
| must admit I hate in toto
His sporty shirt.
CHICOT.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
"Sanner" Uncloaked

"Sapper." the author of "rhe Human
Touch" "No Mans Land" "Men, Wom-
en- and Guns" published by Doran, is
discovered to be none other than Lieu
tenant H. C. Mcneile, NJ c.. Doran
will publish in the autumn new
novel, "Mufti," by this brilliant Eng
lishman.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
Reconstruction

TIE PLACE or AGRICULTURE IL
RECoNsTRUCTloN. BY James Is. Nor
man. Published by Il. z. Dutton Com
pany. 5't PIP. Price, s..
With the idea of formulating prac,
tical programme of land settlements
in the Un4ted States for discharged
soldiers, sailors and marines, the au-
thor has collected and laid before his
reader in detail the solutions to the
problem which have been tried or are
now being tried in foreign countries,
notably Great Britain, France and
Canada.
HOW TO FACE PEACE. BY Gertrude
shelby. Published by Henry Holt & Co.
81 pages Price $3.50.
detailed account of community re-
construction, together with various
programmes compiled from the au-
thor's own work as editor of The News
Letter of the Women's Committee of
the Council of National Defence"
JAPAN AND WORLD PEACE ~ X X
kawakami Published by the Macmil-
Ian Company 1916 pages. Price sl5c.
In his book Mr.. Kawakami turns
some light upon the present policies
of Japan. He discusses the race issue,
the Chinese situation, Japan's position
as q member of the league OF nations,
the control of the South Pacific Islands,
Siberian intervention and the effect of
German defeat upon Japanese politics.
THE PROBLEM or THE PACIFIC BY
G. Brunsdon Fletcher. Published by
Henry Holt & Co. 239 pages. Price.
$500.
The problem of future world peace
and future trade expansion is pre-
sented by Mr.. Fletcher with intere st
and thoughtful intelligence. A discus
son of the joint obligation confronting
America and the British Empire in the
East is also included in the book.
Juvenile
THE JOYOUS TRAVELLERS by Maud
Lindsay and Emile Poulsson. Published
by. lothrop. Lee q Shepard Co. Boston.
167 paYes Price. $500.
Captivating stories and ballads for
the story teller to relate TO all eager
eyed youngsters. The book Is delight
fully illustrated by w. M. Berger.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05

y HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR BY
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Volume ;.
The British Campaign in France and
Flanders 1917 Published by George
II. Doran Company. 3lS pp- Price. 81 so.
The author, in his history, gives
more than merely accurate historical
record. His story is told with anima-
tion and life and the telling is inter
esting.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
Announcements

where Bonds Are Loosed," by E. l..
Grant Watson, published last season
by Alfred A. Knopf, has just been
screened by the George Fisher Com
pany, of New York. The tropical storm
featured in the production was achieved
by n gentle rain from Heaven plus
four airplane propellers going at the
rate of several thousand r. p. m.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
Among Those Present
Fiction

OUT O. LUCK. BY ]. Thorne Smith. jr.
Published by Frederick A. Stokes Com
pany- l20 PIP. Price. 75 cents.
The humorous account, riotously H.
lustrated, of the sea experiences of one
Biltmore Oswald. Biltmore is known
through the authors previous book
telling of his training school days
This second outburst tells of his life
from the day he first goes to sea until
he resumes that civilian life to which
naval authorities, almost in self de-
fence, consign him.
THE LAND OF STRONG MEN BY A. NJ
Chisholm. Published by the II. X. Fly
Company 1872 pages. Price. $3.50.
Another Wild and Woolly West novel
in which Angus shows a promising
boyhood, a successful ranch running
manhood and ultimately wins financial
success and q girl.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05

We feel comparatively certain that
y. n. P Barbellion's "The Journal Of
a Disappointed Man" (Doran) is not
the work of H. 6. Wells, but we are
doubtful whether it is a genuine diary.
70 have been made by boy, gave US
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05

PRTSSIANISM AND PACIFISM: The Two
Wilhelms. Between the Revolutions of
1s4S and 1913. BY Poultney Bigelow.
Published by q. Z. Putnam's Sons. 273
PIP Price. $50.
The author sketches the last seventy
years of Hohenzollern glory and
shame; beginning with the tlight from
Berlin of the first Wilhelm, wher
Crown Prince GSt9). and closing with
the escape by his grandson Q9lS) tc
Amerongen.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05

Dutton publications to appear this
month will include "Silver and Gold"
a Western tale by Dane Coolidge, two
volumes of poetry-"W onderings and
Other Things" by Edna Kingsley Wal
lace, and "Life's Minstrel" by Daniel
Hendcrson-and "The Man With the
Lamp" n novel by Janet Laing.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05

ON THE COAST OF FRANCE BY Joseph
Husband. Published by a. c. McClurg
Company. 127 PIP Price. s1g5.
The story of our "Silent Service"-
the navy-and how it achieved its mag
niticent feat.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
i'oetry

THE SWORD. Poems written by G. O.
Warren. Longmans. Green g. Co, New
York. $500 net
The verses in this Volume are devo-
tional in spirit and workmanlike in
form. Although they lack individuality
they are sincere, sane and adequately
if not brilliantly written.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05

HIGHEST r2irlS AND ,nai DOWN
paid for boots We specially want the
nth EDl-'nt EHCl lcIOPAEDIA
sHI1 ANNICA
THONS e. EROH INC
~ John ST Phone .s2s-4tzs sekn.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
{ A LL-OUr-OF- -pRINT~BOOKs"

WRITE ME: can get 20 any look eve,
published am ~u'j ~ T'- r1ost e1pert
book finder extart Nh'n r. England csN nnt
my 500 on0 uooi, tAtfE IN EAT
BOOK SHOP John + ighf - ~ .nirshs
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05

INVENTIONS OF THE GREAT WAR. +
A. Russell Bond. Published by The Cen
tury Company 344 PIP Price. sl.75.
Not only does this book tell in a.
non-technical a way as possible the
great mechanical inventions which
sprarg up as means for or result Of
this wNr, but their Importance in the
future is summarized with interest and
accuracy.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05

Owing to the illness of Gene STRAIT
ton Porter, the publication Of her book
on the family life of birds, announced
for August Is by Doubleday, Page, will
be deferred. The publication date will
be announced later.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
War L}onks

SOCIAL STUDIES or TIE WAR BY
Elmer 7. Clark. Published by George II
Doran Company. 2S3 PIP. Price, $3.50.
Dr. Clark visualizes with camera-like
clearness social conditions in Europe
during the war, and discusses the
mighty changes which are imminent.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05

Amy Lowell has compiled for Double
day, Page g. Co. "A Bookshelf of Mod
err Poets" The collection contains
ffty-live titles and will go on sale i'm
mediately. Miss Lowell has reviewed
all the volumes of the last dozen years
in making her list and only work which
she deems the best expression of the
several writer's, as we'll as work au-
thentically modern, has been included.
John Masefeld, Vachcl Lindsay, Max
we'll Bodenhaim, III. d." Carl Sand
burg and other representative new
poets are grouped in this list.