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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05
The Writer of the Air
Boyd Gable Has Succeeded Most
Vividly in Giving Us the Real
Sensation of War in the Clouds

catch, faint and far of through the
booming roar Of his engine, the rattle
Of rife fire, and faint surprise took
him at the sound of two strange raps,
and the sight of two neat little round
holes in the instrument board and map
in front Of him. He looked out, care
fully holding the joystick steady in
one hand and covering his torn eye
with the other, and saw the wriggling
white lines Of trenches flashing past
close below. Then from the cockpit
behind him broke out steady clatter
and jar Of the observers machine gun.
Barry looked around to see Spotty.
chalk-faced and tight-lipped, leaning
over the side with arms thrust out and
pointing his gun straight to earth
with stream of flashes pouring from
the muzzle. Good man." murmured
Barry. ooh, good mani" and made the
Marah wriggle in her fight as a signal.
spotty looked around, loosened his
lips In CHASTITY grin, and waved an
arm, signalling to turn at right angles.
"Nothin' doin', my son." said Barry,
srinning back cts Home. john for
US this time. But fancy the priceless
old fellow wanting to go touring their
front line spraying lead on 'em. Good
lad, Spotty!"
A minute later he felt his senses rel
and his sight blacken again, but he
grippcd his teeth on his lip and steered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05
THE CHOICE Dominique Sylvaire

love-because Mime. ABBOT owned
one already, the gift of her first
husband, and wanted to have mate
to it. This pearl he recognized we'll.
1t was his. And suddenly he asked
himself why Nine. Serquct had re-
Trained from selling the other one.
His glance, no longer couded,
fell upon his wife. She calmly con-
tinued her work. And now he no.
ticed with inquietudc the indiffer-
ence toward him of which she had
just given proof. He observed her,
as he had observed the pearl just
now, no longer in a self deceived
manner, through the fog Of his own
regrets, but clearly, in hard reality,
without losing a detail Of her move
ments and their significance.
A transformation had suddenly
occurred; he had before him an i'm
age, sharply detached, almost too
exact and even brutal--an image of
the spirit which animated the auto
matte mechanism, whose very gest-
ures he could tell in advance. As
Nine. Serquet drew her Jewels from
the box he knew already which she
eventually would put back again. He
knew that she would choose to keen
the gifts of Jacques ABBOT. Instinct
lively she disposed of the others, as if
stranger had given them to her.
SO he knew secret which she had
never revealed to him; and. choking
under its ruins every other source
OF misery. an illusion crumbled which
he had cherished all through his
married life
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05
The Genius They Bombed
Leonid Andreyeff, Great Russian
Writer, Who Has Just Died "A
Survey of His Life and

fully, to practice law. Then he became
reporter, later contributing fcuille-
tons to the moscow Courier" Since
then he devoted himself wholly to writ
ing.
Early In his literary career he was
helped and encouraged by Gorky. In
1901 fame came to him almost over
night through q volume Of stories
dealing with Russian social problems.
This was followed by the enthusiast site
reception of his plays which were put
on for long runs at the theatres. His
books began to sell rapidly, and an
edition of $4,000 copies of king Hun
ger" was bought up in one day.
Andreyeff turned his back on the
traditions Of the theatre Of Shake
speare, Sardou, Dumas and his own
compatriot, Ostrovsky. He believed
thought, not action, to be the hero
Of modern drama. In a preface to
translation Of three Of his plays, 1.-THE
Black Maskers," 1.-THE Life of Man"
and "The Sabine Women" his friend
Brusyanin, the Russian literary critic,
speaks Of Letter on the THEATRE"
written by AndreyeR in 1913, for the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05
EoN1D ANDREYEFF, the Rus
sian Maeterlinck, is dead. Ac-
Z cording to a cable from Fin

EONlU ANDREIEFk, the Rus
sian Maeterlinck, is dead. Ac-
IL cording to a cable from Fin
land, he was victim of the
Bolsheviki, dying of heart failure,
brought on by the excitement Of
bomb explosion. Living as a literary
recluse at Terioki, summer resort in
Finland, about thirty miles from Petro-
grad, he persisted in refusing to play
an active part in politics. 1t is, there
fore, not surprising that he should
have been ground to dust in the huge
mill Of progress and reorganization
which he refused to recognize
Andreyeff's life was uneventful. For
long time he struggled against pow
erty. Three times he attempted to
commit suicide. He was born August
8, 1871, at Orel, city about 200 miles
south Of Moscow. While he was at
high school his father died and his
fight against poverty began. During
his student years at the University
Of Moscow, he partly supported him.
self by painting portraits. After grad
uation, at twepty-six, from the law
department, he attempted, unsuccess-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05
7ELLw asked Nine.
- w s.; ss!a S:t s sa.s,na s At;
c1ocod tho door

closed the door.
She read on M. Serquet's drawn
and harried face that the answer
would be unfavorable.
"Well? Could you get nothing?"
A brief silence followed-the time
1T takes a hope to fall and shatter.
Nothing. Daubcrt refused. Oh,
very politely. He has no funds
available"
Nine. Serquet's eyes flashed 'front.'
cally. Friends! Can one never
count on them? Then, coldly, real
izing the usclcssness Of recrimina-
tions, she inquired:
"What NEXT"
There is only one other solution,
my poor Helene. We must sell your
jewels"
She had expected that. On sew
eral occasions already she had en-
visaged such possibility; and now,
in fact, there was no other way
out. Within three days it would be
necessary for them to pay some ur-
gent debts. For months, since the
failure Of the bank of Gevre, they
had fought for time and to save ap-
pearances, at least. But in the i'm
mediate future there could be no
more delays. 1t was obligatory for
them TO liquidatc the past. And
thereafter they would have to live
somehow.
Resigned to tho inevitable, Mme.
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the wrist after four o'clock in the
afternoon, and without the accom-
paniment Of any elderly female
relative on the mothers side. The
shame that had killed the father
was said to be driving the wretched
daughter to seek her fortune as far
as eight miles away from her native
village. And so the reckless train
of gossip was set running round the
darkening room, until heavy foot
fall in the passage reminded the
company that Jim Barley. her faith
full lover, who had not changed his
suit since they were boy and girl
together, and that his fist, if not his
illusions must be respected, was ap-
preaching.
XIV
AN OBSERVER standing in the
nave of Yeominster Cathedral
anu clluIucIdtlIlS us CIldI dCleIlStlCS
from Parker's Handbook of Gothic
Architecture, would hardly have had
time before the light failed to
notice the handsome white-haired
Prebcndary who was leaning ghast-
ly pale out of the rood loft at the
most critical portion of the mar
riage service, which he was conduct
ing from that elevated situation;
and he certainly would not have
recognized in that stately minister
of religion the young chaplain who
had sought rest at Ranuncuus
Cottage during his convalesccnce,
after an attack Of brain fever CON
tracted from doubts experienced
during the perusal of Essays and
Reviews. Nor would he, unless he
had followed this story with excep-
tional attention, have observed that
the couple before him were none
other than Jim Barley and Pearl
Buttons, so soon to be Pearl Barley
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05

a glance Of frank admiration. "Mark
Over; what is yours?"
"Pearl," she replied, simply; and
as they disappeared together in the
rising mist, a third figure, hitherto
undisclosed, detached itself from the
surrounding dusk.
Indeed, from the circumstances
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05

young person, gracefully climbing
the hedge and dropping him a mod
est curtsey, which disclosed the
charm Of her downcast eyes. 81 am
his daughter, and l am going home
as soon as l have set the badger gins
in the splnney."
"My name is Over" he said, with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05

theatrical Journal Mask" in which \.
explains his conception o. the .h...,.
OF the past and the theatre o. ~.
future
ITO illustrate his views. Andrews.
draws an interesting contrast hetw...
the lives of two men of widely dire,.,.
ages and widely divergent ethical view.
Benvenuto Cellin! and Frederick yi.,,.
sche. In reading the memoirs % r.,
iini, Andrcyeff was struck by the lar,
number Of events in the life Of u.
medieval artist ard adveniurer. .uox
many escapes, murders. surnr;...
losses and unexpected discoveries low.
and enmities' cxclaims Andrcve.
'Ccllini encounters moro events !,
short walk from his home to the on,.
skirts of the city than the aversr,
modern man does in his entire ~.
Ccllini's life was a counterpart Of N.
life Of his day. with its bricand.
monks, dukes, swords and mandolin.
In those days interest attached on,v
to life that was full of events. con.
tinually active and achieving, wherea.
a life of inactivity was like eloa
lying by the roadside, of which thar
is nothing notable to be said. Celin,.
life is a personificaton OF the olde,
theatre. Read any of the older drams..
lists, abserve any contemporary actc,
of the older school, and you will real.
ize how much there IS of Cellini IN
them"
On the other hand. he claims that
the contemporary drama is speechlem
in the presence of the spiritual. In.
tellectual conflict.
"Humbly bowling before the !mmu.
able law of action, the contemporary
drama declines to represent-indeed
cannot present for us-Nietzsche. BIZ,
continues to offer us in profusion
empty, Anticipated and unnecessary
Collins. with their paraphernalis o.
tin swords
According to AndreyeF "life hs,
withdrawn itself into the inner 70.
cesses of the soul. whereas the thea
tire has paused at the threshold O.
those new and profound psychological
experiences and intellectual striving
the struggle Of mans thoughts with
man-and has never thrown open the
door that leads TO them"
This was before the great war Time
will probably tell what the authors
reaction was to the general uphesya.
of civilization.
According TO Mr.. Brusyanin. 18th.
Life Of Man." published in 1906, VA.
tho first Russian symbolic drama.
When it was produced on the stag.
it was condemned for this very quality
by critics accustomed to only the mos,
realistic dramas. Performances o.
King Hunger" were forbidden by the
censor, and another play, "Anaferns"
was taken off the boards through the
influence of the clergy Of Moscow.
The following scene from The LIE
of Man" shows the resemblance be-
tween the Russian dramatst and Maa-
rice Maeterlnck:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05

lie, or used to lie ,
until the London
and Southwestern
Railway Company
drove a branch
line through the
neighborhood and
altered all their
names, on the UNI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05

TIME late September sun
dropped toward the western
Il horizon and, displaying an
admirable and surprising
knowledge of local topography and
antiquities, illumined laterally an
enormous number Of places which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05
tho "Boyd Gable" falls the dis
tinction Of being called "the
writer Of the air" In the

= 40 "Boyd Gable" falls the dis
tinction of being called "the
writer Of the air." In the
great war first he wrote of
the gunners and then, by invitation,
turned his pen to chronicling events
Of the air.
Of the result, "Flying," a maya
zine dedicated to aviation, says:
There are some writer's to whom has
come the gift of seeing things clearly
and telling Of them clearly so that the
man who reads says: "Yes, that il
so; that is how it was" 1t is a gift Of
nature, not an art taught in the
schools; gift of better mental sight
than the average; a gift Of clear sym
life. Such writer's as Jack London,
Louis Becke and "Boyd Cable" (Colo-
mel Ewart, r. A. F.) owe little or
nothing to education for their art. In
deed, most often Education" has chief
ly meant for them the experiences of
rowing life as sailor, explorer, hunter,
the coming into contact with man in
his stark naturalness.
Boyd Cable" who during the early
days Of the great war snatched odd
moments from the guns to put on to
paper those glimpscs Of vivid, pulsing
life which. published under the title
Of Between the Lines" told the world
that new writer had appeared, had
up to then done little or nothing with
his pen. A Scot by birth, he had
roamed the world, finding the purpose
of things in living full, ample life, a
soldier in Africa, sailor and stoker on
the Pacific, gold digger, bullock driver
everything and anything, even to
business, he tried. Of course, the war
called him in 1914 and he went out
with the guns, and from France sent to
"Cornhill" sketch of the life at the
front which had 80 enthusiastic a well
como that 1t was in q way forced on
him to Garry on" as q writer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05
XIV

WHEN Farmer Buttons was found
hanging in his own cheese loft
in the second quarter of the moon
Of an exceptionally early lambing
season, Bill Brewer, Jan Stewer,
Peter Quincy, Peter Davy, Danl
Whiddon, Harry Hawk, old Uncle
Tom Cobleigh and all assembled in
the single room which did duty for
bar, ladies' bar and taproom, COM
mercial room and assembly room
at "The Three jolly Corners" and
lamented the fact that Yaxley
String Septet would have to look
for new second euphonium. They
also adverted tastefully to the ap-
preaching departure Of his daughter,
whom the breath of rumor had
scared with burning shame. For it
was whispered behind the managers
and over the pig tubs Of Sneed that
the strange young clergyman, whose
cheerful presence was remembered
in the village, had kissed her above
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05
ACT J..

A PROFOUND darkness within which
nothing moves. Then there can BE-
dimly perceived the outlines of a large,
high room and The gray silhouette
of old women in strange garments who
resemble troop of gray, hiding nice
III low voices. and with laughter 10 sHc
fro. the old women converse.
Conversation of the Old Women'
What should like TO know 10
whether our friend viii have II sos
or a daughter.
What difference dors that make u
you?
l like boys
And like girls. They ai~ays stay
at home and wait until you cone
TO them.
But do you Ike 70 make calls
(Subduod laughter
He knows.
He knows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05
By MI. Is H-R-Y

From q little sheaf of satires
By Philip Guedalla, published
IN "Ne2U Paths"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05
With Flying Men

~ I'm FIy1ng men
Leaving the gunners the fliers
quickly won his heart, as the article
goes on to say:
The gunners are no mean people.
But coming from the gunners "Bo>d
Cable" gave first place in his admira-
ton to the flying men. 1t was their
"joyous courage" as he puts it, that
made them so wonderful; the amazing
spirit that sent man out on patrol
with perhaps an even money chance
of life, with all the nonchalance Of
holidaymaker starting on a railway
journey. Regulus going back to the
land Of the Carthaginians with the air
of going to the seaside Of Tarentum is
the classical hero of score of paans.
The Air Force was Just crowded with
Reguluses.
The wonderful high average Of the
work Of the R. A. F. made the strong
est impression on "Boyd Cable" The
enemy would make great boast Of an
ace with twenty victories to his credit.
We had men with fifty or sixty vic
tories marked up, dozens Of men with
twenty victories, hundreds Of men with
half dozen victories.
Writing as we'll as he has done of the
war in the air, Boyd Cable" is still
not content that he has got into the
ho >~:x 30 <Lo
ing man and of fight. Some day he
may attempt novel with flying as it's
motive. But he considers it the hardest
Of all things to bring home to a reader
who has never flown the actual mo-
ments and hours Of man In flight
AN England Cried
In the story bringing Home the
Bus" the writer's style is we'll set
forth. 1t is a tale that "made all
England cry" Two flying men on
patrol have been attacked in their
machine, and both seriously wound
ed. They are making for home to
save the bus and their valuable
Photographic records:
The summing up was very clear and
simple. They were q good thirty
miles from the lines; Spotty might
easily bleed to death in less than
that; he, Barry, might do the same,
or might faint from pain and exhaus-
ton. In that case done-fnish himself,
and Spotty, and the Marah. in a drop
OF 5000 feet and full hundred mile
an-hour crash below. On tho other
hand, no had only to move his hand,
push the Joystick out and sweep tho
Marah down, hatten her out and
pick decent field. land, and he and
Spotty would be in tho DOCTORS hands
in matter Of minutes, both Of them
safe and certain Of their lives at
least. In seconds they could be "on
the floor" and in safety--and in Ger
man hands :. the two Of them and
:. and tho Marah 1t was
probably tho thought OF the Marah
that turned tho scale, II ever the scale
really hung in doubt eve can't
afford :. what was 1t tho squad
ron commander had said ?-"can't
AFFORD TO lose tho old Marah from the
squadron" No (Barry's vision cleared
mentally and physically at tho thought
no, and. by tho Lord. tho squadron
wasn't going to lose the Marah, not
II 1t was in him TO bring the old bus
home.
On the way home, flying, very low
az they had TO, they fought az they
went:
Fifteen minutes gone. They must
b year The lines nov. He could
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05
Translated by William l.. Mcpherson

Copyright NwYu Tribune
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05

Our friend would like girl. sss
says that boys are too rough. that
they arc venturesomc and seek dah'
gers. When they are s'iil cute
small they like to climb tai! tre''
and swim in deep water AID often
they fall, and often they drown
And when they become men tsey
start wars and XIII each other.
She thinks that girls don't drown
But have seen many drowned g'rs
just the same. and they were ll'
all drowned pcople-wes and green'
fish.
She thinks stones don't XII
girls.
What has happened 20 her Per
haps she il already dead
No. in that case we should hear
weeping The doctor would run col
and begin 10 talk nonsense. and
they would bring on. her husband
unconscious, and We should have oa'
hands full. No. she "a not dead
Then why are we sitting here
Ask him. How should we know
He won't tell.
He won't tell He tells nothing
He drives us here and there, nc
rouses us from our beds and makes
US watch. and then il turns on 'ha'
there was no need Of cur coming
We came of our own accord. niHh'
We come of our own accord lou
must be fair 10 hmm. There. sac -
crying again. Aren't you ssasnea'
Are your
am saying nothing. am ssy'as
nothing and waiting.
How kind-hearted you srsl ..Asl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05

that it's owner climbed heavily out
Of the ditch and shook a toad from
his sleeve, it might appear that he
had not courted observation by his
two predecessors.
The young clergyman and his
graceful guide vanished down the
lane which led through Yaxley
Admiral to Sneed Canonicorum,
while the lights of Sneed Ridge
twinkled cheerfully on their right
against the black bulk of Bilberry
Down: and Jim Barley, who was
handsome, if lonely, man of thirty
two, mechanically resumed his work
before heap of sows' ears, which he
was converting into silk purses
against Yeominster market day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05

Leaving the gunners the fliers
quickly won his heart, as the article
goes on to say:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05

Thomas Hard,
a recent photo
graph just pull
ished by ''Laru.
and Water''
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REMARKABLE PHOSPHATE
MAKES thin PEOPLE FAT
Specialist Tests French Discovery One Patient
Gains % lbs, Another 27 lbs.

vim and vigor; men and women who have
faulty memory, slecpiess nights. fits of dce
preston, the ''bltes" any ailment direct
ly or Indirectly due to depleted nervous vitali-
ty.
Physicians and hospitals everywhere recog
nize its merits by its use in ever increasing
Quantities, and it is therefore a matter al
more than ordinary interest 10 all such suf
ferers to learn that this organic nerve build
ing substance is now obtaiuable from the
Brattleboro Drug Co and most all good drug
glsts in the form OF 5-grain tablets d pure
bitro- phosphate at n cost low to be
within TIE reach of everyone.
One of these tablets should be taken with
each meal and the results in many instances
are little short of marvellous Before begin
ming to take il, weigh yourself also test your
strength 10 see how far you can walk with
out tiring-then after two weeks or 50 see
how much you have gained in weight and how
your. strength has increased. Note. too. II
you do not feel more buoyant have better col
or, better appetite. stronger nerves and in
creased vigor and energy,
As there are a great variety OF so-called
phosphates, care should he exercised 10 pro-
cure The genuine. standard bitro.phospliate.
which is composed wholly Of tile original or
gsnic phosphate discovered By Pelouz
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Nothing Like Bitro- Phosphate TO Put on Firm.
Healthy Flesh TO Increase Strength,
Vigor and Nerve Force.

New York:-The organic phosphate dis
covered by Prof. Peiouz. the famous French
scientist. conserving which so many astound
ing reports have beea published. has again
an annual meeting of the New Hampshire
Medical society the report on two rathes
striking cases showed patient to have
gained % pounds and another p pounds in
weight after a few weeks use of this sub
stance. Both claimed they have not felt so
we'll and strong for years These clinical
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organic phosphate when taken into the human
system is actually converted into healthy
body tissue.
Moreover, the real benefits derived from
its use are not confined 90 the mere increase
in weight. of thin people. Being efficient
and harmless nerve food which Supplies the
essential lite-givings phosphorus directly to the
brain and nervous system, il cornmends itself
TO all men and women who are irritable. rest
less, nervous; those who tire easily or lack
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/ did so the biggest. most horrible look
up from somewhere and he first gave
me a dig with his bavonet and then
brought the butt of his gun down on
my head with such force that ! saw
every single thing ever described i'll the
works on astronomy and went ont
dreaming of all / had missed
From that point ON | was an abso-
lutte fool and didn t know much until
l found myself in a grumbling rumb
first tried to collect my wits hut that
proved about useless Then / found q
tag hitched TO me and | suppose from
past experience it brought back lot
of things and / commenced TO under
stand that ! was out of it for a while
at least. Then | thought of the folks
AT home and how worried they would
be, and just tore the thing of. and
chewed il up. AS luck would have it
landed in hospital where one Of my
best friends was commanding officer.
He camc to see me right away and be-
| tween various irregularities and bit
of nagging on my part | got fixed ont
all right and exacted promise TO the
effect that he wouldn t send me
| through TO the base but would hold me
and not hitch on another tag.
| made good recovery and then
came the hattie of the specialists
One said my brain was dead, that !
couldn I ever remember anything and
1