The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-12
THE CUP OF FURY"
BY Rupert Hughes. Harper Brothers,
publishers. New York City.

BY rupert HuBneS. harper brOluoi
publishers, New York City.
while in Rupert Hughes story THE
Cup of Fury" the opening scenes are
laid in London, the greater part of the
action takes place in and around WASH
ington, and the struggle between the
hard working, patriotic, shlppullders
and the spies and anarchists who in
tested the yards and did their very best
to aid Germany, either by the extreme
method of blowing up the yards and
planting bombs on the ships, or by the
less dangerous but perhaps even more
contemplate one known as sabotage,
forms the main theme of the book
though, of course. the customary love
story Is not omitted.
The description of the shipyard where
Ross Davdge patriot, man of action
and of dreams is striving TO pulld
ships faster than the U-boats can sink
them, is by all odds the most interest
ing part Of the novel. The building ana
the tragic fate of the doomed CARA
hold the readers attention 1rmly, anu
there is a thrift in the account of the
launching of Ross Davidge's second
ship. Dayidge, who is the hero of the
novel a 100 per cent American, mad
much to contend with. German >aSentS
in general, and one especially contemp-
tible spy in particular, had resoved 70
destroy his ships and If possible MS
workmen he employed there were those
who were more or less secretly foment-
ing discomfort, preaching anarchy, de-
claring the war to be a war OF capi.ai
lists with which the worklngmen Hau
no concern, and regarding work ltsell
as "a crime against the sacred cause
of the laboring man" while even OF the
more intelligent and loyal ones; "All in
all. the shipbuilders loafed horribly
in spite of the appeals for hulls 10
carry food to the starving and troops
to the anxious battlefronts or europe,
And as if these were not ehouSn
troubles for Davidge to contend Win.
Governmental orders changed the sPe-
affiliations for a single ship no less
Than three times, the third in the series
of changes requiring the builders to
take out all we've put in, make a new
set of drawings and new SET oi C"oe
ings and pretty blamed near tear oowh
the whole ship and rebuild IL. my
chapters dealing with Damages pus
ness affairs provide In shole, .ha
drawn and vivid picture OF ono u lno
most important and interesting phases
Of Americas war activities, While CIV
inp- at the same time an opportunity Ior
some very sensible comments concern
ine the struggle sure to come aIter INC
war. :, +ha
Ch
Marie Louise, toward her own past
when her lover asks for some OF the oe-
tails of her autobiography she definite,
Nv and onely skips particular periou'
and later declares that "in the new mar
rage a man must do what woman nas
had to do all along-take the paI.ne.
for better or worse and no questions
asked" The point is but tncidentalIs
touched upon, and the history or the
early career Of Marie Louise otherwise
..Mamise," is never fully reveaieu,
though the author hints that she mas
NOT been one of those who 'magicaliy
retained their innocence through years
OF evil environment <,;r,r
Resultant complications are 1alrly
numerous, and are increased by inc
presence of the German spy VINO 70
save himself had turned states evil
dence against the weddings and SO
escaped from England. The aoSen-
lures of Marie Louise, however arg
principally important in the opportun-
ity they provide for an intese SUI !. h ae-
scription of certain aspects OF the laoor
problem as we'll as of the shippihs
industry"