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saw service in Egypt. and in Saloniki.
was vns invaiide d., hons in 1915. and In the
front with a field battery. In 191S
by this time major decorated with
a a, Military NJ Cross: he was in the thick
describes graphically. Then came the
allied advance. during which he WAS
overcome by gas and permanently put
This" says Philip Gibbs in his
irh,Siii,;y "is real book. Here
perience not only Of t', one Soldier die In In
the British army. but OF thousands.
and hundreds OF thousands. All our
describes. were shaped by its hard
ness and Its roug'hnesS. were trampled
into obedienee OF soul and body. by
tragic bitterness in the book. and that
Is not peculiar 10 the temperament
Of the author, but general feeling
demobiiized officers and men. not only
Of the British armies. but Of the
French 3o. and fSn n; also Of the Amer,
that? Why this spirit OF revolt on
the part of men who, fought with in
It will seem strange to people who
have only seen war from TAR that
an officer like this, decorated for valor.
of tradition OF English loyalty. should
utter such fierce words about the lead
ers OF the war. such ironical words
world conflict. He seems TO accuse
other enemies than the Germans. to
iqTn rEund upon allied statesmen;
say. You TOO were guilty OF this
fearful thing. Your hands are red also
with the blood OF youth. And you for
their sacrifice" That is what he says.
clearly. in many passionate par
his POINT Of view is shared 'f by many amy
other soldiers who fought in France"
Aside from the heart moving interest
is the added Incentive, painful though
the experience be. OF coming into a
deeper understanding OF these tragic
sible of concealment, that fills the
great mass OF the dshtins men. who
fees. facing conditions OF unrespon-
siveness 10 the ideals for which they
endured all. and OF nonapPreciation OF
70 their souls. 1t is in these reveal
ings that the book is bound to have
its influence toward, bringing into
OF which the general public is too
little regardful.
THE BOX WITH BROKEN SEALS.
BY L. Phillips oppcnheim. Little,
helm has few equals. He is past
master in the art of telling a story;
and is untirlnE in the invention Of
mysterious plots. in which he clever
~ weaves the plausible with the SEN
sational and displays wonderful
knack OF turning out happy ending
just when the complications OF the
plot point to something different. lie
possesses both humor and keen sense
of the dramatic. with great capacity
for prolific production, having already
turned out more than two score books.
all OF which have reached big sale
In this. his latest book. Mr.. Open
helm returns to the field In which he
has achieved his greatest success:
that of International intrigue, and
uEfolds in his best style a thrilling z
narrative of a German spy. Jocelyn
Thew. and the English secret service,
with James Crawshay In the leading
role. This story was written. says
MIR. Oppcnheim, to explain exactly how
the important documents which were
not found in the chest with the
broken seals belonging to !Ambassado or
| Won Bernstorfr when he sailed from
America. were conveyed TO Europe.
| The reader follows with avidity the
! daring moves OF Thew from the time
| he sails from New York on the City
| OF Boston. accompanied by dying
man and a SPECIAL nurse in the person
! OF katherine Beverly, rich society
| girl who is under obligations to Thew.
| The cvcntful trip across the Atlantic.
! and the attempts of the German
| agent outwit his enemies i'm Eng
/ land eau to the climax which will