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New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
Our War at Sea
How 1t Was Waged and What
1t Achieved

SOLDIERS OF THE SEA By villa J. Abbo.
Must 1MiustrssHi !. +, Small svo. pp Z. Sl5. Dodd
OUR NAVY AT WORK By REGINALD Wright
AaunDian- Illustrated l2mo pp $50 The
Bobts Merrill Company.
HUNTING THE GERMAN SHARK Rv Hartman
WhitaSer Illustrated. limo. pp $40 Tho
TIE NAVAL RESERVE BY Frank Hunter Potter
ILLUSTRATED. limo. pp. 1877 Henry Holt & Co
NAVAL POWER IN THE WAR By Commander
C. Gill Y. s. n With maps and nlustra-
tons. Small syo. pp. So2 The (ieorgs II
While first honors for service to hu
manity at sea in the great war must
CT course be given to Great Britain,
our own naval establishment played no
insignificant part, while our Marine
Corps fighting on land at Belleau Wood
and elsewhere won distinction second
to that Of no other organization. Mr..
Abbot's history Of that famous corps
covers its entire career, from earlv in
the Revolution to the operations of
last year in France. With no attemnt
at rhetorical distinction. the author
tells straightforward, comprehensive
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
OTHER SERVICES

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raising the masses of the peo-
Die gradually, but surely, thus

raising the masses of the peo-
pie gradually, but surely, thus
founding the fabric Of the common
wealth on the widest and deepest
basis possible, namely, the whole
population, the state renders itself
liable to years and years of anarchy
and disaster, and, perhaps, to dis
solution"
The examples of Russia, Turkey and
China, to which he briefly refers, are
intensely pertinent. Conversely, Eng
land-and here is the hope of India
furnishes the worlds greatest and best
that needed elevation of the people to
effective control Of the government; a
process which has not been suddenly
begun in consequence of revolution,
but which has been going on since the
dawn of English history. If now, in
India, the English were to fail in or
were to abandon their task, Southern
Asia would become the theatre of one
of the greatest disasters humanity
has ever suffered. There must be,
then, no severance of the tie which
binds the Indian Empire to the United
Kingdom, but the work of English gov
ernment for India must continue until,
in the fulness of time, it becomes
commensurately government by India
Such is the argument of this note
worthy essay in enlightened states
manship, and we may confidently ex-
pect that it will prevail in the coun-
sells of the worlds greatest empire.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
Botchkareva
The Leader of the Women's Bat.
talon of Death

YAsHKA. By Maria Botchkareva; sst down
by Isaac Don Levine. With portrait svo. pp
XII. $40. Frederick A Stokes Company.
There can be no question of the in
tense interest of this book. Some may
inquire how much of it is Maria Botch-
kareva's and how much her reporters
For being illterate she could not write
it herself. She related her story to
Mr.. Levine, who wrote it down in long
hand and prepared it for publication
Obviously, it is not now just as she
gave it, or an exact translation there
Of An illitcrate Russian peasant
does not talk in finished literature
And it would be miraculous if in so
free a transcription Mr. Levine had not
introduced some of his own thoughts
as we'll as his own forms of speech
Nevertheless, the whole amazing nara
tive rings true; SO that we may accept
it with abundant confidence that if this
was not precisely what she said it was
what she meant to say and what she
would have said if she had possessed
the gift of letters.
1t is the story of her whole life. 1t
gives realistic account of her peasant
girlhood, and early marriage; Of the
HOIiOIS OIL olDcrldn exile. ana lnc III
fanny of an imperial governors; thus
leading up to her enlistment in the
army as a common soldier, the only
woman in the ranks. Then came the
revolution, and with it the seduction of
the army. Not elsewhere have we seen
an account comparable with this Of the
manner in which the ruin of Russia was
compassed by the Bolshevist device Of
introducing "committees" into the
army, to take the place of command
ing officers. Against this fatal system
Botchkareva pleaded in vain. Kerensky
was intent upon it, as inevitable. Then
it was that she determined to organize
at least one body not cursed with that
deadly poison-a Battalion of Death,
composed entirely of women. Kerensky
listened to her impatiently. He wanted
to be assured of only one thing. Would
she be able to maintain high stand
ard of morals in the battalion? When
she pledged herself to it, all was
settled. The Battalion of Death was
formed; and it had no Committee"
Then came the Bolshcvist, coaxing
commanding, that she consent to the
forming of "committee':
"Do it for the sake of form Your
girls are so devoted to you that
committee elected by them would
never seriously bother you.'
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
How Our Men Fought and
How They Are Cared For
BY Willis Fletcher Johnson

story which is good for consecutive
reading and valuable for reference.
Mr.. Kauffman's book is devoted en-
tirely to the present war and is a spir-
tied and entertaining account of ex-
periences and observations with our
tighting fleet in French waters. We
have not been able to detect phase
of the multiform and arduous service
which is not described on the sea,
under the sea and in the air above The
sea. Mr.. Kaufman is widely known as
an engaging writer of fiction, and he
has given to this work all the charm
of his best stories and at the same
time has made it as accurate and as
technically instructive as an official
report. 1t abounds with incidents of
action, humorous, dramatic, heroic,
which will make it JOY unspeakable
to multitudes of readers. 1t is one of
the finest works on life and service IN
the navy that We have ever read.
In "Hunting the German Shark" we
have an account, from actual expert
cnce, of service on torpedo boats, de-
stroyers and submarine chasers, and of
the achievements of those vessels in
battling or destroying the piratical u
boats. There is also a narrative of eX
perlence In the air, in airplanes and
dirigibles, also looking for submarines
in the depth below. The book is ad-
mirably written and will give to the
reader some Of the best possible ideas
of the way in which the savage designs
of Tirpitz were made to fail.
Less is known, probably, about the
Naval Reserve than about almost any
other branch of the service, though it
really deserves much attention. Mr..
Potter gives most interesting account
of its organization and of the examina-
ton and training of its members; and
also of some of their actual service at
sea, and in the air, for airplane and
balloon work is now inseparable from
naval activities. His book is we'll pro-
vided with capital illustrations from
photographs.
The compendious little volume by
Commander Gill is really a complete
naval history of the war, of official au-
thority. 1t has to do with the opening
activities, the disposition of fleets, the
German raiders, the engagements at
Heligoland, Coronel and the Falklands,
the Dogger Bank and Jutland, the Oar
danelles campaign, submarine warfare
and the transportation Of the Amer
lean forces across the sea. 1t has nu-
merous maps, diagrams and illustra-
tions, valuable tables Of the compara-
tive strength of navies and other ger
name matter. AS a standard work of
reference and guide to future histori-
cal writer's it is invaluable.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
The Indian Empire
Discussed by One of Its Fore.
most Statesmen

INDIA IN TRANSITION. BY tho Aga Khan sro.,
pp XII. 80 G. p. Putnam's Sons
Debarred by physical conditions from
taking a soldiers part in the great war.
in which he was eager to serve his en-
pire and humanity against the Hun.
and also debarred by political condi-
tions from partaking as he would wish
to do in the public affairs OF India, this
distinguished statesman and patriot.
endowed above most Of his contem-
poraries with the moral authority to
speak of and for three hundred million
people, has devoted his thought and
time and strength to what he modestlv
calls study in political evolution and
what we must esteem as perhaps the
most gust, convincing and satisfactory
discussion of Indian affairs, present and
prospective, that has been given to the
world
1t is an impressive. and. we might
say, a somewhat startling reflection
that two of the greatest members of
the 1reest and most enlightened en-
pre- OF the world are practically the
only two countries in the world still
governed by irresponsible autocracv.
Even Russia and China have become
at least theoretical democracies. Ger
many is at this moment organizing
republic, and Persia and Turkey pro
less to be constitutional monarchies:
whlle India and Egypt alone remain
under administrations not accountable
to the people. That is of course not to
say that they are not governed for the
Deneht OF the people. We believe that
they are, to much greater extent than
some countries which have nominally
democratic governments. But that is
not sufficient. Your benevolent despot-
Ism may be the best possible govern
ment; so long as your despot remains
benevolent. But you have no assur-
ance OF any such perseverance of the
saints.
Supreme wisdom was expressed in
Lincoln's formula. The people we're 70
be governed, not merely for the people,
put also by the people, and not merely
by the people, but also for the people
Perhaps 1t may be wise and necessary
that for time they shall be governed
by power not of their own, the sole
justification of which must be that it
governs them for their good and also
that it constantly and sincerely makes
for status in which they may govern
themselves. The Aga Khan appreci-
ates this, and, indeed, makes it one of
the chief texts Of his most illuminat-
ing study. He says:
"lf there is one thing which mod
ern history proves, it is this: That
unless the government and the gov
ernlng classes take up the task of
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
Where to Go to Church Tomorrow
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
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New-York tribune., 1919-02-15

Home From the War
What Science Is Doing for the
Crippled Soldiers

THE DISABLED SOLDIER BY Douglas C. Mac
Murtrie Illustrated. l2mo. pp. xiv. 232. The
Macmillan Company
THE VOCATIONAL. RE EDUCATION OF MANNED
SOLDlEkS. By Leon dc Paeuw. illustrated.
l2mo, PIP. xxi, l04 The Princeton University
Press.
1t is an obvious truism that science
has been involved in the present war to
a far greater degree than in all other
wars put together. It's most ingenious
resources have been employed in the
waging of the war for the destruction
of human life and property They have
also been employed for the protection
of life and property. In which respect
they have been the more noteworthy
may be mooted question. Certain it
is that some of the finest achievements
of science for the welfare of man in
the protection and saving of human
life have been made by military men
as incidents Of this and other wars.
In Mr. MacMurtrie's volume we have
an account of what science does, not
during war but after, or after the sol
dier's participation in it. 1t is war-
vellously fascinating story of the heal
ing of the sick and the repairing of
wounded crippled and mutilated SOL
diers. We have heard much of the
atrocious mutilations and other I'M u
res inflicted by the diabolical devices of
the Huns. There is something un-
speakably comforting and inspiring in
learning of the manner in which sci
ence has restored to life, to enjoyment
and to usefulness multtudes who
seemed nothing but pitiful, helpless
and hopeless wrecks. The author has
written of these things with an in
tense sympathy which is impaired to
the reader, and thus has produced B
work of irresistible fascination despite
the gruesomeness of many of the in
cidents with which it deals.
Mr. De Paeuw, dealing with the same
general subject, tells us of the prac
tical occupations in factories, on farms
and elsewhere for which crippled SOL
diers are adapted, and to which the
devices Of mechanical and surgical
science are able to adapt them. He pre-
achievement, commanding the wonder
of the reader at the facility with which
mechanical devices can be made to take
the place of hands and feet in !. multi
tude of active operations.
Thus, it is gratifying to be assured.
the old era of injustice and neglect
has passed away. No longer is the
crippled veteran neglected pauper or
a helpless charge upon relatives,
friends or the state. Modern civili-
zation cares for him by making him
again able, in spite Of his injuries, to
care for himself.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
The Battalion of Death--
Indian Affairs---The Huns

Then the women surrounded me
and begged me and coaxed me to
give way. Some of them wept, others
embraced me, all got on my nerves.
You are rascals,, all of you! You
out of herel" shrieked madly.
Shut up How dare you shout
like that? I am a general. will
Kill you!" Polovtzev thundered at
me, trembling with ire.
"All right, you can kill me! kill
MEL I cried out, tearing my coat
open and pointing to my chest. "Kill
The general threw up his hands,
muttering angrily under his breath,
"What tha devil! This is demon,
not a womanl You can do nothing
with her"
The following morning a telegram
came from General Polovtzev, mott
flying me that I would be allowed
to continue my work without a COM
mlttee.
and heroic achievements of the bat
talion we see the unspeakably piteous
picture of great Russia being destroyed
by the tratorous poison of Bolshevism
and finally this indomitable heroine
forbidden longer to fight for Russia or
Russ an soil, coming as refugee tt
America to plead the cause of Russs
here. 1t is a book written in blooc
upon the tablets of living, throbbing
human heart; with an incident on every
page, and thrill in every incident; one
of the most vivid human documents of
the great war and of the Russian revo-
lutiOn.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15

European histories are now among
the timeliest of books, and of all ex-
tant this is one Of the most complete
ly up to date, bringing the narra-
tive down to August of last year. 1t
begins practically with the end of the
Napoleonic wars and the Congress of
Vienna, with brief references to ear
lier times when necessary for clarity.
A commendable attempt is made to
record the economic, social and intel
lectual progress of the nations, as
we'll as political and military events.
In many places it is SO condensed as
to be little more than suggestive, but
this is inevitable in a work which
congresses SO much into so little
space. 1t is marked throughout with
q high standard of accuracy and of
sanity of judgment, and should be
found useful and profitable work
for the student and for the general
reader.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15

THE DISABLED SOLDIER. BY Douglas c. Mac
Murtrie. Illustrated. l2mo pp xiv. 232 The
Macmillan Company
THE VOCATIONAL RE DUCATION OF MANNED
SOLDIERS. By Leon do Paeuw Illustrated.
l2mo PIP. XXI l04 The Princeton University
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
Modern Europe

MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN
HISTORY By j. Salwyn. Schapiro. Under
the editorship of James T. Shotwell With
numerous maps In color and black and white.
syo, pp. xvi, SOi. Houghton Miflin Company.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-05-22
DRUG Store IS
ROBBED OF DOPE
Thieves Enter MacNair
Pharmacy and Steal
Cocaine
ROBBERS ALSO
TAPPED REGISTER

The police officials are at work on the
theft OF cocaine and other articles in
Guiding money from the drug store OF
Edward. ID. MacNair OF No. i7i5 West
Fourth street some time Tuesday night
The robbers who entered the building
through cellar window were evidently
either dope flends or peddlers as they
carried of nothing bot cocaine, cigar
cites and drank a quantity OF grape
juice. They also robbed the cash reg
lister Of small amount Of money.
Mr. MacNair. in reporting the theft 10
the police placed his loss at s226 In all.
While in Philadelphia ON Monday
where he had purchased a quantity OF
cloth and several suits OF clothes ].
Edward Reynolds, OF the clothing firm
OF that name at No. i02 West Sixth
street had his automobile and cloth and
clothes stolen. The thieves evidently
had watched the Reynolds car for
some time as they leaped into II and
drove OF shortly after he had left II Ia
enter a store In that city 10 make a pur-
chase. SO far no trace OF the car has
been found.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-05-22
MOTHER In-LAW TO
BLAME FOR THIS

\ mother inlaws interference has
been the caue Of the differences De
tween George Smith and his wife, dur
ing ts.r two years of married life,
it appeared when Smith was given a
hearing bebre Judge Churchman, in
Municipal court this morning.
Judge CIurchman gave smith the
alternative Of living apart from his
wife and paying one-thind Of his sal
AIRY for Ter support, or Of providing
a home or his wife TO live apart from
her mothr. The young husband pre-
fcrrcd ~ latter arrangement, and the
case wa continued for two weeks to
rive hY an opportunity OF selecting
a homi He was released on his own
recogtance.
Juds Churchman impressed that II
Mrs. mith refuses TO live with her
husbjd apart from her mother, she
win bt be entitled TO any support.
Sulh stated that he left his wife
hecise Of the constant trouble ere
ateibetween them by her mother, but
thu agreed 10 support her.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-05-22
SURPRISE PARTY.

Mrs. Lena Jones was given a birth
day party at the home Of her son. Pau
Jones, No. 735 Maryland avenue, last
evening The evening was spent in mu-
sic. Mrs. Jones was the recipient OF
many pretty gifts. Members OF the
Epworth choir who were present pre-
scented her with a handsome cut glass
dish. Refreshments were served.
Among those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. William Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Jones. Mr.. and Mrs. George Jones and
son Leonard, Miss Evelyn Jones. Rev.
and Mrs. T. Beauchamp, Todd Beau
champ. Mr.. and Mrs. George z. King.
Mrs. Lille Reeves, Miss Christine Nc
Intosh, Mrs. Martha Jack, Mrs. Croft
ford, Miss Grace Nickel, Mrs. Fletcher
and daughter Ruth, Mrs. Crouch and
sister, Miss Marie Clark. Miss Elva
Clark. Mr.. and Mrs. John Terrier. John
Vineyard, Mr. Giberson. George Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Goodnow, Mrs. Mary
Feniman, Mrs. Mildred Ubil, Mrs. Rose
Lane. Charles Lane, Mrs. Bertha Nc
Call. Miss Ellie Willis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry CObole, Mrs. Alva Pratt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Savage, Master John Savage. Mrs
Mary Warren, Mrs. Cora Worrell and
Mr.. McCartle.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-05-22
'METHODISTS Pile
UP CENTENARY FUND
Wilmington District Sub
scribes $50, 900 of It's
$4,000 Quota
1000, 000 FOR WAR
RECONSTRUCTION

Methodist Episcopal churches OF this
district are rapidly realizing the quota
assessed against them In the Methodist
Centenary movement The quota for
the five years for the Wilmington Con
ference is 81, 292, $50. The quota for the
Wilmington district Is $4,000 a year for
i've years. More than 100000 from the
Wilmington district has been reported.
The quota for the Easton district Is
$4,000 with SO charges; Dover district,
10000 with 40 charges and Salisbury,
$4,000 with 40 charges. Wilmington
district has 80 charges.
The primary purpose OF the move
ment, IS not TO secure money except
as a means 10 an end. An exact survey
Of conditions, both at home and abroad
revealed the fact that at least 0OOO.-
900 were needed TO care for the inter
ests OF the unchurched. and the various
communities where the church has a
place.
The Rev. Or. Robert Watt, district SUI
perintendent Of the Wilmington district
Of the Wilmington NJ. f. Conference To-
day reports the following supplement-
airy, additional and budget contributions
10 the Methodist Centenary fund.
Scott church. 1920; North East, ST.
COO budget; Cedars, 800; Edge Moor,
$500; Hillcrest, $500; Zion. $500; As
bury, $500 budget Madeley, $50 lad
dltlonal)
Headquarters at New York city today
reported a total OF sol 10000 subscribed
Of total OF si05,OOOOOO
The purpose IS 10 provide among
other things, wOrkingmen's clubs to
take the place OF the saloons when they
close. Also to provide for the recrea-
tlonal interests OF tho young people OF
the church and community.
Each church has been thoroughly or
ganized into units OF twenty in each
with leader. and these units subivided
into smaller units, so that on a given
day, any number OF members can be
seen and actually visited
Summed up in a word the Centenary
means-every member working, every
member praying, every member paying.
There will be no slackers for every
member Will be doing their bit"
Revised figures last night based upon
reports from 476 churches out Of the
f.sOO in Central Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Delaware, District Of Columbia, Virginia
and West Virginia showed subscriptions
amounting 10 s3,736.595. This figure is
based upon the annual pledges made for
a period Of five years, covering the en-
tire Centenary survey.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-05-22
SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL NOTES

Levi Goldenberg Of Second and King
streets. and daughter. Nancy, have left
for a trip 20 Michigan and Canada.
Miss Edith +. Thomas, OF this city,
has returned home after spending sew
eral days with her cousin, Miss Ethel
Klair Of near Stanton.
Mrs. Mary A. Hill, OF Chincoteague
Island, has returned TO her home after
spending some time with her cousin.
Mrs. William B. Ratledse near New
Castle.
DR.. L. Vacoaro, who has been spend
ing a few days In New York City, has
returned TO his home in this city.
Sergeant Robert Roe, a member OF
an engineer regiment, who has been
visiting Wilmington and Newark
friends, has returned to his home in
Flushing, L. ].
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-05-22
KEEPING AN EYE
ON WOMEN FOLKS

Country school teachers in the state
OF Washington are supplied with cot
tage homes OF their own instead OF
,"boarding ground" with farmers fami-
lies. A woman, Josephine C. Preston, is
state supei intendent Of public instruc-
ton. and at her suggestion the rural
districts tried the plan Of building small
cottages near each rural school TO serve
as a permanent home for the teacher.
Such cottages now exist in POS districts,
and the effect has been TO obtain bet
ter trained and more efficient teachers
who remain long enough 10 learn com
munity needs and become valuable
citizens.
The United states employment serv-
ice reports that there are now between
/ 100000 and 100000 women wage
earners in the United states.
Mrs. Marion Horwitz O'Brien, mayor
OF Moore Haven, Fla, became a citl-
zen when her town was a handful OF
houses. without a railroad. BY de-
velopng drainage operations she open
/ ed thousands Of acres TO agricultural
and the town doomed 10 city, elect
ling her first mayor. She IS also presi-
dent Of a stock farm, a lumber and a
building company, vice-presldent and
manager OF the Moore Haven Bank. And
now her town has "all modern I'M
provements."
The annual convention OF the Ma
tional Woman's Trade Union League,
held in Philadelphia, June ., will be
addressed by Mary Anderson and Rose
Schneiderman, returned delegates to
the Paris peace conference representing
women workers. Mrs Mary Macarthur
English woman leader. and Miss Mary
Van Kleeck, head OF the Women in In
dustry Service OF the United states De-
partment OF Labor. will also be speak
ers. The leagues object is to stand
ardize and improve the conditions Of
employment and wages OF working
women.
Chicago's Woman's City Club. under
Mrs. Edward Bemis, has undertaken a
great Fair OF Races" or exhibition
OF the industrial and artistic work Of
ChicagO's foreign-born citizens TO be
held during June at the Coliseum. Each
OF % races represented in the city will
have its booth OF exhibits and even a
display or its typical dishes and cook
ing. The proceeds Of the fair Will be
used to establish a permanent Ameri-
canization Institute in Chicago.