Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-03
of every statement made, and Of every
description written here"

THE FOOLISH NATIONS. BY
What makes a successful wifcr
mis- novel asks-and finds the an
swsr in terms of human experience
This new novel OF Dom Byrne's
places this young writer In the van
guard Of modern novelists, Here is
no single heroine appearing on every
Of puppets: this is a cross-s section OF
lifc--a story of four women who
constitute molecuLs OF social New
holds. of how each works out her
own destiny, and how each reacts
on the other. Among them Annis
Grand stands n splendid figure, like
the work OF Greek sculptor. while
about her are the others, the three
foolish matronS" who fritter life
away toying with their souls and
JOY of sQuandcring the present.
1t is a novel out of the usual or
der. and is. therefore. correspondingly
better.
THE DEVILS PAW. BY e. Phillips
0ppenheim. Little. Brown & Co.
This is a story of the bold plan
ers to throw England into chaos in
the third year OF the war through
strike OF all the big trade unions
because the Prime Minister would not
accept the. alleged peace plan of the
German Socialists which these lead
ers Endorsed. Julian Orden. a son Of
peer, who has been writing note
under the name OF Paul F'iske." de-
tccts Miss Catherine Abbcway, n
half-Russian. with some scaled pa
pcrs OF German origin. and although
from her.
In London n score of lahc,r leaders
meet TO end the war. and decide TO
present to the Prime Minister the
alleged mild terms on which Ger
and liindenbnre. The Prime Min
lister IRIS is told to accept or Trepare for
the head cf. the English government,
the thwartinS of the plans OF the
INSCRIPTIONS and traiiorous labor
leaders and the part that Julian Or
the startling disclosures provide the
climax for one OF the best stories
of German intrigue that Mr.. Open
he Kead has eyer of I'M %rit trn,,
ton" which broke all oppenheim
sales records. will enjoy this latest
novel from the fertile pen OF 1.-The
Prince Of Story-Tellcrs."
,INTERCHERcH REPORT on TIE
STEEL STRIKE OF 1919. BY the
Commission OF Inquiry. the Inter
Brace & Howe. New York.
This volume presents the summary
OF industrial facts as drawn from
all data before the commission and
adopted as the report OF the commits
sion. On II subcommittee OF the
commission based the findings, from
the christian viewpoint. which are
printed at the conclusion OF the book.
or the demand for this book, the
ever since II was generally under
stood that the report would be issued
Ing to the publishers from all over
the country and from every sort of
person, corporation lawyers. financlers,
ministers. teachers Economics,
eminent officials. railroad employees,
engine drivers. etc, sometimes for a
single copy, sometimes for 100
copies; and often for some odd num-
that the writer had a definite num-
her OF friends in mind to whom he
would 1l,a like to give the cook"
The report was made with the
Industrial Research. New York. and
has been accented by the Commission
or Off nndT n:, intSrchurGh World Move
ryl 4. W. Taylor. j. Mcdowell. Mrs.
+: Bennett. ADVISORY: Bishop W. NJ.
i.cli, anu b-SNOD 4. ID. Villa ms,
Secretary: II. Blankcnhorn.
RETURNED EMPTY. BY Florence
l.. Barclay. G. y. Putnam's Sons. New
York
We have here n dramatic and dar-
ing story OF reincarnation, quite diff
fcrent from any OF the authors pre-
Tious novels, several of which found
a big appeal with the reading pub.
lie.
or the present volume. the Londor