Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-06

dIOTeInOuE1L. +" hat 1--WE W lStei W.
for the making of this book was to
go back over history for the sake OF
digging out the actual facts under
lying the relations between our coun-
try and England from the troubious
colonial days up to the present nouI-
That is what he did, porting over oris
inal records. gathering the seasonea
opinions of trained students. making
use of every one of the modern means
of historical investigation Ana ~
did this to spread out the complex -
deliberately false statement one
sided views. prejudice. unrlpe Juos
ment, half information, upon WhieH
has been built the ancient sruoge "
many Americans against hns
When the author says 1ranhs emi.
no small part of this feeling OF am
mostly is due to the authors of Amer
lean history. citing many OF our leA.
books on history by name and pom.
of misleading. the matter becomes
one of high importance to falr-mihu
ed educators and parents. In about
two hundred pages one has mere hhe
of fact without which no American
can come to a right and 1slr es.t-
mate of the relations that nave ac'u
aI,y existed and do exist. between
England and the United States. Inc
hook itself is a vigorous outstanding
piece of patriotism
THE JUDGMENT OF PEACE. BY An
dreas Latzko. author OF Men IN
War" Translated by Ludwig Lev
isohn. New York: Boni & LiVerignt.
This will. without question, count
permanently as A great novel us IN
tent is to portray vitality the traseu4.
the wick edness. the futility OF war. II
stands by implication. as conoemna
tion of any political structure that
can drive helpless and not un1riendiy
men together in an unspeakapis
.Lo% rba INN
story progresses by way OF the oooily
and spiritual torments OF no more
than half a dozen soldiers as ones
endure, according to temperament
the various duties and dangers OF val.
The story concentrates in a savage
devotion to truth in the person OF an
artist. a great musician, acting as
private in the ranks. 1t is he who
depicts the fears. the artificial hatreds,
the false ferocities. to which his com
panions. and himself. are urged by
the hypnotism of a spurious pa
triotism. A great revelation of the
soul of man in warfare. A work of
high nobility of intent and OF con-
summate artistry in execution.
THE LITERARY DIGEST HISTORY
OF THE WORLD. BY Francis
Whiting Halsey, author of 1.-THE
Old New York Frontier" Ten vol
umes. Illustrated. New York:
Funk & Wagnalls Company.
The purpose of the Literary Digest
in this ten-volume issue of war his
tory is to provide for the public an
Immediate, authentic, complete and
method of making this history secures
three of these characteristics. For.
after the first year of conflict which
marked the beginning of less rigid
censorship, the story grew concur
rentIy with the progress Of the war
Thornfarn intn
session here of a fresh and vital ac-
count that covers the entire period
from the summer Of 1914 to the sign
ing Of the armistice. To be sure, the
visions for corrections. Examinations.
the mergence of smaller parts into
larger wholes, new frontings upon
changed aspects Of the main lines OF
military purpose and achievement.
But, with a zeal and industry that met
such enormous exactions, full front.
these notifications were made and
remade, to a final survey Of the great
est event in all history. The authen-
ITCHY of this work rests upon the
which it is drawn. First-hand sources,
these - diplomatic correspondence.
studies of Army and Navy experts and
commanders, reports OF writer's train
ed to the business of war and famil-
lar with the many-sided relations of
conflict are represented here. Maps
of admirable simplicity and pictures
in great numbers supplement the text.
roster of distinguished war CORE
spondents is given in acknoWledg-
ment of their contributory service to
this undertaking. AS the work stands
it measures up fully to its purpose.
The only perceptible lack in it is
the one which time only can flll-per-
spective. An invaluable achievement
of monumental proportions.
MOUNT MUSIC. BY E. Somerville and
Martin Ross, authors of Irish
Memories" etc New York: Long
mans, Green & Co.
This Is the story of Christian Talbot
Lowry and st. Lawrence Anthony Cop
pinger-chldren when We first meet
them. When we leave them they are
grown-ups, on their way to getting mar
ried should there be no moro close-ups
against this much-desired end. By set
ting and incident, this is also a ro-
nance Of Ireland toward the end OF the
last century, when the class known as
the landed gentry was still pre-eminent
in tho island. AS picture of Irish
social life under these conditions it is
a refi eshngly natural and simple por
trayal-such as one has come to expect
from these literary partners in the pos
session of Ireland. AS story of youth,
JOYOUS out-of- doors youth, where the two
central figures are to be reckoned with
on their own personal and individual
merits the adventure Is swift and alb
sorbing. The lesser people, too, are as
convincingly real as each is complete in
his own right of individuality. About
the whole of Neutrality-suspicious.. polit-
cal, and social Ireland-is, by mpl-
cation. brought out in this sincere and
picturesque romance. A novel to go back
to with feelings of pleasure and salts
faction.
LOVE AND MIR. LEWISHAM. BY H.
G. Wells. author of Mr.. Britling
Sees 1t Through" etc. New York:
George Fl. Doran Company.
The new issue Of this earlier novel by
Mr.. Wells will delight the Wells readers
1t is so human a story that any one is
bound TO like it. Indeed. it is. in a way.
everybodys own story. For, away back
in the days of his youth. this same
everybody scheduled out in conscien-
tious exactitude his own career. just as
Mr.. Lewisham does here. And in the
same way. too all sorts of things served
to play ducks and brakes with the per-
fectly good scheme SO labor1ously and
believingly wrought. The genial humor
of the easygong love story engages
one all along the way. and the general
tone of human sympathy and under
standing makes the temperance Of
Love and Mr.. Lewisham'' welcome
event to lovers of the best kind of fic-
ton.
LETTERS OF DONALD HANKEY. au-
thor of "A Student in Arms" New
York: Fleming H Revell Company.
A sheaf of letters from another of
those finely gifted youths who moved
on SO gloriouSly by way of the world
war. These are all intimate letters
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