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it's beginning and the distinguished honor of sometimes collaborating in it. Gen. Peyton C. March, chief of staff,
 says in his introduction: Colonel Reauin has presented vivid and stimulating picture of the problem
 which our country faced in April, 1917, the
 faulty organization with which we at first attempted it's solution and the grad
 ual steps by which our national endeavor
 gained momentum until it swept every
 thing before it in what was, indeed, a
 race to victory
 Until his arrival in the United States
 with Marshal Joffre in May, 1917 Colonel Requin knew little of our political sys-
 tenn or the obstacles which were to be overcome. But he at once comprehended our potential military strength, our mili- tary attributes hidden beneath our ap- parent pacificism and commercialismsa and all the intricacies of our national ex- istence. With the trained eve of the ex- perienced general staff officer he saw also the weak points of our military system and set about the difficult and delicate task of helping us produce strength where
 there had been weakness" INVADE IN SANITARY
 The story of a. second division surgeon in France, by Richard Derby c. r. Putnam's sons, publishers. New York City.
 Wade in Sanitary" by Richard Derby of the Second Division, is a surgeon s story of the war--of that life and death humanly dramatic portion of the war in which the doctors in khaki played their great part.
 The book is far more than a mere ac- count of war experiences. It is the first complete and authoritative picture of the struggle from the surgeons side. Though non-technical in style and thor oughly populars> it points out many of the lessons<of the war from the medical
 standpoint of interest to every physician and every thinking citizen.N To after the war literature the book is highly valuable addition of absorb ing interest.
 1.-THE LAMP OF HEAVEN"
 A Chinese play in one act, by Mrs. L.. Worthington Smith. The Four Seas Company, publishers, Boston. In Mrs. L. Worthington Smiths at- tractive little play entitled "The Lamp of Heaven, a Chinese play in one act, all the charm and grace of the Far
 East, the Orient permea the charac- ters, the scene and the sentiment. The persons in the play are:
 Nee Fah Ram, a maid with bandaged feet
 ,Ho Git, her father.
 Soo Xxi Loo, her maid.
 An American Officer, billeted across the street.
 First German Soldier.
 Second German Soldiev. Peter, a carrier pigeon Time: Boxer Rebellion, summer of 1901.
 Place: Ho Gifts palace in Pelin. A glimpse of the "scenic effect may be gleaned from the stage business at the opening of the play as follows
 It is midsummer in Pelsin, in the year 1901, at the time of the Boxer Rebellion. The room shown is an intimate cham Der in the palace of Ho Git. The scant furniture, all teak wood and ebony, is of Chinese design. On the wall in front of rich panel of ebroideries inset with irregular pieces of looking glass, an in- cense burner sways in the breeze. TWO pale lemon colored lanterns that shade through greens and brilliant Chinese blues, swing from the ceiling, their silk tassel and jade strung cords dangling in the wind. The family shrine with it's jar of incense burning before it, is open. Through the wide window at the back
 of the room the boughs of cherry tree in full bloom wave and toss like pillows of pink foam An impotent. lazy luxury permeates the scene, and the dangerous manners of Ho Git are ringing echoes of his high self-esteem and physical con-
 tent. His long robe of gay damask shows only hint of trousers above his long, white socks. His coat is richly