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New-York tribune., 1922-04-23

semblance between old Russia and
Spain in having all the intelligence
concentrated in an isolated ard power
less minority OF writer's. artists aud
teachers, while above n futile arstoc-
racy and below an Indifferent, litter
occasional harc-up betrays the slow
but sure fermentation of radical IDEAS.
Spain. however, is in Western Eu-
rope, not away to the East, like Car
ist Russia, with the fireproof curtain
Of Prussian monarchical socialism func-
tionng beautifully between it and the
rest Of tho world The Spaniards
have no illusions about France, and
u, are, therefore, inclined to resist the
lncantations based upon the blessed
word "Republc.' There is a long ira
dition Of race and climate and re-
ligion to mark them Off sharply from
the Russians.
What viii come of those subterra
mean rumblings, which the ear of John
Dos Passos also detected. remains to
be seen. Meanwhile he has hnely re-
corded his impressions and opinions OF
Spain in transition. Unamuno once
described the Spanish American War
as an encounter between Robinson Cru
soc and Don Quixote over IN island.
This time the adventurer has seen the
knight Of la Mancha under happier cir
cumstances, and his account Of the
meeting is highly creditablc to them
bo+b
New-York tribune., 1922-04-23

Spain is in danger of becoming
y the prey OF tho YounE Intel
icecual. for rumovS reach ,ao of
Forthcoming tones ~ Spanish imprcs-
slons from inEcnuous visitors whose
sole qualifications fer the task Nrc
the dollars necessary 10 set thcre and
back. 1t seems that when one is tired
OF Nolstead and Sheridan Square a trip
TO Spain IS recommended as an slterna-
tive to Joining the exilcs at the CATS
&c la Rotonde; it is more original, and
viii mean book, without which no
Young lntellcctual's year would be
complete.
On all sides one hears OF the ncreas-
ing interest in things Spanish-a by
product Of the great war. apparently,
for now the halls where Teutonic texts
were conned by red -blooded young
Americans are deserted in favor of
courses In still neutral Spanish The
incompatible Blasco Ibanez, also 4
manifestation Of the war, drove his
-Four Horsemen into popular litcra-
sure 70 such an effect that wild am
bitions to bring Spain and America to-
eether on q royalty basis fred the pub
fishers.
Already the TRANSACTIONS Of yester-
yer are forgotten, the grandiose plans
which fzzled out in the production Of
Ricardo Icons "Son Of the Hidalgos"
md Perez de Ayala's "Prometheus."
The collected plays Of Benavente arc
still with US, and the indefatigable
John Garrett Underhill pursues the
complementary task of bringing Mar
tincz Sierra within tho reach Of the
general public. As for the brothers
Scratn Joaquin Alvarez Quintero, if
1ny mail is any indication, these States
are tceming with eager translators, all
anxious to know what to do with their
manuscripts.
Although "The London Mercury" has
dismissed Don Miguel de Unamuno as
Of no consequence, on the ground Of
his failure to bring brightness and sun
shine to the plain people, the fact that
lis Tragic Sentiment Of Life" has at
last been published in London indi-
Gates that the mother country, too, Is
interested in Spain. Havelock Ellis
describes Unamuno as "one Of the
most brilliant Of Spanish writers and
a penetrative critic, especially the
critic, caustic more often than sympa-
thetic. OF his countrymen's character
istics and shortcomings"
think I may safely say that the
appearance Of Unamuno In English is
n little more important than The
London Mercury" imagines. Tho work
OF trsnslating Pho Baroja also pro-
ceeds, and when "The Search" Weeds"
and Red Dawn"-tho trilogy Of "The
Struggle for Life"-appear We shall
have advanced pace or two IN the
right direction. Then there will re-
main few others, Ramon del Vale
Incldn, Concha Espina, Perez de Ayala,
New-York tribune., 1922-04-23

MosT English civilians, with an in
credible poverty Of imagination,
have never thrown off the notion thus
created Of the enjoyment the dear
lads' derived from their hardships But
to the temporary soldier it soon be-
came certain that the khaki world Of
Major Beth and his kin was not so
much false one as distorted one.
SO the soldier sought elsewhere the
Transcription Of reality He was de-
taincd for a time by the Anglo-Saxon
realistic school, Of which the Irish poet
Patrick MacGill was a fair example.
Yet this school, in turn, appeared
thoroughly insipid when the soldier
discovered "Lc Feu," by Henri Bar
bussc. And time had only to eapse bts
fore he realized also that Barbussc
was rhetorical, intellectual pessimis-
tic; in fact, distorted reality just as
much as Ian Hay. Equally disap-
pointing were Andreev and the other
Russians. They could see only gloom
and horror.
All these writer's were never col
diers, even if at some time or other
they wore uniforms. To render in
writing or otherwise the essence Of
war it is necessary to be soldier. a
real soldier, even If only temporarily.
Georges Gaudy was not a professional
IN 1918, he was only modified civil
ian; but in way no other man putting
pen to paper has rivalled, to my knowl-
edge, he cast off his civilian identity
with his civilian clothing He was lust
a corporal of the 57th French Infantry.
In his book he gives no inkling Of his
pcace-tlme occupation. He is not proud
of being man or even a Frenchman.
But he is inordinately proud of be.
longing to the 57th.
When he set out to write he was
New-York tribune., 1922-04-23
4 Little Epic of the War
BY Montgomery Bclgion

Wy HAVE read recently narrative
v which feel definitely may we'll
Il be destined to rank foremost
among the nnumcrnblc tales pro-
duccd by the late war. 1t is n French
book, and a few Of the most discrim-
mating of French critics rate it very
highly. The volume is entitled "L'Ag-
onie du Mont Rcnaud mars Avril
lolN," by Georges Gaudy. and it is
published by rlon Nourrit, Paris.
One may reasonably hesitate before
making such a bold claim for any book.
For one thing many previous war
stories have had at the time tho same
claim made for them, but the imprcs-
sion which followed their pcrusal soon
faded. The critic who condemns can
stand by his condemnation, but he who
praises too often has to rccant his
culogy. During the war itself in moth
ing moro particularly was the tenn =
porary soldier and he alone can Judge
50 mislcd a in the quality Of the war
literature.
The Anglo-Saxon. perhaps, suffered
in this respect more than the Slav, the
Tcuton or the Latin. He is so accus-
toned TO one dcd prcsc n tations Of
life. At the outset stories Of the type
produced, for example, by Major Ian
Hay Beth, gave him unquestonable
pleasure. With a duplicity so thor
ough as to be unconscious writers Of
this category portrayed q series Of
amusing and lifelike incidents which
every man in khaki Immediately well
coined as delightfully."- familiar to his
own experience. Under the spell Of
such narrators standing or sleeping in
water-logged trenches seemed, pro-
vided one was not actually undergoing
it, one OF the most comical happenings
possible.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-23
Robinson Crusoe Il Don QuiNotc

RCsINANTU TO THE ROAD ANAlN y,
John Dos passos. Published bv N1fUn
New-York tribune., 1922-04-23

HERE are evident signs thar
Spain is in danger of becoming
\ the prey Of tho Young Intel
iec:ual. for rufnorS ren.h ~ ~
New-York tribune., 1922-04-23
BOOKS BOUGHT

GUMS 4 EXON, INC. a CORPORATION
u..nsN IN old and rare books, .u.o
si'.pin .pns' e'c'. are the larxest buyer, Ana
.'''pu'ors w" OF old books in this c.rn1rv
W.. are IN the market to buy for sno.
and entire private libraries w. ss-.a.Ni,.
want limited sets, De ,uY. .s;.:' s
late encyclopedias. Auto.rHS ana
sought FREQ packing and rcuov., ~.
n~He' accrued t. the seller ef h,ol.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-23
OeHcnfe Versa

8EEbs ;iaf,f'.tII or TINE. III, ny John n,,.,.
81 toS5's''e' o. by Hougn'on Mifa.nn nnT1inkrat. 1ioa
% 80 " tor0pan
New-York tribune., 1922-04-23

| tnclf Dlu0ln~.
g'fIE Mont Ecnaud is n h'Il which
rises to the west Of the road from
/ Noyon to Compcsnc. Just south of
Noyon. When IN March and April.
/ 1913, Ludcndorn launched his final
offensive against the Allies, Mont
Rcnaud was a pivotal point Of the
Allied defence. Had the Germans
captured it and held it the whole OF
the French line TO tho west would have
had to fall back On the crest Of the
hill stood a chateau. In that chateau
the French made an advanced post and
occupied it with a section five men.
The section commander was Georges
Gaudy. AS such he shared tho re-
sponsibility Of the leader with the
hardships Of the private. And the
Germans did not capture the hill, the
French line did not have to retire.
intimacy of a record OF individual
mems inhntesimal part in gigantic
battle and all the homcrc qualities Of
vital struggles story. One gathers
that Gaudy fought all through the war,
although he does not say 50 directly,
and evidently it is because the epic
nature Of this particular engagement
stood out so violently from all the
rest that he said to himself: "This
must be told"
The whole Of a soldiers experiences
are covered in the period with which
his story dcals-March 23 to April 20,
1913. On March. 23 the 57th Infantry
was at rest when the Germans launched
their attack and it was called bach
. into line. 1t left Chouilly -Marue
IN rubber-neck cars and then marched
from Rib6court north to Noyon, where
1t took up positions on the edge of
the town. 1t retreated under fire, and
after occupying the woods of Carlcpont,
on the left bank Of the Disc, crossed
to Chiry, on the right bank, and for
few hours enjoyed the spoils of war
in this abandoned village. Wine, rich
food splendid beds were there for
the taking.
Then Gaudy and his i've men were
placed in the advanced post in the
chateau. After a few days there facing
the Germans, who were in an adjacent
clubhouse, they were relieved, and their
battalion attacked to improve it's
position on the hill. Gaudy and his
men were assigned to an open spot
between wood and wall, where.
once the attack had taken place, they
had to dig in. The chateau and their
position were terribly shelled. Two
Of the five men were killed. Another
was wounded, but returned at night TO
see his pals. Gaudy sent the others
to better shelter and remained alone
IN his hole. The Germans counter.
attacked. The battalion rcpulscd
them. 1t was relieved and went to
close-billets in a village that was
shclled all the time.
Gaudy finds the Americans who went
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ortcga GaSsct, for example, to test
the new enthusiasm for Spain.
By that time, however. expect we
shall have had several volumes telling
how orr Younger Robinson Crusocs
adyentUred overseas TO find Don
QuiNote, hat the evidence Will show
tAa;, instead Of seeing that worthy and
ms companion, they were glamoured
ny the charms Of Djzet's Carmen and
were led astray by picturesque gentle
men selling copies Of that naive
pamphlet. la Direction de las Sc
uoritas," so indispensable TO certain
types OF traveller.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-23

POSSIBLY the renewal Of interest in
Spain is explained by the fact that,
since the overthrow Of Czarism, it pre-
sents most strikingly some Of the
conditions which the Western democ-
racies faced in the eighteenth century.
Much has been written about the Rus
sian intelligentsia Of pre-war days The
situation of the Spanish intellectuals is
similar, yet VIC have not been taught
to visualize the Rudins of Spain, as
we used to know Turgenev's projection
INTO literature OF that Russian tyne.
Rafael Altamira has claimed that Tur-
genev portrayed the Spanish jnte}li-
, gentsla when he described Rubin.
1t Is certainly true that parallels
suggest themselves, notably tho ro-
New-York tribune., 1922-04-23

fortunately untrammelcd by literary
gifts He was not drawn away from
the plain record Of the truth by any
impcrious need to moralizc, to qucs-
tion, to give "his slant on cvcnt8 Ho
was free Of the mania 50 common
among French intellcctuals Of cari-
caturing his supcriors. lie was uu-
aware Of their wcakncsscs, or their
petty insufiiciency. He obcycd them
blindly as a soldier should, he did not
have so much faith in them as to do
their bidding.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31
VOICE
SORROW OVER
THEATER TOLL
"In Midst of Life We Are
In Death" Reminder in
Resolution Adopted.

Compassion for :he dead, sympa-
thy for the manned and injured, and
condolences for the bereaved and
orphaned. with supplication for Di-
vine alleviation OF the pain and
suffering which follows the disas-
trous collapse OF the roof OF the
knickerbocker Theater Saturday
night. was envoked by the clergy
Of Washington during a meeting of
the Pastors FedeFat.on yesterday.
A statement adopted by the as
sembled clergy. follows:
'In the terrible community disas-
ter that has brought death and mis-
fortune to many homes in this city.
we. the pastors OF the Washington
churches share with inexpressible
sympathy in the common sorrow.
Many Of those killed and injured
were related TO our churches. thus
bringing the tragedy very close to
all OF us.
Language loses its power TO ex-
press to those who have been sf-
fiicted. the sense of our deep and
tender sympathy. There IS sor-
row and an affection that lies too
deep for sound or foam
Spiritual Reminder.
Once again. VIC arc reminded
that. in the midst OF life We are IN
death At such tine as this. VIC
cry out Of our anguish. Lord. to
whom shall We go? Thou hast the
words of Eternal Life.
"All our poor. human ressr ming
fails US; the harsh word Of the
cynic, or the cold and rcpellant
philosophy Of the materialist but
serves to deepen the mystery and to
involve us in impenetrablc dark
ness.
''lneXplicablc as arc the issues Of
| life. there has been given TO man
kind one word of hope and assur-
F.; ance. IL is the certain word Of our
| Lord Jesus Christ. who declared
Himself to be The Resurrection
and the Life. the spokesman OF the
Eternal Father In Whom We live,
and move. and have our being
Where human reasoning fails.
faith begins. where the voice of
man is silenced. God utters Him.
self The worlds tragedies. it's
sorrows and its disappointments.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31
Knickerb0cker Victims
Body in DanUiLLe Today

DANVILLE. Va. Jan. 3o.-Prep-
arations for reception OF the body
OF William Lovic Schoolfield, who
perished In the Knickerbocker dis
aster. are being made here today.
Danville is also mourning the death
Of Mrs. Alfred Eldridge, another VIC
tim Of the catastrophe. Mrs. e.
bridge. formerly Miss Hattie Elsom,
is a relative of Senator Claude A.
Swanson and first cousin OF ]. P.
Swanson. of this city. She attended
Randolph-Macon Institute here.
The body OF Mr.. Schoolfield Is ex-
pected here tomorrow. and relatives
are anxious lest the shock prove
fatal to his mother. Mrs. J. e.
Schoolfield. who is in very bad health.
Mr.. Schoolfeid served In the navy
during the war and was 80 years old.
He was educated at st. Paul's. New
York, and until two years ago was
connected with a textile corporation
here founded by his uncle. J. H.
Schoolfield.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31

have but one remedy. and this ID
forever hxed In a living faith that
In its extremity cries out: Tho He
slay me. yea will trust Him sor-
row upon sorrow. tragedy upon
tragedy. have been visited upon W
during these strangely eyentfui
years. -
Shall we not hear above all the
worlds confusions and alarms the
voice af God calling each one OF Us
to better ways Of living. a nner
sense OF His fAtherhood. and
truer expression OF our common
brotherhood. Thus shall IL be true
again that we shall be able TO say
that, These dead have not died IN
vain May His peace. the peace
that passeth all understandinE, be
the soiace and sustaining assurance
of our afflicted fellow citizens
washington Federation Jf Pas
tors.
HARRY ID. MITCHELL.
CHARLES =. STECK.
JAMES. F. FREEMAN.
"~sT-I.. TsScuooNE
"w. A. MORGAN"
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31
CRIMINAL PROBE
LIKELY TORESULT
FROM FATAL CRASH
Separate Inquiries Start.
ed to Determine Blame.
For Tragedy.
.Csrtirued From Pape ona

~CsrtiHsed From Pooe ona
alone have caused the cave-in Of
the immense roof.
The 'twenty-four inches of snow
on thezroof was the straw which
broke the camers back" one official
propinent in the investigation re-
marked during the course of the
survey yesterday.
The survey of the government
committee. under direction Of Dis
trict Attorney Gordon. Of the physi-
practically completed yesterday.
Thts<feature will be cleared early
t'dsy.
The committee will then turn its
ateention to plans of the building
"rsfitect, Reginald Geare, of the
District. to consideration of plans
for construction Of the steel beams
the brick used in the building.
plans of the contractor. Frank L.
Wagner. and all other written
plans relative to either the ma
terial used In construction of the
budding or in its operation. All
plans are in possession of the gov
ernhnent and arc now ia archives In
the. District I;uilding. Mai. Gordon
said
Upon completion OF the study OF
the plans the committee will turn
its attention to consideration OF
the manner in which the theater
was operated and the activities of
the building inspectors office. upon
whom was charged the responsible
ity by law Of investigating the
building at specific periods.
The investigation may run the
course Of the week. District Attor-
ney Gordon intimated. All speed
will be used so as to bring any
parties who might be found negli-
rert in their relations toward the
building to account. District Attor-
net Gordon said. Nothing would be
Icft undon-, however, to insure (.
thorough and absolute check up Of
COrtitioEs.
FeEinald Geare. architect for the
-hester. which was built in the
,ariy part of 1917. announced last
light he expected to start today
Ipon a thorough investigation of
hs s.building. He has retained legal
,ounSeL
Concrete Tsed In Roof.
Mr.. Geare declared there was
Nothing unusual in the construction
If rfe theater or its plans in COM
Darison with many other buildings
" the same type throughout the
,opptry. He said he could offer no
EXPLANATION as to the cause OF the
collapse of the roof.
Mr. Geare said that concrete was
lsed in the construction Of the roof
This style of construction has since
'een replaced by leading architects.
le said. with gypsum. a lighter ma
:erdal Mr.. Geare has built all OF
:he Crandall theaters. he said, in
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31
MOVE FOR PEACE
IN INDIA REVIVED
Delegate to Arms Conference
Discusses Situation at
Cosmos Club.

Declaring tina tthc nonco-opera-
ton movement was ION its last
legs" sevearl months ago. but had
fared up again as the result of the
visit of the Prince of VALE sto
India, until India's political situa-
tion no wassumes the character of
greater and more formidable Ire
land Of the East. Srinivasa Sastri
made an address before the Cosmos
Club last evening.
Mr.. Sastri. a member of the vice
regal council of the government of
India. and a delegate to the peace
conference, described in detail the
movement fostered by MahamatmI
Gandhi. He was introduced by Gill
betr Grosvenor. president OF the
club.
Later in the evening the speaker
said that the Prince of Wales was
but passive instrument in the
hands of an ineXorable cabinet"
and that the princes personality
had done much to disarm objections
to his visit.
India now can be sdvea, in Mr..
Sastrfs opinion, only by the grant
ing Of dominion government, and
1ndia's part in her own salvation
must be the assurace to Great Brit
ain that she will not only conduct
such a government for her own ben
efit, but as part of the British Elm
pire, after the manner of Canaca
and Australia.
The speaker explained that the
government of India was able TO
meet the nonco-operation movement
on its own ground. by letting it
alone, until the anxiety Of officials
to make the Prince Of Wales visit
a success resulted in the exercise OF
repressive measuers against those
Of Gandhfs leaders. who counseled
nonrecognition OF his presence.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31
Local Temperatures.

Highest. 43.s: lowest, 2i.9.
Relative humidity-S a. m, SO; !:
p. m. SO; s p. m. 81.
Rainfall Is p. m. to s p. M. q.
Hours Of sunshine. io.c.
Fer cent OF possible sunshine. 100.
Departures from Normal.
Accumulated deficiency of tenn
persture since January /, 1929. %.
Accumulated excess of precipita-
ton since January /. 1922, l.45.
Temperature same date last year
Highest. 45: lowest. 81.
Tide Conditions.
High tide 1925 a. m. and lo:43
p. m.
Low tide 4:4l a. M. and 500 .. m
Sun rises 7:l6 a. M, sets 5:27 p m.
Moon rises S:55 a. m, SETS 500
p. m.
River Conditions.
Potomac River clear,and Shenan-
doah cloudy at Harpers Ferry yes.
terday afternoon.
Forecast OF Flying weather.
Washington to Long Island and to
Norfolk--Clear sky gentle varia Bile
winds up to 5000 feet today.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31

Conts~eed FROM Page One.
California street. former manager
Of the Indiana Flooring Co. will be
shipped to his home In New York
this morning by Martin W. Hy-
song, undertakers.
Services for Daniel X. jackson,
1851 Lamont street will be held
at his home at 2. p. m. this after
noon after which the body will
be sent by Martin w. Hysong to
the victims home in Front Royal.
Va.
The body Of Scott Montgomery.
who died at Walter Reed Hospital
Sunday will be sent this evening
at 1880 p. m. from the w. r..
Spear Co.. to his home in Goss-
town, N. II.
Funeral services for william NJ.
Candy, world war hero. will be
held this afternoon at $3.50 at his
residence in Sandy Spring, Md.
Candy was a first lieutenant in the
Seventy ninth Division and received
decorations from the French and
Belgian governments. He was sales
manager for the MiddauGh and
Shannon firm in Washington.
Musiciaa's Funeral.
. Services for william Tracy. sol
Rhode Island avenue. musician.
will he held tomorrow afternoon at
p. m. from the William II. Scott
undertaking parlors.
Funeral services for Albert G..
$. Buehler, the Portner apart
mcnts. who died at the irst Chris
tian Science Church at o'clock
Sunday morning will be held We'd
nesdsy at the home Of his parents.
Mr.. and RS. Albert J. Buehler, S27
F street northeast.
A requiem mass will be sung at
st. Pauls Church tomorrow morn
ing at $50 by the Rev. Father
James Mackin for Miss Agnes Mel
Ian. Burial will bel n Mount Olivct
Cemtery.
Services for Miss Mary Ethel At
kinson. 2233 Eighteenth street. will
be held In the w. r. Speare chapel
tomorrow at IL o'clock. Temporary
interment will take place in Rock
Creek Cemetery vault.
Funeral services for Miss Hazel
Price. daughter of Capt. and MIS-
l.. II. Price, will take place at the
S. II. Hines undertaking parlors to-
morrow at IL a. m. with interment
at Arlington Cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. Marie II.
Smith, 1915 Columbia road. will
take place from S. II. Hines under
taking parlors at p. m. tomorrow.
with interment in Rock Creek Gem
etery.
To Hold Double Funerals.
The funeral services for Lewis
W. strayer. Washington correspond
ent Of the Pittsburgh Dispatch. for
merIy residing at 1887 Calvert
street. will be held tomorrow at
p. m. in the chapel of Gawler's. No
place has yet been decided upon for
interment.
A reauiem mass for Miss Mary
Forsythc, who died Sunday morn
ing at Garfield Hospital. viii lbe
held at St. Paurs Catholic Church
Thursday morning at $3.50. fol-
lowed by burial in Mount oiiret
Cemetery.
Funeral services for wyatt Nc
Kimmie, of the Burlington Apart
ments. will take place Thursday at
10 a. m. in the parlors OF w. II.
Speare Company. with intermcnt in
Glcnwood Cemetery.
A double funera lof Jacob Ur-
dong and hi swife. Mrs. Rose Cr-
dong. 23l2 Twentieth street, Will
take place Wednesday afternoon or
Thursday morning from the under
taking establishment Of bernard
Danzansky. Interment will take
place in the Washington Hebrew
Cemetery.
Services for Miss vivian oSoen
were held yesterday in the parlors
OF Martin w. Hysong at o'clock.
The body will leave Washington to-
day for chr former home in Penn
sylvania.