Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-02

COMPANY.
"HIS little book permits one, so
to speak, to carry the world
war around in his pocket for
ready reference. A triumph
OF selection, arrangement and Illus
tration has placed within this trifiing
compass all the essential facts of
Americas part in the war. 1t in
cludes, as we'll. in general outline. the
outstanding phases of the war itself.
this a setting for the special work of
America toward winning the war. A
very useful chapter describes the
weapons and services of modern war,
and another one tells how battles are
fought. People of average intelli-
gence should know these things. and
here is a chance to learn them. clear
of special technicalities and in simple
lines. More than half of this book Is
devoted to Statistical discussion"
Reads dry-doesn't it? Well, 1t is
anything but dry" These writer's
think we ought to know how America
made her army. made it "out OF whole
CLOTH" as it were. in an incredibly
short time: just how she sent two
million men overseas. how these men
were equipped. and in what areas they
fought and with what weapons. How
many came back? How many did not?
How many were wounded? How many
died of disease and innumerable
other things pertaining to the war
they think We ought to know. so,
with maps. diagrams. comparative ia
bles-the whole objective machinery
of catching the eye for important
facts. they marshal here to round out
a complete picture of America IN the
war. And these are facts. selected Tor
their prime significance and tested for
their accuracy. A useful chronology
of the war also finds place here. "A
romance in figures" one of the sub.
titles of this book, is not fanciful
name. For this is exactly what the
book is. and, besides. 1t is an authori-
tative summary of Americas achieve
mcnts in the war with Germany. The
little book is dedicated Ito the Ameri-
can soldier"-and one thinks that Is
fitting and right. Really an tndis-
pensable book, if you want facts.
which 1t deals.
WHAT NEXT IN EUROPE. By Frank
A. Vanderlip. New York: Har-
court, Brace & Co.
Mr. vanderlip leaves his question
unanswered-natura He does.
however. make certain forward-look.
ing suggestions on the subject OF
exchanges and does develop an orlg.
inal method for the treatment OF
Indebtedness. These are questions
for the expert in finance and econ
omics. To the general reader the
value of the book lies in its clear
statement of facts and sequences
From many months of personal study
situation in the leading European
countries-Germany England, France,
Italy, Austria, Russia, Bulgaria. He
sums this investigation under the
heading of economic chaos" One
does not recall so concise and clear,
so straight and common sense a sur
vey as is this one. The average
reader is getting his education these
days. The war opened to him new
ne ea of no Eaosap his b ss59ry fits So
the hand of the new student Of world
affairs by it's simplicity and fine CO.
ordination. From this standpoint of
economic chaos Mr.. Vanderlip looks
Paris" as the chief source of this
worldwide menace. Poison treat
les" because they were rooted in
fear and hatred. imposing out Of this
source conditions not humanity pos
sible to meet Right here the author
SO slow to learn-the lesson Of the
worlds interdependence in all its
parts and. Therefore, the sickness of
the whole when one member is
stricken. This he makes most clear.
He shows. too. what the half-plan
the way of political and racial
hatreds. To complete this plan fed
Grafton OF the new states offered the
only hope of peace and progress. The
last chapter of this important study
defines the responsibility of America
as this thoughtful man sees it Here
he gives a definite program for the
rehabilitation of economic Europe
Through the business administration
Of certain parts of Europe by the
Mr.. Vanderbilt is a financier, but he
is infinitely more than that, as this
wise and informing book reveals.
HALF LOAvEs. By Margaret Culkin
Banning, author of This Marry
ing" etc. New York: George H.
Doran Company.
This is a very competent and d
very artistic story on the half loaves
of matrimony-on the compromises
inherent in the nature of this great
institution. One assumes that this
author is not stating a problem here,
that she is not trying to force a gen.
eralization upon the drift of mar
riage toward a lower or a higher
level. She appears to be too balanced
to attempt that. Rather. does she
find it interesting to create the drama
of temperament applied to the mar
ried state. For this purpose two
girls step into the open here. Rather.
they approach the goal of matrimony
and reach it. The two furnish a
study in contrasts. One is a clois-
tered girl. ethereal and elusive in
her charm. The other would be a
happer if all the people here were
not of too high stripe to admit this
new order of the day to their COM
pany. Marriage comes promptly to
both Of them. The first of these two
girls becomes mother. very much
a mother-three babies in three
years. Within the sanctity of this
and critical and shocked at the go
ings-on of the women about her
Her husband becomes bored. He
likes the young folks, likes to jazz
ambulance. And that. before long.
to live up to 1t. The other girl is not
a mother-but she is a rafting good
wife. a pal, a partner. You know,
of course, about her husband. He is
looking across at the paragon of
misunderstanding that-oh. what 8
of bread in this particular bread
shop. At any rate. this Is what one
gets out of this interesting and ad-
mirable novel of things as they are.
BARENT CREIGHTON, A Romance.
By Don Cameron Shafer. New
York: Alfred A. Knopf.
A STORY of youthful romance and
hot adventure" with neither lesson
nor moral. doctrine nor problem about
1t anywhere. Such Is the authors
promise to the reader The stage of
this adventure runs along the Hudson
and reaches back almost a hundred
years, to the time when the anti-rent