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STORY OF WORLD WAR
DAYS SIMPLY TOLD
Narrative of Trying Period
Told by Actor in Great
Drama.

OLD EUROPES SUICIDE. By
Brigadicr- General c. II. Thompson.
a graphic story OF Europe through
the burning period OF lele-I919. 10y
ono of tho actors In that great ,lrauo
General Thompson was general
staff officer In the British War cIlic"
1911 to 1914. was at general head
quarters from 1914 to 1915. and Mas
military attachc in tho Balkans in
iei5-l?. zoo pages. Thomas SETTER
New York.
This is most charming account
of tho main incidents that led up L"
the great war, written by man Of
polish. an observer and a philosophers
1t Will prove easy reading. There are
no distatstcful details OF disagreed bio
ana rcpulsive incidents. but is just
smooth narrative of the events
which rapidly followed each other In
the trying and strcDuous days OF tn.
Balkan war. and the later days Of the
strife that almost rent the very uni
verse Itself
General Thompson. an astutc mill
tary observer. could have won fame
IN tho literary world had he chosen
70 devote his talents to the pon rather
than the sword. His descriptions are
graphic. Ono can almost stand with
him on the deck OF tho river boat as
ii sails down the Danube. loaded with
=
expressing opinions of the outcome
OF tho pending Balkan war. One can
see. with him. the hills of Austria
I Hungary from the window OF the lit
Ito unobtrnsivc War Office at Bel
grade, while he waits in the tiny
antc-room AMI scans the silent,
watching sentry at the Austrian ap-
preach to the bridge.
The story is not a war tale at all
,S f,,,
IN" tone, the air. the rythm, the
melody Of "A dainty piece of music of
the Wagner type. Yet not so dainty
AT that. for the deep bass comes in
at tn" proper periods. The book is a
classic of its kind. The reader can
feel the sweet-scented breezes that
come up the Blue Danube: he can see
the smoke feathers nf the mills at
Bucharest, and tho hazy mountains
Of Albania and Macedonia loom up
In tho distance before him as the
writer describes the journey through
all those years from Belgrade in 1872
TO tho Peace Conference in 1919.
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NEW BOOK DEALING
WITH LIFE OF LEE
Work of Washington and Lee University Professor viii
Revive Sweet Memories in Hearts of
Thin Gray Line

GENERAL ROBERT +. LEE Az
TER APRON ALTON Edited by
FRANKLIN l.. Riley. Professor Of Ills
tory. Washington and Lee University.
$50 pages; Illustrated. New York.
The Macmillan Company; 1872 Ar
ucles by y. L.. Nelson. Capls!n p E
Lee, Edward s. Joyncs. {. \. Graves.
NJ. ". Humphreys. T.. \. Berlin. W
W. Estll, Robert Ewing, Richard
w. Rogers. John u. Collier. J. w.
Ewing. T.. G. Gordon. 10 Lane stern,
-. Gardner Tyler. s. H. Ammin. Ed i.
ward '. Valentine. T. l.. Riley. j..
William Jones, w. n Anderson.
Henry l.. Smith, w. u. Johnston, VIII
ham Allen and others.
Nothing can be said or written in
th!s uay that can add to the luster
IN the armament of time reflected
th"r" by tho life and work OF Robert
r'a"arf Lee Nothing. scarcely. has
peeh ieit unsaid or unsung. Hun
Grcd5 OF volume have been written OF
him thousands OF sermons have bcon
preached with him as the fruitful
topic. His lifo was as an open hook.
those who knew him personally and
VINO we're privileged to bask within
me sheen of his gentle dignity. his
huinbIe greatness and his lowly
christian spirit. look upon those
hours az divinoly sivcn cpochs.
But, like the other old old story that
Is ever new, hooks about General Lee
VIII always he read. and as eagerly
as IN the beginning. As the years
come anu go men will preach and
VIII deliver orations about the sub
~
spirit still lives in tho land. and whose
career will always be remembered as
thing to be rcvcrcd and an ex-
ample 10 nil mankind.
Every move made by Lee from his
youthful days at West Point. his
nome life. his career during the Next
can war. his self sacrifices for his be-
loved Virginia and the Southland. is
hhown by all tn" people Of the South.
ana mis- achievements during tbs
great struggles, in which he re.
'eaied almost supernatural infu-
"nces, are the amazemcnt and the
admiration of all great students and
strategistS
Admirably Arranged.
So. alumni. teachers. professors
friends. associated with him 1T
Washington University. have co.
Elaborated. in getting together an al .
mirably arranged book, containing
"reminiscences. personal impressions
anecdotes and dainty little tales of
scenes and Incidents during thos.
restful days following the Erca,
tragedy which tried so many mems
souls. The book ia we'll arranged IN
its textual plan. 1t reflects the gentle
characteristics of Lee. who. though
hrm and severe when occasion de.
mandcd. and with temper heard n,
times Ia control could and did for
give and forget in moment
He once helped along his doubtful
path a struggling wayfarer who
showed up in Lexington ono day
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That's one Of our lighting boys" he
commented. and We should help him
along. lie is looking for work..
When 1t was pointed out that ths '
man fought on the other side. Gem
eral Leo said. "Ah. but he was a
AZ hter for his side. and doubtless h.
was good fighter. We must forget
The other part" "
After the clouds and smoke Of con-
nict had blown away. Leo had many
offers OF help and assistance. Hut
he wanted work. lie had frequently
remarked that he would like to set
tie down on a farm where he could
earn his living by the sweat OF bIs
brow. During this period his daugh
ter one day. In discussing the many
offers of help pouring In. said:
Father has SO many offers of as
sistance. but he wants work" In tho
party was member OF tho board
Of trustees OF Washington Univer-
sity. Miss Leo was unaware of this
tact
Frugal IN Every Way.
Ru; that gentleman got busy, and
IN few days tho presidency of the
university was offered General Lee,
and lac accepted. and few days later
he rode into Lexington from his
home in Powhatan County. astride
his old war horse Traveller" at
tached his wel!worn hat to tho peg
in tho presidents Office and took
charge. lie did not teach. but he got
IN touch with everything going on.
and spent much time in doing and
thinking" for the faculty and stu
dents. This thinking resulted In
many happy results. He was frugal
In every way. and had his eys on
the comfort OF tho students with
as little expense attached thereto as
possible. He would fill the sheds
and bins with fuel during tho sum
NOR so that the boys could get their
wood ut summer cost prices. whom it
was necessary TO kindlc tho fires of
fall and winter.
White as has already been said
this book adds nothing to the great
ness Of the man. ii provides good
reading and may revive sweet mem,
cries in the hearts OF tho thin gray
line that knew him. n T.
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A CLEVER CHARACTER
STUDY DONE IN PROSE
Beatrice kean Seymour Scores
in Her Second Novel.
'lnirusiou.''
INTRUSION. Beatrice Kcan So

INTRUSION. Beatrice Kcan Soy
mour. Thomas sel,zer. y. Y.
Intrusion is the second novel by
Beatrice kean Seymour. tho author
Of Invisible Tides. /, is an English
novel. dealing with English people
Just after tho war. But its appeal
is universal. The plot OF it might
have been laid here. az well as in
England. or almost anywhere else.
she story ccnters about a girl.
Roberta Leigh. photographers
model, and her intrusion into the
Suiheld family. Roberta has moth
ing but beauty. utterly no brains
breeding. or refinement. and she mar
rics into the family Of Allan SUI
field, family of writer's, thinkers
dreancrs, dealists. people with
whom she can have nothing in COM
mon.
Every character in tho book is
drawn with almost Photographic
clcarness and detail, but So clcverly.
In fact this is one book In which
the reader feels that he cannot at
ford TO miss even one little If. and or
but. No words are wasted. yet
when tho hook is finished. the read
or will know every ono Of tho char
actcrs as though he had been liv-
ing among them.
The English critics, and press.
have been loud in their praise OF
i<h the works OF this extremely
gifted writer. We arc inclined 70
think it has not been overcstimatcd.
one critic sums it up perfectly as.
"a very subtle study OF incompati-
bility. y hook of fine shades, fine
perceptions. and a fine humor"
w. Z. W.
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LIBA POEMS FLOWER AMONG FIELD OF WEEDS
WAR POET OF THE FRENCH
CALLS WOMEN FAVORED SEX
Jean Parigot Arrives in New
York for a Visit to
America.

Joan Parigot, Frances war poet.
author OF Flowers OF the Trenches
The Poilu.' and many other soncs
and verses. has come TO America.
She's now In New York.
And this Jean is II vital. brown
eyed, auburn haired woman instead
OF the man her name leads one to
expect
Her name really Is Marie Louise
Nalmalete and she did not write or
think OF poetry or song until her
son was killed IN the war
And then another son was killed
And then her husband. And last Of
all her daughter died from an illness
growing out of war service.
II have suffered" says Madame
i'arigot, and when one suffers ono ;s
forced to self-expression else the
weight OF the burden must destroy
its bearer.
II took masculine name when
began writing because did not
want 10 create an atmosphere Of
cheap sentirnontalism about myself
and my songs and verscs for soldiers.
Her Fnr~ TrnRIc.
But" and madame smiled. Her
smiles arc rare. Her face is rather
sion heightened by her unusual col
oring
But" she repeated. ~ should
rather be woman for one little dag
than be man million years.
An. yes Women suffer more be-
cause their sensibilitiea arc finer.
more delicate.
But as they suffer more they come
TO know life better, they live more
intensely. = woman lives more In
one hour than a man lives in day
That is why | should rather be q
woman"
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VALUABLE AID TO
STUDENTS OF LAW,

SECESSION AND CONSTITu
TioNAL LIBERTY. Ny Bunford
Samuel. Two volumes Ncale
Publishing Company 40 Fourth
Avenue, New York.
Students of constitutional law and
governmental institutions will find
this most interesting series Of
studies. II is TO he expected tho cir
culation of such n document will he
limited to a class, quite large. how
ever. engaged in the study Of gov
ornamental and personal prerogatives
In the abstract. But this book
should appeal To tho larger class of
young men who have gone into such
studies merely cursory, and while
il gives the views and constructions
Of one man. il includes appendices
OF supporting fact, which permits n
continuous argument
The appendices cover such sub
jects as the early relations OF the
State. the use of the word people"
Mr.. Madson's opinions. the function
Of the Supreme Court. and Kentucky
and Virginia resolutions.
Each phase of the question is pre-
sented in the words of supporters OF
the theory of unified State. ire
concilablc Inconsistencies. with each
toric fact are thus developed. grad
uating through denial Of fact into
pervcrsion OF received ethic. Re-
sultinG from tho authors cndcavor TO
satisfy himself as to the rights and
consequences Of this most unhappy
dissension he believes that the in
quiry supplies p dcsidcratum.
While retrospective. 1t bears upon
tho determination OF principles un-
derlying the league OF nations and
other vital questions now agitating
the thinking mind. II. r.
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was chiefly responsible for the sur

was chiefly responsible for the sur
cease OF his activities.
Fairly bristling with adventure.
the story of that return is a record
Of desperate encounters with crimi-
nails. hair-brcadth escapes little short
of miraculous, exciting chases, ex-
changed personalities. clever dcduc-
tiOns-all that goes to make n salts
tying mystery story. And in the end.
the girl. II would be unfair to tell
YOU what she does. but you will
gladly conccdc that Helen is fit
ting mate for The Gray Phantom.
whose danger she shares shoulder to
shoulder. and in whom he has never
lost faith
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-14
HAS FLIGHTS WHICH
ENTRANCE THE MIND
Volume Is One to Take Off and Read in Corner When
April Airs Are Asr"-Is Rare
Treat.

POEMS. By Gerda Dalliha. with
an Introduction by Edwin Markham.
nn'''cid x co. New York.
'sht) rose and singing passed from
\ shadow binding with tho sun
'H"D joy esctatic famed. TN light
Md heavenly song were one.
This boautiful lark" OF Father
Iabb'H. with the pardoned substitu-
ION Of feminine for masculine gen
der. best describes these exquisite
poems Of Gcrda DaIliba. who rose
sang" and passed from our mortal
light near the Mediterranean In 1919
She was young flaming soul
alft~d With that elusive mysticism
and second sight. so rare In tho sing
'rs or today She. like Tabh. saw a
world OF manuscripts written by
Gods hand on flower and rock. and
heard IN brook and bird the divine
hem" OF a lite 10 come. Her imagery
Was "hastn as SNOW and from In"
unity Of "a virgin't heart she sang
"!th lyric passion. even az Mr.. Marx
bans says TIA his Introduction
flashes Of cmpyrcan nrc" She has
p"cr"d where We Of the everyday iar.
not look. or In looking. could scarce
iy comprehend
Interpretation Of Dawn.
~ "" "an; an Interpretation 81
Dawn" what could he mor.lv than
'hi>
m" Dawn is up. she wakes tho birds,
The fairies, dawn ever knew
sh" does not wait for passionate
For no small creatures sing TO YOU!
The Dawn &. up--rragran, herds
.. flowers drink the morn streams
dew
Sh" does no, mood TO wake the birds,
Her si!en, blossoms sing TO you,
Ar" there not many In this world
who have experienced This touch Of
striurlcss Tyre, have been unable To
ing Of X In this exquisite manner?
The hear, hreads hunger from re-
jectcd hliss
In the strang" lines Of a forgotten
or touch upon the brow Of liTs ,ha,
The pcrf"c, circle o, lovers kiss
in this
Small climbing Earth the anguish
n' tho race.
l.eashed Ia each fraIl minds ,or,uous
cinharcc.
Knl, 10 each young SOULS waiting
chrySailis.
Df what Fabric Her Iirnrt Wo,ep.
As On. turns. tenderiy the pages Of
these singing words 81 Gcrda CALI
has there comes tho wonder OF what
fabric was her heart woven. Sun.
cht tear. the Wild emptiness OF
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OUTLINE GREAT ONES
OF MODERN LITERATURE
Prominent Writers Give Oh.
scrvations on III. C.. Wells
as Author and Man.

Az OUTLINE OF WELLS Nv
Sidney Dark g p. Putnam's Sons.
y. Y.
Here is book ono Will read him
sell and then lend TO AL his friends
Indeed. while it calls itself "An out
line Of Wells" j., might wciI be
named. AN Outline of All the Great
Ones Of Modern Literature" For
! II. q. Wells is used in IL. al,nos,
as focal point from which 10 view
all the others.
by the method Of comparison, w.
are introduced. in the pages Of this
entirely Interesting book. to such
PERSONS as Joseph Conrad. Arnold
Bennett. Anatole France. g. X
chestcr;on. Milaire Belloc. @. Il
Shaw. ami any number of others
>Hd We are given q good deal more
than "a mere cursor, glimpse o. each
F5r all that. he book is prinrt-
3ally Wcil: 80 ar. given. no,
mer.iy tho authors opinion .: Wells.
II man. and We'll tho writer. bit
W" arc treated To tho observations
great ones. on tn" author OF AN
outline OF History"
Quite often Wells himself ia
quoted. as in an extract from New
Worlds for Old. when he saws
Life ana the world arc fine. tut
not as an abiding place; as AZ.
arena
This seema to be the summed VI
opinion OF the whole book that Wells
Is rather lrsS OF an artist than Il
crusader, fighter against things
as thcy arc, ard against all forms
of StupiditT
Altogether the work is cxtrcmciy-
complimentary 10 Mr. Wells. ri
though. not 50 utterly ~ 20 be
maudlin.
au American forowori. written b
iIeyw uod Eroun, proves an interest
ing addition.
AN Outline Of Wells" deserves
g yiace on any wcll-stockel book
shelf
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to the point Of recklessness; dcbon-
air, daring, laughing at some laws
and all law enforcers no may have
been. But he had always played fair
Then one day came n shocking. in
applicable murder. All its mystery
elements. everything, pointed TO The
Gray Phantom as its Derpe;rator.
There could he no mistake
SO here again Is The Gray Phan-
tom-the beloved crook haa come
back-he had to--hc could no longer
stay In retirement. No other could
square him in the eyes of the world
or to that clcar-cyed woman who
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Lntcst

hiCES RULES OF ORDER. nv
'oseph 9. Rice. Stanton & Van Vliet
rms little book contains the very
.a'est word op parliamentary law.
up 10 date In every respect and
!ished on the subject. In writing i,
me greatest authorities on tho sub.
lect were consulted and all obsolcte
material eliminated.
rho author. Joseph c. Rice, n well.
known Denver attorney. has been n
devoted student of paIliamentary
Ia" ior over thirty years%and from
his vast experience as n presiding
officer and as a teacher of parlia,
mentary law in business schools
and societies is especially we'll
equipped to write such a digest.
For years executives. club lea ders.
SoeiAtiss and fraternal organizations
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MYSTERY STORY
FULL OF ACTION

THE BLUE CIRCLE. BY Elizabeth
Jordan. The Century Company, Pub
fishers. New York.
Imagine yourself to be man of
splendid physical proportions. having
suffered IL scvevre nervous shock
which left you with an obsession that
you could not be responsible FOR
your welfare and material existence
Imagine this and you have the hero
Of Elizabeth Jordan's latest mystery
story. Now. add 10 this a bargain 10
sell yourself TO an old man in for n
year, trusting everything to him
throw into this compact a house OF
mystery. the blue circle, n lovely. i'm
perious girl and a thousand battling
incidents, which In the end. as the
mystery deepcns in the house OF
David Campbell. brings to Renshaw,
the nervous wreck. steady nerves and
final happiness in the girl he loves.
The Blue Circle" is far abovev the
average mystery story. told as IL Is
with crisp and vivid style The
author handles her characters with
skill. and at plot weaving she is a
past master This is a grea; book for
the porch hammock. or better still. "A
roaring fire and pipe. provided you
are not in the house by yourself II,
is refreshing departure from the
moribund sex stories that have
Glutted the market of late Put Il in
your grip for the summcr-you will
not regret IT, G. w. i. JR.
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ha.. 'clt a decided need for hook
that would Civ. In condensed form
the specific ruling on the correct
method of procedure and that would
save a futile searching through
page after page for the desired in
formation.
"Hice's Rules Of order" supplies
this need. The table OF rules chart.
which il special feature OF this
book, answers Immediately. plainly
and fuzzy $50 questions practically
every parliamentary question that j.
likely TO arise in any kind OF meet
ing.
], is the only book which contains
a complete dictionary OF words and
phrases. the definitions being com
bined with parliamentary principles.
1t contains l.0i5 references TO
pages. The nearest numtcr TO this
is In Roberts Rules OF Order. Re
viscd. which has 49,. the ratio bein &
nearly five TO two in favor of Ricc's
Rules Rice's book also contains 2l5
references to section numbers in the
index connected with the Table OF
Rules. Roberts Rules has nothing
Of the kind.
The text, printed In bold-face type.
is written and arranged in a clean
cut and specific manner. so that IL
can he easily understood by the most
Inexperienced in parliamentary pro-
ccdure. yet is comprehensive enough
10 satisfy the veteran in parliamen-
tary tangles.
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II
Bertha Streetcr. Harper & Bros.
New York
All work and no play makes the
wife an unwilling drudge. II the
feminine partner is disconnected all
will not be plain sailing for the mas
cuiinc side OF the house.
Here is book which anticipates
the many problems and household
crises which arise to overwhelm the
bride and frequently confuse the
most experienced housekeepcr. She
who reads may profit by the expert
"nces OF the author. who built up a
successful home and simultaneously
kept detailed record of the expert
ncnt.
Time saving devices of all sorts
which not only leave time for the
social side OF life, but take the
hrudsery out OF wash day and make
ironing pleasure. simplifying the
duties of the mcnagc and cutting
down household expenses
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Shaw Keeps Mum
as to Stella" Letters
[special cable Dispatch. /

LONDON. May l3.--The literary
sensation OF England just now is
Mrs. Patrick Campbell's hook. in
which arc quoted perfervid
stella" letters from George Bern
ard Shaw. Curiosity as great as
tho establishment over the letters
has existed as to what Shaw
would say. He has just been
cornered while on n secluded va
cation trip. and his only COM
ment was. ut Is Mrs. Campbell's
book, not mine,
&C.. 1922. Public Ledger Coz
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tersperscd with delightful lyrics. no
tells OF Copcrnicns. Tycho Brahe.
Kepler. Calico. Newton and their
Successors right down to the modcrns
In he Lick Observatory.
In Mr.. Noycs' own words:
90. I sing
or those who caught the pure
Promcthcan fire
One from another. each crying as he
went down
To one that waited. crowned with
youth and joy
Take thou the splendour. carry it out
of sight
Into the great new age I must not
Into the great new realm must not
tread"
A Murder MyHtcry.
THE GRAY PHANTOMS RETURN.
BY Herman I.andon. w: J. Watt &
Co. New York. 4gl
:, Adventurous, for tho love of It and
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Clemenceau, Like JOAN
Is Waiting to Be Burned


PARIS. May I3.-Here Is 4 new
Clcmenceau story. which no tells
about himself:
II was walking the other morn
ing in the Tuilcrics when moth
err pointed me out TO her little
girl.
what did he do. that gentle
man. asked the child.
''He saved the country replied
tho mother. with excessive grand
iloTuence.
Like Joan OF Arc, then?'
Yes. like Joan OF Arc. my
dear
"'Well. then. why haven't they
burned himr ....',, ',.. e..
You see" added Clemcnceau.
II am waiting"
&C., 1882, Public ledger Coz
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Moro Noyes yerac.

THE WATCHERS OF THE SKY
BY Alfred Noyes. Frederick A. Stokes
Co. New York.
In this volume Alfred Noyes beg ins
work OF great Importance and en-
thralling interest. Taking the idea
that the great scientists, discoveries
and inventors are the torch bearers
OF the world. each receiving the torch
Of learning and carrying IL forward
until IL must pass to their successors
he tells the wonderful stories OF tho
astronomers-"The Watchers OF tn,
sky o
In spirited narrative verse. az beau
tiful and memorable MS that OF
Tales of the Mermaid Tavern" In
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Cover. Thousand Subjects.

1000 THINGS WORTH KNOWING.
by Nathaniel c. Fowler, Jr. George
Sully q Co. New York
This book is not an ordinary CYCLIC
pedia or mere book OF tabulatcd in
formation. 1t covers thousand sub.
!ects which should be known. and
winch arc not generally known to
ne average reader. The book may
nc called an education itself. so com
ptcteiy does IL cover the informat ton
everybody needs.
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4 Thri,Iine petcctIv, storv

THE LADY IN BLUE. Ky Augusta
Groncr, translated 10y Grace Isabel
Colbron. Duf1ield & Co. New York.
y novel and thrilling detective
story by the author OF ".Joc Muller
Detective" Here Muller meets with
Il hrand-new situation of mystery and
crime and solves II in a most sur
prising way.