The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-18
BY WALTER D. HICKMAN


DROBABLY the most unusual
Il story of the World war that
1 have read in the last six months
is Prisoner Hahn" by Karl Wilke,
born in Hanover, Germany, in 1887
and was captured by the French in
the last stages of the World war.
Prisoner Hahn" is published by
the Bobbs-Merrill company and
seems to be an authentic recital of
the hell" that some German pri-
soners went through in French pri-
son camps.
The interesting part of this re-
cital is that some of the German
non commissioned officers who
turned against their own country
men inflicted severe suffering upon
the own brothers. This is the
striking and sensational.
AS the author states: ION Golden
Sunday the half company had to go
without bread. The kitchen per-
sonnet were Bavarians; indeed, all
the camp jobs were in the hands of
South Germans, the French spec
ulating, successfully, on German
disunity"
This story will give you feel
ing of mental sickness as the suf-
fering of the Germans in the
trenches and in the prison camps
are related. Is it true? / don't
know. but l do know that 1t is a
simple and a compelling story of
what Hahn, a German gunner,
claims he experienced;
n a
Upton Sinclair has turned loose
his typewriter again and this time
it is directed against the noble
experiment" prohibition. He dips
his typewriter ribbon in vinegar as
he shows up the sham of this ex-
pertinent in 1.-THE Wet Parade" Just
published by Farrar e. Rinehart.
Have you written your book re-
view yet and sent it to the Literary
Editor of The Times? Each week
during the vogue of this contest, the
writer of this department will give
a new fiction, child or travel book
for the review printed. Keep your
review around 200 words, less if
possible.
Francis S. Nipp, 81 South Airing
ton avenue, is the winner of today's
review. Only Is, she has written
an interesting review on Father"
by Elizabeth.
TINE winning review Of Miss Nipp
Il is as follows:
Father" by Elizabeth published by
The amusing incidents resulting from from the
SSSsr sI SSs y ~ IS
aid the daughter. in her desire form the
book IS devoted to s the s daushter F' JennifeT
are BROUGHT about BY the unexpected mar.
riage OF her father: From the time she
ss s S With S t She %SR d e rde S &
her fathers domination, through, her eE-
father the action. the Conversation, and
For those who follow the books Of Eliza
beth no recommendation is necessary.
Those readers who are unacouainted with
ENJOYABLE introduction than Father"
n
Even the latest fashion in hats
has its influence in literature.
Because of the widespread inter
est in the Empress Eugene period,
the new and deflnitive life of the
last French empress by Octave Au-
bry has been rushed into its final
form and the English translation
put through for the j. B. Lippincott
Company, who will publish it shortly
under the title. Eugene: Empress
of the French"
Oliver Herford has done his share
to relieve the depression in his new
book, The Debs Dictionary" which
will be published by the j. B. Lip
pincott Company this October. The
Deb's Dictionary is designed espe-
cially for debs. sub-debS, and ex-
debs, but will appeal to all who en-
Joy smartnesS, clevernesS and real
fun. The seventy-five delightful
Herford illustrations alone are
worth the price OF admission.
COMES John Mellett into the Of
~ fee, but not to talk about his
own new novel. ''Pigskin Soldier"
a football-war story published by
Doubleday-D under his pseu-
donyln, Jonathan Brooks.
instead, he wishes to talk about
seThe Big Bonanza" written by Carl
B. Glasscock, an old United Press
man, and published by Bobbs-M
rill, of indianapolis.
I am not sure whether authors
know anything about books. just
as authors are not convinced pub
fishers know anything about books.
and publishers in their turn, wonder