Show o BOOK REVIEWS THE TH E A A. A E. E F. F A book that will Interest every red blooded American at the present time is The A. A E. E F F. by He Heywood wood Broun one of oC th the tho best dramatic critics and newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper men in the countr country It has Just come from the D D. Appleton company press This book is a true account of oC tho the experiences ces of ot the first American expeditionary force In France under General Pershing Mr oIl Broun has lon long been known for the keenness of his wit and the brilliancy of oC his style both bothof of ot which he ho displays s 's to tho the full fullIn fullin fullin in this unusual stor story story humorous humorous and pathetic gripping and In Inspiring in In- ot of of tho the brave boys hoys who are helping to make the world sa safe for or democracy The rno author went over with Ith tho the bo boys s 's and was with them in Paris and sta stayed ed with them near their training camp near the Somma front he saw them march to the trenches untrained lads and saw them return fire firo tested vet vet rans crans erans He has ben with them ever everywhere where has had an opportunIty opportunity opportunity to see everything and he heIs heIs heIs Is even en able to describe most graphically an experience with a submarine submarIno encounter while on the way over His account of ot the things he ho saw Baw from the triumphant march of ot the American troops through Paris to the tho struggles les of oC the Yankee doughboy in his efforts to talk with a pretty little is spiced with humor His chapter chapter chapter chap- chap ter on Our Friend the Censor is a n. gem em The whole story isone Is Isone Isone one of oC the most satisfying ac accounts accounts nc- nc counts of ot the dally daily life Ure and ex exp experiences ex- ex p ces of ot our own boys bos over there thero that has yet ret been printed dOUR d. d OUR ARMY IN A NUTSHELL Replete w with Ith useful Information information information tion to the soldier and to all contemplating the military life Our Army In a Nutshell a civilians civilian's military military handbook by George Nestler author of oC Tho The American Soldier in France Is just off oft the tho press of oC the Ge George rge U. U Harvey Publishing company Inc of oC New York It ItIs ItIs Itis is one cf ct tho the very interesting series se series se- se ries of ot the Harvey Military series lierle Our Army In a Nutshell is 15 probably one of oC the most complete completo com corn pleto and md concise of ot military handbooks ever issued It is en entirely entirely entirely en- en up to date including Including- oven even tho the recent new classifications of tho the army draft system All AU three branches of ot the Ule arm army tho the regulars rC tho the national guard lard and tho the national army are arc described de described de- de scribed in detail in the tho little booklet It contains a n comprehensive comprehensive compre compre- chapter on the general organization of the tho arm army detailed d description of ot tho the various units tactical organization territorial areas war departments schools and arsenals officers officers' reserves ranks and insignia clothing equipment rations ray fay armament armament arma arm ment and gunnery military abbreviations abbreviations ab ab- ab- ab a short army almy history I and sundry statistics and information mati mation on The rhe book is well bound in cloth printed in easily read t typo pe and done up in convenient pocket size It Is an ideal handbook for members of oC an any military or organization organization or- or for the civilian contemplating contemplating contemplating con con- military life Bre or forthe for the civilian who Is interested in inthe inthe inthe the great events transpiring in Europe and in the makeup and work of or the United States arm army Our Army in a Nutshell Is really a bit of oC modern very modern very modern modern history history well written well printed and well bound THE BOARDMAN FAMILY Unlike the many novels written about people of oC genius or talent to rise riso to fame from Crom poverty and privation is The Boardman Fam Fam- ily Mary S S. Watts Watts' atts' atts latest novel which Is fresh from the MacMillan MacMil- MacMil lac lan Ian Publishing company compan press In this this' novel Mrs Irs Watts be begins begins be- be I gins sins at the thc other end of ot the scale Her Bel heroine is a young young- woman who was vas brought up inthe inthe in inthe the most rigid traditions of gentility gentility gen sen- a n woman who might have stayed staged at home and been taken care of ot if she had so chosen chosen but but who did not so choose It is with tho the emancipation of or such a woman that Mrs Watts is concerned concerned concerned con con- in this stor story How v her emancipation Is wrought by hy her work and art and native commonsense common commonsense sense is deft deftly handled by Mrs Watts The narrative occupies a period of about fifteen years be beginning ginning with the first year ear of oC the present century In its central figure it adds another outstanding outstanding In ing chapter to the notable list of oC creations which its author has already given to literature Mrs rs Watts is the author of oC Nathan Burke The Rise of ot Jennie Gushing and md many novels which havo have become popular with the American public THE HEAL HEALTHCARE HEALTH OF THE BABY Full of or practical hints to parents and nurses is the tenth revised and enlarged enlarge edition oC of The HealthCare Health of the Dab Baby D oy ny ur hr Louis Fischer the prominent specialist in In childrens children's diseases This work has had a wide sale in previous editions and has been found of much assistance to mothers mothers moth moth- ers era and nurses all an over ocr the tho countr country coun coun- tr try In response to numerous requests requests re re- re quests Dr l' l Fischer ischer has now added consi considerable erable matter to many of or orthe the chapters to cover the latest practice In ill various arious departments ts and has carefully revised the whole work which has been reset reset reset re re- re- re set throughout The author is author of ot A Book Text on Diseases Diseases Dis Dis- eases cases of oC Infancy and Childhood and is attending physician to the Willard Park Parker r and Riverside hos lios- Funk Co New York VICKY VICK VAN Carolyn Wells Vicky Icky Van by published by the J. 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B Lippincott company of or Philadelphia Is a mystery mystery mys mys- ter tery story quito UP to the Vellar Vella r standard From tho first chapter tho the interest in the charming heroine heroine hero hero- ine Vicky Van increases as the stor story unfolds The Tho denouement I is unusually startling The murder of or a prominent man in Vicky's house inaugurates a mystery upon which the plot hinges There is a n. charming love story interwoven throughout Althou Although h a doubting rho Thomas mas perchance might question tho the plausibility of oC the lie dual per personality as Miss 1 Wells ells presents it it the tho everage everage ever- ever age reader will rejoice in the thrilling thrilling thrill thrill- in ing romance and the br breathless suspense sustained throughout Vicky is a lovable able deH delightful creature who seems decidedly real realand realand realand and companionable as does Calhoun Calhoun Calhoun Cal- Cal houn the clear headed hero of the story tho office boy is refreshingly re refreshingly refreshingly re- re original and lends lends' a charm and breeziness to the latter art t o nl f th hA o tale 1 p JH The plot is a unusual and and new and highly entertaining Il It Is a tall tale of ot romance m mystery adventure and a detective Stol story all in one THE MARTIAL ADVENTURES OF HENRY AND ME When a man like William Al Allen Allen Allen Al- Al len White of ot Kansas sets down his experiences in the tho war zone as inspector for the tho Red Cross we weare weare weare are assured of entertainment Interspersed Interspersed in interspersed In- In with philosophy of oC what is called the homely arlet variety The Henr Henry nam named d in the title Is no other than Henry Allen also an editor from tho the Sunflower state To use uso the words of oC the author the volume is a a. humorous account of the experiences of two middle middle- aged old coots who go o out to a ruthless war without their wives The Tho reader leader will enjoy the story which runs rums through the book fully as much as the descriptions of or what Is going on in the tho American ambulance corps Tho Macmillan company compan of New NewYork NewYork York Jc who I o publish U H t the volume l. l have nave seen lu w It u Il that mm the me le illustrations illUStrations illustrations by Ton Tony Sarg Sar- Sarare are in tn keeping keep keep- In log ing with the character of ot the ex exploits ex- ex H HE E WHO BR BREAKS EAKS Breaking into the novelist class for the first time lime is Inna nna Demens Demons with her stor story He Who Vho Breaks published by Dodd Mead Co New York This new author with the blood of ot Russian nobles flowIng flowing flowing flow- flow Ing through her veins has had a n varied experience and has traveled over most of the civilized world barring her native land from which her family was exiled To ro get to the thC story Theodore BIran Biron believed that every human being has the right to live his life to Its Us chosen en ends But it was not until he fell teU in love with Elsa that he was confronted with the practical practical practical application o of his nis creed and he had to realize the truth of or that which he had before merely played The author lays laYt bare hare the soul of oC this man and woman who loved each ach other and analyzes in a wonderfully wonderfully wonderfully won won- vivid way the effect upon tho the artistic life of ot tho the sculptor n Biran of his love for tor the beautiful violinist |