| Show tOo olio ollo ollo ROOK BOOK REVIEWS Co 0 GERMANY AT BAY Major Haldane MacFall 1 in Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- I many at B Bay a book which has al already already al- al I ready created a sensation in England and which appears in an American edition published publish cd by George H. H Doran company Company New York gives somo some vi vitally vitally vl- vl tall tally plain speaking to the tho man in the tho street on the sub subject of or the real understanding understanding un understanding un- un of or the war This work is no amateurish or 01 armchair attempt but is the outcome of or a n. lifetimes lifetime's study of strategy by one who has given special special cial attention to the subject as ns pertaining pertaining pertaining per per- to Germany Strategy A much u used much ed word during the past lout luul years What does it mean mem In the words of or the author to know exactly what the warring peoples are driving at what Is during driving them what pre r are arc their intentions or lack of or Intention and are thc they succeeding or tailing falling KEEPING UP WITH WILLIAM The William referred to is III none other other oth oth- er cr than our old much anathematized contemporary Wilhelm tho Baby Killer Kill Kill- er er otherwise known as the Ich of or Gott und and Ich notoriety The author of ot this little volume from the press of Bobbs Merrill company Indianapolis is Irving Bacheller the originator of or Even Holden and also Dri Dr and I. I There Is no need to go further Ever Every one has read one one of these volumes if It not both To say that Keeping up with William Is another such story would be far fetched but when you OU open the volume and perceive that the tho Honorable Honora Honora- ble Socrates Potter of ot Somewhere In Connecticut is going to give you jou OU his views of ot Kaiser Bill Bm and the war you Immediately settle BeLUe yourself down for forthe forthe the tho evening tell teU the chauffeur the jO joyride Joy Joyride ride Is off and immerse Immerso yourself in that philosophy for which Bacheller Is in a class by himself Why go further further fur fur- ther in the review You have to get ct into that easy chair and enjoy It It Ono One sentence alone gives you OU Socrates Potters Potter's Potters Potter's Potters Potter's Pot Pot- ter's summing Bumming up of the growth of or Every Eyer school every pulpit ever every book every evel newspaper became a pumping station f for r hot air Impregnated impregnated impregnated with new morals TH THE E LONG TR TRICK ICK I WM- WM oV boo books galore besiege us on every ev cv- Cr cry ery s side d e but the they are nearl nearly all written written written writ writ- I ten by or about the army Here is romance ro romance ro- ro mance of ot the navy written b by Bar an officer of ot the British navy who Is at this time somewhere in to the North sea Ica guarding the kaisers kaiser's anchored an an- anchored an- an chorel navy navy- Nothing finer truer or more exciting has been done in sea tales than this romance of or modern sea life lite The book will live as ns a true picture picture pic plc- ture and an Inspiration of ot folks on shore hore If It you want modern naval life hero It is From their station with tho the grand rand fleet In far northern waters aters h he follows the fortune fortunes of ot his characters characters charac- charac on trawlers submarines destroyers destroy destroy- ers battle cruisers crullers and down to the last lut great battle of tho the mist which mist which is really the history mak ing battle of Jutland George H. H Doran Doran Doran Do- Do ran company New York produce the work FACE TO FACE FACE WITH KAISER- KAISER ISMAll ISM All II who ha have haC C r road read ad and enjoyed d My I Four Years In Germany by former fonner United States Slates Ambassador or James W. W Gerard will wish to read this new no volume volume volume vol vol- ume on the Hun by the tho same game author In his introduction Mr Gerard explains that in some measure this book Is a continuation of ot his former book the narrative here being carried up to his return home with some observations on the situation found in the United States This volume contains word for tor word Gerards Gerard's heretofore unpublished unpublished personal narrative of events kept while In German Germany It reveals more clearly than ever before the psychological development of the Germans Germans Ger Ger- mans during the war focuses attention attention atten atten- tion on Mexican troubles made in to Germany Germany Ger Ger- many gives details of the German spy system in Washington drives home still further our realization of ot tho the German German Ger Ger- German man plan to attack the United States Stales The book Is 15 from the press of George Gcorge GeorgeH H H. Doran company compan New ew York DERE CERE MABLE Hero it is the love letters of ot a Rookie Rookie and and they get over the top that is the tho letters do though the of the billet doux arc on soldier life especially as It looks to tho recruit If It you OU ever over went event to a camp military or otherwise you will remember many manya a difference in ways was of living Well Vell Bill vent went and what he saw and the tho things that happened to him were I Just natural occurrences to a new newman man but Bill knows how to tell ten them I so that you OU could imagine yourself there There may also ahro be some somo counterparts coun coun- counterparts In letters you OU have received I coun-I from him soon after he bade bado farewell farewell fare fare- farewell well but we warrant warrant Bill tells moreIn more mOll moreIn I In detail etaH than he he did The author E E. Streeter as well as the illustrator tor are members of the Twenty Twenty- seventh Now New York division I and antI areat are arc at present over there Frederick A L 4 t. t t t. t h v v J J a n v u duce the volume 1 AMBULANCE The author Julien H. H Bryan Bran a Princeton freshman 17 years old went to the tho war and drove an ambulance ambulance ambulance lance in the Verdun and Champagne I sectors This book Is really tho the publication pub pub- pub pub-j of his diary and he tells us usall usall us' us usall all about what hat happened when It t happened writing most of or th the diary I either while white waiting in his ambulance or at night after his days day's work was I finished His account which Is I f brought down to August 1917 1317 Is modest modest modest mod mod- est oftentimes amusing al always as vivid The pictures illustrating the tho text are among tho the most remarkable war photographs to rca reach h this side Most of ot them were taken by Mr Ir Bryan Dran himself They shed new light on the war and Its It method of prosecution The MacMillan Co New ew York pub pub- lisp lIs tho the work vork A GUIDE GUiCE TO THE NATIONAL PARKS KS OF AMERICANo AMERICA No book on travel Is more timely than this convenient cOn pocket guide to our na national par parks s. s When hen travel cl over the greater part of tho the world Is practically practically prohibitive on account of or the tho war ar tho the gre great t play playgrounds of or the nation are open and are arc welcoming the automobile tourist with wonders that far surpass tho those e of ot any th o-th other r I section of our glo globe This ia lJ the tho See America First era era and with this guide ably edited b by Edward Frank Fran k I Allen editor of Travel you will beable be beable beable able to plan your our trip through th the tho e great grounds of or the nation for there is a map of or ever every national park m lh the good g old U U. 3 S. S A A. to together together together to- to gether with a a. world of information about what to see in each one Robert Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert McBride Co New York publish publIsh publish pub pub- lish the book WOMEN AND ANC THE FRENCH TRADITION From the press of the UlIan MacMillan company compan New York comes this volume vol ume on historic French women Florence Florence Flor Flor- ence Leftwich Ravenel the tho author In her preface to the book says she ha has s Sh found that In her studies two subJects subjects sub- sub have engrossed her time women women wom wom- en and France Such being being- the case she sho has seen fit to give us a book boo 1 k which gives the womans side Ride t tsuch to such great characters of France a as s Madame de George Sand Madame Madame Ma Ma- ladame la- la dame do de Lafayette and Batine Ba- Ba tine In addition there is an introductory intro Intro- du tory essay on The Eternal FemInine Feminine Fem Fern mine another on on Great Women's Daughters and still another on Women omen of France I FINDING THE WORTHWHILE IN INTHE INTHE THE SOUTHWEST I Tho The Robert M. M McBride fc Co NewYork New NewYork ei e i York publish this hand handy pocket size I guide ulde of tho the great but little known Southwest South With its assistance you arc aro placed in a position to know what is to be bo seen and how best to get there Altogether too man many people have havo made mad a trips through Interesting country and came home full of glowIn glowIng glow- glow glowing In Ing Accounts of what the they had seen Been IU U L uc U IU LU u that time after time thc they were practically practically practically within stones stone's throw of ot some Home grand Erand spectacle and had been led awa away from it by a n wily guide who did not care to take the trip and had talked cm em out of or It OVER HERE THE HERE THE STORY OF A WAR BRIDE BRICE She was Just a a. girl when the war broke broko out and was being danced at attendance attendance attendance at- at to b bye numerous young oung men mon of various views One Ono was a a. pronounced pronounced pro pro- pacifist but even cven though she could not then see tho the wisdom of ot the governments government's course she ehe marries her patriotic lover who Joins the service and sails for o over fr there Letters como come and all the workings of oC her mind are arc brought out by the tho author Ethel M. M I. I Kelley Finally word is re received received re- re that her herd ha leas has died for or the flag fIns The world Is Its a wilderness for her she partially decides to end it all but finally In consideration of oC the inevitable event which will bind her husband to her for all aU time she sho decides de de- decides to bravo It through and by tho the time her baby by boy 00 comes come she sho has haq become b be- be the center of I como come war enthusiasm of ot her vicinity Vat Watching chin her hr bravo brave fight and her spirit converts her old- old time timo beau of pacifist tendencies andle and he le Joins the service ice convinced that if It she can n bear up under such circumstances circum circum- circumstances stances he ho certainly must do his part to down the Hun Merrill company com corn ume pany panr Indianapolis publish tho the volume vol vol- vol-I vol volume |
