Show i- i THE REVOLUTION OF ISIS SS' Dr Warren Washburn Florer hIstorian historian historian his hIs- of ot llio tho ho torian of oC the Michigan nn Society Sons of ot the tile American Revolution In Dr 1848 1548 Revolution of or his book The Tho Freiburg Freiburg Frei Frel- Hermann Klerer Kiefer chairman of or the given Iven Americans burg bun Meeting has history history his his- nn an Insight Into a phase of or German tor tory perhaps not so wl widely oJ l known Inthe inthe In Inthe be Dr the United States at as It might that he remained remained re remained re- re Kiefer Florer says of oC Dr an Idealist to tho the very Yen last which had notwithstanding the decades tho the Intervened between the time when first he began an to tor young roun- pupil of or when th the and r record cord his thoughts thou 1 Emeritus of or became enraged when hen ho he contemplated tho the first de- de signs of or a a. restoration In the The Tho cado cade of or tho the twentieth century package upon old writings found Cound In an nn which was written the short eholt but significant significant sig sig- own re reveal retal reveal re- re word ord m my own veal tal In the year ear 1917 the thoughts and contemplations of oC a man who ho was to devote his powerful energies to the realization of or a freer and higher conCeption conception conception con con- of or human life Dr Kiefer came to the United States State ho had shown an Intense love e ot of after r t Io it freedom b by summoning his ms Cu m cc the Freiburg circuit and preparing resolutions resolutions resolutions res res- for a L public meeting called In Freiburg for tor March 26 6 1848 It was to protest against the tho slaughters slaughters' which had occurred at Berlin and Vienna Zlenna Tl The Tho o previous meeting at Offenburg Offenburg Of- Of writes tho the author had called fora for a German parliament the word re republic republic re- re public however h had d not been inserted in the resolutions as adopted therefore the credit or discredit of or Introducing the tho word republic belongs to the committee committee committee com com- of or the Upper Rhine circuit o of which Kiefer bras ivas the tho chairman They demanded that the German parliament should establish a new constitution based on the foundations of or a federated republic a republic United State Tho The resolutions as adopted stand as there the tha great re t witness of or the Declaration of Independency In- In dependency forced forcell by the occurrences occurrence of or the unhappy of or March On coming coming- to the United States Dr Kiefer became an ardent Republican find and his betrothed Joined him here and Mrs Kiefer did much to aid ahl ner nor husband hus bus band hand In his work for or human liberty and and for the tho spreading of oC ideals of liberty liberty lib lib- ert erty in Germ 1 Schiller the poet of at Hbert liberty In ht Germany n was his Ideal and he urged on all Germans coming coming- to live in ha the United States to study stud the th Philosophy of that famous singer an ah ahto to follow his Ideals in the n new w land landof landof landof of freedom His Ills life was devoted dC to human fr freedom edom and he withstood re reo efforts In is native and his hisa a adopted country countr alike Richard G I Badger Boston u DS FOR SOCIAL I WORKERS WORKERS' In this book the author Dr Edward EdwardJ J J J. J professor of at biology lolo y at Dallas Dallas Dallas Dal Dal- las university has written for everone everyone everyone every ever one pos possessing an any Interest whatever er In hi world betterment It not only discusses discusses dis dis- cusses such historic subjects as Mar Marriage nags and the Family but such modern modern pro problems lems as Birth Control Sex Sex Hygiene Sterilization of ot the Insane minded Feeble-minded and Criminals Eugenics the tho Training of or Children Children Children Chil Chil- dren and gives the underlying reasons reasons rea rea- sons for Right and Wrong rong tells how hose to find whether a given Iven act be belones belongs belongs be- be longs lone In the one field or the tho other aside from all creeds creeda and sects It shows on what basis morality rests and makes an Intelligent discussion of oC the things s Just mentioned possible The book is of ot value to professional proCessional men and to parents parent and Is not only to tobe tobe tobe be read but studied studie studied Richard Richard G Badger Boston Doston RECOLLECTIONS S OP Ol A RUSSIA'S RUSSIAN RUSSIA S 'S DIPLOMAT T The author o of Recollections of or a n Russian Diplomat The S Suicide of Monarchies I William II and Nicholas r II Is Eugene Euene do de who ho was j for tor man many years cars in the diplomatic service service service 1 ice a of Russia and for a considerable time secretary of or the tho Russian lega I tion at ut Berlin BerHn He has had unusual opportunities for tor acquaintance with will European royalties and diplomats and andin andin andin I in these memoirs h he gives only personal personal per per- experiences experiences' and hand first information His Ills volume opens with an an account of the closing years rears of at the reign of oC Alexander III then comes the titor story of ot Nicholas and his minis minis- Tho The German emperor and his l' l with Nicholas the leading I a actors tors in the Ball Balkan an affairs the tho negotiations ne ne- preceding Rumania's en entrance entrance entrance en- en trance Into the war the tho Russian government gov o during tho the present war the condition of ot the court under the in fluence of or and the charac harac- character ter tel of oC the chief chief- ministers are some somo of oC the topics taken up in the different chapters Finally there thero is a section I discussing the course courso of ot the Russian revolution re After After reading this volume one is Is' Is f with tl t se 11 fl u V oO UIUs UL of the rulers of ot great powers p who would I gladly sacrifice their nations nation's Interest Interest to their own or their allies' allies future to e enable themselves t to win There Thero la Is nb n Wand then In this volume an int in- in t l in interesting close up of or mem- mem r b bera rs of ot ro royalty alt some now defeated and i ld others othera already passed Which give go tho the American reader beyond a a I glimpse of or tho ho characters of at kings hitherto denied The volume reveals reseals the strange attitude of or European governments governments gov gov- towards each other In so- so called times Umes of at peace Macmillan Macmillan Co Now New cw York Fork FOOTSTEPS Footsteps Is an interesting st story F by Dorothy Percival of or a girl Irl and an Incorrigible father who has settled in one ono of or the Canary islands Ira li horder order to retrieve e hi his fortunes and his tap tion only lIon only to slide HIlde from bad ad to worse On the verge of or bank bankruptcy ho he falls co to l low w as to encourage the attentions to his hit daughter of at a n prosperous nel neigh neigh- h- h boring farmer an unprincipled Span- Span lard Jard of at the worst wont type typo and how daphne c- c gets ts out of at the difficulty Is la told with a n skill that holds the from frona first to last Ronnie a a- young ayoung English engineer r working on the Island with his sunny good gool nature introduces a new element into tho the girls girl's life liCe and the story tor ends on a happy note noto with hh a glimpse of or a n. cheerful family party at Ronnie's Yorkshire home Mss Mies Percival has written In this story tory a novel which Is 5 quite out of tho ordinary run one of or enthralling in In- In terest and terest-and and one that leaves you 1 0 wishIng wishing wish wish- In Ing It were twice as John long loner John Lane Co New rork York HIS RIB GRACE GRUE OF GRUB STREET T His Hla Grace of ot Grub Street b by Miss G. G V. o-V. V V. McFadden Ja S a vivid eighteenth century ce romance concerning a a. young literary aspirant who is taken from a R. Grub street garret to edit a Journal owned by a no wealthy city merchant Th Tho handsome and good editor cr very soon falls In love with Clarissa his patrons patron's niece who is however already dy formally en engaged aGed to another man n A third suitor for Clarissa's rand hand is 15 Marsden a political SI spy who Involves her fiance lance in a perilous duel and anti who by foul Coul moans succeeds In getting Thor Thorburn urn the tho young Journalist dismissed dismissed dismissed dis dis- missed from his patrons patron's favor Just when the plot has all nil but reached its consummation a startling event occurs which shatters Marsden's power for good cod and all nIl The Tho plot of the tho story stan Is exceptionally intricate incident follows follows fol fol- lows Incident with startling rapidity i and Miss McFaddon's vivid nary Ive art carries the reader to the last line without a n. single break John break John Lane Co X New w York TilE mm PIA WORIC PLAY WORIC Y nOOK noel The Work Play ork Book Dook Is a manual for Cor mothers and teachers with numerous numerous numerous numer numer- ous illustrations and anti directions for the tho construction of or simple things for tor use rad pIa play These Theo have been lIeen collected from man many sources and are made of or materials which are ure usually lb considered consid consid- ered cred or o of Natures Nature's materials picked nicked up un In the country Involving ln lit lIt lIt- tic tle or 01 no cost Tho The aim of ot the book bool books I la Is s to and develop man many traditional traditional traditional tra tra- time play occupations which in man many Parts of or the country are be becoming becoming be- be coming obsolete because of or the Im Immense Immense immense Im- Im mense supply of ot foreign toys tos and it Is with a hope of stimulating invention and development in children that this collection has ha been arranged It is Just the book for father or mother to purchase prior to Christmas so that by Christmas Christmas' day thc they car can through a little reading rendIng In this volume be able ablo to construct on the tho Great Da Day of ot Santa Claus some omo of or the simple toys outlined l It Is the orIginal original original nal jO Joy book bool with such wonderful things as ns hor hor-aes hor es locomotives house I table chair wheelbarrow whistle ship and bow and arrow made simple of or construction while the tho materials In InI Include Include In- In clude tho the ever faithful household pin I corks corles and other nature materials There are twenty Illustrations which show the fingers jn which way to travel el I In this trade for the tho pleasure of or the children fl Robert bert M. M McBride Co New York OR on C I EVERY ERT LITTLE BIT RIT HELPS HELPS' Nina Ina Wilcox Putnam and Norman Jacobsen have ha found a most original Inal plot for tor their latest contribution to up- up I to the literature which bears the tho smiling title of or Esmeralda or Every I Little Bit Helps Who was Esmeralda That is what a a. good man many nl members of at an exclusive New York social set were anxious to know when this tall tall good looking cop cop- per-haired per girl ma made e her appearance Inthe in inthe inthe the drawing room of or Mrs George Geore Everan Everan Everan Ev- Ev eran De Dent nt with the tho buoyancy and breeziness of ot the wide western spaces attended by a creature said to be bo half hal coyote and aud half halt dog and which was altogether al altogether nl- nl together startling in size and manner mannor like its mistress That she was Mrs Irs De did not seem to explain ox ex- ex explain plain much the young oung woman was as asfar asfar asfar far removed In typo from tram her aunt grandc grande dame and proud as could well be conceived That she came from Crom tho the west does docs not explain much either since sinco largo large portions portions portions por por- of ot the west are tD today ay as conventional conventional conventional conven conven- as New York Fork It helps a little littleto to know that her fathers father's ranch produced produced produced pro pro- head of ot horses and that Esmeralda Esmeralda Es Es- meralda knew as much about them thorn as asher asher asher her father did She was not only something of or a type but also a good deal of ot an original fearless unconventional unconventional unconventional and utterly patriotic And Anil charming certain certainly What hat did Esmeralda do It would be easier casler to sa say what she did not do Exciting adventures seemed to happen of or their own accord whenever she ap appeared ap- ap It was war time when she reached rached New York and her mind and energies were wele absorbed in war interests inter Inter- ests Her ideas however did not coincide coincide coincide coin coin- cide in the least least- with those prevalent pre in her aunts aunt's circle Tho clash between the tho two is full of or humor and ment and will carry carr tho the reader along to the theer er very last incident o of Esmeraldas Esmeralda's mete meteoric career Mrs Irs De social strata received accessions of or the most astonishing kind through Esmeraldas Esmeralda's efforts And together with the tho men of the Inner circle circle cir clr- I cle they prove proved themselves genuine Americans under tho stimulus of oC Esmeraldas Esmeralda's Es- Es meralda's work and spirit As for Cor the society china broken in tho process by this spirited young Its amount simply paralyzed Mrs Irs De and her friends Shell shock is hardly a circumstance to the shocks which af affected ar- ar tho the poor ladys lady's nerves It Is proof of or Esmeraldas Esmeralda's ess essential Americanism Americanism Ameri Ameri- that tho reader is certain to I find these a nerve tonic Instead As a matter of fact she aho made mad a a splendid ld understudy for tor the Goddess of ot Liberty and enlightened all that part of oC tho tiro world with which she came in personal contact evoking In others the spirit with which she was alive There is not a dull dun moment in the entire book Esmeralda Esmeralda- helped to win I the he war war war-t war there there ero is no dou doubt t about that Winning h hearts arts and support for the i cause she loved she unconsciously achieved for herself hersel the reward of ot hap hap- How she did it Is fascinatingly told old by tho the authors authors' of ot one of or the tho liveliest liveliest live live- liest lest and most original war books book yet et published Tho heroine is a delight and th the e spirit that carried her hor over the top is the spirit which hat has astonished Europe in our splendid boys and their exploits ov over r there The Tho frontispiece In color and four tour illustrations b by May Wilson Preston are distinct additions to this InterestInG interesting interesting interest Interest- ing book J. J J. J B B. B LIppincott company Philadelphia CLEAR THE TIlE DECKS DECKS' Under tho the nom do de plume of or Commander Commander Commander Com mander this author who ho Is 15 a well- well known commander In the American navy nav has written a a. book which Voices his own words word when he says nays Faith we wo need and loyalty to the belief that we are aro doing our utmost to purge tho the sea of a Its poison polson May I these help In pages paces which have the tho true tang and flavor of OC the tho sea Commander I has hns told a n. vivid tale of or American naval life durIng the present great war It Is the tho real thing This book will arouse more real Interest in the navy nay navy than any book of ot like 0 character ever over writ writ- ten For It was born of or the tho life lite of or which it tells written tells written by candlelight when tho the ship was darkened against the tho prowling enemy or when braced against tho the pitch and roll ran of at n. n storm storm- tossed war man or Its thread sometimes sometimes sometimes some some- I times broken by the roar of at a thundering thunderIng thunder thunder- ing salvo overhead |