Show Moral Strength of Preacher Broken in i Grim War Book C. C R. R Benstead Calls Cals Religion Outmoded in Retreat g. g h By y JACK E. E THOMAS THOMASA A O vogue ue In world war stories Wa stores seems to have havo o ha been started by n Re Re- marques marque's famous All Al Quirt Quiet on the time Western estern Front a a. vogue that pictures plc- plc tures ture ture war with Ith a a stark gripping real realism m. m that strips war of or its It glory by emphasizing tho ho sordid side Not an unworthy member of ot this group of war novels nO is 1 C. C R. R Benstead's Retreat The rime Rev Re Elliot Warne arne leaves his countr country parish and devoted devote flock fock to enter tho the service of or his king a as a a. chaplain arriving at his artillery brigade in France Iranee earl early In InS 1918 Just Justas as Germany began Its Hs last big drive Warne's Warnes faith and determination to bring God Into tho the hearts hears Of or fightIng fight fight- lag Ing men meets unforeseen difficulties dIC- dIC and he is lost An idealistic intellectual type ho he is unable to toI accommodate himself to the unrestrained unrestrained une- une I strained nes primitiveness of or a war which is 1 a world gone mad with the standards of or madness prevail prevail- ing Benstead excellently handles tho time psychology of this strenuous period and anI the tho reader sees Nees tho time war al crush the spirit and kill kil tho soul of or tIm tho chaplain champlain without over o revealing itself to his his' face fact Tho Time pathetic chaplain Is 18 the preten pro pre ten tense tenso o covern covering an attack allek on re re- re ligion a religion that cannot ave save the modern world because it I is 11 outmoded outmoded out out- ha haIn having In sacrificed u utility Uly to decorative e detail which prevents il it from combining spirituality with wih reality The religious motive however I Is but an nn undercurrent for Cor In ing everything c is the Limo work vork ork of oC a achild chili child appalling in its futility war war Tho The moral strength of oC tho strongest strong strong- e est t is shaken haken to Its Js foundations l by iy y th nerve nervo wracking strain and unceasIng un- un uri uri- ceasIng horribleness o of the war Time The reader senses sense tired tred men borne on bit by instinct for endless hours sleepless nl nights ht death deth lurking Inoel in oel every corner filth and amid the time curse of or ulc uncertainty keeping es on edge yet under ea e everything pride of or race raco s sees cs the time sturdy fiber of English soldIer soldiery Hero Heo Is a a. book that will hold tho tIme reader till tl time the end cud and leave heave o IM him with an unforgettable picture of or orwar war var and its work Jt it is Is I recommended recommended recommended mended to readers who ho do not need needa a mi IJ sugar ugar coating coaling to make their readIng reading read read- nee Ing Ing m matter l r palatable Tho Time Century Printing Co New Ne York and Lendon Lon Len I don Ln- Ln |