Show HANS hansa 1 11 ALSATIAN ARTIST not long ago a mild sensation was created when john waltz an alsatian 1 artist and writer widely known under the pseudonym of Ilan hansl sl was condemned by the german authorities to a years imprisonment on account of a book for children which lie ho had written and illustrated in this book beat which was waa called mon village lie ho dealt in a humorous and satirical vein with life in ills his native village and lio lie was lavish both with pen and penell pencil in criticism of the german masters of alsace lorraine and praise of the french Us its rulers of yesterday since sanco then hansi IIan sl has produced produce N another work which together with its predecessor lias has become so BO enormously popular in franco since the outbreak of war against germany that copies are scarcely to bo be obtained this tile the history of at alsace tor for little children told by their undo uncle W gives little alsatians a survey of the story of their native land that to a anti german in every line and while this book and mon alan village tys yelling selling like hot cakes in france and doubtless being smuggled into alsatian homes by the hundred there to be scanned with delight s spiced with tho the thought thou glit of what may befall it if tile the men from across tile the rhine milne got get wind of tho the treasured volumes Il IIan lansi sl himself to la fighting in tile the french army against tho the nation which he has so consistently and humorously criticized in word and picture pic turo |