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TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 17, 1918. JERRY (BUCK) FREEMAN STARTS FOR WAR FRONT; MAY BE TARDY No Word Reaches Coast From Chicago Where Ex-Bver Went to Get Training for Service Overseas. - . h v ...... . if f-; W - Jr - TOT! 1 - - V H ' i i v ti 1 -r - : if ...TV. : in yi fjrfa'yhj f-ii-0erter-efye fcjrryjfarrcA-jeur &wy.otz . if5 V! i7 1 C - A 1 TVCTL'KESQCE are the aurronndlngs ton, son of Dr. and Ir. C. R. Temple X In which Sergeant Simeon C Smith, ton, has been assigned to duty at Camp of Evacuation Hosoltal No. 11. finds Lewis. He is a graduate of the Medico himself In France. Writing to his Chlrurglcal College, of Philadelphia, mother. Mrs. Ella Smith, 472 East Pine street, he describes the country as "very strange compared to ours at home." "The towns and buildings," he writes, "have big cobblestones in the streets and floors. Windows are small and the houses dark and dreary. People wear wooden shoes and go clattering about, looking like they were always going to tall down, or else as though It was hard work to carry their shoes. "This Is sure a great experience but one which I hope will be of short duration, because things here sure are not what they are at home, and some how or other I sort of like the old style of things which we have had at home." Sergeant Smith was graduated from the Oregon Agricultural College with the class of 1915. He has been in J-'rance about five months and Is doing chemical and bacteriological work in the hospital where he is stationed. . Lieutenant Charles Edward Temple- where he specialised In dental surgery, His cousin, Layton Templeton, is with the Red Cross In France and another cousin. Raymond Templeton, an aviator, was killed recently. Both young men were well known in Portland. Lieutenant James L. ' Turnbull has been transferred from the Depot. Brig ade. of Camp Lewis, to the 213th En gineers. Lieutenant Turnbull was com missioned In the First Officers' training school at the Presidio and was ad vanced to First Lieutenant, Battalion Adjutant, a year ago. He Is the son of John Turnbull, formerly of Portland, now a resident of British Columbia, and a nephew of Mrs. J. L. Qulnn. 1027 East Broadway. He is a graduate of Lincoln High School and of the class of 1917 of Oregon Agricultural College. H. R. Kibler. former Portland con tractor, has been commissioned as Sec ond Lieutenant In France. He left Port land as a private In Company C, 116th Engineers, and was promoted to Cor poral, then to Sergeant, later receiving his commission. Lieutenant II. P. Vlkrey, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Vickrey, 302 East Thirty third street, has recently returned from service overseas. After spending a few days with his parents in Portland Lieu-, tenant Vickrey left for Camp Grant, where he will serve as an Instructor. Lieutenant Vickrey left with the 91st Division, which has made a fine rec ord in recent fighting on the western front. Roy Montague, eon of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Montague, of Arlington, Or., is with the 91st Division in France. Pri vate Montague is a native of Arling ton and was engaged in the automo bile business in that city before enter ing -the service. Frits Rehberg. eon of Mr. and Mrs. H. Rehberg, 1108 Vernon avenue, who was called to Camp Lewis with the 39th Company. l6th Depot Brigade, has been promoted to the rank of ser geant after 277 days of service. Prior to entering the Army Sergeant Ken berg was a farmer in Clackamas County. In Tahiti until the steamer sailing In October, but I signed on to make the whole voyage on the Fred J. Wood ani I am no quitter. If the war is ove and the Lord is good to me, I shall come back here next June and apen four months. I should like to have Hon. Albert Johnson, ranking member of the committee on territories, in Con gress, accompany me. He could tell his fellow member! how important it is that we keep an eye on these islands. We do all the trade, but we know little about them. There is -not a San Fran cisco newspaper taken In the islands, but several from New Zealand and Aus tralia. ' . . . William Alves Anderton, son of Mrs. C. D. Anderton, of Fossil, was placed in Class 3 of the selective draft as he op erated a stock ranch in Wheeler County. He tried to enlist in the Ma rines, the Navy and the Remount, but failed to pass the physical requirements. He returned to his home, sold his ranch, placed his stock with his stepfather, C. D. Barnard, and sked his local board to place him in Class 1. He was drafted, sent to Camp Lewis, June 23 and landed in France, August 15. He received his military training at Oregon Agricultural College. John Howard Higgins, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Higgins, of Fossil, left a szo-acre farm in wneeier county xo enter the Signal Corps. He is now in France and has been in the front lin several weeks. In a recent letter to his parents he said he would be home next year in time to put In the hay Henry Hendrlckson, eon of Mr. and Mrs. Hendrlckson, 864 East Davis street, who went overseas with the 162d Infantry, writes that he Is rapidly recovering from wounds received in the battle of the Mama. Private Hen drlckson enlisted in the United States Army the first week of the war. Harold Eckerson, of 449 Eleventh street, enlisted in the Naval Hospital Corps, April, 1917. After receiving his degree from North Pacific College he reported at Bremerton and in February, 1918 received an appointment as naval pharmacist. Last week he was ordered to the Brooklyn Navy Yard and spent a four days' leave with his wife and parents In Portland before leaving for the East. Henry L. Holts, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Holtz, of Cornelius, died at Van couver barracks, October 28, following an attack of Spanish Influenza. He left Hillsboro, October 15, and was at the barracks only a few days before con tracting the disease. His funeral was held on the lawn of the Cornelius Lu theran Church, October 31. He is sur vived by his parents, a sister. Miss Myr tle Holts, and a brother, William F. Holtz, of Camp Lewis. William C Spencer, of Bend, was killed in action in France on his birth day. October 2, within 10 days after his! arrival overseas. Frlvt-te Spencer re fused a commission in a Forestry regi ment to volunteer his services as a private In the infantry. Private Charles C Rouse Is over-seas with the 21st Aero Squadron. " He en listed December 12, 1917, and since go ing over-seas has seen much activt service. He writes his wife. Mrs Iren Rouse, 475 Washington street, that h receives The Oregonian ' frequently, which keeps him informed upon things that happen over there. J. B. Justice, 350 Taylor street, a for mer Portland automobile man, has joined the tanks and has left for Camp Colt and Gettysburg, Pa. Frank Betteridge. of Multnomah, Is ow wearing a gold service strict I France. He enlisted at the age of 18 for service on the Mexican border with Company B, 3d Oregon. New Skirts Narrow Coats Show Ample Width. Americas Womaa Wants Good Furs or Koie at AIL I AMERICAN ROAD BUILDERS MIGHT ADOPT METHODS OF TAHITI TO GOOD ADVANTAGE TContlim1 from First Pare ) the noise so much as I am fond of dance music, but three of the revelers .came down into my room and walked off with my cigarettes, which vexed me not a little. Natives Always Slaglng. The natives are always singing, and all through the night bands of young people strolled by the house, giving voice to their native melodies. They also sang Tipperary' and "Over There," with Tahitlan words. They sing very weetly and in perfect tune, but I did sot enthuse over their national musical instrument, which is the old accordian of German origin. Theft is unknown in the country dis tricts of the Island, where there . are only natives and Chinamen. People go away from their homes, leaving their doors wide open as an invitation to the passers-by to walk In and make them selves at home. All the natives are hospitable and are never so happy as when giving you something or doing some favor for you. There are numbers of caves on this Side of the island and on Sunday, while motoring along the road, we took refuge from the rain in a charming cave and ate our lunch on the banks of a sub terranean lake. In this district or val ley of Fatuaua. there are wonderful waterfalls. In fact, there Is no part of the islands where interesting things may not be found. One might spend six months on Tahiti and at the end of the time find he had not exhausted the beauty spots of the island. Sfoaameat Waa Erected. Point Venus, Sept. 15. After return ing from Taravao I took a seat in the mail carrier's Ford and came out to this spot, which is the place where Captain James Amos Cook observed the transit of Venus In 1769. Cook planted a tam arind tree on the spot and also erected a monument or foundation of coral and volcanic rock, upon which he set his Instruments. Some vandal cut down the tree and the monument fell into a crumbling mass, but the Royal Geo graphical Society of London has re stored the monument and it is viewed with great interest by such tourists as stray to these distant shores. Here there Is also a good lighthouse, erected In 1S6S, during the reign of King Pomare IV. ' I went a half dozen miles beyond tie re where the road ends at a wide river which is now being bridged. The river is pretty deep, but a party of katlves forded it without difficulty. I also passed the leper colony, where there are some 15 cases, coming from Che different islands. One man was as white as snow. This is the most com mon and most dreaded disease in the islands, yet the proportion of cases to population Is very smalL Influenza la Prevalent. There is a disease known as ele phantisis, which affects the legs and body, causing an awful swelling. It is a form of dropsy and the only cure for It is removal to a colder climate. Of late a species of influenza, or grip, has made its appearance among the natives with fatal results. In July of this year there were 49 deaths from this disease in Papeete alone, and the number was as great in August. While we were In port funerals were frequent. This means a death rate among the Papeete natives of 15 per cent annually, and if steps, are not taken to check the ravages of the disease the town will have no native population In six years from now. There is no sickness among the white population. Formerly there was a great preva lence of venereal diseases, but "the French stamped this out by most vigor ous methods. When the native wore his loin cloth and rubbed his body with cocoanut oil he enjoyed good health and lived to an advanced age. But the whites made him wear clothes, and now when he gets wet and lets the sun dry his clothing it puts a fever In his bones which often proves fatal. There can be no doubt that civilization is advancing over the dead bodies of countless na tlves and soon there will be no more of the original population left. Climate Is Delightful. Papeete, Sept. 15. The climate here is delightful at all seasons. It is warm in the sun but always there is a breeze and one who remains In the shade has no more cause of complaint than If he were In heaven. The pleasantest sea son is in the Winter months of June, July and August. Rain is very fre quent But there Is no use of trying to describe the climate; it can't be done. The only way Is to come down and try it. After one taste you will want more. I know that is the way Jt affects me and I am a crank on climate. As said before, disease does not attack the white man and there are some of them in the islands who are more than 100 years old and whose na tives wives are Btill presenting them with children at regular intervals. The spread of education has been marked. There is a law which compels every child to attend school until the age of 14 years. In addition to the public schools many other institutions of learning are maintained by the three religious, denominations. - It is possible for a youth to acquire the higher degrees of education here. Natives Tore I'p Earth. When we entered the harbor of Papeete I noticed several bare spots amid the verdure of the surrounding bills. I Inquired as to the cause and was told that when a German cruiser shelled the town the Inhabitants . tore up the earth in their efforts to escape to the hills and that nature had not yet reasserted herself and covered the bare soots. Papeete had a more real taste of war than any other place In the Pacific. It was in September, 1914, that a fleet of German war vessels sailed into the harbor with the Intention of taking over tne French possessions in Oceania. The Huns reckoned without their host; there was a French gunboat in ne naroor and some very efficien guns concealed in the adiacent hills. The Germans threw shells into the town and set many buildings on fire, but only killed two persons a native and a China boy. One big shell passed through the upper story of the Cercle Bougainville, or French Club, and ex ploded in a large- brick block, across the street, completely destroying the ouiiaing. French Gunboat Sqnk. The French gunboat was sunk, but not before it had inflicted considerable damage on the German boats and had put a shell or two Into the German steamer Walkure, which afterwards sank. This is the vessel which was bought and salved by Sudden & Chris- tiensen, of San Francisco, renamed the Republic and sold'to the Gugenhetms at a profit of over a million dollars. The masked batteries of -the French opened fire on the Germans, inflictinz some loss of life, after which the Huns put to sea. The German raider, Seeadler (Sea Eagle) also operated in these waters and when she went on a reef off Moplha, some 200 miles west of here. Captain Joe Winchester sailed from Papeete in one of the old Donald boats and brought back the prisoners who had escaped from the wreck and sought reiuge on Aiopina. i am now the proud possessor of a pair of gold-plated com passes, formerly the property of Count Felix von Luckner, commander of the Seeadler. They were presented to me by captain Winchester. I also have tne barometer or the Antonln, a French ship looted and sunk by the raider. It has the name of the sunken ship on its face. Adding a fragment of the Hun shell which did the most damage in rapeeie, i nave tnree worth-while souvenirs. War News deceived. There is a wireless station here pow erful enough to talk with San Fran cisco. War news is received at noon each day and posted in the form of bulletins, the people gathering around and reading them with much interest. No newspaper is printed in the French possessions. Formerly there was one here but it got a little yellow and Governor Julian suppressed It. The Chamber of Commerce issues a quar terly bulletin on the state of trade and the government gets out an annual which Is full of information. I am sorry the time Is approaching for roe to take my departure from these delightful isles. I wish might stay, longer. I was tempted to remain T is notable that while frocks and tailored skirts are as narrow as it is possible to wear them and walk at all, the new coats are much more am pie in width at the hem, most of them measuring twp and a half or three yards when the pleats or gathered folds have been pulled out.' This, flare of the coat over the extremely narrow skirt is very graceful when the coat is Just an inch or two shorter than the skirt, and though coats are supposed to be in "dress length," most of them reveal an inch or two of skirt beneath, particularly the models of more dressy and formal type. One admirable thing about fal,l coats was discovered in a day's shopping trip through the New York shops; it is not necessary to pay an exorbitant price to secure good lines. To secure hand some material yes, but not to secure a smart silhouette and pleasing style. Even the low-priced models are grace fully cut and have the simple, attrac tive silhouette that has been anopted this season; and in the higher priced coats these fine lines, combined with rich fabrics, produce very distinguished effects indeed. Nine-tenths of the coats are of wool velour and of this popular coating there are grades and grades. Zibeline Is going to be a-favorite also for serv ice coats, or knockabout coats. The handsomest coats of formal, promenade type are of silvertotie, broadcloth or a very beautiful quality of velour, and these last named coats have usually large collars of fur. Poor Furs Not Wanted. Almost all the French coats have fur collars, bur many of the less expensive models for everyday wear show big, convertible collars of the coat material and fur has been abandoned until times of happier fur prices. Manufacturers seem to recognize the fact that Ameri can women prefer no fur at all on a winter coat to a cheap and poor pelt, and since only undesirable fur is cheap these days, the moderately priced coat does without fur and prides itself oh a very smart, capacious collar of the coat material. No coat is conspicuous in hue this season. Neutral tones prevail but some of these neutral tones lean to warm browns that will be very pleasing on winter days. Congo brown is a new shade and this color-is seen in coats of velour and loopine cloth. A Congo brown utility coat of soft zibeline from Martial et Armand is"" trimmed only with large novelty buttons in matching tone. This coat Is particularly grace ful, with straight, simple lines and loose belt. The back of the coat-skirt is laid in pleats which fall from an ex tension of the upper.'liack that comes about four inches below the belt. Taupe Is a very popular color for day coats. Some of the taupe coats have collars of taupe dyed fox, on others skunk or nutria is used. In the- formal coats gray seems to be the exclusive color and there are some beatiful mod els in gray silvertone, with moleskin trimming, and in gray .broadcloth with ornamental gray silk stitching on cuff. belt and pocket motifs. Walxtline Rather Vague. The designers of coats, both in Paris and America, have tried to introduce beltless models and many of the more exclusive coats are In this style chiefly the French coats. American makers know that" American women prefer the belted models which have a tendency to make the wearer look younger, if less elegant in silhouette than the long-lined, svelte garment that is unbroken at the waistline. Therefore most of the moderately priced, American-made coats have belts, but these belts- are cleverly placed so that they do not break the lines of the coat but blend in with the whole silhouette. Douellet of Paris has Introduced the ribbon sash as an innovation in coat styles. The sash, of gray grosgrain rib bon, matching the tone of a gray velour coat, passes through a shirred casing at back and sides of the coat and the ends emerge through stitched slashes. to tie in a loose bow at one side of the ! double-breasted front. The effect is very graceful, but rather "dressy" for an everyday coat, worn in all weathers. So slim are the fall coats in sil houette that they may easily be made to look like coat and skirt suits by the addition' of swinging panels, pep lums and the rike. An effect of this kind is noted in a model of dark gray broadcloth which has a narrow strap belt across the back and a double breasted front fastening. Large, pep lum sections, slightly flaring because of circular cut, are applied between the double-breasted front and the short strap-belt at the back, and from a back view the coat looks exactly like a coat and skirt, the Coat elongated at the sides. This broadcloth coat is trimmed only by gray bone buttons. Though the scarf- collar has fringed ends, the fringe is exactly the shatie of the broadcloth. In the peplum side sections are three long slashes ending under buttons. These slashes are finished with rows of gray silk stitching and the center slash is really a pocket opening. Pockets Are Less Obvious. Pockets, it may be said, are not as obvious as they were Mist season. Every coat - has its pockets women have learrfed to insist upon pockets now, though they are not particular about whether the pocket is visible or art fully concealed under trimming and some of the new coat pockets are so cleverly placed that you would never guess their presence.. One may not tuck so many things Into a coat pocket this year, however; for coat lines are so simple and silhouettes so slender that a bulging pocket might very eas ily spoil the contour of one's garment. The topcoats designed for more for mal wear are beautifully distinguished because of the simple, almost severe lines that show off to good advantage the rich materials used. There are models of silvertone, suede cloth. mooth and silky broadcloth and other handsome stuffs,with trimming of seal. nutria, beaver, moleskin, fox and kunk. There are, too, good-looking coats of dark green, reindeer, or Congo brown evora, with collors of ringtail opossum, utmost care has been lav ished on the backs of these coats for backs are very important in coat wear Just now, when the silhouette is so sim ple and graceful in effect. mp.,.,. .... -v Bir cJoseph'TIacoueen. The Yonnr Woman Citizen, by Mary Austin, i Sl.So. The Womau's Press, New Yorj City. I Mrs. Mary Hunter Austin, novelist, essayist and playwright, was born in Carlinville, 111., in the year' 1S68 and is an American writer of prominence whose views, especially on educational and social topics, must be treated with respect. "The Young Woman Citizen", is a sensible antl informing book on citizen ship. Mrs. Austin has traveled ex tensively through the East and West of this country, and also has traveled over Europe. In her book she estab lishes certain defined gujdeposts to which all may rally who desire to know a working philosophy of citizenship. She appeals both to young women and to all world citizens. Of course much of her book refers to people In com munlties who have as yet not received the privilege of women's suffrage quite different from Oregon, where voters know no difference in sex. These quotations show Mrs. Austin': intelligence as a skillful writer: ins; the woman citizen than this, that she make use of the privilege of democracy to escape its experience, and so create for her self a profounder isolation than man evel made for her. The first thine that the woman citizen must ask herself is whether she is coming to her new obligation as another less ex perienced man, or whether she has anything to contribute as a woman. To be able to enter into the crowd and the shout, wlthour any undercurrent of wish to turn it in your own particular dlrec tion. is the true preface to politics. For women to snatch at the franchise to make soft place in the world for women. Is neve to have had it. Politics can be taken back, but democracy cannot and still be enjoyed as democracy. Men and women both are disposed to give to the age-long continuance of custom th finality of law, and to warm up their polit leal leftovers under the fine names of con siBtency and loyalty. But woman, because of the freshness of her experience in slulcln out the accumulated sex prejudice of cen turles, is under a special obligation to Impose on oolitical progress no drag out ot ne own nast. First and freely, she must glv. herself to acquiring the power to express herself in social affairs. For this there i no better help than history, not only the hfstnrv nf woman and her place in in great procession, but history suffused with the meaning and the purpose of the hour. The Book of American Wars, by Helen Nlc olay. 2. Illustrated. Tne century i,u. New York City. Quite an educative volume, of con densed values, and dealing with Amer ican historical matters of much import ance. The record oi our ns""s streneth is a most readable one. Miss Nicolay deals wltn: uur itevoiu tion a Fight for Nationality; The War of 1812 a Fight for Fair Play; xne Mexican War a Fight for Conquest The Civil War a Fight for Freedom The Spanish War a Fight for a Weak Neighbor; The War of 1917--a Fight for Humanity. The latter chapter only treats of the present war In a brief way and Is in no sense so Complete a record as the others. Our conduct of the Spanish-American War is "roasted" and most of the pic ture in Cuba is described as one of al most hopeless administrative military confusion, coupled with bravery of our troops. Colonel Roosevelt is repre sented as charging the enemy rifle pits at San Juan "at a gallop, quite alone (p. 446). Miss Nicolay is a daughter of John G. Nicolay, one of Abraham Lincoln's private secretaries, who, with John Hay, the oth-r private secretary, was tne author of th famous Lincoln biogra phy entitled, -"Abraham Lincoln; A His tory." Miss Nicolay, in addition to "The Book of American Wars," is the author of "Personal Traits of Abraham Lin coin," "Our Nation In the Building,' etc. She lives in Washington, D. C, and gives most of her time to literary work. The book is illustrated from photo graphs. The Nation at War, by James A. B. Scherer. 11.50. George li. Doran Co., rew iork City. Dr. James A. B. Scherer, president of Throop College of Technology, Pasa dena, gained celebrity by his resigna tion recently from the Council of Na tional Defense, because of the position he .took in attacking Hearst newspa pers. This book is a 6turdy American one. in which the author, an American of German ancestry, gives reasons why he disapproves of the militant, cruel Ger many that has usurped the place of th'. once benencent Uermany or Lutner, Beethoven and others of that school. Dr. Scherer's ancestors came to South Carolina from the Palatinate, about 150 years ago, and Dr. Scherer's own story. In which he tells of his break with Germany, is a brave, manly one. l-e was visiting in Germany early In the Summer of 1914, and says the savage "kultur" of the 1S14 Germany could not convince him that Germany's so-called latent mission then was not . deliberate plan to conquer the world and bring it under German rule. Just as our author returned to this country the war started. In short, his book is: "Good-bye, Germany." Campaigning' In the Balkans, by Lieutenant Harold Lake. 1.50. Illustrated. Robert II. McBride & Co.. New York City. A virile book that will fill an honored place in one's war. library. Lieutenant Lake was a soldier in the Salonikl ex pedition and gives a compelling picture of the life of Britisn soiaiers in juace- Mrs. Mary Hunter Austin, Author of "The Young Woman Citizen." not all, unfortunately, able to under stand French. . Jimmle the Sixth, by Frances K. Sterrett. fi.au. u. Appieton & Co.. .New lorK city. James Dryce Caper, the sixth of that name, of an illustrous Southern family. is at first the butt of his native city, Capenville. Later, he becomes its hero. This novel has James (or rather Jimmy) as its hero, and it is not only a decidedly entertaining one, but to ward the end is that sudden surprise, one of the most enjoyable novels pub lished featuring the big war in France. Jimmy loves Miss Mary Louise Dil worth, aristocratic daughter of the vil lage surgeon, but she is proud and haughty, and refuses to marry him. Why? Because he declines to be a lawyer, and persists in being a de signer of women s clothes, in lew York City. He succeeded even in being an employer of women dressmakers, and a National authority on colors. Jimmy s great grandfather was a Chief Justice, and his grandfather was on General Lee s staff. Suddenly, comes the Summer of 1914, and war. Jimmy had been so often in France on his dressmaking business that he knew France and admired it immensely. Jimmy Joins the French Foreign Legion as a private soldier, and his instinct as a professional authority on the combination of colors guides him to ask his military superiors that the red of the French soldiers' uniforms be changed to sky blue, to avoid casualties. In No Man's Land, he dresses himself as a beet, a human -haystack, etc., and fools the Germans. Ultimately, he becomes a big authority on camcftiflage. He leads at tacks on German trenches, and is al ways good-natured, smiling, and in the best of luck. He gets medals. Suddenly, far-away Mary Louise finds out that her despised Jimmy has became a hero, after all. He comes home, wounded, from France, and picture facing page 318 shows Jimmy' left arm and hand in a sling. On page 321 we read that Jimmy "cupped Mary Louise's 1 face in his hands, - and kissed it." How could he use both hands, if at the same time his left hand was in sling? high British army officers in Mesopo tamia. She personally knew General Maude, and was in the same house when he died. Mrs. Egan was not present at actual battle scenes, but arrived there after ward. She describes her Eastern army scenes with skill and vivacity. Palntera, Pictures and the reople, by Ku- gen Neuhaus. Illustrated. Phllapolis Press, San Francisco. Adorned and otherwise beautified by 32 illustrations, this attractive volume, in which the beautiful in art is vlaloned. is an ideal gift-book to one fond of pictured charm. The author is assistant professor of decorative design. in the University of California and most of the art dis courses contained in this volume of 224 pages formed lectur to students of the University of California. Notable chapters are those on "The Artist's Versus the Public's Point of View," "Balance in Pictures," "What Color Means to an Artist,'; "Changes in the Aesthetic Ideal" and "The Nude iu Art." Illustrations are shown of famous paintings. This book i3 an art-dream. Thomas, by H. B. Cresawell. $1.41. Robert M. JlcBrlde & Co., New York City. Gentle, leisurely, middle-class life In England, before the war, is tht canvas on which the incidents of this amusing novel appear. "Thomas" Is a succession of smiles. The hero is Thomas A. Qulnn, a young Englishman who is employed in one of the offices of the -State De partments, and the plot concerns prin cipally a Summer vacation in his auto. when he looks for a girl to marry. He meets several girls and ofteii his ad ventures are ludicrous. All the time, although he tfld not know it, Thomas was in love w'lth Nita, the young widow of his half-nephew. She lives with Thomas' mother. Sketches In Dunelond, by Earl U. Reed. -Il lustrated. sz.au. John i.ano Co., Kaw lui-K City. Mr. Reed, in this pleasantly dis- coursivc, attractively illustrated vol ume, introduces us to a new field: the human derelicts, worthies, etc., who mostly live in shanties along the wild coasts of Lake Michigan and in the back country contiguous to it. Some old characters are introduced: Old Sipes, Happy C'al, Catfish John and other ancients. The new characters also are worth while. The book is clearly printed on superior paper and the fine illustrations more than ordinary. Our Admirable Betty, by .Teffory FiirnoL si.uu. i.utie, Brown & t o.. Huston. Dainty, romantic, entertaining. This English novel is a love tale of the early 18th century period, the hero being Major D'Arcy, a wounded veteran oi the battle of Ramilles. But the pretty heroine. Her name is Betty, and she Is the star and tease of the entire re cital. "Our Admirable Betty" Is one of the most charming of this talented author's widely-read stories. to Billy Forget-Me-Not and Buddy, by Maude Muller Tanner. . M. D. Portland oook sellers. Illustrated attractively in colors, thi helpful and friendly little book fills long-felt want. It teaches children and adults clean their teeth, because their teeth are their best friends. The truth taught that if teeth are . not cleaned nd otherwise cared for after every meal, these teeth get sick just as peo pie do when their health is not at tended to. Billy" is written especially for chil dren, and appears in simple, kindly language that children can under stand. "Billy" is a tooth, and he and hi mates are in the mouth of a little boy amed Buddy. Buddy attends numer ous parties and eats more than is good for him. He has never been taught to keep his teeth clean until one night he dreams he has toothache, and h awakens in fright. He talked so..much about his bad dream that his mother took him next day to a dentist, wh found that Buddy's teeth were In dreadfully unclean condition. You see. Buddy dldn t know that n had to go to a dentist, or that on must keep clean one's teeth. The object lesson for children Is sea sonable and valuable. The splendid illustrations are by Mrs. Colesta M. Dowling, of this city. The little book teaches such a prac tical lesson in public health that eserves National circulation. it The Drums In Our Streets, by Mary Caroline Davles. $1.25. The Mac JUllian Co., new York. City. Thin latest volume bv one who went donia. He was one of the heroic army to New York and conquered the critics men who fought dirt and disease even with the sweetness of her verse, its more fervently than they did the Bui gars, in the Balkan campaign and who survived all three. . He tells the story of that army, of Its ceaseless watchful ness, of the endless monotony of the days spent In surroundings in which even nature was hostile. The last four chapters give a brief historical survey of the part the Balkans have played In this war, and in the circumstances which led to the war. Living Cost Is Over AIL Nation's Business. The cost of living at present is a matter of real concern to our diplo matic and consular .representatives in foreign countries. According to the State Department, the percentage of Increase over 1916 Is: Italy, 65; Spain. 5; Greece, 2o0; Switzerland, 97; Sweden, 25: Denmark, 70; France, 67: Holland. 60. The figure for Switzerland con tains a bit of solace when one remem bers that Germany has some 400 men on its diplomatic staff. Tnlraandinr South America, by Clayton Sedgew'ick Cooper. Illustrated. $2. George H. Doran Co., New lorK City. We Americans have been too much accustomed to think that South America is our customer whether or no, instead of making South American peoples think that the United States is the best and nearest market for them. .Here is an illuminating book that shed3 light on many trade problems af fecting South America. It tells us what the South American is; his domestic, social, commercial and pplitical life and ideas; his liberal interpretation of the color question; the characteristics and status of South American women; and other topics. Mr. Cooper reminds us that to succeed In trade in South America, we ought to be able to speak Spanish, Portugese; to have h. bank account, and to possess that pearl of great price adaptability. We ought also to remember that the world is one, and that "we are members one of another." A Poet of the Air, edited by Sara Greene Wise. fl.SU. Houghton, Mifflin Co., Boston. These eloquent letters are those of a dead American aviator, killed In France by the Boches just after he had won his commission as First Lieutenant, pilot aviator, American Aviation Corps. His name was Jack Wright, born in this country but educated largely in France. He met his death, January 24, 1918. His letters have a peculiar spirit ual, poetical quality difficult to de scribe sufficiently. It would have been better, though, had the editor trans lated most of the French words used In these letters, into English, We are sanity and depth of understanding in lights and shadows, comes at the close of the war, but the reverberant echoes of "The Drums in Our Street" will re main for many a year, though every battle flag be furled. Moreover, Miss Davies is a Portland girl who sang her first songs in trib ute to the West, and whose success elsewhere has proved the predictions of that circle of friends who were cer tain of it at the outset. Essentially, as its title indicates, the verse is of the war, but not of the stricken fields where the youth of America paid in full the price of free dom. Rather, it sings of the homes and hearts the boys left behind, and in the singing it brings to one the knowl edge that there. is no false note and that all about are tne tnronging, un uttered thoughts of those for whom the rbems sneak. The volume is dedicated to . aiiss Davles' three brothers Portland boys all who are now in service in France, Sergeant A. H. Davies, of the 20th En gineers: Sergeant . is. uavies, or tn 20th Engineers, and Sergeant Li. I, Davies. of Base Hospital 46, formerly of the Canadian field artillery. The People of Action; a Study In American Idealism, uy liusiave rcoungues. i.ou. Charles -Scribners Sons, New York City. A wise, tactful book that by its wise sympathies will enable Americans and French to understand each other better, now that French and American troops have fought side by side in battle in France. The author is a Frenchman. He observes with shrewdness that America was twice discovered: physic ally, by Christopher Columbus; and morally, with President Wilson. The War in the Cradle of the World Mesopotamia,, oy feteanor rTanKiin ;gan. 12. HarpeY & Brothers. New York City. Bright and gossip-like. Mrs. Egan begins her recital in Japan- and suddenly decides to proceed to Mesopotamia, especially to Bagdad, and in wartime. She is armed with plenty of official letters and is received as a social guest by "big guns" Among From Isolation to Leadership, by John Hol- laaay Latane. si. uouuieuay, page & co. Garden City. N. Y. Ten chapters of valuable, educational essays on American political policies, from the creation of the Monroe Doc trine up to our entrance and our part In the late war. President Wil son's policies as to the aims of the war receive high commendation. Our au thor is professor of American history in. the Johns Hopkins University. Instincts In Industry, by Ordway Lead. $L40. Houghton, Miffliu Co.. Boston. A kind, thoughtful, constructive book on the economic and social prob lems that confront our Nation, with special reference to labor questions be tween employer and employe. Sound relations are urged between these two interests as being best for all concerned. Crosses of War. by Mary Raymond Shlpman Andrews. 7.1 cents. Charles Scribner'a Sons. New York City. Nine lengthy, soulful, patriotic poems reflecting the late war in France, the two most excellent being, probably, "America Victorious" and "The Boy in France." by Walter rrichard H. Iioran Co., Now Echoes and Realities. Eaton. tl.SU. Geo York City. More than 90 short, superior poems of fine quality, mostly reprinted from magazines, the best of them delineating events in the big war. low Stop Piles Pead Today for Free Trial of ' Pyre." laid Pile Treatment and Find Heal Happiness, If you suffer so bad you can't wait for the free trial get a 60 cent box of Pyramid Pile Treatment at the V 1 nearest drug store. Take no sub stitute. The quick relief has been a wonderful blessing to a host of fienple who got rid of Itching, bleed ng and protruding piles, hemor rhoids and euch rectal troubles. Don't delay. FREE SAMPLE COUPON PYRAMID Dlttro COMPANY. 563 Pyramid Bid., Marshall, Mich. 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