THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND, MARCH 23, 1919. PRESBYTERIANS AND BAPTISTS OPEN NATIONAL CAMPAIGNS Campaign Forces Organized Within Each Denomination So That Every Church Member Will Be Called Upon This Afternoon to Contribute to the Great Work. 8 PRESBYTERIANS and Baptists will open their national campaigns to day in line with the united church movement of general expansion in all departments of all denominations as a reconstruction measure. The new era movement of the Presbyterian denomi nation and the victory campaign to be launched by the Baptists will amass millions of dollars to be used in the reconstruction and re-evangelization of the religious world. Campaign units have been organised within each denomination in such a manner that every church member will im reached and (riven the opportunity to do his part in trie great new era of the Christian world. One of the greatest undertakings in the history of war drives will be the new era campaign of the Presbyterian church which will assemble $39,000,000 In three hours this afternoon. The Baptists' victory campaign will be open today and will continue through the coming week. Their ob jectiva is JS. 000, 000. Every Preabyteriaaa to Be Peeaa. This afternoon from 2 until 5 o'clock every Presbyterian in the city who can be found at home will be asked to sub scribe to the great victory new era fund. This is a sum of some $13,nnn.oo0 for benevolence in the whole United States. The share of this which has been assigned to Portland is J72.50O. This sum represents an advance all along the line of the activity of the church. Four millions of the money coes for enlarged work In the foreign mission field, $3,000,000 for special work in America, in the cities, among the immigrants. In the lumber camps, and in the frontier towns where no churches have been built. A large portion of the money is to be used for educational work both at home and abroad and another large amount for the improve ment of the Sunday school work of the church. Presbyterians are feeling that a new day has arrived in the history of the world and the church and they are preparing to cope with the new situa tion. Besides the J13. 000.000 for benev olence, it is planned to' raise about J;6,0t)0,000 for current expenses, mak ing a total of $39.0O.O0O which will be raised in the United States in three hours this afternoon. Baptists to Raise 9O5.00O. The 15.000 Baptists in Oregon have been asked to raise $65,000 of the JS. 000, 000 total before next Sunday night, when the drive closes. Subscriptions will commence this morning from the platform of each church, and will be followed up du a ii sc the afternoon and the rest of the week by a house-to-house canvass of the members of the church. The denomination is organised locally as follows for the work: Harley K. llallgren is director of the work throughout the state. P.cv. F. C. l.aslette. pastor of Glencoe Baptist church. Is director of the Willamette association, which includes Portland. Layaneat Dirretinar 'Work. The laymen who are directing the work in the churches of the city are: Arlcta church. C. C. Hessemer; Bethany church, Walter I. Guv; Calvary church. J. V. Howell: East Side church. H. T. Cash; Frist church (White Temple), Grant Phegley; Glencoe church, George J 'owns; Grace church. W. L. Bartlett; Highland church, Kris Gudnason; Lents church. G. II. Nichols: St. Johns church. Dr. E. P. Borden; third church, N. J. Sykes; University Park church, W. A. Hall, and the church in Oregon City, D. C. Latourettc. The money raised in this campaign will go to six main funds for home missions, foreign missions, ministers' ami- missionaries' relief, educational work. Baptist war commission and to ward the publication of religious lit erature. Next Sunday the campaign will close with a loose offering taken in special envelopes and known as the "Victory Thanksgiving Offering." Ice will be a song service illustrating "Scenes From the Life of Jesus," a po etical and musical interpretation. A short address will be given by the pas tor. Rev. Edward Constant, on "The Contagion of the Master's Smile." Rev. F. "A. Ginn. pastor of Lincoln Methodist church, will preach this morning on "Salvation by Faith. He will also preach at Westmoreland at 7:30 this evening. The Epworth league devotional meeting will be In charge of Josephine Handler at 4 P. M. EXECUTIVES OF THE NEW ERA MOVEMENT OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church Forces Active in Membership Campaign. Pledanoaat Presbyterian Reapoaada te New Era Movement. THE new era movement is in full swing In Piedmont Presbyterian church. Twenty-five members com prise the campaign forces, under the leadership of R. F. Hynd. Four com panies of two teams each will cover the territory captained by C. E. Grif fiths, John A. Van Groos, W. O. Ashby. F. D. Lawrence, Walter H. Slusser and S. r. Clark. A recognition service will be held this morning, at which time the new era budget will be discussed for the benefit of the congregation by Colonel Hynd and the pastor, Br. A. L. Hutchi son. As usual, the women bad their work well on the Way before the men i got started. The evening topic In the special series of "Great Life Values," now be ing given by the pastor, will be "Is the Church an Asset in a Community?" The Sunday school will complete its Armenian drive at the morning ses sion at 9:45. Hope Presbyterian church is ap proaching the climax of the new era victory campaign with Increasing en thusiasm. Twelve teams, under the leadership of Captains A. E. Krownhill and Mrs. Maude C. Gilman, are ready to complete the canvass and secure the allotment in three hours on Sunday afternoon. Every member of the church Is ex pected to be present at 11 o'clock. when the final word on the campaign will be spoken and the 24 eolicilors commissioned. i Parochial Mission to Last During Two Weeks. First Week Primarily for V'omen Second for Men. First Presbyterian Drive Is Highly Organized. Aim Is to Raise Budget of $68,000 In Three Honrs. Rev. H. Edward Mills will preach at 11 A. M. at the realization rooms, over the Woman's Exchanire, IS Fifth street. His subject is "Kliminating Limita tion." At 8 P. M. Rev. William K. Keece will give the seventh address in the people's popular series on "Swedenborg, a Teacher of Spiritual Unfoldment." Miss Margaret Thomas conducts the children's church at 11 A. M. Rev. W. H. Meyer preaches at the Highland Congregational church this morning on "The Transiency of the I'r'real." A feature at the evening serv- ATWO weeks' parochial mission will commence at St. Mary's cathedral today. The first week will be for the women and the second for men. Al though the first week ' primarily for women, men will be welevme at the services and the same will be true re garding the women during the men's week. The mission will be conducted by Rev. Father Anthony, O. F. M. Be ginning this evening the special mis sion services will be held each day. The weekday masses will Le at 6, 7 and 8 A. M. and the evening services will take place at 8 o'clock. The even ins? services will be preceded by organ music, commencing at 7:45 o'clock. The subject of the evening eermons for the first week will be as follows: Today, Whether Crowned or Crownless When I Fall, No Matter, so That God's Work Is Done"; Monday, March 24, "A Won derful Assurance"; Tuesday, "Tidings of Great Joy"; Wednesday, "Fijrhting tor tne Heart ; Thursday, "An Impor tant Lesson": Friday. "The World's Greatest Masterpiece"; Sunday after noon, "Home at Last." Evangelist I IC Dickson will speak on "The Seven Last Plagues," which are foretold in one of the last prophecies in the Bible, the lecture to be held In Christenspu'a hall tonight at 7:30 o'clock. The interest which is being aroused in the study of the Bible by Mr. Dickson's lectures Is shown each Sunday night by the very large attend ance at the hall. Special music will be under the direction of Frofessor I. C. Colcord. of Los Angeles, and the seats are free. The public is invited. The services are held under the aus pices of the Western Oregon Confer ence of Seventh-day Adventlsts. I highly organized for the victory new-era drive this afternoon with a general, D. A. Patullo. In charge; two colonels, J. F. Ewing and H. C. Ewing; 21 captains and more than 200 workers. These workers will go forth in pairs to every part of the congregation and get pledges to provide for the whole budget of the church for the year be ginning April 1. The total budget of the first church Is $68,000. much larger than ever be fore, and it is clear that better system and organization must be applied if success is to crown the efforts. The church has adopted the methods used in all the war drives and is confident of going over the top as did the city In those drives. This morning" at 10:30 Re". John H. Boyd. T. O., will preach on 'Christian itv in Action." This will be the third of the series which Dr. Boyd has given on the new-era .movement and will pre pare the people directly for the after noon drive. At 7:30 in the evening Dr. Boyd will preach on "Why Do Men Neglect and Refuse the Claims of Christr" This will be a continuation of the series of evangelistic sermons which Dr. Boyd Is giving as prepara tory to Easter. The music this evening will be espe cially attractive. At 7:15 Edgar E. Coursen will give an organ recital: (a) "Offertory" Batiste (b) "JIarph" retraii (-) "Moderate" Batiste (d) "Antlantino" Butiste As an additional feature of the even ing programme Franck Eichenlaub will lead some Instrumental pieces, serenade for flute, violin and organ by Titl; pre lude for four violins and organ by Wagner. Mr. Eichenlaub will be assist ed by Harry Knight on the flute, Helen Harper, Elmer Sneed and Flavius West with violins. The men of the Westminster Pres byterian church under the direction of S. P. Lockwood, chairman, will can ,vass the Irvlngton and Holladay addi tions. At a meeting held at the church Thursday night all important arrange ments were made. The hours set for calling are from 2 to 6 P. M. The goal is to have every member of the church a regular weekly subscriber to the support of the home church and to the benevolent fund to be distributed according to the general assembly's apportionment to the various world objects. The campaign has been well planned with all necessary preliminary work done. The workers will go out Sun day afternoon by twos. They will be furnished prospect cards, thus know ing just where to go and just what to do. There will be nothing unpleasant. about the work, those to be called upon being just as much interested in signing cards as the workers will be to have them. Dr. Pence will preach today at morn ing and evening services. Today is "Go to Church" and Victory Fund Campaign Sunday in the Mount Ta bor Presbyterian church, and in the morning service the new era budget of opportunity and the organization of the campaign workers will be ex plained. At 1 P. M. the colonels, cap tains and high privates of tha cam paign will eat dinner together I.i the church dining room, and from 2 to 5 P. M. will carry out a complete every member canvass under the new era committee. They will report in the evening service, when the pastor will speak on "A Programme of Advance. Faith Declared to Be De mand of the Hour. Dr. William A. Waldo Makes An nouncement of Sermons, DR. WILLIAM A. WALDO, pastor of the White Temple, will speak at 11 A. M. today on "The Religion of the Voice," taking up the different ele ments of Christianity as presented by human personality. The voice element will be considered and reticence in every-day religion will be brought to the forefront and a positive declara tion of faith will be presented as the demand of the hour. ' In the evening at 7:30 Dr. Waldo will preach the third eermon in his series on the general theme: "In the Shadow of the Cross, or the Seven Last Words of Jesus." The subject will be "The Legacy of the Cross." These dis courses are receiving large attention! and profound impressions are being made. The Temple quartet will render spe cial and appropriate music at both services. Members of the Woodlawn Christian church will convene Wednesday even ing. April 2. for their annual meeting. at which time every member will be present to hear the reports of the year s work of the church, as well as the Bible school, Christian Endeavor, C. W. B. M. society, intermediate Christian Endeavor and junior Christian Endeav or. The minister. Rev. Joseph D. Boyd, in making a yearly survey of the church activities Is gratified to see the steady progress that has been made Dy tne various departments and plans are being made for enlargement of the de- these revival services. Rev. E. OHn Eldridge, pastor of the Mount Tabor Methodist church, will preach this morning at 11 o clock, on GosdcI for ail .Nations. inis even ing at 7:30 his subject will be "Prayer and Power." Sunday school meets at 9:45 A. M. and Epworth league at 6:J0 P. M. "The Americans Come," Is Topic of Sunday Sermon. Special Music to Mark Services at Calvary Presbyterian. rpHE AMERICANS COME" will be L the subject of a special sermon by Rev. R. W. Rogers at Calvary Pres byterian church. Clay and Eleventh streets, Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Professor P. Waldo Davis will play sacred and patriotic numbers on the triple-toned chimes, and Ira G. Mor gan, soldier soloist, will sing the new hymn. The words of the hymn represent the thought of a dying French eoldier who sensed the tramp of the American soldiers In his last moments. In this sermon Mr. Rogers will show how the American and Christian ideals are be ing worked out in the league of na tions and that the thought and un selfishness of America will come to the rescue of perpltixed European statesmanship. The playing .of sacred and patriotic numbers on the beautiful golden chimes by Mr. Davis will be a most at tractive feature of the service. Dr. W. B. Hinson will preach both morning and evening today at the East Side Baptist church. At 11 he will speak on "The Wandering Jew," and t 7:30 on "The Wandering Gentile." There will be baptism at the morning service. Sixteen have already been baptized during March. Dr. Ilinson's theme for the Wednes day night service will be "Is Prayer Ever Unanswered?" The Women's so ciety will hold their all-day meeting on Thursday, March 27. On Friday evening, March 28, the young people of the church will en tertain their friends at a social in the church parlors. During the week pre ceding Easter Dr. Hinson will conduct services every night, the general theme being "His Last Week." will render a vocal duet with Miss Pauline Gear as pianist, and Miss Jane Bane will sing a solo. Sergeant Loyd Carrick will give the closing address on "Building Character," followed by a social hour. Miss Effie Forgeson, state Interme diate superintendent, and Eima Rewalt, Multnomah county intermediate super intendent, will attend the meeting. The Baptist ministers have secured Dr. G. H. Young of Albany to give an address on religious educatien in the temple parlors at 2:30 Monday after noon. Dr. Young is the popular pas tor of the Baptist church at Albany and fa many years has been interested in educational work outside his regular pastoral duties. One Hundred Years of Mis sions to Be Reviewed. Dr. Josbua Stansfleld to Preach the Centennial Anniversary Sermon. T First Methodist church. Dr. Joshua Stansficld, the pastor, will preach both morning and evening. At 10:30 A. M. an anniversary eermon on the centennial of missions will be de livered. It will deal with what 100 years of mission work In the Methodist Episcopal church has accomplished. In the evening the sermon will be on the subject "What Is the Gospel?" This will be a clear, presentation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Also at this eervice, John Tyler, a direct de scendant of President Tyler and a most noted convert of the Jerry McAuley mission of New York, will speak. He has spoken in all the large churches of this country and in the larger churches of London and Paris. He has traveled five times around the world. He recently hit Camp Lewis with great force, telling the story of human life. It is as interesting as Jean Val jean by Hugo, or Jack London's John Bar leycorn, according to Dr. Stansfield. Church Deemed Greatest Factor in History. Rev. William K. Brlnkman to Point Out aitsslon of Uplift. cently published for the particular benefit of candidates for church mem bership. On Tuesday evening in t lie church parlors the officers and teach ers of the Bible school will hold their monthly council, beginning with a fel lowship dinner at 6:30. Plans are be ing made at this church for a sustem atic visitation of all the homes of the congregation before Easter Sunday, looking to the enlistment of many new members at the Easter decision services. The first of a series of four chalk talks given in the Pilgrim Congrega tional church by the pastor. Rev. Rob ert Murray Pratt, attracted a large au dience last tunday evening. The topic is "Three fears in West Africa," and is a record of personal experience. The pictures and stories of the second talk to be given this evening will describe the social side of African life. The male quartet will render music, in cluding a number entitled "In Liberty's Name." At the morning service tne sermon eubject will be "Facing tne Mistakes of Life." The quartet will sine under the direction of Mrs. Jessie Orton titeckle, and Lowell Patton will be at the organ. - The Evangelical church at West Portland Is planning & special series of meetings for next week, una pastor. Rev. F. M. Fisher, Is to be assisted by. Rev. F. W. Launer of Canby. Annual Noon-Day Meetings to Be Held Passion Week. Brotherhood of St. Andrew Already Making Plans. 4V HE Power and Influence of the Christian Endeavor to Hold Rally Next Friday. Brief Addresses, Musical Numbers and Social Hour Feature. THE Multnomah County Christian Endeavor will hold a rally Fri day , March 28. at the Pilgrim Congre gational church. The meeting will be in charge of the intermediate society. The programme will begin promptly at 7:15 P. M. The following intermediate presidents will give short, snappy talks: Howard Strandsbery. Gertrude Lanning, Irene Welcome, Vernon Duncan and Harold McEwen. Misses Harring and Funk the morning sermon at 11 o'clock to day at St- James Lutheran church by the Rev. William E. Brinkman. In this address he will take opportunity to show that the church in the midst of world disorganization and distress has not failed as the greatest factor in human history, in its world-wide mis sion of moral uplift and beneficence. This evening the subject will be "Communing With God." The Sunday school session is held at 9:50 A. M. The Young People's Luther league meets this evening at 6:45. The St.' James Brotherhood will meet this following Tuesday evening at the church. Spe cial lenten services are conducted each Thursday evening in the church chapel at 8 o'clock. The young woman's Bible class, un der the leadership of J. J. Ross at the First Presbyterian church, will have a special feature today. An illustrated lecture will be given by Mrs. E. P. Mossman, on "Spirit of the Gothic." There will be a rare showing of lantern slides from the war zone, of cathe drals and other Gothic buildings from Europe. The song service will be led by Mrs. Ella Hoberg Tripp, who will also sing some solos. All young women are inyited. The lectu.-o will be given in loom A, on the third floor of the church house. "False Standards of Living" will be the theme of the worship at the First Christian church this morning at 11 o'clock. Miss Nina Dresscl, contralto, will render the selection "The Angel's Bell," assisted by the church quartet. Kev. Harold H. Griffis will speak in the evening at 7:45 on modern methods of social service, taking for his special topic "Education, Legislation, Evan gelism." The pastor's preparatory class for the Easter services will meet this afternoon at 4 o'clock for the study of "The New Testament Church," a chap ter from the text which the pastbr re- THK Brotherhood of St. Andrew is already planning for the annual noonday meetings held under its aus pices at a downtown theater during passion week and holy week. Two speakers have been secured for passion week with special reference to their army experience the Rev. William C." Hicks, dean of All Saints cathedral. Spokane, and George Harvey of Camp Lewis. Dean Hicks spent a year at the front as a Y. M. C. A. secretary and Mr. Harvey held the came position at Camp Lewis. The Portland clerlcus will hold a, special meeting at the Percival me morial library Monday morning. A Taper will be read by the Rev. T. F. Bowen and the- clergy will be enter tained at luncheon at Bishopcroft. "The Place of the Church in the Re ligion of -Jesus" will be the sermon lopio of the Rev. T. F. Bowen at St. Michael and All Angels' church Sun day morning. Rev. F. C. Laslette, pastor of Glen coe Baptist church, will preach this morning at 11 o'clock on "The Heroism of the Private Life." This evening at 7:30 his subject will be "When the Doors Were Shut for Fear of Jews, Then Came Jesus." At Waverly Heights Congregational Church the pastor, Rev. Oliver Perry Avery, will preach this morning at 7:45 on "The Source of Things and Souls." A gospel service will be held this even ing at 7:4o. "School of Experience," Pas ' tor's Topic Today. Rev. W. W. Wlll.nrd o Occupy Pul pit of the First Congregational Church. AT First Congregational church, Rev. W. W. Willard, acting pastor, will have for his 10:30 A. M. theme today "The School of Experience." and at 7:45 P. M. he will speak on "The Tenth Commandment in the Twentieth Cen tury." Bible school meets at 12 M. in the church parlors under tho leader ship of Superintendent J. L. Bowlby. Dr. Willard will give a pre-Easter talk In the Bible school on the theme, "Jesus." Amicitiae Christian Endeavor will meet at :80 P. M., with Sam King as leader, the topic being "The Art of Building Character." The church night on Thursday has taken up its pro gramme of new interests with enthusi asm and this new feature for Thursday (Com luded on Pag H , Vrmr Folks at flnmr. fitted by Lieutenant Courtney Ricley Cooper. $2. Illustrated. :touRlilun. Mifflin Co.. Beaton. Quite a collection of battle thrills are I'ed In a modest. Intimate sort of nay that captivates tne reader's fancy, and also his sympathy. W have here the true etory of the 1'ntted States marines, principally depicting- the glorious part they took in battle-scarred France and told in their own letters from the battlefields to the Mdear folks at home. Some of these letter writers are since dead. It is a wonderful record. These letters were selected by Corporal Kemper F. Cowing, edted by Lieutenant Cooper and illustrated by Private Morgan Iennls- To ihow the literary style of the hok. here are two Interesting; extracts taken from the letters of two different writers: "U, to bejcln with. I am very lucky to be alive. 1 don t know how In God's world I ever came out ail In on piece. I suppose y.m have already read about the marines Boing- "over the top General Pershirm was r-eri and congratulated us on our 1 1 it Ming ml-ility. v went "over the top" one morn m? t -4 o flock and made an attack on a trraan hill, well fortified with machine Kurs and mortars. It cot us quite a fVw men, but we surely ftiu k it to those "square heads."' The moiiJ was .tust covered with dead marines and Germans, mostly Germans. 1 think we -Mptured fve or six hundred prisoners and -to machine gun. A few of the "Putrh" sot away by beat ing ft across torn fielUs before we could st ttein. We took up positions at once and then we ot h 1 for ven days. 1 think tliey wtre afraid to come over in person, so they started an awful bombardment. First. thry used shrapnel and htph explosives for atH'ut It hours, and It just rained steel all over that hill. Th next mornlnc they came over, think ing they had Mown us out. and It was then that my sun was ihritened by setting ottr firt two Germans. We droe them hack !o thetr lines at once. Thoy then used mus tard fum on us. They rained a few thou sand ga heil over and we had to wear tho darned fra respirators for a few hours, some of the boys mere gassed, but the hrjo held as strong as ever. E?ry mornins; Just before d?iyl:jrht we were greeted wuh a heavy barrage. I think they pulled that off to stop a possible at tack, which they thourht we mix: hi make. T was certainly glad to get out of that place hn I did. V were an awful looking outfit when we came out. Nt a wa.th or shave for ten days, and all in from sleepless nichts. . . . 1 was bumped o.'f. nubt off the reel this but my bunch sot there and made up f or me and th other boys who did not jtet ther. t;t shot throuph tot h lps and lay n tb battlefield about four hours before I culd Kct help to the rear. Tou know, the only ones goinc; to the rear are cripples and have troubles of thetr own. fallow who was shot in the face came r.nc end put ma on his back, and with a TM now and then in shell hole seed tioa eeee T aAAfc-jrV m rr..r-,-i . ! n 'n i 1 T Ralph Connor, Borellat. t Ralph Connor, In his best mood, and welcome his best achievement. The hero Is Barry Dunbar, a Canadian missionary who at the outbreak of the big: war tried to enlist In the army, but was rejected because Ue was medi cally unfit through heart murmur caused by asthma. He Is appointed chaplain to a regiment of Alberta Rantters and Immediately begins a cam paign against blasphemy and swearing in the . regiment. But his evident worth as "padre" wins the regiment's love and In France ho proves nimsen a hero. The story element Is charm in sr. , , . War pictures given are graphic, and the sombrr note at the end . Well. It's unusual, but that touch of solem nity is like Ralph Connor. ods that build business, tested time saving systems and records for loans of every sort, data on lending profit ably to farmers, and how to increase earnings. by Eaail Doraa Co.. Oeoricie. dar. I am not kidding when I say that It aa the hotleat place In tha world. It rained marhlne-Kun bullela and ahella of all aiava relt like hail atonra. But that rouliln't atop the Americana. Thry were colnR right ahead, and they are villi going. 1 guesa 1 was due to get It this time, as I've ben fussing around several fronts since March and always came out on the top. I'm ahead of ttfe game so far, anyway. I've got four hits to my credit. I know I sent one Heinle to his eternal rest camp and I guess the other three recuper ated, but they are not In Germany. You know the German aoldler Is th. big gest coward in the world. He will ahoot and kill until cornered and then throw up hla handa and bellow forth his famous war cry. "Kamerad!" We captured some time ago some prisoners, and among them were kida 1J and IS years old. There was one boy who said he was 17 years old and was at the front only five daya. He was crying piti fully and we gave him clgarettea and aome of our monkey meat and hardtack. Tou ought to aee how the German prison ers are treated over here. While at the field hospital awaiting treatment, they were treated the aame aa any one of us. 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In a preface, we have this thought ful message from Viscount Bryce: "This book Is admirably calculate 1 to 3erve the end desired by providing the student who wishes to understand the conditions of missionary work in western Asia with essential facts and illuminating views, stated in the clear est and briefest way. Seldom do we find so much good matter brought to gether in so small a compass the book Is opportune and that not for mission ary readers only. In order to do jus tice and secure peace the allied peoples must comprehend the facts, that is to say. the physical and economic condi tions the faiths, characters and apti tudes of the races inhabiting the near east. This book Is excellently fitted to supply some of these chief and vital facts. Mr. Mathews has drawn sharp and vivid pictures of each nationality.'- The Dead Command, by Vincents Blasco lhanez. Duffleld A Co., New York City. 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At first Potter is a gilded Idler, disposed to be a drunkard and living in the lap of luxury. Gradually, however, he visions that before long America will enter the war, and he becomes stalwart enemy against German plot ters who are blowing up munitions plants, etc. He determines that to win the war America will need more than 20,000 airplanes, and with his father's Immense capital he invents a man power airplane engine of more than 200-horsepower, and proceeds to make countless planes. Potter is the principal factor in un masking a curious visitor in Detroit, a cosmopolitan named Mr. Cantor, who in reality is a German spy, and whose real name is Lieutenant von Arnheim, a personal agent of the kaiser's. The heroine is Hildegarde von Essen, a bit Impossible at times, but on the whole decidedly interesting. The novel will be remembered with more than ordinary pleasure. positive Joy in print. When you finish it you feel that you have said "good night" to an esteemed friend. The hero is Sir Anthony Conway, bet ter known as Tony, who has a sort of chum and secretary in tne person oi Tiger Bugg. prizefighter. They rescue from harm a charming girl called Isa bel, who is mixed up in the affairs of the kingdom of Lavadia. A pretty love story follows. Clemenceau:' The Man and His Time, by H. M. Hlndman. S2. Fred A. Stokes Co., New York City. It is significant of one of the signs of our times that our author, the recog nized leader of the British socialists, should present such an appreciative, searching, informing biography of Clemenceau, the great near-socialist or individualist, who is premier of France, the implacable "tiger" of the opposition, and one of the big forces who have helped to win the war. This estimate of Clemenceau also is a human, frank one with mistakes and virtues both pointed out. The Traffic In Babies, by George Walker, M. D. The Norman Remington Co., Balti more. Quite a valuable study In shocking revelations, relating to what becomes of too many babies who are sold or otherwise disposed of shortly after birth. The material was embodied in the report of a Maryland statewide vice commission dealing with the traffic re ferred to in the year 1914. I Xing Acre, by Victor G. P. Putnam's Sons. Tbe Lady From Bridges. Sl.GO. Jsew York. Spirited, amusing, satirical and often sarcastic at the expense of stiff con ventionalities, this English novel is The Uavy Kternal. by "Bartlmeus." 1.50. 1 Musi rated. George H. Doran Co., New York City. British "from keel to topmast," this novel of British seadogs tells of sea duels that fairly stir the blood. The time depicted is the sea conflict be tween Britain and Germany, and "Bar- timeus" is as much at home in mis sort of thing as Kipling is in hjs depart ment. In real life "Bartimeus" is Lewis da Costa, a paymaster in the British navy, and he writes so Intimately that he makes the reader feel the decks under his feet. These chance paragraphs are charac teristic of our author's style: "Battle and battle-cruiser squadrons and light cruisers raise steam for full speed with all dispatch. Report by squadrons when ready. Nth battle squadron, destroyers and submarines proceed Instantly and rendez vous In execution of previous orders." The echoes broke back from the quiet hills and died away. "Gee!" muttered an irrepressible American ship. "Hold tight, Emma! were oir:" The dark water eddied and swirled each ship tried her engines: then one by one from the flagships of aquadrons came the deep-toned "Ready, aye. ready! Each time, like the chanted responses to a litany, the hospital ships echoed, God go with you!" So the last hour of night passed. Outside, an the dawn was paling in tne skv. the night patrols challenged the van of the battle fleet forming up across the waste of gray waters beneath its pall of amoke. 'St. George! ' rang the challenge, in one great breath came the fleet a reply: jsngiana:" Fishermen's Verse, by 'William Haynes and Joseph Leroy Harrison, fl.50. Duffleld & Co., New York City. Fishermen and their number is legion will welcome, with more than ordinary pleasure this dainty book. It s an anthology of the best verse on the fascinating sport of fishing, with a characteristic and inspiring introduc tion by Henry Van Dyke. The collec tion includes nearly 150 poems by such men as Izaak Walton, James Whitcomb Riley, Andrew Lang, Robert Bridges, etc. which much bribery money is used to these articles appeared In the New York Post ana otner repuiauie ncwyuH,. The observances bear the stamp of lov ing care and experience. help German propaganda. The heroine is unusually clever and the love story original. Credits and Collections, by Joseph M. Regan and others. A. W. Shaw & Co., Chicago. Quite a valuable book of business for those interested. The preparation of the volumes was entrusted to Joseph M. Regan, assisted by James S. Baley and also the editors of the book department of the pub lishers. It is stated that assistance and information also were received from various bankers throughout the country. The book alms to assist the banker in mapping out his course by outlining in systematic form the tested plans, methods, organization, etc., which have enabled other bankers not only to es tablish their institutions on a profit able foundation, but also at the same time to safeguard their integrity, The pages are 267. The Private Wire to Washington, by Karold McGrath. Illustrated. S1.3o. Harper & Bros., New York City. Sensational and exciting as is a war play. Mr. MacGrath's newest novel de picts the busy time we had of it as a nation just before we entered the big European- war. when gangs of German spies in different cities did their best to Impede the production of war sup plies. In this novel the plot concerns a Long Island, N. Y spy mystery that baffled the secret service, a plot in The Fun of Being Good, by Elizabeth Her bert Childs. Illustrated. Samuel Gabriel Sons & Co., New York City. Educators tell us that little hands and little minds should be kept pleas antly busy, as idleness brings wretch edness. Here Is a little book of much interest to parents and children, and makes for a happy home. It is a record to encourage right habits of conduot and manners in children. It is strongly bound, 20 pages, with an envelope con taining eight sheets of reward-of-merit stamps in pretty colors 192 flSgs, seal and signals. These stamps, etc., accom pany the book, and as rewards are placed in spaces shown on the pages. Cities and Sea Coasts and Islands, by Arthur Symons. S3. Brentano s, New York City. The publication by Mr. Symons of a new book is quite a literary event. Mr. Symons is first of all an artist, and his books of travel are pictures. Here is one, splendid in concept and detail. We are taken to picturesque scenes in Spain Seville, Valencia, Cordova, Ca diz, etc.; London, Dieppe, Cornwall, the islands of Arran, Sllgo, an Irish castle and Dover cliffs; 353 pages. Mr. Sy mons is quite an interesting, observant traveler. The Heart of Peace, by Lawrence Housman. Small, Maynara & i;o., Boston. Fifty-one poems of sterling, serious quality, written by the distinguished author of "An Englishwoman's Love Letters." These poems tell us mostly of a peaceful, calm England, and only two or three hark back to what Mr. Housman pictures as the horror of the late war. Mother Love in Action, by Prudence Bra- dish. $1.35. jtarper &. Brothers. New York. Filled with valuable, helpful sugges tions to parents, these 38 chapters of good advice on subjects connected with the bringing up and care of children are sure, to be appreciated, Some of KEW JOOKS RECEIVED. Songs of the Services, by Will Stokes, chief yeoman. United States navy. $1.50, 100 ring ing sterling quality American poems of our own navy, and marine corps (Fred A. Stokes Co., N. Y.). The German conspiracy In American Edu cation, by Gustavus Ohilnger, captain. United States army, a sensational and patriotic ex pose of German plots and schemes which d and nerhaps have as their object the boosting in schools, colleges, trade, etc., the pornicious doctrine that Gi5.tny and Ger man kulturo !n America :' sll-ln-all, and America nothing; and, The ilan From the Clouds, by J.. Storer Clouston, $1.50, a, master novel of German spy activity in the North Sea (Geo. H. Doran Co., N. Y.). Strands of Gold, by Kathlyn Rhodes, $1.50, a well-reasened. Interesting novel of the far east, with a surgeon as hero (Duffleld & Co., N. Y.). Okewood of the Secret Service, by Valen tine WIUIAms, 1.50, a thrilling detective mystery story of recent war-tlmo in England (R. M. McBride Co., N. Y.). Untamed, by Max Brand, $1.50, a splendid hats-otf-to-the-author novel of Texas, with a wild cowboy hero named Whistling Dan, and with shooting episodes galore (Putnam, N. Y. ). . Cleaning and Renovating at Home, by B. G. Oaman, SI. 20. a friend of the house mother, giving a practical compendium of cleaning, dyeing and renovating processes necessarv In a home (Home Economy Book Co.. Wlfmette, III. The Black Slaves of Prussia, by Frank Weston. D. 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Ml Radical Factors in uemocrauy, ay rumi Alnaworth Means. $2.60. a learned. Intellect ual treat teaching us 'that ages ago thousands of years slnce there were cul ture, real demooraoy and art among our nearly-forgotten ancestors In striking con trast to our realism and wars of today (Marshall, Jones Co., Boston). The Flaming Crucible, by Andre Frl bourg, $1.50, one of the big books of the war. written In series of essays by a Frencti soldier, and describing French war Inci dents (The Macmlllun Co., N. Y.). The United wtates in tne woria war, oy John Bach McMaster, professor of Ameri can history In the University of Pennsyl vania, a bulky Informing history of events, showing how we entered the war against Germany (D. Appleton & Co., N. Y.). Mothers of Men. by William ncnry warner and De Wltte Kaplan, $l.rn. a realistic, powerfully written novel of Vienna life, and other toplca, especially a delineation of thia nresent war-time and love (Templetoa Scott, 101 Park ave Ji, .Y.i,