Reviews of The Secrets of the German War Office by Graves
Review praises Dr Graves book as entertaining and revealing, noting his secret missions and insights into German espionage. It contrasts romance with grim history, cites Agadir and Port Arthur episodes, and mentions Coningsby Dawson's novel The Raft and two poems from Florence on a Certain Night. The piece reflects on war, peace, and literary crossovers.
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War Office
McBride, Nast & Co
Armgaard Karl Graves
Agadir
Germany
France
England
Russia
Graves
Great Britain
Austria
Port Arthur
Holland
Belgium
Antwerp
Coningsby Dawson
Peter
Dawson
Florence
New York
Dramatic Games and Dances for Little Children
Caroline Crawford presents a charming collection of dramatic games and dances for young children. The book features familiar Mother Goose rhymes enacted in performance with music suited to each activity and is illustrated by Katherine Kellogg.
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Caroline Crawford
Katherine Kellogg
Caroline Crewford
New York
A. S. Barnes & Co
The Wall Between Paine's Story Examines Caste in Service
Ralph D Paine crafts a wartime tale where Jack Kendall rejects banking corruption to join the Marines. His mission tests class and loyalty at Falmouth Nicaragua and in a soldiers society. The novel mixes action with a moral on uniformed identity and personal courage. New York Scribner's Sons price $1.35.
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Ralph D. Paine
Army
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Paine
Jack Kendall
Kendall
Falmouth
New York
Charles Scribner's Sons
Children of Banishment review in a northern woods tale
Francis W. Sullivan’s novel Children of Banishment follows lumber camp life and the love triangle involving Dick Bream Allan Mackenzie and Eloise. Mackenzie dies after a failed rescue leaving Bream and Eloise free. the reviewer finds the plot unconvincing and favors Mackenzie. New York G. P. Putnam's Sons priced at $1.35.
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Francis William Sullivan
Dick Bream
Allan Mackenzie
Eloise
Bream
MacKenzie
Francis W. Sullivan
New York
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Tansy by Tickner Edwardes a tale of passion and duty
In New York edition by C P Dutton & Co the novel Tansy centers on Mark Wilverly and his sons Joad and Will. A captivating woman enters the quiet life stirring love and conflict. Joad arranges for Will to marry Tansy. the tale ends with presumed happiness.
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Joad
Will
Tansy
Tom
Minella Wrake
Tickner Fawardes
New York
C. P. Dutton & Co
Mrs Vanderstein's Jewels short crime tale review
A critical reader overview of Mrs Vanderstein's Jewels by Mrs Charles Bryce finds the plot a long setup for a compact detective story. Gimbler the investigator uses a microscope and pill boxes to collect dust and hairs while unraveling Tiffany city mystery.
Boston Weather Records and Elm Tree Yearbook
A promotional prospectus for a comprehensive Boston climate compendium from the Boston Weather Bureau data. It promises daily high and low temperatures, rainfall, and sunshine figures for 42 years plus monthly summaries and climate insights for New England, alongside a featured Jamalez Pond Elm Tree with illustrations by Prof. Richards MIT. It notes publication and sale by the Oriental Tea Company in Scollay Square Court Street.
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Boston
Newgland
Boston Weather Bureau
Jamalez Pond
Richards
Bostonians
New England Weather Records
Oriental Tea Company
Scollay Square
Court St
Sylvia's Experiment The Story of an Unrelated Family
Margaret R. Piper's Christmas tale centers on Sylvia a wealthy young woman who hosts a fortnight with many lonely friends in her country house. The atmosphere is warm and humorous with well drawn characters and a satisfying outcome as guests see their lives changed by the experiment. Boston The Page Co. 1.25 net.
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Sylvia
Margaret R. Piper
Boston
the Page Co
Anne of the Blossom Shop review notes its romantic charm
A 15 year old heroine Anne drives a South set romance for teen girls. The story centers on her growing up with a circle of young friends. critics call it lively in later chapters but slightly gushy. Published by Page Company Boston priced at $1.00.
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Isla May Mullins
Boston
the Page Company
To the Land of the Caribou review notes flaws
A Princeton undergraduates sea romance follows four college lads on a Labrador cruise visiting Long Island Cape Breton and Newfoundland entertaining youths but lacking distinct characters and lively narration. The book claims many incidents are based on actual events.
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Labrador
Wwe
Princeton
Long Island
Salvador
Cape Breton
Newfoundland
Esthetic Dancing by Emil Rath for teachers of physical education
A review notes a systematic clear treatment of esthetic dancing with plain terminology. It covers progressive positions with illustrations and describes steps and rhythm patterns plus teaching methods. The book includes music suggestions and is a helpful resource for physical training and dancing teachers.
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Emil Rath
The Boy Electrician by Alfred P Morgan
A juvenile guide to electricity praising practical plans and clear explanations. The book covers simple principles and advances to telegraphs microphones telephones wireless tech motors dynamos electric railways and induction coils with 14 illustrations and 823 text cuts. It is recommended for young readers seeking hands on electrical knowledge.
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Alfred P. Morgan
A Tale of West and East in Boston Satire
A Boston novel by L. L. Strauss uses real figures like George B. Hugo Morrison I. Swift and John B. Moran as named characters with transparent aliases. It blends Socialist and Theosophist viewpoints with a light romantic thread and mild humor.
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Boston
George B. Hugo
Massachusetts Employers’ Association
Morrison I. Swift
John B. Moran
Swift
Hugo
G. Lowes Dickinson
Captain of the Catspaw review in a boys' book
Veteran writer William O Stoddard delivers wholesome adventures for boys set near the Great South Bay Long Island. The chapter Heavy Weather is praised as clever writing in Captain of the Catspaw published by Harper New York priced 1 99.
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William O. Stoddard
Great South Bay
Long Island
W. Odard, Jr
Harpers
New York
The Man You Love by Robey Kasper
A contemporary American drama in the American Dramatist series. The plot centers on a virile man fighting for a fair deal against unscrupulous villains. The story uses a dictagraph to expose villainy and advance the action.
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Robey Kasper
Richard G. Badger
France accuses Germans over atrocity documents
French ambassador Jules Jusserand released a summary of ten documents alleging a systematic campaign of atrocities by German soldiers. The papers, handed to Acting Secretary Lansing and to all Hague convention signatories, detail German misconduct in the war.
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Washington
Jules Jusserand
Lansing
State Department
France cites The Hague papers on German war crimes
The French ambassador released documents to signatory powers including the United States detailing German actions in France. The reports allege systematic killings, bombings of Pont à Mousson, village destructions, assassinations of Red Cross nurses, and forced civilian mistreatment.
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United States
French Republic
Pont-a- Mousson
Parux
Affleville
Red Cross
Bademviller
Belgian and German Aeroplanes Duel Over Brussels
A Belgian reconnaissance biplane engaged a German pursuit aircraft in a high altitude duel above Brussels. After a swift chase the German craft overturned and fell while the Belgian plane returned toward Antwerp.
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London
Brussels
Exchange Telegraph Company
Antwerp
Kaiser Caught Cold in Verdun Trenches
London Sept 25 Emperor William is reported to suffer a severe cold from trench rain near Verdun where he recently viewed his soldiers according to the Geneva correspondent of the Chronicle.
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London
William
Geneva
The
Chronicle
Verdun
Bernstorff Denies Atrocity Charges From France
German ambassador Count von Bernstorff in New York rejected the French filing accusing German soldiers of atrocities. He said no charge has ever been proven and called today's accusations equally untrue. He spoke after the State Department received the documents from the French ambassador.
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New York
Count von Bernstorff
United States
State Department
Officers Prevent A Lynching On Deer Island
An argument in the Deer Island reformatory yard led to a near lynching. George F. Crosby, 28, of Roxbury, lies dying after an assault by Arthur Dean, 28, also of Roxbury, while another prisoner is held in solitary awaiting surgeons. The incident may mark Deer Island’s first murder in years.
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Deer Island Reformatory
Deer Island
George F. Crosby
Sargent Street
Roxbury
Arthur Dean
Washington Street
Clash in Stoneyard Sparks Prisoner Dispute
Crosby and Dean argued over stone cutting methods in the institution stoneyard around 11 yesterday morning. Dean urged a different approach but Crosby refused to heed the directions, according to fellow prisoners.
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Crosby
Dean
Lloyd George says war surprised him in Criccieth meeting
Lloyd George told neighbors in Criccieth Wales that the war was unexpected and he never thought any country could be so devilish as to pretend friendship while planning attack He said he planned to spend August and September there and that England would see the conflict through though it might take time It took 15 years to break Napoleon he noted and England would persevere against William II
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General von Bernhardi
Germany
Longmans, Green & Co
London
Arthur Conan Doyle
Russia
Paris
Britain
Wilhelmshaven
Criccieth
Wales
Lloyd-George
Napoleon
William
England
Zeppelins Bomb Ostend And Prison Riot Report
A Zeppelins raid on Ostend dropped four bombs with one hitting the harbor another the outskirts and a third in the fish market causing structural damage. In a prison yard fight Crosby was fatally injured after a hammer strike by another inmate Dean. Crosby is on the dangerous list at Deer Island Hospital with a fractured skull. Dean’s prior offense remains unknown.
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London
Ostend
Reuter
Storn
Crosby
Dean
Reformatory Hospital
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