evening by a German attack, in which at least three divisions were engaged, on the Reims front. It was preceded by a violent lomberdment of gas-shells, which was plainly audible...

resigna- tion of M. Radoslavoff, may, as stated in a Sofia telegram trans- mitted by Amsterdam on June 18th, be due merely to differences of opinion on questions of internal...

the German thrust towards Compiegne and on the line of the Aisne and the Ourcq was still held up. The Americans completed their work in the Belleau Wood, taking thirty...

armies, on the Lower Piave, in the Montello sector, and in the mountains. It was made in force along a front of about fifty miles, and employed rather more than half of...

T HE capacity to " come again after a heavy gruelling," in the languageof the prize ring, is a proof of courage and tenacity and strength of will. Italy has earned the...

14th dealt with the retreat of the Fifth Army from St. Quentin, by way of a connected narrative designed to " remove the mischievous legend that a British Army had been broken...

bridges have been washed away. Since the beginning of the attack the Allies have taken nine thousand prisoners. Of that total a thousand, with about a hundred light guns and...

Chancellor on the anniversary of his accession (June 15th) indulged himself in argroteeque travesty of historical fact, seasoned with Pecksniffian religiosity. In the years...

TO OUR READERS.—It is now necessary for readers to place a definite order for the " Spectator " with their Newsagent or at one of the Railway Book- stalls. Should any reader...

an endless procession of troops for France. " The American troops are not coming ; they have come." Our Air Service was now the best in all the theatres of war. There was now no...

of Capital that he himself may become richer. In order to do this he must absolutely put an end to the " ca' canny " system and produce as much as ever he can. Many employers in...

described our American Allies as the deciding factor in the war. They have, in limitless resources, the men and the materials, and the industrial machinery, which their European...

the originators of the new Trade Union Labour Party. The Party will attempt to prevail upon the next Trade Union Congress to declare in favour of a distinct political Party for...

academic leaders, who are not really entitled to speak for Labour at all, will fight as hard as only PLICifi0iBta can to retain their position. We hope, however, that the...

his attitude towards a League of Nations, after reiterating his belief that the defeat of Germany's attempt to dominate Europe must precede any lasting or just peace. He would...

sufficiently describe what the character of the Party will be. It will be first of all a " patriotic " party. This is opportune ; for, without quite articulating their dissent,...

dealt briefly with the new Vote of Credit for £500,000,000, which will carry the Government on over the summer recess. During the current quarter the average daily expenditure...

Committee on Shipping and Shipbuilding after the War, was published on Thursday morning. The main conclusions of the Committee are that shipping should be released as early as...

Affairs. That is to say, they frankly acknowledge that the excessive centralization which is the result of exclusive control by the War Cabinet has been a failure. The War...

the splendid work of the Y.M.C.A. on behalf of the Army, reviewed with admir- able clearness the issues in the world-war, now reaching its climax. In " this fiercest trial...

the recent trial, was arrested on Tuesday on a charge of bigamy. It will be remembered that during the trial she spoke of having seen the German " book " in which the names of...

make very definite comments, but on the face of it the action of some- body at the Home Office seems to require further inquiry. If visits to prisoners' camps by private persons...

Tuesday do not mend matters, and were largely irrelevant. He said that there is no difference in the grading of men above and below forty-three, and then went on to define Grade...

directed in some of Lord Northcliffe's newspapers against Sir George Cave because be is said to be feeble in his treatment of uninterned aliens. We have no natural liking for...

Committee, presided over by Lord Selborne, who were appointed to consider the future agricultural policy of Great Britain. A con- siderable part of the policy which Lord...

men is that by some physiological miracle, which we must leave Medical Boards to explain, a higher proportion of the older than of the younger men have been passed into Grade...

in the way of increased output. With a reduced army of labour upon the land, and though much of that labour is highly unskilled, the area brought under the plough has exceeded...

culture rural Britain would prosper in spite of minimum prices and wages, and there would of course always be the greath I and pays.ca. moral gain of a thriving countryside. But...

were made about the visits of ladies to the Lofthouse Park Prisoners of War Camp, Wakefield. Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant Albert Canning was charged with breaches of...

does not hope to use middle-aged men, without any early training, as if they were young recruits. However it may hope to use them, the older men have been treated by many...

the work of the Salvage Section of the Admiralty, its operations had been obscured by the fog of war. The work has expanded enormously during recent months. Between October,...

April 5,1917.

THE PROSPECT. O UR first duty, which is also a pleasure, is to con- gratulate the Italians on the splendid skill and courage with which they have withstood the great Austrian...

the British People by Mr. Lloyd George and his colleagues in regard to Conscription for Ireland on April 9th, 1918 :— " We propose to extend the Military Service Act to Ireland...

I T is not yet too late to apply Conscription in Ireland. We confess that when one opportunity after another of applying it was allowed to slip by after Mr. Lloyd George had...

the Exchequer for another Vote on Account for £500,000,000 has given an opportunity to the daily Press and to the House of Com- mons to protest against the absolutely reckless...

f 1HE casual student of war-maps must often have been fascinated by the great blank space labelled " Syrian Desert " or " Arabia " which intervenes between our armies in...

A S the situation in regard to the three Baltic Provinces was left after the signing of the Peace of Brost, Germany had disclaimed any intention of annexing Livonia or Esthonia...

W ISEACRES know what an inscrutable thing is the mind of the public. All we ordinary people, however, think that we can read it, and in these days of stress and conscious...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") Sra,—I have just read the letter about " St. " Oliver Plunkett in your latest issue, and think it only just that another view of the same...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") FIR,—The Censorship, for some reason best known to itself, works to prevent the British public from hearing to much of the state of affairs...

[Letters of the length of one of our leading paragraphs arc often more read, and therefore more effective, than those which fill treble the space.] THE LATE LORD CROMER. [To...

SIB."—There is a force in Great Britain which, if promptly mobilized, would in a fortnight compel this trembling-on-the-brink Government to apply Conscription to Ireland. I mean...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") Snc,—Those who are seeking a solution of the Irish difficulty by the application to Ireland (and perhaps also to England, Scotland, and...

LTo THE EDIIOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") am enclosing you a copy of a portion of a letter from an old pupil of mine, a prosperous lawyer in Australia for the last quarter of a...

OF THE " SPECTATOR.") Sin,—At this present crisis in the military policy of the Irish Nationalist Party, it may be of use to refer to a memorable utter- ance of their old...

[To THIS EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] fen,—No poet ever preached a gospel more invigorating to his own age, or to ours, at a crisis like the present, than Virgil in the Aeneid....

ITo THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—After the battle of Pavia, Francis I. sent the well-known message, "Tout est perdu fors l'honneur," thereby implying, not only that all...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] Sia,— I have lately come across Florence Nightingale to her Nurses (Macmillan, 1915), a collection of " messages " to members of the St....

(To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sia,—Without joining issue on the question whether Italian or Portuguese can claim a larger measure of Latinity, I beg to submit the...

(To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") you allow me to make a few remarks on your very interesting article on Income Tax in your last issue? Reforms in Income Tax assessment...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Is domestic service a dying industry? The writer of the article in the Spectator of J111:0 8th seemed to agree reluctantly. My...

SIR,—The letter signed " Anglo-Scot " prompts me to write of the other side of the story. I remember returning from an early service which had been held not far from Kemmel, and...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—Referring to the letter in your issue of June 1st re nightin- gales, my experience is that they take no notice of noises, no matter how...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE n SPECTATOR."] Sta,—I have seen your issue of the 8th inst. containing the letter with the above heading. I regret to observe another instance of the same...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Last year (October 13th) you allowed me to give a brief account of the Cheltenham Conference of Clergy and Laity and the " Findings" of...

[TO THE EDITOR OF TTIE SPECTATOR."] Ste,—In this month's (June) Nineteenth Century is an article by the Hon. Sir Charles Wade, K.C., Agent-General and formerly Prime Minister...

[To TER EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR. " ] understand that the Government are advising (?) or order- ing people not to bottle their green gooseberries, but to let them ripen and...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—Many thousands of American soldiers are now on the fighting lines and in the receiving camps in France, and thousands more are...

more years ago than I care to remember, was currently reported at Oxford to have been per- petrated in the pass Divinity School, may be familiar to' some of your older readers:—...

[To 'THE EDITOR OF TEE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Here is an amusing German " howler." On the official post- card which the English prisoners are allowed to send home, after reaching...

1 Your correspondent,. despite his zeal to protect the English language from the invasion of a new word, has himself admitted one of rather questionable creden- tials. I do not...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—I knew the word many years ago in Lincolnshire, hearing it often on the lips of an old classical don to express the very cream of...

[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR.") Sia, — In your review of Spontaneous Activity in Education there is a quotation from the authoress which seems to call for com- ment :— "...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Soldiers and sailors during peace time were always• firm friends and supporters of the Fresh Air Fund, and now whilst they are fighting...

name or initials, or with a pseudonym, or are marked " Communicated," the Editor must not necessarily be held to be in agree- ment with the views therein expressed or with the...

PRINCETON IN WAR-TIME. [Princeton University has become a great training ground for the American fighting forces. The first four lines of this poem have recently been inscribed...

MYSTICISM AND LOGIC.• ONE of the most marked features of Mr. Bertrand Russell's work, from the literary point of view, is his extraordinary intellectual self-control. He seems...

THAT is the title of a book by Romans: but it may serve here as a sign for a book by Adami : Medical Contributions to the Study of Evolution. The influences of Darwin, the Novum...

Tau main aim of Mr. Gerard in this supplementary volume to My Four Years in Germany is to enlighten the American public as to the true meaning of Kaiserism, and for his motto he...

with a strong didactic bias, a book with a purpose. As such it is of interest to the world at large rather than to scholars or specialists. The author deals exclusively with the...

OVER HERE.t Arita a positive glut of political Irish novels, it is something of a relief to come across one from which politics are wholly •excluded. But the attractions of...

PERHAPS the two best parodies over which the modern world has clapped its hands were Mr. Ronald Knox's theological pamphlets, Absolute and Abitofhell and the only leas sprightly...

Senhor Ayres d'Ornellae had given a remarkable summary of the war from August, 1914, to August, 1915. The present book carries the story a year further. Its three hundred pages...

Italian lecture of the British Academy Italy's Protection of Art Treasures and Monuments during the War (H. Milford, 6d. net). The most elaborate precautions have been taken in...

Romance. By Laurie Magnus. (Kegan Paul and Co. 108. Od. net.)--In this very readable volume, to be followed by two others, Mr. Magnus has provided for the period ending with...

Gibbons. 6d.)—In this well-illustrated pamphlet, written for the Junior Philatelic Society, Mr. Melville shows how interesting and Instructive a collection of war stamps may be....

and Co. 6s.)—The first story of this author, Little Comrade, had raised the hopes of readers that a real master of the novel of adventure had arisen. The present book does not...

J. Webb. (T. Fisher Unwin. be. net.)—As a short history of the rise and development of the Irish boroughs, this book has no small merits. But it is characteristic of the...

Barbagallo. (G. P. Putnam's Sons. 10s. net.)—Those who have not had time to read Signor Ferrero's large and brilliant work on the later Republic and the early Empire will find...

(George G. Harrap and Co. Os. net.)—This pleasantly written. little book, by a Professor of the Carnegie Institute of Technology, is intended to interest young people in the...

[Notice in this column does not necessarily preclude subsequent review.] Modern Sans of the Pharaohs. By S. H. Leader. (Hodder and Stoughton. 16s.net. )—This interesting and...

and followed by Eton in starting a journal which, unlike the average school magazine, is devoted to views and not to news. The first number of Beginnings (School Book Shop,...

Henrey. (Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. 3s. 6d. net.)—This is a well- arranged and amusing collection of anecdotes and sayings, most of which are none the worse, as Sir Herbert...

Massey. (Calcutta : Thacker, Spink. London : W. Thacker. 5 rupees.) .—Former residents in Calcutta will be interested in Mr. Massey's reminiscences, which go hack beyond the...