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On the Western front there has been little to report
The Spectatorduring the week other than the cleaning up and consolidating of the battlefields of the Ancre. The more that splendid victory is looked at the more satisfactory it becomes. The...
To the Bulgarians, if they have any power of thinking
The Spectatorleft, their defeat here must appear of the blackest ill-omen. If they were wise they would even now throw over the worthless monarch who has made them tread the dark path that...
The most important piece of war news recorded during the
The Spectatorweek is the capture of Monastir, which took place on Sunday last. Whether the statement is true that the Bulgarian losses in the battle were thirty thousand men, and that one...
One has only to look at the map to see
The Spectatorwhy Monastir has always played so great a part in Balkan affairs, or to study history and tradition to realize why the problem of its possession so greatly inflames Bulgars,...
Where all units have acted splendidly one may yet fairly
The Spectatorsingle out the Naval Division for special mention. It was they who took the German front line from Beaumont-Hamel to the Ancre, and, later on, the village of Beaucourt. What...
NEWS OF THE WEEK
The Spectator• W E have dealt elsewhere with the death of the Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, and will only say here that the House of Hapsbarg cannot be said to have gone down in...
If the news from the South Balkans is good, that
The Spectatorfrom the North is bad. We regret to record that the Germans are making rapid progress south-east of the Carpathians, and that the waves of invasion, so far from being stayed,...
But even if things are really as bad in Rumania
The Spectatoras they look at the moment, it is absurd to talk as if the intervention of our latest Ally had been a blow rather than a benefit to the common cause. Unquestionably it has been...
We record with deep regret that the largest ship that
The Spectatorever flew the Red Ensign, once the White Star liner Britannic,' and then the British hospital ship of the same name, was sunk by a mine or torpedo on Tuesday, November 21st, in...
If a new Isaiah were to arise among us, surely
The Spectatorhe would depict the entry of the shade of Francis Joseph into the underworld in much the same words as he used to the King of Babylon :— " Hell from beneath is moved for thee...
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The British, French, and Italian Governments have most wisely backed
The Spectatorup the protest of Russia against the creation of the new kingdom of Poland. It is pointed out in a joint manifesto that the employment of the inhabitants of a conquered...
If, however, a majority of- the women of this country prees
The Spectatorstrongly for the vote, and if a large number of the male electors are in agreement with them or neutral, then we are bound to say that we should not hold it wise to disturb and...
We may, however, console ourselves' with the thought that the
The SpectatorGermans have in existence three bigger ships, and that out of these we can make good the losses of the Britannic' and the ' Lusitania.' And here we may suggest that it might be...
The arming of merchant vessels against submarin es was the
The Spectatorsubject of an interesting letter in the Times of Friday week. From what the writer of the letter says, it is plain that vessels armed with guns have an enormously greater chance...
The chief event in Greece during the week has been
The Spectatorthe removal of the enemy Ministers from Athens. Last Sunday Admiral du Fournet invited them to leave Greece by Wednesday. On Wed- nesday, accordingly, the Ministers of Germany,...
On Friday, November 17th, the Times published a letter from
The Spectatora distinguished body of anti-suffragists, headed by Lord Cromer, placing on record their belief that for practical purposes there are only two alternatives in regard to Votes...
The publication of this letter gives us an opportunity once
The Spectatormore to make our own view on the matter clear. In the first place, we desire to express our entire agreement with the signs tones to the letter when they say that the question...
A correspondent deecribed in the Times of Friday week the
The Spectatornature of " straight-run " flour, of which all our loaves in future are to be made. Hitherto the results of the several processes of milling have been separated, and different...
In the debate on food control in the House of
The SpectatorCommons on Thursday week both Sir John Simon and Mr. Churchill, from different points of view, laid the blame for the present situation on the Government. Sir John Simon, while...
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We are glad to say, however, that a small beginning
The Spectatorhas already been made here with the employment of _prisoners on the land, and we are certain that it will spread till the practice becomes general. This was announced by Mr....
Our desire to render democracy complete through Manhood Suffrage is
The Spectatorenforced by the application of Compulsory Service. To make a man fight for the State and not give him his proper and just share in the control of that State would be a gross...
We admit that before the war we should have placed,
The Spectatorand indeed did place, Female Suffrage in the catalogue of " no compromise " subjects. The war, however, has modified our view by altering our belief that sonic fundamental...
As to the question of Manhood Suffrage, we have always
The Spectatorbeen in its favour, provided of course it was accompanied by an equal distribution of electoral power. Our argument here has been that we accept democracy as the best and surest...
A correspondent gave in the Times of Tuesday some details
The Spectatoras to the employment of British prisoners in Germany. She saw prisoners doing all the work of farms with the help of only a few women. One landowner in Mecklenburg boasted that...
Lord French made some exceptionally interesting remarks during his inspections
The Spectatorof Volunteers last Sunday. He said that the Govern- ment could not possibly spend money on arms and equipment so long as it was open to the Volunteers to end their service at a...
The very gallant death of Mr. V. S. T. Harmsworth,
The SpectatorLord Rother- mere's son, is an instance of the tragedy and glory in which much of our youth is being eclipsed. This boy of twenty-one recently refused a Staff appointment,...
We are much interested to note that at a recent
The SpectatorConference at Glasgow on the Liquor Trade and State Purchase for Scotland over which he presided, Lord Balfour of Burleigh made an admirable plea for the elimination of private...
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THE LATE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA. and to much darker prospects
The Spectatoreven than those to which he succeeded when he ascended the throne as a boy of eighteen. His memory remains a fit figure for a great and gloomy dramatic tragedy. The strokes of...
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorCOMMON-SENSE AND FOOD CONTROL. W E have every sympathy with Mr. Runciman's efforts in the matter of food control, and we desire to do all we can to support him in his most...
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HOW TO SHORTEN THE WAR : POLICY OF THE SIBYLLINE
The SpectatorBOOBS. W E desire to return to a subject with which we dealt three weeks ago—the application of the policy of the Sibylline books to Germany. Germany believes that by...
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THE ENCROACHMENTS OF BUREAUCRACY.
The SpectatorW E have often commented upon the danger of a bureau- cracy encroaching upon the liberties of the subject, but seldom has a more glaring case come to light than that recently...
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THE WISDOM OF "A STUDENT IN ARMS."
The SpectatorI T is no good trying to fathom "things" to the bottom; they have not got one. Knowledge is always descriptive, and never fundamental. We can describe the appearance and...
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THE ARTISTS' RIFLES.
The SpectatorA MONG the major social pleasures is that of making two of one's friends friends of each other. If the plan succeeds it reflects a very gratifying credit on the introducer—he...
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(To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR."1 SIR, In re
The Spectator"R. H. F.'s " letter in your number of last Saturday, p. 627, the quotation is from the Vulgate of St. Luke xxiv. 29 : " Et coegerunt illum, dicentes : Mane nobiscum, quoniam...
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
The Spectator(To ens EDITOR OF THE " SPECTLT011."3 BM—Will you allow me to correct a miestatementSnade in your passing remarks on the Presidential Election? In commenting upon the growth of...
"DOWN GLASSES!"
The Spectator(To THE EDITOR OF THS SPECTITOR."1 Sze,—As the war goes on and the need for economy and self-denial increases, the present state of the drink question is thereby ren- dered more...
THE ASYLUM PARTY.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR 07 THE " SPECTATOR.") Sta.—I think that many of your readers have a right to protest against your article "The Asylum Party" in your number of November 11th. Of...
INCONGRUOUS!
The Spectator(To THE EDITOR 07 TEE " SPECTATOR."1 Sra,—While it is certain that no true Englishman will complain of any restriction the Government may think right to put on the food supply,...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
The Spectator"ABIDE WITH ME." [To ma EDITOR or rna "ElmerAeoa."1 gra,—With reference to Dr. Crozier's interesting but pessimistic letter on p. 581 of the Spectator of November 11th, in...
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EVERY MAN HIS OWN FARMER.
The Spectator(To THE EDITOR OF THE " Sesoreroa.") Sin,—The prices of foodstuffs and the action of the Government show the necessity of producing within the United Kingdom as large a quantity...
MESSAGES FROM THE DEPARTED.
The SpectatorITo THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIE,—I suffer under the disadvantage of not having seen Sir Oliver Lodge's book, Raymond; or, Life and Death. I have, however, read your...
THE CHILDREN OF BELGIUM.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sns,—We welcome the suggestion of Mr. J. Cathcart White in your last issue that a start should be made at once to give immediate help to the...
THE ARTISTS' RIFLES.
The SpectatorITO THE EDITOR OE THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR, —May I beg a little of your valuable space to say a few words about the Artists' Rifles Regimental Association? As you know, the...
PERISCOPES AND STEREO-TELESCOPES FOR GUNNERS. [To THE EDITOR OF THE
The Spectator" SPECTATOR."] Sns,—This Fund, now registered under the War Charities Act, 1916, has enabled me to send to each of our fronts is very large number of instruments of high...
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorSin,—The electoral vote of the Woman Suffrage States which were carried by Mr. Wilson is 62 and not 69 as stated in my letter in the last issue of the Spectator. They are the...
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MR. WHITWORTH'S MANUSCRIPT.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR. or THE "SPECTATOR."] vicar of the parish in which Batchacre Hall is situated, I was much interested in the paragraph in your issue of the 11th inst. about the...
COMPULSORY GREEK.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR Or Serurrroa."] Sm,—Can you imagine a more pitiful argument for "compulsory Greek" than Dr. Rouse's plea in your pages (November 18th) that " if Greek should...
SHAKESPEARE AND THE ATONEMENT.
The Spectator(To THE EDITOR. OT THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In your review of Dr. Lyttelton's book, Giro God the Glory, the reviewer says " Shakespeare shows—so he [Dr. Lyttelton] thinks—no...
THE SCOTTISH WOMEN'S SERBIAN HOSPITAL FUND. Ws have received the
The Spectatorsum of .21 for the above Fund from Mrs. A. A. Pargiter, making a total of 2171 5s.
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POETRY.
The SpectatorTO DONALD HANKEY. ESE breaks the last of these red dawns, Ere pass the livid nights away, Ere shines our monumental day, The day of marble and of bronze, When under noon's...
NOTICE.—When "Correspondence" or Articles are signed with the writer's name
The Spectatoror initials, or with a pseudonym, or are marked " Communi- cated," the Editor must not necessarily be held to be in agreement with the views therein expressed or with the mode...
" BURY OR BURN."
The SpectatorTat article under the above heading, dealing with the desecration of beautiful places by the scattering of pieces of paper and other picnic debris, which appeared in our issue...
BOOKS.
The Spectator1.11e, EMPIRE AND THE FUTURE.* Tax very interesting series of lectures delivered at the University of London, King's College, and now published with an introduction by Mr....
" CHRIST IN FLANDERS."
The SpectatorOwme to the large and continued demand for copies of the poem entitled " Christ in Flanders," which appeared in our issue of September 11th, 1915, it has now been reprinted in...
"A STUDENT IN ARMS."
The SpectatorTEE leading article in the Spectator on the death of Lieutenant llankey and his article " Don't Worry " have been republished as a leaflet by Messrs. W. Speaight and Sons, 98-99...
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AN AMERICAN ON PRESIDENT WILSON.* Ma. FULLERTON'S statement of the
The Spectatorcase against President Wilson is distinctly one of tho most able we have come across. Now that Mr. Wilson has been re-elected it makes highly opportune reading. Some pro Ally...
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OMNIANA.*
The SpectatorIT is a good many years since Mr. Fuller " commenced author " ; he confesses himself an octogenarian on his title-page; but we have seldom come across a volume of reminiscences...
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THE DWELLER IN THE INNERMOST.* Tins is an anthology on
The Spectatoroonseionce. It is composed of short excerpts from great writers in prose and verse. In it we read what ancient saints and modern sceptics, and great poets and little...
ILO, ANTI-WALPOLE BALLADS.* ALL students of English literature, as well
The Spectatoras of English history, owe a deep debt of gratitude to the Clarendon Press and to Professor Firth and Sir Walter Raleigh, respectively the Professors of English History and...
A COMPANION TO BIBLICAL STUDIES. -r
The SpectatorAs the title points out, this new edition of the Cambridge Companion is practically a new work ; and there could be no better measure of the advance made in all departments of...
FICTION.
The SpectatorTHE TUTOR'S STORY.f THE manuscript of the unpublished novel which Charles Kingsley's daughter has revised and completed came into her possession with other papers on the death...
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Lea Douleurs qui Es*rent. Par I'Abbe Felix Klein. (Paris: Perrin.
The Spectator3 fr. 50 e.)—The Abbe Klein, chaplain to the American Ambulance, has in this eloquent and touching little book described some episodes from his experience of the war to show how...
READABLE NOVELS. —Obstacles. By Parry Truscott. (Chapman and Hall. 6s.)—A story
The Spectatorof a girl who becomes a munition worker and of her friendly relations with her co-workers.—Madame Prince. By W. Pett Ridge. (Methuen and Co. 584—An intimate description of the...
An Evening in My Library among the English Poets. By
The Spectatorthe Hon. Stephen Coleridge. (John Lane. 3s. 6d. net.)—This is a very uncon- ventional anthology, interspersed with some candid criticism. The modern apostles of " force " like...
SOME BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
The Spectator{Notice in this column does not necessarily preclude subse7uent review.] The " Daily Mall" Year Book for 1917. Edited by David Williamson. (Associated Newspapers. 7d. net.)—The...
A Woman and the War. By the Countess of Warwick.
The Spectator(Chapman and Hall. 7s. 6d. net.)—Lady Warwick's papers on the war are some- what vague and colourless, but here and there she speaks out clearly on the grave danger of " race...
The Technic of Versification. By William Odling. (Oxford : Parker.
The Spectator4s. 6d. net.)--The elementary principles of English verse are explained in this little book by the late Professor of Chemistry at Oxford, by means of a long series of...
