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Les Victoires Serbes. By Henry Barby. (Bernard Grasset, Paris. 3f.

50c.)—M. Barby was special correspondent of the Journal during the first of the Balkan Wars. He followed the Servian troops, and was present at the battles of Ktmanovo, Prilep, and Monastir. Later on, after the armistice, he was with the Servians in the final assault upon Adrianople and witnessed the capture of the fortress. The admirable qualities of the Servian army are emphasized by M. Barby, and he is especially anxious to point out their important share in the capture of Adrianople. The book is vividly written, though the turn of events makes it seem as though it dealt with a not very recent past.