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An Uncensored Diary, by Ernesta Drinker 

 Bullitt, 205 pp. Price, $1.25. Doubleday, 

 Page & Co., New York. 



Perhaps one of the most interesting ac- 

 counts of life and everyday conditions in 

 the Central Empires during the present war 

 period is that written by Ernesta Drinker 

 Bullitt and incorporated in book form under 

 the title of " An Uncensored Diary," from 

 the press of Doubleday, Page & Company. 

 Mrs. Bullitt is the wife of William C. Bul- 

 litt, and daughter of Dr. Henry S. Drinker, 

 president of Lehigh University. When her 

 husband, who is a newspaper man, was 

 ordered to the battlefields of Europe by the 

 Philadelphia Ledger last year, Mrs. Bullitt 

 insisted upon accompanying him. Floating 

 mines or submarines held no terror for 

 her. She was dined by many of the great- 

 est men and women in Germany, Belgium, 

 Austria and Hungary, and without any 

 thought of their future publication, re- 

 corded her experiences daily. The diary is 

 particularly unique in that it portrays a 

 condition of affairs as written within the 

 borders of warring nations, and was passed 

 by the censor of the Foreign Office in Berlin. 



Mrs. Bullitt frequently was a guest of 

 General von Bissing, governor of Belgium, 

 and also of Baroness von Bissing in Berlin. 

 The one supreme thought of the General 

 and his wife, Mrs. Bullitt explains, is for 

 the safety of their eldest son, who, taken 

 prisoner by the French, was subjected to 

 severe treatment because of alleged ill- 

 treatment accorded the son of Delcasse by 

 the Germans. Von Bissing, she writes, 

 sympathizes greatly with the Belgians. 



While in Berlin Mrs. Bullitt dined on 

 numerous occasions with Ambassador Ger- 

 ard, and when her husband visited the 

 Foreign Office to interview the Under-Sec- 

 retary of State, Zimmermann, she was 

 along. The German statesman was genial 

 and laughingly cordial to the American 

 woman, explained Germany's ideals and 

 plans, and Mrs. Bullitt treats the meeting 

 "with much interest in her book. 



Describing the food condition in the vari- 

 ous cities and towns visited, the author 

 evokes much interest by her droll humor 

 and alternating tragic treatment of the sub- 

 ject. Touching on the trials and pathetic- 

 ally helpless position of travellers while 

 crossing the different frontiers, she draws a 

 sombre picture not at all conducive to 

 cheerfulness on the part of one who may 

 contemplate a trip abroad. And the ex- 

 periences and sensations of a young Ger- 

 man lieutenant back to " civilization " from 

 the trenches is worthy of note, for Mrs. 

 Bullitt has projected into the character a 

 semblance of humanness which appeals to 

 the individual with " nerves." This young 

 officer, accustomed to shrieking shells and 

 bursting bombs, obnoxious gases and wet 

 trenches, became very nervous if riding in 



an automobile, and a tramcar crossing a 

 street at the same time was too terrifying 

 a thing to be borne. All through the book 

 may be found meat for thought, while in 

 various chapters wholesome humor and de- 

 lightful comedy hold the attention. 



Scott Burton, Forester, by Edward G. 



Cheyney. D. Appleton & Company, 



New York. $1.35. 



A combination of a forestry education 

 with fighting forest fires, chasing poachers, 

 trapping bears, canoeing and all the ups 

 and downs of college life in a big Univer- 

 sity, makes Scott Burton, Forester, mighty 

 good reading, especially for a young fel- 

 low with a college life before him and a love 

 of the outdoors. Scott, a tenderfoot from 

 the East, goes West to the Forest School 

 of the University of Minnesota to prepare 

 for his chosen life work. He soon learns 

 that there is a tremendous difference be- 

 tween the training he received in the East 

 for his profession and that which the west- 

 ern boy gets, and works hard to overcome 

 his handicap. He does well in his work 

 and achieves great popularity among his 

 fellows which almost turns his head. His 

 solution of that situation is interesting. 

 The book contains a wealth of authentic 

 forestry information, in addition to being 

 a mighty readable story, which gives it a 

 double value. 



The Bird Study Book, by T. Gilbert Pear- 

 son. Doubleday, Page & Co., New 

 York. Price, $1.25. 



Mr. Pearson, as secretary of the National 

 Association of Audubon Societies, is na- 

 tionally known as an authority on birds. 

 In this book he aims to present informa- 

 tion for the consideration of that steadily 

 growing number of Americans who wish 

 to acquire greater familiarity with the habits 

 and activities of wild birds. The book is 

 intended for the beginner in bird studies. 

 It is plentifully illustrated and will be found 

 of great value to those desiring a knowl- 

 edge of bird life in this country. 



Forest Working Plans, second edition, by 

 A. B. Recknagel. John Wiley & Sons, 

 New York. Price, $2.00. 

 The welcome accorded the first edition 

 and the steady demand for it has encour- 

 aged the author to compile a revised and 

 enlarged second edition. The book pre- 

 sents that which is best in European forest 

 organization which is adaptable to the pres- 

 ent methods of American forestry. The 

 book is of particular value not only to the 

 student but also to the practical forester, 



Essentials of American Timber Law, by 

 J. P. Kinney. John Wiley & Sons, New 

 York. Price, $3.00. 



The book is devoted to a presentation of 

 the existing law governing trees and their 

 products as property, with such observa- 

 tions and references to historical develop- 

 ment as are considered necessary to an 

 understanding of the reasons for existing 

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