liAND AND WATEB 
October 31, 1914 
Germany origmally designed — the " deadlock " or 
" stalemate " to wliieh her policy still looks forward 
in the cast as in the -west. 
The real argument against Gennauy's being able 
to produce that deadloclc is ihe numbers that Kussia 
will now in continually increasing volume bring 
forward, llussia, it must be remciuberod, is in this 
field what we should bo in the western field if we 
could (which, alas ! we cannot) put forward every 
month another batch of, sa}', 200,000. 
Germany did for six weeks produce a deadlock in 
France between the North Sea and the Vosges. She 
hoped to produce a deadlock upon the Vistula, and to 
hold that eastern line while she sent reinforcements 
back west, and broke down the deadlock there in her 
favour. She has not been able to do that ; but Ave, on 
our side, have not the extra numbers which woidd be 
so useful at this moment to pour in again.st the 
western deadlock, especially in Flandei-s. Now, 
llussia has those numbers, and it is perhaps upon those 
numbers in the next two months, more than upon any 
other element in the general problem, that wo had 
best rely. In other words, it seems as though the 
campaign as a whole turned, from the point of view 
of tlie Allies, uj)ou their power to hold the Germans 
in the west, while trusting to llusslan nvmibers to 
push on, though slowly, in the east. 
From the German pomt of vievv- it seems as 
though, while awaiting and dreading tliis increase of 
Eussian numerical strength, a dc^^perate attempt to 
prevent reinforcement from England, and a tlireat 
upon, or even a blo\v at, England itself, was the 
immediate necessity. Such a blow, from Calais at 
least, is uot promising. 
THE PICCADILLY RIFLE RANGE 
Is a happy inspiration in these piping times, not of peace, but 
of war. Just now London is populated with fighting men, 
many of them naval and military officers waiting for their 
marching orders. To the majority of these it will be welcome 
news that the spare hours can be pleasantly and profitably 
occupied by keeping up their rifle practice. At 67b, Shaftesbury 
Avenue, they will find in the spacious basement, some quarter 
of an acre m extent, a fine rifle range with a dozen targets and 
all modern fittings. The committee of management are all 
military men, and all visitors connected with the two services 
are made honorary members. For the novice thers are two 
serg:eant instructors, one of whom is an ex-sergeant of the Eoyal 
Fusiliers. A minor diversion is a well-equipped skittle alley, one 
of the finest in London. Ladies desirous of handling a rifle are 
abo welcome. 
WAR PUBLICATIONS. 
The November number of Colour, the new shilling monthly, fully 
maintains the standard set by its preceding numbers, both in the'quality 
of the reproductions of artists' work and in the literary contributions. 
As already noted, Colour is the only British publication that attempts 
the reproduction of the work of modern artists in their original 
colouring, and it is doing for British, and to a certain extent for foreign 
art in Kngland what the Uercnri de France did for French literature 
in France. It Ukes an easy first place among artistic publications in 
this country, and is of considerable literary value as well. 
A new map of N.E. France, Belgium, and the Rhine has just 
been issued by the Edinburgh Geographical Institute (John 
Bartholomew and Co.), price 2s. on paper, 3s. on cloth. The map 
which la on a specially large scale— 16 miles to the inch— shows rail- 
ways, fortresses, main, secondary, and other roads, with the distances 
between road junctions marlced. Heights are given in metres with 
their equivalent in English feet. 
Mr H. Q. Wells' new book, Tht Wife of Sir Isaac Harman, shows 
Its author 111 yet another light. It is detailed and intimate, as are 
allthe worKS of this author, and it is hardly necessary to say that 
It IS interesting, for whatever a " Wells' " book mav be it is alwavs 
inUresting. But in this story is something that not even tke most rabid 
censor of public morals could possibly ban, something that may bo read 
by all, a concession, it appears, to the libraries. To say that the book is 
worth reading is mere gUding of the lily; as for its plot, there is none, 
M IS the way of a WeUs' novel-none, that is, in the conventional sense 
AS for Its interest, wa recommend it without fear that the censor will 
pubMierT "^ ^ °'°'°°' ^^''^"^ Macmillan and Co. are the 
,-^ J,*n7 fTi, """""f ^-^^ ''^^^'"" P"'-*"'^ °f England and America are 
.w/^ nl -n^'i!:""?* of ;i/c67«re'. Magazine, and the majoritv of 
these people wil be pleased to make the acquaintance of Mr S S 
M^aT'at'lS; 'h''" /^"/<''-»^1P''2'.J»^t Published by Mr. John 
JMurraj, at lOs 6d. net, has told a fine storv of enercv and self- 
reliance. Pedd ing for a livelihood, doing housework t^^prov^e for 
h« own education, establishing the ^agn^ine that bears hisTme Mr 
McCiure is always interesting. His look deals with such men as 
o liSure "riY' '• r'tf"'- ^f '"^"'' °f "'«^ ''-<^' t^reTt one 
?n l« ?' t "'" ^ v,armly welcome bv all who are interested 
"r^ncer ' °^ ^'''' '""="^' °^="' '""^ "'^" ""^y ^^ ^hich thJi'ITe 
IrL^T""^ °r Waterloo so far dominates the mili an^ historv of the 
and execution, is yet so clearly written that it is of extreme interest 
to the normal reader, and forms a valuable addition to existing litera- 
ture on the Napoleonic period. 
Messrs. John Lane have just re-issued, in a shilling edition, Lift 
in a Garrison Town, the translation of ex-Lieutenant Bilse's book whioh 
caused a national scandal in Germany, and earned for its author a 
court martial and subsequent imprisonment. In its recital of the 
defects of the military eystem, the book is comparable with Beyerling'a 
Jena or Sedan, though, of course, the latt-er was written by a master 
of literature, while Bilee'e book is merely the work of a military ofScer. 
Still, Bilse's book bears the impress of reality, and affords a good view 
of the under-workings of the German military machine. 
Modern Piq-Sticl.ing, just published by Mesers, Macmillan, 
and written by Major A. E. Wardrop, of the R.H.A., is a volume of 
interest not only to thoee familiar with this form of sport, but to all 
interested in mounted sports Chapters by Colonel J. Vaughan, 
Lieutenant-Colonel F. W. Caton-Jones, M. M. Crawford, and C-aptaia 
H. E. Medlicott are included in the work, which includes the history 
of the sport, the natural hietorj- of pig, the training of horses for the 
sport, the actual riding and hunting, and details of clubs and cups. 
It is, on the whole, a veritable encyclopaedia of the sport, and is 
written in good hunting style, so that the pages are as interesting as 
they are instructive. It is a book to read for its own sake, apart from 
its value as regards tlie sport, and deserves a wide circulation among 
all interested in mounted work as well as among those who by circum- 
stance and locality are able to make quarry of pig. 
Me. Murray has just published Dr. Stuart Reid's Life of the Firtt 
Duke of Marlborough and of Sarah, his Fornovs Duchess. No work of 
personal or military biography could be more timely than this, which 
reminds readers of the great achievements of British soldiers on a 
battleground adjacent to that on which tliey are now winning new 
and imperishable honours. The work has an introduction by tlia 
present Duke of Marlborough. 
A valuable map has just been issued by George Philip and Son, 
Ltd., and forms an admirable guide to the theatre of the war in th9 
west. The scale is ten miles to one inch, wliilst inset round are nine 
important sections enlarged to the scale of three miles to one inch. 
Unlike so many v/ar maps, it has been special! v drawn from foreign 
ordnance sheets and Continental staff maps under the supervision of 
a military expert. An index accompanies the map, which contains 
5,500 names. The price (on paper) is 2s. 6d., but we strongly recom- 
mend it, both for appearance and permanency, mounted on cloth — 
either to fold, or with a roller to hang — at 63. 
THE NEW NOTE. 
Tire new £1 not« will shortly be in the hands of the public, and 
is a great improvement on the first issue. The notes have been pro- 
duced on specially prepared paper of special watermark design, and 
of the strength and thickness of the Bank of England notes. The intro- 
duction into the watermark of the Rose, Crown, Thistle, and Daffodil 
(the Emblem of Wales) will be observed. 
The notes (size 6 inches by 3| inches) are b?ing printed in black 
by Thomas De Le Rue and Co., Limited, from plates engraved by the 
same firm from a design supplied by Mr. Eves. 
The outstanding features of the design are the King's Head en- 
circled in a garter, abound which the inscription as appearing on the gold 
coinage is reproduced, the whole being surmounted by a crown. On 
the top right-hand side of the note the emblem of the ler.scr George 
and Dragon appears, encircled by a similar garter, on which the Royal 
motto is engraved, the latter also surmounted by a crown. 
Altogcthe/, the note is both from a utilitarian and an artistio 
point of view an immense improvement on the previous issue. 
O.v Wedneedays Mr. Charles Frohman will present "The Little 
Minister " at rmtinecs, commencing at 2.30, whilst the evening per- 
formanc^: on that data will be discontinued. Matinees Thursdays an< 
Saturdaj's as usual. . 
For those who find it necessary in this war time to seek an 
economical food there is the new production, Plasmon oat cocoa, put 
on the market by International Plasmon, Ltd. Both the company and 
the goods are British. It is claimed that Plasmon oat cocoa provide* 
the most nourishment at least cost. The flavour is like that of th» 
finest drinking chocolate. 
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