The German Spy in America / The Secret Plotting of German Spies in the United States and the Inside Story of the Sinking of the Lusitania

The German “veil” has been lifted during the war, and we have had discreet and generally prearranged peeps into the real Germany. But Mr. de Beaufort has done more than raise one corner for a fleeting glimpse. He has kept open the door behind it, for he had in his possession a magic key—a letter of introduction to Hindenburg himself from the Teutonic demigod’s nephew.

With such a passport it is small wonder that he passed easily into the very Holy of Holies of our chief enemy—Hindenburg’s headquarters—incidentally flouting the restrictions and wrath of the authorities in Berlin.

What Mr. de Beaufort has to tell us of the man whom Germany undoubtedly regards as the “Hub of the Universe,” is well worthy of the efforts and sacrifices he made to reach him.

The interview proved to be the prelude to a visit to the Eastern front of intense interest to us in the West, for whom that part of the Continental battle-area still seems somewhat remote and mythical. We get a succession of vivid war scenes in Poland and East Prussia, and the author throws light on campaigns such as the much-boomed “Battle of the Masurian Lakes,” of which too little is known in this country.

Not less interesting than the Author’s adventures in the field is his series of interviews with the most eminent men in the military, naval, political and industrial world of Germany, and his visit to the German naval bases.

While in Egypt the author was placed in command of a mule corps composed entirely of Jews for service in Gallipoli; his book is a record of the work of the corps there, but it is also a vivid description of the fighting generally. It is a story of actual happenings as he saw them, and he does not hesitate to criticize freely the way in which the campaign was attempted to be carried out. Written in a bright and attractive style, the book is excellent reading, as well as being most instructive, for it is the first book of the kind to be published.

“The picture he draws might pass for caricature if recent events had not attested its fidelity to fact. This illuminating book, derived from the pain-begotten wealth of twelve years’ experience, should be on the shelves of everyone who desires to identify the German of Louvain and Dinant with the German of Germany.”—Morning Post.

“It is a book of monumental industry, as full of knowledge as an egg of meat, and with much illuminating thought.”—Glasgow Herald.

At the present day M. Yves Guyot holds an unique position. He is not only the doyen of political economists but he is one of the best known, the most independent and clear headed publicists in Europe. M. Guyot has long been a staunch friend to England and he was one of the very few Frenchmen who publicly supported us during the critical period of the Boer War.

In his latest, and in some respects, his most important book he has employed his extensive knowledge of European history, diplomacy and political geography to account for the causes of the present war. Without exonerating the ruling classes in Germany from their guilt in devising the war, he shows how historical events have made it possible if not inevitable.

The book has made a great impression in France and is recognised as one of the most valuable and reliable contributions that has appeared in connection with the subject. It is a book that no public man, nor indeed anyone interested in current events, can afford to neglect.

Times Literary Supplement says:—“There is no denying or questioning the novelty of his treatment of some parts of a well-worn theme, or of his conclusions. M. Guyot’s service is to bring to the discussion of post-war problems unusually wide knowledge; to study the aspiration of the many ethnic groups, which the Central Empires have crushed, and to which this struggle has brought new hopes. All may profit by his remarks even if they disagree with his conclusions. We should do much less than justice to it if we failed to recognise its richness in suggestions, its wide outlook, and the generous spirit animating it.”

A concise epitome of all matters relating to the Arts of Painting, Sculpture, Engraving, and Architecture, and to Schools of Design which have occurred during the year 1916, together with information respecting the events of 1917.

A series of 32 cartoons reproduced from the famous periodical “Simplicissimus,” published in Munich. Beautifully printed on art paper, 12″ × 10″ paper cover, with mounted picture, 1s. net.

The stories of this author, dealing with the adventures of animals, of which “The Red Fox” is, perhaps, the best known, have for a long time enjoyed great popularity. In the present work Mr. Roberts gives us a story of a man in primeval times, and he introduces descriptions of the strange scenery and monstrous fauna of the time. This story bids fair to be one of the most successful of Mr. Roberts’ works of fiction. The interest of the volume is enhanced by the addition of the striking illustrations which excite the imagination.

Few British seamen of the first half of the nineteenth century had a longer or more eventful career than the subject of this volume. Entering the Navy at the age of thirteen, he served his Sovereign and country with great distinction for nearly sixty years in many parts of the world; while in 1833 he accepted the command of the Portuguese Constitutional Fleet, and, by his victory over that of the usurper Dom Miguel off Cape St. Vincent, largely contributed to place the little Queen, Donna Maria da Gloria, on her throne. A man of indomitable courage and boundless energy, a strict disciplinarian yet invariably just, and of the most kindly and generous disposition, “Black Charley,” as he was called in the Navy, enjoyed the esteem and confidence of all who served under him and was adored by the men; and it is sad to reflect that his last years should have been clouded by the shameful treatment he received at the hands of the incompetent and selfish politicians, who were muddling the affairs of this country during the war with Russia, and who did not hesitate to make him the scapegoat for their own blunders. To vindicate the memory of this great seaman, now recognised by all competent naval authorities to have been the victim of the most gross injustice, is one of the chief objects of this work, for which purpose a mass of valuable material, including the whole of Sir Charles Napier’s correspondence with the Admiralty during the Baltic Expedition of 1854, has been placed at the author’s disposal by his relatives; and the book, which contains a great number of interesting and amusing anecdotes of naval life in days gone by, cannot fail to appeal to a wide circle of readers.

In the course of his travels Captain Baudesson carefully observed the curious customs of the Moï and Chams, the uncultured people of Indo-China, among whom he dwelt for many years. The author not only describes their rites and habits, but he endeavours to show the origin of their ceremonies with those of civilization. The story of these travels is presented in vivid language and is full of local and picturesque colour. The reader is initiated into the life of the jungle, in which, day by day, the hardy pioneers lived. Tigers and elephants were frequently encountered during the journey of the mission, and many members of the expedition were wounded by the poisoned arrows of the natives, while jungle fever and malaria made havoc among them.

Mr. Stacpoole’s life of François Villon is the first attempt at a biography of the great French poet of the Middle Ages. Here we have for the first time set forth in English the affair of the Pet au Diable, the University life of the old University of Paris, the character of Thibault D’Aussigny, the Ogre of Meaning, and much more that will come as a surprise to those who fancy that they know all about Villon. Mr. Stacpoole demonstrates a fact that every other writer on the subject has ignored, the fact that between the two Testaments there is a difference as vast as the difference between body and soul. The difference between a mind heedless and ribald and the same mind developed through experience and adversity.

Mr. Frank Finn is well known as one of our chief authorities on all that concerns bird-life. Those who are familiar with his books are aware that he has made it a practice only to write from personal observation. His studies extend over many years, in the course of which he has noted a vast number of facts relating to the habits of birds. “Bird Behaviour,” the subject of his new book, has never before received serious attention, but it is one in which Mr. Finn is thoroughly at home. Some of the points treated in the volume relate to the locomotion of birds, their nutrition and the reasons for their choice of particular foods—the care of the young, nests, migration, senses of smell and sight. Their temper and intelligence, their songs and cries, and the possibility of understanding their language—Their weapons and mode of fighting—The storage of food, their pastimes, plumage and indeed practically every subject that can come within the scope of the title of this most interesting and valuable book is treated by the author.

From quite early days in the study of Entomology it has been generally known that certain Insects in the perfection of their industry might almost be accepted as the prototypes of the human artificer. Thus, the wasp was taken as the first paper-maker, a certain wild bee as a mason, and another bee as a carpenter. Most of the examples described will be quite new to the general reader for whom the work is intended; and the precision and ingenuity displayed is in many cases absolutely startling.

The history of each nation is treated separately, and not merged into a general historical abstract, as is the case of many so-called histories of the world. By this method the interest of the subject is maintained, and it is rendered more useful as a work of reference and eminently more readable.

The whole work contains 50 coloured plates and about 3,000 beautiful illustrations, besides numerous historical maps. A large number of the pictures are from drawings specially prepared for the work by some of our most eminent living artists. Many of the best known historical paintings are also included. Never before has a historical work been illustrated on the same extensive scale. The volumes form a wonderful gallery of art of all ages.

The best and most widely known authorities have supplied the text for the various sections of this work, and their united contributions constitute a most valuable permanent book for study or reference. Among those who have written for this work may be mentioned Prof. Flinders Petrie, D.C.L., Litt.D., LL.D., Ph.D., F.R.S., F.B.A., Prof. H. A. Giles, M.A., LL.D., Sir Richard Temple, Bart., C.I.E., F.R.G.S., Leonard W. King, M.A., F.S.A., Prof. J. P. Mahaffy, M.A., C.V.O., D.D., D.C.L., Prof. J. S. Reid, M.A., LL.M., Litt.D., Edward Foord, Dr. Israel Abrahams, Prof. Joseph Henry Longford, Prof. David Samuel Margoliouth, M.A., D.Litt., Arthur Hassall, M.A., and Dr. Henry Thomas.

In this work is given full authentic accounts in vivid and popular language of glorious acts of individual heroism which have been recognised and gained decorations, but which need to be fully recorded to bring them home to the heart. These undying stories of valour among officers and men from every part of the world and in all branches of the British service have been written in almost every case exclusively for this publication, from information supplied by the heroes themselves or by eye-witnesses, and have been obtained with infinite difficulty involving great labour over a long period of time. This finely illustrated record of the magnificent gallantry of the Sons of the Empire on the Field, on the Sea and in the Air, will constitute “a monument to keep alive the memory of high deeds.”

The work is superbly illustrated throughout, and printed on the best British Art Paper. Many fine Coloured Plates are included. The artists are leading men in their particular branch and working from authentic descriptions they have by reconstruction enabled us to visualize the scenes of these heroic deeds and give them reality. Amongst the artists are such favourites as W. S. Bagdatopulos, J. Bryan, Allan Stewart, Charles Dixon, R.I., G. Soper, D. C. J. de McPherson, Lacey, Maurice Randall, J. H. Valda, Ambrose Dudley and Montague Dawson.

A popular, pictorial and authoritative work on one of the Greatest Battles in History, illustrated by over 700 wonderful OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS and CINEMATOGRAPH FILMS and other authentic pictures.

and a Pictorial and Authoritative Record of a Fair Country ruthlessly plundered and destroyed.

 

ROBERT HUGH BENSON

117

The Necromancers

126

None other Gods

28

The Conventionalists

47

The Dawn of All

66

A Winnowing

 

ROSA N. CAREY

18

Mollie’s Prince

2

My Lady Frivol

76

Life’s Trivial Round

 

MARY CHOLMONDELEY

3

Prisoners

 

FRANK DANBY

73

Let the Roof Fall In

132

Concert Pitch

 

ALPHONSE DAUDET

84

Fromont Junior and Risler Senior

 

SIR A. CONAN DOYLE

79

Sir Nigel

 

E. EVERETT-GREEN

115

The Evolution of Sara

127

The House of Silence

 

JUSTUS MILES FORMAN

23

The Stumbling Block

 

CHARLES GARVICE

90

Gold in the Gutter

130

That Strange Girl

116

Heart for Heart

109

Where Love Leads

120

Love Decides

124

At Love’s Cost

128

Paid For

108

Nell of Shorne Mills

 

H. RIDER HAGGARD

40

Fair Margaret

 

COSMO HAMILTON

103

A Sense of Humour

 

HENRY HARLAND

17

The Royal End

 

ANTHONY HOPE

45

The Indiscretion of the Duchess

 

JEROME K. JEROME

8

Tommy & Co.

75

They and I

 

A. FERGUSON KNIGHT

123

Mademoiselle Celeste

 

WILLIAM LE QUEUX

4

The Under Secretary

11

The Gamblers

 

A. W. MARCHMONT

78

A Dash for a Throne

 

W. B. MAXWELL

29

Seymour Charlton

 

DAVID CHRISTIE MURRAY

7

A Rising Star

 

Mrs. BAILLIE REYNOLDS

38

The Supreme Test

 

H. GRAHAME RICHARDS

85

Lucrezia Borgia’s One Love

 

“RITA”

106

Calvary

118

Petticoat Loose

122

Half a Truth

125

The House Called Hurrish

 

RAFAEL SABATINI

110

The Shame of Motley

 

Mrs. BAILLIE SAUNDERS

20

The Mayoress’s Wooing

 

H. DE VERE STACPOOLE

112

The Order of Release

61

The Ship of Coral

 

Mrs. K. C. THURSTON

26

The Gambler

87

Max

 

Mrs. WILFRID WARD

100

Horace Blake

 

PERCY WHITE

25

Park Lane

 

AUGUSTA EVANS WILSON

 

(Author of “St. Elmo”)

57

The Speckled Bird

 

EMILE ZOLA

105

The Monomaniac

83

A Love Episode

A Series of COPYRIGHT NOVELS by the leading Authors, clearly and well printed, WITH ATTRACTIVE PICTORIAL COVERS IN COLOURS

 

MABEL BARNES-GRUNDY

382

Hilary on Her Own

 

M. E. BRADDON

394

Beyond These Voices

425

Miranda

 

CHARLOTTE M. BRAME

420

A Nameless Son

423

The Duke’s Secret

426

Thrown on the World

429

A Dark Marriage Morn

432

The Heiress of Hatton

 

G. B. BURGIN

403

A Lady of Spain

409

The Second Sister’s Daughter

415

Within the Gates

373

The Belle of Santiago

380

Dickie Dilver

390

Varick’s Legacy

 

ROSA N. CAREY

411

Dr. Luttrell’s First Patient

318

My Lady Frivol

 

MARY CHOLMONODELEY

310

The Danvers Jewels

 

DOROTHEA CONVERS

344

Aunt Jane and Uncle James

427

Some Happenings of Glendalyne

 

FRANK DANBY

293

The Heart of a Child

433

Let the Roof Fall In

 

Sir A. CONAN DOYLE

292

Sir Nigel

258

The Crime of the Congo

 

TICKNER EDWARDES

406

Tansy

 

EVELYN EVERETT-GREEN

391

The Evolution of Sara

 

BERYL FABER and COSMO HAMILTON

275

A Sense of Humour

 

Mrs. HUGH FRASER

431

Captain Corbeau’s Adventure

 

Mrs. HUGH FRASER and J. L. STAHLMANN

410

The Honour of the House

 

TOM GALLON

405

It Will Be All Right

 

CHARLES GARVICE

314

Country Love

151

Heart for Heart

123

Linked by Fate

81

Love Decides

122

Love the Tyrant

184

Olivia and Others

168

Nell of Shorne Mills

155

Kyra’s Fate

185

The Story of a Passion

222

The Marquis

206

At Love’s Cost

193

Paid For

203

Where Love Leads

198

A Girl of Spirit

224

Gold in the Gutter

236

A Life’s Mistake

299

Reuben

256

Sweet as a Rose

257

Signa’s Sweetheart

239

Leola Dale’s Fortune

235

Floris

230

The Heir of Vering

189

The Mistress of Court Regina

225

She Loved Him

284

Violet

263

Wicked Sir Dare

267

That Strange Girl

271

Miss Estcourt

276

Nellie

280

My Love Kitty

 

H. RIDER HAGGARD

354

The Way of the Spirit

 

Lieut.-Col. ANDREW G. P. HAGGARD

181

Love Rules the Camp

 

J. B. HARRIS-BURLAND

372

The Shadow of Malreward

378

The Lord of Iron Gray

389

The Secret of Enoch Seal