The Mentor: The Virgin Islands of the United States of America, Vol. 6, Num. 13, Serial No. 161, August 15, 1918 - E. M. Newman

W. D. Moffat
Editor

War Conditions in England

Mr. Newman sends us word from London that air raids there are strengthening instead of weakening the morale of the British. Few Londoners ever think of hiding in the bomb-proof cellars when the enemy planes arrive, and when the warning signal is given the entire population rushes to the roofs of buildings and other points of vantage to watch the fight. Mr. Newman witnessed a night air raid on London. “For fear that I might miss something,” he writes, “I went up on the roof of a building and watched the searchlights and saw the flash of the many anti-aircraft guns. The boom of cannon and the whirr of the machines was an inspiring spectacle. I must say that the British airmen are perfectly wonderful. I watched with intense excitement several battles in the air, during which I saw flashes of fire from the machine guns which the British flyers were using to destroy the German planes. Seven of the invaders were brought down, and while I regret that any got away, I think the result was most gratifying. Were it not for the loss of life and the destruction of property, I would like to see another raid.”

Mr. Newman, accompanied by a British major, made a tour of the English provinces, where millions of women are engaged in war work. “The women of England,” writes Mr. Newman, “are working very hard; they are doing work that few people would believe women capable of performing. I have a picture of women workers in Glasgow forging steel ingots. Women make shells of every size, run huge machines of every description, build hydro and aeroplanes, do carpentry work, blacksmithing, painting, and, in fact, almost every phase of labor formerly done by men. I have obtained pictures of the Land Army composed of women doing all kinds of heavy farm work, such as harnessing horses, and ploughing. In Edinburgh I photographed some quaint street scenes showing the motor buses with huge gas bags on top to take the place of petrol. I went to Ilford, where I photographed girls working on engines as stokers, oilers and cleaners. The American Y.M.C.A. Hut in London is a very busy center, where our boys are entertained and cared for. I have a pretty picture of an American girl making flapjacks for some of our sailor boys. Other pictures I have show girl chauffeurs, ‘Penguins’ or Royal Air Force Girls, girl messengers, porters, and a girl driving an electric truck. Londoners are ‘carrying on’ cheerfully, and at the same time are enjoying theaters and other such pleasures as life in wartime permits.”

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6 Masters of Music, by Henderson.
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8 Pictures We Love to Live With, by Huneker.
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17 Dutch Masterpieces, by Van Dyke.
18 Paris, the Incomparable, by Elmendorf.
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20 Makers of American Humor, by Burges Johnson.
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28 The Wife in Art, by Kobbé.
29 Great American Inventors, by Brace.
30 Furniture and Its Makers, by Richards.
31 Spain and Gibraltar, by Elmendorf.
32 Historic Spots of America, by McElroy.
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42 Egypt, the Land of Mystery, by Elmendorf.
43 The Revolution, by Albert Bushnell Hart.
44 Famous English Poets, by Mabie.
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47 Makers of Modern Opera, by H. E. Krehbiel.
48 Two Early German Painters—Dürer and Holbein, by F. J. Mather, Jr.
49 Vienna, the Queen City, by Elmendorf.
50 Ancient Athens, by Botsford.
51 The Barbizon School, by Hoeber.
52 Abraham Lincoln, by Hart.
53 George Washington, by McElroy.
54 Mexico, by Frederick Palmer.
55 Famous American Women Painters, by Arthur Hoeber.
56 The Conquest of the Air, by Woodhouse.
57 Court Painters of France, by Coffin, N. A.
58 Holland, by Elmendorf.
59 Our Feathered Friends, by E. H. Forbush.
60 Glacier National Park, by Hornaday.
61 Michelangelo, by Cox.
62 American Colonial Furniture, by Esther Singleton.
63 American Wild Flowers, by Eaton.
64 Gothic Architecture, by Ward.
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66 Shakespeare, by Mabie.
67 American Mural Painters, by Hoeber.
68 Celebrated Animal Characters, by Hornaday.
69 Japan, by Elmendorf.
70 The Story of the French Revolution, by Albert Bushnell Hart.
71 Rugs and Rug Making, by Mumford.
72 Alaska, by Browne.
73 Charles Dickens, by Mabie.
74 Grecian Masterpieces, by Lorado Taft.
75 Fathers of the Constitution, by Albert Bushnell Hart.
76 Masters of the Piano, by Finck.
77 American Historic Homes, by Singleton.
78 Beauty Spots of India, by Elmendorf.
79 Etchers and Etching, by Weitenkampf.
80 Oliver Cromwell, by Albert Bushnell Hart.
81 China, by Elmendorf.
82 Favorite Trees, by Hornaday.
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84 Famous Women Writers of England, by Mabie.
85 Painters of Western Life, by Hoeber.
86 China and Pottery of Our Forefathers, by Esther Singleton.
87 The Story of The American Railroad, by Albert Bushnell Hart.
88 Butterflies, by Holland.
89 The Philippine Islands, by Worcester.
90 Great Galleries of the World—the Louvre, by Van Dyke.
91 William M. Thackeray, by Mabie.
92 The Grand Canyon, by Elmendorf.
93 Architecture in American Country Homes, by Aymar Embury.
94 The Story of the Danube, by Albert Bushnell Hart.
95 Animals in Art, by Kobbé.
96 The Holy Land, by Elmendorf.
97 John Milton, by Mabie.
98 Joan of Arc, by Ida M. Tarbell.
99 Furniture of the Revolutionary Period, by Esther Singleton.
100 The Ring of the Nibelung, by Finck.
101 The Golden Age of Greece, by Botsford.
102 Chinese Rugs, by Mumford.
103 The War of 1812, by Albert Bushnell Hart.
104 Great Galleries of the World—The National Gallery, London, by Van Dyke.
105 Masters of the Violin, by Finck.
106 American Pioneer Prose Writers, by Mabie.
107 Old Silver, by Esther Singleton.
108 Shakespeare’s Country, by William Winter.
109 Historic Gardens of New England, by Mary H. Northend.
110 The Weather, by C. F. Talman.
111 American Poets of the Soil, by Johnson.
112 Argentina, by Newman.
113 Game Animals of America, by Hornaday.
114 Raphael, by Van Dyke.
115 Walter Scott, by Mabie.
116 The Yosemite Valley, by Elmendorf.
117 John Paul Jones, by Albert Bushnell Hart.
118 Russian Music, by Finck.
119 Chile, by Newman.
120 Rembrandt, by Van Dyke.
121 Southern California, by C. F. Lummis.
122 Keeping Time, by Talman.
123 American Miniature Painting, by Mrs. Elizabeth Lounsbery.
124 Gems, by Esther Singleton.
125 The Orchestra, by Henderson.
126 Brazil, by E. M. Newman.
127 The American Triumvirate, by A. B. Hart.
128 The Madonna and Child in Art, by Van Dyke.
129 The Story of the American Navy, by Barnes.
130 Lace and Lace Making, by Esther Singleton.
131 American Water Color Painters, by Kobbé.
132 Peru, by E. M. Newman.
133 The Story of the American Army, by Hart.
134 Our Planet Neighbors, by Harold Jacoby.
135 The Story of Russia, by Leo Pasvolsky.
136 The Story of the Hudson, by A. B. Hart.
137 Prehistoric Animal Life, by Dr. Matthew.
138 Hawaii, by E. M. Newman.
139 Earthquakes and Volcanoes, by Talman.
140 The Canadian Rockies, by Ruth Kedzie Wood.
141 Corot, by Elliott Daingerfield.
142 Bolivia, by E. M. Newman.
143 Russian Art, by William A. Coffin.
144 The American Government, by A. B. Hart.
145 Christmas in Picture and Story, by Singleton.
146 The Picture on the Wall, by Weitenkampf.
147 Lafayette, by Albert Bushnell Hart.
148 American Composers, by Henry T. Finck.
149 The Luxembourg Gallery, by Wm. A. Coffin.
150 Julius Caesar, by Prof. George W. Botsford.
151 The Incas, by Osgood Hardy.
152 Rodin, by Emile Villemin.
153 The Columbia River, by Ruth Kedzie Wood.
154 The Story of Coal, by C. F. Talman.
155 Benjamin Franklin, by A. B. Hart.
156 The Forest, by Henry S. Graves.
157 Metropolitan Museum of Art, by S. P. Noe.
158 The Cradle of Liberty, by A. B. Hart.
159 Mt. Rainier National Park, by Belmore Browne.
160 Photography, by Paul L. Anderson.