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Out from two thousand years of tempestuous his
tory; from the tumult of countless wars invasions,
conquests, revolutions; from the confusion and
weakness of a Feudal System, with its thousands
of petty domains and contentious nobles; from the
splendors of Charlemagne, the glories of Joan of
Arc, Louis XIV, and Napoleon ; from the deluge of
Revolution, when "The Marseillaise' burst from the
throats of men who had been yoked with oxen in
the fields; from the disaster of 1870 which cradled
the new Republic; and, now, out of the ashes of
the Greatest War in which two millions of her sons
anointed her soil with their ardent blood, FRANCE
the France of To-day With soul unquenched,
stands forth, erect, for all the world to know. There
fore we ask
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Fifty Years oi the French Republic
What has happened since the disaster of Sedan?
How did theJThird French Republic rise from chaos?
How was the huge indemnity to the Germans paid?
What marvelous transformations have been wrought in
fifty years?
What does England think of the position of France in
Europe?
How many invasions.has France suffered from Germany?
France's Far-Flung Colonial Domain
By what romantic incident did the American Commo
dore, Decatur, lay the foundations for the French
Colonial domain?
How does France's African empire compare with that
of Britain?
' How does France share in the problems of the Pacific?
What French possessions are there on the coast of
British India? '
France's Devastated Areas
Yesterday and To-day
How many provinces of France were laid waste by the
Germans? How many thousands of towns and
villages were destroyed?
What do me stupendous statistics of ruin mean to France?
What progress has been made in reconstruction? How
are Americans helping? ,
Intimate Glimpses of French Life
Is our idea of gay French life in keeping with the facts?
How does French life compare with American life?
What is the French home like?
Thfcf article contains wonderfully intimate pictures of
family life: of the plays, the cabarets, etc.
Paris As the World's
Arbiter of Fashion
Why does -.everybody follow French fashions?
How are art' and psychology employed in making and
. selling' beautiful gowns?
Ties That Bind
France and the United States
, Why did France present the "Statue of Liberty" to the
United. States?
. What" is the story of France's help in the American
Revolution? :
How was nearly one-third of the territory of the U. S.
- . acquired from France?
What great monument has" the French Government
erected to America on the coast of France?
What has the United States done for France?
IS FRANCE a country stricken, mutilated,
lying helpless and in ruins?
OR is she "strong, self-reliant, and valorous,
once again the foremost and most power
ful State oh the European Continent"?
IS FRANCE a nation "rising from the ashes
of humiliation, defiant1 and bent upon
the punishment of her foe?
OR a nation girding her strength only for
reconstruction and self-defense, saying of
the march of the invader upon her soil,
"It must. not be again9?
IS FRANCE a "somewhat effete country, which
has outlived its vivid youth" able, perhaps,
"to produce novelists, dramatists, artists,
and adorable millinery an agreeable
resort for the pleasure -seeking tourist"?
OR a leader "in the vanward of Western civi
lization," strong in "the illuminating intel
ligence, the undaunted courage, the tireless
industry of her people" a nation with
high ideals and unselfish purposes for
the New Era of the World?
The SPECIAL "FRANCE NUMBER"
of THE LITERARY DIGEST
Penetrates the "jnysteryv-and gives to Americans a com
plete and comprehensive picture of France as it is to
day. ; All the questions on this page and many more, are
answered in this special number. The Literary Digest has
gathered its wealth of facts from French, British, and
American sources, without partiality.
The France of History
Through Two Thousand Years
What did Julius Caesar have to do with the founding of
France?
How many forms of government has France survived?
When was France at the peak of its power in Europe?
When did an English King rule nearly half of France?
What did Joan of Arc accomplish for France?
Was Napoleon the greatest Emperor of France, in the
extent of his realm?
What new struggle is taking place in the body politic of
France?
The French Army and Navy
As They Are To day
How does the present French, military man-power com
pare with her losses in the World War? '. ;
In the event of a crisis how soon could the French army
take the field?
What are the comparative sizes of the French army and
navy with those of other nations?
What is the general direction of French naval aims?
Why does France want more submarines? '
Explaining the Complexities
oi French Politics
What is back of the sudden changes in Government?
How does the French Censtitution' differ from ours?
How much is the French Parliament like our Congress?
What can the President of France do?
What are the powers of Senators and Deputies, and how
- are the members of both houses chosen?
What are the duties of Ministers of the Cabinet?
Men Who Are Making
Modern France
.
Who are the great men produced by recent crises?
What was the controlling War policy of "The Tiger"?
How has Millerand's ambition been satisfied?
What French statesman is "a composite likeness of
Theodore Roosevelt and Elihu Root"?
Of what French leader is it said that "no one could be
as wicked as . . . . looks"?
The French Instinct tor
Art and Music
Who are the great French masters of art, and what has
been the fundamental principle of their work?
What does the world owe to France as a leader of
musical progress?
A Wonderful Double-Page Map, in Colors, of French Possessions
-feirh nractkallv rirdle the earth- showing that the sun never sets on French soil. The extent i studied the subject. Three historical maps, also, show the Empire of Charlemagne (814) France
and wealth of these French possessions will astonish alt Americans who have not previously at
the death of Henry V (1422) and the First Empire of Napoleon (1812)
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