The French have a mandate for Syria, as the British have for Palestine, and the boundaries of both regions have been redrawn. Damascus is included in the territory under French control. Syria is nominally independent, and the natives have not been altogether satisfied with the way the French have governed their country since the Sultan’s power was overthrown. Very little has been left of the Turkish possessions, as Armenia has been declared independent, and the Greeks given a footing in Smyrna and the surrounding district. Once these regions become adjusted to the new conditions following the war, it is believed they will enter upon a new era of prosperity and rapid development of their many rich resources. THE END SEEING THE WORLD WITH FRANK G. CARPENTER Choosing a travelling companion is one of life’s most trying moments. The man with whom we feel we can be quite happy throughout a journey—whose tastes, interests, and viewpoint are like our own—is often hard to find. Millions of Americans have found Frank G. Carpenter their ideal fellow traveller. Reading Carpenter has meant for them seeing the world, and with him they have journeyed to all parts of the globe. He never bores, preaches, or propagandizes, but tells his readers what they want to know, shows them what they want to see, and makes them feel that they are there. In order to extend this opportunity of seeing the world with Carpenter, Doubleday, Page & Company have arranged to publish CARPENTER’S WORLD TRAVELS, the story of his three hundred thousand miles of journeys over the globe, of which this book, “The Holy Land and Syria” is the first volume. Succeeding volumes to be published immediately, include: From Tangier to Tripoli, Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, Tripoli, and the Sahara. Alaska, Our Northern Wonderland. The End of the Hemisphere, Chile and Argentina. From Cairo to Kisumu. Egypt, the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, and British East Africa, and twenty other volumes, covering the world. These books are familiar talks about the countries and peoples of the earth, with the author on the spot and the reader in his home. Carpenter makes his readers see what he sees, and they feel they are on the spot with him.