Germany is still barring the Swiss frontier, and for the last five days the German post arrived at Berne very late or not at all, thus pointing to great activity in military matters beyond the German-Swiss frontier. As further proof, if proof were needed, of the sufficiency of Germany's food supplies, it is pointed out that she now offers to send to Switzerland large quantities of potatoes. 20. _The Times_, July 5, 1916: WAR PROFIT-MONGERS IN RUSSIA _From our Correspondent._ PETROGRAD, _July 2_. The clergy will to-morrow publicly anathematise the "freebooters of the rear," who are amassing huge fortunes at the expense of the public. 21. _The Westminster Gazette_, Aug. 28, 1916: GERMAN WAR SCANDALS 700 PER CENT PROFIT FOR EAST PRUSSIAN LANDOWNERS ZURICH, _Sunday_. Details of several recent corrupt affairs which have come to light in Germany have reached Switzerland. At Mainz a timber merchant was arrested for bribing army officers to secure contracts for his firm. The official investigation revealed that he had paid a total of L50,000 in bribes to army officers. Some of the individual bribes were as high as L2,500. This timber merchant, who was almost a poor man before the war, has accumulated in two years a fortune which compelled him to pay income-tax on an income of L25,000 per annum. Another scandalous affair was discovered in Herr von Batocki's new Imperial Food Department. One of his officials, Bernot by name, was bribed by numerous East Prussian landowners to have the crops from their estates bought by the Government at exorbitant prices. Bernot pocketed some L15,000, and the landowners in question sold their wheat at a profit of 700 per cent.--Wireless Press. FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 89: Net loss of L276,560 in first half 1914-15.] * * * * * _BY THE SAME AUTHOR_ LETTERS FROM GREECE F'cap 8vo. 2s. _net_ CASSANDRA IN TROY Sm. 4to. 5s. _net_ _MARTIN SECKER_ _HIS COMPLETE CATALOGUE MCMXVII_ _The Books in this list should be obtainable from all Booksellers and Libraries, and if any difficulty is experienced the Publisher will be glad to be informed of the fact. He will also be glad if those interested in receiving from time to time Announcement Lists, Prospectuses, &c, of new and forthcoming books from Number Five John Street will send their names and addresses to him for this purpose. Any book in this list may be obtained on approval through the booksellers, or direct from the Publisher, on remitting him the published price, plus the postage. All prices indicated in this Catalogue are NET. MARTIN SECKER Publisher Number Five John Street Adelphi London Telephone Gerrard 4779 Telegraphic Address: Psophidian London_ Martin Secker's Catalogue PART ONE INDEX OF AUTHORS