IRWIN, William Henry (Wn.t. IRWIN), American author and journalist: b. Oneida, N. Y., 14 Sept. 1873. In 1889 he was graduated at Stanford University. Entering journalism in San Francisco, he was assistant editor of the Wave in 1899 and editor in 1900. In 1901 he joined the staff of the Chronicle as reporter and was its Sunday editor in 1902-04. From 1904 to 1906 he was a reporter on the New York Sun, and in 1906-07 managing editor of McClure's Magazine. In 1907-08 he was en gaged as a writer for Collier's, since when he has devoted himself to general magazine writ ing. He served as war correspondent with Ger man, Belgian and British armies for various American publications and for the London Daily Mail in 1914-15. He also was member of the executive committee of the Belgian Re lief Commission in 1914-15, and war corre spondent of the Saturday Evening Post in 1916 18. In 1918 he was made chief of the foreign
department of the Committee on Public In formation. His publications include 'Stanford Stories,' with C. K. Field (1900) ; 'The Reign of Queen Isyl,) with Gelett Burgess (1903); 'The Pickaroons,> with G. Burgess (1903) ; 'The Hamedryads> (1904); tile City that Was' (1907) ;