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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-17
What War MOOeS Mean
By J. w. I. MASON.

NEW YORK, Dec. I7.-Once more
the naval laurel for personal eff
cheney passes TO the Germans. The
escape Of the raiding squadron after
bonn narding the Yorkshire coast is
the seyerest blow British naval pres
tiCe has suffered. The effect OF the
raid on the war itself Is negl g!ble,
but the demonstration Of individual
proves obliterates for Germany the
bitterness OF the Falkland defeat.
II seems inconceivable that the
British admiralty had not taken into
consideration a raid n force straight
across the North Sea from the
German naval base. Yet. If
plans were drawn to intercept the
raiders. the British were caught nap
ping. The humiliation for England
IL all the greater because three bat
tie cruisers took part in the coastal
dash.
these vessels form an important
part of Gcrmany's first line sea
strength. Had they been destroyed
the loss to the kaiser's navy would
have been of most serious import
auce. II has been the fervent pTa ger
OF all England from the outbreak
Of the war that part or all OF the
German hrst line strength would
venture into the open sea away from
the shelter OF the land fortiiications.
Now that they have come forth II
Is revealed that the British navy
was UMPIRE pa red for these conditions.
The British admiralty has always
been ready and frank 10 declare II
could not protect the entire English
coast against occasional isolated
raids. Nevertheless. Englishmcn
have never taken seTiouSl the pos
sibility- OF bombardment such as
occurred yesterday, and the escape
OF all the enemy's ships. How the
Germans got away doubtless VIII
constitute matter for rigid naval
inquiry. Several possible reasons
present themselves. A mist Is men
toned A. assisting their disappes--
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ASSAULT AND ROB
.LANPL|GHTER OF $40
Another HoId-Up Added to
Series at Daybreak in
Northwest Section.

Another daring hold-up at daytreak
was added to the series Of robberies
and assaults which have occurred in
the city's streets during the last two
weeks, when Vincent CHROME, an Italian
lamplichter. of 2O24 E street northwest.
was set uron by two unidentified colored
men at Twenty-second and E streets
northwest, knocked down and robbed Of
his wallet containing 40.
Chrome had partly completed his
morning task OF extinguishing the street
gas lamps in the vicinity of his home.
He had just descended his ladder after
turning out the lamp on the street
corner when the two men ran upon HIM
from behind and bore him to the ground
One of the men held his hand over the
lau.plighters mouth. while the other
slipped his hand into Cirrone's coat
pocket and removed his wallet
Il have it," the robber with the wallet
exclaimed to his companion and with
that they ran south through Twenty
second street and turned east into ID
street.
Chrome thinks he would be unable to
identify the men IL he was brought face
to face with them Both. according 70
Cironne's description, wore dark clothes
and dark caps. Neither was over
twenty-five years old.
Central Office detectives today con-
tinue their investigation to find a clue
10 the identity OF the man who attempt
ed TO hold-up Leo Smith, of PSI K street
northeast yesterday morning. Smith
turned the tables on the highwayman
as the latter approached him in the
viaduct at First and K streets north
east. and instead OF giving the man his
money felled the would-be robber with
blow OF his fist and ran.
The police believe they have in Gus
tody the man who committed the daring
burglary in the Center Market on Sat
urday night, when Mrs. Louisa Berg
holz, clerk in charge of a stand in the
market, was robbed Of Sl1, and the rob-
Der fired three shots to hold his pur-|
suers at bay. The man arrested gives
his name as Elliot Nimmons. He is
coIored, and says he lives at Weaver
ton Nd
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ance. Perhaps it contributed n1ore
IMAM any other one cause Possibly
100, the German warships succeeded
IN JaInming' the wireless so that
notihcation OF the presence OF the
Germans could not be sent to the
hT .tlsh fleet at sea. The strength or
thc German squadron NAV also have
been an important reason for the
escape. Only British first line Sims
could have hoped to engage the raid
ing battle cruisers without disas-
trous possibilities for themselves II
Is believed none OF the British
patroling ships in the North Sea are
capital vessels. These are sup
posedly kept in secret places safe
trom Submarine attacks. waiting for.
an eihergence of the entire German
battle feet which may wish TO con-
test the control OF the seas
Under these conditions. only ships
capable of sufficient speed and gTIn
power to force an issue with the
far from the scene.
Probably each OF these three far
tors played part in the escape OF
the Germans. Nevertheless. II is i'm
possible TO eVade the conclusion
that British naval strategy has been
detective In not taking into adequate
consideration a raid under condi-
'iO.,S S.'H - prevailed yesterday.
The Facility with which the Ger
mans broke through the Gordon %
British warships suggests that
raldinG squadron might make its
wav TO the North Atlantic and de-
moralizc British shipping. As
concluding effort to do all possible
damage TO Great Britain the plan
might be attempted. But. its success
~ improbable. The raid on the York
tons permitting uuick return home
4 voyage into the Atlantic would
make this impossible. and would. In
effect commit the strategic ofense
OF separating the German naval
strength.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-17
MEN RALLY TO
KILL JOHNSON RIDER

ohm l. Weaver. president OF the Real
safe Brokers' Association, today
led upon Henry B. r mcfarland
.sirmsn or the executive committee OF
.- committee OF 100. TO ascertain the
as.hiltr ot cooperation between the
atty mo0 and members OF Mr.. Mac
hand organization in opposing the
nh1son amendment repeating the half
l1-haf principle.
Hr Weaver has been authorized 10
der the support o. both the Wash
ston Brokers and the National AZ
citation Of Real Estate Exchanges.
Harry L. Rust. member OF the
atty mems association. at a meeting
- night proposed the appointment by
onEress OF an impartial commission
H purpose OF which would be 10 STUDY
.r operation and effect Of the half
50-halr plan and make a report 10
.rEress.
fae association spent much tune IN
-'usslng the subject OF the exclusive
rT Of property, but took no offlciai
.pH or the proposal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-17
MILE OF PENNIES"
KEEPS CLERKS BUSY

A special force of clerks of the Wash
ington Loan and Trust Company are to-
day busy counting the pennies contrib
utcd TO the mile Of pennies" fund he
ing collected by Mrs. Ellis Logan for
the relief Of the Bclgians.
Mrs Logan found the sacks she had
provided were not large enough to with
stand the weight IF the pennies. so
she obtained soap box for the purpose
The large silver loving cup which Mrs.
Logan has used as n receptacle for the
pennies is still In the window at Thir-
tecntL street and Pennsylvania avenue,
where pennies may be dropped in. Mrs.
Logan plans to send a check for the
total amount to Belgium on Christmas
Day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-17
.HIRTY DAYS. LEAVE
FOR POSTAL CLERKS
SiStant Postmaster General
Recommends Change for
Railway Service.

-hirty lays annual leave for aN rail-
% msl. clerks VINO run" six days a
k. Is recommended by second AS
ant Postmaster General Stewart in
annual report to Pos faster Cen
Burlesou. Mr.. stew. - also recon-
nds that these emplc cs be granted
. leave at the expense Of the Gov
mont and without the necessity OF
inS o. substitute for themselves.
no Second Assistant declares himself
opposed TO the installation or institu-
: ~ catching and delivering devices.
he situation with respect to the in
anatiou OF improved nuail-exchanging
vices remains practically unchanged, %
To- says
III. establishment Of the parcel post
as resulted in adding to the volume OF
mails "a class Of matter which un-
DO circumstances can &c safely re-
.vcj or delivered by moving trains,
rgJy making IL necessary for trains
stop for its delivery at places where
acrviyC had been satisfactorily rem
rCu By the catcher system, and thus
suCiuE 70 some extent the need for
changing devices
mail clerks, Mr.. Stewart says:
At present railway postal clerks who
n six days or more a v eek through
2 the year may DC allowed fifteen
- leave Of absence. II is recon-
need that authority Of law be Sc
-ed TO grant them thirty days instead
fifteen.
At present railway postal clerks who
81 take leave on account of sickness
st provide substitutes and nay them
n their salaries. II Is recommended
L legislation nc secured authorizing
Postmaster General TO allow leave
absence with pay not exceeding
.rty days in any one fiscal year on
count Of personal Illness, the substi-
90 clerk to be prov ided for at the eX-
use Of the department
EIr. Stewart recommends enlargement
. the field of selection for employees of
Railway Mail Service. 1T Is again
zgested he SAYS that authority OF
be secured for the transfers or
rks in postoffices Of the first and Sec
Z classes who have experience and
are willing to enter the Railway
Ii Service. This does not contem
te the discontinuance of separate eX-
,l!nations for the Railway Null Serv-
and the selection OF substitutes from
eligible lists furnished by the Civil
vice Commission. but to supplement
Sc by transfers from postoffices
We indicated"
he plan Of tabulatinr the weighing
mail in Washington is working salts
'torily and has resulted in q great |
ing TO the Government. the report |
Btes. IT has brought uniformity of
-thod. closer supervision and assur- !
CO Of accuracy with decreased cost.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-17
Divorce Is Granted
The "Woman i'm Blue

MINEOLA, l.. l., Dec. IA decree
OF divorce has been granted Lucy Lee
OF Great Neck, from her husband.
Frederick /. Lee This action was not
defended by Lee. The Lees were mar
ried in Chicago by Bishop Chambers.
They have no children.
Mrs Lee who became known as the
mysterious woman I'm blue" during the
second term OF President Roosevelt. be
cause Of her frequent. but unsuccessful
attempts to see him in Washington and
at Oyster Bay. charged an oi1ense by
her husband with an unknown woman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-17
tricken in Street, Man
Of rs Dies in Ambulance

stricken While on his way 20 vorx to-
.r William Jenries. seventy-six years
Z, OF I.ce Filth street northwest. q
ather worker, died while being con-
-yed 20 the Homeopathic Hospital in
u patrol wagon Of the Second precinct.
physicians who examined the body said
-ath Was probably due To heart failure.
left his homo shortly after 6 O'Clock,
n reached New Jersey avenue and q
rect. when he dropped 10 the gave
snr
NJ. Jeffries is survived by two sons
"a two daughters-William and Robert
Tries and Mrs. Leonard Bischoff and
.Ts. W. Stanford, all Of this city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-17
So to S. Umbrellas

Special prices for the less busy
morning hours-from 9 a. m. TO II
m. Superior Silk Umbrellas, with
handles for him" or her Ini-
tial engraved or carved free of
charge.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-17
Children Toss Dynamite.

NEW YORK. Dec. IE-.E'ght pounds
OF dynamite sticks were the playthings
of n group Of children on East lC1d
street tossed about. Fortunately the
explosive was frozen.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27
Kalem Star Leaps from Irestle
to Escape Rapidly Approach
ing locomotive.

s0h, l suppose some Of the things
l do are dangerous" declared Helen
Holmes, the daring Kalem actress
who iis the heroine in the Hazards
|of Helen Railroad Series,p but after
YOU do them day in. and day out You
come to look UPON them as being all
In the days work.
Once in a while," Miss Holmes
went on, .something will happen that
does shake my nerves. For instance,
take my narrow escape in ''The Girl
Telegrapher's Peril.e This is the
latest episode Of the Hazards Of
Helen Railroad Series.r
I'm this story, rush on a trestle
and snatching q child menaced by an
approaching train, clasp her in my
arms and leap OF the bridge. Weil,r
said Miss Holmes. smiling remini-
|gcently, Everything would have been
we'll, and there would not have been
the slightest danger hadn't the engin-
eer made a NATURALIZATION. Instead
OF slowing his engine down as to give
me, ample time to make my leap, he
misjudged the distance. / saw the
awful peril that menaced the child
and me. You can. rest assured I
leaped from that trestle without fur
Their ado. The photoplay and evefy-
thing was forgotten in my desire TO
escape from the onccming iron mon
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27
Dire tor Plays Part .',5
in Screen Pro ductions
Some Facts Are Reaveled about
Lie and Work of E. H. Cal
vert, of Essanay.
BY VICTOR GREsTEs

DO the movie actors work hard
How long do they work? What pleas,
ures Of this life do they have?' These
are some of the questions asked by
the audiences. This. is, of course
yours, his and my opinion, but il You
VIII go and see and meet the players
and the director, who, through his
directions and his work. millions will
pc pleased or will be displeased. you
can better understand the work Of
the movie stars.
When that play of his appears on
+ the screen, through the work of this
master, 1t brings before him the whole
World, brings before him the well
known spots of the earth, brings be-
lore him in reality the place where
the facts have taken place, and whu
wants TO bring the same places to the
audiences who daily watch the films,
SO that they might believe that tna
scenes were taken in the same places
that the play calls for. y
One OF these great masters Is e. n,
I Calvert, world famous movie direc-
tor. The worlds knowledge OF him
has been through his great and strong
ability in his great mastery work.
BESIDES being well known in the
movie game, Mr.. Calyer, is well
known in the army circles as hero
veteran Of the Spanish-Alnerican war.
After the war was over, MFR. Calvert
retired and took up the stage. At
tempt after attempt succeeded an
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tcontinued On page 5. second sectionl.

d, u. 10 fi4siifj t.sf. ace s,lig " .ft- s., D
q distance OF several miles. Hassa,n
Ali. played by James Cruze, uses this
invention Further to harass his niece,
zudora, admirably portrayed by Mar
guerite Snow.
Harry Benham, in the role OF John
Storm, traces the source OF his fnys-
terious power. after he and Zudora
almost have fallen victims OF 1t. Has
sam Ali, seeing he Is about to be dis
covered and his treachery made clear
decides to do away with zudora and
Storm at the same time. The hill is
mined and the master fuse laid to a
safe spot where Haasam All and the
inventors watch.
Storm destroys the perpetual glare
machine; tand flaS,ara All gives the
signal TO touch off the charge. II
goes and with such fQce that the
big hill is sent skyward, clouds Of
earth flying hundreds OF feet. The
smoke from the explosion finally is
dissipated, but tzudora and her sweet
heart are'S1een safe in each others
arms. at;.s
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27
SENSATION
Is .sThe Garden Of Lies,H an
Alec Production, in Which
lane C0Wl;Appeafs.

.srhe Garden OF Lies in which
Jane cpwl begins q Screen tour Of the
country under the Alec banner. is
clasesd by the All star, It's produc-
ers. as centennial melodrama. It
abounds in swift action II \
The plot involves partial loss of
memory by Eleanor, the American
wife Of Prince Karl. To keep her
from losing her reason physicains
present to hers another. man as her
prince=husband who Is absent. When
the real husband returns and finds
his wife III another mans arms, there
is asptrited duel. Tnls complication
results in several fights In which a
number OF men are involved. ".
The most sensational Of all is with
in an old castle where the princess
Is q prisoner. Her husband, her bog
us husband, and the prime minister
of her husbands principality struggle
for her possession. In the end, the
prince is Killed Her substitute hus-
band, Mallory, is wounded but sur
wives for supposedly long life and
the hand Of the princess
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REPORTER
Hal August Pursues the Flu.
siye Scoop in Coming
Kinetophote Production.

Hal August. probably the youngest
film player who is man grown and
yet has played grown-up leads, has
"a part to his liking in the production
which Edwin August is putting on for
the Kinetophote, fol-; he will have am
pie opportunity to practice the stunts
which have made him popular in the
past with directors Of other compan-
les.
The role OF the linguistic and active
young reporter has been assigned to
Mr. August, and what stunts he will
be put through are for the future to
chronicle. Being daring. swimmer
and Just as reckless rider, Mr.. Aug
ust will probably be called upon to
do nothing less than ride some wild
thing like an automobile or a runaway
engine in his search for the big news
story which will be brought about by
the action OF the piece He may even
be asked to dive into the icy deep in
his pursuit OF the elusive scoop
Mr.. August is not yet twenty years
of age and has been in the pictures
for three years principally under the
direction OF his brother, Edwin.
'. p
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frank SEARRlr oTof5. 4,
Tisnhos.ser II lssttxsls ST ~ 4

Frank Harrington. Thanhouser. Nh.
tual character lead was horn IN Lon.
don He eraduateti there from sfock.
well college and then gaze supl q scien.
tific career to % IN ,bs s s.ss, ~
made an instant hit, and he has been
before the public ever since.
Farrington's leading cbaracteristics
are a love Of punctuaiity and q cheer.
tulness that refuses to Sc biightetil
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27

Op the face Of Bracy got picture
uspSs Snnanan You Chinese
lauudrsna in bound 70 Be Il
fers not whether it's orr reef - 7ss
In recent
ana very
say as supposed be and is
every one but Hracy which written
w vel With the picture
m Miss Bprke
bee made and
spilled and thrown around at right time ~ -
rn packages
Ihsy were intended solely to place By an mad
me property man the bundles
scene staged Result One slightly
let cheek and three sidney
~ result OF collision bundle
7 Almost was sds Nees Finish recovering and now
ne Vows that will part oppoe an irish
whether she is merely really Is irish
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27
BROADNAY
Star Features in Three Parts to
Be Released in Regular
Vitagfaph Program.

In response to the many suggestions
and requests Of the exhibitors; the
Vitagraph Company has decided to re-
lease the three-part Broadway star
features in the regular program en-
every alternate Tuesday and Satuf-
day, thus giving exhibitors in differr
emit localities fair opportunity Of book
ing one Of these in their programs.
The first release will be 1.-TWO Wo-
mem on Tuesday, January s.. The
second OF thees releases, "The Sage
BRUSH Gal, !" viii be on Saturday, JAM
uary 16, and SO on through each fol-
lowing month. The second week Of
January, The EVIL Men Dov will be
released on Tuesday, January 10; and
.'underneath the Paint" will be re-
leased on Saturday, January 30, and
so on through each month.
ZangwIll has written a drama for
Arthur Bouchier called TOO Much
@sAOuSy--a NJ So
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27

the new serial. "The Exploits OF
Elaine
Mr. Lewis was born in Philadelphia
of Gef-man-American percentage and
had hardly got beyond the nursing
bottle stage before he announced TO
his parents his intention Of going on
the stage. His father was in the
wholesale milk business in Philadel-
phia and this fact was remembered
by MIR. Lewis,s first audience iii<an
amusing way. lie had secured. an en-
gagement IN a small role at the Ger
ard Avenjic theater In Philadelphia,
No sooner had he walked uponp the
stage than various Of !, his boyhood
playSellows in the audience shouted
milk at him and the nest ofsithe
crowd took It. MP. Uproarlousl APP
plaqse greeted every line that he
spoke and to use theatrical parlance
he ''took the show away from the
star
With Miss Starr
Better and better cngageinerits fol-
lowed. among them leading roles with
such stars as. Dorothy ppnneIly,
Frances Start and Blanche Walsh, as
we'll as With Ada Rehan In. Shake
speariap; plays. When the endowed
|playhouse IN Chicago; ftiic tirSt IN
America. was started; he was secured
to play in dramas by Maeter1inck,
Henry Aiitharl Jones and other fam
J GUS play sgisht!s He was also with
siFs. Esske ID Y f..illass OF sDrIets',
by Isteh, as wen as Becky shame
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The ESCAPE on tIle Limited

you can't hut ne
lnges At II tondy
bring your hlsers e.
This gnoalis
bank cashier o minus his nstache
the
tesye who was his ta train
injured
rassthe hat hns
ing his
revolver Haan1qde his
As they BEGIN g oyggake the usd
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WESTERN ;TOGS'
Deserted by aSheriifv sIackley and He
Directs Heart Interest Drama

For the first time in more than a
year Sheriff" Arthur Afackley Of the
sReliauce-Aiutuall Company has laid
away his western toys and is direct-
ing without the usual atmosphere
with whichs,he has 50; long been as
ISOLATED. .sThey Never Knew is the
title of the production, a heart i'm
terest one reeier. which deals with the
romance OF two childhood sweet
hearts. Florence Crawford, yester
Perry and R. IA. Walsh are the prin-
cipais in the cast. They Never Knew"
is. released by Reliance in the Mutual
program. "
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HILL BLOWN UP
FOR THE MOVIES
Big Blast Adds to the ReaIityof
a Scene in the "Zudora"
t1 SERIAL. ~.

An entire hill more than or,e-oua5.-
ter Of mile in circumference vas
blown up for episode ) OF "zudora.p
Ihanhouser's newest Mutual serial.
This hill is the play in the home OF
TWO aged inventors who have given
TO the world an instrument which
makes a perpetual glare. This con-
EtriNarce can set any object on firc at
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27
SHE DOV>L Evils
a PATHE PLA YER
He is TO Have a Prominent
Part iIl Exploits of

Sheldon Lewis, whose interpreta-
ton of Dutch joe in ". A. Brady's
big production OF LIFE at the Man
haitian Opera House and is attracting
such favorable notice, has been signed
by PatheS to take prominent part in
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27

bringing himself and his productions
to the highest rank. not only in Amer-
lea, but also abroad. e
Some of his great plays which will
never be forgotten by the audiences
are: Blood will tell,1 "Ambushed, .
I'm the Glare Of the Light" "In the
Battle of Love" Love, His Little
Foes" and other great features crit
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27

The two-reel Biograph feature
drama scheduled for release this week:
in. THE Crimson Moth,n in which
complications are caused by a tradi-
tional superstition. Jack Drummer,
Louise Vale, George Morgan and
Franklin Richie take the leading
parts. -
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27

liAREEL t0l etsOt5sFeArURe
Replate With action Of the hair-rais-
Ing. breath-holdihg variety u the two
reel uniyersai- Bison 1 81 6himsl fed-
alre I'm Jungle Wilds to 6k Re
Heased January b Henry McRee pro-
|dpced The photo play 1t the Init etsai
west coaei stud 3ok "a EfoiiSWo ODD cal:
with William Clifford IL the lead
Africa Is the scene Of Tie stott.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27

"a. H.swooda is to produce farce
called II Want Money! This ought
to be success, II striking a SYM
pathetic chord in the popular heart
and plenty Of human interest in the
theme can make 1t So.