The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-11
WONDERFUL. PICTURE OF
SCENES IN EUROPEAN
WAR BILLED
FOR CHART
Forenoon Proceeds and Half AZ.
ternoon and Night Re-
ceipss.

ing OF the Paramount motion picture
theatre were going on yesterday ut
dcuble-quick pace. and today will see
another hard days work In putting
the finishing touches on the new
amusement place. Fred NJ. Burnett.
secretary of the local Y. NJ. G. A., WHO
| is looking after the launching OF the
Paramount, stated yesterday that all
Indications were that the theatre
would be ready for the formal OPEN
ling Saturday morning.
Proceeds to Charity.
AS has been announced, the first
picture To be shown at the Paramount
will be "On Belgian Battlefelds," !"
which Is the only genuine motion pic
ture of European war scenes in ex-
istence. An admission fee of 10 end
20 cents will be charged in the fore
! noon and n fee of 20 cents for the af-
ternoon and evening performances
The entire proceeds of the forenoon
performance and 80 per cent. OF the
proceeds OF the afternoon and even
ing performances will be turned ovbr
to the local committee which is on
deavoring TO raise money for the Bel
gian relief fund.
The War Picture.
Never before In the history of the
world has there been taken a motion
picture OF an actual battle. Think
what 1t would mean today to be able
to sit In comfortable theatre and
view on the motion picture screen. the
campaign of the great Napoleon; the
battles OF the revolution, with that
genius Washington in personal COM
mand Of his ill-eQuipped troops: the
great struggles OF the civil war at
Gettysburg and in the Wilderness, and
the more recent battles Of Manila bay
and the attack on Saatiago.
II has remained for the great Eu-
ropean struggle. !. possibly the most
devastating war in the worlds his
torfy, to bring out the possibilities
OF the moving picture camera on the
battlefield. All sorts OF pictures have
been faxed. by motion picture ex-
perts in an attempt to portray some
of the principal European f<ppenings,
But so far there is n record OF only
one such picture being absolutely
bona dide. And this Is contained In
F. Weigle. staff photographer of The
Chicago Tribune.
The Tribune made an agreement
Weigle was TO have the exclusive right
to make such pictures on Belgian soil.
Weigle returned only few weeks ego
from his campaign with the armies of
the Allies. and he brought with him
actual scenes from three. OF the big
gest battles OF the war. together with
pictures portravinR the soldiers of
King Albert in the trenches, on
marches and lined up for battle.
These pictures have been obtained by
the Paromunt and will be SHOWN
here all day Saturday.
Through the arrangements between
The Tribune and tho Belgian govern
ment one-half OF the proceeds OF the
film In this country are to 10 to the
Red Cross society. OF Belgium, for
hospital and relief work among tho
stricken Belgians. So. aside from the
opportunity given Andersonians OF
viewing the first OF the worlds bat
tie pictures. they will indirectly be
aiding the charitable work under way
in devastated Belgium.
Weigle, with Joseph Medill Patter.
son, noted war correspondent. was
with the Belgian army in all OF It's
campaigns up until his eeturn to this
country several weeks ago. He lived
In the trenches and was on the march
day and night, anG with him ever was
his cinematograph. He was In the top
OF the great tower OF Antwerp when
tho Germans began bombarding the
city and his camera caught the actual
burning Of this great port, following
the dropping OF German shells In its
midst,
He marched with the army in Alost
and was in the m!dst of the great bat
tie there. He was present, too, at the
battle os Aerschot; and Maline. and
he witnessed the fioeiing of Lierre
and the destruction of Termonde. AL
ways beside him was his camera. And
having the official permission uf the
Belgian government to make pictures
whever he liked, he was, naturally.
given every facility TO get lust tho