Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-02-20
1.-THE BATTLE OF SHILOH"
A Four-Part War Feature With Spec
tacuIar Battle Scenes at the
Unique Friday, Feb. 81

This four reel feature contains
many splendid battle scenes and a
fire in natural colors which is posi-
lively novel and startling. Here in
brief outline is the story.
Tom Winston, despite the plead
ings of his sister Ellen who is an
ardent Confederate, goes North and
acquires a commission in the Federal
army. Frank Carey has entered the
Confederate service, though his sis
ter Ethel furiously denounces him as
a. traitor and asserts her intention
of herself serving the Union Both
gh'ls become identified with the Sc
cret service departments of the South
and North, respectively. Tom is with
Grant and Frank with Johnson, and
the movements of the armies bring
them into the neighborhood of their
homes
Tom watches his sister closely, and
one night observes that she is using
her fan in such manner as to make
the dots and dashes of the Morse
code, and Frank, concealed in the
shrubbery, is making notes of the in
formation. Tom discovers Frank, ov-
empowers him, and succeeds in TAX
ing from him the memoranda, but al
lows Frank to escape Tom places
the memoranda in his pocket The
battle of Shiloh has begun, and Tom
is given an important despatch order
ing up supporting brigades He pro-
ceeds on his mission but is wounded
unable to go on.
The memoranda taken from Frank
is found in his pocket, and it is con-
Guided that he is the supposed trail
tor A drum-head courtmartial con-
dennis him to be shot. The battle is
now raging fiercely, the victorious
Confederates pressing steadily for
ward. The Federal position is car
ried. Tom is captured and sent to
the Confederate rear where he sue
ceeds in eluding his guards. Despite
the sentence hanging over him, he
determines to rejoin his troops. John
son is killed; the triumphant advance
of the Confederates falters. Tom
reaches the Union lines, he rallies a
breaking regiment and leads fierce
charge The tide of battle is turned.
Frank is captured, the battle lulls;
the Confederates sullenly withdraw
from the field Tom is Immediately
arrested and placed under guard.
Frank learns of the fate in store for
Tom, and to save him, confesses him
self to be the spy. Tom is released.
Frank is held as a spy, but cleverly
effects his escape. Frank goes to his
home to attempt to induce his sister
to go South with him, as he must &C
company the southern army further
into the Confederacy. Tom has gone
to see his sister to endeavor to in
duce her to give up her dangerous
work as Confederate spy, and has
been captured by squad of Confed-
crates while at his home. He sends
note to Ethel, informing her of his
situation. Ethel secures several Fed
eral troopers and makes her brother
prisoner. Under white flag, Ethel
and her squad approach the Winston
home, and Ethel proposes an ex-
change of prisoners. This is agreed
to, as well as a temporary truce.
Then Tom and Ethel turn to the
North, while Frank and Ellen ride
away into the Confederacy.
The play is full of thrills and SEN
sations, one being most dangerous
and realistic leap of one of the hero
ines from a high cliff into the raging
river below. This splendid feature
will be shown at the Unique Theater
| Friday, Feb. 81