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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
BERLIN EXPECTS INVESTMENT OF
WARSAW THROUGH LODI VICTORY
PetrOgrad Declares Germans Have 240, 900
Men at Front in Poland
Are Checked in Servia
BY the United Press:

PARIS Dec s-Greater activity part Of
the region
fighting Flanders
character which marked the o
'The became
20 a tacks
Operations b
tiIIery
The French n
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
PLAINFIELD GIRL ENGAGED.

PLAINFIELD, Dec. s.-The en-
sagement of Miss Elizabeth Yerkes
Flanders, of this city, daughter of
the late Mrs. George 2. Webb, and
granddaughter of the late DR.: and
Mrs. David ]. Yerltes. TO Frederick
C. Staples, of Southboroueh. Mass,
has been announced.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
S. A. RS Travelling Banner
to Be on View at MOrristOwn
speciaI 70 the Evening star.

MORRISTOWN, Dec. 8. Morris
Chapter, Sons of the American Revol-
ution. will have the travelling bouncer
here on December 16, in connection
with the presentation OF the charter
The affair will be held at the Blue
Moon tea-room ON South street, and
William p. Tuttle. of Madison, will
speak on Morris In the Revolution" "
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
British Oil Ship
Ashore; a Die
Il, the Associated Press.

rs the Associated Press.
BARROW, Dec. s, via London.-Ihe
British steamer Vedra, from Port Ar
thur. Texas, with a cargo Of gasoline,
went ashore near here this morning
in a heavy gale.
The cargo ignited and OF the crew OF
tI,irtv-six men on board the Vedra
only two We're saved, and they were
severely burned.
The steamer Vedra left Port Arthur
for London November 13 and passed
Norfolk on the 21st. She was reported
yesterday as passing TuekaT, In the
irish sea, which would indicate that
she had changed her destination and
was bound for some port on the west
coast of England.
The Nedra was under the command
of Captain Brewster. She was built
in 1898 at Sunderland, England, was
Of .057 tons, and belonged TO the As
sociated Oil Carriers Company, of
London.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
SOx Buy
Eddie Collins

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. S.-Eddie
Collins. star second baseman Of the
Philadelphia Athletes, today was sold
to the Chicago Americans.
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By the Associated Press:

l1:44 mThe Servian
further emphasized IN
the which concludes follows
retire disorder
prisoners We captured
how and rifles and
telegraphic material"
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By the Associated Press:

AMSTERDAM (via
fighting
wbips
Windows
rded sandbsgs such
tack.
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By the United Press:

London).
troops repused
Peikow"
the Nova Radon line has been brought standstH"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
By the United Press:

PETRoGRAD s.-The
official
tons
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SEABRIGHT, Dec. Especially
With the wind around to the north
and the sea more calm, residents of
this place today began to make a
survey of the damage done by the
storm. The waves reached their
height at II o'clock last night, when,
on the high tide, several valuable
were battered to pieces.
The water again flooded the main
street of the village, demolished bulk
heads and completely undermined the
CONTINUED on Page 4. Column IL
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By the United Press:

ooNsTANTINoPIE (via Berlin), Dc sAn official statement is
sued
vicinity Adjara have
;cb our Russian attack
Nanla failed'
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By the Associated Press:

LONDON. Dec. a MA from
according
by
they LODI
of capture LODI message
0 nj
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Buyers Here a-Plenty

II you want TO sell your
business reach the people
through a Star business
Opportunity ad
These Star ads reach
the people who want and
have the cash TO pay for
candy stores, saloons.
groceries. etc. Ads cost
only one penny a word
for two insertions, and
they sell stores
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08

smoke SOmersct--i0r.
nice. cool mild smoke ter all tastes
Advertisement.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08

santa olaus says: ''po your shop
ping early"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08

Smoke Imported Book Panetelas.
tisemenG
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Rosa De NalIc Cigars.
| The navcr Of expensive Heyanas --Advst-
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1contlnued on Pase io. Column 13
The Washington times., 1914-06-21
Story of Cain and Abel
Told in German Opera

"'hiic Felix Wcinsartner. as curduc-
'or Commands the greatest admirs ton
her"ver he appears. ne can boast also
. widespread POPULARITY as a composer.
rs latest effort, the ene-act opera Cain
and Abel" vhich had its premiere last
weeL a. the Grand Ducal Opera House
r. narTstadt. Germany. under the COM
DoSer's direction, will surely win favo"
n the eyes of tho true music lover.
As before. weingartnNr was his own
lh-ettist. But this time he turned to
o biblical subject for inspiration. He
scs the story of Cain and Abel nerel"
rs basis for dramatic conflict of his
"wn fee invention. He allows Abel to
remain the incarnation of the God-fear-
.Ig man and Cain the representative of
tho ell spirit. Put ne hestows upon
ain a wife, Ada, the daughter of Adam
2 nj lilith. Ada is violently in love with
Abel. VINO in the We!nHartner version
g slco an offspring nf Adam and Liiith.
when Abcl thinks he has found the lost
ps-adiEe for which Re has been search
ing, he sings a love duet with Ada q la
SIegmu-d and Siegiindc. He attempts
to carry her away with him to this
paradise. hut Cain, Ade's brutal hus-
band, .ntercePts the two lovers and kills
Abel with the trunk Of tree.
The Washington times., 1914-06-21
Stage Success 0utgroWth of
Training in Old Lawrence
Barrett Dramatic Club at
Georgetown.
By GARDNER MACK.

Now that the season of the year has
arrived when all conservative citizens
dodge and duck, while the young ideas
that have been so painfully taught TO
shoot give exhibitions of their marks
manship from the college rostrums anC
the school platforms, a great American
institution is paraded before the world.
1t is paraded to prove that republics are
not ungrateful or ungreatful-depending
upon the way, you juxtapose your e.
and regard the distinguished personages
seated on the platform with the MEM
bers of the faculty. In the monarchies
of effete Europe, when a man has sub
dued an enemy of the people, written
an epic poem. showed his practical lib
erality by contributing largely to the
party of that name or has invented u
new kind of soap-they load him with
honors and IL he responds to repeated
encores-if he runs continuously to form
they tell him he's a peer and make
a knight of him. There's a slight dis
tinction you'll get by thinking ii over)
They give him something he can hand
down TO posterily-even If il is only a
burial plot in a highly ornamented
Gothic cathedral And whenever his
name is mentioned you know that a
humble soldier or song writer or poll
ucian or soap boiler or pill maker by
his own true worth raised IL from the
original Snooks or Boggs or even -Smfth h
70 Lord Nontmorcncy de We're de We're,
It's Different Here.
How different 10 the situation in this
home OF tie brave and ls1d o. the
free The conc uercr of a score of
cities, the writer of a Sunday news
Taper full of verses. the contributor
of the whole of a party's campaign
fund or the organizer of a soaI. trust
has little 70 look forward TO out the
copyright pirate ur a Congressional in
vestigation. Grand here is the whole
point of the thing-some college will get
him when he is not looking and tasten on
MIN an honorary degree. rhe diffAr-
once Is that liz Europe they make a
man who succeeds in anything a lord
Ard here. they make him master
of arts.
AS a matter OF actual fact there is
factory about an honorary degree. any
way you might look at il. You see
there is such a thing as buying a lord
ship A man can be created a lord.
But honestly and truly, he's got to be
able t. deliver the real goods. to show
that he is the class of his field in a
manner of speaking. before he can get
an honorary degree. In other words.
while other peoples flattery might make
q man a lord il takes honest effort and
considerable of il by the man himself
10 make him a master. That is the big
difference between the two forms Of
award.
And that brings US down to the sub
The Washington times., 1914-06-21
,ummer Plans of the
Big Vaudeville Army

With q successful vaudeville season
.Ft closed. the stars and entertainers
=" the variety stage have turned their
; rsnt,on TO spending their we'll earned
-cations. Popularity is preventing a
cation for many of the favorItes.
Zabeth Murray. who Is ct Keith'S
week. seems destined 10 headline
Z summer. She had planned 10 go to
sris this year. but. as reheRrsals of
new Dillingham; production in
r Itch she will be featured start about
gust Is. Miss Murray probably won't
able to get away.
Etta Bryan and Roy Sumner are
nmerinE at Sheepshead Bay. Sophye
srnard and Lou Anger will devote
. summer 10 breaking in their new
M and Mrs Henry (. Dfxey marie
o-dstrom). are spending several weeks
their summer home at Plandone
! ark l.. !. previously TO opening in a
~. sketch bv Edgar Allan Woolf.
1nths TO farming in New Hampshire.
rher Freeport villagers are Bert
srk. Nellie Y. Nichols, Middleton and
nsllmeyer- Conlon, steele and Carr.
4 the Rianos.
Blanche Walsh is resting at Shore
aylet The Princess Nadine. Miss
alsh will have a new vehicle in the
III. not yet fully decided upon. Victor
'OOre and Emma Littlefield are devoT-
& the hot months to boating ind
hing 81 Baldwin. L. J.; Lillian her
n. declares that sne conremriates a
Iropean trip. and Emma Carus has
1nounced that an ocean voyage is part
her summer schedule.
Valerie BeTgere II spending Tour
r eeks in England and on the continent
"a
qlitania She will spend the sum
0sr in England. Juliette Dika Is 10
~ a summer engagement at the Lon
N Alhambra. Mile. Dazzle is making
pleasure trip TO England and the
ointment with her husband, Cornelius
! allnne
The Washington times., 1914-06-21

iect of Wilton Lackaye, A. B.. NJ. A.
We knew that sooner or later we'd
get 10 him. But just when and how
is what has been puzzl.ng us all the
morning. You see I'd thought Of that
young idea thing and wanted TO work it
in somewhere and Felix Mahoney came
In with the pictures and insisted that
the lord and master parable contained
possibilities. that shouldn't be over
looked. ] saw his point. but wondered
how ] was ever going TO bring the two
together There they are-and We can
get along with Wilton. All this airy
persifiage would suggest that We are
dragging Lackaye into this discussion
by the hair just to have somebody 10
write a piece about in these dull
theatrical days.
Lackaye Is Recognized.
But that is Just the point. Wilton
Lackaye has just had his complete mas
tership of his art recognized by his
alma mater. Last week he was called
to the stage of the National Thester to
receive from the president of George
town University the honorary degree
of master of arts, bestowed on him in
recognition of his undoubted leader
ship in the dramatic art and in heal
ing up.a breach that has existed be-
tween learning and Momus ever since
Lacksye left college. For Lackaye was
given his bachelors degree al the same
institution-he earned IL bv the hardest
sort of work a. student.
And when he left the classic campus.
where many and Oft the baseball and
football champions of other and similar
classic campUses have bitten the hard
Potomac bluestone foundation on which
the Georgetown campus rests-he was
expected 10 enter a learned profession.
the business of following momus not
having the standing then that II has
since acquired. But Lackaye thought
differently and elected to be an actor.
II might he said without any mental
reserVatiOns-he is one
The Washington times., 1914-06-21
Success as SvengaIi, in "TriI-
BY" Beginning of Long
Series of Stellar Roles That
Led to Fame.

turning point in the life of Lackaye.
Lawrence Barrett came to Washington
from New York to witness it As re-
suit. Lackaye and. Hanford almost I'm,
mediately went on the stage. Hanford
was with the Booth and Barrett com
pany for many years. and Lackaye
was chosen by Barrett TO play part
in a production OF Francesca di
Rimini" That was his first appear
ance in the theaterical profession. ,,
Barrett for some years, his most i'm
portant part being that OF Salarino IN
the Merchant of Venice TO Lackaye
the pathway to greatness was noe
ability which was recognized very early
in his career and brought him some ex-
cellent parts.
Made Hit As Svengah.
v,o-, IN. time he left Barrett until
his great individual success IN the par,
of Syengau. in "Tribly," he supported
many important stars. playing leaolhs
business with them. and being always
so perfectly able to give them just tne
kind of support they needed .nat nS 1his
cis.s ~ narts, rather than give MN :
.n,nosnv OF his own. When IrlloE
Was PRODUCED. Lackaye aamped ms IN,
dividuality so strongly on the pa, n. he
the hyDnOttSt-HuoiS - h.
made a character part a star III oI he
tirst magnitude. and since tnat u.he ,h
has been prominent ngure IN 'n
theatrical world. ,,,yed since
Wherever I.ackaye has paEeo SUI s.1
..Trijbv' he has been the impor'aht1 49,
ure in the production. He MADE ap :
;,,,nression in "pr. Belsran anu
Rei, Shemuel In The Chudren OF IN. !.
Gbetto," He was Amelia nn sinsnhn .
anS Starred in The Pit" The Law NS
ed the Man" dramatization OF Lee .
Nis.ra6 6les." and in The Bondniah.
He has eeen a prominent memoer Oh
tbc lambs Club for wears. and mas Pad
t;cirated in all the big samoois ot
thst organization. His last lHpoLIln'
snnesrance here wes as John j. hasSie
top in Tho Battle
THAT is. that was the last imporlanss :
appe earance he made under MASK ,Sa on
lease paint and powder tn reclte tne
,ires another man had written for MIN
His really important appearance nero
and perhaps the most important ap-
nnsrance ~. has ever made any yWnere-
%es on the stage Of the National inca
,sr last week, when. in true American I,
IA shion. his university ACKNOWLEDGE
the fact that he was a peer amons me- s
fellows BY making him master-oi
arts.
The Washington times., 1914-06-21
Bingham Returns
To the Vaudeville Stage

Amelia Bingham has returned to
vaudeville in Pig Moments From
Great Plays" Her tour as a featured
member of the cast reviving The Hen
rretta"l pleased her nightly. out did
not lessen her love for the two-a-day.
At her home on Riverside Drive one
night last week Miss Bingham said:
Il am glad to get back to vaudeville.
There the heariiner rules. True you
may not be on the stage for a long
time. but while there you nre cmpha-
tically IT, The stages Of the Keith
theaters are conducted much better
than the stages OF many OF the best
legitimate theaters. AZ William Fa-
versham recently pointed out, a ccndi-
tion of dirt and disorder rules IN many
provincial legitimate houses back of
the scenes Such Is never permitted
in first-class vaudeville"
The Washington times., 1914-06-21
3ernhardt as Shylock
A Next Season Novelty

{ rsh Bernhard promises that her
or Incoming tour of the United States
fiiI close her career on the stage. She
ea rs Paris for New York October H.
nd will Immediately begin a tour that
r.! include practically every big city
p the world. The distinctive feature
ff his. tour will pe the appearance of
Pc great French actress i'm the part
p Shylock in The Merchant Of VEN
Re Nine. Bernhardt has appeared in
Tr other important mems characters
ts Hamlet and as l. 'Aiglon in the play
p hat name Her ShyIock is said to be
\ revelation-one OF the most marvel
RCs charscterizaUons of her long ca
She will bring a supporting company
bf fifty players The repertoire will
ia Resurrection" ''Phedre." Ca
|nille," Madame " LIE Mort de
agile by Maeteriinck. and a com
fofte btl OF three parts: "A Night
Cleopatra," and Merchant of Venice"
man at the Odeon Theater. has bean
engaged for the leading male parts.
In March Madame Bernherdt and
company viii sail for the Mediter-
stopping at -Algiers. TunIs, and
CIV ering the European capitals. \ spe-
e ven et the Greek Theater. Syracuse
: lily. also at the Roman Theater. at
& rthage. An engagement of two
v "eks in London will finish the first
= Z of the worlds tour
rom London Madame Bernhard and
?. organization of vaudeville and dra-
2 tic artists will sail for South Africa
: stralis, and tie Orient From Japan
Il Comrany Will san for Vancouver,
J wing the coast cities to Valparaiso
& BuCnos Aires, Rio Jsneirc. ard COM
: ting the tour at Madrid. Spain.
The Washington times., 1914-06-21

Wilton Lackaye is a product of the
District in combination with Loudoun
county, Va. He was born in Loudoun
county. but he came to Washington
when be was verv much of young
ster. His father was the proprietor of
a fashionable tailoring establishment.
and man of mark and respect in the
community. He raised a family OF
children that have reflected some little
credit on him. Wilton Lackaye is the
oldest of the family.
Planned to Be Lawyer
He attended school at Gonzaga Col
lege until he went to Georgetown Uni
versity to get degree in arts, and
then branch out as a lawyer. as he had
elected to follow the profession Of law.
While attending college he became
connected with an organization known
as the Lawrence Barrett Dramatic
Club. Perhaps there are few people in
Washington today who remember the
Lawrence Barrett Dramatic Club. But
IL was an institution Of a very remark
able kind II was organized for the
purpose Of boosting the drama. and in
stead of doing that it boosted most of
Its members onto the stage.
The club was responsible for a num-
ber of unusual productions. the mos.
memorable OF which was a certain pro-
duction of Julius Caesar" In the
cast of that production we're Wilton
Lackaye. Charles b Hanford. T.
Daniel Frawley. Tim Murphy. John r.
Mahoney, Frank B Noyes, Clarence u.
Rheem, and several others. Lackaye
played Brutus. Hanford was Marc An
tony. and Mahoney was Caesar. The
first FIVE named in this list have all
made great successes on the stage.
Frank B. Noyes is the president OF the
Associated Press and Of the Evening
Star Company. of this city. and Mr..
Rheem was prominent real estate
dealer and banker before his death a
fnw wears ago 1t was this perform
ance of Julius Caesar" that was the
The Washington times., 1914-06-21
to Write and
Barker to Stage
Ne1U London
ReOue

= ION may he electrified early next
ks-n when a revue" written ny
y Barrie is to be produced by Gran
IL Barker. states a special dispatch
ariety London may be electrified
rs~t when hearing about the Barrie
uto the musical comedy light and
+, side OF theatricals, but Mr.. Barrie,
br7 accounts resulting from perusal
manuscript thus far completed, is
h. ne the radical departure TO thrust
haft Of satire upon the prevailing
n OF revue" entertainment on the
al -. as the famous author has OBJ
r, d II in the English, French and
n ricsn styles.
~ Barrie revue (Which may be
| e. onted without a chorusD will first
Iit I'd upon by MIR. Barker. 1t is
kn quitely reported Mr.. Barrie is
tR ncially interested in his revue"
bow. and is content to carry the ven
7, 20 a stage showing alone.
7. o revue" proposition on this side
Bs interested Haddon Chambers and
|erlard Shaw. as playwrights. al
EouGh both will probably await the
|It Ome ot the Barrie venture before
ri into that division themselves.
II Shaw is reported as saying the
Enumeration from revue book,
trough royalty, is not sufficiently per-
lament 10 become inducement enough
prepare a piece. His plays. Ber-
sI claims. can live forever, whether
hey will or not, while a revue can
ave but short life lin royalty wayy
/ best.
pndon theatrical managers who are
pns!stent revue producers of the usual
PIT that was first introduced over here
} he present day fashion at the Hip
od romet are somewhat worried over
he Barrie innovation. They foresee a
ossible book" that will so far out
hine anything yet presented on the
tsSe in this form. il may mean a COM
lete reversal of the revue" thing in
.nE and. Those managers aware of
II Barrie's intention are already
oE atinG within themselves what
hs be done in their houses, when the
IA lfe revue" is produced for they
ee n 70 ccncede Mr.. Barrie will put
We a success.
The Washington times., 1914-06-21
Washington Society Girl
Invents Unique Dance

Washington socSety is again repre-
sehtec in professional dancing by the
addition OF Miss Almyra Sessions. of
this city. grsndar ghtcr OF General Han
cock. to the ranks Of exhibitors Miss
Sessions is brunette OF pronounced
type-almost Egyptian-a talented lyric
soprano, and an athlete Of note.
She has Joined C. Elliott Griffin. of
New York city. who, II will be remem-
be-cd. acted the role OF the Dancing
Master In the Poor Little Rich Girl"
in rovei dancing offering. The tango
the one-step. the maxixe are danced by
this duo en- silhouette. The entire effect
Is carried out In black ana white. The
music for the dances Of Miss Sessions
and Mr.. Griffin has beel-composed BY
Johann @. Scnmid. Prior to the opening
of the Casino De Oanse on Alamac pier,
at Atlantic City, this couple We're Gre
ating a distinctive impression by their
effective Interpretations of their own
silhouette dances IN the Hotel Alamac
The Washington times., 1914-06-21

Jane Grey has sailed for London 10
see a play in which she will be seen
here next season.
Anne Van Vechten. who is in charge
at the Dramatists' Club during the sea
son. has sailed for six VI eks' vaca-
ton In Paris.
Miss Laura Laird. who was with
kiss Me Quick in New York. and
recently in vaudeville, is taking a three
months vacation. She is now with her
sister at Omaha. Neb.. ano will not re-
turn TO New York until August
Daddy Long-Legs." with Ruth Chat
terton. has passed its one 'hundredth
performance in Chicago.
WRftford Kane. who played in Lone
some Like" in Chicago. and more re-
ance has obtained the American rights
for the piece. Holbrook Blinn is ne
gotiating for II.
Albert Phillips has been at Mount
Clemens, Mich. for four weeks since
closing the season with Virginia Harmed.
suffering from neurttis in one OF his
arms He IS nearly well again.
The West Point Cadets selected High
links" for their annual pilgrimage To-
New York theater. The theater party:
consisting Of about 900 cadets, was held
Friday night.
Grace George sailed June 10 for her
European vacation on the Aqultanla;
Miss George will remain abroad
through June and July. Doris heanc
sailed for Europe at the same time and
on the same ship.
Marjorie Murray. an American girl
who has recently been playing IN Eng
land, has been engaged by William
Elliott for the first road company OF OF
kitty MacKay." The company VIII
begin its tour early next month.
Dorothy Nord, formerly OF the vaude-
Vile team of Van Tilzer and Nord. mas
been engaged for the prima donna role
In the forthcoming A. H. Woods pro-
auction Of Mile. Tra-la-la.
Eric Blind. who made a distinct hit
al the Hudson Theater, playing Petru
chic 10 Margaret Anglin's Katherine In
''The Tanning OF the shrew, VIII oe
Mrs. Fiske's leading man next season
The Washington times., 1914-06-21

bridge and caught freight to Phillips
burg and then went over to Easton.
They never found me out I did not
mean to kill him, but / just wanted to
beat him UP. and did not know that
croaked him. | found out about this
afterward. Then I got in trouble in
Easton and went away and when / got
out / heard about Schuyler getting life
for IL, and so l couldn't stand II any
longer and want to tell that did IL.