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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16
GOSSIP or TIE STAGE

- -
EWo-compan1es WIG oe on Iour
with -EnperiHce- neu season
Richard Bennett may Try vaudevii4e
IN a playle5 by C h oDonnelL called
Somebody's Ba6E-
: tDozneNy mas been engaged
to ptay her origmaE role inse-G Jan
fdlda witaATnoIdsDafy FORA 3ets per
ifozmances-
Ps,slip Bartholomae. author Of
--over 1ghts Little Miss Brown
land Wien Dreams Come True has
written new farce called Up
againsa TIP which HEal not be pro-
duced until next fall
When De Wolf Hopper revives The
Pirates of Renznce" at esFovty-
eighth Street theater Alice Brady VII
sing the leading soprano role.
William A Brady and Mrs. Brady
Grace Georse5 quite probably will
spend part OF the summer interval
in California. where Mr.. Brady had
his starr~in the theatrical void He
has not been there in a number OF.
Charles Royt.s farce, "a Bunch Of
Keys. IS 10 be presented in moving
The snuberts viii produce a new
comedy by Martha Morton in Atlantic
city this month, called The Three Of
Donald Cameron has succeeded
Pedro de Cordoba as leading man
with Margaret Anslin In .Bever1yy's
balance.
!, "A newsp4ay to be presented in Lon
don is caued The Sister-in-Law
--Beverly's Balance. with Marsar-
ct Anglin in the leading role, is play
ing an indefinite engagement in New
York
A. H. Woods viii produce the plays
whose manuscripts were left on tnis
side By Charles Klein when he sailed
on The Lusitania. HOPE for the
dramatist has been abandoned.
Ruth Shepley, who had the leading
feminine role init Pays TO AdTer-
tise,'' is to appear In another produc-
ton in the autumn. Marjorie wood
will remain IN Miss Sheplcy's place in
the former play
Phil Rranson, who is acting thesroIe
of the sheriff OF Nottingham N Rob
in Hood with the Afborn company
at Ford's, was protege OF Charles E.
Ford. who gave him his start when
eIr Ford was managing his own COM
ic opera company.
Betty Sansen, the Swedish actress,
who came over TO act IN moving pc
lures, was the original Hedda Cab
Ter
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16
SOUVENIR
Weekly Program IS Issued. by
EnterprIsing Manager OF
Ekins Tfleater.

RI II. TaFbots. lessee and manager
OF The Grand Iheaier al E1ktns, has
started qualification ola weeks. SOU
sVeniF proSEm, which has a p.et1y
81 The photcp1ays billed for week
ahead by his theater There are also
interestng notes a2ort finland In.
congraauIating sIr.72Talbott on his en-
.te-prise. the sTeiesram. inHthe friend
lest spirit, OF course SUCCESS that:
soeae distinctive title be gwen the
publication
N the current buHetin.zafr. Talbot
SAYS The C4arksbure Sunday Tee
cram and the Ptotopsay MaEazsne.
a. we'll as the Moving Picture aaga
az:ne all make good reading foTsthe
rcyie fans. TIE Telegram returns
its thanks.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16
SKULLS FOUND
IN CAVE ARE
PREHISTORIC
United States Museum Com
pIeIes Expiorationsof Cum
berIand Cavern.

CUaEBERIsAaaDs Nd. May 15.-Fne
United states Sanona1 N1seum-h
COMPLETED the work OF expforingswhat
It known by that Institution as the
Cumberland cave. discovered by Ray
mond ". ArmbrrSter. cf Cumberland,
when the Western Maryland railway
put through It's line from Cumberland
10 the West The case IS located at
Rock Cut near sCorrigaasvlle and the
work OF exploration was done under
the supervision OF Prof. j " Gd6ley.
assisran. curator OF the institution.
assisted by NJ Armbruster- and tac
fossil remains OF prehistoric ANIMALS
fuany species OF which are now 50
tiact} which were found IN the cave
show them to range in age from one
hundred thousand TO three hundred
thousand years.
Many Skulls Found
The condition of the remains ao1nd
and the quantity and !quah:y OF che
find have made the output OF the Cum
berlsnd cave the best lind OF any yet
made IN this: country, Many whole
skulls we're tzken from the cave, ana
q peccav complete has already been
set Up in the national museum AZ
washsngton- Cine complete case 3
BEING used for the material sounds1n
the Cumberland cave
The cave being filed with these re-
mains was caused by natural break
II the mountan at that point through
which the animals fell in. and couso-
no. get out The falling IN OF the an
imaIe covered 4 long period 9od an e.
and must have occurred at log m
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16
BIG FAVORITE
Nene's Latest Release, "The
Commuters" is Proving to
Be Everywhere

George Reine's latest release. The
Commuters is proving a heavy Ia
rorite with theaters throughout the
country, according to reports re-
cefved from the various keine Of
does An imposing number OF en-
fragments for this feature have been
booked. many of them from small
fheaters that ordinarily do not play
fea1ures during the hrst week OF their
release. The Commuters features
Irene Fenwick, Dan Movies, George
lie Guere and Charles Judels-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16
STRANGE CASE
IS REVEALED
Merchant Sentenced to Penl-
Tertiary rat darlington Was
Reared asa Girl.

MARILSlGToN. May Ia strange
case Of dual spersonaiity YVES revealed
IN the CONVECTION OF Mar Curry.
merchant. on the charge of setting.
are 10 his store for the purpose q
collecting the Insurance. He was SEN
fenced to six years in the penNenz
=iar The dre Is. said to kGye sses-,e
Int one OF mary in which Curry hs-
Curr. who IS well CONTESTED, vas
arouzht up IN Lincoln county as
cn and was known as saGattie" Cur
=. AS Matte CurFy he Seats 70
$500. he taught school, associated
WITH women as one OF them and sx-
cIted no suspicion After teaehtns
school for several years NIUE gu GU
vent away and after spending some!
me "a the West returned 20 Hau1ltn-
Rut the indfvitnal wko went away in
skirts and ecorets came back n ;ts7ol.sz
erE and As Max Curry. and he de-
clared he should never have OH
az15s IN 8 else
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16
NEW PENSION
SCHEME now
Provides for a ceatraI Admins
Tation in Hands of COM
mTttee of Twenty-Five.

tCorreSpondence OF Associated PreSSO
LONDON, May 16-A new scheme
for the administration OF all pensions,
grants and allowances TO disabled
British soldiers and sailors or their
Dependents. Is announced in the report
by the special government committee
which has been considering the SUD
5ect
The central administration Of the
pensions is to be in the hands or
conInittee of twenty-five, to be known
as the statutory committee AT least
two members OF the committee must
be women, while two must be repre-
sentatiyes Of labor.
Fifteen members of the committee
Will be selected by the government,
the others 10 be nominated by various
Charitable and rlief fund Organizations
whose funds and operations VIII be
more or less under the supervision OF
the new body.
One OF the duties OF the statutory
committee Is to decide questions OF
fact with regard TO pensions for de-
oendents other than wives and chtt-
dren .fwnose compensation IS fixed by
Iax-) and to decide the scale OF such
garments. It is to be advised by local
committees which viii be created IN
every county. borough and township
The committee is TO have chair
man who is paid Official. Apparent
" all ethe other members viii serve
without remuneration. The members
will include direct representatives OF
the treasury. the financial department
of the admiralty. and the financial de-
partnnent OF the war ONCE
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16

Martin Brown Is TO appear In NOV!
ing pictures this summer
Enc i4.tris CAFE" VII go out 1H
season with a new company
David Wardeld viii spend his sum
mer vacation at his home in San
francisco.
Too Many Cooks, Frank Crar
lie. Is still runnDgin Chicago.
Julia Sandersou. Joseph Cawthorn
and Donald Brian viii appear again
next season in The Girl from Utah
Jane OakeT has been engaged for
a leading role IN Cousin Jane. the
new play by. Charles Klein. In which
Julian Eltinge VIII appear
The White Feather is to be
seen In Chicago.
chauncey olcott Is appearing in
San Francisco.
Bernard Granville Is to star next
season IN He ComesUp Smiling"
An al1egorical play has been pros
duced IN Cincinnati called Every
child.
Brandon lyman is to appear with
James e: Hackett in The Man n.
.The Law OF the Land = In whose
cast were Julia Dean and George
Fawcett, has closed its tour
Charles Richman IS to appear in
pictrrized version of Cyrus Town
send Brady's play. Heights Of Haz-
ard. -
"A stock company in Newark Is
using a Celebrated Case
Elizabeth Brice and Charles King
aresto be with Lew Fields in Hands
Up
Cecil Lean and Cleo Mayhe1d vii.
Join the Shubert production. "A Day
In Paradise.
Emma Dunn is to appear in her
CORNER vaudeville pIay1et, The
Baby by John Stokes
Mary RIckford II ito make fight
In an aeroptane for scenes in new
picture play called "A Girl of Yes
terday-
The Shuberts. and John,=cor will
produce next winter play bytCha1les
Klein dealing with sociological
problem.
1The Song Bird. play by Freder-
ick and Fanny Hatton, authors OF
Years Of Discretion is being played
in Chicago.
The Shuberts are to produce new
play by Martha Morton called The
Baron George Nash will play the
Adelaide Thurstcn is to appear in
a play called .The Defiance" by Harry
W. Hawley. a Nex England author.
and newcomer as dramatist-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16

Mss Lillian hayward, VINO inter
p7ets heavy characters so strfkingiy
for the sSelig Cal1orEia stock COM
pany. ID woman OF varied career
She Is a native OF California OF min
gled English and southern stock Her
activities. include, besides her spe-
ciaIg Of heavy roles: operate work.
playWr1ttng. prize rife shooting, scene
painting and raising family To be
an expert in all these thtngs,zas Miss
Hayward is. falls to che lot Of few
only Of the worlds elect Miss Say
Bard began her career in the old Bush
Street theater IN San Francisco. and
later visited Honolu!cn a racdeytHe
sketch AT the memorable celebration
OF. HaWali:s first Fourthof July Miss
Hayward sang. Tie StarsSDangled
Banner amid the cheers Of the en-
thusiastic! multitude She has sue
cessful1y toured Australia and the
Orient She is an enthusiastic con-
vert to the art Of motion pictures.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16
Dances Weeks
For .NoDe1 Film

For many weeks. Cleo Madison, the
famous movie queen. spent all her
spare time either at the dancing mas
tiers, or at the dressnakers- she
was preparing for her role in the
Dancer N which she enacts the part
OF fascinating French actress and
aesthetic dancer She made 'nor-
ough study of every phase OF the
dancing art in order to portray the
trying role She has had seven new
gowns made especially for this play
The theme OF the play is an eS-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16
RACE WITH VITAGRAPg-

Harry Hansworrh. formerly sine
yitagraph company. has returned
that company to resume work
director. ar. Hansworth has been as
sccSated with several companies
ing The last several years
cereals continuing until the time
.when nature in its mountain coustruc-
RON again sealed the break caused by
SINE Ioheayel Of prehistoric time,
ISSeiy during the glacial period
Fifty Species
In other cave finds in this country
such small fragments OF remains have
been taken out that it was not a3says
possible to give definitely the nature
and s5ecIes OF the animsl TO which IT
be3onxed but the find in the Cumoer-
land cave has IN almost every case
93een so complete that the men OF SCI
ence have had little trouble IN plac-
ing the animals both as TO their spec
les, and the age IN which they lived
The find has gwen The national mu-
sel1u1 about fifty different species a
number being heretofore unknown-
: or. ATrrbruster. IN his own pr1r1te
connection. one OF the best in the
Tuited States. has 4 umnoe rof speea-
mems received by hin from the ma ma
taonal museum IN exchange Tor s1z1tis
and other material from the cave AND
his collection also contains some spec
imens OF animals which lived on odd
mother earth more than S6o0r % aeicn
yean AGO
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16

Golden West for his wonderful char
acter work as the sheriff Since then,
Mr.. Keenan, has appeared as star on
his own account, particularly in the
play, "The Heights" and has devoted
a grea. deal of energy to several very
realistic dramas for vaudeville. It is
quite possible that the Universal VIII
film one of these IN extended form for
his initial preservation on the Uni
yersaJ program.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16
GIBBONS PROJECTED

.-See F. 6tb5ons, manage G. the
George KIeine Denver Office since its
establishment, has been promoted 20
che nanaSership OF the P1ttsou1E
branch. E. W Biederstadt, asSoctateo
win the Chicago branch. succeeded
,6r Gibbons as Denver manager.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16
rnE poUBLE KxPosEREs.

Remarkable work is shown in the
double exposures IN the Edison photo
play. ..The Deadly Hate" directed by
Richard RidgeIy, where Marc McDer-
mott plays against himself This mis-
take OF a seconds calculation would
make the most dramatic moment OF
the play Iudicrous ana in pro-
ducing ths. Illusion OF twins in the
same play.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16
ENeAGEs Nnss HARYEY.

z; julius stern, manager OF the Imp
md victor studios. announces that
he has engaged Margaret Harvey,
sIubin and Biograph scenario writer,
as member OF scenario department
aI=ss Harrey has written many sue
cessful photoplays in which some OF
our b;gsest stars have appeared
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16
.NIrIAL ApPEARANCE.

Frank Daniels viii make his initial
appearance in motion, pictures IN the
name part OF the Titagraph com
oanv's four part production Crook
scrusSs." produced under the direc-
ton OF C Jay Williams with sedaTIs
Worev. Anna I4augflin, Edwina Rob
bsas. Evar overton and Charles Ed
-edpe ir-the cast
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16
NEW CLIFTON PLAY.

The journeys End is the title OF
a new photoplay written by Wallace
G: Clifton at the Selig Junzle-Zoo-
vivian Reed and her famous smile
VIII be seen in the appealing story
now IN the hands of Director L. M
charde-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16
Frank Keen0n
Goes TO g Big "

Official announcement has been
made to the effect that Frank Keen
an, well known Broadway star. is now
a UNIVERSAL star and Will be featured
in nesof his many successes which
Will be filmatized in the near future.
Frank keenan, Will be remembered
by those who saw The Girl on the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16

tremely novel one famous dancer
IS asked by an admirers wife to leave
said admirer alone and the vile turns
ont to be the dancers own daughter
mss Madison plays both mother and
daughter by the aid OF the. remarkable
double exposure 2hotog-a3hys making
the MAY ore Of the most pczzliaS,
and gripping stories ever told on-the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16
For Army OF People.

The architectural planning and
equipment OF this remarkable plant
is thoroughly modern, including rest
places and dressing rooms for an
army OF people "a detail generally dis
regarded n European picture plants
q large restaurant and many modern
conveniences for artists and auxli-
liaries. These are comprised IN va
structure known as the Long build
ing Cai0 feet IN length, which nesties
along the shadow OF the north wall OF
the enclosure II hardly need be re-
marked that the mechanical and OPP
ttcaI equipment OF his establishment
is second TO none-it is a unique and
complete settlement sufficient unto
itsek. isoia1ed5 yet. in easy reach of
the thriving city OF Turin
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16
Coyrig gan Joins
The C111l1ersn {

Emmet corrigan. well known Broad
way character actor has signed with.
the Universal Film afanufacturius:
Compzny 20 appear IN a ptcturtzatton-
of Caleb West, Master Diver, by F.
Hopkiuson Smith Mr. CorIgan sure
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16
LIKES YELLOW.

Little Dorothy Kelly likes yellow
Her dressing room at the Sitagrapna
studio is draped in TIA. color ana az
most always she can toe seen Wes.rlnS
!. saffron hued flower The Fitzgraph
s+sr beIieyes that it aids her in hev-
ing a sunny disposition
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16
AS aDyENTUREss.

In the Edison photopIay. The
Wrong Woman perturbation of a.
famous old play which Director Rich
ard Ridgely has done in a three reel
feature. Mabel Trunrelle for the first
time appears as an adventures Be
sides its unusual beauty Of setting.
the film VII have added interest to
feminity because OF the gowns worn
in it.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16
YOUNG STAR

A74houen not vet IL years old. Nil
6re6 Harris. of the Reliance-Mutua
s4udsos. is recognized as one OF Ine
stars of Finland TO be exac1. rsn me
80 +,orn at CHEYENNE November %,
1;eSI Gow figure out just how old
e5eis
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16

~ needs no introduction to theater-
goers for he is famed throughout the
land as an actor of unusual genius.
and the Big Q organization is looking
forward to the production With its
new film star with keen ANTICIPATION
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16

=, 80. -, tl.2s,s
Min Remarkable Speed at a
crao4 unSnTfo1 MhIcf1 Cn1-
Se1A ssSle.-.s. = .s.'-s.i
eTS SeVefal AGFeS.
& - -
con sSpondenee oc Axsoclased 3ress.l
EAAEBURG. May 1e,.--laes many Is
patching MP and mend1aS ITS broken
soldiers with remarkabte speed latsst1e
lneN kFankenhaus,': Ba ru1beek. q
suburb ofsHansbur MS Is . teAt 11es.
pital. which covers sevefat acres so %;
Iground. was completed cary tass - IAli
lat cost OF many millions OF MARKS.
and has q capacity OF 2,0eo beds. N9ne
hundred OF them bow contain SOL
diers
The most interesting part sof the
hospital Is the orthopaedic lnst1tcts
where the soldiers are being mas
sased, and bathed, and exercised back
into sdsefulness, either<oa the batLte-
hetd ORR private Life. heretofores
| uEl neard 5o1 percentase does get nack
the use OF paralyzed limbs md a. ISM
aged functions.
Pecahar frea1men ,.,I
Hhen tne. ouiles. pnest :. h,,s-
wound tnsa PVT Sne ste-
ness mas neateo,s u - -.
aibled IN a..nost q q 49, "a q ~ go
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tquenSly Featis .sa ~. 80
TO walk or r uH. VI " oes 4--S'
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ability enereioFe - 80 ,i,-
series OF oaI ns-in1u,
hot water acid, I.snl anu 80 80,
he lies tor hours ~ Z oasnsuD ~ 49,.
black. hot mud, ne .,.s stee - s.,,d
looking receptacles nlts noe s ~
pours down ONO MN AI1u 1ttsAh -
nerves ungte-
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of pulley INTO wate[ as no go a. az, az,
man can stand, anu a1tel = tLs's.S -.
der the soofnang, soieen-ns 60. tetSrs
he is able to move LIMBS tnal oeIols
were tmmobile. He sits with an arm
in an acid bath or WIZ sessl.0s-!;,
coursing through nus ss.e n.,, ~
gradually ne becomes .IoIe supp
Atdetac E c2A.e1s'- a,,.a
Then ne moves Soo ~. L.
with fentasttc instruments, 49,.
signed to give play 20 100
muscles It Is ies .a.1ss ..SAs s' 49,
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chine not unhke Dlcyasle sh - pe 80,
Tor hours untu AZ -, 80 ne
back the use OF ms III -.I-
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pended by ssraps ,lss 80, ~
slowly drawn upward. pys = S solL oe
host winch 1ac1llaees Ms
He learns ,.ss
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head. 49,.
50 prominent q POT uoes -. e.e 60. -
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sum room where the consdlesscen 81
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arm pnlling up tnS. Aesn -, :,
wound, others with the macntneS on
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16

sSnapore Is prohibited from ship
UinI to other than British ports
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16

The human family Is subject to
aftvprincipal governments:
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16
versaI progrs
new ITALIAN

tConelnueo i1otn 80 :, $500 sSsS.. go
onment and respiration that is really
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-17

Breeze have taken a special interest
in the event.
The demonstration field includes
between 1000 and 1900 acres. Every
morning there will be private demon
strations in the field. In the evenings
there will be band concerts and other
entertainment features.
The Lecture Program.
Following IS the lecture program:
Tuesday, July 20-'Introductory
Lecture" A. A. Potter, Dean Division
of Engineering, Kansas State Agri-
cultural college. Traction Engine
Details" L. r. Van Valkenburg, The
Avery Co.; Fred Glover, The Emerson
Birmingham Co.
Wednesday, July 21-"Care of Farm
Machinery F. A. Writ, Instructor in
the Division of Engineering, Kansas
State Agricultural college. Traction
Engine Details" Calkins, The Electric
Wheel Co.; H. A. Kaufman, The Gray
Tractor Co.; E. L. Jaed, Hart-Parr
Co.
Thursday, July 22-'' Care of Trac-
ton Engines" w. A. Buck, Division
of Engineering, Kansas State Agricul-
tural college. Traction Engine De-
tails" H. H. Bates, The Joliet Oil
Tractor Co.; P. F. Arney, The Light
Draft Harrow Co.; r. S. Howard, The
Parrett Tractor Co.
Friday, July 23-"The Traction En-
gine,' E. ]. Sweeney, The Sweeney
Tractor Co.; Traction Engine De-
tails w. H. Sanders, The Internation-
al Harvester Co.; B. S. Kempton, Pc
Oria Tractor Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-17
BROUGHT OUT A CROWD
Marshall Band Concert at Gage Park
q Great Success.

The concert given by the remnants
of Marshall's band at Gage park Fri
day evening, in honr of ''the wives and
widows of present and absent mem
bers of the band, was one of the most
successful of the season and more
than 1000 people turned out
A basket supper preceded the con-
cert and after the regular program the
children present participated in a
grand march. This was followed by a
dance that was greatly enjoyed by all.
There were so many automobiles in
the park that they all but blockaded
the roads and paths.
The band played a number of extra
pieces and the audience kept up it's
call for more until at last DIR. Marshall
raised the white flag and announced
that the entertainment would have to
be terminated as the Fourteen had
engagements to see the widows safely
home before midnight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-17
RIGA IN DANCER
Germans Within so Miles of
Great Baltic Seaport.
New TeutOnic Offensive of
Huge Proportions Is On.

London, July IA new German
offensive of huge proportions with
Riga, a great Russian seaport and The
seat of the governor general of the
Baltic provinces, as its objective, is
revealed in the latest official state
ments issued at Petrograd and Ber-
lin. Military experts here construe
the offensive to be a vast envelop-
ment movement, in which the Ger
mans are making a great effort to de-
stroy the Russian army.
Advices reaching London today say
the Germans left a trail of destruc-
ton along the Baltic sea from Memel
to Libau, where the villas, hotels and
casinos are said to have been destroy
ed, about the only exception, it is sa1d
being the palace of a Polish nobleman
whose cousin married an America
woman. The palace now is being
used as a military headquarters.