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The Washington herald., 1915-04-04
GERMANY FOODLESS BY
July, SAYS SCIENTIST
Wasted Supplies: Even Kaiser In
dulges In Delicacies.
Special Cable to The Washington Herald.


Berlin. April 3.-If statistics were in.
fallible Germany would in a little more
than two weeks from today have con-
sumed all albuminous foodstuffs on hand.
and by May Is there would not be a
single potato eft within the German
empire, says Prof. Carl Oppenheimer,
Of Berlin, in series Of interesting ar
ticles In Berlin magazine
But, he adds. statistics are not infal-
liole. and the German people need not
fear that the day when they will act
ually have to starve is as near as that.
He admits. however, that the situation
Is serious enough and that the greatest
economy will be necessary on the part of
every housewife in Germany. IL the coun-
try is to pass safely through the critical
period that lies between today and the
harvesting of the new crops. He con-
dennis in the strongest terms that pa TT
OF the German press, which, until quite
recently. assured its readers that there
were plenty of foodstuffs on hand and
thus kept the people from beginning to
cconomize before they were actually
forced to do so
According to the professors calculation,
the crisis will be reached about June %
when Germany shall have used up all
visible stocks of food. unless new supplies
arrive from abroad.
1t is difficult to form any opinion as
to whether this latter date will prove
more correct than the former. and sure
ly 1t appears utterly impossible that
every article of food should have been
consumed in a country inhabited by
100000 people.
The German people are facing an exceed
ingly grave situation with fortitude
which deserves the greatest admiration.
tn 10
and no means will be neglected on the
part of the authorities to prevent a
catastrophe before the new harvest
brings relief. but 1t is no exaggeration to
say that at the present moment Ger
many's future depends neither on her
gold or her arms. but on her potato crop.
The staff officers who follow the Kai-
Ser everywhere. say that no German citi
zen obeys the rules laid down by the
government in regard to the proper wal
diet more strictly than does the Kaiser,
who now positively refuses to eat any
thing but war bread.
This means great sacrifice on the
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04
Selwyns Rearrange Plans.

Selwyn & Co. take issue with the gen.
"ral cry of hard times i'm the theater
by an announcement that the four sue
cessful plays they now have running in
New York will be continued there
throughout the summer. Twin Beds, :.
at the Fulton. has passed its Goth per
formanCc: Under Cover" at the Cort
is nearing its 3ooth performance: Mar
Garet Ellington. in THE Lie has passed
the Tooth performances at the Harris
Theater, and The Show Shop" the last
Of tho plays produced by Selwyn &
Co. this season. is well on toward its
centenary at the Hudson.
Last summer most of the thcaters in
New York were closed very early in
the summer. \ spell of cool weather
followed. the city was crowded with
strangers. and the two or three thea
ters still open could not take care of
the throngs. This year. with foreign
travel decreased to the minimum on
account of the war Selwyn & Co. be-
lievc that an even greater number of
play-goers will have to be taken care
of in New York, and with this fact in
view they are. rearranging all their
schedules in order to keep their sue
cessful companies in New York
throughout the summer season.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04
Funny Incident.

Edgar Selwyn writes back from the
Grand Canyon that no funnier incl
dent has happened in any play-not
even excepting one Of his own-than
a sight he witnessed during his trip.
And that was the expression on the
face of the mule that was designated
to carry young Mr.. Irwin Cobb up
1000 feet of mountain trail. Young
Mr.. Cobb. under careful instructions.
approached Mr.. Mule bow on, it being
rumored a hazardous pastime to ad-
vance upon the species from the stern.
The unfortunate hybrid cast a long.
dismayed glance at the Cobb proper
tons. another woebegone look to the
top of the 7,000-foot wall Of the can
yon, and moaned like Sam Harris con-
templating the profits from The
Great Idea"
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04
To Entertain Orphans.

Under the patronage of Mrs. Daniels,
wife OF the Secretary of the Navy Man
ager Harris w. Watkins. of the Casino
Theater. will entertain the orphans of
the city at that house at a special matt
nee given in their behalf next Saturday
morning at 10 O'Clock. Marie Eline, the
famous little Thanhouser kid will hold
a special reception for the little people
and will give them a talk besides her
own regular entertainment for the occa-
sion. Manager Watkins has arranged a
program of pleasing entertainment for
the children. and will give to each of
them an appropriate souvenir. This. Mr..
Watkins states, is the first of a series
OF similar entertainments which he pro-
poses to provide during the season from
time 10 time for those who seldom get
the chance to enjoy theatrical perform
ance.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04
WAYBURN MAKES
TWO --.xyUNCEMEN-S

Ned Wayburn, Inc, makes two an
nouncements. The first concerns q
contemplated musical revue. which IL
to be known as Ned Wayburn's
Town Topics" This revue. which will
be ambitious in character and scope
and will employ sixteen principals and
seventy-five girls. but no chorus men.
Mr.. Wayburn has begun rehearsals
of farce to be called She's In
Again." 1t is from the French. Ma
Tante d'Honfieur." by Paul Gavault.
and was adapted for the English stage
by Sidney Blow and Douglas Hoare.
and is now being played in England
under the title Of My Aunt"
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04
Kitty Gordon's Back.

Kitty Gordon's back still appears to
be her most important contribution to
vaudeville. One of st. Louis young
men devotes q paragraph to It: 1t be-
gins at an indefinite point where the
neck leaves of being neck and starts
to be back. Right at the start Miss
Gordon's back is certain to be a great
little back. because at once it spreads
out latitudinally for quite some dis
lance. But even the widest back on
the stage has limits. and so Miss Cor
don's merges into shoulders way over
at the Sides The back then dimin-
ishes gradually before the encroach-
ment of a generous V in her gown"
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04
THE NEW OMAR.

An. all you players. fill the cup that
clears
Your minds of sorrow DER the flying
years;
And II your salaries won't run to wine,
There's lots Of comfort in a dozen beers.
When you and I shall find this season
past
Think. what long. long while the stage
shall last;
And. when LIES drama shall begin
again
Let's hope our names are printed in the
cast.
We are no other than a moving row
OF Bohemian shadow shapes that come
and go.
And when the blooming season is quite
done
You'll find us pacing Broadway to and
fro.
indianapolis Star.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04
LIMBO.

Where is that made-to-order play
For which an Angel furnished dough!
Where e the comedy 80 gay
That looked 50 good. but hivvered 20?
Where Is that uplift play. and oh.
A dozen more l can't recallf
Into the selfams place they 70.
Into the storehouse. one and all.
The tragedy that was to sway
The multitude TO grief and woe.
The satire which was meant to fay
The vices Of the high and low
A little while the footlights glow
Upon thesc dramas. great and small:
Then comes the drayman. and they go
Into the storehouse, one and all.
Scenery. PROPS and lights-heigho,
The selsame fortune must befaI,
Except for Uncle Tom" they go
Into tre stnrchousc. one and all
-Berton Braley. in Green Book Magazine
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04

part Of His Majesty. as the following
story told by an oficer from the I'm
perial yacht Hohenzollern shows:
During one Of his cruises In the Medi-
terranean. the Kaiser frequently accept
ed the hospitality Of the Prince of Mon
AGO. One night an excellent Supreme
de Soles a Ia Dieppoise' was served.
which particularly tickled the Kaiser's
palate, and the prince had to promise
to get the recipe from his cook
After the dinner was over, there was
a great CONSERVATION. The Kaiser
had mysteriously disappeared. A search
was made everywhere until His Majesty
was found in the kitchen, where he had
gone to get the recipe direct from the
chef"
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04
Sometimes Misinterpreted.

The value OF a pause is inestimable
at times" commented Dallas Ander-
son at the Pleiades Club recently.
And then he smiled as he continued:
But sometimes it is mistaken by an
interested spectator. as l recall in a
play in which 1 appeared at one time.
In this play. dealing with the career
Of Napoleon. the actor impersonating
the First Consul was meditating the
evening before the great battle of
Waterloo. He walked slowly to the
footlights. stroked his chin in medita-
ton, and observed: Tomorrow will
be- To give emphasis to his re-
marks. he paused for dramatic effect.
The sympathetic auditor. however.
wishing to help him out. prompted
loudly from the gallery: Tomorrow
will be Friday"
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04
A Lucky Loan.

You don't often read story like
this truthfully assumes a writer in
the Dramatic Mirror" Jefferson
Howard was an actor. He played in
what they call road shows. His part in
the play in which he appeared for
some time was to escape from a coffin
in which he was securely boxed. The
coffin was always furnished by a local
undertaken, who, no doubt, got 4 dead
head ticket for the loan. The other
night Howard did his act in Shelby.
a town in Michigan. After his escape
he went to his room. The next morn
ing he was found dead in bed. His
body was put in the coffin from which
he escaped a few hours before and
shipped to his home. 1t was a lucky
loan for the undertaken"
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04
College Matinee.

Phyllis Neilson-Terry. the English
actress. who is starring in Anthony
Hopes comedy of the eighteenth CEN
fury. The Adventure of Lady Ursula, {"
at the Maxine Elliott Theater. New
York. recently gave a special matinee
for the faculties and students of the
various women's colleges affiliated
with Columbia University. The audi
ence represented Barnard College, the
Horace Mann High School, the Teach
ers College and the Graduate Students
at Columbia.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04
Mack's Definition.

A successful vaudeville playlet now
adays must have every ingredient Of
a successful 81 drama. 1t must have
directness of purpose. 1t must Lead
unswervingly to it's denouement.
three act drama is one-third PINE, one
third explanation and one-third sub.
stance. A playlet is actual substance
minus the piffie and the. explanation
willard Mack, in Dramatic Mirror.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04
PERHAPS!

Some day. says The New York Even
ing Post. an enterprising manager will
revive an old success without telling
the public II is old. He will cnange
the name and lay the scene in 1914.
and il the dramatic reviewers can only
be persuaded to keep the secret, the
New York public will thoroughly en-
joy as a novelty what it would not
tolerate as revival
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04
Phenomenal Success.

The phenomenal success Of d. w.
Grifnth's Photographic spectacle. The
Birth Of q Nation" at the Liberty The
alter. continues the talk Of New York
and the country at large. This study
in motion pictures has done more to
elevate its branch OF art than all the
things that went before and has set
this form Of entertainment upon Q PAR
with the best the sage Offers,
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04
Certainly Not!

The moving picture director was
having trouble in getting one Of the
scenes right. The girl was supposed
to resist an attempt to kiss her, but
the rehearsal was far from satisfac-
tory.
Think, now" said the director,
coaching her; haven't you ever tried
to stop young man from kissing
your
NO" was the girls frank reply.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04
japanese Invention.

1t has been generally supposed that
the revolving stage was a German in
vention. AS a matter of fact, a turn
table system has been used in Japa-
nese theaters for years.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04

Louis Calvert has begun tour with
The New Shylock' at the London Cor
onet.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04

At the Strand Theater. in London, Fred
Terry and Julia Nelson have revived
Paul Kester's sweet Nell of Old Drury"
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04

kommandatur'' has been succeeded by
"Zomnestag ct Gle"
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04
Object of Theater.

The object of the theater is not to
teach us what this or that particular
person has done, but what every per-
son of a certain character under GER
tain circumstances would do.-Lessing.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04

Edgar Selwyn. author of Nearly Mar
RED" The Country Boy" and Rolling
Stones" and his wife, Margaret Mayo,
author of Twin Beds and Baby
Nine" have gone to Los Angeles. where
Mr.. Sefwyn will appear in a picture of
his own play, THE Arab
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04
Small Talk of the Stage.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE SIX.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04

Norway in 1872 imported s676,592 worth
Of steel and iron wire.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04

Charles Frohman has placed in re-
hearsal a new play by Justus Miles For
man. entitled 1.-The Hyphen." The scenes
are laid in Pennsylvania and the story
concerns the so-called war activities
Of what have been termed hyphenated
American citizens. Gail Kane will head
the cast.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04

Everybody Satisfied" described as "a
farcical frolic set to music is a Lon
don attraction.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04

Charles F'rohman is to present Hazel
Dawn in "Sybil," a new musical play
The Washington herald., 1915-04-04

John Cort has made arrangements with
George V. Hobart for the dramatization
of the Come on Charlie stories
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-15

Of acknowledgements, has had year to
lose its original ardor. the task Is just
as big as ever.
Sixty thousand tons Of food have to
be sent every month and over 1900, 900
people fed who have no means to pay
for anything. This means minimum
Of 100000 month to be raised, and
It Is not expected the commissions
present funds can last much longer.
In one respect the work will be much
easier than 1t was last year. The or
ganization Of the commission Is COM
plete and well nigh perfect. Its CON-
mittee has become accustomed to
smooth and harmonious cooperation.
and Its agents have. been established
In every center Of distribution. The
problem thus Is merely that Of getting
the food instead Of getting it and then
getting it to the people OF Belgium
The diplomatic obstacles which made
the early work particularly arduous
also do not now exist. All OF the bel
ligerent nations have recognized the
commission as the medium to supply
food to noncombatants and have
agreed not to modest its shipments. AS
Bates put II, the commission has be-
come established as an Emporium i'm.
per1o."
But there have been many births In
Belgium, and, although many adults
doubtless have died, baby Is some
what more difficult to feed than his "a
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-15
Copyright. 1913. by Emerson noueh

In the morning heard my pirate
guests arguing over some matter,
which proved to be no more serious
than the question Of cold bath Of
mornings, Jimmy maintaining that
everybody had cold bath every morn
ing, whereas John insisted with equal
heat that nobody ever bathed c'wash-
ed,''I think he called it) oftener than
once a week-to wit, on Saturdays only.
They engaged in pillow fight to
settle 1t. and as Jimmy had John fair
~ we'll smothered by his rapid fire I
voted that the ayes appeared to have
1t when they referred the point to me.
All went well until the keen eyes Of
Jimmy, wandering about my place, not
ed certain photograph which rested
on the top Of my piano. where I was
much comforted always to have it,
especially of an evening. when some
times played Memberships "Spr1ng
Song" or other music Of the like It
was the picture of the woman who
did not know and very likely did not
care where or how lived-Helena
Emory, to my mind one Of the most
beautiful women Of her day. and
have seen the worlds portraits of the
worlds beauties Of all recorded days
in beauty. Toward this Jimmy ran
'excitedly-I, with equal speed, en-
deavoring to divert him from his pur-
pose. ...5 ..-
But it's my Auntie Helen!' he pro-
stested when recovered it and placed
it In my pocket
1T is your auntie fiddlesticks. jim
N.Y." said hastily, hoping my color
was not heightened. 1t is your grand
mother: Finish your breakfast"
II guess l ought to know he be-
gan.
What" T rejoined. "Would'st pit
your wisdom against one who has the
second sight? Have care. shipmatew
! 1T was!" he reiterated. y know
there amt anybody pretty as she is. so
twas 49, f..
il But what'd he be doing with Miss
Emory's picture, Jimmy?" argued La
'f1tte.
THAT'S what I'd like to know" 1
added. 1T may be that in your haste
you have confused In your mind,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-15

and has ofnces, Ia Chicago ana travels
q good deal. He has some sort Of fac.
tory, too. and he's awful rich. l like
him pretty well. He knows how all the
ball clubs stand. both leagues. every
day in the year. You ought to know
him. because then you might get to-
know my Auntie Helena, IL they got
married. like as not l could take you
up to their house,. thought every
body knew Mr.. Davidson and my
Auntie Helena too"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-15

Confirmation instruction for the war
will begin at one o'clock Saturday 8 ter
noon at the Freidens. church
The Ladies Aid Society Of, Che Son
gregational Church win hold their
regular monthly social meeting atsthe
Church Parlors Friday afternoon ofthis
week.
Capt. Albert Steinhauser is in Mime
apolis this week looking after matters az
business connected with his new SfHce
as President Of the. Minnssota Com
mercial Mems Health Association.a He
expects to return the latter part of the
week.
All Of the members Of thesEeaman
Methodist Congregation are exeeeainsly
busy this week getting ready iol the
coming influx Of visitors for the CON
ference. Everybody is moving, an.
and back and making space for those they
are planning to entertain.
New Ulm is well represented & the
freshman class at Carleton sCblleee
this year. Harold Reineke, waltz Mi
Ter. Clarence Hess and Bessie ulneher
left Monday morning for NSthfeld
to enter that institution. Beats krook
left at the same time to take LIB her
second years work and Howard Rieke
Ct West Newton accompanied tRs New
Ulm party.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-15
United States in D|oubt Re-
garding Arbitration.
SHORT CON|{'RR'|E nee HELD.
Ambassador Won 1ernstorff Calls at
State Department. and Discusses
Situation With Secretary Lansing.
Attack on the orduna an Error Of
Submarine Commander.

Submarine Commander.
Washington, Sept. 14-Secretary
Lansing announced after a confer
ence with President Wilson that no
decision has been reached by the
United States on Germany's propos-
al to arbitrate the Arabic case.
It was indicated in official quarters
that both Germany and the United
States agree, that to arbitrate the
question of indemnity involves ar
bitrating the justification and the (
facts.
Secretary Lansing, after his visit to
the president returned to the state
department, where he opened con-
ference with Count Won Bernstorff, the
German ambassador. who. is, trying to-
bring the situation to a point where,
this government will agree to submit
the question to arbitration.
It was generally believed that be-
fore the United States will enter in
to formal negotiations it will be
necessary first to confirm Germany's
assurances of the cessation of attack
by submarines on liners
The declaration that the United
States would not discuss the Lusi-
,tania until it had been established
whether, the sinking of the Arabic was
a justified act Increases the impor-
lance of the decision on the Arabic
note
Erred In Attacking Orduna. ]
Germany's explanation of the I'M
successful attempt to destroy the
Cunard liner Orduna on July is that
the submarine commander violated
his instructions. which were not to
attack any liner, but that because of
the weather he was unable to make
out the character or nationality of
the Orduna.
The Orduna, bound from Liverpool
to New York with some 200 passen-
gers, Of whom twenty-five were Amer
leans, was attacked by torpedo
which barely missed 1t. and then was
shelled by the submarine until she
was out of range.
/ To substanttate the statement that
the German commander was inclined
to follow his orders it is stated that
he soon after allowed the steamer
Normandfe. carrying cargo of lum-
Der, to pass unmolested. 49,.
The German explanation, which
comes In the form of note was laid
before President Wilson by Secretary
Lansing and may figure in discussion
of the submarine issue with Count
yon Bernstorf. the German ambassa-
dor
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-15
Kidnapped Ranchman Escapes.

El Paso. Tex. Sept IA. John Low
enbruck, an American ranchman. kid.
mapped last week by Mexican bandits
and taken across the border near Co
lulnbus, N. NJ, and held for a s.. 1000
ransom, has ESCAPED his caDtors, &C
.cording to a special from Hackita,,
n. NJ, to the Times.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-15
Naval Battle II Adriatic.

Rome, Sept. IA battle between
Italian and Austrian naval forces, the
former assisted by q French subma-
,,rilne. occurred on Thursday last Ia
the y 4AeAdriatic sea. The ministry Of ma,
rine announced that one Austrian tor.
Ipedo boat had been damaged sert.
ously.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-15

~ Aes useu u exact naD1t OF thought
= .s:-ee== sss ana accustomed 20 De
governed by trained reason alone, It
was never enough to say that a thing
was partly done, or we'll enough done
to pass; only the best possible way
had any appeal to me. brought my
reason to bear on. every situation, in
Life Thus l studied an investment
carefully, and before going into it l
knew what the result would be. NY
Investments therefore always have
prospered, because they were not bas-
ed on guess or chance, as nine-tenths
Of all the public's business ventures
are. In the same way had gone de-
Hberately about the matter OF winning
the regard Of the only woman / ever
saw who seemed to me much worth
while. argued and reasoned with
Helena Emory that she should marry
me. proving to, her BY every rule of
logic that not only was she the most
loyable woman in all the records Of
the world, but also that love such as
mine never had before been known In
the world. Sometimes. as I logically
proved the fitness OF our union and
grew warm at my own accuracy. she
Wavered, relented, warmed. And then
agar, forgetting my argument she
would relapse into4 womanlike frivolity
once more I didJnot like to think OF
this az y ! sat IN the shade with Partial.
i y. cost me much din self respect, irritat-
ed me. .>
To be Continued.