Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-24

cavalry and field artillery retreating
from Antwerp, Belgian troops, building
pontoon bridges across the river Scheldt
IN preparation for their retreat from
Antwerp Field guns TO tn south Of
Antwerp. Refugees from the stricken
city being cared FOR in the town of Ros-
endal, Holland. German Zeppelin scout
ing over the outskirts Of Paris.
The destruction Of Louvain.
The audiences were good. The after
noon attendance, Mr.. Ledoux said, was
the largest he has yet had. The lower
part Of the house was nearly filled by
the older people and at $50 when the
gallery doors were opened to the child
rem the seats were filled almost in an
instant, with The overflow crowting the
lower floor. awaiting the departure of
the first audience. The evening was a
IS r o" house.
Certain parts Of the picture Lay
Down Your Arms was accompanied by
vocal selections by Miss May Plant of
this city. who rendered The End of a
Perfect Day, The Crucifix'. and Ave
Maria, with a verse of 81 Didn't Raise
My Boy 10 be a Soldier. The last was
accompanied by several views of Mr..
Ledoux's little 4-year-old son. Norman
who has been recently written up as
a physically perfect boy. Miss Plant,
as is well known here, has a beautiful
voice and her rendition Of the selections
added much to the effectiveness Of the
scenes being shown.
This great program, owing to the de-
mand already made by the public for a
chance to see it, will be repeated next
Monday afternoon and evening. with an
added attraction, a great war picture.
"One in a Million. and new Strand War
pictures. The world-famous 12-reel film
"Cabiria" will be shown this. Saturday,
afternoon and evening, with appropriate
music.
As was mentioned above the author
ess Of Lay Down Your Arms was
the Baroness Non Suttner Of Austria
and the story is of actual occurrences II
her own life, which she is seeking to dc
her best to educate the world TO uni
versal peace, thought wise to lay be-
fore the people. Its weight and influ'
ence has been great. its value 10 hu'
mainly SO great that upon her was be-
slowed the coveted Nobel prize in 1905
The adaptation Of the story begins
where the Young Countess Martha, who
has lost her first husband in battle
has been married to Baron Tilling. al
SO an army officer. He also abhorreo
war and only remained in the service
not to be dependent upon his wife s
fortune War is declared between
Austria and Prussia and he joins his
command, his wife being Frustrated at
his leaving her. Then in thrilling pic
ture after picture is shown the SOL
diers, the camps, the hattlefields, the
diving and wounded, the hospitals, the
train loads Of wounded being taken
away. the brave work of the Red Cross
and the quarters shelled by the com
hatants, regardless of the wounded
within. all telling Of the horror Of war
Baron Filling is wounded and is TAX
en- home, leaving the front on the very
train on which the baroness. unable &c
remain longer from her husband, has
gone forward. accompanied by hel
father. the aged Count Won Althaus
one Of the strictist Of the militarists o,
that day. Unable 10 find Count Tilline
they return home. only 10 find hin
there. only slightly wounded and re
covering.
Happiness might then nave staid al
ways With the family, a faithful Sis
ter, Rosa, having married the man OF
her choice. but one Of the after hor-
rors of great wars appears. the deadly
cholera, spreading from the battle
fields, and Rosa is the first to contrac CT
the disease, which proves fatal. The
aged father. the inilitarist. then sickens
and dies, but not until he has re-
noUnced his belief in war and with
his dying breath prayed for peace The
baron and wife pledge themselves tc
the same cause. The baroness young
son, who at the beginning of the story
is shown as a little boy, but so full OF
the military spirit. given him in the
blood CT mis- dead father, that he de-
lighted in martial scenes, and was
caught beating dog, declaring, when
and the dog was the enemy, also de-
clared for peace.
Then Games the announcement by
Mr.. Ledoux which shows the key note
Of his labors-how to first reach the
children and begin the foundation in
their minds for the establishment and
maintenance Of peace the world over
He said to them:
Hail to the future, To fulfill its
task shall we cloth ourselves in steel
No. Shall we endeavor to show our
selves worthy of our fathers fathers
as the old phrase goes? No. But OF
our Grandsons' grandsons."
1t is a wonderful picture and teaches
a wonderful lesson. The good it will
do cannot help being great.