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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12
"Chin Chin"

Montgomery and Stone. in Charles
Dillingham's production of the musi-
cal fantasy, "Chin Chin" will be seen
at the New National Theater next
week.
While Montgomery and Stone have
been partners in musical plays for
twenty-five years and achieved big
measure of success in such productions
as 1.-THE Wizard Of Or The Red Mill"
The Old Town" and 1.-The Lady Of the
Slipper" it has remained for Chin
Chin" to give them vehicle; which, in
point of earnings and popularity, has
not been equaled. This is the third
season of Chin Chin" and in that time
1t ran over a year and half at the
Globe Theater. New York. and finished
out last season, playing but two cities.
Boston and Chicago.
Mr. Dillingham; will bring chin
Chin" to Washington intact in point
OF principals and chorus. scenery and
costumes.
Mail orders will be received at the
New National Theater box office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12

THE Stampede" a wild west act
which formed the leading feature in
the recent New York exhibition under
the same name, has been booked for
the b. F. Keith Theater
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12

1.-The Right Little Girl" with June
Keith and Henry Stanford in the lead
ing roles, opened in Syracuse last week
A feature in the cast was trained
goose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12

"sweethearts," the operetta which
served as Christie MacDonald's last
starring vehicle, will be revived this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12


1t received all it wanted.
Mae Murray. former Folfies dancer
has lately been screened tangoing
down the road with a team OF oxen IN
The Plow Girl"
Charlotte Burton of the American
Mutual is Offering vampire" of the
quick. sparkling, adorable girl type,
very Turing. but very Indifferent
BOOTS and Saddles" Eugene Wal
ter's stage success, has been made into
photoplay, with its scenic POSSIBLE
ties realized for the first time, accord
ing to the author.
BY the double exposure process re-
Gently an actor was made to have q
fight with himself and punch himself
in his own face
Herbert Brenon's first picture after
1.-The million dollar affair.", War Brides,
in which Nazimoya makes her first
screen appearance. is to be shown for
the first time in New York tomorrow.
George NJ Conan has decided to con-
tribute scenarios for the new George
NJ Conan Film Corporation.
Makato Inokuchi of the Balboa forces
has returned to Japan to engage In
the manufacture of movies for his own
people.
The Fox corporation is soon to release
a new photoplay, The Honor System"
dealing with prison reform. written by
Christeen Henry Warnack. a California
newspaper man
Ella Wheeler wilcoxs poem. "A Rev
erie in a Station House." is to be put
into a photoplay, "A Beautiful Lie"
with Frances Nelson as the star, by
Metro.
Some rare effects in night photo1-
raphy are promised in "Pidgin Island"
a Metro-Yorke production.
1t is claimed Ethel Barrymore is to
give up stage work for the moving
pictures, exclusively. She is a Metro
star.
A movie player has discovered that q
murderer with curly hair never ex-
listed. He says curly-haired men are
good natured and tender hearted
Lew Fields was delighted with the
opportunity to play a serious part,
even though in the movies. as The
Man Who Stood Still" He says Most
people think I'm all right as a fun
maker. but In a serious scene they
can't see me with spyglass."
The World Film play contest closed
September Is. The winners win be
declared January 1. One Thousand dol
lars goes to the best photoplay.
The Wax Model is the name OF the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12

Igor and Carnival; for Tuesday. Papil-
zade, and for, Wednesday, Sylphides,
Prince Igor, LApres Midi dun Faune
and Carnival
Washington has already had
glimpse of this wonderful organization
from the Metropolitan Opera Company,
with its vast equipment of scenery,
stage decoration and costume design
from the pencil and palette of Leon
Bakst. and with it's splendid orchestral
organization Of seventy-fve musicians
under the direction of Pierre Monteaux,
which is SO essential to the symphonic
Interpretation OF the music of the va
rious photographic numbers. Its en-
tertainment has been described as the
correlation of all the arts. Nothing
else like it is to be seen upon the stage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12

Manager Robbins served a lunch to
the players and the theater staff after
the first show at the b. F. Keith The
alter election night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12

The Fox corporation is soon to release
a new photoplay. The Honor SYSTEM,
dealing with prison reform. written by
Christeen Henry Warnack. q California
newspaper man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12

Fred Niblo. who is appearing in the
stellar role of "Hit-the-Trail Holli-
day is contemplating a production of
Robert Louis Stevensons "Macaire-" 1t
has never been acted in this country.
but was a notable London success for
Beerbohm Tree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12

Anna Held made the first presentation
of her musical comedy, Follow Me-"
in Boston last Tuesday night The
piece is an adaptation from the Ger
man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12

Alone at Last" the Tiennese must
cal play which ran last season in New
York. and which is now being present
ed in Chicago. Will be seen in this city
after the first of the year. The tour Is
being directed by the Shuberts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12
In the Spotlight.

Melville Ellis is to write the music
for a new opera.
William Morris is being featured in
"a World Of Pleasure"
F. Fl. Sothern is an American citizen
and was born at New Orleans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12

Richard Walton Tully has gagged
Florence Malone for an important part
in The Masquerader." in which Guy
Bates Post is to star
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12

Some rare effects in night photoR-
raphy are promised in "Pidgin Island"
a Metro-Yorke production.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12

Ella Wheeler wilcox's poem. "A Rev
erie in a Station House." is to be put
into a photoplay. "A Beautiful Lie"
with Frances Nelson as the star, by
Metro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12

1t is claimed Ethel Barrymore is to
give I'D stage work for the moving
pictures, exclusively. She is a Metro
star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12

A movie player has discovered that .
murderer with curly hair never ex-
listed He says curly-haired men are
good natured and tender hearted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12

The World Film play contest closed
September Is. The winners viii be
declared January 1. One thousand dol
lars goes to the best photoplay.
The Wax Model" is the. name OF the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12

George y. Parker has rewritten his
play '.Marjory Daw," and Il will be
sent on tour again. with Kathlene Nc
Donneil in the title role. supported
by Forrest Robinson, Sarah McNicker
and Norman Trevor.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-01
WIVES OF GOTHAM
BATTER EGG PRICE
Consumers Combine Boycott
Dealers and Hen Fruit Drops
In Cost At Once

NEW YORK. November 20-The
fight on the part of consumers TO re-
duce the cost OF living was begun in
earnest yesterday when many thousands
against all egg dealers until the price
is materially cut.
The calling Of this boycott was fol.
lowed by an appeal addressed to Presi-
dent Wilson by the National House
wiveS' League. IN which the President
was urged to take som" steps for the
regulation of the country'S food sup
ply, while meetings of federal state
and city officials have been called to
investigate the statcr"nts made in
previous resolutions of the league, ad
dressed to these officials.
The more or less widespread boycott
against the pOultrymNn and the refusal
Of many to purchase turkeys for
Thanksgiving at the prevailing prices
has resulted in a drop in the turkey
prices of from four to five cents u
pound.
Already the high cost of all food
0NHii 10 ~ Al an IhN III lhV
death rate of the larger cities. In New
York, according to Israel Feinberg,
president Of the board of coroners, the
high cost Of living is directly reflected
in the present increase of suicides and
deaths due to lack of proper nourish-
ment, while the decrease noted in the
number of births is due he believes, to
the birth control exercised by the WON
en- Of the poorer classes, who are ward
ing off maternity because Of the feel
ing that more children cannot be pro-
Nided for.
The movement to regulate the food
supply of the nation is now nation
wide. Even on the Pacific Coast everv
grocer in California is to be requested
to handle u petition among his custom
crs asking for an embargo on wheat
and wheat honr, sugar, canned toma
toes and canned milk. A hundred
thousand signers are wanted.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-01
CHINA SEEKING TO
D|SBAND HER ARMY
Unpaid Soldiers Menace and Coy
g..
eminent Of Republic Faces
Serious Problem
(By The Associated Pres.1

PEKING, November 2O-Chinn's
greatest problem al present is bow TO
disband the tremendous army which
has come into existence during the
revolution now drawing to a close. The
lntest figures compiled by the govern.
ment indicate that there are 500, 900
soldiers under arms in the various
provinces. At least thirty million dol.
lars, silver, will be required to pay off
these soldiers and secure their peace
return to their regular occupation.
Unpaid soldiers are always Il menace
in China. Each province has its own
military governor and a distinct mill.
tary organization, presumably under
control Of the Prking authorities, but
actually quite Independent in most
"as"s. tons"qne the Picking gov.
"rnmPnt is forced to deal very diplo-
mutirnlly with the military orgapiLa.
tinns in the provinces. particularly in
the remote provinces. which lack nde.
quate means for speedy communication
Chilli Province, in which Picking il
located, has greater number of sol.
!icrs than any other At present there
re ~ 600 men under arms in this
province. Kwantung province, Of
which Canton il the capital. comes see
0nd, with 10000 troops. This province
has been in n constant state of turmoil
for six months. but General Lung has
finally consented to retire from the
military governorshiP and take most Of
his soldiers with him to the Island Of
Hninnn. This will make it possible
for General In, the newly appointed
military governor, to take charge Of
fui!t in Canton and bring the tevolu
tiOnurN movement in Kwnntung Prov
ince to close.
Chinese coolies regard military serv-
ice ns II very desirable billet. Once
'hev nrr enlisted in the army, it is very
difficult to persuade them to retire.
Consequently they riot and become rx.
tremely troublesome if an attempt he
made TO diSband them without liberal
payment. The commands officers
are frequently as mercenary as the sol
dicrs, and civilians have a great dread
Of disgruntled troops. When the gov
eminent fails TO give its soldiers what
they regard as adequate pay, the troops
frequently become bandits and loot un.
I'll they have gained the reward they
feel they should have from the govern,
mCnt.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-01
CA,sOetatod Pros. by Federal Wireless,

DARlS, November 20-Forging
l. steadily ahead the Teutonic
troops are drawing nearer to
Bucharest. the imperiled capital of
the Rumanians. From north,
south, and west the Gcrman-Aus-
TRAN Bulgarian columns are re-
ported to be pressing their way
forward despite the continued
desperate resistance OF the Ru-
manians and their few Russian
allies. -
b." The Germans are now in pos
session OF the northern bank Of
the Danube, from a point opposite
Nidln to Giurgiu. The former
place is near the Serbian frontier.
incidentally this move on the part
of Won Mackensen is serious
menace to the retreat OF the Ru-
,manianS southwest from Orsova
and from the Turnuseverin sector.
1t also brings Won Mackensen to
within thirty-Seven miles of Buch-
Arrest in the south. o..
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-01
BURROUGHS GIVEN
MEN IN TRENCHES
All Who Can Be Spared Sent
Home for Rest BY German
General staff
tBy The Associated Pres.

BERLIN, l;ovPmh"r - This autumn
is to he another furlough period for o
good majority Of the soldiers now in
the field, for the ministry ~ war has
issued an announcement whereby each
troop commander has been instructed
10 send men home Ms fast as he possibly
can spare them.
The first men to 20. many Of whom
are now on leave. ar" those who in
normal peace times ARE farmers or are
employed on farms. They are needed
Of course for the second harvest. When
they get back to tn" front men in all
sorts of other walks Of hfr will be
sent back home those who are married
being given the preference
The minister Of var especially asks
commanders TO give fnrloughs wherever
possible TO men who have been 10 the
field continuously for year. Iregnrd.
less of their married or single state.
The plan, II is believed, will make il
posThle for almost every. soldier 10
face the coming winter campaign moro
or less fresh from rest at home.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-01
Senator To Press
For Universal
Service In Nation
George Chamberlain Of Oregon
Wants Every Young American
To Serve Long Enough With
Colors To Become Soldiers

(Associated Press by Federal wirslessD
WASHINGTON, November %. Sen
atot Chamberlain Of Oregon, chair,
man Of the senate committee on mill.
tRry affairs, says that he will press his
own bill to meet the military needs Of
the nation. The measure IL one TO bring
about system Of universal military
service throughout the nation. With
every youth being Obliged to serve suf
feiently long with the colors ms 10 be
O trained man should his services for
the national defense ever be required.
The system being tried out now is
already proving itself failure. says
the, Oregon senator. The regular
army today cannot secure sufficient re-
cruits even to bring itself mp to the
authorized peace basis. while the Cf
forts to enroll n strong militia, under
the terms Of the Defense Act. have
failed completely.
At the present time he says. with the
army requiring twenty thousand men
to meet possible crisis on the Mexican
border, no men are procurNblc under the
volunteer system
The navy is likewise suffering aud its
enlisted personnel is far below the pre-.
sent day requirement. much less the re.
quirements of the enlarged navy which
has been authorized and for which
trained men will he needed The lack
of naval recruits is already n source OF
worry to the navy authorities.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-01
GERMANY MAY RECON-
MONEY AFTER THE WAR

COLOGNE, November IA predic
ton that the gov eTnment soon will re
'oin all Of its gold aud issue for after,
che war use new types of 10, 20 and 80,
mark gold pieces. is contained in an APP
peal from the mayor Of Cumhurg on.thc-
Saale to the citizens Of that city TO
turn in whatever gold pieces they may
still he keeping back
The mayor declares that the old style
gold pieces will soon be placed out Of
circulation. He even describes the
prospective new coins a. allegoricnI
and commemorative Of the iron time,
extremely artistic and absolutely differ.
ent from the former style. " The re,
coming is to he completed, he says. by
the start of 1917.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-01
Diver Deutschland
To Garry Royal
Gift To President
Kaiser Sending Mr.. Wilson Christ
mas Present of de luxe Set OF
American Authors, Printed In
Royal Print Shop Of Germany

GENEVA. November @0--W When the
German merchant submarine DPutsCh-
land returns to the United States on her
next regular trip, provided she succeeds
in running the British blockade in
safety, she will take Christmas gift to
President Wilson from the Kaiser, ac.
Cording to n report published in Buda-
pest papers. This gift will consist Of
n de luxe set Of American authors, rs.
pecially prepared, printed and bound in
the royal printing works.
The same printing works are now
preparing the Kaiser's Christmas gift
for the Pope, which is a specially bound
Bible.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-01
Cut In Sugar Prices
OF Little Effect Here

With absolutely no Hawaiian
| sugar in the market, or on the way
there, raw sugar prices dropped yes
terday from G.52 to 5.64. This is
Ethr biggest cut in prices for one day
| there has been for over three years.
Tn" first cargo Of new crop sugars
t'wi ill probably leave here on the Lur,
| line, December 49, so that huctua.
tions in values will have very little
influence ON stock values. Prices
may rise or fall through sympathetic
influence but for all practical pur.
poses sugar values at New York will
be of little interest to local investors
until utter Christmas. The first 1917.
sugars will not reach the Coast be,
! tuIr December 70.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-01
SERB1ANS CLAIM GAINS

The claims advanced by the Ser
ban commanders are that the forces
If the Serbs have advanced several
hundred meters in various places of
that front and are still gaining.
In the east the Russians after a
period Of comparative calm have
again started to attack the Ger
man-Austrian lines i'll the Carpath-
ian mountains, and Petrograd as
serted last night that important ad-
vanCcS have been won. The Rus
sian general staff at the same time
admitted that the Turks had Sue
ceSNfuIIy attacked in the region
south of Lake Van. Armenia. and
had rccaptured two towns which the
Russians have been holding for ,ev-
Cral months.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-01
German Aerial Monsters Fall
Blazing Into Water of North
Sea, lnFuI View Of Thousands
Of PersNnSsWho Had Watched
TEUT0NlC SUBMARINE
SINKS AMERICAN SHIP
Chemnig Sent Down BY Diver OPP
Grating In Mediterranean;
Many Other Vessels Are Re-
ported BY Lloyd's As Sunk
tAasOciatsd Pres. by Federal wlr.l.ss)

7 ONDON, November 29-Two
IL Ieppelins which attempted to
raid the eastern and middle coun
tics Of England early yesterday
morning were downed by British
aviators, and fell blazing into the
sea off the English coast. Thou
sands of people watched the long
fight i'll the air that preceded the
fall. of the aerial monsters, and
shouted as they tumbled end over
end at the last.
The first hint of the intended
raid came in the shape of lone
German aerop!ane which crossed
the North Sea and lowered for a
time high in the air over London,
dropping bombs, but doing little
damage.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-01
ACT MAY
INVOLVE AMERICA
Two Courses Open To Uncle Sam
To Get Austrian Ambassador
To Washington

WASHINGTON, November 2S-The
official refusal of the British govern
ment of the request for safe conduct
on behalf Of Austria for Count Adam
Turnowski Won TarnOw, the new Aus
trian ambassador, was received today.
Several courses are open to the
United States if it wishes to secure
passage for the ambassador. The gov.
eminent might present in its own
name the request for safe conduct.
While England might refuse an enemy
country, as has been done with Aus
tria, she might not refuse this country.
Count Won Tarnowski might start
without a safe conduct. The United
States holds that an ambassador is pro.
teoted by diplomatic immunity, and
rny violation of this immunity might
involve America in the dispute
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-01
CUT RAILROAD LINE

i The Berlin general staff also an
nounced last night the capture of
Curteadearges, eighty miles west
OF Bucharest, which has evidently
cleared the Topolog sector of the
Rumanians and Russians fighting
there, and has driven them east
ward, converging upon, the capital
This move by Won Falkenhayn
has also given the invaders of Ru-
mania the important railroad
town OF Pitesci, which is a iunc-
ton city Of Kampulung- Bucharest
railroad and cuts the line of com
munlcatiOn between the capital
and the troops operating in the
kampulung sector.
The operations in Macedonia are
much beclouded by the contradictory
reports of the fighting there. Bcr-
I'm claimed yesterday to have won
A decisive victory over the Allies
north Of Monastir. This claim is
now modified until it is asserted
merely that attacks Of the Allies
north OF MonaStir have been re-
t,,,lSaJ "
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-01

hibiting the first electrical regulator
that would keep the potential of the
current constant in an incandescent
lighting system. independent of the
number of lamps in the circuit. At
the Paris Exposition Of 1900 he was
one of only four to receive u personal
grand prize, two going to eminent
French Rrtillerists and one to dis
tinguished Russian artillerist, Lieu
tenant-Generul Engelhart. Queen Vie
toria knightrd him January |, 1901
Thus the name of Hiram Stevens Max.
i'm became imperishably identified with
the invention aud manufacture Of the
automatic machine gun aud If smoke.
less PowdeT-twO great inventions,
both revolutionary.
He explored other fields Of inven.
ton, chemical mechanical, the training
Of guns by electricity, flying machines,
and in various ways contributed to the
cause of progress III the paths of peace,
besides his great work in producing
weapons for the god Of war. His quick
grasp of the fundamental principles of
aerOnautics led to his beautiful and
elaborate experiments with ucrOpla mes
or flying machines, and his papers on
the subject are among the classics of
science.
Mr.. Maxim had II striking appear
unce and pleasing, magnetic person
atty. He will be ever known aS one
of the earnest workers in the electri.
cal industry of this country as it
threw off it's swaddling clothes, and
his eminrnre in England and Europe
was shown by the honors that came
to him because Of his achievements.
The son of II wood turner of Maiur.
equipped with only common school
education, hcrame one Of the distin
guishcd men Of the day
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-01
LORD HALDANE CALLED
TRAITOR" BY WOMEN

LOND DON, November ~ A number
# well dressed women were elected
from n meeting of the Society of Arts
last night when they interrupted mn
ndd ress by NiSr"unt Hnldane. The
women cried out all manner of opro-
hri0us names ut the cabinet official.
nnd declared that he is "pru-Ger-
man traitor and an enemy to his coun
trN deserving to be sent to the
TOwrr.n
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-01
WHooPING COUGH.

When your child has whooping cough
be careful to keep the cough loose aud
cXprctorutiOn easy by giving Chamber
LAIN 5 Cough Remedy aS may be re-
qnrcd. This remedy will also iQuify
the tough murus and make it easirr I,
rNrrrroratr 1t has been used success
fully il many rpidrmics and as il con
talnS II" narcotic or other injuriou,
substances il ~ perfectly safe. For su!.
by all Irulrrs. Benson, Smith 4 Co.
Ltd, agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-01
TREES CALLED A MENACE

Stating that it has the contract for
furnishing electricity for the Army
posts nj Fort Kamrhnmrha nd at Gust
mrr, the Hawaiian Elrctri" Cumpun,
has requested permission from the su
perry iSors Ia remove II row Of trees Dor
I"rlng tn" Onhu Sugar plantation at
WuIpio. They say that the cable viii
.nrry 10000 VOLTS and that the trees
are danger to life and property The
matter was referred to the ulectrlc com
mittee.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-01
EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN
Especial cablegram to Ntppu Jiji.)

TOXIC, November PA severe
earthquake was felt at Osaka and
Hiogo prefectureS yesterday. Walls Of
buildings ut the city of Kobe and
Osaka collapsed from the shock. The
government has sent Doctor Omori to
investigate conditions.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-01

Danish steamer Nillenoes, captured.
British steamer Bruemar Castle, Nor
wegian steamers Belle Isle and Ban,
steadt, torpedoed.
French steamers Alfred De Courcey
and Malvina, Greek steamer Christer
tOros, Norwegian steamer Oifjeld Tryn
nnd British steamers Emlyndrne and
Jerseyman sunk.
Lloyd = late last night announced the
sinking Of the steamers Ransgarth. Ali
son and alert, presumably by subma-
rines.