The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-03-16
BATTLE
CRY OF
PEACE
SHOWN
GREATEST WAR DRAMA EVER
STAGED, PRESENTED AT PRl-
vATE ENTERTAINMENT AT THE
OPERA HOUSE WEDNESDAY.
COMES HERE MARCH 24-25

Chapel there was depicted on the
screen at the Opera House at a priv
ate exhibition Wednesday afternoon
before an audience of about two hun
dred and fifty guests Commodore J
Stuart's famous scenario, "The Bat,
tie Cry of Peace one OF the most
wonderful moving picture plays ever
presented. Wednesday afternoons en-
tertainment was preliminary to its re-
production here on March "a and 20,
when it will be shown to the public.
1t teaches patriotism, urges men and
women to patriotic duty, and, as such,
should be seen by everybody.
1.-The Battle Cry of Peace" is pic
torial propaganda of military and
naval preparedness and is predicated
on Hudson Maxim's book, Defense
less America" and is a plea against
war by urging a preparation for war
in time of peace. 1t is a photoplay
with a mission and was written in an
effort to awaken in every American
a desire to protect his home and low
ed ones from pillage and murder by
an alien enemy. 1t is educational in
its descriptions of submarines, aero.
planes, torpedo boats and other imple-
ca to other countries and shows with
a clearness the comparative size of our
army and navy. Hudson Maxim ap-
pears, and by means of small models
illustrates on the screen the needs
of our country.
A love story runs through the play
and enlists talent of some of the best
known movie" stars in it's enactment.
There is in the film some marvelously
beautiful scenes that are not related
to war and it is difficult to imagine
anybody witnessing them without be
ing pleased by them. The principal
purpose, however, of the pictures are.
as we have already stated. is to show
hut against war i..d the lessoas t:ev
teach are thrilling in the extrDme.
Modern devices for waging war are
shown and the inadequacy of the de-
fense OF this country are revealed with
startling force. Scales and diagrams
are projected upon the screen which
compare the armament of this coun-
try with others. such as England.
France, Russia. etc, and it is shown
how poorly we compare with the other
powers.
The possibilities OF a hostile army
invading New York. and the amount
of damage that could be wrought is
vividly pictured and, though it is
merely conjecture, the tremendous pos
sibility of such an invasion is made APP
parent
Peace contenders are severely fayed
and a bit of humor is shown at
peace meeting before the invasion
which eventually ends in melee to
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store peace.
The invading force is a purely imag-
mary people with nondescript uni
forms The leader and head Of this
force is named Emanon. which. when
spelled backward is mo name.'
There is a thrilling scene where
mother and two daughters are captur-
ed by the invaders. Though somewhat
gruesome, the scene is well acted and
the heroic sacrifice made by the moth
er impresses with realistic force the
suffering of the women in times of
war.
The awfulness of war is shown in
the destruction of New York by the
hostile fleet. whose 15-inch guns toppie
building after building without being
in reach of the United States shore
i.ttsries. Thousands Of persons were