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New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
AID SPOKE AT ONCE.
War Dept. Flooded With Applications
 Tor Second Lieutenancys

Washington, Aug. 18.-Application Tor appointment as second lieutenant in the army have flooded the office of the adjutant general since it became known that the service virtually is without officers of that rank and must obtain them promptly from civil life. The war department announced today that applications received after Aug. 15 could not be acted on in time to permit the applicants to be examined on August 21 the date of the first ex- animation. Another examination will be held early in 1917.
 More than 900 applicants will be ex- amined August 21. Even if all are successful there will remain 500 va cancies, and on July 1, 1917, when the second increment of army increase au- thorized by congress is added there will be another list of places to be filled.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18

fidence in him. Thus he discussed with him not merely his private and family affairs, but also the secrets and the projects of his high office. It was SoukhomlinOff who gave such high and flattering references for Massoie- dOff that the latter was entrusted with a high position in the army.
 Almost as it happens in the comic opera, it was precisely in the very
 home of the minister of war that all
 the threads of the web of epsiOnage which was spread around the Russian
 army were woven, and from there all
 the strings were pulled. The gener-
 aPs house was the headquarters for
 the leading spies. There were cOncen- trated the chief sources of crime and treason. And the consequences were
 truly terrible.
 Frequently the minister was nOtlhed
 by friends and acquaintances that the
 reputation of the strange characters whom he had around him was very
 dubious, but the general, who was
 naughty and sure of himself, remained
 constantly deaf to all hints and de-
 nunciatiOns. To those who spoke out frankly he showed considerable anl- mostly, as he thought he was being made the object of intrigue by jealous persons The frequenters of the gen. erals house paid court to his beautiful wife who was constantly busy in inter esting herself and her husband in be- half of the various individuals of the strange COterie who surrounded them.
 It is believed that General Soukhomli-
 noff regarded it as his duty to stick to his post.
 He is judged to have been respon- | eio,c 1o nf ro i for the war, but the Russian newspa- pers now are free in stating that he
 was not alone responsible for this trag ical deficiency. General SOukhOmlinOff in any case, in his extraordinary ab- surd and even mOnstrOuS ignorance assuming always that he was in good i faith-took no account of the fright l full def1ciences which were making lr-
 reparable voids in the army supplies 1 It was in August, 1914, the very first 1 month of the war, that he received
 from the Russian front the first report 1 on the lack of munitions. He con-
 tinued to receive them day after day
 and almost hour after hour, but he
 continued always to refuse proposals
 from civilian manufacturers and from
 neutral nations to make up the defi- l ciency of the government supplies He I ToIndluoQ SJuDDOIHlE 1ll1lSAIOI6 III IIOlu- | ing that the munitions should be SUD- piled only from the government fac | tories.
 Although many laugh at it today,
 the blood of Russian generals ran cold 1 in the spring of 1915 when they read l the war minister's unvarying reply to 1 their entreaties for more munitions, ! "Use munitions sparingly. The govern
 ment factories are doing all they can" With the turn of the tide in the fa- l vor of Russia there is a growing in- 1 clinatiOn to take a jOcular view of General Soukhomlinoff's case, and it IS
 not improbable that the aged soldier may be allowed to go without further punishment for the charges made against him.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18

bring an action against the Rev. Roland Stafford Dawson, assistant pas tor of Plymouth church, for aliena- tiOn of his wife's affections, was testi- fled by Dr. Sylvester Leahy Dr. Rus sel F. Blaisedell of Kings Park, testi- fled that he considered MT. Wanamak- CT insane.
 Tn your opinion, is MT. Wanamak- CT a fit person to be set free from an asylum ?" Mrs. Wanamaker's attorney asked the witness.
 "No," he answered.
 Didn't you tell me yesterday in a private conversation that you thought him sane enough ?"
 "Yes that's true"
 At this point Justice Crane asked an explanation of the discrepancy. Dr. Blaisedell mopped his forehead for few moments and tainted dead away. He was revived by court attendants.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
TELLING IT TO JACK TAR
Naval Officers Lecture Civilian Volun- teers Serving as Recruits in Train ing Cruise of Atlantic Fleet.

Fort Pond Bay, L. l., Aug. 18.- Civilian volunteers who are serving as recruits in the naval training cruise on seven battleships of the Atlantic fleet assembled here, gathered on board Rear Admiral Helms flagship, the Rhode Island, and on the Louis jana today to listen to lectures by naval officers
 The real work of training the re- cruits began yesterday when they were assembled at quarters and the division officers explained some of their duties after which the recruits were drilled in responding to the sig nals for "collision quarters" in clos ing the doors of the watertight com partments and in handling the col lision mats Sixteen recruits, in cluding Junius S. Morgan, son of J, P. Morgan, have been assigned to guard duty on the Maine, as that yes. sel carries no marines.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
DANIELS IS PLEASED.
Congratrlates Naval Cadets on Fine
 Craftsmanship.

Daniels wrote to Captain Eberle, su- perintendent of the Naval Academy today, expressing qualification at the results of target practice by the acad- emy practice squadron this week.
 The department believes that the expenditure of ammunition involved was the most profitable in return ot any on record,'' wrote the secretary
 The scores of the practice squadron ships were not disclosed
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
SUES FOR GERM EXPOSURE.
Nurse Claimed Employer Did Not Warn Her Regarding Danger of Which He Knew She Would Meet.

New York, Aug. 1S.-Charging that he had knowingly exposed her to contagious disease in the nursing of his children, Rose Mcclure, a maid, yesterday began an action in the su- preme court for $10,ooO against Amos Cotting schermerhorn, prominent in club circles in this city.
 In her complaint filed through her attorney, Peter Begg of 14S2 Broad way, the maid says she was engaged to work in MT. Schermerhorn's apart ments at She Vanderbilt hotel, where he was living with his wife and two children, in October, 1915.
 Tn February, 1916, she says, the two children of MT. Schermerhorn- Amos Cotting Schermerhorn jr., and Georgia rmerhorn-became ill Later, she says, the nurse who was engaged to attend them also became ill, and MT. Scherm erhorn asked her if she would take the nurses place.
 Miss Mcclure says she nursed the children until she herself contracted the disease in March, and was com pelled to go to Bellevue hospital, where she remained a month
 Her action against MT. Schermer- horn for damages rests upon her as- sertion that he knew the disease with which the children were affected was contagious, and yet he exposed her to its perils without warning her of danger. Inquiries failed to disclose the nature of the disease.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
DOCTOR PAINTS ON STAND
Conclusion to Court Proceed ings to Secure Liberty of Lewis Cass WanamaI<er, Adjudged Insane.

New York, Aug. 1S.-Pending fur the examination of the sanity of Lewis Cass Wanamaker seventy-three years old, of No. IA South Portland avenue, Brooklyn, Justice Crane in the su- preme court reserved decision yester- day on the application of the aged mans wife, Mrs. Emma Wanamaker, for a writ of habeas corpus liberating him from the insane asylum at Kings Park, l.. 1.
 Mrs. Wanamaller signed the com mittment papers, but now she asserts that she did so without realizing what she was doing.
 That Mr. Wanamaker intended to
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
OWLS CHARTER OPEN.

New Britain nest, Order of Owls, held an enthusiastic meeting last night. On account of the increase in membership, the nest had to move into larger quarters. The trustees were instructed to lease Electric hall on West Main street. The organizers, Messrs. Hoffman and Frink, addressed the members of the nest It was de- cided to open the charter. Messrs. Marsh, Hickey and Pinkus were ap- pointed committee to revise the by laws.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
CHUCK! CLUCK.
Buffalo "Cold Storage Eggs Must Be
 Stamped.

Buffalo, N. Y, Aug. 18.-An order issued by the state commissioner of food and markets is worrying commits ffon men here today. It requires that every. egg in cold storage must be stamped "cold storage" after Septem- Der 1.
 Commission houses estimated that 4bere are 72,o00,o00 eggs in storage n RuffaIo and 650,o0O,00O in the state, and the removal of each egg from it's original container for stamping at the cold storage warehouses would re- ouire the services of 0 small army Of men, it was said.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
IGEMERAL. VON ,kLUCk

An interesting report current in Germany and brought over to Amer lca by a young American doctor who has been serving in the German army hospitals is that General Won Kluck Is soon to take the field again, this time on the east front, in command of new army. The story, which gained wide circulation, had it that Won Kluck, now entirely recovered from the wound he received in the early days of the war on the west front, was to be placed between Gen. eral Won Bothmer in eastern Galicia and General Won Linsingen in Vo1hy- mia. German military men expected him to stiffen considerably the re- sistance to the Russians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
PHANTOM WITNESS AT THE 0DEON ONE
"Wild Jim, Reformer," With E. Forrest Taylor Is
 Also Booked

Work" with Charlie Chaplin, a farce comedy, and "The Gamble" with Harold Lockwood and May Allison will open the Sunday programme and the week at the Odeon One today. To- morrow "The Quest" with Margerita Fischer and Harry Pollard, an Amer ican feature, will be shown.
 On Tuesday, "The Phantom Witness '' with Katherine Adams and Edwin Stanley and "The Girl and the Game" with Helen Holmes, is offered as at- fractions by Manager Marvon Wise.
 "The Lost House." with Margerita Fischer and Harry Pollard, an Amer ican feature, released on the Mutual programme, will be shown on Wednes- day.
 ''The Silent Trail" with Allen Dear holt and "Grace's Gorgeous Gowns, ' and "Sammy's Doubtful Romance" Is offered for Thursday.
 "Wild Jim Reformer." an American feature, in which B. Forrest Taylor and Helen Rosson are featured will be shown on Friday at the Odeon One, with "Pete's Persian Princess" and "The Girl of His Dreams.' with George Ovey
 On Saturday, "The Outcast," with Mae Marsh, a Griffith -Biograph pro- duction, will be shown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
THE STRANGE CASE' 0F MARY PAGE" ID. OPEN AT PRINCESS.
Manager E. H. Colley An
 nOunces An Ambitious Programme for All
 z, This Week

Manager B. H. Colley announces that the great Essanay series, "The Strange Case of Mary Page with Henry B. Walthall and Edna Mayo will begin on Tuesday at the Princess theatre. For today Manager Colley will have "The Slim Princess" with Ruth Stonehouse and Francis x. Bushman and Raymond Hitchcock in "The Wonderful Wager
 Tomorrow "The Secret Seven," a Vii tagraph feature, in which Carolyn Birch, William Humphrey, Leo Delaney, Harry Northrup, Rose Tapley and Tenn plar Sake are featured, will be shown. 'Frenzied Finance" 8 comedy, is also on Mondays programme.
 "The Strange Case Of Mary" a two- part episode of the famous series in which Henry B. Walthall and Edna Mayo are starred. is offered on Tues = sode of the Mary Page" series fol- lows:
 Mary Page" Services Mary Page, a beautiful actress, at last is to appear as a Broadway star. On the evening of the dress rehearsal of her new play, James Pollock who covets her, attacks her in her dress ing room. Philip Langdon, her sweet heart, rushes to her defense.
 Philip gives Mary a revolver, tell ing her to use it If Pollock continues his attentions.
 After the dress rehearsal the com pany attends a banquet. Pollock lures Mary into a private dining room. There the murder is committed
 Mary, herself, does not know whether she shot Pollock She almost believes she did, for throughout her life a pow erful evil influence has affected her mind At times she has been irrespon. atble and
 There We almost gave you a clue. Can you solve the mystery?
 On Tuesdays programme "The Open Track" a Kalem railroad story with Helen Rose Gibson, will follow The Strange Case of Mary Page"
 For Wednesday, Folly" a two-part drama, with an all-star cast and "The Cold Feet Getaway" with Harry Fisher and a Hearst-S -Selig feature, will be shown.
 A Griffith Picture
 On Thursday An Adventure of the Autumn Woods" with Mae Marsh and Walter Miller. a Griffith Bograph pro = Eramme, will be shown. A George Ade comedy. "The Fable of Flora and Home Gone Wrong will also be shown Thursday.
 ''The Embodied Thought is slated for Friday in conjunction with "A Spe- cial Delivery" a comedy.
 "The White Alley" with Harry Beau mont and Elizabeth Burbridge and "Peace At My Price" with MT. and Mrs Sidney Drew. Vitagraph comedy will be shown on Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23

The old-time mixture of Sage Tea and Sulphur for darkening gray, streakeA and faded hair is grandmother's treat ment, and folks are again using it to keep their hair good, even color which Is quite sensible. as we are nvina in an age when youthful appearance is Of the greatest advantage.
 Nowadays, though, we don't have the troublesome task of gathering the sage and the mussy mixing at home. An drug stores sell the ready-to-use product called "Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Com pound" for about 50 cents a bottle. It Is very popular because nobody can dis cover it has been applied. Simply mois- ten your comb or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, talk ing one small strand at a time. by morn ing the gray hair disappears, but what delights the ladies with Wycth's Sage and Sulphur is that besides Beautifully darkening the hair after few applica tions, it also produces that soft lustrs and appearance of abundance which is 90 attractive; besides, prevents dandruff. itching scalp and falling hair.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
SWEET SINGER FOR
 NOTED FILM AT THE TR|AN0N MONDAY
Miss Will Nell Lavender Will Sing for "Silver Threads Among
 the Gold"

Manager Newsome of the Trianon theatre announces a decided novelty for this week when he will have Miss Will Neil Lavender in characteristic songs for the Silver Threads Among the Gold,' the feature film scheduled for tomorrow and Tuesday. For to- day My Lady's Slipper" with Anita Stewart and Earle Williams, a Vita graph V. L. S. E. feature, is offered.
 "My Lady's Slipper"
 This is costume picture from the novel of the Rev Cyrus Townsend Brady, and is one of the most preten- tious productions of the year from the Vitagraph studios. It was di- rected by Ralph W. Ince. Others in the cast besides Anita Stewart and Earle Williams are Joseph Kilgour, Julia Swayne Gordon, George O'Don- nell, William Shea, and George Stevens. "Silver Threads Among the GOld''
 Miss Will Nell Lavender, who per forms the impressive feat of accom- panying a film drama with adapted song, and who will appear at the Tria- non tomorrow and Tuesday with a dra : matization of the English tongues most cherished song, "Silver Threads Among the Gold" bears the distinc- tive Broadway reputation of Dixie's dearest songbird.
 Her charm of personality. her sweet ness of voice, and vocal interpretative ability lifted her to the pinnacle of musical comedy success when she ven- tured upon Broadway a few years ago. Silver Threads is her own undertak- ing. and it was in the promotion and accompaniment of it that induced her to renounce Broadway for the while upon tour of the north and south that has resulted in astonishing success
 Launched as an experiment, the un- dertaking is a remarkable success, and consequently has added an innovation to the presentation of film drama that promises to revolutionize the method.
 'The Serpent"
 In "The Serpent" with Theda Bara, William Fox feature, which comes Thursday, the vampire of the screen will be shown in her favorite role of ruining the men. She takes the role of Russian peasant maid, who is wronged by a nobleman, and who then seeks revenge on all mankind It is another of those thrillers that can only be expected from the fair Theda.
 "The Cowardly Way"
 Florence Reed, the noted emotional actress has an excellent role in this latest Equitable release, which will be shown at the Trianon theatre on Fri day and Saturday. Miss Reed will be remembered in Birmingham for her ex- cellent work in "At Bay" and "The Dancing Girl.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
 MARIE DORO AS WOOD NYMPH" COMING ID STRAND ''The Kings Game," With Pearl White, Will Be
 Shown Today-"The
 Ragamuffn"

Several well known stars are booked at the Strand this week-among the most noted being Miss Marie Doro, who comes in "The Wood Lymph" Fine Arts Triangle feature. For today Man ager T. & Abernethy announces:
 "The Kings Game"
 This is a Pathe- -Gold-Rooster play, in which Miss Pearl White, famed for Her Exploits of Elaine" returns to the screen after an absence of several months George Probert and Sheldon Lewis act in support of Miss White, who has the best role of youthful ca reer. "The Kings Game" is said to be far above the ordinary.
 "My Lady IncOg"
 Miss Hazel Dawn is starred in My Lady Incog," detective tale, pro- duced by the Famous Players Film company and released by Paramount which will be shown at the Strand to- morrow and Tuesday. It tells the story of nimble witted southern girl, who fights to save her home.
 Briefly the tale is that of southern
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
4'FRU|TS 0F DESIRE" A REMARKABLE FILM OF STEEL INDUSTRY
''The Final Judgment" With Ethel Barrymore Will Be Shown Today.
 "The Turmoil"

The Rialto-the latest theatre Of Manager Newsome, opens today with an imposing programme, in which some of the leading stars of the screen are featured. Today Miss Ethel Barrymore will appear in '"rhe Final Judgment" Metro production.
 ''The Final Judgment"
 ''The Final Judgment" is based on play by George Scarborough which has not yet seen the stage light. but which will be produced later. It is one of Miss Barrymores most capital impersonations on the screen, and it's return date should please the patrons of the Rialto.
 "Wild Oats''
 Malcolm Duncan and Alma Hanlon are featured in this Kleine- Edison fea- ture which comes to the Rialto tomor- row and Tuesday. It tells a fascinating story of the social drama variety, deal ing with Broadway and the bountiful harvest of wild oats one can reap on it's pregnant soil. Wild Oats bristles with touches of the hay night life of old New York, and should prove 8 pleasing feature.
 Fruits of Desire"
 Robert Warwick Is featured in this latest World Film production from the novel, 'The Ambition of Mark Fruit" It tells the story of man in the mak- ing and incidentally reveals much of what is going on in steel. It will be particularly interesting to this city on that account.
 "The TurmOiP'
 ''The Turmoil" with Valli Valli, is the latest Metro production and 1t comes to the Rialto on Friday and Sat- urday. "The TurmoiP' is from the novel of Booth 'Tarkington, in which an expose of the fast living in the upper crust of the social world is at tempted. A pretty love story infects the picture throughout.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
Mistakes Girl for Deer

From the Philadelphia Record.
 St. Paul-Carrie Brown, a pretty school teacher in the district between Bloemendal and McGrath, on the Soc line, in Aitkin county, just across the Millelacs county line, is wearing ev- eryday clothes again. An outfit that might have made a hit at a grand masquerade ball, in which Miss Brown daily has gone from her boarding house to the schoolhouse and back again, has been laid away
 city deer hunter took shot at Miss Brown late the other day He missed her by small margin. He was the third man to shoot at her since the big game season opened on No vember 1. Her attire consisted of one chrome yellow waist. with large black spots; one red and white striped skirt one snow-white felt hat, With feather of robins egg blue; one black silver spangled belt; one pair magenta gloves; one pair gray suede shoes; one parasol of sea green. bound with mauvre ribbon; one black fox huff with a bell attached to it. and lavender ribbon covering her neckpiece.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
SECOND EPISODE OF
 THE RED CIRCLE" AT 0DEON NUMBER TWO
Charlie Chaplin In "A Night At the Show" Will Be Shown Today-''The
 Sins of the Mothers

Manager Leftwich announces that Charley Chaplin, the noted comedian, will be shown in "A Night At the Show" at the Odeon Two today. A Mary Pickford picture will also be shown
 Tomorrow "The Taking of Sting aree," with True Boardman and Marian Sais and 'Heredity,'' a Hrlrrith- Bio- graph production, is offered.
 On Tuesday "The Convict King" with Melvin Mayo, three-part Lu- bin, and From Blackstone to Stone," Nina comedy, will be shown.
 Wednesday, of course, the second episode of the noted series, "The Red "Pity the Poor," and Ruth Roland and Frank Mayo are starred
 The Red Circle
 "The Red Circle" serial deals with the subject of heredity and whether or not hereditary tendencies can be modified by education and environ ment The authors of the story, after consultation with some of the most learned of eugenic specialists in the country think such is the case, and the story carries out their conten- ton. "The Red Circle" is in 14 episodes of two reels each.
 On Wednesday will also be shown "The Woman With a Rose" with Lil- Han Drew and Ups and Downs" a Vim comedy.
 "The Wanderers" a Broadway star feature, with Mary Ruby and William Duncan and "a Ready Made Maid" a Lubin comedy, is offered for Thursday.
 Buried Treasure
 On Friday e"The Buried Treasure of Cobre," a three-part special Selig fea- ture, and "The Little Trespassers," a Vitagraph comedy will be shown.
 Anita Stewart and Earle Williams are featured in "The Sins of the Mother" a Vitagraph w. L. S. E. fea- ture, which will close the week at the Odeon Two on Saturday.