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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23
The Mam=lEat@rs

CAGES used wrange the number of angels that could
~ stand the of needle Now they definitely how
many devils crowd on the head of pin
Fifteen hundred microbes stretched in line won't reach
edge and there smaller than these only the
eyes of existing microscopes too weak to them.
Some especially cund varieties propagate the of
millions day Maybe there mathematician who
pute of this little brood the end of
Roughly speaking of EN- land then
midst and middle of everybody is impossible
which particular section of they're lunch
ing this very instant
So long vitality and fast they
don't but the lessons and
of the blood fail them fast enough
thing is liable to happen
Most diseases that down actually Tubercu
malarial typhoid and
pernicious anaemia.
have batted with the control
All the clumsy houndrng gawks
pmeval didn't kill many humans the
pneumococcus Stays in decade.
The myodon the megathem and like beasts such huge
could them and make
every blow where would do the good.
ST. George didn't put any important dragons business It's
far likely of them killed him.
The real demons are in pathology-not mythology.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23

of France and Belgium east of the
Meuse? The strip is narrow, but within
it are the iron and coal of which they
seem to make more store than human
lives. And, as the wider hope of con-
quest fades, perhaps ii is thought that
the French and Belgian iron Basin Of
Briey may be kept against a world
fatigued with war.
Strange price for the hecatombs of
Verdun.
And the French colonel doesn't seem
worried.
They won't keep the Briey BASIN"
he said simply.
What them
The cliff fortress 100 miles iong-the
most colossal ever dreamed of and ac-
complished by the mind of mans ii
slow retreat to her own lair?
STERLING HELLO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23
You can never find
pure metal or mettle
until you eliminate
baseness.
Our Bigot@d palates

TOMORROW will eat what today rejects AS hungry
he grows tolerant Necessity the mother of curiosity
Every famine has few dishes the worlds The
palate confirmed bgot It's hard teach the appetite
tricks but reduce the market bill we'd better broaden
its education
There just good fish the in the seines The
introduction of tefsh table
Shark steaks steadily gaining avb When the of living
takes few jumps we'll quit grinding shpoad of menhaden
into fertilizer We seldom experiment with edbes until
out of staples Tomatoes called Glove apples and
considered rank poison. There millions who would
copperhead frog leg but quite within the
of probability that
snakes exceedingly delicious
Some of foods doubtful
Crabs chonc preferences of chickens
require elucidaton here.
Let's be sensible, and look about bit.
there cleaner, tdbit
fat young muskrat If you have watched washing the
which they exclusively subs the suggestion
wouldn't wrinkle your unsus
pected salads There probably lots of other equal
and parsnps if we will but search them
Natures arder inexhaustble We've still to explore
of it.
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yond half million. And they still have
thirty divisions on that short stretch Of
fifty kilometers. All to the prejudice Of
the remainder Of the front"
II seems that Germany has been de-
Tending her trenches against the French
and English in many sections with as
few as 900 men per kilometer. terrible
and dangerous work in open country.
They do 1t with machine guns" he
said. "A machine gun replaces 200 men,
up to a certain limit. A machine gun
shoots 900 bullets per minute, Much de-
ponds upon the country. fiat or billy, and
whether the enemy is ready to attack or
not. you seer
! began to see. ~,
cliffs?"
The French colonel shook his head,
There are cliffs along the Mouse,
which need nobody to hold them, in a
way OF speaking" he answered. Tho
Germans can bore in them like quarriss,
Ike Gibraltar. Their artillery. safe In
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make shellproof redoubts. They are all
Belgian property. SO the ruin costs Ger
many little. On the river are innumer-
able pontoons and portable bridges,
ready for use-or for immediate de-
struction. These positions command all
the roads to Germany.
What does 1t mean?
Why has Germany transformed the
Mouse valley, away behind her old
'front.' into an inviolable fortified from
tier? To make use of it means giving up
north France and all Belgium, except
that narrow strip of each east of the
Meuse, adjoining Germany. Obviously.
they will quit the conquered terri
tory only section by section, when Ger
many shall not have men enough to de-
fend a longer western front.
And why this feverish hurry?
Are they building a military wall
around what they still hope may be in
cluded in greater Germany-the strip
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23
The Labor@r' S Hire

THE whose first thought is to make his dollar mark
in life seldom has any Others Money is secondary
consideration in big But because deep thinkers
find interest projects of limited scope and utility the
benefits they bring pass frequently result in per-
sonal advantage.
No farreaching idea sprang from desire for
riches The ambitions of avarice low fortune and
distinction
Pioneers expermeners and inventors less
deaists scheme without dream behind it hasn't much
before it.
Imagination is cash regsterbut it conceves them
Huntington and Hearst visuaized farms in the Wilderness
groves the desert and cities upon the pares They gave
before they got
Rockeelers pipe lines reduced the of oil for
less millions and produced flock for himself
Edison great light aar and followed it into the very
Jungle to solve its secret.
Old Asto hurled his confidence four thousand miles and
it to building trading posts along the Oregon.
Anybody who has added to the worlds efficiency is well
share of his findings and foundings.
Men who take the pounds and pence of their
eyes can't see the great profit in service
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and old men repatriated from the oc'
cupied territory are full of stories OF
mysterious military works along the
Meuse. From Amsterdam, Dutch whis-
perings continue the advice. Where the
cliffs degenerate to hillsides they are
dug with laboriously made trenches in
the living sandstone. Barbed wire
filings its entanglements far and wide.
from every height.
The valley highroads have been for
hidden to the public for weeks to-
gether, and the Belgians,~ no longer
peaceable, but sullen and suspicious.
tell that these highways have been dug
and mines planted underneath before
they were restored to human use. The
beautiful Belgian roads, where Ameri-
cans automobiled "through the Valley
Of the Meuse," look as peaceful and as
innocent as before, but diaholical ex-
plosives are there, tor miles and miles.
suggested,
The French colonel nodded yes. The
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its cliff shelter. running back and forth
on rails, can sweep attackers on the
low-lying opposite bank, afar off. Sup
pose we attack them. in turn. with ar
tillery? We may pound upon the cliffs
for weeks. but how are we to storm
them when the whistle blows to ad-
vance and capture trenches"
Such is the character of the River
Mouse.
.. 4,
Cliffs line the eastern shore of its
most beautiful section for nearly 100
miles. Here and there, in the cliffs,
are natural caves. Some, like the
grottoes of Lessee, have always been
tourist sightsi others, preserved on
private properties, are unknown to the
world. But the German armies know
them. AID will utilise them,
German prisoners and French women
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bert Kaufman's Weekly Message
Z a thin skin Ii as
great q handicap as
d thick head.
A Reel TRUE Fairy Tale

es1 IL show EN-, mumbled Fate. cts time to take
other fall out of these scoffers. So don't exist.
Hmph They'll sit up and take notice when pull off this
STUNT
Whereupon she put her best bib and tucker stro1ed
into Broadway searched through the crowd caught sight of
little knockabout COMEDIAN line the program
of slapstick farce-and CONTRARY report having de-
cded of humor walked up to Charlie Chaplin tapped
him the shoulder and said: "You're IT.
Since when. all reconfessed belief in fairy tales
From SIS week to S6SOOOO year! Talk about the
e-upona-tmers' of Hans Christian Andersen and
Horatio Ager!
But the real fun of all would be lost if there weren't
nice old lady in black silk, sitting gold chair
in big house somewhere in London at this very
ment-stl shaking her head the increduity of life
Who could tell her that fairy godmoers don't happen
more-or you.
You're very important person. Charlie Chapln-ser
ousy important the scheme of things that You're
fresh oil in the lamp of Faith You did find the pot of dia
monds under the rainbow The of America turned
to gold YOU walked on them.
You're another 'impossbily' that does exist.
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spy system. on both sides. is very per-
feet.
THE vast works have been done ex-
clusively by German workmen." he said,
and the native population has been
kept at a distance. but 1t is impossible
to hide everything In such q populous
region. From Namur TO the German
frontier. the lower banks have been
built into veritable. fortiAcations. with
bRrbad-wire barriers and cement
foundations for heavy artillery. AL
these works are united by new railroad
lines, constructed at the cost Of un-
heard.of efforts"
Gan you storm the 100 miles Of
cliffs" I asked.
He shook hts head no."
Can you pierce the great works Of
the lower banksr"
He admitted that 1t would be very
dtmcuit.
Human elements Of strength enhauee
them, chateaux .tnSneA into atronghelds
and pleasant country houses yrassd 70
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Lots of Room.

sMHE late James ]. Hill was an ad-
vocate of hard work, pluck and
perseverance,.
Apropos of railroad man who had
lost heart. stopped struggling and come
to grief. Mr.. Hill said one day in New
York:
Eat the bottom. too. there is always
room for one more"
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Entire Land Mined With High Sterling Hig The Sunday Stars
Correspondent FranceTo the Fahnd France
and BgnIhe Greatest Novelty the War; All Europe Wondering Over Its
Are
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ANDREW AFFLECK. THE ETCHER.

ANDREW AFFLECK. THE ETCHER.
German divisions against our front. 1t
has weakened them a lot"
Weakened them" exclaimed How
could IT weaken them to bring up thirty
five new divisions against you. from the
Balkans. from the Russian front, from the
German depots. and all over?"
you forget Verdun." he answered.
Forty divisions have been weakened
around Verdun. Their losses are far b..
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What Has Become of You?
By HERBERT KAUFMAN

What did We've hrousht Bankers, Year Book Mdy
urmnda What's
Maybe distinguished Some oft back
compi Don sonodet
NOT mistaken You're chap who could do really
ddt bother about the When you look about and
hlh always overlooking
Things The had
and bo1 make good but go Different
mlnue?
ut havear
YOU FAILED?e! possible happen?
world doesn't TALENT that there chance for fu09
uneuerde Ivered You placed much reliance natural strength and wouldn't
f
of abilities and the world
dsorgan Its stems
o learning jut called
hn and
dmanda
for hau1ng
Your Is amoung don
have done all Predicted if had few uushes
n wrhou best
o afa dtoy You adh
back! ideas
a them ndonedln mid lie ty o e rp of
You're d,bGd You handle Others handle yourself
undergo all the duties which they will later direct
bordeed abou now.
You'll spend the days filling odd jbs d4; too hd"vg and &;a
o you fhdeded sin forth erecognn
dlnq,e which blind gradually
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23

tick the clock did you notice that
time quit whole works stop"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23

~ NE of the reasons given for the
II II apparent increase in the number
of sharks is the destruction by
man of the swordfish. a fierce creature
of the sea adequately armed and pre-
pared for combat. and which has no
more pity on shark than a robin has
for a worm. The swordf1sh ] 8 good
food for man and man hunts 1t with a
harpoon Many fishing craft are en-
gagged in the work of killing the sword
fish, even though he is strong fighter
and a dangerous foe. But 1t is said
that the slaughter Of so many sword
fish each year is disturbing the balance
of nature in the seas and allowing the
shark to multiply without the restric-
tons which the swordflsh imposed. The
National Museum is not rich In speci-
mems of this fierce fish. but among the
exhibits there is the skeleton Of a sword
fish captured off the coast of Massa :
chusetts in 1875 and presented to the
museum by the United States fsh com :
mission. There is also on exhibition in
the museum a fine specimen of this
fish stuffed and mounted
1t is said by some fish authorities
that the swordfish is allied by family
ties to the mackerel ana tnat II ootdins
a length of from twelve to fifteen feet
or even twenty feet, the elongated up
per jaw, which is the sword. forming
usually three-tenths of the length Of
the dsh. One authority says that Its
body Is covered with minute scales. that
its color IL blush black above and sill
very white on the under parts. and that
the ventral fins are lacking. The
Neapolitan and Sicilian fishermen make
great commerce of this hsh, and in
those parts Of the world as we'll as in
many others the flesh is consumed in
large amounts, being generally es-
teemed as very palatable and nutri-
tious
The sword fish attacks other fsh and
usually inflicts fatal wounds with its
powerful weapon, and there are many
recorded instances In which the timbers
Of ships have been perforated by the
bone sword driven by this peculiarly
fast-swimming and powerful fish.
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The swordfish perforates the canoes
and other light craft Of native fisher
folk Of the islands OF the Pacific as
though they were paper. and an In
stance IL vouched for by the highest
scientific authorities in which this flsh
drove it, sword through copper sheath
Ing, oak planking and timber to
The Washington times., 1916-12-03

H. II. -sothern's donations TO the
British Red Cross to date. as his
sh@re of pegi0rman nc ,99fssai11s "e
.sothern's share for Pittsburgh last
week. amounted to s3,oe3. The indi-
yidual donations to date amount TO
t207 At the present average MI.
Red CroHH. will reach at least kbO,OOO.
The Washington times., 1916-12-03

Beatrice Herfords repertoire here
at Keith's will include "The Matinee
Grip AT the Ten-Cent Store" and
"The Hotel Child" supplemented by
other caricatures.
The Washington times., 1916-12-03
Richard Cnrle II stilI
Bald, Hut Eatter.


~ ICHARD earle, as hairless as
~ ever, richer In worldly goods
IN 'hfstrionism and avoirdupois
returns, giving what II said
to be the best performance OF his
vivid career.
earle 10 a somerviile, Mass, boy
and made his theatrical debut with
James T.. Powers In "a Mad Bargain
After several years association with
Pete DAILY and others he became the
principal comedian at the Casino
NV York, and appeared In all OF the
big successes OF that theater for near
iy Ave years.
In 1900 he went to London. Eng.
land, with IAN American Beauty" and
remained there two years.
Returning to America he made his
stellar debut in THE Tenderfoot' In
1908, q wonderfully successful light
opera from his own pen. Then FOL.
lowed many years and many plays of
acknowledged success--"The Storks,"
The Mayor OF TOXIC" "Spring Chick.
en-" rMary's Lamb Jumping Jupi.
ter" "Mam'selle 'Awkins." ''The Maid
and the Mummy" THE Hurdy Gurdy
GIRL" 1.-THE Boy and q Girl" etc, ETC..
all from his creative brain and in
many OF them he appeared.
Richard Carrie as "Dr. Booberang''
In "The Conan Revue 1916" is said
to give a portraiture that. In It's par.
ticular line, In a gem OF histrionic ar.
tistry,
The Washington times., 1916-12-03

creased until he became q "headliner"
In the best houses. After touring the
na IN s shs music he wf ss 81
France, Germany. and Italy. Re.
turning to American he was secured
for a trans.continental' tour IN asso
citation with Harry Lauder, after
which he appeared with the Conan
Vile.
A. II. Woods, the producer, took him
from vaudeville and placed him In the
legitimate playhouses at the head 81
his own company. Under the WOODS
of the foremost theatrical attractions
OF the country. He has appeared In
The Fascinating widow" "The Grin
oifne Girl" and Ia now coming bacl.
in his latest play, cousin Lucy
The Washington times., 1916-12-03
do YOU BELIEVE
IN The FAIRIES?
II You Do, Don't Fail to Go and
See Their Play for Benefit ,
Of Workingboy's Home.

The beautiful musical fantasy, do
You Believe I'm Fairies?', under the
direction OF Miss Hawke. will be re-
peated for the benefit of the WORKING
Boys Home. Tuesday afternoon. De-
cember IL. at'2;15, at Beiasco Theater
The story tells of a little girl. whose
parents having died when she was
quite young. was left In the care OF
her grandmother. who had very queer
ideas as TO how the child was to be
raised. and never allowed her to be
told OF anything "make-believe" The
child seemed unhappy because she
was not allowed the same privileges
as Other children. and was much de-
lighted when one or her schoolmates
told her OF the fairies. She was so
impressed that when she falls asleep
over a fairy story" she dreams that
her little pet. "Nebo" cher favorite
doiD. comes to life ana guides her
through the four seasons In quest of
the fairies.
During her Journey her little friend
"Nebo" IL taken away by Deado. the
witch OF autumn, but. through the
good Fairy Queens power, he 10 soon
recovered, and they travel on through
winter. whore they nnd' true happiness
In the winter fairies.
The play IN beautifully staged. The
settings are very elaborate, with cleo
trical effects. and handsome costumes.
Many lovely dances are introduced,
and a charming entertainment In as
sured.
The performance will be over by
t:30 p. m. and IL In earnestly re-
quested that all who have or who
have not seen the play Will avail
themselves OF this opportunity OF
helping the Working Boys Home.
tOther Anssenests ss Page H.
The Washington times., 1916-12-03
SIDELIGHTS ON
LIFE ON THE STAGE
Anecdotes, History, and a Lit
tie Fiction Told Of and
by Actors.

~ OLLOwING a years retirement,
- Nine. Alma Glpck, who In priv.
vate> life Is Mrs. Efrem Zim.
balist, wife of the noted Rus.
sian violinist, is again to enter the
concert field where she has been so
remarkably successful.
The public is by now quite familiar
with the romance of Miss Gluck and
Mr.. zimbalist, and the subsequent
wedding In London two years ago.
Considerable publicity attached itself
10 the arrival of the 100000 baby"
summer before last and the conse-
Uient rest that Nine. Giuck decided
TO take In order to attend to little
Maria Virginia. From all inside chan.
nels, II In reported that Nine. Gluck
supremely happy In her married
lie, and the years absence from the
concert stage has been OF unquestion-
ed benefit to her In many ways.
The return OF this charming WON
an VIII, of course, be warmly ab-
pIauded by the thousands OF admirers
she has made during the past five
years. Practically every city In the
entire United States has begged for
an opportunity to hear her sing "Car.
ry Me Back To Old Virginny" or "My
Little Gray Home in the West" and
this season abe will make several ex.
tended tours, appearing In more than
100 concerts.
The Washington times., 1916-12-03
'rrufhs About Our
,srlend Eitinge.


ULiAN ELTINGE. star OF the mus
cal comedy cousin Lucy" com
TO the National Theater next
week, was born In Butte, Mont.
Ills parents shortly thereafter moved
to Boston Where Eltinge received a
school education. The oft-repeated
story that he Is a Harvard man Is not
true. lie never had an opportunity OF
going 10 college. Instead he had Ia
go 10 work at the age of fourteen. IL
was while working in a hardware
store In Boston that he spent has
spare moments preparing for the
He Joined an amateur theatrical or
ganization OF bank clerks, known as
the Boston cadets, This club gave
yearly musical comedies, in which all
the roles were played by young men.
fltinge's first part" was that OF a
chorus girl" His makeup was so
perfect, his singing so good, and his
dancing so graceful that he made a
sensational hit at the first perform
ance OF a piece entitled Miss Sim.
plicity."- After that all the social
clubs In and around Boston offered
the young actor chances TO appear In
their entertainments, and IL was not
long before he came under the notice
OF New York vaudeville agents,
HIS career in vaudeville advanced
his fame, and his worth steadily in
The Washington times., 1916-12-03
Jour LITTLE WIFE"

There seems to be a pretty general
consensus OF opinion that nothing so
smart has been seen In New York this
season as "Our Little Wife, the new
farce by Avery Hopwood The stage
settings. OF which there are three, are
possible in Interior decoration. And
the gowns OF Miss Ellington and the
other women OF the cast have been
described by at least one impression.
able reviewer a. "rapturous rhsp'
sodies."
The Washington times., 1916-12-03


From the vaudeville stage Irene
Franklin transferred her gifts OF song
and mimicry to the comedy drama
field In 1.-THE Melting of Molly" In
which she opened at the Garrick The
ater. Detroit, November 10. The piece
In by Maria Thompson Daviess. 80
long had Miss Franklin been associat-
ed with the two-a day that the audi
ence failed to recognise her as a
humorous song, Grandma, Dear
There il a slight story In the COM
edy, dealing with self-sncrifcing
heroine who tries TO reduce her plump.
ness before the return TO her long
absent lover. She succeeds, but liz
disappointed to ind that he has be-
come a mountain OF flesh. Then fol-
lows the transfer OF her affections to
the doctor who had helped her. to
Fransin are 'es eo ss suR FpimbIs ar
old vosburgh, william Webb. Helen
Tracy, Sue MacMnnarny. Nellie Fill
more. Clara Macsin. and Raymond
vanSickle.
gave the following program at their
meeting last Monday at the home OF
Miss Isobel MCGEE. Shuberts lmpromtu
Opus 20. No. I, Miss Flora knmpfe |:
F Eaye ssmphrey sssnoSs s KIM Mnae,t and
schubert's Ave Maria arranged for
violin by wilhelmji. Miss MCGEE: Gluck
Gavotte arrahgef for piano by Brahms.
Miss Julia Huggin Bach Gsvotte ar
,snsed for for, plano by saint-ssen'' Miss
The next meeting Of the MacDowelI
Club win be held at the. home OF Miss
Marion Hill, N1i Brown street on Mon
day. December IL.
The Washington times., 1916-12-03

new comedy drama written for her
by Edward Sheldon. This will be her
first appearance In Legitimate drama
management OF the late Charles Froh-
man, for since the moving pictures
claimed her she has been occupied In
Aiming Peggy" and the chapters of
"Gloria's Romance" both of (which
were highly successful on the screen.
Her new play Is as yet unnamed.
but In said to deal with two different
phases of New York life, and to be
written in the playwrlght's best man
ner. Miss Burke will be under the
personal and exclusive manag cement OF
her husband. Florenz Zlegfeld, Jr.
The Washington times., 1916-12-03
Here In Another
Preacher. Daughter.

NJ lss BLANCHE PARKS {: a min
" listers daughter. and sh. ~
on the stage. Does that In
terest youP
The Washington times., 1916-12-03
NOTES AND ITEMS
ABOUT The THEATER
Paragraphs Concerning Old
Friends and New Ones at
Home and Abroad.

Ed Wynn. leading comedian Of The
Passing Show OF 1916" In a song-writer
being credited to him. my Queen Bess,"
I'm Going to Oct Myself Black
Salome," This 1t No Place for a Min.
ister's Son." Somewhere. But Where?'
and others