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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-20

The entire outstanding issue of Thurlow
Steel and Forging Company Chester, Pa,
per cent. preferred stock has been called
for payment as of April l, at 115 and ac-
Crued dividends.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-20
BAR SILVER

278sd.. IN 3-lGd. "' London 4
', Commercial bar silver was ouotad :. !,
York today at 572s cents, an fdTsn adyssnnoiI IN Nv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-10
THE. DRAMA COMING BACK

have more of them. We're going TO
have real stories agsin-we1l have
heroes overcoming obstacles, fair hero
ines rescued from villains, and there1l
be action. action, action. Sounds crude.
doesn't it? Yes, but we can stand
some Of the good old stuff so long as
We get our stories and our dramas
again. II you've noticed. il has been
elemental drama drawing people 70 the
screen. The films, whatever their de-
fects, have not lacked for story and
action.
III admit that the stage may seem
TO 90 back a bit. We may lose some
of the finish our playwrights had &C
quired. but to make up for that well
have the consolation that the theatre
IS on a real foundation. And that's
something it has lacked for the last
few years. We thought our play
wrights were more realistic, more ar
tistic, but We never realized that they
were getting away from their audi
ences. Now, since the shake-up, having
learned their lesson from the screen,
they are writing stories again
stories with action and more action.
Don't misunderstood me. don't
believe that all plays should be melo-
dramas or farces; there is a public
for tho various kinds of plays, and
producers are going 70 put on those
various kinds. But | feel that the
general trend of plays is toward ele-
mentary drama-good strong plays with
actual stories, red blooded men and
women and gripping situations. /
began the hunt for such plays in ear
nest last spring, and among the first
found was THE Man Who Came
Back"
Just TO show how much believe In
this kind of play, III tell you that
have a couple of others of the same
kind up my sleeve ThereIl be more
and more vigorous plays.
From now on, and for some time.
managers will be interested chiefly "
plays Of wide appeal. The little theatre
movements vogue is past. 1t brought
and left with US some institutions for
which we are thankful, like Mr. Ames's
Little Theatre, but it showed also very
clearly that the Glasses" would sup
port only a very few Of those institu-
tions. The best comment on changed
conditions, I think. is the fact that
one of the most attractive Of the little
theatres, the Punch and Judy, was last
season given up to very vigorous
dramatization Of Treasure Island"
And the play was a real success-the
average theatregoer liked it.
The American public is not different
from any other public IN liking real
drama on its stage. Our most success
full, our most American writer's, like
George Cohan, have never lost the
sense of elementary conflict in their
plays. The most successful dramatists
Of all time, Shakespeare and Moliere.
we're always strong on their drama.
And. though we arc long way from
having developed an American Shake
speare or Noiiere, I'd like to make the
prediction that when he does come he'll
write red-blooded plays, and he won't
need to fear any competition from mo-
ton pictures He'll be writing not only
for the stage, but for the screen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-10
Bronx Opera House.

Potash and Perlmutter in Society
with Barney Bernard in mis- original
role OF Potash. will be seen this week
at the Bronx Opera House. The play
is Montague GLASS; sequel to Potash
and Perlmutter" and enjoyed seven
months prosperity at the Lyric Thea
tire last season
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-10

NJ Y EVENING POST
"Fron standpoint of sheer artistry, D. W. Griffths
Intolerance NAV be regarded the highest achieve
ment the camera has recorded
= = =
~ Y HERALD
The Birth of Nation is to intolerance what the
III -. r..I notion nicture is to the modern feature
film
CHARLIE DARNTON EVE. WORLD
at marks new motion picture history. Once again
D w Griffith proves himself the ruling genius oil
the motion picture world
= \ =
N Y. SUM-
Intolerance is the greatest film spectacle OF the
age"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-10

HAYWOOD BROUN, in The TRIBUNE
I'VE see an automobile racing to save the boy from
III. galows while in the next the girl is gaoPins
along the Euphrates in her chariot TO save beshA11ar
Strangely enough the sudden switch from Cyru: to
the present to Babylon and back tho Bowery does
not work against the suspense of either story, but
heghtens It.
x y :.
New York and Babylon 60 well together
i. Z. I,
"Mr Griffith stand. the master OF expression IN
this present day world. "-WD MAIALiNr"
=: 4 4
OTHEMAN STEVENS, in THE AMERICAN
"Intolerance unveils the soul Of humanity
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-01-18
LINER RYNDAM
IN DISTRESS

LONDON, Jan. l8. 49, The
transatlantic liner Ryndsm
passed South End today down
by the bows with list to star
board. All her passengers are
safe. Three s,rokers were kill
ed and four injured.
The Ryndam is proceeding to
Grsvesend under her own
steam.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-01-18

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-01-18

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-26
THE "STEAMROLLER" FOR PROGRESSIVES
 WHO OPPOSE HUGHES
Lively Fight Is Predicted at Commit tee Meeting Scheduled for Today. Perkins and Finn to "ChlorO-
 form Progressive Party

Chicago. June 25.-Preliminary signs tonight indicated there would be live ly fight at the meeting of the progress sive national committee tomorrow over the question of indorsing Charles l.. Hughes for President if Colonel Roose- welt declines to run.
 Most of the committeeman arrived today and number declared they were opposed to any indorsement of Hughes and would fight for progressive na- tional ticket
 George w. Perkins of New York and William Flinn of Pennsylvania will lead the fight for an indorsement or Hughes and urge that the progressive party as national political organiza- ton be disbanded
 John M. Parker of Loulsiana, vice presidential nominee. and Matthew Hale of Massachusetts oppose the move to dissolve the party and indorse Hughes. They expect to be support ed by. committeeman from nearly all the southern and many of the eastern and western states.
 George w. Perkins arrived with O. K. Davis. secretary of the national committee. and John McGrath private secretary for Colonel Roosevelt. Mc- Grath carried the letter from Colonel Roosevelt which will be read to the national committee tomorrow, in which the colonel. it is said. will announce his position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-26
HUNTSVILLE CHIEF
 OF POLICE RESIGNS
 WHILE UNDER FIRE
Had Stated Previously That He Would Not, But He RecOnsidered- of
 Sheriff Phillips
Nv ROY O'NEAL

Huntsville, June .-(Special.)--A. D.. rendered Mayor Lanier his resignation because of the criticism of the special grand jury that investigated -he murder of Judge w. T. Lawler. The grand jury reported that the blind tiger trade of Huntsville received it's supply largely from the boats plying the Tennessee river, the liquor being transported to the city in taxicabs, some of which be- lcnged to the chief of police.
 Kirby stated in public announcement that he knew nothing of the fact that his taxicabs had been used lnIhis man Ter and that he would 'imm Sdiateiy re- tire from the business.
 The funeral of Sheriff Robert Phillips vho suicided Friday because his name had been connected with the Lawler case. was conducted late this ,,fternoon from the family residence on Walker atreet by Rev. Francis Tappey and Rev. F. F. Wear. An immense crowd Gathered in Maple Hill cemetery for the burial serv- ice, crowd second in size only to that ' Lawler, exactly a week before.
 A posse that left here yesterday to search a canebrake in the Tennessee 'river bottom near Guntersville hoping to find David D.. Overton, wanted for the murder of Judge Lawler reported to act ing Sheriff Pool today that the search was fruit,ess. It had been reported that man fitting Overton's description had been seen there. It was a false trail like all the others that have been fol- lowed within the last week. No definite Information of Overton's whereabouts has been received yet, and apparently the detectives and deputies are as far from finding him as they were week ago. Oyerton apparently left no trail be- hind him, though during the middle of the week he sent word to friends here that he would come in and surrender whau tho excitement died out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-26
CONGRESS, FACING
 MEXICAN WARP Akt, .HURR|ES UP ON BILLS
Legislators Waiting for the Leaders to Present Pro- grammes-MObilizatiOn
 Cost to Be Met

Washington, June 25.-Congress stolidly faces the Mexican emergency, ready for any legislative action it's leaders declare developments may demand. The House already is planning increased appropria- tions to meet extra expenditures incurred through mobilization of the National Guard and to provide more munitions. To meet the situation at hand it is con- templated to add s20.000.O0O to the army appropriation bill and an urgent defiici- ency bill for s6Ooo.oO0 is in preparation.
 Tomorrow the Senate will receive tho House resolution authorizing the Presf- dent to draft national guardsmen as fed- eral soldiers It will come from the Sen- ate military committee shorn of the House provision for s1OOO.0o0 appropri- ation to relieve dependent families of militiamen and of the stipulation limit ing to three years the period for which the state troops may be drafted.
 That the Senate is opposed to the relied
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-26
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

 Ion Carranxa's answer to note hinges peace wars blast. President Wilson in conference with leaders who admit situa- tiOn is serious. Militia is moving forward to Mex icnn border. Captain Mercy is reported to he liS- ing.
 President Wilson may stand or fail on Mexican policy. BukOwina now in safe possession of the Slavic hordes. Congress, facing Mexican warfare, hurries up on bills. Two warships sunk by Austrian U-BOat. 2+Both parties gave the suffragettes rough deal.
 STATE NEWS 1-Huntsville police chief resigns.
 LOCAL NEWS 2-Itcms from Bessemer. -Jack Montgomery suicides in the county jail. Injunction suits brings city com mission hack in public eye. Advertising men are given outing mt BracewO0d. Alabama Euardsmen depart today for Montgomery camp. Definite plan is being worked out for home guard w. T. Underwood dies in Kentucky y
 SPORTING NEWS GNChicks easy for BarOns in the Fight for sonfalOn resumed be- tween Pelicans and Vols.
 FEATURES 3-NOtcs from the travelling men. Hollands letter. sEFootlights and Screen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-26
ft |BUK0W|NA NOW IN |SAFE POSSESSION 0F THE SLAVIC H0RDES Town of Kimpoling Taken Yesterday-Large Num-
 Der of Prisoners and
 Quantities of Booty

The Russians have conquered the whole of the Austrian crownland of Bukowina and the Austro-H -Hungarians< are making
 their way toward the Carpathian passes.
 Kimpolung, in the southern part of Btu kowina, has been occupied by the Rus
 sians and the Austrians have fallen back
 between that town and Jokobeny and to the northwest have evacuated the heights
 south of Betrometti and Wiznie. \ Along the river Pruth in their drive toward Kolomea, the Russians have cap tured Wilischoff and Toulonoff The Austrians lost heavily in men taken pris- CTS and in war stores left behind in the retreat
 N In volhynia Petrograd records the cap \ ture of redouht near Czartorysk, the lrepulse of attacks southwest of Lutsk, land an advance north of Radizviloff Awhile Berlin reports the putting down A lbf Russian attacks to the east of Vlad- X Imlr- voiynski and west of Dubno. Heavy M (Csntisued sn rase Twsl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-26

4 TALK OF SITUATION
 The note and the military situation of
 the United States were talked over at { the White House tonight by the Presi- dent with Chairman Stone of the Senate foreign relations committee; Senator Lodge, ranking republican member, and { Chairman Flood, chairman of the House
 committee on foreign affairs.
 ! After the conference which lasted for
 more than an hour, Senator Stone said
 the situation was extremely acute The
 President had felt it necessary to ac- tquaint Congress with the state of affairs, land the action taken, through the for Neigh affairs committee. It was indicated ,that he might desire to address joint fsession of the House and Senate in a Iday or two, but would not take this final step until the Mexican government had been given an opportunity to re- ''ply
 ' The text of the note to the Mexican le facto government, transmitted today ito James Linn Rodgers special repre-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-26
TWO WARSH|PS SUNK BY AUSTRIAN U-b0AI
Italian Cruiser and French Torpedo Boat Sent to
 the Bottom

Ss Paris. June 25.-The ministry of marine announces that the Italian { auxiliary cruiser SCitta .di Mes sina' and the French torpedo boat \ destroyer Fourches have been tor pedoed in. the Strait of Otranto.
 The Citta di Messina. which was being. escorted bS the Fourche. was the first victim of the submarine. The Fourche later attacked the un- derwater boat which submerged and disappeared. Shortly afterward the Fourche herself was torpedoed. Almost all her crew was saved.
 The Fourche was built in 1910 and had complement of S1 offi-s cers and men,. She was. 646 feet long and displaced 7S4 tons. She was capable of making nearly 34 knots an hour.
 Available naval records make no mention aof the auxiliary cruiser Citta di Messina. There are, how ever. two Italian steamships bear ing this name. and it is possible that the vessel torpedoed was one of these.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-26
MOREYHAS RETURNED TO PERSHING>S CAMP
A Wireless Message From Somewhere In Mexi- CO., to Mrs. Mercy, Says Husband Has Rejoined Main Punitive Expedition Letter Tells of Carrizal Encounter In Hole to Die After Being Severely Wounded

San Antonio Tex, June 25Captan Lewis Sydney Mercy, commander of troop of the Tenth cavalry who it be-
 eved, died of loss of blood and thirst desert two miles from the the encounter between American and Mexican troops Carz has made his back safe to the American lnes according wireless message received by his wife might and transmitted to General Funston
 Mercy Austn letter he mdng hole the telephone read W ngh' at Carr er ms forces Somewhere in Mexico. Am back M ~ ~ anu a'.eieu eae"eo Funston hrough General Persh- ion the line with safe' or,. .a,ont T Sa+
 The signed Sydney" tain Mov had dsd how
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-26

Washington June 25-A demand for the immediate of the American troopers taken prisoner at Carrza coupled with notification that the United States expects an early statement of the purposes of the Carranza government was eegraphed Mexico City today by Secretary Lansing The note disclosed that the state department received yeste day communication the de government stating that the Carrza fight the direct result of orders attack American soldiers moving otherwise than toward the borde personally issued by General Caranza General Trevno and by the latter communicated to General Pershing.
 In reply Secretary Lansing requires that the de govern ment transmit definite statement to the action lias determined upon through the usual diplomatic chan nels land not through subordinate military officials
 
 
 
 
 himself behind Apparently determined that the responsibility
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-26
Maj.-Gen. Leonard Wood An nounces That Northern
 Units of Militia Will Pro- ceed to Front at Once
EVERYTHING RUSHED
 TO GET THE TROOPS
 o F TO THE BORDER
Some of Militia Will Com
 plete Physical Examina- tiOns on Board the Train. Providing Transportation

New York, June 25.-Fifteen thousand National Guardsmen from New York, Massachus- etts, New Jersey and Connecti- cut will start for the Mexican border tomorrow, Major Gen eral Wood announced late to- night.
 The selection of the units will be left to the guard com manders in the different states. General Wood specified in his order only the numher of troops to move and theif e
 sification. Transport ton tails also will be arrangea the quartermaster's depa4t- ment in each state.
 The following troops have been ordered out
 New York-Four regiments of infantry, one squadron of cavalry, one battalion of field artillery, the Twenty-second corps of engineers, one signal corps bat talion, one field hospital company and one ambulance company. YANKEES GOING Massachusetts-Four regiments of in- fantry. one squadron of cavalry, one bat ta'on of field artillery, one signal corps battalion, one ambulance corps and one field hospital
 New Jersey-One regiment of infantry, two troops of cavalry, two batteries of field artillery, one ambulance corps and one field hospital. 1 In all, there will be II regiments of in- fantry, one complete regiment of cav airy, one complete regiment of field ar tillery. with the usual hospital and ann buance units and signal corps for such force.
 CRACK REGIMENTS 1 The crack commands of Maine, New
 Hampshire, Vermont, Delaware, Penn sylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Florida
 will be started for the border Tuesday 1 or Wednesday.
 | General Wood said he had asked Gem | eral Funston for instructions to where the troops are to be sent. 1 Statisticians with General Wood staff tonight were tabulating the number of men, their equipment and supplies. Rail- (Continued on Page Eight)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-26
ON CARRANZA'S ANSWER TO NOTE
 HINGES PEACE OR WARS BLAST
PRESIDENT WILSON I'M CONFERENCE WIT HI
 LEADERS WHO ADMIT SITUATION IS TENSE

American Note Makes Unqualified Demand For the Immediate Release of the Troopers Now Being Held Prisoner In Chihuahua-General Carranza Is Also Told to Make Complete Dis avowal of the Attack On the American Troops
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-26
ABOUT "AMERICANISM"

The republicans no longer refer co 'Americanism,' topic so extensively u eated by Colonel Roosevelt when he President Wilson-when. in other words. he was lin politics.
 The republican press bureau is afraid it is indicated today-of the question of "Americanism." In the following para graph of their literature Jusr c;stributed, they dodge:
 'The so-called 'Americanism' of candi- this or any other national campaign. To assume that any candidate who could be nominated by either great party would be even subject to suspicion as 10 ms loyalty to his country is an insult to the intelligence of half the people,"
 And still the democrats contend that "Americanism is an issue.
 German-American paper in the land re- joiced. They not only rejoiced because of the compliment done Hughes, but be- cause of the trouncing administered to Roosevelt. And in rejoicing. they bit terly criticized the President of the United States.
 On account or that situation. democrats, holding Hughes, personally, unassailable charge that Wilson to be retired, Teutons, in justice, could claim that politics in America is controlled by them-that they hold the balance of power, and that their will is law.
 The tocund German support may be Hughes liability.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-26
Distress Is Acute

The Hague. June 26.-The Rotterdam Courant hears that distress in German cities has risen to such a degree that the high church authoritiesof Meunster and Cologne have urgently asked the cooperation of the clergy to send town children to the country, where the scarcity of food is less acute
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-26
On the Way

San Diego. Cal, June 25.--The cruiser Maryland arrived from Bremorton. Wash, late today, and, after taking on mail, coal and provisions, left fN La Paz and Guaymas. Mexico, to join Admiral Wins lows feet Sa3e ses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-26
WAR DEPARTMENT ISSUING ORDERS FOR MILITIA TO HEAD FOR THE BORDER AT ONCE

Physical Tests At State Mobilization Camps Will Be Waived For the Time Being As the Militia Units Are Requested Immediately By General Funston Massachusetts Troops Entraining For the Border-FunstOn Reports
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-26
Hetty Green Is Better

New York. June 25.-Mrs. Hetty Green. the richest woman in the world" who was 80 years old last fail, has been seriously ill at her home here but it was said tonight that she was better and was resting comfortably.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-26

sentative of the American government in Mexico City, says:
 THE NOTE
 MT. Arredondo yesterday delivered to this government the following communi- cation:
 I am directed by my government to inform your eXcellency, with reference to the Carrizal incident, that the chief executive, through the Mexican war de- partment, gave orders to Gen. Jacinto B. Trevino not to permit American forces from General Pershng's column to ad- vance further south, nor to move either are located and to oppose new incur sions of American soldiers into Mexi- can territory. These orders were brought by General Trevino to the attention of General Pershing, who acknowledged the receipt of the communication relative thereto. On the 22d instant, as your ex- cel'ency knows, an American force mov ed eastward quite far from it's base, not withstanding the above orders, and was state of Chihuahua. As a result of the encounter several men on both sides were killed and wounded and F American soldiers were made prisoners
 You are hereby instructed to hand to the minister of foreign relations of the de facto government the following;
 NO OTHER CONSTRUCTION
 The government of the United States can put no other construction upon tho communication handed to the Secretary of State of the United States on the 24th of June by Mir Arredondo. under instruc- tion of your government, than that it is intended as formal avowal of deliberate ly hostile action against the forces of the United States now sn Mexico, and of the purpose to attack them without prov ocaton whenever they move from their present position in pursuance of the ob- jects for which they were sent there, notwithstanding tn fact that those ob- jects not only involve no unfriendly in- tention towards the government and pee pie of Mexico, but are on the contrary, inteded only to assist that government l in protecting itself and the territory and people of the United States against ir- | iCopOHoiDtc anu iiout 6Cht pdi0o Ol IcUel l niarauders
 "I am instructed, therefore, by my government to demand the immediate re- lease of the prisoners taken in the en- counter at Carriza together with any property of the United States taken with them and to inform you that the govern ment of the United States expects an early statement from your government as | to the course of action it wishes the gov 1 ernment of the United States to under stand it has determined upon, and that l it also expects that this statement be made through the usual diplomatic chan nels and not through subordinate military commanders
 The President told those at the confer ence tonight of the note from Genera Carranza avowing the attack on tht
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