Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-20

10000 people have contributed, repre-
senting the following States: Cali
fornia, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois.
indiana, Kentucky. Massachusetts,
montana, New Jersey, New York,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee. ,Texas
FLORIDA, Virginia and West Virginia
Harrisburg is doing its share. but
there is room for lots more contribu-
tlohs. The contributions in this city
nave passed the 500 mark. with the
amount materially boosted by the
nearly cooperation of the employees
OF kaufman's Underselling Store, who
through the collective efforts of Mrs.
Mary Haldeman and Miss Jean
Gambler amassed $S.40 for the fund.
with the sanction and approval of Mr..
KAUFMAN. Nor have the Lucknow
Shops of the p. r.. r. been idle: a
second contribution of over three dol
lars came in last week and the Irving
College girls, headed by Miss Cass-
andra Musser, have not let the peace
patriotic spirits. They too have done
their share.
Ana now, at great leap, the Tele-
graph wishes to double or triple the
amount already collected, and to this
end has made arrangements through
the New York Tribune to have the
spectacular and dramatic motion pic
NNtN AAAAAAt lCNiCllSt Vi aD-
pear in this city. The Public Service
Film Company is making all arrange
ments through special booking agent
and the picture will be produced at
the Victoria Theater on Wednesday of
this week, for one day only.
This is the first appearance in
PennsylVania of this preparedness
film.
Exactly one-third of the receipts from
the film will go to the Marjorie Ster-
rett Battleship Fund, while the re-
mainder will be divided between the
producing company, the local man.
agement who is providing the house
and several additional features on the
same bill, and the expenses incident
to the production.
There will be seven two-hour per-
formances, starting at 10:45 on We'd
nesday morning, and continuing every
two hours thereafter with the last
show at 10:30 that night. Although
this is the first appearance of the film
in this State, it Is not the last, and the
demand for it is great in other sec
ttons. Consequently it can appear for
but one day. Popular prices
order to reach the pocketbooks of all
and to give every individual an op-
portunity of seeing again just how
unprepared we are against war.
The title itself is a comprehensive
one, but the picture shows even more
than the title suggests. 1t is worth
while production put on in O worth
whine cause, for each man, woman, or
child who attends the performance
Knows that he is making a concrete
contribution to the consummation of
Marjorie's great idea. whether his
ideas and those shown in the picture
coincide or not.
The picture appeals in both its spec
tacular and dramatic form. Armies in
Zeppelins, bursting bombs furnish the
sensational elements that are so popu-
lar in motion pictures, But the senti-
mental the pacific sides predominate
The opening of the picture is specially
telling-the shades of Washington
Lincoln, Grant. Lee. Jefferson. Andrew
Jackson, Daniel Boone, Patrick Henry,
william Mckinley assemble and pre-
sumably discuss the unprepared con-
dition of the United States. The spirit
of peace having appeared to them, the
places of the shades are taken by the
chairman and council of the American
Branch of the Cosmo Peace Society.
The chairman acts, virtually. as the
interlocutor. of the productions. He
ness. Bible, with finger pointing
to a verse from the prophet Ezekiel. Is
photographed. "As chairman of the
qestion supreme at this time" lie goes
on to point out how the unprepared
Jews of old paid tribute in bondage by
reason of their unpreparedness. With
this exordium the picture starts.
After the traeic fate of the Jews the
triumphant Caesar swoops down upon
the tfmld Gauls, and in the modern
phrase, wipes them out. You are shown
some well-acted and stirring scenes OF
Roman warfare-some of the most
striking ever presented in a motion
picture.
SO the drama proceeds down through
the days of Knighthood and the middle
ages to the periods of the French and
Italian revolution. The moral is the
same in each section of the drama;
weak nations succumb to strong ones
Modern warfare. with its Zeppelin
bombs and high explosives, is widely
illustrated. American people are given
graphic idea of what would happen
to them If European Power happened
to obtain the upper hand in this coun-
try,
us in the past, will lead us in the flu
ture." The richest country i'm the world
must be protected at all costs--we need
more ships; more men. This is your