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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-11

At the Bijou for the coming week we'll be shown "The Crisis" Winston Churchill's greatest story, made into a marvellous superfeature photoplay. It is undoubtedly the picture of the hour" and has created a sensation wherever shown. A metropolitan or chestra of 15 pieces will render the musical programme. While it deals with the stormy times of the civil war and portrays it's most historic events, it is a big and powerful and all-won- derful story written by one of the worlds greatest authors and pro- duced by one of the foremost picture makers of the age.
 At the Lyric some of the big hits in vaudeville are on the programme for the week, and include several of the leading Keith vaudeville headliners. One of the features will be Frederick V. Bowers, the noted song writer and singer in a song revue. Equally big and equally en- tertaining is the miniature musical comedy, -Four Husbands featuring Ray Ray mond and Florence Bain. Other big acts are Will Ward and his five symphony girls, Ray Fern and Marion Davis in a vaudeville diversity and the Kanazawa Japs. The entire booking is good.
 At the Mapjestic the Joe Mall musical comedy company will commence their second weeks booking in the city, and will present the funniest of all musical diversions, "Hambergers Troubles" fea- turing the six dancing beauty dolls. To- day the Wilcox feature pictures will be shown and a new Charles Chaplain comedy.
 perience"-Jefferson
 By special arrangement, William FL liott, F. Ray Comstock and Morris Gest,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-11
BIGGEST SUCCESSES OF PRESEASON THISWEEK
 AT LOCAL PLAYHOUSES
At the Jefferson Will Be Experience the Washington Square Players and Robert EdesonThe Superfeature Photoplay The Crisis Will Be at the Bijou-All-Star Head
 line Acts of Keith Vaudeville at the Lyric-Musi-
 cal Comedy and Pictures at the Majestic

High class attractions at all the local theatres billed
 the week and of the biggest of the scheduled At the Jefferson Experience the wonderful play stage today will be the offering first three days On Thursday the famous Washington Square players will appear two performances under the auspices of the Drama league and Saturday the Birmingham favor Rob rt Edeson in His Brothers Keeper modern drama acts of his making will appear matinee and night It is seldom such attractions the appear in one week in.anY city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-11
Keith Vaudeyille-Lyric

The Lyric theatre during the present week will offer to Birmingham amuse- ment lovers some of the best enter tainment in vaudeville, and many big numbers are on the programme.
 Frederick V. Bowers, celebrated song writer and singer. assisted by a large cast of clever artists, will present his ville's classiest offerings. "The Four Husbands featuring Ray Raymond and Florence Bain, and one of vaude ville's largest and most entertaining musical comedies. will be another big attraction, and Will J. Ward and his symphony girls will share headline honors on the all-star programme.
 Fred V. Bowers and company is the feature attraction for the first half ot the week. There will also be such clev- CT entertainer as Will J. Ward and his symphony girls, Searl Allen and F Howard presenting "A Real Pal" Kit ner, Hawksley and McClay in a nauti- cal comedy and singing act, "The Stowaway," and Leonard, wizard of the steel guitar in Hawaiian melodies.
 "The Four Husbands" will be the headline act for the last half of the week and there will also be Ray Fern and Marion Davis in a vaudeville diver sity and the Kanazawa Japs, the equi- florists with a laugh t
 MT. Bowers song review, a lavish eight scene spectacle, is one of the big hits of the vaudeville season, ana abounds in good singing, clever dane ing and beautiful scenic effects. There is special stage setting for every song and all the songs are new.
 Some of the most attractive song numbers are, I'm on My Way to New Orleans" Where the Ripping Waters Flow Down to the Mill" You're a Dangerous Girl" Come to Me Now When Need You" Sweet Cider Time When You Were Mine" "Kun-Loke- Ula-U -Uua," MT. Bowers latest Hawaiian song.
 The Four Husbands' feature attrac- tion on the bill for the last half of the week, has been declared to be vau- deville's biggest song and music num- Der. Ray Raymond and Florence Bain are featured in this musical comedy, which includes 30 other talented and clever performers.
 The musical programme includes
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-11
"The Crisis" s"-Biiou


 gagement of "The Crisis at the Bijou theatre this week, daily matnees at 2:30 o'clock, and in the evening at S:3O o'clock, starting Sunday matinee. The superfea ture photodrama is being presented by the big Feature Rights corporation of Louisville and the Biiou theatre manage ment. Esss
 The picture is classed with the best that has ever been made and conceded to be ''the picture of the hour" It was se-
 ected to inaugurate the photoplay policy of the leading theatres, because of its excellence.
 Great attention to detail and prepared. ness has been given to getting the Bijou ready for it's purpose. The house is one of the most comforted ever dedicated to the entertainment of the people, and it has been perfectly equipped with every thing that is required for correct and first-class production.
 Winston Churchilrs absorbing story,
 ''The Crisis,' will be presented here on the same magnificent scale that the big pictures are shown in other cities. A
 prominent bandmaster and orchestra con- ductor will personally direct the big sym phony orchestra that has been engaged for the Bijou. and every detail as to the music and effects will be of the highest order.
 A strong coherent, gripping plot, some thing that has been missing in many of the feature plays on the screen, makes
 'The Crisis the biggest and best of them all. Spectacular scenes follow each other in rapid succession, and in the language of a well known city official in close by metropolis. ''The Crisis enthuses and arrests and holds interest from start to end. The picture sticks close to the fa-
 nous novel by Winston Churchill, and those who have read the story will not have the slightset difficulty in recogniz- ing all the important details.
 The exterior scenes were made in vicks- burg and St. Louis on historic grounds as described in MT. Churchills book. Though thousands of men and horses. with equipment and the machinery of war appear in the reproduction of the famt us battle of Vicksburg, yet these
 great scenes form but a part of the | might spectacular feature photoplay. The entire National Guard of Mississippi made up the army of the blue and the gray and Director Colin Campbell re- built Qualifications, and actually rebuilt I the United States navy of 1861. There are many thrilling and gripping parts to this wonderful section of the picture. and the veterans of both sides will find much to remind them of that wonderful event in the history of America.
 ] The romance is love story that is real. Stephen Brice' and Clarence Clo- fax" beauS of the north and south, are ! rivals for the hand of Virginia Brice. D a fair Confederate, and the story is like all of its kind ''the sweetest ever told D Every member of the all-star cast was 1 selected with view of type, and it is l perhaps remarkable that with the excep-
 ton of Lincoln there is not one player in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-11

Experience" George w. Hobart's modern morality comedy drama, will be at the Jefferson Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day, with a matinee Wednesday. The play comes to this city for the first time after nine months in. New York, seven months in Chicago and five months in Boston. The engagement will be of un- usual importance, as the famous New York organization with it's cast of S2 notable players will be seen sExpe- rience'' is given in 10 magnificent scenes.
 The local management announces that this is probably the largest theatrical at- traction that has been seen here in the past 10 years The critics call "Expe- rience" the most wonderful play in Amer ica. It tells the story of the temptations COT fronting youth when he goes out in the world to make IVame for himself The adventures are such as might hap pen to almost any young man in search of fame and fortune and includes his meeting with pleasure on the Street of Vacllation," and becoming so enam- pred with Pleasures charm that Youth refuses to receive Opportunity's message. Then is shown Youths plunge into tho gay and festive night life of the golden cabaret on the Primrose Path where he wastes his time and money with Passion, Intoxication. Beauty. Frivolity, Excite ment. Temptation. Fashion, Slander, De- ceit and others. Then is shown Youths reckless gambling in Corridors of Chance realistic gambling scene with a roulette wheel going and all modern gambling devices shown in full opera tion. Youths various adventures follow until at last he is saved from Crime by the never-dying miracle of mothers love.
 MY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-11


 artificial makeup. George W. Faucet, who has played many important roles, has his masterpiece in the part Of Judge Silas Whipple," and that eminent old actor Matt E. Snyder, makes a won derful "Colonel Carvel." Dashing Tom Santschi the idol of many of the screen screen matinee idol worshippers. is just the sort of Stephen Brice'' the book talks about. Marshall Neilan as "Clar- ence Clofax,'' is just the sort of young southerner that will fight at the first signal, and there could not be better villain than Frank Weed as "Eliphant Hopper"
 The great character in the play is Abra- ham Lincoln, and in this part Sam A. Drane registered a success that he never livec to see, for he died before the picture had been completed, and never viewed his work
 The Crisis is a wonderful picture, and the enterprise of the Bijou management in securing the picture and giving local people the opportunity to see the most talked Of feature superproduction of the time will be approved by capacity test ing gatherings all the week. There is a tremendously heavy advance sale for the daily matinee and evening performances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-11
Robert Edeson-Jefferson

Robert Edeson-Jefferson
 After an absence of almost four years, that ever popular and much admired young star, Robert Edeson, will again visit this city. appearing at the Jeffer- son Saturday. matinee and night. in new play of his own making. entitled, His Brothers Keeper" described as modern drama in four acts.
 MT. Edeson's capabilities are too we'll known to mention at length, for there are few theatregoers in this city who have not laughed and weeped at his portray als in "Strongheart. and Where the Trail Divides" while on his last tour through the southland, which was with the all-star cast of Fine Feathers" he received many an ovation.
 In His Brothers Keeper" MT. Edeson portrays the character of physician ot high standing. whose deepest regard for the ethics of his profession, and his greater and higher love for that which is right, regardless of what the sacri. flee might be, make him man loved by the community.
 This greater and higher love is also the cause of tragedy in his life, as it is the enc thing which makes him accept the responsibility for the action of his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-11

Moeller and Edward Goodman, pro- nounced the best short pieces ever writ ten
Meade County news., 1917-11-22
CHAPTER xvI-contlnued.

VI know 1t will, If you remain on
deck" she answered earnestly. IL
have learned to trust YOU"
The hours Of the night gave me am
ple opportunity for thought, and care
rful consideration. The wind held
Ssteady, and while the sea roughened
somewhat this slight change was not
sufficient to diminish our progress, or
cause any swerving from the course
set. All remained quiet forward, the
watch on deck finding little to do other
than their routine duties, and no men,
Der Of the crew had any occasion to
come Hft, except those detailed to the
wheel. There seemed no reason why
should remain on deck, yet the respon-
eibillty rested upon me, and the impor-
lance of the nights run prevented my
having any wish to retire below. How
ever, found no occasion to interfere
with the operation of the ship, and re-
mained mostly on the main deck,
where my watchfulness assured me
there was no communication passed
between forecastle and cabin.
The fog grew steadily more dense,
until at dawn, we were steaming reck-
lessly through thick cloud of vapor,
barely able to observe the surface of
Meade County news., 1917-11-22

back there In the cabin has his whole
fortune In this venture"
"Devil take him an his fortune.
The point is we're not Dutchmen, an
in wartimes it's no mutiny fer crew
to capture an inimy's ship"
"Who told you that?"
"Never mind who told us; it's the
truth, amt itT
"Under some circumstances 1t might
be-" 1 said, casting my eyes about the
ring of faces. "But the present con-
ditions do not justify any such action
Now look here, Dugan; you fellows
are in a mighty bad boat in this mat
ter. You're merchant seamen; you've
signed on for peaceful voyage, and Ii
is no business of yours what's below
matches. That's for the warships to
find out. The Indian Chief is under
American register. She's a neutral
boat, and your act Is mutiny on the
high seas. You know what that will
mean to you and your mates, don't
you, If you're ever caught?"
"Who says that?"
81 do; and know more of sea law
than any of those fools who are steer
ing you into this trouble. You kill
a man on board here, and 1t is mur
der, and the whole bunch Of you car
be made to swing for it. Men have
got life for less than you have done
now. But I'll give you chance"
"What chance, sor?"
ITO stand by the ship. Set me free
now, and back up the officers in main
tanning discipline aboard, and not one
of your names goes into the log"
can sail the bloomin' hooker tC
Hamburg?"
"Of course; that's the port yor
signed for"
There was an uneasy shuffling .ot
feet, and a muttering of voices. The
light was too poor to enable me to de
cipher the expressions on the faces
of the men, yet 1 felt that my words
were wasted. Dugan, however, voiced
the prevailing sentiment.
"Not a d one ov US Is fer max
ing that voyage" he said grimly. "S'
stow yer tongue, mate" He winkeC
at me facetiously, then glanced abou
at the others. "There's bigger wage!
comm to US now than ever we signed
on for"
Meade County news., 1917-11-22
THE KITE" BALLOON
A MOST ESSENTIAL UNIT IN
MODERN WARFARE.
USEFULNESS LITTLE KNOWN
Government offers Splendid oppor.
tunIty to Young Men Who Aspire
to Become Air Craft Pilots.

Omaha, Nebr.-A branch Of Uncle
Sans big army that the public has
not yet heard great deal about but
which is to play most important
part in the war is the kite" or Sta
tionary Balloon section for which
about 1900 men are now being train
ed at Fort Omaha preparatory to
their departure for the front.
The usefulness Of the "kite" or sta
tionary balloon is not generally
known. One familiar with its EN-
ployment says that at the balloon
schools an applicant for officers COM
mission must first qualify as a pilot
Of spherical balloons Then they are
taught to become pilots and observ-
ers in the "kite" balloons.
This balloon is allowed to ascend
to height of about 5000 feet with q
wire attached to it by which 1t Is
drawn down when desired by motor
power.
In war, these balloons are located
from three to five miles from the first
line Of trenches, and from the bas-
ket, two men, pilot and an observer
give the range and results Of firing by
telephone to the artillery. For this
reason the section is known as the
"eyes Of the artillery"
On the western front, they are
placed from one-half to a mile apart
according to conditions, and are
provided with pnrachutes attached
to the men In the basket; in event OF
accident to the balloon the men para
chute safely to the earth.
Applications for the Officers Re
serve School for this important ana
Interesting branch of the service are
still being received. Applicants must
be citizens Of the United States, not
under 10 years Of age or over 35.
They must have n good education and
three letters Of recommendation.
After passing the examination re-
,ouired the applicant is enlisted as n
first class private In the Avlntion
Section OF the Signal Enlisted Re-
serve Corps, and assigned to school
for trimming, the time Of training de-
pending upon the mans ability
II he qualities as an observation
balloon pilot n lleutenants commits
sion Is issued.
From the time of his entrance into
the school until he is commissioned he
receives 500 per month, quarters and
food allowance. AS 2nd lieutenant
$1,700, lieutenant $1,000 annually.
Anyone wishing to apply for nd
mission TO this branch Of the army
should make their request for nppli-
cation blanks >at once to the Presi.
dent Aviation Examining Board, Fort
Omaha, Nebraska.
Meade County news., 1917-11-22

the sea, dull, sodden gray, few yards
In advance Of our bow. The dense,
watery folds swept along our sides, and
the rigging dripped moisture onto the
glistening deck planks. 1t was a
gloomy, dreary morning enough and,
even as the light of early dawn
strengthened, could scarcely distin-
guish thing forward of the main
mast. However, there was no slowing
up of speed or sounding Of siren. Con-
vinced that we were now safely to the
north Of the usual course of ships, l
preferred to take the chance of posi-
BILE collision.
Ny eyes were heavy from lack of
sleep, and long staring out through the
black night; my senses dulled by hours
Of inaction, during which nothing un-
usual had occurred to arouse me to
realization Of impending danger. 1 no
longer even suspected trouble, or any
active hostility forward. With the
dawn the density Of fog enwrapping
US seemed to increase, and completely
blot out every glimpse Of sea and sky.
Even Leayord leaned over the rail
just above me, could scarcely be dis
tingulshed as a man, and evidently his
eyes could not make me out at all, for
he hailed doubtfully:
"Are you still on deck, Mr.. Hollls2"
"Yes," answered, staring up at his
shadow. "a bad fog"
ut is, sir. Would we better reduce
speed"
"No, not yet; am counting on open
water, and would rather chance strlk-
ing stray than risk being overhauled
BY British cruiser. The sun will
split this mist before noon, and mean
while we must make all the northing
possible"
heard his AYE, aye, SIR" as
crossed to the port rail. l had reached
a point nearly opposite the broken
stump of the foremast when was sud-
denly confronted by two blurred fig
ures emerging noiselessly from the
ueeper shadow cast by q quarter boat
swinging In davits. The fellows must
have known who / was, and the path
Of my approach; no doubt had been
:lose enough aft to overhear my con-
versation with Leayord. At least they
we're on me before / truly realized
their near presence-the one gripping
the arm flung up in startled defense ;
the other driving his fist straight into
my face, sledge-hammer blow which
sent me crashing back full length on
the deck. Stunned, dazed as l was by
this vicious attack, made an instant's s
struggle, but was quickly crushed back,
merciless hand gripping my throat.
Almost at the same moment the revol-
yer was removed from my pocket, the
cold muzzle thrust against my cheek.
Lie still, d-youl" muttered a
tense voice, and l knew the speaker
Tor Jim White, "or I'll blow the whole
top o. yer head or"
retained sense enough to obsy,
Meade County news., 1917-11-22
IGNORE FLAG OF TRUCE.
Teutons Fire on Life Boats In North
Sea Engagement. E.

London-An appalling story of cold
blooded mnssacres by Germans Of
crews of British North Sea conveys
in recent bnttle is told by the Nor.
wegian newspapers.
The Tidenstegn said the German
cruisers were observed at 6 o'clock
In the morning and were thought Ia
be British vessels but Mt o'clock,
when there was more light, they sud-
denly began shooting and the convoy
was terrified to see the British de-
str0yer Mt the stern Of the convoy bee
gin to sink, although It fought to tll
end The German cruisers, after
signalling the vessels to. stop, ad-
vanced on each side of the convoy,
which they swept with all their guns
at range Of less than 200 yards.
Tho German destroyers came up
and helped to- spread death and de-
strnctlOn on the defenseless ships,
shells falling thick and fast. The Gers
mans were not content to sink the
every living thing coming their way
was mercilessly slaughtered. The sur
vivors owed their lives to the high
sen which was running, making the
bonts difficult mark.
In the midst of the massacre, an
other British destroyer came up and
immediately attacked. hut soon wns
sunk in the unequal struggle. The
German fotllla then crulsed backward
and forward along the sinking steam
ers, pouring n fresh and terrible rain
Of shells Mt range Of 100 yards. One
shell went through the Swedish ship
Wirndar. exploding in the life boat
on the other side and killing all its
occupants, IL men and three women.
The other life bont rowed back to
rescure the captain and two watt
resses from the wreck A shell struck
the boat and killed FIVE Of its occu-
pants, only the mate escaping by
swimming. The Wirndar was a mass
Of flames and the two girls jumped
into the sea. The captain was saved
by clinglng TO wreckage. AS the two
young women were sinking, an Eng
lIsh ship hoisted the white flag. The
answer from the Germans was shot
which killed both girls. Twelve men
Of another ship had Just got into the
life boat when shell killed them all.
Meade County news., 1917-11-22

where J sat beyond the desk. He took
a step within, still staring at the
rumpled blankets, and had glimpse
of the inflamed countenance Of Liver
pool Just beyond his shoulder.
"Blow me" he calculated in star
tied voice. ''The fellows not here |;
he's got awayl"
Red laughed, and pushed past, but
still blocked the door with his great
body.
"Got awayi Where could he have
got to with the door locked? He's
here all right"
1 stood up and faced the two, the
desk still between us, but took the
precaution to grip the stool by one
leg.
II am certainly present." said cold
ly, 'if your reference is to me; but