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The Washington herald., 1917-12-18

*CHR1sTMA 4
TF1RISTMAS is the one time Of
the year when the aged and the
~ young, the rich and the poor,
the ignorant and the educated, the well
and the afflicted rejoice that they are
living.
A spirit Of infinite kindness per-
vades the world when men stop killing
each other long enough to think that at
home the little ones are gathered around
the hearth---and smiling.
Those who have, give to those
who have not. The poor are sought
out and made happy---f only. for a day.
The rich are made glad in that they are
privileged to radiate happiness.
Who will ever forget his or her first
Christmas? The tired eyes opening
glady---for he or she knew that Santa
Claus had fingered at his or her CHM
ney---and tarried awhile beside his or
her tiny stockings.
AS wee feet pattered down the
stairway expectancy dominated. What
had the mysterious visitor left---to bring
JOY into little ''big" hearts?
X "MERRY+C
The Washington herald., 1917-12-18

!; : EDITION.
No thought Of any other gift-bearer
than Santa Claus ever enters our minds,
and right here we would emphasize the
thoug ght that the Good Lord will forgive
lapses which perpetuate this fancy.
Years upon years Of happiness, md-
tiphed by the thousands upon thousands
Of children the world over, have pro-
claimed the reality Of Santa Claus 1t
is not up to us to dspel such delightful
illusions.
So let us be up and doing 'our bit
for Santa Claus. Let us bring JOY into
our effort that greater JOY may be given
to the little ones.
Childhood is with us but once. 1t is
within our power to make that child
hood pleasant--at this season a iiovful
occasion.
Then, too, ever keep in mind the
thought Of the Master that ''It is better
to give than to receive and greater JOY
will come to you
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-16
Weird Mrs. Eva F ay,
Bold Soldiers Four
and the Wisest Ass

some idea of the inexhaustihIe re-
sources Of vaudeville may be gathered
Itom glance at the list OF offerings
snHouhced by Manager Charles w. Rex
h"r the amusement of patrons of the
os'le theater this week. Each of the
Two shows carries a wide variety OF
entertaining features. There Is the
asi"aaF psychic, Mrs. Eva Fay, for ex-
ample. the high priestess of mysti-
elsfn' and her company. appearing on
tne same bill with Pete, the "wisest
3ackass in the world" Again. there
~ the decidedly original troupe the
shrapnei Dodgers. Al squad of real SOL
diers, all honorabIy discharged from
the British army after being severely
wounded while on the fighting line In
France. Mrs. Fay and her company
viii bewtlder ana amuse during tho
Erst half OF the week. The mindreader-
thaumaturgist has not been seen In
Eichmond since she appeared here at
the Academy of Music, several seasons
aso. al the head OF her own company.
Fer q week her exhibitions of mental
telepathy ard reconi sight wore the
sensation of the hour.
The Weird ars. Fay.
Daily newspapers and magazines
nave been full OF her feats for the. past
Twelve years. ii IS bat recently, how
ever, that scientists generally ara be-
ginning to give creceuce and argue the
matter of mental telepathY and kim
dred wonders along really favorable
line. In oiden days they either called
any dem onstration of Mrs. Fays eplr-
tnatisrn or termed the worker thereof
witch and put them to tho water test,
later thers was little belief given 10
anything OF the kind. the public being
very skepticaI But now again the
scientists are taking II Up from thu
proper point of view. No longer dc
fkay say II is supernatural but instead
claim X to he quite natural and moth
Ing extraordinary Everywhere there
are being discovered embryo sensitfves
whose brains of menta mites are prov
ing TO be receptive retinas fer i'm
pressions from outside menial4ties and
events past and 10 come. Mrs. FAY has
hesn most successful in developing her
power for entertaining purposes leav-
ing the scientists TO make all claims
for II. she neither calling Il one thing
or another. simply letting her perform
ances speak for themselves
Clever Feminine Duo.
rretttness. cleVerness and feminine
charms combined with the freshness Of
youth make the Lfghtner sisters, who
will he seen IN conjunction with New
ton Alexander, a most effective fem
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-16

mer a ysncent's orphsum theatsr.
! Reading. Pa
William FavershsTn Will have Irene
Fenwick, Maclyn ArbuckIe ana Max
inc Elliott as members OF his all-star
cast in the revival OF Lord and Lady
Algy"
Chin Chin" with Doyle and Dixon,
which appeared here recently, is re-
ported to be hopping up in the South,
Ats receipts topping all other attrac-
tions touring that territory.
William Gillette instead of playing
a special performance for the Red
Cross fund Friday, December Z. had
the average receipts IF all the other
first class thea;ers in Chicago report
ed to him and gave his personal
check for sum equalling the amount
averaged.
Tom wise and william Courtney
have closed their season in Pals
First" and are to be co-starred again
by Charles Dillingham; In General
Post" They had this piece in re-
hearsal early In the season, but it was
called off.
Nearly all the papers announcing
Nat Wills untimely death reported
Washington as his birthplace Mr..
Wills was a native OF Fredericksburg
and loved TO take a shot at the quaint
town on the Rappahannock every
time he appeared TN this neighbor-
hood. As a stage tramp no one on the
boards has ever equalled Wills work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-16

ing some remarks anent the French
Canadian breeding Mayor Martin, of
Montreal. wrote to Lauder demanding
an apology, but ct last reports had
not succeeded in locating him. From
Quebec came q challengs from Cor
poral Emile Larochelie n GONZALES
cling veteran who dared Lauder to
join unit with him. promising to re-
enter the trenches IL Lauder will. Mr..
Lauder should confine his remarks
to hts business n hand when the guest
OF Rotary clubs. and is presuming on
his membership in the Rotary organi-
xation when he attends their meetin gs
on this side Of the wet and assumes
to tell North Americans their duty in
the war.
Hartford, Conn. and the Grand
theater there, devot q TO bur1esque.
appear to have the distinction of be-
Ing the arst TO refuse admission TO
soldiers assigned 10 the lheater to
assist in recruiting From reports re-
ceived the manager of the Grand
called police 20 eject the soldiers from
his house following their request that
they be allowed TO address the audi
ence.
Marguerite sylvia opera singer, and
wife Of Captain Bernard l. Smith,
head Of ,he aviation section of the
United States nav. VIII is a native
Of Richmond. amour ces the birth Of
a daughter In Washington on the I'd
instant Miss sylvia and Captain Smith
were married I'm Paris when ne was
attached to the United States embassy
there Mrs. Smith expects 70 be
starred next season IA "a new operetta.
william Balf0ur, q former stock
favortte here with Lucille La Verne,
ard lately with the Inflated musical
version OF "A Texas Steer" is now a
member OF q stock company in VIII
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-16

mine duo With MIR Alexander the
sris are presenting q series 81 renned
sonGr and neat dances, The work OF
fhs trio is marked by smartness In
everything they do.
The merriest nevelty of It's k!ne ever
presented In vaudeville is the act bllled
as Pete and His Tails. which serves TO
introduce Peter Julius Caesar the
''wisest tSckass In tna world" Peter J.
Caesar IL probably thu most extensively
acquainted jack IN the theatrical pro-
fession. He has been on the vaudeville
stage several years. BE fore that he
WAS 8 circus performer Pate WAS
raised on sawausl ard tanhsrk{ and he
has been taueht To make ohstinacy n
profitable ART Pete's principal pal is
q hfackfacc comedian, wac knows every
funny point about the 5ackasS AMI this
way he brings them al out Ia ludicrous
10 the extreme. Pete aud his pal ware
featured 81 the New YORK Hippodromo
several seasons.
lack Manley. mouoliytst Of aew
sype, will supply an abundance OF funny
stories. wheeses ard gags. He Is q
strong favorite IN the farE cities, but
has never appeared here In vaudeville
Rounding out the bin will come Lamont
and Wright. two 4a!ntv and clever little
girls. who sing, dance and entertain
with breezy patter.
Men From The Trenches.
THE latter half of the week viii
bring anothe, excellent bin, the most
unique feature ~ watcllf4s the qua TT OF
~ soldiers bil'ed as tire shrapnei
Dodgers. These men are exactly what
the name implies. Al nave been on the
arin2 lire with the Canadian over
sea- forces and all have been wounded
In battle Each holds an honorable dis.
charge from the British army. They
lave an act that Is both enterta snfnE
and Instructive: 1t shows how the SOL
der BOYS ''over there" amuse themseIve
in sthe intervals between fighting the
Huns. They are Sergeant Albert Ed
ward Blake. Sergeant Major ] o n
Parker, Corporal Healy and Sergeant
John Cook The act is appropriately
staged and has scored tremendous hit
throughout the larger cities OF Amer
lea.
Armstrong AM Strouse. singing
and dancing couple. who have an act
bTfrmtnr- with -ttien-. ifiecwtsr
promise something out OF the conven-
tional Character, comedy and some
sptrited singing snd dancing will in
troduce the Berenice Brothers. "A capt.
tai team of comedians
One Of the best comedy acts of the
bin will be the &C 'tribution of Frank
r Rae & Co a tr.o OF lively fun
max - lHry HaFS rcdi variety TURN
ara ZACH OF the team is given ample
oppprtunity TO display his talents 20
tha best r ,ssihle advantage,
s. The Four Swors. members of the
family. of that name which has bean
prominent on the American stage for
moro THAI a decade. are bringing
xroat comedy, singing and dancing act.
0uppfementing each OF the vaude-
ellIe shows there will he the usual
htehrxrade motion uictnrA d5sRiays, fn-
alndinr the latest war alma
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-11-15
z. =. CALDWELL. & SON.

der the patronage and support of the
government of Germany. You will
find that they were the same sorts of
competition that we have tried to pre-
vent by law within our own borders.
If they could not sell their goods
cheaper than we could sell ours, at a
profit to themselves, they could get a
subsidy from the government which
made it possible to sell them cheaper,
anyhow; and the conditions of com
petition were thus controlled in large
measure by the German government
itself. But that did not satisfy the
German government.
Wanted World Political Dominion.
All the while there was lying be-
/ hind its thought, in its dreams Of the
future, political control which would
enable it in the long run to dominate
the labor and the industry of the
world. They were not content with
success by superior achievement; they
wanted success by authority l sup
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-11-15

pose very few of you have thought.
much about the Berlin-to- Bagdad rail-
way. The Berlin to Bagdad railway
was constructed in order to run the
industrial undertakings of half a doz-
en- other countries, so that when Ger
man competition came in, it would not
be resisted too far-because there was
always the possibility Of getting-Ger-
man armies into the heart of that
country quicker than any other armies
could be got there. Look at the map
of Europe now. Germany, in thrust
ing upon us again and again the dis
cusslon of peace, talks about what?
Talks about Belgium, talks. about
northern France, talks about Alsace-
| Lorraine. Well, those are deeply in
teresting subjects to us and to them.
but they are not talking about the
heart of the matter.
Take up the map and look at it.
Germany has absolute control of Aus
Continued on page 7
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-11-15
All Clicked Up With Catarrh?
Whv Continue Makeshift Treatment?

rid Of Catarrh, you must drive tina,
disease germs out of your blood.
Splendid results have been re-;
ported from the use of S. S. 6, which
completely routs from your blood thel
Catarrh germs, for wilich it is a per-
rect antidote.
S. S S. is sold by all druggists
If you wish medical advice as to the
treatment of your own individual
case, write to-day to Chief Medical
Adviser, Swift Specific Co., Depth
Atlanta, Ga.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-11-15
\ WORD FROM THE MAYOR
Fair Management Imposed Upon
Time to Make Complaint Was
Before Shows Were Over
Noise and Nuisance and Gam
bling Regretted.

bling Regretted.
To the Editor of The Robesonian:
The town government is being crit
lclsed for permitting the carnival
here in connection with the fair. Il
feel that this criticism is just and
proper to certain extent and I take
this method of offering to the people
OF the community public apology
Had l known in the beginning just
what the carnival consisted of | would
never have allowed it here without
my protest and l feel that the same
is true of the several members of the
board.
I do not blame the fair manage
ment, for feel that they acted in good
faith and were badly imposed on. 1t
was represented to them that they
were to have a dozen clean attrac-
lions In connection with the fair and
the town government was only too
! glad to cooperate with the manage
ment with view towardmaking the
! fair a success and a credit to the
town.
On account Of illness in my family
and the press Of business I did not
go about the fair until Wednesday
afternoon and then only for a few min
utes. | saw no gambling and all
seemedto be going well. Not a sin
gle citizen made any complaint OF
critism to me until it was all over
and the damage had been done.
think that the time to have criticised
or complained was while the damage
was being done and not after it was
all over. AS stated, l heard no com
plant until the last day, and SO soo1
as learned that gambling was going
on it was stopped and warrants ISSUED
for all guilty parties reported to M
and the cases handled by the recorder
I am truly sorry that we had thi
noise and nuisance and gambling il
our midst and had the name "carni
vaP been suggested when permit wa
asked none would have been granted
We thought we were permitting
dozen show attractions and not a car
nival and it's usual hangers on.
Respectfullyyours,
JAMES D. PROCTOR, Mayo,
Nov. IL, 1917.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-11-15
Americans Have First Experience
With Gas Shells.

Nov. 12.-(By the Associated Press).
The American infantrymen in the
trenches and artillerists in the gun
pits have had their first real exper-
fence with gas shells. The Germans
have let loose many during the last
two days, making the use of gas
masks necessary. Shrapnel also has
been freely used by both sides.
During a recent night the enemy
machine guns again were turned on
the American trenches, the Ameri-
cans replying with an equally vigor-
Gus fire.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-11-15

Many ills come from impure blood.
Can't have pure blood with faulty d.
gestion, lazy liver and sluggish bow
els Burdock Blood Bitters is recon-
mended for strengthening stomach
bowels and liver and purifying the
blood.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-11-15
Sprays and dOuches will never
cIIro Won.

CuIt you.
Catarrh is annoying enougy. when
it chokes up your nostrils and air
pass ges, causii- painful and diff
cult breathing . ID other discomforts.
But the real &, nger cones when it
reaches down into your lungs.
This is why you should at once
realize the Importance of the proper
treatment, and lose no time ex-
perimenting with worthless remedies
which touch only the surface. To be
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-11-15
Very truly,
W. o. THOMPSON,

Since reading the articles in Mon
days issue Of The Robesonian rela
tive to the midway at the fair, wish
to state that the critics seem to fix
the blame for these attractions en-
tirely on Mayor Proctor, and the Of
ficers of the county. This | consid-
er an injustice to them, and wish to
assume all the responsibility for these
attractions myself, as l know Mayor
Proctor and the officers relied entire
ly on my judgment in the matter for
I assured them before the arrival Of
the midway, and in fact at the time
l made application to the authorities
for the attractions, that they should
be clean and moral without any gam
bling. l assume it all. We did our
best.
Really I think the fair as clean as
any I have ever seen for the size.
However, I regret that | should have
been the one who cast the gloom ov-
er the morals of our good town.
! w. O. THOMPSON
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-11-15
Statement From Manager Thompson

lii ne L dlI dltI Sdi INV di
To the Editor of The Robesonian:
There has been some censuring Of
the management Of the fair the past
week. In justice to myself and the
management I wish to state the fol-
lowing facts:
We made every honest effort that
we could to make the fair a success,
it being our aim at all times to avoid
any and all immoral shows concessions
and gambling devices, and as pre-
caution we had the contract for the
midway drawn by the city attorney,
who stipulated these facts in the con-
tract ("There shll be no immoral
shows or gambling permitted ~ eth
er party''). We lied at all ines to
see that this part of the cont act was
carried out, instructing the officers
that should any violation Of this part
of the contract start, to arrest the
parties conducting such places. Any
one" wishing to see the contract may
do so by seeing the undersigned.
We are satisfied that we did what
we thought was right in the matter,
though we expected at all times that
some one would object to the man
agement of the fair. However, we
were running a fair, and not Sun
day school picnic.
AS secretary of the fair do not ex-
pect to further comment on the re-
ports either in the press Or on the
streets, and any one who will in the
future take the management Of the
association, may do so as far as l an
concerned.
To the citizens who resided in the
section near the fair I express my
sincere sympathy, for I know that
the attractions were annoying be-
yond expression.
We feel that we through the fail
were instrumental in bringing to Lum
berton many people that would no
have come to see just few ears O
corn, potatoes, collards and chickens
We thank the people at large TO
the hearty cooperation given us am
assure all that we did the best w
could.
We expect to next week notify al
prize winners of exhibits, as it wi
] take several days to get the list L
I shape.
: Very truly,
W n THOMPSON
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-09-26

fulness. The advancing troops are
reported to have been fired on with
flaming bullets" These bullets set
the mems clothing afire an din sew
cral instances, according to the ac-
count received here, wounded men
had to be rolled in the mud by their
comrades to extingush the flames.
That phase Of the battle of Fland-
crs that occurred last Thursday and
which has been characterized as the
battle Of Menin road, was today
largely matter Of history. Hard
local fighting was still in progress
at a point west of Gheluvelt, known
as Tower Hamlets, but notwithstand-
ing the determined efforts of the Ger
mans to regain the territory lost
here, they were unable to dislodge
the British troops, who had battled
their way forward so gallantly over
the marshy wooded ground west of
that place.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-09-26

Gorizia, chronicles the rcpulse Of ad-
ditional Austro- Hungarian attacks on
the Bainsizza plateau. In the region
of Monte Marmolato, northwest of
Trent, the Italians, after exploding
mine, captured two advance posi-
tions from the Austro- Hungarians.
In none of the battle areas Of Eu-
rope has there been any marked ac-
tivity in the last twenty-four hours.
A momcntary lull appears to have
settled upon the fighting operations
in Flanders, on the Aisne and at
Verdun and in the region along the
Isonzo.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-09-26

u VI
Elsewhere along the front of the
British offensive there has been no
change in the situation. An intense
artillery duel continued, but the
enemy had abandoned, at least tenn
porarily, those futile and costly
counter-attacks which marked the
first days fighting.
The German military code in the
past has taken little count of losses
in men if results could be achieved.
In the present instance the German
counter-attacks have not only been
costly, but useless, for the British
artillery has in majority Of cases
torn the advancing columns to bits
and driven the survivors back in
hasty retreat.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-09-26

minor posts Of the objcctves and
having taken 3,243 prisoners, but
their big guns still hammer the Ger
man positions and their aviators
harrass the airdrome, dumps, can
tonments and other military points
behind the German lines.
Only Bombardmcnts.
On the rest of the western front,
the FreDch and Germans have been
content to lombard each other. The
artillery activity is reported violent
along the Aisne front and northwest
or Verdun.
Berlin reports accommodating en-
gagements on this portion of the
front, but no action or moment.
Having captured the Jacobstadt
bridgehead, south of Riga and forced
the Russians to retire TO the right
bank of the Dvina for some distance
north and south of the bridgehead,
the Germans have halted their ad-
vance here.
BOmbarding Germans.
Petrograd reports the Russians en-
trenched on the right bank of the
Dvina and bombarding the Germans
in their new positions.
Gen. Cardorna in his report on op-
erations in tho region northwest Of
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-09-26
BIG GUNS BOOMING ON
FLANDERS BLOODY field
Crown Prince Rupprccht Ceases IN
fantry Attacks at Yprcs and
is Using Cannon.
ITALIANS RECORD GAIN
PetrOgrad Reports Russians Bonn
harding Germans in Their New
Position at JacObstadt.

Crown Prince Rupprecht, Of Bava-
ria, finding his efforts TO dislodgc
the British from their recent gains
IN the Ypres salient ineffectional has
ceased his infantry attacks and re-
sorted to artillery. The British are
resting after their efforts of Thurs
day, having gained all but a few
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-09-26
LA TOILETTE IS ERRATIC
Den0unces War and Democratic
Government.

Toledo. Sept. 23.-Denouncing war
in general and the United States
Democratic Government in particu-
lar, United States Senator Robert M.
La Toilette, of Wisconsin, addressed
a large gathering in the Coliseum
This afternoon under the auspices of
the Peoples Church" made up of
Socialists, headed by Prof. Scott
Nearing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-09-26

Mr.. La Toilette attacked the Amer
lean press, declaring that American
newspapers are for the most part
controlled by the "war party" the
financial interest of the country
He declared that his remarks in ST..
Paul last week had been deliberately
misquoted throughout the country.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-09-26
GERMANS PRACTICING NEW
KIND OF FRIGHTFUL NESS
British Battali0ns Fired on With
"Flaming Bullets" Which Set
Clothing on Fire, Leaving Wounded
in Desperate State.

British Headquarters in France
and Belgium, Sept. 23.--It is report
ed that the British battalions that
captured Shrewsbury forest and Bull
gar wood, to the east of The former
place, in Thursdays drive, expert
enced new kind Of German fright
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-09-26
What is LAX.FOS

lAx.F0S Is AN IMPROVED CASCARA
A Digestive Liquid Laxative, Cathartic
Blue Flag Root, Rhubarb Root, Black
Root, May Apple Root, SIENNA caves aud
Pepsin. Combines strength with pala-
table aromatic taste. Does not grippe. SOC