The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-03-29

CIV -lization," the master produc-
ton Ct Thomas Ii. Ince, i'll which
thousar is OF people participated,a and
dur1ns The filming OF which every
meth0a of modern warfare is shown,
was zen before 4 full house, both
matiru- and night, yesterday, at the
Grand opera House. Inc introduce
ton r. erred to the greatest CON-
mandlaunt, Thou Shalt Love The
Lord, ny God, With All Thy Heart,
And IT, Neighbor AS Thy Self" and
the d1i elopment graphically deplc-
led how, during the centuries which
have elapsed since this command
ment WIS given, mans heart has
grown 10 love conquest and greed
more lhan humanity, and his avarl-
cious I8-nd has produced inventions
which urn our present state OF civil
liZatiu1 into Darbarism.
The plot dealt with 4 king, who,
having prepared his nation Tor war,
sent Ll; cdNalrymen, soldiers, avia-
lors, and other military forces forth
20 cong or a neighbOring country. In
The cOu4IIct he was depending largely
upon the services OF Count terdl-
hand, an inventor OF deadly type OF
submarine. Before the war had ali
yanced very far Count Ferdinand
was permitted to return home, and
during this short leave OF absence,
his sweetheart, who had Joined the
vast army OF the women OF the land
in their society, The Mothers
of Men," to protest against the
wholesale slaughter going on, and
plead Tor peace, induced him to
visit the pace where the organiza-
ion VI as in session.
Shortly after returning to his sub
marine The inventor receives a wire
less to sink a passenger ship, on
which there are d number of women
and children. Haunted with visions
of the indescribable misery and
hardship this deed would bring
about, he refuses to obey orders. HIS
crew calls it treason, and they pre-
pare to kill the Count, who opens
he submarine and lets the engry
waves claim the men as their vic
inns. Count Ferdinand is picked up
apparently lifeless, and his limp
form is carried to the King, who
procurcS the best medical aid to
bring back TO life the man whose
mind has heretofore sought to de-
5troy the lives of others.
On regaining his health he be-
comes Il peace advocate and goes out
into the public places to oppose the
continuance of war. His action an
gers the King, who has him cast into
prison, where Count Ferdinand dies
before his execution. On visiting
The dead man in his cell the King
sees, as he has never in the past, the
atrocious crimes which his declara-
ton of war has brought forth. He
sees his soldiers suffering death, and
the MANNED and crippled men pray
ing for the sleep which will forever
quiet their pain, the ruin of cities,
the wasting of homes and the in
creasiD5 famine among the poor.
The moral damage, as well as the
physical. is also brought to his no.
tice. lie realizes that the murderOuS
desires and frenzy of non-combat-
ants a. home are nearly as bad as
the stabs of the soldiers; the bru-
tality of the man in the street; the
blood thirst fostered by the crowds,
and the saturation of the people at
home With murder and hatred which
is moral shrapnel. He sees diseas-
ed par tism permeating the whole
nation, invading the minds of every
one flon the youngest child to the
oldest citizen. He is willing to ac-
knowledge his mistake, and so he re-
turns TO the palace and signs the
peace treaty, which brings home tbs
remainder of his men, who have
been fortunate enough to survive the
battle with wounds and losses of
members of their bodies.
The picture was beautifully film
ed, a number of wonderful mechani-
cal effects adding to the beauty of
the production. The company also
carried an orchestra and a soloist.