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Connecticut western news., 1917-08-16

he would not have me do that on any account.
 I assured him that I preferred to go with him, but could not make him un- derstand that would choose to spend an evening in company with an old fellow like himself to young man near my own age.
 Half an hour afterward I received two tickets with note from the donor stating that he was unavoidably pre- vented from escorting me to the thea ter and hoped I would find some one to take his place. I went merrdly to MT. Ogilvie, waving the tickets over my head, and asked him to be the substitute.
 That broke the ice between us. Mir. Ogilvie permitted himself to show me some attention, which I received so cordially that it was rapidly increased. To make long story short, there were courtship, an engagement and mar. aiage. I welded my guardian.
 It was not till had been married some time that I discovered that I'll. husband had been engaged to my mother. He considered me the coun- terpart of what she was when he had loved her. and from the moment we first met he renewed that love in me.
 have spent many Gn hour wonder ing wh~ r>- mother should have ar- rs.::.sed probable match between me aSd the man she disappointed. l have Eesei. found a solution.
Evening star., 1917-06-05

Marietta" for its third Offering was
evidenced by the welcome accorded the
colonial madcap at the New National
last night. The HerbertYoung pro-
duction is American in flavor. its ac-
tion taking place in New Orleans in
her day of French accents, minuets.
meiodramatic Quadroons, dashing blades
ana bold buccaneers-all of whom had
Ineir picturesque share in the story.
The plot concerns a young countess
who secretly comes to the colonies with
matrfmony-seeking "casket girls"
Charles H. Bowers, as the governors
son and sub-rosa pirate, added to the
nne impression he made last week, and
Carl Haydn. in the tenor role. received
hero's need of applause. Lillian
Ludlow was grotesquely cute as
casket. girl of the Sis Hopkins type, and
Mae kilcoyne sang beautifully and gave
a vivid glimpse of dramatic force to
her Adah. quadroon. Ralph Nichols.
as an adventurer who shared his lively
times with the audience: George
shields, James W. McElhern. Harlan
Briggs and John Willard sang their
less important roles with artistic ex-
cellence. and the breezily tuneful cho-
rus danced. sang and f1irted against
background of tropic trees, ships and
summer sea. Miss Gray and Miss Lud-
low joined the Aborn forces to assume
the roles of Marietta and Lizette
Evening star., 1917-06-05
B. F. Keith's.

Ieith's was bubbling over With pa
triotism last night. The management
is making a big drive for the sale of
liberty bonds, and every performer was
eager to do his bit for patriotic en-
thusiasm.
!, Bernard Granville. "the twentieth
century comedian" was in fine voice
and had an easy time scoring a success
with popular songs. eccentric dancing
and recitations. Charles r. Aldrich,
who has not been seen here for some
time. was welcomed heartily. His
transformations while sitting at a table
and reading a newspaper are bewil
dering. The clever Campbell sisters.
who are proud of the fact that they
are Washington girls" with songs and
piano playing shared honors with the
top-liners. A funny pair was Rockwell
and Wood in chatter that kept the au
dience laughing.
Other pleasing acts were Ralph Dun
bars Maryland singers; Jim and Betty
Morgan; Lillian's toy CANNES. and
sketch, The Corner Store."~that had
laugh in every line. The Hearst
Pathe pictures show, for the first time,
scenes along the fighting lines in
France.
Evening star., 1917-06-05
Be1gians for enforced labor was a mill
tary and economic necessity Moreover,

Belgians for enforced labor was mill
tary and economic necessity. Moreover.
replying to the German statement that
deportations have ceased. II is declared
that they continue. without care for
the seeds of hate that are sown in the
hearts of the victims and those near
and dear to them. which threaten to
render all social intercourse impossi-
BILE. perhaps for centuries. between two
important portions of the peoples of
Europe"
The memorandum is devoted largely
to a review of the German policy to-
ward Belgium and the latter's suffer-
ings, and most of the charges it makes
already have been brought to the at
tention of the government by its own
official representatives.
In delivering it, Minister de Cartier
said:
This document is complete refuta-
tion of the excuses offered by the Ger
man authorities for these acts of bar
barity. and is a clear statement of the
successive steps by which Germany has
sought to break down the patriotic
spirit of the Belgian workmen and to
enslave them for work of military
utility against our own felIow-coun-
trymen."
Evening star., 1917-06-05
Cosmos.

At the Cosmos George Primrose, the
famous dancer of the old Primrose &
West minstrels. and seven blackface
entertainers hold headline carnival
The quartet is exceptionally fine and
the endmen funny. Primrose wins the
usual applause with his noted soft shoe
dance.
Boutwell, Brown, assisted by Francis
Young, presents a Cleopatra dance
with a beautiful setting and surprise
finish. Jean st. Ange, a French soldier,
whose wounds have gained him 2 re-
spite from the war trenches, sings
sweetly two French songs. including
the Marsellaise," and an English nun
her- The Adanac trio three young Ca
madam vocalists and ,nstrumenta!,sts
wiz much applause Ia!e-No-c-oss a.d
company score !c Love ~ the Sub
urbs.'' Other numbers include Alice
Morley and the McCarty sisters and
Mclaughlin and West.
Capt. Alvarez" with Edith Storey
far its picture star; the Hearst Pathe
news and amuseing shorter film comics
complete the bill.
Evening star., 1917-06-05
ADJUSTMENTS
Belasco,

Another new play was put on view
at the Belasco 'Theater last night.
Ewes Daughter" completes a trio
OF comedies whose prospects. sub
oect, though they are. to changes both
IN cast and Interpretation before the
WINTER season opens, must be regarded
as most favorable. The producer is
William A. Brady, whose fame as a
manager has caused his own old
time laurels as an actor to be forgotten.
Ewes Daughter" is comedy with
strong inclinations toward the emo
tional drama. The title role brings to
the constant playgoer a reminder of
the Eve in Nazimovas "'Ception
Shoais; a girl advancing into woman
hood. mercilessly suppressed by a
father whose religious convictions are
fanatical. The first act reveals the
rebellion of girlish impulse against a
tyranny so illogical that the sensitive
ness of vital youth cannot construe it
as other than heartless hypocrisy The
role OF the rugged father is taken by
Lionel Belmore with such effectual
emphasis that it makes an enduring
impression, even though not needed for
the story after the first act. The death
OF the father leaves the madcap girl
Tree to carry out her announced in
tention of living her own life on the
lines her own fancy dictates Ex-
travagance and reckless association
bring her to the verge of a moral smash,
Whlch her own enduring sense of
integrity could not have averted had it
not been fortified by the devotion and
faith of a man who loves and UNDER
stands her. The role is played by
Christine Norman. 1t is one of wide
range and capable of an infinite variety
of delicate shadings. Miss Norman's
portrayal showed a full discernment
or its possibilities. A certain lack of
self security at the outset faded as the
action progressed and the actress won
plaudits which implied unqualified in
dorsement of her competence as an
emotional actress. Thomas Holding/as
The lover. gave dignified consistency
10 difficult characterization. The
gentlemanly scamp who lies in wait
TO play havoc with reckless femininity
displayed Lionel Atwill in most
artistically advantageous light. So far
as this city is concerned. Mr.: Atwell is
a discovery. He has personality which
carries him through situations which
might seem strained and uneasy
without the influence of confidence and
poise. very dashing figure is Gypsy
OBrien, who appears as the representa-
tive of the dangerous associations into
which the rebellious young woman has
fallen. In form. the play is modernly
disdainful of the old-fashioned rules.
Abundance of action with opportunities
Wel distributed through the cast are
aimed at rat ther than the concentration
of attention on the study of a single.
life history. The audience was highly
appreciatiye.
Evening star., 1917-06-05
Photoplay Features.
Loew's Columbia,

The World Apart the photoplay
feature at Loew's Columbia Theater
the first half of the week. has for its
stars Wallace Reid and Myrtle Sted-
man. and is the story of a western
mining camp. in which Mr.. Reid is pic
tured as a mine superintendent who
becomes the butt of a dance hall pro-
prietor's vengeance for having saved
a dance-hail girl from the latters at
tention. 1t has a thrilling climax
brought about through the attempt of
the mine owners prof1igate son and the
dance hall proprietor to "crack the
to disgrace the superintendent. 1t is
a Morosco picture released by Para
Evening star., 1917-06-05
New National.

That the Aborn Comic Opera Com
pany made a happy choice In Naughty
Evening star., 1917-06-05
Crandall's.

The love of minister for an actress
or lax morals and her subsequent re-
dempt1on is the theme of "The Grim
son Dove" featuring Carlyle Blackwell
and June Elvidge. which was shown at
CrandalPs Theater yesterday. Brandon
Cameron meets Adrienne Durant in the
small town where his flock is located,
and to which she has gone to rest, and
he falls in love with her. Honestly loving.
she makes a full confession to him of
her past life. She returns to New York
and the old life, while the minister is
forced to confront an angry congrega-
tion through the discovery of the iden-
tity of the girl. He leaves and secures
charge in the mountains. and the
girl. now thoroughly repentant. be-
comes a school teacher. Through a
highly dramatic circumstance they are
united. Todays attraction is Her Life
and His" featuring Florence La Badie.
Evening star., 1917-06-05
mount, and has q love romance woven
into its melodramatic plot.
Crandall's Savoy.

The Girl Philippa," featuring Anita
Stewart, which was shown at Gran
dalls Savoy Theater yesterday. deals
nicture w wbieh is n eight anee parts is
based on Robert W. Chambers story
Of the same title. Philippa is cashier
in a small cafe in Ausone, France, the
proprietor of which is spy for an
other nation. In efforts to obtain Sc
cret plans of both French and Brit
ish governments. he forces the girl to
become his confederate. A young
American artist. becoming interested in
the girl, learns the true situation OF
affairs and interferes in her behalf.
thereby becoming involved in an inter-
national affair. Events follow thick
and fast, until the execution of the
innkeeper and the union of the girl
and the artist. Splendid lighting ef-
fects in the picture point to expert
photography. Today's attraction is
'The Hawk" featuring Earle Will
liams.
Evening star., 1917-06-05
Leader.

House Peters and Louise Huff are the
picture stars of THE Lonesome Chap"
the photoplay shown at the Leader
terday also. 1t shows all the care in
production and photography of a Pallas
picture, and tells the story of man
whose sweetheart was killed while
running away with another man. His
ward the daughter of one of his
miners. tries in vain to arouse him
from his loneliness, and succeeds only
after she returns. polished miss, from
boarding school. when he finds he
loves her and she loves him. A Burton
Holmes travel picture of Java is also
shown.
Evening star., 1917-06-05
Pcli's.

The mana cement of Polls doubtless
had the Confederate Veterans reunion
in mind when THE Warrens of yir-
ginia" was selected as the play for this
week. Set in the closing days of the
war between the states with q final
scene some time after the end of the
conflict, the presentation hardly need
Cd its embellishment of Confederate
tags and the intermittent yell
splitting the applause, to let beholders
know what it was.
This play of De Mile and Belasco, in
which Charlotte Walker rose to fame,
Is particularly a play of principals.
Florence Rittenhouse plays Agatha
Warren. Virginia girl wooed and at
last won by the Yankee lieutenant.
Gen. Warren. played by Howard Lange,
is a fine characterization, as is that of
Gen. Griffin of the Federal army. in the
hands of Ralph Remley. Mrs. Warren,
wife of the Confederate general, as
played by Frances Williams. was ex-
cellent. and Sam Iden Thompson as
little Bob Warren showed himself a
more than ordinary juvenile actor.
Louise Farnum as colored nanny,
and Anna Ward as Bollie Hatton, COM
pleted the cast.
Evening star., 1917-06-05
SAYS CONQUERED PEOPLE
ARE SLAVES OF GERMANY
Minister de Cartier Asserts Plan for
Enforced Serv.tvds Was Worked
Out IN Geld Bleed.

T.. : memorandum prcScniad =. ai,n
:sts- &c Cartier tc tia state Depart
:cect the Belgian gove-c..e.. asserts
that Ge-many's industrial angUlat;oc
Of occupied Belgian, Polish and Lithu-
anian territory. followed by slavery of
the conquered people, has been carried
on under a plan worked out in cold
blood during August, 1914, by DIR. w.
Rathnau of Berlin.
That statement ia in answer to Ger
many'S claim that the deportation of
Evening star., 1917-06-05
Garden.

Norma Talmadge was the picture star
heroine yesterday at Moore's Garden
Theater in a photoplay based upon
Cynthia Stockley's novel. Poppy" The
heroine. Poppy, at first a poor mis-
treated waif, runs away from home and
derstandings. With wide scope for her
versatility in Poppy" Miss Talmadge
wins new honors in the realm of motion
pictures. A uniformly excellent cast of
stage ana screen players appears in
her support.
Evening star., 1917-06-05
Strand.

The Eternal SIM" featuring Florence
Reed. was shown yesterday at Moores
Strand and will remain until Wednes-
day. inclusive. The story deals with
the life of the medieval assassin Lucre-
tia Borgia. Intrigue, unselfsh love,
mystery. poison plots, vengeance; ,jeal-
ousy and other dominant human emo
tfons are the elements of "The Eternal
SIM and In the leading role Miss Reed
gives striking characterization.
Evening star., 1917-06-05
PLEA FOR LIBERTY LOAN
BY SECRETARY NJ 'AD0O
Head of Treasury Tells New York
Audience What Will Happen
if Germany Wins.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, June 5.-William G.
McAdoo. Secretary of the Treasury,
was accorded an enthusiastic recep-
tion here last night, when ne ad-
dressed two mass meetings in the IN
terest Of the liberty loan. Characterize
ing the governments war bonds as
"the best Investment on earth" he ap-
pealed to all to buy within their means.
Mayor Mitchell presided at one meeting
and Oscar S. Straus. former Secretary
of Commerce and Labor, at the other.
Besides Secretary McAdoo. the speakers
included Gov. Edge of New Jersey and
Frank A. Vanderlip.
Ten billion dollars to be spent during
the coming year by the United States
and the allied governments for the
products of American farms, mines and
factories. Secretary McAdoo declared,
will bring to the country the greatest
prosperity in its history
Evening star., 1917-06-05
Conditions Should Germany Win.

DO you know what would happen if
Germany should be victorious, as she
would be if she could bring France and
England to their knees? She would
take the entire British and French
fleets. release her own great fleet,
during the war, and, combining these
with the most destructive submarine
fleet on earth-because she has it-she
would come here and put the iron heel
should have to fall back to the interior,
and there is no telling how long it
would take to expe1 the enemy, if we
ever did. If we couldn't do it promptly,
do you know what would happen to
America? We should have to make the
most humiliating terms that any great
nation ever made to get peace. We
should have to. pay an indemnity that
would represent probably half the
wealth OF America, which is $25O,O0O,-
upon your shoulders to meet that !c-
den..sy ecr century to come
Other Addresses.
~. s,.aes IN his address as.,4, ed
tat t.e success OF the loan was vital,
= Eust be ove-subsc-:bed. he sa:e.
.,,s @ hoaos OK our people demands
best proof to our enemies that we mean
business and that we are determined to
sacrifice our lives, our fortunes and
our sacred honor. to hand down to our
ch1ldren's. children the liberties for
which our fathers sacrificed their lives,
their fortunes and their sacred honor y
Prior to the meetings there was a
reception at which Secretary McAdoo
met more than 500 delegates from all
parts of this federal reserve district
and discussed with them the work of
stimulating interest in the loan
The Secretary appeared to be much
grained upon his arrival in this city to
learn OF encouraging returns from en-
ployes OF the various railroads through
out the. country. Alfred H. Smith,
president of the New York Central, who
is chairman of the railroad liberty loan
committee. announced that preliminary
reports from eighteen roads showed an
average of $159.0S for 1,597 employees.
me first definite reports from ali of
the ROADS. Mr.. Smith added, would not
pc received until Thursday. He said,
however. that he had learned there
was "a unanimity Of response and
large number of small subscriptions"
Evening star., 1917-06-05
Business Prosperity Assured.

Some people profess apprehension
about the future of business" said Mr..
McAdoo. why, gentlemen, prosperity
in the next twelve months will be
greater than it ever has been in our
history. You cannot prevent it If you
try The only thing that could stop
prosperity would be the refusal of the
people to support the reasonable meas
ures of taxation that are needed. and
to buy the bonds of the government"
The Secretary addressed a great mass
meeting at Carnegie Hall in behalf of
the liberty loan. which, he warned,
would succeed, as it must succeed, only
if every one did his duty. He ap-
pealed to those who cannot fight on
the battlefield to supply the means
that will enable the government to
provide for the soldiers who go to the
front.
eff this war continues for another
twelve months, it is probable that the
ernment will have to do to cover it's
own expenditures and to extend the
necessary credits to the allied govern
ments will amount to s10.000.000, 1000"
he said. "It is proposed that only is
per cent of this colossal sum, namely,
$1,S00,000,000, shall be raised by new
taxation. When one considers the
magnitude of this task and the prob
able economic effects of the sale of
$500, 100000 of bonds within twelve
months and the expenditure of the
in this country, it does not seem pru-
dent or wise to provide by new. taxa
ton a less amount than 81 00.000,000.
Every man and woman must get be-
hind these bonds if this issue is to be
successful.
Evening star., 1917-06-05
WANTED
Three Bank Clerks at Once
Bookkeeper, Note Teller and Stenographer.
WANTED

Only high-grade experienced young men and
women need apply.
State fully experience, references, age and pres
ent employment. Address Box 187-E, care The
Star Office.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-12-14

Wheatley, Jesse Moore, Charles Bal timore. Privates William Brack en- ridge, Tomas Hawkins, Carlos Snod- grass, Ura Davis, James Divins, Frank Johnson, Risley Young and Fat McWhorter.
 Announcement of the action of the court martials verdict was made at the southern department. head quarters by the chief of staff who also gave out a formal statement in which the names of the men sentenc ed to life Imprisonment were given.
 Only the army officers and the sheriff of the county were present when the sentence was carried out by soldiers from the post. No newspaper men or civilian specta- tors were allowed, the time and
 kept secret.
 Good bye boys of Company C." were the last words of the condemn ed men of the 24th infantry, as the traps were sprung, and they drop ped to death on the scaffold. The
 men of Company c, 18th infantry had been guarding the negroes since they were brought to San Antonio. He thecuIlon WdS III all arroyo z miles east of Camp Travis, on a scaffold erected during the night by engineers from the post. The ne- Crnes were taken to the scaffold on t~rnkS- rreceded by 125 cavalrymen and 100 infantrymen. Without a l tremor. the condemned men stepped | 0Ut with soldiery tread. singing a 1 hyncn as they walked to their places l PraverS were said hv a neOro m mini c. l ter and the two army chaplains. Re i suming their song. the men stood l erect and displayed the greatest for I titude while the ropes were adjusted 1 The trap was then sprung, eleven i died instantly, but two quivered a
 moment before the rope was .taut.
 Of the sixty-three men tried by the same court maritl, forty-one
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-12-14
AND I
 AND co.

The Government of the United States! Do you think of 1t merely bs some great big machine up in Washington that levies taxes and oats up a good deal of money keep ing it's machinery moving? If you do you are wrong.
 The United States Government - 3 business corporation run for the good of the citizens, who are its shareholders. It's head office is at Washington. You and I hired some of the cleverest men we could find to run this business for us. Now, when you hire a man to do a big Job for you you must give him your support, in both money and good feel ing. You know what 1t would mean If you were to hire man to run your farm, or your store, and then went about amongst your neighibors grumbling about him and "cussiag" him. Would you get good results? Would the business be success?
 These fellows that we have hired to work for us in Washington are real human beings. Take our Presi- dent. Read some of his speeches. Read. what people say who have talked with him constantly. They will tell you that he is the most hu- man of men, with great big symp- athy for everyone, whatever his po- sition in life. By the way, the Pres ident is a Southerner. Take the Sec retary of the Treasury, too, who is asking you to buy Bonds-a boy from Georgia, growing up among the people of the South, having to work hard at an early age for a living, he studied law and became a lawyer whom everybody trusted because he was straight. He knows just as much of your conditions and is just as much your friend today as he was when he was lawyer in 8 country town.
 These people need your support in the biggest job that any men ever tackled. They want your friendship your good will.
 Quit "cussins" the government, il
 you ever did this, and shake hand:
 with OUT 'fboss foremen," good fel
 lows, every one of them.