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Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-29

Roscoe Arbuckle, better known by
the name OF Fatty" is the chief
actor and comedian as well $ the
director of his very own company,
which has Just been formed to pro-
duce comedies for release on the Par
amount program. He was born at
Smiths Center, Kan, i'll 1887. His
stage career was on tour i'll drama
and stock repertoire and managed
his own company for two years, and
was also in stock for Morosco and
Hartman. His screen career was
first with Keystone in 1918 as an extra
man with the wonderful salary of S.
per day but he soon advanced to reg
ular parts and later played leads and
became director and has both directed
and acted for the last two years. He
soon became known as Fatty in the
Fatty and Mabel" pictures, with
Mabel Normand as his leading lady.
Some of the best known and most
popular pictures were Fatty and
Mabel Adrift,' "He Did and He
Didn't" The Bright Lights" His
Wife's Mistake" "The Walters
Ball" and many others. He is now
appearing in his latest scream, The
Butcher Boy" which is his first Of
terlng by the new company. Mail ad-
dressed to Paramount Pictures cor
poratlon, ass Fifth avenue, at Forty
first street, will reach him.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-29

Ed Maurer, Jr., Observation-Disclosures
Maurer. jr., son of the well known
restaurant man Of the same name,
was granted a divorce decree from
Lenore Maurer by Judge Day. He al
leges extreme cruelty. The Maurers
lived at 1918 North Forty-second
street
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-29
Some Stunts a Movie Hero
Must Bear in His "PIayinu''

mo end to the queer things that
you are asked to do when you join
the ranks of the picture players"
said Franklyn Farnum, whose Blue
bird photoplay, The Clock had lust
been completed and shows at the
Hlpp theater Tuesday and Wcdnes-
day: Queer, | mean, from the point
OF view of the legitimate player. For
example, while we were making this
picture, had to spend one whole day
in the open air, wearing nothing in
the way of clothes, but a suit of
pyjamas, and it was a February
day, in which, though the sun was
very bright, there was a perceptibIe
chill in the air.
Later i'll the same picture I had to
take swim i'll the far from warm
ing water of the Pacific, while wear
ing tull evening dress. First | had
to wear too few clothes in public and
then too many. Wow! but that water
was chilly! After the first plunge it
was all right"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-29
HEARST PATHE NEWS
Synopsis of Events Covered In Hearst
Pathe News, Released Today.

NEW YORK Sliding gracefully down
the ways of the Brooklyn navy yard the
superdreadnaught, New Mexico. Is a time
ly addition to the u. s. fleet.
SPRINGFIELD. MASS.-The new Lawrence
mount, designed to protect the machine
gun squad in the trenches is successfully
demonstrated here.
ALBANY. N. Y.--The heads Of the big mo-
ton picture firms meet to defeat a bill
to tax photo plays.
NEW YORK CITY--An ills are forgotten by
the 1900 inmates Of Bellevue hospital MS
they watch special circus performance.
SPRING FASHToNS-By courtesy of J. M.
Gliding & Co.
WAKE UP. AMERICAt--Is the call that
resounds throughout the land on the 142d
anniversary Of the famous ride Of Paul
Revere.
CAMDEN. MAINE--American shin yards
hasten the construction Of an immense
fleet of wooden cargo vessels to defeat
the U-boat blockade
WASHINGTON, d. C-Union Station is
decorated with the Allies colors in honor
Of the arrival Of the British Commission
ers to tho war council.
WEST POINT. N. Y.-The Military Academy
class of II is graduated ahead OF time
80 that 1879 more officers may be ready
to train Uncle Sans new army.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-29

Masters. also making the train. He
ran and she pursued. The tram start
ed and Masters swinging aboard
thought he had eluded Helen, but she
swung up on the next car.
He was now just ahead Of the silk
car, Helen, Just behind. She climbed
through the rear end window into the
silk car to guard it just as Masters
enter from the other end window to
rob it, The two met. Helen made an
Intellectual tight. The scoundrel bound,
gagged her, threw her into corner
and began his search for the silk. In
his haste he overturned a water bot
tie and water trickled along the floor
toward a sack marked: Metallic
Sodium. lgnites if wet"
Helen, helpless though she was,
tried to draw the desperados atten-
ton to their common danger. She
could not. Masters pushed open the
car door. Along the highway that
paralleled the track rode Marshall in
his auto, as planned Bolt by bolt
Masters threw the silk out to him.
But the crew saw the bold operation
and brought the train to stop. Mas
tiers perceiving himself discovered,
Sprang from the car into the auto and
the two thieves made away.
The car that imprisoned Helen had
already taken fire and the sodium
fumes threatened every moment to
sutfocate her. Outside, the conduc-
tor, seeing the smoke, was giving or
ders to his crew. Stay here and flag
the train while run to the Wayne
tank and put this fire out"
The tank at Wayne's was reached
with the car on fire, Webb, waiting
there, rushed up. Where is Helen
Holiness"
No one knew
"She was watching that car" cried
Webb. "She may be i'll it. | must
make sure"
The crew declared it madness to
attempt TO go into the flames. But
Webb broke away and, dashing into
the burning car, caught up Helen I'M
conscious.
The crew helped him carry her
away. Webb urged them to go fast.
The car is full of chemicals" he
cried.
They had scarcely reached safety
zone when the earth shook with ter
rife explosion. The next instant a
shower OF fragments from the shat
tered car was falling all around them.
end of Fourth Episode.)
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-29
Artdrama Company to
Have Office in Omaha

Omaha may soon add another film
exchange to its already large list Of
film companies distributing from this
point Omaha is rapidly becoming
one Of the most important film cen
tcrs of the United States. Joseph
II. Gilday, formerly manager Of the
Willis Wood theatcr in Kansas City,
Mo-, and now connected with the
Standard Film corporation OF that
city, who market the Artdrama pic
lures in the state OF Nebraska, Kan
sas, Missouri, Iowa and Illinois, while
i'll Omaha Friday, announced that
they were to open an Office in Omaha
soon. X. {. Chopper is president and
general manager of this concern and
was one of the pioneer men in the
film game in this city six years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-29
Womanhood" Means
Much to All Who
Love America

N,r,,cr Thomas If ,hc Strand
.,,Hs ',haI ,r,,s, Ja;h. hc rrrr,,rs ,rir.
.,,hnrn ,.aIIs ,.L;ng L;m Il he is wnrk.
inn i,r ,hr ammnnit,on ta,tnr;rs ar
W1Il ,,,rr, interests nwiry ~ rho
many ,iiGrs thm he j. runnirg ury-
IN" r,en ~ cni;st IN rho army and
"a S "'>' ~ ''' "
"jIbnc I know that At heart every
man wnm,n and rh,ld in Omaha is
ioyai tn tbr Stars and S,rines some
NJ Them surely do NOT reali1c What
Would bcrNmr NJ his p,orious conn.
try of nnrs # !, were invaded ike
Bclpium wa, or course most ncoplc
saw his * imnosSible hut Mailing
10 nv mind is imnossiblc in these
DAYS and that is nrc Of thc main
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-29
RaChman Resigns From the
General Film Offices

{, W Taylor, local manager of the
General Film companies, announces
with regret that his capable assistant,
J. W. Rachman. has found it neces-
sary to resign his position on account
OF other businesses that are taking
great deal of his time and attention.
Mr.. Rachman is manager of the Grand
theater and has many other interests.
Persistent Advertising Is the Road
To Success.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-29
l Flas5h3e;S; s. fE E: 91{ul F55l l29}2} g

stories by +. W. Hornung; The SO,
tlal Pirates" series, by George Bron.
son Howard. and a number of multiple
reel successes, including The Barn
stormcrs" and THE Pitiall."
Mr.. Horne is now busy at Kalem's
Glendale studio, producing "Th,
American Girl" series, by Frederick
X. Bcchdolt, the well known author
OF western drama, Marin Sais, Kal.
ems versatile star, is featured in thi.
series.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-29
Marguerite CIark's Newest
Film Play Meets Her Style

Director J. Searle Dawley in speak
ing of Marguerite Clark's latest photo
play, "The Valentine Girl" which he
directed for the Famous Players Film
company and which will be released
on the Paramount program, said: 1T
is easy enough to censure the scenario
department or the director when a
story or plot does not seem to appeal
to ones personal taste, but if people
would realize the tremendous task
faced by these harassed persons in
picking out photoplays best fitted to
each particular star they would be
more considerate of us. The plot may
be the best in the world, but if the
character of the lead Is not suitable
for the star who is to take the part it
is absolutely useless to attempt to
film it, and, of course, vice versa.
However, in The Valentine Girl l
believe that we have secured the COM
bination-a plot that is technically
perfect and a leading role that fits
Marguerite Clark as we'll as any she
has ever played. Miss Clarks win
some personality lends itself particu-
larly well to child approximations and
yet as 'grown-up young lady she
has certain charm Of manner seldom,
If ever, equaled on the screen.
"ln this picture she combines the
two in her own inimitable fashion and
has produced character that will, |
am sure, greatly endear itself to the
heart.
Little Marian Morgan, the wistful,
quaint little figure standing at the
door of the fathers home while he
finishes his game with some fellow
gamblers, is a pathetic little person
that somehow won her way even into
our hardened hearts at the studio and
made us forget for a moment that it
was in reality only Marguerite Clark,
the idol of the screen"
Director Dawley was greatly aided
in his work of making this production
by the well known camera man, Ly-
man Broening.
The story is about a little girl, Ma
rian Morgan by name, whose mother
is dead and whose father is a con-
hrmed gambler. She isn't brought up
at all like ordinary children, but. like
the immortal Topsy, she Gus growed
up" and it is no thanks to her father
that she blossoms into winsome young
ladyhood
"The Valentine Girl" will be the at
traction at the Muse theater today,
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-27
FIGHTING ALMOST
 ON 4 STANDSTILL
ROME WAR OFFICE CLAIMS RE- PULSE OF ONLY ATTACK
 MADE BY TEUTONS.

New York.-On none of the battle are military operations of great mag nitude ensuing. Heavy sn0Ws and bad weather generally has brought the fighting almost to a standstill on the western front in France and Belgium, except for small encounters by out posts and reciprocal bombardments.
 On the Italian front, around Monte Solarolo, the Austro- Germans again have taken up a vigorous offensive, throwing their troops against the Itai- ians with the usual nerceness of at tack, disfegarding the losses inflicted upon them The Rome War Office re ports that the enemy was completely repuised.
 Various reports continue to come from Russia regarding the operations of the revolutionary and oounterrevo- luuionary forces in their struggle for supremacy, but out of the maze il is impossible to gain an accurate idea as to which side is in the aseendeney.
 Meanwhile preliminary peace dis cussions between the BolsheTiki repre- sentatives and delegates of the leu tonic allies are in progress at Brest- Lltoysk. Their negotiations having in view the bringing about of peace and the consequent retirement of the Rus sian army as a belligerent against the Teutonic allies, are expected to be- gin next Tuesday.
 The German and Austrian foreign ministers. both astute politicians, are speeding toward Brest-Litovsk to take part in the barley. and in the battle of wits which will take place, il seems likely that the Teutonic allied repre- sentatives will have the advantage in dealing with men of the caGber the Bolsheviki will have present to plead their cause.
 A semi-offieial statement issued in Vienna declares that the central pow CTS will follow up the armistice "as speedily as possible" with peace par leys and 1t is added that Bulgaria and Turkey also will join in the negotia tons.
 According to Petrograd adyices Leon Trotzky, the Bolshevik foreign minister. has notified the allied em bassies that peace negotiations are to begin and has asked them to partici pate or state whether they wish peace An informal conference of the allied diplomats is said to have reached nc definite decision on the subject.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-27
ITALIANS NORTHERN
 LINE HAS CEASED
ASSUMED THE OFFENSIVE WITH SIGNAL SUCCESSES IN SEV-
 ERAL SECTORS.
DEFEATED, SAYS BERLIN
Admission Is Made in German Com munication That the Italians Have Also Taken Initiative in Fighting
 On Monte SolarIo.

New York.-The Italians on the northern line in Italy between the Brenta and Piaye rivers have ceased. for the time being at least, their de fensiYe warfare against the attacks of the Austro-Germans and assumed the offensive with signal successes fa sev- eral sectors.
 Attacking the positions which the enemy earlier in the week captured near Monte Asolone, General Diaz 5 troops have regained considerable portion of the ground and hold it against terrific artillery fire.
 The German War Office, in endeav- bring to beIittle the success Of the at tack which it says was repulsed, shows that the effort of the Italians was a determined one, the troops to the west of Monte Asolene delivering seven attacks against the enemy front. Admission is made in the Ger man communication that the Italians also have taken the initiative in the fighting on Monte Partica and Monte Solarelo, but it is declared that their attacks on these sectors. as on Monte Aslolone, were without success.
 Comparative quite still prevails on the British front in France and Bel gium, and along the French line run ming from the region of St. Quentin to the Swiss border, except for bom- bardments and minor infantry opera tions. From the Verdun region to Hartmans WeIlerkopf in Alsace the artillery activity has been pronounced on various sectors.
 Raiding engagements occupy the opposing forces on the northern end of the western front. while the arttl. 1ery continues active in the Ypres and Gambrai sectors. In Lorraine about eight miles south of the -Marne canal where the Germans raided an American trench last month.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-27
GERMAN SEA RAID
 GESTURES BRITOHS
ADMIRAL BEATTY OPENS IN. QUlRY INTO TEMPERATURES
 WENT SCOTT FREE,
DEsTROYERS FOUGHT HARD
Revival Expected of Serious Criticism of Admiralty Aroused By Successful Prussian Attack of Scandinavian
 FiotiIIa in October.

Iondon.-The successful attack by German warships on a convoy :n the North Sea resulting in the sinking of Il vessels, as announced in the House of Commons, came as an uneomforta- bIe surprise to the British public.
 It is expected to cause a revival of the serious criticism of the admiralty such as at the time Of the successful German attack on convoy of Scandi- navlan merchantmen i'll October. Add ed to this is the raid made off the Tyne by German warships.
 AS a result of these two expeditions one British destroyer has been sunk. another seriously damaged, five traw- lels and eight merchantmen have been sent to the bottom, another trawler has been damaged and a number of men have been killed, wounded or talk en prisoner. Among the prisoners is a nephew of Viscount Grey, former for eign secretary.
 According to Danish accounts, the force which attacked the convoy con sisted of four cruisers, in addition to destToyers. A painful aspect of the affair is that apparently ali the attack ing vessels escaped and returned to their bases. Another unpleasant fea- ture is that the British cruiser squad- ron detailed to protect the convoy against surface attacks was not on the scene.
 Vice Admiral Beatty immediately opened an inquiry and the first sit ting was held, being conducted by Vice Admirals Sturdee, De Robee;1 and Goodenougb. The investigation will be hastened as much as possible
 According to the testimony of sur. VNors, both here and in Scandinavia, the fighting was of most violent char aeter The Germans poured hundreds of shots into the iil-fated vessels
 Testimony given at the inquest shows that the attack occurred be- tween and o'clock Wednesday morning and that the enemy destroy CTS fired as rapidly as possible for a few minutes. A Swedish steamer was torpedoed twice, the second torpedo cutting the vessel completely in two. Of the crew of 20 hands on board, Is were either killed or are missing.
 No assistance was rendered by the enemy boats. British destoyers came upon the scene and rescued the sur y1yors.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-27
COHSTRUE STATES REFORM SCHOOLL LAW
ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDS THE COURTS HAVE NO POWER
 TO SENTENCE.
FIRST SENT TO PRISON
Arbuekle Declares That Youths Con. 4 Nfsted Must Go To the Peniten- tiary and That Prison Board On
 ly Can Make Transfer.
Ldtue Rock

Little Rock
 In an opinion handed down by At torney General ArBuekIe it was held that courts have no power under the law to sentence boys under IS years Of age to the reform school. The at torney general says:
 Section Of article 199, Acts of Ar kansas, 19Q5, provides in part as foi- lows. All eouviets in the penitentiary now and all persons hereafter sentene- ed to the penitentiary under the age of IS years, and all present and future female penitentiary cOnyicts under Is years Of age. shall be committed to and placed in said reform school by said beard; provided, said person un- der Is years Of age convicted of felony may be sent to the penitentiafy, if in the judgment Of the trial judge such course may be eXpedient
 And section : of article CT, Acts Of Arkansas. 1917, provides as follows Creterring 10 board of boys industrial school Of the State of Arkansas): Said board shall also hase power 10 transfer to the penitenuaFy any child committed by criminal court for Q felony if. in the opinion of the board. the child is not fit subject for said industrial school.
 You will note from the above that it is the duty of the circuit judge to sentence boys convicted Of a felony to the reform school and that. no matter what the age Of the person. he is sen fenced to the penitentiary and Is transmitted to the penitentiary the same as any other felon. The law, however. provides that the trial judge sentencing such boy or girl shaf have the authority to recommend Co the penitenriary board that such boy or glFl should remain in he pealleaiary and not be transferred 10 tle reform sehoa. and under zaeh order from the trial judge it would be the duty of the pen51eUfiary board to retain such boy or girl fa the peniteatiary,
 You Vill ncte that in the matter Of al felony eeEEzets. without regard D age. the persons are sentenced 10 the pen.tentia1E. transferred 10 I1e pHni- tenuary= and received into the peaiten- tia~y tta same as other prisoners. and Ey the penitenuary board transferred io Ehe reform school
 Ia the opinion of this office in fhese cases above referred to, as well as al others where parties guilty Of 2 felony are sentenced to the peniten- tiary, they are to be received at the penitentiary in the same manner as ether prisoners, and after being re ceived the penitentiary board trans fers to the reform school such per sons as on account of age are to be transferred to that school
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-27
M eetinq Called Off.

The meeting of the honarary pub He utilities commission appointed by Governor Brough to investigate laws affecting corporations in other states, which was to have been held in Little Rock on December 12, has been post poned indefinitely, according to Attor- ney General John D. Arbuckle, chair man of the commission. MT. Arbuekle said that some of the mem bers oppose holding any meeting until after the constitutional convention has acted. but that in the meantime the members will study The statutes of other states creating commissions and the work of those commissions.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-27
Thrift Stamps in Schools.

J. j.. Bond. superintendent of pub uc instruction. said that reports com ing in from the public schools indi- cate that much interest is being taken in the war savings and thrift cam paign. One school principal reported that each Of the 4S high school pupils in his school had bought thrift stamps. Mir. Bond received a letter of endorse TneHt of the thrift plan from the Com mittee on War Savings of the Depart nent of Superintendent Of the Ma tional Educational Association.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-27
To Train 5000 Officers.

San Antonio, Tex-Thirty-fve hun. tional Guard divisions are to be train ed at Camp Stanley, San Antonio, the War Department announced, making the camp here the largest officers re- serve training camp in the United States. It is estimated approximately 5000 will be at the camp when il opens January 5.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-27
Acquisition For a Solo fer.

Governor Brough issued a FaquHsi- ton on the governor of Kansas for the return to thIs state of Benton i. Crav- ems, who $ wanted in Scott county on a charge of pandering. II was said that Craveas enlisted in the army at Fort Logan. Cole, under the name Of Silyerthorne. and that he was later transferred to Fort LeaveHworth. Kan. R. L. SheFril. who will go alter Cravens, will first have to get his dis charge from the army
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-27
$50 To Industrial School.

4 check for $50 was received by f7overnor Trough from ". C. Pritch- ard Of SeypelI, Crittenden county. as 8 Christmas git to the Boys Indus trial School d Pine Bluff Governor Br0uga said that the institution was es1abIishea bE the 1917 legislature. and that through the efforts of Miss Julia Houston and other members of the Board of Trustees. 240 acres of land and donations amounting to s. p00 have been received.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-27
New Cotton Does We'll.

Commissioner John H. Page said many favorable reports have been re- ports have been received from Ark ansas farmers who experimented this year with some cotton which MT. Page is developing and calls Pages Prolific cotton" Last year 2.000 sam- pies were sent out to be grown &C., eording to directions. One farmer re Forted 98 per cent germination of seed and 70 per cent line. The sam- pies returned this year will be sent cut again to other farmers.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-27
Ia Stay With Allies

Lisbon.-Portuga under her new government, will continue her pre- Yious international policy and espc- cially all her agreements with the en- tent against Germany, it was announc- ed in a proclamation issued by Major Paes, the artillery officer, who led the revolutionary forces to victory in the movement which has just busted the Costa government from power.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-27
Plan To Build Ships.

St. I.onis.-Following announcement by the United States Shipping Board that S3,360000 had been appropriated 10 build harges for operation on the Mississippi river. local capitalists and business men have made tentative plans for the organization of a com pany to build ocean-going vessels and river barges here.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-27
Cost of T. B. Patients.

The report of Dr. John Stewart, su- perintendent Of the Arkansas Tuber- culosis Sanatorium al Bonneville, which was received by Governor Brough, shows that 1,254 gallons or milk. costing 29.S cents a gallon, were consumed during November. The cost Of keeping the patients, on a ba- sis of 4.120 patient days, was S1.49 per day, and 17,Se7 meals served during November cost the institution 15 cents each.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-27
To Aid Neoro Soldiers.

Washington. = The National Color ed Soldiers Comfort Committee a3- nouneed that an equitable portion Of the $2.o00, 9o0 being raised for depend ents of negro soldiers will be used for-the relief of families of the 18 fn- fantrymen hanged at Fort sam Hous- ton. Tex, and the I given life sen tences for participation in the Hous- ton riots.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-27
nan Bill Is Passed.

Washington = The administration bill authorizing the secretary of the treasury 10 purchase $100,0O0,000 of farm loan bonds during the next fiscal year was adopted by the Sen ate with a record vote after it had been amended so as to eliminate au- thority for a similar purchase next year.