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New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
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TT CAPTAIN KIDD were alive to-day
he would be In the motion-pieture
business; for there are pirates IN
this game as bold as any that ever
sailed the Seven Seas.
What Is q motion-picture pirate
Well, he is an ingenious individual to
begin with. He does not hesitate TO
photograph n subject belonging TO an
other who has paid large sum OF
money for the exclusive rights. Again,
he is an individual VI = bold enough
to secure print of hlm '5ject and
make several copies Of II, which he dis
poses of at o price far lower than that
charged by the Legitimate producer and
his distributors. Like the Greek Of old,
he sees no wrong in his work, rather
he glories in it-provided he is not
caught.
More than a year ago my company,
which puts out one Of the film week
lies, paid several thousand dollars for
the exclusive rights in filming the big
game OF the worlds series. You know
the interest in such a game, and there
fore can appreciate why we paid big
price for the film rights. We knew the
public would simply cry for the pic
turee-and even if we did not get our
money back, we would gain lot OF
prestige for our weekly.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
China To Redehne
Her Boundary Lines
Proposals Include Fixing OF
Frontiers of Foreign
Concessions
IStaf CorrespoAdencel ]

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The oAr
nese government it was learned to-d'h
has under consideration the redehnf
tion Of her frontiers, the Chinese sh'''
pao reporting that the following PRIV
posals have been made:
To dispatch an agent 10 decide ~
proper boundary between Inner -"
Outer Mongolia =.
To appoint a speeiad mission 70 -. ~
feet the proper boundary lines OF ~.
three Eastern provinces and 0h''
(Corea).
To negotiate with the Portug'e"
concerning the boundary OF Macao.
To order the running OF scr,rs ss
boundary between China and rrv.sss rrss
AMMAN and between China and pr.s.- BIZ.
Piema, so as 10 check any reyoluuos
aries attempting TO cause tr'uo's
the borders. A
To instruct the Chinese MinisN.
London 10 negotiate with the p.'as -
government concerning the respes'
10 Chinese teriitorl. IN.
To fix the boundaries OF foreign ia
cessions SO as to avoid ans disps"'
the future.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
By Marie de Perrot, B. es l..

Germany has poisoned the Russian
revolution as she has poisoned the
wells Of our North, when she felt her
hold on it loosening; as she intended
poisoning the Rumanians with her
tubes Of bacilli which A. Piatt An
drew, jr., the American representa-
tive, discovered in the Bucharest le-
CATION. But what Germany did 70
Russia is a greater crime!
At the present moment, when events
change almost from day to day and
so many influences alternately are in
power. it is difficult to decide which
of the two, the aristocracy or the peo-
pie, succumbed most readily TO the
seductions of the arch-enemy. Prussia.
Only quite recently has Russia got rid
of a court essentially pro-German, and
such an influence does not wear off in
a day. Yet aristocracy and reaction
ary bureaucracy would be powerless
had the people combined to make a
strong stand and, after having con-
templated for a short time the dim
vision Of Liberty, instead OF turning
away their eyes had embraced it as a
reality, made it forever their own.
Nor is this the first time that sleepy
ideness and indifference to its own
foremost interest have stopped Rus
sia's progress. Only too often has she
shown herself distrustful Of ner
friends and well-wishers- house di-
vided against itself. And since such
a house cannot stand, neither can a
nation. Unfortunately. this tendency
cannot be attributed TO recent events.
II has been met with again and again
BY the very men and women who had
sacrificed everything in order TO help
their country, TO bring light to the
people, TO disperse the darkness which
surrounds them, and carry to them
the fresh breath Of liberty.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
He Had d Camera
Hidden in a Robe

Toward the middle of the game l
noticed young fellow holding an
automobile robe on his lap, and imme-
Giately my suspicious were aroused. IL
was not a cold day, and | could not
conceive legitimate reason for using
4 heavy blanket when one ALREADY
wore a heavy overcoat. In a moment
I was upon the individual, and, be-
fore he could recover from my sudden
appearance, had pulled the blanket
away from him, bringing 10 light
"nirate" camera which at that very
moment was clicking away foot after
foot of film without sound. Caught
red-handed, the pirate had no excuses
TO offer. He allowed me TO open his
camera and 10 remove the films, after
which | left him there with his empty
camera. Undismayed, he smiled, after
me and turned to see the remainder
of the game.
But somewhere in that vast aggre-
CATION of baseball fans there was an
other compressed air camera at work.
II was never discovered--not until we
learned of its presence by seeing the
worlds series pictures appearing in a
Broadway theatre a day before ours
were ready. The rival concern had
beaten US to it. We lost out on our
investment, just because | had been
satisfied that only one pirate was at
work, whereas the rival organization
had sent two pirates in anticipation
of what might happen.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
Reflection Game
Works Both Ways

The reflection game worked bota
ways; we were so situated with rels-
tion 20 our rivals that ! was soon able
20 fash A beam right into the lens Of
their camera. We could plainly see
their cameraman stop his eranAnr
short, turn 20 his assistant and snrrily
point az US. Then they shifted their
camera: whereupon | shifted the beam.
Try as they would, they could rot gs,
away from my beam and still get
worth while picture OF the game.
After ten minutes Of this battle Of
mirrors il must have dawned on our
rivals that they could not get along
without making an armistiee with Is.
Our camera was just as efectually
muzzled as IL they had psdloeked q
cover on the lens. while theirs was in
the same state. Then the rival camera
man told his assistant something
whereupon the beam was removed from
our camera. lie waved his hand. and
we took this 20 mean that an arnissice
was being offered and We gladly se-
cepted it. We removed our bsrrsg,
fire beam from his lens, giving. him the
opportunity TO 20 ahead, while our ova
camera was grinding away IN fine
shape. Thus we got the pictures OF the
big game, repaying our rival for BIZ:
piracy at the worlds series game.
Because Of the ease with which .
rival can film a game the exclusive
rights Of which belong 20 another We
have given up exclusive rights privi-
! leges. In fact, there is little money 70
be made in exclusive rights stuff, even
if the pirate is foiled. SO most con.
Germs in the business do not pay any
| longer for exclusive rights; and this
has resulted in the passing OF the ad.
yenturous pirate. incidentally much
Of the romance Of the topical film has
been lost forever. Truly, the FLA
pirate has no longer rsison d'etre.
But there are other types OF Hlm
pirates, and they still flourish.
Theirs, however, is not ehiv-
alrous calling; it is not like the piracy
which | have mentioned, which has a
certain adventurous touch 10 IL. The
other types Of pirates now have in
mind carry on a lively work devoid o.
adventure. skill or strategy. Il is ia
the same class as the work o. the eoua.
terfeiter
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
In the Bidding
We Won Out

Naturally, we were not the only COM
pany seeking the exclusive rights. But
in the bidding We won out All OF
which meant that the circumstance
we're ripe for the film pirates; and we
were fully prepared to meet them when
the big day arrived.
A film pirate myself on certain occa-
sions. was assigned the important
task of watching out for others OF my
kind. who might get into the stadium
and film the game. What made my
task all the harder was the fact that
one Of the rival concerns had recently
acquired several pirate" cameras,
which, being quite small. could be read
ily concealed in an overcoat and used
without being detected.
These pirate" cameras, if such they
can be called, are manufactured IN
France. Holding four hundred feet OF
film at one loading, these cameras are
remarkable in that they measure only a
triAe over a foot in length, about the
same in height and few inches in
width; indeed, they are readily con-
cealed in q heavy winter overcoat or in
an automobile blanket. Instead Of OPP
Grating the mechanism by means Of the
usual hand crank, the pirate" camera
is operated By small compressed air
motor, which derives its power from a
few TASKS contained in the case. SO all
the operator has to do is 20 point the
lens in the right direction and then
press a button, which starts the COM
pressed air motor and exposes the film.
The filming is stopped BY releasing the
button. Originally the camera was de-
yised for use where heavy tripod was
impractical; for certainty. the de-
signer never had piracy in mind when
he was developing this novel hand type
Of motion picture camera.
II is no easy matter 20 keep Watch
over some thirty thousand people J;
hence my work was not OF the KIND
which promises success at the outset
Fortunately, there were only Few I'm,
tied sections where the game could
really be filmed from, and this mar
rowed down my search to few thou
sand people.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02

Education. A friend in the House Of
Commons had asked him to intercede
for title. The party whip informsd
Sir George that the title could be OBJ
tanned by payment of $4,000 to the
party funds, and abandonment of the
members opposition to the liquor
licensing bill then before the House.
"All right. I'll do BOTH said the
applicant, and his name appeared in
the next list Of honors.
Lord Loreburn's resolution contained
a preamble: "That this House, con-
vinced that ministers have in recent
times advised His Majesty to confer
honors and dignities on persons who
have given or have promised money TO
party funds as a consideration, there
fore the Lords omitted that By
a vote Of IS to 81, because II con-
tanned a reflection upon four living
Prime Ministers, Lord Rosebery, Mr..
Balfour, Mr.. Asquith and Mr. Lloyd
George.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02

ily, OF the army and navy. or civil ser
vice. there shall be a public statement
of the reasons. Also that the Prime
Minister in recommending any honors
to the King shall state that no pay
ments TO party funds are associated
with the honor.
The party funds Of British political
parties are a sealed book 20 the public.
Only very small circle Of the man
ayers Of the party machines know any
thing about them. But it is asserted
that one prolific source Of revenue for
the party in power has been The con-
ferring OF titles of nobility upon rich
men, and an understood custom that q
generous subscription 10 the party
fund should be Forthcoming in such
cases.
The Earl Of Selborne gave some ex-
amples of deals that had failed. Sir
James Gildea, the founder Of the Sol
ders' and Sailors Families Associa-
ton, he said, had authorized the state
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02

The papers. When I wished to tax 10
her about Russia she always changed
the conversation. ] knew that SIX
years before, she had been in "the tria'
Of the fifty" She had been twenty
three years old then. and her calm
determination during the tria', the
courage showed before her judges. had
stamped her in public opinion as one
Of the great tragic revolutionary
women. How account for her indiffer-
ence now?
dared 20 ask her one evening.
"There is no salvation possible for
Russia" she replied. 81 have dreamed
dreams as we all do, even now am as
willing. as ready as ever; but our peo-
ple will not be helped, they prefer to
to remain just as they are. Ignorant,
superstitious. servile. poor. unhappy
they want TO be left alone. Do you
remember in the Old Book how the
rich man asks Abraham 10 send one
Of the dead TO his people. and how
Abraham replies that it would be OF
no avail. That is just how I feel about
Russia. The best and the bravest
among US have died. Hundreds, what
do thousands languish IN
prison or in the mines at Kara and
Akatui. To the utmost extremities OF
Siberia they have gone. and for whom
For people they do not even know,
have never seen, and those whom they
trusted most often have betrayed
tbem
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
Killed Herself
In Despair

Back to the land of the living, but
tracked like a wild beast by the police,
she was always endeayoring 20 make
herself useful in the peoples cause.
Smarting under the greater severity
which followed Alexander lis assas-
sination, Sophie Bardins, TO eysde the
new tyranny of Alexander III, followed d
the call of friends and came to Geneva,
one of the centres of revolutionary
propaganda.
l was staying there on one Of my
periodical visits from India. We met
casually, I was attracted by her, but
my life was too full for me to devote
myself TO her as should have wished.
| remember leaving her one evening.
On her bed lay bundle of letters, all
with the Russian postmark. We had
talked and laughed and spring was
warming our hearts, thought so at
lesst-and was making plans for her
to go back with ME to India, to which
she apparently acouiesced.
Are you happier to-day?' asked
when We parted. quite happy" she
said. and | believed it. for things
seemed more easy for her.
was awakened next morning with
the news that she had tried TO kill
herself by means of a revolver after
twice missing her aim. She fingered
in a nursing home for twelve days,
then went to sleep like child. 81 am
back in Russial And it is free!" were
her last words.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
Women of Russia ReuoA-Sophia Bardma

springs Of life. Yet there was never
word of complaint, except that OF a
great WEAKNESS, which was only too
natural.
She had been. before her trial, one Of
those Social Democrats, as they style
themselves, who carry the gospel Of lib
erty TO the people employed in fac
tories. To do this she was obliged to
become one of them, as did Olga Av-
ramof, my friends sister, also a po-
litical offender. Sophie Bardina was
daughter of the people herself, her
father being one of the smaller officials
of the secret police; but she had known,
if not luxury, at least the decencies of
lie.
The conditions under which men and
women worked in those factories are 4
stain upon any civilization, and recall
the life of the galley slaves of the
France of the eighteenth century. such
as Victor Hugo has described in the
admirable pages of "Les Miserables.' -
They work for fifteen hours day, and
at night sleep in rows of straw-filled
boxes, the home Of vermin. As food,
coarse, half-baked rye bread, gritty,
tssteless, and soup which only s.srv-
ing humanity could eat.
For Sophie Bardna it was the field
for propaganda-all she cared for. She
spoke TO me Of this part of her life as
the hsppiest, because the most useful.
Her efforts were discovered. She was
obliged 10 leave. Then followed "thc
Trial Of the Fifty" and Siberia.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
The Battle of
Hand Mirrors

But VIC repaid that rival concern for
the trick they played US.
A few months later that same con-
Germ secured the exclusive rights 10
film an important baseball game in an
other city, for which privilege they
paid a handsome sum. And we de-
cided TO get pictures of that game, af-
ter all, piracy or no piracy.
AS luck would have it. we found a
big fathouse overlooking the fenced
H. ball grounds, and a few dollars 10
the janitor insured our observation
point for the duration Of the coveted
game.
Although we were AZ least blocl
away from the players, we had an ex
cellent view Of the game. Indeed, our
rivals, who had the exclusive rights e
Of the grandstand, but they did no'
have the general view that We com
manded from our lofty perch. AnC
then. when it came to filming details
we were ready with a telephoto lens
which is merely an extra lens TO brinl
objects nearer without moving III,
camera. just as a telescope brings OBJ
jects nearer 10 the eye.
We'll, the game started, and We 20
busy cranking. We were congratulat
ing ourselves on our successful piracy
when suddenly an intense fash dazzle,
US. Startled. We looked around for IL
source. This proved TO be poke
mirror held by one Of the rival cam
eramen in the grandstand. which h,
was using 10 reflect the suns rays int
our faces. Having given US this warn
ing, he directed the reflected bean
straight into the lens OF our camera.
Needless TO say. we could not pro
cced with our work, for. il we did, GU
film would only be ruined. SO our hes,
cameraman tried sunshades-pieces o
Paper, our hats. and every other con
traption, regular and improyised q
eliminate that sinister beam from tn
hand mirror a block away. He shifte'
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02

Theatre tomorrow evening, for the first
time on any stage. an American pictur-
ization Of Victor Hugo's "Les Mise
rabies with William Farnum IN the
role Of the immortal Jean Vatican.
Mr.. Fox intrusted the making OF the
photoplay TO Frank Lloyd, who directed
A Tale Of Two Cities"
Mr.. Farnum's supporting cast in
cludes Dorothy Bernard, Jewel Carmen
Hardee Kirkland, Harry Spingler, An
thony Phillips, Edward Ellis. Nina Ross
and George Moss.
The Edison Conquest Pictures will
form the programme at the special
Saturday morning children's perform
ance at the Bunny Theatre, 147th
street and Broadway, under the direc-
tion of Mrs. Jane Stannard Johnson.
IT. Haviland Hicks is the feature
story, based on the perennial contest
between freshmen and sophomorcs. A
timely reel IS "The Courtship OF Miles
Standish." while n split reel shows the
Blackfoot Indians in their native
haunts, and Birds From a Far-Of
Sea- Patriotic pictures and Bray
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
She Had Escaped
Police Vigilance.

The ardent soul of Sophie Bardina
was in revolt. Notwithstanding all she
told me, through it all felt her heart
was with the people. 1t was impossible
for her to return 70 Russia, being not
only a political refugee, but also a
revolutionary upon whose head price
had been set, for she had ESCAPED from
Siberia. There have been men and
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
Chauffeur Is a Professor

The students Of this school are re-
uuired to master physics, mechanics
mathematics and the English language.
But that Is not all, the course Of study
demands that they be masters OF
"nanners." The very entrance exam
ination of the school requires the
equivalent Of the third year CT the
middle school - which is our high
school.
Naturally enough, the demand for
the graduates from this school IS i'm
patient and pressing.
Chaufeurs are well paid IN Japan
They command anywhere from 80 10 80
ven month. In exchange market a
ven is valued at little more than
half a dollar of the American money
at present. That, of course, is mis-
leading: the purchasing power OF yen
in Japan is about three or even four
times that of an American dollar IN
New York City. In Japan. policeman
0ets % to 80 yen a month and a school
teacher 30 to 40 yen month. And
some exceptional chauffeurs are said
70 get as high as 12O yen month
Resides. most Of the wealthier people
who sport autos usually have special
house built for their chauteurs.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02

Marx Twain's famous "Tom Sawyer,
with Jack Pickford n the title role, viii
be seen as a motion picture at the
Strand The production was filmed IN
hannibal, No., scene Of Mark Twain's
boyhood and the town he had in mind
when he wrote the story. It is a Para
mount picture. produced by Jesse
Iasby-
A sporting picture Of unusual inter
C.. 10 be seen is Salmon Fishing in
New Brunswick" an outing arranged by
Jack Iait. Hugh Fullerton, William Nc
Geehan, Grantland Rice and Macmillan
Foster. Victor Moore will appear in
his latest comedy, "Toothache and
Heartache-'
Mery Zentay, the yiolinist, viii play
@YaIse Caprice and "Gavotte.' Her
tert Wsterous will sing "The Land Of
Hope and Glory" and "A Perfect Day
The Strand orchestra will play Victor
Herbert's Irish Rhapsody.'
For the twelfth week Of the after
noon concerts the symphony Orchestra.
under the direction Of Adriano Ariani,
will play the first movement Of Bee
thoven's second symphony, Romantic
Overture and Tschaikowsky's "Nut-
cracker Suite"
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02

20 take to autos. Motors were at first
introduced through the more or less
sporty element of the princely families
in the country. Fact is, there are
very few among the great families in
Japan which do not own motor cars.
The postofrice in Toxic uses motor
cars for more bulky mall.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02

AtIoew's New York the coming week
William Desmond in "The Sudden
Gentleman" will be featured on Mon
day, Claire Mcdowell in "The Ship Of
Doom on Tuesday, William Duncan IN
"Thc Tenderfoot" on Wednesday, Flor
ence Reed in To-day" on Thursday,
Marie Shotwcll in "Thc Woman and the
Beast" and "The Skylight Room an
o. Henry story, on Friday; Carlyle
Blackwell and Evelyn Greeley in "The
Good for Nothing" on Saturday and
Emily Stevens in "Alias Mrs. Jessop'
on Sunday.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
Accidents Are Fearfully High

According to the most recent Official
report there are 1,177 autos in the
City Of Toxic. Perhaps it is a serious
bIunder to mention them. American
readers might find it difficult to sup
press their smile; there is many a
street in the City of New York which
has more than ten times that number.
One thing is evident; l,l77 motor cars
are a good deal too many for the cap
ital city of Japan. There were GIL sc-
cidents, caused exclusively by the
motor cars last year. And quite an ap-
pailing number of them proved fatal.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
Jack Pickford in Tom Sawyer" at
the Strand

cartoon Of Bobby Bumps and his pup
complete the list
Frank keenan, is combining business
with pleasure. On reading over the
scenario for LOADED Dice" he found
that 10 contained q duck shooting scene.
lie Immediately sent out an IS o S"
TO George D. Flynn and obtained an in
vitation to work at his favorite sport
while the shooting scene was being
filmed. Needless to say, the Keenan,
colored cook was an invited guest.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
By Adachi kinnosuke

The distinction Of being the first
professional woman chauffeur in Japan
the first, that Is, since Emperor
Jimmu ascended the throne Of Yma-
mato-indeed, since the Sun Goddess
mothered the string Of sterile islands
fringine the Asian Continent-fell TO
Miss Chikao Mizuno, who sits at the
wheel in the accompanying photo
graph. She is graduate Of the Nip
pom School for Chau1eurs.
II is incredible Of course, in
japan, il is the incredible that has the
incurablc habit of happening. Japan -
in the first stage of violent motor car
fever. A majority of japanese streets
are picturesque, but they are quite as
narrow as the path that leads to right
eousness. Some OF them are not much
wider than ten feet. They are, more
over. remarkable for the number OF
folks hacked into them. Fact is our
wee folks look upon public streets as
their particular public parks. And very
few Of them are provided with side
walks in the American sense. As for
the country roads, the people OF Japan
have not been so presumptuous as TO
improve on nature. In sunny weather
most of them are ankle deep in dust
and deeper than that in mud in the
season Of rains. And most of them
are we'll armed with all manner OF
sharp stones which work for the good
Of tire merchants day and night.
Bridges Are n Problem
And the moment one goes any lit
tie distance from large cities there is
the most interesting problem 20 solve
in bridges. japanese bridges are built
for jinrikisha, pack horses, OK carts,
and their construction is about as free
from silly extravaganza in construction
material as the meal at farmers hut.
And their name is legion. Japan Is
rich in all sorts of mountain streams.
And one and all of them are ready and
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02

Maurice Maeterlinck's play "The
Blue Bird" is TO appear in motion pict-
urc form, presented by Aircraft Pict-
urcs.
The film is being produced at the Fa-
nous Players studio, in Fort Lee, under
the direction of Maurice Tourneur, and
will present one Of the most preten-
tious cinema spectacles OF the year.
Charles Maigne wrote the scenario.