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The Washington herald., 1918-02-10

In silk and spangiss. but not too
much of 'sm, the girls came "Over
the Top" at the Beiaseo last week
like so many Nell Brinkley soldier
cites. led by the amazingly beautiful
Justine Johnstone.
Patricia Collings pollyanned through
two gingham-frocked acts until cheer
fuIness received its reward IN the
third act. Said reward being a per
fectly good young man dncredible)
and a Lucille frock Of tulle and pearls.
The Fountain Of Youth at Kelth's
sprayed laughs and songs and smart
ly frocked girls tirelessiy, Olga Cook
and Helen Coyne being the bright,
particular twinkIing stars.
Fall. for Bright Lights.
When the curtain went up on over
the Top" Justine Johnstone was
little country girl in q gingham frock,
wishing for the lights Of the Big
Town. She dreams and In her dreams
New York Is at her feet The Broad
White Way is hers-her very own
And little country Phyllis suddenly
becomes a Rainbow GirP' IN a gown
OF sequins made in stripes Of rose
and green and mauve. A rope and
tassel of iridescent glass beads serves
as girdle. And her moods are a. rain
bowlike as her dress.
Again the scene changes. And now
she 10 Galatea IN . robe of gauzy
white girdled with gold. And does
Galatea come to life? She certainly
does. The 1917 Galatea II o. very pep
py young person who does the latest
dance steps.
And again the scene changes. CDon't
let the repetition of that sentence an
noy you.) This time Justine Is bill
board girl in green and orange tulle
with q real green parrot spread out
on the front of her bodice and some
dozens OF gold cloth streamers at
tached to the skirt There Is also q
green headdress. By this time, the
country maid Is getting to be real
Big Townite. Green Is not very ap-
propriate, really.
Justine a. Aviator.
And again the scene changes. And
Justine changes her clothes She
comes over the top waving an Amer
lean hag. The most gorgeous avia-
tfon suit of white leather and shiny
buttons that the mind OF q tailor ever
conceived is fitted on her slim figure.
There Is an aviation hood OF leather.
a Sam Brown belt ditto. and white
boots. II the Germans ever saw such
an American coming towards them
they would forget all the Kaiser ever
taught them about strafing the Yam
KEGS.
Justine stars the second act BY bur
lesquing the Eyes Of YOUTH" with
apologies to Marjorie Rambeau. OF
course. She wears a soulful gown OF
orchid tulle with angel sleeves Of or
child silk shadow lace
Then comes the "Chu Chin Chow
number. And maybe Justine isn't an
Oriental vision in a wierdly concocted
creation OF coral Georgette with Pc
kingese trousers Of canary yellow!
Ropes of pearl and turquoise hang
around her neck, with q huge tur-
uuoise ornament on her breast. And
on her head is o wing-like affair OF
gold and purple. from which there
hangs a long red-purple chiffon veil.
Joy for Poiynnna.
Last scene OF all, as Mr.. Shakes
peare says. 1t is in the Justine John
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
FOUR MINUTE MEN AT GAYETY

As part of the War Savings Stamp
drive during the past week, interest
ing addresses were made by members
Of the four-minute-men committee at
every evening performance at the
Gayety Theater. This privilege was
extended to the committee by Man
ager Harry o. Jarboe, who IS himself
an enthusiast in the cause which the
committee represents.
The Herald, Daily one cent,
Sunday two cents.
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Moore,s Garden-under suspicios.- =

The week OF February II, will be
featured at Moore's Garden Theater
Sunday to Wednesday. both inclusive
by the latest Francis X. Bushman-
Beverly Bayne co-starring vehicle,
Under Suspicion" in which these
talented players are said to have
ample outlet for the vlgor and ebul-
Hence with which their photoplays are
always marked. For the remaining
three days Of the week the feature at
the Garden will be THE Wild Strain. "
starring Nell Shipman in the role Of
a young American girl whose parents
are almost puritanical in their views
Of life, but who herself inherited a
dash Of harmless deviltry from an
adventurous great-grandtather.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
Guyety-Burlesque.

sam Howe's Big Show" always
popular organization with bur-
lesqus fans. Is the attraction book
ed for next week at the Gayety The
ater. This years production is en-
tirely new in every department. The
revue is bigger. brighter and bet
ter than ever. The program offer
ed will consist OF q two-act musi-
cal fantasy entitled "A Wife In Ev-
cry Port" and q galaxy Of all-star
vaudeville acts which are presented
during Its progress.
The complete roster Of the COM
pany includes Sam Howe, Snitz
Moore, Billie Hill. Helen Tarr, Syl-
via Brody, Jeanette cobet, David
Jameson, Dick Vanderbilt, Will
Adams, Low Harris. Tom Packard
and Chester Weeks. Then there's q
typical Howe chorus, composed OF
just 20 charming damsels-none
over 70.
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zation of the famous stage success,
''The Song of Songs" The story con-
Germs Lily Kardos. q salesgiri in an
Oriental store on the boardwalk at At
lantic City. and because Of her great
beauty she attracted the attention Of
wealthy men. Her career 10 one Sc
ries Of dramatic incidents and she
finally marries an ex-senator who had
been repeatedly repulsed in his willy
advanceG Then love comes into her
life in the shape Of Stephen Bennett;
how she meets the unexpected guest
and wins makes one Of the most dra-
matte stories and Characterization in
which this talented star has appear
ed on the screen Thursday and for
the last half Of thu week, sessus Hay
akswa win be seen IN '-stolen Pears" +"
This picture was filmed In the Ha-
waiian Islands and 10 said TO AFFORD
the wonderful japanese actor unusual
opportunities for dramatic acting.
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PROMISED NEXT WEEK.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

toms Birthday. with three shows, BIS
b:lb. and Sis y. m Both these leSd-
ing features have been recently &C.
quired from the screen realm. Mex,
In order OF note viii be Homer Mason,
Marguerite Keeler and company in
Marriage" the Cameron sisters. held
over q second week with q fresh
repertoire OF dance and song: Joe
jackson. the grotesque comedian; Bert
Fftzgibbon. the eccentric monologist
with q pretty company" OF one as
sisttng; Mime. Cronin's electrical nov
city: Rose and Moon, song and dance
specialists; the pipe organ recitals and
the Hearst-Pathe news pictorial AND
real war films.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
CURRENT ATTRACTIONS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

ed bv abbreviated picture subjects and
completed by orchestral accompani-
ments chosen with discriminating rnu-
steal taste and skillfully synchron-
lied.
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lebrity in the history Of American rnu-
sical activities. 1t is estimated that
at least 10000 people nocked to hear
the famed soprano.
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Then, again, war IL the great
searchlight and X-ray apparatus
that exposes the hearts and the Sc
cret treaties of men and govern
ments-Chicago News.
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cosmos-Hcorn-cob cutups.-

The Cosmos Theater bill next week
will be headed by q new feature IN
popular vaudeville called the Corn
Cob Cutups, presenting eight men
In . laughable minstrel-variety act
and rube comedy. Other numbers will
include Morris Freeman and COM
pany in q i've character comedy
sketch. mo Children, allowed" which
has made a hit elsewhere; the Avalos
In q high-class musical act; Kane
and Wagner. ''dippy harmonists," in
their unique speciality: viii and Kemp
in q fne acrobauc number, Alice
Cole. . charming singer of exclusive
songs. and El Gotta, the ragtime xylo-
phonist.
The second Of the Aircraft photo
play features. picturing Elsie Fer
guson in Rose Of the World" will
be shown as the matinee picture dur
ing the week.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
Moere,s Pia..-APrinee.. virtue.-

On Sunday and Monday OF the week
OF February II. at Moore's Plaza The
ater the feature Of the pAotoplay bill
viii be "Princess Virtue" a Bluebird
production in which the stellar role
is portrayed by Mae Murray. On
Wednesday Olive Thomas will be
screened in Limousine Life" For the
last three days In the week the major
attraction will be one Of William q.
Hart's most interesting pictures, Be
tween Men" in which House Peters
In also cast In an important part
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
Moere's str.nd-Breadway BnI.-

From Sunday TO Wednesday, both
inclusive, Of the week OF February
II, at Moore's Strand Theater the
feature Of the photoplay bill will Re
Harold LoclcwooGs latest release,
Broadway BILL" in which this gifted
young star gives further proof OF YER
satility which was last demonstrated
ia THE Avengins Trail" q photo
play Of the Northern wilds. Begin
ming Thursday and continuing through
Saturday Theda Bara will be screened
in the title role OF o film version Of
"Du Barry" whose extravagant tastes
led the King Of France into the life Of
wastrel and precipitated the French
Revolution
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10

Mr.. Elias Breeskin. violinist, and
Miss Florence Macbeth. soprano Of
the Chicago Opera Company. will be
heard in joint recital next Thursday
afternoon. February IA, at 40 p. m.
at the National Theater. They win be
heard in the following program:
Symphonic EspasnOle (Allegro mOdersto. an
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
Concerts and Lectures.

The eighth concert Of the Ten Star
Series will be given at the National
next Friday at 4:SO o'clock. with Eddy
Brown, the young violinist, Of whom
Walter Damrosch Gays, ''is destined
to be ope OF the two or three OF the
greatest violinists Of the world"
Eddy Brown is not a stranger to
Washington. having appeared here in
a Joint recital last season and un-
duestionably making a big hit. His
appearance here again Is sure to meet
with a generous reception and the In
dications from the report Of ticket
sales promise a large attendance.
Newman, in his fifth traveltalk,
"Our West Indies" this afternoon at
8 O'Clock at the Belasco Theater, will
show the only moving picture record
in existence Of the transfer Of juris-
diction of the Virgin Isles from Den
mark to the United States The ex-
pert globe trotter went personally and
secured the picture. An exclusive
group OF motion pictures and gorge
ous color views will bring before you
close range gllmpses Of the daily life
IN the picturesque little Spanish vii
Iages to be found In Porto Rico: also
the vast plantations of tobacco. sugar
cane and coffee, fields OF pineapple
and groves OF oranges.
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Fissinger, James Clemons, Sam Ash,
Duncan Sisters. Bud Murry. Vera
Roehm and 80 others.
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Loew's Columbia-EIsie Ferguson.
Next Sunday and for the first half
of the week Elsie Ferguson will be
seen at loves Columbia in a picturi-
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Elias Breekin.

Frieda Hempel, the brilliant Metro
politan star, win be heard in recital
at the National Theater Thursday aft
srnoon. February q, under the man
agement of Mrs. Wilson-Green. For
the past i've years Frieda Hempel has
been the leading lyric soprano OF the
Metropolitan. Supreme among the
sopranos on the operate stage. her
personality has been felt far beyond
the bounds of that art medium, and
the entire country Is now in full ap-
probation Of her greatness.
Alma Gluck. Americas unrivaled
soprano, VIII be heard In recital at the
National Theater, Thursday, Febru-
ary 8. at 40 D. m. under the man
egement Of Mrs. wilson-Greene. Sing
ing TO sold-out houses with audiences
overaoving uRpn the stage in nearly
one hundred cities last season, Alma
Gluek achieved 4 series OF triumphs
s~<siy approached by any eoncsrt CO.
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Joy for Polynnna.

Last scene Of all, as Mr.. Shakes
peare says. 1t is in the Justine John
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10

ns Herald. Dolly enc cent,
Sunday tive cents.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-11
fine CHURCH WILL
REPLACE BURNED One
Catholics of Lesterville, S. D..
Believe Pro- Germans De-
stroyed Old Structure.

Lesterville, s.. d., July 6.-The Cath
plies of Lesterville have completed
plans for the erection of a new church
building, to cost about SIS, 900. The
building will be erected on the site
of u similar structure which recently
was destroyed by fire of mysterious
origin. The loss by the fire reached
abou $12, 900,
Since the commencement of the war
with Germany there has been con-
siderable pro-German activity in the
Lesterville territory. and the pastor of
the Catholic church has been n of
the most pronounced in ~denouncinS
the pro-German sympathizers. 1t Is
believed the church was destroyed in
revenge for the patriotic American
stand assumed by the pastor. Blood
hounds We're taken to the scene of the
fine the next day. u could follow the
trail only to a nearby pubic highway,
where the ~incendiaries are thought TO
have had an automobile In which TO
make their escape.
Fearing that an attempt may be
made to destroy the new church build
ing when it is completed, steps will be
taken to guard ii as we'll as is pos
sible without having a night watch
man constantly on duty.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-11
ALLEGED D%ESECRATERS
OF FLAG ARRESTED
Home Guards at Wilmont, S. D.,
Have Wild Chase After
Two Young Men.

Wilmot, s. D., July 5.-Young men
named Horstman n Anderson, living
near Wilmot, Were central figures in a
chase with exciting features, the cap
tain of the Wilmot Home Guards and
several of his men being the other
actors in the little drama, which re-
suited in the capture of the two on a
charge of disloyalty.
1t Is alleged that Horstman took IN
American flag from the side of an
automobile in which he and Anderson
were riding, tore it and threw it into
the road.
The captain of the Home Guards or
1ered- his men to apprehend the Of
tenders. who left town at top speed in
their automobile. The Home Guards
obtained other automobiles and started
IN pursuit. The pursuit took them to
PeeVer, SiSseton, Browns valley, Mimi,
and then back again to the South Da-
kota side OF the boundary line, and
finally to the homes of the two young
men east Of Wilmot, where they were
captured.
The men were released on parole,
one of the conditions being that they
shall report at stated intervals to the
captain of the Home Guard company.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-11
AMERICAN TRANSPORT,
HOME BOUND, IS SUNK
Troopship Covington, Under,
Convoy, Torpedoed-six
of Grew Missing.

Washington, D. c.. July 6.-The.
United States army transport EoVlns
ton, homeward bound with a fleet on
troopshfps conveyed by American de-
stroyers, was ~torpedoed in the war
zone Monday night and sank the neH0
night while an effort was being made TO-
tow her TO port. Six men OF the crew
are missing, but the others, with thea
officers, Were landed at a French port.
No soldiers were on board. The miss
ing men are:
ERNEST C. ANDERSON, fireman.
JOSEPH p. BowDEN. seaman,
Montain Lake, Nj.
AMBROSE C. FORD, fireman, SOM
erville, Mass.
WILLIAM HENRY LYNCH, JR.,
fireman, Manchester, N. H.
ALBERT S. PAYNE. seaman, West
New Brighton. Staten Island, N. Y.
LLOYD n. SILVERNAL, ami
cambridge, N. Y.
In announcing the sinking Of the
Covington, formerly the Hamburg
American line, Cincinnati, the navy
department said that the submarine,
which sent Il torpedo crashing into the
! ships side jl&t forward of the engine.
room at 9:i7 O'CLOCK at night, was not
sighted.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-11
ONE BOAT ATTACKED
BY THREE SUBMARINES

Beresford, S. d, July 1o.-Albert
Skaff. a Beresford boy who is a mem
Der OF the Emitted States marines and
has made six trips thus far across the
Atlantic, writes his brother in Beres-
ford of an experience which the boat
to which he is attached had with three
German submarines. His letter in part
follows:
w had a little excitement this trip.
When about 500 miles from New York
we sighted the wake of a torpedo,
which missed us a few feet. If we
hadn't shifted to full speed a few min
utes before it woul have hit us amid
ships.
There were three U-boats after us.
l guess they thought we did not have
any guns with us, but we surely sur-
prised them when we opened fire on
them with 10 guns, and IA more We're
ready.
They fired two, torpedoes at us and
disappeared. We lodged their shots.
We could see only two of them come
up, but they We're out of range.
I'VE are not only well armed for
them but we have got it all ver them
for speed n they wouldn't fight when
we offered them a battle, but disap-
peared. We put on full speed and
headed for New York and did not see
any more on our way
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-11
CAR OF MELONS ToTED
AWAY DURING NIGHT

Sioux Falls, S. D., July s.-A carload
Of waternaelons arrived in the local
yards of the Milwaukee railway COM
pany, consigned to a local fruit house,
which refused 20 accept them because
they Were too ripe for distribution pur-
poses. Some man OF an inquisitive turn
of mind discovered the melons and
helped himself to one of them. From
this grew the ruinor that the railway
company vas giving away a carload Of
melons. The people who heard his
ru'nor and profited by it must have
been travelling to and from the car
during the greater part of the night,
for the next morning every one of the
5000 melons which the car had con-
tanned had disappeared. The railway
people say they are thankful the
freight a itself was not. carried away.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-11
PROMINENT MEN HELD
TO FEDERAL GRAND JURY

Aberdeen, S. D.. July 1O-In a hear
ing before United States Commissioner
William Wallace, G. A. Kleppin and
NJ. A. Gillispie, Of Frankfort, were held
to the federal district court under
$1,000 bonds, which they furnished. on
charges of ~obstructing the draft. Albert
and f.. M. Kuns, charged with the
same offense, and also of Frankfort,
were acquitted. The particular offense
charged against the men was that OF
swearing falsely to affidavits of a young
man who sought exemption from mill
tary service. It was shown in the
evidence that the young man after
var waived exemption and is now in
the service. The accused men are
bankers and business men of Frank
fort.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-11
FEAR ENTERTAINED FOR
GIRL MISSING A MONTH

Hitchcock, S. D., July 5.-Friends
acre have become alarmed by the APP
parent mysterious disappearance of
Miss Katie Gross, a former Hitch
cock girl, No word has been received
ON her for more han q month. Al
:er leaving Hitchcock she located at
Redheld, and left there over a. month
ago for Sioux Falls. where she ntend-
ed entering a hospital. But she never
lid SO, writing her father from Sioux
Falls that h had changed her mind
and was going to a hospital al 81. Paul
Mimi, instead, SiIte THAI time moth
ng has been heard from her and IL is
cared something serious has hap
sened her, Cp to the time Of writing
The letter from Sioux Fails she had
oeen very regular in hor co-qpSaan5~
snee. and the fact THAI she lass 1at
written since tf1aI time al56s - 5a
ear OF relatives that she has ssssn 1ns
victim of an accident % qnav 3lasa
been kidnapped by whis. slapsz-S
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-11

London, July 6.-South African
troubles have been the subject of rum
been known that serious strikes hay We
been in progress in the TransyaaI
mines and it has been reported that
these had an anti government pnr-
pose and had been stirred up by Ger
man agents or irreconcilable Beers.
A message from johannesburg yes-
terday to Reuters limited, a y that all
the natives who had refused to work
on Wednesday later had resumed their
duties. tei
a correspondent of the Times tela-
graphing from Cape Town on Mon
day said:
The movement was originated /,
international socialists working on 4bs
educated natives and was helned h1
tlle, erect Of the increased cost Of liy.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-11
OBJECT 70 CLOSING
OF ALL POOL HALLS

Mitchell, S. D., July 8.-Considerable
opposition to the proposed movement
OF ths state council OF defense, which
would close the pool halls. is develop
ing in Mitchell. 1t is pointed out that
the proprietors have considerable
money invested in their enterprises,
that pool and billiard tables are per-
mltted by the army Y. M. C. A. and
similar organizations of the class, and
that 1t would be unfair to close pool
halls as places of amusement and not
close moving picture houses as well.
The state council of defense was to
take action in the matter in a meeting
at Huron yesterday, but consideration
of h matter has now been deferred
until next Monday.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-11
BUSINESS MEN PLAN
TO HELP ON FARMS

Canton, $, d. July G,-Inasmuch as
hundreds of farm boys viii be taken
the shortage of sufficient help TO har-
vest the Immense small grain crops
of South Dakota promises 10 become
acute The business men Of many of
the cities and towns are arranging TO
close thelr places OF business during
certain hour of each week day during
ths height of The harvesting season,
SO they can so 10 farms in their local
ltaoS and assist the farmers as much
IS possible in harvesting their small
gram, For This they viii receive pay,
ana 81 saslie quarters it is proposed
80 E2ya tie harvest field earnings OF
Gross
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-11
LETTER WRITTEN FROM
GERMAN PRISON CAMP

Iroquois, S. D., July 10.-Mrs. e.
Lynch, of %Iroquois, has just received
a letter from her brother, who has
been in a German prison for two years,
having been captured while serving
with a Canadian regiment. In the LETT
ter he states that he is we'll and anx-
iounsly looking forward to the time
lei the war will be over so he can
be released and return to his home in
the United States. The letter, owing
doubtless to the strict censorship main
tanned In Germany, contained nothing
but personal matters and did not in
dictate how well or how badly Ameri-
can and other prisoners of the Germans
were being treated.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-11
THREsHERMEN OF STATE
MET AT ABERDEEN

Aberdeen, S. D., July S.-About 1900
t~hreshefnaen from all parts of South
Dakota met here yesterday to discuss
conditions brought about by the war.
The meeting was called by the state
.ood administration. Consideration of
suggestions for the least possible waste
n handling the coming small grain
crops was the chief topic discussed.
The state council of defense, which
vas To have held a meeting at Huron
e consider among other questions.
losing the pool halls OF the state.
posponed the meeting until Monday:
ence.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-11
PHYSICIAN KILLED IN
FALL FROM HORSE

Pierre. S. D., July CIR. C. f. San
ford was instantly killed at Cherry.
Creek, northwest of here Wednesday
by having his neck broken when he
was thrown from a horse.
He had just completed ARRANGEMENTS
to move to Sioux Falls and was at
Cherry Creek on a vacation visit be-
fore leaving here.
CANTON-While arrangement have
been made for the consolidation Of Al
gustana college in his city with the Luz
therar normal school or college at Sioux
Falls. 1t will be some little time before
the local institution is closed as a college
and the actu;.l consolidation takes place.
II is said the college will remain in Can
ton during the coming year, as new build
ings will have to be erected in Sioux
Falls to accommodate the larger enroll
,nert of the combined schools.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS has been re-
celved that Ernest Waterman, a Mobridge
boy. who enlisted last August in the
Thirteenth engineers, and who was sent
to France some months ago. has been
promoted and is now travelling fireman ON
q division of railroad in southern France.
SIOUX FALLs-Rev. Wesley D. At
water, who dice recently In California at
the age of IS. was one or the pioneer
ciergymen of the Black Hills and was
known to thousands of residents Of the
western section of the state.