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New-York tribune., 1918-11-03
Neuu Plays This Week

MONDAYAt the Globe Dillingham; will present Julia
Snderson and Joseph Cawhorn
Canary The written in French
Veneiul For its musical comedy has fur
nshd and there additional numbers
self with valuable diamond which
his throat Only by singing
unwilling jao finds relief The settings Joseph
Urban
At the Aso Theatre Messrs Lee and j. present
Little Simplicity musical play for which
have been written by Rida Johnson Young
Barratt The play musical in
three acts the first the Latin
QUARTER and the third Somewhere
Carolyn Thomson Carl
Cameron Sisters Charles Redng Ben Hen
drck Florence Bereord Polly Mcdonald
AT the 44th Stree. Thestre
vv of "Richcieu Gnevie
in the large supporting tragedan
At the Manhattan
in Tte Auctioneer" wareds great
portraits The will contain Miss
role OF Mrs Eagan, while other familiar phins
Harry Leweyn and Tony The rewritten and
reproduced by Mr.. Belasco. ~
IUFSDAfAt the 39th Street Election
Mcsss Lee and J. Shubert will
to-day by Robert Mears Mackay
Boomerang The will Edesop Henrv n.o
Violet Kebe Cooper Mllcent Malcolm D
~
two posponemens "Thc Ignorance
sartc comedy Butler
at the Bramhal Playhouse. - ~
New-York tribune., 1918-11-03
Ho1u the Bairnsfather :
Cartoons Became a Play

lesques and revues. Charles B. Coeh-
ran presented the play and Arthur
Bourchier. most clever comedian, Gre
ated the part of Old Bill
"The reception that the piece re.
ceived was simply amazing. Every
newspaper IN London contained eulogis.
tic notices the next day, and Eliot and
I were as happy as British Tommies in
Blighty. The booking was SO strong
that 1t was impossible TO obtain seats,
for weeks ahead. 1t was prophesed
then that the play would run for the
duration Of the war, and the turn Of
events on the Western front makes it
appear now as if this prophesy wss to
be fulfilled. -,
"The success Of the play was shs
interesting in view Of the fact thss
many of the seasoned first nighters
who went to our show in London, were
rigid supporters Of the time-honored
stage conventions and their attitude
toward Eliot and myself was hostile.
They regarded us as two authors who
were gambling in a new and dangerous
subject, and it was their solemn opin-
ion that the play was doomed. How
,, ever, the opinion of these reactionsryl
gentlemen has changed considerably
since those trying days. a
"EliOt and myself have never COM
tended that THE Better ole was
play, in the ordinary sense. We have
always called 1t q show and asked
that it be judged on its merits as
pure MISUNDERSTANDING more.
II was lucky enough to return from
the Italian front week prior to thsa
production in London, and consider
myself equally fortunate in having
been enabled to see the American
premiere of the play at the Greenwich
Village Theatre. And must ccn-s
gratulate Mr.. and Mrs. Coburn upcn
giving as a most artistic and intel.
ligent presentation at their charming
little playhouse. II gratifled me BE-
yond expression to SEQ how our Englisa
Jokes got over as you say In Amer
lea, because it proved that Anerses
and England are now closer together
in sympathy and understanding thsn
they had ever been before the outbreaK
Of the world war.
Incidentally want to congratulats'
Mr.. and Mrs. Coburn upon their per-
spicacity in seeing the possibilities Of
THE Better ole in manuscript form
and having the courage of their artists
convictions after the show had been
rejected by nearly every other msn]
ager IN New York. They deserve thep
success with the play and ! an Qsa<
they got it."
New-York tribune., 1918-11-03
Secret Service Play
At 18th St. Theatre

"The Man They Left Behind" a
Secret Service play by Barton King,
which is said to have met with great
success on the road, where it is now
being presented by no less than four
companies. will be the attraction at
the 14th Street Theatre all next week.
starting with Mondays matinee. Writ
ten around the great war it is said to
possess patriotic appeal that will be
bound to grip the heart of every
American man ors@oman who sees it.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-03

"How did Captain Eliot and happen
to write eThe Better 'Ole?'" said Cap
tain Bruce Bairnsfather, just after the
last big laugh at the Greenwich Village
Theatre had assured him that the play
was duplicating it's success in London.
"Well, to tell you the truth, don't
know how. The play just wrote itself,
you might say. 1t was case Of two
minds with but single thought, and
that was the portraying, as nearly as
possible, Of the lights and shadows in
the romantic, mud-soaked life of Old
Bill.
"You see, although it is not generally
known, had written two short half
hour sketches before I ever did full
length play. The first of these was
produced at the London Hippodrome
and ran during the entire season of the
revue then being presented. Then
Charles B. Cochran, who later pro-
duced THE Better 'Ole,' suggested that
elaborate this sketch, which had also
been based upon my cartoons, into a
full-length play. / mulled over this
idea for a long time, but nothing came
Of it.
s'When was in France I met Captain
1rthur Eliot, a humorist and former
actor, and again the topic Of making a
play out of the romance of Old Bill
intruded itself and insisted upon being
heard. Still nothing came Of it, al
though Captain Eliot and myself were
getting warm as you might say, over
the idea.
"Then, during an interval of leave in
England, the idea began to take shape
in my mind. and slowly the romance of
Old Bill evolved into play. Captain
Eliot possesses a great knowledge of
the stage, and by incessant discussion
and exchange Of ideas, based upon the
atmosphere which had Already been ere
ated by my pictures and books, Eliot
and were enabled to cooperate very
smoothly with the play. I executed all
the scene models Of the play after dis
cussions with Eliot.
after seeing the rehearsals Of THE
Better Ole went into a regular funk
Somehow, it seemed to me that we were
taking awful chances. and the night
before the play opened it wouldn't have
taken much persuasion to make me call
the whole thing off.
however, on Saturday evening, Au.
gust 4, 1917, the anniversary of Eng
LANDS declaration Of war against Ger
many, a super-crowded house greeted
the premiere of the play in the Oxford
Music Hall, theatre in the West End
OF London that had never before
housed anything except musical bur.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-03

with the elite Of London. Macready,
the popular actor of the times, was
cast as Richelieu. Expectation ran
high. But Bulwer like Rostand at a
later date, succeeded in more than
satisfying brilliant audience, even in
that frame Of mind. The magnificent
climax Of the drawing Of the magic
circle Of the Church Of Rome swept the
audience into veritable frenzy Of en-
thusiasm, whose echoes persist to this
day, when the fine old play is revived.
After the play was thus launched in
England Edwin Forest secured the
American rights and played the Car
dinal for the first time this side the
Atlantic September 4, 1889, at Wal
lacks National Theatre, New York.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-03
khaki-Clad Men to See
"Daddies" on Sunday ~

Through the courtesy of David Be-
lasco special performance of his
production of "Daddies" will be given
free to men in uniform tonight at the
Lyceum Theatre.
The performance for soldiers. sail
ors and marines scheduled at the Ly-
ceum for Sunday night is under the
auspices of the Stage Women's War
Relief, an organization which has been
untirlng in its efforts to secure the
best the theatre has to offer for our
men in service.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-03
One-Week Houses

STANDARD-David Belasco will pre-
sent "Polly With Past" with the or
lginal cast, including Ina Claire, Cyril
Scott, H. Reeves-Smith, Herbert Yost
and Louise Galloway.
SHUBERT-RIvIERA "Parlor, Bed
room and Bath" the farce by Mark
Swan and c. w. Bell is this weeks at
traction here.
LOEW'S SEVENTH AyENUEAChar-
lotte Walker, in Eugene Walters plav.
Nancy Lee," comes here this week.
BRONX OPERA HOUSE-Tha NOR
ality play, Experience" is the play at
this theatre.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-03
"Daddies" Moves
To the Lvceuy,,

"Daddiss" will continue its SUCCESS
1ul run at the Lyceum Theatre, begin
ming tomorrow evening. The transfer
has been made necessary to make room
for the appearance of Frances Starr in
Edmund Knobloch's new play, "Tiger,
Tiger!". at the Belasco Theatre.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-03
New Show at the
Columbia This Week

The Best Show in Town" is the
title of a new burlesque that will be
presented at the Columbia Theatre to-
morrow afternoon. 1t is in two acts
and was written by William K. Wells
with music by Hal Dyson.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-03
BROOKLYN

MAJESTIC-John D. Williams will
present Lionel Barrymore in "The
Copperhead." by Augustus Thomas,
MoNTAUK-The spy play, "Watch
Your Neighbor," is next weeks p1ay.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-08-06
DRAFTEES' flesh
IS Shrinking
Hikes of sixteen7Milesy a Day
GreatysReduces the Weight
". Of New Soldiers

- Barry legs and opus of civilian life
4fs',fast disappearing under the daily
Rfihd IL military drill at both shafter
Ard Schofield Barracks. When an Of
heer8 pedometer registers twelve miles
bf Hiking one day and sixteen miles
tie iiext, it is evident that loose flesh
VIII shrink and become hardened, even
though appetites increase.
The life Of the draftee and the old
time national guardsmen is one daily
reminder that the "flesh is weak.
The officers responsible for making this
cosmopolitan mass Of new soldiery Into
q FIGHTING unit are losing no time, From
early dawn until night the draftee finds
himself worked. II 1t is not a hike, it
is dill. and drill and more drills by
squads and platoons. The work lags
AZ times because Of the failure Of diff
ferent nationalities to grasp the mean
ing of commands. Gradually the same
familiar sounds from the lips of the
sergeants are finding Judgment in their
brains and their arms and legs now
respond more quickly. -. -
The draftees are not given the use
of q rifle as yet, that is, few of them
have handled the firing piece-all the
spare time being devoted 70 getting the
men to know how to march and turn
and salute and get their muscles, into
shape. .....-:.
The comopolitanism Of the Hawaiian
army is apparent in the orders which
the first sergeant of a company places
on the bulletin board, One such notice
for Instance, may be signed by Miguel
c. Kaoni, first sergeant and the "de,
tail for quarters" is ordered filed by
Sergeant Ramon Castillo (Fihpino)
the kitchen police will be flied by
Private Ekong, Private Koson Private
Calistro, and so on; the room orderly
may be Private Richie. Here and
there appears the name Of Chinaman
now Japanese, here y ~aiian and
once in gerat while re name of o
haole.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-08-06
ADMIkATlON and
ERATlfUBB
FELT BY BELGIUM
Prime Minister Pays Special
Tribute TO the United States
= As Fifth Year Of World War
Sees Army At the Battle Front

HARvE, Fthnca, August +--(AsSoeia.
ted Press)---In declaration 4 to the
Associated Press in connection with the
anniversary Of the beginning of the
wst, General COoremah, Belgian prime
minister said -%E>t =
aiEong before the war The United
States OF America won Admiration by
THE amazing vitality and fertile ener-
gies OF this people Of the Western
hemisphere who had ereatcd rs If by
magic world that was newt "A. ~.
y ~ AT the present moment We, with no
less admirati3h, are witnesses Of an IN.
fbfseeh naBifestatioh, BIZ this aame
creative power IN its marvellous organi-
Eati0h OF an afmv which has 4 tohish,
I'd the world equally BY the fapidity of
its impfosisatioh and the saior Of its
eobtihgshfs INN
|sstsBy tnaiF interventfon o. this 81,
gahtie stfugRIc the, Emitted States will
aAsGfediy exert decisive influence on
the destfnieS of humanity. M
ifssto les adMiration fof the great
Amefican milton, Belgium adds her
special Feeling OF gratitude on account
gf the inestimable generosity which the
splendid mhnfficeifse Of the United
StAtes never ceased 10 heap upon its
peoples in occupied territory and upon
tia refugees lexiled on foreign soil.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-08-06
BRITISH PRISONER . ,,c,ta.a."
OUTWITS A CENSOR

LONDON Juyl ga Leves soldier,
at present a prisoner bf VAR in Ger.
many, has cleverly defeated the censor
by sending message to his parents
here. The initial letters TO the follow
ing lines contain the message:
God blass you, my mothers;
Every day am thinking of YOU
RecOllections Of homo sustain me,
Memories being 80 sweet ~.
Always my thoughts are, Of you
Nothing else would console me.
Your photograph, is'ever before me
Inspiring me to home. 20.
Some day, by God 3 grace, Wen be re-
united. ~ W
Some day! By God . pace, too, may
it be soon.
Till that day comes l II be supcomPlain-
ing,
Always remembering the sweetness of
reunion.
Rest happy, mother, for your happiness
is mine,
Visualize, II you can, your boy al he
always was
Immensely happy in our little home.
Never will war again separate us,
God willing.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-08-06
PERsAING NAMES TESTS.
FOR MEDAL Of Honor


These tests are applied to cases rec
ornmended for the medal of honor, ac-
o6rding to INSTRUCTIONS issued ms q
guide to officers by Gen. Pershing:
Men who haye performea in action
deeds of most distinguished personal
bravery and self-sacrifee above and
beyond all call Of duty; So eonspicu
GUS as clearly TO distinguish them for
gallantry and iptfepidity above their
cdmraaes Which Involve risk fife or
the perfuttnahee Or more thdpn ordinar
ily hazardous service, the omission of
which would not Justly subject the per
son to senSure for shorteohing or fail
pre In the performance Of his duty.
"a The disfinguished service cross is
awarded Tor gallantry in action TO any
one who may disfipguisb himself IN &C
tion by extraofdinary heroisnI IN con,
nection with military operations against
an armed enemy, under citeumsta noes
which do not Justify the award of the
medal OF honor ".'''' ~ Pa
The distinguished service medal is
awarded for exceptionally meritorious
service to the government in. eonnec,
ton with operations against an armed
enemy.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-08-06
ADD NEW '0VERSEBC CAP
70 YANKEE EQUIPMENT

The "overseas cap" now Being is
sued to soldiers in the expeditionary
forces matches the uniform in. color,
has very low CROWN and has no brim
or peak. IT is 30 made that it may be
folded and carried in a pocket.
When, American forces entered the
tire nehes IL WIS found that the brims
Of Their SambSigni hats ihterfered with
sighting fhrodgR trench psriscopes and
that in the cases {of tail men the high
crowns could be seen above the para,
pets. The new cap Is so low that it
permits the men to move with prac-
ticallS the same freedom as when they
are hatissss The trench helmet can
be worn oyef IL, IS - Y
Only soldiers who have been with
the iexpeditionary. forces wear the cap.
According to reports from France new
regulations, provide that officers shall
wear their insignia of rank on the cap
and ep1Bted men place on II the but
ion prescribed 10 be worn on the left
side ot the cola sot the service coat,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-08-06
TELLS Of CAPTURE !. 4.
Of U-B0jAI CREW l;ll N

LONDON, July 2O-Amusing details
or the capture Of a German U boat
crew are contained in a letter written
on board United States destroyer
which rammed and sank the undersea
craft. a. e. "'' T'. A'.3
''I've picked up all sorts Of, sur
downward, but these Germans made
more ungodly squealing noises, i'm the
water than all the others put together.
The grunts and groans sounded like
Morning in the BarnyaTd' on a cheap
monograph, says the writer.
"Some Of the Germans got into the
boat, some climbed aboard the. floats,
but most OF them did the Annette KeE
lefmann for the ship. All bands
manned the rail and hoisted them
aboard with any old thing 1t all, three
OF them being redeen,e'' with the flag
end of a deck hose. A bowTne settled
over the head OF thr angihcrr officeF
and hes was hauled aboard by the heck
evidently born neither to be drowned
nor hanged, but very sore, neVeT%he-
less.
' "You cannot search me, qaoth he.
Ieh bin 6fIizier, q'm an ofieerl,
" The devil / can Y, came back the
burly gunner's mate, who Mad saved
him. Just you watch me, kidir t3lr.N
Zone boche who was pretty far gone
shouted: Save me firstl ( AHot her. man
who was wearing d 'lifebelts 'Whs pulled
uffder by two men clinging to him. The
skipper of the. U.boat came aboard
from q float. Az. soon aS he struck the
deck Ne said: Well; ! tried to get thu
big ship, but didn u r.. ..
F"The German officers were a gloomy
crowd. A good Iiiorgue would have
been an Eiks' MEETING by comparison
But they could eat. Bacon had as mucl
chance as fat man in FIT
ftThe crew was much better than Til
| officers; some Of them seemed almOs
human at times, Every man on onj
ship who had studied high school Ger
| man or who had tried to make Milwau
4 kee, famous. went down and tried II on
on them. / was tempted to say; 'Kell
ner, zwei bier waiter, two beers
myself. 800. 81 ''~', -
~ took the Hun hos y aft. When b
said that the UrBoats dived under TIL
British depth charges. | showed hin
ours. 'Aeh, Gott! he shiVered."
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-08-06
GIANT HllN SEAPtANE II
CAPTURED By. ITALIANS

HEADQUARTERS IT,A,L A N
ARMY, June Ecclesiastical Press)--
Three of the giant type Of the Aus
TRAN hyrlroplanes recently have been
brought down almost intact, and with
their occupants are now behind the
Italian lines. They are called the
XIII, X 1888 and X 1913. All of. these
K-type of machines are enotmotis stfuc-
lures with three motors OF 400-horse-
power, carrying three men and thou
sand pounds Of bombs.
The X 1888 was the last TO be captured
after it had made an early morning
flight of observation near Venice.
Crossing the Pave lines just back Of
Venice, the big car scattered bombs on
the camps and sprayed Its machine gun
on the men below. But fortunate shot
from an anti.aircraft gun put hole
through the motor of the machine. 1t
Immediately struck out to sea, but in
its wounded condition il struck the
water with o craah and capsized,
In the obscurity the wreck .foated
for some time without being located,
but the cries fol. help from the, drown
ing aviatOrs at last brought, a rescue
party from the Italian lines, All Of the
operators were wounded, two Of them
seriously. The big machine was lowed
in to the naval base where 1t Joined
the growing collection Of trophies OF
war.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-08-06
AUSTRIAN WORKERS
STARvE TO DEATH
Convention Held ID Vienna Shows
Population Of Dual Empire Z
,.lg In Dire Straits .,.. II

WASHINGTON, August (oft-
cial) Austrian wofkmen' VINO are
dying Of, Starvation, they assert,
recently SAINT dslesatss TO aconxeA-
tion ms vienna efeports o. NhieA
have just reached hert IN ofaciai
dispatches. All the delegates de-
clared that the. population. Of the
country are dying 81 Of hunger Or
maanutrition from the lack Of s,tit-
able food Tho death rate through
the country has become enormous
and epidsmics arc raging yirulently
In various parts Of the dual empire.
Warnings TO the government and
to the people or the country were
voiced by several Of the delegates,
Among these was Delegate schaNei
from Moravia who said that there
was absointely no coal coming n
for the winter so that the people
wore facing death from cold Is wen
as the danger Of starvation. -
The delegate from Innsbruck de-
ciared that "in the face Of the ap-
parent helplessness Of the govern
ment the workmen oughE by them
selves and through their own
efforts, secure relief from hunger"
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-08-06
HARD FIGHTING

Fismes was only yielded to the
American forces after a long and
bitter struggle with house to
house and hand to hand fighting,
the pistol, the hand grenade, the
dubbed in,sket having their
share as weapons. 1t was finally
taken after an artillery fight that
opened in the afternoon. Satur-
LAY a few Americans had entered
the town and remained all night
but yesterday morning, the Ger
mans threw quantities OF gas
shells and shrapnel into the south
ern part of the city and made it
inadyisable for the little party Of
Americans To- remain. :.
: ARTILLERY USED
Later in the daysthe American
artillery opened and the Amer
icans, supported by the French,
charged the city. After house to
house and hand to hand fighting
they secured possession of the
whole city. The city was STIR
rounded by the Americans Sat
urday and the occupying force
of Saturday afternoon drove the
enemy from building to building
to3the northeriy part of the city.
The French ar e. across the
NesIe River ali several points and
1.-THE eastern line is extended to
Laneuvillette. The Germans are
resisting sharply from Muizon to
iChampigny.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-08-06
SUBMARINE MENACE
FAILING RAPIDLY
Paris Figures Show That Even
In Mediterranean FriahtfuI
ness Is Losing Battle

) PARIS, August a - ASSOCIATED
Press The growing ineffeetiveness
of the submarine warfare is indicated
by Ofieiuf figures Just published by the
French government, relating TO the
French traffic in the. Mediterranean.
According to these figures, not fewer
than 2O8O Vessels, chiefly merchantmen,
with q total tonnage of 100000 cross
ed the MediterraD mean between Febru-
airy "a and April l, under escort. The
average number Of Ships coming to or
.departing from France, was 240.
The submarine attacks nevertheless
had so diminished in force that only
one in four resulted in damages to the
ships, and one, out of every ten at
taeks was entirely frnitIess The re-
sGlt HAS been that the water traffic
has steadily increased from January
to- February to March.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-08-06
Ships WILL MATCH
MILITARY FORCES
Chairman Hurley Tells Of Ship
ping Boards intention In
Building Carriers
WAsHINoToN, August 4--tofieial

WASHINGTON, August a. toHieiai)
Launching of a 12,OO0:ton dead
weight cargo steamer twenty four days
after the laying of the keel is an
nOunced by Chairman Hurley of the
shipping board, a new record in ship
construction. The vessel which he
refers TO is the Inyincible whirh was
built in Pacific Coast shipyard.
."It was Liberty job from start
to finish" said Chairman Hurley.
"The keel of the Invihcible was laid
on July 4 FIVE seconds after her sister
ship, the Defiance, which was built
and launched in forty days, bad left
the ways
"The Merchants shipyard launched
its first hull on Saturday and the Hog
Island yards launched its first h1ll last
Monday thus putting into production
all four Of the great Eastern fabricat
ing shipyards.
''|' We are determined TO match our
american military force with our ton
mage Of shipping"
Shipbuilders at Seattle, Washig
ton, broke their records for production
in July by launching a total tonnage
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-08-06
ITALIANS SUCCEED
AGAINST AUSTRIA
Vienna Admits Reverses in Italy
And Albania At Hands of
italian Armies

NEW YORK, August 81 Associated
Press Italian forces scored gains in
both Italy and Albania yesterday. At
several points on the italian front they
attacked Austrian positions vigorously
and in every instance met with success,
causing considerable casualties in kiln
ed, wounded and prisoners.
In Albania it is indicated that the
Italians have countered against the
Austrians and have resumed their often
siVe tactics. They yesterday reoccu,
pied Ferberat. '''
Austria, in the Vienna ofiicial com
munique admits these reversed. The
statement issued by the war office said
1.-THE enemy penetrated into our pc
sitions at Dosso Altro on the Italian
front.
"In Albania the Italians succeeded
in reoccupying Ferberat.