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ment at the Cosmos Theater this
week. The plays will be presented
as for the audience. but at the same
time they will be made into photo
plays which will be shown next
week as a part of the bill. The
act is called Making Movie Stars"
The bill includes the Birds of
Dreamland, a flock of forty feath-
cred songsters; Grace st. Clair and
company in "A pleasing sketch;
Grace De Winters. vocalist; Can't
well and Fiber, in a bit of comedy
and song, and Howard and SadIer,
in a dainty girl offering. "Old
Wives for New" will be the matinee
feature photoplay. and Fatty Ar
buckle in Good Night, Nurse" and
the Allies Official War Revue will
be shown also.
The Court Room Girls and a
strong bill of entertainment will
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MarshaH HalI.

Marshall Hall provides ready solu-
ton to the problem Of where 10 spend
Sunday, for no more delightful outing
could be imagined than that to be en-
joyed at this beautiful and historical
point. Swept by cool river breezes,
its shady lawns provide an ideal
refuge on even the warmest days.
Every facility 10 provided for the pic
nicker. although for those who pre-
fer, q toothsoms. luncheon or dinner
will be served In the pavilion. The
Steamer Charles Macalester -wili make
three trips today. leaving the wharves
at the foot Of Seventh street at 10
an, 2:oo and $50 pm.
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Chesapeake Beach.

Pleasure seekers at Chesapeake
Beach this week will have the oppor-
tunity OF witnessing free perform
ances by vallecita's Eve trained In
dian leopards, animal wonders Of the
Keith and orpheum circuits. Shows
will be given daily at Q and o'clock.
Cool breezes. shady groves. pictu-
rescue pavilions. rustic benches and
tables. delightful promenades. and a
wonderful panorama of the bay are
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Grest FaIIs PARK.

Today at Great Falls Park there
Will be concerts IN the afternoon and
evening by the Ladies' Liberty
orchestra featuring . pleasing pro-
gram, and the best selections Of ia
nous composers. Other amussments
including motion pictures are pro-
vided. During the week there VIII
be dances ON the large pavilion
overlooking the Falls. Many amuse-
ments for the children ~ well as
camera. nshing and picnic parties
are provided. Fast electric trains
from the terminal 1T Thirty-slxth
and N streets leave at frequent In
tervals.
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attractions that made all-day outings
at the resort a real pleasure. But
for those who can not spend the en-
tire day at the beach. an after-office
daily train has been provided, leavins
the District line at $50 o'clock and
arriving at the resort fully two hours
before dark.
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Howard-"The white sister,.

At the Howard this week Marion
Crawford's famous novel. The
White Sister," dramatized. will be
presented by an all-star cast Of the
Quality Amusement Company. This
divine love story has unusual dra-
matte power and rs presented with
elaborate stage settings makes this
very attractive entertainment
There will be the usual matinees.
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Glen Echo Park.

Charles o. Mills, leader of the Glen
Echo Park Orchestra, that furnishes
the dance music on week nights, will
conduct the open-air band concert this
afternoon In the absence Of the regu-
lar leader. Antonio Cello. who 10 en-
joying q much needed vacation. The
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Interesting News and Sdeghs Of the Stage and the Cine

|prosram embraces popular and classic
numbers. The first Of the four cor
certs that are given every Sunday
afternoon and evening begins at $50
and they continue, with short inter-
missions. until 1880 o'clock.
On week nights dancing n added TO
the program.
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Casino-"The Early Birds"

The Casino Theater beginning with
the matinee today at 800 o'clock Of
fers to its patrons a lively burlesque
attraction in two acts entitled THE
Early Birds" The burden of the fun
falls upon the Duquesne Comedy
Four. well known in the variety
houses Of Washington.
As the added special attraction the
wonderful dancer. Zellah, known as
the Gertrude Hoffman of burlesque.
will appear in n series of eccentric
dances and with q wonderful outlay
of stag gfng effects.
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Conserving the Cream.

We do not know Of anyone who has
better ideas of strategy than our
milkman, and by holding the bottle
up to the light each morning We see
that he has become convinced that
cream will win the war.-From the
Grand Rapids Press.
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Col. Grove. a. chief Of the sub
sistence division Of the y. 8. Quar-
termaster Corps. 10 responsible for
every meal served to American sol
diers in this country or In France.
In six years he rose from private
In the National Guard to colonel.
Nobody has complained about the
army's food since he has held the
Job.
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the production Of new and old
plays, but mostly new. The first
production will be of Oscar Wllde's
The Ideal Husband" in association
with John d. Williams. Constance
Collier and Peggy Hopkins will
play the principal women's roles.
The Messrs,- KIaw & ErIanger
have called rehearsals of their Sec
ond musical production of the sea-
son. The Bubble Girl" which has
the farce, a Full House." as its
basis. Dallas Wexford and May
Vokes will be prominent in the cast.
The Charles Frohman Company
has secured by cable the rights to
new play by r. C. Carton and
Justin Huntly Mccarthy entitled
Nurse Benson. 1t has recently
been produced by Marie Lohr in
London and Is credited with hit
In addition to the production of
Among Those Present" at the Knick-
erbocSer Theater next month, the
George c. Tyler activities the coming
season will include a production Of
''Penrod." dramatized from the Tark-
ington stories by E. Z. Rose, with
Andrew Lawlor. who played the boy
in the last act of Happiness, last
season. in the title role; the produc-
ton of a new play for Patricia Col
lings called/"TiIliei" taken from Helen
Martins story of "Tilhe the Men
nonite Maid" the presentation of
Marie Doro in a dramatization of
Mary Roberts Rinehart's story, THE
Amazing Interlude;" the production of
a circus comedy called "Sawdust and
Sentiment" and a farce called "All
Wrong" by w. II. Post. What with
the new, plays and the touring COM
panies n-which- he VIII be interested
with the Messrs Klaw & Erlange-.
Mr.. Tyler will have a dozen companies
playing under his direction.
John d. Williams announces a new
play. the first full-length drama he
has written. by Eugene O'NeilI, whose
one-acters, I'm the Zone" The
Rope" and lie" were notable fea.
tureS Of last season's IISt The nay,
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be featured at today's performances
starting at p. m.
Lyeeum-Bllly watson's Oriental
Burlesquers.


Commencing with matinee today
at p. m. the Lyceum yTheater will
present for your approval Billy Wat
sons Oriental Burlesquers. in two
comedies, The Joy Line" and
"Reilly.s Reception"
In presenting this years Orientals
Mr.. Watson has tried to have two
comedians whose methods are wide
ly different. Leo Kendall has been
a feature OF musical comedy and
girl acts In vaudeville, while George
W. Milton has been OF burlesQue
and monolosue in vaudeville. Both
are different in their methods but
work together in unison. rs- H.
Vida Sopoto, the companys pTima
donna. is one of the newer class of
leading ladies and in her short ca
reer has found numerous admirers
of singing and acting ability. Marie
Baker, soubrette, vivacious, spright-
ly and demure; Jennie Delmar. all
that is required of an ingenue. The
part of straight man is taken by
J. Lee Allen.
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criterion-"He.rt Of the Sunset

Heart Of the Sunset" the film
offering at the Criterion Theater,
Ninth and d streets northwest. the
first part OF the current week, has
been described as the most absorbing
and most thrilling Rex Beach story
ever screened. The great authors 9
talent at writing about real people
was never better demonstrated than
in this story of the American South
west in the days when Uncle Sam
stepped into Mexico and taught that
neighbor republic a lesson.
Anne Q. Nilsson. one OF the prettiest
leading women in the film world. is
featured as Alaire kustii.a wife Of a
morally worthless ranch owner. -
Later in the week. Theda Bsra will
be seen In "A Fool There Was" a
film which provides unequalled OPP
portunities for the display OF her
particular talent.
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Norman Trevor and Cyril Har-
court will try to do what the Faver-
sham-Elliott combination hoped to
10 this Season-establish q resident
dramatic company in New York for
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Moore's Garden - 'sThe Deciding
KISS

The photoplay Offering for today
only at Moore's Garden Theater is
The Deciding Kiss" a new Blue
bird subject in. which the stellar
role is portrayed by Edith Roberts.
The film comedy drama In which she
makes her Washington debut as q
star relates pictorially the expert
ences of poor little New England
girl who was adopted by q rich New
York society woman merely to
crafty a whim and relieve the
monotony of life alone. The man.
ner in which the young girl. after
completing a brief course at fash
ionable finishing school," brought
discontinue to her benefactress
forms the climax of an especially
dlverting shadow drama
Beginning tomorrow. the Garden
will be closed for renovation, re-
modelling and .redecoration. reopen
ing on Monday August IL.
When the Garden again throws
open its doors to the public It will
be found to be one OF the most
beautiful as well as one OF the best
appointed picture-play houses in the
East.
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John u. Williams announces a new
play. the first full-length drama he
has written. by Eugene O'NeilI, whose
one-acters. In the Zone" The
Rope" and lie" were notable fea-
lures OF last seasons list. The new
o'Neill play is entitled Beyond the
Horizon"
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After an engagement of ninety
seven weeks in '-The Man Who
Came Back" Mary Nash will short
" reappear on Broadway in II. y.
e." the play written by Willard
Mack and Hector Turnbull from the
Iatterss motion picture. The Cheat." /"
I. o. o." sponsored by William A.
Brady. opens a preliminary tour at
Asbury Park On Monday night.
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The Egyptian Maidens" will be
seen at the Folly Theater this week
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in a two-act burlesquc show en-.
titled. sCleopatra 0utdone." Frank
Young assited by by Tom Howard
will handle the major portion OF the
comedy OF the piece.
Many amusing incidents will be
brought out to keep the audience in
q cheerful mood. Assisting the
principals are HARRIET Berg. WV
ian Morton, Ruth Hasre, Peggy
Grant and Ruby Garrison. Il.
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Meere,. strana--.Her, ,Ioneat..

Moore's Strand--sHer, Moment.s
The title of the chief photoplay
Offering at Moore's Strand Theater
the first four days of this week. be-
ginning today. is Her Moment" In
which the stellar role 10 taken by
Charming Anna Luther. The action
receives its initial impulse In Ru-
mania and then logically encircles
the globe.
The story is OF the struggles
through which Runanian peasant
girl passed In her quest OF love.
There is nothing Of symbolism either
in the theme or the manner OF Its
yisualization. First we meet two
young Rumanian lovers. The youth
Is sent away to school by interested
welfare workers, while the girl is
sold into slavery by her dissolute
father. The young mans rise : is
rapid and sure: the girls life is a
succession of miseries inflicted by
the brutal dive-keeper who bought
her OF the auction block. Eventually
the paths Of these two young peo-
pie cross In our own United States.
Beginning Thursday and continu-
ing for the remainder OF the week,
the feature of the Strands bill will
be "A Successful Adventure" a
quaint corr ly-drama Of the South,
In which the pictured star is the
beautiful and popular May Allison.
Short reels and orchestral accom-
paniment complete each program.
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John p. Slocum has completed ar
rangements for an early production
Of The Cave Lady" q whimsical
musical comedy, book and lyrics by
Roland Oliver and Charles Dick
son. with music by II. B. Olsen. The
play will be placed in rehearsal
within two weeks
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Folly Theater-'The Egyptian
MaidensS
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NExT-wEEK@ITHE boss,
With sidney kirkpatrick.
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the Eighteenth are beaten. A great
part of the position of the Eighteenth
Army, which is commanded by Won
Hutler, every moment becomes more
dangerous. 1t is dcployed from Mont
cider to the Disc. The country behind
1t is billy and wooded, lacking in roads
and altogether unfavorabe for the
withdrawal of masses of men and ma
terial.
In a retreat Won Hutier would be
obliged to use three highroads and
two railroads which converge on Rove
like the spokes of a wheel. Beyond
that town retreat would be dependent
on the two roads toward Ham and
Somme, one direct and the other BY
way of Nesle.
From these geographical details it
Will be seen that Won Hutier in a
retreat would be forced to squeeze his
heavy artillery and conveys through
koye. 1t would be like putting them
through A rolling mill, for the French
advance troops are now six miles
northwest of Roye, while the centre
OF the German front is eleven miles
10 the south of that town.
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French Patrols Enter Chaulnes;
Many Other Towns Are Captured

Faverolles by storm. Montdidier was
: thus surrounded and fell to the French,
with several thousand prisoners.
The booty taken during the last two
days has been so large that it has not
been possible to make an inventory of
Der of shells Of all calibre and arms of
all description.
Wounded Full of Spirits
The wounded men coming back from
the front are radiant with enthusiasm,
shouting to their comrades, "The Boche
is on the rum"
The French have captured twenty one
cannon since last night, including six
8-inch guns at La Melville sur Reasons.
sons.
Later accounts say the French took
more than one hundred guns.
In this new battle of the Somme the
French are showing that after four
years of war they have lost none Of
their dash and courage. They have
also proved that the Germans are not
always able to plead surprise as an ex-
cuse for defeat.
The French successes north of Mont
didier were partially due to surprise,
but the Germans were aware of the i'm
pending attack south of the town.
They were defeated, just the same.
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Canadian Troops
Won Glory at the
Battle of the Sornn1e
Oh The Canadian preesN


WITH THE CANADIAN FORCES ON
THE BATTLEFRONT, Aug. 1o.-Al-
though the full fruits of the great vic
tory on the Sommc are not yet gar
nered, enough is known at this time to
place it among the imperishable deeds
of arms of this war. The Canadian
force held an honorable position in
the Allied armies which attacked the
enemy lines on a twenty mile front.
The Canadians went over the top at
4:20 o'clock on August 8, and sixteen
minutes afterward the first prisoners
began to come in. BY O'Clock a large
part of the initial objective had been
attained.
The victory has been notable for n
number of things. For the first time
the Canadian cavalry found itself on
the same battlefield with the infantry
For the first time, too, the Canadian
force employed tanks in large numbers.
both of the heavy and "whippet" va
rictics. Also, it was the first time that
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Foch S Powerful BLo1us Force
Germans to Fight for Time

PARIS, Aug. 10.-The enemy is fight
ing against time along the Somme,
time for the German command to try
to readjust itself and to limit the con-
sequences of the blow devised by the
genius of Marshal Foch.
At this stage Of the battle, military
observers here say, the problem fac
ing the rival commanders is easily de-
fined. Thus, Marshal Foch struck
skilfully at the point where the army
groups Of Crown Prince Rupprecht
of bavaria and the German Grown
Prince join, obliging the enemy hur-
riedly to reorganize the higher COM
nand and to place the armies of
Generals Won der Marwtz and Won HUI
tier under one chief This operation
has temporarily thrown the Germans
off their balance, and it is their OBJ
ject now to regain it, The task of the
Allies is to throw the Germans still
further off their balance.
That there must be change in the
German positions generally, between
the Somme and the Disc, is evident, il
the German Second Army and part of
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ern sky. Of sudden, with one deafen-
ing pulse, the roar of guns broke out.
American Guns Helped
Far to the right was the flicker of
the French 75s and of the American
field guns and heavies. Immediately on
the Canadian flank the Australians
put up a great show in q sector where
they had fought for several days past.
Beyond them the Imperial troops were
In action.
Unfortunately during the first days
fighting as the dawn increased the WISH
bllity became poor A dense fog swept
down into the valleys. While this was
protection against machine gunners it
greatly increased the difficulty Of the
troops finding their way over unknown
ground
In the first days fighting the Cana
dian losses were not unduly heavy.
One unit had rather heavy casualties
in its first attack, but succeeded in
taking its objective after the tanks
had come to its reinforcement.
Owing to the poor visibility there
was little fighting in the air on Thurs
day over the Canadian sectors.
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the Allies advanced were plentiful and
nutritious.
The effect of the Amiens success on
the Scissors Rheims situation is yet
problcmatical, but the best belief is
that it will accelerate the enemy's with
drawal and possibly determine him to
make a stand behind the Aisne, where
his heavy artillery already is in place,
instead of holding the belt between the
Vesle and the Aisne, with one river in
front and one behind.
Paris Freed From Danger
Whatever the German plans, it is now
established that the Allied successes Of
the last few days free Paris from the
enemy menace and restore the northern
railways to the Channel ports. In the
opinion of military men, the Germans
may reestablish the battle lines of last
winter (thc famous Hindenburg line).
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(By Tho Associated Press)

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Aug. 10.-The French at
tackled this morning in the sector east
Of Montdidier, between Courcelles-E pa-
yelles and the Matz. There was no ar
tillery preparation before the attack.
The Germans were on the alert, but
were completely overwhelmed by the
audiences of the attack. By 8 o'clock
tanks were in Reasons Sur Matz, and by
II O'Clock the French had taken Nor
temer, Cuvilly and Marqueglise. At
some points the advance was nearly FIVE
miles,
The dash of the French troops was
splendid. Their first objective was so
quickly taken that the hour of attack
on the second objective had to be ad-
vanced.
French In Chaulnes
French patrols are in Chaulnes, the
principal railway centre of the Ger
mans west of the Somme River.
Attacking at o'clock last evening,
the French troops conquered the
heights Of Assainvillers and Rubes-
court in two hours. This morning they
struck along the line down the front
through the region of Merry, southeast
of Montdidier, and moved their line
ahead more than four miles, taking
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Foe Deserving Montdidier Pocket
Tries to Save Whatever He Can

detectives, it is possible the enemy
does not know where he was beaten by
the British and French. 1t is, there
fore, inadvisable to disclose exactly
where the Allies are operating.
North of the Somme the Allies, after
taking Chipilly Spur, have gone on,
driving the enemy before them. Nu-
merous tanks and "whippets" assisted
the advancing infantry to smother the
enemy's resistance.
Last night British airplanes dropped
large quantities of bombs in areas be-
hind the German line.
The Germans are now we'll back tow
ard the Somme, south of Peronne.
With this stream at their back and the
Allied guns and airplanes pouring
shells into the crossing over the
Somme, the position of the enemy is
serious.
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identified, and these new troops have
not been able to make any impression
on the advancing Allies.
The eleven German divisions which
the Allies have torn to pieces are al
ready in such condition that they can
be of little use to the German COM
mand for Il long time to- come, and
probably some Of them can never be
reformed.
The two new divisions which APP
peared on the front were rushed down
the two principal arteries of commune
cation. 1t is along these arteries, how
ever, that the Allied forces arc strong
est, particularly in cavalry and tanks,
and q mere two divisions were far too
few in number to stem the onrushing
tide.
Tanks Far in Advance
II is not easy to delineate the line
as it stands this afternoon, for along
tho whole length of the active fighting
front the Allied forces have thrown
screens Of tanks, cavalry and infantry
pickets in scattered localities long
distance in advance, preparing the way
for further penetration. The actual
line now solidly held may be conserva
lively described, however, as running
as follows:
From Albert to Me ricourt sur Somme,
te Proyart, west of Chaulnes and on
to Rouvroy; thence east to Bouchoir,
east Of Faverolles and Piennes, east Of
Mortemer and thence to Rcquebourg
and Marqueglise.
On this battlefront the French are
on the line from the Roye road south
ward, while the British line runs
northward from this road The Amer
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Germans Likely TO Retire From
All Territory Taken in March

PARIS, Aug. 10.-The German army
from the Montdidier- Noyon line. The
German position along the Montdidier-
Roye road is precaricus.
The retreat of Won Hutier's army is
showing traces of utmost haste. Much
war material is being left behind. The
German rear guards are fighting des-
perately.
Thousands Taken Prisoners
The movements Of General Debeney's
army have been lightning like, and re-
suited in the taking Of prisoners to the
number of several thousand
The retrograde movement of the Ger
mans is being celebrated by the favor
able progress Of the new attack south
Of Montdidier.
The German retirement is under
heavy pressure from the French armies.
Behind Won Hutier is a country that
WAS completely devastated during the
German evacuation in the spring of
1917, and which was again overrun dur
ing the German offensive in March of
this year. The territory offers little
opportunity for the formation of de-
fensive line for an army in full retreat.
Ii was in this region that virtually
every tree was felled by the Germans
last March 30 AZ 10 take from the Brit
ish and French armies any cover that
might be afforded. Between the lines
now being evacuated by von Hutier and
the Hindenburg line, eastward Of Nesle
and Ham, are old trench systens run
ming from Noyon westward through