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scription of actual aerial fighting in the present world war. It IS one or those flights which the imagination of Wells occasionally takes into the region of adventure when his fertile working out social and individual problems Written before the war 1t Is partly prophetic of what has really come to pass and partly forecast or future developments. It is of especial interest to Americans as the scene or the conflict is laid in New York and other parts of the United States, be- ginning with an aerial invasion py the Germans and soon involving the whole world, with the Japanese and Chinese threatening the destruction of western civilization.
 'LEAGUE OF NATIONS" By Theodore Masburg. The Macmillan
 Co., publishers, New York. Of Theodore Masburg's book,
 League of Nations ex-President
 Taft says:
 This little book is history of the movement in the United States to se- cure actionAb by the United States and other nations after this great world war, looking to the establishment of league to enforce peace. MT. Mas burg, the author, is student of in- ternational law, a publicist and dlp- lomat of marked ability and learning. Under the last republican administra- ton he was United States minister to Belgium. With great public spirit he has always been active in associa tions for the promotion of arbitration and Judicial settlement of international controversies
 q hope the volume will be widely read"
 TRANCE BEARS THE BURDEN By Granville Fortescue. The Macmil-
 Ian Co.,, publishers, New York
 To quote the words of the author, Granville Fortescue, about his book entitled, France Bears the Burden" the following is gleaned
 Throughout the misery, the suffer- ing the brutal injustice of this war, France has fought valiantly for one iceal--the ideal upon which that na- ton and our nation is founded-the right of the citizen to liberty Each day as the French army presses the enemy back from the territory so long occupied, the sacrifices of France are proven with greater poignancy. The hand of blackened land now given over to desolation is visual testi- mony of what the war has meant to france. But it is not only the losses or today, but what those losses mean in the future that must be reckoned as part of the burden Franco bears"
 From your observations and experi- ences you develop a picture of the whole subject" says one of his critics gro your vivid and accurate articles, to your accounts of the fighting on the Somme, at Verdun, in the Argonne, you have added methodical deineation, exact and instructive, of the organization and practice of war as developed in Era nce during three years'' a,
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Roman candle when IN Rome and S.,-
cecdrd with il. The strange part of
the whole affair was that Kerr WAS
reduced rs | was elevated in rank. ana
rad him when was handing ont
fatigues. | handed him a 'cushy' job.
and punished him so much by being
kind that the blow was almost too
much for him to bear"
After a three year stretch in the
marines knights folks found ont
where he was and purchased his dis
charge, He later went on the STAGE,
playing in London and the provinces
and took his own company to the
Orient a decade ago. II is interesting
to note that his first big success was
in The Arcadians,' and the reason
therefor was his role Of a cockncy.
His appreciation and sympathetic
Interpretation 81 the Coekncy and
Costor Is studied and sincere. lie
knows them and IS couvcrsant with
their outlook on life. which has "a
great deal tn do with. his artistic
blending Of pathos and humor tina; is
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was boy. The late Car was
cousin of King George Of England,
King Constantine OF Greece, King
Haakon OF Norway and King Chris
tan \I. Of Denmark. They are all
grandchildren of King Christian IN.
Of Denmark and his spouse, Queen
Louise.
When the late Gar was a boy he
spent his summers in Denmark as the
guest of the late King Frederick of
Denmark. then Crown Prince, N the
Castle of Charlottenlund, just outside
Copenhagen. and the following Princes
now crowned Kings, were his play
mates: George OF England, Cunstan-
tine of Greece Haakon OF Norway and
Christian NJ. of Denmark. Every af-
ternoon the royal Princes We're sent
out in the woods adjoining the Castle
Of tharlottenlund under an escort of
soldiers and nurses to play with the
children of the Danish citizens who &C.
Cupicd villas in the same neighbour
hood My father had house there
and | was one of the boys chosen to
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may he devoted entirely to the new
production, which is now almost ready
for presentation. Dress rehcarsals
this week will probably end the job
and the opening is scheduled for next
week at the Globe Theatre in Atlantic
City.
After the tryout in Atlantic City
1.-THE Passing show will be brought
back. opening IN the Winter Garden
on the night of July 20. This is the
seventh Of this series, the first having
been produced in 1912, and this most
recent effort of the Messrs. Shubert
Will have a capable east, its members
having chance to splattcr themselves
around in the twenty scenes that di-
vide the show in unequal segmentS.
Eugene and Willie Howard, who are
always cleverly entertaining, head the
cast, in which George HaSsell, last
seen in Love o. Mike will also have
an important part. chic Sale, the
comedian; Virginia Fox Brooks, Ar
thur Alhro, the excellent tenor who
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other day that our boys Were using
Indian tactics in fighting the Huns
Well. wouldn't be at all surprised II
these proteges of mine were showing
them how to do it, An Indian knows
all that sort OF thing instinctively. It's
born in him. and when the chance
comes he takes to it just like "A duck
takes to water. The Huns that meet
my Sioux had better look out. oh. the
Sioux won't scalp EN-. but they'll treat
EN- rough
From Indianapolis comes the news
that Stuart Walkers second season
OF repertory Is very successful
"Passers- Bv." which is the latest
offering. has been generally admitted
10 be exceptional. j NJ. Kerrigan. for
the past two years with Iaurette Tay-
Tor. and who is well known to theatre
goers here, was excellent as the tramp
SGmUci Barns
George Gaul. whose Interpretation
Of genesis in Seventeen" here earlier
in the season was delightful. il
another OF the company of twenty
that Mr.. Walker has assembled Mr.
Walker deserves good deal of credit
for his work, which shows study and
ability combined.
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wanted to ride. hut when they woke
up they found the only thing they
were riding was "A mop and pail. being
assigned to fatigucs in the Royal
Marine Artillery, which sort of work,
it might be said. is heart breaking.
The first thing ! was given was
fatigue from an old sergeant named
Kerr" is the way Knight tells the
story. 81 went up to him and said,
Sergeant and had to say nothing
more. for he looked me over and muir
INJURED 'Toff.' The Cockney hates II
toff,' who corresponds, in the mind OF
coal HEAVIER over here. to a dude
and he determined to break my spirit
He gave me all the rotten jobs he
could find, and | saw the only way to
beat the game, so to speak. WAS in
being one of the crowd. So | talked
coCkneN, following the advice to he a
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play with the royal Princes. We gen.
orally played a game called soldiers
and robbers and the royal and impe-
rial children were the soldiers. while
the Danish boys were the robbers. We
had numerous battles and encounters
with the royal children. which gener-
ally resulted in a draw. the soldiers on
guard and the nurses separating us
when the battle became too heated.
The late Car even as a hoy was rather
moody and retiring. and most of the
battling on the front line was done by
Constantine, late King Of Greece, and
George, now King OF England"
These be times that apparently are
not quite as chivalrOus as were the
days of "Florodora' and The parlor
Match" Blame it on the war or what
YOU will. but the fact remains that
Charlotte Wakefield Of Rock "A Bye
BABY" kicked her slipper of the other
night and II went out somewhere in
the audience.
In stories of this sort when the
slipper goes flying ouLil the audience
IL ~ suppoSeu 10 De caught by some
gallant gentleman, modern edition
OF Don QuiAote and Don Juan COM
h!ned
II was.
However, II is understood that the
aforesaid gallant gentleman is always,
supposed to wait impatently until the
intermission and then rush madly Ia
the stage door and .b,rn ,rass>,t tho
slipper, receive kiss and he privi-
legged TO buy whatever she wants al
Giddings or Iiickson's.
Only he didn't
Now Miss Wakefield i minus a slip
per. and her appreciation would be he -
lated but deep if the finder were To
return il. or, better still, send his name
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A SIDE, from the benefits that be-
~ come ever more frequent as
L the thermometer grows more
efficient in its upward trend there is
little Of interest in the theatrical hori-
zon. There have been number Of
new plays tried out. with the usual
favorably received and some have not.
The premiere of the majority of the
new pieces has taken place IN Wash
ington. where the audience. by reason
of the war. has taken on the flavor of
Broadway assemblage Whether
this is something of advantage to the
play is "A matter of conjecture. but the
producers seem to have liking to
have their play commented on one
way or the other by the President
and other official lights.
Returning from Washington to New
York the Midnight Frulc has been re-
built so that when the performance
starts tomorrow night on the New
Amsterdam Roof it will have the APP
pearanCe. to every intent, of being
the second edition of this one hour be
fore closing entertainment. Fannie
Brice, Dolores. Frisco and other ia
vorites, including the SIX Brown
Brothers, have been retained.
As regards the Winter Garden plans
that theatre will be dark for tive
weeks while the finishing touches are
being given To The Passing SHOW of
1915" With Jolson gone the theatre
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were just Nick. George. Tino, Haakon
and Christian to each other.
Sorrowfully, AS BELTS the. loss OF "A
friend. Mr. Worm tells the story:
The tragic end of the late Car Mich
olas OF Russia proves that fate points
its finger sometimes even as early as
in childhood. When the Car was a
boy he loved to play soldier in the
game of soldiers and robbers and re-
ceived many childish chastisings at
the hands of the boys who were Sc
lected to play robbers against him
and now he has fallen. victim of the
murderous band OF Russian revolu
tionary robbers"
Mr.. Worm, after pointing out the
fact that he was one OF the robbers
continues:
Il knew the Car. the late Nicholas
Romanoff, very well indeed when he
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doubt have graduated from that in
stitution to become "A staid business
man if the stage bee" had not in.
sisted upon buzzng around.
Mr. BurbeCk's first professional en-
gaEement was In 1873, when he joined
Robson and Crane. who were Their
playing in The Two Dromios.' two
years later. and because another
player had missed a boat from Eng
land. to Frank Burbeck was given MS
first big part. This was in The
Planters Wife, which he played in
for another two years. after which H.
appeared in the great success Of thir.
ty-five years ago. Hazel Kirke."
In the Boston Theatre Company a.
that time was also Edith kingdo0
who was to later become Mrs. George
Gould
Il remember her So well as the
French adventuress--they call them
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NOT THE 1918 MODE.
Hut EIorn sheffield Has Her own
Ideas About Kissing.

Ideas About Kissing.
To those strictly modern girls in
Greenwich Village who. though en-
gagged, permit themselves to he ca
ressed by effeminate ukulele makers
the beliefs and practices of Flora Shelf
field may seem N bit old fashioned and
antiquated; she would be accused of
being mid Victorian and everything
like that.
Miss Shebeld who plays the in
genue role in THE Man who Stayed
at Home" the melodramatic spy drama
at the Forty eighth street, has her
own theories about things. however,
and practises them. Miss Sheffield Is
of the opinion that girl should give
no kisses to or receive them from any
man other than the man to whom she
may be engaged at the time.
The query as to whether this may
include those to whom one has already
been engaged and those one hopes to
be engaged To must remain unan-
swered by this ingenue. Such contin-
pencies never enter her mind. She is
SO modest that she even doesn't be-
lievc in kissing on the stage, though
she realizes that stage kiss means
nothing. If those who read are not
convinced, listen:
II know it is the most preposterous
thing in the world says Miss Shelf
field, but | cannot help til simply
cannot get accustomed to being kissed
by some one who off stage is more or
! less a stranger to me. 1t is SO well
known both in and out OF the profess
sion that stage CaresSes are absolutely
meaningless that | suppose it is foolish
to even comment on the matter. never
theesS | am most frightfully cmbar-
raised every time l am called upon
for "A kiss"
Her aversion might he even more
pronounced were it not for her discov-
cry that stage folks are the finest she
that the morale Of the stage is higher
than in any other walk of life" Miss
Sheffield is a real inGenuc of course.
Continuing: My experience is that a
woman il treated with greater regard
and respect behind the wings than in
any other vocation | know
$50 il is not through any puritani-
cal nonsense that | am unable to rid
myself of This absolutely foolish en-
harrassmcnt hut simply to my early
training. Perhaps some day | shall he
sensible. but I'm quite sure will
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Vaudeville and Burlesque.

Clifton Crawford, the come
dian, and many other things, is
the headliner at the Palace this
week. Crawford has refused
any set lines and will act just as
he pleases, prophecy that is
sure to satisfy Blossom Seeley
is on the bill as is Charles
Withers, who makes his fare
we'll ere he reports at Camp Up
ton.
Ann Wheaton tops the bill at
the Riverside, coming from
musical comedy to play a short
engagement in the varieties. T.
Roy Barnes, also of musical
comedy, and Bessie Crawford
will present a smart little skit,
while Florenz Ames and Ade-
laide Winthrop will offer a revue.
Hello America" continues at
the Columbia on its all summer
run. A clever burlesque with
two good comedians and large
and hot weather chorus.
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father; he Is All and Alfs two humble
colleagues compressed in a single per-
son.
Knight did not gain his coCkney
dialect without difficulty. And just TO
show what accidents befall n person
at times he was once a boy soprano. n
very good one withal, which is some.
thing that may seem incredible to
those who hear the booming notes
that ruil from him on the stage. even
more generously rasping than the
Clatter of Bow Bells.
At the early age of : or there
about knight asked waivers on his
voice, which suddenly broke and
slipped from the soprano notes down
the scale somewhat. shortly after
this he went from scotland, the land
of his birth, to London, and there he
received his first instruction IN the
cockney language, which is as dis
tinCtly separate from the Kings Eng
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was with the original "Maytime" com
pnny. and Jessie Reed are among the
others in the company.
. .
members Of the chorus will have an
opportunity TO see the idol of their
hearts next Sunday night at the AS
tor, that being the time set by chorus
girls for their benefit for the Con-
valrsCent Home for Soldiers and Sail
orS
Having come to the conclusion that
every body else had used their services
at benefits they decided to arrange one
their very own, with the result that
they are to run the whole thing. They
are to sell the tickets. take the same.
act as ushers and ITS a facD one
will act as carriage starter and open
the door OF those who are possessed
with enough to come in taxis or other
conyeyances. The benefit will be
under the auspices OF the Stage Wom-
ems War Relief.
The Committee for Free Milk in
France, of which Miss Josephine Os-
born is chairman. announces the first
public performances i'm this country OF
Hawks Well" the Japanese "Noh"
drama. 1t will be given at the Green
witch Theatre on July 10 by Michio
Ito. for whom William Butler Yeats
has specially adapted It.
Ito will he supported by three mimic
players. three Japanese musicians and
legendary Japanese dances, songs by
Matsuyama, tenor of the Imperial
Theatre Of Toxic. and Japanese mu-
sic The proceeds will be devoted to
purchasing dried milk TO BE dfs-
tributed among the wounded allied
soldiers.
The concerts at Columbia University
by the New York Military Band have
proved attractive, in that they have
drawn such crowds as to make more
seats necessary for the public. So
pronounced has their success become
that il has been planned already to
give the concerts on a large scale next
summer.
Tomorrow night miscellaneous
programme of general interest will be
! the bill. Marie Tiffany of the Metro
| politan Opera Company will be the
soloist on Wednesday night, while on
! Friday Mayhem Lake, the composer,
will conduct four of his own COM
positions. An entire programme of
works by American composers is now
being arranged.
/ Enlisted men of Fort Slocum will
present a benefit next Sunday night
at the Lexington Theatre. the pro-
| ceeds 70 he applied to a fund for the
purpose of purchasing and equ!pping
/ an ambulance for immediate service
overseas.
| Many stage stars have volunteered
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lish az is the verbal mode Of express
sion OF a gas house gangster from the
speech of the ordinary American.
His grandfather was Interested in
missions on the East Side Of London
and IL was while on tours with his
grandfather and mother that he
started to learn coCkney. He con-
tinued picking up scraps Of dialect
until the more mature age Of II, when
he and a friend enlisted in what they
thought was the British cavalry. They
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THE NEW CINEMAS.

Elsie Ferguson is the at,ral-
ton at the Rivoli in The Dan,
ger Mark" which is Robert
Chambers's novel done over for
the pictures. Wallace Reid is in
The FireAy of France" at tire
Rialto, where an ArbucE,e
comedy is also on the pro.
gramme. Madge Kennedy viii
be seen at the Strand in The
Service Star" The Ratio,
Rivoli and Strand have their
customary supplementary pro.
grammes of merit
Bill Hart is the Symphony
film, the bad man appearlnE IN
Stalking His Life" A Mutt and
jeff comedy has also been m
cluded on the Symptom bill
There are several films held
over, Stolen Orders" con,rnu
ing at the Lyric; Hearts of t1e
World at the Forty.four'n
Street, and ITO Hell! We tne
Kaiser at the Broadway
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At the Parks and Beaches.

Irene Franklin and Burton
Green head the bill at the New
Brighton. this being their final
appearance around New York be-
fore they sail overseas to enter
tain the soldiers.
Palisades Park continues to
gain in popularity with added
amusements, while the attrac-
tions at Luna and the Steeple-
chase, at Coney, draw larger
crowds.
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IN BROOKLYN.

Stella Mayhem returns to the
Bushwick this week, heading a
good bill, The coincidence is
minus her husband and former
partner. who enlisted. but she is
just as good by herself. Ben
Welch, the favorite character
comedian, will present his usual
Hebrew impersonation, while
the Courtney Sisters will present
some new songs.
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friend Mr.. Worm behind by the simple
process OF dying.
The feelings OF Mr.. Worm may easily
be imagined when he read the sad
news. for he had often gambolled with
Nick when they both were innocent
little children with no care to disturb
the thought OF the morrow and no
sorrow to blast the childish dreams
hidden beneath the little curls. They
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Beth LNdy, who plays the leading
role in The Rainbow Girl at the
Gaiety Theatre, has adopted two fun
biooded Sioux braves who are now
fighting in the American army some
where in France. She writes them
letters and sends them knitted things
and tobacco and chocolate and does
what she can to make them happy.
81 spent my early childhood on an
Indian reservation in South Dakota"
says Miss Lydy, land the only play
mates I had We're the little Sioux boys
and girls. Several of those boys have
grown up now and are in the army
The two I've adopted came to see me
here in New York Il couple Of months
ago just before they sailed for Europe
They are fine fellows and will make
good soldiers, ! read in the paper the
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ABOUT FRANK BURBECK.

uno OF the shining examples Of a
lie on the stage is Frank BurhcCk
He is Abrdm Nathan in "A Tailor
Made Man" at the Conan d Harris
Theatre.
Born and brought up in Boston,
Frank BurheCk prepared himself for
"a course at Harvard ana would no
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s. Q\JN\|WER33 DIVERSION H\ tie TI4EATRENGSSSaR|

to he found in these types. The only
drawback to Percival Knight is the
fact that he reserves his best Jokes
for off stage. Which, in itself, is worth
the dues at the Lambs.
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never br able to take such stage bust
ness rs part of the days work"
Miss Sheffield may thank herself or
her early training for not sucCumbing
ere this She stands by herself
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HOW TO LEARN COCKNEY.
PercivaI knight Tells His Troubles
In Mastering That Dialect.

Percival Knight has been as PIC
turcsque as the language he uses on
the stage IN Getting Together the
limit has been reached. as no one who
has heard his delightful CoCkney talk
can fal to understand. His imper-
sonatlon of British Tommy is as
true as are the cartoons of BARNS
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The passing of years brings many
changes, hut certainly no event more
tragic than that which has hefallen
a. Token Worm. general representa-
tive Of the Shuherts. this week, Il
seems that Mr.. Worm was a dear and
intimate friend OF the late Car. vino,
IL the cables speak no lie, left his
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and address and permit Miss Wake
field to send the mate.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-07-11
To the Citizens of Oakes

The campaign drawing close
and Oak committee
charge has ndeavd
lily pledge
tween included Your
allotment has to invest
ALL If that Oakes
asked
Stamps n the Liberty Loan
cheerfuly
who need
who have anything the
up your alot
ment that this that
there be in Cakes.
W. j. SEIFERT W.
IA. LOGAN v.