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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-10-04
SLUMP ON TRUNK MARKET
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Lawrence, Kan, Oct. 3.-Lawrence
business hoouses that have made a
practice for years of buying the
trunks and hand luggage of students
at Kansas University here will have
to go out of the business of buying
trunks, following the advice of Ma
'ior Bruno T. Scher, commandant of
the S. A. T. c., to students not to
bring their trunks There are no
places for trunks in the barracks,
and sthe extra civilian clothes will
be sold, given to the Salvation Army
or sent home.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-10-04
ESCAPES INJURY IN WAR,
BUT KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE
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Chicago, Oct. 4-Three years of
life in the trenches of France with
its gas attacks, barrages. Hun at
tacks and trips cover the top did
rot prove fatal to Sergeant Joseph
Fl. Stokes. of the Canadian Expedi-
tionary Forces, but while on leave
from the Canadian aramy, while Wis
fling friends in this city, he was
struck and killed by an automobile
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-10-04
CABLE NEWS FOR YANKEES
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London, Oct. A daily bulletin
news service of cable news from
the United s e being furnished
American sol. L IN Great Britain
by the American Red Cross here
the news il furnished by the Com
nittee on Pshii" Information at
Washington, q Sans from twelve
to fifteen itc.&s. and is now being
posted on the bulletin boards at 500
different pc ts in Great Britain
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-10-04
sILER COUPLE WED

A. P. whitacre and Miss Nora
Belle Mauzy, both of Siler, Va, were
married Tuesday in Cumberland
The bride has been clerk in the
Farmers and Merchants bank at
Winchester.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-10-04
WoRkMEN CUT II. c. OF L.
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IBy InterhatlonaT News SefViceJ
Steubensville, O., Oct. 4.-Employ-
es of the La Belle Iron Works here
have hit upon a plan that they be-
Iieve will reduce the cost to import
foodstuffs in wholesale lots from
nearby large cities and to sell them
from railroad cars. A big saving is
claimed for the plan.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-10-04
NEGRO WOMEN AS NURSES
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Kansas City. Mo-, Oct. 4.-The
first free school in the United States
to train negro women for nurses for
negro soldiers with the American Ex-
peditionary Forces in France has
been established here. DR.. William
J. Thompkins has charge of the work
under the supervision Of the city hos
pitala and the health board. The
course of training will be eight
weeks, S&58 ad
Read the Martinsburg Journal.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
"DU BARRY" VEHICLE
FOR GOWN DISPLAY
Theda Bara Filmed in Dazzling
New Frocks.

Dresses worn by Theda Bara in her
production of "Du Barry" to be seen
on the screen at Moore's Strand The
alter this week are the most wonderful
creations of the kind that have ever
been shown. For each scene In the
picture a new frock was especially
made.
These gowns were designed by IA
nous artist and authority on the Pc
riod of Louis XIV. This expert was
constantly with Miss Bara consulting
on this phase of the work alone.
When a creation had been planned
and a painting made Of 1t. it was
turned over to Miss Bara's artist on
material.
The whole world was the market
place in which the silks. satins. bro
cades and other dress goods employed
in making the wardrobe were sought.
A special corps OF dressmakers was
kept at work for months upon these
costumes, and they were present
throughout the filming of "Du Barry"
At times Miss Bara and her helpers
found that a certain frock. beautiful
in itself. did not harmonic properly
as the center of attention in the en-
semble. Invariably 1t was discarded
and a new one made in its place. In
spite of the fact that they were begun
months before the actual filming of
"Du Barry" was started, several of
them were fashioned at the last min
ute, because some inaccuracy became
apparent which only the eye of an ex-
pert could detect.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
ACTORS Proficient
At HOWARD THEATER
Visit to Playhouse of Colored Thes.
plans Discloses Real Ability.

A trip to the Howard Theater last
Thursday evening furnished . mighty
interesting evening. II there had been
any intention to scoff the old story
Of the scoffer was more than borne
out by the events.
The orderliness Of the place was re-
markable. No loud and boisterous
talking or moving around. Ushers
who were not only polite but eff
cient.
The attraction was Clesves Hnk-
heads Common Clay" played by
colored actors. We had previously
seen Miss Jane Cowl and John Mason
in the original production Of the
drama and we feared for its safety
In lesser hands. We were disappointed
in these fears.
Miss Abbie Mitchell said to be one
OF the most prominent of negro ac-
tresses. gave a most intelligent por-
trayal Of the role of Ellen Neal. She
read the lines with distinction and
feeling and at times showed remark
able emotional powers. Not once did
she overplay the part even though
some OF the intense scenes might
easily be exaggerated.
William Townsend. In the part Of
Judge Filson created by John Mason,
was very convincing. his voice and
delivery showing studied prepara-
ton.
Others in the cast whose work de-
serves favorable mention were: A.
B. deComethiere. Miss Susie Sutton
and Charles olden and Thomas
RroMn.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
CHIC SALES SERMON
PUT HIM TO SLEEP

Some actors know they are good.
while others think they are. and
still there are others who have their
real value just pushed upon them.
It's the latter way that Charles
CChD Sale, one OF the many stars in
the Passing Show" at the Belasco
this week. learned that the characters
he pOrtrays are really appreciated.
Chic is well known to vaudeville
patrons, having toured the Keith
circuit for the past nine years with
his portrayal of the quaint rural
character. Each year Sale made a
stay of a week in the Capital and it
was his last visit that is responsible
for the story.
7 was playing in Washington, D.
c." he said, when my attention was
drawn to a man sitting well up front
who I Immediately spotted as being
from down home
Everything went well until came
to my character of the rural minister.
1 had just started my sermon when
I noticed the mans head begin to
droop. Finally he fell asleep. After
I had finished the character the man
Immediately awoke and laughed
heartily through the rest OF my act.
II suppose that he was so used to
going to sleep in church that he
just couldn't resist when started
my sermon"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Germany HI Three Glasses.

From the revolutionary point OF
view. the Germans might be divided
into three classes. To the first belong
the leaders. the half deifled army Of
flcers and professors. and the great
men of business The second class
contains the mass OF the people. The
third contains the eighteen more or
less revolutionary extremists, in the
Reichstag and a small minority OF
the population. certainly not more
than one-fifth, though the number is
slowly increasing.
This last class has already en-
deavored to make its protests heard
and felt, but a police system armed
with revolver. sword and machine
gun, with espionage and preventive
arrest" has rendered all such at
tempts futile 1t is obvious that there
can be no hope OF a revolution until
the third class wins the support of
the second class; but the latter de-
spises the former and seeks TO curry
favor with the first class, from which
It derives its readymade ideas
The tendency OF mankind has been
to move in the direction Of democ-
racy. and Germany will some day step
into line-always assuming, Of course.
that she does not win this ward.
Thomas Curtin in Munsey's Magazine.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Actress Propes Old Age
May Bring Joy to Life

Scores Of old ladies go to see Emma
Dunn play the part Of Angie in "old
Lady 81" which comes to the Be-
lasco Theater for one week, begin
ming Monday. February %, who IL
irresistibly bewitching atthe supposed
age of caps and white hair. 1t is a
matinee day sight all in itself to
stand In the tiieater entrance before
the play begins and watch the old
ladies arrive; some in limousines and
others afoot. attended by daughter,
granddaughter or niece.
And youth. for youth, too, fiocks
to see "old Lady 3f'-it is the fash
ion as well as the sweetest lesson
taught from behind the footlights.
youth. also. with wistful eyes, dreams
Of Just such old ladyhood as Angles;
and glimpses through the outward
semblance of charm with which the
character is invested, an inner es-
sence of spiritual beauty infused with
Angles personality by the woman
who portrays her. And youth sees
very well that such charm of old
age could only be possible through
a life Of sweetness, Of self-forget-
fulness-of love.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
SUNDAY STAR POPS
NEW MUSICAL TREAT

Since the Sunday concert offered by
the Washington Concert Bureau with
Mime. Marie Rappoid as soloist. proved
such a success, Arthur Green. its
manager. has scheduled the next con-
cert for March 10.
This will inaugurate the Sunday
Star Pops. with prices ranging from
81 to so cents.
The artists on this occasion will be
Mary Jordan, contralto, and Joseph
Malkin, cellist.
Miss Jordan is an American who has
voice that Is both rich and. of ex-
ceIlent timbre.
Mr.. Malkin 10 already a favorite
among music lovers in Washington.
His easy bowing. appealing interpre-
tation and mellow tone has won for
him fame in Europe and America
The Washington Concert Bureau
has been asked to hold these popular
priced concerts In the afternoon in
stead OF at night.
To sound the patrons Of the con-
certs as to their opinion, the bureau
asks that concert lovers send their
opinions on the subject to the ONCE OF
the Washington Concert Bureau, Ar
thur Jordan's music store. Thirteenth
and G streets northwest.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
OPERA singer Wants
TO BE j. S. CITIZEN
Margaret Matzenauer Also Takes
Up National Game.

Margaret Matzenauer. the possessor
OF the greatest voice at the Metro
politan Opera House." not only de-
clares her staunch feeling of loyalty
toward America and things Ameri-
can, but backs up her words first by
taking steps to become a citizen, and
second. by attending the opening
game of the baseball season between
the Yankees and the Red Sox at the
Polo Grounds, New York City. AS a
matter of fact, Nine. Matzenauer has
become a great devotee of the ma
tional game and never enjoys herself
more intellectually than when
watching the Yankees put 1t over
their opponents. For. of course. she
is "rooter" for the New York team
and feels 1t keenly when the Red
Sox or any other team scores a three
bagger or a home run on her favor
ties.
So great is her enthusiasm that she
has spread it among the other men,
bers OF her family, and at the open
ing game was accompanied by her
father who witnessed his first ball
game on this occasion. having but re-
Gently arrived here from Europe.
Bernhard will shorten the time of
her South American tour and is ex-
pected here at Keith's in the spring.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
PRIVATE Peat KNOWS
WHO'LL Win THE WAR,
We Will. Says Doughty Allied Lee.
turer Coming to Belasco.

Like all war lecturers-and II Is
about his only point In common with
them-Pvt. Peat is asked when will
the war end?" Can the Germans
break through" He doesn't pretend
to know the former but he Is very
emphatic on the latter point.
IF the Hun couldn't break through
In 19l4-l5, when we held that line with
raw recruits, mess boys, transport
men and cooks when the odds were
ten to one, what chance have they
now? None.
Why in those early days we had
practically no big guns. The Hun
could strafe US all he wanted to and
II we asked our batteries to reply,
the only answer we got was. 'Awfully
sorry, but you have had your
allowance Of shells for the day. And
We had to suffer. But II Is different
now. The Germans cannot break
through"
There Is one question worse than
when will the war end? That is
Who started the war? For a long
while we Of the first contingent saw
no newspapers from home but when
we did 1t was always the same old
story in different guise, Who started
the war;
go over there and get In It and
you won't ask that question; you'll
know the answer too well.
But IL you who are at home don't
know yet who started the war, 1 can
tell you something much more i'm
portant Just now and that is that WE
ARE GOING TO FINISH IT,
Pvt Peat is coming to Washington
next Sunday night and will speak al
the Belasco Theater.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
USED FAMOUS COMEDY
AS BASIS FOR PLAY
Rennold Wolf Evolved The Rain
bow Girl from Successful Play.

1t is quite the thing nowadays to
take a comedy that has been a sue
cess on the dramatic stage and turn it
into a musical comedy. That is what
Rennold Wolf did when he wrote
THE Rainbow Girl" the piece that
Klaw and Erlanger will produce at
the National Theater on Monday,
February 1s.
The comedy he used was Jerome K.
Jerome's Fanny and the Servant
Problem" 1t made a big hit when 1t
was originally produced in London
and 1t made another when 1t was done
in New York under the title Of THE
New Lady Bantock."
The heroine Of the story Is a musical
comedy prima donna, who marries a
scion of the nobility and when she ar
rives at her husbands ancestral home
finds herself confronted by q butler
who Is her uncle and an entire staff
of servants who are her cousins And
then the play goes on to tell how she
gets away with 1t. Beth Lydy will
impersonate the resourceful young
woman at the National
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
National-fBlind Youth -

There is already a keen interest
in the coming two weeks engage
ment Of the distinguished young ac-
tor, Lou Tellegen, in his own play,
Blind YOUTH" which he wrote. in
collaboration with Willard Mack,
author of ''The Tiger Rose" TelIe-
gen is just completing a four-month
run at the Thirty-ninth Street The
ater, New York City. He will open
at the National on. Sunday, March
II. Blind Youth" contains all the
pleasing elements of the sort which
involve youth, love and romance.
Mr.. Tellegen will bring the New
York cast with him, including such
players as Jennie A. Eustace, Edith
King. Marie Chambers, Rosa de Lo-
PEE. Helen Stanton, Mark Smith,
William Courtleigh. jr., Howard
Lange, and P. Paul Porcasi.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
DANCING ABOUNDS in
"THE Land OF JOY"
Attraction Booked for the National
Shows Spanish Terpsichorean Art.

Travellers have often asserted
that the Spanish are a restless peo-
pie. Anyone will realize that that
is true after witnessing one of the
performances OF ''The Land of JOY"
the fantastic Spanish revue which
klaw and Erlanger will present at
the National Theater soon.
They are not only given to per-
sistent indulgence in the dance, but
they indulge in it at every conceiv-
able musical cue. In the revue
they dance from Valencia to
Granada, from Granada to Seville,
from Seville to Madrid and through
Madrid from the Plaza de Toros to
the dancing academy itself, and, ar
rived at the academy, they so over
all the dances they have practiced
en- route in a general contest that
Is to decide the winner of the even
ing's activities.
And make no mistake about this
dancing. 1t Is the real thing. 1t is
graceful and seductive, skillfuI and
sensationally artistic. These Span
ish beauties have the technique of
the hip and the knee cap, not to
mention the heel. to perfection. The
stamp act with them is an accom-
pllshment to be taken seriously.
They are rythmic to the last de-
gree and undulating to the last un-
dulation- They sway from the
ankles to the neck and from the
hips to the medulla oblongata with
exquisite grace. There is more fire,
more grace. more Joy, more inspira-
ZION, more natural, unaffected
abandon, more keen enjoyment in
the dance for them than there is to
be found in any half dozen Ameri-
can choruses. And the music, too.
Is Characteristic and the singing Is
good. Valverde, the composer, de-
serves the title OF the Spanish
waltz king.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17

Miss Dunn makes the part Of Angie
one Of service. q rather unusual part,
played in undertones which. below
the over-tones of the other parts.
must weave q harmony that carries
and sustains the whole. 1t Is. indeed.
like the deep notes of q cello that
weaves stirring sweet harmonies be-
low the Leore definite motif Of the
vioiins; and afterwards, 1t Is the
haunting notes Of the cello that you
carry away with you. It was they.
lou realize. that gave to the melody
the meaning that spoke to your spirit.
Lovers Of old-timey things will fnd
feast CT enjoyment in "Old Lady
81" The costumes worn at the sup
per party in the old ladies' home are
study all In themselves; not only
in their quaint lines. but even in
their materials-their snuff browns
and magentas and amazing stripes Of
the early '70s. The "old ladies" wear
the stiff. prim. correct Of the period.
and their coiffures. sternly parted
and banded or sweetly ringletted,
show the qualities Of their person.
alities quite as do coiffures Of q more
modern day.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
interesting News and Sdghts Of the Stage and the Cinema Wo

the world war, written by Philander
johnson. Of Washington, with music
by Joseph z. Howard, has been added
to the musical program Of "rhe Pass
ing Show of 1877" which opens to-
morrow night at the Belasco Theater.
By means Of novel stage maneuvers
an especially effective method has
been attained for presenting the song,
sung by Henry Bergman and q chorus.
Charles (chic) Sale, who attained
headline prominence In vaudeville as
an expert delineator of picturesque
rural character types. and IL appear
ing for the first time in the legitimate
playhouses In ''The Passing Show Of
1sl7." Is to be starred by Mesrs Shu-
bert next season In q comedy without
music which George AIDE has been con-
missioned to write.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Moore's strand-"The Bandit and
the Preacher

For the week OF February "A. at
Moore's Strand Theater, two excep-
tional films are booked. Sunday, Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesdays out
standing feature will be THE Bandit
and the Preacher" starring William
S. Hart. The cast pictured in Hart 5
support includes Robert Edeson, Gladys
Brockwell, Herschall Mayo and many
other screen celebrities. On the last
three days of the week the screen will
be held by Cheating the Public" a
remarkable cinema revelation of one
of the causes of the high cost of liv-
ing, in which Enid Markey centers at
tention through a succession of highly
melodramatic episodes.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
THEATRICAL BRIEFS.

Annette Kellermann is again In
Keith vaudeville with a show having
ten scenes, located on land, in the
air, at sea and at the bottom Of the
vasty deep. Her supporting company
includes Edmund Makalif and the
Kellermann girls. Irving Berlin, Bert
Grant, Ted Snyder. Joe Young and
Sam Lewis write the music and words
Somewhere in France Is q Lily"
a patriotic and sentimental ballad OF
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17

that Miss Hempel is destined to per-
petuatc in both opera and song singing
the finest traditions of a past genera
ton. Her program will include the
following numbers: Romanza and Cav
atina from "Otello." Rossini; aria
Una donna quindicl anni," from
"Cosi Fan Tutte" Mozart; "On Wings
of Song" Mendelssohn; Cradle Song,
Tschaikowsky: THE Rose Has Charm
ed the Nightingale" Rimsky-Korsa-
koff; Parasha's Revery and Dance,
from the opera-fragment, THE Fair
OF Scrotchinsk." Moussorgsky; Shadow
Dance. from "Dinorah." Meyerbeer
The Little Damozel." Novello; THE
Herdsman" (as sung by Jenny Lind,
Old Norwegian: "Daddy's Sweet
heart" Liza Lehman; Bird Song"
Taubert; Aria. "Qui la Voce," from l
Puritan, BelliniL
Aims Gluck, Americas unrivaled So
prano. will give her only Washington
recital this season at the National
Theater Thursday afternoon, February
IS, at 4:30 o'clock. under the manage
ment of Mrs. Wilson-Greene. Singing
to sold-out houses with audiences
overflowing upon the stage in nearly
100 cities last season. Alma Gluck
achieved a series OF triumphs rarely
approached by any concert celebrity
in the history of American musical
activities.
Jascha Heifetz, violinist, who has
created a sensation in America the
last few months. will give his only
recital in Washington Friday after
noon. March s. at 4:3O o'clock. in the
National Theater. under the manage
ment OF Mrs. Wilson-Greene. He has
a technical range and mastery that
bears witness to an incentive and
practiced genius for the violin.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
PROMISED NEXT WEEK.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

a study Of court intrigue in Russia in
which Theda Bara is cast in a role
that gives her a succession of the
finest acting opportunities she has
had in recent months. and "A Mans
Man." the thrilling Paralta production
in which ]. Warren Kerrigan stars as
a red-blooded young American mining
engineer who seeks adventure in Cen
trail America and finds it in large
quantities.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Iettyo Promised.E

so Long Lefty" Oliver Morosco's s
sensational musical success, will be
an early offering at the Belasco
Theater.
The musical numbers, OF which
there are is, contain a number OF
the popular whistling variety,
probably the best remembered be-
ing so Long Lefty" Here Comes
the Married Men" and when ]
Fell in Love With You"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Frocks You Saw at the Theater
By LUCILLE CAMERON.

husky charming Julian Enge should weary
vaudeville simultaneously there would be still another
waiting for him.
As mannequn Julian would be colossal Last week
Kes he demonstrated that he frock quite eff
fcetively the prettiest Of Lucle's young ladies'
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Concerts and Lectures.

Mime. Frieda Hempel, the brilliant
Metropolitan Opera star, will be heard
in recital at the National Theater
Thursday afternoon, February p. at
4:3O o'clock, under the management of
Mrs. Wilson-Greene. It would appear