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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-15
NAME SUPERINTENDENT
COUNTY POOR FARM

Louis Pfeiffer was appointed su-
perintendent and his wife matron of
the county poor farm for the next
four years, beginning March 1, by
the county commissioners Monday
afternoon.
The contracting firm of II. w
Reed & Son was awarded tho con-
tract to grade the new road from
Osceola 10 the county line, which
will eliminate the grade crossing at
Osceola Monday afternoon by
the county commissioners on a bid
Of $500.
The Burroughs Mfg. CO. was
awarded the contract to supply a
non-listing machine and an adding
machine for the county auditors Of
fee.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-15
HERE ARE CITY CAR
SCHEDULES FOR TODAY

Schedule time will be maintained
on most of the street car lines in
South Bend and between South
Bend and Mishawaka today. &C
cOrding to Transportation Supt.
Hollar of the Northern Indiana Ry.
co. The schedule and the neces-
sary terminals today follow:
-Four cars on Michigan St north
and south from the brewery on Lin
coin way W, and Allen St, and on
Portage av. TO Miami st.
Four cars viii operate on the
south side 10 Broadway, on the
north side of Mishawaka. and the
same number will operate. on the
north side to the Main and Joseph
St, Mishawaka.
The ST. Mary's schedule is reg
ular. also the Notre Dame line as
far as the fire station at South Bend
and Notre Dame avs.
Fifteen minute service Will be
maintained on W. washington av,
to Olive St. and it is thought that
cars will be able 10 reach Sample
St on the Chaplin and Sample st.
lines.
Because of the hard crust. which
has formed on the tracks on the
outskirts of the city, the road crew
has been working double time with
pick and shovel. The rotary pillow
was nearly worn to shreds Monday
afternoon in an effort TO clean the
tracks.
The New York Central r. r. CO.
: is operating trains according TO
schedule again. The train via the
l.. Z. & ". TO Indianapolis will
leave South Bend at 9 a. IN. today,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-15
NAME DELEGATE TO
GR0CERS' MEETING

At the regular business meeting
Of the Retail Grocers' association
at the Chamber Of Commerce Mon
day evening, c. b. Brodbeck was
elected as a delegate to attend the
state food control meeting at In
dianapolis There will be a meet
ing of state grocers at Fort Wayne
at which c. 3. BrOdbeck and L. H.
Rulo will attend At the meeting
last night several violations Of the
rules governing the city food con-
troll were reported and the grocers'
association stated that the offenders
will be properly dealt with. also
that the association expect TO fol-
low strictly the rules and regula-
tons regarding food control.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-15
INSTALL OFFICERS.

olive Grove, No. 70, of the Wood
men held the annual installation of
officers Monday afternoon at the
Woodmen hall Mrs. Jennie Tilt
was the installing officer. assisted 10y
AIRS. A. Hussman The following
officers were installed: Mrs. Alice
Brown. guardian: AIRS. Mary Ham.
past guardian; Mrs. Emma Eckert,
advisor: Mrs. Emma MCGEE, chap
lain. Mrs. Emma Barnard. clerk
aIrs Mayme Settlers. manager. Mrs.
a Sears inner sentinel; Mrs. \.
Stela ush. outer sentinel; Mrs. a
smith. banker
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-15
DIES OF COLD:
SAID TO BE FROM HERE

Word was received last night
from Lafayette. Ind. that Mrs. Sa-
rah Spencer. SIS years old. had been
found in a shack frozen 10 death.
It was stated that Mrs. Spencer was
an inmate Of the state Soldiers
home and had been sent there from
South Bend in 1901 Efforts 10 To-
cate relatives or friends of hers
were unavailing. however. Mrs.
Spencer had been granted fur
lOugh over the week end and had
established "a kitchen i'm this old
shack where she died.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-15
British Fliers Hit
German City Blow
In Broad Daylight

LONDON, Jan. IA successful
daylight air raid has been made on
Karlsruhe, according to a British
official communication issued to-
night.
The text of the statement says:
To-day our squadrons carried out
a most successful raid into Ger
many in broad daylight, their OBJ
jective being the railway station and
munitions factories at Karlsruhe.
one and a quarter tons Of bombs
were dropped with excellent results.
Bursts were observed on buildings
junction in the center Of the town,
on railway workshops and a smaller
junction in the town.
Big Fire Is Started.
observers report that a very
large fire was started in factories
alongside the railway, which was
confirmed by photos taken after the
raid
The anti-aircraft fire was very
heavy and accurate over the OBJ
jectives. and several hostile ma
chimes attacked our formation
without success. All our airplanes
reached their detectives and return
ed safely.
Bombing and attacks with ma
chine gun fire from low attitudes
were carried out necessarily Sun
day. More than 400 bombs were
dropped on a large ammunition
dump near Roulers and on hostile
billets. hutments and railway juno
tons. A party of the enemy en-
gagged in extinguishing a large fire
attacked by machine gun fire was
scattered and the fire was left TO
run at will
Bring Down Seven of Foe.
In com bats seven hostile machines
were driven down out Of control
Another was forced TO land intact
behind our lines by anti-aircraft
fire: the pilot was captured. Three
Of our machines are missing.
During Sunday night our night
flying machines dropped bombs on
Roulers and Menin. All returned
safely"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-15

Annual meeting of the south
Bend Federation for Social Service
viii be held az the Chamber of
Commerce bids. Tuesday evening.
Jan. 22nd. 1915. AZ 1850 o'clock. for
the election of trustees for the en-
suing year IN accordance with ar
ticle No. OF the constitution.
All contributors 10 the federation
representatives OF charitable ana
philanthropic anizations ard
members of The Chamber OF Com
merce are invited 20 be present
T. y SL.A GHTER. Vice Pres
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-15
A. FRANK RETURNS
FROM WASHINGTON

Abe Frank. proprietor Of the oil
YER hotel. who has been in Wash
ington. u. c.. for the past week con
sulting with the directors OF the
commissary department of the
United Ste ties. stated Monday that
ne was not at liberty TO reveal the
result of his mission. Mr.. Frank
denied the report that he had been
appointed head of the department
now supplying United States troops
with food in France.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-15
HAPPENINGS IN AND ABOUT TOWN

Vennet. Kuss and GoebeL Public
improvements - Wisniewski. Ven
ret and Hagey. Supervision OF min
utes-Oiejniczak, Luther and judi
son.
The monthly report Of the city
controller was received and was re-
ferred 20 the ways and means com
mittee
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-15
HID FOR INTOXECATroN.

G. Chris Ceiter. residing at Port
age station. three miles north Of
South Bend. was arrested on an in
toxication charge Monday night at
Walnut St and Washington av.
-eiter has been I'M the city court
before and has served a sentence
at the state penal farm for alleged
drunkenness. according to the po-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-15
GRANn RAII.

q Given by the Garment Workers
local 40. 1S1. for the benefit OF the
sick fund Wednesday. Jan Is.
1918 Place hall Tickets. soc per
couple Extra lady l5c
Adv I1I9-ts
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-15
Notre Dame News

Members OF the Notre Dame SEN
Tor class were much elated upon re-
ceiving the report that 1929 was al
ready realized toward the Notre
Dame ambulance fund. The cam
paign will continue until $4,000 is
realized.
The Latin department at Notre
Dame university has complied with
a request Of James Melvin Lee. di-
rector OF the School OF Journalism
Of New York university. by trans
lating some Of the papal bulls is
sued by Pope Plus V and Pope
Gregory XVI on matters relating to
Journalism.
Prof. John NJ. Cooney. dean of
the Journalism department, and
Prof. william Z. Farrell, professor
of elocution and history. have been
appointed as speakers to promote
interest and activity on the citizens
part in public matters pertaining to
the war.
Badin hall athletics have organ
lied. William Maher Is manager.
other officers are: Eugene Ken
nedy, president; b. Fischer. secre-
tary; T. Cusick, treasurer; George
Sullivan, reporter; B. Maher, man
ager. The Rev. Frank McGarry, c.
5. c.. rector of the hall, was chosen
honorary president. while the two
projects, the Rev. F. Winnenger, c.
S. G.. and the Rev. J. McManus. c.
5. c., were elected honorary mem
bers Of the association.
The Notre Dame Glee club will
give a concert at St. Mary's acad-
envy Wednesday evening.
In accordance with the plans of
the government and suggestions re-
ceived from Washington, d. c., a
board Of war activities has been or
ganized at Notre Dame university.
"FOur-minute men" will address the
students at all entertainments TO be
held in Washington hall.
Members Of the Notre Dame
board of war activities include:
Judge Francis J. Vurpillat, chair
man; Prof. William (. Farrell, sec
rotary; Prof. William Logan Ben
itz, Prof. James Hines and Prof
Edward Maurus.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-15
mo- Cure a CoId i'm Die Dav.

Take 4 ANATTNE SRoMO NCIN-
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money If IL fails 10 cure +. W.
GROVES signature is on each boN.
soc. ADV.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-15

Karlsruhe. which is the capital OF
the Grand Duchy Of Baden, sever
al times has received visitations
from allied airmen. Il is situated
about 30 miles from the French
border and has a population OF be-
tween - 0Oa and 1oO.0n0
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-15

Don't say you saw il in the
newspaper. Say News-TimeS
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-15

The Notre Dame Glee club will
give a concert at st. Mary's acad-
envy Wednesday evening.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Traditions Shed
A Glamour Ouer
Circus Families

The arstocracy of the stage has its
traditions and its cumulative glamour
no less than the aristocracy of birth.
There is a pride of lineage and accom-
plishment about such names as JEFF
ferson, Boucicault, Davenport. Barry
more and Drew quite as real as that
felt by the descendants of belted earls.
The circus, too. has its aristocracv.
Everything about circus life tends to
preserve and strengthen family ties.
The same people live together, work
and play together in their strange
wandering life from childhood to old
age, from one generation to another
and many performer day bears
name which sprang into fame more
than two centuries ago, when carts car
ried the owners crude trappings from
one town to another, and when a soli-
tary press agent on a plodding mule
rode one day ahead to tack the hand
bills to the village bulletin board or to
wayside trees.
OF such stock comes May Wirth, the
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27

daring little equestricnne of Charles
Dillingham's "Chcer Up!" acknowl-
edged queen of the ring to-day. At a
time when the circus had but one tent
and the band consisted of solitary
fiddler, John Wirth, great-great-g great
grandfather of the little star, was as
founding yokels by riding three times
around the ring while standing up
right.
May Wirth is an aristocrat, not only
by birth, but by surroundings and po-
sition. For there are as distinct castles
in the circus world as in Ward Meal
listers "4O0," and of these the riders
are the acknowledged leaders. Next to
them in rank are the clowns, for their
traditions, too, date back to the early
days Of primitive stagecraft. After
these come the aerial artists, the tight
rope walkers. etc.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
NAPOLEON as a Human Being

vitality divergent readings as the Napo-
leon of Shaw's and Bahr's imagination
The dissimilarity is the outcome part
ly Of the wholly different purposes for
which they were created, and partly Of
the way this purpose was followed up
by tho two dramatists. Shaw wanted n
mouthpieco through which to speak out
his mind on many shortcomings, prin.
cipally English. The mouthpicce must
be as picturesque and strange rs pos
sible, and the sayings as clever. brill
liant and seemingly paradoxical as he
could make them, so that they would
be heard and laughed at by every one.
At that time. Irving, with his sonorous
voice, seemed to him the right inter
prefer, Napoleon the right vehicle for
that purpose Gas later on, in his "Cnsar
and Cleopatra" he employed Forbes
Robertson in a somewhat similar fash
ionD.
From this followed necessarily that
he was most concerned with the daz-
zling brilliancy Of his own utterances,
whether they fitted the situation or the
character to speak them or not His
only fear-as it was that of Wilde, the
other Irish writer-was Of being con-
sidercd dull. To steer clear of that re-
proach he sacrificed everything, and his
Napoleon thus became curious "mix-
tttm compositum," at least nine tenths
undiluted Shaw. A satirical pamphlet
in the form Of dialogue, of very high
and Illuminating order certainly, was
thus achieved, but by no means a
satirical comedy, with Napoleon as a
"hero."
1t was left to Bahr to do that. He
has succeeded. The reasons for that
are thrcefold: he approaches his sub
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
It's Tarkington's Turn
Last Year Stuart Walker Devoted Him.
self to Lord Dunsany's Wonder Plays
No.v He Turns to American Playwright

themselves And his genius lies in
that he can portray number of indi-
vidual characteristics and also show
the soul beneath them which makes
the. character person. Dunsany is
interested in human tendencies only
in so far as they lead to some ulti-
mate catastrophe. His genius lies in
presenting a generality in such per-
sonal form that every one who reads
or sees his story feels kindred un-
derstanding- of the person, but of
the emotion that is being experienced
To preserve Mr.. Tarkington's en-
phasis in staging his story, the utmost
realism must be employed. By that
l do not mean crowding the scene with
odd bits of "local color" l mean that
the stage should present picture
which seems reminiscent to the au-
dicnce-the Baxter home should seem
similar to some home they've known.
And proceeding toward this ideal of
simple realism for all Of the scenes in
Seventeen" I have introduced none
of the mechanical illusions of the
theatre
In Lord Dunsanys plays the scene
should present q picture such as you
never actually saw, but such as you
have, or could have, imagined. That
scene must be imaginatively simple,
because the action of the Dunsany
plays is so concentrated and the stage
properties so important nothing must
be admitted into the scene that might
distract ear or eye. Dunsany's back
grounds must be treated broadly with
in as close boundaries as possible; in
this respect lies the particular value
of the 16-foot Portmantcau setting.
Then his stage properties stand forth
vivid and gettable-they must.
because they are more than symbols;
they objectify important ideas and
emotional values inherent in the plays
To achieve such striking and simple
imaginative effects it is sometimes
necessary, as in "The Gods of the
Mountain" to employ every mechani-
cal illusion of the theatre both in
lighting and coloring.
Does it sum up the contrast when I
say that Mr.. Tarkington's story is real
because it has actually been lived? 1t
must be presented in a recognizable |
home, because people you know are
always the same size YOU are, and
therefore live similarly. But the only
appropriate stage setting for Dunsany
must somehow suggest slice of in
fnity.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27

between the great Irishman and the
author from Indiana in that they are
both Unsuitable students of human nat
ure. Both have delved deep into the
human heart. Both have acquired
great wisdom of the motives, instincts
express this knowledge with the tingc
of comedy that makes man seem at
once smaller and greater than his fate.
But in presenting their knowledge in
stories they use exactly opposite
methods Harrington deals with
human nature as shown in individuals
he particularizcs. Dunsany deals
with human nature as q set of single
forces-he generalizes. With Dunsanv
you don't think of the characters as
individual human beings. You think
of the feelings and emotions they are
experiencing, such as fear, hope, or
faith. The little girl in "Thc Golden
Doom" is not any particular little girl
you don't even care whether she has
name or not. But you do remember
that she made a poem and became
thereby powerful force that moved
kings and prime ministers.
On the other hand, Mr.. Tarkington
draws Jane, the child in Seventeen.
with such detail that you can't posi-
bly, think Of her in any other way than
as Jane. You know how she looks,
what she likes to eat, how her mind
works. Though she is force in
Willie's life, your interest centres on
the way she does things rather than
on the effect of what she does. She
is definite person, and you will prob
ably remark to some child of your
acquaintance, you're just like Janet"
Whereas you would never say, you're
like the child in The Golden DOOM"
Harrington is interested in the per-
sonal pecularities or cccentricities of
people for the oddty of the things
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27

When Shaw, q number Of years ago
conceived tho idea Of his "Man of Des-
tiny" he had in mind Henry Irving as
his Napoleon. 1rving's grand manner
and bearing and his superb style of
utterance secmtd to Shaw just right
for the Napoleon at tho height Of his
power and overbearing self-conscious-
ness whom he was going to delineate.
When he approached Irving with his
plan he did not find too eager re-
sponse. Irving may have thought that
Shaw was scarcely the man to write
heroic role for him. Perhaps he also
considered Napoleon, tho "vulgar up
atart," hardly the right parsonage to be
revived by him. Then, too, he may,
have felt that his own height was not
quito suited to- represent the man who
at the beginning Of his career had been
known as "the Little Corporal"
In any case, he is reported to have
replied to Shaw, very condescendingly,
that if the height and greatness of his
dialogue were on a level with his own
height of stature and greatness Of gcs-
ture he would not be disinclined to
consider the play. Nothing is known of
what Shaw said or thought of that an
swer. What is known is that his Napo-
leon was intrustcd to other hands
Arnold Daily not only had great sue
cess with the play, but made personal
hit.
Now, after the lapse of all these
years, Daily will again, in Bahr's "Jose-
phine," play the role of Napoleon, but
n very different kind of man. There is
no case on record in which it has fallen
to the lot of we'll known actor of our
times to represent, during his career
the same historical figure in two such
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27

ject from exactly the opposite polo
from which Shaw does. His purpose IL,
as he expresses it in the short pro-
loguc which he puts into the mouth Of
his muse, to show the people the human
Napoleon in his development from the
young and ardent lover to the impos-
ing and sinister master of tho world.
His method Of achieving this is first to
Undue himself thoroughly with Napo-
leon's life and fate, and then in kind
of "Fiction and Facts" to recreate out
of his own imagination the figure of
Napoleon as it had appeared to him.
This meant that every situation in his
play, even every line uttered, must con-
form to the character Of Napoleon.
In "Josephinc," as in scarcely any
other of Bahr's comedies, he combines
brilliancy with truth. However, it was
quite safe for him to follow this method
and keep strictly to the "ethics of
aesthetics" without much fear of les
sening thereby the brilliancy Of his
comedy.
The reason why his satire is good
natured and not biting, as Shaw's, is
that he includes himself in it instead oe
taking up the position of man far
above his audience. His satire con
Germs all human beings, be they great
or small, and their many and varied
weaknesses. And when he chooses Ma
poleon as his "hcro" it is not in order
to ridicule him for the benefit Of tn
populace, but only to show that great
men are human.
If Bahr, when he wrote Josephine,
had known Irving and wished him to
bring out his play on the English stage
he would not, like Shaw, have asked
him to play Napoleon in it, but, on the
contrary, the actor Talma. Why that
is so the public will be able to see
for themselves when Josephine" is
produced at the Knckerbocker Theatre
to to-nDrrow.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Lenore Ulrich
Wants to Bunish
Sweet 7waddLe
The Theatres Should Haze
Love Stories That Are
Elemental

"Would you say that Tiger Rose is
a mans or woman's play?" some one
asked the heroine of David Belasco's
picturesque production at the Lyceum
Theatre, Lenore Ulrichs dark eyes con-
sidcred the questoner.
"Such a question had never entered
my thoughts" she said. "That any plav
could be distinctively a mans or
woman's play / never considered. Since
you mention it, however, I see that it
can be so. A play dealing with some
big question of business, high finance,
politics, or having some theme of
greater appeal to men than to the
average woman l suppose might be
called "a mans play On the other
hand such comedies as 'Pollyanna' and
Daddy Long-Legs' seem peculiarly to
attract women.
"There is nothing about Tiger Rose
to designate it as either. mans or
woman's play. The right sort of a
love story makes as big an appeal to
men as it does to women. I know that
most men think it unmanly to be sem
tlmental, but it's because Of the false
meaning that is attached to the word
that they have any such feeling.
"Without sentiment the world would
become so unbearably sordid that no.
body could live in it. Without senti-
ment man would be little above a
brute. But I do not mean a lot of
slckening saccharine twaddle when I
speak of sentiment. That sort of stuff
ought to be weeded out altogether. 1t
isn't healthy either in real life or on
the stage that tries to reflect real life.
It's because of the cloyingly sweet
stories that arc written and acted that
so many men fear to express their
taste for a primitive love story like
Tiger Rose
II had letter yesterday from man
who wrote me that he had been to the
Lyceum three times within the past
two months to see me in Tiger Rose
That was practical evidence of the
great appeal that the virilc tale of the
great Northwest has for the masculine
as we'll as the feminine spectator. And
that is just one of hundreds of letters
from men, women and young people
expressing their appreciation of the
play and Mr.. Belasco's exquisite pro-
duction of it,
"No," said Miss Ulrich, rchectively
"no play like Tiger Rose could be
called either mans or a woman's
play. 1t is too big and primitive and
honest and pure in it's love theme not
to make an equal appeal to both sexes.
That is why the audiences are pretty
equally divided in point OF sex, why
the attention of the men is riveted as
closely as that of the womenS There
is no twaddle about the love story.
There is no idle sentimentality. There
isn't word of love making that isn't
vital to the development of the plot.
There is no saccharine quality in the
love of Rose Bocion. IT'S thing too
akin to God for that. It's big and
fine and pure and elemental. That's
why it touches the understanding of
every auditor.
81 would not want to play role
that was cloyingly sweet. l would not
care to be in any play that might be
called either mans or woman's
play. That implies limitation, and
where there is limitation a players
growth is dwarfed. It's the story that
goes to the heart Of life and lays it
bare that is worth WHILE"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
By Stuart Walker

From the standpoint of the producer
nothing could be more dissimilar than
the staging of Lord Dunsany's plays
and of Booth Earkington's "Seven-
teen.' In lighting, decoration and
emphasis they stand at opposite thea
trio poles. And l probably realize
this more keenly because l devoted
last year to Dunsany and this year to
Tarkington's American comedy.
There is undoubtedly resemblance