Evening journal., 1918-03-25
KAISER" PICTURE
full OF thrills
lConLInued From Ill 20


documents, giving imperial orders to his
high officers to win victory by any NOR
ciless means; 10 burn and murder. and
TO take no prisoners In the carrying
out Of the orders
The opening scene Is In LOuvaln, rest
Ing In peace and quletness and tho peo-
pie enjoying sleepy village life. And
then comes a council OF war In Berlin
with tho Kalser's ruthless orders 20
trample the Belgian people under foot
and destroy their property as the Ger
man armies march through Belgium
and 10 pay no attention TO the treaty
IN which respect for the little nations
neutrality was guaranteed. The Kaiser
mad invited his stan 10 dine In Paris
soon afterwards and nothing In tho
way OF innocent life was to be allowed
90 stop the mad rulers wild military
desires and imaginations.
All through the picture are shown
plots 10 be carried out through murder
Of innocent women and children, rapine.
incendiarism-anything that the Kaiser's
hOrdes might win Victory and help
put the sovereign on seat OF power
from where he could rule the universe
Scenes showing Ambassador Gerard
Of the United states. having an inter
view with the German ruler when the
Emperor asserted that he "will stand
no foollshness from the United states,
scenes showing thousands OF American
troops, innumerable battery pieces
thousands OF cavalrymen, all hurrying
for France, and hundreds Of other
scenes too numerous TO mention, kept
The audience on edge.
In the beginning the spectators are
put into a peaceful state by the placid
scenes in Belgium. Then come the acts
Of the German invaders and despOilers
who are carrying out the Kalser's or
ders. People In the audience see the
blacksmith's little boys arm severed
by a German officers sword as the
father, the little boy and his sister
are in prayer in the midst OF their
wrecked home which causes tears TO
irickle down the cheeks OF many In the
audience. Then Is shown President
Wilson making a speech In which he
asks for war
Then come the scenes Of Americas
military part and The people wildly
cheer, for they portend the victorious
end And the end shows the Beast OF
Berlin in his palace, taken by officers
Of the Allied Armies and not shown
military honors because he had not
the least respect for rules Of war He
Is given into the keeping OF King Albert
OF Belgium.
Captain Won Igel, whose submarine
fred the shot which sank the Lusi-
tania, when hundreds OF women and
children were drowned. Is shown as
having gone mad.
The picture will make alien enemies
sick, pro-Germsns bitter the paclfsts
light and the pFopagandists rage" one
observer remarked. There will be two
performances each afternoon and two
each night this week.
A. Rae duBell, representing the Four
Minute Men Committee Of Delaware.
gave a foUr-minute talk during the in
termission. IN which he stated that the
performance had been arranged entirely
by Mr. Allemann. who had voluntarily
presented the picture In order that the
citizens Of Wilmington might be arous-
ed 10 the situation as it exists today.
Mr. duBell took occasion TO refer 20
the coming Liberty Loan Campaign.
stating that FOR 40 years the Germans
have been planning this war, but that