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in the picture, 70 has snatches Of cpl
sodic drama. principal among these
being the incident of the decoration OF
the commander Of the U-boat that sank
the Lusitania, and his later lapse into
inlanity.
Rupert Julian. who staged the pro
duction with skill. also plays the role
Of the Kaiser. Ills features lend them
selves readily to a facial resemblance
to the war lord and his screen appear
ance bears out with singular fidelity
the popular conception Of the man.
This physical resemblance ausments a
performance for which the actor evil
IDENTIFY made a close study Of authori-
tGtiye works.
Among other members OF the un.
usually large company that deserve
pecial mention. are Elmo Lincoln, as
Marcus. the principal ligure in the
poignant drama that takes place in the
scenes OF the invasion OF Belgium, and
Nigel de BrulliCr. as the submarine
commando. The reproduction Of the
German court officials and military
chiefs and the Allies generals are os.
tens!bly correct and vitality interest.
i1G. The fanciful climax OF the pic.
ture, IN which the Kaiser surrenders
70 the representative of the Allied ma
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Ncl.on 20 e,IprLrr Fcature.

The Whispering Chorus a screen
part drama by Jeanie Macpherson from
the story by Percy Poore Sheeh2n.
reduced b. LesSy under the uirec.
ton Of Cecil o. D. Mile.
Thoroughly gripping and absorbing
is this "Whisncging Chorus which is
Il the Ncl-ou.tUdsy. There is a dis
tinct Grand Cuignol, Edgar Allen Poe
,lCyor about 10,
Thourh there arc scenes which are
decidedly cruosomc and some which
may caU.e q feeling Of revul5.oH
among the more sensitive OF its spec
tator7, the result il a picture which
for details and realistic touches, at
mosphcyn, and strong, gripping sitUa-
tons is far above the ordinary feature
production.
The story rCyoiycS about the weak.
nc5sel and final saclilicc Of man Of
ordinary standing aad mentality. He
is John Trimblc q clerk, who. after
countless small thc'is from his EN-.
ploycr runs away TO hide when he
fears detection. On tie island where
he secTctes himself he changes clothes
with a drowned man, assumes an alias
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-28

plan is formed % have her assistance
IN gaining valuable information re-
garding robberic5 that are constantly
taking place in wealthy homes. II is
tho belief that the master mind
works in The mission controlled by a
yoUng ph.Ianthy0pist, Hunter Mason.
SO there Patsy goes, Young Mason
likes her and resolves % reform her
and takes her 10 his home And it is
there that sac discovers the real thioi
and wins a "boat' for her paper.
Meanwhile NUltor Mason finds that
Patsy means more TO him thar an ordi-
nary reform cree and he asks her to
marry MIN. and Patsy who Lad secret.
~ Gdotel him, consents.
In support Of Mabel Nornand rs
patey. Tom Moore was The you1s phil.
an.lrop'sL Macon, and Wallace Nc.
Cr'chc0n was ? convincing thief
Helen Dahl Lincoln Plumcr Char.
lofte Granville, a. Romano Calender.
Louis T.. Cr'eol and willard Dach'ell.
contributed GOOD performances in
-mallCr parts.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-28

WHEELING enlToR DakFTED
WHEELING. Nay aa-Anong tAa
~ Ohio county dEafloi men depart
ing today for camp Lea. Virginia, Will
BE- Camden 8. fancy. editor Of the
Wheeling Register. Mr.. fancy made
no effort to secure q commission. or
TO get something soft" away from the
firing line, and will 90 to the front as
an ordinary drafted private.
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"rho Kaiser" at the Dixie Today.

ITG TNl-a-I % We WINIV IVN"I'
The Kaiser, the Beast Of Berlin
Tic most recent and the severe5t ar.
ra'gnment Of the German war lord
that has gotten into films since the
beginning CT the war is showing at the
Dixie for three days beginning today.
II shows the private life, habits and
manneTisms Of the cancerous. power.
mad, pompous creature, whose desire
Tor a place in the sun has created a
world chaos. There is a special de-
light in these incidents, as the Kaiser
Is shown up so thoroughly, for al his
ruling power, as a yaiaglorious and
Conceited Top.
Although there is no connected story
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tions and is given over as prisoner in
charge Of King Albert OF Belgium, is
especially well played by all concerned
and furnishes one OF the most stirring
moments Of the production.
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Miss Martha Bertram, Of Ripley, ar
rived mere today 70 spend several
weeks with her sister, Mrs. ]. H.
liner, in Jackson street.
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"cLosE.UPs"

Billy House can sure ball the
jack
Lew Hershey, the frog man, ar
rived IN iowa yesterday TO join the
Fisher & Fleming American Minstrels.
George Wallace, Of the Art Film
company Cleveland was in town yes
tarday looking after the interests OF
his clients here.
Reno Fleming was in Pittsburg
yesterday attending to some details in
connection with the tent show that II
abou, ready to start out over the hills.
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ne Birth Of a Nation" Coming.

Ths Birth Of a Nation" Coming.
d. W. Griffith's magnificent his
orical spectacle THE Birth OF a Ma
on' viii come to the Grand Thurs.
~ % remain three days. The Birth
Z q Nation" Is one OF the most widely
|scussed topics in this country. It
lahlished an absolutely new art in
II realm Of the theatre-the art of
aniomimic screen spectacle with mu.
=. Z also created a tremendous sen.
lion because Of its vaster and more
rcefnl treatment OF the same theme
Thomas Dixon's 1.-THE Clansman."
~ consequences OF the Civil War in
8nihoFn FecOnstruction are fully dealt
m, and the nation reborn is apotheo-
rsd. Mr.. Griffith, pioneer among d.
tlors, managed the stupendous
hl6Voment without the aid OF dia-
ru8 OF speech. for motion pictures.
companying music and effects tell
coherent, logical and moving story.
-
ncssl Showing 1.-THE Floor Below"
Tom Moore, as Mabel Normands
dlng man in THE Floor Below"
owing q the Princess. was a happy
1cii0n, for he is one Of the most nat.
N ana likable OF film players. His
~ @ always sincere and devoid OF
nhoriSms and in this play he gives
Ino performance.
Iho story concerns the affairs OF
lsg, q copy gill" in a busy news.
be- office. Now Patsy iS more or
"a . tBFFoF IN the office. and
buses miFth whenever IN evidence.
= ahcpt io'bo DISCHARGED NhoR 9.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
The Official Statements
Continued from page l

which be estimated has been ascertaned
taken The
thousands
O. supplies clothing equipment
of
verdun in Lorrain the artillery
Paris Tells Of Desperate Resistance
PARIS official to-day by
French War Office folow
Nghln the region of Noyon the battle continues with stubborn
without
conformity
fighting
artillery points
he
Shells the number of 1875 fired
during the Of the day
(Day)French
being the British They
took fighting themselves this
At the time they fighting
with important
Northwest of Rheims has been in
Tahure.
There much artillery activity vosges
and of Bdonvie The Germans heavy
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Wood Confident
British Will Hold
And Strike Back

WASHINGTON, March 25.-Senators
who heard General Wood testify to-
day before the Military Committee
manifested the kcenest interest in ar.y
views he might have about the German
drive through the British lines.
General Wood did not regard the
drive as catastrophe st ali. He said
it had been clearly shown by the fact
that so many big guns were captured
that the British had fallen back faster
than they had intended. But in the
very nature Of things, he said, the
British would give before such a blow,
and it was questionable whether the
Germans were not paying too high a
price in casualties for their gains in
territory.
The general commented on the
strength of the present British posi-
tlon, pointing to the fact that the Ger
mans were now occupying torn up
ground, while the British were on a
line behind which the roads and rail
roads were in excellent shape.
He was entirely confident Of the abil.
ity of The British to hold the Germans
and Of their ability to hit back hard,
He also discussed the possible advan-
tages of open fighting should it come.
He urged that III view Of this possibil
ity the American troops should all re-
celve training iii open fighting, so that
when the day comes, either by the
breaking through by the Germans or
the breaking OF the German lines by
the Entente troops, and fighting in the
open is at hand, the American troons
will be ready for it. The tren CHI train
ing, with this almost certainty in view
he declared, is not sufficient.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
New Drive Is Proof Militarism
Must Be Crushed, London Opinion

all those glorious legions we have sent
to the ends of the earth at the behest
Of our amateurs in strategy? Even
the dazzling glorics of Jerusalem fade
into insignifcancc in the light of this
conflict on the Sommc.
1--WE have all along urged that the
Western is the decisive front. The
skill of our generals and the steadiness
Of our men are now barely enabling our
armies to hold their own against this
tremendous assault which our COM
manders had foreseen. The most urgent
need is for men upon the Western
front. They must be got If our army
and our country are to be saved. And
to get them one measure above all
others is necdful.
Demands Irish CONSUMPTION
ave must apply the national service
act to Ireland When we do that our
government will rest its further claims
upon this country upon a rock OF JUS
tice as well as Of necessity"
"The Manchester Guardian" says a
significant feature of the situation on
the battlefront is that after three days
fighting the enemy claims only 5000
prisoners more than after the second
day, which means that the British with
drawal after the rupture of the front
west of st. Quentin was made in excel
lent order. The newspaper regards this
as a rOOd omen for the future
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26

LONDON, March 25.-The text Of the
newspaper comment on the great battle
to-day is that the hour is one for cour-
age and standing firm at home as much
as at the front. The writer's agree that
this is time when all political ques-
tions, all differences of opinion over
the management Of the war, must be
forgotten.
"The Standard" says the line has
been withdrawn and may have to go
back further, but that it is still intact.
1T is some advantage, at least" con-
tlnucs the newspaper, "to have the cold
truth There can be no more illusion
about clean peace. The whole Ger
man nation now scents it's prey, and
plumber is solid behind Kaserism. Even
the most deluded must now see what a
victory of militarism would mean.
"a people that can be thrown to the
slaughter like the German people. as
submissive to its own rulers as it is
ferocious to its enemies, is too terrible
ali engine of oppression to- be left opcr-
ative"
German Reverse
The Daily Chronicle" says:
"Assuming that the German losses
arc at least 100000, the enemy has sus.
taihed reverse, for ne has not OBJ
tanned stratcgical success directly
conducting to decision, while he has
lost or 10 per cent of his electives
without similarly lowering the efficiency
of the Allies.
This matter is of the greatest I'M
portance, for Germany at present is at
the critical moment, when the man
power pendulum is swinging in favor
OF the Allies. No weakness at the
Anglo-French junction mas vet been
disclosed, and the task before the
enemy in the next days of the battle is
more formidable than that alreadv ac
complished"
"The ultimate object Of this rapid
ana .l intent enemy advance is clearly
says "The Timcs,' "and though it IS
still remote the situation is sufficiently
serious to warrant a contemplation Of
this catastrophe. The fall of Amiens
might have threefold consequences: 1t
would BRING the enemy to a point from
which to threaten our northern line: it
would assist them to strike at the
Channel ports, and it would endanger
| seriously the safety of Paris"
The Times" advises the British peo-
pie TO take seriously the long-range
gun which has bombarded Pcris, and
! adds:
"We may be quite certain that our
own lnviolate shores will soon learn
what the new gun can do"
That Great Britain failed to make a
greater concentration of men on the
Western front is deplored by "The
Morning Post" which urges that con-
scrlption be put into effect in Ireland
to fill the gap
This great BATTLE" it says, teaches
us all the vital nature of the Western
front. 1t is here that the war is being
decided. What would we give now fol
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Enemy Mo,ued Do,un
Attempting to Cross
Bridge Over So,,ar,7e

LONDON, March 25.--Reuter's army
headquarters correspondent sends the
following:
with scarcely a lull and no abate-
ment in intensity the titanic struggle
continues. The enemy artillery shows
tendency to decrease in volume,
doubtless owing to the increasing dif-
ticulty Of bringing guns forward The
manner II which or guns. tanks and
transport have been withdrawn behind
the obstinately retiring line amounts to
u marvellous feat.
After falling back across the Somme
we cleared all the bridges except one,
which was so commanded by our gum
ire that IT was more advantageous to
leave it standing. The onemy casual.
lies in his efforts to get across this
narrow strip of water have been pro-
digious." He also says that the British
thls morning were counter attacking
between Neslc and Ham,
North of Bapaume, he states. the
Germans were attacking in consider
nbIe force at dawn, but did not get
through the British barragc.
inc Germans, says the correspondent,
bers in their heavy attacks on tho Brit
,'sh lines, relieving their tired troops
ny fresh divisions. which press forward
without waiting for artillery support
The enemy all day yesterday and
through the moonlight last night kent
up his hammcring Of the British posi.
tlons, the message states, the British
troops resisting with valiant stubborn
ness.
Tbs Germans are employing many
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26

tlon of open warfare, the Germans
would still have to do what they failed
to do i'll 1914, when there was no Brit
ish army and when the French were
only partially equipped, annihilate the
force opposed to them.
No one here thinks for moment
that Germany could do that. No one
expects her to break through. A
gigantic expenditure of men and re-
sources, which will surpass other pre-
vious offensives in degree of accom-
plishment only as it surpasses them
in magnitude of effort. but which will
leave the military situation substanti-
ally unaltered, is all that men look for.
In spite of German boasts, it is not
believed that the German military
rulers themselves expect to achieve
anythlng more than this. Why then
does she engage in such an expenditure
of lives and munitions? The opinion
is that she counts not so much on
defeating the Allies as upon discourag-
ing them and making them feel that
she herself cannot be defeated.
l said in a recent dispatch that the
dream Of the Allies was huge often
sive upon fifty-mile front, With men
and guns massed over fifty miles, as
1T has been possible to mass them
hitherto on only a ten-mile front.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Haig Pledges Utmost Efforts

LONDON 25-King George to-day following
% Field Marshal Haig:
which the under continue hrocay
numbers realized by
give them strength in this time Of trial.
Field Marshal Hag the following reply the Kings
Your majest gracious has given universal
the whole France. beg majesty
confidence
majesty and the people throughout the empire have placed
in this hour o national
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
British Fired for
Hours Point Blank
Into Aduancine Foe

LONDON. March 25.--The Germans
swarmed over No Mans Land in such
great numbers in their first attacks
that it was impossible for the British
gunners to miss them, telegraphs the
correspondent at British headquarte1 8
in France Of "The Daily Express" Two
batteries at Epchy fired steadily with
open sights at 400 yards for four
hours. Telling of the thrilling exploit
OF Lelcestersh!re troops, the corre-
epondent says:
"Perzieres was held for 81 time by
two companies of Leicestershires, as
sisted by two tanks. The enemy kept
pressing them back. however, and one
company was completely cut off. In
stead of surrendering, they held the
village until only a few men were left
Then the sueviving officer led them
in charge through two lines of Ger
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
[Bs Tho Associated Pressl

BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS
vance late yesterday by the Germans
at some points along the battlefront is
recorded.
German cavalry in small numbers
has been in action, but thus far it has
been used merely to harass the British
during their withdrawal.
The Germans have been pushing for
ward by sheer weight of numbers, with
the assistance of little artillery.
In the region between Bapaumc and
Peronne the British fell back again
somewhat in the fighting late on Sun
day. This marked the main success Of
the enemy, whose progress is being
contested bitterly step by step.
There seems small doubt that the
German attacking troops are dog
weary, fighting under great strain; but
this is mentioned merely as an inter
esting sidelight and not for the pur-
pose of sounding a note of optimism.
Harder fighting than has yet occurred
undoubtedly will follow.
The British have been fighting with
traditional stubbornness and at many
points have held the Germans back
time after time, although themselves
greatly outnumbered.
Throughout the night there was
fierce fighting north Of Bapaume, along
the BapaumeA Arras road, but except
that Mory again changed hands, the
defenders held their own gallantly.
EARLY this morning the Germans
aSain hurled great numbers Of infan-
Try against the British line near Er-
vnlersy' but at the latest reports the
oArusang< troops had been unable tc
force their way through the intense
artillery barrage which the British
maintained.
A heavy battle also has been pro.
ceeding to-day on the British righ'
flank. where the enemy had succeeded
in forcing his way across the Somme
and the canal south of Ham. The Al
lies were delivering counter attacks
with the purpose of pushing back tht
invaders across the waterway
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Germans Rely on Sheer Weight
Of Numbers; Cavalry Joins Attack

batteries breaking up only when the
German storming troops arrived within
a few hundred yards of the positions.
The British gunners then fired their
last ammunition and retired. =. "
Describing the first day of the battle
on the Western front. the correspond
ent of the "Vossische Zeitung" says
that the British artillery was held with
"uncanny precision" and it's counter
efforts became ever fainter and less
systematic.
"The British strewed their shells
without system over the wide zone Of
attack" he adds. "Our guns, supported
"by cannons and howitzers of our Aus
roHungarian allies, had cleared the
way for the infantry. The German
stormlng troops swung over the RAM
parts punctual to the minute which had
been fixed weeks ago and made a great
push into the enemy territory on the
same ground over which the Won Hin
denburg retreat took place year ago.
"The attack westward now went for
ward with the old elan and offensive
spirit of 1914. Our battalions stormed
over the ground and broke the enemy
resistance along the entire line. 1t is
declared unanimously that the British
fought bravely, but their leadership
was not equal to the mighty blow. BY
evening the British front had been
pushed back on the whole broad battle
field.
ga thick mist during the morning
( hours considerably disturbed our
operations. Curtains of mist gathered
so thickly that the men serving the
field artillery, which advanced immodi-
ately behind the infantry could hard
ly see their horses. The batteries had
+ 70 take their new objectivcs under fire
without direct observation, and the in
fantry laboriously had to win posi-
tions and sectors in the fog and with
out any methodical artillery prcpara-
+ tiOn -
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Battalions Against
Decisions, Odds in
St. Quentin Fight
IBy The Associated Prcssl

BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS
IN FRANCE, Sunday, March 24.-The
main thrust on the British right flank
by the Germans Thursday morning was
south Of st. Quentin, a@ the enemy
used division for every 1000 yards
of the front, there being approximately
one German division against every
British battalion. The purpose of the
attack here was to capture Urvillers
and Essigny-le- Grand, and thereby ac-
quirc high ground for a further ad-
vance. 1t is now possible to give more
details of the early stages Of this and
other fights.
On the extreme right Of the British
army the enemy crossed the River Disc
al two places. One body of troops came
out of La Fcre and swung north, while
another army crossed at Moy and turned
south to form a junction with the La
Fere group Throughout the day the
battle ragged in the lowlands about the
Disc.
At Vendeuil a group of British held
out until O'Clock Friday afternoon.
A little further north the Germans
stormcd Urvillers and Essigny. Just
west of st. Quentin the British were
forced to fall back, but throughout the
day they clung to the Holnon Wood, Il
little northwest of the city.
South of St Quentin a number of
strong British rcdoubts made gallant
defence, and it was nightfall before the
last of them, with their machine gun
ners. had been reduced. The end of
the first day found the British behind
The st. Quentin Canal.
Friday morning the enemy renewed
his assault With increasing vigor, and
after desperate fighting in the region
of La Fere succeeded in getting across
to tho British side.
Further north the British also with
drew from the Holnon Wood. The Ger
mans then drove at Ham, which had
been cleared of civilians, and Saturday
morning, after obtaining a crossing of
the canal, drove southwark into the
British positions.
In the ether main theatre Of opera
tions-betwccn Arras and Bapaumc-
the Germans made their first drive
against tho high ground between the
| Cojeul and Sensce rivers. The German
preliminary bombardmcnt was terrific
and their ;nfantry outnumbercd the
I British eight to one in some cases.
Early tho Germans a lacked south
ward into Bullecourt, and the British
withdrew to line covering VaulX,
! Vrancourt Morchies and Blaunetz- lez-
! Cambrai. The hottest and most dis.
puted point was Mory, which the Ger
mans occupied only yesterday.
/ St. Leecr. Naulx-V -Vrancourt and Henin
one company Of machine gunners OF
IIcnin Hill held up the German ad
vance for a long time, doing deadly cx-
ecution in the densely formed ranks.
The Germans have been bringing III
artillery in the most able manner be
hind their shock troops, and have Deer
making full use of this arm as the ad
vance continued.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
German Observers
Pay Tribute to
British Couroge

LONDON, March 25.-The British in
their retreat defended every hill, ridge
ana fortihcation with the greatest
ssoeoornness, messages from German
war correspondents on the Western
front say, according to a Central News
dispatch from Amsterdam. The British
artiliery' 1t is said, splendidly sacri
need itself in covering the retreat. the