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New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
Blanche Bates Prefers
Bouquet of w. s. s.
To One of Roses

The enthusiastic reception accorded
Getting Together" when it opened a
return engagement at the Shubert The
atre last Monday parallels those ac-
corded it in practically every city
played since it left the Lyric after one
successful week last March. "Gettino
Together" has been seen in Philadel-
phla, Boston, Buffalo, Washington,
Pittsburgh, Cleveland, ST. Louis and
Chicago. It's tour proved productive in
stimulating recruiting, and particularly
in putting forward in thrilling fashion
an exposition of the idea conveyed in
Its tltle--concrete illustrations of how
the soldiers of the Allies are fraterniz-
ing and getting together in the common
cause behind the front lines in Flan-
ders. Not infrequently recruits were
secured from the audience.
Preceding and in conjunction with
the tour of Getting Together" the
british and Canadian Recruiting Mis-
sion sent the tank Britannia, that battle
SCARED veteran of Vimy Ridge and
Arras, which few months ago thrilled
New Workers with an exposition Of its
activities In chasing the hated Hun. In
addition to its work in connection with
the play the tank was used in each city
to aid and stimulate interest in the
Liberty loan, war savings and Red
Cross campaigns.
Various stunts were arranged for II
that those who had heard and road
OF this newest and most powerful in
strument of modern warfare might see
one in action.
In Chicago, during the Red Gross
drive, the tank numbered through the
Loop" with Blanche Bates and o num-
Der of Red Gross nurses adorning the
top. Appeals to the crowds were made
by Miss Bates, and the caps belonging
to the officers and crew of the tank
one cap had seen service on five fronts
-werc passed about, and came back
each time full to the brim with bills
and silver.
In Pittsburgh, Buffalo, st. Louis and
other cities Miss Bates, Holbrook Blinn
and Lieutenant Gitz Rice appeared and
aroused unusual enthusiasm at recruit
ing rallies, Liberty loan luncheons and
at various other functions where It was
thought few words from the first two
named and few songs from the last
might prove of some service.
MISS Bates, as nearly every one
knows, in private life is Mrs. Ceorpe
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09

Honor the Mayor" have secured other
engagements, the policy of the Actors
and Authors Theatre is to release
them and replace them with other
members who are enrolled. This gives
an opportunity to those on the waiting
list and is an advantage to the player
whose talents land more lucrative
engagement.
Edith Taliaferro will appear in a
musical play, "The Best Sellers;
"Muggins," a Lancashire comedy by
Frank J. Gregory, will include Mrs.
Thomas Wise and Whitford Kane in
the cast; ARTS Rejuvenation," an
other musical sketch, features Hal
Ford, and Auriol Lee will be seen in
"Nocturne," by A. P. Wharton.
Friday evening, at the Hudson The
atre. the annual ladies' public gambol
of the Lambs Club will take place, to
be repeated at four other perform
ances on June Is and June 16, for
various war charities. More than 150
of the most prominent theatrical stars
in America, all members Of the Lambs
Club, will participate in the gambols,
which will be staged under the general
direction of R. H. Burnside, with Ar
thur Hurley as stage manager.
Contrary to the custom of previous
years, the first part of the gambol will!
not be minstrel act, but will, instead,
represent a meeting of members of the
"Darktown Regiment" in the mess hall
of a mythical colored regiment.
A dramatic sketch, entitled "The
Rome-Breaker," written by Dodson
Mitchell, will enlist the services Of
Robert Ober, Joseph Kilgour and Lys-
ter Chambers.
Seven famous cartoonists will draw
sketches, in competition, in full view
of the audience, the roster including
George McManus, Rube Goldberg, Hy
Mayer, Claire Briggs, Tom Powers, r.
F. Outcault and Winsor McCay.
The big feature of the gambol of the
Lambs will be the presentation of an
allegory by George V. Hobart, entitled
"The Drums" This scene is from Mr..
Hobart's new play, Loyalty" soon to
be given in New York, and is presented
by permission of the managers of
Loyalty"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09

actor then, but we have it now. His
name is Charles Ellis, and he is a
private at Camp Upton.
The film about the American army is
rather ineptly named "Pershing's Cru
saders." 1t is not we'll that we should
think of our army in the terms of any
individual. Nobody ever referred to
the French army as Joffre's army, or
Petain's army, or Foch's army, but
always as the army of France. Ours
is the American army.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09

the Enemy" and others gave "Shenan-
doah." "Barbara Frietchie,' The War
rens CT Virginia" and The Littlest
Rebel in which Juliet Shelby, now the
Mary Miles Ninter of the movies. was
The small leading lady for the Farnum
brothers. BY the way, Gladys Smith,
who. to please David Belasco, oecame
Mary Pickford. gained her first appcar-
ance on Broadway with The Warrens
Of Virginia.
Along came our little brush with
Spain. 1t didn't amount to much, and
neither did the resulting martial rash
among the playwrights To this day
recall "Cuba's Vow" and The Red
White and Blue" which thrilled me and
filled my breast with Z longing to be
Boy Scout or whatever they had in
those days.
The war play that came in the midst
Of peace, and which no one but the
English took seriously, was IAN Eng
lishman's Home" produced, believe
at the Knickerbocker Theatre in the
season of 190S-'O9. Audiences were
amused. "These English are jumpy
about their island Is it possible they
fear civilized nation like Germany
will ponnce upon them without warn
lng?" was the comment. So the play
that showed a Hun invasion of Eng
land was q failure.
The first plays Of the present war
were presented in England. "Seven
Days Leave" closing run at the
Park Theatre, ran in London a year
before it was brought to this country.
Seen first in Boston, it was a pretty
sad affair. Later, doctored and nursed,
the public took to it.
Many Of the first plays Of the pres
ent war were palpable propaganda for
peace, putting as they did the en-.
phasis on the brutalizing influence Of
war and the marks it left on character
and soul. War Brides" and "Across
the Border" however, had some liter
airy merit-comparatively speaking, o.
course.
THE Man Who Stayed at Home" has
an interesting history. Under the title
The White Feather" it had success
in England. In New York and on the
road 1t came a cropper, and no hope
was held for it in this country. Then
the percipient Henry Jewett, manager
of the Copley Theatre in Boston,
CHANGED production under its pref
ent title. Put on for q week, it rsn
eight months without stopping tor
July or August, packing the little Cop
ley at every performance, depriving the
actors Of their holiday, and causing
Mr. Jewett to dismiss for the tine
being his motto art for arts sweet
sake" under whose guidance be had
for nearly a year been giving Hr0
highbrows the blessings Of Ibsen, Shaw
Wilde and Galsworthy at a loss to the
box Office. 'The Man Who Stayed 81
Home" was then desired Of New Yerk
and Americani1ed in anticipation o.
the success it now enjoys here.
OF sour Boys "Her Country" ana
An American Ace" nothing need %
written. LILAC Time" and "oss'
There" have already received waa'
praise is due them. Getting Togem.
er" is jolly entertainment and 80 go
to recruiting. "Eriendly Enemies ~
open at the Hudson in August WIZ
Louis Mann and Sam Bernard, nss
been favorably reported from Wv
West.
"rhe Copperhssd" scarcely dsas
with war. Nor is Il direct proaae
of war. Moreover, it is real pssf
II were given to such enthusiasm g
would say that in relation to the aos.
plays, in my opinion. it is worth
lot.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09

About this portion of the future the
crystal was clear to the point of being
gabby. 1t did not warn Miss Rambeau
about skating rinks. and consequently
she lost many weeks out of eyes of
Youth" by breaking her leg. Al Woods
warned her and, as far as we know, he
has no crystal about him. Mr.. Woods
is a practical psychic. When he gazes
into the future he wants to know what
the business at the box Office will be.
Seemingly, he gets along pretty we'll
without crystal. The enormous sue
cess of eyes of Youth" surprised most
newspaper critics.
We do not intend to say anything
about the play. 1t is now many hun
dreds of nights old and, moreover,
there is moderately sound unwritten
law that critic should be allowed one
bite at play and no more. There is
not much question, however, that the
success of eyes of Youth" depends
very largely on Marjorie Rambeau.
Business fell off when she was out of
her return. The most evident thing
about Miss Rambeau is that she Is
accomplished. She has learned the
business of acting and this gives her
an enormous ease and confidence.
Miss Rambeau may stand as a shining
example Of what adequate stock COM
pany training can do for an actress of
ability. There is something to be said
against this training. Perhaps some
thing to be said against Miss Ram
beau. We know that she is an inter
esting performer, but as yet we have
never seen her in part which put
her to a searching test. She may be
among our best. She has all the
semblance Of capital actress. One
day she will be in sincere and SIM
pie play and then we will know more
about her. We want to find out
whether she can put aside her tricks
when 1t Is necessary.
So far her tricks have been emil
nently proper. A simple, sincere per-
formance would have killed Cheating
Cheaters" or Eyes of Youth" Both
are stunt plays, and Miss Rambeau
does stunts amazingly we'll. Techni-
cally her performance in eyes of
Youth" is series of somersaults and
giant swings and things. 1t is a sort
Of cakewalk from one emotion to an
other. We have seen enough of Miss
Rambeau to know that she does ever
SO we'll with stunts. We hope to find
out some time or other whether she
. can do without them
Our crystal says that Marjorie Ram
beau will do her best work in comedy.
1t should not be too fragile. Her best
work In eyes of Youth" is as the
opera singer. Here she is able to set
the person portrayed on earth or there
abouts. That is an achievement, for
the part Is not especially well drawn
by tho playwright.
In review some time ago we said
that the part of Luke Bentley in "The
Rope" when played ct the Province
town Theatre, was we'll done. We
eeuldn't remember the name of the
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
Marjorie Ranabeau
Some Things Which She Failed TO See
In the Crystal Ball and Some Which
She May See in the Years to Come
By Haywood Broun

FOUND difficult
wv prosed for the crystal ball in Eyes YOUTH
things that
revealed the there
IN important matter fell The
would her
operate married money But there
nothing particularly difficult knows that school
teachers pale and black that singers get ruined and
dressn scarlet Moreover the inevitable unhappne resulting from
marrying money S
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09

Kurylo, whose dancing has already
been seen at many society functions,
will give a typical American Indian
dance in costume
AS many of the players seen in "Her
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
Nev Plays This Week

oNDAYAt the Fulton Theatre in four
"Th
webb; Muggins" comedy by
a. wharton and ARTS Ruvenation," by
FRADAY the Hudson Theatre the Ladies'
the
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09

-Four one-act plays will be given to-
morrow evening at the Fulton Theatre
by the Actors and Authors Theatre.
In addition to the plays, as an added
attraction, M. and Nine. Edouard de
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-20
BIG UNCLE SAM
CONTRACTS HERE
Local Office of War ResOur.
CeS and Conversions
Receives Many.

Uncle Sans big business projects
are evident every day at the Fmrmou.
office OF the war resources and CON
versions sub district Today Thomas
J Bret, the manager Of the sub dis.
trict, received a long list Of articles
that the government desires bids upon.
Included in this are 100000 glass wa.
ter guages. The Fairmont glass plants
or the others IN the sub district can.
not produce them according 10 NJ.
Brett Recently he communicated with
MoTgan'own firms and hc has man.
aged 10 get some OF them TO bid on
50 stockless anchors. which range In
weight from 2So 10 1000 pounds These
bids must be submitted by Sep,em.
Der 2.
Among the long lis' ~ contracts so-
licted are lot for 20 600 packing box.
os, and others for folding bread boards
and chests Some Of which Il would
be possible for planning mills in tine
sub district to compete for Bids must
be submitted by August %.
Miss Snow f. Thorne has charge Of
the office Of the FairmOnt sub district,
acting as secretary TO Manager Brett.
She was formerly connected with the
purchasing department OF The Mo.
nongahela Valley Traction company.
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Mrs. Sarah Nuzum
is Dead at COlfaX

Mrs Sarah NJ. Carlow Nuzum. wife
Of Job s. Nuzum, died this morning
at l.JJ O'Clock at her home in Colfax
after an illness from a cancerous at.
lection. She was born on May %,
1860, and was a daughter OF the late
Levi and Mrs Carlow. On April 10,
1881, she was united in marriage with
Mr.. Nuzum, who survived her with
ten children, namely, Mrs. s II. Kuhn
and Mrs J. II. Nigh, Of Fairmont; Mrs.
r. W. Kuhn, Of near ColfaX; Manassas
G.. Fay and +. {. Nuzum, OF this city;
Colmar C., now with the colors in
France; William j., in training for
service az Paris Island. and Howard
l.. and Miss Irene Nuzum, at home.
Her aged mother and several sisters
and brothers also survive.
Mrs. Nuzum wasa woman OF sp,en.
did christian character and had been
for many years a member OF the Bap-
fist denomination Funeral services
will be held on Wednesday afternoon
at 2 O'clock from the NJ P. church at
Colfax conducted by the Rev. T. B.
Lawler and the body will be Inferred
in the Coliax cemetery by Undertaken
Fred Jenkins.
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GERMANS ANXIOUS
TO Be CAPTURED

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY OE
TIE VESLE FRONT, Aug. 20.-(By
Associated PressD - Sixty persons
have been taken prisoner by the Amer.
leans az F.smettcn. north Of fishes
without either side firing a shot. The
prisoners were machine gunners and
all that remained Of q company which
had been in line less than q month
American GCachmcuts went Out q
few nia.ts az, the location Of the me-
chine gun positions having been r.
Jr.eI bg a prisoner. According &
g AmD.ans the Prssians We
l.'ius 90 De taken prisoners. The j.
ilisauce officer who questioned g..
ssIans asserted that they had nea.
all agreed to surrender, if H.
J'est opportunity arose. TIL,
r.caus who TOOK the prisoners Dc
claim any credit for the capture
ring that the Russians virtual
asar.cj their post
4 German prisoner taken Sunday.
O. au INTEL gcrCe officer he believed
lJt If the battle lines recced TO Ger
many proper, the fighting spirit Of the
German soldiers Will be greatly stimu-
lated
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AMERICAN SCHOONER
RANNED J. BOAT
Germans Tried to Be
Friendly Of the Coast
of Virginia.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2O.-The navy
department announced today that the
captain OF an American steamer had
reported thu, his vessel rammed and
probably sunk a submarine about $3.50
= m. on August i near Winter Quar-
ter shore of the northern Virginia
coast. The captain stated the subma.
rine was struck on her bow bringing
her along side.
The submarine crew hailed IN
strong German accents. saying they
were friends, the captain said, but he
replied they were no friends OF his.
lie kept on his course. be said. The
steamer IS now in port with a badly
damaged bow and a quantity Of water
in her hold. The captain thinks he
sank the submarine.
In making the announcement the
department did not name the ship.
Because Of the American skpper's cir.
cumstantal report and the tangible
evidence furnished by the damaged
bow the story is given credence not
accorded most OF the accounts OF sub
marine distinction reaching the
navy.
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FairmOnt People
In Auto Accident

A party of Fairmonters. including
Mrs. Gail Staggers Smith and little
daughter Helen and Miss Jean Scott.
together with Donald and Miss Doro-
thy Wees. Of Elkins. and Miss Angela
Moran, off Grafton. narrowly escaped
serious injury in an automobile acct
dent on Saturday which occurred be-
tween Philippi and Belington as the
party was en- route from Elkins to
his city. The car. which was driven
By Mr.. Wees. skidded and overturned.
satching all Of the occupants under
Heath. None OF them were Injured
beyond scratches and bruises. other
autoists came at once 10 their aid
and the party proceeded on to Fair
moIt. Mrs. Smith and daughter and
Miss Scott had been the guests Of rel
ltives In Beverly and Elkins for sew
eral days.
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STATE REPUBLICAN
COMMITTEE TO MEET
Call Made For Next Friday
At ParkerSburg-LOCal
Men Going.

Looking forward to making plans
Off the election of United States
cnator and a majority Of the con-
yressmen, the West Virginia Repub-
lican State committee has sent out a
call for a meeting TO be held at the
Chancellor Hotel, Parkersburg, on
Friday.
The call is signed by Charles G.
Coffman. OF Clarksburg, secretary OF
the State committee. Or. J. o. Nc
Nicely, Of Fairmont, a member Of the
State committee, Attorney +. Carl
Frame, Attorney J. Guy PrichaTd ard
others prominently identified WI
the party in Marion county expect to
attend tho meeting.
The call is as follows:
Pursuant to the direction OF the
Republican State Executive commit
tee at its last meeting at Parkersburg
empowering me as its secretary to
call a meeting of the members of said
committee soon after the August pri-
mary for the purpose of selecting
chairman OF said committee and
transacting any other business which
may properly come before ii. and pur-
suant to consultation with the chair
man of the primary campaign COM
mittee Of Major Davis Elkins. our
senatorial nominee. therefore, this is
to notify you as a member OF the said
Executive committee that a meeting
of the memoirs thereof Is called for
Friday, August %, 1918, at IL a. m,
10 be held in the assembly room of
the Chancellor Hotel at Parkersburg.
"As this meeting of the committee
will be the initiative Of the coming
campaign. II is most essential and
important that you be present, All
other leading Republicans in your
community are invited to attend. Do
not fail to attend this most important
beginning of the campaign.
Most sincerely yours.
CHARLES G.. COLEMAN"
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GOVERNMENT TRAILS
OLD HIGH COST
Exact knowledge of How
Fast He is Sprinting
is Wanted.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2O.-Country
lc investigation Of the cost of liy.
= was started today by the Bureau
Labor statistics to obtain data for
In making wage adjustments. Six
'nts began inquiry in Baltimore,
Ing on represent I've families in
.erent parts Of the city.
information will be gathered from
q families regarding their annual ex
litures for food. clothing. housing
81, furniture and miscellaneous eX
1.es. This information is expected
} be useful not onl VITO the govern
wcnt. but 10 the housewife as well
.nab!ing her to know exactly what she
getting for her money
From data already gathered BY the
.rcau and an increase Of three per
cent over the prices prevailing on June
Is is shown on 20 new essential food
q. ticles.
The process OF several articles de
creased The fine cut OF fresh bee;
one per cent, navy beans two
per cent, and lard, lamb and coffee
less than hve.tenths OF one per cent.
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1868 CARS
CONTINUED from page one.)

Clarksburg district which includes
this part Of northern central West ViTs
gnia. The appointment has not been
made yet and there are several par
ties under consideration. Vance RAM
dolph, representative Of the United
States Employment Service, who has
his office at Clarksburg, Is advised
that the appointment will probably 60
TO some man experienced IN such
work. The place will be a very Inn
portant one and its holder will b
named by Lemuel y. Spau, state a
rector. who has his headquarters
Charleston.
The Clarksburg district Is one Of
five different sections OF the state o.
there are offices at Wheeling, ClaFks.i
burg, Huntington and Bluefleld eel
well as the main office at Charleston.
West Virginia was originally placed On
a district with Ohio but there has been
change OF plan and West Virginia
is now handled as a separate unit
Lemuel B. Spaun, state director, has
been promising to pay a visit to the
Clarksburg branch ever since the AZ
pOintment OF Vance Randolph but hl 4
been so busy he could not get here.
The main demands for labor IN thla|
section are for mine workers and tori
unskilled labor on railrads and IN FAC,
tories. The latest reports show thai
there Is a demand for 1879 mine WORK.
ers and for $50 unskllled labOrers Cor
other classiflcations.
Labor Day Plans.
Labor Day celebrations will be held
at various points in West Virginia on
Monday, September 2. and Mother
Jones will be the principal speaker AZ
such observances OF the day % the
Traction park in MOnongah and at DO,
terprise while Sam B. Montgomery
will be the principal speaker AZ the
celebration 10 be held at Norwood
park in Clarksburg.
UNITED Labor" is credited with the
arrangements for the celebration AZ
Monongah and there will Do q street
parade, baseball games, dancing and
refreshments as well as speaking. The
committee consists Of w. NJ. Rogers,
president OF the State Federation 81
Labor; D. II. Swanson. Cal Nichols.
William Mcdonald, Emery M0rriE
Floyd Watkins and Mike Works.
There will be a colored chorus Of
l75 people at the Enterprise celebras
ton at which a parade headed b.
bands, fat and lean men races, horse
and pony races, baseball games. climb.
ing the creased pole and a foot race
by the ugliest men Of the town and VI.
cinity will be other features Of the
day The committee for Enterprise
consists OF W. A. Saunders. Homer
Phillips, B. II. Tichenor, Pete ZuhiVg
and Dominick Olveir.
Thu biggest celebration IN northern Z
West Virginia outside Of Wheeling win
take place at Norwood park q ClaFks'
burg in all probability. though MonOus
gah is planning a big day. 81
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Norman McSwaln. city: Paul Bennett
tairmout r. d. I; Charles Mundon,
'O5 Watson building; Otis w. Reed,
1913 Mccoy street; John d. Hawkins,
sos Ridgley avenue; Carl S. MyneS.
city; Charles v Redic, los Fairmont
avenue; II. r. Farlow. 425 Maiden
street; Kenneth Hess. 6O7 Sixtl
street; James Hodges, POI Maple ave.
nue.; Harry Bernard Plowman, city:
Louis NJ Gilfin, Fairmont r. D. 6!
Clyde Arthur Hill. 400 Fourth street
Virgil Glenn Lowe, % Boulevard
street; Paul Stevens. 1909 FenimorO
street. and r. o. Miller. Y. NJ. C. A
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Send a Magazine
To Some Soldier

Attention Us called by Postma,tc.
Manley 70 the fact that many more
magazines should be sent 10 soldFrs
~ the cantonmrHts and abroad under
the ruling OF the Postoifice depart
ment providing that such magazines
may be mailed for one cent postage
and will reach 4 soldier. Persons
who desire may take a current maya
zine or a comparatively new magazine
and place one cent postage on same
and drop It in the mail box or the pos
office and same will be immci.atci!
dispatched to a Cantonment or abroad.
The reports reaching the postofuco
department are TO the effect that
these magazines are much appreciated
by the soldiers and that many mos-
could be used.
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Name Commissioners
in Raymond Action

Tomorrow the commissioners ap
pointed to condemn the property ~
Kate Preston Raymond on Locust
avenue, near the Gettings property,
will commence their work This is
an action OF condemnation proceedings
brought by the city Of Fairmont in
which the plaintiff seeks to obtain a
certain tract to lay sidewalk.
The commissioners appointed to
view the premises consist Of Thomas
l. Brett, Fred Helmick, John S. Scott,
G. II. jenkins and John S. Pople. They
were appointed at a special session Of
Circuit court yesterday afternoon over
which Special Judge Michael Powell
presided.