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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-15

show him how he can make good, sc
as to induce other men to come to
your city or county.
Another thing is the lack of friend
| illness shO"I to to ,Iasts and ~, Sc
who come to spend part of the win
ter in your town. / know of one cOu
pie who have taken their meals at q
| boarding house for a month, and not
one person has spoken to them, not
even at their own table. 1t should be
the duty of everyone to have a pleas
ant greeting for all strangers, for you
are apt to entertain angels unawares
Make them feel that you are a people
who are glad to have them come to
your city. They appreciate it.
The board of trade should adver.
tise the city after they have gotten it
cleaned up and in good shape. The
clay of Ocala has been the best city
in the state, but it is not the best now
and you have slipped far backward
Your streets need fixing up Marion
county was the first county in the
state to have hard roads, but the 9th
er counties are far outstripping her
now, and you will have TO get busy or
you will soon be in a place cut off
from all tourist travel The people
of the town and county think because
, they were at one time the foremost
county they can lay back on that and
do nothing more. They must forget
that and realize they must hustle to
even catch up to those counties who
have passed them. You can regain
your place for you have the natural
advantages, and the fine people who
go to make the best sections. But
you must get to work and work hard
Forget the big freeze and don't tell
every stranger that comes about it
Stop telling them that truck raising Il
a gamble. Stop telling everyone that
the boil weeyil is coming. Wait till
AAE eoCLS AICI T. IhdLuSl lGtI dUOuI tile
good things you have and encourage
them to try everything
Il have had men ten me that I
should not tell tourists of the good
roads in some other sections for i.
they find out that these roads are
good they will not come through
Ocala. Now this should not be. Fix
your roads. The tourist has to pay
more for gas and oils than in any otn-
er city in the state, and this is a
knock.
Il am great admirer of your city
and county, and l am very anxious to
do you good, and I can say that you
have the best county in the state,
and you should have what is due to
you, so for your own sake and for
the rest of this good land get togeth-
er and make good. 1t will take work
GOOD FRIEND OF OCALA."
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-15
AMERICANS SWEEP GERMAN
FIRST LINE AND PENETRATE
SIX HUNDRED YARDS BACK
American Troops, Cooperating With
the French Execute Successful
Raids Against the Enemy
FOUR PRiVATES KILLED ANC
SEVERAL WOUNDED

With the American Army in France
March 11-American troops, co Oper
ating with the French have carried
out three raids opposite the American
sector in Lorraine.
The Americans swep1 past the Ger
man first line and penetrated to the
enemy's second line, 600 yards back
Two of the raids were executed sim
ultaneOusly Saturday night
Washington, March 11-General
Pershing's casualty report today
shows four privates killed in action
four severely wounded, twenty-One
slightly wounded. four died of wounds
eight of disease, and two from other
causes
Those killed were Private Frank j
Osgood, Cook LINEN G. FilIengem
Private Francisco Disabatine, Private
Otis D. Green.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-15
POLITICAL RUMoRS

All sorts of political rumors we're
turned loose on our streets Saturday.
One was that County Commissioner
Baskin was to enter the senatorial
arena.
Another that the friends of Hon.
w. X. Zewadski are going to ask him
to make the race against Legislator
L. s. Light.
Another that Mr.. B. z. Raysor would
run in group one, and that Jack Nc
Gully would measure lances with him.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-15
BAD TASTE IN YOUR MOUTH

When YOU have a pad taste in your
mouth you may know that your di
gestion is faulty. A dose of Chamber
lain's Tablets will usually correct the
disorder. They also cause a gentle
movement OF the bowels. You will
find this to be one of the best medi
cines you have ever become acquaint
ed within.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-15

One DR.. Van Hood OF Ocala wants
to see the girls and women or that
town-and of all towns and rural plac-
es-taught the use of firearms. Hs
thinks that it is quite as important
for women to know how to use gun
as il lie for a man. There are many
people who will agree with him in
is.-Miami Metropolis.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-15

Mrs. VERNE Stevens and daughter,
Margaret, who have been the guests
of their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. A. Weathers and family, for the
past ten days, have returned to their
home at Lakeland.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Camp return
ed home Sunday night from a weeks
visit in Jacksonville and st. Angus
tine.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-15
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~s. ,,sa o Who born might lsa daughter Vi. -
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-15

"a the Gary over that can ut'l lust
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
A Girl "Call Bow"

The latest development of the draft
has resulted in the appearance of the
girl "call boy" at the Casino Theatre.
For the past three years young Willie
Sanderson, twentyone years of age
now, has been the call boy at the
Casino. Young Mr.. Sanderson, being
wenty-one, comes under the new draft
law. To anticipate military action he
has enlisted in the marines. Instead
of getting another boy, F. Ray Com
stock, manager of "Oh, Lady! Lady!!"
has appointed Annabell Kelly, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Georgia Kelly, the ward
robe mistress, as "call boy" for the
ooh, Lady! Lady!!" company. Little
Miss Kelly is just sixteen years of age,
and under her mothers guidance is said
to have become very proficient in call
ing Overture !""First act!' and Girls.
get move on-the stage is waiting!" s"
This is the first time a girl has ever
been employed as "call boy" Many
of the best known actors of to-day be-
gan their careers as call boys.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14

to be wearing real hoopskirts," said
Miss Thomson the other night. ooh,
do wish I could have lived in those
daysl / would like to have been the
real Ottilie in 'Maytime,' and then
when my cousin Claude came to call on
me l would have sent him away. Of
course, 'Maytime' isn't fiction; it's his
tory, real history from the early days,
and it must have been ever so much
more fun to live then than it is now."
Every night when Miss Thomson puts
on her hoopskirt for the first act, and
lets down her hair like a little girl in
the 1910 period, she feels as though she
were going back generations and gen
erations. The spirit Of the old ro-
nance carries her through all of the
four periods, from little girl in pink
and white and lace to an old lady in
black silk, and back again to a modern
young lady.
She starred in "Adele" in London at
the Gaiety Theatre last season. but ow-
ing to the war returned to America.
When "Maytime" has completed its run
in New York Miss Thomson will be
seen in a new play.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14

and was crazy to play it, so on that
memorable night he was just pretend
ing.
when he couldn't finish the per-
formance they tackled the understudy.
but he wasn't up in the part at all. So
little Charlie stepped forward and VOL
unteered, just as in the story books,
and you remember what happened"
Indeed we do. We remember how
that child went on in a soldiers suit
six sizes too big for him and made mad
love to the japanese prima donna, and
how wonderful ne was in the part and
! how his salary was quadrupled over
night.
IL stayed with that show until it
closed, and then went with 'Piff, Paff
Pouf,' and with Grace Van Studdiford
in The Golden Butterfly Next came
The Chocolate Soldier But FRITZ
Scheff brought along Pretty Mrs.
Smith about that time and sue
cumbed. Then came Ziegfeld's Trolic'
and the Tollies of 1915; then Flors
Bella and 'Maytime.' You know the
rest"
So that is why Charlie is veteran at
the age when most men are beginning
to think they would like to go on the
stage.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
So Charlie Became Charles

agent sent it to us, and Charlie didn't
tell US himself. He didn't need to. We
happened to be there the night he
jumped into the breach and saved the
show in New Orleans.
1t Is an advantage, decided advan-
tage, for an interviewer of stage celeb
rltles to have started her career on the
stage. In that way she knows the life
secrets of most of her interviewces. II
makes it easier-for the interviewer
Last week we went to the Palace to
see Charles Purcell. He is Charles
now, and his weekly check, so they say
has four figures on it. His voice Is Just
as lovely as it used to be, and the peo-
pie wouldn't let him go until he sang
the chorus of "Sweetheart," his ~Mav.
time" favorite.
AS soon as 1t was over we went back
stage and told Charlie who we were
and how we knew him when" And
then we both talked at once, and said:
do you remember Lillian, with the
pompadour?" And, "Do you remember
/ Cosette and Mac, who ran away and
got married in New Orleans ?" And
"How long did you stay with that
show?" And, "What have you been doing
since 2" And finally we said: "Do YOU
remember how the tenor fell down In
New Orleans and you were the only one
in the show who knew the role. and
they grabbed you and dressed you up in
his clothes and sent you on in the mid
die of the act?" "Yes," came back
Charlie; "and do you remember what q
big fellow he was; over six feet. and
wasn't full grown yet? had to 90 on
somehow, so | rolled up the sleeves of
the coat and the legs of the trousers
But you never knew the inside story of
that. can tell it now.
"The tenor didn't have to work. He
was married to girl whose father
owned oil and coal and steel. She was
travelling with him, and they both got
tired and wanted to go back to New
York, but the company wouldn't hear of
1T. They begged him to stay till they
got some one else to take his place. and
then they never got any one. Well
George found out that | knew the role
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
Relics Sacrificed
To Satisfy Credulity

When the picture of the very eli.
Of the great master, treasured in ~.
Wright family for nearly a generate,
was treated with no more apprec;s.,.-
than if it were a cut from an ssr..
tisement Of department store .sl.
could the question with dignity \.
treated seriously? The only ansv.,
seemed the flippant one, to COMES.
everything, admit everything. to say.
"Oh, yes, it is one of my old sb;,.,
bought for three rubles at vladivos
tok."
The other relics were in turn -.
rihced in their authenticity to satiats
credulity determined 20 be justified n
Its strange prepossession and the s,s,
idea OF hoax. 1t was an interes,ir,
study IN psychology to see how any sr.
planation, no matter how self-eyiden.lv
absurd, was eagerly accepted and ,ss
simple truth rejected, if it substsnt-
ated the hoax obsession.
A story of hoax vas expected and
We gave it, gave it in such detail thai
should have made it all the more in.
I possible of credence; showed to everv
keen thinking reader the hopeless folly
OF the claim that it was a hoay. tbs
folly of pretending that the cultured
men of the Authors Club could be
fooled in such way.
Did Larrovitch really live or was h
but a myth? Was he great autho,
brought strangely back into the sun
shine of recognition or was he a ere
alton, an invention. an imagined char
acter in "the Gargantuan comedy ths
is likely to keep the literary world II
immoderate laughter for long time
We can only say we have made ou
defence and leave to readers of hi
biography their calm, unpreiudice
verdict.
We have no fear of the ultimate vel
dict of scholars and thinkers. In tn
words of Father Sergius, the shrew,
philosophic priest in "Barini Barini
Truth, with time as its ally, alway
wins in the end"
WILLIAM GEORGE JORDAN.
RICHARDSON WRIGHT.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14

slsts of the trench fantasy, which wa
done first privately at Lambs Gam
Dol. and then was promptly ineo,
porated in Getting Together"
Lieutenant Gitz Rice is a soldier
singer and composer of trench song
lie was member of the first Canadian
contingent, and is still ia the service
IN Getting Together" being assigned
to duty with that play by the British
government. Lieutenant Rice saw
twenty-five months service on the
Western front before he was invalided
home. During his service on the other
side he found time to write several
songs, which were and still are being
sung by the Tommies. These he sings
IN Getting Together" playing bis
own accomplishments. His singing Of
You've Got to Go In or Go Under
I'VE Stopped Them on the Marne'
and "Put Your Head Down, Fritsie
Boy" constitutes an evenings enter
tainment in itself.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14

is, at least, better informed on Lar
rovitch now than it was a month ago
for now this very volume assailed as
hoax stands on it's shelves. When
Nine. Curie discovered radium, was it
hoax because no mention of it ap-
peared in it's catalogues or in any of
its books? But you will say that this
IS different thing, that Nine Curie
was publishing what she had discov-
cred. Well, so were we publishing
what We had discovered.
Higher criticism tactics applied to
the Larrovitch book, as all other tests,
prove its inherent genuineness, not the
hoax contention. Whatever be the
faults in the editing of this book the
charge of inaccuracy is one that can
not be brought against it. or if brought
cannot be sustained
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
-Four Men Wrote War PLav

There are three authors and a COM
poser whose names appear after the
word "by" on the programme of "Get-
ting Together" the musical war play
at the Shubert. The four are Major
Beth Clan Hay), J. Hartley Manners,
Percival knight and Lieutenant Gitz
Rice.
Nearly every one has heard Of Ian
Hay, who wrote "The First Hundred
Thousand" Ian Hay has contributed
much to "Getting Together" and has
aided materially in making the stir
ring war scenes In the play realistic.
No moro stirring war scene has been
shown on che American stage in re-
cent seasons than that In which oc-
ours the dash over the top, with the
big British tank, splitting fire, to lead
the way.
J. Hartley Manners Is probably
known to every theatregoer in Amer
ica. He wrote "Peg O. My Heart"
Out There" and Happiness.
fercival knight is an English
comedian who came to this country
some eight or ten years ago in "The
Arcadians," in which he immortalized d
i've Got Motter, Always CHEEKY and
Bright" Mr.. knight has been de-
scribed as the "best sour-faced come
dian since Dan DAILY" and in Getting
Together he has the role of British
sergeant who looks like one of BARNS
fathers cartoons come to life. In adj
dltion to appearing in the play, Mr..
knights contribution as author con-
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
Disclaim Responsibility if Bibliography lnventsd
for Him Is Not Represented in
Public Libraries

We were unable to trace in any way
the actual charge that led to Larro-
vitch's exile to Siberia. Some authori
ties said one thing, others another.
We found rumors, we frankly gave
them as such. When illustrating the
work we secured one picture said to
be that of Larrovitch as a fireman.
There was just the suspicion Of ques-
tion as to the authenticity Of the por-
trait. though as stated on Page 80.
Larrovitch was a fireman for a few
months in Irkutsk, but the doubt de-
manded that the picture be declared
"alleged."
Thus one after another of the fimsy
proofs of a hoax are exploded. Not
one real point was made; yes, there
was one. 1t is the kind that the prose
cution holds as its trump card for its
impress on the jury. This is the inter
views with ourselves and what might
be claimed as our Endorsement Of the
hoax theory. This is, in reality, no
more evidence than the other claims.
We have no thought of repudiating
anything in these interviews nor Of
denying their general accuracy, but a
few words of proper Interpretation
will put them in their true perspective.
The Tribune representative prefaced
his request for details about Larro-
witch, courteously, of course, with the
statement that it was clear on the very
surface that it was hoax; there was
no slightest question about that, it was
self-evident In as considerate and
kindly a tone as the astonishment of
the moment would permit we in
quired the reasons for the strange
charge. The Public Library did not
have the books, and other equally in
valid reasons flowed forth in rapid Sc
ouence.
1t was clear in an instant that this
was the case of a fixed idea that
neither logic nor added proof could
change in the least. There was. how
ever. the hope that seeming to fall in
with the obsession of prejudice might,
by making the righteousness of it
more apparent and so make the truth
clear.
When you are talking to a man who
declares that Germany did not start
the war you know there is no use to
argue it on normal grounds. You make
the point of view ridiculous by p;ling
on more equally absurd statements.
You say: eyes, England invaded Bel
gium, too," England sunk the Lusi-
tania,' England bombarded the Cathe-
dral of Rheims, too," and host of
similar wild corroboration of hope
lessly false point Of view. Thus we
answered.
When seriously asked where we Sc
cured the portrait we called Larro-
witch, with no more reverence than if
1t were the picture of some Stacker
brought in in raid, it was impossible
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14

"Feodor." This instead of being
proof against the manuscript merely
attests its genuineness and reveals it's
date. 1t must have been written in
that brief romantic year of his mar
ried happiness 1845-'46 when he signed
all his writings "Alexey" to humor the
fancy of his wife, Sonia, who, with
some kink in her feminine prejudice,
detested the name Feodor. Lanitere
says, by the way, that Larrovitch after
his return from Siberia "always took
malignant pleasure in writing
Feodor, for it seemed to him that, liv-
ing or dead, she would know it,
The statement is made that of the
books cited in the photography not one
can be found in the public library. Are
we to be held responsible for the in
completeness Of the public library? 1t
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14

to be expected that Larrovitch, at this
intense moment when the words,
wrought from the agony of his very
soul, "You have put out the light Of
Russian liberty" came from his lips.
should have put them in some other
form to forcstall criticism? Larrovitch
was big, simple, sincere, never a po-
seur. We cannot imagine him editing
his last words, putting on them the
cosmetic of phrasal cleverness, saying,
"That is never good; it suggests
Mirabeau; | must try new form" 1t
is really too absurd for notice except
for its effect on the jury.
The autograph copy of the manu-
script, one thing that might have been
held as too sacred for carping criti-
cism, has been translated and reveals
the first name as "Alexey" instead of
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
By Harriette Underhill

Once upon a time there was little
boy named Charlie Purcell. When
other little boys were piling up their
blocks and saying their a C's Charlie
WIS climbing Up on the piano stool and
laying "Do re mi" When he was six
years Ole, about, he sang the "Stabat
Mater" on Easter Sunday, and when he
was twelve he was toying with the high
C's and vowing that if all those en-
dearing young charms should vanish
overnight he would still be true.
Probably he believed 1t, at twelve.
When he was sixteen he ran away and
became the chorus In q yepertory cora-
pany. and when be WAS seventeen he
was singing the big role In 'sThe Isle OF
Spice"
Now, all Of this is true. No press
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
In Vaudeville

PALACE--Mlle. Dazie, Anna Wheaton
and Harry Carroll, Tombes and Parker
Fradkin and Tell, "Somewhere in
France" Juliette Dika, Walter Brewer
and Meehan's Dogs.
RIVERSIDE-Grace La Rue, Hussey
and Worsley, Natures Masterpiece
Ideal, Mehlinger and Meyer, "Too
Many Wives" the Six Kirksmith Sis
ters, Walter Weems, Sam Hearn and
the Gliding O'Mearas.
ROYAL-Blossom Seeley, Jack Will,
son, Nine Chilson- Orhman, Ben Welch
Moon and Morris, "On the Fourth
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14

to answer calmly and court.on,,.
give the true story of how th.
portrait was secured. It was ..
to say: THAT was taken from . So.
painting called THE Samoyay, a.
the Traitokof Museum In Mo...~, :, =.
This was instantly accepted az .rr.s
cause it fitted into q theory. !, ..s
stantiated prejudice. When II. ~ -,
legged" portrait Of Larrovinb =.
fireman was subject to humoroa. ..
ulations was not the easiest wav -.
to emphasize the absurdity ~ :, 81
doubt to throw that, too. into II. a. .-'
card, to pile on the agreement Z. ~.
limit? 'Ae
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14

Of the point that certain Of the quota
tions sound much like bits from Shaw,
Whistler, Maeterlnck and others. He
leaves us puzzled as to just what bear
ing this has in the way of proof or Of
disproof. AS Larrovitch died fifty-one
years ago, he could hardly have pla-
giarized from these writer's, who had
then written nothing. If they helped
themselves from the wealth of his
treasure, does their kleptomania from
what he had written prove he never
lived? Is any one writer monopolist
of a point of view that it may not
have come to another?
Even Larrovitch's dying words show
"that he had learned the manner and
style of Mirabeau." Should the last
words of a man who, it is asserted,
never lived be thus criticised? Is it
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14

nance. Her heroes wore powdered
wigs, and all of the fair ladies of her
dreams wore hoopskirts and bustles.
Old New York was the fairyland of her
dreams, and from bits of lace and
bright colored silks she made dresses 3
from pictures she found in the old
books
ITS almost like living all over again
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
In the Matter
Of Responsibility

We, tho undersigned, were the edi-
tors of this volume on Larrovitch, and
feel sense Of personal responsibility
that makes a defence seem a positive
duty and the evasion of it cowardly
disloyalty.. We're it a mere affair of
critic garbling or miscomprehending
book written by either Of us We should
have passed it over with half smile
and shrug of the shoulders and said:
"Oh, what's the use!"
But this is not personal matter to
be thus lightly dismissed. Eleven
members of the Authors Club have
contributed to this volume, the club
directed the publication and, greatest
of all, justice to the memory of Larro-
witch makes a defence imperative.
The Tribune was correct when it
said: "The majority Of the Authors
Club will first learn that Larrovitch
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
Carolyn Thon7son's
Childhood Dreams
Haze Come True

Carolyn Thomson, who plays the
part of Ottilie in "Maytime" at the
broadhurst Theatre, is a Western girl.
When Miss Thomson was little girl
she used to read stories of Eastern ro-
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
Passing ShouU of 1879

1.-The Passing Show of l9ls' will be
presented at the Globe Theatre. At
lantic City. during the present week,
and Will open at the Winter Garden
the following week, beginsing Tuesday,
July 70. The new show has been staged
by J. c. Huffman.