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New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Long Runs Recorded

Going Up" with Frank Craven ee'
brated its 250th performance at '''
Liberty Theatre last Thursday eveh'@
On the same evening the 4ooth PEI
formance of "A Tailor Made Man. WIZ
Grant Mitchell, WAS recorded ~ !"
Cohan and Harris ThestrA
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Manager for Buffalo Theatre

The Buffalo Theatre. at Camp Up
ton, the only negro theatre in the coun-
try on the Liberty Circuit, outside of
the one at Camp Funston, is to have
a new manager, in the person of
Charles c. Perry. manager of the
Strand, one Of the largest picture
houses in Milwaukee.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Lying in, State
By Haywood Broun

ME author of of the plays be
he hopes the
do singular American literature if
them but
all kindly
he cared for dice And
will
nj $
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Hello America" in Harlem

Hurtig & Seamon's New Theatre in
Harlem. opened last night with Joe
Hurtig's Hello, Amerca!" with Lewis
and Dody. This is the same big show
that played at the Columbia during
the summer.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

History and fiction have been little
more kind to Lincoln. His fondness for
broad stories has served to keep his
memory fresh and clean. 1t is entirely
possible that many of the quips which
are now attributed to Lincoln come
from much later years. Some, we
think, are earlier by at least century
1t makes no difference. Fallacious
stories have just as much to do with
mans position in the public mind as
real ones.
1t is we'll for us to realize that Lin
coin was not entirely above the snow
line. After all, the Gettysburg speech
is much more impressive if we accept it
as something said by man in mo-
ment of inspiration and not as the mes
sage from an aloof person shod in sub
Unity.
Washington has suffered most That
cherry tree story, for instance, has
piled centuries upon his dust Now and
again somebody makes point Of the
fact that Washington was a splendid
cursor when properly warmed up, but
as We remember it this information is
generally neglected in the school his
tories. We hope that when the great
mans birthday comes around next year
some orator of the day will take the
trouble to point out that George Wash
ington was almost as big as Jess Will
nd orfn To-
and braver than either.
It's all right enough to speak of the
soul of man marching on" but down
here we want to catch just an echo of
the tramp of his feet as they came
down on the good old muddy earth
We saw Charlie Ray last week at the
Rialto in "a 8 O'clock Town" and
were impressed, as we generally are,
by the gifts of this young man. He
seems to US almost the only young
moving picture player who has def
mite sense Of character. Once we were
interested and amused by Douglas Fair
banks, but our enthusiasm has waned
considerably, because Fairbanks never
plays anything but Fairbanks any more.
And even the Fairbanks Interpretation
of Fairbanks is not quite as likable as
il used to be-
If we were fashioning scenarios for
Fairbanks we would devise at least one
scene in which he should try to jump
over something and trip.
Charlie Ray holds the interest of the
rcturegoers because he has a range Of
moods. He conserves his grins a little.
He is not always intent upon creating
an impression Of dash. Ii we knew a
little more about the technique of NOV
ing picture acting VIC should hazard the
guess that one thing which makes Ray
stand out above his fellows is his
extraordinary use Of his hands. He can
prolong gesture and round il out He
slips from one 70 another None Of hjs
nand movements seems premeditatcd or
jerky. II Is an important point. No
actor or actress il ever much better or
much worse than mis- or her hands
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Her Only Wev

WINTHROP AMES -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-24
Paris Reports Renewal
Of Enemy's Bonbardlng
Between Sornme and Avre

7 1AAmA Aurn S4@The German artil-
~ has BEEN conducting an extremely
,kDeS1 bombasdmsnt Of the Franco
! tat31h hun4 between the somme ana
NJ Ara tn tie region Of Hangard-En-
ha4ssss end vfIlers-Bretonneux, the
~ once reports today.
4hs statement follows1
eBetween the somme and the Avre
ne snsmy'S bombardment during the
hight took on q character Of extreme
violence along the Franco-British front,
especially in the region of Hangard-en-
Santerre and dvfllers-Bretonneux.F French
artillery carried on an energetic coun-
ter bombardment of the German bat
teries. In the region of the Ailette and
Avocourt wood French patrols took
prisoners. Elsewhere on the front there
was intermittent cannonading"
Airplanes having been heard coming
toward Paris an air raid warning was
given shortly before midnight last
night. but no airplanes reached the
Paris district, according to an official
statement issued today. The statement
reads:
Suspicious sounds of air plane en-
gines having been reported by watch.
ing posts as coming in the direction of
Paris, warning was given at 11,36
o'clock pm. No atrp1anes crossed the
fire curtain or few over the Paris dis
trict All clear was sounded at 1909
am.
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Germans Continue Ar
tillery Attack on
Americans.
GUN FIRE ACTIVITY
GOES ON AT SEICHEPREY
Yankee Heroism in Battles Shown
By Individual Acts Of
Valor.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Tuesday. April 2s.-Gas shells
continued to fall along the American front
northwest OF Toul today. but generally
speaking the artillery dre was lighter than
usual. There was q slight increase how
ever. in rifle and machine gun fire
against the American positions around
|seicheprey. A German taken prisoner
least Of the Meuse has died of his
wounds.
At one point three German propaganda
balloons descended carrying copies Of the
Gazette des Ardennes. which Is printed
in French.
ROME, Tuesday, April 2s.-In alluding
to the initial casualties among the
American soldiers in France the Tribuna
says:
There is one detail which cannot fail
to make deep Impression in Italy. and
this is that among the first Americans
to fall in France are some of italian
origin. The fact has a double meaning,
as 1t is indicative Of the many volun-
teers of Italian origin among the Amer1-
can soldiers and also reveals how brave
they were on the battlefield. The old
country is proud of the blood Of Its sons
shed under American colors on the soil
of France,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-24
KRAFFT,S APPEAL FAILS.
Charge Of Uttering Seditious Words
Sustained in Socialists Case.

PHILADELPHIA. April 24.-The
United States circuit court of appeals
here yesterday handed down an opin-
ion sustaining the conviction Of Fred
erick Kraft in the federal district
court of Newark. N. j.. for violation of
the espionage law. Kraft. who was
socialist candidate for governor of
New Jersey, was sentenced last August
to five years Imprisonment and $1,000
fine by Judge ]: Warren Davis for al
legged seditious utterances.
Kraft made a speech in Newark last
August in which he is alleged to have
spoken against sending troops across
the ocean. referred to the action Of the
government as shame" and was
charged with making other remarks
considered by the government as sedi-
tious. Kraft denied he had made the
remarks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-24
SLAIN MANS SISTER KILLS.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. April 24.-
Acquitted in a court here a few days
ago Of the murder of John Weaver,
whom he was alleged to have shot to
death last November. Michael waldron.
minor league base ball player, was
late yesterday shot and killed by
the formers sister, Miss Sanoma
weaver. aged twenty-five. at Hansford,
q mining town twenty-six miles south
Of Charleston.
Finding Waldron seated in front Of
p restaurant at Hansford. the .authori-
ties say. the girl emptied every cham
her of q revolver she was carrying,
! each Of the shots taking effect wal
dron died instantly. She was brought
to Charleston and placed under bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-24
GERMAN DEMANDS HELD
SERIOUS FOR HOLLAND
Some Reports Indicate Desire for
Guarantees Regarding Materials
and Shipping After War.
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, April 24-Relations between
Germany and Holland are still discussed
in special dispatches from Holland. with
tremely serious, but no one Is able to
give authentic details of the alleged
German demands.
The sand and gravel question takes a
prominent place in all the reports, but
some Of the correspondents write of sew
eral others. The correspondent of the
Times at The Hague mentions the re-
ported demand that Holland shall guar
antee to Germany a supply of raw ma
a certain quantity of Dutch tonnage is
demanded for the same period.
1t Is further suggested, the Times
adds. that the Germans expect to be
able to force Holland to accept such
conditions as would virtually compel the
entente allies to occupy, formally, the
Dutch colonies. which would throw Hol-
land completely into German hands.
There are no special Indications of
and the correspondent of the Times says
that reports such as the foregoing ema-
nate solely from German sources.
Obstinate, Says German.
AMSTERDAM, April 2S.-The Berlin
correspondent of the kolnische Volks
Zeitung, a copy of which has been re-
ceived here, complains of the obstinacy
with which Holland resists Imperative
ly necessary concessions. He says Ger
many is inclined to meet Dutch wishes
regarding q proposed system of ex-
changing ships with America, but. nat
urally. on quite definite conditions and
in ,-at tI1rp for ta dafpitn y,
I'VE can wait until the Dutch. in
their own interests, consider our condi-
tions and demands acceptable" the dis
patch concludes.
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Obstinate, Says German.
"PR0vERBIAL UNCLE SAM
Attention Attracted by Statues Used
in Advertising Liberty Loan.

Heroic papier- -mache statues of the
proverbial Uncle Sam. used in adver-
tisins the third liberty bond sale by
the Federal National and the Home
Savings banks. have attracted much
attention.
The large figures stand on the side
walks in front of the banks named
pointing toward the doors Of the in
stitutfons, with posters urging pur-
chase Of bonds placed around the base
of the figures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-24
WSC0UNT M0T0NO
QUITS THE CABINET
Resigns as Minister for For
eign Affairs Under Japanese
Government.
SIBERIAN ISSUE THE CAUSE

LONDON, April 24-vIscount Motono.
Japanese minister for foreign affairs.
has resigned, according to Reuter-
dispatch from Toxic.
viscount Motono will be succeeded by
Baron Goto, who has held several port
folios and is member Of the national
commission appointed last year for the
discussion of Japan's foreign policy
Tho question of Japanese interven-
tion in Siberia probably led to the
withdrawal of yiscount Ichiro Motono
from the foreign ministry. Of which he
has been the head since November,
1915, when Count Terauchi formed the
present cabinet. There have been re-
ports recently that Viscount Motono
might resign in connection with the
Siberian situation. but explanations Of
such a possibility were scanty.
viscount Motono. who was given his
present title in July. 1916. was
Japanese ambassador to Russia prior
to his elevation to the foreign ministry.
Since his graduation from the Uniyer-
sity Of Lyons, France. he has been con-
nected with the Japanese foreign office
and minister to France.
L~ron Shimpei Goto was minister for
home affairs in the Terauchi cabinet
and his appointment to succeed Wis
count Motono is not regarded as likely
to involve any considerable change\ in
foreign policies, with the exception OF
the Siberian question. with which
Motono was particularly identified.
viscount Motono is known to have been
in poor health for some time.
Notice of the cabinet changes caused
little surprise at the State Department
in view of the persistent circulation of
rumors of the impending retirement of
Viscount Motono following the arrival
in Toxic of Baron Uchida. the Japanese
ambassador to Russia. Uchida took Is
sue with the foreign minister as to the
advisability of a Japanese campaign in
Siberia, and his views were accepted by
the premier. Consequently the retire.
ment of Viscount Motono became in
evitaPle.
The construction placed upon the re-
tirement of Viscount Motono by officials
here is that, for the present at least.
there will be no forward movement by
Japanese forces into Siberia without
full and harmonious understanding with
Japan's allies and with the United
States: and 1t is understood that strong
evidence must be presented to demon
strate the existence Of German influence
in Siberia before such an agreement can
be reached.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-24
Heard Crumpling Sound.

On the wharf sailor. dressed in his
underwear and wrapped In blanket.
said: "At 10 o'clock in the evening 1
was aft. when heard sound as If the
entire ship was crumpling. I ran on
deck and saw flames shooting out of the
forward hold. the flames spread like the
wind. Another explosion followed and
the entire ship was in flames. I sprang
overheard and hit boxes Of powder. The
ship seemed to become an active vol
cano. spouting flames several hundred
feet high. and powder boxes rained all
around, even exploding on the water.
One box hit near the ships carpenter
and exploded. blowing the man to
atoms. All the men caught In the su-
perstructure, including the captain, are
believed to have been burned to DEATH"
Another survivor said: II rushed on
the deck, which was red hot, and l took
one Jump and sprang into the sea.
swan hard from the ship, which was
ablaZe in moment, and dived to es-
cape the flying powder boxes. The ship
sank bow first.
IAN American destroyer which came
up deserves great praise It ran
explosions. Cases of powder were
hurled high in the air and burst with
a fiery crash hundreds of feet over
head.
who had jumped overheard and rescued
others from timber boats, which had
been launched In a hurry. It is certain
that II the destroyer had been less
audacious- few men would have been
saved
The survivors are now being tenderly
cared for at an American naval hos
pftal. Those able to walk have been
fitted out with warm clothing by the
American consul. The Florence II.
was great lakes ship built for the
French government and cut in two for
transportation to the Atlantic :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-24
HALK sINN FEM TALK.
Widow of Rebellion Leader Gets
Bouquet at Sacramento.

SACRAMENTO. Cal. April 24.--Afrs
H. sheehy-skehinston. widow Of one
of the leaders of tho Irish rebellion,
was prevented from making q Sim
Fein address by the authorities here
last night. The meeting was adver-
tised as a reception to Mrs. Sheehy-
Skefhngton under the auspices of the
Friends Of Irish Freedom. After she
had been presented with bouquet she
launched into a speech. but County Su-
pervisor Robert E. Callahan. member
of the county council OF defense, re-
minded her of previously given prom
ise not to talk and told her she could
not proceed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-24
EXPLOSION STARTLES CITY.
Remarkable Meteoric Display Wit
messed at Spartanburg, S. C.

SPARTANBURG. s. c., April 24.-An
explosion In the heavens slightly south
east Of the zenith shortly after $50
o'clock last evening. said by local sci
entists to have been meteoric, startled
this city and was. from reports re-
ceived up to this time, witnessed by
persons within a radius Of twenty five
miles. The explosion cast a red glow
over the earth, bringing out sharply
marked shadow. even of overhead
electrical wires. and in tho heavens
the east that remained clearly outlined
for fully fifteen minutes. Possibly
three minutes after the light was seen
three deep detonations, as of distant
guns, were heard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-24
Convention to Supplant Primary.

RICHMOND. We. April ga con-
vention. instead of primary. will
probably be held in the first congress,
sional district to nominate successor
to the late Representative William A.
Jones, who died last Wednesday. State
Senator c.. o. Goolrick of Fredericks.
burg, Harry R. Houston Of Hampton1
and e. II. Russell Of Fredericksburg
have already announced that they Will
seek the nom1nAs4nn,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-24
GERMANS RENEW AMIENS DRIVE
NTENSIVELY ON 2O-MILE 'FRONT.';
ANERICA CANS GAS-SHEL LLEDATTOUL
Aniens Again
Sought by Foe
In Neu Smash

The drive on Amiens. for which the
Germans plunged desperately but failed
to reach In their great offensive last
month. was resumed today.
In the effort to push toward this i'm
portant Junction point and allied base. re-
newed after q two-week interval. In which
the main German effort was transferred 10
Flanders, the enemy this morning launch
ed a heavy attack on q front Of approx
mately twenty miles.
The line at which the German infantry
is again being thrown extends from tne
district north Of Albert, northeast OF
Amiens, to the .Avre river, southeast OF
the city. Nearly all this front Is held by
the British, whose line links up with the
French at the river Luce. about three
miles north OF the Avre.
It has been regarded as almost IN
evitab1e that the Germans would again
strike here, as the advance OF theE
right flank IN the A1niens region was
stopped short by the strong British
resistance at Albert, tagging far behlno
their left, which was pushed at Castel
Paris-Amiens railway. A further driv-
ing in of the wedge south OF Amiens
was thus virtually impossible unless
the line to the north could also be ad-
vanced.
New Effort to Split Line. I.
The attack here, furthermore, repre-
sents a continuation of the persistent
German effort to push in between the
French and the British by striking
heavy blows near their point OF juno
tion.
The comparatively narrow neld in
which the enemy could attack with
reasonable expectations OF profit to
himself has thus given the allies warn
ing, largely eliminated the element of
in the earlier German success, and
doubtless has led to the massing OF
strong Anglo-French forces at the
point where the Germans are now
striking.
The Germans have been working up
strong artillery fire along virtually the
whole British southern front for several
days. following the easing Of their pres
liminary intensive bombardment was Of
comparatively short duration. The drum
fire began early this morning, followed
shortly by the advance OF the infantry.
Drive West Of Albert Fails.
What was apparently intended as
surprise blow without notable artillery
preparation was launched by the Ger
mans at dusk last evening northwest Of
Albert. The British were on the alert,
however, and met the advance with a
hail Of rife and machine gun fire, driv-
ing back the enemy.
Meanwhile the enemy has maintained
to keep the Anglo-French forces well
! occupied there. Not only has the artil-
lery bombardment been heavy in many
sectors, but last night there was a
strong hostile attack on the northerly
side Of the Lys salient, near Dranoutre,
close to Mount KENNEL. The French
were guarding this region. and they re-
pulsed the assault after sharp fighting.
their artillery cooperating with the
British guns in severely furnishing the
enemy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-24
Modistes to Make q. S. uniform.

PARIS. Tuesday. April 23.-The quar-
termaster's department Of the American
Army will try to do what 1t can to al
leviate the crisis in dressmaking and
allied. trades caused by the departure
Of many customers. It Is intended to
have uniforms and shirts for the
American soldiers made in Paris, thus
affecting economy In, 6hippin9- -apaaa. 20
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MAJ. THAW NOW AN CAGE"
Brings Down Fifth Adversary and
CAPTIVE Balloon on Same Dav.

PARIS. April 24.-Maj. William Thaw.
commanding the Lafayette Flying
Corps. is now counted among the
"aces" in the aviation in France. hav-
ing brought down his fifth adversary
and a captive balloon on the same day.
Maj. Thaw in the last month has ac-
encounters
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IN FIRST q. s. DEFENSE, DIES.
Lieut.. Lawrence s. Aver of Massa.
ohusetts Killed in Action Anril On

F1TCHBURG. Mass. April 24.-sec-
ond Lieut.. Lawrence 8. Aver Of this
city. a member of tho battery that
fred tho first American shot in the
war. was killed in action April 20. ac-
cording to information received here
today by his uncle. William e. Aver.
Lieut.. Aver was twenty-four years of
age, was graduated from Dartmouth in
1916, was commissioned at Plattsburg
and went to France last August
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-24

For Americans. however even with a
full recognition that the decision in the
new battle of the nations will be had
on the Ang1o-French front far to the
west of St. A1ihiel, there is still a
natural and acute interest in events
which affect their own troops, which
mark. in a sense. the real beginning
of the war for us. And this makes a
passing review Of the St. Mihtel stu
alton possible now. when there is a
momentary lull on the larger battle
field.
Positions Now Held.
At the present hour We are holding
positions north and south OF that
famous ST. NIihiel salient which repre-
sents the fruit of a German drive to
isolate Verdun and compel a general
French retreat from Rheims to Nancy,
after the battle of the Marine. The
Germans made some progress, meas
ured by ground captured; the kaiser
was able to send stirring telegraphic
dispatch to his wife, but the Anglo
French operations to the westward in
Artois and Flanders compelled the Ger
and from that moment on he has at
tempted little.
The salient which he had created is
strongly reminiscent of the newer Sa-
lient which he has lately carved out of
British lines west of Armentieres. At
its base 1t is some dozen miles wide
and it narrows to an apex west of St.
Mihiel, where the German has a BRIDGE
head across the Meuse. On the north
side the high ground is mainly in
.~rI,I h., x1- D~tf tt-k hN, Il
north Of the Flanders salient. But as
the German has recently taken Mes
sines and white Sheet" in Flanders, he
took some high ground in Lorraine Oh
the heights of the Meuse nearly four
years ago.
German Cannot Advance.
If you think of at least two American
divisions, one north and one south of
the salient, holding positions such as
the British hold at KENNEL to the
north and Givenchy to the south Of the
Armentieres salient. you will have a
general notion of the situation at the
present time. The German cannot ad-
vance out of the apex of his salient
westward to Barbecue for the same
reason he cannot advance upon Haze
|brouck in Flanders, because he is held
mn by the flank fire from the sides of
the salient. II the German could widen
his salient, if he could break down
either side; he would with a very short
advance reach Bar-le-Duc, a base of
inestimable value to the French and the
KEY to the whole larger Verdun salient.
He is trying to do exactly the same
thing in Flanders by assailing both
sides Of the Armentieres salient. A
strong push, such as won him Messines.
would in the ST. Mihiel sector. give him
a chance to renew his old efforts to
abolish Verdun, but this time not by
direct attack.
ON the other hand. If the allied
troops could break in either side of the
salient the Germans would have to re-
tire out of it or be enveloped and cap
tured. and If they retired the line
would be restored on the whole eastern
front since ST. Mihiel is the only
breach that has ever been made in the
positions on which the French chose to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-24
ENEMY RAIDS MADE AGAINST
AMERICANS SEEK WEAK POINTS
Familiar Tactics Used in Preparation for
Greater Struggle When Hun Expects to
Face More Powerful Forces.
BY FRANK H. SIMONDS.

1t would be mistake regard the taking place
before ou and the of the troops the St. Mhe
salient Of large Importance The enemy striving
break his through the in the dixie of deense
frontier He aiming BarDuc the real base of all the
French lines north of St Mh So may Judge by
Indications the German merely testing troops of his
new foe by the familiar raid tactics