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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09
Couple Fail to Rise;
Taken From Playhouse

Reading, Pa, March 9.-FederaI
authorities have been notified re-
garding the ejectment yesterday of
a Reading couple from Rajah The
ater during the performance of EN-
perience" for refusing to rise as Il
silent tribute of patriotism during
the playing of ''The Star Spangled
Banner" The couple were taken
out by Police Sergeant Britton.
Sergeant Britton was in attend
ance at the performance in plain
clothes.
The Star Spangled Banner" was
being played preparatory to 'the
opening of the performance, when
attention was called to the couple,
who had remained seated.
Miss Jean Downes, who takes the
character of Beauty" in Expert
ence," informed the policeman of the
couples actions, and requested their
arrest, explaining that she was a
member of the recently organized
American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy
Sergeant Britton ordered the cou-
pie to accompany him to police head
quarters. They were later released.
Miss Downes told police she had
called the attention of Federal au-
thorities to the act and that she had
also notified the national headquar-
ters of the Alliance, to which she pc
longs at Washington.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09
Celeb1aed Path Experience"
Management of the Orpheum
Would Help Boost Local
Fashion Displays

I. Floyd Hopkins. Harrisburg ran
iTrS,Sehtatlye of the Wilmer and VInccnt
lneatef company. has written a In
the II. ~ .rri rrs retail merchants section of
Nv w lar lar drFisnurS chamber of Commences
39nerIhg TO do his bit in boosting tba
ioi shSoHnihS spring style show
Rnui,Is ms letter addressed to ]. William,
committs oI thG spring style show
II the apparel display can he = estS a that
Mo rcb SSH Time during the weais 80
maTch nIa IL, when Experience" is IN OF
at the disn0 tme 0rpheum. he can pIace
oeHy or beautiful living n,odts nehants
uMpert ,,1pt IN the art of disninSeis' all
men garments SpA"S ihS Wo-
part IN me many players who tat,a
iiium1er of beautiful wnpe, are
s,'ch "a a. iSrs of the "PrimroSs nay 81 1E :,
f'ova as Pleasure. FrivoiitT IIdItn. IIIn.
Passion, IT. Fashion. Excitement
wnom in the stage pisco etsSs.-al of
"a al lurement to Youth - tempt
GU ou oS the charming personaIi.is 9 IS daz-
temptati6r clothes these persopiGeS
to tonistock and Gest nav bnoeese ese parts,
~ Ietaln tho services of salaries
~ tces - ol @ the first rank, and acc,a peau-
will ioin hase senent the young won,atS,
to the extent y, with local merchants
~ the local stores providiS7,a as models
Harrisburg ing their stay in
set ne retail merchants had a1rooa,.
last 'nere tbreo dates @ for the show AZ eaIg tba
although If lays OF the coming week,
merchants M nh may accept the opportS0i1ts, S0ns
nort;u LAIN living models without i'm.
porung them by extending their ipdi
,oIa ,,aual style shows into the foiiowing
Ihe original company and produc-
tion OF Experience" comes to Har-
rlsourg this time. for the entire week
OF March is. and the producers have
spared neither time nor expense to
make the fourth year of this won
derful play a banner year.
Experience" is the story of YoutG
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09
Exploding Vulvanizer
Causes Damage

Mechanicsburg, Pa, March 9.-Win-
door were shattered yesterday morn
ing by an explosion in the dental of
flee of DR.. J. A. Kilmore. West Main
street. when the vulcanizer exploded.
known, as everything appeared nor
NAL and set of teeth which were
to remain in the vulcanizer fifty-five
minutes were in forty minutes, when
with a terrific noise. the whole ap-
paratus blew up. Fortunately. none
OF the members of the household was
in the room at the time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09
LISTING DRAFTED MEN

Carlisle. Pa. March 9.-Men in
Glass 1 in Cumberland county eligi-
BILE for full military service will be
less than fifty per cent. of those in
this division. according to the re-
suits of the medical inspections be-
gun this week. In District No. l
about forty-nine per cent are being
listed for service and in District No.
. about fortytive per cent. The TO-
tai registration in this class at last
estimates was close to 900.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09
LOAN COMMITTEES TO MEET

Mechanicsburg, Pa, March g.
Next Saturday afternoon, March l6,
meeting has been called by the
Woman's Committee, Council of Ma
Loan Comittee of Cumberland Coun-
ty, in the Y. NJ. c. A. building. Car
Isle, at 2 o'clock. The committee of
the Mechanicsburg district, Mrs. j.
" liner Happier, chairman, have ar
ranged to meet at l o'clock, prior to
the other meeting at the same place.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09
ADD ADJUSTMENTS

ADD ADJUSTMENTS
Admirers of beautiful and talented
Alice Brady will intrench her more
firmly than ever
Alice Brady in their hearts
i'm "Her after they have
silent Sacrifice" seen her in the
Selznick picture.
Her Silent Sacrifice" which closes it's
engagement at the Colonial Theater
to-day. The theme of the. play is
mother-love and Miss Brady. in the
stellar role. is at all times pleasing.
The supporting cast for this feature
is exceptionally strong.
Monday and Tuesdays attraction at
the Colonial will be the first showing
in Harrisburg of the big patriotic
feature, "Over There" 1t is said to
have big theme that is dealt with in
a big way and every real AMERICAN
will want to see this picture The
cast is headed by Charles Richman
and Anna .. Nilsson.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09

The attraction that will appear at
the Orpheum next Friday and Satur-
day. with daily matt
"One Girls nees. will be "One
Experience Girls Experience" a
melodrama telling the
story of the dangers that beset poor
girls who work for their livelihood.
TT truly is a great play'-this is the
estimate placed on "One Girls EX-
perience," by the Philadelphia North
American. an opinion whose worth is
multiplied by the fact that it was
expressed in an editorial
Mr.. Primrose, the producer, has
devoted especial attention to the most
effective presentation of this drama,
that by every estimate exceeds in
popularity as in worth, any ever pro-
duCed in this country. The produc-
ton to be seen in this city is said to
be notable in every respect. and will
be one of the most complete scenic
productions ever seen in our city.
Each member of the cast was par
ticularly chosen, which means that
the interesting characters which sur
round the play will be strikingly por-
trayed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09

An entertaining feature of the Ma
jestic bill, the last half of this week,
is G ! c s
GaIetti's Monkeys Monkeys, who go
at the Majestic through a rou-
tine of tricks that
are very well done and which create
uproarious laughter. The monkeys
have a barber shop and their antics
in shaving the monkeys that come in
is very funny. Other comedy num-
bers on the bill are: Harry Bond and
Company. in an amusing sketch en-
titled TOO Many Women;" Britt
Wood. clever 'rube" comedian; Cur
ley and Welch. in a good comedy
turn. and the Four Charles. in an ex-
cellent novelty Offering.
The allied bill booked for the early
half of next week. is headlined by
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09
BUYS DIR. pIxoN,s CATTLE

Waynesboro, Pa, March 9.-John f.
Hickman, of near Miller's Mill, went
to Philadelphia this week to bring to
his farm four head of Brown Swiss
cattle which he had recently bought
from a herd. the property of the late
Dr. Samuel Dixon. Health Commits
sioner of Pennsylvania. Upon their
arrival here they will be the only
ones of their breed in Franklin
county.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09

Douglas Fairbanks only rival of
the screen is featured to-day at the
Victoria Theater
George Walsh In in a William Fox
"Jack SpurlOck" master picture.
The story, written
by George Horace Lorimer, the edi-
tor of The Saturday Evening Post"
is a most unusual story, and will
please all who see it, as well as those
who read it in the Saturday Evening
Post some time ago. All the absorb
ing humor and the dramatic situations
have been emphasized in the screen
version of this interesting college
play. Mike Donlin, the former New
York Giant ball player, will be seen
in the supporting cast, together with
Ruth Taylor. formerly leading woman
of "Chu Chin Chow" For Monday and
Tuesday Petrova in The Light With
in" will be the attraction.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09
BARN AND CONTENTS BURNED

Marietta, Pa, March 9.-Fire of un-
known origin destroyed barn on
yesterday, entailing a heavy loss
Through the efforts of the firemen
the largest and best-constructed
barn in Lancaster county, adjacent to
this one. was saved from destruction.
it being only fifteen feet away. All
the contents were consumed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09

Once more Harrisburg is to have
that much talked-about play for an
entire week, where it
"ExPerience" will be presented at
the Orpheum Theater
beginning Monday. March IS. by Will
Morris Gest. This will be the first
time that the original New York cast
has been seen in this city. however.
and a series of capacity audiences is
expected. owing to the remarkab BILE in
terest evinced in its coming.
Experience" from the pen of
George V. Hobart. a well-known
dies. but this is the only play from the
pen of the gifted playwright and
writer that has endured for so many
seasons, and Experience" has made
for its author and producers a for
tune that can be written in no less
than seven figures. In Mr.. Hobart's
play he has chosen to show the jour
ney of Youth along the Primrose
Path. which inevitably confronts all
who go forth into the world. At the
very gates of the city he is confront
ed with two roads and is in doubt
which one of them to choose. One is
the road to fame with Ambition as
Path with Pleasure symboliZed by
beautiful woman as the very enticing
magnet. Youth goes with her and
we see him plunging along the Prim-
rose Path. treading on the petals of
fair orchids. with music in the air
and the eyes of countless fair women
offering him delights. He meets
ion, IntoXication. and many other
fascinating and attractively gowned
Young women. Then he follows
Chance until he has lost his last dol
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09
"FEMfNIsT EVENING"

Mechanicsburg. Pa, March 9.-Last
evening Miss Edith Mumma was
hostess for the Woman's Club at her
home in East Main street at an in
teresting meeting. It was a Fem
mist Evening" and Miss Ida G. Kast
gave a talk full of information on
THE Legal Status of Women in
Pennsylvania" and Mrs. r. A. De-
Frehn, Women in Action"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09

Invested with the prestige and at
'sThe York and a three
Thirteenth months engagement in
Chair" Chicago, 1.-The Thir-
teenth Chair" William
Harris. Jr.'s production of Bayard
Neiller's melodrama of mystery. will
come to the Orpheum, Wednesday,
matinee and night. Out of the scores
of theatrical offerings made each sea-
son in New York. a few-just a few
invariably stand out as unusual sue
cesses, and one or two as veritable
triumphs. During the past season
The Thirteenth Chair made a place
for itself at the very head of the list.
When other plays. staged about the
same time. had long since forsaken
Broadway for a tour of other cities or
had been relegated to the limbo, which
is the hiding place of failures and
near successes. this piece by Bavard
WELLER continued to crowd the thea
ter at which il was the attraction.
Changes of season had no effect upon
its popularity-the house was crowd
cd in midsummer as well as during
Christmas week-nor did any OF the
other influences, which manifest them
selves in the diminishing theater
patronage, have any effect upon it's
staying qualities. which meant and
was accepted without question as an
assurance of exceptional merit.
A skillfully chosen cast. whose
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09

lar and is forced to look for work.
We see him working as a waiter in
to perdition when the voice of Love
and Ambition bring him back to the
straight and narrow path, and to the
little sweetheart still waiting for him
in the country cottage at the end of
the rainbow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09
GOES TO AVIATION FIELD

Hummelstown, Pa, March 9.-Wal-
ter Breckenmaker, of Hummelstown,
left yesterday for the United States
Aviation School at San Antonio. Tex
as. as a machinist.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09

every member was selected after
satisfactorily demonstrating in actual
competition his superior ability to
portray the character to which he
has been assigned. will perform the
piece here. Heading the cast is
Blanche Hall and Joseph Garry.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09

General Post" the delightful com.
edy of social conditions in Englan
during the war, and in all
General probability after the wal,
Post, will come to the Orpheum
Tuesday night. Charles
Dillingham; will present william
Courtenay and Thomas A. Wise in the
two most congenial roles these dtstin-
guished stars have ever essaycd. In
their support will be Miss Cathlcen
Nesbitt. Miss cynthia Brooke. Cecil
Fletcher, James Kearney and Wigney
Percival.
General Post" is a new war conn
edy by ]. Z. Harold Terry, neither sad
nor grim. which, comes here direct
from a successful run at the Gaiety
Theater, New York, and the Broad
Street Theater. Philadelphia. The
title, General Post" was taken from
an old English parlor game sometimes
called stage Coach Each player
all are seated except one. This player,
standing in the middle, cries, for In
stance, London to Edinburgh" and
the player representing these cltios
exchange chairs. If. in the scramble.
the player who has been standing
can secure a chair, the one who has
lost it is Tt" and must call out two
other cities. At intervals the stand
ing players call General Poatr
which means that everybody must
change places. Thus. General Post
is a general shake-up.
AS in the childrens game, go IN
the game of life the cry is applicable,
and at no time more than at the pros
cnt. General Post" We eXclaim,
when labor succeeds in ousting copi-
tai from position long securely held.
General Post" ii is with a VenEe-
ance, now that, under the dominion
Of Mars. we see peers in the ranks
and tailors in command.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09

dramas of four centuries ago, which
We're then fostered by the church.
However, this play is modern and
up-to-date in every way. The char
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09

spectacular instrumental Offering, en-
titled America First" This act will
represent America. The remainder of
the bill is as follows: William Sisto.
the Italian Statesman, who will repre-
sent Italy; Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon
Wilde, comedy variety entertainers.
who will represent England; Lady
who will represent Japan, and the
Francetti Sisters. in a novelty aero
batic act, who will represent France.
Charlie Chaplin and Dorothy Dalton
joined hands to create an unusual
double attraction at
Chaplin and the Regent yester-
Dalton mt day, and they will
Regent To-day both appear at that
theater again to-
day. Charlie Chaplin plays THE
Pawnshop." which coptains. all the
Makers" can put into it. Nothing
more can be said than that it is a
Chaplin film. That is enough for
Harrisburg theatergoers to know.
Dorothy Dalton, whose dimples are
rapidly. becoming as famed as Kitty
tractive best in "'F'lare-Up' Sal"
which is from the prolific pen of ]. G.
Hawks, and which was directed under
the personal supervision of Thomas
II. Ince.
&" 'Flare-Up' Sal" rejecting correctly
that period. is replete with adventure
and thrilling episodes. There is an
of interesting comedy,
too, while the towering Redwood for
est, where the picture was filmed,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09
|ANUSeMGTTOI
ORPHEUM

ORPHEDM
-night-Lyman IL. Howe's Travel
Festival.
Monday. night only. March 1l-Tes-
timonial concert - Reinald Ner-
renrath and Sara Lemer.
Tuesday, night only, March IL =
Charles Dillingham; presents VIII
liam Courtenay and Thomas y.
Wise in General Post"
Wednesday. matinee and night, March
l3 Return engagement of the
seasons dramatic hit, The Thlr-
teenth Chair
Friday and Saturday, with daily
matinees, March is and 10 - one
Girls Experience.
Entire week of March is, with matt =
nees Wednesday and saturday -El-
liott. Comstock and Gest present the
most wonderful play in America.
Experience.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09

the Primrose Path, brilliant cabaret
ana restaurant scene, after he has de-
serted Ambition and turned his back
on Opportunity. He goes on the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09

forms a beautiful and picturesque as
well as accurate background for the
story.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09

acters are all named after traits of
human nature, such as Pleasure. Friv- |
olity, Slander, Hope. Love, Deceit, |
Fashion, Snob. Blueblood Excitement,
Pride, Intoxication, Passion, Despair.
Chance, Poverty, Degradation, etc.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09

ends up in the lowest dive in all the
country. And then, through the maze
of temptations and disllusions. he de-
termines to reform and be the man his
mother taught him to be. This he
accomplishes through the influence
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09
VICTORIA

To-day George Walsh in "Jaci
Spurlock--Prodigal.'
Monday and Tuesday-Mme. Petrova
in The Light Within
Wednesday and Thursday. warren
Kerrigan in "A Mans Man"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09
MAJESTIC
High Grade of Vaudeville.
COLONIAL

To-day - Alice Brady in Her Silent
Sacrifice" ,,.at.
"Over There" with Charles klcn-
man and Anna Q. Nilsson ,,,,
Tockwood in broadway Bill"
Friday and Saturday = Madge Ken
nedy in Our Little Wife.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09
REGENT

To-day. double attraction, Dorothy
Dalton in 'Tlare-Up' sal and
Charlie Chaplin in The Pawn
shop"
Monday and Tuesday - Billie Burke
in Ewes Daughter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-20

ish. American and French forces are
widening the wedge driven into the
German defenses and have forced
the enemy behind the Sambre canal
on wide front east of the important
railway center of Guise.
The Selle has been crossed in
force southeast of Cambria and the
British are approaching the formld-
able natural obstruction of the forest
of Normal, guarding the Valenci-
ennes-Avesnes railroad, the main
German support line i'll this region.
The French maintain strongly their
pressure between the Disc and the
Serre and eastward along the Aisne.
There are some indications that
the Germans are preparing for re-
tirement from their positions in
front of the Americans northwest
of Verdun between the Mouse and
the Bout forest. The American
advance threatens the security of
the Kreimhilde positions on the left
center of the sector. A further ad-
vance in the Bantheville region
would further increase the menace
to the Germans. East of the Mouse
the enemy Saturday attacked the
American position in the Bots De
La Grande Montague, but was re-
pulsed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-20
BY Associated Press.

Allied troops on a front of more
than l20 miles from the North Sea
to the Disc are pressing closely the
retiring Germans. The enemy is
given no rest and may have diff
Guilty in holding his supposedly pre-
pared lines when they are reached.
On the north the British, French
and Belgians are approaching Client,
in the center the British are march
ing on Journal while the British,
French and Americans north of the
Disc are threatening the important
railway lines south of Valenciennes.
In the Argonne west of the Meuse
the Americans have improved their
positions near Bantherville
Unofficial reports are that the
Belgian coast has been cleared COM
pletely of enemy forces and that
5000 German troops have been
caught between the advancing
allies and the Dutch border and the
North Sea. This force apparently
was unable to escape southeastward
toward Antwerp owing to the rapid
ity of the allied advance from
Bruges. Allied troops are reported
nearer Eeechloo, Is miles east of
Bruges and the same distance
northwest of Client and also are
approaching the Dutch frontier near
Sluis. The allied troops in Flanders
have regained 300 square miles OF
territory in the past four days.
Wedge Being Widened.
Between Bruges and Courtrai the
main resistance is somewhat sitter
than further north, but south of
Courtrai the British are advancing
rapidly from the DouailLille line
The Marcq river has been crossed
east of Lille and the town of Che
reng eight miles east of the import
ant junction of Journal taken. Trem-
chereng southwark to east of Douai
the British have pressed forward
nearly eight miles on a thirty mile
front in three. days.
South of Valenciennes the Brit
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-20
LIBERTY loan
WILL PASS SIX
BILLION mark

whether the number of smaller sub,
scriptions by individuals is found to
meet expectations.
New subscriptions entered during
the last day and those made effective
by payment of the 10 per cent in
stallment probably will amount to a
81 ,500,000,000 for the entire nation.
Before business opened this morn
ing &,599,7l9,450 had been reported
to federal reserve banks.
Big Task Ahead.
For the next five days banks
throughout the United States will be
busy adding up subscriptions. Re-
ports and payments then must be
made to federal reserve banks, which
are expected to take at least FIVE
days more to report to the treasury.
The honor roll of buyers will in
clude many who have not partici-
pated in the first, second or third
loans. 1t will number subjects of
other governments, neutral and bel
ligerent, throughout the world.
Germans interned in this country
and others whose sympathies are
not with their native land will be
enrolled.
A large part of the $6,000,0OO,000
will be paid to government account
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-20
BOND COMP ANY
HOLDS SESSIONS
BUT CAN'T AGREE

the company, which he refuses to
do.
Vice President Luikhart stated
publicly that the reason he discharg-
ed Brown, who was former super
intendent of agencies, was that "he
went out on the streets of Omaha
and repeatedly made statements that
his associates in the company were
pro German. No successor has been
named for Mr.. Brown. | regret
very much there are no sensible
steps we can take to compel Mr..
Brown to correct his statements"
Calls for Retraction.
Mr.. Brown denies that he ever
gave publicity to any such state
ments, although he and Mr.. Lee and
Mr.. Beatty, former associates in the
offices of the Lion Bonding and
Surety company did discuss such a
matter in private.
Mr.. Brown demands a retraction
of the statement from Mr.. Luikhart.
Two employees of the company,
holding responsible positions,
rendered their designations Satur-
day. They are Walter Farraday. I'M
derwriter for the company, and E. A.
McGlasson, special agent for Ne
braska.