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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
THE TWO ORPHANS",
WITH THEDA BARA

That fine old story THE Two Or
phans,' a tale that has touched and
delighted many hearts, with Theda
Bara, as Henriette, is the big attrac-
ton at Fox's theater, today only.
In its new form The Two Orphans"
is even more thrilling and will win
the applause of the theater- goers.
Miss Bara has never failed to give
splendid entertainment. In "The Two
Orphans" she plays the part of q
girl who is not of the vampire type,
her Characterization Of Henriette be-
ing q screen triumph and her versa
tility is shown to remarkable de-
gree. The scenes in this play show
that expense was not spared in the
making of the picture. The street
scenes in Paris have never been
equalled, except possibly in Les
Miserables." The Salpetriere Prison
is another stunning set, and the snow
storm scene is peculiarly appropriate
now.
Tomorrow's feature at Fox's is the
dainty little Metro star, Viola Dana,
in "Opportunity," and she certainly
hits the high spots In her latest work
before the Metro camera. She swings
through the five acts OF this offering
with all the assurance OF one who
knows the ropes, and she energies
with the final fade-out with the
honors all hers. There isn't another
actress working before the camera
who can portray the character of the
devil-may-care girl Of the mountains,
the plains, or the picturesque lands
| of Mexico, as this little artist. "Op-
portunity'' is a tense and thrilling
drama, a model enjoyable entertain
ment, and tells of how a young girl
takes advantage Of the opportunity
| that comes but once in a lifetime.
The second instalIment Of the Official
Allied War Review, shows Italy
throwing back the foe, American
heroes at Cambria. the remains of q
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
Both Work and Pleasure Spoiled
NEW LEADER FOR WOMEN

Hartford, July 24.-Mrs. r. Belknap
Beach Of Hartford has been selected
as chairman of the Womens division
of the Connecticut State Council of
Defense. Announcement of the selec-
ton of Mrs. Beach for this important
work was made yesterday following
an executive meeting of the division.
Mrs. Beach succeeds Miss Caroline
Ruutz- Rees Of Greenwich. She was
formerly chairman of the Women's
committee of the Hartford War
Bureau. The announcement of this
appointment was accompanied by in
formation of a complete re-organi-
zation Of the wOmen's part of the.
defense council administration in
this state.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

Put q thimb1e on the curtain rod
when slipping it through the hem Of
the curtain.
Whatever fruit is in season should
be made the most of, especially for
desserts.
Candied fruits, flowers and aromat-
ic leaves can be made at home at
small expense.
Use a stump OF o candle instead OF
a cork for the glue bottle, and it will
not stick.
, A piece of fungus broken from an
old tree is g, splendid buffer for ma
hogany furniture.
To pad the edges of doilies before
embroidering them, work them in a,
coarse chainstitch.
A hot mustard footbath will often
relieve a headache by drawing blood
away from the mead.
Asparagus is delicious served with
brown butter for a change, instead of
on toast with dressing.
When a child drinks milk from a
cup one should be just as particular
about the milk as when the child is
on the bottle.
Those who are prone to neuralgia
and rheumatism will find relief by
adding a little oil of turpentine to the
warm bath
Indigestion Is the foundation of a
! great deal of unhappiness. Good food,
we'll cooked, will prevent indigestion
! in many cases.
Pepper should be used in dishes of
vegetables, cheese, eggs, fish or meat;
| but paprika Is probably preferable
! with cheese.
To heat the sugar for jams and
| je11ies put 1T in a granite-ware dish
| and stir occasionally Of course, the
| sugar must not brown.
| thin syrup for canning raspber-
ries and apples is made with four
| cups water and 2 cups sugar. Merely
| heat to dissolve the sugar.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
lack PICKFORD ENDS
RUN AT LYCEUM

Today is the last time that Jack
Pickford will be shown at the Lyceum
in his latest picture "Huck and Tom. ."
Jack Piclzford is winning new laurels
for himself in continuation of the role
Of Tom Sawyer The irrepressible
Tom, which he played recently in
tom Sawyer" is aided and abetted
by his disreputable friend Huck Finn
They overhear graverobbers at their
grewsOme task and are unwilling wit
nesses of a murded. Later episodes
show the aforementioned pain-killer
incident when Tom administered the
medicine to q COntidiDg cat with dis
astrous results; the finding Of the hid
den treasure and the panic on the
island when Tom and Becky, his child
ish sweetheart, are lost il cave
An excellent cast and a good director
have made this picture one of the
Wholesomest and most amusing Of the
season. If you want to see one of the
best phOtoplayS ever produced, bar
none see this one. 1t is certainly
thrilling humorous and amusing
Don't miss this delightful photoplay
with it's delightful portrayals of the
youth of America. The vaudeville
show is we'll worth seeing and other
pictures complete this splendid pro-
gram
Thursday Friday and Saturday
bring a. new show of the usual Lyceun1
quality The feature picture will be
The Flying God" starring the clever
Triangle star, Roy Stewart in a virile
western story of intrigue. love and
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
JAPANESE ACTOR
TOPS KEENEY SHOW

Sessue Hayakawa, celebrated ia
panese actor, in a five reel Paramount
Aircraft photoplay, The Secret
Came, is undoubtedly the finest play
ever seen at Keeney's. The plot deals
with a spy In the employ of the Ger
man government who is sending news
about the sailings Of U. s. transports.
Sessue HayakaWa as q government
agent, succeeds in running down this
spy but before he finishes he is face
to face with death a number of
times.
AS a comedy feature Marie Dress
Ter in the five reel comedy, Fired,
was selected by the management
Marie, always funny, has more OPP
portunities in this picture than any
other she has been in. William Dun
can in the two reel episode Of "a
Fight For Millions, once more takes
the audience through the snowf1elds
of the northwest.
An L-Ko Comedy came i'll for a
share Of applause. The Screen Mag
azine with a scene from the steel
mills in Pennsylvania shows waste
steel being turned into plates for a
big bridge. The O. Henry story proved
as poDular as the rest of these enter
tanning stories. The last half OF the
week brings a change of photoplays
Billie Burke in Ewes Daughter
being one of the features.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24

ton of work, you never concentrate
wholly on the work of the moment
and hence never put your full eff
cheney to use.
A Poorly Phrased Letter.
I was writing a letter in a great
hurry the other day. My impatient
mind pushed ahead Of what I was
writing to what [ was going to write
next. I could feel myself thinking
of the next sentence to the detriment
of the present one. The result was
very poorly phrased letter
Every time you try to crowd too
much into your life either of work
or play you crowd peace and poise ,
out of it.
Does 1t Pay to Break the Box?
OF course there never was a time
the temptation was so great to crowd
oneself. One wants to do so many
new important things and one does
not want to give up ones pleasures
altogether. Which is sane and nor
NAL.
But suppose you wanted to get a.
larger number of important things
into a box Or basket or suitcase than
would go in, which would be better
to compromise and give up the least
important or to break the container
so that it would hold nothing at all ?
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
SIDE TALKS
Too Much Happiness
BY RUTH CAMERON.

How much happiness we crowd out
Of our lives by trying to crowd too
much in!
A club of young married women
came down to a cottage near ours
Der one day last week Their pro-
gram was to open it up for the day
and have an all-day picnic. They
had planned half q dozen things to
dO,-bathing, lunch, a walk, a short
motor boat trip, etc. Had they had
the full day at their disposal that
would not have been so bad, but they
did not arrive until 10 O'clock after
q two hour motor trip down, and
they had to start back in the middle
of the afternoon as several of the
girls had dinner engagements. The
result was that they rushed steadily
all day, [ wasn't with them so 7
don't know how much they enjoyed
It but I am sure [ should not have
And then think of going home and
dressing for a dinner engagement!
All in the name of pleasure! Surely
if they had planned half as much
they would all have had better
time.
Both Work and Pleasure Spoiled.
When you are hurrying you are
always thinking of the thing you
are going to do next instead Of the
thing you are doing. The result, if
it's a question of pleasure, Is that you
never SAVIOR the present and really
enjoy yourself. When it is a ques-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
FADS AND FASHIONS

Dolly Warden hats are Of the poke
bonnet order
Silk frocks are weighted by organ
die hens.
Black and white flowers trim an
afternoon frock
Rabbit fur is excellent trimming
for jersey cloth,
Wells are made of black lace deep
ly scalloped
Dainty underclothes have edges
finished by picoting.
Felt hats will be trimmed with
wool flowers this fall
Simple bright voiles are among the
most charming of inexpensive dresses.
A very novel sports dress comes
from France and is hand-knitted
from top to toe.
A fashionable wrap is made Of
black chiffon trimmed with black os-
trich fringe.
A dinner gown may have panel
hanging from the shoulders ending as
n short train.
All the brown shades of gloves will
be especially in evidence in Autumn
weather.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
WAKE. UP

Send for the free book ON canning
and drying i~sued by the Nssionns
War Garden Commission. Enclose two
cents for postage.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
William Whispers.

William, who had submitted pas
sively enough before, for he has great
respect for constituted authority, gave
g. hoarse cry as he saw the mans
rough handling Of me, threw off his
own captor easily, and lunging for
ward began to tear like an animal at
the arms of the man named Bill.
"Wi1liam!" T commanded sharply,
for I knew that resistance was mad
ness, "stop that Instantly"
I was sorry I had spoken an instant
later, for Bits comrade, q, tall,
scrawny individual with a prominent
Adams apple, which worked up and
down obtrusive1y when he spoke,
took advantage Of Williams instant
obedience to give the old chap a cruel
kick as he took possession Of him
again
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
HAT Instantly.

Sarder MIS- Granle, an
ss an oyster" he prom
but his resolve came
&A we climbed the slope
1&1ae i heard a, rather thin
41oice with excitement in
liz guardedly:
ARP, Bill"
1ent1y obeyed the command
Next instant two men rushed
lfe incline just above us, and
William and me.
t1eorge, here's a woman, BILL
Nrst exclaimed, letting his electric
Shlight travel over me. 81 heard
A5e gang they're afraid of had wo-
man in it, and I guess we've got her
eff you will look at this you will
find you are mistaken" [ said cour-
steousIy, although I was trembling
with resentful indignation at the
rough handling of my captors.
I put my hand to my blouse in
order to display my secret service
badge, but the man named Bill, a
burly individual, quickly struck my
hand down, and then pinioned my
arms.
None Of that, my lady" he said
roughly. We'll have no gun play this
time, my dear"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24

woman's wiles with some lively gun
play as a good sidelinc 1t is a pic
ture full of thrills and excitement and
lots of "pep.' Don't miss it. There
will also be q splendid new vaude-
Vile show which you must enjoy at
the Lyceum. Remember that today is
your last chance to see your favo~ite
Jack Pickford in "Huck and Tom"
also that Mary Pickford is coming in
one of her brand-new pictures, "Stella
Maris," next week.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24

Pepper should be used in dishes of
vegetables, cheese, eggs, fish or meat;
but paprika IS probably preferable
with cheese.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24

French regiment, the charge of the
Irish Horse at Cam brai, the tanks
victory, the Desert Battleship"
camel brigade with general Allen'by's
army at Jerusalem and where Ameri-
ca holds the line. These are the Off
cial U. S. Army and Navy pictures
taken by government photographers
right in the midst of action, and are
shown at Foxs theater only every
Thursday
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24

To heat the sugar for jams ant
jel1ies put 1t in a granite-ware disI
and stir occasionally. Of course, the
sugar must not brown.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
Jews For zheater8oers and Women Readers
W IE:E:,

his countenanca so
the faint light of the
ke naoon-fortunately
very dim light in
3ally terrifying. [
Epud that | was able
tr0ng impulse to
ssed me at his sud
n e returned quietly.
me- I've been on the
elSI1 told me what you
Il he went on proudly.
8n to cut down some
some wood, but all
8ettin' this path jest
Hkbody could hear US"
M thoughtful, indeed,
zlisp cred, ,rof5ctihs
-was very apt
poor old guide kept
lBpers much longer.
talk any more, you
line must be very
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-19
TO THE RETAIL DEALERS
OF POLK COUNTY

There will be meeting of all Re-
tail Dealers at the Barlow Board of
Trade rooms at 2,S0 P. M, Thursday,
September 10, 1918
This meeting is called by the Coun.
ty Food Administration for the pur-
pose of taking up the sugar situation
and determining whether Polk Coun
ty will adopt the card system or not
and to discuss new rulings.
For the purpose of simplifying oul
present way of handling the sugar
business, l am submitting the follow
ing proposition for your approval. II
adopted, no further sugar sales rec
ords will be required.
If accepted by majority of the
dealers, the Polk County Food Admin
istration will issue a regular ordel
effective September 30th, about al
follows:
The keeping and reporting of sugal
sales in Polk County will be discon
tinued in and after September Both.
No dealer in Polk County will b,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-19
YOUNG FRENCH WOMAN
BRAVES ALLIED AND HUN
SHELL FIRE TO REVEAL
PLANS OF ENEMY

With the American Army in Lor-
raine, Sept. 19.-The devotion of a
French woman to her country was re-.
corded last week at one Of the Amer
lean headquarters to which a woman
whose name cannot be mentioned,
had made her way through shell fire
and over region filled with gas and
traps to bring to the allies informa.
ton regarding the Germans.
With her mother and younger
brother the young woman, who is
not yet twenty, had lived at Soulevre
farm since the day it fell into the
hands of the Germans four years ago.
Four other brothers are in the French
army. The mother and daughter
were forced to remain within the
German lines ard witness the day by
day conversion of their property into
= German clubhouse. During those
four years the two women endeavored
to placate rather than to antagonize
their captors.
From German officers who FIRE
Quented the farm the young woman
learned information which she rec
ognized to be of the utmost impor
lance. When she heard the barragt
Thursday morning she determined t
run the risk of crossing the nearl,
three miles separating her HON,
from the allied lines.
i. Telling her mother and the Others
that she had work to do in the gar
den the young woman left the house
She slipped away toward the Ameri
can lines, although every road wa
e swept by allied and German gunflre
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-19
GERMANS USED PRICELESS
WORKS OF ARTS TO FURNISH
THEIR DUGOUTs

Behind the Franco-American Lines,
Sept. 19.-Priceless tapestries, paint
ings, furniture Of the Louis XIV pc.
riod, grand pianos and rich portieres
found by the Hun in Chateau Thierry
were carried away by him in his re-
treat and used to furnish dugouts.
Following the German retreat Am
erican units inspecting the enemy dug
outs for concealed boches found the
deliberately furnished subterranean
apartments. The care and design of
the furniture varied with the raek OF
the officer, it was discovered. At one
!of the quarters-that of a German
general-the sides of the dugout were
lined first with lumber looted from
the town and over the lumber were
placed embroidered portieres. To pre-
vent dust from falling from the roof
which had been first protected BY
corrugated sheet-iron, several artistic
tapestries had been attached.
The grand piano was found in the
headquarters of regiment. 1t was
thought by the Americans that here
[ the regimental staff reveled over
their first successes and the use Of
German artists to play the instrument
was resorted to. Finely carved
tables and chairs were found in pro
fusion in this rendezvous. Other
dugouts were furnished also in elab
crate style varying in degree witt
the rank of the occupant.
Beds from Chateau-Thierry took W
much of the space in some Of the
higher officers quarters. Down un
der twenty to thirty feet of eartf
could be found handsome bedroom
suites. In some cases, due to the
haste which the retreating Huns were
forced to exercise, the beds had no
been used since they had been made
in the morning and were ready To-
occupancy. Models of comfort, the!
were mute evidence that the retrea
of the Germans had been hasty one
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-19
A FATHERS PRAYER

o amt much on prayin' God.
Err goin' t. church,
I've tried to do what | thought was
right,
A-helpin' my friends an treatin' 'em
white.
| may be sharp on business deal,
| haven't lied and I wouldn't steal,
An so l am asking you, God, tonight
Watch over Bill when we start to
fight.
| know you've had lot Nv work t. do
Way over there.
A-watching the hun at his hellish
play,
An counting the souls ez they fly
away
Bills only boy but he had to 60,
With mother an me a-lovin' him so.
An so we pray, dear God, tonight
Watch over Bill when we start to
fight.
We're lonely God, an want our boy,
Across the sea.
All we can do is sit an pray;
It's hard to bear with him away.
Oh, keep him clean an brave an true
He's fightin' fer mother an me- an
You;
So hear me, God, as l pray tonight
Watch over Bill when we start to
fight.
k. G. Duffield
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-19
Food Administrator
Will Protect Florida Shippers
OF PeriShableS

guise Of an enemy ship and is
snapped by the cadet, whose degree
of accuracy is indicated by the near
ness of the picture to the center of
the lens, which is marked in circles.
The school of aerial gunnery at
Love Field here is turning out flyers
having a degree of accuracy that will
give them great confidence once they
reach the battlefields of France, off
GERS declare. This accuracy comes
only after the hardest study and prac-
tice.
For the actual ground practice a
hill has been built back of the tar.
get range. Thousands of pounds OF
bullets already have been poured into
it from students guns.
A tiny wooden reproduction Of an
enemy plane is the object of this
practice. The target is an unindi
Gated spot in a nearby white sheet
before which the plane, flying at q
given speed would be passing when
the American planes shots reached
it. The student figures out the
speed and the angle of ascension ant
distance of the enemy, adjusts his
gun and aims at the tiny plane. Their
t he is accurate in his Shooting anc
his calculations, the bullet SHOULD
pierce thes pot marked on the bacl
side of the white sheet.
Students also are carefully drilled
in the strategy of maneuvering into
the one spot in the rear of the enem!
plane whence he cannot shoot. From
this position they can pour their owl
shots into the nemy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-19

With the approach of another great
shipping season in Florida, Federal
Food Administrator, Braxton Beach
am, is very anxious that all shippers
of perishables should be we'll &C.
quainted with the rules that govern
such shipments. One of the rules OF
the Food Administration provides
that when a consignment of perish
ables is ordered, or accepted, at stat
ed terms, +. o. b. shipping point, the
c0nsignee must accept such ship
ment on arrival, and, according to
his acceptance must forward paymen.
for same direct to the shipper. How
ever, the Food Administration rulings
also provide that if, for any reason,
there is delay in transit, or the con-
signee believed that the shipment Is
not up to the grade or standard speci-
fed, he may demand an inspection.
This inspection is made by officials
of the Department of Agriculture, and
the report forms the basis for the
determination of the Food Admins
tration at the point of receipt Of
shipment, as to the liabilities. II
the deterioration of perishables is due
to the lack of dispatch in transporta-
ton, then the consignee must look to
the railroad for reimbursement of
damages.
If the shipment is proved by in
spection to be below grade or stand
ard specified in contract of accept
ance. then the shipper must abide by
the arbitration Of the Food Admins
tration.
These rules are very simple and Mr..
Beacham wishes to say to the ship
pers of Florida that he will endeavor
during the approaching season to pro-
tect any and all of them against any
unfair practice on the part Of con-
signees. In order to avail them
selves Of the good Offices of the Food
Administration, shippers must strive
to see that perishables are strictly
up to grade, or, in other words con-
for INTO specifications. If the Florida
shippers will do this, they will find
I themselves protected through Mr..
Beacham's efforts under the Food Ad-
ministration rulings, and they will
save themselves losses and DELAYS in
getting reimbursements for perish
ables they send out.
These suggestions apply to all ship
ments Of fruits or vegetables.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-19

After many difficulties and narrow
escapes the young woman reached the
American lines and told her story.
In return for the information she
brought she asked that every effort
be made to rescue her mother and
brother. The Germans attempted to
maintain their position at Soulevre
farm, but the Americans overcame
them in desperate fighting. The
mother and brother were brought to
American headquarters today unin-
jured and there was a joyful reunion
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-19
AVIATION STUDENTS
TAUGHT TO SHOOT"
WITH THE CAMERA

Dallas, Tex, Sept. 10. The eyes Of
the camera instead of rapid-firing
guns is beiNg used to record direct
hits on "er envy" planes by aviation
cadets in Texas training camps.
After the great thrill of the first
solo flight, the nose dive, the tail
spin and the loop blouse are dis.
carded and a course of study in geom.
etry, mathematics. and physics en-
tered into by the cadets that far sur
passes that of many a scientific
school.
Days of drill and study hot morn
ings at the rifle range, and then comes
the first big lesson in aerial gunnery
But the cadet goes into the air armed
with nothing more deadly than tn
camera to put into practice tn
knowledge he has acquired.
An airplane scars nearby in tn