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The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-29

Tn the night of August 1919 the vil- lage of Saint-Maurice was punished for having fired on German soldiers by being burnt to the ground by the Ger man troops (twO regiments. the Twelfth landwehr md the Seven teenth.) The village was surrounded, men posted about yard from one an other, so that no one could get out. Then the UhlanS set fire to it, house by house. Neither man, woman. nor child could escape; only the greater part of the live stock We carried of, as that could be used. Anyone who ventured to come out was shot down. All the inhabitants left In the village were burnt with the houses" (FrOm the diary of Private Karl Scheufele of the Third Bavarian regiment and land wehr infnntry)
 At ten o'clock in the evening the first battalion of the One hundred and Seventy-eighth marched down the steep incline into the burning village to the burning village to the north of Dinant A terrific spectacle of ghaStly beauty At the entrance to the village lay about fifty dead civilians, shot for having fired upon our troops from ambush. In the course of the night many others were also shot, so that We counted over POO. Women and children, lamp in hand, were forced to look on at the horrible scene. We ate our rice later in the midst of the cOrpScS, for We had had nothing since morning. When we searched the houses we found plenty of wine and spirit, but no eatables. Captain Hamann was drunk" (This last phrase in ShorthandD (From the diary of Private Philipp of the One Hundred and Seventy-eighth regiment of infantry, Twelfth army corpS.)
 Writing from Belgium in 1916 Iryin s. Cobb said:
 Briefly what saw was this: saw
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-29

"A horrible bath of blood. The whole village burnt. the French thrown into the blazing houses. civilians with the rest" (From the diary of Private Hassemer of the Eighth army cOrps.)
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-29

Writing from Belgium in 1916 Irrin s. Cobb said:
 Briefly what I saw was this: saw
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-22

evidence OF other competent judges.
and thus have been able 10 form an
accurate estimate Of Doing our BIT.
The metaphor Of the widowed ear
spreading contagion 10 its wholesome
brother. however, is not to be con-
strued literally. Here IL has the hui
NOR OF paradox. for the wholesome
brother - the Conan Revue - flour
lshes nightly and wakes fat In the
summer sun, while the mildewed ear
progresses into decay without COM
municatiug its Infection"
Best American Play.
Jesse Lynch Wuliamss comedy,
why Marry has won the Pulitzer
prize Of $1,000, offered by Columbia
university for the best play by an
American author produced in New
York during the year. 1917 The de-
cision was Informally announced re-
Gently by Augustus Thomas. chairman
Of the committee OF Ackaru. 10 Ar.
Williams because the latter is leav-
inE town for four months The formal
award Of the prize was made at the
Columbia commencement exercises.
Mr.. Williams has the distinction Of
being the first 70 win this honor The
prize. founded by the late Joseph
Pulitzer. 10 be awarded annually, be-
came available in 1916, but none OF
the plays produced in that year was
considered of sufficient importance
ln the opinion OF the judges 70 be
ahlElel LNE prize. LNe vote loE 81 ID
Marry" however. was unanimous.
why Marry by being presented
first in Chicago and later in New
York, in both Of which cities IL proved
a spectacular success reverses the
usual order Of things with prize plays.
Instead OF winning the prize and later
proving to be unsuccessful. why
Marry" first won a commercial sue
cess and then took the prize after
ward
To Teach Criticism.
Among the course which the Shu-
berts intend TO establish iu the -Shu-
bert Acadamy of Dramatic Art' in
the thcater on top Of the ffth street
roof. this summer. viii be one deal
in- with dramatic criticism AT the
present writing it is their intention
20 offer the professorship in dra-
matte criticism to Laurence Reamer.
the dramatic critic Of the New York
sun.
AdoIph klauber has engaged I-yau
SWete for AN important part iu the
Arnold Bennett comedy. Helen With
the High Hand which IS TO have its
preliminary production at the Belasco
theater. Washington. this summer
llr. Swete has been a couspicuoIsly
successful member OF Miss Barry e.
mores company this season.
Selwyn e. Co. have decided To send
another company in "Eock-a-Ere
Baby" TO Chicago. opening there early
in August The Chicago company IS
now I'm rehearsal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-22
How Lady Randolph Churchill At
65 DefieS The RaVageS OF Time
Group Of Professional Women, Discussing Famous
Woman Who Has Married Third Time, Decide
She Has Been Successful and Happy.
~ III -
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX. u-uuu11ll- ils

/ then so. had no idea of regarding her
memoirs as her swan song They
were nothing more than monday
carol 20 her. she kept right on look
ing lovely. being fascinating and
finally made the young diplomat her
third husband.
BY this time the group Of highly
successful professional women. none
Of whom had passed the 10s, and a
couple OF them a decade younger
wore a reseutful look tt was as If
the glorious Lady Randolph. still
having rOmances at So. had defrauded
them Of something's If perhaps she
kept young at their expense. None
OF them knew her. so they didn't
mind showing claw or two.
Some one said she always had
plenty of brains, but she never used
them except to be attractive Then
the miniature painter said she evil
IDENTIFY preferred running a beauty
parlOr TO a political salon
The memoirs were canvassed again
and il was decided If she had not
been power politically. politicians
mad made a power OF her And that
viewed from any angle, her life had
been highly successful and TO all ap-
pearancas a very happy one
Ii was said TO be the understanding
and breadth with which she played a
Chopin nocturne that attracted the
brilliant EnElishman.
AbandOns Native Land
They married after a short engage
menu and the young American beauty
became completely identified with
the country OF her adoption. 7 be-
Heve she is one Of the few American
women married TO Europeans who has
never returned 70 her native cOun-
try
But the professional group. all Of
whom showed the tooth OF time,
could not make up its mind what
had kept this remarkable woman so
young looking. Was it because she
lad had brains and had employed
them in keeping her beauty rather
than in any larger sense2 She had
never even gone in for fads or hobbies
beyond making the best Of every ad-
vantage.
An inquiry then started II profess
si0nal women, with the sole exception
Of actresses, were ever conspicuous
for their beauty or their ability 10 re-
tain vouth2 And no one could remem-
Der an example off the stage where
this was the case
Moral Did professional women take
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-22
TRAVELETTE

THE SACRED BRIDGE OF NIKKO-
6GnO NOT use the word magnificent
u until you have seen Mike" is
said 10 be a japanese proverb. Now
adays comparatively little is heard Of
Nizko. but its fame runs back for
centuries. About 800 years ago a
double row. 30 miles in length. Of
giant cryptomeria trees was set out
by royal command to honor the main
street Of so unusual a town These
trees have a circumference Of a feet.
and mis- arcnway IS probably the
longest array Of such monstrous shade
trees i'm the world.
One OF NikkO's chief attractions IS
the Sacred Bridge-sOmetime called
the Red Bridge because its single
arch. spanning the wildly foaming
mountain stream, is painted with
brilliant red lacquer. With its brass
ornaments and mighty barrier gates
at either end It is picturesque, TO say
the least. and in its bold colorinEs
and simple grace the art OF old Japan
challenges the sOmbre greens Of sur
rounding cryptomerias and pale, time
worn cliffs to defy its charm and
beauty.
Only the emperor can cross this
Sacred Bridge. which has been aptIv
said TO start from nowhere and end
at nothing" II IS said that as a SUI
preme honor 90 Gen Grant the gates
were once opened and the American
general invited to cross the bridge.
but the great man only placed one
foot an the first plank and thanked
the Japanese people for the great
honor that the nation had shown him.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-22
By Edna Kent Forbes

keep to either very pastel or very de-
cided shades.
Anxious-keep your hair bodied
tin the black has grown In again I'm
fact the best thing TO do. would be
90 wait until about three inches OF
the original black hair has grown
back, then cut all the hair off 90
within three inches OF the head You
see. it won't be unbecominE that
length, and as 10 grows. it win be all
one shade, a combination Of red and
black hair would look odd. This way
VIII be all right Use touics 20 make
it grow faster, and as it gets LONGER.
you can keep IL bound back with a
ribbon about the head, at first, then
curl 10 up. and finally. 10 VIII be Ions
enough so Dc can be done up i'm three
sections-write me then and III tell
you how to DO IT,
IT. A. Cont get henna leaves
for the shampoo Get one ounce OF
powdered Egyptian henna and three
ounces of powdered CASTLE soap Nix
these. and for every shampoo. take
q heapilE tablespoonful OF the
powder and mix with a pint OF hot
water. Lather this on the head. let
Dc stay on ten minutes and rinse OF
through three waters.
Hannah A-Some people find curl
ers such as You enclosed, 90 break
the hair. Try them and if they don't
break the hair. they are an riEht II
the hair is brittle. though. don't use
them
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-22

TIE other day a group OF probes
1 sionaI women were discussing Lady
Randolph Churchill and her third
marriage 90 a EcunE En-lishmau
named Porch
And one Of them. a physician. said:
"If her door bell were at the mercy
of patients. like mine. all night LONG
she would not be marrying again at
g."
And thc miniature painter ssid-
Nonsense, being up an night with
sick folk is velvet compared TO my
Job no woman ever has a miniature
painted except TO look young and
lovely, and they never stat least TO
me-ultil they are 45."
She sighed, PASSED a thin hand over
a haESard brow and said. Eve
handed over every shred Of youth
ard-uever had any beauty-welL
ven call il appearance, 20 my sit
rers.
The woman who had written plays
-roane1- -lugrat eluI women. neither
II you know when you're wen Off.
The most aging thing on earth is
writing plays You have 20 contend
with the manager. the actors. the
critics, and If there is anything left
10 YOU OF your pIaT-Lhe public. LADY
Randolph Churchill never wrote a
play OF she wouldn't be marrying a
third time"
The woman who wrote short stories
smiled with deadly superiority ANA
tours i'm afflicrion. all Of you the
scme of woe is being told how 20
write a story by a man Who would
tarve If he had TO write one him
SELF"
Someone else said. Lady Randolph
had nursed soldiers during the Boer
war, and nursing was not a youth
conserving profession.
And someone else remembered that
she had nursed them very lonE.
And Her Memoirs.
The group next fell to discussing
her memoirs. which were published in
O. certain magazine a Few years ago.
At that time Lady Randolph had
been once widowed and once divorced
and the public regarded the memoirs
as the swan song Of a very interest
ing woman who had started out on
her career as a beauty, and wound
up as q power
But. bless you no. Lady Randolph,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-22

is a great similarity between the
story and the theme Of Mary Odilel
and The Cradle song" The plots OF
each are practically identical both
dealing with life in a uuunery- The
heroine in each play is an orphan who
who falls in love with a. young man.
commits the same error, and who
subsequently repents, does peuance,
Is forgiven and dies in the uunuery.
Underhiu claims that whole scenes
have been taken bodily from THE
Cradle song" and put i'm Mary Odile.'
I The Cradle song" is a famous play
in Spain and has been presented in
Madrid and other big cities many
times
Paper Fighting shubert.
In Chicago the battle between the
Evening Post and the Shuberts goes
merrily on. Tt is plain from the edi-
torial utterauces on the Post and
from the comments Of Charles Col
Inns. its dramatic critic, that cordial
relations have Indefinitely been ADAM
doned
At the head OF the amusement COL
umnss the Post makes this announce
meut;
Lee and J. J. Shubert. the New
York theatrical managers. who con-
troll several Chicago theaters, object
! to the review Of their shows by the
dramatic critic OF the Chicago Even
ING EQaLr ana refuse MN aAllll1s4DA
TO their playhouses-
Believing that persdss who viii
not permit their offerings TO receive
a fair criticism should not be allowed
{ 10 advertise in its amusement COL
umns. the Post has thrown out the
advertisements Of all Shubert plays
I and playhOuses.
A Tribute to Cohau.
And 1Ir. Collins makes the follow
Z ing comment under the heading Of
] George Conan as Moral TO Shubert"
Whenever I pass by those neigh
+ boring theaters. Cohan's Grand Opera
now. there comes into my wartime
|meditations that remark OF Hamlcts
about the widowed ear blasting its
] wholesome brother. on one side is
] 'Cohan Revue 1919 on the other side
] the Shunerts' show miscalled Doing
our Bit Only an alley separates
them. but that alley. like the River
/ User. between the armies of freedom
and Teutouism- is spiritually as wide
7 as the ocean Tt represents the dis
] lance between cIeauness and vulgar
I ity. in song and dance enterta iuments
/ Il have not been Doing our Bit OF
course. because 1Ir. Shubert happily
] regards me as an unWelcOme guest
l az the festivities coucocted under his
I direction, but T ann familiar with IT'S
breed therefore know its charac-
terisrics. One winter garden snow Is
very much like another Moreover. tn
{ the present case I have studied the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-22
Bedtime Story For The Little One
UNCLE WIGGILY AND The JUNE BUG.


- X NAEA45s
I didn't hurt this one, Billie, my little
NO. he didn't hurt me-" said the
June Bug, speaking for himself but
I I don't like it shut I'D in this box
I Please let me out-'
81 will" said Uncle WiEgily. and
when Billie handed the bunny the
/ green leaf box. Mr. LOngears opened
I il, and the June Bug flew out
Thank YOU for setting me free,
Uncle WiEEily.' buzzed the June Bug
] 81 know YOU didn't mean TO hurt me,
Billie, but ] am a bit rutIeds Tor all
that However Pm all right as long as
Uncle WigEiIy has let me loose, and
III do him a favor If I can. and you
/ too. Billie. TO show 7 have no hard
] feelings. though my shell is rather
hard But all June Bugs are thai
way"
I ~Oht never mind about the favor, "
B spoke Uncle WiEEilE. 81 am only glad
: I could help you"
So the June Bug sat on the porch OF
the hollow stump bungalow, smooth
/ ing out its legs and wings where
Billie had sort Of crumpled them up,
and the little goat boy felt bit sad
I Uncle Wiggilv saw this and said;
] Come on. now, Billie, YOU and I and
[ the June Bug VIII go down and get
/ some ice cream Wen bring IT home
] here. and Nurse Jane viii dish it out
I and we can eat it,
"Oh. joy." bleated the goat chap.
Fine buzzed the June Bug
So Uncle Wiggily and Billie and the
I bug started for the ice cream store.
] They got a box OF strawberry-carr
Z flavor. with turnip-peach mixed in
with it, and on their way back to the
I hollow stump bungalow something
] happened Uncle WiEgily and Billie
: were walking along through the
woods. which were lighted by the fire
flies, when. all at once, out popped the
/ bad old Wizz-W Az again
This time 7 surely have you he
] cackled to the bunny gentleman You
/ can't get away now III take you, and
l Billie the goat and the ice cream ana
! everything"
"Ohi You viii. VIII youe" asked an
other voice "WeI. III see about that
"And who are your impolitely
| asked the Wizz-Wazz-
II am the hard hitting June Bug"
! was the answer Look out for your
D self"
With that the June Bug began fly
l ing around. and you know how they
I biz and buzz banging themselves ev-
cry which way from Sunday. And this
/ bug banged himself in the eyes Of the
] " iZZ- vs. Az, and on his nose, and ne
] bumped him so many times and so
/ hard that the Wizz-WaZz couldn't see
I even a lightning bug. and he cried
"Ohl I guess I made a mistake. June
] Bugs are worse than I thought" Their
I away he skipped and Uncle WiggilJ
] and Billie and the J. B. (as 7 call him
4 for shOrt) and Nurse Jane had all the
y ice cream they wanted
II And ~ the tennis bail doesn't play z
\ funny tune on the phOnOgraph and
l make the moving pictures 80 to sleep
! in the flower bed, I'll tell you mex
about Uncle WiEEily and the July
. Skeeter.-CopyriEh 1918. by Mcclure
I Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-22

Uncle WIGGILT LONGEARS the
y nice rabbit bunny gentleman, was
sitting on the porch OF his hollow
stump bungalow one evening. with
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, his muskrat
lady housekeeper, sort Of thinking
over what had happened during the
day, when a voice called
"Oh, Uncle Wisgfly, ] have some
thing for you."
That's nice- Bring it here 50 L can
see what Il is" spoke Mr.. Longears.
and Nurse Jane said:
oh, Wiggie- How careless Of you-
Perhaps that's the bad Wiz WazZ, OF
the mby-Pamby trying 10 play a
trick on YOU
1T sounds like Billie Wagtau. the
goat boy" said the bunny with a
laugh And that's just who it is
he added, as he saw Billie coming
along through the trees, now and
then buttinE one with his horns, 20
see how strong his neck was
Want 20 see ir-' asked Billie OF
Uncle WiEEilv. as he came close TO the
hollow stump bungalow
Yes. what is it," asked the bunny.
for he saw that the goat boy had
something wrapped in a sort Of little
cage. made OF green leaves.
I've just caught a June Bus" said
Billie II saw him sitting on a log,
like a little bump, and 7 grabbed him
and put him In a green leaf box be-
fore he could get away 7 heard that
you had a nice adventure with the
May Flies, so 7 thought you might
like a June Bug
-Oh. like June Bugs" said Uncle
WiEgily, but still I wouldn't catch
them and shut them up. 7 hope you
enough care Of themselves2 And an
answer in chorus. NO, they did not"
The physician remarked If a wO-
mans professional duties amounted
20 anything she could not spend the
time in taking facial massage or hav-
ing her hair treated But the men
take time for beauty conservation,
the miniature painter said "Al the
barber shops now have facial massage
and electric skin treatments and good
ness knows what else
The men certainly take more time
90 care for themselves than we do,
women of our class. Z mean. not the
sex generally speaking"
We'll let them" said the Doctor,
when I'm through with a lot OF over
strung. nervous women who have
nothing especially the matter with
them. 7 want no more feminine fuss
ing in my day. It's golf for me. OF
a long motor ride. no rubbing out Of
wrinkles or coddling OF falling hair"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-22

turing houses I'm London stated that
am increase in the price Of tobacco So
certain lie denied that there was any
holding u1 OF supplies By the trade,
either wholesale or retail
There Isl no doubt whatever he
went on 90 say. chat there is an in-
creased consumption generally, both
on the part OF the army and on the
part Of the civilian population Not
only that. hur women and girls. haV-
ms put ol mems clothes are adopt
ing mems habits in the matter oc
smoking. There are strong reasons
for the increase fin price, owing to the
additional cost OF production The
only increases made up Co the present.
have been brought about by the dutl
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-22
Beauty Chats
More letters Answered.

NJ P.-Increase the amount OF rose
WI. water you use. with the lemon
Juice in the bleach, until it ceases 20
smart on the face.
b. B.-Those little scars on the face
VIII disappear Of themselves after a
time. but any treatment which slim
ulates the circulation to that part OF
the skin win hasten matters. Warm
water. cold cream massage. asuins-
ents. ice rubs, all do wonders in
clearing the complexion.
Anxious-Tar soap or cocoauut OH
soap is good as a shampoo for black
hair. Cocoa butter will fatten the
legs bit but exercises to develop
them win be better. The lips win be
redder II you viii increase the
amount Of blood and make 10 health
Ter. You may be a little aenemic.
l.. T-Send me letter with a self
addressed stamped envelope. for the
cold cream and cleansing cream for
mulas
j. H. eff YOU want a picture Of
your boy friend. there's mo- reason
why you shouldn't ask for it, Is YOUR
hair long enough 20 DO up this way
puffcd q bit over the ears and the
rest made into a Ions loose braid. 90
be bound around the head2 This is
lovely way. 10 shows Off the hair.
looks especially good with black hair
and is ideal for straight locks.
Your choice of colors is wide. blues.
Erays. browns. black. black and white
in combination, yellow. canary gold.
checks ulaids. rose. red. and pink. as
wei as white. Generally you want 90
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-22

lover; twilight and dawn the
Il the countryside life the moons
with his
'scutcheon Of bleeding hearts ground!
different from
another
holy light through the
wned Because she has said the
thought Of all Because he
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-22
Chicago Paper Condemns
ShUbert Summer Revue;
Pick Best American Play.


Anew YORK. June 22+After a lapse
IN Of four years the suit which John
G.. Underhfl. a Brooklyn author. and
Gergario Martinez Sierra, the famous
Spanish dramatist, brought against
David Belasco. charging that Mary
Oduer was plaElarized by Mr.. Be
lasco's drama. The Cradle song
asking that the producer be enjoined
from presenting the play and de-
handing an accounting Of all moneys
received from the production, has
been revived and placed upon the cali
endar OF The United states district
court
This action was started fin 1914. but
discontinued because no copies or
The Cradle Song or the original
spanish play. lanclon de Llna-1
were filed with the complaint, as re-
0uired and later IL was dropped from
the court calendar because OF long
delays in securing important ceposl-
tions from witnesses in Madrid spain
and from Edward knoblauch. or
kuoblocz, as he now calls himself,
who lives i'm london At last these
dispositions have been filed and the
trial VIII soon take place.
1lr- UnderhiI In his complaint says
t1ar In April. 1912, he delivered 70
Air. Belasco an English translation
NJ The Cradle song" which Mr.. Be
Iasco read and later offered to pro-
duce. Negotiations reached the stage
where contracts were about TO be
i-ned. and 1Ir- Uuderhiu says that
ne drew I'D a contract on the terms
shat 1Ir. BcIasco mentioned and cub
nitted DC TO him To the astonish-
nent Of the plaintiff he AYERS Mr. Be
I1sco refused 20 sign the contract
and without giving any reason
bruptlv informed him that he would
not produce the play
Plays Uu~H Alike.
TlereuDor ar Underhill says he
demanded the return Of the script,
but was unable 10 get 30 back for
four months Meanwhile Nr. Under
bin SAYS lfr. Eclasco arranged for the
production of Marie odIe with
Frances Starr as the errins num- ny
Belasc0 admits that she once re-
reived script from AIR. UuderhilL
but claims that he forgot even the
name OF the PLAY Tn his answer Be-
lasco alleges that he acquired Mary
Odi1e" from T1uohlauch I'M the belief
that the latter WAS the author Of the
Even Knoblau-h. iu his testimony
taken in London. admits that there
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-22


TRUTH swiftly by with his vey whistle should
LETTERS the ws Days glow the Of white
cz--by O. a oux
off whi
angels golden hair flies ands safety and tufts
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-05-16
Uncle rN.-.

"Da qucerest THU "'r';t fault
fi.le-." said Uncle =, - "ls dat h. k'n
"ivuvS git a few n'o'l' vl-r'in' ,ipir
''"a,'S of tryin' 10 r!H."," ira"
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-05-16

We've noticed one thing. Spontane-
Gus combustion never starts fire in
the kitchen stoye.-Browning's Maya
zine.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-05-16

W.dower-Before married couldn't
ave dollar; now that TIN married
MI my wife is dead save almost
'u'f my salary.