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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-27
THE RISKY ROAD
OFFERING AT FOX'S

Universal films gathered in the
strands of worthwhile screen drama
when it secured the rights to Rather
inc Robbins story Her Fling which
was published in the Cosmopolitan
magazine, and is presented at Fox's
theater under the caption The Risky
Read" The author laid a firm, sus-
tanning foundation and under the di-
rection of Lois Weber, the Belasco
Of the screen. it has biossomed forth
into one of the most entertaining
screen dramas seen for some time.
Dorothy Phillips is easily the star of
The Risky Road" and she has the
sympathy of the audience from first
to last, making the role all that the
author intended. AS Marjorie Helmer
dorothy Phillips) stenogra pher
from the little country town. contin-
ues a chance acquaintance with
Kingston Civilian Stowell) until the
affair assumes peculiar proportions.
Kingston, wealthy and somewhat un-
rrinCipled, due to the fact that his
brothers marriage has been an utter
failure. eventually persuades Marjorie
t. permit him to support her. While
she we'll realizes his motive she pre-
vents him from assuming any great
liberties with her. Gradually he re-
allies her worth. and is disguised
with himself. She also gees the
change in him. and grows to love
him sincerely Her old sweetheart
from the country, Robert Grant,
comes to the city to take her home.
When he sees the surroundings in
which she lives, he Immediately
jumps to conclusions, and, after a
vicious attack on her. leaves. Mar
Jorie goes to Kingstons office deter
mining to accept him. In the wait
ing room she meets his brothers
wife, and believes her the wife of the
man she loves. But to tell more
would be to spoil a strong and force
full picture. q, picture that portrays
evil only to emphasize good. Epi-
sode No. of THE House of Hate"
entitled POISONED Darts is the most
sensational chapter yet of this thrill
ling serial and shows the murder of
another who would try to disclose the
identity of The Hooded Terror"
The latter will soon be unmasked and
followers of this most exciting serial
will do well to remember this and
rot miss any of the remaining eni
sodes. Other featurettes are James
Montgomery Flagg's THE Supersti
tious GirI'-The Pathe News and an
Essanay comedy
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-27
News For Thedter80ery and Women Readers
PATRIOTIC PICTURE
ON LYCEUM SCREEN

With Memorial Day falling Thursday
of this week, with the city and in
fact the entire country Frightening
with news of the over-subscription of
the Red Gross quota following closely
on the Liberty Loan drives, and with
news that the American forces are
meeting with success after success on
the field of battle in France, this week
seems especially appropriate to any
thing or everything of a patriotic ma
ture
Therefore no better trump card
could possibly be played by the man.
agement of the Lyceum theater in
presenting for the approval of its
patrons the first three days this
week, the fourth Of the greatest pic
ture series ever filmed, "A Son of
Democracy" with Benjamin Chaplin in
the leading role. This country is
fighting for it's ideals, to make sure
that those things that were battled for
in Years gone by may be preserved.
No man is more responsible for the
esta blishment of the ideals of the
country at their present lofty place
than the great martyred president,
Abraham Lincoln, and in "A Son of
Democracy the life Of Lincoln is
being repicted, better, stronger and
more clearly than ever a book could
do. Benjamin Chaplin, the master
actor is at his best, his work is a
triumph.
Today and on Tuesday and Wednes-
day this picture Will be presented. On
the same program will be Mae Marsh
in The Face in The Dark"
Miss Marsh is an exclusive Lyceum
player, and is seen only at this
theater.
There will of course be three acts
of vaudeville of a calibre that can
not be touched in town elsewhere.
The anagement announced today
that as a special attraction Fatty"
Arbuckle will be seen in his newest
picture, Her Country Hero. This rs
the first of series Of comedy pictures
that are sure to set a new mark in
their class. It Will be at the Lyceum
the first three days of the week.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-27
COMPOUNCE OPENS
ON MEMORIAL DAY

Lake Compounce will open it's
summer season on Memorial Day,
May 80, with a number of new at
buildings have been put in excellent
condition for the opening in antici-
ration of a big season. All of the
old attractions will be in operation
and several new ones have been in
allied.
The management, Pierce and Nor
ton, arranged for the installation Of
THE Whip but on account of trans
pcrtation difficulties this popular at
traction will not be in operation for
the opening day. but will be one of
the popular attractions later in the
season.
There is no place in central Con-
necticut which offers such excellent
ia cilities for amusement, with the
band concerts. afternoon and eve
ming, boating, bathing. roller coaster,
carrousel, bowling billiards, etc. The
casino is prepared to serve diners,
table d'hote or la, carte at all tim es
throughout the season, and picnic
two months of the season. a large
number of churches and social or
CARNATIONS having been already
booked
There will be a concert program by
the Bristol Brass band afternoon and
evening on Memorial Day. and dane
ing at the pavilion afternoon and
evening"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-27

the officer promised grimly. "Now call
that other man again and tell him to
come out here. And no monkey bust
ness, mind There are several more
shots where those two came from
"Oh, please 1 called to the officer.
who did not turn his eyes away from
Ernest, but who, I knew, was listening
to me attentively, 1.-The other man is
going to blow up the wireless over in
the windmill at the signal this man
just gave.
The words died on my lips in sud-
den terror. For Otto, a huge figure
of implacable rage, had emerged from
the old windmill. In his hand was a
rifle. AS he raised it and fired l felt
a sudden stab Of pain in my arm,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-27
:VELATI0NS OF A WIFE
BY ADELE GARRISON

Ing that in some way my unexpected
appearance had lessened for an in
slant the efficiency Of the officers
watchfulness. That he was chivalrous
to a degree / knew from his courtesy
to me at the time Of the trolley un-
pleasantness. And he had come back
in search of me, a stranger to save
me from the long journey home! I
was afraid that in his fear for me he
had forgotten for only the one neces-
sary instant the quick spring which
would have made the ferret-faced
youth captive.
But even as l looked at him he
atoned magnificently for any apparent
or real slowness of the moment before.
With colorless face and eyes blazing
like the traditional Goals, he stood
poised, cycling the fleeing figure be-
fore him, in his extended hand an
ugly looking automatic.
Otto Reappears.
Stop" His voice rang out COM
mandingly. IF you don't, the first
shot will nick your ear, the second
your foot, and the third your heart"
Ernest's only answer was a derisive
laugh, which was stopped on his lips
by a shot from the revolver His hand
went up to his left ear. which, to my
amazement, was nicked as neatly as If
1t had been cut with a pair of sharp
scissors.
"One!" said the officer impressively.
To the eternal credit Of his bravery,
Ernest didn't stop running. Instead,
he made another jump to one side,
and as he zig-zagged, began to shout:
lotto, where the dew"
Another shot rang out, and Ernest
stumbled, almost fell. With marks
manship that was almost uncanny it
was so unerring, the officer had kept
his promise and shot the other man
in the foot.
Two" intoned the officer.
Ernest put up his hands even before
he turned around to face the officer.
But even as he did so he finished his
shout:
lotto! Where the devil are you?"
Come back here!" the officer COM
manded sternly.
"Sure, I'll come back" jeered En-
nest, his spirits evidently unconquered
even in the face of capture. This
rooster knows when the axe is swing
in for a Sunday dinner. But you'll
have to do a stunt of imitatin' Job
for little spell. That second shot
of yours sure put my foot out of bus
mess. If I'm lame for life I'll haunt
you, mister"
They'll help you to the gallows,"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-27
L Happened at the Windmill,

at Happened at the Windmill.
L moment my life had known, I
mental tribute to the quickness
hin of the ferret-faced youth.
was nothing of Teutonic slow
bin the manner in which he
Id the significance of my appear
IN the door of the inn with the
hnd to hold up his hands.
bad of obeying, he jumped
lys and began to run zig-zag
h toward the camouf1aged wire
here Otto awaited his command.
kooped and doubled in such
fashion that I saw it was USE
! r me, with my limited knowl-
hf Workmanship, to attempt to
e small weapon in my hand. I
very little chance of hitting him,
. noise of the shot would surely
lotto out to see what was hap
eyes turned instinctively to the
of the army officer. He had
oised ready to spring upon the
Faced youth, yet when Ernest
nped to one side upon hearing
Q officers spring had missed
only a fraction Of an inch.
had slid from under the off,
cry fingers.
The Officer Counters.
q queer, unaccountable feel
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-27

Corn F'ritters-Mash contents one
can corn, add one tablespoonful but
ter. one tablespoonful flour, pinch salt
and pepper. Drop in three eggs, one
at a time stirring each egg in thor
oughly. Grease frying pan, drop
spoonful of batter in. brown on one
side, then on the other, serve hot.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-27
SIDE TALKS
How She Made Her Work Easier

That's all I've done so far. but
I've got some other plans seething
round in my head. Perhaps you'd
like to hear about them when they're
carried out, you seem SO interested in
these
OF course l said I emphatically
would.
I also made a mental note to this
effect. / suppose there are hundreds
of my letter friends who, because of
the scarcity of help are going out
into their kitchens. What are they
doing, when they get there, to make
the work easier? I am sure they are
doing something, and L wish they
would tell me about it and, through
me, share any ideas with the rest.
Won't you?
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-27

A very intelligent and alert middle
ged woman who is among my circle
of friends has recently dispensed with
! servant and taken charge Of her
own kitchen for the first time in if
teen years, in the cause of patriotism
and conservation.
She had not been in that kitchen
a week before she began to reorgan-
ize, and it ed to me that what she
told me about that reorganization was
worth passing on.
Four Rules for Kitchen Arrangements
"In the first place." she said, II
reorga nized all my shelves. In doing
this, I tried to follow four rules.
Nothing behind anything. Nothing
underneath anything. Everything as
close as possible to the place where
it is to be used. AS few things as
possible in places where they would
require either STOPPING or reaching to
get at them.
Then l bought myself some gum
med labels and labeled the places
where each article was to be kept,
because ] knew that if I didn't, they
would probably get mixed up again.
Then Nora had a great many tins
and bottles that had to be opened be-
fore one was sure what was in them,
and of course I labeled all those.
She Labeled the Hooks
when I went into the kitchen !
found all sorts of cloths hanging
around. ! threw them all away and
started fresh, but I found that they
were apt to get mixed up, and I be-
gan to understand why Nora used up
cloths SO fast.
'She probably got them mixed up,
burned them, and took fresh ones. So
l put up a new set of hooks, one for
the dish cloth, one Tor sink cloth. one
for pots and pans, one to wash win
dows with, etc, and pasted labels over
each hook.
To Save Two landings.
Last week I had some shelves put
in over the sink so that | could put
away the commonest cooking dishes,
etc, as / wiped them. Then there
wasn't room enough on the left hand
side of the sink to stack all the dish
es from a meal, and they had to be
put on the other side of the kitchen
and brought over, SO | had that left
hand shelf extended to save that
bother.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-27

Silver can be cleaned in the after
noon after the maid has finished the
ironing. She can be sitting in COM
Portable chair, and it will, in a great
measure, be rest.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-27
ISONS' THEATRE
-Hartfortl---

ALL WEEK.
es Wednesday and Saturday,
Matinee Decoration Day.
THE OPERA PLAYERS
Greatest Tune Play in Years,
ZEN OF THE MOVIES"
ling Music. Laughs Galore.
EES-Nights, 10c to S1.O0.
Matinees, 10c to soc.
T-stSHRINERS' NIGHT"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-27
Il SUFFERED
seven YEARS"
Was Eventually Cured by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.

Philadelphia, Pa. --"I suffered for
seven long years with a lame back,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-05
CHAPTER XIV.
The creIx Dc ouerrs.


When we had been on the shore
tor about three weeks we found our.
selves one morning somewhere near
Sedd.el.Bahr under the heaviest dre
I ever experienced. Our guns and the
Turks were at It full blast, and the
noise was worse than d~eafenlng.
A section Of my company was lying
out In q shell hole near the commu.
oication trench with nothing to do
but wait for a shell to And them. We
were stiff and thirsty and uncomfort.
able. and had not slept for two nights.
In that time we had been under con.
slant Ore and had stood OF several
raiding parties and small attacks from
enemy trenches.
We had no so0ner got used to the
shell hole and we're making ourselves
a. comfortable ~ possible In Il when
along came q shell Of what must have
been the Jack johnson size. and w
we're swamped. We had to dig three
Of the men out, and though one Of
them was badly wounded wv could no,
ssnd him back to the hospital. Ii
tact. the Shs:tinx was 10 heavy tha'
aene Of ~ ever expected to come on
Of u alive.
q. Y vas iika kssplng yous o.,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-05

death watch, with the SneilS tunlng
up for the dirse. It was impossible to
listen to the shells. If you kept your
mind on the noise for any length Of
time It would split your eardrums. l
am sure. So all we could do was to
lay low In the shell hole and wait for
something to happen.
Then they began using shrapnel on
US. and one of our machine gunners,
who got up from his knees to change
position, had his head taken clean Off
his shoulders, and the rest Of him
landed near my feet and sQuirmed a
little. like a chicken that had just been
killed. 1t was awful to e the body
without any head move around that
way, and we could hardly make our
selves touch it for some time. Then
we rolled it to the other side Of the
hole.
Then. to n side Of us, there was
a more violent explosion than any yet.
The earth spouted up and fell on US.
and big clouds Of black smoke, sliding
along the ground, covered u shell
hole and hung there for some time.
One Of our sergeants, from the regular
French infantry. said 1t was a shell
from a Turkish 155-mm. howitzer.
That was only the first one. The
worst thing about them was the smoke
people who think Pittsburgh Is
smoky ought to see about fifty of those
big howitzer shells bursting, n after
another.
We could not tell what the rest Of
our line was doing or how WI were
standing the awful fire, but we felt
sure they were not having any worse
time than we were. In a few minutes
we heard the good old "75s" start
4, pounding. and It. was like hearing an
old friends voice over the telephone
and everybody In I'll shell hole
cheered. though no one could hear us
and we could barely hear each other
Still we knew that if the "75s' got
going in their usual style they woult
do for an enemy battery or two, ant
that looked good to us. The "75s'
made the noise worse, but 1t was al
ready about as bad rs it could be
and a thousand guns more or les:
would not have made 1t any hardel
to stand.
One Of our men shouted in the ser
geant's a that the men In line aheat
Of us and to the right were trying II
give US a message Of some kind. TIL
sergeant stuck his head above tn
parapet and had a look. But I stage
where I was-the sergeant could Sc
for himself and me, too, as far as
was concerned.
He shouted at us that the men 1
the other trench were trying to sigma
something, but he could not make
out because the clouds Of smoke woul
roll between them and break up tn
words. So he laid down again In tn
bottom Of the hole. But after a Will
he looked owe the parapet and sa'
a man just leaving their trench, ev
:, IDENTIFY with a message for US, and h
had not gone five steps before he wa
, blown to pieces, and the lad who TO
:, lowed him got his, too. so they stoppe
trying then.
. And all the time the "75s" wei
= sending theirs to the Turks not I;
over u heads to 900 yards benin
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-05

think I would get through. but finally,
when I reached what had been the
communication trench I felt I had
done the worst part Of 1t. and I began
to wish very hard that I would get
through was not at all crazy about
going west.
The mouth Of the communication
trench had been battered In and the
trenches 1t Joined with were all filled
up. There were rifles sticking out
Of them In several places, and I
thought probably the men had been
buried alive In them. But 1t was too
late then, If they had been caught. so
l climbed over the blocked entrance to
the communication trench and started
back along 1t. 1t led up through a sort
Of gully. and l thought It was q bad
place to dig a communication trench
In, because 1t gave the Turks some
thing like the side Of a hill to shoot at.
Every once In a while I would have
to climb In and out Of a shell hole,
and parts Of them were blocked where
q shell had caved In the walls. In one
place l saw corpses all torn to pieces,
80 I knew the Turks had found the
range and had got to this trench in
great shape. At another place / found
lots Of blood and equipment but no
bodies, and I figured that reinforce
ments had been caught at this spot
and that they had retired, taking their
casualties with them.
The Turks still had the range, and
they were sending q shell into the
trench every once In a while. and I
was knocked down again, though the
shell was 80 far away that It knocked
me down with force Of habit more
than anything else. I felt dizzy and
shivered a lot, and kept trying to think
Of Murray or anything else but myself.
80 finally I got to the top Of the
little hill over which the gully ran,
and on the other side I felt almost
safe. Just down from the crest of the
hill was n Of Dur artillery positions,
with the good old "75s" giving It to the
Turks as fast as they could. told
the artillery officers what had han.
pened, had q drink Of water and
thought I would take a nap. But when
they telephoned the message back to
division headquarters the man at the
receiver said something to the oficer
and he told me to stay there and be
ready. ! thought sure he would send
me back to where ! came from and
! knew ] never. could make Il asain.
but ] did not my anything.
(To Be coNTlNUED.)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-05

n aaa vas tsniag - ~ 49,
t1Ds bsBeee ~ haA 800 ~ Tos1D
bdaeiag - annasltioa iron ss0e
stoeeAesssa. bse they did sot ce0s
anywhere neaf. he said their sergeant
wasted our messenger to tell tAeo
that. toe. He would NY q few Wee6s
very fast. then be would shiver again.
and his Jaws would cip together an6
hs would Try to saiss his hand. Ut
could not.
Then our sergeant asked the name
of the other sergeant. and when The
man told him he said the man Wls
senior to himself and therefore n
command and would have to b obeys4.
He seemed to cheer up q lot after
he said this and did not shiver any
more. SO I thought I would volunteer
then, 50 I said to him. swell. mon
vieux, do you think We are seeing real
Smelling nowf" And then I raj going
to say I would 60. but he looked at
me In q funny way for Q second and
then said. swell. my son. suppose you
so and find out"
I thought he was kidding me ut first.
but then I saw he meant 1t. I thought
two things about it-one was that any
thing was better than staying there.
and the other was that the old dugout
was a pretty fair place after all. But
l did not say anything to the ser.
geant or the other men-just went
out Of the dugout. The sergeant and
another man went with me and boost
cd me oyer the back wall Of the hole.
l lay fiat on the ground for a minute to
get my bearings, and then started of.
I set my course for where I thought
the communication trenches were. to
the right. and l just stood up and ran,
for l figured that as the shells were
falling so thick and it was open
ground l would not have any better
chance II I crawled.
I tripped several times and went
down, and each time thought I was
hit, because when l got 1t In the thigh
at Dixmude 1t felt n good deal as
though I had tripped over a rope.
And one time when I fell a she'll ex-
ploded ear me and I began to shiver
again, and I could not go on for q
long time. AL this time I did not
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-05

~. and the howitsers wers dropping
their 240.pound bits Of Iron In every
vacant space and some TINT were not
vacant. Il was Just one big roar and
scrcech and growl oil ct once. like
turning the whole dog pound loose
on q piece Of meat.
The conclusions felt like one long
string Of hoxes on the ear. and our
threats were % dry that II hurt IA
swallow. which always makes YOU
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-05

Electric locomotives are being In.
c%reasingIy adopted In South Afeica Tor
underground haalagA
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-05
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-05
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DEVICE TOR bUQA.
A farmer OF Jersey county, Illinois,
II the inventor Of a device with which
he claims TO have caught IS bushels Of
grnsshoppers In a single day.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-05
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-05

Don't believe all the good things yox
| hear about yourself.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-05

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past buries Its dead.
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