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Evening star., 1918-08-20

BRYAN. On August II, 1918. at his residence.
1890 Sout1r End street. philadelphia. Pa,
= devoted husband Of sela Walker Bryan.
GRADUATE Of Howard Law School. class 1901.
Inferment ut Tarboro. =. c.
'Ee :" r.s-rt 80 --y-- -. 4s
HxRAM.. On August 10, 1918, GEORGE W.
$ fBYkAM. beloved husband Of Annie Byram
:. ;tnee sntiEar) ald son OF the late Z. h. and
Margaret Byram.
funeral from Joseph p. Birch & Sons chapel.
3934 street northwest Thurs1as. August
o., at 3 pm. In:ernent at oaA mr. Gem
etery- Relatives and friends invited. Il
CooK. Departed this life, suddenly. Sunday,
August 1s. 1915. at am. ELIZABETH
BhIGE COOK. asughtsr Of. The late China
Funeral fsorn the. seo.nd Raptist. Church, srd
street between II and streets northwest
wednesday. August "a. At 2 O'Clock.
cooK. An members Of the Ladies' cHnrock
: Society are Requested te sttend the funeral
Of their late sister. ELIZABETH COOK.
Funeral from second Baptist Church. 3rd
4street ssrfbwest By order Of president.
80. -ss--7 Airs. SUSAN JOHNSON.
0coK. Al. pemhss Of -Gsthsemsne H. II.
to attend thse funeral II. siser BETTE
aoS Stises r% AssSst x
street eetffn IsarmI 4 IA stEssls nsIthSes n
1St1<t<t@a-s 1kNbh->cs}sNs
CpRRDoN.- On Tuesday, August 20. 1913. at
- 5.aJn, m; , at Providence Hospital, lGNATirs
taking parfor,- 4. n street northeast: thence
. te st. ALysius CHURCH. gbere lrepieIn mass
VIII be said at O'Clock fcr lie rePose OF his
E. senl1i lnterment. At Mount oIret cemetery.
2l-
nAHDRDGE. Departed this Life on Sunday.
AZ d-spc II
pASDRID.iB, loving husband Of Iosie Brown
Dandridge, devoted son Of Mrs. Mary and
u. BITE 5ehn ns1dridrs.a br4thsr Of Mrs
Lieut.. E. a. Dsndridxe. Remaiss at the
residence OF his Is, mother, sfl Asker As! street
Se1s1 csab va "a sssss s.Is.s. saoes
Esp, Relatives, and friends tassted. Iuter-
ment at Harmony cemetery.
FORD; A her 5sstse9ss is sss. isos 18th ssEse;
IT, S2MPTE7 widow Of s. Calvert Ford Of
Notice of fpnetai hsreefter. .s1s
= -oniy sonpuf Rufss md bdfth Fbhk. aged SIX
!. =ysaEs. lal: Hauln-street sertheast.
GoLpsHIGH.- On Tuesday Ausp-s- 20. 1918.
at 10:.5 am. LOUIS GOLDSMITH. in the
sersnty-ninth. year OF his- aga Remains at
Gswlers chapel, lisp PenDsylSania ayenae.
Notice of funeral hereafter. 49, -
HARRIS Entered into rest on Tuesdsy. Au-
gust a9. 1918, at her residence, Is98 3rd
street northwest, CIArDA BRANDON
HARRIS. heiosedsEife OF DE- Norman Harris
and beloved and, only daughter of David C.
. ahd Jane Bfnhdon1 had lister Of Reginald
iTo,ise q funeral hereafter. -tSew York pa
-pers please coRJ.l
4ELLia. -on H6adsy.r Auisssiss Asissisa1 Is. ais1s. at
= kssJ g.H. sJQSx4H. helo@ed husband of Mary
Hamilton HELEN and son Of the late John
soa snd Jsse. Hellen. - hc.%
nesday morafns at D Scloek. sIlterment pri-
yate. New York city and Mpptclair. N.
J.. papers please copy9
Evening star., 1918-08-20
MARRfKnss:

HAlE-EvARrs.. On saturdssy. August ID.
: 1918, ct st. Psui's Church. Windsor. Vt, .bV
the Rev. Prescott Evarts. assisted by the
Rev. Parker @. Manner. MEHETABEL
SHERMAN, daughter Of the late Maxwell
4" fnc MarEafet A. q. Exafts, 20 sHELT0E
. HAZE. .- Z
Evening star., 1918-08-20
PHoTop1Ay FEATUREs.

+ LoEw's COLUMBIA. - &Fedora," :"
with Pauline. Frederick in the role
created for Betnhardt by sardou. Dis
having its arate showtng hare at
I.eew's colnmhia for, ths ssray half Of
The sinist4r ter4eir: rsi,,i:' d s sshs Huas,aa
SPY system 1s depicted III 'ths5sssisn-
zment of Princess Fedora to lure and
capture alnehiemau a who has -escaped
te,sf sS France an ss st.sr ktlinK the son of the
= The spectasplar, LUXURY of.exile life
In Paris Is pictured IN scenes re.
yealing the, efforts Of tie girl to win
the confidence Of the slayer. In which
she succeedsl with a. romantic climax
! which forms the highest lights AID
| deepest sbAdeWa,Tof the play. The
, fllm adaptassen ,S M fes!ews The orig orisiahsl AZ
SCENE stR.swhieh tragedy is
Averted to give the play happy enf-
tfhg. Miss Ffederfclr was emotiopalay
adequate and wore succession Of
Splendid e6whs., r. Kfartx an animat.
red cartoon sanAs 3Iuternaftpnxas. News,
films completed the RrsSIaH.ts fs,
Evening star., 1918-08-20

MOORE'S STRAND@ @The House ef
Mfrth- .. 4 Edith s'Whaf3dh'A. famous
novel. The. House-of Nrth," proVd}d
the naryativs fqr the photoplay Of the
featpres otst mi MllsAt aHohra'g Strand
Theater the. first fonI days of this
week. and. as adapted to the screen
by June Mathis and Albert Capellani
Evening star., 1918-08-20
Carried as Missing.

American wounded often find their
way into French or British dressing
stations and are sent on to French or
British hospitals They are carried
finally they find their way back to
their own units or are officially re-
port ed at home as missing.
With the assistance Of trained ex-
perts the authorities are constantly
endeaEering to speed up casualty re-
ports but they are unwilling to sac.
rifioe accuracy. so that as far as ID
possible needless pain and anxiety to
the families and friends of the men
may be avoided
Evening star., 1918-08-20
Our NeD Phone :
Number Is Franklin
74GO

A number much easier to re-,
mcpIber than the old one.
Make a note of this on your
phone pad SO you'll have
no trouble getting us,
when wanted.
Evening star., 1918-08-20
Notice Of funeral hereafter.

BOUCHER. Suddenly. on Sunday. August Is.
1918, at II am, JOSEPH A. BOUCHER.
beloved husband of Lula ID. Boucher.
Funeral from bis late residence, SIC Massa-
- cbusetts avenue northeast. Wednesday. 4rr
gust 21, at pm. Relatives and friends Rl-
copy) 3Os
Evening star., 1918-08-20
DIED.

BoNHEf Suddenly. on Sunday. August IS.
19ls. et the residence of her sister, Mrs. A.
Cheek, 1025 Il street northeast, MARY
ANNA BONNET tnee SeatgnD. beloved wife
OF Carl L. Bonnet. in her thirty-nrst year.
liam q. sardo & Co. Az Il street north
east. ----
Evening star., 1918-08-20
Work as Fast as Possible.

In0 Work Is QOu6 dS GxpGQ1ItOuBJy
as possible, and. were it not for. battae
|conditiops beyond human remedy The
American people might read each
days roll of honor the next day. In
trench fighting and in. small opera
tfons 1T is possible to make almost fm~
mediate, casualty feporta but. inIa
warfare OF movement, involving large
numbers and extended territory euch
as the Marne battle, the task tbeeonaes
difficult and slow, despite the best ef-
forts of the authorities. . fH" .
The regulations require that every
report of killed. mounded or missing
must be established beyond a doubt.
Units moving forward for hours under
heavy fire, losing men on the way,
cannot pause to check casualties.
These must come later from dressing
stations. hospitals or buryipg parties
operating In, the wake OF the aadvanc-
Frequently company, battalion or
even regimental records and reports
are destroyed or lost in action. At
|Seicheprey a certain American unit
was isolated for nearly two days by
a heavy German barrage. Several
members of the unit SACRIFICED their
lives in an effort to penetrate the
wall of fire. Finally a German raid
ing party captured and made OF with
the organizations records. On, an
other occasion statistical unit was
bombed out of its position and it's
carefully prepared casualty reports
were scattered over the landscape.
Again replacement troops may be
thrown into action with some, orr
ganization being reformed for At
tack. the unit commander having no
knowledge of who they are. Thus IL
the records are lost or destroyed by
sheilfire or bombing it becomes al
most impossible to make accurate cas-
ualty reports for days, perhapsa for
Evening star., 1918-08-20

BRYAN. On August II, 1918. at his residence.
1870 Sout1r end street, Philadelphia. Pa.
LEROY wYL1E GRAY. real estate broker.
devoted husband of Sela Walker Bryan.
: lradua te of Howard Law School, class 1901.
Inferment Mt Tafboro, e. c.
Evening star., 1918-08-20
cASJAETf'REcQRD=:.'.
.DIFFIcUET.10 KEEP
Immense Task Of Army Au'
.thorities at the Front
Made Plain. ]
By slla.Assoeiated Pres.


WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY N
FRANCE, August 1s.-The recent
Marhe fighting has illustrated sharp
ly the difficdlties IN prompt reporting
Of casualties. Tho Army authorities
keeniy realized the anxiety prevailing
at home since this first extended; &C.
ton. largely participated in by the
American forces, and the whole ma
chinery of casualty reports has been
worked TO the limit within the basic
rule Of accuracy before. speed. The
system .ef keeping traak Of every
member OF, the American expedition
ary forces is simply organized. but II
is gigantic. It radiates from the cen-
tral records office. where Is kept the
complete history of every officer and
man-and civilian worker. - ia
Facts concerning. every casually
are rushed by courier to the central
records office, where a cfeck liz made
against his name and record, to pre-
vent confusion and to identify him.
Then a message is prepared and
checked back and then cabled. to
Washington. where the next of kin is
notified and tho list published.
Evening star., 1918-08-20

OcoKs. Al. nemhan Of .Gethsemsne II. II.
Ruth, 1856. G. I. o. of o. F.. are requested
Ito attend theD funeral ufs Sistef BETTE
O'Clock Pm, Second Baptist Church. 3rd
street, between u and ] streets northwest.
ELNATHAS -EARLY.'M. n. &.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-10

CONNIE Prince Charlie, at Glasgow :
was captured at the battle Of Falklrk
ana released, then became the head
VI the eiersy In Paisley, where ne
remained for ten years; then came to
america to assume the presidency of
the College OF New Jersey, now known
as Princeton University: was for six
years delegate from New Jersey to
the Continental Congress, loyalty ad-
vocated and supported the fight for
American liberty and was one Of the
sisners OF the Declaration of indie
pendence.
John Witherspoon was a great stu
dent and devotee OF the drama, and
wrote the first and most scholarly worlo
ever published on Mature and Effects
on the Stage"-llttle wonder therefore
that the rudiment of histriunic dis
tinction made manifest at that time
should become evidenced in more
operative manner over century
later.
Cora Withorspoon is a great grand
niece OF the illustrious Scot and is
proud of 1t. She was born In New
Orleans. La. began her stage career
In st. Louis stock company, then
followed another season In stock in
Cleveland. where she was engaged by
Mr.. Ditrichstein to support him in his
coming production OF THE Concert. "
Since then she has been affiliated with
this distinguished star in all of his
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-10
Of heart, beloved by all. must have
black hair and eyes"

Doyle and Dixon. who as a team
are featured members OF the cast OF
The Canary" at the Globe Theatre.
owe their success and their present
eminence in the footlight world to
combination OF their own efforts and
the happy chance which directed the
attention of Charles Dillingham; to
them three years ago. Jimmie Doyle
and Harland Dixon, a couple of am
bilious young men Of unusual ability
and a well developed sense Of COM
edy, had obtained an engagement in
burlesque, and, at the end OF their first
season as professionals having been
booked to appear In a New York the
atre devoted to that kind Of enter
tainment, were consider ring themselves
extremely lucky. So rapidly had sue
cess come to them that II 10 doubtful
IL they had even contemplated an APP
pearance In the "S2 attractions" Then
they were notified that Mr.. Dilling-
ham had seen one of their perform
ances and was prepared to provide
them with important parts in the sup
port Of Gaby Deslys in stop. Look.
Listen" The Dillingham; Judgment
was Justified; "the boys" made good
Immediately: 30 good, in fact. that the
next season found them featured per-
formers in THE Century Girl" the
Dillingham; iegfeld attraction at the
Century Theatre. Last season Doyle
and Dixon toured the country In
Chin Chin" playing the parts orig
mated by David Montgomery and Fred
Stone, and emphasizing their right to
be considered as musical comedy
comedians of unusual calibre.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-10

devilling. The manager chose Miss
Monterey because she had the first
two essentials, and trusted her to pro-
duce the third.
Now in Camilla" she must needs
demolish romance again. She is in
search OF an author whose stage direc-
tons read: Heroine. true and pure
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-10

productons-"The Great Lover" The
King" and now 1.-The Matinee Hero"
Whenever Lola Fisher comes to the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-10
Vaudeville and Burlesque.

Eddie Foy and the Younger
Foys will sing, dance and clown
in "Slumwhefe In New York." at
the Palace; Bessie Clayton re-
mains for a second week with
her company; Mile. Paule Cler-
get will make her American
debut, and Emily Ann Wellman
will appear In a sketch, The
Heart of Annie Wood"
At the Riverside will be seen
"The American Ace" Belle
Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Barry,
the Grenadier Girls, Hennings
and Marks, the Gladiators and
Swift and Kelly.
At the Colonial the bill in
cludes the Avon Comedy Four,
Johnny Dooley. Gilmore and
Williams, Chilson Ohrman,
Mehlinger and Meyers, the Lang
dons and What Girls Can Do"
To the ALEXANDRIA come the
Ferrsros, Holt and Rosedale,
Charles Grapewin company, A.
and F. Steadman, Clara Morton
and Morton and Glass.
The bill at the Royal Is Nan
Halperin. Eddie Leonard COM
pany, Helen Ware. Arnold and
Altman, ]. and B. Morgan and
Smiletta Sisters.
The poplar Golden Crook or
genization, with Bill Arlington
at its head, will come to the CO.
lumbia Theatre to present new
two act burlesque, called Then,
Now and Here"
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line in Glare RUNNERS BE Calm,
Camilla" at the Booth, with which
she scorns n naughty little song. ut
seems more like a song for bru-
nette," lovely Carlotta Monterey
writhes in pain.
For Miss Monterey, the brunette vii
lainess of Camilla" is convinced that
her black hair and deep brown eyes,
which in reality belong to an amiable
and gentle disposition, will condemn
her to perpetual theatre crime.
Twice in this one brief season she
has had to step into the path of true
love and upend Its smoothness. When
Mr.. Bdrnum's little protege. Jeanne.
was at the very gate Of her LIES
happiness. the wicked woman inter-
vened. The wicked woman OF the play
had to be brunette. beautiful and be-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-10

II VERY time Arthur Shaw makes
r. a success in a part, which b to
- say every time he plays one,
and particularly when his success il
as widely chronicled as the one he IL
now scoring in Clarr RUNNERS BE
Calm. Camilla" at the Booth Theatre,
his mind reverts to an ancient grudge,
and he longs to reassemble all the
members Of his class at Harvard and
pin his reviews on the ends Of their
noses. Because when Mr.. Shaw was
q Harvard student, pining to get into
the college theatricals because his
mother. Mary Shaw. had bequeathed
him a deep love Of the theatre, the
powers Of the Drama Club said he
couldn't act.
He had been on the stage as a little
boy. largely when his mother gave him
bits of parts to keep him out from un-
derfoot. and Harvard recognized this
valuable experience. Having played
On the real stage as a baby he was per-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-10
Brooklyn Vaudeville.

The weeks bill at the orpheum
includes Lucille Cavanagh. Chic
Sale, Watson Sisters, Harry Car
roll, Jane Courthope company,
Harris and Morey. Bert and L.
Walton and the Mastersingers.
Sophie Tucker, the MARY Gar
den of Ragtime," will head the
bill at the Bushwick, where
other acts are William II.
Thompson in 1.-THE Straight
Road" Bostoek's Riding School.
Eddie Borden, Green and Parker,
Ward and Pryor and Ethel Hop
kins.
THE Pace Makers" is the at
traction at the Star.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-10

Cora withewpoop, who gives q capt
tai performance Of the interviewing
newspaper woman with Leo Ditrich-
stein in "The Matinee Hero" comes
by her art naturally, having worked
for several months on the New Orleans
Item and is the descendant of an IL
lustrious writer.
Among the names OF the many dis
tinguished Scotsmen who have added
lustre and distinction to the roll Of
patriots who aided the United States
Of America in securing independence
the name OF John Witherspoon stands
prominently at the head. His career
was a romantic and picturesque one
Born In Haddingtonshire, Scotland. In
1872, graduated from the University
Of Edinburgh. became a Presbyterian
minister. In 1745 he led body Of
loyal supporters to aid the pretender
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THE HIPPODROME.

Everything is bright and
merry at the Hippodrome, where
Charles Dillingbam's monster
spectacle Everything" Is anus
ing and delighting the patrons of
the biggest playhouse in the
world. This past week the time
schedule was restored to its
original hour, beginning at a:1s
in the afternoon and at S:I5 In
the evening, and children are
welcomed at each performance.
This coming week the new
features will introduce a series
of novelties presented in the
skating scene by the Ell Rey
Sisters.
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NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THEATRES

United at Harvard TO play very old
men. II had to hobble and squeak"
ne says. because they couldn't get
anyhody else 10 do Il, and they
wouldn't let me do anything else"
When he came out OF college he
tried his hand at business, but he was
convinced that he would be no good
at 1t. and he finally convinced his en-
ployers. Then Mary Shaw relented
and he went on the stage. His first
great success was in THE Country
Boy"--the role in which Arthur Hop
kins hrst saw him and catalogued him
in his mind. so that when Gus Beals
was 70 be played in Camilla" Mr.
Shaw was easily first choice-and the
role by which he became the talk Of
the town was in THE Yellow Jacket"
the never to be forgotten property
man."
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-26
Many Cle0er Boxers With
the Machine GunnerS

The ring at "Y'' 232 is frequently the
scene OF much excitement. Many clever
athletes displayed their talent in hand
ling the gloves Among the list of classy
boxers Is Mr.. Levy. a prominent light
weight pugilist from New York state. He
is taking much interest in this form of
physical exercise, and is ready to meet
all Corners at lSe pounds or Whereabouts.
Can on him at Company 3, whore ar
TanEcments can also be made for bouts OF
any weight to be staged on Thursday.
June %. at S;l5 p. m Let all interested
bear this in mind
Boxing is one Of the hest exercises
known In training the eye for godo eye
sight is essential TN fighting the Huns.
A soldier much be on the watch all the
time II he Is to save himself The de-
veiopment of the muscles Of tho feet.
legs, and arms. together with m in
e1ea~sd lung capacitv makes The boxer.
through his Cuickness ord llertress. a
better al-rourd soldier, and more able to
protect himself from the dangers con-
fronted W. e on the firing line.
Following are the names Of the con-
testants who have appeared lately; their
weights and company numbers are In
Guided:
Two three, minute rounds between Nit
tleman Ct the Third Company and Lesh-
er Of the Second Company. weights, 1876
and laS pounds
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-26
Victorious Players Want Games
From Other Teams. Are Seek
ing SCaIpS From Semi-ProS.

Even though the weather does not
strike most of these soldiers very IA
vorably, they forget about the Southern
heat when on the ball diamond, The
fans. too, come out in great numbers and
disregard the suns rays
Upon June 18th the Divisional Head
quarters defeated the Sevanth Company
in q fast game OF bail, making it the
tenth straight for the winners. The
losers gave the victorious nine a real bat
tie until the seventh inning when the
old baseball veteran, Kabat, who already
made four home runs in previou ssames,
scored another homer which gave the
champions of Camp Hancock the lead
Clay held them there until the finish by
giving only three hits during tn entire
game. Two hits in the first and a walk
gave the Seventh Braves two scores. al
ter which they could not find Clay, with
the exception OF FestzeT making the third
hit in the eighth inning. Clay's wonder
full pitching caused thirteen strike-outs
The Divisional Headquarters have sign
ed up Top Sergeant Adams, who. at one
time, was one of the crack players OF the
baseball for three years. he comes to
Camp Hancock with just as much vim
as ever. He surprised the boys by COM
ing up with two good hits and playing
fast ball at second base, assisting Hack
in two double-plays. Sergeant Adams
expects TO display a great deal more ef-
ficiency in balloon after several more
games when, as in former years, he be-
comes mores accustomed to the ban and
bat
Divisional Headquarters now wants
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-26
Fourth Swimming Lesson
BY W. r. euRDlcK.

The different swimming strokes when
learned seem very simple and look SC
when a good swimmer uses them. But
to give a beginner lessons in good
stroke form would be useless. so in this
the fourth lesson, we simply get him to
using his arms. Follow this method az
given here and it viii not be difficult to
add the arm stroke TO the leg kick as
gwen in Lesson No. Three.
First review the previous steps as in
other lessons, ducking bobbing, plung-
ing. plunging with the foot kick, going
over each one several TINS To learn
to combine the arm movement start from
plunge. gliding through the water us
ing the foot kick then begin to paddle
with the hands in front of tho body This
motion resembles pulling yourself for
ward on rope except that the hands
are opened, fingers out straight ahead
and palms down. Here is a very import
ant point in position, the hands should
always be opened out flat in all strokes
to resemble ducks foot which gives a
larger propelllng surface In practic-
ing this stroke extend the arms out in
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-26
PENNANT RACES SHOW
ENTIRELY Different
CLUB Combinations


New York, June.-Pennant races In the
major league this season present an en-
tireiy different combination OF clubs so
far as standing is concerned. when com
pared with the rating Of the teams at
this time one year ago. With the first
two months Of the race completed on
June Is twelve months ago. the New York
and Philadelphia clubs wero tied for
the lead in the National League with n
percentage Of .6l4 while the Chicago
White Sox were showing the way in the
American League with an average Of
,667
Al the same stage this season the New
York G3ints were in second place and
the Philies fifth in the National League
while the World Champion Chicago Amer
leans held down fourth position in their
organization, The Chicago Nationals,
third year ago, led the the senior lea
que in the 1913 struggle and the Boston
Red Sox second in 1917, were out in front
on June Is. Of the present season.
or the other National League teams
St Louis. fourth last year, had dropped
to SEVENTH Brooklyn az last in place
Of seventh; Pittsburgh, the tailender in
1917. had Improved It's position by two
places while Cincinnati and Boston were
sixth places twelve months ago
In the American League. the New
York team was second instead Of holding
third place as 1t did last season; Cleve-
land was third in place of fourth and
Detroit last, whereas In 1917 the Tigers
were fifth. The Philadelphia Athletics
held the same seventh position that they
did last season; Washington had moved
up from last to sixth and ST ,uis had