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New Britain herald., 1918-09-10
INCREASE FOR WORKERS.
Board of Public Works Employees Ob-
 ject to Saturday Afternoons.

The street employees under the board of public works have been granted an increase, Early in tho summer the common council voted that these employees could have Sat urday afternoons off with pay during the months of July and August Last Saturday the men were supposed to resume their former schedule and work during the afternoon, but de- clined.
 It was stated at the office of the board of public works today that they will not receive any pay fo last Saturday afternoon in view of the fact that they did not work
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10
CITY ITEMS

Wednesday morning specials, velour haSs $498 Goldenblum 's.-advt.
 The regular meeting of Doric coun ci1, R. & S. NJ. will be held at Masonic hall Wednesday evening Of this week, when the Royal and Select degree will be worked.
 Warren $. Slater, physical director of the Y. M. C. A. is spending a two weeks vacation ''roughing it" along the Connecticut river. Andy Daniel son, assistant director, is carrying on the work during his absence.
 The second of Organist~J. c. Beebes Wednesday afternoon recitals at the South church will be given at the church tomorrow afternoon. A splen- did program has been prepared by the organist.
 Miss Mary Magnell returned to Mount St. Josephs academy at Hanil- ton Heights, West Hartford to resume her studies today, .
 The T. A. B. drama, committee will meet tomorrow evening at s o'clock in the club rooms.
 Thos. J. Devine has returned from 8 trip to New York, Atlantic City and Philadelphia.
 A'special meeting of the City Guard Is called on Wednesday evening at s ncIock at the City hall. All mem bers are requested to be present.
 The fourteenth annual reunion of the descendants of the Henry Adams family was held yesterday at the home of MT. and Mrs. John Beckstedt in Bristol. There were 2S present and officers were elected as follows: Presi- dent, Joseph Dieh1; vice president, Mrs. I. G. Kirchbaum; secretary, J. G. Kirchbaum; treasurer, John Beck Btedt.
 Evening classes, Tuesdays, Thurs days, Fridays. Conn. Business Col 1ege, 163 Main St,-advt.
 A marriage license was issued today to Peter Kelly Of 886 Broad street and Miss Helen Heslin of 186 Cherry street.
 As 8 result of the action of some of Lhe honorary mem bers of the club, the Wentworth club which has sent a majority of it's members into the serv- Ice, will not be compelled to disband, but will be permitted to retain its q present quarters until the war is over.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10
REGISTRATION ESTIMATE
1888 Men Expected to Fill Out Little
 White Cards On Thursday.

? According to government estimates, st is expected that the first district 2-egistration of the 18-45 class on Thursday will total 5,117 and the sec bnd district 4,571. This will mean a A Aotal of 9,68S new draft registrants in @his city.
 @ The first district board has en-
 Rrged it's quarters in City hall hav~ Eng taken over the office occupied by 8 ersopal Tax Collector Charles J. Elliott Mir. Elliott has moved his of Fee across the corridor.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10
Mrs. Flora Schnider,

Mrs. Flora Schnider, wife of Lyman H. Schnider. formerly of this city but of late years a resident of Bris- tol, died yesterday at her home, 47 Goodwin street, Bristol. Mrs Schni- der was 60 years of age and is sur vived by her husband and two sons, Losae B., and Foster B.. the latter now serving With the American army in France. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon from her late home in Bristol at 2:5O.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10
DIR. HUBERT APPOINTED.

Mayor G. A. Ouigley has appointed Fr. Julius Rupert member of the lar board to succeed Stanley Arzylo- Iich, who has resigned. MT. Arzylo- aich has enlisted in the navy. Dr. Supert is ono of the most prominent solish men in the country and is re- prded as an authority on affairs per saning tcs his native land. At the me tima there Is no more staunch
 Anericaa. than he, and his writings ggve been read with interest by thou 8xsAm
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10
WIDOW OF WAR MARTYR
 SINGING HIS SONGS.

Nearly everybody in town whistles When Yankee Doodle Learns to Parles Vous Francais' and another song called ''Frenchy', but nobody In town knows that the author, Will T. Hart, died fighting in glory on the other side of the deep blue pond just two months go. There are those who say that the man who set every pair of lips a-whistlings and all feet a-stamping died with a smile, leaving
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10
AT TRAINING SCHOOL.

Cyril Hannon of PA South Main street and Walter Kenney of 99 Clark street both graduates of the High school with the class of 1917. have gone to Troy, N. Y, where they have entered the Officers Training school in connection with K. P. l.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

a widow. a mere girl to mourn him. She is a, talented singer and is now appearing at the Lyceum under her maiden name, Mary Donohue. She scored a decided hit last night. She sings her husbands two famous song hits, but makes no announcement of her intimate connection with them.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10
TANKER SINKS U-B0AT
Navy Department Investigates What It Considers Reliable Report of Victory Off Atlantic Coast.

Washington. Sept. 10.--What ap- parently is a. reliable report that an American tank steamship has sunk a German submarine in a fight off the Atlantic coast reached the navy de- paftment today and is being investi- gated.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10
DON'T FORGET THE
 HELMETS FOR THESE

In a free canning book which the National War Garden Commission of Washington will send any reader of this paper for a two-cent stamp for postage, many good pointers will be found
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Funeral of Mrs. CorIigan.

The funeral of Mrs. Bridget Corr: gan was held this morning at St Augustine's Catholic church at Hart ford. Rev. J. A. Perry officiating, Bur ial followed in St. Mary's New Cath olic cemetery in this city
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10
Financial

New York Stock Exchange quota tions furnished by Richter & Co.,. members of the New York Stock Ex- change.
The evening herald., 1918-05-02

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Ih"uC .. Nt-i nnrn. 81 West 'op-
per, i"r first class livery. ". l..
Irimhlr \ 60.
The evening herald., 1918-05-02

Who" vpu senn your garments 10
Nlls ~hop ynu hnve me s1ti faction
Of knowing th1t you are getting the
h"-' cleaning aud pressing that any
one. ttU Uu
Evening star., 1918-03-31
Author of THE Blue Bird" :"

Maurice Maeterlinck, poet, philose-
pher. dramatist. essayist. was born in
Ghent, Belgium, August 30. 1862. He
studied law at the University of Client
was graduated with honors and at the
age of twenty-four was duly enrolled
to practice in the Belgian courts
During his college days, Mir. Maeter-
linck had applied himself to study of
philosophy. the Swedenbocgian theses
appealing most to his receptive fancy.
which found poetic expression at times
in illusions that attracted interest
among scholars for their beauty OF
thought, depth and clarity of express
sion. He published several volumes
.6f verse. and some philosophical theses,
notably THE Awakening of the Soul" a
thesis on silence and mystic morality
which stamped him as profound philo-
sopher and poet.
in Paris he soon won and retained the
admiration and support of the SYM
bolist school of French poets 1t was
only. however, when Octave Birbeau
in a critical article published in the
Paris Figaro. declared him to be "a
Belgian Shakespeare" that the atten-
tion of Europe and America was at
tracted permanently to his works
In 1903 he produced his greatest
Evening star., 1918-03-31

poetica1 work. THE Blue Bird" q sym,
bolical exposition of the struggle 3 OF
edge of truth. as symbolized by tn the
color, blue, meaning truth. and the olrd;
meaning thought, upon whose wings AZ
truth is carried. The superficial symbol
ism of ''The Blue Bird" always M has re, re-
mained simply Happiness" but the rea!
meaning conveyed by the poet IN NJ ms
play is that happiness is, in fact. tne
knowledge of truth.
"The Blue Bird is at once. fairy
tale, morality and mystery play pos
sessing lightness of fancy which none
other of his works exhibits in like
measure It touches and ausedkehhs shst Tiea ie
at the heart of age. The play achieved
immense success and added greatly to
his fame.
At the outbreak of the war in Europe
Mr.. Maeterlinck returned to Paris and
his recent works have attracted world .
wide attention. 1t has been said or
him that he has the rare faculty of see
ing beauty in all things. and. above all
in truth. of the still rarer faculty OF
loving all things. and above all. life.
Evening star., 1918-03-31
NEXT WEEKS PHoToPLAYs
strand-Elliott Dexter and Tully Mar
shall. in The Whispering Chorus.

strand-Elliott Dexter and Tully Mar
shall. in The whispering Chorus.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Talmadge. In
by Right of Purchase; Mary Garden,
in '"rhe Splendid Sinner; Beverly
Bayne and Francis Bushman. In the
Brass Check" and Mary Pickford. IN
"Amarilly of Clothes Line Alley"
Loew's Columbia-willfam s. Hart. In
'"The Tiger Man" and Jack Pickford, IN
His Majesty. Bunker Bean.
Crandalrs-constan Talmadge. In
THE Shuttle" and Clara Kimbali
Young, in "The House of Glass"
Avenue Grand-Robert Warwick and
Elaine Hammerstein, in The MAD
Lover: Mabel Normand. IN The FLOOR
Below: Viola Dana, in "A Weaver OF
Dreams": Douglass Fairbanks. IN
"Headin' South" and Kitty Gordon In
The Wasp"
SavoyL'Headin' South" The Mad
Lover" "The Shuttle" The Cross
Bearer" Revenge" and "Huck ana
Tom"
Americana Weaver of Dreams"
1.-The Marionettes." George Beoan: IN
Jules Of the Strong Heart: "Raby
Mine" spurs Of sybih'' and .Revenge.. ;,
Apollo oN"Headin' South" The Knife.
1.-THE Shuttle" "The Brass Cheek anu
The Keys Of the Righteous"
Evening star., 1918-03-31
CALI Curci-N. Y. Symphony.

The appearance of CALI Curci, with
the Symphony Society of New York,
Walter Damrosch conductor, IN the con-
cert Friday afternoon at the Belasco
Theater, Washington, will be ian event
Of interest to the musical public. The
seasoned music lover it is difficult to
take by surprise. For him names of
Patti, Melba and Sembrich represent the
alpha and omega of coloratura sopranos.
This theory held good until the advent of
Galli-Curci, who won a place among
the chosen sopranos of all time. The
musician has accepted Galli-Curci as a
celebrity who has come to stay.
With the Symphony Society in Wash
ington, Nine. GalN-Curci will sing the
Bell Song" from 'Lakme" and the fa-
nous mad scene from Lucia
Evening star., 1918-03-31
American.

THE Studio Girl" Featuring Con-
stance Talmadge." will be shown today
at Crandall's American. 1t concerns
Celia Laird. pledged to marry the only
eligible" in a small village. when she
meets a young artist from the city,
whose interest in her is purely i'm
personal. Tomorrow Elsie Ferguson
will be pictured in The Rose of the
World"; Tuesday, Margarita Fischer in
Molly Go-Get'Em" Wednesday. Mae
Marsh in The Beloved Traitbr" ;;
Thursday, Carlyle Blackwell in His
Royal Highness' and the seventh chap
ter of "A Son of Democracy" featuring
Benjamin Chaplin: Friday. Pauline
Frederick in "A Hungry Heart" and
Saturday, THE Birth of a Nation"
Evening star., 1918-03-31
French Drama, April 8.

jacques Copeau's players from Paris.
via New York. appearing at Polls for
two special performance, Monday, April
s. announce 'L'Avare," one of Moliere's 8
later comedies, for the matinee, and
Les Freres Karamazov," dramatized
from Dostoievski's novel by Jacques
Copeau and Jean Croue. for the even
ing. The Theater du Vfeux Colombier
withheld its American presentation OF
"I'Avare" this past winter in honor of
former member of the company.
Charles Dublin, who arrived in New
York last week after three years serv-
ice in the trenches to reappear in his
famous Characterization of Harpagon.
the Miser. The performances are under
the auspices of the French high COM
mission,
Evening star., 1918-03-31
Garden.

AT Moore's Garden Theater BEGIN
ming this afternoon and continuing
through Tuesday. the attraction will be
Pathe's film thriller, sylvia OF the Sc
cret Service" picturing Irene Castle as
the intrepid Sylvia in a story of many
episodes of melodramatic power. We'd
nesday and Thursday the feature will
present Carmel Myers, in ''The Girl in
the Dark" mystery photoplay. whose
outcome is SO concealed as to hold an
audience in suspense to the very end
Many scenes of peculiar beauty are
The last two days of the week the lat
est Harry Morey release. THE Desired
Woman" will be shown. 1t Is Blue
Evening star., 1918-03-31
Leader.

The feature photoplay at the Leader
today and all this week will picture
Virginia Pearson in "A Daughter OF
France" a story of love and war be-
hind the German lines that differs
from the usual war play. 1t does not
feature battles, but has for its theme
the brutality of German regiment
when invading French village. In ad-
dition Fox Sunshine comedy. "A
Self-Made Lady," will show in an
amusing way what happened to a girl
who was sentenced to seven days in
prison. but through "a slight error
was behind the bars for seven years.
The Lehrman police romp through the
picture; automobiles dash recklessly
over cliffs, and a swimming tank is
utilized to speed up the fun.
Evening star., 1918-03-31
Avenue Grand.

Eugene Walters drama, THE Knife"
will be shown in screen form at Gran
dalTs Avenue Grand today, with Alice
Brady featured. The plot concerns the
experiments OF a young surgeon and
his fiancee.
'.The Beloved Traitor" featuring Mae
Marsh. will be shown tomorrow; Tues
day. Edith Storey in THE Eyes of
Mystery" Wednesday, Enid Bennett in
The Keys of Righteousness" Thurs
day and Friday. D. w. Grifith's The
Birth of a Nation" and Saturday. Viola
Dana in "A Weaver OF Dreams"
Evening star., 1918-03-31
Leginska, Friday.

Leginska. the pianistic marvel. is an
nounced for recital at the National
Theater Friday at 4:30 pm. This Won
derful woman pianist ranks as mas
terful interpreter OF rare intelligence
and charm.
The program follows:
"Sonato, in G Minor. op. %" tSchu-
mann). presto. andantino, scherzo.
rondo: "Angelus'' tfirst time). Godow-
sky): "Etude in C Minor. op. 10" (Cho-
pin): "Berceuse" Chopin; "Etude in A
Minor. op. 25" Chopin: Sonata in B
Flat Minor. op. 35" Chopin; grave,
doppio movimento. scherzo-piu lento:
marche funebre, finale-presto; ''Rigo-
letto" paraphrase Liszt).
Evening star., 1918-03-31

called "The Reclamation"
Fiske o'Hara Is appearing in The
Man From wicklow"
Dave Ferguson is to play a comedy
part in Keep Smiling"
Charlotte Ives has Joined the COM
pany of The Man Who Stayed at
Home"
Russell G. Colt. jr., the husband of
Ethel Barrymore. is now lieutenant
in the Aviation Corps.
The New York legislature has bill
permitting Sunday movies under a
strict regulation.
Robert Blossoms vaudeville sketch is
called "The Flaming Arrow" and an
Indian is the author of 1t.
Ruby de Remer has been engaged for
the prima donna role in the new Weber
& Field piece, Back Again"
Next season Georgia o'Ramey. now with
Leave 1t to Jane" Is to be star in
plav entitled 1.-THE Sweetheart Shop"
There is a vitality in Lena Rivers"
for 1t was lately performed by stock
company in a New York town to satisfy
numerous requests.
Clinic w. Moffatt last Monday night
produced at the Shubert Theater. New
Haven, new comedy by Donald McLaren
entitled Two Pairs"
James NJ. Barrie. the English drama
tist, is chairman of a section of the
British Red Cross which receives rare
books letters and manuscripts for sale
Eugene Walkers new play. called
Nancy Lee" was given its first public
t., L..
lotte Walker is playing the leading part.
'Under Cover" Under Fire" Ready
Money" "Arsene Lupin" and THE
Wolf" are the plays chiefly associat ted
with the name of William Courtenay
Edmund Gurney, formerly with Mrs.
Patrick Campbell. will play with Edith
Wynne Matthison in Charles Ram Ken
nedy's play, THE Army With Banners"
Oliver Morosco's spectacular play of
Hawaiian life, THE Bird of Paradise"
now entering upon its seventh season,
will be an early attraction at the Be-
lasco.
Three Faces East" drama by An
thony Kelly. has been placed in rehear-
sal with Emmett Corrigan in the lead
ing role. 1t Will be produced at At
lantic City.
edy by Frances Nordstrom. with music
by Joseph McManus. is now III re-
hearsaL Peggy Hopkins will have the
principal role.
Back Again" in which Weber and
Fields will appear. is to open in Phila
delphia the latter part OF April. Later
the piece will go into New York for q
summer engagement.
Loves Lightning new play by
Ada Patterson and Robert Edeson, was
given its first performance by The
Masks last week at the Lexington Thea
ter, New York.
Tomorrow being holiday. there will
be a special children's matinee of The
Wizard of Or" at the Polls Theater.
This matinee will take the place of the
usual Tuesday matinee at Polls.
THE American Ace" by L. j. Carter,
which the Shuberts are to produce early
next month. has for it's theme the ex-
ploits of an American flyer who has
conquered five enemy aeronauts.
"Dry Town." the new temperance play
which William D. Orr and ]. NJ. Welch
Evening star., 1918-03-31
John Mccormack, Tuesday.

John Mccormack. the tenor. will be
heard in recital at Polis Theater Tues
day afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. An en-
tirely new program will include groups
of American songs.
Evening star., 1918-03-31

Tom Mix's new picture. Western
Blood" has for one of it's incidents an
amusing full dress dinner" for cowboys
Evening star., 1918-03-31

Norma Talmadge has returned to re-
sumo work on DE Luxe Annie. in which
Eugene O'Brien is to be her leading man.
Evening star., 1918-03-31

new picture. The Kid Is Clever" 1t is
photopIay of remarkable stunts"
Triangle is to present a startling
friendship developed between rat and
canary in a Forthcoming production,
so it is announced.
A fashion show is promised in the
new Triangle picture for William Des-
mond. which has '"The Honorable Billy"
for its working title.
The new Mona Lisa" discovered re-
Gently by H. NJ. Horkheimer. it is said,
is proving to be a movie star of the first
magnitude.
Now Constance Talmadge is to be
fingwell's Boots" by Lewis ]. Selznick
1t is to follow "a Pair Of Silk Stockings" :"
Raymond Hubbel. composer of Poor
Butterfly" went all the way to the Pacific
coast to hear it sung again by Sophye
Barnard, who is now doing picture work
A star catch, Of falling scenery, by Mike
Donlin. the noted base ball player. re-
Gently saved George Walsh from put
out Of commission. in a studio at Cliff
side, N. J.
After the release of THE Face in the
Dark" her latest picture. April 81, Mae
Edith Barnard Delano's story. when
Carey Came to Town"
The presence. of American soldiers on
the French front lends particular inter-
est to France in Arms" the five-reel
official French war picture shown by
Pathe.
In THE Danger Game" Madge Ken
nedy is pictured as a novel-writing bo-
hemian. graduated from high society,
and Tom Moore. rs newspaper literary
critic and bogus bad man. Each thinks
the other crook
Alice Brady is to be blown up in a
volcanic Sicilian earthquake in her new
picture. THE Ordeal OF Rosetta" But she
comes down and out all right. The pic
ture also has scenes ranging from Sherry's
to Mulberry Bend Park, New York.
Bud Fisher. now a captain in the ar
tillery division of the British army. is
to have his cartoons, released hence
forth by William Fox, shown in all the
army camps here and of the allies
abroad.
Three new Selexart Pictures to be re-
leased by Goldwyn will include How
ard Hickman, in Blue Blood: Mr..
Hickman and Rhea Mitchell. in Social
Ambitions" and Miss Mitchell. starred
in "Honors Cross"
Mary Garden will be pictured as a
woman of today in THE Splendid Sin
ner." Kate Jordan's story. Hamilton
Revelle is to be the leading man, and
Anders Randolph. who played the monk
in That's" will also be in the cast.
Balboa makes the announcement of a
serial written by former member of the
secret committee of seven of Russia"
that became famous for releasing revo-
lut!onary prisoners in Siberia and the
dungeons of the czar. 1t was founded in
1871 and Jack Sonin is said to be the only
survivor OF what was known as 1.-The red
cross of the revolution
Wilfred Lucas. writer actor. director
and producer. is now a member of the
Horkhelmer acting staff at Long Beach,
Cal His recent pictures include ''The
Judgment House. Hell to Pay Austin"
and others. He started with Griffith in
the early days Of picture making.
Evening star., 1918-03-31
A NJ u Sc NJ EN- rs

Ribbon feature, picturing Mr.. Morey
and company led by Florence Deshon.
Short-reel subjects will be shown also,
with orchestral accompaniment
Evening star., 1918-03-31

Paul Powell. former newspaper man
was the director for George Walsh's S
new picture. The Kid Is Clever" 1t is
photoplay of remarkable stunts"
Evening star., 1918-03-31
Filnnograns.

Peggy Hyland is at work on new pic
ture now called 'tPeg Of the Pirates"
Evening star., 1918-03-31
"A New Arrival"

Billy Watson and the Beef Trust
Girls" will come to the Gayety Theater
next week in two new burlettas, enA-
tied "A New Arrival and 1.-The Bashful
Venus" Watson himself is the chief
comedian. He Is assisted by Harry
Montague, Beatrice Harlowe. Kathryn
Pearl. Frances and Helen Russell. Lud
Reynolds and Tony Kennedy. with a
chorus, the weightiest in the world.
Watson will be seen in his familiar role
Of Philip. the waiter. An old-fash-
ioned olio is sandwiched between the
burlettaS.
Evening star., 1918-03-31

Trenches" which will introduce The
flash OF the searchlights. the approach
Of the Zeppelins and the destruction o!
the barricades" in a sensational round
Of thrills and surprises. Dick Duffey
and company will supply the characters
To series Of real war incidents. Chong
and Moey will offer the big novelty of
e Of modern nod rGaea paeei@e %. enss and danees
while the Wileys. in the big musical
act. will offer selections on brass. wood
and glass instruments. These will be
supplemented with additional acts and
notable photoplay feature for the
matinees, besides the comedy and the
Hearst-Pathe News
Evening star., 1918-03-31
Savoy.

'"The Birth of a Nation" will be
shown today and tomorrow at Gran
dall's Savoy. Its cast includes Henry
B. Walthall. Mae Marsh. Lillian Gish.
Miriam Cooper, Robert Harron, Walter
Long. George Seigmann and Spottis-
woode Aitken. Based upon Thomas
Dixon's THE Clansman." most of it's
action concerns the efforts of the south
in early reconstruction days to shake
off the yoke of carpet -baggers" and
some of its incidents are intensely
thrilling.
Tuesday Mabel Normand will be pic
tured in The Floor Below: Wednes-
day and Thursday. William s. Hart in
Blue Biazes Rawden": Friday. Viola
Eana in THE Weaver of Dreams and
Benjamin Chapin in Tile Son of De
mocracy.' and Saturday, Enid BeaEitt
in The Keys of the Righteous
Evening star., 1918-03-31

The next Theda Bara picture will be
"Salome." The picture is to be 'gigan-
tic and spectacular"
Evening star., 1918-03-31
Casino.

Louis Joseph Vanca's fascinating
story, "The Lone Wolf" in photoplay
form, will be shown at Crandall's Ca
sino four days. commencing today. The
story centers around "a remarkable and
mysterious criminal of Paris. A beau
tiful girl, apparently one of notorious
band of criminals known as The
Pack" attracts his interest. and he de-
termines to rescue her. The escape is
fraught with many perils. including a
motor car chase through the streets Of
Paris, the burning of a hotel and bat
tie between aeroplanes over the En-
elish channel. The girl proves to be a
member of the secret service, but per-
mits the Wolf to escape upon his prom
ise of reforma ton. Hazel Dawn and
Bert Lytell are pictured as the prin-
cipal characters Thursday and the re-
mainder Of the week Draft 25S" will
be shown. 1t Is q story of patriotism
and intrigue in which the first number
in the draft plays an important part.
1t features Mabel Ta,iaferro.
Evening star., 1918-03-31

Game" and Saturday. Sessue Haya-
kawe in Hidden Pearls"
Evening star., 1918-03-31

| Triangle is to present startling
| friendship developed between a rat and
a canary in a forthcoming production.
so it is announced.
Evening star., 1918-03-31
Photoplay Features.

CONTINUED from Fourth Pase.)