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Evening star., 1918-07-22
intent ON PUSHING
HUNS FROM POCKET
Franco-Americans Press Eff
forts Germans at Home
Busy Explaining.

Despite the presence Of heavy Ger
man reinforcements 1t was apparent
today that the Franco-American
forces. now aided by the British. are
determined to press their effort to
drive the Germans from the pocket
lying between Rheims and Scissors.
It is the belief of some observers,
here that the willingness OF the en-
emy to risk men and guns in> holding
a position with q tenacity entailing
such heavy losses constitutes the best
evidence of the fear the German COM
mand has Of the effect upon the Ger
man people of news of further re-
verses.
Germans Explaining.
This theory is borne out by the Ger
man official statement upon the fight
ing published today. The statement
reads like a desperate effort to ex-
plain what has happened with the
least possible shock to the Germans
Continued effort on the part OF the
allied forces indicates to military men
that the gains already made, while
rendering the position OF the enemy
more difficult, does not make 1t un-
tenable, and that to pocket the Ger
mans completely greater advances
must be made from either side Of the
wedge.
Differ About Prisoners.
A statement in Gen. Pershing's Of
flcial communique. dated July q. that
I'VE have taken 1900 prisoners. ac-
tually counted, and $50 guns" cover
ing the period of the Franco-Ameri-
can counter attack up to l am. last
Saturday, caused a difference Of opin-
l ION here regarding whether this
meant prisoners taken by the Amer
lean forces alone or those captured
by the combined French and Amert-
can units.
On Saturday Gen. March said that
one French corps. with which the
American troops were operating, had
captured up to that time 1880 pris-
Iieye that Gen. Pershing referred to
captures of the combined Franco
American forces.
Guns Captured Encourage.
oficials were encouraged greatly by
the greatly increased numbers of guns
reported captured.
II the figures given in the official
reports refer to cannon. it Is stated
that the German losses in guns in two
or three days fighting equaled more
than half of the number they were ad-
mitted to have captured from the
British in the initial drive. upon
Amiens. To some officers it appeared
probable that the number given by
Gen. Pershing referred both to ma
chine and field guns.
Today's official communicate stated
that more than 5000 prisoners and
more than 100 cannon and many trench
mortars and machine guns have been
taken by American divisions in the last
few days on the Aisne-Marne front.
This statement made 1t more likely.
in the opinion Of officers here, that the
reference in Saturdays statement to
1900 prisoners included those cap
tured both by French and American
units.
Evening star., 1918-07-22
Record Work Being Done,

ner, president Of the Turner Con.
struction Company He eulogixed the
patriotism of the employees and be-
on the buildings. He declared that
the building would be ready IN
schedule time. which is August Is,
and indicated that they would prob
ably be ready for occupancy five days
ing the work accomplished by the
men. 77, - -
Cement workers poured 1.771 cubic
yaT(s OF cement in q work day of ten
hodrs. This he believed to be rec
ord. The finfshers on the job laid
IS, geo square feet of floor finish and
the brick masons laid $500 square feet
Of. brick wall in q work day. Lathers
laid $4,000 square feet of 1aths and
polished $500 square feet Of walls. He
also pointed to the work accomplished
by the plumbers, electricians and
He said that while the boys over
seas were going 'over the top" It was
absolutely necessary for the people at
home also to go "over the top by
backinE them In every way possible.
Guests at Meeting.
Guests, besides Secretary Daniels and
Mr.. Turner, were Capt. Daniels, aid to
the Secretary: William E. Lyle -en--oi
superintendent on the. Job: Civil En-
gineer A. L. Parsons, u 5. ~. assislant
to the bureau of yards and docks; Ad-
mirai C. H Park. U. s. N, chief Of the
bureau Of yards and docks, and J. II.
p Perry, assistant manager OF the
company, who was chairman Of the ex-
ercises.
Cheer Leader Dykema OF the District
Of Columbia war camp community
service led IN the chorus singing 81
.sOver There, the Battle Hymn 81 the
Republic, and Keep the Home Fires
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ALLIES TO BAR USE
OF RUSSIA AS BASE

Continued from First Page,
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GREATEST ENERGY, NEED
NUS, sAYSNAW HEAD
Mr.. Daniels Addresses Workers on
War and Navy Annex, Now
Being Built.

when this war is over-it win not
last forever. only until we get to the
other side the few more men we In
tend to send over-we will receive
the heroes in honor and IL there is
any man who has not done all he
could to help the cause. how can he
look these lighting men in the face?"
This question was asked by Secre-
tary Daniels In talk this forenoon
before $500 employees Of the Turner
Construction Company at the new
War and Navy Annex. on B street
near 18th street northwest.
The Secretary was the principal
speaker. and he was urging upon the
employees. including men. women and
boys. the need of labor and the CIV
Ing OF all their energy, brains and
work to back up at home the boys
who are fighting on land and on sea
for democracy.
Evening star., 1918-07-22
One Of Series Of Meetings.


patriotic mass meetings of the en-
ployes Of the company. which IL con-
structing the largest ONCE building in
the world. The last meeting was held
two weeks ago today. At IL o'clock
on On ine day OF the meeting whistle
or her work and joins his or her par
ticular unit; the employees then march
up nth street, headed by a band, to
the gathering place in the rear of the
main once building now under con-
struction at 18th and B streets
Secretary Daniels prefaced his re-
marks by saying that the home fires
must be kept burning. but not along
the lines as expressed in the song
Keep the Home Fires Burning
said the Secretary, means work,
work. work. 1t means that no mat
ter how hot the weather may get, we
must work hard, bearingsin mind that
IT is one hundred times hotter over
there In the trenches than it Is here.
Must Give 100 Per Cent.
THE success of the war depends upon
a united America. No man on a. battle
ship who is satisfied to fire twice at the
enemy. when. by extending his energy
and giving all that is in him. he could
And no man is nt to be in the. Army
unless he gives all his energy. And
no man at home is worthy to be called
an American citizen unless he gives
100 per cent Of his brains, energy and
work to the cause for which his corr
try Is fighting"
Referring to the loyalty Of The COL
ored population OF the country, he said
that they are 100 per cent loyal"
Then. praising the employees for their
loyalty and the work they are doing.
You are building the biggest ONCE
building In the world and building It
for what may shortly be the biggest
navy in the world"
In closing Secretary Daniels said:
mo one has right to think Of any.
thing but work. work, work, and
prayer for early victory"
Evening star., 1918-07-22
Investors Hesitating.

Some members of Washington
brokerage firms have no hesitancy in
saying that considerable of the recent
uneasiness in the stock market may be
due possibly to hesitation of investors
and spectators to commit themselves
prior to the official action of the ways
and means committee as to the burden
excess potts will be called to stand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-27

MONTAUK. - "Blind Youth" n
drama written by the star, Lou Tel
lcgen, and Willard Mack, is this weeks
bilf.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-27
By Rebccca Druckcr

In the quaint Technology Of the
theatre, John Cope, who plays the hard
shcllcd bachelor in "Daddics" with
such genuine and irresistible humor,
is what is known as character" actor.
Now, the actors who portray the subtle
and varied idiosyncrasies Of character
types are not the aristocrats of the
theatre. That distinction is reserved
for the Juveniles" who are probably
so called because Of the perpetual i'm
maturity of their roles. 1t occasionally
happens that a disappointed Juvenile
will turn around and really learn to act
and so become character actor. Such
one was John Cope, and the stage is
thereby the richer.
1t happened in this wise In the early
eighties young John Cope, thirsting for
chance to see life and rebellng
against the bondage of Cope, sr.'s, gro
Gerry business, abruptly threw in his
fortune with a company of dramatic
artists who made the country fairs of
his native Iowa their stopping places
Their offering did not meet with sue
cess and the company disbanded, but
not before Cope had learned that the
profession of an actor was a good me-
dunn through which to see life.
In those days one took ones pay as
an actor largely in the pleasure and
glory derived from association with so
noble a profession, actual cash being
scarce and infrequent. But if pay was
slim, the opportunities for acting were
large. A company went out on the
road prepared to do any play and to
give every one chance. In one barn
storming tour Cope played lis roles
before the company finally broke up at
the end Of the season.
Were you ever stranded" l asked
brcathlessly.
"lf hinged all the cities I ever was
stranded in," said John Cope, "thc map
would look like weather chart"
What does one do when one is
stranded?"
"Why you write home, or you hunt
uP ooiHC VIC you AhOH, VI dS d ldSC re-
sort you find job. But one always
pulls out somehow
Cope was then a juvenile-he played
magnificent, blameless heroes-unsatis-
factorily. Those were the days of So
called "heroic" plays, the plays of the
rounded period and the large gesture
Cope was of good stature and person
able and had plenty of voice with
which to thunder, but he somehow
failed to get his effects. He could not
stalk the stage without feeling foolish
He could not clocute worth a cent
Why, in the youthful days of Friday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-27
John Cope

speaking pieces he had rccitcd only
under compulsion and squirmed against
doing it-obviously he would never be
an actor, his associates told him after
he had had good many seasons Of
very poor success.
"But why not?" Cope one day asked
an old actor who was advising him to
give up the stage.
The old actor thought awhile DWELL,
for one thing you can't mug worth
cent" "Mugging" Mr.. Cope cx-
planned, being the highly exaggerated
facial expression suitable to these
plays.
But Cope knew better than they did
what was the matter. He could act
better he thought if he could put lit
( tie conviction into what he was doing.
Those stiltcd, foolish plays with their
ridiculous heroics just naturally put
his back up. He could not play the
parts with any sincere feeling and the
results showed it. He did not express
this belief because he knew that it
would raise howl of dersion-cspe-
cially since the country abounded with
actors who fourisbed and grew fat on
those parts.
He would have given up acting in his
encouragement if at this time he had
not been cast for character part in
the then brand new farce, "What Hap
pened to JONES'" which was to have its
first appearance in New York. This
was his first character part and his first
New York engagement. He was sue
cess IN the part-and as an actor of
genre parts he found himself. He has
played great many parts in modern
plays since. The very qualities that
initiated against his success in the old
transforming days have been his assets
that he could not mug" and would
not everyday.
Since "What Happened to Jones" he
has played in "Charley's Aunt" "Shcn-
andoah," "Arizona," "Thc Girl of the
Golden West" "The Rose of the
Rancho" "The Woman" "Erstwhile
Susan," Back Home" and a good many
others-all varied roles. The ranchcr
in Arizona" was his favoritc.
Nobody who isn't grandfather
knows how I feel toward the kid in
'Daddies,'" he said. "Now, | am a
grandfather and / know, and this will
illustrate the point | mean My grand
son, aged five, spent last summcr with
US. He was very naughty one day, and
was standing by while his grand
mother demonstrated with him. She
said: Every one will love you if Won
are good, but who do you think will
love you when you are bad?' He gave
me comradely whack on the stomach.
He WILL he said"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-27

going to be a great singer som.
day"
The woman was Madame Garrjyus.
singing teacher, who went e.
Eleanor's mother to advise her Ia ..,.
the child to New York at the first =.
portunity. Two years later notber
and daughter went East, where 1esson.
we're begun, Miss Painter helpin, 70
support herself by singing in a ebo;,
One year later Miss Painter dot.
mined to go to Europe to study. WIFI
guaranteed income Of $50 a MON.
she placed herself, being then on,,
seventeen years of age, under H.
tutclage of Nine. Nickisch, wife Of -.
famous orchestra Instructor.
When the time came for her 70 MOI.
her debut she took part with abou, g..
hundred sopranos from every cornsr 80
Germany in competition cond,.,o.
by owners Of the American rights -
DER Rosenkavalier," who were bs;.
assisted by Richard Strauss in cas.;r,
the production.
Miss Painter sang as her trial san,
an aria from "Don Carlos" and gicb<
ard Strauss, impatiently rising from
his seat, insisted upon playing the ar
compartment for her second song tho
aria from "Mignon," and a. its con-
clusion he exclaimed to Colonel Manls-
son, the English impresario: "That H.
tie imp-she must play Octavior
But the plan fell through before the
end of the year and Miss Painter az
cepted an offer to sing at the Chariot
tenburg Opera House, where for two
years she was the soprano.
During this time she answered =
hurry call from Covent Garden.
learned a new role in one day and
sang it without rehearsal. As result
she was engaged for the rest of the
Italian opera season at Covent Garden
that year, after which she returned I'd
Charlottenburg.
At the outbreak of the war she re.
turned to America, where she played
in "The Lilac Domino" followed BY
Mr.. Cort's princess Pat" And now
she is happily cast as Glorianna.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-27

"Tea for Three" an
Unrcwritten Play
In contrast to those plays which
reach production rewritten out Of all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-27
Brooklyn

MAJESTIC.-The morality play eek
perience" will be the Offering here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-27
Plays and Players

Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, whose
play "The Better Ole" is the most
successful war play we have seen, has
seen the American marine in action
and tells Of it enthusiastically.
"One OF the first things / did when
I got among the Americans" said
Captain Bairnsfather, twas to spend
some time with marine battalion in
Alsace-Lorraine. They are splendid
lot Of fellows, who make themselves at
own country. I saw them in action at
st. Mihiel and Chateau Thierry and
never saw q finer or more courageous
lot Of men. My best days in the war
have been spent with the American
soldiers.
II saw the marines in training be-
fore they had been sent to the
trenches. For discipline, for smartness
and for general physique they are not
excelled by any troops in the world
at has been said by every one who
saw the marines at Chateau Thierry
and Bcleau Wood, and it is fact that
will go down in history, that it was
the thin line Of marines which, bri-
gaded with regiment of Moroccans at
a point where the line of defence had
suddenly become perilously weak,
saved Paris from the Germans.
eve have in England corps of men
that stand for the best and finest in
British soldiery. They have behind
them the traditions of centuries of
service and devotion to their country
The best thing can say Of the Amer
lean marines is that they rank with our
own good old British Guards
Captain Bairnsfather belongs to the
Royal Yorkshire Regiment and has
been on every front since 1914, from
Ostend to Galicia.
Eleanor Painter, who is "Glorianna'
in John Cort's new musical comedy OF
that name opening at the Liberty The
atre Monday evening, October %, is {
wee bit "gloriannish," to judge Of some
of the anecdotes that are told of he
past. To be "gloriannish" is to be re
sourceful. quick witted and determined
all of which Miss Painter seems to be
, judging from the evidence at hand.
When she was about fourteen sh'
was taken by her mother to Colorad
: for the summer. One day she wen
3 horseback riding and in an isolate
J spot alighted and, seated on a rock
t began to sing Justify. Turning sud
r denly she saw two strangers. One o
them, woman, asked Eleanor if sh
liked to sing.
eyes" replied the child, "and IF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-27
Despite Epidemic, New York
Theatres Sold $41,154,65O
In Liberty Bonds

Chairman Z. +. Albee of the Theatri-
cal Allied Interests Committee, Liberty
Loan, announced last night that the to-
tai of verified sales Of bonds turned
into headquarters by the theatres of
New York reached $41, l54,650, a COM
plete list of which follows.
The tremendous total achieved was
the result of untiring work on the part
Of managers, actors and actresses in
the amusement world, and was attained
despite the influenza (Which affected
the theatres), the peace talk and the
opposition of rival committees who
made forays into the amusement field
to fill their own quotas. Under ordi-
nary conditions the theatrical commit
tee would have gone well beyond the
fifty million mark.
Houses managed by Messrs. Klaw
e. Granger and their associates sold
bonds totalling $5,660,350.
Houses managed by the Messrs. Shu-
bert and their associates totalled 49,
995,550.
The Marcus Loew circuit has already
reported $2,16O,20O.
The William Fox houses have re-
ported $1,654,850. Mr.. Fox made a per-
sonal subscription of $125000.
The B. S. Moss theatres sold s496,-
700 in bonds
The Columbia Amusement Company
sold $340,650, which includes a 100000
subscription by the directors of the
Columbia Amusement Company.
The B. F. Keith vaudeville theatres
IN New York turned in total of ST.
S45,200 in bond sales.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-27

The +. f. Proctor vaudeville theatres
IN New York sold $S03,45O in bonds, in
Guided in which was a personal sub
scrlptlon by Mr.. Proctor of s65.O0O
The above amounts do not include
ponds sold by the different circuits out
side of the City of New York, which
Will be added to the totals in a later
announcement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-27

falls of an opening night had been
gone through, there we're exactly four
teen pcncillcd notations on the script.
or those fourteen queries nine were
eventually rejected, ana the comedy as
it is presented to-day is exactly as it
was written save for five minor
changes.
This fact makes "Tea for Three" de-
c:dedly exceptional.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-27
Elsie Janis a Hit in a
New Piece in London

The Elsie Janis press notices have
come in from London and confirm the
enthusiasm that the cable dispatches
indicated after the opening night.
Hello, America" has made a hit a.
the London Palace. Elsie Janis's pop
ularity seems to have increased rather
than diminished during her three years
absence from the English metropolis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-27
Vaudeville

PALACE--Lillian Russell makes the
Palace the first stop on her return to
vaudeville. Frisco and Loretta Nc
Dcrmott remain for second week.
Mile Nitta-Jo, famous Partisan enter
taincr, makes her debut. Others on
the bill are Charley Grapcwin and
Anna Chance, Al Shaync and Charlie
Chaplin's new picture, shoulder Arms"
ALHAMBRA-Thc Avon Comedy Four
are the headline attraction. Other Of
fcrings arc a patriotic sketch by Ethe-
Ign Brewer dc Foe, Thomas +. Swift
and Mary II. Kelly in a skit; Harry
Hines, nut" comedian, and frankie
Fay, in Musical Oddities"
ROYAL-A spectacular patriotic feat
urc entitled art" will head the bill
this week. The Watson Sisters, Ruth
Royc, Mr.. and Mrs. JAMES Barry, in n
comedy entitled "At the Stage Door,;
Jan Frazer and Edward Finley, and
Edward Hall are few other we'll
known entertainers on the bill.
RIVERSIDE-Trixe Friganza heads
the bill, with new act entitled
"Camp' Bessie Clayton and her
Spanish dancers remain for a second
week. Valerie Bergcre returns with
playet called Cherry Blossom" Her
bert Williams and Hida Wolfus, Al and
Fanny Stedman and Ed. Morton are
some of the others on the bill.
COLONIAL-The Morton family re-
unites on this bill. Sam, Kitty, Martha
and Joe offer a second edition of "Thc
Four Mortons." Clara in solo act
and Paul Morton and his wife, Naomi
Glass, complete the family offerings
Other acts are the Mosconi Brothers,
Mabel Darrell and Jack Edwards, the
Brightons and Charlie Chaplin in his
latest picture "Shouldcr Arms"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-27

BRONX OPERA HOUSE. Tiger
Rose makes a last stand here before
going on a long tour.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-27

resemblance to their original form,
"Tea for Three" is a play that has
reached the stage practically AS it was
written. That is undoubtedly because
Mr.. Megrue has more exact under
standing Of his stage than most play
wrights have.
When "Tca for Three returned
from Washington, following its week Of
try outs, and when tho pcrils and pit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-27
Isadora Duncan Dancers at
Neighborhood PLAYHOUSE

Tonight at the Neighborhood Play
house the Isadora Duncan dancers and
George Copeland, pianist. will repeat
for the last time their programme of
dances and music by Schubert, Gluck,
Chopin and Schmitt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-27
One Week Houses

LOEW'S AMERICAN-Carl McCul-
Tough, in representations and songs
from various shows, will be the head
liner the first part of the week. Will
lam S. Hart in Border Wireless"
and "Shouldcr Arms" will be the pict-
urc attractions The last part of the
week the Kinkaid Kilties, Harry Mason
and company and others will be the
vaudeville offerings, and Florence Reed
in "Wivcs Of Men" will be the picture
feature
STANDARD-D. w. Grifith's film
drama Of the war. "Hcarts Of the
World" is playing its second and last
week here.
SHUBERT R1VlERA.-Thc appear
ancc Of William Rock and Frances
White in an original revue will be their
last appearance in this vicinity until
next September, when they will return
in musical comedy now being writ
ten for. them.
LOEW'S SEVENTH AVENUE. -
"parlor, Bedroom and Bath" farce
by c. w. Bell and Mark Swan" will
spend a week here. There will be
matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day.
BRONX OPERA HOUSE. Tiger
Rose" makes a last stand here before
going on long tour.
Brooklyn
MAJESTIC.-Them morality play Eek
perience" will be the offering here.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05
FLEMING COUNTY HERO is RE-
PORTED KILLED

The Flemingsburg Times-Democrat
says; Newton Bell, who distinguish
ed himself in action in France last
summer and was promoted from the
ranks for gallantry, is reported killed
in action before the close of hostilities,
his name appearing in the list of cas-
ualties given out Saturday night last
He is credited to Hughes Mill" in
stead of Muse Mill, but there seems to
be no doubt that it was our Newton
Bell. When a correct list of the Flem-
ing county boys who gave their lives
for their country, either on the f1eld
or in the hospital, can be secured they
should be posted as permanent mem
orial in our court house, where poster
ity may see and honor their memory