Evening journal., 1918-03-18
Attractions At The City Theatres
''THE KAISER" WAR
PICTURE, THRILLER

The following is a synopsis Of the
wonderful picture, The Kaiser, the
Beast OF Berlin al the Playhouse an
the week OF March 26:
In Louvain. is the house Of Marcss,
the blacksmith A daughter, Gabrielle.
betrohed TO Louis Lomenie, q son, Jean
and old Grandmother Marcas. make up
his family In 9 palace In Berlin lives
q man whose life Is not governed by
faith and love and who is an enemy Of
peace and prosperity. He is Emperor
William H.
In an execrable mood. the Kaiser sets
out TO inspect tho new palace euard
Captain Won Wolhbold. commander Of
the guard, finds difficulty IN restraining
the insults flung his way by his War
Lord Later, the Kaiser cruelly humili-
ales the oflcer in the presence Of the
courtiers who are assembled In the re-
ception room. Unable TO bear these
insults 90 his manhood and German
honor. Captain Won Molhbold demands
a private audience with his ruler Ac-
cordias TO a prussian procedure the
officer demands satisfaction and when
called 8 Swine" for his pains, forgets
himself so far as 30 knock the Kaiser
down. As a prussian 0iliccr, but one
course is lQft him lie commits suicide
The court physician privately tells one
Of the assembled courtiers that had the
blow landed three inches higher, 10
would have broken tho poison cancer in
/ the kaiser's ear and rendered him a
mad man.
Whatever efToct the blow may have
/ had. the Emperor shortly afterwards
speaks the word which sets the world
anre. Rum0rs reach the people OF
! Louvain that their country is 10 be in
vadcd Marcas, the blacksmith. en-
deavors 20 calm the fears OF bis follow
citizens with the assurances that Bel
gium is neutral. But the Kaiser has
no regard FOR treaties In his Military
/ Council Chamber, he tears up the treaty
in which he had guaranteed Belgium s
neutrality into scraps Of paper and SO
takes the first stop towards destroying
a nation The Germans enter Louvain
and in his endeavor TO save his son
from death, Marcas is woupded Fortu-
nately The wound is Of a minor char
acter and later. when a German officer
attempts to seize his daughtfr. the
blacksmith slays him and hides his
crime by throwing the body into a
/ burning building
The Lustania is sunk and for this
CHASTITY deed, the Kaiser bestows upon
the U-boat commander a special medal.
But the thought OF The women and
children he had sent 90 death haunts
/ the naval oflcer and he goes mad.
4 The manner In which his plans Of in
lyaslon are going awry gradually tell
upon the German War Lord This is
apparent when ne grants an audience Co
! Ambassador Gerard with whom he is
curt and arrogant But all his ins0lenCe
cannot pierce the reserve Of the Ameri-
can onlcial wfso merely smiles when
Informed by the Emperor that he in
tends % take no nonsense from the
United States after the war
In the White House at Washington rs
a man who believes IN the right OF az
good people 20 freedom and the purusf
of happiness. This man. with the All,
7 OF his Cabinet proclaims a state q wa
: as existing between the United State
d and Germany And with the declara
tion, rise all the people OF The des0lat
I countries In praise 0f'the act. Through
out the States troops begin TO march
I Great camps Of soldiers spring into ex
istenoe
Word Of the entrance OF the United
81 states into the war is brought 90 th
p Kaiser by his Chancellor and officers
The War Lord is staggered as he look
into the future
Then comes the end Of the shroud o
war and with It the dawnins. Of peace
E Berlin falls and tho regime Of thi
fIohenzollerns is over. The Imperia
T Palace is filled with troops of variou
nationslities Generals Joffre. Haig Dia7
q King Albert and pershing witness ih
q surrender Of the man who had brough
e en- the misery TO millions Of peoples.
d The kaiser's imperious air desert
t him. but with an effort he regains hi
:, self-control until he is Informed tina
= the Council Of Nations has decided tina
l. ne is 70 he a prisoner OF the Belgial
people, Shorn Of power, title and coun
. try, William II Of Hohenzollern is con