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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-01-02
"cLoSE-OPs"

Herman Lieb. who is playing the
role Of Herbert Rankin in the Metro
perturbation Of ''Daybreak," in which
Emily Stevens is the star. is the au-
thor and star remembered for his work
IN the welIknown vaudeville act,
Dope" which has toured from coast
to coast on the big time" circuits. He
also directed and starred in p;cturiza-
ton Of his famous sketch, Dope"
Velvet" a CONNECTION, was popu-
lar at the Hipp the first two days OF
the week. So was the charming lady
who distributed it to the audience.
Thanks-we got ours.
Miss Ethel Hallor, who plays the
ingenue in William Fox's photoplay,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-01-02
~ TIE
FRONT ROW
aEAnLiNERs ToNIeHT.
musical Comedy.

EGppodrome ......-- The Bogus AoFo
PhotopIays.
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BARONESS IONA -ZOLLNER

sides getting him his commission after
e resigned from Annapolis because OF
debts.
The baroness son is now midship-
man at the United States Naval Acad-
emy at Annapolis.
The baroness admits having COM
nnunicated with her husband, Captain
William ZolIner, now fighting in the
Haiser's army. Zollner is her third
husband.
Proceedings have been filed by
Baroness Zollner's counsel asking for
:. divorce from her husband.
William Pickhart. father OF the wo-
man, before his death, built the pala-
tial mansion at 929 Fifth avenue, New
York. which later became known as
"Pickhart's folly" and where the in
1ernational1y known baroness spent
much of her time.
The baroness was once introduced
tc the Kaiser. In letter to her son
the officials say she said she saw
everything at Fort og1ethorpe."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-01-02

Princess ResEowine Spreading Dawn"
The Spreading Dawn which is on
at the Princess again today, is essen
TALLY tragedy. as far as Jane Cowl. in
tie character OF an aristocratic lady,
is concerned. 1t shows her cherlshtnG
a sorrow that came to her when she, as
a young bride. had lost her husband
through an unfortunate chain of do
nestle circumstances. The incidents
OF the tragedy were unfolded-not by
the usual means of a dream episode
hut through the reading of her diary by
a niece who was attempting to gain
consent to her marriage.
Aunt Patricia (Jane Cowl) has
nursed an antipathy towards all men.
Her own life had been blighted because
she thought her own husband had not
been faithful. During furlough from
the front he was endeavoring to free
his brother from the implications OF
an intrigue, when he is killed by jeal-
Gus husband Aunt Patricia. witness
ing the murder and believing her hus-
band guilty. refused to reGd his death
bed letter, which contains an explana-
ton OF the whole affair.
A flash-baSk is hereupon shown in
which the young niece conyinces her
aunt OF the necessity OF reading the
letter. Naturally. all misunderstand-
ings are cleared up and the girl wins
her aunt's consent to her marriage.
Miss Govt, as the young bride and
the embittered old lady, IS at all times
s.strikfng and vital character. Indeed,
she humanizes the role to such de-
gree that her debut on the screen IS Of
:: triumphant nature. Orme Caldara
is an engaging personality as the hero.
Henry Stephenson is forceful and dig
tilted as the jealous husband. Mabel
Balm is wfnsome as the niece. Other
parts are handled capab.y by the re-
naming members OF the company.
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New Sit at Htppodrome.

New Sill at HipPodrome.
A new bill will be offered by Ear
rows Revue company at the Hippo
drome today which promises a de-
i:ghtfuI entertainment entirely differ
ent from that which was offered in the
opening bill. The play is called "The
Bogus Lord" and is interpreted from
the original script by company OF
players that have already established
themselves as being top-notchers in the
profession.
There is a delightful vein of com
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-01-02

MattheW c. Sullivan. Sailor OF For
time" is broke, but rich in memories.
It was Mats eagle eye ana tnely
shout Of warning that sent America
first shot of the war smashing into the
coming tower Of an enemy U-boat.
Matt landed in Seattle the other
Gay from Kobe. Japan, after a globe.
circ1ing tour as a seaman. All he had
IL money was an American nickel.
Chinese nickel and two American pen
MES.
sullivan was the lookout on duty on
the steamship Mongolia, which. after
his cry of warning. with single shot
sank a German submarine in the Eng
lish channel.
I'VE were about 40 mics out from
Dover, when sighted tho submarine. |"
said Sullivan II shouted to the Off
Ger on the bridge and the order to fire
was given. There was nothing to it.
That one shell die the business for the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-01-02
NE hundred and five Production

NE hundred and five productions
averaging six reels each-that Is
~ William Fox's contribution to the
1917 screen product. Twenty photo
plays in this total were specially elab'
crate and spectacular.
The output from the Fox studios IS
said to be the largest for a year Of any
concern having no subsidiary produc-
ing organization. 1t represents an an
nual consumption in excess OF 5000
miles of fillmore than enough to
reach across the continent to San Fran
cisco and thence on to Yokohoma, or
from London to Moscow and back,
twice. The amount OF celluioid used
would make strip almost one-thiTd OF
he way around the world.
About three-fifths of the pictures
we're taken in California The rest
,>ere made at the Fox plant in New Jer-
seq. All of the twenty-six F'oxfilm
comedies and the six Fox-Lehrman
Sunshine comedies were done in the
Vest.
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edy throughout The chorus numbers
ere of greater import IN this mid-week
hill than in any OF the repertoire car
red by the company.
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Dixie Picture Repeating.
"sireus OF the Sea" which was re-
viewed 81 this column yesterday is re-
showing ~ the Dixie today.
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S.A."C hinaAdOrnSW hite House

terest when the White House is again
open to visitors, as it contains specimen
pieces Of the new state dining set ordered
by President and Mrs. Wilson, the first
American made state dining set which has
ever been used in the White House. The
fact that it is American made will be
source of pride to every patriotic citizen,
but no one can be more proud of this fact
than Walter Scott Lenox, at whose pottery
at Trenton, N. j., the china was made.
But few realize the work involved In
securing state dining set for the White
House. Months were consumed in the
preparation of designs for the present
service. Pattern after pattern was
made and discarded. Both the Pres
ident and Mrs. Wilson wanted something
as fine as could be produced in the Euro
pean potteries, primarily because 1t was
to be the first American made state din
ing set, and for that reason must be
above criticism. They wanted it also to
be exceedingly simple, and in these war
times they were especially DESTROYS that
the decorations should have patriotic
motif
The accepted design was the work OF
F. G. Holmes, chief artist of the Lenox
pottery. The motif originally was sup
piled by the Stars and Stripes and the
seal of the United States. There was
but one change, and that came from q
suggestion made by President Wilson.
As the china was for the Presidents
Continued on FoIl0uing Page
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By ABBY QUINN BAKER.

THE proud day has arrived at last
when the United States is the pos
SCISSOR of White House state dining ser
vice which was designed by an American
artist, was made from American clay at
an American pottery, burned at Ameri-
can kilns and decorated by American
workmen. From the largest dish to the
smallest every piece of this new china,
which has Just been delivered at the White
House, is American made.
1t has BEEN no secret that many Of our
Chief Executives in the past have wanted
to place American made china in the Presi-
dents house. When President and Mrs.
Grant ordered the state service Of their Sc
lection they borrowed the mauve borders OF
the Monroe china and they added bunch
of American wild flowers to decorate each
piece Of the set. Mrs. Hayes went much
further with the French china which she
used in selecting the state dining set Of
Ter husbands Administration. She gave
Theodore Davis the order 10 decorate each
individual dish with some illustration OF
the fora and fauna of the United States
and the most elaborate and florid set the
White House ever possessed resulted.
Mrs. Harrison made the design of the
American corn and the golden rod for the
dishes Of the state dining set of her Sc
lection. In 1902 when the White House
was restored by President Roosevelt he
determined that the china which was to
be purchased then for the new state din
ing room must be home product and for
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several months he swept the country from
Maine to Texas and from Florida to Cali
fornia to find a pottery which was
equipped to take the Executive order for
a state dining set.
At that time it was simply out, of the
question. There were no American kilns
producing china Of the quality required.
Eventually President and Mrs. Roosevelt
selected Wedgwood china with Colonial
decorations. This china has been the
state dining set from that day to this and
has been in continuous use all the fifteen
intervening years.
When, some two years ago, il was found
that a new state dining set would have to
be ordered President and Mrs. Wilson
did what several of their predecessors had
done under similar circumstances-the
began a search for an American pottery
that could produce q set of china Of
quality to justify its acceptance for the
White House To find such a service from
an American pottery was not easy.
As far as can be determined with any
degree Of certainty less than half the
Presidents Of the United States during
their term Of office have ordered state
dining sets for the Executive Mansion.
This ware constitutes part Of and holds
q place Of its own in the history of our
country. 1t was this thought which led
Mrs. Roosevelt to establish the White
House collection of Presidential china
The collection was got together by the
writer, who at Mrs. McKinley's invitation
had made a study of the historical fur
nishings Of the White House.
In course Of the years the White
House collection outgrew the small black
walnut cabinets which Mrs. Roosevelt
had placed in the lower corridor Of the
mansion and two years ago Mrs. Wilson
set aside the large and sunny room at the
foot Of the stairway Of the main corridor
and designated it for "the china used by
the Presidents"
The largest OF the three cabinets which
now display the collection in this room
represents the Administrations from Pres
ident John Quincy Adams through that
Of President Arthur, from 1926 to 1881.
The central panel contains the Lincoln
china, Haviland make, which is decorated
with the well known deep Solferino Dor
ders, a reddish purple, and with the hand
some inset of the American coat Of arms
m, tho eide or in tho oonfro of aach dish
At the right of the Lincoln panel are
the priceless heirlooms Of President John
Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin
Van Buren,, William Henry Harrison, John
Tyler, James X. Polk and Zachary Taylor.
At the left of the Lincoln exhibit are the
relics of Presidents Fillmore, Pierce,
Buchanan, Grant, Hayes, Garfield and
Arthur.
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First Set Wholly American Added to Price.
less Presidential Collection-History
of Rare Relics

The southeast cabinet contains the
pieces of porcelain and glass which be-
longed to our first five Presidents, Us well
as some of the oldest pieces of glass and
plate remaining in the White House.
Martha Washington's last surviving de-
scendant Of her generation, Miss Mary
Gusts Lee, daughter of the idol of the
Confederacy, Robert e. Lee, and only liv-
ing grandchild of George Washington
Parke Curtis, who, with his sister Nelly,
was adopted by Gen. Washington and
lived at Mount Vernon, has been generous
to the White House collection of china.
In addition to presenting one of the
invaluable Mount Vernon Cincinnatus
plates Miss Lee recently brought to Mrs.
Wilson q sugar bowl and coffee saucer
from Martha Washington's Van Braam
china for the collection. Besides bearing
the initials NJ. W., each piece Of this set
is decorated at the edge with a serpent
swallowing its tail and is bordered with
links bearing the names of the fifteen
States which then comprised the Union.
Abigail Adams, who was the first mis-
tress of the Presidents House at Wash
ington, was the proud possessor of an ex-
quisite Sevres dinner and tea set which
she selected in France while John Adams
represented our Colonial Government at
the court of Louis XVI. Many pieces of
this lovely ware are still in the possession
of the descendants Of the two Chief Ex
ecutives which the Adams family gave TO
the country. The White House collection
has two interesting relics of John and Alb
igail Adams-a silhouette picture of the
latter which was presented by Mrs. Whit
ridge of Baltimore, and graceful celery
glass bearing an Old English letter A
which was presented by Mrs. Harry
Reade of Lowell, Mass.
While Mistress Dolly Madison presided
at the Presidents House it was burned by
the British, but in all the excitement OF
the impending event on that August day
of 1914 she wrote letter 10 her sister
describing the events as they took place.
She told Of wagon" she had secured to
send away certain state papers and IN
which to save some of the choicest plate
and china of the presidents Palace"
She is represented in the Presidential
collection of china by the oldest piece of
porcelain which has been preserved in
the White House and which a well
founded tradition credits her with saving
that day from the British torch. The
piece is great fruit bowl upheld by three
figures in French biscuit.
The cabinet at the east of the room con-
tains the china and glass Of President
Cleveland and all his SUCCESSORS save
President Taft, who as yet has not added
his contribution to the collection. This
cabinet will awaken. far the greatest in
r.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-03
(By Associated Press.o

With The American Army North
west of Yerdun, Wednesday Oct. 2.
units reached the Kri-
emhild -steelung line at one point
today. Just south of Brieulles they
advanced to q. spot where they es-
tablished actual contact with this
famous enemy system.
The so-called Kriemhild -Steelung
line which the American front faces
today is part of the general German
defensive system beginning at Douail
continuing south of LaFere and
thence east of the Meuse. When the
St Mihiel salient was reduced by
the Americans the enemy was forced
behind this system in that vicinity.
The Americans have already
broken the principal zone of resis-
tance and so are facing the Kri-
erlhiid Steelung system. From the
west to the east along this front,
the system runs from north to st.
Juvin to south of Landres E1t st,
Georges and continues eastward. The
Audoa river is crossed just south OF
Romagne and then the system runs
to the southeast. Then turning
northward it follows the crest Of
the hills over naturally strong posi-
tons until it reaches the Meuse north
of Brieulles. 1t is further protected
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-03
Ameplcan Units Reach
TheKrien1hild Line OF
Defense ON The MeuSe

by prepared positions on hill 263
across the Meuse.
This system is one OF very great
natural strength based on a series
OF heights,s wooded districts, rayines
and valleys both on and behind the
actual line. Certain key positions
have been built on concrete and en-
tanglements are prepared for i'm
mediate use. At other points the en-
emy is reported to be working busiiy
and to have been active in erecting
new fortifications since the begin
ming OF the American offensive. The
Kriemhild- -Steelung system was be-
gun last year before the Americans
became an active factor in the war.
it was strengthened from time to
time, trenches being laid out and
dugouts finally added TO the work.
So far as known no new wire has
been placed recently along this line
but certain strategic sections have
been strengthened. The system is
not so strong as the famous Hinden :
burg line but nevertheless has ex-
tremeIy strong positions. n
AS it is the last enemy defense sys-
tenn between the Americans and the
Meuse, where it flows north TO
lazieres, a stubborn effort to hold ID.
may be expected and the dif1cuItv
of carrying This system lis not ln-
derrated by Americans.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-03
TURKEY HAS NO T
TAKEN OF FFICIAL
ACTION TOW Ard
AN ARMS TICE
London Believes She Is
Now Making Threats
To Germany
tBy Associated Press.l }

London, Oct. 3.-The Turkish sitrf-
alton was described in well informed
circles here this morning as ''nov-
ing whereas la the same quarters
two days ago 1t was declared to be
stagnant. No official action, however,
has been taken and the British offie-
ials are contending themselves with
watching the unofficial developments.
The opinion is freely expressed that
a definite appeal will come from Tur-
key when it is forcibiy brought to
her attention that Germany is un-
able longer to strengthen her army
or check her continued losses.
There is every indication, diplomats
say, that instead of Germany threat
ening Turkey, as was reported fort
night ago, when Bulgaria was wav-
ering, Turkey now lis threatening
Germany. This has resulted In an
effort by Germany to get some troops
to Turkey, but the size of the force
to be sent or what success has been
made in transporting it, are not
known.
Reports that the Central Powers
have sent a large force to Sofia, the
Bulgarian capital, are discredited.
Al diplomat familiar with Turkey
points out that4it will take the great
est pressure on Enyer PasIla, strong
pro German, to make peace proposals.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-03
ALLIED ATTACK
ADMITTED TO BE
: AWFUL STRAIN
ON OUR FRONT :
German Newspaper Admits
the Whole Front rs
Gradually Crumbling
SITUATION rs
VERY CRITICAL
Evacuation of Belgium Is
Openly Discussed In
Berlin

Paris. Oct. s.-The German situa.
tion on the western front is grave
The Frankfort zeitung admits, add
ing that the German front is grad
ually crumbling.
"The allied plan Of attack" it adds
sis being carried out in an extraor-
binary manner. 1t is an awful
strain on our front. The situation
on the Meuse is extremely critical
Part OF the Chentn des Danes has
had to be given up and the whole
German front is gradually crumbling
away under the allied attacks"
The evacuation of Belgium is be-
ing discussed openly in Berlin ac-
cording to advices reaching here.
Concerning Alsace-L Lorraine, the
German high command makes the
suggestion that it be neutralized
and joined to Luxembourg, thus max
ing a buffer state between France
and Germany.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-03
clear ALSace
OF C1UiIians

Geneva, Oct. 3.-German authori-
ties have begun to remove the in
habitants os Alsace, according to
The Democratic, in expectation of a
Franco American attack on the
frontier
The inhabitants Of twenty villages
including Ferrette, Goutayon and
WinkeI already have been sent to
Bavaria. Some OF the villages have
escaped across the Swiss frontier.
Fear OF disorder Is rampant
throughout Alsace- Lorraine not only
among the civilians but also among
the military forces Food is scarce
and little fuel is available.
German authorities In Alsace- -L,or-
raine, tho papef adds. are afraid of
a general uprising in those prov
inces when. the allies cross the from
tier.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-03
U. 5. CUTTER Is
sunk AT NIGHT
W lille ENGAGED
In CONVOY WORK
Ten Officers and 102 Mem
bers of Grew Prob
ably Perished
fRy Aasociated Press. }

Washington, Oct. S.-The U! s. S,
Tampa, a former coast guard cutter
in naval service, was lost of the
English coast Sept. 20 with all on
board while on convoy duty. Ten
officers and 102 enlisted men OF the
crew. one British officer and five
civilian employees lost their lives.
"A navy department statement to-
day announces the disaster says the
ship was sunk at night in the Bris-
tol channel and reports indicate that
she was struck by a torpedo while
escorting a convoy.
Captain G.. Satterlee Of the coast
guard, commanded the cutter. APP
parently there were no eye witnesses
to the@ sinking. The navy's reports
says an explosion was felt after the
Tampa had gone well ahead of the
convoy about 8:45 p. m. and that
later quantities of wreckage. one of
the Tampa's life belts and the bodies
OF two unidentified officers in uni
form Were found.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-03
'BULGARIANS ARE
CALLED upon TO
REMAIN CALM TN
FACE OF CRISES
:EOnly Short Time Sepa-
rates Us From Peace"
Says Government
VIENNA TALKS
OF "DEsERTERS"
Says Government Troops
Have Driven Them
Back From Sofa

Sofa, Monday, Sept. So,-via ANS
terdam, oct. 3.-The Bulgarian gov
Iernment in announcing officially to-
day an armistice had been signed
and orders given to suspend military
operations, declared that it will be
only a, short time until peace is made
The official statement says:
"At this moment the Bulgarian
nation and army are asked, once
flostilities have been suspended, to
maintain calm and order so that the
government may be able to complete
the work of peace. Only short
time separates us from the day Of
definite peace. The nation must
allow itself to be guided only by
sentiments of ardent love for Bull
garia."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-03
Hardy Is Named
rgoPoStr71dster

j. p. Hardy. secretary of the Far
go Commercial club, was today nom-
mated by President Wilson for post.
master OF Fargo.
In the event that the appointment
is confirmed in the u. S. senate.
Mr. Hardy will within a short time
take over the postmastership, vacant
since the retirement several months
ago Of Geo. wilkinson. In the in
terum, c. f. Alfred has been acting
postmaster.
Mr.. Hardy's appointment is the
result of the civil service examina-
ton in which a long list of candi-
dates were entered. with Mr.. Hardy
successful in obtaining the highest
average OF any candidate entered.
When Mr.. Hardy's appointment Is
confirmed. he probably will retire
from the secretaryship Of the Com
mercial club. a position he has held
nearly seven years.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-03
Albanian Situation.

Rome, Oct. 5.-The situation in
Albania holds out possibilities of de-
.cisive events soon in that threatened
Austro Hungarian forces now are
compelled to hold the line from the
Adriatic sea to Lake Ochrida by
themselves, the Bulgarian divisions
under Gen. Won Steuben being no
longer available.
The 18th Austrian corps under
General Pf1anzer-B Baltin holds the
line from the sea to Lake Ochrida
where the 45th Austrian division
holds the enemy left flank. On the
Italian side the army of General
Ferrero faces the 1ath corps, while
the forces, of General Mombelli are
opposing the Austrian left wing.