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New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
Romantic Son of Nebraska

Romance has for him the same re- freshing revitalizing as the breath of morning has for the sunf1ower or the dew for the grass. Richard Harding Davis could easily have taken the i'm perturbable Coonley and lifted him bodily into one of his novels, without having to draw on his vivid imagina- ton for a moment to invest his hero with the adventures which @ Davis hero found essential in order that the crop of best sellers might still be reaped by the scythe of the author.
 Coonley, the adventurer, is a sturdy son of Nebraska. But CoonIey, the sagacious business --,an, the careful weigher of words and posse after the dollar, is a Bostonian, president of a corporation hallowed by ge and sturdy by steady growth over nearly three-quarterS of a centur,- The Coonley that seeks adventure is the son of the plains, who mounts Pegasus with a flying start and rides him to the domain of notes and bonds and quitClaims and other addenda to those who lead the hosts who seek and show.
 The careful CoonIey of business per spicacity and native commercial
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NEWS AND GOSSIP OF :THEATRES

before going South. The cast will in
ciu1e Lillian Kcmble. Charles ID. Mac
Kay. William a. Mortimer, Charles II.
Meredith, Charles Riegel, Charles Mac
Donald. Daniel Adler. Isabel West,
Mary Blair and Blanche Moulton.
Miss Walker was seen In the title
role at the Hudson Theatre last
spring and achieved a great personal
success as a small town girl Of the
South who through no fault of her
own becomes n social parasite in the
gay swirl OF New York life. The play
Will be seen at the Standard Theatre
week Of October 7. the Bronx Opera
House week of October IA. and Loew's
Seventh Avenue Theatre week Of No
vember 4.
kiaw & Erlanger's second musical
comedy production for the new season
Will be she Took a Chance" which
will have it's first performance at the
Apollo Theatre. Atlantic City, on Mon.
day evening. September .. Their frs,
production. THE Girl Behind the
Gum" will be made at the Apollo mex,
Monday. "She Took Q Chance" Is the
musical comedy version of Fred Jack
sens popular farce. "A Full House. e
Henry Blossom has written the book
and lyrics and Uxa Waldrop has pro.
vided the score.
The company, which is now re.
hearsing under the direction of Edgar
MacGresor. who made the production
OF the original farce. includes Daila,
Wexford. May Vokes, Wanda Lyons
Mary Millburn. Eleanor Gordon. Fay
marble, Eda Won Buelow. Ben Linn
Alfred Gerard. Charles Olcott. VIII.
lam Sullivan. Eddie Bowling, William
Remand. William. J. Gaffney. Roy o
Dteterich and Floyd A. Ballet. Miss
Vokes is to play the same role tina,
she created in "A Full House" and In
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Burlesque and Vaudeville.

Eddie Foy and his talented
family will not only be at the
head of the bill at the Palace
Theatre this week but will be
seen in a new act called "Slum-
where in New York" Gus Van
and Joe Schenck, Lester Sheehan
and Pearl Regay, Maud Lam
bert and Ernest Ball, Florence
Ames and Adelaide Winthrop
will be other we'll known names
on the programme.
Joseph. Howard will have a
"songbird revue" at the River
side Theatre this week, with
talented vocalists to sing his own
ditties. Dolly Connolly, the Barr
Twins, Ryan and Lee, Eddie
Bowling, Donald Kerr and Effie
Weston will be among the en-
tertainers at this popular the
atre.
Nonette, George Whiting and
the demure Sadie Burt Julia
Nash, Georgette and Cspitola-
Is she related to the veteran
beauty, Capitola Fotrest7--
Adrian and Bissett and Bistry are
the attractions this week at the
Royal. -.
The "De Looka Girls" who
are a. funny as thsir name and
said to be much prettier. will be
at the Columbia Theatre this
week. Hoey and Lee, Ross
Snow, Babe BSsnett and Walter
Pearson are comedians in this
popular company.
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which she made one of her biggest
hits.
A feature OF the production will be
an "ah show girr' chorus, which is
being trained by Julian Mitchell. In
this. group Of girls. each Of whom
will represent flower. will be Dorothy
Cuinette. Marie MncConneIl, Edythe
Mason. Mildred Benton, Lorraine
Stahl. Lucine Paula, Charlotte Tay-
lor, Helen Borden and Ruth Edell
From the sensations OF Stolen Or
ders" to tho beauties of Little
Women" is indeed a jump and goes to
prove that Mr.. Brady proposes to link
his name with great and popular SUBJ
jects. He proposes as his third at
tempt at independent productions to
Aim Way Down East" which every
one in America knows as one of the
most popular plays of this decade
nineteen consecutive years in the
American theatres Is indeed a record
to conjure with.
William A. Bradys second big spe-
cial picture, made independent of any
company. Is rapidly approaching COM
pletion. The subject is a screen adap-
tation of Louisa Aicott's famous novel
Little Women" book that has had
more readers than any book ever pub
lished in America with the possible ex-
ception Of Uncle Toms Cabin"
Every girl in the world has read lit
tie Women" 1t has been translated
into every language in the world.
Every girl in Great Britain reads It be-
fore she is Of age, and all girls love to
read and talk about the woes and Joys
Of 10, Amy. Meg and Beth. the gallan-
tries Of Laurie. the faithtulness OF John
and the honesty Of Prof. Baehr. When
produced by Mr.. Brady at the Play
house. New York city. some years ago
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ADJUSTMENTS.
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Charlotte Walker has begun re-
hearsals for Nancy Lee" Eugene
Walters play. in which she will make
an early tour of the subway circuit
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LESTER LONERGAN
GEORGE PROBERT
LEE PakER
WALT e I BINGHAM
HARRY HADF1ELD
BENNETT SOUTHARD
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AMUsEMKNTs.
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author Of Little Women" Mr.. Knoles
used the very rooms she lived in to
picture her famous story.
The famous Plumf,eld Orchard will
be seen In the photoplay as It is to-
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that audiences that see "Lightnin' "
will think half as much of her latest
part as she does.
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permit the picture being made.
Harley Knoles. who is directing the
picture, chose the scenes in and about
the home Of Louisa Alcott at Concord.
Mass. The house that she lived in has
been preserved by the State of Massa
chusetts as a memorial Of the famous
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that audiences that see "Lightnin'
will think half as much of her latest
part as she does.
Owing to an arrangement made
more than a year ago for the appear
ance OF Otis Skinner in q new play at
the Lyceum Theatre early in Septen-
Der David Belasco 10 forced to close
the successful run Of Tiger Rose" in
that playhouse with the evening per-
Torrance of August 81. At this time
the popular melodrama will have en-
joyed nearly 400 consecutive perform
ances with business which has taxed
| entire past year.
This appealing dramatic love story
will be TRANSFERRED to the Manhattan
Opera House for an added four weeks
, beginning with the Labor Day matt
nee. and at the close of it's extended
J New York run Tiger Rose" will tour
the principal cities of America, with
Lenore Uric still impersonating the
fascinating French Canadian heroine
and surrounded by the same cast of
distinguished players. including will
lam Courtleigh. Bernard McOwen,
Thomas Findlay, Armand F. Cortes
Edwin Holt. Calvin Thomas, Fuller
Mellish, Arthur ]. Wood and Jean
Terrell.
The regular season at the Empire
Theatre will begin on Monday eve
ming. September 50. when Cyril Maude
will open his engagement there. ap
l
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day. To those who loved Little
Women" this picture is going to prove
doubly attractive. because Of the fact
that II was taken on the scene where
Mrs. Alcott lived and died.
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Little Women" ran for eighteen
months and then toured the country
with phenomenal success everywhere.
Many attempts have been made to
secure the rights Of Little Women"
for the screen. but It remained for Mr..
Brady to persuade the Alcott estate to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24
STEADY PRESSURE BY ITALIAN TROOPS
AND FLOOD IN RIVER COMBINE To GIVE
INVADERS MOST THOROUGH BEATING N WAR
Latest Bulletin Tells Subjects
His Army Is Still Unimpaired---Ameri-
can ,Aviators Aid Those of General
Diaz In Making Position of Enemy
Untenable By Breaking Up Lines Of
Communication

From Montello to the the Ausrans overwhelmed
retreatng in disorder
The Rome Office thus spelled tonight the utter de-
bace of the Austrian attempt reach the Venetian plains Of
Italy by crossing the Piave river.
The front of almost fifty miles and from the
confusion which regns in the enemys ranks the losses have
been large The Pave has been swollen beyond all sebance
of its former self during the past week and the hastily
scted bridges of the enemy which he feared bring
his artillery have been carried away
The information at hand does not record how many bridges
the Austrians maintained the river Vienna admitted
today that between the forces shore and
those the other had been impossible for hours and the adj
mission spelled the inevitable disaster which Rome flashed to
the world only few hours later.
The Austrians who had succeeded in the initial rush in
reaching the western bank of the thrown panic
when they their lines communication and their food
plies off, The food had been brought by apanes and the
allied avators including Americans successfully
in cutting the line.
Panic first small became general when the italian
the Moneo and all the along the line to the
Adatc slowly but surely turned into victory Before the
retreat the Ausns whipped and whipped well and the
defeated and overwhelmed attackers rather defenders Of
small slices of terrain broke and rushed back the river
best they could Many believed to have been drowned
in the preciptous attempt to reach safety
The hog back of Monticello the mountain from which the
Ausrans had contemplated overrunnng the plains justified
its Down its eastern slopes the Ausrans tubed in
their idea reach whatever bridge remained in
tact
few hours previously Vienna had announced that our
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24
Bootleggers Fire
Upon Policemen
Onicers Land Prisoner and Capture
Quantity of Liquor in Mid
night Encounter.

First district policemen were fred
upon by negro bootleggers late Satur-
day night while they attempted to
arrest them, and the officers fred in
return.
Later in the night, Thomas Mo-
Bryde, colored, was arrested at his
home, ASIA East Main street. charged
with Transporting the liquor. He is
said to have admitted his connection
with the affair, and said the liquor
had been collected at Acca station and
was destined to point near Twenty
fourth and franklin streets.
Tho police had received a tip that
such was the case and Sergeant Shoe
maker, Patroimen Anthony. Waters.
and Williams were on hand to help
receive the liquor
Three negroes were in the automo-
bile when 1t reached the spot. The
policemen made break for them.
whereupon the negroes began to Are
point blank at the ofYicers. A dozen
bullets whi1zed through the afr, but
no noe was struck. The policemen
fired In return. but the negroes ducked
In the darkness and escaped. Later
McBryde was located and admitte
that he was one OF the party. The
police, having the number OF the autv-
mobile, expect to make further arrests
and probably land the man higher
up
ssxty-ssvsn piat1 vsrs .2k.n in Ii.
oope0so.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24
troops remain unimpaired.

And while Emperor karrs war
office lied 70 his people. Rome has
been confident for the past three
days that what happened today
was only n matter Of time. Small
salfents were constantly driven into
the enemy line and great losses
exacted until the positions of the
enemy. flooded and undermined by
the swollen ptave, became unten-
able. The avy gums of italians
kept mp murdercus bonn bard
ment all along the line and while
General Diax. with HIS reserves in
tact. kept his eye fastened on the
northern mountain reaches he
solely but surely carved his victory
on the Piave-Italy's Marine.
The outside world waited last
night for word as TO the pursuit
of the broken enemy on the east
ern hank OF the river. The time
seems propitious for Italy to re-
gain some of the fertile territory
wrested from her when Germany
sent some of her heat lextons to
assist the last Austrian venture.
General Dfns. however, may turn
his attention to the army of the
enemy @nsconced In the crown of
the plains on the north.
All Rome was celebrating the
overwhelming suceeas tonight.
Only mt noon word had come from
the western front that there too
the sons Of Italy had distinguished
themselves In frustrating n Ger
man attempt To take Mount BiiSny.
southwest of Rheims, and one of
the protecting vantage points Of
the shell-rncked cathedral city of
northern France.
~Ccme ON Americans, We have
them ON the rum" was Romess mes
sage tonight.
The Vienna war ofYiee told the
foodiess and mutinoua Austrian
people today that the Piave nxht-
ing had become less violent and
admitted that the supplies could
not he brought up. And despite
the black picture which has been
painted the people were told that
sour troops are unimpaired."
In the Hrst phase OF the battle,
a semi-officiai italian statement
said today. the Austrian losses
were 1S0.0s0 men. This estimate
was made before the retreat and
has been augmented considerably.
The enemy loss IL now expected to
be well over 21O.nOO.
And while her troops were being
cat to riece~ ON the battle line.
the deepening shadows OF m up
heaval Mt home In Austria eOntin-
ued to b. rejected In word from
neutral points. Fresh riots and
conflicts marked last night In
vienna and again crowds sttempt-
"a to march On the German em-
bassy to wreak vengeance for GER
many's declared duplicity On the
food question. Police. cavalry,
and soldiers constantly On duty at
all street points In the city.
again charged the meb:. aaA dis
perseA them.
Ne word has been received ef
the number Of in1ureA anA peasl-
by asaA aAAe1 - ~ Asne
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casualty list Of Austrtn. mt
Count Karolyf announced In the
Hungarian parliament yesterday
that the police and military Had
killed four persons and vvounaeA
seventeen In strike riots. ITS ~.
ures are believed to be a1Aitlena1
to those previously admitted ~
the Hungarian premier. DIR. Ven
wakerie.
Meanwhile the food situatfsA
grows worse. The people already
imprexnated with the virus Of re-
beIIion under the constant shorten.
ing Of rations. may take matters
in their own hands when the sert-
Gus defeat Of their soldiers o. The
Pisve becomes generally known.
vfenna's version Of the retreat II
stiiI 10 be heard. hut the art %
camounaKe seemingly was ex.
hausted with today's admissions.
Az for the west front eutstaA
of the Italian troops. the Fr&ncAs
ON the right Of their ally, executed
n number Of raids between Ment>
didier and the Disc, taking pE3n.
oners, while the British completefy
broke mp n heavy German attaes
west OF Merris which Aal been
prepared by an futense boahar4s
ment. A number Of prisoners WeFo
taken in successful raids near
Moriancourt. guarding Aniens, ara
at rBuc quoy.
Heriin's two best rorresp1n1.
ents. Won Hindenburg and LuAen-
dorff. who went empty-hanAeA -
Austria, took notes Of the aebaela
of Germany's ally.
Their reports seemingly win
necesxitate the dfspatch ~ Ger.
mans to the italian theatar and tie
effect of such . develoDment -
the western front. 20 often ssuH-
phasixed by Italian strate0aafas
undoubtedly will show itaeils
shortly. The Italian v1ctsRy tsaay.s
forxes another link in one front an
the way from the North SEQ - tt.
Adriattc.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24
SWANSON URGES
RIGHT Of MARINES
T0.L|EUT-GENERAL
Senate Likely to Stand
Pat for Plan Beaten
in the House.
IS ONLY JUSTICE
Corps Has Made Good
Record-Barnett Not
Only Man Suit
able for Post.

washington. juno 2s.-~Whats
the United States senate going to &c
tomorrow about giving lieutenant
generals three blazing stars 70
aior- General George Barnett, com
mandant OF the marine corps?
Indignant that the house refused
to elevate the chief of the soldiers
of the sea" last week, the senat con
ferees on the naval bill will ask thefr
own body tomorrow to meet the house
action with unqualified dihance-
Senator Swanson, OF Virginia. act
ing chairman OF the senate naval az
fairs committee, and one of the con"
ferees, does not fear the result. he
believes the senate will stand squarely
back of the confereea
But there is small doubt that the
charges OF rocking chair heroes
and bomb proof jobs" hurled last
week in the house will hy through
the senate air, even II the conferees
do put over a successful vote for
the amendment the senate has al
ready once sanctioned.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels does
nor consider II military necessity.
that the marine corps eonamandant
should receive the higher rank. The
sacretary's views, however. do not ap
pear TO matter much to the conferees.
Whether It's military necessity
or not, | cant see why the marines
should be deprived of this honor
said Senator Swanson today. And
we are going to fight to the last ditch
for it.
There has been lot OF talk about
this rank being given TO General Bar
tpsa al
General Barnett alone7 That's alb
surd It's intended for the command
/. er of 10000 men, whoever ne may
happen TO be.
TT does not have to be General
barnett Tho secretary and the presi-
dent have the right To pick any man
who is fighting in France or any man
in the corps else " here and made him
commander, II does not have to he
General Barnett, or any other parti-
cuiar individual,
The marine corps commander
should have the same rank as the
head of any army corps. Its not
fair otherwise.
For the life OF me. can't see why
the marine corps should he refused
this. / don't suppose any one will
question that they have been the best
American fighting men to go over the
top.
This is temporary appointment
for the period OF the war. We have
temporary generals in the army and
temporary admirals in the navy. Why
cant we have temporary lieutenant
general in the marine corps?
And, "a far as General Barnett
IL personally concerned. all this talk
about his having spent all his time
in staff work Is rot. He's a line Of
fcer. and he has had his service with
the tine. II Is only at this time that
no Ii placed in command OF the corps
for four years,
But. the president can put any
body else In. ] say again. this rank
In not given to General Barnett as
some OF the house critics assert. but
70 the man at the head of the crack
fighting corps which both houses of
congrcss have agreed to raise TO more
than $4,000 men,
Senator Sawnson commented that
the house vote on the Barnett issue
succeeded by majority of only
and there were not more
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24
SUFFRAG|STS HOPE
FOR QUICK VICTORY
Pay No Attention to Advice of
Mrs. Pankhurst About Wait
ing Till Wars End
SENATE ACTS THURSDAY
Anomaly of Alien Enemies Be-
ing Allowed to Vote Is New
Argument for Giving
Women Ballot.
SENATE ACTS THURSDAY

Washington. June 2s-There IL nc
chance that the suffragists will sdopr
the advice of Mrs, Pankhurst, to dror
all suffrage work for the duration OF
the war and devote their time to wal
activities. That was made plain to,
night in a statement by Mrs. Carrie
Chap man Gait. predicting the passage
OF the suffrage amendment In the sen
ate Thursday.
Our poll Ia confidential. and al
pledges always have been carefully
guarded" said Mrs. Gait. president oil
the National American Women Suf.
rage association. but I may say we
feel certain OF a suficient number o,
votes to put the amendment through
= When asked about Mrs Pankhurst's
advice, Mrs. Gait replied:
The sufrraEists Of the United state.
will no more accept Mrs. Pankhurst's
advice on this point than they ac-
cepted her example OF winning suf.
frage by mfiitancy. The truth Is
Mrs, Pankhurst. like other foreign
ers. does not understand conditions In
the United States
Nowhere else In the world could
such curious anomaly be found as
men demanding exemption from mill
tarv service because they are alien
enemies, and yet, at the same time.
be voters In all elections because their
state gives the vote on FIRST papers
Millions OF men are going to Eu-
rope and leaving voteless women be-
hind. We cannot postpone elections
as Great Britain and Canada have
done, by a mere act OF parliam emit.
The men patriots may he chiefly in
Europe and the women patriots vote
less. but the elections will go on
Just the same.
1T is because American women
clearly understand their own country
and the danger 1t runs. through the
Acknowledgement of loyal women, that
they regard the continuation OF their
campaign as the most patriotic duty
they can perform.
Women have asked for votes be-
fore az right denied; now they are
desperately struggling for them. not
to serve themselves, but their country.
No sooner had the supreme court de-
cided that the child labor law was
unconstitutional than little children
were drawn back into the cotton fac
tories OF the South and In thu North.
the efforts have been numberless and
insidious In legislatures to destroy
tho standards of labor for women
and children. From all directions
come evidences Of tho meance to
morals created by the abnormal con-
ditions Of war.
From all sides comes the call for
votes to hold the civilization we have
and to stabilize conditions during
this abnormal period. The United
States must no more lose hsr war At
the polls than In the trenches.
We know that . majority OF the
senate see the necessity OF suffrage
for women at this time"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24
ALLIES TRY TO FIND
TIME OF NEXT DRIVE

Washington, June 23.-America1
forces. cooperating with the 0ritta6
and French. are nibbiing at the ihal1
OF the enemy on the western 'front.'
seeking information a. to thA tiuso
and direction OF the next 01EuaA
drive.
/ From information already &0htAl
cd, and from the indications xha4 tlG4
Austrian drive OF the Italian linee ham
proved abortive, the expecta110W IL
that Hindenburg viii make = mo@9
move this week. either IN the 1gQ0k
ton OF Paris, or with the C6an1(f
ports as his main objective.
All along the line from Aolul
to Lorraine, oficial advises chew. &
allied armies are carrying cr4a 4
multiple raids for the capture III IN u
oners Such counter ratAe 3k 1X
been made thus Tar " ~ q
array cGn~esu here AaeaGSo