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New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
theatre, and the costumes designed b,
Gertrude Linnell.

Mary Shaw and the Washiflgton
Square Players are entering upon the
last week of their production of George
Bernard Shaw's "Mrs. Warren's Pro-
fesson" at the Comedy Theatre. The
play has proved very popular, but as
the Players have visiting star with
them on their next bill, it is necessary
to take the play off on Saturday night.
Yorska, the French actress, is to be
with them on their next bill, plavinc
the part of "Salome" in the plav bv
Oscar Wilde of that name.
At the Neighborhood Playhouse to-
night, the Neighborhood Players will
give their eighth performance of "Ta-
mura," Japanese Noh, with Michio
ltow. and "Fortunato," play from the
Spanish of A. and j. Alvarez Quintero
This double bill is proving one of the
most popular productions at this little
theatre.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
A Pot of Gold at the
End of the Ro;cJou

"The Eainbow Girl" Klaw & II,
'angcr's ncw musical comedy prodUe.
lion n0w playing ia Boston and goDn n
tc s@en in New York, has drawn larger
receipts previous to its New York pres
entation thaa any other musical play
ever produced BY K!aw 4 ErIanger
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17

Cyril Harcourt's new comedy, "a
Pair of Petticoats," will be presented at
the Fortyfourth Street Theatre on
Monday night, by the Shuberts. 1t is
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
Bsen, White and DAILY
Vain Search for a Serious Topic,
Ranging From the Ziegfeld Roof to
Bottom of Sea With "WId Duck''
By Haywood Broun

w wLp % nHcK enf of III the few Psy tn n r 6zsn
occasionally laughs with his characters Even Hamer
this play
the long daily association neared themselves
probably The Wild
possible exception of "a Dolls House"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
NEW PLAYS THIS WEEK

MONDAYAt Theatre Petcoas
by Cyril
the Greenwich Village Theatre Young Shepherd bv
laurie ~
At the Lyric Theatre "Getng Together"
Recruiting Commission - ~
TUEsDAYAt the Theatre du Vieux
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17

Strangely
aesthetics pie
plunged matters
mind While the But OF
them The emphasized
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17

"The SQUAD Farm offers an inter
csting example of what sorts of vulgar
ity are most amusing. Seemingly the
average audience prefers to have no
hypocrisy about it. The only act of
the play WHICH fell fiat was the one
which was played with leer
For my part the Rock and White
revue contained much that was enter
tanning. Miss White is a person. Ger
tainly her singing voice has no merit
in itself and yet the attention of the
spectator is held. Perhaps the fascina-
tion lies in wondering how one so fair
and young can make such astounding
noises. However, l may be little bit
severe about the voice of Miss White.
She began her season with a cold.
When the history of stage colds comes
to be written this one should rank
high. The only one which surpassed
it in my experience was the first night
cold of Sarah Bernhardt last season.
But then Sarah was such an artist
lnaC SIle QtQlt HdFS ~ hSSP viz ~OAN
herself. She merely turned it over to
Cleopatra.
After reading MADAME Sand" and
then watching a performance, was
convinced that Mrs. Fiske had, for
once, not done justice to play Philip
Moeller's comedy is not remarkable
achievement, to be sure, but it had
many delightfully."- written scenes. It's
chief fault was its insincerity. The
Joke of the various love affairs of
Madame Sand should lie in the fact
that she is really in love with each new
favorite; and the joke fell somewhat
fat because it was obvious that the
George Sand of Mrs. Fiske was not in
love with any of them. She ought to
show tenderness in the scene where she
parts with de Musset, but so little was
in evidence that the scene went for al
most nothing. L discovered the reason
for this.in Alexander Woollcott's book,
"Mrs. Fiske, Her Views on the Stage
Recorded" Here we find the brilliant
actress confessing 81 cannot play
love scene, l never could"
If Arnold Daily really wants part
which would fit him to the finger tips
he should play Gregers Werle some
day. He could give to the line "If you
are right and am wrong, then life is
not worth living" note of passionate
protest which is outside the range of
Harry Mestayer, good actor though ne
be. The line, indeed, recalls Candida,
in which Daly's most effective line as
the poet was, 81 no longer desire happi-
ness; life is nobler than that"
All through this column this morning
from the top of the Ziegfeld roof to
the depths of the sea, with "The Wild
Duck" 1 have been cropping about for
some idea which might be elaborated
into a story of reasonable length and
interest. 1t doesn't seem to be any use.
oh, yes, there are people who say that
they don't like Ibsen's plays because
his outlook on life is too unpleasant.
When they go they usually choose
something by the Hattons. But we
haven't time to go into that just now.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17

Frisco, in the Ziegfeld Midnight
Frolic, seems to me to be the most
amusing dancer who has been herea-
bouts for year or so.
Republican farmer., 1918-09-20
WILL NOT GIVE
 COLONIES BACK . TO THE GERMANS

London, Monday, Sept. 16-In his address today verifying his position that Austria Hungary suggested in it's peace note would be useless, Foreign Secretary Balfour expressed his op- position to the return to Germany of her naval bases in various parts of the world.
 The text of this portion of MT. Bal four's speech, received today, shows that the foreign secretary went some what further in his discussion of the subject of Germany's colonies than the first reports of the address indi- cated.
 Germany" said MT. Balfour, ''is going to insist upon the return of her colonies. Here, again, is a point upon which there can be no misunderstood ing. Germany stands on one side and we on the other. I say it is impossible to conceive that any conversations can bridge over a difference so deep, or to resLore to the power of Germany those unhappy populations she mis- used, or give back to Germany con- trol to those bases which can give her control of the means of com munications, not only between the British empire, but between the civil ized nations of the world"
Republican farmer., 1918-09-20
RESTRICTS ISSUE
 OF MONEY ORDERS

The following order has been re- ceived from the Third Assistant Post master General:
 "Postmasters will not hereafter is sue money orders payable to German prisoners of war in Allied countries or to enemies of the United States in termed in neutral countries unless the application is accompanied by li- cense from the War Trade Board, Patrons of the money order service desiring to send money to such pris- oners should be referred to the War Trade Board, Bureau of Enemy Trade, Washington, D. C."
 Money orders intended for Ameri- cans, or for subjects of Great Britain, France, Italy, or other countries en- gagged against Germany in the present conflict, who are prisoners of war in Germany or in the countries allied with her. should be issued on the do- mestic form and with the usual charge for fee, payable to the Ameri- can Red Cross at Washington, which will undertake to forward the money to the prisoner"
Republican farmer., 1918-09-20
HUN BATTERIES
 TAKEN BY TWO
 BRITISH AIRMEN

With the American Army on Brit ish Front, Aug. 5.-(Correspondenc of the Associated Press) s)--Capture of a German battery by two British aero- planes was one of the unique incidents of the recent fighting in this area.
 The two aeroplanes had dispersed a battalion of German infanty march ing up toward the battle area, when they sighted a quarter mile behind the German line a group of Germans try ing to remove a battery of field guns before the British and American in fantry appeared on the scene. About 60 horses were harnessed.
 The airmen opened fire, seeking chiefly to frighten the horses, which galloped off in allr directions. The airmen found it surprisingly easy to drive off the remaining men of the battery, as the British and Anerl- can vanguards were advancing.
 Their last cartridge fired, the two scouts landed and handed the guns over to the British commander.
Republican farmer., 1918-09-20
SLATE EvADED LAW REQUIRING
 REGISTRATION
Alien Enemy Had Worked in 30 Different Cities Dur
 ing the Last Year.
Monday, Sept. 16

The arrest of Joseph Slate, Ger man alien, in this city Saturday, may turn out to be a matter of national importance He was taken into cus- tody by the Police Department, and this morning was turned over to the local Department of Justice Agent C. H. Lane.
 Agent Lane made an investigation into the papers and personal effects of prisoner and found that Slate has been in 30 different cities since the law was passed compelling German aliens to register, matter which he overlooked entirely and to which he owes his arrest He has worked in Philadelphia and Washington Navy yards, and has also ben in numerous coast cities, including Baltimore, New York, Brooklyn and Boston. His last place of employment before coming this city was in New London, where he resided at II Brewer street.
 Slate is 35 years of age, a structural iron worker by trade, has a good edu- cation and speaks excellent English. His success in obtaining employment in so many different government plants is probably due to these facts and to his pleasing appearance. b While no action has as yet been taken in his case, the Department of Justice authorities have no doubt he will be fnterned, with possibly a jail sentence besides.
Republican farmer., 1918-09-20
BAKER PRAISES
 TROOPS FIGHTING
 ON FRENCH FRONT

D. Baker, American Secretary of War, was here this afternoon. He said Ee would go to France for few days.
 MT. Baker was high in his praise of the troops in France. He described how his troops were fighting and told of the terrific fire, the wonderful dash of the American soldiers and the man. agement of the German prisoners coming in.
 The spirit and smiles of the Amer jeans among the wounded" he said, lis most inspiring. Our casualties were light, being, for the most part. men wounded"
Republican farmer., 1918-09-20
CHAPIN GIVES HIMSELF UP TO
 POLICE TODAY
City Editor Who Shot Wife Claims His Mind Has
 Been Wandering.

New York, Sept. 17-Chas. P. Cha pin, city editor of the New York Ev ening World whose wife was found shot to death in her room at a hotel here yesterday, surrendered himself tC the police today.
 Chapin, who wrote to a business as- sociate yesterday limiting at suicide and declaring his wife had been such a-good pal that I cannot leave her alone iu the world" walked into an uptown police station early today. He was taken to headquarters for exam ination by the district attorney.
 Declaring his mind had been wan dering Chapin told the police he had been unable for severa! days to recall his own name. Reading in the morn ing papers accounts of his wife's death and his disappearance the editor as- serted prompted him to report.
 New York, Sept. 17-Charles Cha pin editor of the New York Evening World, famous for the skill with which he directed his reporters in the solution of murder mysteries, today in a police station told the story of how he killed his own wife.
 Chapin yesterday shot and killed her in their apartment in the Hotel Cumberland and today surrendered himself to the police after failing to carry out plans to end his own life.
 Smoking a cigar and continually pressing his hands on his head he said he had been driven to the deed through desperation caused by the de- mands of his creditors.
 Approaches of a policeman, the editor declared, prevented his suicidd in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, where he went after shooting his wife. Chapin said he committed the mur- der immediately upon arising yester- day morning. While his wife slep:, he said, he tried first to shoot her with | a magazine revolver, but it failed to discharge. He then brought out police pistol that had feen presenteA to him by former Police Commission CT Waldo and fired the fatal shot After breakfast and a shave, the editor continued, he went to the park where he had planned to carry out | the second chapter of the tragedy. He wandered about throughout the i day and night, he declared and this morning, reading newspaper accounts of his wifes death and his disappear ance, gave himself up.
 Chapin said he intended to com | init suicide four years ago, but put it off with the hope that he would be able to meet his obligations. Hav- | ing lost an inheritance in speculation he said, he had borrowed money from 1 friends who were constantly pressing him for payment.
 | District Attorney Swann, who later l talked with Chapin said he believed | the editor was demented.
Republican farmer., 1918-09-20

Paris, Sept Alderman prisoners taken by Gen. Persh ng forces since the beginning of the American offensive in St. Mhiel sector Thursday said to total 10000.
 The maximum depth of the positions taken by the American forces in the St. Mhie is 13 miles from the former line.
 French troops began attack at dawn today both sides of the Aete and between the river Asne and the Vesle river
 The attack of the French forces n the direction of the forest of Coucy at the southern end of the St. Goban Massf progressing satisfactorily this morning.
 South of the Aee river the French captured Mont De- stages and the villages of Allemont and Sancy.
 The French reached the edge of the town of Vaiy the Asne
 The French advanced for distance of between and two miles eleven mile front.
 The attack launched by the French at o'clock this division at early hour had taken 000 prs oners making total of 500 Geermans captured that front alone.
 addition to the 5OOO Germans captured by the Ameri- cans the St. Mihel salient prisoners coming in. inside the pocket has not yet been cleared and pected that more guns will be taken
 The counter attacks against the French advanc- ing Aee front appeared to have been weak al though the front line strongly held The German prison CTS say they had orders to hold at all costs.
 In their attack south of the river Aisne the French also made satisfactory progress and captured prisoners The ad vance threatens to turn the flank of the German defensive positions the Chemin des Danes, and also dano
Republican farmer., 1918-09-20
TWO SERIOUSLY
 HURT IN AUTO
 ACCIDENT TODAY

Harry Courtiand, 53, of 415 Maple wood avenue, a foreman employed at the U. M. c. Co.,, was thrown from his automobile with his wife and another woman when the car struck bad spot in the road near Greenfield Hill schortly before noon today. Court land sustained four fractured ribs on the left side and is suffering from in- ternal injuries caused by the machine which passed over his body. His wife was thrown on her head and sustain ed fractured skull.
 A passing automobile owned by Charles Favreau of Bedding, picked the injured man up and rushed him to the Emergency hospital where he was given first aid by Dr. F. J. Kee- gan, who had him placed in the am bulance and taken to Bridgeport hos pital where he lies at present in a critical condition.
 Mrs. Courtland was picked up by another car and rushed direct to St. Vincent's hospital, where it is said she is in a serious condition suffering from a fractured skull.
Republican farmer., 1918-09-20
T'M0 IN HOSPITAL SERIOUSLY HURT
 IN A COLLISION Trolley Car Hits Road Roll CT in Ferry Boulevard in
 Stratford Today. CONDUCTOR AND
 ENGINEER SUFFER Dozen Passengers in Car Shaken Up But Not Much Injured-Car Damaged.
Saturday, Sept. IA

Conductor Alfred Koening and En- gineer Thomas Creegan are in the Bridgeport hospital seriously injured, and dozen or more passengers of 2 west bound Milford trolley car were severely shaken np in a collision which occurred at S:2O today between the trolley car and steam road roller used in state highway work in Ferry Boulevard, Stratford. None of the passengers are reported as seriously injured according to information of Manager Goodwin of the Connecticut Company.
 Creegan, engineer of the road roller, resides at 636 Howard avenue. New Haven. At the hospital his condi- tion is reported as excellent and he is not. believed dangerously hurt. Koen- ing, the conductor, is more severely hurt, and his exact condition could not be determined at press hour. He is believed to have suffered several fractured ribs and his condition is serious.
 Stories as to the happening are different. Information received by the Connecticut Company is to the ef- feet that the car, proceeding west in Ferry Boulevard, and a short distance west of Longbrook avenue, hit the road roller which was backed on the track directly in front of the oncom- ing car. Other stories differ, saying that the roller overhung the tracks, that the road was clear, and the motorman, Charles Hennigan, should An I7i to prevent the collision.
 There were about a dozen pas- sengers in the car at the time, and all were more or less shaken up and bruised, but none seriously hurt.
 Koening and Creegan were taken to Bridgeport hospital in the Stratford ambulance soon after the accident.
 The passengers on the trolley, who were greatly shaken up and received some few minor injuries were: Mrs Bennett, 34 State street, Ansonia Joseph Mofit, Devon; John Costigan G3 Fremont street; M. P. Vars, 11S Grover street, Laurel Beach; Apad and Helen Roascsemes of Devon; Flora Kerwin, 19 Clark avenue; Wal nut Beach; Mrs. M. F. Devoy, Bridge port Turnpike, Milford; E. A. Harry Silver Beach; Harry Housepicon, 25 Electric avenue, Walnut Beach; Ida Leonard, Remington avenue, Milford Arthur E. Ferguson, 21 Rogers ave nue, Milford; Mortman Drumm, 911 State street; and J. J. Costigan, q Rogers avenue, Milford.
 One corner of the road roller was struck by the running board of the trolley car, and the entire side of the car was ripped and damaged. None of the seats of the car were broken but the sudden stopping of the cal on the impact threw the passenger! forward, and they were bruised anC shaken.
 Officials of the Connecticut com pany were soon on the scene and ; thorough investigation of the acciden made.
Republican farmer., 1918-09-20
PERSHINC GIVES SERVICE GROSS
 TO SEVEN MEN

Washington, Sept. 14-Gen. Persh- ing advised the war department today that he had awarded the distinguished service cross to seven members of the army in France who lost their lives in deeds of gallantry. The men were Second Lieut.. William P. Raymond, Iowa Falls, Ia; Corporals John Con- nors, Rockland, Mass, and John R.. Patten, no address; Privates Raymond Barnes. Taylorsville, Cal; William J. Bergen, New York City; J. W. Shu- mate, South Charleston, W. Va, and J. Ter Antes, no address.
Republican farmer., 1918-09-20
TWO HUN DIVISIONS IN FIRST
 YANKEE OFFENSIVE
Americans Drove in Dep5n of 15 Miles in Two Days Time Scope of Victory Continues to Grow
 Ultimate Effect Important
(By The Associated PressI

The scope of the victory the First Lorraine in it's first offensive effort continues to grow The number of prisoners taken said to be 20 which tually is the equivalent of two German divisions.
 Gen. Pershings forces two days drove to depth Of 3 miles, which approximately the distance from the tip of the salient below St. Mhiel to attonvle mile and half north of Vigneue through which the American line last was reported running
 The Germans reported readusng their lines the edges of the former salient the probabilities being however, that they not allowed to do this peace by the Americans the French the Hanks.
 What further development the offensive may have is certain at present. the official communications and the dispatches today throwing little light the prospects
 Whatever the immediate future may hold however, the ul effect the drive which completely wiped out the St. Mihe salient with rapidity almost unexamped for such large operation is bound to be important If the offensive undertaken for the purpose of opening the sub sequnt against Metz and possibly the important Biey German hands, it already has achieved large purpose.
 Meanwhile as the intensity of the fighting this front essened Marshal Foch has launched offen movement which mainly to be aimed at the St. Gobain Massf defending tho German citadel of Laon.
 This movement represents further closing in the St. Coban Mas which accentuaed by the progress French north of the Aete where they working into the upper forest of Coucy beyond the former German ne
 On the Aisne the French progress likewise ported satisfactory
 On the British front Field Marshal Haigs forces appear to have mainly occupied last night in beating off ed German attacks the important ground recently from the enemy All attempts which particularly per- sistent at Gozeaucourt and avrncourt unsuccessful The British have progress however northwest of St. Ouenfin where their line east of Jeancourt.
 Tn Flanders British forces have occupied the town of Auchv Les La Bassee only little than mile from the town of La Bassee.
Republican farmer., 1918-09-20
TWO AvIATORS
 KILLED FLYING
 OVER BROOKL.Y TN

New York, Sept. 16.---Lieut. Charles Kenney, Jr., of Covington. Ky, and .E. H. Austin, of Boston, were killed when an army airplane from the Min cola aviation field crashed to earth in the FIatbush section of Brooklyn to- day.
 Hundreds of persons, who saw the machine "go dead as it was flying low uver trees and housetops, wit messed it's plunge into the back yard of a residence. The atrplane was im- paled upon a clothes pole and demol- ished
 Kenney was attached to the Garden City. L. L, field, and Austin, also Q Ilieuteannt, was stationed at Mineola,
Republican farmer., 1918-09-20
STEEL WORKERS RETURN TO WORK
 THIS MORNING

Reading, Pa, Sept. 16.---The 1,2O0 or more employees of the Carpenter Steel Works, who went out on strike Sat- urday morning, pending a wage ad- justment which amounts on the aver age to about 35 per cent, returned to work this morning. Several hundred employees began work last evening at o'clock on the night shifts.
 The falling off of the strike means that the unions side of the wage question will be placed before the war labor board, of which former Presi- dent Taft is chairman. James H.. Maurer, president of the State Feder- ation of Labor, said that the return to work was the logical thing for the men to do, as when their appeal is acted upon by the war labor. board. their increase, if one is granted, will date from the time that they made their demands
Republican farmer., 1918-09-20
WANTS
 ALLIANCE WITH
 ANOTHER POWER

Amsterdam, Sept. 16--Hints that the Bolshevik government of Russia may seek alliance with other powers are contained in 8 note addressed to the peoples commissaries and sovieIs by Nikolai Lenine, the Bolshevik pre- mier, printed in the Pravda Of Petro- grad and re-published in the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin. The note reads: "The position on the Czecho-Slovak iron tis becoming more dangerous daily. We are daily becoming con vinced that alone we are powerless. We wait for the Soviet government to help us to conclude a defensive and offensive alliance with another pow CT.
 'In order to save the power of the workers and peasants, we must no: even recoil from an alliance with i'm perialists."
Republican farmer., 1918-09-20
WATERBURY FIRE
 DOES DAMAGE OF.
 ABOUT S125,OOO

Waterbury, Sept. 14-Fire of un- known origin, starting in the works of the Lux Clock Mfg. Co., early this morning, did damage estimated al from s1OO,OO0 to $125, ,OOO. The blaze was kept confined to the four story brick building at r, 19 and 21 liar rison avenue, owned by Michael j. McEvoy, the two upper stories of which are occupied by the LUX con- cern. M. J. McEvoys cafe on the first floor and undertaking parlor5 and furniture storage rooms of the Filley & Crane Go. on the first and second floors suffered heavy damage. Only recently two other buildings in the same neigh borhood, the Chase building and the Hodson hotel, were damaged by fires.
Republican farmer., 1918-09-20
MAJOR LEONAT
 TAKES UP DUTIES

Boston, Sept. 14-Major Raymond Leonat of the French army, took up his duties today as director of in struction for American soldiers in this country. Major Leonat will have headquarters here with the depart ment of the northeast of the United States army.