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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-07
CELLARS DE- LUKE
FOR THEATRES

New York June 7.-Cellars de
Luxe for the use in times Of Ger
man air raids are being prepared
by the Shuberts in the basement
Of one Of their pIayhouses here.
They are preparing the base
ment SO that if al air raid should
cc1ne when the show is on the play
ers and audience can adjourn
downstairs.
Other theatres are preparing
their cellars as places Of refuge
during attacks.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-07
ENEMY U-B0ATS
STILL ACTIVE
(By United Press)

Washington June 7.-Navy Ct
ficiaIs began to believe that one
or both Of the U-Boat coast raid
ors were headed homeward but
for the fact for their participation
in the sinking which occurred fur
thei out at sea.
The fact that the Germans are
beginning to use torpe(!oes led 10
the idea that he was turning back
30 his base.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-07
JIM Ed CONDREY
WRITES HOME;

The Commonwealth is III receipt
Of d letter from Mr.. jim Ed. Con-
drey Jr., written from Camp Jack
son one week a!tal' arriving there.
and, since jim Ed, is so popular
locally, we are taking the Iibert.
Of publishing a personal letter,
which read as follows:
Dear Friends:
Just few lines to let you know
/ am still thinking Of you good
folks. | hav mt forgotten the love
ly sendoff you people of Scotland
Neck us boys. | appreciate it
SO much and the paper, which is
almost a personal letter from Scot
lard-Neck, and we read every
word in it.
| look forward to every train
Cor mail, but The Commonwealth
is the only news that | can depend
upon getting and it takes the place
Of that letter we didn' Get.
Don t think for one moment that
| WOuldn t come back if | were
Offered the chance, but really am
getting on fine and think after
I get things a little better lined
up | will be much better satisfied.
This life is the mcst ,udden
! change | have ever experienced.
| found that ! could do so man,-
| things that | had no idea of, such
as scrub floors, do my own wash
ing, make up my own bed, cook
and so many other domestic du-
ties that [ know that [ will make
some girl good husband if | can
get one to take the chance.
Regards to all Of my friends and
best wishes to you.
Sincerely,
11r Nh CtnNrnDEv I'D
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-07

Replying to this message the
Pope, through Cardinal Gaspardie
Ito Ha2a' secretary, telographed
Cardinal l-ucon, that he shares the
suffel.il'gs Of the people o. Rheims
and expressed anxiety regarding
the fate Of the magnificent cath
odl'aI af Rheims, declaring that he
is about to petition the German an
thoritics to spare what remains
cf the office.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-07
PAPER FUND
FOR OUR BOYS
IN THE ARMY

] A postal card from Mr. Earl
Station, who left for Camp last
week, says: Would thank you
ever 50 much for the Common
wealth twice week, if no more.
| 20 thank the Red Cross so much
fer the nice bag. Will ALWAYS re-
mcm'5er the good people Of dear
Scotland Neck
The Commonwealth is being
sent daily to Mr. Station and all
ether boys who have left here, and
will continue throughout the war
% send them the home town paper
NJ. r. /, Hardy $3.50
DE- A G. Liverman $1CO
Mrs. A. NJ. Riddick 500
Mr.. 6. Lamb 800
Mr.. +. ?. Shields 800
Mr.. J. H. Alexander j.. 1890
Mr.. Hugh johnson Tc.iN
BalfOllr Dunn $3.50
G.. Frank Burroughs 81 90
T.. II. Bailey Leo
Mr.. G. A. Jones S1.00
DR.. A. G. Livcrnan LOO
Mr.. J. p. Futrell $1.OO
R. P. Byrd $500
7. D. Temple $1.CO
L. L. Cherry $1.OO
F-ervorc who has a boy III
France, or in camp, viii please send
their names and full addresses to
The Commonwealth, and any chan
cn~. 50 that TIE daily papor may
90 forward to them without a mo-
ments delay.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-07
ELEVEN HUNDRED at
TENDED CHAUTAU0UA
LOCAL COMMUNITY EVENT Q PENS UNDER MOST FAvoRA
BILE AUSPICES WITH LARGE CROWDS AT BOTH
PERFORMANC Es YESTERDAY
MR. WHITESlDES COMPLIMENTS s N

" ith eH cry on, in good humor,
ready to accept the treat in store
Tor them, the Chautauqua tent
filled yesterday afternoon await
ng the opening Of the five day an
nual event that makes Scotland
Neck a Chautauqua community
center.
In very business like way. Just
Z little late however, the Chau-
tauQua was opened by the intro
ductlon Of the superintendent, Mr..
Harrah, by the first vice president
Mr.. 4. l.. Purrington il a few
words and the stage was taken ov-
er by the Fishe: Shipp Concert Go.
VINO, both afternoon and
evening, entertained with high
class vocal and Instrumental mu-
sic and sketches.
Following the l,ight musical
DR.. Joseph Clare, who has spent
i've years il Russia smoke con
vincingly on the revolution, which
gave all a clearer Uuidorstandins.
OF the difficulties through VIII; !.
that country is passing, and he re-
it2rated that America alone was
able to help those unfortunate peo-
, pie when the proper time came.
NJ. l.oIIIlg Whitcsido. president
Of the CIlautauuua system. accom-
panied Dr. Clare to Scotland Neck
aIlG wa, strong IL his Favorable
commclt III the manner III whic!,
this town has handled the local
affairs. He states tiat the news;
has gone as far as South Carolina
that Scotland Neck is the ONLY
town th;tt required 10 outside as
-@noc il; i;wp&rin the Cnautau
@2ua fer lis opening
This Afternoon at ~" thirty
and AGAIN tonight 4 eight forty
five Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Win
ters Will entertain with music,
monologue and MIN icrv, which in
the afternoon will be followed bv
}. Franklin Caveny, with cartoon
and clay modelling demonstration
At the night session Albert z. Wig
gam will give an address on 1.-The
life Of our boys in France.''
In order that the people have
as much comfort as possible we
recommend that the ladies bring
with them d cushion for their back
as the seats are very roughly con
structed, in fact it behooves all to
make the best Of conditions. and
add their individual comforts. All
should endeavOr to make themsel-
YES at home, for this is community
work.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-07
MAY PRODUCTION
344f. 4. $50 TONS
by nited Press)

Washington June 7.-Exceed-
ing the ship production of April
by one hundred and twenty two
thousand tons the Emergency
Fleet Corporation turned out 81 3344
$50 dead weight tons for May the
shipping board announces.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-07
RAID
ENEMY POST
(By United Press)

--Londor Jue 1--WE raided
d hostile post northeast of Bethune
last night inflicting heavy casual
ties and capturing machine guns
our men returning without loss'
is a cable received from General
Haig this morning.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-07
LIVELY GUN
DUELS REPORTED
(By UNITED PREss)

With the Americans in Lorraine
June 7.-Lively artillery duels in
this region was reported through
out yesterday, and that the Amer
lean batteries are effectively neu-
Trailing the German lombard
ment.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-07
AMERICANS FORCE ISSUE
WITH VETERAN ENEMY
PUSHING BACK CRACK PRUssIAN TROOPS MORE THAN
TWO MILES OVER A FL We MILE FRONT THE
MARINES CAPTURED IMPORTANT POSITIONS
sing YANKEE DOODLE ON NO MANS LAND
{By United Pressl

With the American armies along
the Marine. June 1.-The Amer
leans along the Marne, after hur-
limo the Germans back from one
and a quarter to two and a half
miles over five mile front, north
west Of Chateau Thierry, yester-
1ay morning renewed the attack
2c2in late IN the evening.
The battle has been increasing
IN intensity, and as this dispatch
was lied violent fighting brought
the Americans the occupation Of
Bq>saires, Torcy. Bouesches, Neuil
vvood and part of Bailleau wood
and the railway station Of BOues-
ches.
Fighting began Wednesday
night and at 3.45 yesterday morn
Ing the marines began to advance
singing and whistling Yankee
loodIe,' and trotted across "no
man $ land ., with the infantry on
their right. The marines advance
in the face Of heavy fire, but in
a,s than four hours the marines
lad cleared Neuilly wood Of the
ny. taking more than one hun
bred prisoners and ter machine
guns.
The French infantry on the left
rook on hundred and sixty priso-
nprs.
Continuing the advance the
--AmerIc3us fought their way
through TIE crack Prussian troops
opposing them, pushing their
way past Boueschcs, and occuD'n" "
4ofcy, d part Of Baileau wood
and village and the Bouesche$
railway station.
fhe BoueSches railway station
Was the scene of desperate de
tense by the enemy which pre-
vented the Americans from at.
'aInng some objective, but the
attack was renewed later with
treat violence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
The Piaygoer,s Case
dramatic Editor of The Tribune

"Dramatic Editor of The Tribune.
Is the case of the ticket Spectator
ended? Some of us hoped for a sum-
ming up by you with few words that
Mr. and Mrs. Theatre Goer could set
their teeth into.
ut would seem, doubtless, that n
man who has never been inside a New
YORK theatre could have no interest in
the debate, but my case is like this.
enjoy the theatre greatly. Almost any
show is a good show to me am a
line audience. But | have never seen
a New York show except the Hippo
drome because | have never been Will
ing to contribute my mite to the pro
Queer who does business with the ticket
agencies.
I'm the Western city where we lived
until two years ago there are two first
class theatres, the conventional X. and
+. and Shubert houses. My wife and
went to both houses each week with a
fine regularity for ten years. We were
real 'sot' In our theatre habits.
came here two years ago and
when my wife wrote of the day of her
coming the habit was so we'll settled
that she gave the theatre order as a
matter of course. For her first week,
she let 1T be known, she wanted to see
Miss Springtime' and The Man Who
Came Back
Alas, we never saw them. The dav
was Monday. At the 'Springtimc' box
office asked for two seats anywhere
between the sixth and twelfth rows for
any night of the following week.
Nothing in front of the cightecnth
row. the ticket seller told me. Our
between the sixth and twelfth row
mad become a habit because of nv
wlfe's eyes. SO shunted my request
a week into the future and was again
refused
This, indeed, is a good show.
opned, for deemed it unusual for
mouse to be so we'll sold for three
weeks and so said, as | showed nv
money in, All right, give me two for the
first night you have them 1t would
not be interesting to detail the ticket
sellers manner or his impotence with
my request. He had told me there
were ne seats in front OF the eight
zenith row and would bpleasc not delay
the line OF waiting folks, which mum
bereo three. But did DELAY him. for
those seats meant something to me.
told nm | was anxious TO get the seat.
and why their location seemed imnor-
tant to me. At tho end he asked
Where are you stoppng?' When
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Mobilizir2g Wigs

dramatic Editor Of The Tribune.
D. AZ me instlgation Of General
fershing the over There Theatre
League is trying to supply our soldiers
IN IN the rest and training areas in
r rance with entertainment from
nome. We have found that the bows
like nothing better than to get up their
own shows. Costumes are not to be
mad IN France. Through the generosity
OF New York managers and costumers
twenty crates of costumes and wigs
nave already been shipped; but, as
one OF our coaches cables, what are
twenty among a million p
haven't amateur and professional
actors and amateur dramatic clubs
some dlsused mems costumes and wigs
.partlcularl y those suited for min
strel and broad comedy vaudeville
s hows-which they would like to nut
INTO this service? If they will send
them to Americas Over There Theatre
League, 240 West Forty-fourth street.
they Will be shipped to France and
used in camp after camp until they
drop apart
"WTNTNPOD AN1L,C,,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Violet Englefeld

Violet Engleield, whose appearance
as Nine. Galli-Curci is one of the out
standing features Of "The Passing
Show of 1918" at the Winter Garden, is
an English woman, and at the outbreak
of the war was one of the first artists
to devote her time to the entertainment
of wounded soldiers. At first sight one
would think that such work would
prove tragic, but Miss Englefeld soon
found that she had rcckoned without
the indomtable high spirits of the
English Tommy and found abundant
comedy in such an audience On one
occasion matinee was given at the
Alhambra Theatre, London, to soldiers
blinded in the war, and Miss Englefield,
with her partner, Robert Hale, was
apprehensive lest the pathos of the oc-
casion should prove insupportable She
had scarcely made her entrance, how
ever, before all doubts on this score
were set at rest. An impatient, good
humored and, it must be confessed, ex-
tremely noisy audience filled the the
atre and followed every line of the
piece with the keenest appreciation and
in apparent oblivion Of their tragic
circumstances. The climax of their
hilarity was reached, however, when a
soldier called out to the occupants Of
an adjoining box in tones easily audi
Bile throughout the building: "'Ere,
Bill, chuck US over yer opry glawses;
| cawnt see a bloomin' thng!"
Another experience befell Miss En-
gletield when she visited Otto II. Kahn's
London residence, in Regents Park, a
veritable palace, which he had turned
over to the authorities for use as
hospital for blinded soldiers. Here she
was to take part in play with some of
the we'll known artists, and here for
the first and only time in her life she
broke down IN her part. Just as she
was about to begin her big scene of
the piece blinded soldier CROPPED his
way to typewriter, which he proceed
ed to manipulate with entire uncon-
Germ. Unaccustomed to Interruptions
of this nature and upset by the pathos
of the cropping fingers, Miss Englefeld
hesitated, falteringly said one or two
lines and then stopped altogether.
Fortunately the stage manager was
equal to the occasion, and, realizing
that with such an audience the spoken
word was everything, he tiptoed noise
lcssly on to the stage and handed Miss
Englcteld the manuscript of the play,
from which she thereafter read when
ever the p-tap-tapping of the too
persistent litterateur threatened to dis
turb her equanimity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
By Harriette Underhill

Several years ago we went to see
Bought and Paid For" We don't re-
member just what year it was, but,
anyway, it was the year everybody else
went. Now, Bought and Paid For"
taught lesson. Perhaps it was that
women should be patient with their
husbands when they drink, or perhaps
it was that q gentleman should not
smash the door OF his wife's sleeping
apartments after wife has told him
that he isn't popular with her and
locked the door in his face.
The message which it carried failed
to impress us because we we're more
interested in Frank Craven, who
played Jimmie. We thought he was the
funniest man we ever had seen, and we
remembered all of his lines better than
he did himself, as We proved to him
last night in his dressing room at the
Liberty Theatre.
Now, we never are interested in men
who are not good looking-no, not even
as an interviewer-and no one could
possibly call Mr.. Craven handsome; at
least, they could of course, but prob
ably they wouldn't. So when he reads
this he will realize how potent is his
charm. Nobody asked US to interview
him. We just wanted to.
Being>a comedian, Mr.. Craven is ex-
ceedingly dignifed when not on duty.
OF course, all comedians are. We went
back to his dressing room after the
second act of Going Up" The Their
mometer stood at 80 under the electric
fan, but Mr.. Craven seemed cheerful
and self-possessed in neat aviator's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Battle Scenes at Luna

First run movies of the battle scenes
IN France are being shown at the Red
Cross Theatre at Luna. The hall. for
merly used by the Castles for exhi-
bition dancing. has been remodelled
and made into charming little thea
tire. The opening, last Monday, was
attended by many prominent people,
the total for the week netting a tidy
sum for the Red Cross. for whose
benefit the pictures are being shown
The programme is changed bi-weekly,
and the pictures are issued through the
Committee on Public Information at
Washington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04

naI11 the knickcrbocker he said
could get seats there.
re was right. | found | could ce
practically any seats l wanted for anv
night. Inc price vas $3.50 each To
me 1T seemed then, and the idea bae
renamed fixed. that the Snowman in
my case was the starting point of q
i isf' niue conspiracy based on his
f"CN OF nerve 10 take more money awav
iiJ,n me IMAM ne asked for in his pub
lished advertisement of prices tha
only guide had and one that wont tl.5
MN 70 live up to
Il thought then and think now that
~ thc producer has show worth 81 90
a seat he should ask that price al HE
ssuuppoSGd place of sale-the box office
MORE than that, he should. like otber
business enterprises, be forced TO ad-
vertlse honestly and made to oct h;s
nerve up to the point of askinp tho
price he thinks he ought to have, or %
without it, VI 20
have seen lots of IS shows for 50
and this has kept me from ever COW
planning at paying So for a show worth
somewhat less. The average, l believe
mas been IN my favor, judged bv tho
enjoyment | received.
1T seems to me that il is nast,, b,,;
cn0lcer seats at an advance and then
hlde behind the ticket agency. 10
loses my respect and will never nav
cent TOT a seat SO sold if never 500
ahothcr SHOW. and perhaps will not
because, after two years, the habit ;s
broken and an expense of $40 a week
lor theatres would look big to me now
NJ. Wy experience trying to get seats for
ne Man Who Came Back was practi-
cally the same, except that was re-
TERED TO ticket agency that was
named. have no quarrel with tho
ticket agent. His claim that he soils
service rather disregard. The ser.
wee should be sold at the box ono
Just as other businesses sell. or rather
give, service at the fountainhead
can sympathize with the agent as long
as he Is willing to be the showmon,s
cat paw and take the odium with his
protits. | won't do business with hin,
because le is willing to earn his monnv
IN way that is rather generally con-,
denned. believe he must, necessarilv
lack the self-respcct that want mnn
deal with to have. -
III some Snowman appears with tho
nerve ana honesty to say NV show is
an extra good show, can't produce il
ut profit for less than So a seat and !
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
"She Walked in Her
Sleep" to Open Soon

George Broadhurst will inaugurate
his New York season with the presen-
tation at the Playhouse Monday even
ing, August ~, of new farce, "She
Walked in Her Sleep written by Mark
Swan. co-author of "Parlor, Bedroom
and Bath"
"She Walked in Her Sleep" derives
its title from the fact that it relates
the surprising adventures Of very
prepossessiug young woman somnam-
bulist who Wanders into young mar
RED mana apartment and prccipitatcs
all manner Of complications. The cast
includes Robert Ober. Arthur Aylcs-
worth, william jefferson. Walter
walker Walter Lewis. Isabel Irving.
Helene Lackayc, Leila Frost Lorraine
Frost and Eva Williams.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
New Plays This Week

At the Astor Theatre Richard Tuy make his
h production Of the whom
new comedy of domestic life
the work Of John Hunter of successful damaaon
' when appeared IN "Ih Saturday Evening are
o IN and near New York of the will mark the
WORK. IN winch they became well known opponents of
light "
TUESDAY, At the Longacre sab will nroser+
new play IN three acts by
PEARL George Nash te The PLAYER or
nno" a h faa OF MIS-" Wigs Of the Cabbage
OF the Balcony
ceas with
cast Grace Carlyle Julia
pay mas peeh produced uncer
WEDNESDAY, the Park "AIothcrs Liberty Bond will be nrod
ms patriotic meodama +od
H. Derby Holmes Many fect promised r
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Headlincrs in
Vaudeville Houses

PALACE Grace La Rue, Clifton
Crawford and Wheaton and Carroll
viii be Tie headliners.
RIVERSIDE Wheaton and Carroll
vii head the bill
KOYAIe-Van and Schenck and Jack
Clifford and company are the hcadlin-
ers.
BUSHWfCK Hyams and Mcintyre
are the chief number on the bill
NEW BRIGHTON Nan Halperin
vail top the bill
LOEW'H AMERICAN Zelaya will
head the bill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04

! believe it is worth SO, and that is
my price at the box Office we would
again become theatregocrs. | fear.
But when the same producer turns
the best of his seats over to an agent
at an advanced price f his show is
good or with the other hand, passes
out cut price tickets to an agent if his
show is not good, and so tries to sting
me coming and going, would refuse to
fan for his work even if he doubled
Maude Adams and Charlie Chaplin in
Romeo and Juliet
And, Mr.. Broun, if you will browse
about among folks, as | have, | be-
lieve you will find whopping per-
centage who are buying Thrift Stamps
instead Of theatre seats, because they
won't do business with producer who,
they feel, Is doing some mighty sneaky
profiteering through his pal, the spec
ulator, who is miscalled such while he
is playing a cinch. G. c."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Simmons Aid to Routes

In order to overcome railroad diff
cultles in routing shows over the Lib
erty Circuit, A. G. Simmons. assistant
general passenger agent of the Lee
high Valley Railroad. has been as
signed to act as railroad traffic coun-
sellor to the War Department Com
mission on Training Camp Activities.
he will be located in the New York
office of the commission, at 1920 Broad
WaV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04

Just because Norma Talmadge had
appeared IN the courtrooms Of New
York so often recently, every ore
thought that she was going to get p
divorce. AS matter of fact she was
but 1t proved to be "Ilcr Only Way"
That is the name of Miss Talmadge:s
new picture, and the divorce is for
the duration Of the picture ONLY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Long Runs Recorded

Going Up" with Frank Craven ee'
brated its 250th performance at w
Liberty Theatre last Thursday eveh'@
On the same evening the 4ooth PEI
formance of "A Tailor Made Man. WIZ
Grant Mitchell, WAS recorded ~ !"
Conan and Harris Theatre
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Manager for Buffalo Theatre

The Buffalo Theatre. at Camp Up
ton, the only negro theatre in the coun-
try on the Liberty Circuit, outside of
the one at Camp Funston, is to have
a new manager, in the person of
Charles c. Perry. manager of the
Strand, one Of the largest picture
houses in Milwaukee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04

By Haywood Broun

ME author of of the plays be
he hopes the
do singular American literature if
them but
all kindly
he cared for dice And
will
nj $
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Hello America" in Harlem

Hurtig & Seamon's New Theatre in
Harlem. opened last night with Joe
Hurtig's Hello, Amerca!" with Lewis
and Dody. This is the same big show
that played at the Columbia during
the summer.