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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24

that she has had very limited expert
ence in stock or other routine train
ing, she is among the very best of cur
native actresses.
In the amusement columns we notice
the advertisement, "James Whitcomb
Riley's Home Again." This seems
hardly fair to Robert Mclaughlin, who
wrote the play, or to James Whitcomb
Riley, who didn't.
A second visit to "The Better ole"
confirms the first impression that the
play has a genuine quality of con
secutive humor which depends on
something more than stringing gag
together. We think it is largely due to
the remarkably we'll sustained per-
Torrance Of Charles Coburn. This
was good performance on the open
ing night, but it has grown visibly and
settled into entire ease. The play
seems to go even better at the Cort
than it did at the Greenwich Village
Theatre. There seems to be moro
space now for the laughter to rever
berate.
Few persons on the English stag,
speak more beautifully than Miss
Edith Wynne Matthison, and yet few
become more tiresome in long roles
Miss Matthison's voice, in spite of it,
rare quality, is not a flexible voice
The part of Light in "The Betrothal
is happily handled by Miss Matthison
1t is just long enough. One is i'm
pressed by the enchantment of tn
voice and the end comes before dis
illusion sets in.
Miss Frances Starr is another act
ress who seems to US to weaken de
cidedly in long performances. She
always effective in her early scene
because she does some things wei
But they are, after all, a restricte
number of things, and we have yet t
see Miss Starr in any play where he
most effective work was not done i
the early part of the evening.
To our mind there is actually sue
a thing as sprinting and long distanc
ability in acting. Obviously, there ar
players who can step on and do a b
IN such manner as to convince tn
audience that the entire art of actin
is at their command, only to prov
lamentable failures in longer part
On the other hand, there are player
who need time to sketch characte
for you. ! am not at all sure tha
David Warfield's music master woul
seem a remarkable characterization
carried through a single scene. TIL
part is built up very gradually by Nj
Warfield. 1t is part which
, founded on a wealth of detail and a
that cannot be brought out in fe
. moments. The same thing is true
Frank Bacons "Lightnin'." Mr.. Baco
. does not leap across the footlights
i. his audience the moment he comes Q
2 the stage. He is satisfied to insinua
the personality of the old romance
into their hearts phase by phase.
u After all, there is no necessity I
I hasten the acquaintanceship. 1t
+ enough that when the audience leav,
o they carry with them portrait whit
II is complete in every detail. A gre,
c deal of the bad acting which is see
q from time to time might be mue
i better if the players were not
y anxious to gain their effects so fas
h We said in a review last week tn,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24

Among the younger players whom
we would commend to the theatregoers
of New York is Rex MacDougall. In
small part in "Someonc in the House"
and again in a comparatively brief role
in "Be Calm Camilla" he has displayed
marked ability to make the silly ass
role not only amusing but sym
pathetic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24
Brooklyn

MAJESTIC THEATRE-"Leave 1t to
Jane" is the Thanksgiving week bill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24

In the amusement columns we notice
the advertisement, James Whitcomh
Riley's Home Again." This seems
hardly fair to Robert Mclaughlin, who
wrote the play, or to James Whitcomb
Riley, who didn't.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24

Among pulling stage illusions we
would list the manner in which Au-
gustin Duncan was able to suggest
great bulk in the scene laid in the
abode Of the ancestors. We know that
Mr. Duncan is not very big man, but
with aid of a slightly raised platform
and few furs he seemed to tower like
Jess Willard and loom like Mr.. Taft.
We are not at all sure that he didn't
grow three or four inches during the
course of the act. AT any rate his per-
formance contributed very largely to
the success of a scene which, more than
any other in "The Betrothal," had real
dramatic fire. In fact, here at least,
Maeterlinck went beyond "The Blue
bird" Although not every scene in the
new play has the same inspirational
quality, it seems to us that the play
never drops below a level of high in
terest. There were one or two heetng
moments, however, when we wished
that the kissing might be curtailed
Moreover, We regretted the seemingly
oversentimentalized condition of the
unborn generations. 1t makes US fear
that Daddy Longlegs' may become a
classic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24

Torrance in "Remnant.' We think
hers. 1t seems to us that she has been
conspicuously miscast. After all, how
could anybody expect the immortal
Aggie Lynch to be an ingenue?
Among the strikingly successful per-
formances now to be seen in Now
York is that of Miss Irene Bordoni in
"Sleeping Partners.' 1t is a farce
creation which is sustained to an ex-
ceptional extent. Less able, but still
distinguished is the work of II. B.
Warner in the same play. Mr.. War
ner has no difficulty whatever in dis
modern audiences will not accept the
convention of the soliloquy. Among
the best things in the play is a long
scene in which Warner holds the stage
alone. The scene is we'll fortified by
business, but that is an aid which may
be applied to any soliloquy. Perhaps
it is not the sohloquy itself to which
audiences object. but the traditional
method of delivery. 1t is not CON
vention to be lightly abandoned. After
all the soliloquy is one of the few
devices by means Of which play
wright can open the head of charac
ter and say, Look, this is what he is
thinking about"
"Sloeping Partners" by the way, is
decidedly amusing. frivolous farce.
1t would be a wellnigh perfect example
Of the boulevard school but for a dis
tinct slackening OF pace and invention
in the last act
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24

We did not like the war plays very
much bette< than anybody else, but we
are beginning to regret their departure
for we observe that they are to be re-
placed by "sweet plays" Almost with
out exception these will be about or
phans. In the last two weeks we have
seen no less that four orphan plays.
If this keeps up our slogan is going
to be Bring back the barrage"
The case of Jane Cowl does not
serve to hold up the charges against
the star system. Miss Cowl was star
long before she was good actress, to
be sure, but nevertheless she went OF
learning. Seemingly it can be done
at the top as we'll as the bottom. Anc
so after she had been billed as a stal
for several seasons Miss Cowl actually
became one. According TO our esti
mate, Lilac Time" was the play which
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-01
MANUFACTURE or ICE.
DUE TO SHORTAGE OF
AMMONIA, STOPS TO-DAY

Albany March l.. Manufacture Of
ice ceased in New York state today.
Under an order issued recently by
Ex-Governor b. h. Olcll, State Ice
Controller, The manufacture Of ice is
prohibited, except under special Coy
eminent license. This action was
taken in view of the shortage in am
nOnia used in the ice making pro.
cess ana al present in great demand
III the manufacture Of high eXplo-
sivcs for war use.
Leading men in the lee industry
feel certain there will be no serious
shortage Of ice this summer When
lee Controller Odell issued his order
ice dealers throughout the State i'm.
hediaicly made a rush to harvest
every bit Of available natural ice. And
there was plenty TO be cut and stored.
rs result OF the unusually frigid
weather during January and Febrl.
airy Ia addition. the State has made
arrangements TO reimburse natural
lee dealers for all Of the product they
cannot dispose Of. This proved a
stimulous to laying in enormous
stocks Of natural ice.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-01

TRY - rree Tracer iaurnll Waur-tt,
,ur results
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-01
SAGE TEA BEAUTIES
AND DARKENS HAIR
Don't Stay Gray! It Darkens
So Naturally that No
body can Tell.

You can turn gray, faded hair beau.
utully dark and mstrous almost over
niGht II you'll get a bottle Of "Wycth's
sage and sulphur Compound" at any
drug store. Millions of bottles OF this
old famous Sage Tea Recipe. improved
ny the addition of other ingredients.
are sold annually, says n wcll-known
DRUGGIST here, because II ddrkens the
hair so naturally and evenly tha4 no
one can tell II has been applied.
those whose hair Is turning gray or
becoming faded have surprise await
inE them, because after one or two
applications the gray hair vanishcs
ana your locks become luXurinntly
dark and beautiful
This is the age OF youth Gray.
haired, unattractlvc FOLKS aren't
wanted around. so get busy with
WNcth's sage aud sulphur Compound
tonight aud you'll he delighted with
your dark, handsome hair and your
youthful appearance within Few
days .
This preparation IL n toilet Requisite
ana ~ not intended for the elire, miti.
gauon or prevention OF disease.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-01
YOUNG WOMAN PLAN TO
GUARD WESTERN HAR5OR

Long Beach, CAL, March Mem,
bers Of the Young Women's Military
Club Of Long Beach are drilling regu-
larry under a former National Guard
captain and getting ready, If ncccs.
sary. to patrol the local harbor dis
trict. They have drilling down to the
masters art and the next step in
their training is handling real riiles
shooting real bullets ON the target
range.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-01
ILLINOIS BRIEFS

Moline -Camoutiaged in a pair Of
oyelalls and jumper ami in an intoAi-
Gated condition. Charles Mooney,
private at the Rock Island arsenal
was arrested mere for oyerstaying a
leave OF absence lie is also charged
with obtaining drinks for soldier
companions
Champaign. Unless >l50o0 in
checks taken from J. $ Sparks while
under arrest is returned he threatens
to sue the city Police declare they
are iorgeries
Quincy Because the county ex.
emption appeal board at Liberty Is
inaccessible to many regislrants IN
Adams county they have objected aud
ask that its location be changed
Decatur Macon county exemption
board officials examined their first
llliterate here in the last draft quo,a.
When they were testing his vision
he could no; name the letters Of Inc
alphabet and hey had to use fam!liar
objects TO make him understand
Alton For smuggling Mrs Clark
Oh the head with brick, Mrs. Lou
Zimmerman has been fined - and
costs. Frank and T. b Zimmerman
Nere also fined Is and costs each fol
participating IN the melee
Belleville While trimming a tree
in front Of his home during a higF
wind storm Lorenz BucChler aged rs
miner, was blown to the gsoand
thirty feet below and killed in III,
tall.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-01
WOMAN TO ENGAGE IN
JUNK BUSINESS FOR y. s

Oshkosh. Wis, March > The WON.
ans committee Of the Winnebaeo
County Council Of Defense is going
into the junk business for the benefit
Of Uncle Sam. II is now making
plans to enlist all children III the
city in a concerted movements to coli
loct rubber tin, paper, rag, ana any
thing else that the jmEmm VIII bay
A central receiving depot will he
opened. and The women mean TO see
that the children get good prices for
their wares and that they invest the
Stamps.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-01
PLACES SKIRT ON art"
BEFORE He JOINS NAVY

Kansas City. Mo, March 2.-"rve
come 400 miles to. enlist IN the navy, "
said a young man as he entered the
naval recruiting Office.
We'll, you can't join-not with that
woman on your arm replied the of.
licer, pointing to the tattooed. repro.
duction of September Morn She
may go undraped in the fashionable
art galleries. but not in the navy.
Shes got 10 wear clothes Under.
stand?"
An hour later the young man re.
turned Miss September was wear.
Ing a peg top skirt OF the latest
fashion. Hall an hour later he
walked out OF The navy nc last.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-01
RAIL MEASURE IS
PASSED BY HOUSE;
VOTE IS 337 TO 6
PRESIDENT is GIVEN POWER TO
FIX RATES-ROADS MAY BE
HELD FOR PERIOD OF TWO
YEARS AFTER WAR.

Washington. March 1.-The House
last night, by a vote OF 337 to 1, pass
ed the administration railroad bill fix
ing two years as the period after the
var for which the roads may be held
by the government and leaving the
supreme rate-making power with the
President
Despite the overwhelming vote on
passage OF the bill itself, administra-
ton forces STAYED off amendments
which would have completely modi-
fled the measure only by the narrow
est margins.
An amendment by Representative
Sweet of Iowa. retaining rate-mak.
ing power in the Interstate Commerce
Commission. was once adopted. Raj
lying all his forces. Chairman Sims,
in charge of the bill. reversed this ac-
tion and gained presidential rate
making authority by vote OF 2ll 70
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-01
WAOES FORTY MILES or
SNOW TO DRAFT BOARD

Sacramento, cal, March , Albert
Williams, a Lumpkm miner. waded
forty miles through snowdrifts to in.
form his draft board that he was no
Stacker Williams was at work in
the high S.erras when informed by
a stage driver that he was liable 70
arrest for failing to report that he
had not received his QUESTIONABLE.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-01
IT IS DIFFERENT NOW
WITH BOOZE MORE COSTLY

Chicago. March > eve don't sell
much OF anything now but beer at
i've cents glass ana there's very
Iittla treating said prominent
liquor dealer hero Men are not
50 careless about asking others to
have drink when they may call
for one that will eos twenty or
twenty-five cents
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-01
; S S SURRENDER
c-c-cERTAtNLY NOT

New York March o. About To BE-
rejected at Recruiting Headquarters
Of The Marine Corps here because he
.temrer~ Soils solomon OIauna
said
"Ll OOH here, d-ldyou w.wwan.
a ttHlkug m.m-mJn or If +
ishJiug mm-manr I'm i-t-i-
u-h.us mmmau bhut ccylnt
sg.ect my words oUJ a-QQQuick
enough 10 s-s.s.say s-s.s.surrenIcr if
the whole d-d-d-d I'D G-G-G.Germau
am4 ON t-t-lop o me
The recruiting officer was greatly
impressed AMI took the case under
Jivf rucnt
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-01

\ similar course OF action defeated
proposed amendment by Repre-
sentative Esch of Wisconsin. direct
ing the return OF the roads to private
owners one year after the war ends
Republicans supported these two
changes almost solidly.
All amendments favored by govern
ment ownership men were defeated
by large maiorties. The most i'm,
portant, taking the limit OFF the time
in which the roads might be held
after the war, was voted down. 1873
10 40
Representative London of New
York. Socialist. proposed the roads
he held ninety-nine years after the
end Of the war He drew the support
only Of Representative Lunn Of New
York tiuddleston of Alabama and
Carey of Wisconsin.
The bill goes 10 conference imme.
diately.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-01
Debate is Vigorous.

Debate was most vigorous over the
ayowed government ownership
amendments. Speaking on the amend.
ment to keep the roads indefinitely.
after the war ends.
The Esch amendment for returning
The roads one year after the war was
victorious, ll3 10 IL. early in the day
aud The Sweet amendment, giving the
Interstate Commerce Commission the
supreme ratemakmg power instead
Of the President. won by liz to o.
Later both these results were re-
vcrsed
Coniereos expect only slight diff
Guilty IN harmoni2ing the House and
Senate bills The most serious differ.
ence is whether the rate-makinp
power shall stay with the President
or Interstate Commerce Commission
The Senate favors the Interstate
Commerce Commission and The House
is With the President
The Senate wants the roads kept
only eighteen months after the war
and the House wants the period fixed
at two years
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-01

IRIS VIII nercf be the rigid Kind OF
world until people recognize that
every nnilon Is ea'itod 10 rs iair treat
mcnt Az ans other nation.
The sun., 1918-09-02
PARIS THRILLED
BY US. HEROES
French Now Rank Americans
With Their Poilus for
Bravery.
TWO NEW FEATS TOLD
Private With Two Fingers
Shot Off Delivers Message
Sergeant Saves Ally.
TWO NEW FEATS TOLD
Special Cable Despatch 70 TuE srS.

Copyright. 1918: oil rights reserred
PARIS, Sept 1-Stories Of TIE individ-
ual feats Of courage by the Americans
continue to arrive in Paris, and as the
battles grow more intense and prolonged
the greater are the number of instances
showing gallantry Of the members Of the
4. l.. F.
Each time story arrives Paris Is
thrilled for the daring OF the Americans
is equally high with that of the poilus,
whom the French had begun TO think
the most courageous fighters in the
world Now the French are ready-!n
fact, have been since the Americans first
went into the fghting-to admit trat the
Yankee soldier is equally daring and
that the honors for splendid behavior at
the front be shared with him.
The latest story comes from some
where" between the Vesle and the OurcQ.
and the hero Is Private Herbert Plough
man, a battalion runner. He was in the
thick OF the Sighting. and carried mes
sage forward. He dropped fat few
feet from the commanding Lieutenant.
who was helping TO bandage a wounded
mans leg.
What's the matter there. are YOU
woundedo" the Lieutenant asked.
NO" Private Ploughman answered.
! "Only playing safe"
Ploushman said that the message was
important and offered it to the Leuten-
ant, stepping to the side OF the officer as
the latter started to open It, Just then
shell crashed between them. tearing
away the Lieutenant's leg, with wound
so grievous that he died before the day
was over
Somehow Private Ploughman got back
to his battalion commander with this
verbal salute: Message delivered, sir
and from force of habit saluted Then
the Major noticed when Ploughman's
| hand was raised that two fingers had
Just been shot from il.
The story also is told OF Sergeant
Eddy Horrigan. wiry little chap from
Big Rapids. Mich. who was returning
with a number OF other Yankees from a
| raiding party under French auspices.
! He was seen sporting a Croix du Guerre.
In his own company, in particular among
those who shared in the raid. there wa S
some curiosity as to why little Horri-
gan should get the medal. HorriGan
simply grinned in explanation and said
that the French issued this sort of thing
and that 1t was a question of luck who
got the crosses.
J 1t was not until the citations were
published that the members OF Horri-
gan's company got the details of his
| courageous action. Horrigan had for.
gotten to mention that in straying from
the bulk Of the raiding party he had
brought in a German prisoner, and tina,
by going back and carrying him through
a barrage he also had saved the life of a
wounded poilu. Hence the Crox dr
Guerre. but Horrigan would not tell the
story.
The sun., 1918-09-02
BRITISH WIN PERONNE; GAIN LENS SUBURBS;
FRENCH MENACE LAON KEY TO WHOLE LINE;
AMERICANS BEGIN WINNING DRIVE IN BELGIUM
British Captured 57,318
Germans in August

LONDON, Sept. 1.-The British
War office statement tonight 0iUes
a rccdpituldtion of prisoners and
tcdr materials captured during
August as tollo,cs:
In the mo.ith Of August 57,31S
German prisoners, including 1888
officers, were captured by the
British troops in France. In the
same period we have taken 657
guns. including over $50 heavies.
over $3.50 machine guns and
over 1000 trench mortars have
been counted. Among the other
captures were three trains, nine
locomotives, numerous complete
ammunition and engineer dumps,
many hundreds Of thousands of
pounds Of gun and trench mortar
ammunition, as we'll as small
arms ammunition and immense
quantities of war material Of
every description.
The sun., 1918-09-02
Says Smokes Helped
to Capture Germans

"FVER since I'd been here in
France | hadn't been able
to kill or capture any Germans
till ! received your American Gig
aretes. Since then, why, I've
captured-
Thanking you ever so much
for them and giving you my best
regards.
"Pvt. CHARLES c. HALSEY.
"30th Inf, NJ. G. Co., A. f. F."
YOU aided in the capture of
those Huns if you have contrib
uted to THE SUN Tobacco Fund.
Also you have helped to cheer
some of the wounded men in the
hospitals. Turn to page 7 and
see what they say of the smoke
distributions.
WARNING! THE SUN To-
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund, organiza-
ton or publication. 1t employs
no agents or solicitors.
The sun., 1918-09-02
WILSON CALLS
LABOR TOWAR
In Stirring Address Declares
Every Tool in Every Essen
tial Industry Is Weapon.
SOLDIERS ARE CRUSADERS
Entire Personnel of Nation
Part Of Our Armies to Win
Worlds Peace.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.--Declaring that
1t is the laborer's war. President Wilson
issued a Labor Day proclamation to-
night in which he addressed all Ameri-
cans as enlisted men OF single army.
whose duty 1t Is to win the war of all
wars. which labor should support. and
support with all its consecrated power"
Failure to win. the President said, would
imperil everything that the laborer has
striven for and held dear "since freedom
first had It's dawn and his struggle for
justice began"
The proclamation follows:
MY FELLOW CITIZENS Labor Day,
1918. is not like any Labor Day that we
have known. Labor Day was always
deeply significant with us. Now 1t Is
supremely significant. Keenly as we
were aware year ago OF the enterprise
of life and death upon which the naticn
had embarked. We did not perceive its
meaning as clearly as we do now. We
knew that we were all partners and
must stand and strive together. but we
did not realize as We do now that we are
all enlisted men. members of a sin@le
| army, of many parts and many tasks.
but commanded by a single obligation
and our faces set toward a single OBJ
| ject. We now know that every tool in
| every essential industry Is a weapon.
and a weapon welded for the same
| purpose that an army rife is welded
| weapon which II We were to lay down
no rifle would be of any use.
And a weapon for what? What Is
the war for? Why are we enlisted
| Why should we be ashamed II We were
not enlisted? At first it seemed hardly
more than war OF defence against the
military aggression of Germany. Bel
gium had been violated. France invaded
| and GERMANY was afeld again, as in
! 1870 and 1866. to work out her ambi-
tions in Europe. and 1t was necessary
! to meet her force with force. But II is
clear now that 1t Is much more than a
war to alter the balance OF power in
| Europe. Germany. 1t is now plain. was
striking at what free men everywhere
desire and must have-the right to
determine their own fortunes. to insist
upon Justice and to oblige Governments
| to act for them and not for the private
and selfish interest of a governing class
/ A War of Emancipation
TT is war to make the nations and
peoples of the world secure against
every such power as the German autoc.
| racy represents. II Is war OF emancipa
| tion. Not until it Is won can men any.
where live free from constant fear oil
breathe freely while they go about theii
daily tasks and know that Govern
ments are their servants. not thell
masters,
This Is, therefore. the war Of all wars
which labor should support, and support
with all its concentrated power. The
world cannot be safe, mems lives can
not be secure. no mans rights can b,
confidently and successfully asserted
against the rule and mastery of arbitrar,
groups and special interests so long a.
Governments like that which after lon,
premeditation drsw Austria and Ger
many into this war are permitted to con
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Continued on Fourth Page.
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Denounced by Diploma t..

Cortiared on Ninth Page.