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Newport daily independent., 1918-10-22
ALLIED TROOPS DRIVING INTO
 GERMAN LINE GERMANS WANT PEACE, BUT REPLY IS UNDER SUSPICION. Opinions Do Not Differ On One Point. '.No Immediate Peace Is At Hand' Unless There Is A
 Full Surrender.
REPLY BETRAYs DEPRESSION.
(By The Associated Press.)

Washington, Octt. 222.The off cial text of Germany's latest note to President Wilson was received at the Swiss legation today and will be pre- sented to Secretary Lansing as soon as it is decoded Indications show no announcement of the decision of the president could be expressed be- fore tomorrow. Meanwhile official comment is withheld. Informal opin- ion as to the probable attitude of the president, however, covered a wide range, though it does not differ on the great point that immediate peace is not at hand and that never since the German overtures started has an armistice been possible, except on con- ditions of surrender that destroy for everever the kaiser's war machine.
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-22
Total
Among the names comprising thu

Among the names comprising the above total is the following Arkan- sas boys: Killed in action, Lum C. c. Springer. Wounded severely, Yer non s. Spencer, Spenceh; Arthur A. Wylie, Chancel. Wounded, degree undetermined, Elmer Bennett, Lit tie Rock; Ezra E. Mattox, Walnut Ridge Missing in action, Walter l.. Wilson Scottsville. Died of wounds received in action, Henry c. Pauley, Corrogordo. Died of disease, Fran cis Hawthorn, Newport; George Norris, Winfrey; Claude D. Sims, Di .---.s s-.--4 .,-~ss,..
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-22
THIRTY OFFICERS AND SEVENTY-ONE SOLDIERS
 IN PRISON CAMPS.
(Rv the Associated Press.l )

Washington, Oct. 22.-The names of thirty officers and seventy-one en- listed men of the United States army who are in German prison camps, are announced today and include Lieutenant Horace ". Mitchell of Corinth, Miss, Privates Sidney A. Murpree of Senatobia, Miss, and Jas. H. Moon of Dandridge, Tenn, who are in unknown camps.
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-22
SWIFTON PEOPLE
 MORE CHEERFUL.


 The influenza situation at Swifton is very much improved today, from a physician and nurse standpoint, the Rev. Lyman-W Wheaton, who made the city visit yesterday states. MT. Lyman Wheaton further stated there are now one doctoor and two nurses there from Little Rock, and two oth- CT doctors from other points, and that the sick ones are being fairly well cared for.
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Newport daily independent., 1918-10-22
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(By The Associated Press.)
 British Headquarters in Belgium, October 22-A Reuters dispatch says that strong French forces attacked xhis morning on the center. The al- lie front in Belgium is reported to be making excellent progression the di- rection of Ghent.
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-22
TOBACCO CORPORATION
 CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL
 CONCENTRATION CONTROL
(Bv The Associated Press ]

Washington, Oct. 22.-The Tobacco Products Corporation and four other Tobacco Corporations were charged in complaint filed by the Federal Trade Commission today, with illegal concentration of control of producing companies.
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-22
ggv The Associated Press.)

With the Allied Armies in Belgium, Oct 22.-The general situation this n,orning seemed to be that on most of the front allied armies had reached a period of pause, which inevitably comes just before a rapid advance is made. German resistance stiffened considerably during the night.
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-22
fRv The Associated Press.)

Paris, Octt 22.-The war office reports further progress last night by the French on the Serre front. They reached the railway northeast of lassis- Sur -Serre and the Jacques farm northwest of Chalandry.
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-22

the meeting will be held November 20.
 If any chapter is in doubt as to the method of conducting this meeting and the election, they are invited to write to the Department of Develop ment.
 Yours very truly,
 George W. Simmons, Manager Southwestern Division.
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-22
(By The Associated PreSs.)

London, Oct. 22.-Newspapers all most without exception view the German reply with impatience and distrust. In official circles they view it as not reply, but simply resort to verbiage to cover the absence of reply.
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-22

The Independent works for you Use it as your salesman. It carries news If the store into hundreds of homes. ( .s.ss !.
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-22
Casually List

The following is a summary of cas- ualties reporte today by the com manding general of the American Ex- peditionary forces in France.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
Tilting at Marriage
The Assault Monogamy Begun in "Why
Marry?" Is Carried to Extremes
in "Karen''
By ]. Alexander Pierce

ON THE subject his philosopher.
all subject which the like
Greek sadly seek The should stick metaphysics
with legislation affecting
the old wheeze about being
explod though
to
in "Chu Chin Chow there kinds
allowing
determined from BIRTH This applies equally the
either fat OF lean in q special regimen.
gifted the Of
observed that through the
gets far and through the souf
added.
Danish Greenwich Village lacking
application
do jibe with conditions
objections deoshing without supplying
other than Eottentot Stupid will
humanity
1t be otherwise Scandinavia Perhaps
Karen" Certainly the United
as in
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
In Vaudeville

PALACE-Julian Eltinge; Ro0el'
tdeson and company; Stella MsyheS
Lew Dockstader; James {. Morton sna
Marie Diamond; Frances Kennedy; l."
Bermier Dancers. and others.
ALHAMBRA-Gus Edwards's Annus'
Song Revue; Austin Webb and com. con-.
pany; His Reel Trouble: Eslen'
Wentworth and Irene Hampton; stan,
ley and Birncs; Fabor and Taylor anu
Gallando
COLONIAL-Eva Tanguay; The Bon,
fire of Old Empires, Leon Kinberls.
and Rena Arnold: Nat Navarro ana
company; George Morton and Sidns.
Clare; Emmett j. Welch; Renee Florign'
and the Four lndanias.
RIVERSIDE -Mollie King; Robert !;
flames and company; Frank Carter sn'
led Shapiro: Beatrice Herford; lie ko.,
laima and Bosco; Thomas Swift ans
company; James Dutton and company,
George Fox and Zella Ingraham and INV
Eddy Duo.
ROYAL-Gladys Hanson; Clarke :na
Hamilton; Pat Rooney and Mario"
Bent; Bonita and Lew lIesrn; Georr
Rockwell and Al Wood; Lester; HAITI
Clarke; the Flemings. and Hill
Sylvany.
LOEW'S AMERICAN Harry Deli.
Money or Your Life: Nick Vefks,
Down Home Ten: Donovan and Murr9'
hudson, Smith and Hudson, and othss''
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13

IN HIS grim Danish way, Hjalmar
Bergstrom makes his auditors gape
with astonishment, and then rams
bolus down their throats. There is lit
tie TO smoker at in his expose Of the
marriage evil, or, rather, to be fairer
to tho propaeahdist. of the evil of late
marriages. His first concern, however,
is the assurance Of comfort and salts
faction to the individual, and his last
the assurance of children to the state.
In the fifteen years since he wrote
Karen" many suggestions have been
made toward the solution Of these prob
lens, such as improving the social and
economic status of unmarried mothers,
but Bergstrom did not avail himself
even OF Plato's proposition that an en-
lightened government should conduct a
national cracho and maintain cordial
attitude toward the free and unlimited
coinage OF citizens
DO not let US do "kuren" an injus-
ticc. II is most interesting play, dra-
matically developed, pleasingly acted,
and, withal, Il sensational novelty for
our stage. Whether or not it is i'm
moral we are not competent to Judge
The question has muddled wiser heads
If it appears to advocate immortality.
one should pause to consider that mo-
rality is nothing more than tribal GUS
tom. This play, therefore, would be
placed on most moral basis by the
mere acceptance Of its tenets. "Karen"
has done Its bit toward shaking old
fashioned, SNUG serenity; its honest
intention was to go over the top in its
assault on intrcnched, ingrowing con-
servatism.
The author of "Why Marry" pursued
Il very different method. He undertook
to sugarcoat his pill so that an audience
would swallow it without prodding. He
holds no brief for this or that PROPOSE
ton. Apparently he bss no faith in
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
Kicking the Shins of Art

in childhood. Only yesterday, in dis
cussing the matter with Harriette I'm
derhill we both recalled but pcrhaps
that is Irrelevant.
Before Leo Ditrichstein was twenty
his calling had become manifest. His
stage career was begun in opera with 81
modest role and barytone voice. He
lost both one night quite suddenly,
much in the same way that Jean Paurel
was bereft in the second act of "The
Great Lover" This event forced him
into drama, and he played in Hun
gary. Austria and Germany until 1890
How he came to America without
money or English. was seen by Charles
Frohman while acting in German at
the Amberg Theatre (now the Irving
Place., took a years holiday at this
managers suggestion to learn Eng
lish and presently made his first big
success rs ZuZu in "Trilby" are mat
ters Of theatrical history known to
every intelligent matinee girl. That
is to say, every girl who doesn't be-
licve William Hodge is a good actor
and that Garter de Haven is cute
Although Dtrchstein has acquired
reputation for being unusually tenn
peramcntal (bccausc he insists mem
bers of his company be meticulous
on the stage, objects to their being
embrolled IN progrc cssive bicker rings
and implores they use heart and head
when engaged in acting before an au-
diencc) he really has less than no
patience with this unpleasant attribute
and asserts he possesses none of it
The fact that many stars we know
say the same thing and have awe
some quantities on tap need not be
taken as Il reflection on Mr. Ditrch-
] STEMS crcdiblity. True. VIC have seen
/ him when the storm signals were set
/ but we only had time to think "Aha
it's come at last. What will be said
or broken?" when the frown was
quickly clided with smile and the
actors infectious laugh made nothing
of the annoyance.
Temperament has nothing to dc
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13

The Messrs. Shubert announce that
they will present Eugene Walters new
melodrama. "The Heritage" at the
Playhouse Monday night. Mr.. Walters
new play is in four acts. the first two
of which are laid in New York, the third
in Southern Italy. and the last one back
in New York The featured players are
Cyril kcightley aud Lowell Sherman.
"The Heritage" is story Of young
Italian who inherits the blood lust of
his titled ancestors. lie and his sister
are left alone in the world, and in order
to protect her from his enemies he
moves to America, where the sister at
tends school. His greatest fear is that
she will also inherit the strange lust to
kill with which he is engulfed every
eight months. There are several SEN
sat;onal murders throughout Europe,
and the Continental police are aroused.
x, traces the Italian to his new home
in America. The inspector falls in love
with the young sister, and because of
his love for her interests himself in
behalf OF her brother. From that
period on the action Of the story begins.
There are race to Europe and re-
turn flight, and there are other occur
rences that only writer of Mr.. Wal
ter's type can portray.
In addition to Mr.. Keightley and Mr..
Sherman, the cast includes Madeline
Delmar. Olive Oliver. Herman Lieb
Ayerill Harris, Franklin George. Gordon
burby, John Ward, George Burton
Howard Sydney. Antonio Salerno. Lon.
Use Seymour, Eleanor Williams, Alfred
Noonan, Frank Grace. Frederick Rcane
and Margaret Vaunc.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
By Salita Solano

For a long time we had known that
Leo Ditrichstein was an artist OF un-
usual intelligence, charming COM
panion, host whose guest it was a
pleasure, rather than duty, to be; a
man Of the world, yet unworldly; an
idcalist who curiously combined Gym
cism with sentiment. Yet never until
last Tuesday did we discover that if
he were an hour older he would be a
Turk,
This is the way it failed to happen.
A trine more than fifty years ago
the wife of Baron Sigusmund Lads
laws Ditrichstein, Leo's mother, had
occasion to travel from her home in
Tamsvar, Hungary, to tho Turkish bor-
der. The year previous the Baron had
returned from England, where he had
been living for years III exile because
Of his part in one of the sporadic and
unsuccessful revolutions by which
Hungary, like ireland, tried to throw
off the yoke
Then there were no railroad trains
or, if there were, the schedules were
no more reliable than they are at pres
ent. Anyway, to be certain OF being in
time, the Baroness took passage in Il
stage coach. But her precautions were
in vain. Little Leo was born an hour
before the Turkish border was reached
and the driver did not know there was
another fare to be collected unit! the
coach arrived at its destination.
Dtrichstein, the boy. was 40 child
prodigy. Art did not shine before his
vision as Il guiding and golden star
Rather he was lazy, idle and naughty
depending on his facilc memory, ma
tive ability and charm to escape scod-
ings. His education in Tamsvar was
accomplished as reluctantly as that OF
other lads. Unaware Of the dstinc-
tlon and acclaim destined for him, his
small companions peltcd him with muc
pies when he incurred their displeas.
,lre, and even kicked the shins Of arts
future and unconscious votary. Alas
to how many is this disrespect shown
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13

Owing TO the elaborate scenic effects
the opening performance of "Seyen
Days Leave" at the Park Theatre will
be given Thursday night instead Of
Monday. This London dramatic sue.
cess is in four acts and seven scenes,
written by Walter Howard, author Of
The Story of the Rosary and STAGED
by Lawrence Marston.
"Seven Days Leave" was produced
at the late Sir Henry Irving's Lyceur
Theatre, London. in February Of ln
year. and has run continuously snss
that period to receipts which hare
made a record for London productions
since the beginning of the war. 1t ap-
pears to have a tremendous patriotlc
appeal, and as such the Army and Nsvy
departments at Washington and The
British War Mission are interested
in it.
For the American version of "Seven
Days Leave" the producers, with the
permission of Mr.. Howard, called into
service Max MARGIN, the young man
responsible for such melodramstic sue
cesses as "The House Of Glass" and
"The Eyes Of Youth The hero
Major Fielding, is yourg America
the son Of Irish parents. who has be-
come an officer in the British army
There arc said to bc some very move.
and thrilling scenic effects, one show
ing the sinking of German submarne'
and another the deck of CniWo
States destroyer in action. The he''
inc, unclothcd. leaps into the sea, s'O
there arc other scenes of thrilling IN
terest. \ love story oF absorbing III
terest runs through the entire act0A
of the play.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13

ms afectionate and appreciative audi
ence, save when the conversation dwells
on business versus art. smiled in
diligently.
"oh, no. my dear. you must not.
iney want You in The King Thev
demand that YOU make love to pretty
women. You must give them what they
want. The worse for them that it is
not the highest art"
Her husband sighed. Then he arose
and showed us q photograph of hims elf
as the Judge. Warmed by our en-
thusiasm, he did the beautiful scene
of the second act and cared not that
We wept thereafter all the way from
Fiftieth Street to Times Square and
forgot the details Of a perfectly good
talk about whether the democratizins
of the world would handicap dramatic
art.
But that will keep until next Sum
day-and the tears wouldn't.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13

children, but the average number
reared by an American couple is scarce
ly more than two. American standards
are so high that the cost of children is
killing off the old stock. Monogamy is
not unnatural, but society has done its
best to make II so. The marrying age
Is nearer forty than twenty, and III
England in the professional classes it
is nearer fifty. The effect is to make
the children inferior and to raise the
divorce rate. In "Why Marry?" Helen
observes that there is divorce to every
eleveW marriages. Uncle Everett re-
plies that she is wrong. That was the
rate last year. This year it is one
divorce to every ten marriages. The
playwright did not put this in merely
TO be funny. 1t is the truth
"Why Marry?" has the same quality
Of humor that Mr.. Williams displayed
in his charming novelette,, "Remating
Time" which he described as an idyll
Of divorce. W. D. Howells in discuss
ing the changes in American humor ir
"Harper's Magazine" classed Mr.. Will
iams's work in this idyll as the type OF
the finest humor Of our time. He sale
that in the perpetual paradox of the
tale there was the pleasure of Gilbert's
finest moments, that neither Bernard
Shaw nor Sir James Barry surpasse,
the paradox, and that we may iltly re
joce in it as native effect from I
native cause like that which Charlie.
Kingsley traced in our burly humor o
fifty years ago to the burly humor con
ditions Of that day.
what we may fearlessly say" de
cleared Mr.. Howclls, 'is that the hu
morists who have been forgotten, VIII,
have perished in giving expression eacl
to moment of our moral and socia
life, have not perished in vain if th
has been condition Of our more deli
cate pleasure in the exquisite irony o
'Remating Time"
Mr.. Williams should publish "Wh
Marry7" in order to justify the com
parison with "Rcmating Time"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13

preachmcnts. After all, has the adjura-
tion "Be fruitful and multiply ever
raised the census mans count by one
widows mite? Has the birth rate in
creased in those United States for that
Colonel Roosevelt ranted himself black
in the face against the prevalence of
race suicide? 1t is probable. on the
contrary, that parents have been made
moro cautious in proportion to the de-
gree that the Colonel engaged their at
tention. In taking fling at marriage
dramatists have dealt usually with the
triangular relation. The point of view
has been personal. Their quips have
been aimed at human nature, not at
man. made institution. To attempt the
latter is much more important as we'll
as difficult task
TT rs less futile 10 attack institutions
n than to attack human nature, but
more dangerous. People hate change.
Every product of time and human cult
urc is hallowed and receives an artif-
cial value through the support of re-
liglon. Ellen Keys attack on Christian
marriage is very difficult to refute, but
she fell into the error Of neglecting to
provide Il substitute. Man requires So
cial customs and habit grooves and can
not rely on inspiration to be always
creating new ones. In "Why Marry ."
Jesse Lynch Williams suggests nothing
more than the necessity for certain in
novations, and without asking his audi
ences to think he traps them into in
dulging their curiosity.
The old laws are anti-social in so far
as they want adjustment to new condi-
tions. Society itself takes no cogni-
zance of change. The preachers and
spokesmen of government continue to
inveigh against a declining birth rate
without regard to the irony of the sit
uation. A nations greatest asset is it's
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
Vaudeville in BROOKLYN

BUSHWICK-Cameron Sisters; Artie
MehIlngcr and George w. Meyers; "The
Rounder of Old Broadway"; Laura
Gueritc; Harry Linton and Anita Law
renee; Charles Kenna; the Vivians;
Felix and the Dawson Girls: John Ford
and Viva Houghton; the Three Oscar
dos and James J. Morton.
ORPHEUM-Mm Nine. Sarah Bernhardt;
the Watson Sisters; "Who Is She ." Rov
Cummings and Ruth Mitchell; Dong
Fong Cue and Harry Haw; Sylvia
Clark; Carlisle and Romer; Donahue
and Stewart and Potter nd Hartwell.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
New Plays This. $:.S5Week

MONDAYA night
Walter by
English melodrama
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
Around New York

Columbia "Somewhere Here
Loew's 18th Avenue. Daddy Long Legs
Majestic. .........." cold Lady No. 81"
Montauk- The Country Cousin
Standard ......... ."The Gay Lord Quexy
Yorkville. ION the Blue Dannhen
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-01
NEW LEADERS IN
BOWLING SERIES
AL Hardy, With Total of
1880. Takes the Lead in
Glass A
KNOX IS &c ND

Records were hung up In great fashion
last night, when the pin tossers resumed
their play after a lay-off due to the
holiday. "Ar' Hardy. in spite of an
accident to his thumb. rolled the last
five frames of his final game under
severe pain. 1t handicapped him some
what, although his first three games
netted him the large scores of col. 203
and 256, giving him a total of 1880 pins
Chan Richter. as we predicted in
yesterdays column, was out to take the
top rung of Class B; and his efforts
were fulfilled when Chan" Just toppled
those naples for the high score of 1914
pins, giving him third place in this
class. Poinsett still maintains the top
position in Glass c with $50 pins.
Charlie Trucks again endeavored to in
crease his high single-game scoring Of
277 pins. A tie fors fifth place was
caused when II. Fehr and w. Barr rolled
a score of 996 pins.
Tonight the following pin-scatterers
will roll off:
p. m.. Glass A. T. Canon, J. Rad
cliffe and w. Leinhart; class B. j.
Aikens.
p. m, w zier. W. Dynes, Class A.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-01
EVANS GIVES POINTERS
ON FOLLOW THROUGH
Advises Golfers Not to Go Through With the Arms and
Clubhead Bent Immediately After
Hitting the Ball
By CHARLES CCHICK) EVANS, JR.

FNHIS little article is merely a group
l. of suggestions as to the follow
through and it begins with a series Of
don'ts.
Do not go through with the club and
arms on the same line; nor go through
with the arms and clubhead bent i'm
mediately after you hit the ball, that
is, do not pull your club up quickly and
sharply after the ball Is hit. for you
will probably get wabbly fight; also
this sort of a slap is hard to Judge
Slap the old clubface against the ball
all right, but keep your arm and club
on a straight line for about three feet
and then draw It back with the body
in a bent arm and club position You
will be sure to do this IL you brace your
left knee as you should.
This method of following through
worked fine for me. but / discovered a
tendency to leave out the quick, snappy
slap at the impact, and to start the
straight arm and straight club follow
through before the bah Is hit. Be very
careful about this IL you value the re-
suit
b. C. MacFarlane, the Scottish player
who beat me at Sandwich In the last
British championship, had a peculiar
pause, as II were. at the end of his
back stroke as II to measure the amount
of strength he was to put into the shot
for the required distance. He would
seem to wait something like . musician
for his first note TO die out before he
played the usxt HI goaf va certatnly
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-01

Clarence Carman. the star bicycle
rider, who now halls from Garden City,
was out on the Point Breeze Motor
drome track for more than two hours
yesterday afternoon praCticing for to-
nights forty-mile motorpaced bicycle
race at the track. Carman still believes
that he can defeat Percy Lawrence in
forty-mile grind and asserts that II
he hadn't lost his pacemaker on Thurs
day evening he would have won. In
addition to Carman and Lawrence, Pete
Drobach. the Boston speed king. and
Mendus Bendell, of Long Island, will com
pete in this feature race. This will be
Drobach's first appearance at this track.
The pacemakers will be Peerless Jimmy
Hunter, Speedy Wander berry, Norman
Anderson and Provist Three other races
for tonight have been arranged. Harry
Klebes will endeavor to establish new
figures for the mile an amateur bicycle
race in which all those who are Tapped
must drop out. and motorcycle event
of an unknown distance.