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upremacy of Acting Restored in French Players In
terestng Season-The Gallo Elusiveness of
Moiere-Army Fun of Refreshing Quality

has been seen here since Bertha kalich
presented Zola's "rhcrcsc Eaauiu."
The Molrrc work proved q brilliant
footlight countcrfoi Professional rep
resontatjous Of the art Of the supreme
master Of comedy have lately been as
rare in this vicinity as Shakcspoarean
productions. But the Bard is readers
as well as playEocrs dramatist where
us no approximation of duo honors can
be paid to the French comic MASTER
pieces without the theatre. Par excel
leucc, these are plays to bc acted. Far
ticularly is this true Of "L'Avarc,' whose
titular figure. the stages supreme cm-
bodimcnt Of ayaricc, is ltmncd with such
scrupulous detail that It's very yiyiduoss
may easily seem, bct"con book covers,
out of place In a comedy.
Tho Hre-forcc Of the thcatr" can inn
mcdiatcly restore a harmony of key.
Harpagon, as Charles Dublin presented
him this week. is no less a dctcstabie
miscr than his words and deeds pro-
claim. but he is also a comic figure
artisticaly in Keeping with the uufag-
ging wit and briDliaucy of the play.
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Allentown Gives
Tips to Broadway

THERE is still some hope for Dutch"
l. comedians. They may burlesquc the
Kaiser and his encourage and if they
apply their comic talents as successfully
as did the Allentown camp boys in
Goodbye Bill" the stage will be appre-
ciably enlivened.
That extravagant scene Of imperial
discontinue in the Usaacs potpourri
was, however, only one Of series of hi
larious exhibits. The show, i'm it's re-
freshing ingenuousness, its hearty, un-
stalled funmaking and its breezy mu.
sic, was well worth patronage apart
from patriotic motives As musical
comedy melange, amateur or otherwise,
it can easily stand on it's invirorating
merits. The zestfulness Of its interprc-
tation might indeed be envied by the
Julian Mitchells, the Ned Wayburns and
Fred Lathams Of Broadways.
II. 7. CRAVEN.
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fHTERE all rovolutionists Of the stage
as sane as jacques Copeau no fears
20 the elevation of false artistic del
'ice need be entertained. Novelty for
iidre novelty's sake Is no part Of his
yorl<lng program. His primary aim
to restore health and balance TO
Nd art of acting and II scenery plays
minor role in his productions and
even sometimes wholly regardless
" conventional realism, the true func-
on of the theatre Interpretation
through dramatic portrature is nobly
lerved thereby.
Lavish stage inycstiturc under dis
terminating direction is. of course, no
crime. but its costliness inevitably han
licaps the substantial encouragement
u good acting. As a consequence spec
acular gorgeousness has often, through
put theatrical history, gone hand in
and with hstrionic decay. When Rome's
;olascos Of the early empire expended
fortunes on those open air shows Of
which pageantry was the chief attri-
butte, the masterpieces Of Sophoclos and
t:uripldes fell into dcsuetude. Plautus
and Terence were regarded as too naive
md Seneca took melancholy rank as
me last of the great classical drama
lists
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chance is provided the popular taste,
not yet entirely jaded. often responds
TO their appeal But the trend Of the
times was unmistakablc. NJ. Copeau has
been by no means solitary figure in
realizing these truths, but it has been
his good fortune to succeed where sew
eral other equally ambitious radicals
at home and abroad have failed The
Endorsement of the French Government,
still mindful of artistic progress in the
midst of world war, and the generous
financial support Of American guaran-
tors have enabled the director to trans
fer his inspirational Vieux-Colombier
enterprise to New York. and, through
feIicitous proximity, Philadelphia for the
last part of this week has been sharing
in 1.-The benefits.
The message which these accomplished
FTpneh players carry 70 our own the
atfe is Of the most stimulating import
Huge tones have been written on foot
light ideals Gordon Craig, for instance,
with extremely few actual productions
10 his credit, has spilled rivers of ink
in telling how the theatre ought to be
cured. Percy MaclSaye has been almost
eaually fecund. But Copeaus demon
stfation is VIGOROUSLY practical. It is
worth a whole library Of grandiose
recipes.
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''MR. FIX-IT'S" IDEALS
ENMESH FAIRBANKS

In his newest photoplay, "Mr. Fix-lt7
Douglas Fairbanks has a striking roleg
which, II is said, affords many surprises
From the slums. in which Mr.. Fairbann
battles desperately with ganGsters and
slides down the side of house on
clothesline, to an aristocratic home hsi
been rated as only casual step" in ths
picture.
1t is "Mr FiX-It's" theory that happl.
ness Is a habit and that real fellcV
comes to those who make other peopt
happy In pursuance of this idea, he en-.
ters the divided home of persons OF great
wealth and smilingly proceeds TO nx
up things physical and mental when ~
his judgment are in need of repairs
There are two pretty girls In the parry
who, although engaged to be marrea
are kept in hot water through rear u
their future marital incompatibiliV',
The genial heart fiXer gets busy alons
original lines when he learns the youns
women's stories, and he Is involved u
serious trouble through his unique meia.
ods, which shock and amaze all wv wv
whom he comes in contact. But NJ
FiX-It," after many rebuffs, which soms-
times Jar his pet theory to the breahlns
point, emerges triumphant, smiling sn1
happy. ~, 1.
Mr.. Fairbanks in Mr.. Fix-lt, VIII y
shown next week at the Stanley Iheahs
The cast includes many screen favorles'
such as Wanda Hawley, Marjorie ar' bar'
Catherine Macdonald, Frank CaInpe@e
Leslie Stuart and Fred Goodwin
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"Lest We Forget" War Film

Jules H. Mastbaum, managing drec-
tor Of the Stanley Company announces
that he has secured for the Stanley
Theatre for the week beginning April
29 Metros screen spectacle Lest We
Forget" starring Rita Joliyet, who in
private life is the Countess de Cippico.
on Monday evening, April 20, Miss .Iol-
ivet will be present in person at the
Stanley. Lest We Forget" is said to be
an elaborate production, giving In stir
ring form Americas reason for maxi
ing war upon Germany The film
shows graphically the sinking Of the
Lusitania, on which vessel Miss JOLT
vet was passenger. About the disaster
has been woven vivid story showing
conditions Of the period both in Amer
lea and in war-torn Europe
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REAL WAR SCENES
IN GRIFFITH FILM
Vivid Background of Hearts
of the World" Photo
graphed in France

Ono Of tho events Of tho motionpic-
ture season viii be the presentation of
y. W. Grinths latest film play. Hearts
Of the World" on Monday, April 20,
at the Garrick Theatre.
Hearts of the World" required eigh-
teen months in the making. Many of
the scenes were taken on the actual bat
tlcnelds Of France by Mr.. Griffith, with
the official support of the British and
the French Governments. Mr. Griffith,
however, is anxious to remove any ap-
prChcnsiOu that Hearts OF the World''
f. primarily a war picture, 1t is, he
announces, primarily love story in
which war figures as the grim back
ground j may be called "thc story of
village and for more than forty
minutes during the exposition Of the
story there is not = cannon shot, not
suggestion Of wars alarums. There is
the romance Of two girls In love, there
Is the quiet and peaceful atmosphere OF
a small French town before the holocaust
Of war. Then comes the conflict, with
its ensuing effects upon the fortunes
Of those in the little village. The
battle scenes shown arc real. Only
occasionally has it been found ncCes-
sary 10 piece the story OF the battles
together by means of acted scenes.
Prominent in tho cast of Hearts of
the World" are the two Gish sisters,
Lillian and Dorothy; Bob Harron,
George SigmOu, George FawCett and
other well-known players.
Mr. Griffith win have personal charge
and supervision of the initial showing
in Philadelphia Of Hearts of the
World"
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Modern and Classic
Art VividIy Expressed

grsHE Vieux-Colombier's signal achieve
u ments here this week. though
ontering the most striking contrasts in
content. were always vividly eN-
,,rkss.ye of that essential of the the
atfA on which NJ. Copeau has chiefly con-
cehtrated his gifts. In the classic COM
.dv Of sI.'Avare." as in the ultra-mod-
.rt tragedy Of LES Freres Karamazov''
il was the mastery adjustment OF IN
telpretation to theme that claimed first
r.tard. seldom indeed of late years
b.s such harmonious balance in acting
bekn preserved on our stage. BY the
riela elimination Of all stellar POM
,oEltv. the director has developed an
.rranisatlon through whose talents he
,.n achieve the artistic concord derived
NJ. maestro from a symphony orehes-
"a
Tho Dostoievski adaptation. made by
d, [ooeau himself and Jean croue' IN
.h.f,ly banded could easily become
...fs sIchoning shalpbles, Acted with
|.. |nlcnss sincerity Of the Nievx-co-
Sc. altls|s q lpRts 81 AZ aspect q
.1|. |.,f|t|e ara nl-cbnapefng pPFef
...s ,I||4 ~ "a. @p1n tf9|e 9''n'
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BRILLIANT FINALE
FOR OPERA SEASON
Golden Cock" "L'Oracolo'
'TrovatOrc' for Next
Tuesday
ORCHESTRA'S LAST BILLS

The eagerly awaited produr ION Of
}imshy Eorsakons Hautomimc music
ply "Lc COO d'Or" with l.ooui'
"L.Drarolo" as q curiaiu-"aiscr will
conclude the regular opera season at
tho Metropolitan ON Tuesday evening.
Du tn" afternoon Of the same day "Il
Troyatorr' will he sung, with claudia
Nuaio Margaret Natzcuaucv. Giovanni
Nar'iueli and Giuseppe de Luca in Two
leading roles.
"Lo Coz d'Or" CTho Golden roclyD
is an interesting and singular master
p,cco. jnluCsliouably it ranks as the
most important novelty Of Mr.. Gatti-
CasaHHa's current season. in which the
other new works hpvc been Cadman|
"Shanowis," praised for its melody hut
handicapped by weak libre.to; ths
dramatic version Of the List oratOrip.
"The Legend Of Saint Elizabeth" and
Eabaud's Arabian Nights opera.
"AIarouf the Cobblcr Of cairo OF
This list the liszt work is the only one
thus far given i'm Philadelphia.
Tho action of the fantastic Russian
opera, which is mined by dancers and
described i'm vocal numbers by an en-
trcly different set of principals, con-
Germs the tragic bargain made by King
bodou. a lazy and gluttouOus ruler. with
i'm exchange for his wonderful golden
cock. which eau rorotcll tho future. cX-
tracts from the monarch a promise Of
amy gift at his command. Tho bird
placed on Spirc in DOdou's capital
sounds a war alarm. The king and his
troops begin the campaign, and Ertor a
dirastrous battle with the foe, bpdou
and his general, PolSau. are driven to-
ward the supposed headquarters Of tho
enemy chicftaiu. \ beautiful woman
omergeS from the tent She sings a
seductive song. praising her own strik-
ing physical charms. Dodon is cnrap-
turod. She informs him that she is
about to conquer his capital That vic
tory is very easily won, since bOdOn
escorts her into the city as his bride.
\ stormy honeymoon follows, in which
tho vivacious young queen compcls
DodOn to amusC her in ways which he
regards as uudiEnihcd The pair quar-
rel Tho aStrulOger 3hCn appears and
reminds DOdOn Of his promise regard
ing the gift in exchange for tho golden
cock. But tho queen herself is what
the wizard demands DOdOu strikes him
with his scepter and the magician APP
parcntly falls dead. Tho marvellous bird
flies down from the spirc, poc;s Dodon
on the head and Kills him. The aNtrolp-
ger royives and informs tho audience
that the whole story is fabl" and
that he and the queen are the only real
human beings involved
This unique achievement in music
drama was completed by Rimsliy- kor-
gakoT i'm 1907, shortly before the
distinguished Russian composers death.
\ roushkin poem is the source Of The
hall symbolcal, half naive librctto.
Adolf BoIm, formerly Of tho Imperial
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Tosca," with Pauline Frederick ,...
half OF week. avg
BURLESQUE
CdSINO-"The Merry Rounde,,s
Max Spiegel musical comedy nrosn.
tion, with book by George To.,a.
Smith and score by Charles KnsS,sH
The company Is headed by Abs p,s
nolds, Florence Mills and Mareis Mi
son. "''
TROCdDERO--"The Girls from L..
land" In a melange of musical comss,
features and vaudeville specialNs.
In the cast arc Billy Gilbert Jack en-
ford and Beula Kennedy.
GAHETf-"Growu Cp Babies l.,
musical burletta. Harry Kaler hssd,
the cast Of fun makers Others In M.
company are Sam Collins, Rena RAJ
ton and Harry Peters.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
arm 22--
CHESTNUT STREET OPERA BOUsp
Back Again." with Weber ana
Fields.
FORREsT-"Cohan Revue Of lolsn
arm 30
LITTLE RE-"Passers-By"
GARRTCH-"Hearts of the wOrua
Griffith photoplay
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DANCERS CHAMPION
TIRED BUSINESS MEN

George White and his new parn'y
Emma Haig, late of the Ziegfeld ~,
lies, and recently recipient OF Ssi-
favor at the Palace Theatre IN Nr' ~
York, will have their initial appearai''
at Keith's Theatre next week. ,-uA
Miss Haig and | have been ylH'
in the tired business mans styis
entertainment Mr.. White coniessss~~
the other day. land we decided 70 cst,s hst
1t into our vaudeville work. Just WI WI
that means is hard TO tell. In gensiis. ".
way 1t has come to be known as an I
telligent, refined Offering, with the 40''
tlon of speed and pep. -. =.
I'VE are keen admirers OF the n,
called classical dancing acts on w.. w.
boards and might have engaged ~
selves In that branch of the terpsicnS'
rean art, but after carefully surysy'sJ
the field we felt that we were sursl 4
keeping our audiences attention " =
number of spirited and less highpior
dance advertisements .ta
White and Haig are both artists os :
high order. In their selection OF aaL.. aaa,.
numbers they have shown keen uheS'
standing of what will please the ae' asss'
ence. Their Offering consists OF q se' IA
Of incidents" especially intendeo Il
relieve inertia"
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WILLIAM S. HART HAS
NEW WESTERN ROLE

w. S. Hart's new film Is The Tiger
Man" directed by Mr.. Hart himself, un-
der the supervision of Thomas H. Ince,
while the scenario Is the work Of j.
G. Hawkes., who is responsible for many
Of Mr.. Hart's recent Aircraft successes.
The picture unfolds a story Of tue
desert in the days Of the gold rush,
"The Tiger Man" which Is 10 be pre-
scented at the Arcadia Theatre all next
week, Is a typical Hart role. and yet
contains several clements OF novelty.
Hawk Parsons Is an outlaw and leader
Of a band Of desperadoes, who make the
desert their headquarters. When a
wagon train comes TO grief within
Hawks bailiwiclg. and the young and
pretty wife Of a preacher appeals 10
Hawk for aid, the dramatic situations
come thick and fast How the tiger man
Is regenerated By a pious woman, for
whose sake he makes poignant sac
rlfce. Is said 20 be Interestingly told.
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stage direction, which presented many
lToblems i'm its demand for the employ
mcnt of complete double casts. 1t Is
said that the Imagination easily lends
itself to the feat Of accepting the mined
action by tho dancers ana tho en-
p'auatorv singing by the regular opera
stars The characters are apporuoncu
a. follows:
.r,r,o prir,,,... Maria Uarrirrtos. Eosjua Call
rho Ntns....... Adamo Didur, Adoif RoIl,, Rolm
Amelia ..,..... Lila RooeSoh' "u''"'' ''''''''
'"' R,f,clo Uiaz. Guscp7c BcuG.lo
Tho Prince. .PictrG Audtsi" Ma rshaI l5ii Iaiil
ne Gon,,r' nrlST,,lo ,nlT 'rGachisIisn, Yin roucclli
IN" CiGl,Ian cock ......,,...Maric SunirNu5
r,..... ,ro,,,c,, will direct &c COZ
,.'... r,.t,,r,o Nroranzoui will WELD
,,,. ,.,,,, r,,. 81 ,oracoIo." that admir-
W., ~" Ii,,To r,,rfc ,rarodv Of San Fran
cisco, chinatown. The Ibretto for the
Troni oncra is derived from a powerful
ehort story and subsequently, ouc-act
pray by chester Bailey2 Feruald en-
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shuberts Branch Out in Capital

SO great is the demand in Washing.
and their associates. the MessTs Sbnher.
have been compelled TO acquire, temnor.
arily, another theatre In the capitaI
city. A deal was completed yesterdaY
Setween ihe New York managers and
to become a home for Shubert shows sor
April 22
The attraction 70 be shown there ON
liam A. Brady's recently acquired ns
trlOtlc drama, the stars OF which sro
Blanche Bates and Holbrook BiInn re-
Gently seen here at the Lyric Theatre
The Belasco Theatre. has long been the
regular homo Of Shubert ATTRACTION in
Washington. -
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summer Nights Dream" the overture,
nocturne and scherzo, form the opening
number, Liszt's symphonic poem, LES
Preludes" inspired by the "Meditatlons
Poetiques" of Lamartine, comes second
in the arrangement of the program,
while the symphony is the concluding
number
The Matinee Musical Club will offer
a program of special interest at the
concert TO be given I'm the Rose Garden
of the Bellevue -Stratford on Tuesday
afternoon Of next week H. Clough-
Letter, pianist-compOser, and q. Cotton
Marshall (Mrs. II. Clough- Letter., plan
list. will be the visiting artists In this
all-American concert. Dorothy Cold
smith. pianist, and Clara YOcum Joyce,
contralto, will be other soloists.
The program for the eleventh free
Sunday afternoon concert ~ the Acad-
emy OF the Fine Arts. on April ~, at 9
O'Clock, will consist OF male choruses
BY the Forfnlgrtly Club. under the d.
roction OF Henry Gordon Thunder, and,
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Unique Quality
Of French Wit

nNLr "a MoIieie c'Wd so m"rN'i'u.'|
~ combine Eaycty with unpai"'ahIe
truth Tho cosmtc sympathy of Shakes
pcarc often barred him from such per-
rormauc,s Thus the condgn punish
ment administered 10y King Henry TO
the immortal FalFialf is highly apt to
los - have been uoloriou#iy abused -
awakcus a distinct feeling Of pity even
for so absurd figure. French wit iu
a word, is consistently unscuitmcuiaL
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THEATRICAL INDICATOR
FOR THE COMING WEEp
The Coburn Players in Famous Classical Comedy
Musical Farce With Sprightly Kalman Score and
Alaskan Travelogue Are New Offerings
NEW ATTRACTIONS

Invalid English adaptation
Malade Imagnare"
hypochondriac and Toinete his
Mrs Coburn,
country with this
FoRRESTNi spngme musical comedy originate 49,
Of "Sar and the book lyrics ara
headed by Elise
Il. and
Ga of the
Leonard
andat moving pictures will be shown.
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stanley Anniversary April p

Preparations have virtually been so.o
pleted for the celebration OF the, LOU
anniversary OF the Stanley Ihesnr
menclng Monday, April 22. A speS4
big feature announced is Norms w.
madge Ia the first showing Of her wv
est drama. "By Right OF Puren-
Another offerelng win be the hrst
pearance OF Charlie Chaplin undeI .
81 .OOO 900 contract. He Will be see' n
"a Dogs Life" Musical Directois {.
bert n. Wayne and Harry W, 49,
are arranging special concert nen nen'.,
to be played by the STANLEY
Orchestra.
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Julian, Maggie Mitchelps Nephew

Julian Mitchell, expert director of
singing and dancing numbers in Miss
Springtime," is nephew Of the late
Maggie Mitchell. the adorCd "Fanchon"
ur forty years ago lie was identified
with tho farce comedies of Charles II.
Iuyt, acting eccentric parts I'm several oil
them, and assisting i'm their stage
~ oduCtiou. One of his best remembered
rharpctcrizatiOns was the tramp in the
baseball mask who wandered hilariOusly
through ~ Hole in the Ground"
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holding regular rehearsals for tho per-
formance Of THE Rose Of Destiny" by
Celeste d. Heckscher, 10 be given under
the direction Of Wassili Leps. at the
Metropolitan opera House on the eve
ning Of May 2.
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L., ,llf,i.,, . r .,..,.I ,st,,.. i,. Nt.. I.,iI,,
IH "huIlIVU' OF vocal SoIoS p| WIS tl'''F
stokes Hagar soprano; Mrs Marie
IanEgtou List alto: Mr. POutlus, tenor,
49, No. 80 ''
90,
Ilou'e piano 500
h'n"' ''an"tu'' HTa'n"lI' S"p'a a.o
ana daughter OF FCrruGc'o G'annlnl ilc.
"',-Nno"h fnIIau'lpuh i'hpt' WIN
''''N' nc, american utoul H' l'' "'au-
Guy OF MUSIC on MohdaE evening. AllSS
''"hn'n' mas recently c"inp'eicd TOUR
years course "I "P'ra'c STUDY nl l'a'E
dnu mas "'n' Su'c'S7lu uI PioI''SI"hal
dp''dIdu'o5 III S'N'raI large HuropG'h
I,'''7' .Nu' i''E ""p S"' Sa"S p.Iore tne
N'uG ol 'G"H 'n SI'C,"I norlorllahcc
o' Id hou'ih'' gwen III MlIan'
rop"i" N"'r' III. n"I'" NIolnIst ana
u"o",I o, sue" "ruI'8 as ,ielI'IH' Ed7
I.nI' ,,, H,,llpSt'5t, H,'uSl ana Ea"Y brown
"lI "!'"t ms H'H' ,n'd"e'Ph'a appear
80 u! 'rt'tal q" Neullc7uaE evening
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JOhh T. Hazzard, who coliaborated
with Ninchcll smith In writing the popu-
lar relornied-crook comedy Turn 70 the
Right Is principal comedian In Klaw
4 I.rlHrsser's original New York cast
o{ Miss 6prluGtme," coming to the
4ofrfs| Ihsate nen2 peek.
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COpeau's Ideals Take
Practical Form

TTAPP1bY the modern theatres crisis
4 a is much less acute. Excellent
actors are still available and when the
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-04
SERBIA'S MISSION

Serbia which has been almost wiped from the by the fury of Teutonic attacks, looms larger the horizon of Allied peace plans the day of set clement approaches. The reason is not altogether tmenta, although Serbia suffered much Bel gium and she has not received fraction of the pathy and assistance poured out in behalf of the little kingdom the North Sea. The reason is that a constituted and enlarged Serbia is necessary to per manent peace in the Balkans and to curb Germanys greed
 President Wilson stated Serbia's in Section II of his peace terms message, when he said that its territory must be evacuated and that it must be given the with international guarantees of economic and political independence and territorial integrity for the future
 A glance at the map shows that Serbia holds the key to the BerlinBagdad railway route. It is neces saTy to the Kaiser's dream of "Mittel Europea" A strong independent Serbia thrown the path of German aspirations toward the Southeast is neces