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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-07


Isle S. Seely, local boy, now in
France, writes the following letter 70
his mother. Mrs. Mae Seely:
July Is, 1913.
Dear Mother:
Just a few lines to let you know
that l received your letter Of May 19
the first in two weeks.
I'm as well as ever and eating all
that can get. Our sleep is little
irregular but everything. considered
I'm in tip-top condition.
I'm glad that you know where am
for you can get news that concerns
this place only and every time you
read that a ship is sunk you don't
worry yourself sick wondering if
was on that ship and many things like
that. If you read that Paris is
bombed or shelled you don't look at the
casualty list expecting to find my
name there, and, when this place is
bombed there is no list so you don't
need to worry at all.
As you know, mother, there is very
little news in place like this that
one can write and to write newsy
letter is a very difficult thing to do.
So please don't think that I'm getting
stupid or that the strain is driving
me mad if my letters are stale and
sound little eff as it is only lack of
news and not the lack of gray matter
that causes it. You are right about
the navy helping the allies out in
their program but the navy doesn't
mean us for we are not in the regular
navy at all but in little private out
q - 4 IL
lot better than the regular ever could
unless happened to get aboard de-
stroyer or sub chaser, while the war
lasts. After the war / think the
men who saw service in the foreign
aviation will stand the best chance
of getting extended furloughs because
of the whole bunch we are the clos
est to the lines and are in fact the
only ones the real war zone, that is
within range of gunfire. And also
the war department will want the men
who saw sea service and not the fell
lows on land duty for the navy for
what would they do with bunch of
fellows on board ship who don't know
the poop deck from the forecastle?
We stand the best chance to get out.
Give my best regards to Miss
Mount and tell her that / will write
to her as soon as l get time and can
get enough "dope" to make decent
letter. I'm glad that Jake as we
used to call him, is getting along so
well, and / hope that by the time this
reaches you he will be entirely we'll.
Give my best regards to Mrs. Pierson
and tell her that i will soon be home
and have a good talk with her.
Well, mother, l guess I'll have to
close as it's supper time and / don't
want to miss that important occa-
sion.
Love to all and my regards to the
Martins, Loucks, Richardson's, Titles
and all the rest of the folks around
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-07

This month is a good time to pay
up your subscription account.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-07

Get your Chautauqua tickets al
the Banner-News office.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-26
BARS ARE NOT BARRED
ON HONOLULU VESSELS

HONOLULU.-Bars on all mass
enger vessels plying between Homo
lulu and San Francisco will con-
tinue to operate, despite an appeal
by the Anti-Saloon league of Homo
lulu to the United States Shipping
Board
The league appealed for closing
OF the bars on the ground that as
this island is dry under presiden-
tial proclamation, it was not consist
ent that liquor should be placed
within reach of army officers and
civilians enroute to the mainland
when they could not obtain it on
land
The Shipping Board refused to in
terfere, saying that the custom under
private ownership would be per-
mitted to continue.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-26

Waste of any kind of food is a
CRIME which may lose the fight for
US and the penalty will be worse
than any punishment melted out by
law for ordinary crimes against
society. The trail of the Prussian
army in Belgium and invaded France
shows the nature of the punishment
we may expect if we fail, through
blind carelessness and waste of food
to support our fighting men.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-26
HOG ISLAND YARD
HAS AMPLE STEEL
Material Now Arriving At Big
Government Plant to Meet
Need of Workers.

PH1LADELPHIA.-Steel is now
arriving at the big government ship,
building plant at Hog Island in
adequate quantities, according to
H. W. Blood, an engineer for The
American International Corporation.
"The fabricators of steel parts for
ships Mr.. Blood said, "are making
good, and the steel committee, re-
Gently appointed to see that the
shipyards are stocked with steel
parts, has done much toward the
solution of the problem"
The Hog Island yard, the largest
in the world had it's first launching
on August A. The ship was the
Red Jacket. 1t is an 5000 ton
freighter. Two more SOO0-ton
freight carriers are nearly half COM
p!eted. The second launching is
expected to take place soon. The
third vessel will follow shortly after
the second, and then it will be
week or ten days before there are
further launchings. After that Hog
Island expects to turn out completed
hulls at the rate of two a week.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-26
ITALIAN SOLDIERS
ON WAY TO FRONT

HONOLULU, T. H.-Three hun
dred and fifty Italian soldiers who
were conscripted in to the Austrian
army and forced to fight against
the Russians in the early years of
the war have arrived here enroute
to Italy to do battle against the
common enemy
Being residents of Trieste and the
Irentino, they were forced to fight
for Austria but surrendered to the
Russians at the earliest opportunity.
They were held prisoners of war
until the revolution, when they Sc
cured their liberty and made their
way to Siberia to Far East ports
According to members of the
group, there are $4,000 deserters
from the Austrian army who are
endeavoring to make their way to
Pacific coast ports and get passage
to Italy.
Baron Aliotto, Italian minister to
China, is in charge of the party
and it is expected that the baron
Will endeavor while in Rome to ar
range for their passage to Italy.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-26
UNIQUE NOTICE AIDS
SHIPBUILDING YARDS

SEATTLE-"To all railroad men /:
l a m going to a shipyard. Please
push me through"
This notice painted on the side
of a big locomotive crane recently
arriving here from the East Tor a
local shipyard, tells the story of
new cooperative effort that stretch
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-26
This is everybody's war. Nobody

This is everybody's war. Nobody
is insignificant. Some of us fight
in the front-line trench, some plant
gardens, some build ships, and some
cook meals, so good that one does
not miss the wheat and other things
that we are saving for the fighters
overseas. Are you playing your
part the best way you know how?
Save the food to help your fighters
fight.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-26
CUBA TO HAVE
A NEW CONSULATE

HONOLULU.-Cuba is to omen
consulate here. The purpose is
to keep in touch with sugar develop
ment in the territory in view of
Cuba's interest in the industry.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-26

es across the continent to help yards
keep up the production of ships for
the government. General cooper
alton from railroad officers and men
it is said by shipyard foremen, is
having a big effect in enabling the
yards to keep full crews busy.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-26
BOULDER HIGH SCHOOL
PUTS BAN ON GERMAN

BOULDER, Colo.-The school
board of this city has abolished the
teaching of German in the high
school. Those who have started
a course in German will be allowed
to finish it, but no new students
will be admitted.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-26

Ice cream is frozen without ice
in new English freezer that is
miniature refrigerating plant, using
compressed carbonic acid gas.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-26

In recently patened brush for
drying the hair electricity heats a
plate in the back and this heat
warns metallic teeth.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
Chaplin and Lauder
Haze Become Co-Stars

Charlie Chaplin and Harry Lauder
have Joined forces and are going to
raise $1,000,0O0 or more for the $5,O0o,-
600 war relief fund which Lauder is
promoting.
Tho idea was conceived by the noted
screen star when he was entertaining
Lauder at his new motion picture plant
in Hollywood, Cal. The plan so strong
" appealed to the Scotch humorist that
not moment was lost in carrying it
out, and two hours later the camera
had filmed what promises to be the
most interesting comedy ever made.
Chaplin and Lauder compose the
entire cast and there is only one scene
il. the picture. During large part of
the pantomime Lauder has adopted the
Chaplin style and the screen star takes
a fling at the characteristics for which
the Scotchman is widely known.
When the story was completed the
two comedians, with their personal
business managers, Tom Valance and
Sydney Chaplin, took up the subject
Of turning the film into money, and it
was decided that the entire Chaplin
would be used to further
the success of the venture.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
Pauline, the Bosto,,iia,,

Wouldn't you Just know that Paulin.
Frederick was born in New Orleans
and that her strange, languorous
beauty was the rich Inheritance OF
a Creole grandmother who was the
toast of Louisiana? And wouldn't you
guess that she had been raised in the
shade of tho sheltering palm and that
her grandfather had been q Spanish
cavalier?
Very we'll, then, you are all wrong.
We had fancied something Of tho sort
ourself. So we asked polly" as they
call her over at the Famous Players
and this is what she said: "Mercy, mol
/ was born in Boston and was destined
for concert singer or teacher of
elocution." So, to resort to the
Shavian, "you never can tell"
"I always had an idea that / should
like to go on tho stage, but I think
I should have held up my hands in
horror at that time could have seen
the eort Of women whom / should be
called upon to portray.
"Mrs. Danes defence would have
been quite inadequate, as far as
was concerned. Oh, no! If ever I
fancied myself on the stage 1t was
doing sweetly dignified girls and say
ing prettily, Tho quality Of mercy is
rot strained,' or lines about Swear
not by the moon-the inconstant
moon.'"
We looked around US where scenes
were being filmed for "Thc Resurrec-
ton" and wondered what Pauline, the
erstwhilc Bostonian, would have
thought Of that could she have seen it
then. But Pauline the actrcss--Mrs.
Pauline Frederick Willard Mack that
is-has grown so accustomed to scenes
Of wild studio rcvelry that she didn't
even notice what was going on. 1t
was all SO intensely interesting that
we divided our faculties.
One car we gave to Miss Frederick;
our eyes to huge, bearded Russian
nobleman, apparently much the worse
for vodka, who was swinging dis
hevelled young woman around by the
hair with one hand and brandishing a
bottle with the other. All over the
room were other Russians and other
young women cmulating the example
Of their leaders. Suddenly some one
shouted, "All right! Try it over again
and get little pep into it this time"
And then we knew that they had only
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
Ne1us of the Players

love a6sir between two young pespIe,
Charm and Valor. Robert visuula has
directed tia picture. The cant IN
cludes Thomas Meixhan, Frank Lnsse,
Elsie Macleod and others. Another
film feature rs 8 picture by James
Montgomery Flagx. entitled "The Man
Eater"
On the musical programme was
Mabel Beddne, the popular cuutzzIto,
and Andre Eurico, ths operatic tznnr.
The Symphony Orchestra VIII pizy Sc
hctions frum VerdTs apera Aida"
with special scenic md electrical e.
fectx
The Strand symphnny 0nheztra,
under the direction Of Osczr Srirasru,
enters upon the twenty -aacund weak Of
the popular afternoon cunczrts Non
day, when the following pugrxmme
VIII be rendered: Exrerpts frum SThe
Bohemian Girl" BaIfe; "PrzIude," !"
Reiser; selections frum "Aidx,~ Verdi;
~TareuteIIa," urich-
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

The next Carlyle Blackwell l-Evclyn
Greeley picture has been named "His
Royal Highncss." 1t will be released
the latter part of the month.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
''Tmzan" at Broadway
Succeeds Without Star.

Demonstrating in a most vital fash
lon the fact that stars and overpaid
names arc not essential to the success
Of film, the production Of "Tarzan of
tho Apes" at the Broadway Theatre is
being held up to the dad movie men,
as the good example Of excellent show.
manship.
The picture is playing to capacity
houses twice day, and the S. r. O.
sign is exposed to the weather. This
Is in the nature Of an ovation, for "Tar-
zan of the Apes is the missing link
which has been found. Thus ara the
representations Of tho wiseaeres rent
asunder-for twas said a short time
ago that the picture, without glowing
personality (reckoned In dollars and
cents), was foredoomed to allure.
The unusual film Of Edgar Rice Bur
rough's story was produced by the Ma
tlonal Film Corporation with the def
| mite idea Of placing before the fans
every dollar that was invested, to the
tune Of 100000, shown on the screen.
Enid Markey, Elmo Lincoln, Gordon
Griffith, Bessie Toner. George French,
Kathleen Kirkham, Thomas jefferson,
True Boardman and Jack Wilson-all
practically new figures, in so far as be-
ing featured in an immense picture
play-are the principal personalities,
and then in support are others COM
paratively as little known to the aver
age playgoer. And they are standing
them up at every performance.
'Tis peculiar picture, this "Tarzan
Of the Apes" Lions in combat with
men. Leopards and jaguars attacking
human beings. Apes and gorillas in
fierce and primeval struggles. Killing
hons before the camera eye. Raidins
a cannibal village. with an elephant or
two taking the lead in the attack.
And intertwined are three romances.
Three contrasting love stories which
are flashed back to and fro with re-
markable frequency, yet which dove
tail into the tale with a picturesque
intensity.
Now win come the discussion again
as to whether stars are necessary.
The picture was made in the junglcs
of Brazil, far up the dreaded Amazon
River, where the primeval junglcs,
fungus overgrown and overrun with
deadly snakes and nsects,-afforded
the most remarkable atmospheric back
ground imaginable. And the fact that
story thought by many to be i'm
possible Of transposition to the screen
turns out to be one of the biggest hits
in years proves again the lack of fore
sight on somebody's part.
The National Film Corporation is
now at work on a flmization of "Frank-
enstein," said to be equally as sensa-
tional as "Tarzan."
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

been rehearsing q scene in which Miss
Frederick did not appear.
That Is how we came to have a
chance to talk to the star while the
picture was in progress. Very we'll, in
that case let them 60 on and rehearse
to their hearts content. We were
having a splendid time. Though to the
lay mind it did seem as though a num-
ber Of moro OK less innocent bystanders
were going to be rendered unfit for
further use by the time they got ready
to film the sceno
Although We knew the story fairly
well, we couldn't just make up our
mind which scene Miss Frederick was
dressed for. But did it matter? She
looked beautiful.
Miss Frederick looked like a tea rose
and Fher hair was parted in the middle
and twisted over her ears in two braids.
She wore yellow silk peignoir and
little purple velvet mules. 1t sounds
alluring, doesn't it? 1t was.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
William, Russell 7ho1us O,,t

at Nellie, the livery stable model, snd
said, Take OF that saddle and hridle.
1t wasn't any fun that time"
And then Bill told Us all about how
much better he likes the West than he
does the East. Out there he rides
around in his cowboy makeup and
scares the people to death who arc
wintering there by riding into tho
bank and holding them up with a
couple of pistols.
And we wanted to be hospitable and
persuaded Bill that he could have .s
good time in the East, or perhaps
persuade him to stay for a while. 40
we suggested that he dress up in his
cowboy regalia and ride into the Ma
tional City Bank and see what han
pened. He refused-but still it is not
our fault. We tried to entertain hin,
IN true Western style.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

But the bearded Russian has STONED
juggling his tipsy partner in the air
and Miss Frederick is saying: "After
ell my high ideals, my debut was made
In Rogers Brothers in Harvard. And
still, in spite of these same ideals. they
said I was just suited to the part. I
must have been success, for they
offered me another similar part the
following season. Next I appeared in
horrors, yes!-a burlesque of THE
Music Master and followed that with
1T Happened in Nordland.' was in
When Knights Were Bold too, with
Francis Wilson, and I loved that. NV
most recent speaking role--I almost
said my last' speaking role-was in
Innocent'-and then after proving N.Y.
self innocent I started out to prove
myself guilty. Think Of it, sZaza,
Bella Donna,' Lydia Gilmore tSappho,
Mrs. Dane and host of other ladies
who were weighed in the balance and
found wanton.
IL want you to see my newest picture
Jealousy and tell me what you think
Of it. Yes, do know all about it and
it is very terrible thing. Truly 'Jeai.
ousy' is cruel as the grave.
"Why, remember once, when was
and then, just as things were about to
become terribly interesting, Mr.. Wig.
rola or Mr.. Ford or some ono of the
directors who had just been presented
to US called out GAIL ready, Mrs. Mack,
and we didn't wait to see them film
Miss Frederick, because we were afraid
it would be one Of those cruel scenes
where she is bullied by hateful mem.
Der Of the Bolsheviki, and in that case
we knew we should have spoiled soc
feet Of film by appearing as Maslova's
reScuer. II II.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
MoI,ies Start Driue
For Sale Of K. S. s..

Motion picture Ezux tn the u1zuhsr
OF anJNosM cr so should hs GeapIy
impressed with the advantages Of tEs
guveruneuts war saving stxmps dur
lug the coming month because of tRe
arrangements that have been c1mplsxed
by the eummttee Of the National Asse-
elation Of the Motion Picture Industry
Of which AdoTph Zukor is chairman
With the return of BIZ. Zuknr to
New York this week after conferences
with Federal officials be announced the
plans that would call for the cuopera-
ton Of all the exhibitors In the
country md the entire industry At
large IN the new drive for var funds
Secretary NcAdoo of the Treasury
expressed to the Industry his highest
appreciation of the assistance the mo-
tion picture industry gave the guvcrn-
mcnt upon the occasion of the first
and second Liberty loans, and stated
the united front that the industry
had presented when calls for voluntary
services have gone forth has been q
source of great inspiration to all who
are directly charged with the conduct
of the war.
Every motion picture theatre will be
supplied with a series of attractive
slides to be flashed upon the screens
all over the country calling attention
to the advantages the people will gain
by the purchase of war saving stamps
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
Movie Notes

1arne1d week descended on the Vita
graph studio iust In time to nip in the
bud comedy which Edward Earle and
Agnes Ayres were making.
The comedy was built around the
coal scarcity. and showed~Earle as an
e1asperated young husband whose wife
kept nagging him because he could not
get any coal. Finally, in desperation,
he got a Job as . coal wagon driver.
and every load Of coal he was ordered
to deliver he deposited in his own
cellar.
Graham Baker, the director, would
not be stopped when the Garfield ukasc
deprived him Of lights, SO had an OPEN
air cellar built in the studio yard. Then
they found a kind-heArted Eyes, it's
true) coal dealer, who not only agreed
to lend them q wagon and team, buA
also promised to provide a crowd of
extras free Of charge.
"In fact" he said, "17l even supply
the coal If you'll only tell me where
to get it.'
And so-the picture was not made
that week.
Mary Pickford's next picture will be
called "Amarilly OF Clothes-line Al
ley" in which "our Mary" will play
the role OF Amaril1y. Clothes-lins
Alley is typical of the tenement dis
trict Of great metropolis. Tho char
acters that appear, from the star down,
are all indigenous to the precincts that
form SO large and SO picturesque a
portion Of the city.
In Miss Pickford's support are Will
lam Scott, Norman Kerry, Ida Water
man, Margaret Lands, Kate Price,
Thomas Fl. Wilson, Fred Goodwins,
Herbert Standing, Wesley Berry, Frank
Buttcrworth, Antrim Short, George
Hackathorn and Gertrude Short.
Fred Stone is to be shot-not exactly
at sunrise, but very soon---for the
Famous Players-Lasky, ETC., corporation
has persuaded the much loved come
dian to appear on the screen. John
Emerson and Anita Loos will write
Stones scenarios.
Gladys Brockwell's next picture will
be "The Moral Law" Miss Brockwell
plays half-sisters, dual role, and
yes, you have guessed it--one sister is
good and the other is bad. The scenes
are laid in South Africa.
Clara Kimball Young has received
the motion picture rights to Elinor
Glyn's novel "The Reason Why" and
IS planning to make it her next select
picture. Tho story was just published
serially, and has been adapted for the
screen by Mary Murillo.
"The Shuttle" Constance Talmadgc's
latest picture, has been completed and
is now being cut and titled. 1t is tho
first production to be made by the
star since her arrival in Los Angeles.
The next Carlyle BLACKWELL l-Evclyn
Greeley picture has been named "His
Royal Highness." 1t will be released
the latter part of the month.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
VIVIAN MARTIN and Theodore
Roberta vRf1l hava fha .,r3nc;n.I

x 7IVAN MA1TIN oNd Theodore
" Roberts Will have the principal
xolss IN "A Psttieoat Pilot" the
Paramount picture which viii be feat
ured at the kivon for the week begin
ming tomorrow. The story IL one Of
Joseph G. Ltncolns breezy tales Of
Cape Cod folks, wholesome, laughable
and with favor Of romance. Miss
Martin grows up from . pig-tailed
youngster to . dsintily gowned young
lady. tho ward Of two old sea captains
who adopt her as child. A large cast,
including James NeilI and Harrison
Ford. appears in the picture. The di-
rection Is by Rollin Sturgeon.
MI Gusrany," by Gomez, win be the
overture played by the Rivoli orches-
ira, with Emo Rapee conducting.
Gladys Rice, soprano, will sing @My
Hero" from "The Chocolate Soldier, +"
and Joseph Martel will be heard in
Billiards rollicking "stein Song"
An added feature viii be some scenes
OF big game hunting in the North. This
10 the first instalment of a series of
pictures taken in the Arctic regions
which win have q prominent place on
the Rtvoli programme for the next four
or fve weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney
Drew Will appear in "rhe Bright Lights
Dimmed," their latest comedy Of do
mestic life.
Mary MacLane, appearing in Men
Who Have Made Love to Me-" will be
the feature Of the programme at the
RIalto. The story is taken from IT,
Mary MacLane," book which created
furore few seasons ago. Six epi-
sodes in the authors search for hap
plness are revealed in a manner new
to the screen.
Their is a different leading man,
needless to say, in each episode. The
picture was produced by George K.
Spoor. In the different episodes are
seen Ralph Graves, R. Paul Haney,
Cliff Norman, Alexander Prince, Clar-
cnce Derwent and Fred Tidden.
The Rialto Archestra, conducted BY
Hugo Riesenfeld, will render as an
overture 'Les Preludes," by Liszt. A
march from "Carmen" will be rendered
also, with the Rialto Chorus assisting.
Rlelle Dorree and Yvonne Robert will
dance gavotte to the strains of s'La
Cinquantaine," by Gabriel Marie.
Pauline Frederick will be the at
traction at the Strand this week, when
she will be seen in Madame jealousy y
an allegorical play by George v. Ho-
bart. Miss Frederick will portray
brooding Jealousy" and symbolically
| carries out her mart in hre nm i.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

"The Shuttle" Constance Talmadgc's
latest picture, has been completed and
is now being cut and titled. 1t is the
first production to be made by the
star since her arrival in Los Angeles.