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New-York tribune., 1918-03-10
''SeUenteen"
American Life Brought to Stage in
Dranatization of Tarkington's Study
of Hun,ors and Pangs of Puppy Loue
By Haywood Broun

<<NEVENTEEN" of those which
1t will be interesting how the serious students
There would be nothing particularly liking "Sven
teen Almost anybody could do that Uplifting
the don't uplifting 1t
but it's fun the would be better off for it. Of
when the drama everybody
Seventeen" isn't it, by miles 1t brings fresh truthful
dramatic the there question
before the
merely thin. It's The before the
Hugh Stansaus Mars
of work adapting Tngtons
probably better than the novelist could
traditional that the Harrington writes naturally
and his back l shoulder
for the
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seventeen SuHefS only OCCASIONS
ally from staginess. 1t suffers more
often from lack of theatricality.
STANCE and Mears have put most Of
the material of the book into the play.
The first act, indeed, seems little bit
crowded from a perhaps too obvious
effort to get in all the good things
of the book. This is not the case in
any of the three other acts, and we
wish that room might have been found
for the scene between Jane and Mr..
Parcher in which the information is
impaired that Willie Baxter will do
no more evening calling.
There could not be too much of Jane,
for this is remarkable performance
at the Booth. Lillian Ross does an
amazingly fine piece of work We
understand that she is less than twenty
and an actress of brief experience.
She played the child so we'll that we
were sure she must be at least forty.
1t seemed incredible that youngster
could do anything so finished. There
is no accident in the achievement. Of
course it is fortunate that Miss Ross
is small and childlike in appearance
and that her voice has a treble quail
ity--if that is her voice and not a
miraculous bit of mimicry-but beyond
all that is the sustained quality of
the performance. She holds it up
throughout. Almost any other actress
who played the part would yield to
the temptation at one time or another
to get outside the part and laugh at
it little bit, but Miss Ross keeps
her sincerity unimpaired. She gets
everything possible out Of her lines
listens with extraordinary skill. Any
body who contemplates going on the
stage, appearing in amateur theatricals
or becoming an elocutionist should 60
to Seventeen" and study Miss Ross
in the scene in which she sits eating
listens to Willie talk about her spinal
cord
Gregory Kelly is very good indeed as
William Baxter, but there are a few
moments when he mars fine perform
ance by patronizing his part. But no
wise person would welcome the task OF
recasting either of these parts. Ju-
dith Lowry also seemed to me to be
just the sort Of person l had always
pictured as the mother of Willie
Baxter. and Neil Martin was at least
close kin to the Johnnie Watson OF
of -
rest are not so good. The baby tall
lady should offer no great difficulties
Any one of a dozen actresses could Dc
this part effectively, but Miss Ruth
Gordon certainly falls somewhat short
She overplays pretty badly and wher
is too much to ask that an audienc.
should accept a nice looking youni
woman.
1t is unfortunate, too, that Mr.
Parcher should be inadequate. Quit
the best scene in "Seventeen" is tha
in which Mr.. Parcher blows up afte
listening overlong to Wille's discus
sion of the sacredness of love. Eugen
Stockdale hurts the scene. Gregor
Kelly is at his best in this bit. w
must mourn for the Big Fat Lummo1
They don't even pretend he's fat il
the production at the Booth, bu
merely call him the big lummox an
let it go at that. We had no idea tina
fat was so hard to find among tn
player folk.
Of course, most Of the play falls t
Jane and to Willie, and Miss Ross an
Gregory Kelly make Seventeen"
play that every serious student of tn
drama should see, even if he has t
rub elbows with the merely frivolou
New-York tribune., 1918-03-10
Repetition of "Job

Stuart Walkers presentatio" y Il
Book of JOB" will be repeaseu : =,
Booth Theatre Thursday ai's' n,
March Il, at $3.50. This is tno
Old Testament text presen'es II
drama, with special lighting i
Walker and special music basea
Hebraic melodies by Elliott Sea
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The number of prisoners captured August
00o In the sme period than taken
In the fighting tanks have
taken active possible and have
valuable and gallant service and cooperation
BELGIAN-our deachmens attacked night of
three kmeers north and south of the angemarck railway
maintained We inflicted heavy losses the
back unwounded prisoners belonging regiments
guns bombs and material
GERMAN EMBELLISHMENTS of Arras fresh
veloped the afternoon Foref fighting place
lines Bapaume and Penne Noyon Infantry
fighting took place the Aette.
Between the Alette and the Ane especially attacks
French Americans failed completely enemy
losses So far than fifty tanks reported shot
GERMAN (DAY)-Pomeranan and west Prussian regiments
broke the assaults Effectively supported by
the hankng fire Of their artillery they enemy every
BoryNOtre Dame the fighting times
the ruins of this place ecapurcd from the
attacks After evening place re-
manned in his hands.
The main thrust of the British against the
Wurttembeg regiments both sides of the AasCambra
seven times ne enemy omea vain ranks advanced again and
again and the road followed by infantry
The attack arrested the fire of machine
weh drove up 10 the front mes "he the enemy penetrated into
position counter attack drove him completely
Cosles Mory British attacks were re-
pulsed There infantry activity southwest Bapaume
heavy British fire directed on the town itself
In Tuesdays battles Thloy Infantry Regiment 2o6 dstin-
guished itself Although threatened the enemy
through the north nine held edge the
the last cartridge then bayonet BY
initiative three companies of the
sistance and threw the enemy out of the place again
North of the Somme the early morning the enemy
his attacks between Fers Cur Near
lines He elected Franz
Grenadier Guard regiment with Hessan
Between the Somme the
positions kept fighting with the only
followed hesitatngy but yesterday rapidly advancing
Dompee Beoy Nese Beauuand They forced
him to make costly attacks and then retire.
Southwest of Noyon after the strongest artillery
attacked old lines We occupied Noyon
subjected by the French to the heaviest fire. The
front of battle front
North of the Ane the French resumed coopera
Az
Pas south Of Juvgny) cavalry rife the
enemys fvefold assaults Several tanks pieces
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REPORTS OF THE BATTLES on THE WESTERN FRONT

Aug sFoo~9g the official of the fight
FRENCH (NGHT)During day progress continued
the region Of The Canal du Nod which have reached along its
entire length Cantgny occupied
Quesnoy Wood, northeast Of Jecuvilly Beauvrains
Further south captured Noyon struggle
vanced far the southern outskirts Hppncourt To
Noyon gained footing
and took andrmont and oancou We
prisoners
Between Disc troops the Aea.
River several points Champs despite
snce offered by the Guny Pont
hands.
FRENCH (DAY)-There violent during
night along the Somme front
German forces made
without obtaining results The part two
ncurons into the lines Champagne
prisoners
The night calm on the of the
BRITISH attacks delivered since August
by the Fourth Third and First British
enemys positions on the old Somme battlefield untenabe
On the whole front from Bapaume
forced abandon with prisoners guns material as
well killed and wounded the heavy
last March and April We reached the Somme
opposite Brie Peronne.
Morva Baulencourt and Fremicour Sharp fighting
front to-day and casualties have been inflicted
man infantry, who attempted to delay progress.
This morning the New zeaande possession of Bapaume
driving the enemy's guard.
In the sector north of Bapaume the still endeavong
court Ecou ST. Men and progress
and have taken many prisoners.
North of the scarpe operations to-day enabled our
troops to eestablsh themselves the positions Greenland Hill
from which they forced back by
Tuesday We gained further sides Of
the Lave River north of Bethune Neppe Forest
BRITISH (DAY)-SOuth of the maintained our pres
sure during the night and are advancing eastward.
North Of the Somm as far the neighborhood Fonane
Crosiles the night past quietly the front
In the British sector astde the Scarpe the enemy delivered
strong attacks during southeast of
Ar'o east OF boy-Nore Dame and in tho vicinity Gavrel
ing. '' 's"
During the night our advanced village of Oppy
were Withdrawn slightly result of repeated hostile attacks
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the failure OF the enemy to hold US in
the first rush OF our offensive. The most
likely reason Is found in the extreme
difficulty of changing from offensive TO
defensive. This was probably the prin-
cipal tactical reason for our failure this
spring. The tactics OF defence are quito
separate art from those of offence.
Troops need carefully specialized train
ing. and since the Germans had sacri-
feed everything to an offensive and the
attainment OF speed in pushing 1t they
were totally unprepared to retire when
our attack of July turned on them.
They were insuftlciently intrenched and
their best men had been used up In
their abortive offensive. with the result
that the heart was taken out of the
remainder.
Much the same thing happened to US
in the spring. only with less tactical
excuse, for in the case Of the enemy the
retreat was decided upon suddenly some
time in July. though the project had
been advocated in German military quar-
ters earlier, whereas in our case we had
long notice before March that the en-
envy was likely to resume the offensive.
In the whole course OF the war there
is no battle quite so instructive as Cam
brai, in the first half OF which we gained
so brilliant victory. This battle con-
tained the germ of all tactical innova-
tons and pointed the way to the Ger
mans to achieve their spring successes.
II We had printed the whole story OF
Cambria We might have done an in
justice to some individuals. wttch, how
ever, would have been set right In his
tory. but We probably would have saved
ourselves those reverses in the spring
which we are now setting right so brill
llantiy.
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LINE OF THE SOMME
HELD BY THE BRITISH


because the British have not actually
carried out any assaults against It,
In the operations to-day there was
desperate fighting for the purpose OF
Strengthening out the British line and
pushing closer to the enemy positions.
Individual Germans In this locality. as
at other places, are showing increased
dislike for the war that ia going against
them. But in a body and under the
watchful eyes Of their officers, who in
Cdentally have been forced to shoot
some of the men for refusing to obey
orders, the enemy is offering the stiffest
resistance.
Other British troops this afternoon
beat down the opposition and are NOV
ing through Thilloy. just south OF IA
paume. The whole British line here
seems TO be on the move. The Germans
are falling back. leaving large num-
bers OF machine guns on the ground
out of which they are being pushed.
BY this movement the British are
thrusting out with the object of max
ing their lines conform with those In
the north, with respect to the old Hin
dcnburg line. By reason OF the fact
that the line shoots of to the north
west the troops near the Scarpe reached
It's continuation, in the shape OF the
Drocourt-Queant switch. earlier than
tho other divisions.
within the last twenty-four hours the
Germans have launched several heavy
counter attacks. fresh troops being en-
ployed. In every case except one the
enemy was beaten back with terrible
losses, gaining no ground whatsoever,
The one exception was a counter at
tack south of Gavrelle, north NJ the
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GERMANS INSIST THAT
ALLIES HAVE FAILED
Popuidce Deceived by Tales
of Series of Repulses.

AMSTERDAM. Aug. 29.-Assurances arc
still being given the German people that
the Entente offensive is a ghastly
failure, A seni-offc!al despatch re.
ceived from Berlin SAYS:
The British at noon on August oS
renewed thoir attempt TO break through
Seven times they drove forward storm.
ing waves which were continuously re-
enforced and led by tank squadrons into
the fire OF our machine gune and Ca nnon
which had been brought I'D to the fore
most line The fire from these guns or
smartly executed counter attacks re-
pulsed the enemy and inflicted heavy
losses upon him"
After recounting the alleged unsrIc-
cessful attacks south OF the scarpe. in
tho region. OF St. Leger and southwest
OF Rapnume, the report says:
FOLLOWING drumfre which began at
10 O'Clock in the morning, a heavy
attack was made by deeply eehsloncd
troops from Delvllle Mood to the Somne
The attack collapsed In our defence Are
or before our counter attack"
Partial enemy attacks IN the affair
noon between the Somne and the Oisa
were repulsed, the report adds. nv CO..
ering detachments before Our new hosi
tions' and tine report concludes nv az
tns repeated heavy attacks This 80,
ING north OF the Asne byought only frosb
salerihees OF blood to the French"
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AMMUNITION TAKEN
TO TROOPS BY PLANE
Dropped in Parachutes to the
British Fighters.

LONDON, Aug. 2s.-Ths following ON
cial communication dealing with British
aviation was issued tonight:
Low clouds and rain and wind
greatly interfered with the flying on
August 20. Photography was almost
impossible. and observation for artil
lery fire very difficult.
Six tons OF bombs were dropped by
our airmen and many rounds were
fired from the air upon enemy troops
and transports in the battle zone. At
various points small arm ammunition
was delivered by parachutes in the
forward areas Of the battlefield.
One enemy machine was destroyed
in air fighting and another was
brought down in flames by our anti
aircraft fire. Two OF our machines
are missing.
At night wednesday, eleven and
O haff tons Of bombs were dropped by
US. The Cambria Junction and An air
drome east Of st. Quentin were heavily
attacked.
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WATER POWER RAID
HALTED BY WILSON
President Acts When Sims
Warns Him of Stealthy
Changes in Bill.

WAsHINGroN, Aug. 29--An attempt 10
put through the House water rowe,
bill containing a clause which has been
four times rejected by Congress in the
past and which would have given Per.
petual water power rights in Govern
ment sites to private interests was IN.
covered in the House to-day.
The exposure resulted from n letter
from the President to Representative
Sims (Tenn) }, in which the President de-
manded the elimination of the objection
able provision. The Presidents letter
indicated clearly that the provision had
been inserted in the bill after tho
measure had been approved by him and
by Secretaries Lane. Houston and H7hHr
SteaIthy Work Indicated.
When the Presidents letter wac read
Mr.. Sims quoted n letter he had written
to the President a few days ago. ".
Sims charged the amendment had Nr.l
inserted by other than open and above
board means
The part which cGused all the troH'!s
Is known as the "reCapture clause II
provides. in effect. that If the Go'e'r-
ment seeks to take over any water power
project at the end OF the ff,y year II -
1t shall pay "the net Investment made
by the lessees-that is that the 'Il
investment put into the site would It,'
to he paid. even though the lessee wet
made profits from the power acvo.''I
for the full fifty year period. The mHn
objection TO II is that the Government
could not appropriate enough money ~
take over the sites AZ such figures 7l
therefore the lessees could hold tnn
forever
The Presidents letter follows:
II am going To venture 20 say 20 NJ
as chairman Of the special water power
committee what | hope that you N'N ""t
think | am taking too great a Nh'rtN ~
saying, namely that inasmurh AS ''
House Of Representatives has four tones
passed water power bill, each '''
with recapture clause practically N'''
teal with the pending water power hill
AS 1t was originally proposed '' l'
Administration and agreed upon IN .'-
lorna conference. ] am very much
hope that II Will he the Judgment o.. i'e
House TO reject the amendment and .'r
to the original bill in the form lU w.r1
II was delivered TO Mr.. Pou OF IN. rI.'
Committee for introduction ana ,ajs..'
Grafton by the Congress
II am very much concerned about
feature of the bill. and have hol r'
privilege OF being so intimately associate.
with those who have frcn time 90 i.a'
conferred about il that am N,r'l'ns
to make this earnest suggestion
Sincerely yours,
'\Nn,np.EN hrr
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ENEMY IN POCKET
BY FALL OF NOYON


OF to the north and terminates at Nesle.
Two small railroad lines run north and
northeast. the former to Nesle and the
latter to Ham.
Noyon Is n great highway centre. One
road runs to Roye. to the northwest
one to Ham. to the northeast; one goes
up the Disc Valley and another leads
down Into Carlepont Forest, to the
to Compiesne.
Noyon is n very ancient town, being
known to the Romans. Chariemagne
was crowned King OF the Franks at
Noyon in 1853. and Hugh Capet was
elected King there in 9S7. 1t was the
birthplace OF John Calvin. who was born
July 10, 1909
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ON front of seventy6ve miles the British, French
and American troops continued their hammer blows
yesterday against the retreating Germans registering
an advance which In one instance reached a maximum
Of twelve and a half miles All along the line the
In the extreme north the British pushed forward On
both sides of the Scarpe River meeting the most
desperate opposition, but continuing nevertheless
Further south the British and French pushed east
ward toward the old Hindenburg line, capturing Ba-
paume and according to unofficial reports Ham. an
important road centre considerably to the east of the
allied line.
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In his letter to the President II }, re
said that several weeks after 70 -i' o.
committee had been created g. b|. .-
this bill q. &, Merrill chief or-'u1"
the bureau of forestry in IN" u. U'-
ment OF Agriculture had conn 90
him and said that the three Secretaries
Lane, Houston and Baker -.a' '
quested that the bill which the Pre-
had given the committee Le rCt' ''
back to them as there we've r.. ~
amendments which the Scrrr'l
wanted In the interest OF clarity
simplicity.
As a result Mr. Sins said. n J,'
bill was brought Ia him, tpgtih"" N.'H I
letter signed by the three So,r,'t"... =
proving the amendments
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After winning Noyon the French pushed to the
north and east, taking positions which will enable
them to menace the German armies along the Aisne
and Vesle.
Altogether it was one of the biggest days of the
allied offensive, with Marshal Fochs everywhere
in command OF the situation. German prisoners
nued to be taken in droves, sometimes surrenderng
sometimes yielding to forced capture. Back of the
German lines many fires and explosions and
heard indicating that the German commanders realize
the hopelessness of their situation and that they
blowing up stores they cannot move.
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HELENA, Ion, Aug. 29-Dr. O. H.
Landstrum OF Helena had "a lead OF ap.
proximately 200 votes over Miss Jean
nette Rankin, Representative from Mon
tana, for the Republican nomination for
United states Senator In the count OF
the ballots cast In Tuesdays primary
election. Miss Rankin. according to her
brother. Wellington d. Rankin. will be a
candidate even II not nominated by the
Republicans
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60 overrun the southern section Of the
Picardy battlefield, General Mangin's
troops to-day extended their lines well
to the north and east of Noyon. captur-
Ing Morlancourt and Landrimont. The
French have established themselves
firmly on Mont st. Simeon. a mile east
Of Noyon, and have taken Happlicourt.
nearly a mile northeast OF Noyon. Man.
gins men have crossed the Ailette river
at several points and occupy the west
Iank OF the Canal du Nord for almost
its entire length. Quesnoy Wood. which
until recently was ono OF the enemy's
main artillery centers. Is now in French
hands. The greatest advance made by
tho French to-day was IAN miles
Gen. Mangin has continued his ad-
vance north and east Of Noyon and
along the valley OF the Disc until his
forces now constitute a serious menace
to the Germans along the Vesle and the
Aisne. II Mangin gets a few miles fur
Their, and there are no signs as yet that
he is in any danger Of being halted, he
will be we'll along the flank OF those
armies which were forced out Of the
Marine pocket.
Prisoners Now Total 100000.
Il has been announced that since the
beginning OF the great .allied offensive
in July more than 10000 German pris-
oners have been taken and that the cap
ture of guns Is now we'll past the 1000
mark.
From all sides the allied leaders con-
tinue TO receive reports of n constantly
weakening morale in the German armies
and all correspondents at the front re-
port that the German prisoners. In prac-
tically all instances, declare themselves
glad to be out Of the conflict. They
also say that feeling OF hopelessness
has settled down on the German armies
and that the officers, even by resorting
TO such extreme measures as shooting
the offenders, are unable to check the
spread of indifference and even open
mutiny In the enemy ranks.
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GOMPERS VISITS OLD HOME.
Will he british Governments
Guest Mt Luncheon To-day.

LONDON, Aug. 2a.-Safnuei Gompers.
president of the American Federation
OF Labor, who is visiting England, went
this morning with friends to the East
End, where he made a pilgrimage to
scenes OF his boyhood. He previously had
called at the American Embassy and
talked with the officials and the mill
tary and naval attaches.
Mr., Gompers will be the Governments
guest at luncheon tomorrow.
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HINDENBURG MUCH ALIVE.
Field Marshal Assures FatherIa n d
Party lie Is Fright ms a Triyet."

LONDON, Aug. 29.--Feld Marshal Won
Hindenburg, replying to a telegram re-
Gently sent to him by members of the
Fatherland party at Reichenberg, Bo-
hernia. asking for some dgn that he
was alive Is quoted In Oil Amsterdam
despatch az saying:
Il am as right as trivet and looking
calmly 10 the future"
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WASHINGTON, Avg, 80. taNorth." 20
port was ordered to-day by the S.r az
Mines Committee on the Bill lUIui1''i
ty Senator Henderson of Nevada I-o'
Nding for Government prolH ''." M
distribution OF minerals needed a. '.A
war The measure has President w.
sons approval.
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ITALIANS REPULsE FOE.
Drive Advanced Posts Back With
Loss in Concei valley.

ROME, Aug. 2s.-The Italian official
communication issued to-day follows:
In the Concei Valley enemy attacks
were averted by our fire. Advanced
posts were driven back with losses.
Prisoners were taken on the north
ern slopes of Altissimo and north Of
Col del Rosso hostile recommending
parties were dispersed.