The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-03-09

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Student In Arms, Mr.. Hankey ha
made the supreme sacrifice, but h
has left behind him a-little book tha
is as charming as it is unpratsntiou'
Here is glimpse of his picture 0
Kitcheners Army:
1--WE are a mixed lot-a
triumph of Democracy like the
Tubes. Some Of us have fifty
years to our credit and only
claim to thirty others are six
teen and claim to be eighteen.
Some OF us enlisted for glory,
some for fun, and a few for fear
of starvation. Some of US began
by being stout and lost weight,
out. Some of US grumble and go
sick to escape parades; but for
the most part we are aggressive
ly cheerful. and were never after
in our lives. We sing as we
march. Such songs we sing!
All about eoons and girls. paro-
dies Of hymns, parodies about
Kaiser Bill and sheer unadulter-
ated nonsense.
Anyhow we are Kltchener's
army and we are quite sure 1t
will be all right. Just send us
to Flanders and see If it amt.
We're Kitchener's army and we
don't care IL IL SHOWS ink"
And then read his description oi
the men after they got out"
They who had formerly been
our despair, were now our glory.
Their spirits effervesced. Their
wit sparkled. Hunger and thirst
could not depress them. Rain
could not dampen them, Cold
could not chill them. Every
hardship became a. joke. They
did not endure hardship, they
derided IL. Never was such
triumph OF spirit over matter. As
for death. IL was In q way, the
greatest joke of all. In a way,
for If IL was another fellow that
was hit IL was an occasion for
tenderness and grief, But IL one
OF them was hit. . Death where
is thy sting? Portentous, solemn
Death, you looked like a fool
when you tackled one OF them,
One by one Death challenged
them. One by one they smiled
in his grim visaRe and refused
to be dlsmayed.'
Don't look to Donald Hankey for
statistics or information about the
war, but if you want a stirring pic
ture of high endeavor. read him.
An interesting dramatic experiment
IS to be tried in New York by Stuart
Walker, who will present certain
portions Of the Book OF Job as a
dramatic Offering under the title The
Book of job.
No liberties are to be taken with
he text, but il will be presented
solely for the dramatic material it
contains, and with q rather notable
,ast. George Gaul will be seen as
fob. and David Bispham viii be the
Voice out of The Whirlwind,
There is much Of the dramatic in
he book Of Job. If you don't believe
t, reread some passages from II,
md try TO picture the story as a
lrama. 1t is all very stirring drama,
md with wonderful, thrilling lines.
70 better dramatic climax could be
conceived than Job rising superior
O all daubts and questionings, with
lis wonderful speech: Il know that
nv Redeemer liveth''. -.
III Mr.. Walker discovers drama in
places, he may also dis
,over a great actor in David Bisp-
lam. Mr.. Bispham has but little
race OF once wonderful voice left,
,ut he still has knowledge of how to
a song such as none of the
'ounger singers possess. For several
ears he has retained his place as q
ingeT, simply on his knowledge Of
he art OF song Interpretation. 1t is
dramatic instinct such as few
tnEers possess. That ability may
erve to keep this great artist before
he public in another line, that OF an
.ctor.
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
re to be cinematized, and presented
or the delectation of "Movie" patrons
n a photoplay story known as
Huck and Tom. ..- ..s..
This trifing with some of the most
acred memories of youth win be
'iewed with alarm by real lovers OF
luck and Tom. a....-
II doesn't seem possible that justice
an be done them. Can the camera
atch the atmosphere of the sleepy
Id Missouri village, and the htll
ack OF the town?
Iniun Joe's escape from the court
Dom may resolve itself into a mere
it OF stage melodrama- And of
curse no curly haired darling Of the
Green could do justice to Becky
hatcher.
what director can lay hands on
he incident of Tom whitewashing
he fence, and not destroy the picture
eft on the Imagination?
Movie directors have done some
7onderful things in the spectacular
me; they are doing some rather de-
Rhtful whimicalities, as for ex-
mple, the Marguerite Clak Bah SER
ss; but we rather tremble for Huck
nd Tom,
Agnes ReppIier is always interest
ng. and sometimes most refreshing.
She has one OF her refreshing artt-
les in the current Atlantic on 'sWO-
len Enthroned".
II is a sane compromise between
he victorian type OF woman,
hose virtues were all enshrined in
our dear Queen, and the ultra mod
rn idea Of super-Woman, whose in
uence will work a revolution in the
rorld's civilization.
Miss Repplier is rather caustic
bout "the superlative complacency
( American women which she says
is largely due to the oratorical adu-
ltion of American men"
IL Is a generalization, Of course,
yhich is not true, for all American
romen are no more "superlatively
than are all men "0ra-
adulant".
But she sums it up as follows:
mo sane woman believes that
women as a body. will vote more
honestly than men; but no sane
man believes that they will vote
less honestly. They are neither
the gateway to He'll as Tertul-