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has been stamped out OF the worldl Does any OF
it remaini Then, by the God Of every freeman
in the world to-day, will extrpate it, root it out,
ourselves and children and our chldren's chill
dren.
We write under the stress of a very powerful
emotionthat in itself should be enough to signify
the quality Of Maeterlinck's work Is it nothing
that it has stirred no play between book covers
ever has stirred usf There are some very terrible
plays to be had on printed pages There plays
that disocate ones brain, for a while, at least and
there are plays which have fundamentally changed
mems attitudes toward themselves and their fel-
lows This is not one. This is play that takes the
human will and the human conscience and har
nesses them to the end that justice may be done and
freedom be secure
The Affair at Stilemonde.
The drama is in three acts. All take place in q
single day. The first act begins at 10 in the morn
ing and ends at noon. The second lasts from to
IN the afternoon The last act runs nom half
past to T. The scene is q small town in Belgian
Flanders. All the action takes place in the study
of the Burgomaster of the town, Cyrille Van Belle
The curtain discloses the Burgomaster's
tary at work. In comes one Jean Gilson an old
acquaintance IA Belgian Soldier who has been
wounded at Aerschot. He brings that the
Germans, under Lieutenant Otto IIilmer, about
to occupy Stilemonde. He also brings news of their
acts. When the Burgomaster comes in, bringing
with him grapes which he has spent years and
much money to cultivate, Jean ellison gives par
Hculars:
81 beg your pardon, Mr. Burgomaster there has
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been no e1aggeraton at all on the contrary, we
haven't heard everything yet. . . As for the
massacres at Dinant and Louvain, I've got that at
first hand: two Of my men saw it with their
eyes. At Louvan, they executed 2l0 innocent peo-
plc including "a women and IA children; at Di-
nant, COG, including 80 children and II women
Lieutenant Hilmer is the Burgomaster 3 son-in-
law At that moment Hmer's wife-they had
been married six months beforc-is in the house.
The Burgomaster is certain that all possible con-
sideraton will be shown him and the people OF the
town. Gibson is secreted until his presence be
communicated to Hilmer.
Hilmer arrives, but under officer with
Major Baron Won Rochow, a stern specimen Of the
German military machine. A war levy is to be
made on the town, and the Burgomastcr is in
formed that while no trouble is looked for he is
hostage for the good behavior of his people And
within the hour Lieutenant Karl Won Schaunberg,
q German officer is shot dead in the Burgomaser's
grounds
AN Example Must Be Made
The only person dscoverable to have been near
the slain officer is old Claus gardener. 1t is pre-
postcrous that Claus should have slain Schaun-
berg However, Won Rochow must make ex-
ample of some one. The Burgomaster has the
choice Of finding the real murderer or sacrificing
Claus-or if he insists upon Claus s innocence, of
standing before firing squad himself Young Hill
mer and the BurgomaSter are the chief persons IN
what follows Hilmer is not brute, by any means,
but he is quite incapable Of seeing the situation as
the Burgomaster secs it Suppose Claus is innocent
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Maeterlinck's "Burgonaster"
The Belgian Dramatist Writes a War Play Which
Is Full of the Pity and Terror of True Tragedy

M AUR1cE MAETERL1NcK has
A'A been a name to conjure with
ever since the appearance Of The Blue
Bird. 1t is a tremendous way from
that lovely allegory Of childhood and
the pursuit of happiness to The Burg
0mdster Of Siilemonde, his new drama
of the war which has just been pub.
Ished in an English translation by
Alexander Teixeira de Mattos. The
Burgomdster Of StiIemonde is
greater thing than The Blue Bird,
even though it may be poorer play
As a play it has defects. AS a pro-
foundly moving presentation of the
blackness of war in Belgium it may
well stand without a parallel for
many year to como.
Everybody must read it; that is set
tied. Everybody 1t makes
no slightest difference what you "like
to read" 1t is Of no importance at
all that you may suffer while you read
IL. Every soul must nave Its purge OF
pity and terror, as the Greeks we'll
knew and as we know full we'll. But
the old Greek tragedies left the spec
tator with the conviction that men
were merely the playthings Of the
gods; and Thomas Hardy at his SUI
premest sears your consciousness with
the same white hot iron. Not SO
Maeterlinck.
For the war about which his new
drama is written has ended. The thing
which he sets before us in The Bargo-
master of Stilemonds has been
crushed. The thing which he depicts
is thing Of terror not because it is
German, but because it is hellish.
Read, read, and draw a deep breath
Of unutterable relief that 80 much evil
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Hilmer is perfectly willing to believe
that An example is necessary
Says Hilmcr to his father-m-law:
81 should not hesitate. After all,
as there are two innocent men, why
should you, who are unquestionably
the more innocent of the two ( y, 10
the one 10 suffer- We are at war;
war brings strokes Of good and bad
luck which have nothing in common
with the chances Of ordinary life.
"All this is much too subtle for
me-" retorts the Burgomaster. ~
see and understand one thing only,
Claus is innocent If l do not declare
the fact aloud, by your Majors own
decision my silence becomes tanta-
mount to formal accusation and, to
save my own life, shall be sending
man whom l know to be innocent to
face the firing party" He closes with
a terrible sentence: is there name
for that action in Gcrmanf"
You refuse to understand. What
ever happens, from your point of view
an injustice is bound to be COM
mitted," answers Hilmer. And he
argues that the Burgomaster' life Is
infinitely more valuable than that Of
the old gardener who has mo rela-
tions, no children, no ono to regret
him, who does no public service and
who will soon be burden to the COM
munityl" To which the Burgomaster
replies; 1T is here a question not Of
weighing the value or the usefulness
of mans life, but Of knowing
whether or not am to dishonOr my
own" Hilmer finds this quite incom.
prehensible.
The Burgomaster, facing death, is
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10
Home Makers
Club Organized

An interesting meeting was held at
the home of Mrs. Charles Thompson
Monday afternoon, the object being
the organization OF the Home Max
ers' Club in connection with the
farm bureau plan which is being fur
thered in the various communities
of Lincoln county
Members of the extension service
of the University of Nevada were
present, including c. w. Creel, state
leader Of county agents; Mrs. Kath-
crime Smith, state leader of home
demonstration agents; Professor ver-
ner E. Scott, state leader in dairying !;
Miss Adelaide l.. Phillips, home DEM
onstration agent Of Clark county, and
L s. E. Merrill, county agent of Clark
county. They discussed in detail the
benefits to be derived from such an
Organization.
A Home Makers Club was organic
ed with Mrs. Grace Bowman as pres.
ident and Mrs. Florence vedder az
secretary and treasurer. The next
meeting will be held October II, due
notice of which will be given.
] 1t is hoped that the ladies of Pi
oche, particularly the housekeepers
will affiliate with this movement tt
work in cooperation for the improve
ment Of the efficiency, comfort, happi
ness and health Of the home life ant
for the welfare Of the community.
The promoters of this movemen
held an organization meeting In Pa
naca Tuesday afternoon. From ther
they proceeded to Hike for an organ
ization meeting Thursday afternool
and another in Alamo Thursda
night. They will proceed to Las We
gan Friday.
A community center organizatio
was effected at Ursine last Sunday
with James H. Hollinger chairma
and Henry Hammond secretary-treas
urer. At this meeting Home Max
ers' Club was also organized, wit
Mrs. Henry Hammond president an
Mrs. Hollinger secretary-treasurer
Those present at the meeting /
Phoebe last Monday included: Mei
. danes John H. Cook, L. j. McName'
Florence Vedder, Florence ThOma
, T. ]. Osborne, A. A. Sherman, Tol
, McCormac, J. H. Hastings, w. l
, Price, Louise Thompson, Emma Fielt
son, H. Willoughby, William Kixmi
r ler and L. M. Brokaw.
| !
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Luigi Amante has been In Pahran-
agat valley all week on hunting
trip.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Gus Ballas and Tony Mitsoff have
secured lease in the Comet district
Mr.. Ballas left for the camp Thurs
day with truckload of supplies
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Attorney A. L. Scott and John
Amsden were out hunting ducks in
Spring valley last Tuesday. Both
bagged the limit, at least each told
the same story.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. McNamee, who
were visitors here during the fair,
returned to their home In Los Ange-
les last Monday
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

William H. Pitts made a quick trip
to Ely by automobile last Thursday
returning the following evening He
reports the roads in fair condition.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Superintendent Van Housen's pri-
vate car was In the yards this week.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

James Ryan went to Salt LAX,
Wednesday to attend the Mathew
trial.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Miss Robbie Louise Stewart, school
teacher at Spring Valley, was in Pi-
oche Thursday on business connected
with her school.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Ed Donohue reports the Big Five
lease to be in fine shape and that the
men are taking out from two to four
tons of good ore every shift.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

AL Norris is Phoebe visitor. Mr.
Norris, 1t will be remembered, los
an arm while in the service OF tn,
country.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

A pleasant impromptu social dance
was held Thursday evening at the
Miners union hall, which was greatly
enjoyed by the merry participants.
The music was rendered by Mrs. ].
D. Van vleet and Miss Mamie Jacob
SON under the able direction Of Con-
ductor Zube. Among those present
were the Mesdames vedder, Zube,
Van vleet, Isabel Ewing, Kixmilier
and Sears, the Misses Osborne, Orr,
Frankie and Mamie Jacobson Pam
nier and Kixmiller and Messrs. Zube,
Godbe, Guy Snyder. Jack Fitzgerald.
Grubbs, Haufier, Van Vleet, Si6e-Llv-
ermore and Jess Prudential.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

j. c. Rich is in Phoebe from Cedar
City, Utah. Mr.. Rich is wholesale
distributing agent for the Oldsmobile
cars.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Luke J. McNamee is expected home
from the east on the 18th. He has
been east for the last two weeks on
legal business in Philadelphia.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Mrs. Ruth E. Lloyd came to Phoebe
last Monday from. her home in Salt
Lake. Though still weak, her many
| friends are glad to see her here.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

George ImObersteg, who has been
visiting his sister in Caliente and his
father, F. ImObersteg, at Big Springs
left Friday for Ely.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Burt & Denton opened the new
Rex theater the first night Of the fair
with Eye for Eye" featuring Nazi-
nova. Since then the place has beeA
crowded each show night. TAa neH
building, which IL Of concrete. vlll
seat 900 and is equipped with dy~1n,
ing rooms and lavatory. The waltz
and ceiling are painted In attraetita
designs and pleasing feature y tho
three-tiered balcony. The new butld-
ing is credit to Caliento anA ~
managers deserve the hsst patronngo
for their enterprise In build1nG O
up to date show house
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Earl Alverson has secured a lease
on the Hillside dumps. in the Bristol
district. He came into Phoebe Friday
for supplies.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Charley Osborne left last week fo
Salt Lake to have dental work done
He visited Las Vegas before return
ing home today.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Mr.. and Mrs. p. w. DUNN are
spending the week in Milford, their
former home.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Mrs. ]. d. Van Vleet returned to
her home in Phoebe Wednesday after
a weeks visit in Las Vegas.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Claud Cole is in Phoebe from the
Geyser district. He reports the range
cattle as in an improved condition
since the recent rains.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Roy Orr of the City garage reports
the placing of an order recently for 6
sixty-light electric plant, which hi
expects will arrive soon.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Miss Cushionberry arrived in Pi-
oche Friday from her home in Los
Angeles. She will teach school in
Eagle Valley.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Charles Lee. rancher OF Wilson
Creek. Is in Phoebe on business.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Lansdowne en-
tertained friends at dinner last Sun
day.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Ed Westover is in Phoebe from the
Black Metal mine at Jackrabbit e
visit with his family.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Mrs. II. NJ. Lansdowne entertained
a number of friends at social tea
Friday afternoon.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Mrs. Margaret Stewart and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lucille Ryan, who were
Caliente visitors during the fair, re-
turned to Los Angeles Friday.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Joe Delmue was in Phoebe Thurs
day on business connected with his
cattle company.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Charles Culverwell reports that he
has received assays on the car Of ore
recently shipped by John Grove. Will
liam Atchison and Carlyle Wilcox.
The car should bring about $1,000.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Angelo Clark is nothing II not
thoughtful. Others forget. but An
geio sent lovely wreath to Chicago.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Mrs. Laura Blake came over from
the Prince mine Friday to attend tn,
movies at Thompson's hall.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Judge William E. Orr writes that
on account of illness he will not hold
a session Of court here October 1 5, as
previously arranged, but will be
here, all being well, in November.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Z Major F. Nugent Cosby is still in
the hospital at Fort Bayard, N. NJ,
but his friends here are glad to learn
that he is in much improved health.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

FOR SALE.
Typewriter ribbons for all makes ..
machines at the Record once; u each'
mailed to any address.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Mrs. Ralph Salt spent several days
in Los Angeles this week.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

+. Stevens is looking over the
Comet district with view to leasing.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Walter M. Anderson of the Cali
fornia Hardware Company, with
headquarters at Los Angeles, spent
several days in Caliente this week
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Lost-Small Fraternity pin: Sigma
Nu. Liberal reward for return to the
Record Office.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

number Of Phoebe folks are plan
ming on hunting trips next week.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Joe Sandon is leasing on the Lyn-
don property, in the Comet district,
and has already placed ten tons Of
ore on the mine platform. FIe ex-
poets to ship car by November /.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

o. B. Amsden, mining engineer, ac-
companied by John Amsden, Joe Ha-
gel and E. G. D. Marriage, made a
trip to One Wheel canyon, in the
Comet district, last Monday. Mr.
Amsden made an examination of the
Hub group Of mining claims for Los
Angeles people.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Folgers Shasta Tea at A. s.
Thompson Company's store for so
cents per pound. This is an unusual
piece Of goods at low price and will
help very materially to reduce the
high cost for those who like good tea.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Tony Martello has accepted a po-
sition with the. Milwaukee, railway
and departed for his new field of la
Dor at Avery, Idaho, last Wednesday.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Mrs. Harry Miller is visiting in
Los Angeles.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Richard David and Robert. Perry,
who have been selling lots In the
Electra oil district of Texas for the
last month, left for Milford Wednes-
day.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Mrs. Tony Jacobson Ia expected in
Phoebe from Salt Lake shortly.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Druggist ]. d. Van vleet is the
proud possessOr Of brand new
fiivver-with electric starter and ev-
erything. He tried it out Wednes-
day by trip to Caliente to escort
Mrs. Van Vleet home from the city
by the railroad.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Dyer A. Geer is the lucky recipi-
ent OF nice new 1919 Ford touring
car. He secured so many new sub
scribers for the well-known period
ical. the American Farmer, that the
management decided that he would
do even better fortified with a Ford
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Cecil Morris came in Friday from
his Wilson Creek ranch. He is dis
posing Of his produce in the local
market and reports nice crop on the
old home place.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Phoebe Ore Shipments for the Week
Ore shipments from Phoebe Tor the
week ending October aggregated
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Walter G. Coombs, formerly prin.
cipal of the Caliente school, has been
honorably discharged from the navy
and is at home In San Pedro, accord.
ing to the Los Angeles Examiner.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Phoebe was apparently the only
Nevada town in this section that had
direct innings reports Of the big base
ball series, judging from the number
Of telegraph Offices that cut in on the
wire. The service was good and was
greatly appreciated by those who
paid for it and by those who did not.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Stationery and once supplies st thu
Record ofiice.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Draughtsmen's and carpenters' pen
ellis at the Record once.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

William Garrison, A. ]. Raymond,
James Brier and Tom McCormac
spent Monday night in Phoebe. They
put in two days on the Comet road,
cut down few trees and generally
improved the worst places. The work
was done under the direction of Ar
thur Reall.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

The Misses Maggie and Thelma
Nesbitt, daughters Of Mrs. James
Nesbitt, expect to remain in Las We
gas for three weeks before returning
to their home in Phoebe
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Charles Stindt and M. l.. Lee left
Tuesday for a three-day business and
hunting trip in Snake valley, north oi
Atlanta. They expect to be bach
Monday of next week.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

From Milly Wilkes, a Caliente
girl now student in St. Mary's acad-
envy in Salt Lake, comes the follow
ing expression of loyalty to her home
town: 'The sisters are going to
take us to see the Utah state fair, but
I know it will not be anything like
dear old Caliente's fair"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Mrs. Lena Faust has recently been
quite sick. but she is now much bet
ter and able to be at work in the
Delta postoffice, James Faust, her
husband, being postmaster there.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Charles Wing this week sold one
of his houses on Culverwell street to
Harry Bishop and his warehouse to
Frank c. Pace. The Wings expect
to leave Caliente shortly for south
ern California.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

Rev. Percival S. Smithe will hold
services next Sunday at Christ church
mission, in the Union Sunday School
building. This will be the seven
teenth Sunday after Trinity and the
services will be as follows: Holy
communion, 1880 a. m; holy COM
munion and prayer, IL a. M; eve
ming prayer and sermon, 7:30 p. III.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

The case of Charles Mathews
against the Salt Lake railroad will
again come up for hearing before the
federal court in Salt Lake Wednes-
day. Mr.. Mathews was hit by pas
senger train in 1914 on the crossing
| in Caliente.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

w. M. Christian, head of the grand
lodge Of Odd Fellows of Nevada, has
left Phoebe for an extended visit to
the lodges Of the state in his official
capacity. His first stop was at Las
Vegas.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

R. H. Carr, manager of rhe Geyser
Land and Cattle Company, has ar
rived at the company's ranch at Cey-
ser from his home in Arizona. Mr..
Carr will be at the ranch two weeks.