The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-03-28
1.-THE COMMON CAUSE"

Bentley Grand, Thursday and Fri.
dly, April, 81. Matinee Daily
400 O'clock.
In the prologue and epilogue,
which visualize the Common
Cause and talented women Of the
American stage: Marjorie RAM
beau, representing Columbia"
Violet Heming. Britannia" Irene
Castle. France" Julia Arthur.
Italy" and Effie Shane. BEL
gium."
The story Of The Common
Caute" is 4 complete story of the
war. starting out with q prologue,
picIuring the betrayal Of Belgium
and the entrance, in their order OF
the allies into the war. The de-
welopment Of the romance begins at
a Red Cross fete in New York City.
with the introduction Of the three
principal characters-Orin Palmer.
q successful consulting engineer;
Helen. his wife social butterfly
and Edward Wadsworth, q young
bachelor, with whom she is infatu-
ated.
America has just entered the war.
and Helene, her husband gone,
throws herself with energy into war
work. and it is through her insist
ance that Wadsworth enlists, after
she tells him that their petty
loves should be forgotten in such
q crisis. And at the same time,
in the Far West, Palmer, unknown
to his wife, enlists and gets COM
mission as captain in the Marine
Corps.
The scene changes to Chateau
'Thierry, with the dramatic meeting
there Of Palmer and Wadsworth as
their regiments enter the village.
And also there is Helene. in charge
Of q Red Cross station. Then is
shown moet thrillingly and with
every regargd to historical accuracy.
the fateful struggle for, possession
of the town.
Az the Americans are fighting
against the onslaught Of the Huns.
Captain Palmer has 4 brief moment
with his wife. whom he>flnds66f at
her post of duty. which sAe refuses
to leave, even 1t his paeadings.
The action of the picture follows
the Americans to their prepared
trenches as the Huns sweep into the
town. Palmer calls for volunteers
to ascertain the strength Of the
enemy, a mission meaning almost
certain death. and Wadsworth is
first to volunteer. Palmer, know.
ing nothing except that his wife
and Wadsworth are in the town to-
gether. bids the man soldiers $
.God-speed, and when he does not
return, himself crawl out into Mo-
Mans Land and brings him in sore
~ wounded.
Meanw h le Helene. bravely stick
ing to her post of duty. falls into
the clutches Of brutal German
general, but is saved, temporarily,
when one of the two little French
refugees whom she is befriending,
.snatches the Huns pistol from him
and she covers him with his own
weapon. All through the night she
sits across . table from her enemy,
her frail hand holding the heavy
weapon at his heart. Just at dawn
Nature gives way and AZ her eyes
close for . second. the Hun springs
on her and disarms her.
At dawn. also. the Americans. led
by Captain Palnier's company,
sweep again into Chateau Thierry.
and the captain leads his men first
to the house where he had left
Helene. Husky troopers batter
down the door with the butts OF
their rifles and q bullet from Pal
mer's pistol drops the Hun, with
Helene in his arms.
In q hospital, a few hours later.
Helene finds Wadsworth on his cot.
Calling her to him, he tells her that
Orrin still loves her and that she
must 90 to him, as the pure flame
Of war had burned all the dross
from their lives. Helene finds her
captain just as he is about to push
on st the head of his company; as
he sees her he understands and with
his arm about her they watch the
departing column. In due time
announcement Of the armistice
comes ana the victorious Allies join
in celebration.
The,picture closes with the beauti'
Eft. :-r.ccc;.,o oui1oOnn showing