Evening star., 1933-07-08
VARS RECORD
is IMPRESSIVE
AS FILM TALE
"Forgotten Men, Is
Product of Fine
Skill.
WAR which divided a world, de-

WAR which divided world, de-
w stroyed many of the finest products
Of intelligence. and made human life
a monster target runs it's flashing and
reverberating course on the screen at
the Metropolitan Theater Political
events, which show how the nations
lined up for the struggle, are caught
with the precision of the cameras eye
in all their significance. Structures
erected to the glory of peace-time
achievement are wiped out by great
explosive missiles. Men follow the paths
of glory to relentless destruction, while
medals of valor on their breasts pre-
serve the memory of their deeds States
men and warriors review the massed
multitudes of fighters and lend en-
couragement to those who must win
or lose IN the task of upholding their
respective ideals Or ambitions. This is
the story that is told as four years of
struggle are compressed into the period
required to grind out, with accompany
ing and impressive sound, a feature
picture in the theater.
Forgotten Men" is the subject Of
the offering at the Metropolitan, but no
part of the great war has been for
gotten. Skill has been shown in weav-
ing the tapestry Of Mars. In the battles
alone which cover the struggles on
two continents, the producers have
assembled some of the official pictures
from the archives of the nations with
a completeness which Is unparalleled
From the assassination at Sarajevo to
the burial of the Unknown Soldier in
Arlington there is pictorial description
which must revive the memories of
those who fought and the reverence of
those who only realize the spirit of
patriotism which drove millions into
the whirlpool
Contributing to better understand
ing of the clash of republics and
monarchies. there is a finely co-ordi-
mated thread Of genuine history to il
illuminate the story. The pictures are
described by speaker recorded in the
film, and the outstanding personalities
of Europe and America are intro
duced with significant comments. Presi-
dent Wilson is seen signing the Amerl-
can declaration of war and, with Gen.
Pershing, sharing in the activities
abroad. The English King, with modest
dignity. encourages his men in their
spontaneous zeal. The German Kaiser,
Hindenburg and Ludendorff uphold the
military spirit. The statesmen and
generals of France reveal in their in
spired countenances the responsibility
Russia come into the picture, and the
naval operations, which furnished the
mystery of the war, give impressive
color to the whole.
Growing out of this whole repro
duction of the incidents of a struggle,
which turned the course of nations, IS
the evidence that in the science of
war new principles grew out of new
problems and experiences. 1t is evident
that in the greatest of all wars the
methods were learned by the process of
leaping into the dark and hoping for
success. Development of armaments
and explosives, creation of great guns,
trench warfare and the American
theories marked the places along the
way that turned a possible deadlock
into a fighting finish.
All the great battlefields are shown.
the horrors of submarine warfare arc
revealed, the Lusitania stands as a
symbol, Germany's last stand is i'm
pressed on the mind, poison gas takes
its unprotected victims, men die by
shrapnel and machine gun, human
bodies are blown into the air. Verdun
stands as a slaughter pen, Zeppelins
lombard English homes and Flanders
Field Is seen with its endless rows of
graves It Is all worthy record Of
the most spectacular event Of all time
D. C. c.