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"DRY" SENTIMENT
IS GROWING FAST
Looks Like Central Pennsyl
vania Counties Will Elect
Pledged Members in Fall
It is not unlikely in view of the
rapid growth of sentiment favorable
to ratification of the prohibition
amendment that the Republican
leaders of Dauphin county, like those
of York and Cumberland, will fall
into line with those in the Juniata
valley and declare for nomination
and election of legislators pledged
to vote "dry" in the 1919 Legisla
ture. Dauphin county has classed
in the "wet" column for years, but
upon a couple of occasions legis
lators, but "hot a whole delega
tion, have been elected "dry." De
mands for increased efficiency due
to industrial and railroad expansion,
the developments of business have
strengthened the sentiment for the
amendment immensely in the last
two or three months, there being a
trench in that direction noticeable
even before Christmas.
Legislators opposing the amend
ment would have no more show now
among the Republicans of Cumber-
and Franklin counties than
they would in the Juniata valley and
there are strong intimations that
Lancaster county, which has been
giving a couple of votes for local
option lately will increase the meas
ure, while the "dry" people are con
fident that they are going to make
headway in Lebanon. The state
capitol is also hearing reports of
manifestation of "dry" sentiment in
some anthracite counties, especially
in the western end of the field.
"Dry 1 ' Sentiment Here
In the last week men active in
the Republican organization have
been visited and written to by a
number of men connected with the
party in Harrisburg and in the
county districts, urging that a stand
be made for the prohibition amend
ment and that the leaders declare
for nomination of men who will be
"dry t ." Some of them are strongly
inclined to do so. They will be im
portuned more than ever now that
the time for circulating nominating
petitions is at hand. The Demo
cratic leaders are being subjected to
the same sort of pressure.
It is regarded as certain that Rep
resentative Ramsey Black will be
renominated by the Democrats of
the city district and likely an Alli
son Hill Democrat named to run
ivith him.
The Soldier Vote
Considerable interest is being
manifested at the state capitol
whether any further court proceed
ings will be taken as a result of
the decision of the Carbon county
'ourts that B. M. Arthur was elected
burgess of Lansford by the soldier
vote. Question was raised In a
dozen or more counties last fall
when the soldier vote came in as to
(he effect it would have, but only
ane or two court tests were inaugur
ated. The contention that the sol
diers had a right to vote at local
Flections was sustained by the Car
bon county courtß and seems to
have been the generally accepted
condition.
What is interesting the capitol is
whether any one is going to raise
riuestions which will affect the sol
dier vote this year. Soldiers will
not vote at the primary, apparently,
but this fall they will vote in the
state and congressional and legisla
tive elections as they did in 191G
when they were at the Mexican
border. This voting is being done
under the act of 1864, the Legisla
ture of 1917 not enacting any new
legislation, although in session after
the war began. The Governor will
have the naming of commissioners
again, but owing to the fact that the
nominations will be made in May
and that nomination papers can not
be filed after September 6, there
will be no trouble over the ballots
as occurred last year.
To nominate a state ticket by
nomination papers this year would
require 3,519 signers.
Recruit's Income Is $3,880
Week, He Tells Captain
Ayer, Mass., March 2.—The routine
of collecting biographies of recruits
for the National Army was broken in
a somewhat startling manner for
Captain Richmond P. Harding, at
Camp Devens, yesterday.
Deaths and Funerals
FUNERAL SERVICES MONDAY
FOR MISS ANNIE L. MORGAN
Funeral services for Miss Annie
L. Morgan will be held at the resi
dence of her brother, John P. Mor
gan, 116 Calder street, Monday aft
' ernoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be
made in the Paxtang Cemetery.
Miss Morganu was one of the city's
best-known school teachers. She died
on Thursday evening at 8.50 after an
illness of about two years. She
taught in the public schools for forty
four years, giving instruction to many
of Harrisburg's present prominent
citizens. Thousands of children were
tinder her instruction.
MRS. R. J. WOLF DIES
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Wall Wolf, aged 23, wife of the Rev.
Robert J. Wolf, of Berwick, were
held last evening at Berwick and fur
ther services will be conducted Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock at the
Memorial Lutheran Church, Fif
teenth and Shoop streets. The Rev.
L. C. Manges, pastor of the Memorial
Lutheran Church, and the Rev.
Henry W. A. Hanson will officiate
and burial will be made in the Hum
melstown cemetery. Mrs. Wolf was
for some time prior to her marriage
connected with the Workmen's Com
pensation Bureau of the State De
partment of Labor and Industry and
her wedding was the first of eight
among the employes of that depart
ment last year.
JOHN EVELER
John Eveler, Sr., aged 71, died
this morning at his home, 1729
Green street, from pneumonia. Fu
neral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
The People's Forum
Sunday, March 3, Bethel
Church, Briggs street, 3
o'clock. Big Patriotic Rally.
Music by the chorus of Grace
M. E. Church under the
leadership of Professor Phil
lips. noted speaker will
address the meeting.
SATURDAY EVENINCT, HAKRIBBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 2, 1918.
Several Small German
Naval Boats Sunk by
Mines in North Sea
By Associated Press
The Hague, Friday, March I.—Sev
eral small German naval vessels ran
into mines to-day six miles oft the
island of Vlieland, in North Holland.
In the course of attempts of Ger
mans to save the crews one boat
got into the surf and capsized. Five
men from this boat were landed on
the island.
According' to the Handelsbladt,
heavy gunfire was heard in this lo
cality last night.
London, March 2.—An Amsterdam
dispatch to the Daily Mail says a
German torj>e-loboat and two German
minesweepers ran into mines off
I Vlieland island and were blown up
| early yesterday. A German vessel
I which was in the vicinity lowered a
boat to save the crews, but the high
seas made it impossible to reach the
crews of the wrecked vessels and
the boat drifted to the island.
The dispatch says It is learned
from Ymuiden that a Dutch fishing
boat also struck a mine, aJI on board
being lost.
MRS. ELLEN L. BI RTNETT
Mrs. Ellen L. Burtnett, aged 62,
wife of Ambrose W. Burnett, died
yesterday afternoon at her home,
2733 Herr street, Penbrook. Funeral
services will be held on Tuesday at
2 o'clock from her home. The Rev.
J. C. Forncrook, pastor of Penbrook
Church of God, assisted by the Rev.
Mr. Wagner, will officiate. Burial
will be made in the East Harrisburg
Cemetery. She is survived by her
husband, son Charles C. Burnett, in
the Army; three brothers and her
mother.
YANKEES REPEL"
GERMAN RAID
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had one taste of gas a few days ago.
would fear it now, let loose great
quantities of poisonous gas, but the
men put on their masks and only a
few were affected by it. So intense
was the firing the woods back of
the salient were shot to pieces.
At 6 o'clock the barrage fire lift
ed on the trenches to the right of
the salient and Germans, numbering
240, came sweeping forward under
the protection of their fire. They
came forward apparently intending
to make a heavy haul and jumped
into what was left of the trenches,
but there, instead of the easy time
anticipated, found the Americans all
ready for battle. Fierce hand-to
hand fighting began.
One American captain rallied his
men with rifles and machine guns
and went through the American wire
entanglements into No Man's Land
and there waited for the enemy,
whom he expected to be driven out
by his comrades in the trenches,
narraer Fire Trap* Fleeing Germans
He was right, for soon groups of
the enemy started back through the
wire entanglements. The Americans
poured in a deadly fire, but. unfor
tunately, the captain was killed in
the fighting. He is the first member
of the 1917 class at West Point to
be killed.
While the Americans were in front
of the wire entanglements and in
shell holes, still fighting desperately,
the American barrage fire began
sweeping No Man's Land, catching
many running Prussians who had
had enough of American methods.
The barrage swept back and forth,
making , sure of doing all possible
damage to the foe.
When the enemy had been driven
back out of the positions the bodies
of ten German soldiers were found
in the American trenches. Two
German officers were entangled in
the wira and many bodies were in
sight. Eight were visible through
the snowstorm at one point. The
ground was littered with enemy
hand-grenades, boxes of explosives
for destroying dugouts and incendi
ary bombs, which they had no op
portunity to use.
Bombn Ftnd No Victims
The Germans managed, however,
to drop incendiary bombs in two
dugouts, which were destroyed by
fire, but no Americans were in them.
If the Germans captured any pris
oners. which is doubtful, there were
not more than two or three, pos
sibly from a listening post. Of the
missing, many probably were buried.
Digging for them now is proceeding,
and others may be accounted for.
Two German prisoners were
wounded and the other taken was
unhurt except for a welt on one of
his hands where he was struck by a
young American soldier when he
showed fight after capture.
The American officers obtained
much valuable Information from the
prisoners. One said:
"I did not have a chance to do
anything before an American jumped
onto me and grabbed me by the
throat."
The Germans had been preparing
for the raid for three weeks and
belonged to the Seventy-eighth Re
serve Division, of Hanover. The
prisoners had Russian coins in their
possession and came into the
trenches opposite just before the
Americans took over this sector.
The Americans displayed the
greatest personal courage, bravery
and energy throughout the engage
ment and outfought the surprised
enemy from the instant contact was
established.
During the bombardment a town
behind the American line was heav
ily shelled, and there were some
casualties.
SALVATION ARMY FUND
GETS FURTHER BOOST
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''over the top" a systematic plan
will be devised at that meeting to
canvass persons who have not been
seen up to that time, to raise what
ever amount may then be lacking.
President Frank G. .Fahnestock
Jr. asked the newspapers this morn
ing to urge all Kiwanis members to
go to the meeting Monday prepared
to turn over the money which they
have collected and in the meantime
to bend every effort to collect funds
for the very worthy object they are
working for.
"Every clubmember is expected to
do his bit in soliciting the fund,"
said Mr. Fahnestock, "and those who
haven't yet gotten on the job are
expected to raise the quota allotted
to each before the meeting Monday.
I suggest that members pair oft In
teams of two and devote as much of
their time as is possible, either this
afternoon or Monday.
"Contributions have been coming
in on a liberal basis, but the goal
is not yet in sight, and it will take
earnest work on the part of all
the Kiwanis solicitors to put it
across."
A contribution of S7O was made
to the fund by the Moorhead Knit
ting Company employes. W. C. Al
exander, sales manager of the
firm, is a member of the Kiwanis
Club, and through his efforts this
sum was collected. The employes
of the firm. are very patriotic,
contributing largely to the various
war work funds.
Harrisburg Lad to
Get Special Training
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PAUL F. SHOPE
Paul F. Shope, of Perdix, a Tech
nical High school graduate, now in
service at Camp Meade, was one of
the five men selected from Company
C, Three Hundred and Fourteenth
infantry, for special machine gun
training and service. Mr. Shope is a
brother of James A. Shope, engineer
in the city park department office.
Captain Gerlach, Sentenced
to Five Years For Refusing
Orders, Has Been Released
New York, March 2. —Captain
Charles E. Gerlach, formerly second
officer of the American transport
McCellan, who was tried by military
court-matrial here last October, and
given a five-year sentence at hard
labor on the charge of refusing to
stand watch while returning from
France as a passenger on another
ship, has been released. Word to
this effect was received by his wife
in a letter from the Adjutant Gen
eral authorized by the Secretary of
War.
Gerlach's defense was that he had
already stood watch four days as a
volunteer and was ill when ordered
to continue. He again has tendered
his services to the Shipping Board
as a marine officer.
PEACE PARLEY AGAIN
BROKEN; SLAVS FIGHT
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interior are making ready to resist
the invaders.
Belated dispatches from Petro
grad say the Bolsheviki are destroy
ing strategic railways, bridges and
roads and are sending large forces
to the fighting front. The Germans
are said to be within eighty miles of
Petrograd on the southwest and are
approaching Orsha, on the same
meridian of longitude at Petrograd
and 300 miles west of Moscow.
Vitebsk, ninety-five miles north of
Orsha, also is threatened. In the
Ukraine the advance of the Germans
and Austrians, who now have joined
their ally in driving the Bolsheviki
from the new republic, goes on rap
idly. Kiev, the capital, which has
been in Bolsheviki control, is in dan
ger. Vienna reports the surrender of
10,000 Russians and the capture of
much war material and railway roll
ing stock.
Interior Is Against
Separate Peace Pact;
Holy War Is Declared
By Associated Press
Vologda, Russia, Friday, March 1.
—An example of the tendency being
shown in interior Russia to follow
the example of Moscow and declare
against a separate peace with Ger
many and for a fight to the limit for
the revolution is furnished by the
action of the Council of Soldiers' and
Workmen's Delegates at Penza, some
350 miles southeast of Moscow. This
council has declined to approve the
signing of a peace treaty with the
Central Powers and has declared for
a holy war. The council at Narva
by a vote of 40 to 18 called for gen
eral mobilization and against a sepa
rate peace.
General mobilization orders have
been issued in Kazan province. In
these orders all the Soviets are urged
to fight Germany to the bitter end.
Similar action lias been taken by
the councils at Voronezh, in South
ern Central Russia, and in other
cities.
In Moscot the Social Democrat, a
Bolsheviki organ, declared on Thurs
day:
"The Russian proletariat with all
its strength must dismiss any
thought of a disgraceful surrender
of its aims and must rise to the de
fense of the revolution. To armst
either death or victory!"
PREPARE TO REGISTER
ALL CITY PROPERTY
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prothonotary under the law are not
permitted to accept any instruments
showing title transfers until the
documents are properly executed by
the city officials.
Make New Plans
A few years ago these require
ments were met but later the sys
tem was not continued. Now City
Assessor Thompson relies upon a re
turn sheet from the various county
offices showing when properties
changed hands but under the new
system the change of owners will
first be listed by the city.
The city engineer's office will pre
pare during the next few weeks a
new set of plans covering the city.
In some instances drawings now on
file can be used but in cases where
property has been annexed, or street
changes made new plans will be
needed.
During the last few weeks letters
have been sent to a ffumber of other
cities to get copies of blanks used
there In order to devise the best pos
sible record system for use here. New
books will be ordered soon and all
property in the city entered.
Officials said the new method will
give the city an accurate record of
owners of all ground and buildings
in the city, together with any chang
es of titles so that there can be no
errors in preparing the triennial as
sessments and in sending out tax
notices. Frequently in the past
there have been, a number of errors
made in assessing properly because
there was no definite system in use
to check up on sales.
ORPHEUM
Tuesday Matinee and night, March
5 Gus Hill offers "Hans und
Fritz."
Friday and Saturday, with dally
matinees, March S and 8 Lyman
H. Howe's Travel Festival.
Wednesday, matinee and night, March
13 —A special return engagement—
Henry B. Harris presents "The Thir
teenth Chair."
Coming, for the entire week of March
18 Elliott, Comstock and Gest of
fer the original company in Ameri
ca's most beautiful play, "Experi
ence."
MAJESTIC
High Grade of Vaudeville.
COLONIAL,
To-day Mabel Normand in "Dodg
ing a Million."
Monday of next week Return show
ing of Norma Talmadge in "The
Secret of the Storm Country."
Tuesday Return showing of Clara
Kimball Young in "Shirley Kay."
Wednesday and Thursday—Earle Wil
liams in "A Mother's Sin."
Friday and Saturday Alice Brady
in "Her Silertt Sacrifice."
REGENT
To-day Douglas Fairbanks in
"Headin' South."
Monday and Tuesday Jack Pick
ford in "The Spirit of '17."
Wednesday and Thursday Wallace
Reid in "Rimrock Jones."
VICTORIA
To-day William S. Hart in "Fear
less Eagan;" also June Caprice in
"The Heart of Romance."
Monday and Tuesday Theda Bara
in "Du Barry."
Wednesday and Thursday—"Parent
age."
Friday and Saturday George Walsh
in "JJack Sprulock—Prodigal."
"Hans und Fritz" will be at the Or
pheum Tuesday, matinee and night.
These youngsters
"Hons uml Frit/.*' are known to
nt the Orpheum readers of the
funny pages in
many of the daily papers who boast
of a funny page. "Hans und Fritz"
are the two boys who devote the
greater part of their time in making
so much trouble for their uncle ,
Heinie. and der Captain. The boys
are gentle reminders of Peck's bad
boy, who some years ago was such a
favorite with the reading public. In
"Hans und Fritz" we have two kid
dies who are just as capable of mak
ing trouble for others as any mis
chief-making boys ever seen on earth.
The coming of these youngsters as
stage heroes is bound to attract the
attention of many who enjoy such
fun as the cartoon boys are noted
for.
The skilled American worker, well
paid and accorded all the privileges
of the land of
I,yinnn H. Hone'* liberty, stands in
Travel Festival remarkable con
trast to the
Chinese coolie, depicted in Lyman H.
Howe's Travel Festival, which conies
to the Orpheum next week on Friday
and Saturday, with daily inaiinees.
The average coolie's stipend is one
cent an hour for the hardest kind of
labor. Man power, instead of steam,
is still used in China to move most
of the river boats and to operate the
primitive mud dredges and other anti
quated machinery. Many interesting
glimpses of the industrial methods of
the Chinese are given in Mr. Howe's
fascinating tour through the Celes
tial Kmpire.
Another striking link in the new-
Travel Festival program is an excur
sion into the wilds of Alaska, while
considerable excitement is furnished
in the capture of a wild mountain
lion by intrepid hunters in Mon
tana. "A Day and Night at Coney Is
land" is a lively and decidedly amus
ing visit to the bizarre amusement
devices of America's playground. Mr.
Howe, too, has secured some spec
tacular views of I'ncle Sam's gigantic
war caterpillars while engaged in the
performance of seemingly impossible
feats. Animated caricatures and film
novelties from the Howe studios will
be freely interspersed throughout the
entertainment.
Theatergoers who have waited patj
ently for the return of "Thirteenth
Chair" will be well
"The rewarded soon, when
Thirteenth New York's sensatioii-
Chulr" al melodrama will be
presented here by Wil
liam Harris, Jr.. in the same elaborate
setting in which it was shown at the
Forty-eighth Street Theater, New
York. To attempt a description of
"The Thirteenth Chair" in a few brief
sentences would be well nigh impos
sible. Suffice it to say that it is
claimed that from the moment the
curtain descended on the last act of
the play on its opening night, it was
a much-talked of play in New York
for an entire theatrical season. Its
continuous run at the Forty-eighth
Street Theater for more than a year
bears eloquent testimony to the in
terest taken in the play by those who
love the drama. "The Thirteenth
Chair" is bv Bayard Veiller. the au
thor of "Within the Daw," who is
known to theatergoers the world over
as a master hand at writing sensa
tional dramatic plays.
One of the most welcome announce
ments of the current theatrical sea
son is that made by
"Experience" the management of
lleturnM to the Orpheum Theater
Harriiburg that they have secur
ed the original New
York company presenting "Experi
ence," the George V. Hobart morality
play, for their theater for the entire
week of March 18, with a matinee on
Wednesday and Saturday. When one
harks back to the phenomenal runs
of this play during the past four years
it is no wonder that it has won for
itself the name of "the piost wonder
ful play in America." This is the
first time that the big, original com
pany has been seen here, and among
its players are the names of some
theatrical favorites who have long
been identified with the best the pro
fusion can give. William Ingersoll
was the original Experience, and he
will be warmly welcomed by many
playgoers who remember liim as
their favorite stock player; also Fra
zer Coulter, who plays Wealth in this
drama, is one of the most artistic and
finished players known to the con
temporary stage; Raymond \an
Sickle, the Youth of Mr. Hobart's play,
is a versatile young actor for whom
a brilliant career is predicted, while
Marie Home, as the alluring blond,
Pleasure, is a rare delight in the role.
Marion Holcombe will essay the role
of Opportunity, who knocks but once
and when her call is unheard she
goes away with Ambition, a part
played by John Todd. Dorothy New
el as Passion, dominates the whole
play, and Ebba Andrus' rendition of
Excitement is all that one could
wish. Jean Downs is the Beauty of
the drama and is, indeed, truly rep
resentative of the role, while Ada
Wingard is a tantalizing Intoxication
and her delightful, rippling laugh
soon chases away the blue devils.
Other excellent performers in princi
pal roles are: Mary Josephyne Comer
ford, May McManus, Claudia Wheeler,
Blanche Crossman, Doris Hardy,
George T. Meech, "Billy" Bets and
Harry J. Dane.
In "Dodging a Million," Goldwy's
delightful comedy-drama starring
piquant Mabel
Mabel N'.tniand In No rma n d ,
"Dodging a Million'' there appears
an "ice grot
to," presumably on the dancing floor
of a fashionable New York restau
rant. For this effect there was built
in the Goldwyn studio, at Fort Dee,
N. J., a special tank in which were
placed some 800 feet of ammonia
piping to freeze the water it contain
ed. This is probably the first time
that such an apparatus has been used
in motion pictures, and it Is said that
it strained certain resources of the
Goldwyn technical department to 1
JACK PICKFORD IN "SPIRIT OF 'l7"
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produce it. Incidentally, the result
ant scene reveals Miss Normand to
the theatergoing public as a skater of
remarkable grace. With Tom Moore,
who has been leading man to many
distinguished screen stars. Miss Nor
mand executes some difficult dance
figures over the surface of the pond. .
"Dodging a Million'' tells a tale of
newspaper life combining laughter and <
thrills, and the star's role is that of a <
copy girl," a sort of journalistic |
ne er-do-well, whose sudden, brilliant ;
"beat" covers her paper and herself !
with glory.
The attraction for Monday of the
coming week will be a return show
ing of Norma Talmadge in "The Se- ,
cret of the Storm Country," In which
this brilliant star is at her best.
Admirers of June Caprice will see
that smiling William Fox star in a
new, pretty ,
June Caprice In "The and stirring j
Heart of Komnnee" photoplay. It
is called "The I
Heart of Romance," and will be shown I
at the Victoria Theater to-day. to- I
gether with William S. Hart in "Fear
less Eagan."
Miss Caprice begins this photoplay
in an unusual way—that is, unusual j
for Miss Caprice. She wears real }
stylish clothes. In all the previous |
i nictures s'r lias appeared in Miss
Ciiprlce began in ingt' and ends in
ricnes, but in "The Heart oi Ho- j
mance" she is rich from beginning to :
end.
The story is that of a young writer
who is in love with Eloise Jackson
(June Caprice). He is poor and
Eloise's guardian fears he is fonder
of her money than of her. To test the
young man, the guardian devises sev
eral tests.
These are exciting in the extreme.
Eloise is really in love with the writer j
but she obeys the commands of her i
guardian to prove the youth really
cares for her. At one point she joins
| the chorus of a Broadway show to
• make her sweetheart believe she has |
lost her fortune.
The youth is strong of heart and j
never stops battling his way into El- i
oise's good graces. Monday and
Tuesday, Theda Bara in "Du Barry,"
will be the attraction.
Some very favorable comments have |
been heard concerning the |
vaudeville's show the last
At the half of this week. The bill ;
Mujentlc consists of a variety of
good- features with "The
Six Jolly Tars" headlining the list.
This is a very good singing and.com- 1
edy novelty presented in somewhat
unusual fashion. The act is replete
with extremely funny comedy situa
tions, and some excellent harmony is
furnished by the Nestor Quartet. Har
ney Williams and Company, in their
clever one-act farce. • entitled "Poor
John," and Friscoe, an expert on the
xylophone, are striking a popular
chord with local devotees. Patricola
and Meyers walk away at the finish
of their act with honors. This clever
duo offer a lively song and patter
skit. They have a line of rapid-fire
conversation and sing some tuneful
melodies. Turner and Grace, in a
comedy juggling novelty, complete the
roster.
Victor's Musical Melange, a spec
tacular instrumental offering, pre
sented by thirteen people, is the fea
ture scheduled for the early half of
next week. A few of the attractions
also included on this bill are Fran-
jy
Pleasure. SonK, Fashion, Beauty and Passion, five*lmportant characters in
George V. Hobarts Big Modern Morality Play, "Experience," coming to the
Orpheum Theater* entire week ol March IS.
Cis Dyer, in a comedy singing offer
ing; Frank Ward, clever monologist,
and two other comedy turns.
Jack Pickford, the talented brother
of "our Mary," is to appear at the
Regent Theater
".luck I'li-kfortl In in "The Spirit of
"The Spirit of 'l7" '17," on Monday
and Tuesday of
next week. This Is an original story,
written by Judge William Brown, of
the Chicago Juvenile Court, and ar
ranged for the screen by Julia Craw
ford Ivers. Dealing with ono of the
most important problems of the pres
ent economical crisis, "The Spirit of
'l7" sJiows the clever young star in
an altogether new light, and offers
him as yet unguessed of opportunity
to display his talent.
U. S. Officers Impressed
by Universal Courage
Encountered in Belgium
By Associated Press
With the British Army in Bel
gium, Friday, March I.—General
Elliott Wadsworth, of Boston; Colo
nel Ernest Bicknell, of Chicago;
Major Ivy Lee, of Now York; Ma
jor Van Schaick and Major Sim
mons have just completed a visit to
the Belgian front.
"Our experience has been most in
spiring," said General Wadsworth.
"Above all we were impressed by
the splendid courage and optimism
of every one, from generals in com
mand of armies to children who are
, staying on farms and studying in
schools within the sound of the
German guns. The cheerfulness of
the soldiers, the determination of
the people to see the struggle
through to a successful conclusion
and free Belgium—these are cir
cumstances which strike the Amer
ican visitor forcibly.
"Wo were impressed especially
by. the care Belgium is lavishing
on the children, iiprooted from their
homes by tvar. and by the splendid
organization of the hospitals, both
military and civilian. In fact, the
efforts of every one, from the king
and queen downward, should be an
object of admiration on the part of
the American people.
STEFANSSON ILL IN ARCTIC
Fxplorer DeliriouM, Sny Report*
From Her<tehel Island
Dawson, Y. T.. March 2.—Word
reached here yesterday of the illness
of Vilhjalmar Stefansson, the explor
er, who is at Herschel Island. Last
reports said he had suffered a re
lapse and was delirious.
Captain K. M. Tupper, of the Roy
al Northwest Police Arctic patrol, on
his return from the northern edge of
the continent reported Stefansson
had reached Herschel Island over the
Ice after his boat, the Polar Bear,
had grounded at Barter Island last
fall.
Douglas Fairbanks in Final
Appearances at Regent
Douglas Fairbanks will appear for
the last time to-day at the Regent
Theater in his latest Artcraft pro
duction, "Headin' South," which has
been adjudged by theatergoers of
this city as the best work ever done
by the celebrated actor, athlete and
acrobat. It is an exceptional Fair
banks production and is full of ac
tion from start to finish. Doug
fills the role of a western cowboy
Who takes an active part in the
troubles on the Mexican border. He
undertakes some hair-raising stunts
with his fleet pony, "Smiles," and
the photoplay bristles with gun-play
arfd battle in which hundreds of
cowboys run down a lawless band
of Mexican raiders whose depreda
tions have aroused a desire for re
taliation and punishment. The scen
ario is uniquely developed, present
ing a succession of thrills, with
Fairbanks doing his utmost to out
do the stunts that made his recent
western picture, "The Man From
Painted Post," somewhat of a novel
ty from an acrobatic standpoint. It
covers a wide range of territory,
from Canada to Mexico, and a great
variety of scenery including snow
capped mountains, forest wilderness,
the western plains and the blazing
desert.
Starting Monday we shall be com
pelled to charge "War Tax on all
our pictures.
AMUSEMENTS
COLONIAL
MABEL NORMAND
In Her First Goldtvyn Picture,
1 "Dodging a Million"
MONDAY
NORMA TALMADGE
In a Hctura Engagement
; "THE SECRET OF THE
STORM COUNTRY"
=== REGENT
LAST TIMES TO-DAY
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
"HEADIW SOUTH"
Don't miss your last opportunity to see the film which lias been
acclaimed the best in the wonderful career of the noted star. It's a riot!
Afternoon, 10 and 15c Evening, 10 and 20c
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
JACK PICKFORD
"THE SPIRIT OF 'l7"
A timely and unusual story reflecting the "Spirit of '7G"
Admission—Adults lUf, Children and war tax.
ORPHEUM MAR. 5
GUS HILL OFFERS
HANS and FRITZ : n
FUN, MUSIC AND GIRLS GALORE J 111
Matinee, 25c and 50c
* "" Z—
GOOD NEWS!
To the Theatergoers of Harrisburg
We take pride and pleasure in announcing to-day that we have
just completed arrangements with the management of the Orphcum
Theater by which we will present for a return engagement at the
Orphcum Theater for the entire week beginning Monday, March 18,
the most wonderful play in America, "EXPERIENCE," by Gcoriro
V. Hobart.
Ilarrisburg theatergoers remember the enormous success of
"Experience" in Harrisburg last May, when It played here for an
entire week, when every seat was sold in advance for every per
formance, and hundreds of people were turned away unable to
see the play.
"Experience" has broken records in every elty in which It
has appeared. It has played nine months in New York, seven
months in Chicago, five months in Hoston. and live months
in Philadelphia, the longest run in the history of tluit city.
The same big original company which played these record
breaking engagements will now come to the Orphcum Theater for
the week beginning March 18.
Tliis time you will see WILLIAM INGERSOLL as Experience;
RAYMOND VAN SICKLE as Youth; I'RAZEK COULTER as Wealth;
MARIE HOHNE as Pleasure; DOROTHY NEWELL as Passion;
ADA WINGARD as Intoxication; EBBA ANDRUS as Frailty; JEAN
DOWNS as Beauty, and sixty-seven others or the original players.
Those who were disappointed last year when they tried to buy
seats should place their orders well in advance tills season. If you
delay this time, you may liavc to .vait still another year before you
can see. tills wonderful play. Mail orders will now be received at
the Orpheum Theater for all performances of "Experience" during
the week beginning March 18. Enclose proper remittance, Including
war tax, payable to the order of the Orpheum Theater, and enclose
self-addressed stamped envelope for return of tickets.
Scats will be placed on sale Monday, March 11, at the Orpheum
Theater. The prices for this engagement will be: Evenings, 50c to
$1.50. Bargain Matinees will be given Wednesday and Saturday,
when the best seats will be SI.OO.
If you don't see "Experience" tills time, it will be your own
fault.
(Signed) WILLIAM ELLIOTT, F. RAY COMSTOCK,
and MORRIS GEST (Producers of "Experience")
Per MORRIS GEST.
PITTSBURGH CHINESE
FORM THRIFT CLUB
Pittsburgh, Pa., March 2.—Pitts-,
burgh's colony of Chinese, headed
by members of the On Tong,
have organized a thrift club and
have purchased several hundred
dollars worth of War Savings
Stamps, according to Yee Quong
L,ing, president of the American-
Chinese Association, and J. F. Moy,
interpreter of the immigration serv
ice. The club recently was organ
ized by James Francis Burke, Fed
eral director of savings for western
Pennsylvania.
AMUSEMENTS
MAJESTIC THEATER
Tn-niKht your Inst chance to
Nee thi* splendid bill, including;
"THE JOLLY TARS"
In n llodffe-PodKe of Comedy.
Harmony SlnKinie and Talk.
• Barney Williams & Co.
PrexentiiiK the cleverest one-act
farce In vaudeville.
; 3 Other Splendid Features 3
HCIt 10 MONDAY
1 VICTOR'S
| MUSICAL MELANGE
(VICTORIA
I
TO-DAY
JUNE CAPRICE In
"THE HEART OF ROMANCE"
—■Alxo—
Win. S. Hart In "Fearless Eagan"
MONDAY nnd TUESDAY
First Showing In Harrlshurg
William Fox Presents
THEDA IIA It A In "DU BARRY"
j WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
"PARENTAGE"