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THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY NEEDS IT THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT" NROE PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK -TUESDAY AND FRIDAY VOL 24. NO. 100. MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1919. $1.50 PER 'EAR CASH. THE Mo: j OURMAL MISS HEATH DESCRIBES IX- TEHESTINU l.(MHX SIGHTS s.lls Cambridge, WolmiiilMrr Ab bey. Caledonian M.iikct. King's t1iaHl anil 4Mlier Place-. r Inter el in American. e Imperial Hotel. 1000 Rooms Turkish Daths. Lo.idou. W. C. De cember 4:li. 19 1. Dear Alien and Lessie: I don't K.ow just how much my "Diary ?yle" letter is going to appeal to you but are on my list for the 5th litlon. so you are going to get it. v nether you enjoy it or not you can t me know about that later. I think of you both so many, many .Inies, and wish that I could drop in r an evening, to tell you of some .:' niv experiences. Instead of writing and too. I'd like to toast my toes : -fore a good cheerful fire while cltttttng. It's cold here, damp and . net rating, and I've seen only two :i:es since I left New York. It is ,;iite remarkable how you do become accustomed to it, and so far I haven't had a cold. It has rained here al . ost all the time. When it isn't fining. It Is drizzling, when not driz zling, there is a heavy fog. when not 'ggy. misty, when not misty, cloudy, .hen not cloudy, a cold wind blow r g. so you can imagine that I have v shed for good old North Carolina Miishine many a time. The sun has "i,en out only a very few times, and ten only for a few moments at a : me. I should not care at all to . ake n.v place of abode in such a eeary atmosphere, for it seems to rie would have a most depressing ei-:r-ct on one's disposition and temper ament; but these people don't seem :o mind it at all. and they are out all :'.e while, and the majority of-them .. ver even wear overshoes. We A nericans seem to be the only ones v .o care to protect ourselves or keep wr feet dry. It is said that London is one of 'e healthiest of the larger cities of ;irope. but I feel that I would have i be shown the statistics tor proot. 3 ind that the city Is often enveloped v fots. aud this is greatly aggiava d by a perpetual pall of smoke 'aden sir. overhanging like clouds, I am told that this Is occasioned by . c general domestic and industrial ,-e of bituminous coal these ever . iscnt smoke clouds, do not take the l.mt of (og. but lteeps the sunshing nwav. during the winter, at least half tlmeTd given tolheeitya gener al gloom, and a begrimed aspect to :e buildings. After all tho, mere is a charm to London and nil the sur- - itmding country. We have spent today In Cambridge, j. ;lng up early, about two hours ride. :nd back tonight at 8:30. It Is a city of 50.000. no street cars, quaint wind ing narrow streets, and, of course, the virty colleges, which make up Catn : idge University, and which are the ;aces of hishest Interest. We really ;ent the day with Major lVck and family, and Mrs. Peel: wus so pleased ; show us everything. She is a (terming v.oii.e.i and very cultured i i'.l refined, and jou can Imagine that . Rdded worlds to our trip there to : rve some one li';e her to guide us ;uout. Each of the colleges we vis- :?d was like the others, in the fart , '.at all are built around a quadran- v:e or open court, but the archlteci- .i.e of each is different, and each col lege chapel has something distinct- The grass and shrubbery ore ;'.!1 so beautiful and green, and in ',.ese courtyards, there are lovely rii'vsantheniunis and others of color which harmonize well with the age worn buildings all In gorgeous booni, and lots and lots of Ivy grow-i-g everywhere, so each was u picture ; i itself. I can see that to live in f.:ch an elevating environment, would ' :lte naturally fill a student with : :gh ambitions and a desire for high lenrr.lnc. Each of the mess hulls ,i a museum In Itself all tilled with 11 paintings of men of that particu lar college, who have done It credit, the windows, nfany of them, filled with the various coats of arms, etc., f the many celebrities. In one chapel we saw what was the most in cresting of all the coat of arms of Geoffry Washington, an eagle, stars nr.d stripes, from which came our ;dea of the American flag. Another valuable sight, was a round church of Norman architecture, one of three : tw left standing In England. This as our program for the day, typical ot English hospitality, so I've been io!d. We went by a coffee house a 'iout 11:30, then on to our sight-s--ing back to lunch at one, then t a served In living room Immediate ly after. Then we went to the Kings College library, where there is a won rful statue of Scott, then to Kings c.apel to see thfc interior, next we net Major Peck at four for tea. to io altogether from there to the five Alork services at Kings College uipel. I don't believe that I was ver In a more reverent atmosphere in my life, the softness of coloring ct the windows was enhanced by i lie light of candles only the music v.as more than beautiful, boys voices sounding like organ chords, and by bing with an English Major, we had the privilege of sitting In the carved s.alls in the rear of the choir. Just before the service began, the son or the man conducting service, returned home after being a prisoner of war, came rushing Into the chapel, and a demonstration of welcome took place tiat I would not dare to describe, it was touching to see the Joy evi denced In their embraces and expres flon and to think that such will be multiplied again and again, makes one rejoice the more that war Is esded. ' Dec. 5th. As Westminister Abbey t 1911. I went thro this morning. Wei were fortunate to get with a party of American soldier and sailors and really saw everything. It is complete ly filled with tombs or Kings and Queens, aud many of the illustrious dead, such as Darwin. Chaucer. Livings-ton, and numbers of the poets, statesmen, etc. The Coronation Chair, of course, is there, and a sword used at the battle of Crecy. also the shrine of Edward the Confessor, among the hundreds of other tombs, etc.. of his toric interest in England.' After be ing shown through the galley of tombs and hearing the recital of the murders and beheadings of so many of Englands sovereigns, you begin to think that few,if any. had the oppor tuni'y to die naturally. The Abbey altogether is a wonderful aud gigan tic piece of architecture, and since the beginning of war has been well protected against air raids, by sand ba;rging. but this is now being fast removed. It seems that there were many more raids than we ever knew of through the papers, and quite re markable that not one of the prized butldinus of England was once touched by a single bomb, but several buildings near by this hotel were badly torn and damaged and are now being repaired. This afternoon we spent on Regent street, the 5th avenue of London, we did as one often does in New York just simply walked up and down and then up and own again and "window shopped." I was much surprised to see the windows so filled with everything imaginable, but those wjio were here prior to the armistice, tell us that London was quite dead a few weeks ago. compared to the gai ety prevailing now. We only went into one shop (store), "Libertys" who are regarded as the "Valentines" of Loudon, tho very, very much larger and Imposing and a much more elaborate and artistic place throughout its entirety. I could have according to inclination, spent dol lars and dollars saw this, that and the other that I would have liked so much to have sent home to various friends, but was forced to limit my purchases to my funds, which I am frank to say were small Indeed, and then too, I had the consolation that I was sent here by my country on a more patriotic mission than that ot mere shopping. In all the shops, ar ticles were much cheaper than in New York, in fact, I believe that ev erything lsVwith but few exceptions such as fruits, etc.. and, even the food isn't-so very rrtucli dearer. For instance, gloves are much cheaper and better made woolen hose for $1.50 that were identlcifl with those in New York at $3.50 and $4 00 the pair, and those at $1.50 now, were or.lv " j cents before the war. and all other articles proportionate, so 1 was told by Mrs. Peck. You can buy beautiful English chinchilla coats for $50.00 now uud the same would be at leiist $1.25.00 in N. Y., so no won der that the English think i.mt we are extravagant and th:.t New York prices are exhorbitant. Dec. Bill. I spent thia nioi:.ing washint. my hair, and once again. 1 loured io be in our side yard at honi' in the glorloi s sunshine, to dry It for I tliought I would never accom plish th i. and I just nub lied it in time tor lunch, and the water being hard. It doesn't feel natural yet. Wnen v e p tinder our clothes, we have to t.llow several days for drying for in th's dump peculiar air, It would lv dangerous to put them on In lets tli.i'i tlu't time. Just after lunch, v.e met Mrs. Hoarne, an English lady, who took us to Caledonlar market, an out-door market place, ana one or tne etgnis of London, situated in a poorer sec tion of the city, where the peasants gather every Friday afternoon for selling their wares, consisting of veg etables, all kinds of dry goods, cows pigs, sheep and other live stock, and many of them had nothing more than Junk. It v.as a fascinating sight and somewhat comparable to a county fair balloons ascending and for sale. confetti flying Indiscriminately all the babies and dogs along. .Many of the articles were cither spread on carts, such as jewelry and kindred wares, while the furniture, china vore. furs, dress goods, etc., are situ ply spread on the cobble stones, each In a separate stall, then, too, were the flowers, cut and In pots. We spent, most Interestedly, over an hour, winding in, around and out. among these crowds; the only disa- agreeable features being the Jerrlblc odors, but by holding our noses, ev ery once and a while, we managed to remain there until fully satisfied, and were delighted with the opportunity of seeing that type of people close at hand. Mrs. Hearne says that fash lonable people oftentlnie frequent this and similar places, or have some one to do so for them, and pick up valuable jewelry and furniture or ex quisite pieces of embroidery and lace for almost nothing. The crowds and enthusiasm have waned during the war, but the city is now gradually returning to a normal state. On our return, we had tea with Mrs. Hearne at her hotel, then reported at Prince Hotel, one the V M. C. A. has opened up for American officers, to iKuir ton. There is a dance there ioui:;ht. but I didn't care to go, as I don't enjoy such things very much. I think that I forgot to say In Mary Morrow s letter that on Sunday, Dec. 1, I witnessed the arrl val of General Foch and Premier Clemenceau, as they passed through Trafalgar Square. My! My! Such crowds, and the cheering and the wa vlng of hands, you never heard the like. I would not have been able to see a thing except for the fact that some kindly, grey-haired old gentle man, bodily lifted me up Just aa the was closed when I was In London in ATTOIlXF.Y-tiKXKIUI. (.KF.tJOKY IIF.SIGXS IT.OM V. S. CABINET. iive Pecuniary Pif Utilities His Kohmiii t'refddeiit Wilson Hat. AgiveO to Hi Ketirement on March Fourth Hut Hmk Not aincil h Sue for. Thomas Watt Gregory, attorney general of the United States since 1914, has resigned because of "pecu niary responsibilities" and will re turn to his practice of law. Presi dent Wilson has agreed to his retire ment March 4. Mr. Gregory's letter of resignation dated January !t, and the President's reply, cabled from Paris, the next day, were made public Sunday night at the white house. The attorney general's letter disclosed that he had long considered retiring from office ar.d hiid discussed the matter with the President before Mr. Wilson went abioad. Mr. Gregory's successor has not been appointed, and there has been no official intimation as to who he will be. In speculation today the names of Frank L. Polk, counselor of the state department and acting secretary while Mr. Lansing is in Eu- iope, and Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois were mentioned.. Mr. Gregory Is the second cabinet officer to resign recently on account of personal financial considerations. William G. McAdoo having retired last month as secretary of the treas ury because he could not support his family on the cabinet member's sala ry of $12,000 a year. Mr. Gregory is the fifth man to leave the cabinet during the six years of President Wil son's administration. Others were Secretary of State Bryan, Secretary of War Garrison, Attorney General Mcr.eynolds, Mr. Gregory's predeces sor, who was appointed to t he r su preme court, and Mr, McAdoo. SIPHEME COUNCIL OF PEACE CO.VFEItENCE NOW IN SESSION World's Host Known Statesmen As scudded at French Foreign OfBce to Exchange Views anil Arrange For Procedure of Conference. The supreme council of the peace congress, consisting of President Wil son and the premiwv and foraUu ministers of the four great powers. Great Britain. France, the United States and Italy, met at three o'clock Saturday afternon at the French for eign office for the first formal ex cliaiiue of views and to make ar rangements for the procedure of the conference tomorrow, at which dele gations will be present. This meeting was chiefly inter esting in Its personal aspects bringing together for the first lime in contact or the world's best known statesmen, who are now the guiding figures or the congress. The scene as they assembled was one or unusual activity. The conference opened promptly at 3 o'clock. From the offices of M. Pichon. the vista was over the gar dens of the foreign ministry. The desk of M. Pichon had been pushed tuck and a large table of Flemish oak stil'Ktituted. A large marble statue of the republic, surmounted by a cap of liberty, looked down on the assem bled Matesmen, who found themselves gathered for the first time around the traditional "green table." The meeting was an extended one. It was malnlv Tor the purpose or fet tling new terms for prolonging the armistice, which expires January 7, and for determining the number and composition or the delegations of the various countries for the sessions of the peace congress which is about to open. As a result or today's council, it Is expected that format notices will be issued convoking the conference, as signing delegations for each country and the fixing the hours of meeting. Today's council ushers In the long awaited meeting of the peace delega tions. Canteen Notes. The sympathy of all the people goes out to the wounded soldiers as they pass through our city, and we wish to give them our very best service. Mrs. El lie Wilson and Mib. Joel Myers and others have sent milk to the hut for this purpose, and Mrs. E. D. Woriey and Mrs. A. T. Horton have offered milk aud canned tomatoes for soup. All donations are highly appreciated. We would like to suggest to the farm ers that they could help out by bring ing some wood when they are coming to town with an empty wagon, and the farmer's wife could send along a can of tomatoes. Canteen Reporter. carriages were passing, and, you bet, I thanked him. I think that I have mentioned the fact that we have to have ration cards, to get meat, sugar, etc. We buy the sugar. If we wish that, but when we get meat, the waitress tears off the coupon. Annie Lee had secur ed one for me, not knowing that I had one, but I didn't consider it right to use but the one which means meat only once a day on an average. Ham and sausage are not considered as meat, so I won't suffer under these conditions. I am enclosing one of the coupons, as I thought it might in terest you. If stationed in England. we would, of course have a book of coupons. Please save this one and pass this letter on to Mama and Pa pa. With much love to both of you. devotedly, Lura. SOME NOVEL EVENTS IX LIKE OF MIL i:X)si:vEJ.T Illiistuile Amazing Energy and Versa tility That lluill t i His Fame Always niiatiout of Ponderous and Slow Functioning of Congress. Here are some nt the stories that have been told of Theodore Koosevelt and that illustrate his amazing ener gy and versatility: At the beginning of his first admin istration as President he Insisted on frequent target practice for the navy. He requested and received one very large appropriation for ammunition, and Congress expressed amazement when he demanded almost immedi ately more money. Asked what had happened to the first fund, he said: "livery cent has been spent for powder and shot, and every bit of powder and shot has been fired." When he was asked what he in tended doing with the additional sum he said: "I shall use every dollar of that too within the next thirty days in practice shooting. That's what am munition is made for to burn." Soon after that, Koosevelt, as Pres ident, prescribed that officers of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps should ride Hit miles in three days as an en durance, lest. He rode 98 miles him self in a driving storm or rain, snow and sleet in one day. He left the White House at 3.40 A. L. rode to Waneuton, Va.. and got back to the White House nt 8:30 P. M. Here is an anecdote told by the Kev. George C. Richmond, an Epis copal clergniun, in a sermon in Syr acuse May 3, 1903. He said: "When President Roosevelt was graduated from Harvard and went home to New Y'ork, he decided, as thoughtful men often do, to devote part of his energy and ability to the work of the church. He had been horn and bred into that branch of Christianity known as the Dutch Re formed church. But at this point in his life he d'-cided to give his vitality, strength and sympathy to the Episco pal church, which, in his mind, had the best Held for work. "To a man of his strenuous consti tution, iis mission in the present age. its chance for work among God's people of to-day was, of course, the prevailing motive for his choice. He entered into the work of a New York parish and took time to teach the boys of the Sunday school. Here in this church he met the spirit which shocks and confounds a real, true man, the spirit tnediaevnlisin, the spirit of the unessential, the sem blance of the real. "At several of the services he fail ed to bow when the rubric required such a posture. He waited to kneel, as those who noticed him watched with chagrin. II' they had left him alone he would have learned. These people were ill-bred In those manners which win men and make new souls. They told this young fellow of all his ways as they had watched him, and urged him to be more correct. As a result, he left the church and threw up his work. He went back to that body of Christians where manliness is worth more than manners aud strength of character more than rit ual." , Jacob A. Riis w rote of Col. Roose velt once: "His love for children, especially for thos "ho have not so good a time as ..e others, is as instinctive as his champiouship of all that needs a life. I doubt if he is aware of it himself. He ffoes not recognize as real sympathy what he feels rather as a sense of duty. "Yet I have seen him when school children crowded around the rear platform of the train from which he had been making campaign speeches, to shake hands, catch the eye of a poor little crippled girl in a patched frock, who was making frantic but hopeless efforts to reach him in the outskirts of the crowd, nnd, pushing aside all the rest, make a way tor her to the preat amazement or the curled darlings in the front row." Roosevelt's inipatienece of red tape was proverbial. The story is told of one committee that had been meet ing him daily ior a week in Washing ton. Plways to adjourn without per ceptible progress. When the commit teemen left on this occasion one of them said they would do something "tomorrow." "Tomorrow!" the President ex ploded. "Gentlemen, If Noah had had to consult such a committee as this about building the Ark It wouldn't have been blult yet." Cnpt. Genrre A. Lung of the Medi cal Cores of the Navy was In Wash ington while Col. Roosevelt was President and accompanied him on several trips, during which he says a great deal of the President's Inti mate character was revealed to him. He was with him when the Colonel's carriage was run Into by a trollev outside or Pittsburg Sept. 3. 1902. and a secret service man in the car riae was killed. "The car was filled with pponle." says the captain, "who were on thHr wr-.v o the country club, to sive the President a farewell cher as he left the town. The President was thrown o"t and landed on his knes. I help ed him to rise and gently squeezed his chest to see ir any ribs were brok en. H resented the action and asked to be left alone. "Then be walked over to the mo- torman who had run him down and told him that If the collision was an accident it was excusfhle, but that if It were due o carelessness It was rtomnnble. That was the only time I ever beard him utter a profane word "When the American fleet went to Kiel the Kait-er visited the flagship Lousisiaua and saw the President's Louisiana and saw the President's photograph hanging in a conspicuous place and, upon leaving, he grandly presented a photograph of himself and said that if he had any prefer ence as to where it should !e hum: he would select the spot President Roosevelt's piciur? adorned. The substitution, it is hardly r-cessary to state, was not made. The lute Colonel told us that story with a great deal of relish and laughed heartily at the idea of the Kaiser wanting to take his place. A year as physician at the White House enables Capt. George A. Lung. Medical Corps. U. S. N., commanding the New York Naval Hospital. Brook lyn, to recount many anecdotes of Col. Roosvelt. Dr. Lung was detail ed to the Wliite House in August, 1902, and remained with the Presi dent a year. "President Roosevelt was always a good patient." said Capt. Lung. "He obeyed orders, though sometimes im patient about being kept in bed. He used to say, 'If I live long enough I will get well.' "On our trips he used to thrust his head out or the car windows to wave at folk at railroad stations. We cau tioned him against the danger of be ing shot or bombed and he would re ply, 'Better put me in a corning tow er.' "In New Hampshire we were oing up a sleep hill. The Colonel sot out aud said he would hike it. I follow ed suit. The others remained in the carriage. He started up he hill at breakneck speed. I had on lisht patent leather shoes, for three miles we plodded at a high pace. 1 panted and rasped. My collar wilted. I per spired. It was a puce or four miles an hour. "At the end the Colonel was all in. So was I. But the President ex claimed, 'Great, bully!' I said, 'This exercise ought to be made a test for promotion. ' The Colonel thumped his hands together ond shouted, 'By George, I'll do It!' And I have an idea that Is what Inspired his order that army officers go through severe physical tests." Appreciation. Office of the Postmaster General. Washington, Dec. 31, 1918. To All Officers and Employees Throughout the Postal Establish ment : I desire to express to all the, em ployees of the Postal establishment my appreciation of the splendid way they have performed their duties during the past year. Never have they been more loyal, never have they labored so incessantly or performed their duties more promptly and ef ficiently, notwithstanding the fact that thooinds of them have respond ed to the call or their Country and have been withdrawn from the Postal Service, and many others attacted by alluring compensation offered by industrial and commercial enter prises have been separated from the service, thereby forcing the Depart ment to enlist the aid of inexperi enced help. The Postal Establish ment of the United States, in the race or the great difficulties created by the war, continued to give an effi cient postal service, practically with out curtailment or restriction. From reports received from the Auditor for the Post Office Department, from the hundreds of Post Office Inspectors in the field, from the Superintendents of the Railway Mail Service through out the Country, and from postmas ters of all the larger cities comes the same story that the postal service has been aud is being maintained at a standard of erflcieney the highest known in its history. When one con siders that this has been accomplish ed in the race of the fact that war activities have been imposed on the service, tremendous in their burdens, it Is little short of marvelous that you have been able to discharge your duties so satisfactory. For this won derful result the American people are indebted to the hundreds of thou sands of faithful postal workers who have labored hard without the glare of the spotlight and with no recom pense save the knowledge and satis faction that comes with the consci ousness of duty well performed. I send this word that you may know that the head of this Department is not unmindful of what you have done, but has the keenest apprecia tion of your unselfish efforts and the arduous and important tasks you have performed. ALBERT S. BUR LESON, Postmaster General. Fifth Liberty Loan will Probably Open April Oth. Opening or the fifth Liberty Loan campaign ipvil 6, the second anniver sfry of the declaration of war against Germany, is under consideration by treasury officials, but no decision has been reached. The third Liberty loan drive started on April 6, 1918, the first anniversary. It U planned to have the campaign rt'n for three weeks, and to ask for between five and six billion dollars. Whether the interest rate will be higher than the four and a quarter per cent borne by the last issue de pends partly on the movement or the market price or Liberty bonds during the next two months. The bonds will be or short maturity In the neigh borhood or five years. The world league, if organized, will start its career unalterably opposed to any more world's series. Arkan S3S Gazette. Germany set out In 1914 to make Itself the most hated and feared of nations. It's still the most hated Anaconda Standard. AMERICAN TIMMU'S HKORK THE HINDENIiUIUi LINE Haiu in His KeMiH t.ives Credit to :;Mh mill 27lh Divisions for "siiuisli" on Sept. 2t That I ;mted lieniians Dummy T.iiiks Scared Foe. The following taken Troiii a recent issue of the New York World adds further to the glory of the Thirtieth. American troops were the first to break the Hiudenburg line, accord ing to the Daily News, in its com ment today on the report of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig on the op erations from the end of April last to the close of hostilities. The News points out that, at least, the first mention or a break-through contain ed in the Field Marshal's report was in the course or his description of the day's work on Sept. 29, in which he wrote: "Nor(h or Bellenglise the 30th America n Division. Maj. Gen. E. M. Lewis, having broken through the deep derence8 of the Hindenburff line, stormed Bellincourt and seized Nouroy. On the left the 27th Amer ican Division. Maj. Gen. O'Ryan. met with very heavy enfilading machine gun-fire, but pressed on with great gallantry as far as Jour, where a bit ter struggle took place for possession of the iilb-e. The fighting on the whole front or the 2nd American Corps ;:s severe, and in Bellincourt, Nouroy, Gillemont Form and a num ber of o her points, and the intricate defences of the Hindenburg line, strong lio'iies of the enemy held out with great chstinscy for many hours. "These ;ioinis of resistance were gradually overcome, either by the support troops of the American di visions or by the 5th and 3rd Aus tralian Divisions. Marshal Haig paid high tribute to Marshal Foch, Commander In Chief of the Allied armies, and to the "splendid fighting qualities of the American forces. In concluding his report the Field Marshal wrote: "At the moment when the final tri umph of the Allied cause is assured, we and all others of the Allied and associated armies can look back on. the years that have gone with satis faction undimmed by any hint of dis cord or conflict of interest and ideals. Few instances of the past can boast of such a record. Few can show a purpose more tenaciously and faith fully pursued or so fully and glori ously realized. "If the complete unity and harmo ny of our action Is to be ascribed to the justice of our cause, it is due to the absolute loyalty with which that cause has been pursued by all those entrusted with the control of the dif ferent Allied armies which fought side by side with ours." He points out that fifty-nine fight ing British divisions in .hree months battle defeated ninety-nine separate Get man divisions. "When the armistice was signed by the enemy," he says, "his defensive (lowers had already been definitely destroyed. Continuance of hostili ties would have meant only disaster to the German armies and an armed invasion of Germany," So grent was t'ie effect produced by British tanks, he says, that in more than one Instance when real tanks were not available results were obtained bv the use or dummy can vas tanks." FINE COMEDY IX MILLIE UUHKirs NEW PHOTOPLAY Piirnuioiitit Star Has Splendid Hole in New Picture, "The Make-llelleve Wife" At The Strand Wednes day. There is an abundance of fine com edy In "The Make-Believe Wife," the new Paramount photoplay starring Billie Burke, which will be shown at the Strand theatre Wednesday. Miss Burke declares that her role in this picture is an excellent one and that she believes it to be one of the best of her career as a motion picture star. "I was immensely pleased with the part of Phyllis Ashbrook," said (Miss Burke recently. "Fancy a woman who is engaged to one man, being lost In the mountains with a man who is the fiance of the woman's best friend. They are caught In a storm and are obliged to seek refuge in an old cabin where they are forced by the elements to spend the night. Or course this situation has developed In motion pictures, but never Just like that iu "The Make-Believe Wire." "The couple are rorced to marry so that the reputation or the woman Bh.ill not suiTor. Then fallow compli cations or the most amusing sort, all or which contribute to bring the cou ple to ti ri 'lizatlon that love is pos sible after ' tarriage as well as before. I think thi is a splendid comedy and i' should be well received by the pub lic. Wo had a delightful time screen ing the various scenes in the Adiron dack mountains, and from the stand point of photography the picture leaves little to be desired." Miss Burke expressed great satis faction with the players selected to support her. Her leading man is Da vid Powell, an actor of note, while good roles are In the hands of How aid Johnson, Alfred Hickman, Ida Darling. Frances Kaye, Wray Page, Bigelow Cooper and other capable players. With the exception of one relgment supplied with twenty-four 4.7's no American-made guns ever reached the American front In France, which only means the Germans knew when to quit. Wall Street Journal.
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