The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 7, 1916, Page 3

eo. RR enn W CROP PEACE ANOTHER FIRM TO | BUILD SHIPS SOON PORTLAND, Oct —Plans are being drawn today for a new steel shipbuilding plant on the Wit} lamette river adjoining the North: | west Steel mills. The promoters intend to take over the ship orders of the Northwest concern, while the steel mills will be used -exclus. | tvely for the production’ of ship- building material. BY CARL W. ACKERMAN U. P. Staff Correspondent THE HAGUE, Sept. 17.—(By Mail.)—The Dutch govern. ment only two months ago sounded the European bellige ents on the prospects of peac: } } France expressed a willingn: to enter an informal discussion. c reply was auch a fiery refusal that one person, who learned its contents, described it as’ “almost an ultimatum. |. (A Rome. dispatch to the United Pre yesterday carried the firet intimation that Holland had bees | putting out peace feelers. dispatch stated that the allies had informed Holland that peace over- tures at this time would be consid: | ered a proGerman, move.) End Long Way Off Dutch officials have not only re- sumed thetr attempt at peace ne | gotiations, but they are now con- vinced that the end of the war { a long way off. The one positive indication that peace {s tinpossible at present is the wide difference of opinion be tween each of the sides regarding | the situation in the ranks of the other. | During the past few days I have |been In Copenhagen, Berlin, The Hague and’ Rotterdam. The first impression obtsined by a traveler lis the wide chasm between the contending parties. Think Germany Crumbling Copenhagen, which is ‘tremen- douslf antiGerman, beli¢ves that |, Germany is about to fall to pieces. | There are reports of unrest, starva- | tton, depression. and: lack of sol idiers ip Germany. The people of | Copenhagen and also’ residents of | The gue believe the allied of. fensive on the Somme, in’ Russia ‘and Galicta and” Hungary, is hay Ing great success. They can't utderstand why the TOMORROW HAROLD LOCKWOOD MAY ALLISON THE COME BACK Thrilling Story of Society and the Great North Woods WEDNESDAY LOUISE LOVELY Tangled Hearts A Gripping Society Drama 5c (PAID ADVERTISEMENT.) MR. ALFRED H. LUNDIN OME TO THE GRAND THEATRE 217 CHERRY STREET Wednesday Noon, Oct. 11, at 11:30 and Defend Your Official Record I have challenged you, and now give you notice that J shall speak the truth as to the blind-pig and bootleg industry and the terrible conditions that prevail in Seattle and King County today. EDWIN J. BROWN This |» NOW AS | | } ALL BELLIGERENTS HOLD WRONGVIEWS much-talked.of “revolution” in Ger many does not begin No one pays any attention to the German victories in Rumania In Berlin, there is some depres sion, some pessiminm, but the faith in the abliity of the army to hold out is not belong shaken. Every one in Germany keeps maps of the battlefrosts and watches the prog ress of the fighting closely. The people bave amazing faith tn Von Hindenburg Interest centers in} Soldiers in Str | The Berlin newspapers empha-| site the shortage of British ton ‘ hey declare food prices ed as much in England as in Berlin. France, Berliners be-| lieve, has exhausted her reserves | and her army is weakening dally more than any other army. The streets of Berlin, Frankfort. Bremen and all largh German cities are full of: soldiers all the! time, ‘refuting’ the . oft-repeated | mnt that Germany has ex hausted her resources. “The allies | western front,” was the way German put it. “I suppose losses are great, too, but we keep It ap as long as they can wit hold out until the allies ehough of it. |Movie King Won’t Produce Any More Big. $2 Spectacles SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 7— David W. Griffith, moving plc- ture producer, who gave to the world “The Clansmian” and oth- er big “movie” spectacies, de- clared that he would never again produce a big film pro duction under present condi- tions imposed by police and public, and that he is consider ing retiring from the picture business. one our can We wet again stage a big film production,” he said. There is no middle ground for| films. There are only the 10-20- cent and the big $2 kinds.’ The first kind is stupid to the producer, and the second meets with too many ob stacles, The condition is such that we cannot present the truth as we mit our defeat. I am considering | the stage, because of the freedom | of ‘expression it offers.” ARREST 2 FOR PLOT AGAINST TAGORE SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1--H.}| Singh Hatesbi and Jewan Singh, ) members of the radical Hindu or Gaadar party, are in jall today, and Sir Rabindranath Tagore, poet and Nobel. prize. winner, cancelling an engagement here, {s in Santa Bar-| bara, under police protection against an alleged plot to assass!-' nate him. i} The radical Hindus, who claim to have been employed by Ram Chan-| dra, editor of a’ Hindu paper here,| acked Professor Singh Matt |who came from Stockton to invite the poet to lecture in that town. A private detective agency claims that the poet was the real object of} the assault. A*heavy body guard} was given hint immediately, and ac-| companted him on the train to San-| ta Barbara, BELGIAN CONSUL | WARNS OF FRAUDS, Infofmation has reached the head office of the Grand Allied Bazaar that unacrupulous persons are so Neiting donations from residents in ‘the Fremont and Green Lake dis-| \tricts, Belgian Vice Consul Hertogs has given bis workers for the Bel gian booth a written authorization, and without the production of such |authorizhtton, no contribation what |xoaver should be mado. | M’LEAN TO SPEAK IN THE SOUTHWEST Henry Alberts Mclean, candi. date for attorney general, who was nominated by both the progreess- fve and democratic parties, has been dated by the state democratic central committee to campaign in Southwestern Washington, leaving Monday morning. He will speak at Vancouver Monday evening; Olym pia, Wednesday; Aberdeen, Thurs- day; Centralla, Friday, and Bremer- Democratic Nominee for Prosecuting Attorney of King County. ton, Saturday F FILM STARS ON SUNDAY MOVIE are losing 5,000 men a day on the} Pauline Frederick | and May Allison, Class A; sce Stewart, Clemmer; Kerrigan, at Rex. MOVIE CHAT TIER he STAR—SATURDAY, OCT. 7, in “The Sh Charles Ray, y 1916. PAGE 3 Left to right—Scene from “The Shielding Shadow,” Colonial; um; Harold Lockwood Combat," with Anita ," Liberty; J. Warren Devil,” Coll from “T in “Plain Jan | AAA PPP PROGRAMS | WARMAY LAST ITALIANS JOIN ALL SAVEDIN. 3 YEARS MORE BALKAN DRIVE CRASH AT SEA, | BY JOHN H, HEARLEY PARIS, Oct. 7.—-Itallan troops; NORFOLK, Oct, 7-1 U. P. Staff Correspondent have taken+the offensive tn the | 0f the exact magnitude of the ROME, Oct. 7.—The allies have | Balkans, in conjunction with the “ond a yA rer. CHa " nh which the steamer Did you know that Tom Mix is the mayor of Newhall, Cal.? Well,/informed the Dutch government British, French and Serbs, and are folk, loaded with axcusal Mate, és ta that any move toward peace on the | attacking in the region of Butkovo,|crashed headlong into the Britist t of Holland would be construed | «, f the Vardar, it we fficially|tTamp steamer Hawkhead, were” Victoria Forde is now driving a t big red touring car. eal ast of the Vardar, as officially | tram 4 ater hh pe . As a proGerman act, it was leart-|announced today awaited here today. The Hamm Mary Plekford recently borrowed a camel from the Ringling clreus ed today fs On the core on wing the Sere) 15 minutes after the Cob g t hi joture, “L Than Dr This is the first hint that Hol. |)4ve pushed, thelr advance guards DA. . ei a aS aa geanenna ten eee liand has been feeling out peace |forward into “Belavoda valley. | Altho preliminary reports : Herbert Brenon’s sult against the Fox Film corporation, to estab- | sentiment among the Euro, director of “The Daughter of the Gods,” will soon go to |likerents. lish himself court. Chester Conk! Mackefzen's offensive in Rumania. | started his theatrical career as . With six companies at work, the Lasky plant is now the bu . “Mr. . in, the since its organization. Tom Santechi, Kitty Gordon is soon to be seen on the so G. M. Anderson, our old “Broncho Billy Medium.” fiom. . Selig star, Watlru a circus clown. of the Keystone comedies, jest . a clever cartoonist. oe In in “Vera, the " is directing the ore Tanned by California sunshine, and looking the picture of good health, Geraldi . Prog LIBERTY ne Fa . ams Derothy rrar is back TODAY Dalton “The Jungle Child.” STR Stra ee CLASS A—Liowet “> Divorce.” ON—Friead Piney Ridge.” . PROGRAMS nT Pawn Shop.” REX—J, W i rt May Allison ta “The Come-' . LIBERTY In “Plain Jan of her career, an talents superbly. see It,.and we of the film craft ad-| hotter in his entire cess. Charles Ray, who co-stars with Misa Barriacale, ts remark-|Anita Stewart, includes besides able—he has never done anything |tb!s famous little lady, John Rob- arecr as a mo.|@rtson, Richard Turner, Virginia tion pieture actor. |Nordon and Winthrop Mandell. Palace AND—Valeska Surett in “The ou He = Burke Mersereaw ta “Th rey Manson Barrymere Brunette « wo eplsedes 4 Lockw 0.” Bessie id This feature w be seen at the Liberty for four on.’ days, starting Sunday. It is a sweet, old-fashioned love story that | CLEMMER : lcontains all the elements that make | The cast of “The Combat,” the} Vitagraph Blue Ribbon feature, & surefire popular screen suc Tomorrow 1to 11 P.M Hippodrome Road No. In the Celt “An Irish In a Novelt 3 Flying Great Can Suits & “Down to Weekday After MON Admission 25 McLean will speak with Senator Charles BE, Towne of New York at Evenings and Sundays. Show 4 OFFERING Maurice Downey & Co. lc Classic Ar 7 Bert Lennon Character Impersonator Edgar & Eddy y Surprise La Mars ting Act Clark Comedy, Singing and Talking Jack Ba xley tat Feature Photopiny the Sea” noons....10¢ 15¢ DAY RED'S SERI —on— Children 100 ¥ Chaplia ta “The Kerrigan tn “The Rar. tincale does some of the beat work | b she has been Right now, I think I shall never) eiven @ vehicle that sets forth her In New York again. A Keystone comedy, “Maid Mad,” with Louise Fazenda, Char- jes Murray and Harry Booker in te\the leading roles, and “The Stampede,” showing the world. |famous Pendleton Round-U; | plete the program, | ee com- COLISEUM Saturday night will see the good- }bye showings of Billie Burke in Gloria's Romance,” at the Coll- seum theatre. All the mysteries |that have prevatled around the Col- ineum for the past four weeks now jare neatly cleaned up, and every- body is happy, including Gloria and ther lo’ Sunday morning will bring the strongest drama the Coll um has had in months, “Ashes lof Embers.” or “The She-Devil,” with the eminent Pauline Fred erick as the star, playing two en-| \tirely different roles at the same |time. The acting is fine, the plot is startling and the double ex posure work is said to be sensa- tionally good. There will be other attractions, all musically accom- panied by Adelmann and the Coll- seum orchestra of 12 men, at of ih} which stars the popular favorite, | This six-part society drama will be the attraction at the Clemmer, be ginning Sunday. cee STRAND Mary Miles Minter, tn Adventure,” “Dulcie's coming Sunday to the Strand, presents little “Lovely Mary” in one of those delightfully simple Southern plots in its begin- ning and a modern story filled [with modern Intrigue In {te ending. eee CLASS A The regeneration of a rich man's son is the theme around which| | “The Come-Back” is built, May Al- lison and Harold Lockwood are the the Class A. | REX ceived relate no loss of Ife, fear is French troops have occupied Ger felt that there may have been loss man positions Keently when this information| The Bulgarians directed strong|!0 transferring the passengers, of was sent to The Hague is not |counter-attacks against the British |the City of Norfolk to : known here. The fact that such |force that. occupied Neyolen, but steamers, as a dense fog was Over repulsed. |the Roads and a bad sea running, — action was taken was disclosed in| ¥® en 2 We Rams Until recently, every officer discussion of the Lioyd-George in- 5 terview, warning neutrals not to|that the allies are reconciled to the |the Russian army was of the noble” intervene at this time. probability that the war will last|ity, the middle class being e i Wellinforme circles h cr t least ‘tl ears more. od. a stars. The play opens Sunday at) J, Warren Kerrigan, and greatest success, “The Soctal | Buccaneer,” comes Sunday to the Rex, where a coupon for votes for | a 1917 Ford is given with eeach | admission ticket purchased. | On the same bill, Dan Russell |will be seen in “A Surgeon's Re- venge.” his latest | | MISSION Tonight brings the last times tn | which Seattle photoplay seekers | | will have an opportunity to see “At Piney Ridge,” a five-part, heart- |interest story of the mountains, | which will be seen at the Mission |"At Piney Ridge” 1s decidedly a| | picture with a punch; {In point of ad CHARLES RAY in —the refreshing tale of a little nobody whose innate goodness and God-given beauty won her a husband, happiness and a home— PLAIN JANE |dramatic power and gripping situ ations, it is a better picture than |the Mission has shown in a long | me. | HE GOT MORE THAN HE BARGAINED FOR N. Nelson, dry squad police offi cer, working in plain clothes, was standing in the doorway of the county-elty building Friday, when | George Garber, 48, approached and asked the officer to get him a liquor permit. The officer was cents for his trouble. He got the permit—and arrested Garber, | Five other liquor permits, all 1s- lsued Friday to separate people, | were found in Garber’s pockets, the |police say. to receive 25 JUNDAY NOON. CONCERT. Grand March, “Tannhauser” Valse, “Nights of Gladness" Scarf Dance Dverture, “The Shamroc! —a carefree Keystone comedy—car- Wagner Ancliffe -Chaminade Myddleton ALLACE on our URLITZER ries mystery and pretty misses with smiles by the mile. Louise Fazenda, Harry Booker, Charles Murray - are starred, Cominuove, it to 11 Matinees 10c Evenings 15c Children 5c