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p.ujP: tv;o 1A (iUAXhiv feVBiMtl OliSMVKli FRIDAY. MAKCU 1-r, 131 ;5 THEDA BARA IN "CLEOPATRA" AT .THE STAR l mpvt enunjv, axtti Mrtunv More Attractive Than Ever OWINO TO THE CONDITION GOVERNING THE SALE OF FLOUR, WE ARE BREAKING THE ORIGINAL SACKS OF FLOUR AND AM SELLING ANY SMALLER AMOUNT DESIRED WITH THE EQUAL AMOUNT OF SUBSTI- . TUTES. .. : THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ORIGINAL PACK AGES OF SUBSTITUTES. ' YOURS. FOR CO OPERATION TO ENABLE "UNCLE SAM TO WIN THE WAR. Our New Spring Waists GEORGETTE CREPE DE CHENE WASH SATIN ; ORGANDY VOILES I E opt- m sa i ff ' ' Every one new, dainty and in the most alluring styles imaginable. Waists that will please every one who sees them. Priced $1.00 to $12.50. S-T-A-R PIIOTOI'I.AV .' MVKTKItY - ami v.i ii: ii.i.k act Miss CkII Kunu's Ben- Ainorii'iin Mutun! pioductlon, "Tim Drldo's SI lenco"' reveals tlio brllliunt younR star In a new typo of character ono which gives full' play to hor acknowledged genius for omotluiinl interpretation. MIsb Kane portrays a (,'lrl'wlio fights through years of menial 1111 fiulsh to protect her family name, convinced that n crime has been perpetrated by a . member, of that family, only to discover nt last that her fears wore groundless. This thrilling- photoplay of mys tery will be presented at the Star on Saturday only. , In connection with this picture a special big act of vaudeville hnsi been engaged to play hero for the one day. The act is known as La Varre, Carter and La Varre, two charming young ladles and a bril liant young man. They put on an act of;2Sl.agfng,Bjid danqlng vthat has proven n big hit wheN) ever they have shown. They Teccntly played the Orphcum itt.Hcattle and made a lilg hit there with their act. . THKDA I1ARA AS "t'l.KOPATItA.' The Star Theater will have fori Its attraction on next Sunday and Holiday, William Fox's remarkable film production, "Cleopatra," with Theda Barn In the title, which has nil the opulence and oxtrnvugance of gorgeous pageantry; the brillian cy of Roman and Egyptian color ings: the trappings of state, all combined In the dramatic and iu pirlng events that transpired as history has chronicled during the reign of Cleopatra of Kgypt, bring ing with It the downfall of both Julius Caesar and Marc Antony, through their relations with her. ; It Is the story of a vampire's power to sway by her charm of beauty of face and figure, those whom she has ordained shall come within tho spell of her alluring personality. Great men as they were, both Caesar and Marc Antony found her Irresistible and fell be fore her. In the end bIio dies, a fallen queen, by suicide, the bite of tho nsp held In hor hand kill ing her. The opportunities for dramatic, sensational and realistic pielurl.ing were never greater, and iu illustrat ing the reign of Cleopatra, iiueen of the Egyptians, they nro present- od with marked forco and powei a j exemplified by the Itoman state d tu rn pr the time of Julius Caesar. The splendors ot Cleopatra's reign are embellished wllh pompous gran dour; the scenes wherein she holds by hor spell first Caesar and then Antony; tho felcB thut take place In tho palace; her wonderrul barge of state on which she travels; the Intensity of the Itoman senators" conspiracy In planning the ilenth of Caesar and his assassination, with I tho delivering or the oration oven" i uv l """ " "'""' his body by Antony before the you wish to pay. Hotter come In populace; the batile or l'hlllppl In ! und lei us show you these. ;:-ll-tf which the army or Brutus and j . . . CasRluB is defeated; the battle of r-hone j-0iir Want Ada to the Actium. the rirst naval engagement observr. Main "7. THE HOTEL JENNINGS DO YOU want to save all you ;im to Imy AV. S. Stamps? If so, stop at the Jennings Hotel at Joseph, as it. lias now changed hands and is a first elass hotel. We are now equipped to solicit, your patronage. It is well heated, with no extra charge. Headquarters for Lsle Wallowa Tourists and Commercial Men. Auto Bus Meets All trains: Autos for Hire. Office, Joseph-Knterprise Auto Bus Line, Handling Tassengeri and Baggac -Hill's Department .Store level- roenrilod, wllh vghty vessels 'on the scene (lint hum und nink;j cOclavlus' army on (he rim over llici . Jlrtesert to enter Aloxnndrin; seenoBj mmJift cliarlots lieinK drawn by rnn-j inlllK horses, are all too InterestlnK to miss and are given an Import-' unre In this pint mo which has en dowed them with verity as his-', tiny has recorded Ihesn events. Tlicda Hnra is snid to have rea- ,m, Kr(.nt(.r disllncllon than her past work has ever Indicated the power to portray Cleopatra In all her wondrous charm. She ap pears in fifty costumes that are both during and sensational they are gorgeous creations effecting a rare picture of beauty as the Siren of the Nile. Descriptive music played by an orchestra, will follow tho presenta tion of the play. , I SHERRY'S In spite of the expectations that we hud of the new William Fox production, "For Liberty," that was shown .yesterday tor tlw first 'time al' Sherry theatre, , the actual' view ing of the film was a delightful surprise. . .-., This new picture has a wonder ful story to tell, and it is set. In ) surroundings that are bound to be j of utmost Interest to every Ameri can. Amerleuns believe they had some Idea of what was going on In Berlin at the time that war was do elnred by the United States, hut "For Liberty" shows that our knowledge was of the most limited sort, and that we had no real In sight Into the Intrigues, and diffi culties, and tragedies that were oc curring. , However, "For Liberty." II must be understood. Is rirst and foremost a story of the life of an American woman of (lie highest Instincts, who Is true to her country and to her affections. The working out or a romance in the mldtit of the at mosphere that existed In Germany when America wont into the war, was certainly a hazardous thing, but tho lending figure In "For Li berty," shows that wllh the heart true It Ib possible to keep the head dual'. Gladys Brockwell. who is Ihc star of this brilliant play, does her very best work in it. All that she has done previously only gives a forecast of the ability whirl) sin shows in this new drama. Miss llrocUwell Is well support ed In her difficult work by un ex cellent east. The play Is beauti fully presented, and shows many thrilling and new scenes. In which the war element plays a large part Last time today. See the dangers oF ctrcumMnnlial evidence nt the Hlar Saturday. l-K.-lt A good kodak that gives entire satisfaction, that you can buy at Silverthom's Family Dm Store al 12.00, lit !4..ri0, at J7.r,0. at 1 'l ull. . , "Over the Top" By An American Soldier Who Went ARTHUR GUY EMPEY Machine Gunner Serving In France (Cupyrlf 111. 'l7- br AHtiur Uur Buipej) 8YNOPi!l8. CHAPTER r-Flro.l by the news of ths sinking uf the l.uultanla by h Oerniua suliiuuilne. Arthur Guy J-Jnipey, An Ainui-1-cun, leaves his unlets in Jersey Oily unit goes tu Knglund wlit-ru he enlists in the British army. CHAPTER II-Afler a perloJ of train ing, Kinney vnltmteurg for Immediate Kerv lee anil soon IIiiiIh lifmsflt In rest billets "hi -me where In ' France," where he llrst makes the acquaintance of the ever-present ."cooties." CHAPTER III. I Go to Church. ' TTpon enlistment we had Identity disks Issued to us. These were small disks of red fiber worn nrotind the neck by means of a string. Most of the Tom mies ulso used a little metal disk which thcyworo.nrqujKl the.. Lett jvjisjt by,, menu of n enln.- 'Th-'liTtd previous ly llgurod It out that 'If their heads were blown off, the disk on the left wrist would identify them. If 'they lost their left arm the disk nroimu" the neck would serve the purpose, hot If their head and left nrm were blown off, no ono would care who they were, so It did not matter. On one side of the disk was Inscribed your rank, mime, number and battalion, while on the other was stamped your religion. ('.of K meaning Church of Eng land; It. C, Itoman Calhnlie; W., Wes ieyan ; I. rreshyterlun ; hut If you linppenei! to he uu ulhelst they left It blank, u Al just banded you a plckjiud shovel. On my disk was stamped C. of E. This Is how I got It : The lieuten ant who enlisted me asked my religion. I was not niro of tho religion of (he llrlllsh army, so I answered, "Oh, any old thing," und he promptly put down i C. of E. ' Now, just Imagine my hard luck. Out i flf n.'.t tl.,l,,U T .....u lml,.... ..........I. ! to pick tho only one -where church parade was compulsory 1 The next morning was Sunday. 1 1 was sitting In tho billet writing home to my sister telling her of my wonder- j ful exploits' while under fire all re-, crulls do Ibis. Tho sergeant major put I his head In the door of the billet and shouted : "C. of K. outside for church parade!" I kept on writing. Turning to me. In a loud voice, he nsked, "lCmpey, aren't you C. of 10.?" I answered, "Yep." In an angry tone, he commanded, "Pout you 'yep' me. Say, 'Yes, ser geant major.'" "I did so. Somewhat mollified, he ordered. "Outside for church parade." I looked up und answered, "I am not going in church this morning," lie said, "Oh, yes, ynu are" 1 answered, "Oh, no, I'm not !" But I went. We lined up outside with rifles and bayonets, 1u'0 rounds of aniinuiiiliou. wearing our tin huts, anil the march to church begun. Afler marching about live kilos, we turned on' the routl Into un open Held, At one end of this Held the chaplain was standing in a iimber. We funned u semicircle around him. Overhead there was a black speck cir cling round ami round In the sky. This was a Ocrnuin KoUker. The chaplain hud a hook in his left hand left eye on the hook right ee on the airplane. Vie tommies were lucky, we had no nook, so had both eyes on the air plane. Aru-r church parade we were marched hack to our billets, nnd played ' lootnnll nil afternoon. ! CHAPTER IV. j j "Into the Trench." The next morning the draft was In-1 peeled by our (eiiernl. and we were! asslgniil to (ilnVront companies. Ths j boys hi the brigade had nieknami d 1 tills general Old IVnin-r. and he cer. I tulnly earned the sohrinuet. I was H- eame In the heart of the village, and i I'M n guard with their heads sticking signed to 1 company with another, ,fHk up quarters in shellproof cellar j over the top, nnd with their eyes try Ainerlenn mimed Stewart. (shellprocf until hit by a shell). Shells ' '"g to pierc; the blackness in "No For the next ten i!ny we "re ted" j Man's l.nnd." I;i this trench there , - II .- .. i. . , .,, . .ini.f, f , atfiirm'-.rfB jffg repairing roads for the. Frenchics.'drill Ing, and digging bombing trenches. one morning we were Informed that we were going up the line, and our march began. . . It took us three days Jo reach re serve blllels each day's march bring ing the sound of the guns nearer and nearer. At night, way off In the dis tance we could see their flnshes, which lighten up the sky with a red glare. Against thj horizon we could see numerous observation balloons or "suu sages" ns they are called. On the afternoon of the third day's march I witnessed my first nlrplano being shelled. A thrill ran through me and I gn.eil In uwe. The nlrpluno was milking wide circles In the ulr, while Utile puffs of white smoke were burst ing all around It, These puffs appeared like tiny balls' of col ton while after each hurst could be heard "n dull "plop." The sergeant of my platoon Informed us thut it was a German air plane and I wondered how he could tell ram such il distance because the plane sceuieu iikv a little mack speck in the sky. I expressed my doubt as to whether It was English, French or Ger man. With d look of contempt he fur- j tln-r Informed us that the allied anti aircraft shells' when exploding emitted while smoke while the Gorman shells gnve forth block smoke, and, as he ex pressed It, "It must he un Allcninnd be cause our pom-poms arc shelling, and riMM&-omTMWerteM t,,.,,,,..,.t. ,,,i i. ,i,,! ,.f strafelng our own phme'i. and another piece of advice don't chuck your j welght about until voti'vn been up the 1 line and learnt something." i T t ,,.,it.,..i (i..i,,.i.i,... , ' my weight about" from that time on Just before reaching reserve billets we were marching along, laughing, and singing one of Tommy's trench ditties : 1 Diagram Showing Typical Front - I want to i-o home, T want to bo home, hhih u, u, i)e irenciii'a no more 1 TVhere sausages and whlrx-bangs nre ga- lore. Talio mo over the sen. Where the Allc- miinil enn't get at mr, ! Oh. my. I don't want to die. ; I want to go home" j when overhead came n "swish" thrnnsh j the air. rapidly followed by three oth ers. Then about two hundred yards to onr left in a large Held, four columns of black earth and smoke rose Into the air, nnd the ground trembled from the report the explosion of four (lermau five-nine's, or "coalboxes." A sharp whistle hlnsl, In-.-.ncdIntely followed by two short ones, rang out from the head of our column. This was to lake up "artillery formation." Wo divided Into small sounds nnd went into the tlehH on the right and left of the road, and crouched on the ground. No other ' shells followed this salvo. It was our i llwt baptism by shell lire. From the waist up 1 was all enthusiasm, but from there down, everything wus missing thought I should die with fright. After uwhlle, we reformed Into col- limns of fours, nnd proceeded on our w'i'- About live that night, we reached the ruined village of II , aml I K my sight of the awful destruction caued by Cerman Kultur. Marching down the main street we ! COMMUNICATION v 1 J"- -C-ll TRENCH . ' - t-d. rQC - i 3 toS Ft U yDTH 1 " r . S " cC- . 3AHH3ACGCD " " " j h - top - " - ".: :.'.- '- . -.-N. .-r:--- -'r.-- ." ' i;:!' . . jC)- to 1 - ' r- D A Q A D O i 8 FT X S - PABAPE-r-4- y- K XC 1 r OF j. it u- v . M M i 9 irrbvmmsmn I A Bomb Proof. : wore constantly whistling over the vil lage and bursting In our rear, search- .ttHtery.- -" ? '- ; 71 I Those cellar were cold, damn und i "molly; and overrun with lurge cats- fellows. Most or tne 'lom- mlcM slrl" wllh n"'ir overcoats over ""'"' f-"' "- I did not. In the middle infill A wukk up in terror, i lie cold, clammy feet of a rat had passed over my face. I Immediately smoth ered myself in my overcoat, but could not sleep for the rest of ?ii::t night. Line and Communication Trenches. I Noxf evening, we took over our sei- I tor of the line. In single tile we wend- ed our wny through, n zigzag com- munlcallon trench, six Inches deep ; Willi mud. This trench was called "Whisky street." On our way up to the front line an occasional flnro of bursting shrapnel would light up the 1 sky and we could hear the fragments slapping the ground above us on our ' right and left. Then a FrlD! would j traverse buck and forth wllh his "tvpe- i w riter" or machine gun. The bullets inii'le a sharp cracking noise overhead. The hoy In front of me named I'ren tlee crumpled up without a word. A piece of shell had gone through his shrapnel-proof helmet. I felt sick nnd weak. In about thirty minutes we reached the front line. It was dark as pitch.! 1'v'''-v Oerman star' BlK" woul1' pierce the blackness out , I in mint Willi Its silvery light. I was I trembling nil over, and felt very lonely and nfrnld. All orders were given In j whispers. Tho company we relieved I ! Wed past us and disappeared Into the ' blackness of the i-oniuiuulcatlon trench' j leading to the rear. As tncy passed us, they whispered, "The best o' luck I mates." I sat on the fire step of the trench , with the rest of the men. In each : traverse two of the older men had beca ' HARRIS QRQCERY PhoBe Main 70 and 77; Farmers Blade 192 i08 North Fir Street Across the Track "United States Food Administration License No. G50255." ST. PATRICKS DANG AT REX HALL MONDAY, MARCH 18 TICKETS $1.00 . Auspices of L. H. S. Alumni Association Benefit, of L. II. Armv and were only two uugouTS, nnd thenewcre u sell by Lewis und Vieliers nmchiiiu gunners, so It was the lire step for onrs. I'reVy soon it tarteil to rain. We put on our "macks," hut they were not much protection. The rnln trickled down our backs, nud it was not long before we were wet nnd cold. How I passed that night I will never know, but without any uiiusunl occurrence, dawn arrived. The word "stand down" waB passed along the line, and the sentries got down off the fire step. Pretty soon the rum Issue came along, nnd It was a Godsend. It wanned our chilled bodies j and put new life Into lis. Then from the communication trenches came J dixies or Iron pots, filled with steam ing tea, which had two wooden stakes through their handles, and were car ried by two men. I filled my canteen and drank the hot tea without tailing It from ray lips. It was not long he-, fore I was asleep In the mud on the lire step. - lily ambition had been attained 1 I was In a front-line trench on the west ern front, and olj, how I wished 1 wore back lu Jersey City. (To "Be Continued.) Saturday only at the Star. Ilig vaudeville act. 1-15-1 1 Second grade spuds at 50 cents sack, delivered. J. II. McKonnon. J. STUART BLAGKTON'S The World For Sale TODAY AND Arcade 8.' Kervi.-e Flag and Navv Auxilarv BIT OP A BONNET MATCHED BY SCARF This bit of a bonnet Is built, fold on fold, of the softest leat-i green chiffon and climaxed with a June rose and Its sheaf of green leaves. With the bonnet la won a long, long, scalf of the green chiffon, swathed about the throat; and clasped close with a tiny clus ter of rosea, " TOMORROW Theatre I -2-J Y. . V
