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Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1916

Page

3

Film Notes Show Local Screens With Stars And Tales

Liberty shows Shell 43 last night as spy drama from Ince studios directed by Reginald Berker. Chaplin appears in The Vagabond with The Fighting Heiress and The Old Man Who Tried to Grow Young also on bill. Hale of Rex presents The Sowers with Blanche Sweet in a political intrigue tale. Strand features The Witch with Nance ONeal in color rich Mexico setting. Alhambra runs Peggy Billie Burke in Scottish comedy and Colosseum hosts Hulda From Holland with Mary Pickford. Clemmer features The Price of Malice with Hamilton Revelle and Barbara Tennant. Colonial screens The Strength of Donald McKenzie with William Russell. Mission shows The Heckoning Trail starring J Warren Kerrigan in five parts.

Liberty BR. Warner Faid Markey Keystone Comedy Strand Dorothy Bernard Alhambra Billie Burke Coliselm Mary Mekford Hulde Housed Clemmer Acita Stewart Dince Brex Sieadie Sweet William Ruesell Demald McKennsie Charlie Chaplin Yousg Warren Kerrigan News Pictorial Metropolitan Civilization Shell C. Gardner Sullivan Ince Reginald Berker Clemmer Hamilton Revelle Barbara Tennant Mr. Revelle William Davidson Frank Glendon Helen Dunbar Hugh Jeffrey William Heck William Calhoun Mission J. Warren Kerrigan Red Feather The Carter Raymond

German crop outlook good despite raids over forests

Berlin reports say Allied raids failed to set large fires as fields were too damp and crops well protected. Germany’s food dictator Adolph von Hetock notes only modest damage and confirms strong harvests with bread and pig fodder stocks to rise. meanwhile thefts by "Jumpers" indicate clashes with a shadowy gang.

Carl W. Ackerman Berlin Black Forest Fara Karleruhe Adolph von Hetock America Germany

Flickerings and Family of Film Stars

Little Jane Lee at four is called the movie chair and ethic chair by her friends and humor follows the Barrymore family as John Barrymore grows into a noted funny man. Director Capellani saves hours daily using two cameras in a novel production of The Common Law.

Little Jane Lee Wm. Fox Jane John Barrymore Famous Players Paramount Pictures Maurice Barrymore Georgia Drew John Drew Albert Capellani Clara Kimball Young Film Corporation Robert W. Cham

Hughes Visit Attracts Secret Service And Crowd

Reporters, guards, and a tour entourage trail Governor Hughes during a Washington stop. Secret service protection and a high-visibility party accompany Hughes, with him greeting precinct committeemen and signing postcards for three daughters in Bridgehampton.

Secret Service Hughes

Origins of the cockade badge and queries answered in The Star

A reader asks about the cockade term from French cocarde worn on military plumes. The reply traces its origin to French use by Cretian soldiers in Napoleon era service. The page also answers questions on German control of French territory, Gen Funston’s HQ in San Antonio, and a marriage reconciliation inquiry, with a note on rattlesnake oil having no commercial value.

Cocarde Grey

Islands of Japan Pile Up as Territory Expands

A historical overview notes about 4 000 islands forming a Japanese archipelago that could mint a territory roughly four times the size of Pennsylvania, reflecting on geographic and political implications.

Pennsylvania

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